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Title: Chateaubriand, F.A. De
Description: New York: Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814. Hardcover. Second American edition, translated from the French by F. Shoberl; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [9], 4-471, [1], 1-46, [2]; full polished, speckled calf over boards; red morocco label with gilt title to spine; a few scuffs to leather on spine and a bit of wear to corners; small penciled-in signature of previous owner to ffep and title page; illustrated with a large, fold-out map, three copper, and four wood engravings; map with a closed cut to one of the panels, but complete; very good condition.François-Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768 - 1848) was a French diplomat, historian, and author, largely regarded as the father of Romanticism in French literature. An avid traveller, Chateaubriand based the current book on his field notes taken during a research trip in 1806 and 1807, which would later become part of his prose epic "Les Martyrs," set during the Roman persecution of early Christianity. Ill.: 0. 2.

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