LIVRES, MANUSCRITS ET AUTOGRAPHES ANCIENS & MODERNES

Lot 1 - ÉLUARD Paul (1895-1952) - ÉLUARD Paul (1895-1952) L.A.S. Paris, May 5, 1936. 1 p. in-folio on blue paper. Paul Eluard agrees "to be a member of the Comité de Patronage pour la Commémoration du cinquantenaire du Symbolisme. [...]" and points out "the absence of Alfred Jarry's name from the list of writers and artists who have collaborated with this movement [...]". Letter probably addressed to André Jaulme, who was initially entrusted with organizing the exhibition.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 2 - GASTON DE FRANCE (1608-1660) P.S. "Gaston" on vellum, September 9, 1636. 1p. in-folio oblong. Brevet de la charge de chef de Fourrier.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 3 - [HAITI] ALEXIS Pierre Nord (1820-1910). L.A.S. to l'argus de la Presse, Kingston, May 6, 1909. 1 p. gd. in-4. He indicates that he is no longer involved in the country's affairs.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 4 - RIQUETTI DE MIRABEAU Victor, marquis, known as "l'Ami des Hommes" (1715- 1789) L.A.S. "Mirabeau" Paris, April 27, 1760, continued May 2. 4 pp. in-4 (creases in 4 and light stain at head, not serious; text incomplete at end). Beautiful and important letter covering many subjects: a critique of the Ferme générale and its farmers, he also discusses the 5th part of his work l'Ami des Hommes and the affair of the Filhol farm... Running out of space, Mirabeau finishes and signs his letter in the top margin of the first page, upside down. He tells his correspondent how pleased he is to see that they have the same way of looking at the duties of lords over their lands "...to consider the very good of the lord in that of the people... I feel very well that the state of the country must be as you depict it to me...". He criticizes the distance of the fermiers généraux from the land; he knows that it is a lot to ask of the fermiers to behave like family fathers, "I very much approve of the general means you conceive"; he evokes his Mirabeau estate and the fermiers généraux' leases... "They are, in a way, entrepreneurs... they only earn money from the sale of foodstuffs". They don't live on site," he says, "and my agent has to pay constant attention both to the upkeep of the furnishings of the fourbaux and to police matters, and the situation has deteriorated over time..." but he continues, "I have not let things get out of hand and have new houses built on the Mirabeau lands, where there is more vacant space..." and he has used most of the income for this. He complains about the Roquelaure farmers and justifies his charitable spending "clothing incurables, some apprenticeships given to orphans... I think, as you do, that it will not be necessary to have a general farm in the future... but to establish large and powerful estates... and to raise the revenue for seigneurial rights in such a way that they are easy to collect. I do not lack the courage to support your views in this respect, but there are two problems to be feared: the first is the devil of exchange which is holding us back... the second is the continual shortage in which we live here, which means that we get all we can from the land...". Then, on the subject of remedies, "I have under press at present part 5 of L'ami des Hommes; this part... will give you new views on cultivation... I am working to found a universal sect and to strike the ears of the government with the noise of the word..." etc. This letter included at least one additional sheet.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 5 - SAINTE-BEUVE Charles-Augustin (1804-1869) 2 L.A.S. (s.l.) October 29, 1858 and July 19, 1866. 2 pp. in-8. A hole in the 1866 letter with missing text. Interesting letter from 1858 "[...] I had read your serious and interesting study. And you have perfectly demonstrated to me the profound differences that separate the two peoples and their political organization, manner and procedure from the outset, - differences [...] that they have spent their lives trying to evade. I remember the country of the former prisoner of Ham, which point in the same direction [...]". Attached is a letter from Villemain to Sainte-Beuve; in July 1866, a very interesting reflection on Marie-Antoinette's letters "[...] These articles form a perfect picture in their contrast. Nothing is forgotten, and you have done well to collect them. On the delicate point you touch upon, I do believe that we have been misled. Why haven't you or I seen the text of these very first letters from the Dauphine, and how can M. d'Hunolstein's text be false from the expert's point of view, if M. Feuillet has a truer and more authentic source, which he is not showing to anyone despite all the exhortations he has received? [...] Underneath it all there is an imposture, and never (despite modern theory) is there an imposture without an impostor. [...] The portrait you painted of Marie-Antoinette survives, and the major parts of it remain completely independent of the petty fraud of a color merchant. [...]" . Sainte-Beuve accused Feuillet de Conches of imposture in connection with the letters and unpublished documents published by Plon in 1865 and the Correspondances inédites de Marie-Antoinette published on the original documents by Vogt d'Hunolstein by Dentu in 1864.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 6 - SANCERRE. Marguerite de, dame de Retz, wife of Gérard Chabot, seigneur de Retz, sister-in-law of Béraud II, dauphin of Auvergne. Piece on vellum, Angers, September 1, 1391. 1 p. in-4 Receipt from Hilaire de Combres, attorney for Beraud II, dauphin of Auvergne, of 700 gold francs due to said dauphin, on account of the dower of his second wife Marguerite de Sancerre.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 7 - [Autographs]. [Savants, sciences]. Important collection of signed letters, documents and papers, almost all autographed. XVIIe-XIX centuries, by forty-six scientists (moderate usage defects, the most serious are noted). This collection was mainly built up by Antoine Boutron (1796-1879), pharmacist and chemist, and autograph collector. It contains notes written by Boutron himself, as well as letters he received from colleagues and friends, and others he collected. There are also items addressed to or collected by his son-in-law Edmond (Edme, dit) Frémy (1814-1894); Frémy was also an eminent chemist: as professor at the Ecole Polytechnique, he succeeded Théophile-Jules Pelouze, who at the start of his career had received the support of Antoine Boutron. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences and Director of the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. - ARAGO, François (1786-1853). Astronomer and physicist. 1 autograph draft in which he praises Lakanal. 1 p. and 2 lines in-folio + 1 autograph envelope addressed to Boutron + 1 printed notice + 1 lithograph portrait (freckles) ? - ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806). French naturalist of Scottish origin. 1 L.A.S. to Bélanger (v°: "à l'ami bienfaisant, au philosophe"). Paris, Feb. 4, 1796. 3 p. in-4. Interesting letter on his work, particularly on unknown species; at the end, he complains of his destitution. - AYEN, J.-L.-P.-F. de Noailles, Duc d' (1739-1824). Military and chemist, member of the Acad. des Sciences. 1 fragment of a handwritten bill signed "Le Duc d'Ayen" + 1 presumably autograph text to the Comte d'Angiviller concerning a memoir on a water pipe, ½ p. small in-4, March 31, 1780. - BAUDELOCQUE, Jean Louis (1746-1810). Obstetrician. 1 L.A.S. to Fougeron, pharmacy student. Paris, Nov. 21, 1806. 1 p. in-8 about the support he intends to provide. - BECQUEREL, [probably Antoine (1788-1878). Physicist]. 4 L.A.S. [to Edmond Frémy]. S.l., s.d. 5 p. in-8. - BERGMAN, Torbern Olof (1735-1784). Swedish chemist and mineralogist. 1 L.A.S., to Jean Le Roy, of the Académie des Sciences in Paris. Upsala, Oct. 18, 1763. 3 folio pages in Latin. - BIOT, Jean-Baptiste (1774-1862). Physicist and astronomer. Manuscript signed and most probably autograph, concerning Volta. Version with numerous corrections. Circa 1801. 10 pages in-4. Biot presented a report on Volta's experiments to the Académie des Sciences on Frimaire 11, Year X (Dec. 2, 1801). - BOULLIAU, Ismaël (1605-1694). Astronomer. Manuscript copy of a Latin dedication (perhaps autograph draft?). 1 p. ¾ in-4 + 1 engraved portrait dated 1697. - BOYER, Alexis (1757-1833). Anatomist, first surgeon to Napoleon 1st, then consultant to Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis-Philippe. 1 A.S. certificate + 1 A.S. prescription + 1 lith. portrait after J. Boilly. - BRONGNIART, Alexandre (1770-1847). Mineralogist. 1 L.A.S, to Mr. Webb, January 7, 1839. 2 p. in-12 (light wetness, one corner mq. in margin). About rock samples, Berthellot and a post in Toulouse, and thanks his addressee for his fine work. - CAILLAUD Frédéric (1787-1869). French explorer of Upper Egypt and Ethiopia. 1 L.A.S. addressed to the booksellers Treuttel et Würtz. Paris, July 8, 1826. 1 p. in-4, about the publication of a book. - CHASLES, Michel (1793-1880). Mathematician. 4 L.A.S. [to Edmond Frémy]. Two from 1859 (?), one from 1872 and one undated. 4 p. in-8. - CUVIER, Georges (1769-1832). Naturalist. Autograph bill signed, to a police commissioner. Au jardin du roi, September 3, 1824. ½ page in-4. Request for certificates to obtain a passport for Mme Cuvier and her daughters to go to the waters of Plombières (a ballpoint pen stroke not serious, freckles). + 1 lithograph portrait. - DAUBRÉE, Gabriel-Auguste (1814-1896). Geologist. 1 L.A.S, to "mon cher confrère" [i.e. Frémy]. December 19. "Enclosed are samples of manganese ore from [Romorantin?] with the quartz and spathfluor that serve as its gangue...". 1 p. ½ in-8. - DEMACHY, Jacques-François (1728-1803). Chemist. 1 autograph piece (end missing) about experiments on saltpeter and alkali. 2 p. folio. - DEPRETZ, César-Mansuète (1792?-1863). French physicist of Belgian origin. 6 L.A.S. [to Edmond Frémy]. 1859-1861. 5 p. ½ in-8. - DU HAMEL, Jean-Baptiste (1624-1706). Member of the Académie des Sciences. Programme des matières à traiter à l'Académie des sciences, manuscript (secretary), 2 pieces in-4 of 2 p. and 2 p. ½, the second devoted to physics enriched with a signed autograph paragraph + 1 small notebook of autograph notes on sessions, 6 p. in-8. - ERMAN, Georg Adolphe (1806-1877). German physicist. Handwritten copy (translation?) of one of his memoirs, published in Berlin, on conduction.

Estim. 3 000 - 5 000 EUR

Lot 8 - [Autographs]. [Artists, Fine Arts]. Important collection of signed letters, pieces and documents, almost all autographed. 18th-19th centuries, by 25 architects, painters, sculptors, engravers, etc. (some minor flaws and foxing). Provenance: Antoine Boutron collection (1796-1879), then Edmond Frémy (1814-1894), by descent. - ANTOINE, Jacques-Denis (1733-1801). Expert sworn architect and general inspector of the Hôtel de la Monnaie. 1 letter signed, probably autograph, July 23, 1783, to "Monsieur "1 p. in-4, about a pump he has designed, he asks permission to have it built and established in the courtyard; in P.S., apologizes for not being able to submit quickly the layout of the salon of a hotel occupied by M. Faye. - BALTARD, Louis-Pierre (1764-1846). Architect, painter, engraver. 1 autograph letter signed. Lyon, August 31, 1840 to his son Victor about the creation of Schools of Architecture and what should be taught in them + 1 with a drawing by Louis-Pierre Baltard, given to Antoine Boutron by Victor Baltard (1805-1874) + a press clipping from the newspaper Le Français, January 19, 1874, about Victor Baltard. - BOILLY, Jules-Léopold (1796-1874). Painter and lithographer. 1 albumen photograph of Jules Boilly taken by M. Blanchemain in 1870. - Copy on tracing of 1 portrait after Isabey. - 1 portrait of Lous Boilly by his son, lith. e Delpech. - 1 photo of the Galerie de Bois at the Palais Royal in 1810 by Louis-Léopold Boilly. 1 list of paintings by J. Boilly presented at the Louvre between 1827 and 1866. - Le marchand d'autographes, song by J. Boilly, autograph + printed. - 1 piece of verse signed November 20, 1823, entitled "Adieu" and addressed to his brother Edouard when he was about to leave for Rome after winning the Grand Prix for musical composition in 1823. - 1 printed notice on J. L. Boilly by A. F. Boutron, Paris, 1874. - 1 printed song "Le Flaneur" by Casimir Menètrier drawings by Jules Boilly. - 1 death announcement from Jules-Lépold Boilly. - 3 LAS and 3 AS bills from Jules Boilly [probably to Boutron]. - 1 letter of apology in response to an invitation. - CLAESSENS, Lambert Antoine (1763-1834). Engraver. 1 autograph letter signed. 1 p. in-4. Paris, October 27, 1822, addressed to Martial Pelletier in Amsterdam, requesting the utmost circumspection concerning the proofs he has given him and asking him to send him money. - DESNOYERS, Auguste Gaspard (1779-1860). Engraver. 1 autograph letter signed, 3 p. in-folio, dated June 28, 1831 addressed to the Comte [de Forbin] concerning the note of awards to be granted to engravers for the 1831 Salon "tableau et liste des artistes à qui le roi accorderait des croix, des travaux, des médailles de 1ere et de 2eme classe". + 2 tickets small in-4. - DOMARD Joseph-François (1792-1858). Engraver and coin engraver. 1 autograph letter signed, addressed to sculptor G. Seurre, dated July 13, 1843. 1 p. in-8. Concerning the production of the hallmark for the medal to commemorate the reinstatement of the statue of Napoleon on the Grande Armée column, and request for a horoscope for his newborn child. - DUMONT, Auguste (1801-1884). Sculptor, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. 1 L.A.S. dated February 20, 1838 addressed to Monsieur de Cailleux, deputy director of the Musées Royaux, requesting payment of the final installment on the statue of the King. 1 p. in-4 + 1 L.AS. from Naples, November 9, 1826 to Monsieur Seurre at the Villa Médicis in Rome. 2 p. in-4. - FLANDRIN, Hyppolite (1809-1864). Painter. 1 L.A.S. dated March 5, 1840 from Paris to Monsieur De Cailleux, Deputy Director of the Musées Royaux concerning a request for permission for his brother to produce a sketch of his painting Jésus Christ et les petits enfants, exhibited at the Luxembourg. - GATTEAUX, Edouard (1788-1881). Engraver and sculptor 1 L.A.S. dated April 9, 1835, addressed to Monsieur de Cailleux, deputy director of the Musées Royaux, asking him to give M. Frémy the necessary authorization to draw the statue of Minerva that Edouard Gatteaux himself put on display; he also asked that it be commissioned either in marble or bronze for the king's home. + lithographic portrait. - GATTEAU, Nicolas-Marie (1751-1832). Medal engraver. 1 lithograph portrait after Ingres. - 1 L.A.S. dated 20 frimaire an 5 from Paris to citoyen Ramel, ministre des finances. - 1 copy of a note dated 16 Brumaire de l'an 5. - GRANET, François-Marius (1775-1849). Painter 1 L.A.S. dated February 4, 1838 addressed to Monsieur Boutron, member of the Académie de Médecine in Paris, as a gift of 2 volumes of science given to him at the Institut. + 1 L.A.S. dated January 14, 1839 to Monsieur Boutron, to apologize for being unable to attend his invitation for health reasons + 1 L.A.S.

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 9 - [Autographs]. [Gens de lettres et historiens]. Important collection of letters and signed documents, almost all autographed. Eighteenth to nineteenth centuries (moderate defects, the most serious are noted). - BEAUFORT D'HAUTPOUL, Anne-Marie de (1763-1837). Woman of letters. 1 supposedly autograph letter, to Baroness Paulin, April 8, 1830 + 1 lithograph portrait (wet)). - BÖTTIGER, Charles Auguste (1760-1835). German archaeologist, philologist and writer. 1 L.A.S. in German, to a friend, Dresden, 1824 + handwritten translation + 1 lithograph portrait. - CAILHAVA, Jean-François (1730-1813). Playwright, poet and critic. 1 autograph letter of condolence signed, to M. Laya in Sevran. - CESAROTTI, Melchior (1730-1808). Italian Catholic priest; professor of ancient Greek and Hebrew at the Seminary of Padua. 1 L.A.S., in Italian, from Padua, March 13, 1801, 1 page in-4 (foxing). - CHÉNIER, Marie-Joseph de (1764-1811). Member of the Convention, the Conseil des Cinq Cents and the Tribunat. Author of tragedies and lyricist of numerous revolutionary songs. 1 autograph bill signed, to Monsieur Laia [i.e. Laya], July 22, 1789, 1 page in-12 + 1 printed, Querelle de Saint-Roche, 8 pages in-12 + 2 portraits, one engraved (freckles), the other lithographed (wet). - COLET, Louise (1810-1876). French poet and woman of letters. I L.A.S., Tuesday 21, 2 p. + 1 lithographed portrait. - CUBIERES, Michel de (1752-1820). Writer, poet and philosopher. 1 L.A.S., Paris, 6 germinal an 13, 1 page in-folio (foxing). - DALTON, Jane (c. 1742-1817), British translator, botanist and bibliophile, who owned in particular the botanical books from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's library; correspondent of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, for whom she translated the first English version of Paul et Virginie, entitled "Paul and Mary, an Indian story" and published in 1789. L.A.S., to J. H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. [Paris, s.d.]. 2 pages in-8. Staying in Paris, and having received no reply to her letter sent from London six weeks earlier, worries that she has not had "the pleasure of doing some errands for you", and adds "I want to flatter myself that you have preserved for me a remnant of friendship", and requests permission to visit Bernardin de Saint-Pierre at his home, "I wish infinitely to see [...] Virginie & little Paul". - DAMIRON, Jean-Philibert (1794-1862), Professor of philosophy at the Paris Faculty of Letters. Autograph bill signed. - DU CERCEAU, Jean-Antoine (1670-1730) French Jesuit priest, poet. Signed receipt dated February 1, 1718. - FAIN, Agathon-Jean-François (1778-1836). Intendant and private secretary to Napoleon I; keeper of the Imperial Archives. 1 L.A.S., Mainz, April 21, 1813, [to his son Camille], to his children, "mes chers petits amis", as he leaves for Germany. 2 p. in-12 + 1 medical prescription for him. - GUILLARD, Nicolas-François (1752-1814). Poet, playwright and librettist. 1 L.A.S., Paris, April 15, 1813, to Picard, director of the Acad. de Musique. 1 p. in-4. Announces his resignation from the literary jury. - LEGOUVÉ, Gabriel (1764-1812). Poet and playwright, member of the Institut and Académie française. Autograph bill signed, to a friend, July 7, 1811, 1 p. in-16. - LONGEPIERRE, Hilaire-Bernard de (1659-1731). Playwright, translator of Anacreon and Sapho, Bion and Moschus, secretary to the commands of the Duc de Berri. One signed receipt, on stamped parchment, [1690 ?]. - MARIN, François-Louis-Claude (1721-1809). Playwright and gazetier, royal censor and general secretary of the direction de la librairie. 1 Autograph letter signed, 1 p. ½ in-4, in which he denounces a publication likely to be favorable to Calvinists. - MARTAINVILLE, Alphonse (1776-1830). Playwright and journalist. A supposedly autograph song signed "fait par Martainville", 2 p. ½ in-4 + copy of his "Ode à Napoléon, 1807", 2 p. in-8 + 2 f. of later notes on the author. - PANARD, Charles-François (1689-1765). Poet, author of comedies, erotic poems and dithyrambs. A handwritten song, supposedly autograph. 1 p. in-folio (browning). - PELTIER, Jean-Gabriel (1760-1825). Journalist and pamphleteer, co-editor with Rivarol of Les Actes des Apôtres. An autograph letter signed, to M. Baudus in Hamburg, from London, August 22, 1787. 1 p. ½ in-4. Discusses newspapers whose late delivery (probably to Martinique) thwarts success with few subscribers + 1 signed autograph receipt for 2 subscriptions to his newspaper L'Ambigu, August 12, 1802. - SAINTE-BEUVE, Charles-Augustin (1804-1869). Novelist, poet and critic, member of the Académie fran

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 10 - [Autographs]. [Gens de théâtre, musique, spectacle]. Important collection of signed letters and pieces, almost all autographed. 18th-19th centuries, by actors and actresses, singers and songwriters, composers and playwrights (moderate flaws in usage, the most serious are noted). - COLBRAN, Isabella Angela (1785-1845). Spanish opera singer (soprano), wife of Rossini. 1 L. A. S., to [Robert?], impressario of the Théâtre Italien in Paris. Castenaso, October 15 [1837], (3 months before the Théâtre Italien burned down). 2 p. in-8. Intimate letter with clumsy spelling, in which she complains about Rossini and her own condition: "Telling you all the tiranies of Rossini is impossible [...] that my stripping everything he could and radiating happiness living publicly with the most gran qoquine that exists in the world [...]". - DORIVAL, Georges (1871- 1939). Comédie Française actor. 1 L.A.S., September 15, 1785, to Monsieur [de La Ferté?]. 2 p. in-4. Defends himself against accusations brought against him and reported to the Marshal Duc de Richelieu, of having caricatured his correspondent by making him do "a thousand indecent antics" during the show given the day before. - DUPORT, Louis (1781-1853). Dancer and choreographer. 1 L.A.S. to Monsieur Picard. S.l., n.d. He regrets not being able to respond favorably to his correspondent's request due to his poor health at the time, "...I would have been delighted to appear in [Trajan?] as I have done several times [...]. His health was not the only issue, "but in truth it would have been impossible for me to dance another, without infinitely damaging my reputation and compromising the interests of the administration [...]". - DURET, Anne-Cécile (1785-1862), singer (soprano). 1 L.A.S. to Messieurs du Comité [de l'Opéra-Comique], 1 p. in-4. Recovering from an illness, she requests the role of Colombine offered to her by Campenon, which she was unable to accept due to her state of health. + 1 A.S. bill, April 12, 1912 + 1 signed document, Sept. 11, 1820, on Opéra-Comique letterhead, responding to her request for retirement, 2 ½ p. in-folio, other signatories + 2 engraved portraits (foxing). - FALCON, Cornélie (1814-1897). Lyric artist (soprano). 1 L.A.S. to Duponchel, about the preparation of her costumes, 2 p. in-8. - FAVIERES, Edme (1755-1837). French playwright. 1 L.A.S. to a colleague. Magny, May 1820. 1 p. in-4. About an autograph letter [from Grétry?] he sent to his correspondent. - GARDEL, Marie-Anne-Elisa (1770-1833). Danseuse de l'Opéra. 1 L.A.S. to M. Drouin, avoué, about family matters. February 5, 1822. 1 p. small in-4. - GARDEL, Pierre-Gabriel (1758-1840). Dancer, choreographer, ballet master at the Paris Opera. 1 L.A.S., to Monsieur le Baron, Oct. 26, 1821, 1 p. in-4. As is customary, he requests a larger number of (free) tickets for a forthcoming performance; for the previous show, the Ballet de Télémaque, he had been able, without asking his correspondent, "to satisfy the requests of the artists who performed [his] work[...]". - GRISI, Giulia (1811-1869). Italian singer (soprano). 1 L.A.S. in Italian to Chevalier Paër, Director of the King's Music. S.d. 1 p. in-4. - MICHOT, Antoine (1765-1826). Member of the Comédie-Française. 1 L.A.S. to his wife. [Year 5?]. 1 p. in-4. + 1 lith. portrait. - MINETTE, Jeanne Marie Françoise Menestrier dite (1789-1853). French actress and playwright. 1 L.A.S. to Mme Guillemin, artist at the Théâtre du Vaudeville. S.l., s.d., 2 p. in-8. About several roles + 1 autograph bill in-12 + 2 lithograph portraits. - MEYERBEER, Giacomo (Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer, dit. ; 1791-1864). German composer. 1 L.A.S., addressed to Mme Boïeldieu, to whom he offers his box for the next performance of Les Huguenots, if it takes place, the previous one having been cancelled due to influenza. 1 p. in-12. - PLESSY, Jeanne Sylvanie, known as Mademoiselle PLESSY (1819-1897). Actress and member of the Comédie-Française. 1 L.A.S. [to M. Aubert?], March 1845, requesting a box. 1 p. in-8 + printed notice by H. Rolle + lithograph portrait. - VOLNAIS Claudine-Placide (1786-1837). Actress and member of the Comédie-Française. 1 L.A.S., addressed to monsieur de lBaron, Dec. 3, 1821. 1 p. ½ in-4. Recounts a meeting at the "Répertoire" in the presence of Baptiste Cadet, during which Fétis "took the floor to request the performances of Athalie, which had already cost him so many efforts to assemble the chorus[...]". 400 / 600 €

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 11 - [Autographs]. [Nobility. History]. Collection of pieces and letters written between 1570 and 1925: ESTRÉE, Jean d' (1486-1571), Grand Master of the Artillery of France, grandfather of Gabrielle d'Estrée. Signed document, dated November 19, 1570, 2/3 page folio. Concerns the management of his affairs, giving a payment order to his receiver Pascal. Attached is a portrait of J. d'Estrée engraved in the 19th c. SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (Louis I), bishop of Sarlat from 1579 to 1598. Signed document, dated [March 21, 1597]. 2 pages in-4, later armorial seal (small burn on qq. letters). CATELIN (de, 18th c.). Extract from a batême register concerning him, 1713, one page in-4, signed "Louis Pierre évêque de Toulon", dry stamp of the bishopric, stamp of the Cabinet d'Hozier. MONTMORENCY, maréchal de (18th c.). L.A.S. "Le Mal de Montmorency", January 21, 1737, 2 ½ pages small in-4, about the transformation of a road and a toll benefit. Mention of reply in another hand addressed to Mr. Desmottes. TENCIN, Pierre-Paul Guérin de (1680-1758), cardinal, archbishop of Lyon. Letter signed, [addressed to the Duc de Nivernais], dated Versailles, February 3, 1749. 3 ½ pages small in-4. BELLE-ISLE, Charles Fouquet, duc de (1684-1761), marshal of France, academician. L.S. to Figuières, his treasurer. Versailles, May 7, 1749. 1 page in-4. Reply to a request for help. FÉNELON, J.B.A. Salignac de (1714-1794), chaplain to Marie Leszczynska (assumed author). Autograph bill signed "Fénelon", addressed to a clerk, undated. 3 lines on a page in-4, autograph address and stamp on v° (faded, part of one leaf missing). LEBRUN, Charles-François (1739-1824), Duc de Plaisance, politician, one of the three consuls appointed by Bonaparte. L.A.S. to the Princesse de Berghe, dated October 20, 1807. 1 page in-4. - Enclosed: a L.A.S. from one of his sons, signed "LB. de Plaisance", addressed to Count Orloff, ½ page in-4, address on v°. LACÉPÈDE, Bernard Germain Étienne de Laville-sur-Illon de (1756-1825), zoologist, politician, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor. Letter signed "b.g.é. etc de lacépède", addressed to Monsieur Monnier, dated December 10, 1812, on the letterhead of the Legion of Honor. 1 folio page (tears, holes in some letters). DURAS, Amédée-Bretagne-Malo de Durfort, duc de (1771-1838), maréchal de camp, pair de France. Bill signed, at the Tuileries, March 3, 1822, to the Marquise de Villeneuve and Countess Mathilde de Villeneuve, warning them that they would be presented to the King the following day, by the Marquise de Biron and Countess de Gontaut. ½ page in-4, printed letterhead of the King's Chamber. Attached, from the same source, 3 L.A.S. and a signed Letter, one addressed to the poet Guiraut, another to the Count de Coupigny d'Hem. Also includes a portrait of his ancestor Jacques Henry de Durasfort engraved on copper by N. de Larmessin in 1680. BONAPARTE, Victor, known as Prince Napoléon (1862-1926). L.A.S., addressed to "Mon cher Baron", Brussels, January 10 [18]87. 1 page in-12. [CHARLOTTE, Princess of England, attributed to]. Two autograph letter fragments preserved as relics; possibly in the hand of Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796-1817). NIEL, Adolphe (1802-1869), Marshal of France. L.A.S., to a lady, n.d., 1 page in-8; he asks her for the address of the tailor "who makes your pants in cloth for riding [...] My daughter wants one like yours...". (tear not missing). ORLÉANS, Philippe d' (1869-1926), Count of Paris. L.A.S. to "Mon bon général", dated February 16 [18]97. 6 pages on 2 f. in-4, mourning paper (2 versos a little rubbed). LA TOUR-DU-PIN MONTAUBAN (marquis de). Copy of his letter of resignation addressed to the Chambre des Pairs, [19th c.], one page in-4. ORLÉANS, Robert d' (1840-1910), Duke of Chartres. L.A.S., to a lady, dated October 27 [18]95. 1 page in-12. ORLÉANS (d'). Autograph invitation bill signed, addressed to "Mon cher Duc", dated F[aubourg] S[aint] Honoré 129, January 16, 1878. One page in-16, mourning paper. BONAPARTE, Marie (1882-1962), woman of letters and psychoanalyst. L.A. signed "Marie, P[rince]sse de Grèce", addressed to a researcher, dated May 9, 1925. 2 pages in-12. "I find, Sir, on my return [...] the fascicles you kindly sent me [...]. She suggests that her correspondent visit her to talk about the "admirable work you have devoted yourself to [...]".

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 12 - ITALY. 2 deeds of sale. Deed of sale of a house in Padua between Andrea Magno Patricis Veneto & D. Giorgio Giusto, Padua, October 9, 1681. Piece on oblong Vellum in-folio, (50 cm by 26 cm) covered with a very fine monogrammed signature enhanced by a ROSE DES VENTS. Trace of red stamp; Venetian parchment manuscript relating to a deed of sale of wheat from 1600. Parchment made in Venice, October 17, 1600.1 p. in-quarto (18 x 29 cm). "ACTUM VENETYS" with a notary's monogram drawing "Notarius de permisis..." relating to a Contract for the sale of wheat. XVIth, XVIIth & early XVIIIth ARCHIVES. Set of 14 parchment documents, dated from 1567 to 1738. Approx. 30 pp. in various formats. Three documents stamped "Association Royale du Parchemin", two documents stamped "Collection d'André Malraux", two documents stamped "Parchemin de la Noblesse". Three fine seals. Set includes various deeds (sale, marriage), a doctor of law diploma, etc.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 13 - CURIOSITY - MAXIMUM LAW. Manuscript representing the Table of the MAXIMUM OF FOOD AND GOODS Stipulated in the First Article of the Law of September 29, 1793, Year II of the French Republic. 2 pp. gd. in-folio. Interesting manuscript which lists the nature of the commodity, the prices observed in 1790 and sets the maximum price for 1793. CURIOSITY - TEXTILE. Project to establish a gensoul (steam) spinning mill for white silks. 2 documents, "Bourg d'Argental", August 1, 1819. 4 pp. and 2 half-pages. CURIOSITY - SALTS. Permit to remove partly printed, completed in Le Havre, May 8, 1826. 1 p. in-4. Permit to remove 2350 kg of salt. [EPIGRAPHY]. HÉRON DE VILLEFOSSE Antoine (1845-1919) 4 L.A.S., 1 C.A.S. and 1 M.A.S. to Monsieur Pierre, director of the Revue du Berry, Paris and (s.d.), dated August 8, 1907 to April 10, 1910. 12 ½ pp. Formats in-12 to in-folio. Interesting correspondence, dealing with their readings (various articles), as well as the publication of fragments found at Méris (Epigraphie).

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 14 - AUTOMOTIVE & AEROSPACE. BUGATTI AUTOMOBILE. Set of 30 documents (letters and receipts) signed by G. Clavel, Paris and Puteaux from 1947 to 1961. Documents bearing company letterhead; PALLIER Jeanne () 2 L.A.S. and a brochure with autograph indications signed, Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, February 15, April 5, 1916 and February 19, 1922. 4 pp. in-8 and in-folio. Beautiful letterhead of the Club Féminin Automobile for the letter of April 5, 1916, a few tears on all documents. The letters refer to subscriptions to the Argus de la Presse, the letter dated 1922 is interesting, Jeanne Pallier explains "Allow me to tell you Monsieur le directeur that there is no Commandant Pallier. Your customer was Madame Jeanne Pallier, aviatrix, president of the Club féminin automobile [...]"; RENAULT "TANKS" 7 typed letters signed on behalf of M. Louis Renault by Guillemont or Delcourt. One receipt signed by Louis Renault. Boulogne-Billancourt from August 5, 1918 to May 5, 1919. Documents with a few tears. All requests are for articles on the Renault FT 17 Tank, which worked wonders at the end of the war; ROLLS-ROYCE, 28 L.S. from Établissements Rolls-Royce, Paris, to l'Argus de la Presse from October 17, 1918 to January 7, 1932. 28 pp. in-4. Letterhead "ANGLO PARISIAN AUTOMOBILES LTD Dealers for Rolls-Royce PARIS - DERBY - LONDON. - Fairly neutral letters, some with peculiarities, notably the Car of TSAR NICOLAS, whose fate they are concerned about, and the Légion d'Honneur awarded to the Rolls General Secretary. - Most are signed by the manager "R.S. Berends"; RUINART fils, Marie Paul André Ruinart de Brimont dit (1861-1919) set of 3 documents, "Rheims" December 3, 5 and 6, 1906. 3 pp. in-8 and in folio. Very damaged document (tears, burns). He wishes to receive press clippings on the subject of Le prix Ruinart, for the aeronaut who will cross the Channel; VOISIN 14 documents bearing the letterhead of Aéroplanes et automobiles G. Voisin. Dated from April 19, 1921 to February 26, 1931. 14 pp. folio. Letters concerning the contract with Argus de la Presse.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 15 - LAWYERS - CRIMINAL CASES. Set of 17 documents, mainly signed autograph letters, signed letters etc. Approx. 60 pp. BERRYER Pierre-Antoine (1790-1868) avocat ; DEGEORGE Frédéric (1797-1854) à Charles Ledru, sur la défense des conspirateurs des Trois Glorieuses de 1830 ; LEDRU Charles (1778-1861) avocat ; LEVEQUE Georges () Manuscrit sur la peine de Mort (texte de sa conférence) ; MALOTAU DE GUERNE Jean Germain (1855-1931) diplôme de Bachelier en droit ; [Prison] BARBES Armand. 2 L.A.S. written in prison.

Estim. 70 - 100 EUR

Lot 16 - PERRAULT MAYNAND (Jean Aloys). Capétiens. 3rd dynasty of the kings of France. [1] Et princes qui en descendants ; [2] Branche de Bourbon. Lyon, H. Storck, [c. 1860]. Two lithographed family trees, each approx. 99 x 77 cm. margins included, cloth-backed, folded, in black percaline publisher's cover, green title-piece on spine (hinges split, corners dull). Stamp of the Ecole libre de N.-D. de Mongré in Villefranche.

Estim. 80 - 150 EUR

Lot 17 - [Genealogy]. [Le Couvreur]. Genealogical file concerning the Le Couvreur family (Amiens). 18th century. Comprising : - a printed placard, dated November 28, 1718, attesting that Adrien Le Couvreur will be listed in the catalog des gentilhommes de la généralité d'Amiens, with the validation of Intendant De Bernage. In-folio, text r° and v° (folded in 4). - 4 handwritten genealogical trees, working documents, two of them with notes by the editor, various large formats (fold marks; one has gaps caused by ink without loss of text).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 18 - GIRONDE. Set of 27 autograph letters signed by Bertrand Barthe. La Réole prison, July 1812 to May 1813. Approx. 45 pp. in-4. Address. Bertrand Barthe, incarcerated for debts, writes to M. Merlet, Mayor of Clérac, asking him to plead his case with his creditor, M. Dasque. At the end of the correspondence, on May 21 1813, after a year and a half's imprisonment, the creditor agreed to a settlement of 1,500 francs on his children's guarantee. Prison for debt was abolished in 1867. It remained in place only in the form of judicial restraint, which concerned only debts owed to the State.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 19 - [Militaria]. Set of 2 documents and 3 engravings. 1814-1815. Antique mount on cardboard and under marie-louise, approx. 50 x 58 cm. (unstained, tears). 1. Admission de Victor d'Ibos comme garde du corps de la compagnie du Prince de Poix, Paris, November 2, 1815. Piece printed on parchment, 19.5 x 31.35 sight, filled in by hand, signature of the marshal duc de Feltre (one snag). 2. Authorization given by the Duc de Berry to Monsieur de Mailly to wear the Fleur de Lys decoration. Lille, August 1814. Piece printed on paper, 19.5 x 14.5 on sight, filled in by hand, signature of the Comte de Nantouillet (foxing). 3. Three colored engravings (browned) after drawings by F. Philippoteaux showing French military cavalrymen, surmounted by 3 handwritten captions in which the names Ibos and Mailly have been mentioned.

Estim. 70 - 100 EUR

Lot 20 - OPERA - LECOCQ Charles & DUPRÉ Georges Notebook (s.l.n.d.). 97 pp. in-4. Cloth binding, very tired. In a notebook of 304 numbered pages, we count 97 pages of songs, various texts. These are supplemented by 18 pages of letters and miscellaneous texts (many mounted on tabs). Format in-12 to in-8. Manuscript held by Georges Dupré, his cousin and godson, author of original texts set to music by Charles Lecocq. Charles Lecocq, French composer of operettas, opéras-bouffes and opéras-comiques, was born on June 3, 1832 in Paris, where he died on October 24, 1918.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 21 - [Manuscript]. [Persia, Armenia]. ROBIN (Louis). Histoire de l'ambassade faite en Perse par monsieur Fabre et monsieur Michel envoyez extraordinaires pendantans les années 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708 et 1709... [S.l., circa 1720]. Two parts in one volume, in-4, contemporary mottled havana calf, 5-ribbed spine, garnet-red morocco title page, ornate caissons, red edges (defects including faded and rubbed boards, partial splitting of jaws; some browning and rings, not serious). Exceptional unpublished manuscript, most probably autograph, offering a new version of the incredible story of the embassy sent to Persia by Louis XIV. Led by Marseilles merchant and adventurer Jean-Baptiste Fabre, the delegation traveled from 1705 to 1709, encountering an interminable series of setbacks. Fabre's companion, a certain Marie Petit, was blamed for most of these setbacks, whose inappropriate behavior was said to have caused dissension among the embassy members, and difficulties in relations with the rulers of the regions crossed. Fabre died en route, in Yerevan, and the mission was taken over by Pierre Victor Michel, an embassy secretary who had arrived from Constantinople. This manuscript contains the account written by a certain Louis Robin, about whom we know almost nothing, except that he took part in this epic as a surgeon, or doctor. A closer reading of the document may reveal more about him. What is certain is that he is keen to tell his side of the story, and that he is writing against Marie Petit. But that's not the main contribution of this precious text: it describes in great detail the itineraries, the places crossed, and offers first-hand accounts of the populations encountered, "... some particularities concerning the Turks, Arabs, Gezides, Sabis, Maronites and Armenians". The manuscript is entirely in the same hand, which we assume to be that of the author, who signs the introduction. In fine, neat handwriting, it contains a number of erasures and corrections. It consists of [4] leaves (false-title bearing "Anecdotes de lambassade en perse", title, and 3 pages of obverse), then a first part paginated from 1 to 138; [3] blank leaves, [1] leaf bearing the title of the second part, then the text of the second part paginated from 1 to 135, followed by 4 blank leaves. We date it to circa 1720, since in his preface, the author alludes to "Robinson" and adds in a note "c'est un livre imprimé depuis quelques années d'un voyageur anglois", and the first edition of Daniel Defoe's novel appeared in English in 1719 and in French in 1720. A loose leaf, added by a descendant of Louis Robin, stencils the title "Voyage en Perse", accompanied by a note on the author. Also enclosed is an excerpt from a 1715 Amsterdam gazette, in which a paragraph refers to Louis Robin's promised and eagerly-awaited account. Provenance: Édouard Frémy (1843-1904), known as "le comte Frémy", with engraved bookplate and handwritten mention, and by descent. This manuscript was never sold in modern times, and we know of no copies.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Lot 22 - [Manuscript]. HARCOÜET DE LONGEVILLE. Autograph manuscript entitled: "Journal de l'abbé Du Harcoüet, commencé le 1er janvier 1683 terminée le 31 dec. de la même année". 1683. In-12 (h = 15 cm.), contemporary havana calf, 5-ribbed spine with mute, ornate caissons, gilt roulette at edges, marbled edges (defects including uncovered headband, worn corners, 1 f. torn without mq.). Exceptional unpublished autograph diary, documenting aspects of a young abbot's life and activities throughout 1683. [1] f. (with title in another hand), [2] f. (itinerary from Sables d'Olonne to Mont Saint-Michel via Nantes and Vitré), [1] f. blank, [80] f. unencrypted, written on r° and v° (diary proper), [3] f. blank, [9] f. (other itineraries), [8] f. blank. Irregular handwriting with corrections and erasures, but legible. Little is known of this Abbé Harcoüet, apparently known as "De Longeville", who at the time held the Benedictine priory of Longeville, in Talmont, in the diocese of Luçon, near Les Sables d'Olonne. Examination of the text of this precious document should reveal more: for example, on December 3, he notes "this day I was born in Paris rue du Four at 6 a.m. I am 22 years old to this day". We know of two publications by him: the first, published in 1706, "Description des grandes cascades de la maison royale de Saint Cloud", dedicated to the Duc d'Orléans; the second is a curious work published in 1715: "Histoire des personnes qui ont vécu plusieurs siècles et qui ont rajeuni, avec le secret du rajeunissement tiré d'Arnauld de Villeneuve". From January to March, Harcoüet stayed in Paris. The diary contains almost no religious references (with the exception of a few pages about the Jesuits in the Vendée), but reflects the days of what might be considered a "court abbot". He attended mass every day (at the Théâtins, the Jacobins, the Charité, the Cordeliers...), mentioned the notable personalities present, then frequented salons and houses where he lunched, dined and played... the many names mentioned illustrate the breadth of his connections (marquis de Cerfeuil, Mme de Villeneuve, de Bullion, marquise d'Alègre, Ms de Poupilière, comte de Barnage...; on March 2, "went to the fair with Rouillé, the son of the Conseiller d'estat", etc.).). On March 26, he goes to the Louvre and describes the new decor of the King's bedroom. He attends balls, including a masked ball where he meets a charming demoiselle "Denrichemont", "she is of beautiful stature, dances easily, she has infinite spirit [...] I took her back to her carriage assuring her that I would see her again in a short while". He then travels to Jard and Les Sables-d'Olonne, where he stays, sometimes with his mother, until December. Life here was a little less glamorous than in Paris, but he never ceased to move around and socialize with the region's titled people; in particular, he made the acquaintance of a Mlle de Bulière (or Buhière), who was to become his "beautiful mistress"... Seven red wax seals appear on the volume's upper flyleaf, and another at the end, embossed with a handwritten comment: "Sceau de la haute justice du prieuré de Longeville a Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680" (Seal of the high justice of the priory of Longeville to Mr labbé Du Harcoüet 1680).

Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 23 - [Manuscript]. [Gaudriole]. [PIDANSAT DE MAIROBERT]. Factitious collection of light and bantering manuscripts, satires and songs. Fort in-4, contemporary speckled havana calf, 5-rib spine, garnet morocco title page, ornate caissons, gilt coat of arms at tail of spine, triple cold fillet on covers, double gilt fillet at edges, untrimmed (flaws including uncovered headpieces, dull corners). An exceptional collection, most probably composed by Mathieu-François Pidansat de Mairobert (1727-1779), secretary to the Duc de Chartres and Bachaumont, polygraphist, editor of Mémoires secrets, and friend of Rétif de La Bretonne. It comes from his library and is a precious testimony to the literary history of 18th-century France. It comprises 250 items, most of them single-sheet, but many of them multi-page, the earliest dated 1753; written by a variety of hands, some diligently, some in rapid handwriting, some bearing traces of circulation. There are a few "nouvelles à la main", but above all, all kinds of light, satirical, comic and entertaining texts, some with notated music; they are all of the kind that Pidansat de Mairobert liked to circulate in the salons he frequented. Here are a few examples: "Placet à Madame la Marquise de Pompadour"; "L'Hermine, fable", to the same lady; "Chansons sur les avocats"; "Lettre de S.A.R. Madame d'Orléans abbesse de Chelles à une de ses amies", followed by the royal decree printed in 1725 condemning this writing; "Madrigal galant et philosophique"; "La Bedaine, conte physique, moral et politique tiré du Conte du tonneau et mis en vers par la Musée éclopée"; "Brevet de la Calotte"; a very disrespectful "Ode sur la santé du Roi": "Viens me tenir lieu d'Apollon / Esculape dieu des clistères / Que ta canule et ton canon / Digne instrument de tes mystères / Me faire chier sans effort / Des vers et puants et sublimes / Tels que tout les jours il en sortie / Des culs huilés de nos minimes! "etc. The volume bears the arms of Pidansat de Mairobert on the spine - a rare mark unknown to Olivier Hermal and de Roton - and his name in gilded letters on the edge of the upper flyleaf. Following provenances: Alphonse Dubarle (ex-dono by M. Bezout in 1832, handwritten); Robert de Billy (1859-1963), ambassador, close friend of Marcel Proust (bookplate); Daniel Appia (bookplate).

Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 24 - [Manuscript]. [1st Empire]. [Poland]. Collection of copies of letters from a French soldier in Napoleon's army stationed in Danzig. 1811-1814. In-4 (approx. 17.5 x 15 cm.), 83 unnumbered leaves (+ 1 flyleaf), written in ink on r° and v°, very few erasures or corrections, modest period parchment, smooth muted spine (small snags and a stain on the boards). Precious testimony, almost certainly unpublished, from a French military officer present in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) at the time of the fall of the Republic of Danzig founded by Napoleon I, and during the siege led by the Russian and Prussian armies against this place. The volume is a collection of copies, almost certainly autographs, of 52 letters addressed by the author to various people between October 17, 1811 and November 11, 1814. He was thus present during the siege, which lasted from January to November 1813, and relates the conditions of his stay and gives many details of the situation. Handwritten note on a flyleaf: "F. Le Baron", possibly the scribe's name, then "Années 1811-1812-1813-1814". The first letter written from Danzig is dated May 19, 1812, and addressed to his parents. On the 21st, he announces his entry "into the quarry", without any illusions: "It's done, the die is cast, Mars is calling me and marching under its stars I shall enter a career whose goal is full of glory, but to which I shall perhaps fail as most of our bravest warriors do". No more apt premonition could be imagined.

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Lot 25 - [Binding with arms]. [Manuscript]. [LONGUERUE (Louis Dufour de) (after)]. Extract from the Introduction to the History of France by Mr. l'abbé de Longue Rüe. 18th c. In-4, contemporary blond calf, 5-ribbed spine, garnet-red morocco title-piece, small-iron ornamented caissons, boards framed with triple gilt fillet, gilt coat of arms in center, double gilt fillet on edges, red edges (small stains on boards, jaws partly split, corners dull, some f. a little browned). Neat manuscript, in rapid but very legible handwriting, generally 17 lines per page, written in ink on laid paper, r° and v°. Foliated from 1 to 204 (including the title), it consists of two parts: extracts from Louis Dufour de Longuerue's work, Introduction à l'histoire de France (fol. 1 recto to 143 verso), then f. 144 and 145 are blank; then "Remarques tirées de l'histoire de France", which occupy f. 146 to 201 recto (the last two are blank). Provenance: Samuel Bernard (1651-1739), a businessman and banker who was one of the wealthiest men in Europe in his time, ennobled in 1720, then State Councillor (arms on binding, OHR 1042 fer 1).

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Lot 26 - [Manuscript]. [Engraving]. [Devotion]. [Italy, 18th century]. A touching testimony to piety, most probably produced in Italy in the 18th century. It is a volume measuring 12 x 9 x 3.5 cm, bound in garnet-red morocco, 5-ribbed mute spine, gilded filigree irons decorating the boxes, double fillet edging the boards with crowned dolphins as corner finials, remains of gilding on the edges (binding distorted and rubbed, flaws including gilding partly erased, some ff. unbound, marks of use). It consists of 38 copper-engraved plates, printed on parchment, colored and enhanced with gold. Of these images, depicting scenes from the life of Christ and the saints, 13 bear the signature of Flemish engraver Michel (or Michiel) Brunet (1680-1739), one by Cornelius Galle jeune (also a Flemish engraver, c. 1615-1678). There is a final (worn) plate on paper, featuring a portrait of Pius V (1504-1572). It also contains [3] sheets of parchment, and [82] sheets of paper bearing on the r° and v° texts of prayers in Italian, written by several hands. Other handwritten texts can be found on the v° of some plates.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 27 - [Manuscript]. [Luynes]. INVENTORY after the death of M. le Duc de Luynes. [By] Me Fourchy, notary, Paris. February 3, 1868. Large folio (30 x 21 x 4 cm.), paperback, modest cloth spine (cloth lac. on spine, solid stitching, covers worn and corners rounded). Very important inventory of the estate of Honoré Théodoric d'Albert, 8th Duke of Luynes (1802-1867). An archaeologist, collector and specialist in ancient numismatics, he donated most of his prestigious collection - over 6,000 pieces - to the Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibliothèque Nationale. This document seems to describe the contents of the Hôtel de Luynes in Paris (partially destroyed in 1868); however, the book collection is described under the title "Bibliothèque de Dampierre". The copy is neat and legible, written on stamped laid paper at r° and v°. It describes numerous objets d'art and works of art, including a painting by Rigaud and one by Philippe de Champaigne, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' pieces, a number of antique sculptures, and an important ornithological and mineralogical collection that constituted a museum. A detailed list of antique and foreign weapons covers 16 pages; the inventory of the cellar extends over 7 pages. The section devoted to the prestigious library covers 110 pages, listing 14787 volumes.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 28 - [Manuscript]. [Botany]. TRAITÉ DE BOTANIQUE élémentaire. Terny, June 1883. In-4 (22 x 17 cm.), contemporary soft dark green basane, smooth muted spine, initials "C. H." gilt on upper cover (headbands and corners worn, some rubbing, lower hinge cracked). A remarkably diligent manuscript. It consists of a title leaf, and 52 unencrypted leaves written in r° and v°, i.e. 104 pages. The text, written in black ink, is illustrated with a large number of figures drawn and captioned in blue ink; these figures are of admirable finesse and the manuscript is free of all erasures. Ferny is a commune in present-day Ukraine; the name of the scribe is not mentioned. Provenance: Ivan Gagarin (1814-1882), scholarly Russian diplomat, Jesuit and co-founder of the journal Etudes (engraved armorial bookplate).

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 29 - [Manuscript]. [Berry]. [Mazières (les)]. BOOK OF ACCOUNTS for the Mazières estate (present-day commune of Saulzais-le-Potier, Cher) and its outbuildings. [1779 - circa 1815]. Fort in-folio, contemporary binding covered with an antiphonal leaflet on vellum, traces of laces (split at upper jaw, gap in cover at tail of spine, extensive but light wetness). Important register comprising 493 numbered pages. It is divided into several parts devoted to the estate itself, and the lands that depend on it, named "Les Perets" and "Beaupetit" for the two main ones. Between each part is a large number of unused pages. The estate belonged to the Dupeyroux family, one of whose members, François, was Commander of the Order of Malta in 1791. This register is distinguished by a 5-page section headed "Mes projets pour les améliorations et les embellissements de la terre et du château des Mazières, le 30 novembre 1778" ("My plans for the improvements and embellishments of the land and château of Mazières, November 30, 1778"). The first page contains a detailed, captioned plan of the château; the following 4 pages list the work to be carried out, most of which is dated from 1779 to 1793. Attached are a dozen loose manuscript documents relating to land management, c. 1779-1815.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 30 - [Manuscript]. COUNT (LE) DE RHEINFELS. Anecdote historique du douzième siècle. s.l., 1807. In-4, contemporary speckled tan basane, smooth spine, red title-piece, gilt fillets, cold fillet edging the boards, gilt fillet at the edges, yellow edges (negligible rubbing, paper missing from first lining and endpapers). Manuscript almost certainly unpublished - at least under this title; we have not found a copy in any of the major French collections available online. Ink on fine laid paper, paginated from 1 to 193 including title, approx. 22 lines per page, on r° and v°; applied and very legible handwriting, very rare indentations or corrections. The volume consists of a preface and nineteen chapters. This story may well have been inspired by the romantic appearance of the ruins of Rheinfels Castle (overlooking the Rhine at Sankt Goar, in today's Rhineland-Palatinate). But this castle was not built until the mid-13th century, and the author situates his own "in the Neckar valley, a few leagues above the pretty town of Heidelberg". This is indeed historical fiction, which aims, according to the preface, at a form of edification through the heroic examples of the past, an objective which alone can, in the author's eyes, "excuse the frivolity of the genre of novels".

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 31 - [Manuscript]. [Basque Country]. [Devotion]. Sunday Masses and January Festivals. Bayonne, 1741. In-12, contemporary havana basane, 5-ribbed spine, red title page, ornate caissons, gilt roulette around the edges, gilt fillet around the edges, gilt edges (upper jaw split at tail, some rubbing). An attractive devotional manuscript, written in red and black and carefully presented. It consists of a frontispiece featuring the motif of the Cross with the words "Decez / Bayonne. 1741", followed by a title leaf bearing the same place and date, paginated "1" on verso. The text is then paginated from 2 to 149, followed by an unencrypted table leaf. Each page is framed with a red fillet. On the first endpaper is a colorized antique engraving of Saint Elizabeth.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 32 - [Manuscript]. [Travels]. SOUVENIRS DE VOYAGE. Part 1: From Paris to Naples via Marseille. - Part 2: From Naples to Paris via Switzerland. [Circa 1900]. Two small in-4 volumes, 189 + 83 numbered pages, neatly written in ink on r° and v°, on small-square quires, bound in full period gray cloth. Interesting travel report showing particular attention to ancient and modern buildings and other artistic and archaeological features. Repeated signature "E. Racine", possibly by the author.

Estim. 80 - 150 EUR

Lot 33 - [Manuscript]. [Sciences & techniques]. PERPETUAL MECHANICAL MOVEMENT. Motor applicable to all kinds of machines, accompanied by plates and explanations made accessible to the people of the world. Made easy for all intelligences. Manuscript, early 20th century. In-4, ink on paper, 8 leaves (5 p. ½ of text), 3 full-page figures, sewn, no cover (stains in margin of 3 f.). "If there's one thing in the world we should never deal with except with extreme suspicion, it's perpetual motion! ... You're bound to lose some feathers..." (L.-F. Céline, in Mort à Crédit). This astonishing anonymous manuscript, which we regret we can't attribute to Roger-Marin Courtial des Pereires, is nevertheless one of many attempts to revive the myth, which was called into question as early as 1775, when the Académie des Sciences de Paris resolved not to examine any new memoirs on the subject.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 34 - [Drawing]. Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968). Set of 7 original charcoal drawings on paper, showing the mine and miners of Bouvigny in the Nord region of France. These drawings were made on site by the artist. 23 x 30 cm. each, all signed and stamped by the studio. Attached is correspondence addressed to various people in the 20s and 30s by the painter's wife, Germaine Meyer: 18 postcards (including 7 signed by Léopold Survage, who mentions on one of them "L'exposition à Bruxelles a pas mal marché on verra ce que donnera Anvers"), and 8 letters. Also enclosed are 3 photographs of the couple, one circa 1928 and the other two in the 1950s.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 35 - CHAPELAIN-MIDY Roger (1904-1992). 19 documents. Comprising: a sketchbook, a set of 13 sketches and 4 C.P.A.S. Carnet de croquis, s.l., [circa 1940]. 87 pp. in-12 (17 x 10.5 cm). Blue cardboard notebook. 122 pages including 87 pages of pencil sketches, faces, nude women, draught horse studies, costumes, theater sets and characters), various studies ; 13 Croquis (S.l., [circa 1935/1942]). 13 pp. in-16. Sketches of personalities (Caillaux, Barthou, Porchere etc.), all by name, 3 of which are signed "RChap", "R.Midy", "chap". one with gouache highlights ; 4 C.P.A.S. "Roger" Southampton, London, (s.l.), [August 5 and 8, 1932] (s.d.). 6 pp. in-12 oblong.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 36 - [Manuscript]. PLAN DU BRASSET donné au Monastère de Sainte Croix ou St Faron par Thibault Roy de Navarre comte de Champagne & de Brie l'an [...]. A plan drawn in brown ink on laid paper, 18th century, 53 x 81 cm (cut reaching plan and title on 3 sides). In the diocese of Maux, Saint Faron is a Benedictine abbey founded in 628 or 660 by Saint Faron, bishop of Meaux, for monks from the abbey of Luxeuil. Initially dedicated to the Holy Cross and St. John the Baptist, it was later dedicated to its founder. It joined the Saint-Denis congregation in 1607, then the Saint-Maur congregation in 1615.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 37 - [Paris]. NOUVEAU PLAN ROUTIER de la ville et faubourg de Paris. À Paris, chés Esnauts et Rapilly, 1782. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 55 x 78 cm, folded, approx. 19 x 11.5 cm, period salmon cloth, period blue cardboard case, red morocco title page (corner of case nicked). The course of the Seine is colored. Handwritten title label and engraved label of the Parisian dealer Vignon on verso on the cloth. Title cartouche engraved by Glot, lists of streets and other places to the right and left of the plan. (Boutier, 324).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 38 - [Paris]. NOUVEAU PLAN ROUTIER de la ville et faubourgs de Paris. A Paris, chez Alibert, Esnauts et Rapilly, 1780. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 53.5 x 67 cm. (82 cm. with legends), folded approx. 19 x 12 cm, period salmon cloth, period blue cardboard slipcase, red morocco title page (slipcase rubbed with a worn corner, foxing). First edition of this plan, closely inspired by Lattré's. Table of streets and other places on each side of the plan and lower left. (Boutier 323 A).

Estim. 180 - 250 EUR

Lot 39 - [Paris]. NOUVEAU PLAN ROUTIER de la ville et fauxbourgs de Paris, divisé en 48 sections. A Paris, chez Esnauts et Rapilly, 1793. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 54 x 77 cm, folded approx. 18 x 10 cm, period gray cloth (light wetness on the right-hand side; small holes in the cloth at the corners of the folds; 2 small ink stains on the legend). Colored section boundaries and courses of the Seine. The Bastille is no longer represented on this plan; it includes some new republican names: place de la Révolution, place des Piques, place de la Fraternité. Top right: Paris department. Lists of streets and other places around the plan. This copy features a contour line with elevations, added later in red ink. (Boutier 357 B).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 40 - [Paris]. BRION DE LA TOUR (Louis). Nouveau pan de Paris avec ses augmentations, tant finies que projettées. A Paris, chez Desnos, [1793-1794]. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 56 x 79 cm, folded approx. 20 x 14 cm, remainder of period marbled cover on one side (fold marks with cracks and holes). Boundaries, course of the Seine and cartouche colored. Place Louis XV has not changed its name on this plan, but the Bastille is no longer shown. This is an updated edition of the plan published by Brion de La Tour in 1785-88; in the upper right-hand box, a plan of the Paris suburbs has replaced that of Versailles. Published during the Terror, the publisher's address has been secularized: "rue Jacques" instead of "St Jacques". (Boutier, 355 B).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 41 - [Paris]. PLAN ROUTIER de la ville et faubourg de Paris divisé en 12 municipalités. A Paris, chez Jean, 1803 - An 11. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 56 x 82 cm, folded approx. 20 x 12 cm, period salmon cloth, period blue cardboard slipcase, bordered by a gilt scroll, title label (pale wetness affecting the plan very little; slipcase reinforced with adhesive on one side). Colored municipal boundaries. Lists of streets and other places around the map. Grayed vellum tab and printed label of the merchant Goujon in Paris. (Boutier 364 G).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 42 - [Paris]. PLAN ROUTIER de la ville et faubourg de Paris divisé en 12 municipalités. A Paris, chez Jean, 1804 - An 13. Copper-engraved plan, approx. 56 x 79 cm, folded in contemporary salmon card cover, pull label on upper cover, approx. 19.5 x 13 cm (cover spine worn, browning along folds, small holes at fold crossings). Colored municipal boundaries. Lists of streets and other places around the map. Printed on azure paper. (Boutier 364 I).

Estim. 120 - 180 EUR

Lot 43 - [Mountain]. TABLE COMPARATIF et figuré de la hauteur des principales montagnes et du cours des principaux fleuves du monde. Paris, J. Goujon & J. Andriveau, 1836. Colored steel engraving, approx. 55 x 88 cm, folded approx. 21 x 13.5 cm, vintage white cloth, edged with pale blue satin border, in gilt-painted folder and cardboard slipcase, gilt title on one side (one corner of slipcase rubbed). A fine, well-colored and very fresh copy of this decorative and educational plate, which appeared in some of the atlases published by Andriveau & Goujon, but was also available separately. The mountains are engraved by A. Hocquart, the rivers by Dumortier and the lettering by Arnoul.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 44 - [Romania]. ROMÂNIA. Chartǎ muralǎ desemmatǎ... Bucuresci, Socecǔ & Comp., [circa 1885]. Color printed map, approx. 91 x 105 cm. out of frame, folded approx. 17 x 11.5 cm., white interfacing, period black half-percaline cover with corners (qq. russets on interfacing). Rare and beautiful wall map drawn and executed by the graphic establishment Socecu et Teclu, covering the whole of Romania at a scale of 1 : 576,000. This was one of the first maps of the country, which gained independence in 1878. Label of the Librairie centrale J. Ranisteanu in Bucharest.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 45 - [Engraving]. [Normandy, Rouen]. [View of Rouen in 1525]. Lithograph in bistre on 3 assembled leaves, colored with gouache. [Rouen, 1911?]. 54 x 121 cm. à vue (stains). Under glass, antique wooden frame. A rare and spectacular representation of the city of Rouen in the 16th century. It reproduces a painting produced around 1525, which accompanied an important historical manuscript still preserved in the Rouen library, the Livre enchaîné, or Livre des fontaines de Rouen, by Jacques Le Lieur. Around 1840, the erudite artist Théodore de Jolimont rediscovered and restored this painting, and published representations of it accompanied by a historical study. We believe this was done in Rouen in 1911, to accompany a new publication offering a facsimile of the manuscript, prepared by Abbé Victor Sanson.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 46 - [Savoie]. [Embroidery, sewing]. ÉCRIN DE LA JEUNE FILLE. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Savoie), c. 1850, in-folio, large album [37.5 x 38 cm, spine 14 cm] of 2 calligraphied leaves, 44 sample leaves and 6 blank leaves, all mounted on tabs, full black chagrin, decorated with cold and gilt fillets, top cover with title "Écrin de la jeune fille", gilt edges, binding and page restored. A unique and exceptional album featuring numerous miniature models of garments made by young girls, a moving testimony to the needlework that kept them busy during their years at boarding school. It opens with a calligraphic title page: "Hommage de reconnaissance offert à notre digne mère. Les élèves du pensionnat. St-Jean de Maurienne". The second sheet contains a 16-line poem, "À notre digne mère, ses chères enfants" ("To our worthy mother, her dear children"). The models are sewn on fine pink canvas, stretched under strong cardboard mats, most with a calligraphic title. They range from the most basic exercises (darning, stitch, patches) to the most intricate work, including embroidery, lace, tapestry stitch and German stitch. Shirts, aprons, bonnets, stockings and socks, petticoats, dresses, blouses, camisoles and capelines, bed linen, etc. are all produced here in miniature with remarkable skill. Particularly noteworthy are a black dress cinched at the waist with a long blue ribbon, a mantelet of the same fabric, a straw hat with black ribbon; a beautiful complete ensemble in striped satin, sewn with white pearls, comprising a dress, a shirt and a bow; or a "Marie-Antoinette fichu" in red wool. The Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne boarding school, where this album was created, was founded in 1830 by the Congrégation des soeurs de Saint-Joseph. It catered for the town's poor and wealthy girls from the seventh grade upwards. In addition to classical subjects, the program emphasized needlework, as reported by Abbé Truchet, historian of the Congrégation des soeurs de Saint Joseph de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: "filet, filet-guipure, crochet, etc.., (S. Truchet, La Congrégation des soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Jean de Maurienne (Savoie), Currière, 1894).

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 47 - GRASSET. ROUGET DE LISLE. La Marseillaise. Chant national... Illustrations by Eugène Grasset... Nice, Cumin, [circa 1930]. In-folio, leaves in publisher's jacket with title label and tricolor ribbon (jacket faded). A masterpiece of Lyonnais weaving, this limited edition of 300 copies was produced on a hand loom by Chatel et Tassinari, and carded and ruled by Messrs. Travard and Billiet. The work comprises 4 woven compositions mounted on strong cardboard and a title leaf on cardboard. Copy numbered 134 and reserved for Marshal Juin.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 48 - [Engraving]. [Costume, fashion]. Important collection of steel engravings and lithographs, all colored, showing in particular ball outfits and theater costumes. 19th c. One volume in-4, early 20th c. brown corner half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt title "Costumes et travestissement" on spine and upper board, all mounted on tabs (spine rubbed, corners dull). The album comprises around 130 plates, 61 of which are full-page, from various suites, "Nouveaux travestissements", "Travestissements de cette année", "Bal fashionables de l'Opéra", etc.; and 72 in-8 format, pasted 2 by 2 on 36 plates, from a series of theater costumes published by Hautecoeur-Martinet. At the end of the volume are 15 handwritten leaves with watercolor and gouache drawings of dresses and accessories and notes on the composition of these costumes, including a superb "costume worn by Countess Duchâtel at the Duchess Pozzo di Borgo's ball". Provenance: Robert de Billy (1859-1963), ambassador, close friend of Marcel Proust (bookplate); Daniel Appia (bookplate).

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 49 - [Posters]. Set of 30 reproductions of posters published in the series "Les maîtres de l'Affiche", published in Paris by Imprimerie Chaix between 1896 and 1900. [Some defects, description to follow]. 51; Forain; Salon du cycle. 52; Bradley Will; Whene hearts are trumps. 61; Chéret Jules; Hippodrome de la Porte Maillot "Paris course". 66; d'Alesi Hugo; Centenary of Lithography. 95; Steinlen; Vingeanne pure sterilized milk. 100; Oliva; Topic salon exhibition. 108; Berchmans Emile; Encouragement of fine art in the city of Liège. 116; Enenepoel; Publication "Anvers et son exposition". 121; Chéret Jules; "La Diaphane" rice powder. 129; Chéret Jules; Casino d'Enghein. 134; Steinlen; Novel "Le coupable". 139; Luce; "Mévisto". 154; Fernel; "Chicorée bonne caffetière". 159; Grun; Concert de la pépinière. 164; Witzel R.; Deutsche kunst und Dekoration. 172; Bradley; Inland printer. 182; Mucha; Beer from the Meuse. 184; Brothers Beggarstaff; A trip to China town. 194; Willette A.; L éxposition Charlet. 202; Mucha; Job cigarette paper. 206; Léandre; Galerie des Artistes Modernes. 212; Livemont Privat; Cercla artistique de Schaerbeek. 219; Gosslob F; 2nd exhibition of Painters-Lithographers. 224; Rassenfosse; Wrestling tournament. 229; Chéret Jules; La Bodinière. 235; Roedel; Fashion Show. 3; Chéret Jules 13; Chéret Jules 16; Chéret Jules 15; Charles LÉANDRE (1862-1934), after. "La Coquette,1900"

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 50 - [Poster]. Leonetto CAPPIELLO (1875-1942). [Mint-Pastille]. [1906]. Important fragment of a color poster. It must measure a full 198 x 128 cm. the dimensions of this one are 136 x 95 cm. The advertising part at the bottom has been removed, as well as a lateral part; but the essential motif of the composition remains. Creases, small holes.

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 51 - [BRUNHOFF (Michel de), ed.] Parfums. Raucour edited this album for his friends. S.l., Impr. Kapp, 1945. In-4 in sheets, filled cover illustrated with a vignette (russ. on the cover then moderate). Composed of 4 contributions and illustrated in color by Matisse, Derain, Bérard and Van Dongen, with 4 plates and compositions in the text. Puissance des parfums by Paul Valéry ill. by Henri Matisse. Philosophie de parfums by J. de Lacretelle ill. by André Derain. Le choix d'un parfum by L. de Vilmorin ill. by C. Bérard. Connaissance des parfums by Colette ill. by Van Dongen. Edition of 1,000 copies on Val de Laga pur chiffon d'Auvergne, this one no. 293.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 52 - LONGOBARDI. BROGLIE (Louis de). Certainties and uncertainties of science. Structuring and linocuts by Xavier Longobardi. Chantilly, Société normande du livre illustré, 1970. In-folio leaves in soft plastic cover and publisher's slipcase (small tears and soiling to slipcase; illustrations transferred). An astonishing book-object whose leaves evoke the mathematical sign of infinity (∞); it is illustrated with full-page linocuts, and is presented in a slipcase whose cover is illustrated with a collage by the artist. Limited edition of 140 copies on Arches vellum, this one no. 65 nominative for Étienne Lafond.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 53 - IACOVLEFF. TCHOU-KIA-KIEN. Chinese theater. Paintings, sanguines and sketches by Alexandre Jacovleff. Text by Tchou-Kia-Kien. Paris, M. de Brunoff, 1922. In-4, 30 p. (including fx-titleand title), 30 p., [2] f. (table, and a blank), pl., figs, publisher's black boards, vignette pasted to upper cover (rubbing, rare foxing). Illustrated with a full-page laminated color composition, 10 plates with 29 illustrations in black and 9 in sanguine, 5 of which are full-page, and 6 pages on popular images with 10 illustrations. Text printed on laid paper.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 54 - [Korea]. [Art and archaeology]. [CHOSEN KOSEKI ZUFU] (in Japanese = Catalogue illustré des vestiges anciens de la Corée = Album of Korean antiquities). Tokyo / Seoul, Palace of the Governor General of Korea, 1915-1935. 14 (of 15) vol. in-folio, numerous plates and explanatory notes, contemporary color illustrated cloth boards, silk cords, gilt edges, embossed and glittered paper lining and endpapers (some bindings with minor defects; volume 6 lacking). First edition in Japanese of this exceptional collection, published by the Japanese authorities during the occupation of Korea. It forms a heritage inventory of Korean antiquities and bears witness to the major excavation and research campaigns launched in the country. Art historian Tadashi Sekino (1868-1935), professor of architecture at Tokyo University, who was sent to Korea at the request of the Japanese authorities to monitor the colonial government's excavations between 1909 and 1914, is sometimes cited as the author of this work, the first volumes of which he edited. The iconography consists of numerous phototype plates - as well as diagrams and topographical maps - sometimes in color, some under captioned serpents, showing sculptures, frescoes, ceramics, relics, silverware and ornamentation present in temples, tombs, tumuli, burial chambers, etc., as well as views of archaeological sites. The first volume opens with a calligraphic title in black and red. The volumes are arranged chronologically according to Korea's major historical periods: the first 5 volumes, published between 1915 and 1917, cover the period preceding the Chinese dynasty, from the Lelang commandery to the Three Kingdoms period, from the 2nd to the 10th century AD. Volumes 6 to 9, published between 1918 and 1929, cover the period of the Koryō kingdom, from the 10th to the 14th century. Finally, volumes 10 to 15, published between 1930 and 1935, cover the Chosōn ou (Yi dynasty) period, from the 14th to the early 20th century. The bindings, each unique, of this deluxe edition reproduce classic Japanese motifs: cherry blossoms, cranes, phoenixes and other animals, clouds and waves, ornamental and vegetal motifs, etc. A very fine set in its original binding. A collector's item found in most major Western, French and Japanese institutions, to which the work was widely distributed free of charge, it is rare to find it on the market. Without the 6th volume (dated 1918, inaugurating the period of the Koryo kingdom). An autograph letter signed in French and Korean, thanking Roger Chambard, French Ambassador to Korea, from Dr. Hee-Bum Park, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce in Seoul, dated March 1, 1968, for his gift of books, is enclosed.

Estim. 5 000 - 6 000 EUR

Lot 55 - [Korea]. [Art and archaeology]. KOMIYA (Mihomatsu). [Riwoke Hakubutsukwan Shozohin Shashin-jo = Catalogue of the Prince Yi Museum]. Seoul, Prince Li Museum, 1912. 3 volumes in-folio, unpaginated, illustrated gilt publisher's boards, purple ties, labels (some spines split, a few freckles). Rare first edition of the catalog of the collections of the Prince Yi Museum in Korea. It comprises 695 black photogravures of works, captioned in Korean on their original serpents (on the plate there is also a general caption in English). Established in 1907, by 1912 the museum housed over 12,000 pieces: sculptures, ceramics, paintings, textiles and numerous Korean objects. Intended to promote Korea and its arts abroad, the book contains a preface, introduction and table of contents in English. The introduction contains a history of the four eras of Korean art, from the Three Kingdoms to the Yi dynasty, then reigned by Emperor Sunjong. With its history and typological classification, this catalog is the first attempt at a history of ancient Korean art.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 56 - [Photography]. [Portugal]. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE de Paris 1878: Portugal. Photographic Album of the Regional Farm-School of Cintra. [Paris, 1878], oblong folio, 30 photographic prints [285 x 205 mm] including 2 panoramic prints, mounted on strong paper and mitered, contemporary red chagrin [Lisboa Company], smooth spine with triple gilt filleting, gilt title with coat of arms of the city of Paris on the front cover, interior lace, gilt edges, binding restored. Album produced for the 1878 Paris World's Fair for the Portugal section: it consists of a set of albumen prints showing the agricultural farm-school of Sintra (formerly Cintra). The "Model Farm" (Quinta exemplar) in Cintra, created in 1862 under the auspices of the Agricultural Institute, was the first school of its kind to be established in Portugal. It was equipped with important and innovative agricultural equipment, such as the adoption of the Fowler steam ploughing system and the centrifugal lifting of water. All livestock species were represented, with wheat and corn the main crops. A theoretical course was taught at the Lisbon Agricultural Institute, followed by a year-long practical course in residence at the farm school, which also boasted a precision instrument workshop and a meteorological observatory. This is most probably the only copy that was presented at the Exhibition (we have found no other for sale or in the library). It is quoted in a study on Portugal published at the time: "The magnificent and voluminous photographic album, exhibited in the Portuguese section, enabled us to study all the views and all the particular details of this model establishment" (J. Lemaire, Le Portugal en 1878, Paris, s.n., 1878, p. 115).

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 57 - [Post-incunabula]. [BONAVENTURE (saint); GUILLELMUS DE LANICIA]. Dieta salutis a beato bonave[n]turaultimate eme[n]datum parisius nouiter impressum. Paris, Denis Roce, 1502. In-8 (h = 130 mm.), [sign. a-t 8]havana morocco, 5-ribbed spine, author, title, place and date gilt, fleur-de-lys fleurons, boards edged with 4 gilt fillets finished with fleur-de-lys, initial stamped in the center, gilt fillet at the edges, inner lace, blue moiré satin linings and endpapers, blue edges decorated with a semé of fleur-de-lys chased and gilt, clasps decorated with a fleur-de-lys [Dupuy] (slight rubs. very light wetness at beginning of vol, small worm stain through text, not serious, on last third of volume). Rare post-incunabulum and pocket edition of this treatise falsely attributed to Saint Bonaventure, the work of Guillelmus de Lanicia (or Lavicea), a 13th-century Franciscan theologian. Denis Roche's address does not appear to be documented, but the edition is similar to that reported under the name of Robert de Gourmont by Renouard and USTC. Woodcut printer's mark on title. Foliated from title to f. p 4, remainder unfoliated; colophon to r° of last leaf. Provenance: "Edouardus Fremigius me habet anno gratiae 1865 Parisiis" (gilt on first endpaper). (USTC 180051; Renouard, ICP, I, 1502, 12).

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 58 - [Hours on vellum (Châlons-en-Champagne). French and Latin. c. 1512]. CES PRESENTES HEURES a lusage de Chalons toutes au long sa[n]s req[ue]rir : avec les figures et signes de lapocalipse : les miracles nostre dame, les accide[n]s de lho[m]me : & plusieurs aultres hystoires de nouueau adioustees... A Paris, pour Symon Vostre, [circa 1512]. In-4, [98] leaves, [sign. a-b 8, c 4, d-i 8, ā 8, ē 8, ī 8, ō 6], goth. car., 30 l. per page, fig.., contemporary brown calf, boards decorated with a lozenge composed of 2 gilt and 3 cold fillets, inscribed in a rectangular frame consisting of a gilt roulette bordered by multiple cold fillets, central medallion and 4 angular gilt full irons, gilt edges, spine with six ribs and fleuronné skilfully renewed in the style of the period, renewed endpapers, corners restored, qq. margins seem washed (superficial rubbing to boards, 2 small holes in margins of first 2 f., small angular spot in margin of f. f3, qq; margins a little browned, qq. few light spots). A very fine copy of this extremely rare edition, of which only three copies are known to exist in public collections: BnF (Paris), Bibl. Ste-Geneviève (Paris), Huntington Library (San Marino, USA). It retains the boards of its unusual period binding. Produced around 1530, and most probably by a Parisian workshop, it features a characteristic 15th-century decoration of a rhombus inscribed within a rectangle, prefiguring the geometric interlacing in vogue in the 1540's. At least one composition of this type is known, produced for the bibliophile Jean Grolier (BnF Rés M 376). The verso of the title page features an almanac running from 1512 to 1530, allowing the edition to be dated; followed by a calendar. The text is mainly in Latin, with some parts in French. The woodcut illustrations include 14 large full-page figures, 8 medium-sized figures and 32 small vignettes throughout the text, as well as the printer's mark on the title. In addition, all the pages of the volume - except those with the 14 figures - are bordered by a frame composed of several woodcuts, sometimes featuring foliage or architectural motifs, but more often figures and scenes. The most remarkable set, covering 34 pages (g6 v° - i 8 r°), is inspired by the iconography of the danse macabre. Collation in accordance with bibliographies. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note some compositional differences with the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève copy described by Lacombe, which should be studied in detail. For example, on our title page, the name "Chalons" appears in print rather than in manuscript, and at the bottom of the same title page is the mark "ch. (in reference to the cahiers destined for this diocese), which Lacombe only mentions on cahiers d to i. Furthermore, on f. ā1, it is clearly written "Sancta trinitas" and not "Sancta irinitas"; also, the table is here on the last leaf (like the Huntington copy, and ends with the same words), and not on f. ē 8 as at Ste-Geneviève. This copy has large margins (approx. 232 x 158 mm.) and has been very carefully restored. All unprinted initials were painted red or blue at the time. (USTC 38074; Renouard/Moreau ICP II, 336; BP16, 101989; Bohatta 78; Lacombe 233).

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Lot 59 - [16th c. book]. VIGNOLE. Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura di M. Iacopo Barozzio da Vignola. [Rome], s.n., [1562]. In-folio, XXXII copper-engraved plates, including the title with the author's portrait, modest blue boards circa 1800 (spine uncovered, edges and corners worn; soiling not severe, 6 plates stained). Rare first edition of this famous and seminal book; this is the second state, identifiable by added words on some plates, justified by the author in 5 lines added at the bottom of the epistle to the reader (f. III). The stains, sustained on 3 plates, are of the same rusty hue as those found on the digitized copy in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10862998?page=12,13 ). (Cicognara 416; Berlin Katalog 2578; see C. Thoenes' detailed article on https://architectura.cesr.univ-tours.fr/traite/Notice/ENSBA_LES64.asp?param= ). The work is accompanied by another that precedes it in the same volume: - LABACCO (Antonio). Libro d'Antonio Labacco appartenente a l'architettura nel qua si figurano alcune notabili antiquita di Roma. [Venice], Iohannes Bonus, 1567. In-folio, [30] leaves including title, fully engraved (russeting, soiling; some plates lacking, this edition must contain 33 plates). Provenance: Joachim, Graf zu Ortenburg (1530-1600; signature at foot of 2 title pages); Daniel Appia (20th c. bookplate).

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 60 - [Binding with arms]. [Sixteenth century book]. VALERE MAXIME. Dictorum factorumq[ue] memorabilium exempla. Parisiis, apud H. de Marnef, 1588. In-24, 516 p., [14] f., contemporary fawn calf, smooth spine decorated and muted, large gilt coat of arms on a fleur-de-lys semé separated by roulettes, gilt fillet at the edges, gilt edges (minor rubbing and minor defects, repair to a corner and tail of a spine; rare angular or marginal wetness). Bound with the arms of Timoléon d'Espinay (1580-1644), lieutenant-general and commander of the City of Paris (Guigard II, 206). Provenance: J. P. Segretain, 1762 (sign. on one endpaper); Bigot (sign. 19th c.). (USTC 208120).

Estim. 180 - 250 EUR

Lot 61 - [MILLES (Thomas)]. The Catalogue of honor, or Tresury of true nobility peculiar and proper to the isle of Great Britaine... wherunto is properly prefixed a special treatise of that kind of nobility... London, printed by W. Jaggard, 1610. in-folio, [4 (of 5?)] f. (including engraved title), 99 p. (miscalculated 97), [4] f., 1130 p., [1] f. (errata), figs, antique blond half calf, renewed 5-ribbed tan spine, red title and author labels, cold-stamped arms at center of boards, corners restored, endpapers renewed, title restored (holes on painted image p.527-531; qq. rare browned ff.; without f. A2). First English edition of this work, which opens with a title engraved by Renold Elstrake, and is illustrated with numerous woodcut coats of arms in the text. As in most copies, a passage of text has been cut out and deleted on page 493. An exceptional copy, with many of the figures watercolored, and a remarkable provenance: it is enriched by an autograph dedication from Mary Cholmondeley (née Rolford), Hugh's wife circa 1620, to her son-in-law Sir Richard Grosvenor, ancestor of the Duke of Westminster. Provenance: Sir Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster (arms on boards, and engraved bookplate). (Brunet III, 1719; Th. Moule, Bibl. heraldica, 1966, p.66-69).

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 62 - [Americana]. LESCARBOT (Marc). History of New France. Contenant les navigations, découvertes, & habitations faites par les François és Indes Occidentales & Nouvelle-France par commission de nos rois très-chrétiens, et les diverses fortunes d'iceux en l'exécution de ces choses depuis cent ans jusqu'à aujourd'hui. En quoi est comprise l'histoire morale, naturele & géographique des provinces cy décrites, avec les tables & figures nécessaires... Troisiesme édition enrichie de plusieurs choses singulières, outre la suite de l'histoire. A Paris, chez Adrian Perier, 1618. In-8, (h = approx. 170 mm.) 55-970 p. [i.e. 926], [1] f. (errata) ; 76 p., 4 pl., 19th c. blond calf, spine with 5 raised bands, brown calf title-piece, richly ornamented caissons, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, inner gilt roulette, marbled edges, inside washed (spine detached, upper board detached; tiny wormholes in the head margins of sections C & D; freckles on the first part (p.1-55), and on the large folding map; some ff. a little browned, pale marginal aureole, more extensive on the last part; marginal smudge on corner f. Cc2, without last 2 blank f.). Rare and important third edition, partly original, and the last revised by the author. "This edition differs from all the preceding [...] there are many additions; it may, therefore, be considered the best" (Sabin). It is illustrated with 4 copper-engraved folding maps: - Figure et description de la terre reconnue et habitée par les François en la Floride et audeça". This is one of the very first maps devoted specifically to the present-day regions of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. It illustrates the French Huguenots' attempts to colonize the region between 1562 and 1565. First published in 1612, it appears unaltered in this 1618 edition. - "Figure of the port of Ganabara in Brisil"; I. Millot excudit. Remarkable detailed map of Guanabara Bay, near present-day Rio de Janeiro. Illustrating Villegagnon's expedition, it highlights the strategic importance and defensive features of this natural port during the colonial period, and in the presence of European caravels. - Figure de la Terre Neuve, grande rivière de Canada, et côtes de l'océan en la Nouvelle France", engraved by Ian Swelinc under the direction of I. Millot and after Lescarbot's drawing. This is the first detailed map of Canada, the most accurate of its time, and precedes Champlain's map by three years (it is here in its second corrected state, the first dating from 1609). - Figure du Port Royal en la Nouvelle France", same engraver after the author. Third map of North America in this work, showing the basin of Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia, with details of its buildings and fortifications. Marc Lescarbot (c. 1570-1641), a lawyer at the Paris Parlement, historian and poet, went to New France, serving with Champlain in 1606 as a member of the founding expedition to Port-Royal. Returning to Europe in 1607, he wrote his Histoire de la Nouvelle-France du Nouveau Monde, first published in 1609. It is the first history of French settlement in Canada. In this, his most complete edition, Lescarbot has added an account of Champlain's voyages from 1608 to 1613 to Québec, the Iroquois river, the Huron country and his expeditions against the Iroquois; to narrate these events, he has used what Champlain told him and what he drew from "Les voyages du sieur de Champlain ..." published in 1613. He has also added an account of Poutrincourt's stay at Port-Royal from 1610 to 1614. The end of the volume contains a collection of odes and poems, "Les muses de la Nouvelle France", preceded by a separate title page with the same address and date, which is not found in all copies. Sign. a-e-i 8, o 4; A-Z 8, Aa-Zz 8, Aaa-Mmm 8; A-D 8, E 6 (of 8; without the last 2 blank f.). Provenance: Vice-Admiral Edmond Jurien de La Gravière (1812-1892), by descent. He is the author of numerous works on the navy, and the son of Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière (1772-1849), also a vice-admiral, who took part in the expedition sent in search of La Pérouse under the command of d'Entrecasteaux; in 1794, he took an active part in the battle of Léogâne (Haiti) and Rochambeau, then general-in-chief of the army of Saint-Domingue, praised his services and obtained his appointment as captain. Traces on the title of an old manuscript bookplate from a monastery and an ex-dono dated 1

Estim. 30 000 - 40 000 EUR

Lot 63 - [Atlas]. BLAEU (Willem Jansz). Le theatre du monde ou Nouvel atlas. Illuminated by Guillaume Blaeu. Seconde partie. A Amsterdam, chez Iean & Corneille Blaeu, 1640. In-folio, 20th c. pastiche binding, 5-rib guilloche spine, brown and green author's and title-pieces, small-ink ornamented caissons, date stamped on tail, triple gilt fillet on boards, gilt roulette on edges and chases, red head, mounted on mitre (slight rubbing to headpieces, case split). to headpieces, case split; 1st title faded with old stamp, lined and restored, same for Bertius folding map; small hole filled and arms rubbed on map of Anjou, one corner mq. in margin of text Normandie; sporadic spotting generally marginal; qq. restorations in margin; 2 f. of text lacking). Second volume of this atlas, comprising two sub-sections, the first devoted to France and its provinces, the second to Spain, Asia, Africa and America. Together, the two parts contain 93 copper-engraved and colored maps, including, in the second part: Asia : - Asia noviter delineata. - India quae orientalis dicitur. - Magni Mogolis Imperium. - Moluccae Insula Celeberrimae. - China Veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta. - Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imperium. - Persia, Sive Sophorum Regnum. - Turcicum Imperium. - Cyprus insula. - Natoliae quae Asia Minor. - Terra Sancta. Africa: - Africae nova descriptio. - Fezzae Et Marocchi Regna... - Guinea. - Aethiopa Superior vel Interior. - Aethiopa Inferior, vel Exterior. America : - Americae nova tabula. - Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova. - Insulae Americanae In Oceano Septentrionali. - Mappa AEstivarum insularum. - Nova Virginiae Tabula. - Virginiae partis australis.... - Nova Hispania Et Nova Galicia. - Terra firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan. - Venezuela. - Guiana sive Amazonum Regio. - Novus Brasiliae Typus. - Paraguay, O Prov De Rio De La Plata... - Tabula Magellanica. - Chile. - Peru. Collation conforms to that given by Van der Krogt, except for 2 absent leaves: O(M) on Palestine and Asia, and the table leaf signed X (the latter replaced by a modern handwritten table); some plates placed in a different order. (Van der Krogt II, 2 :211.2C p.144-147).

Estim. 5 000 - 7 000 EUR

Lot 64 - [Noblesse]. INSTITUTION (L') de la noblesse, divided into three books. A Tolose, par Dominique Bosc, 1618. In-12, [1] f. (title), 385 p., modern reused parchment binding, smooth spine, traces of laces, traces of gilding and marbling on rubbed edges (grayish parchment, title faded, pale angular halos in margins, light spotting at end of vol.). A rare and anonymous work, with only one copy in the BnF (Ars. 8-S-3322). This appears to be the only edition. (Saffroy 6805).

Estim. 70 - 100 EUR

Lot 65 - [Protestantism]. AUGUSTES (LES) et fidèles amours du haut et puissant cavallier le fort Louys avec la belle et noble Rochelle. Ensemble les articles portant les conventions de leur contract de mariage. A Fontenay, chez Pierre Petit-Ian Imprimeur, 1625. Small in-8 (h = 132 mm.), [8]-123 f., 18th c. mottled havana calf, 5-ribbed spine, red title page, ornate caissons, red edges (browning at beginning, slight soiling, f. 17 to 24 replaced by handwritten copies at time of binding). Very rare single edition of this work published a few years before the siege of La Rochelle (1627-1628) ordered by Louis XIII and led by Richelieu. The introductory pages contain an "Epitre à Messieurs les Rochelois" by "Le Secrétaire de Bon-Espoir". Provenance: old signature on v° of title (Crozat?); bibliographical annotations on endpapers and ms. bookplate. B. Fillon, 1871; A. Letard de La Bouralière (1838-1908), historian from Poitou (armorial bookplate); Daniel Appia (20th c. bookplate).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 66 - [Festive book]. ÉLOGES et discours sur la triomphante réception du Roy en sa ville de Paris, après la réduction de La Rochelle... Paris, chez Pierre Rocollet, 1629. In-folio, [4] f., 180-11 p., pl., contemporary havana basane, 6-ribbed spine, title page, small-ink ornamented caissons, gilt roulette on the edges, red speckled edges (flaws: boards worn with worm tracery, head cap uncovered; sustained wetness in the upper corner of all pages and plates, sometimes affecting text or image, and renewed margins; 1 plate lacking p.19-20). First edition of this volume produced to mark the King's return to Paris after the surrender of La Rochelle. Illustrated with a frontispiece (on page 4, faded) and 14 (of 15) copper-engraved plates by Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) and P. Firens after Abraham Bosse (Brunet II, 965).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 67 - VIGNOLE (Giacomo Barozzi, known as). Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura. S.l., [Rome, Pauli, 1630 ?]. In-folio, old brown tinted half parchment, ivory parchment boards, scrolls and title stamp on spine (spine rubbed, stains on boards; light spotting, soiling and stains, one corner missing from title, accidents in margins). Fully engraved edition comprising 44 plates, including the title with Vignole's portrait, and a dedication leaf. Bound in the suite are [67] engraved plates from Derand's L'architecture des voûtes (some incomplete).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 68 - PIETRASANTA (Silvestro). Tesserae gentilitiae. Romae, typis haered. F. Corbelletti, 1638. In-folio, [8] f. (of which 3 pl.), 678 p., [15 (of 17)] f., figs, period speckled tan calf, 6-rib spine decorated, title, gilt fillets and fleurons, double gilt fillet bordering the covers, gilt arms in the centers, marbled edges, spine and corners restored (epidermures to the covers; light flecking to the corner of the title-front. and to the very last f., margin restored p.337, moderate browning and russeting; 2 f. missing at end, but tables and index complete). The first work in which hatching was uniformly used to express enamels and metals. Illustrated with a title-frontispiece engraved by F. Greuter after F. Romanelli, an engraved portrait of Th. Barberini, an unsigned frontispiece with the Barberini coat of arms, and numerous figures of arms engraved in the text. (Saffroy 2133; Guigard 1595). Provenance: De Loyac-La Bachellerie (arms on boards and ex-libris stencilled in margin of title).

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 69 - [BÉTHUNE (Philippe de)]. Le conseiller d'estat, ou Recueil des plus générales considérations servant au maniement des affaires publiques, divisé en deux parties... À Paris, suivant la copie impériale, 1645. In-12, [20] f. (the last blank) - 539 p., contemporary red basane, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt title, small gilt-lettered compartments bordered by a double gilt fillet, gilt decoration of the boards in the Duseuil style enhanced by 4 angular fleurons and a large filigree fleuron in the center, gilt roulette on the spines, gilt edges (rubbing on the spines, corners and endpapers, slight browning on the title, marginal loss at the corners of pp. 23-24 and 339-340, small stains on pp. 44-48). New edition of this important treatise on state conduct, first published in 1633 and reprinted several times in the 17th century, written by Cardinal de Béthune, diplomat and brother of the Duc de Sully. This is the second Elzévirienne edition, "more beautiful but less rare than the first published in 1641" (Willems 1024). Provenance: Léon de Bastard d'Estang (1822-1860), historian, archaeologist and collector (bookplate).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 70 - HIPPOCRATE. Hippocratis magni coacae Praenotiones. - HIPPOCRATE. Hippocratis magni coacae Praenotiones. Opus admirabile, in tres libros tributum, interprete & enarratore Ludovico Dureto... Lutetiae Parisiorum, sumpt. G. Meturas, 1658. In-folio, [6] f., 578 p., index n.c., contemporary speckled havana basane, 5-rib spine, gilt title and fillets, gilt fillet edging the covers (flaws including spotted covers, mq. lower guard, russeting and browning). Commentary on the book of Hippocrates, accompanied by the Greek text and its Latin translation by Louis Duret (1527-1586), professor at the Collège de France (from 1568 to 1586) and physician to kings Charles IX and Henri III. Provenance: Bonifax (Bugey; armorial bookplate painted on front cover); 2 early handwritten bookplates on title, one of which is Pierre Bonifax, physician; other ms. bookplate dated 1660 crossed out on one endpaper.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 71 - [ANSELME DE SAINTE-MARIE]. Le palais de l'honneur, contenant les généalogies historiques des illustres maisons de Lorraine et de Savoye et de plusieurs familles nobles de France ; ensemble l'origine et explication des armes, devises et tournois... A Paris, chez P. Bessin, 1663. In-4, [8] f., 711 p., [4] f. (index, privil., errata), fr., pl., contemporary brown calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt title, small-iron decorated caissons (flaws including split jaws, 3 corners worn, upper guard, mq., stain in head margins). First edition of this work, illustrated with a frontispiece drawn and engraved by François Chauveau, and 12 engraved plates of cabinets. A copy of which the frontispiece, plates and ornaments (bands, culs-de-lampe and initials) have been formerly colored. (Saffroy 2235). Appended: - HOZIER (C.-R. d') ; PARIS (Louis), éd. Indicateur du Grand armorial général de France. Paris, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 1865. 2 volumes in-8, half-maroquin with corners, gilt head (headcaps and corners worn). - LAINÉ. Généalogie de la maison de Monteynard... P., Impr. Moquet, 1840. In-8, brown half-chagrin signed L. Guétant (spine unstained, light angular flecking). Comprising 4 volumes.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 72 - LE JOLLE (Pierre). Description of the city of Amsterdam in burlesque verse. According to the visit of six days of a week. A Amsterdam, chez J. Le Curieux, 1666. In-12, [8] f. (including engraved title-frontispiece with a plan of Amsterdam), 317 p., [1] f., blank, tan basane, smooth spine decorated, gilt title and date, boards decorated in cold with multiple lozenges in relief and edged with a gilt fillet and roulette, gilt roulette to the spines and chasses, gilt edges, one vellum leaf inserted at the beginning and end of the volume. [Bozérian jeune] (spine a little faded, jaws a little rubbed). Signed binding by Jean-Claude Bozérian.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 73 - [Normandie]. [POMMERAYE (François)]. Histoire des archevesques de Rouen dans lequel il est traité de leur vie & de leur mort... Le tout recueilly de plusieurs livres tant imprimez que manuscrits et des archives et registres de l'église cathédrale des abbayes et autres lieux de la province de Normandie... A Roüen, chez L. Maurry, 1667. In-folio, [6] f., 680 p., [4] f. (table), contemporary brown calf, 6-ribbed spine (worn binding, cover lac. on spine, gilt, blackened boards; extensive light spotting at beginning and end of vol. and in middle margin; lack replaced in margin of title; without portrait). Fine Norman provenance: "Ce livre appartient à Hiacinthe Flamand sculpteur en ivoire grande rue à Dieppe 1827" (handwritten note on title). Further mention on a handwritten label dated Dieppe, October 10, 1861, on the flyleaf: "Ce volume rare et précieux m'a été cédé par l'abbé Cochet...". Autograph signatures of prelates, cut out, are pasted on the lower flyleaf. (Frère II, 398).

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 74 - [CHRISTYN (Jean-Baptiste)]. Jurisprudentia heroica sive De jure Belgarum circa nobilitatem et insignia... [First part]. Bruxellis, sumpt. B. Vivien, 1668. In-folio, [6] f., 586 p., [16] f., fr., figs, contemporary havana calf, ribbed spine, gilt title, edges rubbed, restorations (upper jaw split; cut in margin of title; plates lacking). First edition of this work on Belgian nobility. First part only. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece and figures in the text. Copy without plates, but including pages 196.1/4, 353.1/5, 394.1 and 422.1/ and 422.2. (Saffroy 8289).

Estim. 60 - 100 EUR

Lot 75 - [ALCAFORADA (or Alcaforado, Mariana); GUILLERAGUES (Gabriel de)]. Portuguese letters translated into French. A Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1669. In-12, [3] f. (title, notice to reader), 182 p., 1 f. (privilege), contemporary red morocco, spine with 5 ornate nerves, gilt title, small-iron decorated caissons, triple fillet and small angular fleurons on the boards, all gilt, gilt roulette on the necks and chasses, gilt edges (minor defects including rubbing at the corners and edges of the nerves, worm sting at the tail of one bit; browning, a few stains and traces of dust without seriousness). Very rare first edition of this famous collection, justly appreciated for the literary and emotional quality of the five letters it contains. This moving text is attributed to Mariana Alcaforado, a Franciscan nun from the convent of Beja in Portugal, who is said to have sent these passionate letters to her French lover, the Marquis de Chamilly. The success was prodigious, and numerous editions, counterfeits and other supplements immediately appeared and spread throughout the 18th century. It has also been assumed that these letters were forged by a French writer, Gabriel de Guilleragues, and this opinion seems to have convinced a large number of specialists. Nevertheless, the attribution to the Portuguese nun still finds its defenders today, the latest being the writer Philippe Sollers, who supports this thesis in his preface to one of the most recent editions published. A remarkable copy, ruled in red ink and bound in contemporary red morocco. Height 139 mm. excluding binding. Sign. 3] f. unsigned; A8, B4, etc., N8, O4, P 8. (Gay II, 847-848, "rare"; Barbier, II, 1286. Brunet III, 1030-1031, does not cite any copies sold of this first edition, but only of the second edition).

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

Lot 76 - [Bound in cipher.] VARENIUS (Bernhard). Geographia generalis... Amstelodami, ex Off. Elzeviriana, 1671. In-12, [20] f. (including the illustrated engraved title), 784 p., pl., contemporary fawn basane, 5-nerved spine, gilt title, gilt fleur-de-lys and PS cipher, boards richly decorated with a framed roulette, a laurel medallion, a fleur-de-lys semé and a repeated PS cipher, gilt roulettes at the edges, gilt edges. New edition of this landmark work in the evolution of geographical science, of which Newton published an annotated edition in 1681. It contains 4 folding tables, a folding plate and a woodcut figure on p. 337. A handsome copy decorated with the College de Plessis-Sorbonne's cypher. Provenance: Viscount A. de Montmarin (stamp on one endpaper); Jules Couet, librarian of the Comédie-Française (? - 1938, bookplate); André Deruelle, bookseller, 20th c., (bookplate).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 77 - TESSEREAU (Abraham). Histoire chronologique de la Grande Chancellerie de France. Contenant son origine, l'estat de ses officiers, un recueil exact de leurs noms...A Paris, chez P. Le Petit, 1676-1679. Two parts in one in-folio volume, [4] f., 686 p., [30] f. (table) ; 40 p. (Suppl.), contemporary brown calf, 6-nerved spine, gilt title, ornate caissons, edges blotched (flaws, including faded coifs, jaws partly split; ordinary browning). First edition of this imposing work dedicated to Colbert, with an engraved vignette of his arms at the head of the dedication. Copy accompanied by the supplement: Suite de l'histoire chronologique de la chancellerie de France... Paris, de l'Impr. de Pierre Le Petit, [1679], [1] f., 40 p. (Saffroy, 13854 and 13855).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 78 - DU CHESNE (François). Histoire des chanceliers et gardes des sceaux de France distingués par les règnes de nos monarques... enrichie de leurs armes, blasons et généalogies. A Paris, chez l'autheur, 1680. in-folio, [6] f., 876 p., [4] f., contemporary blond calf, 6-ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, ornate caissons, speckled edges (worn binding, ordinary browning). First edition illustrated with a title vignette and a hundred mid-page figures of arms, all copper-engraved by Humbelot. Contains pages 845 to 876 forming a supplement that is missing from some copies. Provenance: "A la Bibliothèque de l'Eglise de Paris" (early handwritten note on title).

Estim. 180 - 250 EUR

Lot 79 - [Binding with coat of arms]. DU FAY (abbé). Manière de fortifier selon la methode de monsieur de Vauban... À Paris, chez la Vve de J.B. Coignard, 1681 [i.e. 1691?]. In-12, [4] f., 185 p., [5] f., contemporary red morocco, 5-ribbed spine, gilt title, compartments decorated with gilt fillets and coat-of-arms, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt coat-of-arms at the corners, large gilt coat-of-arms in the center, gilt roulette at the necks, headpieces and endpapers, gilt edges (2 corners rubbed, browning). Rare first edition. The privilege is dated March 29, 1691, and the approval given by Vauban himself is dated Paris, March 2, 1691. The illustration consists of a folding copper-engraved plan hors-texte, two copper-engraved vignettes at the head of the page, one of which is signed J. Mariette, and numerous wood-engraved geometrical figures in the text. A very fine tribute copy bearing the arms of the Le Prestre de Vauban family. Two old handwritten bookplates on the endpapers, one "Gouyon", the other crossed out.

Estim. 1 800 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 80 - LE MUET (Pierre). Manière de bien bastir pour toutes sortes de personnes... A Paris, chez F. Jollain, 1681. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-folio, [1] f., 11 p., [75] f., [32] f., period speckled tan calf, 6-nerved spine, gilt title, ornate caissons, gilt roulette on the edges, red speckled edges (binding rubbed, corners dulled, tail cap uncovered, lower jaw split, a nick on the lower cover crosses the last 10 plates, not serious). New enlarged edition of this work originally published in 1623. The last and most complete edition, it was reprinted by Jombert in the early 18th century. Most of the work is engraved on copperplate, and is divided into two parts. The first part begins with a title-frontispiece and comprises 75 plates, of which 34 are full-page engravings, 20 are mid-page figures accompanied by explanatory texts, and 21 are texts. The second part also begins with an engraved title and comprises 31 plates, 14 of which are double-page spreads and 8 fold-outs.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 81 - [Marine]. ORDINANCE de Louis XIV...touchant la Marine. A Paris, chez D. Thierry & C. Ballard, 1681. In-4, [4] f., 273 p., [27] f., contemporary tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, ornate caissons, matching title-piece, gilt roulette around the edges, edges speckled (snagged head-cap, the other uncovered, 2 corners dulled). First edition of this document aimed at regulating all maritime activities, drawn up at Colbert's request and promulgated in Fontainebleau in August 1681. A vocabulary of marine terms is included at the end. Large margins.

Estim. 180 - 250 EUR

Lot 82 - [Paris]. LE MAIRE (Charles). Paris ancien et nouveau. Ouvrage très curieux ou l'on voit la fondation, les accroissemens, le nombre des habitans, & des maisons de cette grande ville. Avec une description nouvelle de ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans toutes les eglises, communautez, & colleges ; dans les palais, hôtels, & maisons particuliers ; dans les ruës & dans les places publiques. A Paris, chez T. Girard, 1685. 3 volumes in-12, contemporary brown calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt title and tomaison, ornate caissons, speckled edges (bindings rubbed, defects including uncovered headpieces and a split jaw, some russeting, yellowed margins). First edition. Provenance: Patrice Salin (1825-1899), jurist and historian (bookplate engraved by Stern); old signature on titles: Du Bourneuf.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 83 - [Binding with coat of arms]. THAUMAS DE LA THAUMASSIERE (Gaspard). Histoire de Berry. Bourges, chez F. Toubeau, 1689. In-folio, [12] f., 1156 p., [13] f., contemporary vzau hvane, spine with 6 nerves, ornate caissons, brown morocco title-piece, arms gilt on boards, edges gilt on marble (flaws including snags on headpieces, very worn cover; browning and russeting not serious; small snags or missing in margins of 5 f.). First edition. Provenance: Louis-Urbain de Caumartin, marquis de Saint Ange, 1653-1720 (engraved armorial bookplate and arms stamped on boards); de Mandat-Grancey, Champagne, 19th c. (handwritten bookplate).

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 84 - VARILLAS (Antoine). Histoire de Henry second. À Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1691-1692. 2 vols. in-4, [14] f., 548 p. + 540 p. +, contemporary red morocco, 5-ribbed spine, gilt title and gilt stamps, gilt fleurons on caissons edged with double gilt fillet, triple gilt fillet on covers, fleurons on corners, double gilt fillet on edges, gilt edges over marbled boards, headpieces of t.2 restored (spines very slightly faded, browning, last f. of t.2 soiled). First edition. As always, vol. 2 is dated 1691 and vol. 1 1692. Provenance: Bibliothèque de Mr. de Villemur (engraved armorial bookplate 18th c.).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 85 - MENESTRIER (claude-François). Histoire du Roy Louis Le Grand. Par les médailles, emblêmes, devises, jettons, inscriptions, armoiries et autres monuments publics... A Paris, chez J. B. Nolin, 1691. In-folio, [1] f. (engraved title), 54 p. including full-page engravings, [2] folding plates, plates num. 54-64, half-basin with corners, spine with 5 nerves, title page [Hélène Level] (slight rubbing on nerves and corners; tear without mq. in margin of one plate, without the last blank f.) A fine copy of this forgery, probably produced in Holland on the original of 1689. It contains 5 additional plates of medals not by Ménestrier, and is a critique of Louis XIV's character and actions. Provenance: handwritten bookplate on one endpaper, "Alex: Pitferd (?)" dated 1691. (Saffroy I, 2195; Allut n.CIV p. 176).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 86 - BARON (Jules). L'Art héraldique contenant la manière d'apprendre facilement le blason... by M. Baron,... New edition... by M. Playne,... A Paris, chez C. Osmont, 1693. In-12, [9] f., 260 p., [8] f., fr., pl., period mottled and glazed havana calf, 5-rib spine, fawn title page, ornate caissons, edges speckled, corners and headpieces restored with fillets added to boards (defects to spine, boards curved, extensive wetness at beginning of vol. then sporadic wax stain p.197-199 and facing pl.). Edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates featuring numerous figures of arms, all engraved on copper. All plates partly colored (red, blue and green). Provenance: Denonville (old signature on title). (Saffroy 2248).

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Lot 87 - THOMASSIN (Simon). Recueil des figures, groupes, thermes, fontaines, vases et autres ornemens tels qu'ils se voyent à présent dans le château et parc de Versailles, gravé d'après les originaux... Se vend à Paris, chez ledit Thomassin, 1694. In-8, 23 p., fr., pl., [2] f., contemporary havana basane, 5-ribbed spine, brown title page, ornate caissons, gilt roulette at the edges, red edges (binding worn, margins yellowed and light soiling). light soiling; 5 plates short of margins; split at fold on plate 144; wetness on page 23 on the 2 f. of the index; without engraved title). Rare first edition of this important work providing a kind of visual catalog of the statuary in the gardens of Versailles at the end of the 18th century. It consists of an engraved title (absent here), an engraved frontispiece, a portrait of the king opposite the dedication, 23 pages (dedication, preface, catalog of sculptures), and 218 plates, including 4 doubles and one fold-out, all engraved on copper by Thomassin; and an index (2 f.) closes the work.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 88 - [Binding with arms]. [RIENCOURT (Simon de)]. Histoire de Louis XIII dit le Juste. Paris, chez Michel Brunet, 1695. In-12, [1] f., 360 p., [4] f., 18th c. basane fauve mouchetée, 5-rib spine, havana title-piece, decorated caissons with gilt fleurons and double gilt fillet, boards framed with double gilt fillet, gilt fleurons at corners, gilt coat of arms in center, gilt fillet at edges, gilt roulette at endpapers, gilt edges (snags on lower board, foot and one headband rubbed, rare freckling). A fine example of an agonothete binding bearing the arms of Anne Léon de Montmorency (1705-1785), founder of a prize awarded here to the student Jean-Baptiste Bernard in 1770, with a handwritten mention of this award covering a flyleaf. The work, which forms Volume VII of the "Abrégé de l'Histoire de France, depuis Faramond jusqu'au règne de Louis le Grand", is illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece featuring the portrait of Louis XIII, and that of Anne of Austria in medallion. Provenance: Léon de Bastard d'Estang (1822-1860), historian, archaeologist and collector (bookplate).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 89 - BOUCHARDON (Edme). Anatomy necessary for the use of design. [Bound with]: Livre de diverses figures d'académie dessinées d'après le naturel. [And]: Second book of various figures.... [And]: Nouveau livre d'enfans. A Paris, chez Huquier, [XVIIIe s.]. Four works in an in-folio volume, half-basin with 19th c. corners, each plate laminated on strong paper (binding worn, top cover detached; sustained wetness and stains affecting the engravings). Set of 4 collections of plates entirely engraved on copper, after drawings by the painter Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762). Each plate measures approx. 38 x 25 cm. 1. Necessary anatomy... [Undated]: [2] f. (title-frontispiece, Avis au lecteur), 15 plates, [1] f. (Table générale du nom des os). Engraved by Huquier or under his direction. 2. Livre de diverses figures... A Paris, chez Huquier, 1738. 12 plates including 1 title-frontispiece. Engraved by Perronneau, Aveline, Aubert, Huquier. 3. Second book of various figures. [Undated]. 12 plates (the title appears on the first), engraved by the same and Bouchardon junior, and Aveline junior. 4. Nouveau livre d'enfans... [Undated]: 6 plates (the title appears on the first) engraved by P. Aveline. Also at the end of the volume is a larger plate (approx. 54 x 35 cm.) showing a man seated frontally, engraved by P. Aveline after Bouchardon.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 90 - [Berry]. THAUMAS DE LA THAUMASSIÈRE (Gaspard). - [Berry]. THAUMAS DE LA THAUMASSIÈRE (Gaspard). Nouveaux commentaires sur les coutumes générales des pays et duché du Berri. Nouvelle édition... joint à la fin un Traité du Franc-alleu de Berri. Bourges, Jean-Jacques Cristo, 1701. In-folio, contemporary fawn basane, 5-ribbed spine, ornate caissons, havana title page. New edition, revised, corrected and enlarged, of these important commentaries on the customs of Berry, by the jurist, Bourges alderman and historian G. Thaumas de La Thaumassière (1631-1702). It is illustrated on the frontispiece with a copper-engraved portrait of the author by P. van Schuppen after Ambroise Quenin. Old handwritten bookplate on title.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 91 - PLUMIER (Charles). L'art de tourner ou de faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour... Lyon, Certe, 1701. In-folio, [14] f., 187 p., fr., pl., contemporary brown calf, 6-ribbed spine (spine roughly restored, some caissons uncovered, sustained wetness throughout the volume, as is). First edition of the first treatise devoted entirely to the art of woodturning. Relay label of the bookseller C. Jombert in Paris. The illustration consists of 82 copper-engraved plates, including the title-frontispiece. This working copy is complete with 81 (of 82) plates listed in the table (there is no plate 66); it contains 3 unlisted plates (one facing p.52 and two at the end), as well as a second copy of folding plate 69.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 92 - [Bound in cipher]. [LACOMBE DE VRIGNY (De)], [LA HONTAN (Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce de)]. Relation en forme de journal d'un voyage fait en Danemarc, a la suite de monsieur l'envoyé d'Angleterre... À Rotterdam, chez Abraham Acher, 1706. In-12, [3] f. (title, warning), pp. 3-619, [1] f. (errata), contemporary blond calf, 5-ribbed spine, gilt title, caissons edged with double gilt fillet, finial coat of arms, gilt fillet on edges and headpieces, interior roulette, red edges (spine faded, 2 corners dull, headpiece snagged, small worm tract at tail of one bit, freckles). Rare first edition of this work attributed to La Combe de Vrigny, Vernon's secretary, sent from England, or to Baron de La Hontan. It is illustrated with a copper-engraved fold-out map of the island of Huen, signed Bureau, after a drawing by Guillaume Blaeu. Provenance: Rohan-Soubise spine. Copy collated by the bookseller J. J. De Bure l'aîné in 1825. Then: Georges Richard de Soultrait (1822-1888), administrator of the Hospices de Lyon, then historian and archaeologist (engraved bookplate).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 93 - FÉLIBIEN DES AVAUX (Jean-François). Description de l'église royale des Invalides. A Paris, [de l'Impr. de J. Quillau], 1706. In-folio, half 20th c. fawn basane, ribbed spine, title-pieces (spine rubbed, jaw split, one box missing, extensive wetness). First edition of this lavishly printed work. The illustration, entirely copper-engraved and unsigned, consists of a frontispiece with a view of the Invalides, a title vignette, a vignette at the head of each chapter, headbands, caps and initials; the typographed text appears in a repeated engraved frame.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 94 - [Binding with arms]. [POUGET (François-Aimé)]. Instructions générales en forme de catéchisme, où l'on explique en abrégé par l'Ecriture sainte & par la tradition, l'histoire & les dogmes de la religion... Printed by order of Messire Charles Joachim Colbert, bishop of Montpellier... A Paris, chez N. Simart, 1710. In-4, XVIII p., [1] f., 752 p., contemporary blond calf, 5-ribbed spine, black morocco title-piece, small ornate compartments, gilt coat of arms at center of boards, gilt roulette at edges, gilt edges (some rubbing, small stains on boards, one corner dull; very moderate sporadic russeting). New edition of this catechism printed by order of Charles Joachim Colbert, bishop of Montpellier, for use in his diocese. Provenance: coat of arms of César, cardinal d'Estrées (1628-1714), abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 95 - [Bound in the coat of arms.] [Bible. French. 1711]. SAINTE BIBLE (LA), contenant l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament, traduite en françaois sur la Vulgate par Monsieur Le Maistre de Saci... A Paris, chez G. Desprez & J.B. Desessartz, 1711. 8 volumes in-18 (h = 138 mm. hors rel.), contemporary lavallière maroquin, spines with 5 ornate nerves, title-pieces in red and fawn maroquin, compartments decorated with small irons, gilded lace and fillet edging the boards, gilded coat of arms in the center, gilded roulettes at the necks and chasses, edges gilded over marbling, headpieces restored (a few dull corners, discreet worm spots at the tail of one spine). A fine copy, elegantly ruled and bound, bearing the arms of Paul de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan (1648-1714), Governor of the Duc de Bourgogne, then Governor of the Duc d'Anjou and Duc de Berry, and finally Minister of State (OHR 696 fer 3).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 96 - RABELAIS (François). OEuvres de Maitre François Rabelais publiés sous le titre de Faits et dits du Géant Gargantua et de son fils Pantagruel... A Amsterdam, chez H. Desbordes, 1711. 6 tomes in 5 volumes in-12, brown pastiche basane, 5-rib spine, fawn titles, ornate caissons, date stamped on tail, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, red tanches (one tail cap gross. replaced, binding rubbed, light freckling, stains on pl. I, front. short margin, cracks repaired on map). First critical and annotated edition of Rabelais, edited by Le Duchat. The copper-engraved hors-texte illustrations include a title-frontispiece and a portrait of Rabelais by W. de Broen, a copper-engraved vignette of the dedicatee's coat of arms and 4 fold-out plates (3 views of La Devinière and Carte du Chinonois), all in volume 1. As is often the case, volumes 5 and 6 are bound in one volume. Some blank leaves reported by Cohen are not present. The collation of this copy differs from that given by Plan, although it features the signed portrait and frontispiece identifying the original edition, and the date 1711 on each title page. For volumes 2, 3 and 4, it contains paginated prologues in Roman numerals not indicated by Plan: T.1. Collation conforms. - T.2. [1] f. (title), VIII p. (Prologue), 287 p., [2] f. (table). - T.3. [1] f. (title), XIX p. (prologue), 272 p., [2] f. (table). - T.4. [1] f. (title), LV p. (prologues), 288 p., [2] f. - T.5. Conformal collation. - T.6. [2] f. (blank, title), 109 p., [16] f. (table, key). (Cohen, 839; Plan, no. 133).

Estim. 200 - 250 EUR

Lot 97 - [Binding with arms]. Set of 4 volumes (defects of use, not collated): 1. Factitious collection of 5 eulogies, 18th c. (Mgr. le Dauphin by Cerutti; d'Argenson by Le Beau; Socrate; Michel de l'Hospital, and cardinal d'Amboise by Talbert). Provenance: Alexandre de Bauffremont, 1773-1833 (arms on boards and engraved bookplate); then: cross anchored gules stamped on tail of spine. 2. Arms of Ennemond de Montmartin, bishop of Grenoble from 1709 to 1719, on Fléchier, OEuvres posthumes tome 2, Lyon 1712. 3. Arms of Montmorency-Luxembourg, on Histoire de Cicéron, tome 3, 1743. 4. Unidentified arms on Petit paroissien, Tours, 1817. Total of 4 volumes.

Estim. 150 - 250 EUR

Lot 98 - JEU (LE) DE L'HOMBRE comme on le joue presentement à la Cour, & à Paris. Avec les pertintailles... Septième édition. A Paris, chez J. G. Nion, 1713. Two parts in one volume, in-12, [6] f., 167 p., [7] f., 33 p., green morocco, 5-nerved spine, gilt title and date, small-iron decorated caissons edged with a double gilt fillet, double framing composed of two double gilt fillets, 4 fleurons at the corners, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt iintterior roulette, gilt edges [R. de Coverly], (lower cover detached, one corner dulled, upper spine fragile). Illustrated with woodcut playing card figures in the text. Provenance: Savile Club Library, London (label), card room (handwritten), ex-dono C.C. Massey (handwritten). Binding by Roger de Coverly (1831-1914). Armorial bookplate engraved with the motto Deo et Regi.

Estim. 120 - 180 EUR

Lot 99 - [Binding with arms]. [LEBEUF (Jean)]. Histoire de la prise d'Auxerre par les Huguenots, et de la délivrance de la même ville les années 1567 et 1568... À Auxerre, chez J.B. Troche, 1723. In-8, [8] f. (title, dedication, epistle to the inhabitants of Auxerre, approb. and privileges, table), 288 p., LXIV p. (supporting documents), 24 p. (table), 8 p. (Suppl. des pièces justif.), [4] f. (errata et louanges), contemporary red morocco, 5-ribbed spine, gilt title, small-ink ornamented caissons edged with gilt fillet, double gilt fillet and lace framing the covers, gilt coat of arms in the center, roulette on the spines and headpieces, gilt edges over marble, counterpastes restored at the edges (rubs. light rubbing to corners, nerves and spines, worm spots on 2 boxes, tear without missing p. 177, light wetness on last leaf). First edition dedicated to Adélaïde d'Orléans (Brunet III, 901). An exceptional copy, bearing the coat of arms of the Burgundy intendant Pierre-Arnault de La Briffe, marquis de Ferrrières (1678-1740). Provenance: Baudot (old signature on title); Léon de Bastard d'Estang (1822-1860), historian, archaeologist and collector (ex-libris).

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 100 - [Emblems]. VERRIEN (Nicolas). Recueil d'emblèmes, devises médailles et figures hiéroglyphiques... avec leurs explications... A Paris, chez C. Jombert, 1724. 3 parts in one volume in-8, period marbled fawn basane, 5-ribbed spine, fawn title page, gilded fillets, gilt, cold roulette on the edges (lower spine split, cover splice on lower cover, corners dull, spine split, head cap missing, rare foxing). New edition of this important compendium featuring a very large number of emblems depicted, accompanied by mottoes and explanations, a profusion of identified monograms, and models of external ornaments for coats of arms. It is divided into three parts: 1. Latin, Spanish and Italian emblems and mottoes. Frontispiece portrait of Nicolas Verrien engraved by Edelinck after Jouvenay, dated 1685, [2] f. (printed general title and engraved title), p. 1-62 of text and p. 1-62 of plates. - 2 Livre curieux et utile pour les sçavans et artistes... [2] engraved f. (title, dedication), 16 p. (text), [1] engraved half-title ("Alphabet"), 153 p. of engraved figures, 24 p. impr. (table). - 3. supports and crests for ornaments... [1] f. (engraved title), 17 p. engraved. (Cohen, 1010-1011).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

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Lot 2 - GASTON DE FRANCE (1608-1660) P.S. "Gaston" on vellum, September 9, 1636. 1p. in-folio oblong. Brevet de la charge de chef de Fourrier.

Lot 3 - [HAITI] ALEXIS Pierre Nord (1820-1910). L.A.S. to l'argus de la Presse, Kingston, May 6, 1909. 1 p. gd. in-4. He indicates that he is no longer involved in the country's affairs.