LITERATURE and miscellaneous. 19th century, mainly.... Lot 243

LITERATURE and miscellaneous. 19th century, mainly. -Set of approximately 40 volumes, bound. LaFontaine (Jean de). Fables. ÀParis, chez Lefèvre, 1818. 2 vols. in-8, contemporary shagreened basane, special animal irons on spine. Copper-engraved illustration outside text. These are the first 2 volumes of an edition of the complete works. This copy is full of plates illustrating LaFontaine's tales. -Rousseau (Jean-Jacques). OEuvres. ÀParis, chez Lefèvre, 1819-1820. 22 vols. in-8, period ornemented fawn root calf. Copper-engraved illustration outside text. -Sévigné (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de). Lettres. ÀParis, J.J.Blaise, 1818. 12 vols. Bound at the end: Coulanges (Philippe-Emmanuel). Mémoires [...], followed by unpublished letters from Madame de Sévigné. Ibid. 1820. In-8. A total of 13 volumes in-8, contemporary ornate red-speckled tan basane. -Etc.