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399 - CHATEAUBRIAND (François-René de).
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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CHATEAUBRIAND (François-René de). *Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe*. Paris, La Presse, 1848–1850, extended Italian folio, red half-basane, plain spine, gilt fillets (contemporary binding). A very rare pre-original edition. Constantly in need of money, Chateaubriand sold his Memoirs to Émile de Girardin, who published them in instalments in the newspaper *La Presse* from 17 October 1848 to 3 July 1850 Complete with the preface by Charles Monselet, which has never been reprinted.
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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 2: 19th- and 20th-century literature
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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