{"product_id":"1845-pierre-saintive-vine-motif-cartonnage","title":"1845 Pierre Saintive | Vine Motif Cartonnage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePierre Saintive. Printed by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Published 1845. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA romantic cartonnage binding in black with gold (note: some of the linework looks like a very deep purple in some light); the front and back covers feature stylized vine flourishes and tendrils accompanied by linework; the spine has five raised bands; all page edges are gold-gilt; gold-gilt dentelle work around interior cover boards. Several plates throughout the text.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre Saintive is a moralizing French spiritual novel written in the form of an epistolary narrative (a \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003estory told entirely through letters\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e). It was written by Louis Veuillot, who was one of the most influential and controversial figures in 19th-century French Catholicism.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eAs the fiery editor-in-chief of the newspaper \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eL'Univers\u003c\/span\u003e, he championed \"Ultramontanism\" (absolute devotion to the authority of the Pope). \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003ePierre Saintive\u003c\/span\u003e is one of his major early spiritual novels, focusing on themes of personal redemption, faith, and traditional Catholic values.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e140 mm W x 220 mm H. 376 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Marks to spine, wear to lower front hinge and bottom of spine, marks to board edges, rubbing to corners,  some foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62706920817027,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_523d8ff7-4bd3-45e5-8452-c801c891223f.jpg?v=1790432955","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/1845-pierre-saintive-vine-motif-cartonnage","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}