Assortment of Early 20th-Century French Books
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 494 |
| Estimate | 40.00 - 80.00 USD |
| Auction | Fine Art, Art Glass, Books & More Multi Platform |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Kellies Estate Services |
| Location | Okemos, Michigan |
This collection comprises multiple cloth-bound volumes of French language and literature editions published between 1901 and 1926, primarily within Heaths Modern Language Series. Notable authors and editors include Rosenthal, Mankiewicz, Talbot, and Daudet, with imprints from D.C. Heath, Henry Holt, and Benj. H. Sanborn. The interiors feature extensive handwritten linguistic notes and exercises in ink, including the ownership signature of Corine Q. Oulbeke.Tallest volume: 7.5 inches tallBindings exhibit significant shelf wear, including fraying at spine ends, bumped corners, and fading to the cloth boards. The interior pages show age-toning and foxing throughout. Multiple volumes contain heavy handwritten marginalia and inscriptions in ink.
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