CHATEAUBRIAND: Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe. La presse, 1848-1850. - Lot 149

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CHATEAUBRIAND: Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe. La presse, 1848-1850. - Lot 149
CHATEAUBRIAND: Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe. La presse, 1848-1850. In-folio, Italian style, contemporary mauve half-basin, smooth spine decorated with romantic gilt irons (covers slightly rubbed). Pre-original edition published in serial form in the daily newspaper "La Presse" from October 21, 1848 to July 4, 1850. 6-column printing. 422 pages printed recto verso. Chateaubriand had signed a contract with Delloye and Adolphe Sala in the spring of 1836, ceding the rights to publish his "Mémoires" in volumes in exchange for a payment of 156,000 frs and a life annuity. In the autumn of 1844, the Société propriétaire granted Emile de Girardin, director of "La Presse", the right to publish the "Mémoires" in serial form. Chateaubriand, incensed, undertook a rereading of his text, modifying and deleting numerous passages. On his death on July 4, 1848, Girardin immediately published his "Mémoires" in "La Presse". Our copy does not include the preface by Jules Monselet. Very rare pre-original edition of Chateaubriand's autobiographical masterpiece, one of the most important texts in 19th-century French literature. A fine copy of this work, which is rarely complete with all its issues, preserved in a good period binding.
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