1662 Rare French Vellum Book - The Golden Fleece - La Toison d'Or by Corneille.A rare 17th century Corneille, where classical myth meets royal spectacle in an early Paris printing. Author: Pierre Corneille. Title: La Toison d'Or, Tragdie. Publisher: A Paris, Suivant la Copie imprime, 1662. Language: Text in French. Size: 5 x 3 inches. Pages: 85 pages. Binding: Very good contemporary reused vellum binding, with visible manuscript writing on both covers; an authentic and evocative survival of early binding practices; hinges

no date (circa 1913)

Author: Christina Rossetti

Pages: 70 pages + plates

making this volume a cherished collectible

Pages: xx-477 pages

Collins' Clear Type Press

The book: Attractive and wonderfully bound first edition of these Balzac's tales illustrated by Jean de Bosschere

His attention to detail and use of chromolithography made his illustrations timeless treasures

Binding: Attractive and good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine

close tear to the upper margin of title page nicely repaired by a previous owner - as shown)

The Personal History of David Copperfield is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens

no date (circa 1930's)