Alphonse de Lamartine — Raphael Pages de la Vingtieme Annee
Paris , Perrotin, 1850 . Leather. An illustrated copy of Alphonse de Lamartine's Raphael. An early edition, with the first edition published in 1849. Alphonse de Lamartine was a French author, poet and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the French Second Republic. With six plates and a frontispiece by Tony Johannot.Collated, complete. In half morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Previous owner inscription to the page before the half title. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Tony Johannot. Very Good .