Charles NODIER. Trilby, or The Goblin of Argail. Nouvelle éc - Lot 192

Charles NODIER. Trilby, or The Goblin of Argail. Nouvelle écossoise. Paris, Ladvocat, 1822. In-12, blond half calf, smooth spine decorated (Period binding). Lh., 455 / Vicaire, VI-101, 175 /// XXIII-(25) to 197. First edition published in Romans, nouvelles et mélanges by Ladvocat, Gide and Ponthieu from 1820 to 1822. Trilby is the sixth and final volume. Spine and spine ends a little rubbed; freckles, lacking the 3 leaves of the bookseller's advertisement, pale wetness at the foot of the first few leaves. NODIER. Contes. - Nouvelles. - Romans. Paris, Charpentier, 1840. Together 3 volumes in-12, red half calf, spines with 4 nerves decorated with gilt and cold filets (Simier). Vicaire, VI-123, 138 /// (2f.)-540 / (2f.)-494-(1f.) / (2f.)-394-(1f.). Collection of works by Charles Nodier, first published in in-12 format by Charpentier. Set containing for the tales: Trilby and La Fée aux Miettes, as well as various tales in verse and prose; short stories: Souvenirs de jeunesse, Mademoiselle de Marsan, Inez de las Sierras and La Neuvaine de la Chandeleur; and novels: Jean Sbogar, Le Peintre de Salzbourg, Les Méditations du Cloître, Adèle and Thérèse Aubert. Attractive set, uniformly bound by Simier, despite faded spines and a small loss at one head; a few pale freckles.