Alexandre Dumas MASANIELLO THE FISHERMAN OF NAPLES 1854 Very Rare Likely First American Printing Stringer & Townsend Sewn Binding Wrappers Historical Romance French Author

Title: Masaniello, The Fisherman of Naples
Author: Alexandre Dumas - Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Three Musketeers," "Twenty Years After," and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent. Born in poverty, Dumas was the grandson of a French nobleman and a Haitian slave.
Publisher: Stringer & Townsend
City: New York
Year: 1854
Printing Information: First US Edition
Binding Style: Sewn Binding
Pagination: 86 pages
Width: 5.75" Height: 9.5"
Book Details: This very rare volume with sewn binding in paper wrappers was likely the first American edition of this historical romance by French author Alexandre Dumas: "Masaniello, The Fisherman of Naples."

Condition / Notes: This very rare volume is well preserved with sewn binding in paper wrappers.

The book shows some age/wear externally concentrated at the extremities, including soiling.

The binding is secure, the text is clear and the pages exhibit scattered foxing.

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