Walter SCOTT

Peveril du Pic

Charles Gosselin & A. Sautelet & Cie, Paris 1828, 7,5x11cm, 8 volumes reliés.

New edition of the French translation by AJB Defauconpret.
Binders half morocco caramel, back to a large nerve adorned with romantic black cartridges, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, three corners bumped, romantic bindings of the time signed by Meslant [...]

250 €

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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de SEVIGNE

Lettres de madame de Sévigné à sa fille et à ses amis

Ménard & Desenne, Paris 1827, 8,5x14,5cm, 12 volumes reliés.

New illustrated edition, frontispiece of the first volume of a portrait of Madame de Sevigne engraved by Dequevauviller.
Binders half raspberry calf, back with four nerves set with gilded garlands adorned with jewels and typographical motifs stamped cold as exhibits and black calfskin volume [...]

680 €

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Paul-Jérémie BITAUBE

Joseph

De l'imprimerie de Didot Aîné, à Paris 1786, In-8 (11x19,5cm), 382pp. (2), relié.

Mention de quatrième édition, illustrée d'un portrait au frontispice par Cochin et de 9 figures de Marillier dans un encadrement et légendées ; imprimées sur papier fort. Une édition en 2 volumes in-18 a paru en même temps.
Reliure en plein maroquin rouge à grains longs (cuir de [...]

500 €

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First edition

Prosper MERIMEE

Lettres à une inconnue

Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1874, 13,5x22cm, 2 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Binders half morocco tree with corners, back with five nerves set with black fillets decorated with double cold boxes, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, elegant bindings.
The text is preceded by a study of Mérimée by Hippolyte [...]

200 €

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Jean RACINE

Oeuvres complètes de J. Racine précédées de son éloge par La Harpe

P. Pourrat frères, Paris 1832, 13x21cm, 6 volumes reliés.

New edition.
Binders half purple blue glazed calf, back smooth decorated with gilded past romantic arabesques, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, elegant bindings of the time.
Some foxing.
Beautiful copy established in perfect uniform contemporary [...]

350 €

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Henry HAVARD

Amsterdam et Venise

Plon et Cie, Paris 1877, In-4 (20x28,7cm), 636pp., relié.

Second edition statement; reprint of the original published in 1876. It is illustrated with 7 etchings (of china laminated on strong vellum) by Leopold Flammeng and 124 woodcuts in-text. Printing on fine white vellum.
Full binding vintage brown morocco signed H. Brenkens. spine ornate nerves, [...]

450 €

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Pierre Jean de BERANGER

Oeuvres complètes

Charpentier pour le premier volume & Perrotin pour le second, Paris 1843, 11x18cm, 2 volumes reliés en 1.

New edition illustrated frontispiece of the first volume of Beranger portrait engraved on wood by Charlet.
Binding in full navy blue shagreen, back with four nerves golden garlands adorned with ornate coffered, cracked and fragile joints wheels on golden headdresses, framing a set of gilded [...]

50 €

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Salomon GESSNER

Oeuvres

Chez Dufart [S.d.] 1797, in-8 (12x20,5cm), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, illustrated with two engraved titles, a portrait 9 figures in Volume I and Volume II at 15 or 27 prints by Monnet, Marillier, Giraud, engraved by Letellier, Dupré. The same issue features in the Oxford catalogs contains only 18 figures.
Glossy full calf binding vintage green and [...]

400 €

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