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Paris: Librairie Hatier, 1950. Illustrated by b/w frontis and captioned reproductions and photos throughout in each volume. Collection d'Auteurs Franais d'aprŽs la mŽthode historique publiŽe sous la direction de Ch. M. Des Granges et J. Boudout. 2 volumes. Red pebble boards, gilt lettering, rounded corners. Inscribed by Copy of E. Michael Puopolo, Harvard College '52. Thick 12mo (18cm). pp. 1054.… Read more about this item
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WORKS (La Comedie Humaine).
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WORKS (La Comedie Humaine).

by Balzac, Honore de 1799-1850.

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Philadelphia: George Barrie (Printed for subscribers), 1896-1900. Illustrated by Remarque (double) frontispieces (except Vols. 50 & 51) and etchings. Nationale edition. "Memorial Edition of which there have been printed 100 copies; lettered A to Z and 1 to 74, issued in the interest of La Societe des Gens de Lettres for the Prix Barrie-Balzac", this set numbered "47" (red stamp… Read more about this item
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Oeuvres Completes de la Fontaine 13/16
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Oeuvres Completes de la Fontaine 13/16

by de la Fontaine, Jean.

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Paris: Nepvue, 1820-21. Illustrated by missing 120 illustrations. First thus edition. Îuvres compltes de La Fontaine, ornŽes de cent vingt gravures, d'aprs les dessins de Desenne, Chaudet, Huet, etc., et d'un portrait inŽdit d'aprs Lebrun...I-IV Fables 1-4; V-VIII Les Deux Premiers Volues de ces Contes; IX-X PsychŽ 1-2; XI-XII ThŽatre 1-2; XIII-XV Oeuvres diverses 1-3; XVI Hommages poŽtiques ˆ La… Read more about this item
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Lettres ˆ Emilie sur la Mythologie, Premier et Second Partie.

Lettres ˆ Emilie sur la Mythologie, Premier et Second Partie.

by Demoustier, C. A. (Charles-Alpert) 1760-1801.

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Paris: Chez Antoine-Augustin Benouard, 1809. Stereotype edition. Half leather over marbled boards. 13cm. pp. x, 137; [v], 116, [4]. Good. Spine section missing, boards edge worn, light foxing internally. Lettres went to Six Parts..
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Chefs-D'Oeuvre Dramatiques de Voltaire. Tome Premiere: Tragedies...Oedipe, Brutus, et Zaire et lettres .

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Paris: De L'Imprimerie des Freres Mame, 1808. Stereotype D'Herhan edition. Half leather over marbled boards. 13cm. pp. [iv], 264. Contents. Good. Spine section missing, boards edge worn, light foxing internally. Volume 1 of 4 only..
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CONJURATIONS des Espagnols contre la Republique de Venise; et des Gracques precedees de Sept Discours sur L'Usages de L'Histoire.

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Paris: Didot, 1803. Stereotype edition. Half leather over marbled boards. 13cm. pp. [iv], 239, [1] Contents. Good. Spine section missing, boards edge worn, light foxing internally..
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DIE VERLIEBTE TOTE

DIE VERLIEBTE TOTE

by Gautier, Theophil 1811-72.

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Wien: Artur Worlf-Verlag, 1923. Illustrated by Red and blue author plates and vignettes throughout. First edition. 982/1800. Card cover with printed glassine wrapper. 12mo. pp. 69, [1] colophon. VG/In like jacket. Light wear to glassine, one page stain internally..
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BELLE DU SEIGNEUR, A Novel.

by Cohen, Albert 1895-1981.

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London: Viking (Penguin Group Ltd.), (1995). Translated by David Coward from the French, and introduction by. First thus (FPu-y) edition. US Review slip and typed publisher sheet laid in (5/2/96 US publication date). c.1968 Editions Gallimard. Black paper boards. Royal 8vo. pp. 973, [1]. Fine/In like jacket/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Geneva mid 1930's. ISBN: 0670821187X. (Postage as 2… Read more about this item
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WHITE TERROR, A Romance of the French Revolution and After, The.

by Gras, Felix 1845-1901.

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New York: D. Appleton, 1900. Translated by Catharine A. Janvier (1841-1923) from the Provencal. First US edition. c.1899. Linp clay cloth decorated gilt and black, uncut and unopened, t.e.g. 16mo. pp. [ii], iv, 437, [1] blank, [4] Ads. VG. Corners and bottom edge bumped with light soil and rub, rear ep and pastedown foxed with spots of stain to… Read more about this item
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MADAME THERESE or The Volunteers of '92

MADAME THERESE or The Volunteers of '92

by Erckmann-Chatrian MM. (Emile Erkmann and Alexandre Chatrian).

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1868, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. xiv, 264. Very Good/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. First in a series of six..
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CONSCRIPT, A Story of the French War of 1813, The.

CONSCRIPT, A Story of the French War of 1813, The.

by Erckmann-Chatrian MM. (Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian).

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1868, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. viii, 284. VG/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Second in a series of six..
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INVASION OF FRANCE IN 1814, The.

INVASION OF FRANCE IN 1814, The.

by Erckmann-Chatrian, MM. (Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian).

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by T. Fuchs. Later edition. (c.1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. xi, 326. VG/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, one foxed page match from bookmark o/w NF. Fourth in a series of six..… Read more about this item
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WATERLOO, A Sequel to the Conscript of 1813

WATERLOO, A Sequel to the Conscript of 1813

by Erckmann-Chatrian MM. (Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian).

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1869, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. vii, 342. Near Fine. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Sixth in a series of six..
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Philadelphia: Rittenhouse Press, n.d. Illustrated by b/w frontispieces by Aldolphe Lalanze. 3 volumes. Brown cloth, decorated and printed gilt. 12mo. pp. lxvii, 279; ix, 351; xii, 406. Notes. VG/No jacket, as issued. Rubbing to gilt, ep foxing. Nice reading set. (Postage as three books) ..
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HISTORY OF A CRIME I AND II, The.

by Hugo, Victor 1802-1885.

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Boston: Edinburgh Society, n.d. Illustrated by Frontis and 5 plates. Royal (De Luxe) edition. Volume 13 of The Works, 1/500 Copies (American). Green buckram, Paper printed spine labels, teg, uncut & unopened. 8vo. pp. iv, 306, iv, 130. VG. Foxed spine label, nick in rear hinge, many unopened sections..
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CORRESPONDANCE, Premire SŽrie 1830-1850 et Deuxime SŽrie 1850-1854 (2/4 volumes).
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Paris: Bibliothque-Charpentier, 1902; 1900. Edited by Eugne Fasquelle. 6th; 5th edition. Sixime Mille; Cinquime Mille. 2 volumes. Period 3/4 brown buckram over marbled boards, red spine titles, t.e.burgundy, color floral eps. 16mo. pp. iv, 348; iv, 403. Very Good+/No jackets, as issued. Trace wear to near fine bindings, spine titles faded with internal overall page toning. Set published in 4… Read more about this item
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BLOCKADE OF PHALSBURG, An Episode of the End of the Empire, The.

BLOCKADE OF PHALSBURG, An Episode of the End of the Empire, The.

by Erckmann-Chatrian MM. (Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian).

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Th. Schuler. Later edition. (c. 1871, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. x, 300. VG/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Fifth in a series of six..
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SHORT STORIES OF THE TRAGEDY AND COMEDY OF LIFE (3 volumes complete).

by de Maupassant, Guy 1850-1893.

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New York: Current Literature Pub. Co, (1903). Illustrated by 2; 2; 1 plate(s) with printed tissue guards, b/w chapter illuminations. Volumes 3, 4, 5 from (17 Vol.) Complete Works (c. M.Walter Dunne). 3 volumes. Purple ribbed cloth, black spine titles printed gilt, floral eps, teg, uncut. 8vo. pp. x, 309; x, 305; x, 310. Very Good. Three volumes with 37,… Read more about this item
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PIERRE ET JEAN OR CRUCIFIXION, A NOVEL (and) THE HERITAGE AND OTHER TALES.

by de Maupassant, Guy, 1850-1893.

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New York: Current Literature Pub. Co, (1903). Illustrated by 1 plate with printed tissue guards, b/w chapter illuminations. Volume 9 from (17 Vol.) Complete Works (c. M.Walter Dunne). Purple ribbed cloth, black spine titles printed gilt, floral eps, teg, uncut. 8vo. pp. x, 160; 162. Very Good. (Tales includes: Toine, An Enthusiast, The Traveler's Story, A Jolly Fellow, Father Matthew)..… Read more about this item
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