Although sadly neglected in English translation, George Sand was a monumentally important novelist of nineteenth-century France, and her works were better known in her day than those of Victor Hugo. Fran???ois the Waif, considered by many to be her masterpiece, tells the tale of a young orphan who is placed in rural foster care. Presented in a fresh edit of the original English translation, and with helpful annotations, this edition presents the text for a new generation of readers.
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Although sadly neglected in English translation, George Sand was a monumentally important novelist of nineteenth-century France, and her works were better known in her day than those of Victor Hugo. Fran???ois the Waif, considered by many to be her masterpiece, tells the tale of a young orphan who is placed in rural foster care. Presented in a fresh edit of the original English translation, and with helpful annotations, this edition presents the text for a new generation of readers.
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Fair. #235 of 750. Paper boards with red cloth/paper spine. Etching by E. Abot. Top edge gilded. Wear around edges and corners. Corners bent inwards. Minor water damage around boards and. Gift inscription. A copy.; 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall.
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Very Good. First American edition of this translation. Translated by Jane Minot Sedgwick. Frontispiece etching by E. Abot. Small sticker shadow front board, corners bumped, a very good copy. One of 750 numbered copies printed on Windsor hand-made paper.
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