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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First American Edition. Very Good +/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Brown hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Clean interior and exterior, strong and tight binding.

Knopf, 1978. Very Good. Painter, George D.. Chateaubriand: A Biography. Volume I (1768-93): The Longed-For Tempests. NY: Knopf, 1978. 327pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Cloth. Book condition: Very good with light rubbing to edges and previous owner's small stamp of a hand on front free endsheet. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with chipping to edges and a small closed tear to front panel. Now in dust-jacket protector.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0394426584 . Slight residue and wearing on DJ. DJ is price clipped. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 1978. 1st Edition. 8vo 327pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations DJ price clipped First of a three volume biography of the French writer .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First American Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib., fair. 327, v.1 only, illus., maps, notes, select bibliography, references, index, usual library markings, DJ worn, soiled, edge tears/chips some edge soiling, top edge stamped, DJ pasted to boards. Present at the fall of the Bastille, journeying alone 3500 miles through America, dining with Washington, camping with the Iroquois Indians, Chateaubriand embodied the romantic hero of the new world.

N.Y.: Knopf, 1978. 8vo 327 pp. Illus from portraits, engravings and photos, 2 maps. Brown cloth. Fine in like d/w..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394426584 . First American edition/first printing in Near Fine lightly sunned condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; Chateaubriand was an accomplished French writer, orator, and diplomat who is best known for his travel writing. He wrote several biographies, including A Biography: Volume I (1768-93), which tells the story of his life from childhood to adulthood. The Longed-for Tempests is a collection of his travel writings, which describe his journey to Italy and Greece.; Chateaubriand, a Biography; Vol. 1; B&W Illustrations and Photographs; 8vo; FSA .