Lot 191
BOCCOCCIO, M. Giovanni. The Decameron. 4 volumes. -- RABELAIS, Francois. The Works. Sir Thomas Urquhart et al, translator. 5 volumes. L: Gibbings & Company Limited, n.d. Together, 9 volumes. Uniformly bound in 20th-century half red morocco, top edge gilt. -- LA ROCHEFOUCAULT, Francois, Duc de. Moral Maxims and Reflections. L: Lockyer Davis, 1791. Contemporary tree calf (modern rebacking preserving original spine). “An improved edition.” -- SAINT-PIERRE, Bernardin de. Paul et Virginie suivi de la Chaumière Indienne. Paris: Masson Fils, 1839. Cotemporary red calf-backed marbled boards. “Edition Miniature.” -- Souvenirs of Madame Vigee Le Brun. L: Richard Bentley and Son, 1879. Vol. I (of 2), 8vo. Contemporary half red calf gilt, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf and Drs Forges & Co. -- Fables Choisies de la Fontaine. [Paris]: H. Fournier, n.d. (Some tears with losses.) 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards gilt. -- JACKSON, Lady Catherine Charlotte. [The Works.] Paris & Boston: The Grolier Society, n.d. 14 volumes,. Contemporary half red morocco. LIMITED EDITION, number 559 of 1,000 copies of the “Edition de Luxe.” -- BECK, L. Adams. The Story of Oriental Philosophy. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1928. 20th-century red roan-backed marbled boards. -- Together, 7 works in approximately 28 volumes, various sizes, most in contemporary full or half morocco or calf bindings, condition generally good.