By Chateaubriand, F. A. De

New York: Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814. First Edition. Translated from the French by F. Shoberl. 8vo. Instructions to binder, 471 pp., 46 pp. Appendix. 7 engraved plates as listed in Instructions to Binder — including a fold-out plan of Jerusalem, 1 large fold-out map. Recently bound in dark-green cloth with green-black leather spine with bright gilt title. Interior with normal page patina and some dry damp staining at edges, Actually a handsome copy inside and exterior — complete and in Very Good+ condition.

Chateaubriand, a French author and diplomat, wrote this book based on his travels initiated as a research trip for a proposed book set during the Roman persecution of early Christianity.

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