SAND (George). Mauprat. Paris : Félix Bonnaire, 1837. - 2 volumes in one in-8, half tan calf, spine ribbed and decorated, spotted edges (binding circa 1870). First edition of this famous historical novel by George Sand, set mainly in the Berry region at the dawn of the French Revolution. It is illustrated with a beautiful portrait of the author, engraved on copper by Calamatta. A good copy on publisher's laid paper, in a later binding. The portrait is unbound and, of a smaller size, comes from another copy. Some foxing.