ORIGINAL UNIQUE ANTIQUE LOT OF 11 FRENCH VOLUMES FROM THE MID 1800’S TO EARLY 19^TH CENTURY. This venerated French lot contains the works of France’s most prominent writers such as Asse, Pouthas, Faguet, Houssaye, M. Bondois, M. Suard, Latour, Sainte-Beuve, and Falconer. With renowned French figures, such as Mme. De La Fayette, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Madame de Sevigne, Le Marechal De Bassompierre, Jean de la Fontaine, these works were all published in Paris and retain their historical significance. Subject matter includes: memoirs, French women, philosophy, poetry, history, theatre, painting, and art. Valued over a thousand dollars on international databases, this lot is truly a worthy acquisition indeed.

1890 PRINTING OF MÉMOIRES DE MME DE LA FAYETTE BY EUGÈNE ASSE. This beautiful book was published in Paris,1890, Librairie des Bibliophiles, by D. Jouast and includes 300 pages including index + table.

1934 PRINTING OF “UNE FAMILE DE BOURGEOISIE FRANÇAISE DE LOUIS XIV À NAPOLÉON” BY CHARLES H. POUTHAS, published in Paris, Librairie Felix Alcan  and includes 205 pages with name index + table of contents and notes.

1910 PRINTING OF “MADAME DE SEVIGNE” BY EMILE FAGUET,  published in Paris, Editions D’Art et de Litterature with 201+pages and illustrations.

1890 PRINTING OF “MEMOIRES DE MME DE LA FAYETTE PUBLIES AVEC PREFACE, NOTES, ET TABLES” BY EUGENE ASSE. Published in Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles with 300 + pages.

1845 PRINTING OF “GALERIE DE PORTRAITS-Le Dix-Huitieme Siece, Les Poetes et les Philosophes, La Cour et le Theatre, La Peinture-Nouvelle Edition” BY BY ARSENE HOUSSAYE. Published in Paris, Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur with 459 pages.  

1925 PRINTING OF “LE MARECHAL DE BASSOMPIERRE” BY PAUL-M. BONDOIS. Published in Paris by Albin Michel with 480 pages plus MANY illustrations. About the book: Bassompiere assisted Marie de Medici in 1614 in her struggle against the nobles, but upon her failure in 1617 remained loyal to King Louis XIII and assisted the royalists when they routed Marie"s supporters at Ponts-de Ce in 1620. His services during the Huguenot rising of 1621-1622 won him the dignity of marshal of France. He was with the army of the king during the siege of La Rochelle in 1628, and in 1629 distinguished himself in the campaign against the rebels of Languedoc. He was later entrusted with a number of diplomatic missions to Madrid, Switzerland and London.  

1913 PRINTING OF “LA VIE DE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE” BY LOUIS ROCHE. Published in Paris by Plon-Nourrit with 409 + pages.

1846 PRINTING OF “LETTRES DE MME DE SEVIGNE” BY M. SUARD. Published in Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres with 651 pages.

1896 PRINTING OF “MIRABEAU” BY EDMOND ROUSSE. Published in Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie with 221 + pages.

1927 PRINTING OF “VOLUPTE-Nouvelle Edition, Revue et Corrigee Avec un Appendice Contenant Les Temoignages et Judgements Contemporains” BY SAINTE-BEUVE. Published in Paris by Bibliotheque-Charpentier with 416 pages.

1858 PRINTING OF “OEVRES COMPLETS DE RACAN-Nouvelle Edition, Revue et Annotee” BY M. TENANT DE LATOUR Avec une Notice Biograhique et litteraire BY M. ANTOINE LATOUR. Volume Two published in Paris by P. Jannet with 416 pages.  

1891 PRINTING OF MADEMOISELLE IXE. by LANOE FALCONER from the ‘Unknown Library’ published by Cassell Publishing Company, New York, 1891 with 185 pages. 

CONDTION: This volume remains in very good condition with the following noted: typical age and shelf wear to covers and spine; ex-libris and associated markings, very slight scattered pencil markings. and Lettres de Mme. Sevigne contains water stains on several pages. Please note, all these volumes are written in French. Most importantly, this rare antiquarian lot remains clean, complete, and tight. 

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