Atala
Hardcover
1884 · New York
by Chateaubriand, Francois-Rene de
New York: Cassell & Company Limited, 1884. Subscription. Hardcover. VG- (Tissue covering frontispiece torn, but still intact; Small tear to bottom of page frontispiece is on, but illustration not affected; Overall, pages exceptionally clean). Gustave Dore. Light blue cloth; Color plate with gilt illustrations affixed to front cover; All edges gilt; 172 pp.; 44 bw illustrations. An early novella by Chateaubriand inspired by his travels in North America; Features wonderful illustratoins by Gustave Dore; Translated by James Spence Harry from Firmin Didot's edition; Introduction by Edward J. Harding; Nicely rebacked; New spine label. (Inventory #: 121975)