[French literature. Freemasonry] Six misc. 19th-century works: (1) Léon Cladel

Les martyres ridicules. Roman Parisien. Avec un préface de Charles Baudelaire. Bruxelles, H. Kistemaeckers, (1880). (2nd ed., first publ. 1862.) Printed on Blue Azur paper in lim. ed. of 1000 copies. Half calf with marbled boards. Sl. worn. Ex bibliotheca Anthon Bakels and dr. (P.H.) Ritter with annotations, presumably by the latter. *Early literary publication by progressive socialist Kistemaeckers, who published young naturalist writers like Huysmans, De Maupassant and Lemonnier in the 1880s. With: (2) H. de Balzac. Les contes drolatiques. Illustré de 425 dessins de Gustave Doré. Paris, 1855. 5th ed., half calf, 8vo. Upper outer hinge repaired, foxed. -and (3) 3 more.

Added: (4) Pluchonneau. Physiologie du Franc-Macon Dessins de Josquin, gravés par Maurisset. Paris, Ch. Warée, (1841). Paper wrappers. 128 pp. Sm. 8vo. Quires loosening. *Rare and curious 'Physiology' about freemasonry, inspired by the Physiologies of Eugene Sue. (total 6)