Egypte

1814 · 002129 — New York: Van Winkle and Wiley 1814. Hardcover. Second American edition translated from the French by F. Shoberl; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. 9 4-471 1 1-46 2; full polished speckled calf over boards; red morocco label with gilt title to spine; a few scuffs to leather on spine and a bit of wear to corners; small penciled-in signature of previous owner to ffep and title page; illustrated with a large fold-out map three copper and four wood engravings; map with a closed cut to one of the panels but complete; very good condition.François-Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand 1768 - 1848 was a French diplomat historian and author largely regarded as the father of Romanticism in French literature. An avid traveller Chateaubriand based the current book on his field notes taken during a research trip in 1806 and 1807 which would later become part of his prose epic "Les Martyrs" set during the Roman persecution of early Christianity. New York: Van Winkle and Wiley hardcover books