ATALA - Chateaubriand - Full Parchment Painted Watercolors Ex Dono 1946 Marseille

Inspired by Chateaubriand's trip to the Americas, this short story - or this poem as he calls it - was his first literary success and not without reasons. Atala or the loves of two savages in the desert, like Romeo and Juliet has the same dramatic force and the narration of this brief happiness, marked by fatality, enthused the young romantic generation seduced by the exoticism of Indian customs.

• Planned to appear as part of Chateaubriand's Génie du Christianity but published separately, as well as René, Atala is intended as an illustration of his praise of Christianity.
• Chactas and Atala love each other... But they belong to enemy tribes and, if Atala finally decides to flee with Chactas into the forest, there are other obstacles to their happiness... Refugees in Father Aubry's community, they will be able to forestall destiny despite the beneficial influence of the missionary.

Superb edition, in a binding signed and painted by hand, signature on the 1st cover, by Henry Varade

(artist who illustrated numerous books in the 1930s and 1950s, close to David Dellepiane)

probably unique copy, offered following retirement to Mr. Marquier in 1956

by the Heads of Service of the General Agency of the Messageries Maritimes of Marseille.

January Lamberti :

Bookbinder from Marseille, best worker in France, workshop opened in 1926 in the 9th arrondissement.

taken over in 1995 by Stéphane Auvray following Marcel Lamberti.

State

Very nice work with slight wear from use

• slight snag in the center of the 1st cover
• mini snag corner 2nd cover

• some natural imperfections of sheep parchment (yellowing)

• Fresh Interior