244 printed pages in French. Printed by Lahure, Paris. Unopened. Edges untrimmed. Some age-toning, occasional browning, mild creases and acceptable minor wear. 52 x 74 mm. Original buff printed wrappers. The Enlightenment influenced novel is set on the island of Mauritius, where the author himself stayed to write it on the eve of the French Revolution -first published in 1788 - it is perhaps Bernardin's finest work. Welsh, 6112 (lists three copies). OCLC, 925948696. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (Libris in Stockholm).