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9 vols. books: French titles published 1789-1929 D. M. HISTOIRE DE NAUFRAGES, OU RECUEILO Paris: Cuchet, 1789. 3/4 black leather with marbled papers; banded spine with gilt lettering; frontispiece engraving; 8vo. (Spines and covers with minor wear, covers beginning to loosen from binding, interiors with scattered spots, but otherwise very tight and clean, vol. 3 pp. 189-304 with green tinge, G-) Castaigne, Andre. FATA MORGANA. New York: Century, 1904. Inscribed and signed by the author: 'Paris Nov. 21 1904 to Mrs. H. E. Rood respectfully offered by the author A. Castaigne' on half title. Containing three letters with envelopes addressed to 'Mr. H. E. Rood, Editorial rooms of "Harper's Magazine" Franklin Square, New York City' from the author in Paris concerning the publication of artwork in Harper's by the author, as well as the publication of this book. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and cover; cover with tooled green, off-white, and gilt decoration; with illustrations by the author, including frontispiece; 8vo. (Covers and spine completely detached, with front cover still attached to spine, front cover with envelope tipped in containing the letters, letters discoloring, with tears at creases, and envelopes with stamp sections missing, front endpapers through p. 62 with minor water stain, paper ends with some marks, pp. 417-444 with upper corners dog-eared, back free endpaper detached and with foxing, interior otherwise clean, fair condition) Gigoux, Jean. HISTOIRE DE CIL BLAS DE SANTILLANE. Paris: Paulin, 1835. Quarter leather with gilt lettering and rule; with portrait frontispiece; 8vo. (Spine and covers very worn, half title and following page almost detached, frontispiece, tissue, and title with foxing, minor foxing and stains throughout, more foxing at end, VG-) Maeterlinck, Maurice. THEATRE. Bruxelles: Lacomblez, 1903. Vol. 2 published 1908 and vol. 3 published 1905. 3/4 red Moroccan leather; banded and gilt spine; 12mo. (Leather rubbed at corners of boards, boards beginning to loosen, endpapers stained where in contact with leather, interior tight and clean, G+) Gide, Andre. MONTAIGNE. Trans. Stephen H. Guest and Trevor E. Blewitt. London: Blackamore, 1929. Green cloth with gilt lettering; orange slipcase; numbered 404/800; signed by author; 12mo. (Slipcase worn with backpiece coming loose, book spine worn and discolored with spots, endpapers with slight glue staining and penciling, bookplate, near fine condition in good slipcase)

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