French illustrated and art books.

La Fontaine, J. de. Contes et nouvelles. Paris: Rouquette, 1883, 2 vol., 8vo, one of 100 copies on japon with plates after Fragonard and others in 2 states, red morocco, elaborately gilt, by Samblancx-Weckesser, gilt edges
La Fontaine, J. de. Contes. Paris: Le Vasseur, 1884, 2 vol., 4to, plates and illustrations after Fragonard and others, half morocco
Le livre d'heures de la reine Anne de Bretagne. Paris: Curmer, 1861, 2 vol. (facsimile and text), 4to, coloured reproductions, facsimile in morocco with metal clasps, text in matching morocco-backed boards 
Hoffbauer, F. Paris à travers les ages. Paris, 1885 , 2 vol., second edition, folio, coloured and plain lithographed plates, plain illustrations, red half morocco
Laborde, J.B. de. Choix des chansons mises en musique. Rouen, 1881, 4 vol., 4to, plates in 3 states, red half morocco by Ronner
Dayot, A. L'image de la femme. [Paris], 1899, 4to, plates illustrations, red morocco gilt
Viollet-le-duc, E. Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVe siècle. Paris, c.1890, 10 vol., 8vo, illustrations, morocco-backed boards, spines slightly rubbed
Rousseau, J.-J. Les confessions. Paris, 1889, 2 vol., 4to, plates and illustrations by Leloir, half morocco by Samblancx-Weckesser, text slightly spotted
Perrault, C. Les contes. Paris, 1865, folio, plates by Doré, original cloth, elaborately gilt, slightly spotted, spine slightly faded and frayed at head and foot
Houssaye, A. La Comédie Française. [Paris], 1880, folio, plates, including photogravure portraits, red half morocco, some spotting



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A selection of other works in this lot includes:

Londe, A. La photographie moderne. Paris, 1888, half morocco
Blanc, C. Grammaire des arts décoratifs. Paris, 1882
Blanc, C. Grammaire des arts du dessin. Paris, 1881, uniformly bound with previous work in half morocco
Hervieu, P. Flirt. Paris, 1890, 4to, plates and illustrations by Madeleine Lemaire, half morocco by Carayon
Hédouin, E. Illustrations pour le théatre de Molière. Paris, 1888, 4to, engraved plates, red morocco gilt
Stanley, H. Cinq années au Congo... deuxième edition. Brussels, n.d. [c.1890], red half morocco
Loti, P. Madame Chrysanthème. Paris, 1888, half morocco
Nadaud, G. Chansons choisies. Paris, 1881, 2 vol., folio, blue half morocco
Desnoiresterres, G. Iconographie Voltairienne. Paris, 1879, half morocco
Figuier, L. Les nouvelles conquètes de la science. Les voies ferrées. Paris, n.d. [c.1890], half morocco
Grand-Carteret, J. XIXe siècle (en France). Paris, 1893, half morocco
Journal des demoiselles. Brussels, 1850, hand-coloured plates, morocco-backed boards (rather worn)
Yriarte, C. Venise. Paris, 1878, folio, original cloth
Vuillier, G. La danse. [Paris], 1898, morocco
Roddaz, C. de. L'art ancient à l'exposition nationale Belge. Brussels & Paris, 1882, half morocco
Génard, P. Anvers à travers les ages. Brussels, n.d. [c.1890], 2 vol., half morocco
Tissot, J.J. La vie de notre seigneur Jesus Christ. Tours, n.d. [c.1897], 2 vol., calf
L'art français au XVIIIe siècle. Exposition... par la Société Française de bienfaisance de Bruxelles. 1904, red half morocco
Nohlac, P. de. La dauphine Marie-Antoinette. Paris, n.d. [1896], blue half morocco
Nohlac, P. de. Louis XV et Madame de Pompadour. Paris, 1903, blue half morocco by Champs
Nohlac, P. de. Louis XV et Marie Leczinska. Paris, 1900, uniformly bound to previous work
Nohlac, P. de. La reine Marie Antoinette. Paris, 1890, blue half morocco
Prévost, l'abbé. Histoire de Manon Lescaut. Paris, 1885, illus. Leloir, half morocco by Samblancx-Weckesser
Sterne, L. Voyage sentimental. Paris, 1884, illus. Leloir, half morocco
Catalogue de tableaux... de feu... Prosper Crabbe. Paris/Brussels, 1890, half morocco (slightly worn)
Vachon, M. Puvis de Chavannes. Paris, 1895, blue half morocco
Masson, F. Cavaliers de Napoléon. Paris, [1895], red half morocco by Durand
Jacquemart, A. Histoire de la céramique. Paris, 1875, original morocco-backed cloth, elaborately gilt
Soldi, E. Les arts méconnus. Paris, 1881, half morocco
Lacroix, Paul. Nine works by Lacroix
and 51 others