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BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE (Jacques-Henri) - Paul et Virginie. Paris, De l'imprimerie de Monsieur, anIX (1801); small in-12, frontispiece, 180 pp. half-brown calf binding, smooth spine, speckled edges. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a writer with a passion for adventure. He had read Robinson Crusoe and traveled extensively, notably to the Île de France (now Mauritius). He was a friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, replaced Buffon at the Jardin des plantes and was elected to the Académie Française. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY
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BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE (Jacques-Henri) - Paul et Virginie. Paris, De l'imprimerie de Monsieur, anIX (1801); small in-12, frontispiece, 180 pp. half-brown calf binding, smooth spine, speckled edges. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a writer with a passion for adventure. He had read Robinson Crusoe and traveled extensively, notably to the Île de France (now Mauritius). He was a friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, replaced Buffon at the Jardin des plantes and was elected to the Académie Française. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY
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