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£40 - £60

3 Antiques volumes by Emile Faguet - Dix-septième Siècle Études Littéraires, Dix-neuvième Siècle Études Littéraires & XVL Siècle Études Littéraires (Literary Studies by Century).All published by Ancienne Librarie Lècene Oudin et Co. New Literary Library.  Minor corner scuffs. Blue leather spines with gilt detailing. Nice clean and tight condition throughout.

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All published by Ancienne Librarie Lècene Oudin et Co. New Literary Library. Minor corner scuffs. Blue leather spines with gilt detailing. Nice clean and tight condition throughout. 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.