242 - 7 works, 17 volumes:
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7 works, 17 volumes: - [COLLECTIVE]. King Albert’s Book. A tribute to the Belgian king and people from prominent men and women throughout the world. London, The Daily Telegraph, (1914), in-4, 187 pp. – 25 plates. Publisher’s binding in decorated ivory-coloured cloth. - Cardboard binding slightly soiled, traces of damp on the back cover, scattered light foxing inside. - LERMINA (Jules). Histoire de Cent ans. 1789–1848–1870. Paris, Boulanger, (c.1872), 3 volumes, large 8vo. Brown half-shagreen, gilt fleurons, gilt edges. (Contemporary bindings). - Heavy foxing. Chromolithographed title page, 13 fold-out plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text. - [Bibliography] - Essays presented to Emile Chatelain… by his pupils and friends. Paris, Champion, 1910, quarto, XVI pp. – 668 pp. – 1 folio – 36 plates. Bronze half-chagrin, corners, ribbed spine, fleurons. (Contemporary binding). - Copy belonging to Charles Dejob, professor of literature. Portrait and 35 plates printed in heliogravure (3 duplicates). Printed in an edition of 501 copies reserved for subscribers. - MANTEYER (Georges de). The False Louis XVIIs. The Naundorff novel and the life of Carl Werg... A collection of seven hundred documents drawn from the archives of Germany and France (1774–1920). Paris, Gamber, 1926, 2 volumes, large 8vo, 640 pp. – 2 folios – pp. 641 to 1274–1 folio – 16 plates & 1 table. Havana-coloured half-chagrin, ribbed spine, trimmed, original cover boards preserved. – A fine, fresh copy. First edition. – AUNAY (Alfred d.’) and Emile FAURE. A History of Two Years. (1870–1871). Paris, Chartier, 1872–1874, 4 volumes, large 8vo, 512 pp. – 509 pp. – 1 folio – 510 pp. – 1 folio. - 510 pp. – 1 folio – 64 plates. Green half-basane, plain spines, gilt fillets and titles, marbled edges. (Contemporary bindings). - Volume 1 is dated 1874, the second 1872, and the last two 1873; no mention of the edition. A few scattered foxing spots; some scuffs on the spines. - MOURRE (Michel). Dictionary of Universal History. Editions Universitaires, Cercle du Bibliophile, (circa 1970), 4 volumes in-8. Publisher’s bottle-green imitation leather bindings, ‘à la Grolier’ interlaced decoration on the covers and spines. - Very good condition. - LAMARTINE (A. de). *Le Conseiller du Peuple*. First year (1849) [Second year (1850)]. Paris, Administration, 1849–1850, 2 volumes in-8, 2ff.–588pp. (pagination errors) – 2ff.–456pp. Contemporary aubergine half-basane, plain spines. - Without the two supplementary issues offered as a bonus: ‘Geneviève, histoire d’une servante’ and ‘Le passé, le présent, l’avenir de la république’. Two split clasps, spine slightly rubbed.

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242 - 7 works, 17 volumes: See original version (French)

242 - 7 works, 17 volumes:
See original version (French)