Auction No 370, Tag: France

4 Lots (displaying 1 - 4)

"Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great: with the Trial of Francis Ravaillac"

Lot: 57

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £56
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Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great: with the Trial of Francis Ravaillac, Edinburgh, 1819, 5 volumes, octavo, attractive later full calf gilt bindings with raised bands and thistle designs in the compartmentsmarble edged & endpapers; bookplates of Robert Allfrey; the frontispiece and title pages of each volume heavily toned o/w clean internally. (5)       

J. F. Marmontel "Contes Moraux", Marc Michel Rey, Amsterdam 1779, three volumes, tall octavo

Lot: 137

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £70
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J. F. Marmontel Contes Moraux, Marc Michel Rey, Amsterdam 1779, three volumes, tall octavo, large paper edition, 19th Century full calf, gilt, by C. Kalthoeber of London but later rebacked and re-gilded, the front & rear panels showing some light wear; bookplates of Viscount Chersley; text and 26 tissue-guarded engraved plates fine and complete, the tissue-guards with some foxing. An attractive set. (3)

Largely pre-1940 subject and topographical mix, mostly British and French, with actresses, romance, comic,

Lot: 215

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £72
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Largely pre-1940 subject and topographical mix, mostly British and French, with actresses, romance, comic, topographical art, assorted topography & social history, etc. Mainly good to VF (approx.600)

 

France and Colonies in two stockbooks, mint, used and UM, with chief interest in mid-period to modern France;

Lot: 277

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
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France and Colonies in two stockbooks, mint, used and UM, with chief interest in mid-period to modern France; better 1950s & 1960s FU noted including sets and high value Airs. Mixed condition. (Several 100s)