Leone Leoni, a novel by George Sand. Reprint published in 1978 by Cassandra Editions of the Translation by George Burnham Ives. Hardcover format. This edition OP.

Leone Leoni, a novel by George Sand. Reprint published in 1978 by Cassandra Editions of the Translation by George Burnham Ives. Hardcover format. This edition OP. The life of George Sand (Amantine Lucille Aurore Dupin) reads like one of her romantic stories. This novelist, memoirist, literary critic and political commentator -- a true celebrity of her time -- led one of the most exquisitely romantic lives of any contemporary writer. This beautiful French woman knew many of the intellectual and artistic luminaries of her time; she had romantic affairs with Frederick Chopin, Jules Sandeau, Prosper Mérimée, Alfred de Musset and several others; she maintained a close correspondence with Gustave Flaubert and actress Marie Dorvai. Where and when did she find the time - in between her socialist political writings, literary criticism, and whirlwind social life - to compose her many novels? But write them she did, and they were very popular. Perusing "Leone Leoni", one understands (even though it is a translation) the why of such popularity. A clear, but supple prose, enticing the reader with stories that beguile - Sand was no literary want-to-be. TITLE: Leone Leoni AUTHOR : George Sand (Amantine Lucille Aurore Dupin, 1804 - 1876) TRANSLATOR : George Burnham Ives IMPRINT : Cassandra Editions PLACE : Chicago DATE : 1978 EDITION : Reprint of the 1900 ed. that had been published by G. Barrie in Philadelphia. STATUS : This edition OP PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade hardcover; contains a chronology of Sand's life; pagination taken from a previous and much lengthier book; approximately 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; gray cloth with small blind impression of a horseman on front board; title, etc. lettered in silver on spine CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- Clean and presentable with the following noted: EXTERIOR : Light wear along board edges, - slight compression to spine extremities - text-block edges are a bit weathered (light spotting) BINDING : Solid INTERIOR : A small ink mark displays on the first page of the Chronology (not particularly egregious - see picture) - a few small spots, a tiny soft stain or spot extends through a few pages at the top edge (again this is hardly egregious - see picture) - basically clean and presentable throughout .