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Atala

By Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand
New York: Cassell and Company; 1884


inspired by Chateaubriand's travels in North America and features the amazing and unique illustrations by Gustave Dore, Translated by James Spence Harry from Firmin Didot's edition. Introduction by Edward J. Harding.

Original beveled brick cloth boards with gilt titles and illustrations. Floral patterned endpapers. Gilt page edges. 44 astonishing Dore illustrations, most full-page. 172 pages. Heavy book. Very good condition.