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BOSTON: JOSEPH KNIGHT COMPANY. G IN CREAM-COLORED CLOTH WITH BLUE & SILK DECORATION. Pages: 200. . 1893. HARDCOVER.. POCKET SIZE. BOARDS SOILED & SCUFFED W/LIGHT DAMPSTAINING. LIGHT INTERIOR SOILING. TEXT CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. .

New York: The Fine Art Publishing Co, n.d.. Hardcover. Fair. Folio. x, 48 pages. Illustrated with 3o plates. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt borders, decorations and title on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt. Cloth is worn, rubbed, and split in places. The brown right front flyleaf has been removed. The title page is foxed. The interior contents and illustrations are clean. A fair copy only.

New York: Cassell Publishing Co., 1884. Published 1884. Dramatic story illustrated with even more dramatic engravings by Gustave Dore. Brown pictorial cloth printed in gilt and black, all edges gilt, 172 pages. Edges rubbed with light fraying to corners and spine ends, gilt dulled, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, tiny name stamp inside front cover and on bottom of text block, no other names or markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago & New York: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1887. Early reprint. Hardcover. Moderate wear to covers, small dampstain to upper corner of rear board not affecting text. Overall about very good. Quarto, blue pictorial cloth with cover design in gilt and black; x, 48 pp., plus 30 engraved plates, each with facing caption leaf (not included in pagination), many engraved illustrations in the text, all edges gilt. This story was originally published in 1801 as "Atala, ou les Amours des dieux savages dans le desert." The romantic story takes place in Louisiana in the 18th century. The first edition with Dorés' illustrations was published in French in 1863 and English in 1867.

P. J. Kenedy, Excelsior Publishing House, 5 Barclay Street, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Book in good condition. Red boards with pictorial designs on front board. Title in black and gold. Spine is loosening. Minimal foxing throughout, not impacting pictures. Atala tells the romantic story of his experience in the sparsely settled deep south of America. His style of writing spearheaded what would later be the Romantic movement in France. He encountered Indigenous Americans, and tells his experience of being around them. The book is translated to English. Please reach out with any questions!