first edition
1859 · Paris
by LAMARTINE, Alphonse de
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, 1859. First Edition. Two volumes; octavo (21.5cm.); contemporary red morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt spines in five compartments, all edges speckled brown, marbled endpapers; [4],vi,[2],386; [4],391pp. Boards quite heavily rubbed with exposure to corners, textblock uniformly foxed throughout. About Very Good only. The French author and politician's history of the ancient Greek leader Alexander the Great. (Inventory #: 34474)