Silvio PELLICO

First illustrated edition with a frontispiece on China paper and 24 hors-texte plates as well as numerous vignettes by Tony Johanot. Fine Romantic illustrated work.
Publisher's binding in full red shagreen with special tools. Spine richly decorated with a large ornamental panel along its length, the publisher's name at foot. Upper cover with a special panel depicting the author in chains, large rocaille ornamental border tools, blind fillets. Lower cover decorated with a large central tool and rocaille border tools. Interior frieze. Gilt edges. White moiré silk endpapers. Spine gilt slightly faded, otherwise light scattered foxing, mainly on the endleaves and at the beginning, then in the margins. Small brown stains on the lower cover.
Very handsome copy in its rich publisher's binding.
My Prisons is the memoir of a man incarcerated by arbitrary power. Following the Neapolitan and Piedmontese revolution against the Austrian occupiers, all prominent figures including Silvio Pellico were imprisoned for ten years at Spielberg in Moravia. Once published, the text achieved great success due to its pious character, Pellico having found hope only through the Catholic religion. The work also contains poetry.

New edition of the French translation established by Count de Messey, revised by Viscount Alban de Villeneuve and illustrated with drawings by Gérard Séguin, d'Aubigny, Steinheil...
Half green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments, double gilt fillets framing the green paper boards, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Biographical and literary notice on the author and his works by Philipon de la Madelaine.
Some minor foxing without gravity principally at the beginning of the volume.

New edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 24 plates and numerous vignettes by Tony Johanot. Handsome romantic illustrated work.
Polychrome publisher's boards signed Lenègre at foot of spine. Smooth spine richly decorated with a polychrome panel with elaborate design. Front board decorated with a chained man and a wide polychrome floral border frame. On the rear board, a scene showing a young man at his work table. The blue is somewhat faded on the spine, one corner rubbed, rear board dusty at margins. One crease on spine. Handsome copy, perfectly fresh, with some occasional scattered foxing.
My Prisons are the memoirs of a man incarcerated by arbitrary power. Following the Neapolitan and Piedmontese revolution against the Austrian occupier, all personalities including Silvio Pellico were imprisoned for ten years at Spielberg in Moravia. The text achieved great success once published due to its pious character, Pellico having found hope only through the Catholic religion. The work also contains poetry.

First edition in French.
Half red sheep binding, smooth spine with minor rubbing decorated with gilt and blind fillets and a central gilt fleuron, marbled paper boards with three marginal stains, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.

Illustrated with engravings after drawings by Gérard Séguin, d'Aubigny, Steinheil...
Half green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands handsomely decorated, double fillets on boards, gilt edge, contemporary binding.
One frontispiece, one portrait and numerous compositions in the text engraved on steel.
Copy almost free from foxing, one of the handsome illustrated works of the Romantic period.

First edition of the French translation established by N. Léger.
Full plum sheep binding, smooth faded spine decorated with gilt ornamental motifs, a library label pasted at foot, traces of rubbing and light lacks at head and foot of joints, gilt and blind frames on covers, central gilt coat of arms of the Collège du Mans stamped on front cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Foxing.