Virginie, ou La Vierge Chrétienne (Tome 1, 1807) – R. P. Michel-Ange Marin (Lyon)

An attractive early 19th-century French religious edition of Virginie, ou La Vierge Chrétienne, authored by the Minim friar Michel-Ange Marin. Set against a Sicilian backdrop, this edifying moral narrative was designed as a guidebook of virtue and Christian devotion for young women during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Printed in Lyon in 1807 by Amable Leroy, this revised and enlarged edition offers a fascinating glimpse into post-Revolutionary French religious publishing and period typography. Author: R. P. Michel-Ange Marin Publisher: Chez Amable Leroy, Lyon Year: 1807 Format: 12mo (in-12), Tome Premier (Volume 1) Language: French Condition: Good antique condition for its age. Clean title page with minor foxing and age-toning around the leaf edges typical of early 19th-century paper. Text block remains tight and legible throughout, one small hole see photos. Original leather Binding and Spine in good condition. Price includes FREE shipping to EU. Only 30 Euro shipping rest of world.