Author: La Rochefoucauld
Title: Esquisses et portraits. Tome 1-6 (complete)
Description: Bruxelles, Société TypographiqueBelge, Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie, Société TypographiqueBelge, Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie, 1844. 6 tomes in 2 volumes. Small 8vo (14,5x9,5 cm). Contemporary half leather, with cornerpieces (corners very sl. dam. or bumped), spines with ribbons, gilt title on spines; covers with marbled paper; marbled endpapers. Vol. 1: resp. 154 (margin of p.111-112 restored); 160 and 164 pp. Vol. 2: 152, 126, 134 pp. (A few light brown spots in places). - Famous galery of portraits of his contemporaries, some described anonymously, i.a. le Duc de Caze, le Comte de Courcelles, Louis XVIII, de Lamartine, l'abbé de La Mennais, le duc de Richelieu, le prince de Talleyrand, Nicolas empereur de la Russie, Guizot, Thiers, un courtisan, un curé, un républicain, un royaliste but most of the descriptons concern important women, almost all described anonymously, such as Duchesse de ***, Comtesse de ***, une femme politique, Mme Amélie, Mlle Hyacinthe, Louise mademoiselle de C***, etc. - A good set of the "contrefaçon Belge" of the first edition, published in the same year. With owner-stamp on first endpaper of the late librarian A. Van Loock. - Rare . Gewicht/Weight: 600 grs.
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Title: Esquisses et portraits. Tome 1-6 (complete)
Description: Bruxelles, Société TypographiqueBelge, Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie, Société TypographiqueBelge, Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie, 1844. 6 tomes in 2 volumes. Small 8vo (14,5x9,5 cm). Contemporary half leather, with cornerpieces (corners very sl. dam. or bumped), spines with ribbons, gilt title on spines; covers with marbled paper; marbled endpapers. Vol. 1: resp. 154 (margin of p.111-112 restored); 160 and 164 pp. Vol. 2: 152, 126, 134 pp. (A few light brown spots in places). - Famous galery of portraits of his contemporaries, some described anonymously, i.a. le Duc de Caze, le Comte de Courcelles, Louis XVIII, de Lamartine, l'abbé de La Mennais, le duc de Richelieu, le prince de Talleyrand, Nicolas empereur de la Russie, Guizot, Thiers, un courtisan, un curé, un républicain, un royaliste but most of the descriptons concern important women, almost all described anonymously, such as Duchesse de ***, Comtesse de ***, une femme politique, Mme Amélie, Mlle Hyacinthe, Louise mademoiselle de C***, etc. - A good set of the "contrefaçon Belge" of the first edition, published in the same year. With owner-stamp on first endpaper of the late librarian A. Van Loock. - Rare . Gewicht/Weight: 600 grs.
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Price: EUR 300.00 = appr. US$ 326.05 Seller: Boekhandel-Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers
- Book number: 47196
- Book number: 47196