Jules Janin - La Bretagne - 1862

Beautiful illustrated edition of 31 plates hors-texte, of which 11 in color, of this work, written by Jules Janin, literary critic and romantic writer of the 19th century, offering a vivid and picturesque evocation of Brittany, a region then perceived as a land of traditions, legends and wild landscapes -

Janin deploys here his stylistic talent to describe the rugged coasts, villages imbued with religiosity, medieval monuments and popular customs, while insisting on the cultural and spiritual singularity of this territory remote from the great urban centers -

This volume illustrates how Brittany was magnified by 19th-century writers as a space of memory and authenticity, and today constitutes a precious item for collectors and lovers of travel literature, both for its literary content and for its material importance in the corpus of old editions -

Jules Janin - Brittany - 1862 - Ernest Bourdin -
628 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original green half-leather, marbled boards, wear from use, corners and edges worn, spine with decorative cords nicely adorned, gilded lettering and author’s name -

Good interior condition, rare foxing, work enriched with numerous black vignettes in the text and 31 plates hors-texte including 11 in color (maps, coats of arms, costumes), second edition revised and corrected by the author, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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