twenty-seven-18th-20th-century-books-various-languages
Lot 2270
Twenty-Seven 18th-20th Century Books, Various Languages
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Mostly 12mo, to include:

(20) French books, including: HISTOIRE ECCLESIASTIQUE. Paris, 1724. Hardcover. Leather bound, with gilt lettering and designs and raised bands on spine, red edges, marbled endpapers. 600pp. plus table (expected age wear to boards, back boards with loss to two corners, spine rubbed and small loss to head, cracking and separation to front joint yet still stable; significant insect damage causing substantial losses, staining and toning, rubbing to edges, ribbon bookmark still intact); OEUVRES SPIRITUELLES DE M. L'ABBÉ BAUDRAND, L'AME CONTEMPLANT LES GRANDEURS DE DIEU. Paris, 1825. Hardcover. Leather bound with gilt lettering and designs on spine, marbled edges and endpapers. 272 pp. (boards with wear including slight warping, leather rubbed and marked, (1) small dent to back board, corners heavily worn; small losses at head and tail of spine, cracking and separation at joints yet still stable; foxing and toning, small amount of insect damage and slight cracking at hinge, owner sticker and small stamp to endpapers); OEUVRES COMPLÈTES DE BOSSUET. Vol. 21. Paris, 1826. Hardcover. Leather bound with gilt lettering and designs on spine, all edges marbled. 440pp. (edgewear, corners and spine rubbed with small losses to leather and gilt, headband and endband cut; toning and light foxing); OEUVRES DU P. NOUET, Vols. 2, 11, 12, 15-17, 19-27. Lyon and Paris: Perisse Fréres, 1847-1854. Hardcover. Quarter bound with paper patterned boards, gilt lettering on spines (all about fair with expected wear to boards, corners rubbed, some with denting, minor to moderate wormholes in most cases impacting spine and joints, cracking at hinges though generally still stable, small losses and tears to paper and leather, stickers on spines; (1) with back board broken and partially separated; foxing, staining, and offsetting, some waviness and creasing to pages, stamps to title pages); Macaulay. HISTOIRE D'ANGLETERRE. 2 vols. Paris: G. Charpentier, [1854]. Hardcover. Quarter bound with paper boards, gilt lettering and designs and raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers (boards with rubbing, small dents, and edgewear with some loss to paper, felt stickers on back board of first volume; stamps on half-titles, toning, foxing, (1) small stain, cracking at hinges and initials on endpapers).

(1) Spanish book: Cristóbal Rodriguez. SÉNECA OBRAS MORALES. Paris: Casa Editorial Garnier Hermanos, [1914]. Hardcover. Quarter bound with paper boards, gilt lettering and designs and raised bands on spine, marbled edges and endpapers. 302pp. with index (edgewear, corners and spine rubbed; cracking and separation at hinges, pages toned yet clean except for stamp on title page).

(6) English books, including: (5) Sir Walter Scott. WAVERLY NOVELS. Boston: Parker, 1834. Hardcover. All leather bound with gilt lettering on spine (general wear to boards, corners and spines rubbed, small losses to leather; interiors with foxing, light creasing and toning, cracking and separation at hinges, occasional loose pages and wormholes, occasional staining including (1) with damp stains; (1) with missing endpapers, loss to title page, and separation of back board); GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE. Reader's Digest, 1946. Hardcover. Leather bound with gilt lettering and raised bands on spine, patterned endpapers (light wear to boards, spine rubbed, seemingly rebound; scattered foxing, light staining, underlining).

Tallest 7 7/8 in.