Alfred de Musset - 10 Antiques Volumes in Slipcases, publish...

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Alfred de Musset - 10 Antiques Volumes in Slipcases, published by Alphonse Lemerre between 1907 to 1911. All published by Alphonse Lemerre and includes: Contes et Nouvelles (1908) La confession d'un enfant du siècle (1908) Mélanges de littérature et de critique (1909) Poésies 1828-33 & 1833-52 Nouvelles (1908) Comédies et Proverbes vol 1 - 3 (1907) & Oeuvres Posthumes (1911) All at least Very Good in Good Slipcases. Clean and tight with minimal scuffing etc. Nicely preserved set!

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All published by Alphonse Lemerre and includes: Contes et Nouvelles (1908) La confession d'un enfant du siècle (1908) Mélanges de littérature et de critique (1909) Poésies 1828-33 & 1833-52 Nouvelles (1908) Comédies et Proverbes vol 1 - 3 (1907) & Oeuvres Posthumes (1911) All at least Very Good in Good Slipcases. Clean and tight with minimal scuffing etc. Nicely preserved set! Provenance: This lot was amongst a collection from the house of a wealthy French family who lived in the 16th arrondissment of Paris, known for ornate buildings and wide boulevards and a favourite of Parisian high society. The gentleman who purchased them was born in 1877 and spent the war years in the same house, having sent his wife children to stay in the Pyrenees to avoid the Nazi occupation of Paris.  He was unable to get out in time but was fortunate enough to be able to sit out the occupation, keeping these and all other books in the collection safe from the Nazis.