Meeting of 3 Keepsakes: - Lot 30

Meeting of 3 Keepsakes: 1. Paris - London. French Keepsake 1837. Unpublished short stories illustrated with twenty-six vignettes engraved in London by the finest artists. Paris, Delloye, Desmé et Cie, 1837. One volume. 14.5 by 23 cm. 1 title frontispiece-(8)-216 pages + 25 engraved plates h.t. Contemporary midnight-blue half calf, spine decorated with very fine romantic bird irons. Very good condition of the binding, a few scattered brown spots. Vicaire IV-690-691. Collection of texts by Chateaubriand, Karr, Vigny. La traversée de l'océan (Chateaubriand), Hélène (L. Colet) and Les Amants de Montmorency (A. de Vigny), are in their original editions. 2. Paris - London. French Keepsake 1837. Unpublished short stories illustrated with twenty-six vignettes engraved in London by the finest artists. Paris, Delloye, Desmé et Cie, 1837. One volume. 15 by 23.5 cm, in-8 with 1 title frontispiece-(8)-216 pages + 25 engraved plates h.t. Contemporary crimson half-chagrin with corners, spine with 4 false nerfs, gilt edges. Binding in very good condition, with scattered foxing. Vicaire IV-690-691. Collection of texts by Chateaubriand, Karr, Vigny. La traversée de l'océan (Chateaubriand), Hélène (L. Colet) and Les Amants de Montmorency (A. de Vigny), are in their original editions. 3. Paris - London. French Keepsake 1838. Unpublished short stories illustrated with twenty-six vignettes engraved in London by the finest artists. Paris, Delloye, Desmé et Cie, 1837. One volume. 15 by 23.5 cm. 1 title frontispiece-(4)-236-(2) pages + 25 engraved plates h.t. Contemporary crimson half-chagrin, with corners, spine with 4 faux nerfs, gilt edges. Binding in very good condition, with scattered foxing. Vicaire IV-691. Collection of texts by J. Janin, Nisard, A. Dumas, Chateaubriand, Delavigne, Louis Colet, Anaïs Ségalas.