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292 - STYLE, THE BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE, RHETORIC.
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STYLE, THE BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE, RHETORIC. A collection of 8 works in 10 in-12 volumes. 1) *Le Secrétaire des secrétaires* or *Le Trésor de la plume française*, containing instructions on how to compose... Rouen, A. Ouyn, 1626; in-12, contemporary vellum. 2) *Le Nouveau secrétaire du cabinet* containing letters on various subjects, together with instructions on how to address them properly... Paris, Th. Legras, 1739; 12mo, contemporary brown calf. 3) [ALEMAND (Louis Augustin)]. New Observations, or The French Civil War over Language. Paris, J. B. Langlois, 1688; 12mo, contemporary brown calf. 4) VAUGELAS. Remarks on the French Language, Useful to Those Who Wish to Speak and Write Well. Paris, by the Society, 1678; contemporary calfskin, frontispiece. 5) [VAUMORIÈRE (P. d’Ortigue de)]. The Art of Pleasing in Conversation... Paris, Guignard, 1698; contemporary brown calfskin. Frontispiece. Binding restored. 6) MÉNAGE (G.) Observations on the French Language. Paris, C. Barbin, 1672; contemporary brown calfskin bearing the coat of arms of the abbey (destroyed during the Revolution) of Morimond at Parnoy-en-Bassigny (Haute-Marne). 7) [MILLERAN (R.)] The New Secretary of the Court... Paris, Samson, 1758; 2 volumes, glazed light calfskin, gilt roulette framing, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, dotted lines and baskets, title labels in black morocco, marbled edges. (Later binding). 8) Universal Dictionary of Synonyms of the French Language, containing the synonyms of Girard... de Beauzée, Roubaud, D’Alembert, Diderot... Paris, Vve. Dabo, 1824; 2 vols. in worn, grain-textured sheepskin, with foxing.
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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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