{"product_id":"works-of-arsene-houssaye","title":"\"Philosophers and Actresses... of the Eighteenth Century\" (1852-1853) by Arsene Houssaye","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"520\"\u003eA beautifully bound and marbled four-volume set by French writer Arsène Houssaye, comprising \u003cem data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"443\"\u003ePhilosophers and Actresses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eMen \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"489\"\u003e Women of the Eighteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e, each complete in two volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"895\"\u003eThese works are part of a 19th-century tradition of literary portraiture—blending biography, cultural commentary, and storytelling to bring the personalities of the 18th century vividly to life. Houssaye focuses not only on major intellectual and political figures, but also on actresses and society figures, offering a more nuanced and human view of the Enlightenment era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eNew York (Redfield) \/ London (Bentley), 1852–1853.\u003cbr data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2163\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather bindings with gilt tooling; marbled page edges.\u003cbr data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eWear to boards and spine ends consistent with age; interior pages clean and legible with light toning, one leather spine coating missing (pictured).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gladys Avenue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42651402666071,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3505\/3399\/files\/210_8e18762b-4677-470b-8b5b-0ce6ce4a2171.jpg?v=1774841016","url":"https:\/\/gladysavenue.com\/products\/works-of-arsene-houssaye","provider":"Gladys Avenue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}