Atala: None
by Chateaubriand
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Honomu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
New Your, London, Paris: Cassell & Company Limited, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. Gustave Dore. Charles A Wood, Grand Rapids, Mich.. By James Spence Harry 10 x 12.5 x 1inches volume Gold publisher’s cloth with imprinted design on both covers and spine. Gilt on front cover and spine. Beautiful illustrations on cover and spine. Gilt pages on three sides. Introduction by Edward J. Harding. Front cover tissue foxed, otherwise very clean copy of this well illustrated book. Gilt and Illustrated Spine and Front cover. 1884 Atala by Chateaubriand Gustave DORE Art Illustrated Native American Indians You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light. Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand Atala is a short novel by French author Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, a work that was an important work of Romanticism. It follows the story of travels and voyages in North America, encounters with Cherokee Indians, wilderness exploration, European missionaries in America, and themes of forbidden love. This late 19th-century edition is beautifully illustrated with the art of Gustave Dore It was translated out of the original French into English by James Spence Harry, from Didot’s edition of his works. 44 illustrations Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kama’aina Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LM221031
- Title
- Atala
- Author
- Chateaubriand
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- New Your, London, Paris
- Date Published
- 1884
- Pages
- 172
- Keywords
- Dore, Chateaubriand
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Kama’aina Collection
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About the Seller
Kama’aina Collection
Biblio member since 2021
Honomu, Hawaii
About Kama’aina Collection
Kama'aina Collection has been helping customers clear estates for 20+ years. We are located in Hawaii on the Big Island.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...