SUPERB BINDING BY MEUNIER

202. CENT CINQ RONDEAULX D'AMOUR, publies d'apres un manuscrit du commencement du XVIe siecle par Edwin Tross. Each page ruled in red. 8vo, full crushed old rose-colored levant morocco, sides without borders, having the monogram S. P. A. in each corner. Obverse centre-piece formed by a curved branch of white inlaid roses, with buds and leaves tooled in gold, on the right; on the left, of thistles tooled in black and gold; branches twined at the bottom by a large serpent bearing young, and a fool's head inlaid in white and green. On reverse, a lozenge formed of floriated leafy branches, with Cupid's torch and weapons, a fool's mace, and musical instruments in the corners, tooled in gold. Doublures of blue crushed levant, with a narrow engrailed fillet. Borders of monograms between two-line plain fillets. Inner corners of panel filled with foliated rose branches bearing a single rose inlaid. Centre-piece a snake with young, swallowing another, their tails interlocked with a shield inlaid in black, charged with a monogram S. P. A. in green, red and white. Linings of flowered striped silk brocade, marbled end-papers, morocco joints, gold edges, by Ch. Meunier. In rose morocco solander case. Paris: Tross, 1863

A SUPERB SPECIMEN OF MODERN FRENCH BINDING IN MEUNIER'S BEST STYLE. Especially bound for Mr. Avery. One of 222 copies "sur papier verge."

SECOND SESSION

LOTS 203-405

203. CENTURY ASSOCIATION. A Catalogue of the James Lorimer Graham Library. 8vo, boards, cloth back, uncut.

New York: Printed for the Association, 1896

204. CHAMPFLEURY. Les Chat. Augmentée de planches en couleur et d'eaux-fortes. Colored frontispiece and numerous illustrations of cats, including several full-page etchings. 8vo, original wrappers, uncut.

Paris, 1870

205. CHAMPFLEURY. Le Violon de Faience. Dessins en couleur par M. Emile Renard de la manufacture de Sèvres. Eauxfortes par M. J. Adeline. 8vo, full olive levant morocco, gilt back with small square inlays of maroon morocco, gilt borders; center ornamentation of a parrot, inlaid in blue and red moroccos, resting on a ring of citron morocco, with twined floral and leaf sprays, inside dentelles, gilt top, uncut, by Amand. Paris, 1877

206. CHANSONS de Mel. Pourchet. Frontispiece and title vignette. 12mo, full green calf, back and sides beautifully decorated with a mosaic design in shades of red with solid gilt background, gilt edges, by Simier.

A curious little book in a handsome mosaic binding.

Paris, 1831

ROGER PAYNE BINDING, WITH LETTER

207. CHAPELAIN (JEAN). La Pucelle, ou la France delivree. Poëme Heroïque. Frontispiece (inlaid) and plates from the original Paris Edition. Small 12mo, full olive morocco, with a beautiful gold-tooled wreath border with fleurs-de-lys and stars. Four center corners studded with gold dots, and ornaments of roses, fleurs-de-lys, and shells. The inside border is very graceful, with stems springing from the crowns and points of flat arches centered with tiny circles, fleurs-de-lys in corners, surrounded with gold dot studding, gilt edges, by Roger Payne. In calf solander Suiuant la Copie imprimee a Paris, 1656

case.

A HANDSOME COPY OF THIS WORK PRINTED BY JEAN JANSSON AT AMSTERDAM, and a REMARKABLE SPECIMEN OF THE EXQUISITE BINDING OF ROGER PAYNE.

Laid in, is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, BY ROGER PAYNE, in reference to the work on a book for Dr. Moseley. He says: "Sir. I promised Your Book in half an Hour but it has taken more Time. I should not mention the time, only to shew that I am not ungratefull & unworthy of (as much as is in my power to express the high sence I have of) your great goodness. . . . Roger Payne.'

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208. CHARLAGNE. An Anglo-Norman Poem of the Twelfth Century. Now first published with an Introduction and Glossarial Index, by Francisque Michel. 12mo, full light green levant morocco, azured gilt back in compartments, triple-fillet gilt border on sides, doublures of same levant, gilt foliated tooling and scrolls, flys of green gros-grain silk, gilt over marbled edges, in green levant morocco solander case, by Canape. London: Pickering, 1836 Printed throughout on green

A HANDSOME MODERN FRENCH BINDING. paper.

209. CHARLES IX. Entree de Charles IX a Paris, le 6 Mars 1571. Printer's device on title. 8vo, full blue levant morocco, gold fleurs-de-lys on back in compartments, gilt panel on sides with interlocked CC's in corners, gilt center ornament with monogram in small oval, inside dentelles, by Cape.

A Paris: Chez Auguste Aubry, 1858 PRINTED ON VELLUM. One of 50 copies. With bookplate of P. Desq.

WITH DRAWINGS AND EXTRA PLATES

210. CHERVILLE (G. DE). Les Chiens et les Chats d'Eugene Lambert. Avec une lettre-preface d'Alexandre Dumas et Notes Biographiques par Paul Leroi. Illustre de 6 eaux-fortes et 145 dessins par Eugene Lambert. 4to, full brown morocco, gilt and inlaid back, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by Stikeman. Paris, 1888

One of 100 copies on Japan paper. On the half-title there are 2 charming original pen-and-ink drawings of cats by Eugene Lambert, with a presentation inscription to Mr. Avery, and there are 26 early proofs of various plates distributed through the book, for the most part signed by Lambert.

211. [CHEVIGNE (LE COMTE LOUIS DE).] Les Contes Rémois. Illustrated with woodcuts from designs by E. Meissonier. 12mo, half blue morocco, gilt top, uncut. Paris, 1858

Autograph of E. Meissonier on title and 4 portraits and view on India paper laid in.

212. CHEVIGNE (LE COMTE LOUIS DE). Les Contes Rémois. Illustrated with woodcuts by E. Meissonier. Svo, full blue levant morocco, backs richly gilt, sides beautifully ornamented with borders of scrolls and dots, with a handsome center ornament of scrolls, strapwork forming on inner side a quatrefoil; azured laurel sprays filling the spaces, inside dentelles, gilt over marbled edges, by Petit. Paris, 1861

A HANDSOME BINDING BY PETIT. Inserted is a proof etching by De Mare, signed, also, a proof portrait of Meissonier on India paper, signed.

213. CHILD (THEODORE). Les Republiques Hispano-Americaines. Illustrated with 151 engravings and 8 maps. Imp. 8vo, half blue morocco, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers bound in, by Stikeman. Paris, n. d.

Autograph presentation copy from the author. There is also inserted an A. L. S. from the author.