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three red books sitting on top of a table next to each other
Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

Estimate €30 - €60
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Description
3 volumes: - LACROIX (Paul). The 18th Century: Institutions, Customs and Costumes. France, 1700–1789. An illustrated work... Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1875, a substantial volume in large 8vo, VIII pp. – 520 pp. – 53 plates, including 21 in colour. Publisher’s red percaline binding, covers and spine covered with a dense gold Rococo decoration, gold-edged pages. - Scattered light foxing, hinges very slightly stretched. - LARCHEY (Lorédan). History of the Noble Lord of Bayard, composed by the Loyal Servant. An edition adapted to modern French with an introduction, notes and explanations... Paris, Hachette, 1882, a substantial volume in large 8vo, 2 folios–XVI pp.–540 pp.–13 plates. Cherry-coloured half-basane, ribbed spine, gilt fleurons. (Contemporary binding). Frontispiece portrait, 11 chromolithographs as inserts, double-page colour map. - GUENIN (Eugène). New France. Paris, Hachette, 1900, large 8vo, 414 pp. – 1 folio – 10 plates included in the pagination. Publisher’s red cloth binding, black and gold floral decoration on the front cover, spine similarly decorated, medallion on the back cover, gilt edges. - Cardboard binding slightly faded, paper slightly and evenly yellowed; the plates, on coated paper, are in good condition. A history of Canada illustrated with 5 maps, 10 compositions by Bombled, and numerous vignettes or full-page illustrations in black.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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