Sue, Eugene; Balzac; Auguste Ricard; Fenimore Cooper; Le Capitaine Marryat — Sue, Ricard, Balzac, Cooper

Paris, possibly other locations, B. G. Barba, and others not identified, 1850. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards with leather spine (with narrow raised bands) and corners; gilt lines on cover, spine lettering, text block; [287] pp, illustrated with charming engravings. In French. An assemblage of several popular illustrated novels of the mid- to late 1800s, with no title page or publishing information for the book as a whole. Each novel has delightful engraved illustrations, and typeface size varies. Several were published by Barba, with a common masthead on the first page with the title "Romans Populaires Illustres." Others have no identifying publishing information. Included novels: "Les sept peches capitaux L'Avarice" by Eugene Sue (45 pp) - "Seraphita" by Balzac (32 pp) - "Le careme de ma tante" by Auguste Ricard (32 pp) - "Le carnaval de mon pere" by Auguste Ricard (18 pp) - "Le bal de sceaux" by Balzac (16 pp) - "Honorine" by Balzac (48 pp) - "L'Ecumeur de mer" by Fenimore Cooper - "Pierre Simple" by Le Capitaine Marryat (64 pp). VG-, corners and hinges show wear, small tear to paper edge of back cover. Text block and some pages show foxing. All pages crisp.