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181 - Normandy – KARR (Alphonse). Histoires normandes. Paris, Libr…
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Normandy – KARR (Alphonse). Histoires normandes. Paris, Librairie Nouvelle, 1855. In-18, [2] leaves, 308 pp. in red half-shagreen, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). J.M. bookplate. First edition. Complete with the 7-page bookseller’s catalogue at the end, beginning with a significant editorial statement. Foxing. (Talvart & Place X 231.) Also included is the second edition of 1856 of the same work (with foxing), 18mo in thick brown half-basane. Also included, by the same author: *Midi à quatorze heures*. Paris, Didier, 1853. 18mo, Bradel binding in red marbled half-percale, title page. First edition of this novel set in Honfleur.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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