827 Miniature French Leather-Spine Volume — Corinne ou l’Italie, Tome Cinquième by Mme de Staël
827 Miniature French Leather-Spine Volume — Corinne ou l’Italie, Tome Cinquième by Mme de Staël
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Charming 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.
The 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.
Ink ownership stamp "Dr. E. E. Charbin" - likely 19th c French collector or scholar
Printed 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.
Era
Early 19th century (1827, French Restoration period)
History
Anne-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.
Corinne, ou l’Italie (first published in 1807) became one of the defining novels of Romanticism, blending travel writing, philosophy, art criticism, and fiction.
By 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.
Provenance
France
Materials
Leather spine with gilt tooling
Marbled paper-covered boards
Marbled endpapers
Laid/wove paper text block
Letterpress printing
Dimensions
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Disclaimers
Rubbing and wear to board edges and corners
Minor loss to marbled paper at edges
Leather spine shows expected wear from handling
Light foxing and age toning to pages
Structurally sound binding
Additional Description
Charming 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.
The 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.
Ink ownership stamp "Dr. E. E. Charbin" - likely 19th c French collector or scholar
Printed 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.
Era
Early 19th century (1827, French Restoration period)
History
Anne-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.
Corinne, ou l’Italie (first published in 1807) became one of the defining novels of Romanticism, blending travel writing, philosophy, art criticism, and fiction.
By 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.
Provenance
France
Materials
Leather spine with gilt tooling
Marbled paper-covered boards
Marbled endpapers
Laid/wove paper text block
Letterpress printing
Dimensions
[leave blank]
Disclaimers
Rubbing and wear to board edges and corners
Minor loss to marbled paper at edges
Leather spine shows expected wear from handling
Light foxing and age toning to pages
Structurally sound binding