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286 - PRE-ORIGINAL SERIALISED EDITIONS.
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PRE-ORIGINAL SERIALISED EDITIONS. 5 volumes comprising episodes of novels or short stories cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse*. - DUMAS (Alexandre), Honoré de BALZAC, Eugène SUE and VARIOUS AUTHORS. [Pre-original editions]. Compiled collection of press cuttings: literary works published in instalments in the daily newspaper La Presse. Paris, the daily newspaper *La Presse*, (1840)–(1841), oblong 8vo (31 x 18 cm), unpaginated. Bound in contemporary fawn half-basane, with a composite title and volume number on the spine. - Binding shows some signs of wear; the first and last leaves are creased (no paper missing). A collection comprising episodes from novels or short stories cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse* from 22 December 1840 onwards. Eugène Sue: *Mathilde, Mémoires d’une jeune femme* (to be published in six volumes by Gosselin in 1841). Honorine, by Balzac; Alexandre Dumas: An Alchemist in the Nineteenth Century (24–27 November); Sylvandire (3 January–25 February); Bernard, a story for hunters (19–22 December). This collection also includes the *Memoirs of Chodruc-Duclos* by Arago and Gouin; *A Husband*, by the Countess Dash; *Julien*, by Daniel Stern; *Hervé*, by the same author; *The Chevalier de Charny* by Roger de Beauvoir; and various other pieces... - BALZAC (Honoré de), Théophile GAUTIER, Eugène SUE, Alexandre DUMAS and VARIOUS AUTHORS. [Pre-first editions]. A collection of literary pieces originally serialised in the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Paris, *La Presse* daily newspaper, (circa 1840), oblong 8vo (31 x 18 cm), unpaginated. Bound in contemporary fawn half-basane, with a false title and volume number on the spine. - Lower part of the spine torn off, hinges slightly stretched. A collection comprising episodes from novels or short stories cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Balzac: ‘How Small Newspapers Are Made’ (3 pages, extract from *Le Grand homme de province*), ‘Les Français, l’épicier’ (2 pages); Custine: ‘Ethel’ (3 pages); Th. Gautier: ‘Théâtre de la Renaissance, La Fête des fous, La Fée aux perles’ (theatre review, 1 page); Eugène Sue: ‘Arthur’ (with an introduction by Théophile Gautier); A. Dumas: ‘La Chasse au Chastre’ (the final chapter is missing). Various other pieces (substantial contributions by Henry Berthoud and Méry, as well as by Mrs Charles Reynaud (Mademoiselle de Chazeuil); etc.). - GAUTIER (Théophile) and VARIOUS AUTHORS. [Serialised in *La Presse*]. A collection of literary pieces, articles of literary criticism and essays originally serialised in the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Paris, *La Presse* daily newspaper, (circa 1840–42), oblong 8vo (31 x 18 cm), unpaginated. Contemporary half-fawn sheepskin binding, with a faux title and volume number on the spine. – Interior in good condition, inner hinge slightly stretched, first few pages creased. A collection comprising critical articles and news items cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Th. Gautier (several pieces of theatre criticism, a review of *Les Français peints par eux-mêmes*; *Sur les chemins, lettres d’un feuilletoniste*...) ; Hugo: ‘The Rhine, twenty-fifth letter’ (pre-publication version); Nodier: ‘History of the Military Vendée by Mr J. Crétineau-Joly’; Jules Janin: ‘The King’; Frédéric Soulié; Sophie Gay; the Count of Girardin; Henry Berthoud; Custine; Norvins; Blanqui; Frédéric Thomas; Pelletan; Charlotte de Sor; A. Karr; F. Wey; etc. - DUMAS (Alexandre) and Théophile GAUTIER. [Serialised in *La Presse*]. A collection of literary pieces originally serialised in the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Paris, *La Presse* daily newspaper, (circa 1840), oblong 8vo (31 x 18 cm), unpaginated. Bound in contemporary binding. - Binding worn, spine leather missing, laid paper detached, hinges stretched; the interior is in good condition. Collection comprising articles cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Alexandre Dumas: ‘A Chamois Hunt’ (3 pages); ‘Une nuit de Néron’; ‘La Maison des fous de Palerme’; ‘Mœurs et anecdotes siciliennes’; Th. Gautier: ‘Le nouveau Gaspard Hauser’; ‘Jeunesse de Napoléon Bonaparte’; ‘Napoléon à Moscou’; J. Janin: “The Street urchin of Paris”. – Various pieces: Henry Berthoud (substantial contribution), Frédéric Soulié, Méry, Gozlan, Sophie Gay… – GAUTIER (Théophile) and VARIOUS AUTHORS. [Serialised in *La Presse*]. A collection of art criticism articles originally serialised in the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Paris, *La Presse* daily newspaper, (1840), oblong 8vo (31 x 18 cm), unpaginated. Contemporary half-fawn sheepskin binding, false title label on the spine. – A small corner stain on the last few leaves; otherwise a good copy. A collection comprising articles on art criticism and scientific news cut out from the daily newspaper *La Presse*. Th. Gautier: ‘Fine Arts. On Modern Costume’; ‘On Glass Painting’; ‘The Historical Museum of Versailles’; ‘The Pediment of the Panthéon’; ‘The dome of the Madeleine’; ‘Statues on the Place de la Concorde’; ‘The 1840 Salon’; etc. – A significant contribution from Jules Pelletan (scientific reviews, first part of the volume), as well as from Daniel Stern and H.
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