REYBAUD, Louis (1799-1879). Jérome Paturot à la recherche de la meilleure des républiques. Paris: Levy, 1848.
4 volumes, 12° (170 x 110mm). Contemporary diced half russia, spines titled in gilt (extremities rubbed). Provenance: Alexander II of Russia (bookplates; Tsarskoe Selo stamps).
FIRST EDITION. ALEXANDER II'S COPY, with his bookplate in each volume. This popular social satire builds on the huge success of Jérome Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale; both works were widely reprinted and translated. Alexander's reign is characterised by social reform, particularly the 1861 emancipation of the serfs. (4)
REYBAUD, Louis (1799-1879). Jérome Paturot à la recherche de la meilleure des républiques. Paris: Levy, 1848.
4 volumes, 12° (170 x 110mm). Contemporary diced half russia, spines titled in gilt (extremities rubbed). Provenance: Alexander II of Russia (bookplates; Tsarskoe Selo stamps).
FIRST EDITION. ALEXANDER II'S COPY, with his bookplate in each volume. This popular social satire builds on the huge success of Jérome Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale; both works were widely reprinted and translated. Alexander's reign is characterised by social reform, particularly the 1861 emancipation of the serfs. (4)
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