IDÉE SUR LES ROMANS
Paris, France: Edouard Rouveyre, 1878. First Edition. Octavo, xlviii, 53 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's printed wrapper with black lettering to spine, black and red lettering to cover, and red designs to both covers. Numer '118' written in pencil on bottom left of front cover. Age toning to paper covers and textblock. Minor foxing to textblock. Deckled pages sewn in unevenly.
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Special Collections - Downstairs
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NOTES
This text explores Sade's ideas on novels (including his) as taken from his original letters and writings kept at the Comédie-Française's archive. In the preface, Uzanne is adamant that the reader give de Sade's "Idée Sur Les Romans" a chance despite his "infernal reputation."