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63 - Musset at the Concours Général.
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Musset at the Concours Général. BELIN - ROCHE. Annals of the Concours Généraux, Part Three, or a collection of all the essays awarded third prize at the University’s Concours Généraux up to 1826... Paris, Hachette, 1826, 8vo, VIII–135 pp. – 105 pp. – 97 pp. – 113 pp. Paperback, plain slipcover, label. (As published). Minor foxing throughout the volume. Latin translations; essays; Latin verses; Greek translations set in the general examinations from 1805 to 1826. Some of the candidates went on to become famous: Victor Cousin; de Wailly; L.-A. Blanqui; the Duke of Chartres; Alfred de Musset (6th in the Latin translation in 1824); Alphonse Karr; Littré; Quicherat; Eugène Scribe; Sainte-Beuve… For some of them, their examination papers can only be found in this volume.
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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