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[ROMANTIC BINDINGS.] L'oracle de tous les temps, illustré par demoraine, fontaine, etc. Paris, 1844. Oblong 8o. Contemporary French Romantic publisher's binding, dark blue paper over paste boards, decorated in silver, the upper cover with illustrations in form of a rebus. -- JUAN, Georges, Antonio d'ULLOA and J. FRÉSIER. Description de l'Amérique méridionale. Tours, 1850. 8o. Original French Romantic binding of gilt and blue embossed glazed boards. -- PISTOLESI, Saverio. Album pittoresco. Florence, 1851. Vol 3 only, oblong 4o. Engraved plates. Contemporary Italian black hard-grained morocco, front cover with elaborate rococo border with four colored lithographic scenes mounted within the gilt frame, a larger central illustrated panel of lady musicians, back cover with blind-embossed border. -- Romantic red paper wrapper decorated in gilt, with a portrait medallion of Freidrich Schiller on one side. Italy, ca 1830. (4)