Scarce 4 Book French Text 1st Edition Set of Malvina by Sophie Rista-cottin Dated 1800

SCARCE 4 BOOK FRENCH TEXT FIRST EDITION SET OF MALVINA BY SOPHIE RISTA-COTTIN

Madam Cottin (1770 - 1807) was a popular 19th Century author whose work was translated into several languages. This French text first edition was published in Paris in 1800 by Chez Maradan. A handsome and complete set bound in contemporary speckled leather with speckled page edges, gilt decoration to board edges and spine which has red and green title labels.

Provenance. Each volume contains the book plate including the family crest for Sir Edmund Antrobus whose family motto Dei Memor Gratus Amicis translates to Mindful of God.

The name is locational, Antrobus being a small township or village in Cheshire some 5 miles NW of Northwich. In the Domesday Book it is mentioned twice as Entrebus which suggests a Norman – French origin (entre bois) especially as there was an adjacent wood. The Antrobus Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom and was created 22 May 1815 for Edmund Antrobus, of Antrobus Hall, Antrobus, Cheshire.

Condition. The books are well presented. Internally the pages are age toned although this is only really pronounced to the page edges of the front and rear few pages where the colour of the leather has transferred over time. Externally there is some scuffing to the head and base of the spines, some general marks and light wear overall and some light rubbing to the corners.

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