Alphonse de Lamartine — Graziella

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1881 . Leather. The 1881 edition of A. de Lamartine's French romance Graziella, beautifully bound in half red morocco with paper-covered marbled boards. The 1881 edition of Alphonse de Lamartine's French romance Graziella, in half red morocco with paper-covered marbled boards. Written in French. A beautifully bound copy of Lamartine's work of French romantic fiction. First published in 1852, Graziella tells the story of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter – the eponymous Graziella – during a trip to Naples, Italy.  Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (21 October 1790 – 28 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman, and a leading figure in the 1848 French Revolution.   In half red morocco with paper-covered marbled boards. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear only to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to pages, heaviest to first and last few. Pages age toned. Pencil inscription to first page. Spotting to fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .