Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand - Atala; Ou Les Amours de Deux Sauvages Dans le Desert: Suivie de Rene

Londres, Chez Colburn, 1809. Leather. An uncommon copy of these two novellas in the original French in one volume by Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand. French. Uncommon edition. This volume includes: Atala, our Les Amours de deux Sauvages dans le Desert. Translated: The Love and Constancy of Two Savages in the Desert, was inspired by the author's travels in North America and had an immense impact on early Romanticism. It was adapted frequently for stage and translated into many languages. Rene. A very popular work upon publication which follows the story of a young man who finds himself at odds with contemporary society. Written by François-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, a French writer, politician, diplomat, and historian who had a wide influence on French literature of the nineteenth century. In the original half green calf binding with patterned boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with marks to the boards. Cracks to the front joint. Light loss to the board edges with loss of the leather tips. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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