Astolphe, marquis de CUSTINE.
Romuald ou la Vocation. Paris, Amyot, 1848.
4 volumes in-8 of (2) ff, 483 pp, (2) ff. of table and errata; (2) ff, 310 pp, (1) f. of table; (2) ff, 329 pp, (1) f. of table and errata 387 pp. and (2) ff. of table and errata : half ivory vellum with corners, ornate smooth spines, red morocco title-pieces (contemporary binding).
First edition: it is rare.
The four novels of the one who had the friendship of a Hugo or a Stendhal were failures, scorned by the critics.
Nice collection in contemporary binding. Some foxing.
