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LOUVET DE COUVRAY (J.-B.). THE ROMANCES OF THE CHEVALIER DE …
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LOUVET DE COUVRAY (J.-B.). THE ROMANCES OF THE CHEVALIER DE …
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Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
LOUVET DE COUVRAY (J.-B.). THE ROMANCES OF THE CHEVALIER DE FAUBLAS. Paris: Tardieu, 1821. Four volumes in 8vo, in marbled fawn sheepskin, with gilt garland framing on the covers, a smooth, compartmentalised and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in red and green leather, and marbled edges (contemporary binding). Scattered foxing, small wormholes on the spines, water damage to the first 12 folios of volume IV. ILLUSTRATED EDITION of this libertine novel, the darker third part of which foreshadows the noir novel. It contains 8 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, including 4 as frontispieces in each volume, drawn by Collin, a pupil of Girodet.
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