Louÿs,Valéry,Boysleve,Rabelais,Verlaine,Villon,Baudelaire,Racine,Molière,La Fontaine etc. - Aphrodite,Port Tarascon,Leçons d'amour dans un parc,Gargantua,Chansons de Bilitis etc. - 1860-1950
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Lot of 35 French-language paperbacks, many numbered and some first editions, with authors such as Louÿs, Valéry, Boysleve, Rabelais, Verlaine, Villon, Baudelaire, Racine, Molière and La Fontaine and titles including Aphrodite, Port Tarascon, Leçons d'amour dans un parc, Gargantua and Chansons de Bilitis, in sizes 15x10 cm, 20x15 cm and folio, with soft covers and occasional colour illustrations, overall in reasonable condition.
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Set of 35 paperback volumes by French authors, many numbered, a few in original editions, most illustrated in black and color by artists such as Bruyer, Jacques Grange, Brunneleschi, Schem, Myrbach, Rossi, etc.
Size: 15x10 cm, 20x15 cm and folio. about 7500 pages. 17 kg (packaging included).
Overall condition satisfactory, wear and rubbing on corners, edges, spine and covers, some bindings and spines slightly split, some covers slightly detached, some light handling stains (not serious) on the binding and interior (not serious).
Fine collection of literature and poetry, with 2 author inscriptions and an author autographed letter (see details below).
Non-exhaustive list / Alphons Daudet: Port Tarascon (EO) - Xavier Camy: Marines (Dedication) - Boylesve: Leçons d'amour dans un parc - Pierre Louÿs: Aphrodite - Paul Valéry: Sémiramis - Rabelais: Gargantua - Alfred de Musset (in a case): Bettine - Verlaine - Ronsard - Benjamin Constant - Les Chansons de Bilitis - François Villon - Baudelaire (Prose Poems) - Dostoevsky - Pushkin, Pietri (Dedication + autographed letter) - Bourget - La Fontaine: Psyché - Molière: Théâtre (2/2) - Racine: Théâtre (4/4) - Roland Dorgelès: Les Croix de Bois - La Pléiade etc. etc.
Set of 35 paperback volumes by French authors, many numbered, a few in original editions, most illustrated in black and color by artists such as Bruyer, Jacques Grange, Brunneleschi, Schem, Myrbach, Rossi, etc.
Size: 15x10 cm, 20x15 cm and folio. about 7500 pages. 17 kg (packaging included).
Overall condition satisfactory, wear and rubbing on corners, edges, spine and covers, some bindings and spines slightly split, some covers slightly detached, some light handling stains (not serious) on the binding and interior (not serious).
Fine collection of literature and poetry, with 2 author inscriptions and an author autographed letter (see details below).
Non-exhaustive list / Alphons Daudet: Port Tarascon (EO) - Xavier Camy: Marines (Dedication) - Boylesve: Leçons d'amour dans un parc - Pierre Louÿs: Aphrodite - Paul Valéry: Sémiramis - Rabelais: Gargantua - Alfred de Musset (in a case): Bettine - Verlaine - Ronsard - Benjamin Constant - Les Chansons de Bilitis - François Villon - Baudelaire (Prose Poems) - Dostoevsky - Pushkin, Pietri (Dedication + autographed letter) - Bourget - La Fontaine: Psyché - Molière: Théâtre (2/2) - Racine: Théâtre (4/4) - Roland Dorgelès: Les Croix de Bois - La Pléiade etc. etc.
Details
Number of books
35
Subject
Literature, Poetry, Theatre
Book title
Aphrodite,Port Tarascon,Leçons d'amour dans un parc,Gargantua,Chansons de Bilitis etc.
Author/ Illustrator
Louÿs,Valéry,Boysleve,Rabelais,Verlaine,Villon,Baudelaire,Racine,Molière,La Fontaine etc.
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1860
Publication year youngest item
1950
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Edition Thus, Limited edition, Numbered edition, Reprint
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Cité des Livres,Crés,Gallimard,Dentu,Calmann Lévy, Moulin de Pen Mur, Rombaldi etc.
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Hand coloured illustrations, Inscribed by author, Tipped in plates
Number of pages
7500
