L'amant malheureux : histoire veritable ecrite par lui même

Alternate Title:

Jeunesse infortunée

Date:

1776

Description:

Author's manuscript of a romance, with many corrections. Leaves have been cut out at the end and the text breaks off mid-sentence. The spine title, La jeunesse infortunée, is part of the title on the title page (p. i) that has been crossed out.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Sold by Cabinet Chaptal (Paris), 2020.

Relation:

The Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366241

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); novels; drafts (documents); Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

i + 188 + i leaves : paper; 215 x 170 (185 x 130) mm bound to 223 x 180 mm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; French.; Title from title page (p. i).; Collation: Paper, 188 leaves; 1¹²⁻¹(-2) 2-12¹² 13¹⁴ 14-15¹² 16¹²⁻⁵(-8, -9, -10, -11, -12; total number of leaves in final quire uncertain); quires signed 1er Cayer, 2.C., 3.C., etc., lower left corner first recto; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, [i-ii], 1-374, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 20-21 long lines; the quires were folded vertically into four equal columns and on each page the lines begin at the fold between the first and second column and end at the right edge of the page; octavo format.; Script: Written in cursive script.; Binding: Contemporary (18th-century) calf over five bands; gilt spine with title label JEUNESSE INFORTUN; marbled endpapers.; Origin: Written in France in 1776 (date on title page, crossed out) and revised circa 1790-1799 (Cabinet Chaptal).; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 2069

Collection:

Julia B. Leisenring Book Fund