C. De Vassal - Légendes de l'Orléanais - 1846
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Légendes de l'Orléanais, an illustrated 1846 edition by C. De Vassal published by Alexandre Jacob, originally in French, bound in demi cuir, 226 pages, featuring 4 plates with a frontispiece portrait, ex-libris and a manuscript municipal letter, 1st edition in good condition.
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Exciting illustrated edition featuring four beautiful plates from this collection of popular and historical tales that aim to preserve and transmit the memory of local traditions -
The gathered legends evoke places, characters and emblematic events of Orléanais, such as Le pont au chien, Le chêne de l’Évangile, Le puits de Saint‑Sigismond or Le serment de famille, mixing marvelous elements, medieval memories and popular anecdotes -
Vassal, regional writer and scholar, is part of the 19th-century Romantic movement that values local traditions and folk narratives as sources of cultural identity -
C. De Vassal - Légendes de l'Orléanais - 1846 - Alexandre Jacob -
226 Pages.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its period half-cherry calfskin binding, marbled boards, customary wear, worn headcaps and corners, speckled edges, smooth ornate spine, gold lettering on a leather label -
Good interior condition, scattered foxing, the work enriched with 4 beautiful plates hors texte including a frontispiece portrait, bookplate, bound at the end of the volume a handwritten letter from the municipal council and the Sub-Prefect of Pithiviers (MERCIER) which recounts the looting of the town by the invasion of Allied troops in 1814 -
Delivery service within a few days -
Exciting illustrated edition featuring four beautiful plates from this collection of popular and historical tales that aim to preserve and transmit the memory of local traditions -
The gathered legends evoke places, characters and emblematic events of Orléanais, such as Le pont au chien, Le chêne de l’Évangile, Le puits de Saint‑Sigismond or Le serment de famille, mixing marvelous elements, medieval memories and popular anecdotes -
Vassal, regional writer and scholar, is part of the 19th-century Romantic movement that values local traditions and folk narratives as sources of cultural identity -
C. De Vassal - Légendes de l'Orléanais - 1846 - Alexandre Jacob -
226 Pages.
Good condition of the binding, the work in its period half-cherry calfskin binding, marbled boards, customary wear, worn headcaps and corners, speckled edges, smooth ornate spine, gold lettering on a leather label -
Good interior condition, scattered foxing, the work enriched with 4 beautiful plates hors texte including a frontispiece portrait, bookplate, bound at the end of the volume a handwritten letter from the municipal council and the Sub-Prefect of Pithiviers (MERCIER) which recounts the looting of the town by the invasion of Allied troops in 1814 -
Delivery service within a few days -
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
History, Illustrated, Literature, Regional interest, Sociology
Book Title
Légendes de l'Orléanais
Author/ Illustrator
C. De Vassal
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1846
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Alexandre Jacob
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
226
