{"product_id":"antique-french-set-of-2-books-alfred-de-vigny-poesies-prosper-merimee-chronique-du-regne-de-charles-ix-french","title":"Antique French set of 2 books — Alfred de Vigny \"Poésies\" \u0026 Prosper Mérimée \"Chronique du Règne de Charles IX\" [French]","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003eTwo French classics in buttery yellow cloth, made to sit side by side. The covers are printed in teal and soft lavender with a wreath, ribbons, and a bow, a sweet Art Nouveau design that the Nelson publishing house used on its well-loved French series. The spines carry a matching \"N\" medallion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book opens to a color picture. Vigny's \u003cem\u003ePoésies\u003c\/em\u003e shows a woman in a white gown playing a mandolin in a rose garden, framed in a ribboned wreath. Mérimée's \u003cem\u003eChronique du Règne de Charles IX\u003c\/em\u003e shows a lady in gold silk and a young man kneeling at her chair. Mérimée's novel is a love story set during the Wars of Religion in 1500s France; Vigny's poems include \"La Dryade\" and \"Paris.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past reader left light pencil notes in the margins, in French, like a student studying the texts. A pretty pair for a reader, a Francophile, or a sunny little book stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 1\/2\" H x 4 1\/2\" W (per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow cloth over boards, printed in teal and lavender\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1931\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paris, France — Nelson, Éditeurs, 25 rue Denfert-Rochereau (Mérimée co-published with Calmann-Lévy, Éditeurs, 3 rue Auber)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\/mark: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone visible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold as-is in vintage condition, nearly 100 years old; sold as a pair of 2 books; both books have light pencil notes and marks in the margins (in French); small spots on the covers; spines and pages are lightly toned\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crazing About Patina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53101711982904,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/0513\/8488\/files\/IMG_3573.jpg?v=1791484321","url":"https:\/\/crazingaboutpatina.com\/products\/antique-french-set-of-2-books-alfred-de-vigny-poesies-prosper-merimee-chronique-du-regne-de-charles-ix-french","provider":"Crazing About Patina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}