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105 - DUCRAY-DUMINIL (François-Guillaume).
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Estimate €600 - €800
Description
DUCRAY-DUMINIL (François-Guillaume). A collection of 8 works. 24 volumes in total.  1) *Les Cinquante francs de Jeannette*. Paris, Le Prieur, Year VII (1799). 2 tomes in one in-12 volume, in contemporary half-basane. 2 frontispieces by Binet.  2) *Les Soirées de la chaumière ou les leçons du vieux père*. Paris, Le Prieur, Year VII (1799). 8 tomes in 4 volumes, in-16, contemporary half-basane. 8 frontispieces by Challiou.  3) *Les Petits orphelins du hameau*. Paris, Le Prieur, Year 1X (1801). 4 volumes in-16, marbled sheepskin of the period. 4 frontispieces.  4) *Lolotte and Fanfan, or the Adventures of Two Children Abandoned on a Desert Island*. Paris, Le Prieur, Year II (1795). 4 volumes in-16, contemporary green half-vellum with corner pieces. 4 frontispieces.  5) The Little Carillon Player. Turin, Cassone, undated. 4 tomes in 2 in-16 volumes, 19th-century speckled sheepskin. 6) Paul, or The Abandoned Farm. Paris, Leprieur, 1802. 4 tomes in 2 volumes in-12, worn contemporary half-basane. First edition. 4 frontispieces. 7) Petit-Jacques and Georgette, or the Little Mountain Children of Auvergne. Paris, Maradan, Parket, Blanchon, 1791. 4 volumes in 2 in-12 volumes, in period light-coloured half-basane. 4 frontispieces. 3 leaves repaired in volume 2. 8) Cœlina, or The Child of Mystery. Paris, Le Prieur, Year 7 (1799). 6 tomes in 3 in-12 volumes, contemporary sheepskin. First edition. 6 frontispieces by Binet. A copy belonging to André Breton, bearing his tamanoir bookplate designed by Salvador Dalí.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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