LITERATURE and miscellaneous. 19th century. - 10 volumes, 6 - Lot 14

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LITERATURE and miscellaneous. 19th century. - 10 volumes, 6 - Lot 14
LITERATURE and miscellaneous. 19th century. - 10 volumes, 6 hardback and 4 paperback (2 in slipcase). BALZAC (Honoré de). Code des gens honnêtes, ou l'Art de ne pas être dupe des fripons. Paris, J.-N. Barba, 1825. Large in-12, half-brown shagreened basane with corners, gilt head; covers preserved at end of volume; some wetness, covers worn (modern binding). First edition of this work written in collaboration with Horace Raisson. Covers of the second edition also preserved, glued to those of the original. - BALZAC (Honoré de). Théorie de la démarche. Paris, Eugène Didier, 1853. In-16, paperback in covers printed in burgundy ink; the volume is loose. First edition of this text, which was not reprinted in the Furne et Houssiaux collective edition. - MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Contes du jour et de la nuit. Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, [1885]. In-12, brocade-patterned percaline, covers preserved; worn copy with faded binding, some curling and a few loose leaves (period binding). First edition. Some illustrations on the cover and in the text. - MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Mont-Oriol. Paris, Victor-Havard, 1887. In-18, gray percaline bradel; spine faded with tear to title-piece (period binding). First edition. - MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Sur l'eau. Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, [1888]. In-12, half-maroquin bradel, gilt head on witnesses, covers preserved (binding circa 1900). First edition. Illustrated in the text, sometimes full-page, by Édouard Riou. - MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Toine. Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, [1885]. In-12, brocade-patterned percaline, covers preserved; a worn copy with faded binding, a few freckles and a few detached leaves (period binding). First edition. Illustrated by Paul-Eugène Mesplès, including an etched frontispiece, and drawings reproduced on the cover and in the text. - MUSSET (Alfred de). Bettine. Comedy in one act and prose. Paris, Charpentier, 1851 In-12, paperback; volume is loose; placed in slipcase-sleeve with faded spine. First edition. - MUSSET (Alfred de). Il Faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée. proverb. Paris, Charpentier, 1848. In-12, paperback; loose volume with slightly worn cover with scratched price and old handwritten bookplate inscription. First edition. - MUSSET (Alfred de). Nouvelles. Paris, Charpentier, 1841. In-12, ornate half-chagrin, covers preserved; some foxing (modern binding). First edition of this collection. - MUSSET (Alfred de). Un Caprice. Comédie en un acte. Paris, Charpentier, 1848. In-12, paperback; the volume is loose; housed in the same chemise-étui as Bettine above. Originally published in 1840 in the collection Comédies et proverbes.
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