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120 - ENGLISH DARK NOVELS. A collection of 11 works by various aut…
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ENGLISH DARK NOVELS. A collection of 11 works by various authors. 25 volumes in total. 1) WALPOLE (Horace). The Castle of Otranto. A Gothic Tale. Paris, Rochette, 1798. In-16, contemporary sheepskin. Frontispiece by Binet. 2) LEWIS (Matthew Gregory). *The Monk*… Paris, Maradan, 1811. 4 volumes in-16, contemporary half-sheepskin. 4 frontispieces. 3) MOORE (George). *Grasville Abbey*. Paris, Maradan, 1798. 4 tomes in 2 in-16 volumes, contemporary half-basane. 4 illustrations by Challiou. Oberlé 43. 4) CAZENOVE D’ARLENS (Countess). The Orphans of Flower-Garden… Paris, Lepetit, Year VII (1799). 4 tomes in 2 volumes in-16, contemporary half-basane. 4 frontispieces. 5) MOORE (John). Zelucco, or Vice Finds Its Own Punishment. Paris, Lepetit, 1796. 4 tomes in 2 volumes in-16, contemporary half-basane. 4 frontispieces. 6) ARBLEY (Frances BURNEY). Cecilia, or The Memoirs of an Heiress. Paris, Devaux, Year III (1794). 7 volumes in-16, contemporary half-basane with corner pieces. 7 frontispieces. 7) WEST (Jane). The Church of Saint-Siffrid. Translated by L. F. Bertin. Paris: Maradan, Year VIII. 5 tomes in 3 volumes in-16, contemporary half-basane. 5 frontispieces. Bound together with volume 5: *Rosabelle, or The Welsh Cave*. Paris: Ancelle, Year VII. 8) [ANONYMOUS]. Albert’s Castle or The Walking Skeleton. Translated by Cantwell. Paris, Ancelle, Year VII (1799). 2 volumes in one in-16 volume, in contemporary half-basane. 2 frontispieces. Mylne Martin, 99.7. 9) [ANONYMOUS]. The Midnight Bell. Paris, Maradan, Year VII. 3 volumes in one in-16 volume, contemporary half-basane. 3 frontispieces. 10) REEVE (Clara). Edward, or The Ghost of the Castle. Paris, Marchands de Nouveautes, Year VIII. 3 volumes in one 16mo volume, modern half-basane. 3 frontispieces. 11) [ANONYMOUS]. Emma, or The Child of Misfortune. Paris, n.p., 1797. 2 volumes in one in-16 volume, in decorated sheepskin of the period. 2 frontispieces. Translated by Mademoiselle Haudry.
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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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