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MATERIEL SAFE / LINDNER - Set of 2 albums for ENTIRE LEAVES, or any paper document up to 33 x 30 cm - The two 4-ring loose-leaf binders each with 25 acid plasticizer-free sheets for perfect preservation of documents (i.e. 50 double-sided sheets in 2 binders - Large spine binders in tan color. value new approx. 120 euros.

FRANCE 1937 - Pair VICTOIRE de SAMOTHRACE, n° 354 et 355 - Each stamp on a maximum postcard ("Botticelli, Venus et les 3 grâces" and David "le couronnement de Napoléon 1er par le Pape Pie VII") - Stamps cancelled with "MUSEE du LOUVRE 21 août 1937" date stamp - (the Yvert value of the detached stamps alone, excluding the + value cancellation is one hundred euros).

AVIATION PRECURSORS - ERINNOPHY / CARTOPHILY; CIRCUIT DE L' EST D' AVIATION - Meeting d' Aout 1910, 1e étape PARIS-TROYES. Postcard no. 19, animated close-up "Les chasseurs à pied remorquant l 'appareil de Lindpaintner - Postcard with red circular vignette, glossy paper, from the "Grand Meeting d'Aviation", round dry embossed seal with wavy edges (Silombra V 22) Paris - Troyes - Nancy - Mézières - Charleville - Douai - Amiens - Paris, - variety wrong date August 7-8, 1910.

AVIATION PRECURSORS - ERINNOPHILY / CARTOPHILY. CIRCUIT DE L' EST D' AVIATION - Meeting of August 1910, 1st stage PARIS-TROYES. Postcard no. 12, nice shot of "the crowd cheering the aviators"; above the lawn Blériot Antoinette airplane - VIGNETTE HOLDER OF THE ARRIVAL AT TROYES (August 7-8-9). large serrated vignette, ultramarine blue, 39 x 54 mm, city profile and commemorative inscriptions of this stopover city (Silombra V 6). vignette lithographed by Paton in Troyes, design by Demeurles, engraver Brunelair.

AVIATION PRECURSORS - ERINNOPHILY / CARTOPHILY. CIRCUIT DE L' EST D' AVIATION - Meeting of August 1910, 1st stage PARIS-TROYES. Postcard no. 14, close-up of the two aviators: "Lieutenant Mayolles and Comte de Lambert, Wright pilots". - PORTE VIGNETTE DE L'ARRIVEE à TROYES (August 7-8-9), large ORANGE serrated vignette, Paton lithograph, city profile (Silombra V 10).

ERINNOPHILIA - BISKRA - ALGERIA - tourist propaganda vignette 1911 - serrated, blue and orange, view of a meharist in an oriental gate waving to a monoplane and a biplane. Text: "BISKRA spring all winter long". block of 4 leaf corners.

FRANCE LIBRE - AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE - Commemoration of General De Gaulle's arrival in Brazzaville to install the headquarters of the General Government. Complete collection of 4 Émile Gentil, Paul Crampel and Savorgnan de Brazza stamps with black overprint "LIBRE 24-10-40". The 4 stamps on individual postcards with a view of General De Gaulle's arrival in the capital of Free France on October 24, 1940 - vintage cards "Lithographie S.A. Litho Ltd - Capetown South Africa

SILVER - FRANCE 2015 - MONNAIE de PARIS - Tribute to Uderzo & Goscinny. ASTERIX et la PAIX, banquet with Caesar & Cleopatra - Coin of 50 euros corner flower quality BELLE EPREUVE in its issue blister pack - 41 grammes. - 41 mm.

BANKNOTE - ILE DE LA REUNION VERY RARE 19th CENTURY banknote UN FRANC, decree of May 2, 1879, "TRESOR COLONIAL", issue of December 2, 1885. In the lower corners, two cherubs bearing cornucopias filled with fishery products on the right, fruits & vegetables on the left; in the center, allegories of Agriculture & Commerce - On the reverse: the face value, in the center, naval anchor & 2 cornucopias, on the left, head of Ceres and farming implements, on the right, head of Mercury and tools. VERY RARE BILLET Rarity index R 5, rare condition for this banknote: TB +. NOTE: RARE DATE INEDITED, in any case not mentioned in Mr. Maurice KOLSKY's book "Les Billets des DOM-TOM", number 459 page 176.

DENMARK 1920 - POLITICAL MONETARY DETOURNEMENT OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY following the seizure of power by the coalition of united lefts, workers' social movements. The "DANISH STATE HUNDRED CURRENCY BANKNOTE" has the same value as this denomination. When the allies of the general strike parties, the syndicalists and the Bolsheviks, took power in Denmark," everyone with a civic sense voted for the conservative candidates. It is now a question of rallying against syndicalism and its radical and social-democratic allies - For Civil Liberty against the general strike parties". recto, printed in ochre and gray: on the left, a shirtless worker holding a bottle and a bomb, on the right, another worker holding a paving stone and an incendiary torch, in the center, a window shattered by an explosion; in the background, demonstrators; in the exergue, text translated above - Verso: text in blue within a frame. - 108 x 168 mm - Printed by Andreasen & Lachmann - SUP

HAUTS DE FRANCE (59 - 62 - 82). Collection of 240 old and semi-modern postcards. Various towns and villages, the coast, ports, cliffs...

LE HAVRE (76). Collection of 200 old and semi-modern postcards. Transatlantic liners, general views, city views before wartime destruction, etc...

PAUL DUVAL 1934, illustrator G. CONRAD. "PAGES d'Alsace et de Loraine" - With Jehanne in the country of Lorraine, in the country of our friend Fritz. Nos provinces-histoires, contes, légendes. 150 +150 pages bound in red percaline with three-colored printing on covers - 32.5 x 23 cm

1916 - AGENDA des GRANDS MAGASINS du PRINTEMPS de PARIS. Copious work 521 pages 21 x 14 cm - 1 page for each day. Due to the war, the book has been stripped of information on theaters - Numerous illustrated advertisements for "Recommended Houses". Bound in red publisher's gilt.

BOOK - SOUCHON Paul et TILD Jean - HACHETTE 1920. "THE GREAT FIGURES OF HUMANITY". Périclès - Cicéron - Vercingétorix - Du Guesclin - J.d'Arc - Ch. Colomb - Napoléon - Pasteur - Victor Hugo - etc... etc... 266 pages. Illustrated with numerous portraits and engravings - Publisher's binding, green percaline illustrated with black and gold floral decoration, gilt head, in the art nouveau style.

AUTOMOBILE - INTERNATIONAL AUTO-PARADE 1962, French edition. 302 pages - Directory of cars produced - production cars and experimental prototypes - for all makes worldwide in 1962. Photos and technical specifications of sedans, coupes and vans. A must-have for anyone interested in "sixties" automobiles. Bound in publisher's cloth with full-color dust jacket (tired) - Minor scattered rust.

SUD OUEST - 4 large illustrated maps from the MIGEON / VUILLEMIN Atlas of 1893 - Sheets 25 x 34 cm. Map of the departments LANDES / HAUTES PYRENEES / HAUTE GARONNE (2 maps with different illustrations) - Intaglio engravings on steel colored by arrondissements - In the corners illustration of famous people, views, coat of arms of the department - Engravings by DYONNET and VILLEREY.

18th century - four maps intaglio print on steel from the geographic atlas by Jaillot/Samson, Académie des Sciences edition 1714 - 16 x 19 cm : <"les XVII provinces des PAYS BAS.

18th century - four intaglio maps on steel from the Jaillot/Samson geographical atlas, Académie des Sciences edition 1714 - 16 x 19 cm : - ASIA - general map of Barbary, Tartary, China, Philippine Islands, St Lazarus archipelago, Indian Sea, Japan, as known at the time... - THE EMPIRE OF MONOMOTAPA AND COSTE DES CAFFRES (lower Africa to Madagascar). - THE KINGDOM OF ABYSSINIA OR THE EMPIRE OF PRESTE JEAN. red sea and arabian peninsula, barbaric or Zanguebar bosom, ethiopia... - ASIA - another general map engraved by Denise Macquart. - AMERICA - Arctic Circle and North, Central, South. Superb and rare, highly accurate maps with instructive and touching ancient names, cities, distances, seas, islands and archipelagos etc. (defects, worm galleries).

DIRECTOIRE - ITALIAN CAMPAIGN - AUTOGRAPH by BERTOLIO. Antoine René Constance BERTOLIO (1741 / 1812) priest, lawyer at the Parliament. President of the Paris Commune in 1790, Ambassador to Rome under the Directoire, Judge in Guadeloupe during the Consulate. double sheet 38 x 23.5 cm - Rome 4 nivôse an 7 de l' Ere Républicaine. to citizens Florens and Duport, commissioners of the French Executive Directory in Rome. Personal letter, autograph signed by Bertolio: "I've been waiting for you for several days, my dear colleagues, I have much news to tell you. They arrived before yesterday evening and I thought you'd be back yesterday, but I beg you not to doubt my sincere and true attachment, greetings and friendship. P.S. On behalf of the commission, I invite the consulate to come and have a frugal meal at the academy when they arrive. VERY NICE ENTETE de la Commission du Directoire Exécutif de la République Française à Rome, intaglio engraving. The Republic standing, in toga, hand resting on the lictor beam, holding pike with right hand. Arms and shrub at her feet. Two knotted olive branches in the center.

COMTE de MONTALEMBERT - MAME éditeurs 1889 - "SAINTE ELISABETH de HONGRIE". 624 pages 28 x 18.5 cm - Numerous engravings in text - 28 full-page illustrations out of text, black engravings and color lithographs. Rich NOIR et OR publisher's binding, engraved by SOUZE, on red cloth. All 3 edges gilt - SUP condition with scattered rust.

MEDECINE - Société de Géographie / G. MARTIN - LEBOEUF - ROUBAUD / MASSON 1909. Rare and copious work: "RAPPORT de la MISSION d'ETUDES de la MALADIE du SOMMEIL AU CONGO FRANÇAIS 1906-1908". 717 pages in-text illustrations + 8 black and color lithographic plates (infectious agents) + large color fold-out map 52 x 54.5 cm. "distribution de la maladie du sommeil et des mouches Tsétsés" (distribution of sleeping sickness and tsetse flies) - Map drawn up in 1907-08 by Dr. Gustave MARTIN and Dr. LEBOEUF, physicians for colonial troops, and Dr. ROUBAUD, associate professor of natural sciences. Heavy publisher's cloth binding with decorations and inscriptions on front cover and spine. Copy with autograph letter signed by Mr. LE MYRE DE VILERS (whose photo appears full-page in the preface), president of the Société de Géographie, financier of the study mission - "To Mr. MESNIL with thanks for his invaluable assistance, Paris July 12, 1909".

Paul MANTZ - Henri MAY éditeur 1897 - Bibliothèque de l'enseignement des Beaux Arts "LA PEINTURE FRANÇAISE DU IXe SIECLE A LA FIN du XVIe". 282 pages - 123 engravings in and out of text - Introduction 36 pages by Olivier MERSON. Bound in blue cloth - Drawings and inscriptions in black and gold on 2 boards and spine.

TEACHING THE ARABIC LANGUAGE - 2 BOOKS : - by L. MACHUEL, 1888, Director of Public Education in Tunisia. From Adolphe Jourdan, bookseller-publisher in Algiers, 4 place du Gouvernement. "MANUEL DE L' ARABISANT ou RECUEIL DE PIECES ARABES. first part: administrative, judicial, political etc. letters preceded by a form and followed by a vocabulary - (binding to be redone). Publisher's delivery in linen cloth. - by CASPARI and URICOECHEA - Maisonneuve éditions 1881. "ARAB GRAMMAIRE" - 532 pages - publisher's blue cloth binding.

BOOK - JOUFFRAY Jules 1912, account d'auteur chez Henri Martin, imp à Vienne (38). "GENEALOGIE DE LA FAMILLE JOUFFRAY DE VIENNE et son rôle dans l'industrie métallurgique au 18e et 19e siècle". 33 pages of text illustrated with the first paper machines built + 4 fold-out genealogical charts (3 sheets each) of the family's origins, Jouffray nephew, Jouffray elder, Jouffray younger. Rich history of this family of mechanical builders, in particular of papermaking machines. Biography, history of the factory, photos of family members, extracts from the books and documents of the trading house. The history of a great family, but also the history of a region in the midst of the industrial revolution. A very rare work "printed in small numbers for the family". (numbered 2). Inside SUP, cover to be rebacked. on flyleaf, penciled letter "hommage familial et respectueux souvenirs" with author's autograph signature."

NASA. Gemini 4 mission. Historic spacewalk by the 1st American Ed. White on June 5, 1965. The Gemini 4 mission is the first of the space age to have an international audience. During this mission, the American White stepped out into space, using the HHSMU (Hand Held Self Maneuvering Unit), a gas-jet pistol. McDivitt took a dozen photographs that would later become famous in the history of the conquest of space. Here, Ed. White appears in front of a perfect cottony earth cloud cover. Vintage chromogenic print on "A KODAK PAPER" fiber paper. 27.8 x 21.9CM with margins.

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Gemini IV mission, June 3, 1965. Historic photograph of astronaut Ed. H. White becomes the first American to "fly" in Space. He wears a special spacesuit with a gold-plated helmet to protect him from the sun. A 7.5-meter umbilical cord connects him to his spaceship, as does a tether, both bound in gold adhesive tape. In his right hand, the astronaut holds a hand-held self-maneuvering unit (HHSMU), enabling him to control his movements in Space. Later chromogenic print. Numbering on front. Legend on label on back. 40.6 x 40.6cm on back.

Octave UZANNE L'Eventail Illustrations de Paul Avril Exemplaire N°14 (non collationné, en l'état) Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

ATLAS DES ENFANS ou Nouvelle Méthode pour apprendre la Géographie 1784 (non collationné, en l'état) Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

BUFFON L'Histoire Naturelle Illustrée par Adam 1835 6 volumes (non collationné, en l'état) Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

LOT DE LIVRES reliés veau XVIIIème siècle (non collationnés, en l'état) Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

LOT de livres art, géographie, locomotion, et divers (non collationnés, en l'état) Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

TROIS CARTONS DE LIVRES MODERNES Histoire, Jardin, Art etc. (non collationnés, en l'état)

Nasa. Photographed from the space shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-52), Mount Fuji and its snow-covered summit appear in the center of the image as an immense white pyramid beneath the thick cloud cover that precedes the limits of the Earth's atmosphere by only a few tens of kilometers. 1992. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper. Nasa logo and numbering on front. Nasa logo and typed caption on back. 20.2 x 25.3cm with margins.

ALBUM DE CARTES POSTALES anciennes Plus de 400 cartes postales (album abîmé)

Michel DE L'ORMERAIE Fontane di Roma 1979 Couverture en cuir 40,5 x 31 cm (non collationné)

LOT DE LIVRES religieux anciens (non collationnés, en l'état)

BOÎTE en chagrin rouge "Carte des environs de Paris" (sans les cartes, en l'état) H : 23,5 cm L : 16 cm P : 10 cm Vendu en collaboration avec Maître Sylvain Mallié-Arcelin Commissaire-Priseur

Tue 23 Jul

Lot of documents: Two blank diplomas "Nouvelle Jérusalem" no. 376 and "l'Union des Peiples" no. 134. Inauguration of the Order of the Temple premises. Handwritten letter concerning the Alençon Temple (1803). Les Arts et l'Amitié" lodge in Paris, program dated 14.07.1807. Bookplates (6)

Tue 23 Jul

Spain. Masonic diploma on parchment awarded by "Aureola Guipurevana" lodge no. 66 at the Orient of San Sebastian on March 14, 1873. Curious little diploma. With dry seals and handwritten visits on the back. 19 x 14 cm

Tue 23 Jul

Printed Ritual de Chevalier Rose-Croix, 18° du Reaa published by the Suprême Conseil de France, 1925, 68 pages hardbound. It includes the Preparation Chamber, Preparatory Works, Reception, Consecration, Extinguishing and Relighting the Lights, the Last Supper, Agape and Libation (small lack on page 55).

Tue 23 Jul

The New Book of Constitutions of the Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, containing their history, charges régulations,... collected and digested by order of the Grand Lodge from theirold records, faithful traditions and lodge-books, for use of the Lodges. By James Anderson, London 5738. 230 pages. Bound in brown calf with ribbed spine (some foxing). Note: rare copy, second edition of 1738 with frontispiece.

Tue 23 Jul

M. Breton and M. Bertin, translated from French, "China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufacturers, & c.", London: Howlett and Brimmer, 1824. Four volumes bound into a two book set. 41 plates in color across volumes one and two, which are bound into one book; 39 plates across volumes three and four, which are also bound into one book. With foliate gilt embellishment along the spine and covers of each book. Each, height: 6 1/4 in x width: 4 1/4 in x depth: 1 1/4 in.

Tue 23 Jul

Ephemera related to the Chin San Long 89th Anniversary Portfolio. Silk-bound portfolio cover and front pages. Also included is a gelatin silver print photograph in the manner of Chin San Long by C.T. Chang titled "Mama Coming!" depicting four birds on a branch. Chin San Long is known for his innovative art photography, particularly his signature "composite photography" technique. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude photos, and also specialized in nature photography. Provenance: From the collection of William Atkins. William Atkins (1919-2001) was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, who spent his career flying to Asia. He was an avid photographer who was involved in the Photographic Society of America, through which he developed relationships with photography clubs worldwide. It was through the photographic society in Taiwan that he met Chin San Long, with whom he became close friends. In the 1970s, he arranged an exhibit for Chin San Long's photography in Minnesota. Height: 20 in x width: 16 1/4 in.

Tue 23 Jul

Group of ephemera and archive of photographs and letters relating to conflict between China and Japan during WWII, ca. late 1930s. Housed in a navy blue album, the collection contains approximately 110 total items. This includes twenty-one front-and-back pages of penned or typed original letters and manuscripts written by government officials and medical personnel in addition to roughly 90 gelatin silver print documentary photographs. All photos are with typed or written annotation and depict scenes of war during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Major battles that are potentially depicted include the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the Nanjing Massacre. Approximately half of the photos are of schools and hospitals, but also shell-ravaged structures, bombed buildings, and shrapnel. These prints are pencil and pen annotated by hand with numbers and descriptions along the backs of the photographs, likely captured and captioned by Walter H. Judd and possibly intended for publication in a periodical or newspaper such as Reader's Digest. There is also one small envelope without contents bearing the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. letterhead. All twenty-one pages of the correspondence are war dated. Twelve sheets are handwritten and nine are typewritten by Americans who were stationed in central and northern China. Roughly half of these pages are authored by Walter H. Judd (American, 1898-1994) and relate to his service, experience, and opinion of political tensions in the region. Walter Henry Judd was an American politician and physician who practiced at the renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Following his time as a doctor during the conflict in China, he became a representative in the United States House of Representatives. Once there, he established his outspoken reputation by lobbying for a conservative position on China, advocating for all-out support of the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and opposition to the Communists under Mao Zedong. One excerpt from a typewritten from a letter by Judd, dated October 21st, 1937, reads: "This morning I went in the car to Hsiao [...] First time I had been out of town since my return (from Hankow). The fall weather is so gorgeous, trees just beginning to turn, the countryside so peaceful and tranquil. It seems hard to think of men bent on covering it with blood, killing and laying waste for things they speak of as 'honor', 'power', 'prestige', etc. Sheer insanity --- but the kind that MUST BE SHACKLED or there is no peace anywhere in the world. I hope and pray America will awaken to see that. But at the same time she must be kept from thinking that shackling such insanity means going to war with it." (Album) height: 11 1/2 in x width: 14 1/2 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.

Tue 23 Jul

Chinese carved jade pendant in the form of two peaches joined by a leafy branch. With a cord to wear the jade as a pendant. Of a lovely pale green coloration. Provenance: Collection of Jerry O'Brien, Wichita, Kansas; thence by descent. Jerry O'Brien (February 6, 1902-June 2, 1951) was a business mogul and public figure in Wichita, Kansas throughout the first half of the 20th century. He began working at Wilcoxon-Searcy before founding his own joint venture, the Roberts-O'Brien Company, in 1930 at the age of 28. During World War II he manufactured airplane parts and, by 1941, had opened up a company in his own name, the Jerry O'Brien Company. Throughout the 1940s he manufactured car awnings under the name Weather Master Car Awning Company. During this time he also served on numerous public and private committees. He died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 49 on June 2, 1951. During his life he collected these excellent jades and assembled them in the silk box offered in this sale. This particular jade comes with its own separate box and does not have a molded spot in the silk box. Reference: The Wichita Eagle: December 7, 1930, page 8; June 15, 1941, page 12; June 4, 1951, page 10; June 9, 1951, page 9. The Wichita Beacon: September 24, 1931, page 8; June 19, 1941, page 18; January 3, 1946, page 1; April 18, 1946, page 20; June 5, 1951, page 6. *Newspaper clippings not included with this lot* (Jade) height: 2 in x width: 1 1/2 in x depth: 1 in. Weight: 49.48 g. (Box) height: 2 in x width: 4 1/2 in x 3 in.

Tue 23 Jul

Chinese carved pale jade depicting three intertwined dragons surrounding two linked circles. Of a lovely pale jade with intricate pierced decoration and flowing, sinuous lines. Included in this auction is a box designed to hold this jade as well as a collection of 22 other lovely carved works also offered here. Provenance: Collection of Jerry O'Brien, Wichita, Kansas; thence by descent. Jerry O'Brien (February 6, 1902-June 2, 1951) was a business mogul and public figure in Wichita, Kansas throughout the first half of the 20th century. He began working at Wilcoxon-Searcy before founding his own joint venture, the Roberts-O'Brien Company, in 1930 at the age of 28. During World War II he manufactured airplane parts and, by 1941, had opened up a company in his own name, the Jerry O'Brien Company. Throughout the 1940s he manufactured car awnings under the name Weather Master Car Awning Company. During this time he also served on numerous public and private committees. He died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 49 on June 2, 1951. During his life he collected these excellent jades and assembled them in the silk box offered in this sale. Reference: The Wichita Eagle: December 7, 1930, page 8; June 15, 1941, page 12; June 4, 1951, page 10; June 9, 1951, page 9. The Wichita Beacon: September 24, 1931, page 8; June 19, 1941, page 18; January 3, 1946, page 1; April 18, 1946, page 20; June 5, 1951, page 6. *Newspaper clippings not included with this lot* Length: 2 5/8 in x width: 2 in x depth: 1/4 in. Weight: 32.2 g.

Tue 23 Jul

. BENTIVOGLIO, Guido Bentivollo.- "WAR OF FLANDERS. Volumes I. II. III, translated from the Tuscan language into Spanish by Father BVasilio Varen of the Minor Clerics and dedicated to Don Manuel Alvarez Pinto y Ribera Cavallero of the Order of Santiago.... "M.: Francisco Martínez, at the expense of Manuel López, 1643. Minor folio, perg. 5 hrs. + 540 pages. + 10 hrs. Text in two columns. Port. recorded by María Eugenia de Beer. Port. and first hours, rubbing on the margin without affecting the text or the plate.

Tue 23 Jul

French manuscript on parchment - French manuscript on parchment, late 19th century. XVI. 30 x 57 cm., with hanging ribbon. Possibly written among nobles in the time of Louis XIV, it names the king "Loy" several times.

Tue 23 Jul

SANZ DE DIOS Y GUADALUPE, Francisco.- "PRACTICAL MEDICINE OF GUADALUPE" M.: Imp. by Domingo Fernández de Arrojo, 1730. Minor folio, perg. 2 p.m. + 352 pages. First edition, very rare. Palau 301358.

Tue 23 Jul

"PROGRAMMA DEL CERIMONIAE.- gives follow-up on the occasion of the sponsalizio of HRH the princess D. MARIA AMALIA with HRH l'Infante di Spagna D. SEBASTIANO GABRIELE" Napoli: Stamperia Reale, 1832. SEBASTIANO GABRIELE" Napoli: Stamperia Reale, 1832. Smaller folio, full leather with dry wheel and gold , and large central dry rose. 9 pages + recorded plan.

Tue 23 Jul

O´NEILL Y ROSIÑOL, JUAN (1828 - 1907) O'NEILL Y ROSIÑOL, Juan.- Handwritten letter sent from Palma de Mallorca to Mr. Alberto Álvarez de Sotomayor, dated April 1897, regarding the sending of two works for the general exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. Handwritten on both sides, signed at the end. Juan O'Neill y Rosiñol was a Spanish painter from the second half of the 19th century. XIX, disciple of Carlos de Haes, and academic of the Royal Academy of S. Fernando.

Tue 23 Jul

DEVAUX, André - Handwritten autograph letter, signed at the end, dated January 1944. André Devaux is a French philosopher born in Fréville in 1921, honorary professor of philosophy at the University of Paris-Sorbonne.

Tue 23 Jul

GONZÁLEZ-RUANO, CÉSAR (1903 - 1965) GONZÁLEZ-RUANO, César.- "GUIDE OF CUENCA and main itineraries of its province" B.: Ed. Planeta, 1956. 4º, cover. Autograph dedications with drawings by César González Ruano, and Federico Muelas; full-page drawing with dedication, signed and dated by Lorenzo Goñi. Attached is a letter from César González Ruano, on the author's stamped paper.

Tue 23 Jul

NERUDA, PABLO "NERUDA YOUNG - Letters and poems from Pablo Neruda to Albertina Rosa Azócar. With a presentation by Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, prologue by Vicente Aleixandre..." M.: Edilán, 1983. Folio, cover. Commentary volume + facsimile folder in case ed. (slight friction). Attaches facsimile manuscripts of letters and poems written by Neruda to Albertina.

Tue 23 Jul

. DIEGO, Gerardo DIEGO, Gerardo - "THE TREES OF GRANADA TO MANUEL DE FALLA" Granada: Fundación Rodríguez Acosta, 1976. Larger square folio, ex. on branch in case ed. made of wood and cardboard. Numbered example of a limited edition of 150. 16 etchings, each one numbered in pencil, of trees seen throughout the four seasons of the year, and an unpublished poem by Gerardo Diego.

Tue 23 Jul

"COMPENDIUM OF THE PLANTS CITED IN THE BOOK THE INGENIOUS HIDALGO DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA." - Authors Ramón Morales Valverde and Emilio Blanco Castro. Illustrator Luis Mena Muñoz. M.: Montaraz KTK, 2006. Folio, cloth ed., calligraphed on the plane with mounted sheet; metal corners. 82 pages. + 1 hr. + sample of seeds of medicinal plants contained in the specimen. Numbered copy of tir. limited.

Tue 23 Jul

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Miguel de.- "THE INGENIOUS HIDALGO DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA" Edition and notes by Martín de Riquer. B.: Ed. Planeta, 2004. Larger folio, printed velvet, contained in case ed. 2 vols. Profusely illustrated by Antonio Mingote. Limited edition numbered copy. Attached is a special plate (slight marginal stain), printed separately, numbered out of 50 and signed by Mingote.

Tue 23 Jul

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, FRANCISCO DE (1746 - 1828) GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de - "LOS CAPRICHOS" Artika; University of Zaragoza, 2006. Reproduction of the 80 plates contained in an imitation leather case. Content in case ed. made of fabric with a portrait printed on the plane, next to the vol. of studies. Limited edition numbered example. Monumental edition.

Tue 23 Jul

"ORDERATION AND CEREMONIAL OF THE CORONATION OF THE KINGS OF ARAGON" - Scriptorium, 1994. 36.8 cm., dry embossed full leather with metal applications and closures. Content in case ed. of flask next to the vol. of studies. Tir numbered notarial act. limited. The Codex, which consists of 116 folios written on both sides, begins with the Ordinations of the Royal House that are structured based on its four main offices: Butler, Chancellor, Rational Master and Camerlengo. They include the smallest details of the private life of the King and his house. The second section of the Ceremonial refers to the Consecration and Coronation of the Queen.

Tue 23 Jul

"INSIGNE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN FLIGHT" - The original of which is kept in the Valencia Institute of Don Juan. Valencia: Scriptorium ed., 1998. Smaller folio, full leather on board, case ed. Notarial record and vol. of studies. Composed of 230 pages. Illustrated with 207 coats of arms, full-page portraits of the sovereigns with their coats of arms, and more than 300 miniature capitulars. It is considered the most beautiful codex of the Order of the Fleece, the one called the Empress, because it belonged to Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III.

Tue 23 Jul

"The original of which is kept in the University Library of Bologna. Ars Magna / AyN, 2001. 21 cm., leather with wheels and woven on the ridge, contained in case ed. Numbered notarial certificate of limited edition and vol. of studies. The manuscript was commissioned by the King of Sicily, William I, for the education of the young prince. The fables, written in Latin in 72 pages. Decorated with 147 beautiful miniatures, they represent a compilation of small stories with profound moral teachings, still valid today.

Tue 23 Jul

(Facsimile) "HERBOLARIUM ET MATERIA MEDICA" - The original of which is preserved in the State Library of Lucca (Italy). 8th major, board with metal closures and leather spine. Attached vol. study. AyN ed., 2005. Numbered notarial act of tir. lim. The original was made anonymously in the s. IX; It includes a set of ancient texts grouped between the s. IV and VI, accompanied by 122 illustrations of plants and animals, with healing properties. It is one of the most widely distributed pharmacopeia manuals during the Middle Ages. It contains three treatises on phytotherapy and three on zootherapy. The set is completed with a recipe book attributed to Galen, a treatise on anthropotherapy and a dietary calendar for each month of the year.

Tue 23 Jul

"The original of which is preserved in the National Library of France. Valencia: Club Bibliófilo Versol, 2006. 29.5 cm., full leather turned over board with Maltese cross dry-engraved with the previous plan, and metal studs on the plans. Methacrylate flask case (deteriorations) and vol. of studies. Tir numbered notarial act. limited to 575 examples. Beautiful codex of more than 200 pages. simile perg., decorated with 52 full-size miniatures, with a profusion of gold, and abundant capital letters with borders, gold and grisaille decorated with fantastic plants and animals.

Tue 23 Jul

KIKI LIMA (1953). SERIGRAFIA Serigrafia sobre papel. PE 5/5. Assinada e numerada. Dim. Aprox: Mancha: 40x46 cm Dim. Aprox: Suporte: 50,5x60 cm # Kiki Lima (1953) Euclides Eustáquio Lima (1953), conhecido como Kiki Lima, nasceu na Ponta do Sol, em Santo Antão, Cabo Verde. A sua formação foi realizada no C.E.C. com o Curso de Desenho e Pintura, e no Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual de Lisboa em Escultura. Realizou uma licenciatura na Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa, em Design de Comunicação. Começou o seu percurso nas artes plásticas em 1969, onde começou a participar em mostras individuais e coletivas em Portugal e África, tendo exposto já em quase todos os continentes. Foi autor do painel do frontispício do Pavilhão de Cabo Verde na EXPO’98, em Lisboa e dirigiu a KiTraço, uma galeria de arte, em Sassoeiros. Está atualmente representado no Painel de Pintores de Cabo-Verdianos na Assembleia Nacional de Cabo Verde e foi autor do painel de "Recepção aos Emigrantes" no Aeroporto Amílcar Cabral. É considerado um dos artistas cabo-verdianos mais conceituados na atualidade.

Wed 24 Jul

Tibetan Buddha, 19th century. "Vajrasattva". Gilded bronze, with colored crystals set. It presents marks of use and wear. Measurements: 23 x 15 x 10 cm. Vajrasattva adopting the posture of meditation. He holds a dorje in his right hand (symbol of spiritual power) and a bell (ghanta) in his right hand, symbol of wisdom. Vajrasattva is a bodhisattva in the Mahayana and Mantrayana Buddhist traditions. In Chinese Buddhism and the Japanese Shingon tradition, Vajrasattva is the esoteric aspect of the bodhisattva Samantabhadra and is commonly associated with the practicing student who, through the teachings of the master, attains a solid, subtle and refined foundation in his esoteric practice. In Tibetan Buddhism, Vajrasattva is associated with sambhogakaya and purification practice. Vajrasattva appears mainly in two Buddhist texts: the Mahavairocana Sutra and the Vajrasekhara Sutra. In the Diamond Kingdom Mandala, Vajrasattva sits to the east near Akshobhya Buddha. In some esoteric lineages, Nagarjuna is said to have met Vajrasattva in an iron tower in South India, and taught him tantra, thus transmitting the esoteric teachings to more historical figures. Vajrasattva's name translates as "Diamond Self" or "Ray Self." The vajra, a symbol of deep understanding, is associated with esoteric Buddhism.

Wed 24 Jul

Franklin Mint "The Fifty-State Bicentennial Medal Collection," 1976. Containing fifty unique 1 ozt solid sterling silver coins, one for each state in the United States. In the original blue binder. Hallmarked first edition proof set. (Binder) height: 14 1/2 in x width: 11 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in. Gross weight of sterling, approximate: 50 troy oz.

Wed 24 Jul

Group of two French manuscript pages from a Latin bible, ca. 1290-1300. Possibly written in a French Carthusian Monastery. One leaf with a historiated initial depicting a king and knight; part of Proverbs 1, 2, and part of 3. The other leaf is part of Mark 10-13. Marginalia writing visible on both sheets. Provenance: by repute, Monastry at Velleneuve-les-Avignon; Private Minnesota Collection. (Historiated Letter) Sight; height: 8 1/4 in x width: 4 3/4 in. Framed; height: 12 1/2 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. (Script) Sight; height: 8 in x width: 4 1/4 in. Framed; height: 12 1/2 in x width: 8 in x depth: 1/2 in.

Wed 24 Jul

Illuminated manuscript page with two-line pen-flourish initials with gold leaf and blue and red geometric and swirl designs. The text in black and red ink on vellum. With visible guidelines throughout. Sight; height: 4 1/4 in x width: 3 1/4 in. Framed; height: 11 in x width: 9 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Wed 24 Jul

Illuminated manuscript page. Ink on vellum. With large pen flourish initials in gold leaf with blue and red geometric and swirl designs. Pen flourish initials were especially in common in the 12th and 13th centuries. The manuscript in a double-sided frame so both sides of the leaf can be viewed. Sight; height: 6 in x width: 3 1/2 in. Framed; height: 12 1/2 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1 in.

Wed 24 Jul

Illuminated manuscript page, ca. 1500. Black and red ink on vellum from a book of hours. With fifteen lines of text. The recto with a three-line letter I in gold leaf with blue and red pen-flourish decoration of geometric motifs. The recto with two lovely and ornate illustrations of crawling vines with gold leaves and blooms of red and blue. The verso with one illustration of this vine. Provenance: Berlin auction, 2002; W. Wolf, Antiquarian, Minneapolis, MN; Private Minnesota Collection. Sight; height: 6 in x width: 5 in. Framed; height: 13 1/4 in x width: 11 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Wed 24 Jul

English illuminated manuscript page, ca. 1450. From a book of hours. Ink and gold leaf on vellum. With 14 lines of ruled text in Latin with alternating initials in blue and burnished gold with contrasting red and blue penwork. The large two-line initial in gold on a blue and red ground with delicate white tracery. In a fine gothic textura script. One side with Psalm 23:8-10 and the other begins with an Antiphon and Versicles including the beginning of Lesson I from the Hours of the Virgin, Hour of Matin. These books of hours are somewhat uncommo as King Henry VIII, in 1533, decreed that books relating to the practices of the Church of Rome should be destroyed. Most of the remaining examples were held secretly in private hands. Sight; height: 4 in x width: 2 3/4 in. Framed; height: 11 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 1 in.

Wed 24 Jul

Group of five 15th century French illuminated manuscript pages. The text in black ink on parchment. With gold leaf initials on an alternating red and blue ground. (Each) Sight; height: 3 1/2 in x width: 2 1/2 in. Framed; height: 8 3/4 in x width: 6 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Wed 24 Jul

Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985). Color lithograph titled "The Flight" depicting a profile portrait with a nude woman in the background, ca. 1968. The frontispiece to "Chagall Gouaches 1957-1968." Pencil signed along the verso. Signed in plate along the lower left. Sight; height: 10 3/4 in x width: 8 3/4 in. Framed; height: 19 1/4 in x width: 17 1/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Alphonse DAUDET (1840-1897) Lettres de mon moulin. Illustrations de José ROY et G. FRAIPONT. Paris, Flammarion, sd. Grand in-4 demi marocain rouge à coins, dos lisse orné, titre et date dorés, pièce de titre verte, double filet doré sur les plats Nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs dans et hors texte. Tirage à 750 exemplaires ; n°746 des 600 sur vélin. Dos insolé, frottements..

Arts décoratifs - Encyclopédie des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes au XXe siècle. Paris, Office central d'éditions et de librairie 1925. 8 vol. In-4° cartonnage éditeur, les dos ornés forment l'inscription "Arts décoratifs industriels modernes". Edition Imprimée sur vergé d'Arches On y joint un volume d'introduction

BRETON / MORTIER - « Encyclopédie illustrée des Grandes Inventions Modernes » 3 tomes en volumes In-4, cartonnage bleu de l'Éditeur, couverture illustrée. Nombreuses illustrations et planches dépliantes en couleurs. Paris, Union Latine d'éditions Usures, petites déchirures

François Bourjoin Le droit commun de la France, et la coutume de Paris, réduits en principes Tirés des Loix, des Ordonnances, des Arrêts, des Jurisconsultes et des auteurs, et mis dans l'ordre d'un commentaire complet et méthodique sur cette coutume. Contenant, dans cet ordre, les usages du Châtelet sur les liquidations, les comptes, les partages, les substitutions, les dîmes, et toutes autres matières. A Paris, Grangé et Cellot imprimeur - libraire, 1770, avec approbation et privilège du roi. Deux volumes grands In-Folio tome I et II, reliure plein veau à dos nervuré orné de filets, fleurons et titre dorés au petit fer, garde marbrée, tranches rouges, enrichis de quelques gravures in texte, sur papier vergé. (coiffes arasées, déchirures, pliures, rousseurs) Nouvelle édition revue et corrigée de cet important ouvrage de jurisprudence paru pour la première fois en 1747. Son auteur était l'avocat François Bourjon (mort en 1751) qui, à partir de la coutume de Paris, a tenté de réaliser un corps de droit commun. Il inspira notamment les rédacteurs du Code civil.

GRANDCLAUDE Charles. Le Professeur GRANDCLAUDE Charles cité à l'ordre de la nation en tant que sous-directeur du centre anticancéreux de la région du Nord (1890 - 1934). Liste des discours et travaux, biographie, etc. In-8, Tirage sur papier japon. 3 photos du Professeur Maroquin violet signé STROOBANTS, dos à nerfs insolé, t. doré, filet doré sur coupes, gardes en satin gris, tr. dorées.

- MISSALE ROMANUM ex decreto sacro-sancti concili tridentini restitutum...Urbani papae VIII auctoritate recognitum. Anvers, Architypographia Plantiniana, 1762. 1 vol In-8. Partie d'Hiver. 2 pl. hors texte et frontispice gravé. Reliure légèrement frottée.

VILLON François Epitaphe ou la ballade des pendus. 10 lithographies de Raymond Pagès, lettre dessinée et gravée sur bois par Maurice Denonain. Paris, Alcool 1946. In-folio en feuilles, cartonnage et étui noirs. Exemplaire 23/178

Thu 25 Jul

CONCORDANTIAE BIBLIORUM SACRORUM, Paris, 1838, inscribed "Offert à Monsieur Lecomte, Théologal, Chanoine, Curé de Notre-Dame-de-Chartres par M. Dallou de Lancé son ami". Handsomely signed and decorated leather binding, also decorated on the four-ribbed edge and between the ribs.

Thu 25 Jul

MISSEL ROMAIN. Chromo-lithographed illuminations. Paris, A. Fonteney et Fils. Bound in brown leather. Insolation to binding.

Thu 25 Jul

A BRÉVIAIRE from Lisieux. 1710. Bound in green morocco.

Thu 25 Jul

Paroissien Romain, Paris, inscribed "Louise 18 avril 1872, 17 mai 1881". Embellished with several color engravings. Beautifully bound in red morocco. The front cover inlaid with a partially enameled silver cross, the clasps also in silver. Height: 14 cm.

Thu 25 Jul

PROCESSIONEL SAGIEN, Monseigneur Jolly, Paris, 1841. Spine ribbed and gilt with IHS small iron. Wear. Some foxing.

Thu 25 Jul

Roman HOURBOOK, Tours, A. Mame. Fine binding with silver monogram. Marked "January 29, 1884 November 4, 1937".

Thu 25 Jul

SAINTE BIBLE FRANCAISE. Paris, RICHER & CHEVALIER. 1621. Full leather binding. 1 vol. in-folio. Accidents and restorations.

Thu 25 Jul

A young girl's or communion girl's COFFRET: a book of Roman hours, a purse and a notebook in burgundy morocco. Gilded page edges bearing the locution in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. With openwork monogram M.C. In an ECRIN from the Catholic liturgical bookshop E.S.A. Lesort in Paris. Late 19th century.

Thu 25 Jul

TISSOT, John-James, "La vie de Jésus Christ", 1897, 2 Volumes. Beautifully bound in leather and gilt.

Thu 25 Jul

L'imitation de Jésus-Christ, Léon GRUEL, 1904. Fine copy in blue morocco gilded with a cross. Monogrammed J.C.G.

Thu 25 Jul

PAROISSIEN ROMAIN, Paris, Fonteney et Peltier. Color illustrations. With gutters. Bound in brown morocco gilt with small gold gilt, applied with a count's crown and the monogram L P. Some foxing on the pages.

Thu 25 Jul

L'Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament [...] Paris, Pierre Le petit, 1680. Bound in brown morocco with gilt spandrels. Several bookplates. Minor brown spots.

Thu 25 Jul

Paroissien de la Renaissance, Paris, Gruel Engelmann, 1874. Embellished with engravings. Ex-libris of 1884. Bound in red morocco with Bérain-style decoration, hardware. With slipcase.

MORRIS Lucky Luke Felt Signed and dedicated 25.5 x 19.5 cm Enki Bilal Monster Felt Signed and dedicated 25.5 x 19.5 cm

Ce qui meurt et ce qui demeure, in Paris with Eugène Figuière by Albert de POUVOURVILLE "Matgioi", 1912 In-8, bound in black leather, spine sunned. Title on front cover in gold. 139 pp.

Reunion of two books "Les terres meurtries" by Albert de POUVOURVILLE, Paris Berger-Levrault editeurs, 1915 Two in-8, one bound by "Visinand".

L'annam Sanglant Albert de Pouvourville (Matgioi) Imp. Chamuel, 1898 Ribbed spine (5) rubbed and torn, percaline boards, 121 pp. 4 illustrations by A. Cezard phototypes by Maison Royer. Original boards preserved.

Alfred de Musset: Set of 7 volumes -Comédie et proverbe, G. Charpentier et Cie Paris 1882, 3 vol. in-12 bound. Blue bindings, marbled boards, ribbed spines. Etching after BIDA. -Poésies Nouvelles, Premières Poésies, Nouvelles et Contes, La confession d'un enfant du siècle. G. Charpentier et Cie Paris, 1882.