Accession number
PML 196893
Creator
Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848.
Published
Paris : Ladvocat, 1826-1828.
Notes
Unique copy, pr. on vellum, 26 vols. only; v. 485 wanting, v. 18 in 2 pts.
Inserted in v. 1 are two notes with autograph of Chateaubriand and one page in his writing.
PML 196993 with a manuscript letter, signed by Chateaubriand, 15 Sept. 1825 and an autograph billet.
Inserted in v. 1 are two notes with autograph of Chateaubriand and one page in his writing.
PML 196993 with a manuscript letter, signed by Chateaubriand, 15 Sept. 1825 and an autograph billet.
Description
27 v. ; 25 cm
Provenance
Unidentified ogival ex libris with motto: "Vita sine litteris mors est" (front fly leaf); French sale catalogue description, lot 632 (PML 196893, front fly leaf); Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Bonaventure, 12 June 1906.
Binding
Blue morocco by Simier.
Classification
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Department