About, Edmond

Le roi des montagnes.

France: Librairie Hachette, 1904. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in a prize binding [by Relfe Brothers of London] of dark green calf with gilt titles on a red panel, raised spine bands, marbled edges & endpapers, rubbing at corners, prize inscription on second front endpaper otherwise no inscriptions. vi + 302 pages. Text in French. Good with No dust jacket as issued.

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Book number: 65945

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Relfe Brothers Edmond About Leather bindings French Literature

Banier, Abbe

La mythologie et les fables expliquees par histoire: tome second seulement.

France: Chez Briasson, 1764. New edition. Hardcover. Texte en Francais. Volume 2 only. Clean hardback bound in full leather with gilt titles on a brown label which is partially lifted, worn gilt decoration and 5 raised bands on spine, leather rubbed and worn, especially at spine ends and corners, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown but no other inscriptions. 448 pages. Fair.

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Book number: 57712

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Greek mythology Egyptian history

de Bernis, François-Joachim de Pierre (de Bern, Le C.)

Oeuvres completes (2 volumes).

London: Unknown, 1799. Second Edition. Hardcover. Pair of small format hardbacks bound in leather with gilt titles and edges and marbled endpapers. Spine on Vol 1 is worn and leather is cracked and dry. Front board on Volume 2 is nearly detached. Both volumes have wear at the corners. No inscriptions. Text in French. Vol 1 has 232 pages plus an illustration of the author on frontispiece and Vol 2 has 168 pages.. Poor.

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Book number: 34751

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: French Revolution Poetry Letters

Dancourt, Florent Carton

Théatre choisi: nouvelle édition précédée d'une notice par M. Francisque Sarcey.

France: Garnier Freres, 1884. New edition. Hardcover. Texte en Francais. Ex university library hardback bound in quarter blue leather with gilt titles, leather on spine faded so has lost all blue colour, 5 raised bands on spine, boards and leather rubbed and worn at edges, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark, name on half title page, library stamp on title page and rear endpaper, pencil annotations in text. xxiv + 552 pages, 4 colour illustrations on plates by M. Henri Allouard. No date but British Library gives 1884. Fair.

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Book number: 57713

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Playscripts Drama Theatre

Flower, J. E.

Bernanos: Journal d'un cure de campagne.

Edward Arnold, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Clean, tightly bound paperback, no inscriptions, appears very little used. No. 16 in the 'Studies in French Literature' series. 64 pages, bibliography. Very Good.

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Book number: 64664

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Literary Criticism French Fiction French Literature

Larivière, Michel

Pour tout l'amour des hommes Anthologie de l'homosexualité dans la littérature.

France: Deletraz Editions, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Text in French. Clean and tightly bound paperback, spine uncreased, no inscriptions, appears little used. 384 pages, notes, bibliography, index, glossary. Very Good.

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Book number: 69261

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Gay literature Homosexuality French Literature

Mauriac, Francois & Hopkins, Gerald (trans)

The Frontenac mystery (Le Mystère Frontenac).

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed at the edges and chipped at spine and foldovers, laminate lifting at top edge. 186 pages. Good in Fair dust jacket.

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Book number: 57398

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: French Literature Modern Fiction

Mauriac, Francois & Hopkins, Gerald (trans)

The Lamb (L'agneau).

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. First British Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in a price clipped dustjacket which is rubbed at the edges and chipped at foldovers. 156 pages. Good in Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 57391

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: French Literature Modern Fiction

Moliere

Le tartuffe ou l'imposteur, avec, Dom Juan ou le festin de pierre (2 livres).

Editions Sociales, 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Texte en Francais. 2 clean, tightly bound paperbacks, spines creased, card covers rubbed at edges, page edges foxed, no inscriptions. Tartuffe: 168 pages + 4 pages of publisher's adverts, introduction & notes by Suzanne Rossat-Mignot. Dom Juan: published in 1960, front cover sunned, 136 pages, introduction & notes by Guy Leclerc. Good.

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Book number: 56810

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Playscript French Literature Drama

Pezard, Andre

Contes et legendes de Provence.

France: Fernand Nathan, 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Texte en Francais. Clean hardback tightly bound in pictorial boards, boards rubbed, no inscriptions. 256 pages, colour illustrations on plates. Good with No dust jacket as issued.

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Book number: 68926

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Legends South of France Arles Folk Tales

Racine, Jean

Andromaque: tragedie en 5 actes.

Didier, 1970. Reprint. Softcover. Text in French. Clean and tightly bound paperback, covers and spine sunned, tippex mark at top of title page, no inscriptions. 96 pages, illustrations in the text. Good.

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Book number: 59906

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Rat, Maurice (ed)

Theatre choisi de Corneille.

France: Editions Garnier Freres, 1968. Reprint. Softcover. Text in French. Clean and tightly bound paperback, no inscriptions, spine uncreased, appears little used. xx + 820 pages, 8 full page illustrations in the text, notes, bibliography, chronology. Very Good.

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Book number: 64698

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: French literature Playscripts Drama Literary Criticism Pierre Corneille Le Cid La Morte de Pompee

Regnard, Jean-Francois

Theatre de Regnard suivi des poesies diverses de la provencale, des voyages en Laponie, en Suede etc.

France: Garnier Freres, 1874. Reprint. Hardcover. Texte en Francais. Clean hardback bound in quarter tanned leather with gilt titles & decoration, marbled boards, leather on spine faded and 3 inch splits between top of spine and both boards, 4 raised bands on spine, boards and leather rubbed and worn at edges and corners, marbled endpapers, pages tanned, no inscriptions. 574 pages. Introduction by Louis Moland. Fair.

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Book number: 57722

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Playscripts Drama Theatre

Robichez, Jacques (ed)

Oeuvres poetiques de Verlaine.

France: Editions Garnier Freres, 1969. Reprint. Softcover. Text in French. Clean and tightly bound paperback, no inscriptions, spine uncreased, appears little used. xxxviii + 808 pages, 17 full page illustrations in the text, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. Very Good.

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Book number: 64699

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: French literature Literary Criticism Poetry Paul Verlaine Decadent movement

Robles, Emmanuel

La mort en face.

France: Seuil, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Texte en Francais. Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with gilt titles, cloth rubbed at edges, pages age tanned, no inscriptions. 222 pages. Good.

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Book number: 57698

Catalogue: Literature:: French

Keywords: Short stories