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several books are lined up in a row on a white surfacean open book on a white surface with a black and white titlesomeone is holding a book open on a white surfacean old book with a picture of a man on a horsean open book with a black and white drawing of a man and a woman sitting on a benchan open book on a white surface with a black and white titletwo men sitting at a table talking to each othera book open on a table with a picture of a rosean old book with a picture of a man and a woman in a forestan open book with a drawing of a man on itan old book with a drawing of a baby in a criban open book sitting on top of a table next to a cup of coffeeillustration of an old book with a picture of a man and a woman standing in front of a crowd of peoplean open book sitting on top of a white tablean open book with a picture of two people in itsomeone is holding a book open to a picture of a castle
Maître Paul PASTAUD

522 - [Bibliothèque Rose]. Set of 9 titles from the ‘Bibliothèque …
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Estimate €50 - €100
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[Bibliothèque Rose]. Set of 9 titles from the ‘Bibliothèque Rose illustrée’ collection on China. Paris, Hachette. 9 vols. in small 8vo (18.5 x 12.5 cm), including 2 vols. in half-cloth with corner pieces, plain spines with decorative detailing, title labels, and 7 vols. in red half-maroquin, spines with decorative raised bands, gilt heads (contemporary bindings). Including: - STOLZ (Mme de), *Les Poches de mon oncle*, illustrated with 20 vignettes by Bertall, 1874. Covers preserved, foxing. - GOURAUD (Julie), *Les Enfants de la ferme*, illustrated with 59 vignettes by Émile Bayard, 1874. Covers preserved, scattered foxing. - STOLZ (Madame de), *Le Secret de Laurent*, illustrated with 32 vignettes by Sahib, 1878. - MARTIGNAT (Mademoiselle de), *L’Oncle Boni*, illustrated with 42 vignettes drawn by C. Gilbert, 1880. - GÉRARD (André), *Petite Rose grande Jeanne*, illustrated with 28 woodcut vignettes by C. Gilbert, 1882. - STOLZ (Mme de), *Les Deux André*, illustrated with 45 vignettes by Tofani, 1884. Flecks of foxing on a few folios. - STOLZ (Mme de), *La Maison Blanche*, illustrated with 36 vignettes by Tofani, 1884. - MARTIGNAT (Madame de), *L’Héritière de Maurivèze*, illustrated with 41 vignettes by V. Poirson, 1884. Foxing on a few leaves. - CARPENTIER (Émillie), *La Tour du preux*, a work illustrated with 60 engravings based on drawings by Tofani, 1886. A few minor scuffs on the bindings; otherwise a fine set on China paper, including 7 volumes in half-maroquin, comprising works by contemporary female authors who were followers and rivals of the Countess of Ségur, the leading figure of the collection. Between 1875 and 1888, Hachette published a number of large-format editions of books from certain popular series, including the ‘Bibliothèque rose illustrée’; these were produced as paperbacks.
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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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