A. Sautelet & Cie

New edition of the French translation by A.J.B. Defauconpret.
Half caramel morocco bindings, spines with one large raised band decorated with black romantic cartouches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, three corners slightly bumped, contemporary romantic bindings signed by Meslant at foot of spines.
Pen gift inscriptions dated 1922 on blank endpapers serving as bookplates.
Handsome copy in charming uniform romantic binding signed by Meslant.

Fifth edition for the "Proverbes dramatiques" and first edition for the "Nouveaux proverbes dramatiques".
Half green sheep bindings, smooth spines very lightly faded decorated with quintuple gilt fillets, gilt fillets and dotted lines at head and tail, minor rubbing traces without gravity on some spines, navy sheep title and volume labels, a tiny hole at foot of one joint of volume 8, green embossed cardboard boards ornamented with interlaced patterns stamped in blind, very light surface wear without any gravity on some boards, some corners bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, uniform contemporary bindings.
Works illustrated with engravings hors-texte.
Some minor...