{"product_id":"827-miniature-french-leather-spine-volume-corinne-ou-l-italie-tome-cinquieme-by-mme-de-stael","title":"827 Miniature French Leather-Spine Volume — Corinne ou l’Italie, Tome Cinquième by Mme de Staël","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional Description\u003cbr\u003eCharming early-19th-century miniature French literary volume titled Corinne, ou l’Italie (Volume V), written by Madame de Staël and published in Paris in 1827 by Dauthereau, Libraire, Palais-Royal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book retains its original half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, featuring a dark green leather spine with gilt horizontal rules, gilt titling (“Mme. de Staël \/ Corinne”), and volume number “5.” The interior contains beautiful period marbled endpapers in a classic stone pattern with red, blue, and gray veining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInk ownership stamp \"Dr. E. E. Charbin\" - likely 19th c French collector or scholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in a small portable format typical of French literary editions of the Restoration period, the paper shows natural toning consistent with age. The typography and layout reflect early-19th-century Parisian book production. A wonderful example of Romantic-era French literature in an attractive original binding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEra\u003cbr\u003eEarly 19th century (1827, French Restoration period)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory\u003cbr\u003eAnne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Madame de Staël) was one of the most influential literary and intellectual figures of late-18th and early-19th-century Europe.\u003cbr\u003eCorinne, ou l’Italie (first published in 1807) became one of the defining novels of Romanticism, blending travel writing, philosophy, art criticism, and fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the 1820s, Parisian publishers were issuing compact multi-volume editions for private reading libraries. These small-format literary volumes were commonly bound in half leather with marbled boards, a durable yet elegant binding style typical of French publishing of the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance\u003cbr\u003eFrance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterials\u003cbr\u003eLeather spine with gilt tooling\u003cbr\u003eMarbled paper-covered boards\u003cbr\u003eMarbled endpapers\u003cbr\u003eLaid\/wove paper text block\u003cbr\u003eLetterpress printing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003e[leave blank]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisclaimers\u003cbr\u003eRubbing and wear to board edges and corners\u003cbr\u003eMinor loss to marbled paper at edges\u003cbr\u003eLeather spine shows expected wear from handling\u003cbr\u003eLight foxing and age toning to pages\u003cbr\u003eStructurally sound binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48983902978303,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/72005D03-153E-4E57-A7D3-1C87BEBE922D.png?v=1786308716","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/es\/products\/827-miniature-french-leather-spine-volume-corinne-ou-l-italie-tome-cinquieme-by-mme-de-stael","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}