To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.
The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.
The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.
Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
7 works, 10 volumes: - PARNY (Evariste). *La Guerre des Dieux*. Paris, Debray, 1808, in-12, 232 pp. Paperback, orange marbled paper cover. (As published). - Corners of the first few folios slightly creased, no pages missing. - VERTOT (René Aubert, Abbé de). [NODIER]. *History of the Revolutions in Portugal*. Paris, Ménard & Desenne, 1819, small in-12, 2ff.-XIVpp.-212pp.- portrait. Paperback, plain pink vellum cover, untrimmed. (As published). - Interior in very fresh condition. Spine faded, trace of a label. The note on Vertot is by Ch. Nodier. - DUVOISIN (J.-B.). Démonstration évangélique. Third edition, considerably expanded. Paris, Société Typographique, Year X, (1802), 12mo, 2 leaves–VIII pp.–351 pp.–1 leaf. Paperback, blue laid paper slipcover, label. (As published). – Spine split. - HARDOUIN DE PEREFIXE. *History of King Henry the Great*. New edition, carefully corrected. Toulouse, Desclassan, Sens, 1782, in-12, 7ff. unnumbered—456pp. Bound in contemporary fawn calfskin, ribbed spine, decorated panels, red edges. - Caps and corners slightly rubbed; one section slightly loose in the center of the volume. - [EPINAY (Louise Tardieu d’Escalvelle, Marquise d’.)]. The Conversations of Emilie. Fourth edition. Paris, Belin, 1784, 2 volumes in-12, 2ff.—XIIpp.—416pp. - 2ff.-402pp.-1f. Contemporary bindings in root-textured fawn sheepskin, ribbed spines, ornate panels, title labels, red edges. - Volume I shows some signs of handling, a few creased leaves, slight water stain, its caps worn down and edges rubbed; corners of Volume II are worn, a few leaves are dog-eared. - [BRILLON (Pierre-Jacques)] (1671–1739). The New Theophrastus, or Critical Reflections on the Manners of This Century. A work in the style of Pascal’s Pensées. Paris, Brunet, 1700, in-12, 7 pp.—326 pp.—1 fol. Bound in brown calfskin, spine with raised bands and ornamentation. (Contemporary binding). - Copy shows some wear: rubbed caps, split joints, slightly loosened seams. - MEHEGAN (Chevalier Guillaume-Alexandre) (1721–1766). A Survey of Modern History, from the Fall of the Western Empire to the Peace of Westphalia. Paris, Saillant, Desaint, 1766, 3 volumes, 12mo, title page, pp. VII–XLVIII (apparently complete), 420 pp., 1 f. errata—title page, pp. 5–530, 1 f. errata—title page, pp. 5–543, 1 f. errata. Contemporary marbled fawn sheepskin bindings, ribbed spines, ornate panels, title labels, marbled edges. — Old handwritten bookplates in ink on the title pages: “Grurin de St.-Bonnet.” Printing error on pp. 363–364 of Volume III, with a few words missing. A few scattered small stains; one cap is rubbed. Posthumous first edition.
Delivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.