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PERSIUS, Charles (pseudonym of Charles Dunne). Rouge et Noir. The Academicians of 1823. London: Lawler and Quick, 1823. 8vo. First edition. [4], 456 pp + one advertising leaf [lacking 311 – 438, as usual]. Full contemporary smooth calf ruled gilt with marbled edges and ends, spine gilt tooled with compartments and gilt-titled spine label. Engraving of roulette wheel on p. 171. Half-title present. Minor inked corrections, x-outs and marginalia, minimal spotting. Very good or better, in a handsome binding. Toole Stott 557.