Alphonse de Lamartine

Raphael Pages de la Vingtieme Annee

Paris, Maison Quantin, 1887. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition copy of this romantic and sentimental French novel by Alphonse de Lamartine, complete with engravings. In the original French.A limited edition, limited to 1100 copies, of which this is numbered 134.'Raphael' is a sentimental novel by Alphonse de Lamartine, thought to be inspired by his love affair with Julie Charles, who was married to a celebrate physician. Illustrated with ten plates.Collated, complete.Lamartine as a French author, an instrumental figure  in the foundation of the French Second Republic.Bookplate of C. Carsten to the front paste down.Portrait of Lemartine loosely inserted. Illustrated by Sandoz, engraved by Champollion.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some light rubbing, mostly to the spine. Small amount of loss of leather to the tail of the front board, and to the head of the rear board. Spine is lightly faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. A little discolouration to the head of the front board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Very Good . Ill.: Sandoz. Very Good .

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Book number: 864P10

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Raphael Pages de la Vingtieme Annee raphael alphonse de lamartine french raphael sandoz champollion Sandoz

Alphonse de Lamartine

Raphael Pages de la Vingtieme Annee

Paris , Perrotin, 1850 . Leather. An illustrated copy of Alphonse de Lamartine's Raphael. An early edition, with the first edition published in 1849. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French author, poet and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the French Second Republic. With six plates and a frontispiece by Tony Johannot.Collated, complete. In half morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the page before the half title. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Tony Johannot. Very Good .

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Book number: 862B30

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Raphael pages de la Vingtieme Annee Alphonse de lamartine French Alphonse de lamartine Tony Johannot