Fine Books & Manuscripts (1256) September 14, 2006 EDT, Main Floor Gallery Lot 333

Estimate: $5000 - $8000 (plus Buyer's Premium) 7 vols. Dumas, Alexandre, pere: . Paris: Calmann Levy, 1894. Avec Une Lettre d' fils... de Maurice Leloir. 2 vols. in 4. Portrait of Leloir signed & inscribed by Leloir; wood-engraved illus. by J. Huyot. * Les Mousquetaires Vingt Ans Apres. Paris: Maresq, 1852. 3 vols. Wood-engraved illus. All 7 vols. 4to, uniform full gilt-paneled scarlet morocco, gilt-lettered & emblematic gilt-paneled spines, inner dentelles gilt, t.e.g., top & bottom edges untrimmed, with inlaid silver-stamped & gilt-tooled black & cream morocco armorial designs in center of triple gilt-fillet front cover panels, raised bands, orig. pictorial wrappers preserved in the 3 Vingt Ans Apres vols.; very occasionally slightly scuffed, slipcases. Extra-illustrated with 723 plates (379 portraits, 248 views, 26 color costume plates & views, 26 maps & plans, 26 other plates). Includes several folding views, many 17th & 18th- century engraved French views. Also with four manuscripts: Cut Document Signed. Louis XIII, King of France. * Letter Signed. , Queen of France. Paris, March 19, 1618, 1 p., sm. folio. In contemp. court script, replying to a letter from a friend, Mademoiselle de Maugiron, who is sending news, the Queen responds to thank her & gives news of her own, including attendance at "beautiful ballets." * Autograph Letter Signed. Troisvilles, Jean-Arnaud du Peyrer, Comte de Montierender, Dec. 7, [16??]. 2 pp., 4to. Letter of recommendation [mentioning Charles d'Artagnan]. Troisvilles served in as a Cornet & Captain from 1633 to 1646. He served as the model for Dumas' character of M. de Treville, Captain of The Musketeers. * Document Signed. d'Artagnan, [Charles de Betz de Castelmore? or Pierre de Montesquiou?]. N.p., November 24, 1702? 2 pp., 4to. A legal document or proxy. d'Artagnan's signature here matches the examples given by Charles Geigy & others for the model of the hero of . If we are not mistaken in our reading of the date of this document, Charles, who died in 1673, could not have signed it. If not Charles', the signature is likely that of Pierre d'Artagnan (1640-1725), the first cousin of Charles, who himself served as a Musketeer.