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• BALZAC, TWELVE VOLUMES OF
  BALZAC, TWELVE VOLUMES OF BOOKSBalzac, Twelve Volumes of Books,
• (34) BOOKS: VARIOUS TITLES BY
  (34) BOOKS: VARIOUS TITLES BY HONORE BALZAC, 19THC(lot of 34) Books by Honore de Balzac (France, 1799-1850), translated into English, published by George Barrie & Sons, various years, earliest date: 1895, latest date: 1900, largest: approx 8.75"h, 6"w, 1.5"d, 69lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate**
• HONORÉ BALZAC, LA COMÉDIE
  HONORÉ BALZAC, LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE, 45 VOLUMESGeorge Barrie et Fils, Paris; gilt-edges, full leather with embroidered silk front and rear sheets within tooled leather borders. 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.,
• BALZAC'S WORKS: PRIVATE LIFE
  BALZAC'S WORKS: PRIVATE LIFE (VOL. 1-11)Balzac's Works: Private Life (Vol. 1-11). #32 out of 1000 copies. Author: May Tomlinson Publisher: George Barrie and Son, Philadelphia
• LA COMEDIE HUMAINE OF HONORE DE
  LA COMEDIE HUMAINE OF HONORE DE BALZAC: SET OF 14La Comedie Humaine of Honore de Balzac: Brotherhood of Consolation, Last incarnation of Vautrin, Seraphita- Alkahest, The magician, A Start in Life, The Country Doctor, Modest Mignon, Beatrix, Cesar Birotteau, Bureaucracy, Sons of the Soil, Cousin Bette, The Two Brothers, Lily of the Valley Translated by: Katharine Prescott Wormeley Publisher: New York: The Athenaeum Society Year: 1829
• Works of Honore de Balzac Astral
  Works of Honore de Balzac Astral Edition(Philadelphia George Barrie & Son 1898) number 69 of 100 53 volumes octavo three-quarter red leather over red boards gilt edges.Clean and sound toned paper. Fine condition.
• Novels, a collection of mainly
  Novels, a collection of mainly cloth bound volumes to include, Balzac (H), Home Library, 18 vols
• 25) BOOKS: FRENCH LITERATURE,
  25) BOOKS: FRENCH LITERATURE, BALZAC & DUMAS 19THC(lot of 25) Library shelf books: French literature, all with embossed leather spines, including: (17 vols) works by Honore de Balzac (France, 1799-1850), translated into English by Colonel Chabert, William Walton, published by George Barrie & Sons, 1897, all with gilt embossed leather covers, printed on Japanese vellum, illustrations in color and black and white, most with foxing, some with loose pages; (8 vols) "Celebrated Crimes", Alexandre Dumas (France, 1802-1870), translated by I.G. Burnham, published by H.S. Nichols, 1895, volumes 1-8, black and white photogravures; largest: approx 8.75"h, 6"w, 1.5"d; 43.25lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate**
• HONORE BALZAC, WORKS IN 20 VOL,
  HONORE BALZAC, WORKS IN 20 VOL, LEATHER, LIMITEDFounders Edition limited set of The Works of Honore Balzac, in 20 volumes. Published by Croscup, London, 1908. Bound in red leather. Very good condition. Each book measures 8" tall. Straight and tight bindings. Minor exterior wear. Toning to page edges.
• A Partial Set the Works of Honore
  A Partial Set the Works of Honore De Balzac Boston: Roberts Brothers 1888. seven volumes 8vo hard bound in paper and leather translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley. Marbled end papers.
• GROUP OF VINTAGE FRENCH
  GROUP OF VINTAGE FRENCH BOOKSIncluding: Sixteen books of The Novels of Balzac by H. de Balzac, The Gebbie Publishing Co., 1900; and four volumes of The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon , Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1902, bound in red leather with a letter from Ursus Rare Books Ltd. describing the volumes. Condition All with wear consistent with age and use. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• 14 VOLUME SET OF HONORE DE BALZAC
  14 VOLUME SET OF HONORE DE BALZAC (1799-1850)14 Volume Set of Honore De Balzac (1799-1850) "La Comedie Humaine" printed by George Barrie et Fils Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past. Condition: Reports are available by request and answered in the order they are received starting the week of the sale. Our online buyers premium is 28%.
• THE NOVELS OF BALZAC, THE GEBBIE
  THE NOVELS OF BALZAC, THE GEBBIE PUBLISHING CO., 1900, 14 VOLUMES, LIBRARY EDITION, 519/1250The Novels of Balzac, The Gebbie Publishing Co., 1900, 14 Volumes, Library Edition, 519/1250,
• (STEICHEN PHOTOGRAVURES) TEN
  (STEICHEN PHOTOGRAVURES) TEN DRAWINGS BY RODIN AND EDWARD STEICHEN. "RODIN'S BALZAC" New York Brentano's after 1911. 4TO. A reprint of "Camera Work" 34/35 issued in 1911. Four photogravures by Edward Steichen: (1) Portrait of Rodin. (2) Balzac the Open Sky. (3) Balzac Towards the Light Midnight. (4) Balzac the Silhouette 4 a.m. Other plates: 2 photogravures of Rodin's drawings and 7 color plates of Rodin's drawings. Photogravures and plates in fine condition.
• WORKS OF HONORé DE BALZAC IN
  WORKS OF HONORé DE BALZAC IN THIRTY-NINE (39) VOLUMES (London: J. M. Dent, various 1890s dates), small octavo (8-5/8 in.), blue calf over marbled boards; pictorial gilt and raised bands on spine; top page edges with additional gilt.
• [LA FOLIE, LOUIS GUILLAUME DE] Le
  [LA FOLIE, LOUIS GUILLAUME DE] Le Philosophe sans pretention ou l'homme rare. Estimate:$400-$600
• PABLO PICASSO, LE CHEF-D'OEUVRE
  PABLO PICASSO, LE CHEF-D'OEUVRE INCONNUE Honore de Balzac, Ambrose Vollard, 1931, Hors Commerce number XXXI of 35 on BFK Rives, total edition of 340, with woodcut illustrations and 4 of the 13 etchings, labeled I, II and X in pencil on the verso, and one preceding the Table de Matieres, leather binding with original paper cover, 13"h x 10"w
• Jacques Villon (French,
  Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963) "Les Balloons". Gouache and pencil on paper, signed and dated '38 at the lower right, titled at the lower right, initialed at the lower left, the image size approx. 18-1/2" x 11", the paper size approx. 19-5/8" x 12-3/4", matted and framed in a gold leafed frame under glass overall approx. 27-1/2" x 19-1/2". Paper has blind stamps in the left margin. Exhibition label from Lucien Goldschmidt verso, April 1-25, 1964, no. 23. Also a Cleveland Museum of Art Registrar's sticker verso. Private Cleveland collection.
• Pablo Picasso
  Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)/Illustrated title page lithograph for Le Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac/signed and dated 25.11.52 within plate/still bound within the book, complete with justification page, numbered 2203/3000, in a slipcase produced for a series of titles 'Grand Prix Des Meilleurs Romans du XIXe Siecle', published by Andre Sauret
• EUGENE DE BLAAS (FRANCE, 1843-1932)
  EUGENE DE BLAAS (FRANCE, 1843-1932) Balcony Courtship with Chaperone, engraving on paper, signed in plate and dated 1889, also pencil signed by the artist, along with the engraver Armand-Emile Mathey-Doret (France, 1853-1931). In reeded gilt frame with roped liner, matted under glass, OS: 28 1/2" x 21 1/2", impression: 17 1/4" x 11". Minor frame loss.
• LOUIS VALTAT (FRANCE)1869-1952.
  LOUIS VALTAT (FRANCE)1869-1952. FEMME ASSISE AU BALCONIE. ETCHING AND WASH AQUATINT, 1905. REF: BAILLY-HERZBERG, P. 325. ED: PROBABL...Louis Valtat (France)1869-1952. Femme assise au balconie. Etching and wash aquatint, 1905. Ref: Bailly-Herzberg, p. 325. Ed: Probably 40 or fewer. Signed with pencil, l.r. Inscribed with pencil, "No.2", l.l. Printed by the artist on cream hand-made laid paper with a Richard de Bas watermark with complete margins. A very good impression of this uncommon, sought after print, 171 x 117 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)
• French School, 19th
  French School, 19th Century/Portrait of a Gentleman/wearing a red waistcoat and black jacket/oil on canvas, 35.5cm x 30cm
• MARCELLIN GILBERT DESBOUTIN
  MARCELLIN GILBERT DESBOUTIN (FRENCH, 1823-1902) 21 ½" x 15 ¾" Portrait of a Gentleman reading the paper, possibly Charles Laval. Charcoal and pencil drawing on laid paper, signed in the lower right corner, in a black mat, unframed, overall with mat 28" x 22". Provenance: verso of the paper bears collector stamp of Alfred Emmanuel Beurdeley II (1847-1919) - French cabinetmaker and art collector, holding the largest private collection of engravings in 1900's Europe.
• A SET OF NOVELS BY CHARLES READE
  A SET OF NOVELS BY CHARLES READE AND A SET OF NOVELS BY HONORE BALZAC As follows: The Works of Charles Reade (New York: Peter Collier, n.d., circa 1890), nine volumes complete, 4to (10-1/2 in.), three-quarter leather, gilt to spine, marbled endpapers and page ends (some shelf wear to leather; binding sound; gilt intact; very good condition); The Works of Honore De Balzac (Baltimore: The Medical and Standard Book Co., 1897-1898), twelve volumes, #52 of 500 sets, one being an odd book lacking its mate, 8vo (8-1/4 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards and endpapers, gilt page top edges and spine (shelf wear and small marks, else very good condition).
• Jacques Villon (French 1875-1963)
  Jacques Villon (French 1875-1963) Bal du Moulin Rouge etching signed Jacques Villon (lower right) 9 x 4 inches.
• [General Interest] Selection of
  [General Interest] Selection of bound sets and individual volumes including Messages and Papers of the Presidents (20 volumes) and The Novels and Dramas of Balzac (36 volumes) and so forth Estimate $ 100-150
• DELSON. DELSON LE MYSTŽRIEUX.
  DELSON. DELSON LE MYSTŽRIEUX. PARIS: BENEVOL, CA. 1920....Delson. Delson Le MystŽrieux. Paris: Benevol, ca. 1920. Sharp bust portrait of a turban-clad Delson, his head encircled by a glowing green question-mark. Reminiscent of the posters of mind reader Alexander, ÒThe Man who Knows.Ó 24 x 33 _Ó. A-.
• SUBSCRIBERS' SET OF BALZAC'S
  SUBSCRIBERS' SET OF BALZAC'S WORKS IN THIRTY-TWO (32) VOLUMES (Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son, 1897), octavo (8.5 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt on spines and top page edges.
• ALBERT DUBOUT, (4) ILLUSTRATED
  ALBERT DUBOUT, (4) ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES Includes: 1) Edgar Allan Poe. La Chute de la Maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher). Charles Baudelaire, translator, Editions du Livre, 1948, #2199/3000, softcover in glassine wrapper, with chemise and slipcase; 2) Francois Rabelai. Gargantua. Librairie d'Amateurs, 1940, #334/3000; 3) Villon (Oeuvres). Librairie d'Amateurs, 1948, #1616/3000; 4) Gabriel Chevallier. Clochemerle. Flammarion, 1945, #9247 of the trade edition; smallest: 8"h x 5.25"w, largest: 11"h x 8.75"w
• LES GRANDS ECRIVAINS DE LA FRANCE
  LES GRANDS ECRIVAINS DE LA FRANCE 13 VOLSOeuvres De Moliere Les grands ecrivains de la France. Nouvelles éditions publiées sous la direction de M. AD. Regnier, membre de l'Institut, sur les manuscrits les copies les plus authentiques et les plus anciennes impressions avec variantes, notes, notices, portraits, etc. Published by Librairie De L. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1897. 13 Volumes.
• MICHEL DELACROIX. "LE GRAND BAL,"
  MICHEL DELACROIX. "LE GRAND BAL," SCREENPRINT Screenprint, ed. 99/150, signed lr, sight size: 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 in., framed.
• ESCUDIER, GASTON. LES
  ESCUDIER, GASTON. LES SALTIMBANQUES. PARIS: MICHEL LŽVY...Escudier, Gaston. Les Saltimbanques. Paris: Michel LŽvy Freres, 1875. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and black. Edges gilded. Profusion of illustrations, including acrobats, bearded ladies, magicians, cups and balls, old playbills, circus acts, etc. Tall 8vo. Light foxing, binding a bit shaken, cloth lightly rubbed.
• Balthasar Klossowsky Balthus
  Balthasar Klossowsky Balthus French, 1908-2001 Caricature of Marc Chagall Estimate:$4,000-$6,000
• [ANDRE DERAIN] BALLADE DU PAUVRE
  [ANDRE DERAIN] BALLADE DU PAUVRE MACCHAB, SIGNED Rene Dalize. Ballade du pauvre Macchab mal enterre suivi de deux souvenirs de Guillaume Apollinaire et Andre Salmon. Francois Bernouard, (1919), #50/135 signed "A Derain" on the colophon, 38 pages with six woodcuts, in custom hardcover binding with leather labels, 10.75"h x 11.25"w
• JACQUES VILLON (FRENCH, 1875-1963),
  JACQUES VILLON (FRENCH, 1875-1963), "SOLDIER (BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE)", 1910, OBLONG COMPOSITION DEPICTS SOLDIER IN PROFILE WITH CROWD IN BACKGROUND, ETCHING IN TONES OF SEPIA, SIGNED IN PENCIL LOWER RIGHT, ALONG WITH "E...Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963), "Soldier (Bal du Moulin Rouge)", 1910, oblong composition depicts soldier in profile with crowd in background, etching in tones of sepia, signed in pencil lower right, along with "ed. 302" at left, nicely framed and matted behind glass with entire paper visible, light wear consistent with age and use including light even toning, image 8 3/4" h. x 3 1/2" w., frame size: 20 1/2" h. x 17 1/2" w.
• [Malan, Cesar H.A,] Le Veritable
  [Malan, Cesar H.A,] Le Veritable Ami des Enfans. Second Edition, 2 vols., Geneva 1832. 12mo., cont. half green morocco by M. Caldwell & Son, Dublin. Plates - Imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite par M. Bauzee. Paris 1816. 8vo., cont. French red morocco gilt with arms on sides. Engraved portrait and plates. (3)