HISTORY. A beautiful set of 33 works (24 volumes) bound in t - Lot 205

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HISTORY. A beautiful set of 33 works (24 volumes) bound in t - Lot 205
HISTORY. A beautiful set of 33 works (24 volumes) bound in the 19th and 20th centuries: - KLEINE (Emile). The Agricultural, Industrial, and Commercial World. Paris, Pigoreau, (circa 1880), in-12, 2ff.-665pp. Publisher’s red cloth. - Foxing spots. - PIC (Ulysse). Gallic Letters on the Men and Matters of Contemporary Politics. Biography of the author. The Vicissitudes and Adventures of the Yellow Dwarf. Paris, Faure, 1865, in-12, XLIII pp.—313 pp. Contemporary wine-colored half-percaline binding. - Waterstains. First edition in volume form. - TALMEYR (Maurice). The End of a Society. Houses of Illusion. Paris, Juven, 1906, in-12, VIII pp.—285 pp.—1 folio. Mustard-colored half-cloth binding of the period, title label, cover preserved. First edition. An Investigation into Prostitution. - PELLET (Marcellin). Elysée Loustallot and the Paris Revolutions. (July–September 1790). Paris, Le Chevalier, 1872, in-12, 2 folios–308 pp. Contemporary green grained half-percale. - Simple binding. Some foxing or soiling. - DENVIGNES (General). What I Saw and Heard in Germany. War or Peace? Preface by André Michelin. Paris, Tallandier, (1927), in-12, 318 pp.—1 folio. Contemporary green grained half-basane, front cover. - BRISSON (Adolphe). The Prophets. Preface by Pierre Baudin. Paris, Flammarion, Tallandier, (1903), in-12, 2ff.—Xpp.—379pp.—27 plates of photographic portraits, as inserts. Contemporary green half-basane binding, ribbed spine, gilt fleurons. - Spine slightly faded, a few rare foxing spots. - DESPOIS (Eugène). Revolutionary Vandalism. Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Foundations of the Convention. Paris, Baillière, 1868, 12mo, VIII pp.—380 pp. Bound in fawn-colored long-grain half-shagreen, smooth spine, cover preserved. - A few rare pinholes. (Contemporary History Library Collection). - [MERMEIX (Gabriel TERRAIL, known as...)]. Behind the Scenes of Boulangism. Revised and expanded with several unpublished chapters and a preface by Mermeix. Paris, Cerf, 1890, 12mo, XV pp. – 379 pp. Contemporary binding in ultramarine half-shagreen, corners, ribbed spine, decorated panels, gilt head. - Well-bound copy. Paper uniformly yellowed. - HOSKEN WOODWARD (Emma). Men, Women, and Progress. London, Dulau, 1885, in-8, VI pp. – 1 f. – 393 pp. Publisher’s brick-red cloth cardboard binding, decorated. - Uncut copy, a few light foxing spots. - NOLHAC (Pierre de). Studies on the Court of France. Madame de Pompadour and Politics According to New Documents. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1928, in-12 (11.5 x 18.5 cm), 2 folios, 358 pages. Bound in contemporary marbled caramel half-basane, ribbed spine; cover and spine preserved. - Volume in good condition. - BIRE (Edmond). Paris in 1793. Paris, Gervais, 1888, in-12, XII pp.—400 pages. Bound in contemporary havana-colored half-shagreen. - Light foxing throughout the volume. First edition. - BERTRAND (Louis). History of Spain. Paris, Fayard, 1932, in-8, 519 pages. Contemporary half-maroquin binding with an ultramarine band, spine with 4 raised bands, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved. - One of 120 copies on pure-thread, 3° paper. Very fresh. First edition. - MARICOURT (Baron André de). Louise-Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon Penthièvre, Duchess of Orléans. Her Youth. The Duke of Penthièvre. The Palais-Royal. The Separation. (1753–1791). Paris, Emile-Paul frères, 1913, in-8, XIX pp.—329 pp. - Photogravure portrait. Contemporary Bradel-style binding in wine-colored half-cloth, corners, title label, cover intact. - Ex-libris. Volume in good condition. - FALLOUX (Alfred, Count of). Louis XVI. Paris, Sagnier et Bray, 1852, in-12, XII pp., 419 pages. Contemporary khaki-colored glossy half-calf binding, smooth spine, gold fillet decoration, title label, marbled edges. - Well bound, a few very faint foxing spots on the first and last leaves. - CABANES (Dr.). The Hereditary Disease. The Descendants of Charles V. Paris, Michel, (1926), small 8vo, 2 folios–379 pages—63 black-and-white reproductions of documents, as vignettes or full-page illustrations. Contemporary caramel-colored half-calf binding, smooth spine, title label, gold rocaille running lengthwise, gilt head, original cover preserved. - A fresh and well-bound volume. - LENOTRE (G.). Old Houses, Old Papers. Third Series. Paris, Perrin, 1906, small 8vo, 3 leaves–399 pp.–1 leaf– A few reproductions. Later blue half-cloth binding. - Modest binding, with volume number indicated. - VEDEL (Cdt. Emile). On Our Front Lines. Paris, Plon, 1918, in-12, 2ff.-319pp.- 2 maps. Bradel-style cardboard binding with laid paper cover. - Margins slightly yellowed. - MERMEIX (Gabriel TERRAIL, known as...). The Rally and French Action. Paris, Fayard, (1927), in-12, 478 pp., 1 folio. Red half-cloth. - MERMEIX (Gabriel TERRAIL, known as...). The Secret Negotiations and the Four Armistices with Supporting Documents. Paris, Ollendorff, (1921), 12mo, 355 pp. Contemporary red half-cloth. - Rel
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