CHATEAUBRIAND François René, vicomte de. Mémoires d'outre-tombe. Paris, Eugène et Victor Penaud Frères, 1849-1850; 12 vol. in-8, ebony jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, gilt inner fillets, green moire lining and endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, covers and spine, bordered slipcases (Maylander). First edition of one of the purest masterpieces, whose epic spirit unites literature and history. A very fine copy, complete with Foreword and List of subscribing shareholders, preserved in luxurious morocco bindings. In French in the text, 268.