(Set of 3) 18th C. French Hardcover Books
A set of three antique French hardcover books from the late 18th century bundled together with vintage light gray seam binding. Add a touch of sophistication to your bookshelves or create a vignette on your bedside table with these beautiful books.
Listing is for a set of three hardback books
Found in France, dating from 1769 - 1778
All three paperback books were bound (a long time ago) and have wonderfully tattered-edge pages
Overall wear and tear consistent with age
Book One: “Mémoires de Littérature, Tirés Des Registres De L'Académie Royale Des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres, Depuis l'année 1738, jusqu'à et y compris l'année 1740. Tome Vingt-Unième.”, “A Paris”, “Chez P. Panckoucke, Libraire, rue & a côté de la Comédie Française.” “1769”. (Literature Memoirs, Drawn From The Registers of The Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Beautiful Letters, from the year 1738, up to and including the year 1740. Volume 21. Published by Charles P. Panckoucke, 1769).
Bookplate inside first page reads “Bibliotheca Seminarii Metropolitani et Primatialis Auscorum Catalogo Inscriptus” (Library of the Metropolitan Seminary and Primatial Catalog of Austrians).
Handwritten title on spine along with the numbers “2.487.”
A few pages have been repaired
Book Two: “Mémoires de Littérature, Tirés Des Registres De L'Académie Royale Des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres, Depuis l'année 1741, jusqu'à et y compris l'année 1743. Tome Vingt-Unième.”, “A Paris”, “Chez P. Panckoucke, Libraire, rue & a côté de la Comédie Française.” “1769”. (Literature Memoirs, Drawn From The Registers of The Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Beautiful Letters, from the year 1741, up to and including the year 1743. Volume 35. Published by Charles P. Panckoucke, 1769).
Bookplate inside first page reads “Bibliotheca Seminarii Metropolitani et Primatialis Auscorum Catalogo Inscriptus” (Library of the Metropolitan Seminary and Primatial Catalog of Austrians).
Several pages were not cut along the top prior to binding
Irregular punched holes through the corners of some pages
Handwritten title on spine along with the numbers “2.501.”
Book Three: “Mémoires de Littérature, Tirés Des Registres De L'Académie Royale Des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres, Depuis l'année 1764, jusqu'à et y compris l'année 1766. Tome Soixante-Deuxième”, “A Paris”, “Chez P. Panckoucke, Libraire, rue & a côté de la Comédie Française.” “1778”. (Literature Memoirs, Drawn From The Registers of The Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Beautiful Letters, from the year 1764, up to and including the year 1766. Volume 62. Published by Charles P. Panckoucke, 1778).
Bookplate inside first page reads “Bibliotheca Seminarii Metropolitani et Primatialis Auscorum Catalogo Inscriptus” (Library of the Metropolitan Seminary and Primatial Catalog of Austrians).
Handwritten title on spine along with the numbers “2.528.”
A few tiny holes on the lower portion of the spine
The stack of three books measures approximately 7.25” L x 4.25” W x 6” H
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