VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MA CHAMBRE
Riverside Press, 1901. Item #2958
DE MAISTRE, Xavier. VOYAGE AUTOUR DE MA CHAMBRE (1794). Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1901. Small 8ov., original white parchment & green paper boards in dust jacket; 157 pages. Limited Edition. A parody set in the tradition of the grand travel narrative, an autobiographical account of a prisoner imprisoned in his room looking at his surroundings as scenes of a voyage in a strange land pass by. He praises this voyage because it does not cost anything. Original literary idea to the 18th century mindset, quite unique for the 21st century. French text. Limited Edition of 500 copies, of which this is #130. Includes the original laid-in publisher's note pamphlet in English. Near fine (contents clean & tight); minor wear (tiny chip & short tear, little browning) d/j. $50.00.
Price: $50.00