Xavier Boniface Saintine (born Joseph Xavier Boniface) (1798-1865) was a French playwright and novelist. Picciola is the story of the comte de Charney, a political prisoner who maintained his sanity because of a flower growing in his prison yard. It was Saintine's most popular work, and was translated into many languages.
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Xavier Boniface Saintine (born Joseph Xavier Boniface) (1798-1865) was a French playwright and novelist. Picciola is the story of the comte de Charney, a political prisoner who maintained his sanity because of a flower growing in his prison yard. It was Saintine's most popular work, and was translated into many languages.
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Very good. Sixth Edition. Hardback. 16mo. pp vi, 288. Half calf, marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt-stamped decoration to spine, morocco title label lettered in gilt. With book label of Catherine Gurney of the Norwich Quaker family on ffep, and above it an inscription mentioning the Blake-Humfrey family of Norwich. Minor rubbing to covers and extremities in places. A bright, attractive copy. VG++
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None. Very Good. A nicely bound copy of this famous novel by Xavier-Boniface Saintine An early edition of this novel, which was first published in 1836. With a vignette to title page. In the original French. 'Picciola' is a novel about the character of one Count Charney, a former soldier. Charney lost his trust in man and then was jailed for conspiring against Napoleon. Charneys sense of reason was saved by his cultivation of a tiny flower growing between paving stones in the prison yard. The novel has been regarded as a sentimental masterpiece and earned Saintine renown and the work became a classic of French literature. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the spine and board edges. Patches of rubbing to the spine and extremities. A few marks to boards. Light rubbing to the joints. Many spots to the rear board. Front endpapers have been removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned. Large, yet faint tidemark to the bottom of pages 41-76, not affecting the readability of text. Occasional light scattered spots to pages. Very Good.
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None. Very Good. A beautifully illustrated scarce edition of this novel from X. B. Saintine, in the original French language. French language. Scarce edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and four plates with tissue guards. Collated complete. This novel follows Count Charney, a former soldier, who has been jailed for conspiring against Napoleon. After finding a plant growing between two paving stones in his cell, he becomes obsessed. Written by Joseph Xavier Boniface, known as X. B. Saintine, a French dramatist and novelist. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Joints starting but firm. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good.
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Good. 12mo, Green boards, gilt letters. Steriotyped edition. Two 1/2 inch tears at top of spine and across tope of spine. 1/2 inch tear across base of spine. Pages 248 + 8. 01.
