{"product_id":"1902-a-century-of-french-romance-20-volume-set-balzac-hugo-dumas-c","title":"1902 A Century of French Romance (20 volume set), Balzac, Hugo, Dumas \u0026c.","description":"\u003cp\u003eGosse, Edmund [editor]. \u003cstrong\u003eA Century of French Romance (20 volume set)\u003c\/strong\u003e. New York: D. Appleton \u0026amp; Co., 1901-1902. Parisian Edition. [12309]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Illustrated with Original Plates in Colors, Photogravure Portraits and Text Portraits, with notes by Octave Uzanne.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet no. 782 of 1,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty volumes in half green morocco; lavender, cream \u0026amp; green marbled boards and end papers. Spines uniformly faded to a brownish-lavender tint, joints very good, some scuffing at the base of most spines. Each 8 1\/2 x 5 3\/4 inches, top page edges bright gilt, 6 spine panels adorned in gilt floral designs. Photogravure frontispieces, title pages printed in light green and brown, deckled page edges. Very good. Hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe background of this set is interesting. In 1931 a gentleman in the Schenectady area of New York State went to an estate auction. He bought a number of antique furniture items, including a very large cherry bookcase. The bookcase was full of books, which he brought home. This set sat in the bookcase from 1931 until very recently, when the estate was sold, and the grandson of the gentleman contacted us about purchasing the books, which we did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach volume is translated from the French into English, and has a critical Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will receive the following:\u003cbr\u003eThe Chartreuse of Parma, by The Lady Mary Loyd.\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Young Brides, by Honoree de Balzac.\u003cbr\u003eMauprat, by George Sand.\u003cbr\u003eNotre Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo.\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Tulip, by Alexandre Dumas.\u003cbr\u003eColumba and Carmen, by Prosper Mérumée.\u003cbr\u003eMlle. De La Seigliere, by Jules Sandeau.\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Fracasse, by Theophile Gautier.\u003cbr\u003eThe Romance of a Poor Young Man, by Octave Feuillet.\u003cbr\u003eMadame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert.\u003cbr\u003eBrigadier Frederick and The Dean's Watch, by Erckmann-Chatrain.\u003cbr\u003eRenee Mauperin, by Jules and Edmond de Goncourt.\u003cbr\u003eThe Lady of the Camellias, by Alexandre Dumas.\u003cbr\u003eThe King of the Mountains, by Edmund About.\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Brohl and Company, by Victor Cherbuliez.\u003cbr\u003eAbbé Constantin and A Marriage for Love, by Ludovic Halévy.\u003cbr\u003eThe Downfall, by Emile Zola.\u003cbr\u003eThe Nabob, by Alfonse Daudet.\u003cbr\u003ePierre and Jean, by Guy de Maupassant.\u003cbr\u003eAn Iceland Fisherman, by Pierre Loti.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44678072565826,"sku":"ABE12309","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC07944.jpg?v=1786033603","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1902-a-century-of-french-romance-20-volume-set-balzac-hugo-dumas-c","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}