Louis Boussenard - Le Fils du Gamin de Paris - 1909





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Louis Boussenard’s Le Fils du Gamin de Paris is a 1909 illustrated hardback in French (original language), published by Jules Tallandier, with 220 pages, a red polychrome cover, gilded edges, and colour illustrations on the first and other plates, in very good condition.
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Charming illustrated edition in its pretty polychromed hard cover of this superb adventure novel by Louis Boussenard, a well-known author for his popular tales mixing exotism, action and exaltation of the values of courage and resourcefulness -
The work belongs to the adventure literature at the turn of the 20th century, aimed mainly at a young and popular audience, where heroes from the people reach extraordinary trajectories through trial and travel -
The novel extends the universe of the “Gamin de Paris”, a typical figure of the French literary imagination, by featuring his son, who inherits the quick wit, audacity and adaptability of his father in a world undergoing transformation -
The narrative develops a succession of adventures marked by travel, dangers, meetings and confrontations with extreme situations, characteristic of Boussenard’s style -
Louis Boussenard - The Son of the Gamin de Paris - 1909 - Jules Tallandier -
220 Pages.
Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full polychromed red edition hard cover, light signs of use, beautiful gilded edges, smooth decorated spine, gilded title and author name, superb color engravings on the front board, nice black motif in the center of the second board –
Very good interior condition, light browning, the work enriched with numerous and beautiful engravings in and out of text, blue endpapers in good condition, fine copy –
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -
Charming illustrated edition in its pretty polychromed hard cover of this superb adventure novel by Louis Boussenard, a well-known author for his popular tales mixing exotism, action and exaltation of the values of courage and resourcefulness -
The work belongs to the adventure literature at the turn of the 20th century, aimed mainly at a young and popular audience, where heroes from the people reach extraordinary trajectories through trial and travel -
The novel extends the universe of the “Gamin de Paris”, a typical figure of the French literary imagination, by featuring his son, who inherits the quick wit, audacity and adaptability of his father in a world undergoing transformation -
The narrative develops a succession of adventures marked by travel, dangers, meetings and confrontations with extreme situations, characteristic of Boussenard’s style -
Louis Boussenard - The Son of the Gamin de Paris - 1909 - Jules Tallandier -
220 Pages.
Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full polychromed red edition hard cover, light signs of use, beautiful gilded edges, smooth decorated spine, gilded title and author name, superb color engravings on the front board, nice black motif in the center of the second board –
Very good interior condition, light browning, the work enriched with numerous and beautiful engravings in and out of text, blue endpapers in good condition, fine copy –
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

