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276 - [ANCIENT LITERATURE]. A collection of 5 works in 7 quarto vo…
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[ANCIENT LITERATURE]. A collection of 5 works in 7 quarto volumes, bound in full or half-leather in chagrin or red morocco.  THE STORY OF THE CHÂTELAIN OF COUCY and the Lady of Fayel, published from the manuscript in the King’s Library and translated into French by G. A. Crapelet. Paris, Renouard, Crapelet, 1829. Full red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and scrolls, gilt interior lace (Capé). THE SONG OF ROLAND: critical text accompanied by a new translation and preceded by a historical introduction by Léon Gautier. Tours, Mame, 1872. 2 volumes, red half-shagreen with corner pieces, gilt fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and arabesques, gilt edges. Etchings by Chifflart and V. Foulquier. JOINVILLE (Jean, Lord of). *History of Saint Louis*, *Credo* and *Letter to Louis X*. Translated by Natalis de Wailly. Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1874. Red half-shagreen with corner pieces, gilt fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and arabesques, gilt head. Beautiful headbands, initials and tailpieces in black, and chromolithographic plates. VILLEHARDOUIN (Geoffroy de). The Conquest of Constantinople, with the continuation by Henri de Valenciennes. Original text accompanied by a translation by Natalis de Wailly. Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1874. Red half-chagrin binding with corner caps, gilt fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and arabesques, gilt headband. Black in-text ornamentation, colour frontispiece and fold-out map. DANTIER (Alphonse). Women in Christian Society. Illustrated with 4 photogravures and 200 woodcuts based on masterpieces of art. Paris, Firmin Didot et Cie, 1879. 2 volumes, red half-shagreen with corner pieces, gilt fillets, smooth spines decorated with a rich gilt interlaced design framed by gilt fillets (publisher’s binding).
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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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