Paul Scarron — Le Roman Comique

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1925. Leather. French novel by Paul Scarron, a new edition in calf binding. A new edition of this work. Novel telling of the misadventures of Destin's acting company, providing insight into the customs of acting companies. A humorous work inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece 'Don Quixote,' formed of four interpolated tales. Written by Paul Scarron, French poet, dramatist, and novelist of the seventeenth century. Rebound in quarter calf over marbled boards, with titles in gilt to morocco spine label, gilt tooling to spine. Externally with rubbing along joints, cracking to front board, boards holding firm. University of Keele library bookplate to front pastedown, library sticker to front free endpaper, no further library markings. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: None. Good .