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LEGOUVÉ ERNEST (1807-1903) Istoriya nravstvennogo polozheniya zhenshchin; per. s 3-go izd. R* [The History of the Moral Condition of Women; translated from the 3rd edition by R***].M.: Izdatelstvo Odesskogo knigoprodavtsa A. Velikanova, 1862. – 389, [1], II pages; 21.3 × 14.5 cm. in Russian

Lotto 686
250300
In a composite period binding. Leather banded spine with gold embossing, covers pasted with "marbled" paper. In good condition. Scuffing on the spine and covers, minor soiling, a stain in the upper corner of the last pages of the text block, traces of moisture, foxing. Ownership inscription on the endpaper: "Pavlov Boris Alekseevich." First edition in Russian. ERNEST LEGOUVÉ (1807-1903) – French prose writer and playwright, member of the French Academy (1855); advocated for women's rights and compulsory childhood education in France.


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