143 - CHATEAUBRIAND (François-René de).

CHATEAUBRIAND (François-René de). Memoirs from Beyond the Grave. 12 in-8 volumes bound in aubergine-colored half-glazed calfskin with corner pieces, gilt fillets on the covers, a ribbed spine adorned with fillets, gilt scrolls, and cold-stamped fleurons dated at the foot, gilt heads, covers and spine preserved. Binding signed Marcel MARTIN. Paris: Eugène & Victor Penaud, 1849–1850 (FIRST EDITION). A very complete copy, including the preface, the list of subscribers, and the letter to Delloye. Memoirs written over a period of more than 30 years. INCLUDED: Lectures on the Memoirs of M. de Chateaubriand, or a collection of articles published on these memoirs with original excerpts. 1 volume, in-8, bound in half aubergine-colored glazed calfskin with corner pieces, in the same binding. Long preface by Nisard dated July 27, 1834. Paris: Lefèvre, 1834. This rare volume contains the first excerpts from the Memoirs read at the Abbaye by Chateaubriand in 1834, as well as various articles on these readings by Sainte-Beuve, Quinet, Janin, etc. Volume 2, pp. 364, is erroneously paginated as 164. Ref.: Carteret I, pp. 163–164; Vicaire II, pp. 290–291 A SUPERB SET OF THE COMPLETE 13-VOLUME COLLECTION with all its covers, including the spines, preserved in perfect condition, bound in a fine and elegant binding by Marcel Martin (active from 1926 to 1960).