Paul and Virginia
Subtitle: by Bernardin de St. Pierre ; with an original memoir of the author and three hundred and thirty illustrations.
Contributors: Marville, Charles, 1816-ca. 1879; Johannot, Tony, 1803-1852; Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, 1815-1891; Huet, Paul, 1803-1869; Isabey, Eugène, 1803-1886; Williams, M. A. 1788-; Smith, John Orrin, 1799-1843.; Brévière, Louis Henri, 1797-1869; Williams, Samuel, 1788-1853; Williams, Thomas, b. ca. 1800; Beneworth, fl. 1820-1840; Slader, Samuel M.; Wright, John, fl. 1828-1841; Folkard, William A., fl. 1830-1850; Gray, Charles, engraver, d. 1847; Branston, Frederick William, fl. 1830-1849; W. L. Graves & Co.
Publisher: W. S. Orr & Co.
Published: 1839
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Work titles: Paul et Virginie.
Notes: Added wood-engraved t.p.

Publisher's and printer's imprint set within wood-engraved illustration on t.p. verso.

Includes "Memoir of J. H. Bernardin de St. Pierre" signed at the end with imprint: "Sarah Jones" (p. [5], x-xxix).

"Table of Contents." on p. [1] at end.

Wood-engraved plates are printed on mounted india paper.

Illustrators include Francais, Marville, Tony Johannot, Meissonier, Paul Huet, Steinhell, E. Isabey, Delaberge and Brascassat.

Engravers include Mary-Ann Williams, Orrin Smith [i.e. John Orrin Smith], Thiebault, Breviere, S. Williams, T. Williams, Beneworth, Powis, Porret, Slader, Wright, Folkard, Hart, Laisne, Best, Vasey, C. Gray, Lavoignat, Branston, Bonner, Bagg, Laing, Mary Clint and Lacoste.

Wood-engravings were originally done in London for an 1838 edition of this title published in Paris by L. Curmer.

MASS copy: Bound in half purple calf and purple linen cloth with the spine blocked in gold; t.e.g.  With a green morocco title label on the spine blocked in gold.  With marbled endpapers and bookplate: "William Henry Mason".  Lacking frontispiece steel-engraved portrait of the author.  All but one of the wood-engraved plates are with a tissue guard sheet printed with descriptive text.