MONTOLIEU (Isabelle de): Caroline de Lichtfield. By Madame d - Lot 24

MONTOLIEU (Isabelle de): Caroline de Lichtfield. By Madame de ***. Published by the Translator of Werther. New edition with considerable corrections. London, 1786. 2 volumes small in-12 contemporary half calf, ornate smooth spine, green paper corners. Charming small-format edition. Caroline de Litchfield, Isabelle de Montolieu's first novel, is a story rich in theatrical coups, written with ease and still read with pleasure. The novel was published simultaneously in Paris and London in 1786. Its success was considerable and long-lasting. There are even paintings based on the novel. There were reprints as late as 1835, and translations in English, Portuguese and Spanish.