Justine or the Misfortune of Virtue by Marquis de Sade Published by The Risus Press 1935 Hardback 1st Edition

Justine or the Misfortune of Virtue by de Sade 

Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue is a 1791 novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade,  the Marquis de Sade.
The book is a story of a young girl, Thérèse and is her story recounted to Madame de Lorsagne. She tell the story defending herself for her crimes, en route to punishment and death. She explains the series of misfortunes that led to her present situation.

"written in two weeks in 1787 while he was imprisoned in the Bastille. It is a novella (187 pages) with relatively little of the obscenity that characterized his later writing, as it was written in the classical style (which was fashionable at the time), with much verbose and metaphorical description."

Published by The Risus Press (first edition) 
year: 1935
Hardback with printed board
Illustrate Gray cloth with red silhouette vignette on the front panel. Illustrated chapter heads.

Condition: fine with the light soiling to the front and back boards, light shelf wear. The binding is fine with signs of use, light wear and some signs of weakening binding, please see the photos. The back board shows signs of weakening. No marks or damage to the pages. Please see the images for more details. 

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