[Rarebooks] FS: Antique Cedar-Lined Cigarette Box made from Two Early 19th C French Books

[Michael John Thompson]

OFFERING: AN ANTIQUE CEDAR-LINED BOX MADE FROM TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY 
FRENCH BOOKS.

France, circa 1836. An Antique Cedarwood lined box made from two 
early 19th Century books bound in full leather. Octavo size, the 
books have been affixed together at an angle, hollowed out and lined 
with cedar; they don't sit straight on the shelf but rather are 
designed to sit flat upon a table, likely used as a cigarette box. An 
unusual design, as most boxes like this which we have encountered are 
designed to sit upright upon a bookshelf. The two volumes used are 
Vol 1 of the OEVRES DE SAINTE THERESE, Limoges, 1836; the title page 
of the second volume cannot be seen but the spine title is COURS DE 
LITTERAT. Light general wear to the volumes, the front hinge of the 
top book is cracking but holding well on the cords; completely 
intact. A scarce and unusual usage of two odd-volumes of early 19th 
Century French Literature.                $175.00 US

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