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French Literature, Illustrated, Romantic Period A fine group of 10 works in 20 volumes, as follows: Eugène Guinot. L'Été à Bade. Paris: Ernest Bourdin, [1847]. 2nd edition, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait and plates, 6 colored plates of costumes and 1 map, publisher's tan morocco, edges gilt and gauffered, gilt-stamped arms of the Grand Duke of Baden, 9 proof copies of etched plates laid in; some minor spotting. Carteret 3:289 — Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Oeuvres. Paris: J. Desmalis, 1840. 8vo, engraved portrait, chromolithographed additional title and section titles, engraved plates, plus a separate suite of 18 plates hand-colored, later pictorial gilt-stamped maroon morocco, in a maroon cloth drop-box. Carteret 3:97 — Eugène Süe. Le Juif Errant. Paris: Paulin, 1845. 8vo, 4 volumes, in the "78" original parts with all wrappers and the four volume wrappers, steel-engraved plates and text illustrations, with 2 prospectuses for the publication, the "Avis su Relieur" on pink paper, and 2 autograph letters by Süe laid in, in two half-morocco slipcases; wrappers soiled with a few edge tears. Carteret 572-573; Ray, French 206 — Eugène Süe. Les Mystères de Paris. Paris: Charles Gosselin 1843 - 1844. 8vo, 4 volumes, in the 78 original parts with all wrappers and the four volume wrappers, steel-engraved plates and text illustrations; some light soiling and edge fraying. In four modern calf slipcases, with cuir-ciselé scenes in color on each cover; slipcases rubbed with a few tears. — Idem. Les Mystères de Paris, Nouvelle Edition, revue par l'auteur. Paris: Charles Gosselin 1843-1844. 8vo, 4 volumes, steel-engraved plates and text illustrations, dark brown half morocco gilt by Bretault, printed wrappers bound in. Bookplate of William Greene Roelker. Ray, French 233; Carteret 3:569 — Francisco de Quevedo-Villegas. Histoire de Don Pablo de Ségovie, surnommé l'Aventurier Buscon. Paris: Charles Warée, 1843. 4to, large paper copy (10 x 7 3/8 in.; 254 x 186 mm) printed on blue paper, half-title, frontispiece, modern tan half morocco. Carteret 3:508 — Honoré Balzac. Balzac Illustré. La Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales. Paris: H. Delloye, Victor Lecou, 1838. Large 8vo, steel-engraved text illustrations after Baron, Janet-Lange, Gavarni, Français, and Marckl, original pictorial wrappers, uncut, in a blue half-morocco slipcase, plus before text impression of the portraits of Pauline and Foedora laid in. With: Etrennes pour 1839. Keepsakes français. Paris: Delloye, [1839]. Ray, French 225; Carteret 3:41 — Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Paul et Virginie [et] La Chaumiere indienne. Paris: Curmer, 1838. Large 8vo, 7 steel engraved portraits by Cousin, Pelée, Pigeot, and Revel after Lafitte, Johannot and Meissonier, 29 full-page plates printed on china paper and mounted, and many text illustrations, plus extra plates in proof form, map in color and uncolored state, modern blue straight-grain half morocco. Ray, French 226 — Giovanni Boccaccio Contes. Paris: Barbier, 1846. Large 8vo, steel-engraved frontispiece, plates and text illustrations, modern blue straight-grain half morocco gilt. Carteret 3:96 — Alexandre Dumas. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Nouvelle Edition. Paris: Bureau de l'Écho des Feuilletons, 1846. Large 8vo, 2 volumes in original 60 parts with printed wrappers for each part and for the two volumes, steel-engraved plates and text illustrations by Johannot and Gavarni, in two green cloth drop-boxes; some soiling and edge tears in wrappers. Ray, French 237; Carteret 3:210.