Alphonse de LAMARTINE

Later edition.
Half black shagreen over vellum-effect paper boards (slightly rubbed), spine in five compartments with blindstamped fillets, slight insignificant rubbing to joints, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, ex libris to one endpaper.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Alphonse de Lamartine.
Scattered foxing.

First edition of this keepsake, illustrated with 7 steel engravings by English painters and engravers.
Full glazed midnight blue calf Restoration binding. Smooth spine decorated with romantic tools and rolls, as well as a central hot tool. Boards decorated with a large central oriental tool and blind border frames. Gilt edges. Watered endpapers. Magnificent Romantic binding in perfect condition.
Some foxing in the margins of the engravings, due to the tissue guards.
Texts by Heine, Valmore, Dumas, Lamartine, Girardin, Deschamps...

First edition.
Retaining a portrait of the author as frontispiece, a table and two cartes at end, publisher's catalogue to head of fourth volume.
A rare uncut copy in its original wrappers, two small lacks to foot of spine, some pale foxing.

First edition.
A small lack to foot of spine, occasional foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the front cover being marginally and lightly sunned.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed to order, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
With frontispiece portrait of Elvire, complete with publisher's slip.
Two small stains on the first cover.

First edition of some parts.
Spine faded with lacks at head and foot, foxing.

First edition, false statement of fifteenth edition.
Rare pamphlet printed to provide financial assistance to Alphonse de Lamartine, from whom several properties had already been seized: his furniture in Paris, his buildings in Mâcon, his estate at Milly, his lands at Saint-point and Monceau about to be sold, by subscribing to his complete works.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine.
A small stain and marginal worming on the first cover which also has slight marginal lacks, handsome interior condition.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A very good copy.