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307 - [18TH CENTURY]. A collection of five works published in the …
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[18TH CENTURY]. A collection of five works published in the 18th century. 9 volumes. 1) BOURSAULT (Edme). *Le Prince de Condé*, a historical novel... Paris, Didot l’aîné, 1792. 2 tomes in a single in-12 volume, havana calfskin, with gold thread edging and embossed lace, plain decorated spine, marbled edges (Early 19th-century binding). A reprint of a 17th-century novel, with extensive notes and explanations.  2) LUSSAN (Marguerite de). Annales galantes de la Cour de Henri Second. Amsterdam, Desbordes, 1749. 2 volumes in-12, contemporary marbled calf. First edition. 3) LUSSAN (Marguerite de). Anecdotes from the Court of Francis I. London, Nours, 1748. 3 volumes in-12, decorated half-basane (Early 19th-century binding). First edition. From the Bauffremont Library, with bookplate. 4) MONTEMAYOR. *Le Roman espagnol* or a new translation of *La Diane* written in Spanish. Paris, Briasson, 1735. 12mo, contemporary calfskin. Translation by Levayer de Marsilly of the famous 16th-century novel. 5) ORTUÑEZ de CALAHORRA (Diego). The Story of the Knight of the Sun, his brother Rosiclair and their descendants. A free and abridged translation from the Spanish… Amsterdam and Paris, Pissot, 1780. 2 volumes, 12mo, contemporary calfskin, spines decorated with a coat of arms. The coat of arms (tower) is undoubtedly that of Charles-Michel, Marquis de Villette, a friend of Voltaire. Olivier. 2403.
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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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