Null "Flor Garduno", guardians of time, Carlos Fuentes, Ed. Arthaud, 1992

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"Flor Garduno", guardians of time, Carlos Fuentes, Ed. Arthaud, 1992

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"Flor Garduno", guardians of time, Carlos Fuentes, Ed. Arthaud, 1992

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BONHEUR Stella (1855 - 1901) BONHEUR Stella (1855 - 1901) OPERA - BONHEUR Stella (1855 - 1901) - Autograph letter signed Autograph letter signed, dated “Roma 17 Gennajo” by the French mezzo-soprano. She made her debut at the age of 18 at the Regio Theatre in Turin in the role of Preziosilla in 'Forza del destino'. She walked the stages of major Italian opera houses such as the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Teatro Apollo in Rome and the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Famous for his interpretation of Carmen at the Teatro dal Verme in Milan and at the Teatro Regio in Parma, he left the stage in 1885. She married the surgeon Vincenzo Montenovesi. Addressed to the impresario Lampugnani: “…il Sig. [Carlo] d’Ormeville le avrà forse detto qualche cosa della triste odissea della mia malattia. (…) Ora sto benissimo, grazie al cielo ed’ ai medicamenti o piuttosto all’elettricità; una brutta cosa, che fà urlare in tutte le chiavi, dal soprano acuto al basso profondo, ma che opera veri miracoli e ben presto tornerò ad essere sulle scene…”. 4 pp. In-8. - This item is under temporary import. If the item is delivered within the United Kingdom, it will be subject to a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on the hammer price.

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LUIS FILIPE MARQUES DA GAMA. EL-REI DOM CARLOS LUIS FILIPE MARQUES DA GAMA. EL-REI DOM CARLOS Lisbon, 1991. In-4º 207 pgs. Enc ed. Copy no. 196. Illustrated

Estim. 800 - 900 EUR

VAILLANT (Sébastien). Botanicon parisiense ou dénombrement par ordre alphabétique des plantes, qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris compris dans la carte de la prévôté et de l'élection de la dite ville par le sieur Danet gendre année MDCCXXII. Avec plusieurs descriptions des plantes, leurs synonymes, le temps de fleurir et de grainer et une critique des auteurs de botanique. Leide et Amsterdam, Jean et Herman Verbeek et Balthazar Lakeman, 1727. In-folio, veau havane, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l'époque). Première édition illustrée, comprenant un portrait de l'auteur gravé par Houbraken, une grande carte de l'archevêché de Paris avec ses subdivisions, et 33 planches gravées, dessinées par Claude Aubriet et représentant plus de trois cent plantes. Le Botanicon parisiense est considéré comme la première flore illustrée des environs de Paris. Bon exemplaire ayant appartenu au marquis de Courtanvaux, avec son ex-libris gravé et son cachet armorié sur la page de titre. Membre de l'Académie des Sciences, il était descendant de François-Michel Le Tellier de Louvois et Michel Le Tellier, qui furent deux ministres de Louis XIV. Coins et coiffes usés.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

BARRET (Gaston) & MUNTHE (Axel). Le Livre de San Michele. Monte-Carlo, Éditions du livre, 1948. 2 vol. in-8 brochés, couv. imprimées rempliées, sous chemise et étui de l'éd. Lithographies originales en couleurs de G. Barret. Tirage à 3000 ex. (n°1287). Très bon exemplaire de ce beau récit autobiographique (traduction de Paul Rodocanachi) du médecin suédois Axel Munthe (1857-1949) se déroulant en grande partie à Capri.

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