PAUL LACROIX(1806-1884) Dobraya Starina: Povesti Jacoba Bibliophila: in 2 parts. St. Petersburg: tip. K. Wingber, 1837

. Part 1 - 150 pages; Part 2 - 144 pages; 19x12 cm. In half-leather period binding, leather spine, covers clad in "marbled" paper. In good condition, rubbing on spine and covers, library stamp on title page and reverse of title page, inscription on endpaper, foxing, minor stains. Paul Lacroix (1806-1884) was a French writer better known under the pseudonym "Bibliophile Jacob", historian. He served as a librarian at the Arsenal Library in Paris. Lacroix was remarkably prolific, though not everything published under his name was his own work. His name often functioned as a brand, similar to how Dumas-father's signature appeared on countless novels that were considered his works. Lacroix authored a series of historical or pseudo-historical novels.