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3 - Classical works of French literature, 18th to 20th centuries
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Estimate €500 - €800
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Classical works of French literature, 18th to 20th centuries A collection of 49 publications, some of which are first editions Jules Renard *La Bigote*, a comedy in two acts Paris, Librairie P. Ollendorff, 1910 First edition Half-shagreen binding signed ‘Moens, bookbinder in Paris’, 20 x 15 cm Jules Renard *Le Vigneron dans sa vigne* Paris, Mercure de France, 1901 First edition Half-chagrin binding signed ‘Moens, bookbinder in Paris’, 19 x 12 cm Jules Renard Comedies The Pleasure of Breaking Up; The Family Loaf Poil de Carotte; Monsieur Vernet Paris, Librairie P. Ollendorff, 1904 First edition ½ shagreen binding by Moens, bookbinder in Paris, 19 x 12 cm Comte de Mirabeau Original letters written from the keep at Vincennes during the years 1777, 78, 79, 80 Paris, Garnery, 1792 First edition, 4 volumes Marbled sheepskin binding (épidermures), plain spine with decoration, title and volume number labels in red morocco 20 x 13 cm Jules Renard La Maîtresse Drawings by F. Vallotton Paris, H. Simonis Empis, 1896 First edition ½ shagreen binding signed by Moens, bookbinder in Paris 19 x 12 cm Frédéric Mistral *Mirèio*, a Provençal poem Paris, Charpentier, 1903 Hardback, 19 x 12.5 cm Charles Baudelaire Les fleurs du mal Critical edition with an appendix and a bibliographical introduction by Pierre Dufay Paris, Librairie des bibliophiles parisiens, 1917 Half-maroquin binding with vertical stripes, ribbed spine (signs of wear) 20 x 14 cm Edmond Rostand *La Samaritaine*, a gospel in three scenes, in verse Paris, Charpentier and Fasquelle, 1905 Half-chagrin binding signed ‘Moens, bookbinder in Paris’, 20 x 14 cm Edmond Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac, a play in four acts, in verse Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1910 Half-chagrin binding signed ‘Moens, bookbinder in Paris’, 20 x 14 cm Alphonse Daudet L’Arlésienne, a play in three acts and five scenes Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, undated Full shagreen binding, 18.5 x 12 cm Alphonse Daudet Works by Alphonse Daudet Fictitious collection: *Port-Tarascon*; *Numa Roumestan*; *Le petit chose*, *Promont jeune* and *Risler aîné* Paris, Fayard, undated Half-shagreen binding, 23 x 14 cm Etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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