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148 - LAMARTINE, Alphonse de. Jocelyn.
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Estimate €60 - €80

Description

LAMARTINE, Alphonse de. Jocelyn. An Episode. A diary found in the possession of a village priest. The first edition in a contemporary binding. Paris, Charles Gosselin and Furne, 1836. 2 volumes, large 8vo, each bound in green half-basane edged with a blind-stamped border, smooth spine decorated with gilded framing. Binding signed ‘Arnaud’ at the foot of the first volume. 322 and 328 pp. Binding scuffed; a tear at the foot of the spine of volume 2. Foxing. First edition of this poetic work, a philosophical journal recounting the confession of a seminarian who renounces love to devote himself to God. [Vicaire IV, 975] Attractive binding.

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148 - LAMARTINE, Alphonse de. Jocelyn. See original version (French)

148 - LAMARTINE, Alphonse de. Jocelyn.
See original version (French)