CHATEAUBRIAND Oeuvres complètes Ladvocat 1826 EO

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CHATEAUBRIAND (F.-R. de). Complete Works. Paris, Ladvocat, 1826-1831, 22 volumes in 11 (only), in-8° 13 x 21 cm., publisher’s binding, scattered foxing, former owner’s name on title-pages, a few numbering errors on spines.Essay on Revolutions – Historical Miscellanies – Historical Studies – Travels in America and Italy – Itinerary – The Genius of Christianity – Atala, René and The Last of the Abencerages – Political Miscellanies – Polemics – The Martyrs – The Natchez (volume one only). Each volume is adorned with an engraved frontispiece by Charles Thompson bearing the volume number (Vicaire, II, 300).Missing 6 volumes containing: Literary Miscellanies. Miscellanies and Poetry. Moses. The Natchez (second volume). Speeches and Opinions. On the Freedom of the Press. Analytical Index.Pleasing set of the collective edition described by Clouzot as ‘the most important and most sought-after’. First collective edition, partly original (The Natchez, The Last of the Abencerages, Travels in America, etc.).Shipping outside the European Union and to the French overseas departments and territories is charged. Please contact me before purchasing this lot so that I may inform you of the shipping costs.