Author: Mme la Comtesse de Segur; Girardin; et al.
Title: French Works
Description: Paris , Librairie Hachette; et al. 1880. Cloth. A collection of nineteen uniformly bound French works formerly from Agatha Christie's home, Greenaway House, bearing the signature of her older sister Madge Miller. Nineteen later printings of some French works, formerly from Agatha Christie's home, Greenaway House, in Devon. With Madge Miller's signature to eighteen, Agatha Christie's older sister, also an author; one with Margaret Miller's signature, sister of Mary Ann West, and stepmother of Frederick Miller, called 'Auntie-Granny' by the Miller sisters. In uniform cloth bindings. The present collection is comprised of the following titles, all new later impressions, some illustrations in text:By Mme la Comtesse de Segur: Diloy le Chemineau, illustrated; Les Deux Nigauds, illustrated; Pauvre Blaise, illustrated; Les Malheurs de Sophie, illustrated; Jean qui Grogne et Jean qui Rit, illustrated; L'Auberge de l'Ange-Gardien, illustrated; Comedies et Proverbes, illustrated; La Soeur de Gribouille, illustrated; Apres la Pluie le Beau Temps, illustrated.By Jean de la Brete: Mon Oncle et Mon Cure; By Mlle Julie Gouard: Memoires d'un Petit Garcon.By Hector Malot: Sans Famille, in two volumes. By Mlle Zenaide Fleuriot: Le Petit Che de Famille, illustrated; Plus Tard ou le Jeune Chef de Famille, illustrated.By J. Girardin: Le Locataire des Demoiselles Rocher.By Mlle de Martignat: Les Vacances d'Elisabeth, illustrated. In uniform full cloth bindings. Externally rather worn with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, sunning to the spine to each volume and the occasional board. General light soiling and minor markings to the boards. With some damp damage to the boards of Le Mauvais Genie, Sans Famille I, particularly considerable to the rear board of Le Jeune Chef de Famille and the front board of La Fortune de Gaspard. Signed by Madge Miller to the front free endpaper, one by Margaret Miller to the front free endpaper. Internally, the hinges of the occasional volume are only slightly strained, holding firm. The volumes firmly bound. Some damp damage to the leaves of Mon Oncle et Mon Cure, Le Mauve Genie, Le Beau Temps, with some staining marking to the margins and a slight cockling. Tidemarks to the leaves of Le Jeune Chef de Famille, and La Fortune de Gaspard, causing some cockling. With a minor faint general light spotting scattered throughout, although most pages appear generally bright and clean. Some age toning to the occasional volume, as usual. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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