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[Fine Binding] Eight Finely Bound Works. 8 volumes in 4 sets. Titles include Histoire de France in 2 vols. by V. Duruy (1860; quarter calf over pastepaper, spines in gilt); Vieilles maisons, vieux papiers in 2 vols. by G. Le Notre (1906; period half green morocco over marbled boards, spines handsomely tooled in gilt, t.e.g.); Handbook of Painting: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools in 2 vols. by J.A. Crowe (1879; period half red morocco by Stikeman over marbled boards, painter pallet tools in compartments; illustrated; frontispiece torn); and Handbook of Painting: The Italian Schools by Lady Eastlake (1874; period half red morocco by Stikeman over marbled boards, painter pallet tools in compartments; illustrated). 8vos. Jointed and spine ends lightly rubbed; very good.