{"product_id":"spirite","title":"Spirite: Collection of Foreign Authors No. III","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York: D. Appleton and Company, 1877. First edition of this type, likely first translated American edition. Octavo. Publisher's full cloth stamped and ruled in black, stamped in gilt on spine. 214. Edge-wear on cloth, faint staining on cloth, cloth corners starting, sun fading on spine. A good copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel is a supernatural story based on a woman who dies while she is in love with a man before he knew of her existence. It explores themes of obsession, spiritual love, and reunion in the afterlife.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1868 Gautier was appointed as royal librarian to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, granting him entry into the court of Napoleon III. He was the leader of the \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eSociété Nationale des Beaux-Arts\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and worked alongside prominent artists like Gustave Doré. \"Posterity will judge him to be one of the masters of writing, not only in France but in Europe.\" Charles Baudelaire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNCIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59654870761758,"sku":"UN-0015","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/2094\/0574\/files\/PANA2906.jpg?v=1785341727","url":"https:\/\/uncialrarebooks.com\/products\/spirite","provider":"UNCIAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}