LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Poetic and religious harmonies. Third edition. Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1830. - 2 volumes in-8, dark green half-marroquin with corners, gilt filets, spine with false nerves decorated, untrimmed (Meslant). Edition published the same year as the original of this "rare and very important work" according to Carteret, the third poetic collection by Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1830). Written for the most part in Italy between 1827 and 1828, the poems that make up this work draw their essence from religious sentiment. Each title is decorated with a woodcut vignette by Porret after Alfred Johannot for the first volume and Tony Johannot for the second. Beautiful copy bound by Meslant, bearing on the titles the fictitious mention of "third edition". Rubbings of use. Scattered freckles. We enclose, by the same author: - Poetic meditations. Paris: Au dépôt de la librairie grecque-latine-allemande, 1820. - In-8, bronze half calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt head, untrimmed (second half 19th century binding). Original edition. Some rubbings of use. Provenance : ex-libris bearing the motto " A little bit of everything ". - New poetic meditations. Paris: Urbain Canel, Audin, 1823. - In-8, havana half calf, decorated smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, preserved cover (early 20th century binding). Original edition. Freckles, soiled cover.