MERIMEE, Prosper. Colomba. Paris, Magen and Comon, 1841. 8vo (21 x

MERIMEE, Prosper. Colomba. Paris, Magen and Comon, 1841. 8vo (21 x 13 cm), half havana calf, ribbed spine, gilt fillets forming squares, pasted-on title label. Period binding. 463 pp. Scuffing on the spine; top edge missing. Highly sought-after first edition (Clouzot). Drawn to Corsica from an early age—a fascination fostered by various readings suggested in particular by the historian Gian-Carlo Gregori— Mérimée took advantage of his official trip to the island in 1839, in his capacity

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