Graziella tells of a young French man who falls for a fisherman\'s granddaughter – the eponymous Graziella – during a trip to Naples, Italy; they are separated when he must return to France, and she soon dies. Based on the author\'s experiences with a tobacco-leaf folder while in Naples in the early 1810s, Graziella was first written as a journal and intended to serve as commentary for Lamartine\'s poem \"Le Premier Regret\".An edition featuring beautiful watercolour illustrations by Maurice Berty. The condition is fair to good given its delicate nature, with chips to the spine and some foxing. Tipped-in illustrations are in lovely, bright condition.