Decorative Shabby Chic Book Set, France
A decorative set of antique books from the early 1800’s France for collectors or home interiors. Titles include: The Works of Voltaire - Theater and Historie de Charles XII, and Dictionnaire Universel. The books are purple paper wrapped with lightened backstrips. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
A decorative set of antique books from the early 1800’s France for collectors or home interiors. Titles include: The Works of Voltaire - Theater and Historie de Charles XII, and Dictionnaire Universel. The books are purple paper wrapped with lightened backstrips. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
A decorative set of antique books from the early 1800’s France for collectors or home interiors. Titles include: The Works of Voltaire - Theater and Historie de Charles XII, and Dictionnaire Universel. The books are purple paper wrapped with lightened backstrips. Free U.S. shipping applied at checkout.
“Bibliotheque Sacree ou Dictionnaire Universel Historique, Dogmatique, Canonique, Geographique et Chronologique des Sciences Ecclesiastiques,” by Richard et Giraud. Tome Quatorzieme. Copyright 1824. French language. {Title: Sacred Library or Universal Historical, Dogmatic, Canonical, Geographical and Chronological Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Sciences,” by Richard and Giraud. Volume Fourteenth}. The larger book in the set. Size: 8.5 x 5.5”. The cover is dark plum purple with discoloration along the backstrip connection. There is a “14” in pencil on the cover that could be erased. The backstrip label residue is visible. There is a scripted “14” on the lower backstrip. There is splitting and chipping along the cover / backstrip connections. The back cover matches the front cover and is good. The title page is white with mild tanning and foxing. The interior pages are intact with moderate tanning and foxing throughout. The outer edge of the pages appears lightly soiled / shabby. 490 pages.
“Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, Nouvelle Edition, Theatre - Tome 1”. {The Works of Voltaire, Theater, Volume 1}. Published by Chez Carez, Thomine et Fortic. Copyright 1820. The cover is lightly rubbed with some discoloration. There is light creasing on the cover paper. The backstrip label is shabby. There is paper curling and missing on the upper and lower backstrip. The back cover has a horizontal tear (center) approx 1.5”. The binding feels shaken. The title page is white with light foxing. The interior pages are mostly white and stiff with mild foxing throughout. 442 pages, size: 6.5 x 4”
“Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, Nouvelle Edition, Histoire de Charles XII”. Similar to the volume described above. The cover is deep purple with diagonal creases on the upper right corner. The antique paper label is soiled. There is paper missing on the upper and lower backstrip. The back cover matches the front cover. The title page is white with mild foxing. The book is shaken. The binding is split and held by strings at page 133. The pages are mostly white and lightly textured with mild tanning and foxing throughout. The foxing is more dense in the back. 351 pages.
