Manon Lescaut

Illustrated Russian translation of Antoine François Prévost's novel Manon Lescaut. Translated from the French by M Petrovsky, with lithographies by V Konashevich. Originally published in 1731, the novel is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality), and follows the adventures of Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Published by Academia, Moscow-Leningrad. Hardback. Poor condition, staining and marks, damage to the spine, paper losses on the back page, fraying on the cover. Sticker on the inside of the first page.