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French (Brotherton Collection Countries)

Archive Print Collection: Fre

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Type of record: Book

Title: French (Brotherton Collection Countries)

Level: Collection

Classmark: Fre

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/43306

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Small collection of books, in French and (chiefly) about France and French subjects, is part of a larger section, much still uncatalogued, of material in the Brotherton Collection relating to European countries. The earliest of the French books is dated 1611, the latest 1934, and the great majority are dated 1850 onwards. The subject-matter is mainly French literature, but there are also some books on travel and on history. Some of the books are of interest for their fine bindings and/or illustrations (eg Verlaine's 'FĂȘtes galantes', with illustrations by A. Gerardin). Of interest also are three substantial (uncatalogued) volumes lettered on the spines 'Napoleonana' and containing many cuttings and periodical articles (dating from the end of the 19th to the early 20th centuries) relating to the life and times of Napoleon.

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