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300 - [19th CENTURY]. A collection of 6 works.
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[19th CENTURY]. A collection of 6 works. Set of 15 volumes, in-8. SAINTE-BEUVE (C.-A.). A Historical and Critical Survey of French Poetry and French Theatre in the Sixteenth Century. Paris, Raymond-Bocquet, 1838. 2 volumes in-8, bound in half-box covers with edged slipcase (modern binding). FOUINET (E.). *La Caravane des Morts*. Paris, Masson, 1836. 2 in-8 volumes, green half-percaline Bradel binding with gilt corners, gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt head (modern binding). DASH (the Countess). Madame la Princesse de Conti. Paris, Desessart, 1846. 2 volumes in-8, green half-calf, gilt fillet framing, smooth spine with faux raised bands in gilt fillets, gilt title, yellow edges (contemporary binding). From the library of Prince Moritz DIETRICHSTEIN (1775–1864), with bookplate; tutor to the Prince of Reichstadt (Napoleon II, known as ‘the Eaglet’). JACOB [Paul LACROIX, known as ‘the Bibliophile’]. The Adventures of the Great Balzac, a comic tale from the time of Louis XIII. Paris, Dumont, 1838. 2 volumes in-8, green half-calf, gilt fillet edging, plain spine with faux raised bands in gilt fillets, gilt title, yellow edges (contemporary binding). Same condition and provenance as the previous item. DINOCOURT (Th.). *La Cour des miracles*. Paris, Vimont, 1832. 2 volumes, 8vo, in contemporary light-coloured half-basane. Binding worn. TOUCHARD-LAFOSSE. *Chroniques de l’Œil-de-Bœuf*. Paris, Rouff, n.d. [c. 1890]. 5 volumes in-8, contemporary red half-percale Bradel 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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