193 - 14 bound volumes from the 18th century.
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Estimate €80 - €150

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14 bound volumes from the 18th century. - VERTOT (René Aubert, Abbé de). History of the revolutions that took place in the government of the Roman Republic. New edition. Avignon, Aubanel, 1800, 2 volumes in-12, 1f.-408pp. – 1f.-352pp. Marbled fawn sheepskin, ornate ribbed spine, title labels, red edges. (Contemporary bindings). - Handwritten bookplate on the title pages: Baget du Montelle (or Moutelle). A slightly rubbed cap, split hinges. - AMELOT DE LA HOUSSAYE (Nicolas) (1634–1669). Historical, Political, Critical and Literary Memoirs. Work printed from the author’s own manuscript. Amsterdam, Le Cène, 1731, 2 volumes in-12, 561pp. – 462pp.–11ff. unnumbered. Brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title labels, red edges. (Contemporary bindings). – Two of the last leaves of vol. 1 mistakenly placed at the end of vol. 2. Faded bindings, paper slightly yellowed. – AGUESSEAU (Henri-François, Chancellor of). Speeches and Miscellaneous Works. New edition, expanded to include several speeches and his Instructions to his son. Paris, Les Libraires Associés, 1771, 2 volumes in-12, 2ff.-CLXVIII-388pp. - 2ff.-516pp. Contemporary bindings in root-patterned fawn sheepskin, spined with decorative raised bands, title labels, marbled edges. - Upper cap of volume I torn off, the others worn; corners and hinges rubbed; paper slightly yellowed in places. - [VERJUS (Antoine)]. The Life of St Francis de Borgia. Third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Lyon, Molin, 1691, 2 volumes in-12, 11ff. unnumbered–429pp.–1 blank folio–11ff. unnumbered – 1 folio (title page)-481 pp.-10 unnumbered folios. Contemporary bindings in fawn-coloured, grained sheepskin, ribbed spines, compartments with gilt fillets decorated with small flowers, palmettes and small gilt ironwork, title labels, marbled edges. - A fine copy. - JOLI (Guy). Memoirs of Guy Joli. Followed by a treatise concerning Cardinal de Retz… and memoirs of the Duchess of Nemours. New edition, thoroughly revised and corrected. Geneva, Fabry & Barillot, 1777, 2 volumes in-12, 501pp. – 489pp. Marbled fawn calfskin, smooth, decorated spines, red title labels, red edges. (Contemporary bindings). – Spines very slightly faded, minor damage to the cap and upper joints of volume 2, two rubbed corners. – [RICHARD (René)]. The True Story of Father Joseph, a Capuchin, Appointed a Cardinal; Containing the Anecdotal History of Cardinal Richelieu. New expanded edition. At Saint Jean de Mauriene. [Paris, Butler], 1750, 2 volumes in-12, 1f.-VIII-362pp. – 1f.-359pp.-43pp. Marbled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red title labels, red edges. (Contemporary bindings). – Corners slightly worn, otherwise a fine copy. – GIRARD (the Abbé). French Synonyms. Their various meanings, and the choice one must make to speak accurately... New edition, considerably expanded… enriched… by Mr Beauzée… Followed by *Prosodie Françoise*, 1767 edition, and *Essais de Grammaire*, by the Abbé d’Olivet. Lyon, Ballanche & Barret, Year IX (1801), 2 volumes in-12, XVI-462pp. – 432pp. Contemporary marbled fawn sheepskin bindings, with smooth, decorated spines. - A few minor flaws. Abbé Gabriel Girard, elected to the Académie Française in 1744, was born in Montferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) in 1677.

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193 - 14 bound volumes from the 18th century. See original version (French)

193 - 14 bound volumes from the 18th century.
See original version (French)