18 - E.J.B. RATHERY

E.J.B. RATHERY The Influence of Italy on French Literature from the 13th Century to the Reign of Louis XIV. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1853, 1 vol. in-8*. First edition. Period binding in red half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt head. Slight scuffing on the raised bands; a fine copy. Followed by two historical pamphlets and a “biographical note on Rabelais.” E.J.B. RATHERY The Influence of Italy on French Literature from the 13th Century to the Reign of Louis XIV. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1853, 1 vol. in-4 (text in in-8 format, with in-4 blank leaves interleaved, containing a few handwritten bibliographic references). Same edition as the previous book, specially produced either for the author or for a bibliophile. Contemporary black half-shagreen binding, black cloth covers, ribbed spine. Slight scuffing, but an attractive copy nonetheless. E.J.B. RATHERY [Collection of pamphlets] Historical Studies on the Judicial Institutions of Normandy. Paris, Delmotte, 1839. Vauquelin des-Yveteaux. Paris, Aug. Aubry, 1854. Historical Note on the Former King’s Cabinet and the Imperial Library of the Louvre. Paris, Techener, 1858. Introduction to the Journals and Memoirs of the Marquis d’Argenson. Paris, Veuve Jules Renouard, 1759. Folk Songs of Italy [and] Folk Songs of England. Booklets from the *Revue des Deux Mondes*. Contemporary red half-maroquin binding, ribbed spine, gilt head, covers preserved. A fine copy.