French literature.

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

A collection of 267 volumes in French in leather bindings, 8vo, from the library of Stephanos and Constantin Carathéodory, published in the nineteenth-century, including:
paper

Bibliothèque artistique moderne. Paris, 1883-1891, 16 vol. by Vigny, Lamartine, Zola, Musset and others, plates, contemporary half morocco of varying colours by Samblanx-Weckesser, spines gilt with coloured onlays, original wrappers bound in
Baudelaire, C. Oeuvres complètes. Paris, 1889-1892, 7 vol., contemporary red half morocco, original wrappers bound in
Raunié, E., editor. Chansonnier historique du XVIIIe siècle. Paris, 1879-1884, 10 vol., plates, contemporary blue half morocco, spines gilt with birds, original wrappers bound in
Brantome, P. de B., sieur de. Les vies des dames gallantes (ed. E. Vignon). Paris, 1879, 3 vol., large paper copy, plates by Champollion after Pille, contemporary blue half morocco, spines gilt (slightly faded)
Lamartine, A. de. Oeuvres complètes. Paris, 1860-1866, 41 vol., vol.1 inscribed by the author on half-title "Mémoire et reconnaissance. Lamartine", contemporary red half morocco-backed boards, about 11 vol. with some dampstaining (4-14), bindings somewhat worn

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Condition

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Catalogue Note

Other books in this lot include:

Saint Simon, duc de. Mémoires. Paris, 1873-77, 20 vol., green morocco-backed boards
Petit bibliothèque de luxe. Paris, 1878-83, 10 vol. by Diderot, Prévost, Chateaubriand, etc., brown half morocco
Petits poètes du XVIIIe siècle. Paris, 1879-84, 12 vol., red half morocco
Chateaubriand, F.A. de. Oeuvres complètes. Paris, c.1880, 12 vol., calf-backed boards, a bit worn
Lamartine, A. de. Cours familier de littérature. Paris, 1856-66, 22 vol., green morocco-backed boards, slightly worn
Boccaccio, G. Le Décaméron. Pairs, 1879, 6 vol., red half morocco
Augier, E. Théatre complet. Paris, 1880-79, 6 vol., red morocco-backed boards
Laurent, F. Etudes. Gand et Paris, 1855-70, 18 vol., blue half morocco
Labiche, E. Théatre complet. Paris, 1880, 10 vol., blue morocco-backed boards (spines slightly faded)
Feuillet, O. Oeuvres complètes. Paris, 1876-79, 11 vol., green morocco-backed boards
Gambetta, - . Discours et plaidoyers politiques. Paris, 1880-82, 5 vol., red half morocco
Laclos, P.A.F. Choderlos de. Les liaisons dangereuses. Paris, 1823, 2 vol., blue half morocco, spine faded

and 56 others