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Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
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Exceptional Collection of 40 Great Classics of Literature – Art Bindings by Style Club Magnificent set of 40 bound volumes, offering a masterful panorama of French and universal literature from the Grand Century to the 20th century. An ideal collection to elegantly dress a library while rediscovering the greatest masterpieces of our literary heritage. Lot Details • Number of volumes: 40 books (divided into two aesthetically homogeneous series). • Binding: High-quality publisher binding in red empire/bordeaux faux leather. • Ornamentation: Richly ornamented spines with gilded panels, Baroque floral motifs, and black title pieces outlined with gold fillets. • Prestige details: Gilded top edges and red fabric reading ribbons built in. • Condition: Excellent general condition, bindings firmly intact, bright gilding, interiors very clean (see photos). A Prestigious Table of Contents (Some Examples) This lot includes the pillars of literary culture, notably: • The Grand Century & the Enlightenment: Molière (Theatre), Racine, Corneille, La Fontaine (Fables and Tales), Voltaire, Diderot. • The 19th Century & Realism: Victor Hugo (Les Misérables), Honoré de Balzac (La Comédie humaine), Émile Zola (Nana, L’Assommoir), Stendhal (The Red and the Black), Guy de Maupassant (numerous volumes of Contes, Bel-Ami). • Adventure & Imagination: Jules Verne (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo in several volumes). • The 20th Century: Françoise Sagan, François Mauriac. Highlights of this Lot • Timeless aesthetics: The alignment of the spines creates a striking and warm visual effect on any shelf. • Cultural diversity: Perfect for a student, a collector, or a lover of fine literature seeking to build a reference library.
Estimate:£127.23
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10/04/2026
£5.93
Est: £59.51
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HOFFMANN (E. T. A.). — Fantastic Tales. Paris: Charpentier, - Lot 136
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£22.06
Est: £85.02
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£5.09
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