MONTIGNAC – 29e VENTE DE LIVRES - 1er jour sur 5 (n°1 à …

Lot 1 - [BARREME (Bertrand François)]. Comptes-faits de Barrême en francs et en centimes [...] Paris, Bernardin-Béchet, 1857. In-18 shagreened basane, smooth spine, red title page (period binding).

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 2 - BUONARROTI (Philippe). Conspiration pour l'Egalité, dite de Babeuf, suivie du procès auquel elle donna lieu et des pièces justificatives, etc. Brussels, Librairie romantique, 1828. 2 volumes in 1 vol. in-8, half-brown basane with small corners, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Mottling and a few small ink stains on some leaves. A few traces of restoration on the spine. A good copy. Rare first edition of this famous text, considered the founding text of communist ideas.

Estim. 280 - 300 EUR

Lot 3 - CONDILLAC (Étienne Bonnot de). Le Commerce et le Gouvernement, considérés relativement l'un à l'autre. Amsterdam & Paris, Jombert & Cellot, 1776. 2 parts in one volume, in-12, marbled basane, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title, marbled pages (period binding). Covers restored, corners worn, rubbed and worn. Slight soiling in a few places. First edition, with errata on page VI, of this important work of modern political economy, hailed as such by Schumpeter and Macleod for its defense of economic liberalism and free trade, halfway between the physiocrats and the so-called classical school. The success of Adam Smith, who published his "Investigations into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" only a few months later, unfortunately overshadowed Condillac's work, even though the Grenoble-based philosopher was ahead of the Scot on crucial points, notably the theory of value. In one of the most accomplished popular works of the Enlightenment, which established political economy as a science, Condillac explains how equality and prosperity are born of freedom, and why government intervention disturbs this spontaneous order. "A work in which we find 'the most modern conceptions' (Gide)." Tchemerzine III, 482. In fine: "La troisième Partie de cet ouvrage n'est pas faite. The Author will work on it, if the first two make it desirable." This announced third part was never published.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 4 - CONSTANT (Benjamin). Collection complète des ouvrages publiés sur le gouvernement représentatif et la Constitution actuelle de la France, formant une espèce de cours de politique constitutionnelle. Paris, P. Plancher [then:] Béchet, Rouen, Béchet fils, 1818-1820. 8 parts in 4 vol. in-8, one folded plan, bradel blue paper, gilt fillets on spine (period binding). Stamps of a foreign library, small restoration in the margin of the last leaves of the fourth volume, seventh part, without damage to the text, a few freckles. A good copy. First edition of the very first collective work by the famous liberal political thinker: it brings together for the most part previously published titles, and adds a few previously unpublished ones, so as to form a great breviary of constitutional politics. Homogeneous series such as this one are quite rare: the work was not as successful as expected, as most potential buyers already owned titles included in the collection, and were often content to buy the volumes containing previously unpublished works.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 5 - [COYER (Gabriel-François)]. La Noblesse commerçante. London, et se trouve à Paris, Duchesne, 1756. In-12, 215-[1] pp. frontispiece. One of the editions published in the year of the original. This famous work emphasizes the advantages of commerce for the nobility, and as such has given rise to numerous polemics and publications. Hardback: [SAINTE-FOIX, chevalier d'ARCQ (Philippe Auguste de)]. La Noblesse militaire, opposée à la Noblesse commerçante; ou le Patriote françois. Amsterdam, sn, 1756. In-12, 213 pp. One of the many refutations of the theses developed by Abbé Coyer in La Noblesse commerçante; the author develops the necessity of not distancing the nobility from its proper vocation, which is war. (Barbier III, 418.) 2 works in one vol. in-12, tan calf, ribbed spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Nice copy. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 6 - DENISART (J. B.). Collection de décisions nouvelles et de notions relatives à la jurisprudence actuelle. Paris, pour l'auteur, chez Savoye et Le Clerc, 1757. 2 vols. in-4 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, red and brown marbled title pages (period binding). Minor worm damage to one spine, otherwise a very fine copy.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 7 - DENISART (J. B.). Collection de décisions nouvelles et de notions relatives à la jurisprudence actuelle. Septième édition revue et considérablement augmentée. Paris, Veuve Desaint, 1771. 4 vol. in-4 marbled calf, spines decorated with nerfs, red tr. (period binding). Headbands, spines and corners restored, upper spine of last volume split with accident to second plate, restored, some headbands missing. Some light foxing and spotting.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 8 - DESCHAMPS (Père Nicolas). Un éclair avant la foudre ou le Communisme et ses causes. Avignon, Seguin aîné, 1848-1849. 2 vol. in-8, green half calf, finely ornamented smooth spine, black calf title page (period binding). Ex-libris (stamp and label) of the Juvénat Saint-Gérard de la province de Paris. A few brown spots, but a very good copy of this rare work, complete with its two parts, which makes it all the rarer.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 9 - DESGODETZ (Antoine). Les Loix des bâtimens, suivant la coutume de Paris. Rouen, J. Racine, 1787. In-8, marbled havana calf, ornate ribbed spine, red edges (period binding). A good copy. Minor wear to binding.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 10 - DESTUTT DE TRACY (Antoine Louis Claude, comte de). Traité d'économie politique. Paris, Mmes Bouguet et Lévi, 1823. Small in-12, havana half calf, smooth spine gilt-stamped, gilt title (modern imitation binding). A few small brown spots. A fine copy of the original edition.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 11 - DOMAT (Jean). Les loix civiles dans leur ordre naturel, le droit public et legum delectus. Paris, Cellot, 1777. 2 volumes in one folio, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, burgundy morocco title page, red edges (period binding). Heads and corners worn, spines split.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 12 - [Law - [COLAS (Henri)]]. Traité politique et économique des chetels, où sont examinées les questions qui peuvent naître de cette convention, & des obligations de ceux qui s'y engagent [...]. By a former lawyer of the Parliament of Burgundy. Dijon, Causse, 1765. In-12, blond calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, title page, speckled edges (period binding). First edition. The author has endeavored to deal only with matters relating to livestock, based on the customs of Nevers, Bourbonnais and Berry. Covers partially torn, small leather loss on second cover, otherwise a good copy. Also included: MENELET (Jean). Traité des péremptions des instances, by the late Me..., former lawyer at the Dijon Parliament. Revised and enlarged by J.-F. Bidou. Dijon, De Fay, 1750, small in-8, blond shagreened calf, ornate spine, title page, red edges (period binding). Edition based on the manuscript left by the author at his death, revised and enlarged by J.-F. Bidou with observations and various rulings of the Parlement de Bourgogne on the subjects treated. Rubbed and spotted, otherwise a good copy. A set of 2 volumes.

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Lot 13 - Law - [JOUSSE (Daniel)]. Nouveau commentaire sur les ordonnances des mois d'Août 1669. & Mars 1673 ; Ensemble sur l'édit du mois de Mars 1673 touchant les épices. By M*** Conseiller au Présidial d'Orléans. Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée. Paris, Debure l'aîné, 1761. In-12, blond marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-pieces, red edges (period binding). Following, by the same author: Nouveau commentaire sur l'ordonnance du commerce du mois de mars 1673 [...] Nouvelle édition, corrigée & augmentée. Paris, Debure l'aîné, 1761. Daniel Jousse (1704-1781) was a juristeconsulte, advisor to the baillage, siège présidial and châtelet of Orléans. Corners worn, small holes on spine and jaws, rare spotting. (Quérard, France litt., IV, 255).

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 14 - DU MOULIN (Charles) & HENRION DE PANSEY (President). Traité des fiefs de Dumoulin analysé et conféré avec les autres feudistes par M. Henrion de Pensey. Paris, Valade, 1773. In-4 marbled calf, ribbed spine decorated with fleur-de-lys caissons, title p., red tr. (period binding). Covers missing, corners dull. Index with page references handwritten in brown ink on verso of title, transpiring on recto. Also included: RENAULDON, Dictionnaire des fiefs et des droits seigneuriaux utiles et honorifiques [...] Paris, Cellot, 1765. In-4 marbled basane, ornate spine, garnet marbled title page, marbled boards (period binding). Heads missing, jaws partly split, corners dulled, spotting. Some old marginal spotting. Engraved armorial bookplate. Ex-libris stamped Henri Debard collection. Handwritten bookplate B. Liger.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 15 - [DUPRÉ DE SAINT-MAUR (N.-C.)]. Essai sur les monnoies, ou réflexions sur le rapport entre l'argent et les denrées. Paris, by Jean-Baptiste Coignard and De Bure, 1746. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-4, brown basane, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). Joints and headbands damaged, corners worn, tear to table. First edition. Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur, maître des comptes, produced an important documentary work, studying the evolution of commodity values and the role of money in these variations. The second part of the work consists of numerical research on price variations over the last five centuries (Kress, 4804.)

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 16 - FERRIERE (Claude de). La Science parfaite des notaires, ou le Parfait Notaire [...] Paris, Durand, 1771. 2 vols. in-4 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, p. de titre et de tomaison (contemporary binding). Waxing, small holes or wormholes in a few places. Covers and corners worn. Ex-libris Dr. Marc Antoine Lavaïsse.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 17 - FOURIER (Charles). False industry, fragmented, repugnant, deceptive, and the antidote, natural industry, combined, attractive, truthful, giving quadruple product. Paris, Bossange, l'auteur, 1835-1836. 2 vol. in-8, brown half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt edges (modern binding). Stamp of the Dominican Fathers on the title page of volume 1. First edition of the socialist visionary's most disturbing work, Charles Fourier's last book, which was originally intended as a sequel to "La Réforme industrielle" and whose plan was constantly reworked in response to press criticism, which explains its extremely complex pagination.

Estim. 550 - 600 EUR

Lot 18 - GAYOT de PITAVAL (Fr.). Causes celebres et interessantes, avec les jugemens qui les ont décidées. Recueillies par M. *** avocat au Parlement. Paris, veuve Delaulne, Guillaume Cavelier, Charles-Nicolas Poirion, 1735-1743. 20 volumes in-12, brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). This famous compilation relates various causes or cases such as the trial of Martin Guerre, the poisons affair, the Loudun demons affair, the assassination of the Marquise de Ganges, or that of the Sieur de Riancourt. Volume XIII includes a text entitled "Liberté réclamée par un Nègre contre son maître qui l'a amené en France", followed by the infamous Code Noir. A good copy. Corners and headbands worn, some volumes lacking iron.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 19 - [GLATIGNY (Gabriel de)]. Posthumous works containing his harangues at the Palais, his academic speeches, &c. Lyon, Duplain brothers, 1757. Small in-8, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece (period binding). A good copy. Corners and one cap worn.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 20 - GROTIUS (Hugo). De Jure Belli ac Pacis libri tres, quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, item Juris Publici praecipua explicantur. Cum Annotatis Auctoris, ejusdemque Dissertatione de Mari Libero, ac Libello singulari de Aequitate, Indulgentia, & Facilitate; Nec non Joann. Frid. GRONOVII V.C. Notis in totum opus de Jure Belli ac Pacis. Editionem omnium [...] Notulas denique additit Joannes BARBEYRAC [...] Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1720. In-8, [13] ff. XXV-[5]-936-43-[85] pp. brown basane, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Covers missing, jaws cracked, corners dulled, title-piece missing. Engraved portrait and frontispiece title by W. de Broen. New edition of the two major works by Hugo Grotius (1583-1645): The Law of War and Peace and On the Freedom of the Seas (Mare Liberum), the first work to deal with questions of public law. This fine edition includes comments by German philologist Johann-Fridrich Gronovius, a close friend of Grotius, and French jurisconsult Jean Barbeyrac.

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Lot 21 - JOUANNEAU, L., C. & SOLON. Discussions du Code civil dans le Conseil d'Etat ; précédées des articles correspondans du texte et du projet [...] sur le Plan donné par M. Regnaud [...] Paris, Demonville, an XIII (1805). 2 vols. in-4, blond basane, spines with ornate nerves, title and tomaison pages (contemporary binding). Several dark spots and old epidermis, one small gnawed. Minor scattered foxing, small wormholes at the top of the last pages of the first volume.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 22 - [JOUSSE (Daniel)]. Traité de la jurisdiction des présidiaux, tant en matière civile que criminelle. Paris, Debure, 1764. In-12 marbled calf, ornate spine, red pages (period binding). A fine copy. (Barbier IV, 757.)

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 23 - [LACOMBE de PREZEL (Honoré)]. Dictionnaire du citoyen, ou abrégé historique, théorique et pratique du commerce. Paris, Grangé, Bauche, 1761. 2 vol. small in-8 of xxiv-487 pp. ; (1) f., 403-(3) pp. marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, marbled title and greeves (redone in volume II), red tr. (period binding). First edition. Contains the principles of commerce, European public commercial law, production, tariffs and exchange, banks, trading posts, fairs... A fine copy. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 24 - Lille. Recueil des principales ordonnances des magistrats de la ville de Lille. Lille, Henry, 1771. Fort in-4 marbled calf, ornate spine, title page, gilt medallion with cold fleur-de-lys at center of boards, red tr. (period binding). Heavy spotting, otherwise a very good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 25 - [MIRABEAU (Victor Riqueti, marquis de). Théorie de l'impot. sl, sn, 1760. In-12 of viii-520 pp. Havana calf, ornate spine, burgundy title page, red pages (contemporary binding). Joints partly split, headbands worn, corners worn. Published in the year of the original in-4. The Marquis de Mirabeau, a recent convert to physiocracy, develops the principles of the new school of François Quesnay (physician to Madame de Pompadour). His virulent criticism of oppressive taxation and the financial system of the fermiers généraux regime, among others, led to his imprisonment for five days in the Château de Vincennes prison, a sentence which, thanks to the intervention of Quesnay and La Pompadour, was transformed into a two-month exile at Le Bignon. Handwritten inscription in blue ink opposite the title "Philippus Naldius in Urbe temporis [...]". Minor spotting, paper slightly browned in places, one marginal tear missing but without loss of text on one leaf. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 26 - MOHEAU. Recherches et considérations sur la population de la France. Paris, Moutard, 1778. 2 parts in one vol. in-8, fawn calf, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (period binding). Covers and corners restored. Rare first edition of this important work, which marks the beginnings of French demographic science. A good copy. (Quérard, VI, 276.)

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 27 - [MONTESQUIEU (Charles de Secondat de). De L'Esprit des loix, ou Du Rapport que les loix doivent avoir avec la constitution de chaque gouvernement, les moeurs, le climat, la religion, le commerce, &c. To which the author has added new research on the Roman laws of succession, on French laws, & on feudal laws. Genève [Paris], Barillot, & fils, sd (1749). 2 vol. in-4 of [4] ff, XXIV-522 pp., [1] f. ; [2] ff, XVI-564 pp. Marbled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red title and tom. pages, speckled edges (period binding). Restorations to headpieces and corners. Some discreet dampening in Volume I. Second edition, in fact a Parisian counterfeit of the original, with a single r in Barrillot's name at the address, and the same ciphering errors in the Preface as in the original. It appeared at the end of January 1749, and is more commonly found in France than the princeps edition of October 1748, which was mainly sold in London and England.

Estim. 1 400 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 28 - NECKER (Jacques). Compte rendu au Roi. Paris, De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1781. In-4 of [2] ff. 116 pp. Half marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, title page (contemporary binding). Covers, spines and corners worn. First edition of this famous work illustrated with an allegorical frontispiece ("Le compte rendu" depicting Necker's bust resting on two books and a copy of Le Compte rendu, crushing the body of inverted envy, around which are scattered the various pamphlets against Necker), 2 color maps and a large fold-out table. Appointed Director General of Finance on June 29, 1777, Jacques Necker resorted to heavy borrowing to cope with a 30-million deficit and meet the expenses of the war with England in 1778. In 1781, he published Compte-rendu au Roi (Report to the King), which criticized the existing system and outlined the renovation projects that the revolution would follow. Copies of this work were sold in France to great acclaim: for the first time, the public was made directly aware of the country's financial state, and Necker was fired for it. The work is divided into 3 parts: The first is devoted to the state of finances, public credit, anticipations, accounting and the caisse d'escompte; the second to gifts, croups and pensions, the organization of receivers and the expenses of the King's household; the third to the various types of taxes.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 29 - NECKER (Jacques). De l'Administration des finances de la France. sl, sn, 1784. 3 vols. large in-8 marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, green marbled title-page, gilt frieze framing the covers, gilt edges (period binding). One folding table out of text. Bookbinder's label on flyleaf "Relié sans être confu[sic] par Bisiaux rue de la bucherie n°II". First edition of this famous work, which was banned in France for daring to criticize the depraved procedures of M. de Calonne (Necker's successor at the Ministry) and for which the author was forbidden to return to France. Complete with the supplement at the end of the 2nd volume (pp. 533-536). Some rare small brown spots. A very fine copy on Hollande paper, very well bound, with all errors subsequently corrected (except: II p. 109 "qu'elle..." and III p. 323 "payemnets") (cf. K.E. Carpenter "Economic bestsellers before 1850" XXIX, 5.)

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 30 - NECKER (Jacques). Dernières vues de politique et de finance, offertes à la Nation française. sl, sn, An X - 1802. In-8, xii-475-[5] pp. half-fawn speckled basane, smooth ornate spine, red title page, blue speckled edges (period binding). First edition of Necker's last work to be published during his lifetime (he died on April 9, 1804). Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 31 - NECKER (Jacques). Œuvres complètes, published by M. le baron de Staël, his grandson. Paris, Treutell et Würtz, 1820-1821. 15 vol. in-8, frontispiece to vol. I, folding color map (one map missing), 2 folding tables, green half-basin, spine ribbed, gilt and cold-stamped fillets (period binding). A few freckles, some headpieces worn with small tears. Spine damaged in Volume I. First complete collective edition of Necker's works. Very rare.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 32 - NECKER (Jacques). Reflections on war. Paris, imprimerie de H. Fournier et comp, [c. 1840]. In-8, 19 pp. brown cloth, black title page (modern binding). Brochure extracted from his work on "L'administration des finances de la France". A good copy.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 33 - Normandy - HOUARD. Dictionnaire analytique, historique, étymologique, critique et interprétatif de la coutume de Normandie [...] Rouen, Le Boucher, 1780. 4 volumes in-4 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title and appendix, red pages (period binding). Several worn headpieces, several small brown spots. Also by the same author: Traités sur les coutumes anglo-normandes, qui ont été publiées en Angleterre depuis le onzième, jusqu'au quatorzième siècle [...] Paris, Saillant, Nyon & Valade, Dieppe, Dubuc, 1776. 4 vols. in-4 marbled basane, ornate ribbed spines, title and greevel pages, red pages (contemporary binding). Heavy dampening and spotting at the top of the last 3 volumes. Bookplate Car. de Beaurepaire. Bookplate JM.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 34 - Ordonnances. Les Edicts et Ordonnances des Tres-Chrestiens Roys, François I, Henry II, François II, Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, Louis XIII et Louis XIV, sur le faict de la Justice & abreviation des Procez [...] Paris, Alliot, Bertault et Guignard, 1647. 2 vols. in-4 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page, gilt tomaison, double gilt fillet framing the covers (period binding). Minor damage to headpieces. Armorial bookplate Méliand. Handwritten bookplate of the Convent and Hospital of Charity of Grainville. Several small marginal tears. Several old handwritten notes.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 35 - [PARIS (Philippe d'Orléans, comte de)]. Les Associations ouvrières en Angleterre (Trades-Unions). Paris, Germer Baillière, 1869. In-8, VIII-334 pp. Garnet morocco, spine ribbed, gilt title, interior lace (Petit successeur de Simier). Rare first edition. The author is none other than the Comte de Paris, Philippe d'Orléans (1838-1894), son of Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans (died 1842) and grandson of Louis-Philippe. A very fine copy. Ex-libris JM (Barbier I, 308.)

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 36 - PERROT (Auguste Pierre). Dictionnaire de voierie. Paris, Prault, Onfroy, Belin et l'auteur, 1782. In-4 marbled calf, ornate spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Several old epidermal marks. Several small light wet spots. Good condition. Armorial bookplate of M. de Blamont.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 37 - PUFENDORF (Baron Samuel Von) & BARBEYRAC (Jean). Le Droit de la Nature et des Gens, ou Système général des principes les plus importans de la morale, de la jurisprudence, et de la politique. Translated from the Latin of the late Mr. le Baron de Pufendorf, by Jean Barbeyrac, Professor of Law & History at Lausanne. With Notes by the Translator, & a Preface which serves as an introduction to the whole work. Second edition, revised & enlarged considerably. Amsterdam, Pierre de Coup, 1712. 2 vols. in-4 blond calf, richly decorated ribbed spines, red marble title-pages, gilt fillet framing the boards, red tr. (period binding). Corners and headbands worn, first cover of volume 2 roughly restored, spotting and a few small leather marks. Fine engraved frontispiece portrait. Ex-libris Comte de Fortis library. Handwritten bookplate in initials.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 38 - REGNAUD DE SAINT-JEAN D'ANGÉLY (Michel). Code de commerce, précédé des motifs présentés au Corps législatif. Paris, Martin et Compagnie, Lyon, Blache et Boget, 1808. Small in-12 shagreened tan basane, smooth spine decorated (imperial eagle at head), title page (period binding). Corners worn, a few small rubs. The original edition of the code de commerce dates from the previous year, 1807.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 39 - RODIER (Marc-Antoine). Questions sur l'ordonnance de Louis XIV du mois d'avril 1667 relatives aux usages des cours de Parlement et principalement de celui de Toulouse. Toulouse, Birosse, 1761. In-4 marbled basane, spine ribbed and decorated, red pages (period binding). Worn binding. Light staining on first few pages.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 40 - ROUSSEAUD de LA COMBE (Guy du). Recueil de jurisprudence civile du pays de droit écrit et coutumier [...] Paris, Nyon fils, 1756. Fort in-4, ocellated basane, ornate ribbed spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Epidermures otherwise good copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 41 - SAVARY (Jacques). Le parfait négociant, ou instruction générale pour ce qui regarde le commerce. Paris, les frères Estienne, 1757. 2 volumes in-4, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, tobacco and red morocco titles and endpapers, marbled edges (period binding). Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and a plate (Roman scales). A good copy. Minor wear to bindings, the two plates are detached with the outer margin creased.

Estim. 15 - 20 EUR

Lot 42 - SMITH (Adam). Recherches sur la nature et les causes de la richesse des nations. Second edition, with new notes and observations by Marquis GARNIER. Paris, Mme veuve Agasse, 1822. 6 volumes in-8 half-brown basane, smooth threaded spine, gilt title and tomaison (period binding). Some rubbing, major leather loss at head of volume 5. Second edition of Germain Garnier's translation, considered to be the best. The preface contains a précis of the various systems of political economy that have been followed by governments, a summary of Adam Smith's doctrine compared with that of the French economists, and a note on his life and works, as well as the warnings from previous editions. Some foxing.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 43 - SOULATGES (Jean-Antoine). Traité des crimes, divided into two parts. La première, de la nature des crimes, des juges qui en peuvent connoître, des peines [...] La seconde, la manière d'instruire les procès criminels, avec le stile ou formules des actes [...] Toulouse, Antoine Birosse, 1762. 3 vol. in-12 marbled basane, ornate ribbed spines, title and appendix pages, red pages (period binding). Restored damage to one cover. A good copy.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 44 - STUART (Gilbert). Tableau des progrès de la Société en Europe. Ouvrage contenant des Recherches sur l'Origine des Gouvernemens, les Variations des Mœurs, et du Systême féodal. Paris, Maradan, 1789. 2 vol. in-12, brown half calf with corners, ornate smooth spine, title and appendix pages, red pages (foreign binding of the period). Foreign arms stamped in gold a posteriori on the boards. Some worm damage. Minor spotting. Russian bookplate Arseneva (1910).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 45 - TRIOEN (L.-F.-B.). Traité général des emprunts contractés par toutes les puissances de l'Europe; et négociés dans toutes les bourses et places de commerce. Bruxelles, chez l'auteur, 1839. In-12, green half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated throughout (period binding). With a folding table. A good copy.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 46 - VAUBAN (Jacques-Anne-Joseph Le Prestre, comte de). Projet d'une dixme royale qui, supprimant la taille, les aydes, les doüanes d'une province à l'autre, les décimes du clergé, les affaires extraordinaires & tous les autres impôts onéreux et non volontaires ; Et diminuant le prix du sel de moitié & plus, produirait au roi un revenu certain et suffisant, sans frais et sans être à charge à un de ses sujets plus qu'à l'autre, qui s'augmenterait considérablement par la meilleure culture des terres. sl [Rouen?], sn (à la sphère), 1707. In-12, viii-268 pp. 4 folding tables. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Lack of leather at head. One of the many forgeries of the date of the extremely rare original in-4 edition, reputed to be a Rouen printing, according to a handwritten note by the previous owner who adds "mais qui?...". In this work, published without royal authorization, Vauban proposed replacing the existing royal taxes with a single tax, the royal tithe, levied on the income of all the kingdom's inhabitants, in a proportion varying from a twentieth to a tenth, depending on the resources of each. Louis XIV ordered the seizure of this work on February 14, 1707. "Would the French Revolution have taken place if Louis XIV had followed Vauban's advice and implemented his royal tithe project? Even if this counter-factual question (what would have happened if?...) may seem incongruous, the hypothesis is worth posing. The tercentenary of the death of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) thus provides an opportunity to rediscover the man's extraordinary personality and the "revolutionary" content of a "little" book which Schumpeter wrote in his History of Economic Analysis constitutes "one of the most remarkable works in the field of public finance, unequalled before and since in the clarity and force of its argument". A tireless designer and engineer of the "iron belt" surrounding the kingdom, a man of war renowned for taking cities [...] Vauban was also attentive to the economic and social realities of his time. [...] In 1706, in the wake of a new economic and financial crisis that caused fatal dysentery in Anjou, Vauban, who had become Marshal, had his Projet d'une Dixme royale printed without authorization, perhaps in Lille, and distributed in the capital in 276 copies. [...] This royal tithe, which completely overhauled the kingdom's taxation system, was threefold original. Firstly, this "general contribution", divided into "four funds", would be levied on all the kingdom's resources, in proportion to individual wealth: a "tithe of all the fruits of the earth", collected in kind; a tithe on the income from buildings, annuities and the profits of craftsmen and merchants; a uniform and generalized gabelle; a tax on customs products and the consumption of goods considered to be luxury goods (tobacco, tea, coffee...). Above all, and this was the "revolutionary" dimension of the project, this royal tithe implied the abolition of tax benefits for the two privileged orders, the nobility and the clergy. Finally, it implied the abolition of all other levies, in particular the taille personnelle and the aides, considered to be "so many public plagues". [...] " Jacques Marseille, "Vauban un fiscaliste révolutionnaire", in Les Enjeux, Les Echos, June 2007. Bookplate JM.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 47 - Posters. Explication de la messe en 30 tableaux muraux. Toulouse, La Croisade de la Messe, 1932. Complete suite of 30 posters (60 x 42 cm) illustrated in two tones by H. ALQUIÉ. Some foxing, margins slightly worn.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 48 - [AMELOTE (Denis)]. Le Nouveau Testament de N. Seigneur Jesus-Christ, traduit sur l'ancienne édition latine[...] Paris, Muguet, 1686. In-24 garnet morocco, ornate ribbed spine, Duseuil-style framing on covers, copper corners and clasps, gilt edges (period binding). Fine copy. Ex-libris Lefrançois, Dieppe.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 49 - Anonymous. L'Âme pénitente ou le nouveau Pensez-y-bien ; considérations sur les vérités éternelles, avec des histoires et des exemples [...] Lyon, Veuve Rusand, 1784. Small in-12 tan calf, stained boards with cross-braced decoration, ribbed spine, blue title page (period binding). Large epidermure on the second plate touching the spine, otherwise a fine copy. Wet stamp from the library of La Roche Guyon (La Rochefoucauld).

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 50 - Anonymous. Morale de Jésus-Christ et des Apôtres [...] Paris, Imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, 1790. 2 vols. small in-12 in porphyry calf, ornate smooth spine, green mar. title and tomaison, gilt garland framing the covers, gilt edges (period binding). Small gouge with leather loss on one board. A fine copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 51 - [AUGER (Émond)]. Les Status de la Congregation des Penitens de l'Annonciation de Nostre Dame. Paris, Jamet Mettayer, 1583. Small in-8, 34-[1] pp. Late 19th c. marbled paper bradel boards, title page on spine. Fine woodcut vignette to title. Rare first edition of this work by the Jesuit priest Émond Auger (1530-1591), preacher and confessor to King Henri III, who was certainly the source of Henri III's particular devotion to the Holy Spirit. After the Peace of Saint-Germain, Auger tried to develop penitential confraternities along the lines of those in Italy. He helped create those in Toulouse in 1575, and in Lyon and Dôle, drafting their rules and statutes. Henri III had known him since 1568, choosing him as his confessor just before the battle of Jarnac. He had accompanied him on his journey to Avignon at the end of 1574, and had taken part with him in the procession of penitent brotherhoods in that city shortly before Christmas. When, in March 1583, he parted company with his confessor, Father Claude Mathieu, Jesuit provincial of France, whom he judged to be too close to Spanish interests, he chose him as his confessor; he is the second Jesuit to have filled this delicate role. He helped the mystically inclined king to create Penitent brotherhoods in Paris. Contemporaries, the queen mother, ministers, the pope and the nuncio all found the king's devotion excessive. Auger was blamed for these excesses of piety, which he denied. Despite his efforts to promote penitent congregations, he was convinced that it was necessary to try to live in peace with the Reformed as early as 1583. Auger was gradually alienated from Henri III by the Ligueurs, and retired to Italy, where he died in Como (source Wikipedia.) Bookplate of Édouard Pelay. Bookplate JM (Barbier IV, 566.)

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 52 - Engraved altar. Engraved triptych mounted on red cardboard in three folding parts with Latin prayers and crucifixion décor with Saints (dim. 41 x 64 cm unfolded), accompanied by two engraved plates also mounted on red cardboard with Latin prayers and engraved illustrated décor (sacrifice of Abraham for one and Saint John the Evangelist writing for the other) (dim. 34 x 25 cm for each). Paris, Marcilly, sd [c. 1850]. An engraved prayer with illustrated watercolor decoration, late 18th century, mounted on cardboard (dim. 38 x 20 cm).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 53 - BALTUS (Jean-François). Judgment of the SS. Pères sur la Morale de la philosophie payenne. Strasbourg, Jean-Renauld Doulsseker, 1719. In-4 brown basane, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, red speckled boards (period binding). Some rubbing. First edition. An essay favoring Christianity against the ancient philosophers. Ex libris armorié Jacques de Radeval (1734-1769), château d'Haroué, with the motto "Virtus omnia in se habet".

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 54 - Bible. Afbeeldingen der voornaamste Historien, soo van het Oude als Nieuwe Testament. Amsterdam, Nicolas Visscher, [circa 1700]. 3 parts in one volume in-4, speckled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, fillets framing the boards, marbled edges (period binding). With a title-frontispiece, a vignette on the title, 3 interspersed titles and 277 mid-page engraved figures illustrating the Bible, with captions in Latin, French, English, German and Dutch. A good copy. Corners rubbed, first spine partly split.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 55 - Bible. Bibla Sacra, vulgatae editionis, Sixti V [...] Lyon, Guillimin & Beaujollin, 1688. Large volume, small, in-4, brown calf, smooth spine decorated (19th c. binding). Accident with missing headpiece, jaws partly split, rubbed and spotted. Copper-engraved frontispiece, title vignette and headband with coat of arms. Mottling and wormholes.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 56 - Bible. The Holy Bible. New edition. Paris, Th. Desoer, 1819. Fort in-8 glazed calf, richly decorated smooth spine, title page in green marble, handsome garland of gilt vine leaves and fillets on covers, gilt edges (period binding). A very fine copy.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 57 - BLANCHARD (A.) Essai d'exhortations pour les états différens des malades, dont les confesseurs & les fidèles peuvent se servir utilement quand ils se trouvent auprès d'eux. Avec un recueil d'Actes & d'Aspirations pour le tems de l'agonie. Paris, Veuve Estienne, 1736. 2 vol. in-12, brown calf, ribbed spines adorned with flowered boxes, title (red) and appendix (green), red edges (period binding). Following the 3 parts of the Exhortations, an Examen de conscience sur les commandemens de Dieu & de l'Église, & sur les péchés particuliers à certains états, to help the sick make a general confession. Epidermures on the second cover of the first volume, a partially split jaw on the second volume, otherwise a good copy. Ex-libris Josephi Lapierre.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 58 - BOSSUET (Jacques Benigne). Catechisme du diocèse de Meaux [...] Paris, Veuve de Simon Bénard, 1701. Small in-12 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Handwritten bookplate of the Hôpital de Grainville.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 59 - BOSSUET (Jacques Benigne). History of the variations of the Protestant Churches. Defense of this history. Avertissemens aux Protestans, et Instructions pastorales [...]. Rouen, Pierre Machuel, 1782. 3 vol. in-12, blond marbled calf, ornate spines, marbled edges. Some rubbing, minor spotting to volume 2.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 60 - [BOURGOIN DE VILLEFORE (J.-F.)]. Anecdotes or secret memoirs on the Unigenitus Constitution. Second edition. Utrecht, Corneille Guill. Le Febvre, 1732-1734. 3 vol. in-12 brown calf, ornate ribbed spines, title and tom. (period binding). The Unigenitus bull or Unigenitus Dei Filius is the bull granted by Pope Clement XI to Louis XIV in September 1713 to denounce the Jansenist movement, in particular the oratorian Pasquier Quesnel. Joseph François Bourgoin de Villefore (1652-1737) was a Jansenist writer whose work was suppressed by the Council on January 26, 1734 (Barbier I, 186).

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 61 - [BOYER (Fr.)]. Parallèle de la doctrine des Payens avec celles des Jésuites, et de la Constitution du Pape Clément XI. qui commence par ces mots : Unigenitus Dei Filius. Amsterdam, Jean Roman, 1726. In-12 brown calf, ribbed spine, gilt title, red pages (period binding). A Parlement ruling of August 29, 1726 condemned the work to be burned; it was placed on the Index on Jan. 21, 1732. Engraved bookplate Tho. Brand esq. (Barbier III, 778.)

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 62 - BRUEYS (David-Augustin de). Histoire du fanatisme de nostre temps, et le dessein que l'on avoit de soulever en France les mécontens des calvinistes. Paris, François Muguet, 1692. In-12, speckled calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). First edition, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. This work is an all-out attack on Protestants and paints a one-sided picture of the troubles led by the Camisards in the Cévennes, from the revocation of the Edict of Nantes onwards. A good copy. Worn corners.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 63 - CANO (Melchior). Opera, quorum elenchum vide pagina sequente [...] Lyon et Paris, Auroy, 1704. Small in-4 speckled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page (contemporary binding). A fine copy. Handwritten bookplate of religious congregation on title. Melchior Cano (1509-1560) was a Spanish Dominican friar, theologian, philosopher and bishop, associated with the School of Salamanca.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 64 - [CARRÉ (Rémi)]. Recueil curieux et édifiant sur les cloches de l'Eglise, avec les cérémonies de leur Bénédiction. A l'occasion de celle qui fut faite à Paris le 3 juin 1756, à l'abbaye de Penthemont, en présence & aux noms de Monseigneur le Dauphin et de Madame Adelaïde de France, et le 14 septembre suivant, à l'abbaye aux Bois, en présence & aux noms de Monseigneur le prince de Condé et de Madame la princesse son épouse. Cologne [Paris], sn, 1757. In-12 of [4] 104 pp. Marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, burgundy morocco title page, red pages (period binding). Rare little treatise on campanology by Rémi Carré (1706-1775), a Benedictine monk born in Troyes. What is a bell, where does the use of bells in churches come from, when are they used, why are they blessed, and where does the custom of naming them come from? The author answers these and other questions in the first part of the book. The second part of the book deals more specifically with the bells of Paris. Among the points addressed by the author is a section on exorcisms: "Inanimate creatures are exorcised, because the Devil can abuse them, and often does so to harm men. Through these exorcisms, the Church asks God not to allow demons to abuse these creatures, which were made for his glory, and which she wishes to use for holy purposes" (p. 33). At the end are "Cérémonies du rituel de Paris, pour la bénédiction du métal ou fonte destinés à faire une Cloche" and "Cérémonies du Rituel de Paris, pour la bénédiction d'une Cloche." Angular paper loss on two leaves (pp. 69-70 and 71-72), otherwise a fine copy. From the library of the Dukes of Luynes, with the armorial bookplate of Château de Dampierre on the flyleaf.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 65 - [COLLET (P.)]. La Vie de St. Vincent de Paul, Instituteur de la Congrégation de la Mission, & des Filles de la Charité. Nancy, Leseure, 1748. 2 vols. in-4 marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red pages (period binding). Faded endpapers. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Hérisset. With an engraved portrait after Simon François, volant, added. Some minor spotting. A good copy. Ex-libris JM (Barbier IV, 1017.)

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Lot 66 - [COLLET (Philibert)]. Lettres critiques sur différens points d'histoire et de dogme. Turin, Gorin, 1751. In-12, marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, red edges (period binding). A work against Saint-Cyran and Jansenism. A good copy. Covers and corners rubbed.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 67 - [Council of Trent]. Catechismus Concilii Tridentini. Cologne, Egmond, 1684. Small in-12 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Tail cap torn off, corners worn. Worm gallery affecting the text in places. Ex-libris J.P.M. Pelay, Rouen.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 68 - DAVID. Le Pseautier de David, traduit en françaois, avec des notes courtes tirées de S. Augustin & desautres Pères. Paris, Josset, 1689. In-8 brown calf, ornate spine, red speckled edges (period binding). Handwritten ex-dono/ex-libris of the Hôpital de la Charité de Grainville. Engraved frontispiece after Philippe de Champaigne. A good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 69 - DAVID. Les Pseaumes de David en Latin & en François ; avec des Réflexions morales sur chaque verset [...] Paris, Osmont, 1700. 3 vol. in-12 green morocco, spine ribbed and decorated, title and tomaison gilt, triple gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt flowers in spandrels, gilt edges (early 19th c. imitation binding). Spines sunned and faded to havana, some spotting on boards. La Religion chrétienne méditée dans le véritable esprit de ses maximes [...] Paris, Pierre Prault, 1745. 6 volumes in-12, green morocco, smooth spine decorated, gilt title and tom., triple gilt fillet framing the covers (period binding). Spines faded to tan. Black marks (burns?) partly on the edge of volume 5. Stamp of the Roche Guyon (La Rochefoucauld) library. A SET OF 9 VOLUMES.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 70 - DAVID. Pseaumes de David, traduction nouvelle selon l'hébreu et la vulgate; nouvelle édition revue et corrigée. Paris, Elie Josset, 1706. In-12, tan calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, speckled edges (period binding). Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and an engraved title vignette. A fine copy. Corners worn.

Estim. 15 - 20 EUR

Lot 71 - DREXEL (Jeremias). Noe architectus arcæ in diluvio navarchus, descriptus et morali doctrina illustratus. Antwerp, Jan Cnobbaert's widow, 1640. Small in-12, stiff vellum, title inscribed in ink on spine (contemporary binding). With engraved title-frontispiece. Written by a member of the Society of Jesus. A good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 72 - [DUGUET (Jacques-Joseph, Abbé)]. Traittez sur la priere publique, et sur les dispositions pour offrir les SS. Mysteres et y participer avec fruit. Paris, Jacques Estienne, 1707. In-12 red morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt edges (period binding). Fine copy. Ex-libris Charles de Beaurepaire. (Barbier IV, 814.)

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 73 - [DUQUESNE (Arnaud-Bernard d'Icard)]. Vie de la vénérable Mère Catherine de Bar, dite en religion Mecthilde du Saint-Sacrement, institutrice des religieuses de l'Adoration perpétuelle. Nancy, Claude-Sigisbert Lamort, 1775. In-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page (period binding). Catherine de Bar (1614-1698), Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament, was the founder or teacher of the Benedictine Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Corners worn, covers and spines rubbed.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 74 - [Church of England]. La Liturgie, ou Formulaire des prières publiques, selon l'usage de l'Eglise anglicane. London, N. Prévost & Company, 1729. In-12 brown calf, spine ribbed, gilt title (period binding). Corners worn. Engraved title vignette. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 75 - [Faustin de Brescia & Marcellinus]. Libellus precum ad imperatores. Paris, 1650. Small in-8, contemporary limp vellum, title inscribed in full on spine. Published by Jacques Sirmond. Petition addressed to the civil authorities by two members of the clergy, Faustinus of Brescia and Marcellinus, in support of the bishop of Cagliari. A good copy.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 76 - FLEURY (Abbé Claude). Les Mœurs des Chrestiens. Last edition [...] Paris, Pierre Emery, 1701. In-12 brown calf, ornate ribbed spine, garnet marble title page (period binding). Handwritten ex-libris of the hospital convent of the Religious of Charity of Grainville.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 77 - GERVAIS (Armand-Étienne). Société de la Morale Chrétienne. Extenuating circumstances since the law of April 28, 1832. Paris, Maulde et Renou, 1845. In-8, marbled paper boards, burgundy title page (modern binding). Offprint from the Journal de la société de la Morale Chrétienne, of an article read at the session of November 26, 1845, on the subject of the penal reform of 1832 which admitted extenuating circumstances. A good copy.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 78 - GOBILLON (Nicolas). La Vie de Mademoiselle Le Gras, fondatrice et première supérieure de la Compagnie des Filles de la Charité, Servantes des Pauvres Malades. Paris, André Pralard, 1676. In-12 red morocco, ornate ribbed spine, gilt title, Du Seuil-style framing on covers, gilt roulette on spines and chasses, gilt edges (period binding). Frontispiece portrait of Mlle Le Gras. Handwritten bookplate from the library of the Retraite de Rennes. Ex-libris JM. Bookplates (or notes) largely crossed out in brown ink on title. A very fine copy.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 79 - [Jansénisme - TRONCHAY (Michel). Histoire abrégée de l'Abbaye de Port-Royal, depuis sa Fondation en 1204, jusqu'à l'enlevement des Religieuses en 1709. sl, sn, 1710. In-12 of [2] ff, 92 pp. (Barbier II, 629.) Bound at the end: - LE SESNE D'ETEMARE] Gémissement d'une âme vivement touchée de la destruction du Saint Monastère de Port-Royal des Champs. sl, sn, 1710. 64 pp. (Barbier II, 527.) - Réflexions de la Mère Angélique de S. Jean Arnauld, pendant sa captivité au Monastères des Religieuses Annonciades de Paris en l'année 1664. 1710. 12 pp. - Priere ou Effusion de cœur, sur l'enlevement des Religieuses de Port-Royal des Champs. 1710. 16 pp. - Lettres des Religieuses de P. R. des Champs au Pape, au Roy, et MM. les Cardinaux [...] 1709. 23 pp. - Letter from the Religious of Port-Royal des Champs to Monseigneur le Cardinal de Noailles, Archbishop of Paris. pp. 3-12. - Letter from the Religieuses de Port-Royal des Champs to Monseigneur le Cardinal d'Estrées. pp.3-8. - Ordonnance de M. de Perefixe Archevêque de Paris en faveurs des Religieuses de Port-Royal des Champs. 4 pp. - Lettre d'une Religieuse de S. Julien d'Amiens à Madame l'Abbesse de Port-Royal de Paris. Paris, Langlois, 1709. 24 pp. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page (contemporary binding). Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 80 - LALEMANT (Pierre). Les Saints Désirs de la Mort ou Recüeil de quelques pensées des Pères de l'Eglise, pour montrer comment les Chrétiens doivent mépriser la vie & souhaiterter la mort. Paris, Josse, 1710. Small in-12, havana morocco, spine ribbed and decorated with mosaic boxes in red and black morocco, gilt title, framed in black morocco with gilt lace, gilt edges, dominoed endpapers with floral decoration on gold background (period binding). The framing is slightly missing. Fine copy. A fine copy.

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Lot 81 - LE PELLETIER (Jacques). Instruction très-facile et necessaire pour obtenir de cour de Rome, & de la légation d'Avignon, toutes sortes d'expéditions de benefices, dispenses de mariage & autres.... Lyon, Antoine Boudet, 1699. In-12, calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Worn binding.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 82 - [LE SESNE d'Étemare (Jean-Baptiste)]. Premier [second, troisième] gémissement d'une ame vivement touchée de la destruction du saint monastère de Port-Royal des Champs. Sl, 1714-1717. 4 parts in one volume in-12, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, gilt edges (period binding). Each part has its own title. The fourth is entitled: Quatrième gémissement d'une ame vivement touchée de la Constitution de N.S.-P. le pape Clément XI du 8 septembre 1713 [by P. Pierre Boyer and Abbé d'Etemare]. A good copy. Covers and corners worn.

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Lot 83 - [LEMAISTRE DE SACY (Isaac)]. The New Testament in Latin and French translated by Sacy. Paris, Imprimerie de Didot jeune, chez Saugrain, 1793. 4 vols. large in-8 red morocco, smooth spine decorated, gilt title and tomaison, gilt filets and roulette framing the covers, gilt edges (period binding). Minor rubbing. Small scattered brown spots (especially in the margins of the plates and on the serpents). Fine worm gallery in the margin of several pages in volume 4. 4 frontispieces and 80 (28+12+24+16) figures engraved hors texte after Moreau le jeune (of 81 figures, the figure on p. 267 in vol. 4 is missing). Cohen (756) refers to a 5th volume (Acte des Apôtres) published 5 years later in 1798, which is more rarely encountered.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 84 - Louis de Grenade (Frère). La Guide des Pecheurs, composée en espagnol, traduite de nouveau en françois par M. Girard [...] Paris, Barthélemy Girin, 1700. In-8 brown calf, spine ribbed, gilt title (contemporary binding). Small loss at head cap, beginning of a split at one of the spine ends. Handwritten bookplate of the Carmelites of Dieppe. A fine copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 85 - Manuscript - Port-Royal. Histoire abbrégée de l'abbaye de Port Royal des Champs, Depuis la fondation en 1204. Jusqu'à l'Enlevement des Religieuses en 1709. sl, 1711. In-4, 144 pp. in very fine, neat and legible handwriting in brown ink. pp.79-124 "Gémissement d'une âme vivement touchée de la destruction du St Monastere du Port Royal des Champs". pp. 125-132 "Réflexions de la Mère Angelique de Saint Jean Arnauld pendant sa captivité au monastère des Religieuses annonciades de paris en l'année 1664, sur la conformité de l'État ou etoient alors les religieuses du port Royal avec Celuy de jesus Christ dans l'Eucharistie". pp. 133-143 "Satire douzième sur l'Equivoque" [Boileau] followed by a last page "Monsieur Boileau Despréaux ayant composé sa douzième satyre sur l'Equivoque la communiqua manuscrite à quelques personnes qui en firent part aux jesuites qui s'en plaignent et harzardement même d'en faire la Critique qui n'a pas encre parû, mais Mr Boileau en ai eu la connoissance, y fait la reponce suivante [...]".Numerous blank leaves follow. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, title page in red marble (contemporary binding). Covers missing, corners worn, stained and rubbed. Precious anonymous manuscript concerning the history of the abbey of Port-Royal, copying several period pieces. The abridged history was written by Michel Tronchay and published in 1710 (sn). It provides a wealth of details on the proceedings, the abuse of royal power and the events surrounding the suppression of the abbey. As for the "Gémissements", four texts with this title are known ("Premier gémissement d'une âme vivement touchée de la destruction du saint monastère de Port-Royal-des-Champs. [Second gémissement... Troisième gémissement... Quatrième gémissement... 1714]") attributed to Father P. Boyer and Abbé J. B. Le Sesne d'Etemare, published anonymously between 1710 and 1717. The text of this manuscript corresponds well to the text of Father Pierre Boyer's "Premier Gémissement", the first edition of which appeared in 1710. The text by Mother Angélique Arnauld d'Andilly also appeared in 1710. Small handwritten bookplate on page 1 "Mme V[euv]e Belier[?]". Bookplate JM.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 86 - MARRACCI (Ippolito). Polyanthea Mariana, in qua libris octodecim Deiparæ Mariæ Virginis sanctissima nomina, celeberrima & innumera laudum encomia, altissimae gratiarum, virtutum, & sanctitatis excellentiæ, & cœlestes denique prærogativæ & dignitates, ex S. Scripturæ, SS. Apostolorum omnium, SS. Patrum, & Ecclesiæ doctorum, aliorumque sacrorum scriptorum, veterum praesertim monumentis studiose collecta, juxta alphabeti seriem, & temporis, quo vixerunt, ordinem, utiliter disposita, lectorum oculis exhibentur. Cologne, Franz Metternich, 1710. In-4, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, roulettes and cold fillets framing the boards (period binding). With engraved title-frontispiece. A good copy. Engraved bookplate of Cardinal Louis Dubois (1856-1929), Archbishop of Rouen, a position he held from 1916 to 1920, before being appointed to Paris. Freckling, some wear to binding, a few leaves unstuck.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 87 - MARSOLLIER (Jacques). La Vie de Dom Armand-Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé, abbé régulier et réformateur du Monastère de la Trappe, de l'Etroite Observance de Cisteaux. Paris, Jean de Nully, 1703. In-4, tan basane, ornate ribbed spine, title page in red marble (contemporary binding). Original edition in-4 (an edition in 2 vols. in-12 also appeared the same year). Moisture stains on front cover. Small worm gallery at top of flyleaf and title and on last flyleaf. Good copy. Handwritten bookplate from the library of the Retraite de Rennes. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 88 - MARSOLLIER (Jacques). Vie de saint François de Sales, évèque et prince de Genève, instituteur de l'ordre de la Visitation de Sainte-Marie. Paris, librairie de la société typographique, 1817. 2 volumes in-12, flamed basane, ornate smooth spine, red calf titles and giblets (period binding). A good copy. Corners rubbed.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 89 - MAUGENDRE (Adolphe). Notre-Dame de La Salette. Paris, [1863]. In-4, blue half-chagrin, smooth gold-stamped spine, gold-stamped title on front cover (period binding). Album of eight cameo lithographs by Adolphe Maugendre, mounted on tabs. These plates illustrate an anonymous text on the La Salette pilgrimage. A good copy. Light marginal staining, stains on binding.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 90 - [MAZOT (François)]. Le Tableau de la Croix représenté dans les cérémonies de la Ste messe. Ensemble le tresor de la dévotion aux soufrances de Nre. S. J. C. le tout enrichi de belles figures. Paris, Mazot, 1653. In-8, garnet-red morocco, ribbed spine finely ornamented with small irons, quadruple framing of triple gilded fillet with gilded fleurons in spandrels, roulette on the edges, gilded edges, small clasps retained (period binding). The first 6 leaves are mounted on tabs. Second edition. (1) f. title frontispiece (by J. Colin depicting Christ in the Garden of Olives), [1] f. engraved notice to the reader with portrait of Charles de l'Aubespine engraved on verso, [1] engraved dedication leaf, 1 suite of 35 engravings of ceremonies and Passion scenes engraved on verso of ff., 1 suite of 40 engravings of orations and litanies by J. Collin, portrait of Christ and the Virgin and 2 pp. of litanies, 1 suite of 20 engravings recto-verso 'Histoire de David', (1) p. Privilège engraved. Very charming work published by the engraver and printer François Mazot, entirely engraved on copper, including the curious mass scenes featuring the officiant standing at the altar throughout the service, with full-length portraits of the apostles, saints and great dignitaries of the Church opposite. In its day, this highly polished work was considered precious, and its copies worthy of being entrusted to the best bookbinders in Paris. For this reason, it can be found in some of the greatest collections of the 19th century.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 91 - MENTHON (Alexandre, Comtesse de). Les Deux Filles de Sainte Chantal, Marie-Aymée de Rabutin-Chantal, Baronne de Thorens, et Françoise de Rabutin-Chantal, Comtesse de Toulonjon [...] Illustrated edition. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1875. In-8, 2 ff.-IX pp.-3 ff.-620 pp. in blue chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated, frieze, triple fillet and fine lace framing gilded on the boards, filleted edges, gilded edges (period binding). Off-text illustrations, some in chromolithography (coat of arms). Minor rubbing, otherwise a fine copy.

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Lot 92 - Missel de Paris. Imprimé par ordre de Monseigneur l'Archevêque de Paris. Paris, aux dépens des libraires associés pour les usages du diocèse, 1738. 4 vol. in-12, red morocco, ornate ribbed spine, green title and greevel pages, triple gilt fillet frame with corner finials, gilt edges (period binding). A fine copy.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 93 - MONTHOLON (Jacques de). Plaidoyé (...) faitict en Parlement les 17 & 20 décembre, mil six cens onze. Pour les Pères Iésuites, demandeurs, & requérans l'entérinement des lettres patentes à eux octroyées par Sa Maiesté, de pouvoir enseigner toute sorte de sciences, selon leur institut en l'Université de Paris. Contre les opposans de l'Université. Et pour réponse au plaidoyé de Maistre Pierre de La Martelière, leur advocat. Paris, Claude Chappelet, 1612. In-8, 480 pp, [35] ff. red morocco, ribbed spine, gilt edges, in marbled paper slipcase (Devauchelle). A fine copy. First edition. Sometimes attributed to Père Coton himself, this piece bears the express signature of the lawyer Jacques de Montholon (1555-1622), whom the Jesuits had chosen to represent them in their dispute with the Université des maîtres et étudiants de Paris, which, with several judicial twists and turns, had been going on since the end of the reign of Henri IV and the Châtel affair. (Backer & Sommervogel II, 1552 (15).)

Estim. 550 - 600 EUR

Lot 94 - [MONTMORENCY (Famille de)]. Recueil de prières avant et après la Communion. For the use of Pauline-Hortence Albert Montmorency. Printed by Guionne-Elisabeth-Joseph Montmorency Albert, her Mother. sl, sn, An VIII (1800). In-12, 52 pp. Bound at the end: - Les trois heures d'agonie de N. S. Jésus Christ sur la Croix. Slnd. Title, iv-54-[1] pp. - Chant. Musique del signor Giordani. Title, 5 pp. - Neuvaine à Saint Joseph ou Méditations et Entretiens affectifs sur ses Grandeurs et ses Vertus. [...] Printed in Dampierre, by Madame Montmorency, Luynes, 1801. 120 pp. - Neuvaine en l'honneur de Sainte Thérèse de Jésus [...] Paris, Duminil-Lesueur, 1807. [1]-[4]-92 pp. Marbled basane, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Rubbed, heavy spotting on second board. Interesting collection containing 2 very rare pieces from the private presses of the Château de DAMPIERRE. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 95 - Office de l'Eglise. latin et français, pour les dimanches et fêtes [...] Rouen, Mégard, 1817. 4 large vol. in-12 long-grained red morocco, finely ornamented smooth spine, gilt title and tomaison, fine gilt framing on covers, gilt edges (period binding). Several small defects to bindings. Some foxing. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 96 - [Office de l'Eglise]. Recueil de prières et de pratiques très-utiles pour se conduire à Dieu dans tous les exercices de la vie chrétienne [...] sl, sn, 1735. In-4, red morocco, ribbed spine, gilt fillet on caissons with small stars at corners, gilt title, gilt fillet on covers with small gilt stars at corners, gilt edges over marbling, handsome dominoté paper endpapers with gilt floral decoration on gold background (period binding). Fine spotting and light scratches on first board. A very fine copy. Wet stamp from the library of the Château de la Roche Guyon.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 97 - PITHOU (Pierre). Commentaire sur le traité des libertez de l'église gallicane. Paris, Sébastien et Gabriel Cramoisy, 1652. In-4, marbled havana calf, richly decorated ribbed spine, red morocco title page (period binding). First edition dedicated to Matthieu Molé, Keeper of the Seals, with the arms of Louis XIII engraved on copper on the title. A good copy. Corners and covers worn.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 98 - [POULLIN de LUMINA (Étienne-Joseph). Histoire de l'établissement des moines mendiants; où on traite de l'origine des moines, de leur première fveur, de leur relachement, de leur décadence, de leurs différentes réformes jusqu'à S. Dominique & S. François. Avignon, Aux dépens des Libraires Associés, 1767. In-12, speckled stiff vellum, smooth spine, paper label on spine with handwritten title (contemporary binding). A good copy. Corners rubbed.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 99 - Provence - [LAMBERTIN (Antoine)]. The life of Messire Joseph-François de Salvador, second superior of the congregation of priests of Notre-Dame de Sainte-Garde. Founder of the Avignon seminary. Avec les pieux sentimens et principaux traits de la vie de messire Alexandre Martin, curé du lieu de Saint-Didier, fondateur de la chapelle de Notre-Dame de Sainte Garde. Avignon, Louis Chambeau, 1761. In-12, marbled basane, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page (period binding). Covers and corners worn, small wetness in lower margin.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 100 - RAPINE DE SAINTE-MARIE (Pascal). Christianity flourishing in the midst of the centuries. Le Portrait de la Sainteté, qui propose ses insignes propriétés, ses puissants attraits, ses juste Titres, & des Loix salutaires à toutes les conditions. Avec une Table particulière des des desseins à l'usage des Prédicateurs Imprimé à Orléans, & se vend à Paris, chez la Veuve Gervais Alliot & Gilles Alliot le Fils, 1667. In-4 red morocco, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title, double Duseuil-style framing of triple gilt fillet and gilt fleurons in spandrels, gilt roulette on spines and edges, gilt edges (period binding). Some spotting and rubbing. Handwritten label on title page "Droüet in Rhetoricâ". Paper restoration to corner of pp. 305-306. Very slight scattered foxing. A fine copy on large contemporary morocco paper.

Estim. 700 - 900 EUR

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Lot 1 - [BARREME (Bertrand François)]. Comptes-faits de Barrême en francs et en centimes [...] Paris, Bernardin-Béchet, 1857. In-18 shagreened basane, smooth spine, red title page (period binding).

Lot 9 - DESGODETZ (Antoine). Les Loix des bâtimens, suivant la coutume de Paris. Rouen, J. Racine, 1787. In-8, marbled havana calf, ornate ribbed spine, red edges (period binding). A good copy. Minor wear to binding.

Lot 10 - DESTUTT DE TRACY (Antoine Louis Claude, comte de). Traité d'économie politique. Paris, Mmes Bouguet et Lévi, 1823. Small in-12, havana half calf, smooth spine gilt-stamped, gilt title (modern imitation binding). A few small brown spots. A fine copy of the original edition.

Lot 11 - DOMAT (Jean). Les loix civiles dans leur ordre naturel, le droit public et legum delectus. Paris, Cellot, 1777. 2 volumes in one folio, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, burgundy morocco title page, red edges (period binding). Heads and corners worn, spines split.

Lot 19 - [GLATIGNY (Gabriel de)]. Posthumous works containing his harangues at the Palais, his academic speeches, &c. Lyon, Duplain brothers, 1757. Small in-8, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece (period binding). A good copy. Corners and one cap worn.

Lot 22 - [JOUSSE (Daniel)]. Traité de la jurisdiction des présidiaux, tant en matière civile que criminelle. Paris, Debure, 1764. In-12 marbled calf, ornate spine, red pages (period binding). A fine copy. (Barbier IV, 757.)

Lot 24 - Lille. Recueil des principales ordonnances des magistrats de la ville de Lille. Lille, Henry, 1771. Fort in-4 marbled calf, ornate spine, title page, gilt medallion with cold fleur-de-lys at center of boards, red tr. (period binding). Heavy spotting, otherwise a very good copy.

Lot 32 - NECKER (Jacques). Reflections on war. Paris, imprimerie de H. Fournier et comp, [c. 1840]. In-8, 19 pp. brown cloth, black title page (modern binding). Brochure extracted from his work on "L'administration des finances de la France". A good copy.

Lot 36 - PERROT (Auguste Pierre). Dictionnaire de voierie. Paris, Prault, Onfroy, Belin et l'auteur, 1782. In-4 marbled calf, ornate spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Several old epidermal marks. Several small light wet spots. Good condition. Armorial bookplate of M. de Blamont.

Lot 40 - ROUSSEAUD de LA COMBE (Guy du). Recueil de jurisprudence civile du pays de droit écrit et coutumier [...] Paris, Nyon fils, 1756. Fort in-4, ocellated basane, ornate ribbed spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Epidermures otherwise good copy.

Lot 47 - Posters. Explication de la messe en 30 tableaux muraux. Toulouse, La Croisade de la Messe, 1932. Complete suite of 30 posters (60 x 42 cm) illustrated in two tones by H. ALQUIÉ. Some foxing, margins slightly worn.

Lot 56 - Bible. The Holy Bible. New edition. Paris, Th. Desoer, 1819. Fort in-8 glazed calf, richly decorated smooth spine, title page in green marble, handsome garland of gilt vine leaves and fillets on covers, gilt edges (period binding). A very fine copy.

Lot 58 - BOSSUET (Jacques Benigne). Catechisme du diocèse de Meaux [...] Paris, Veuve de Simon Bénard, 1701. Small in-12 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Handwritten bookplate of the Hôpital de Grainville.

Lot 66 - [COLLET (Philibert)]. Lettres critiques sur différens points d'histoire et de dogme. Turin, Gorin, 1751. In-12, marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, red edges (period binding). A work against Saint-Cyran and Jansenism. A good copy. Covers and corners rubbed.

Lot 67 - [Council of Trent]. Catechismus Concilii Tridentini. Cologne, Egmond, 1684. Small in-12 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Tail cap torn off, corners worn. Worm gallery affecting the text in places. Ex-libris J.P.M. Pelay, Rouen.

Lot 74 - [Church of England]. La Liturgie, ou Formulaire des prières publiques, selon l'usage de l'Eglise anglicane. London, N. Prévost & Company, 1729. In-12 brown calf, spine ribbed, gilt title (period binding). Corners worn. Engraved title vignette. Ex-libris JM.

Lot 76 - FLEURY (Abbé Claude). Les Mœurs des Chrestiens. Last edition [...] Paris, Pierre Emery, 1701. In-12 brown calf, ornate ribbed spine, garnet marble title page (period binding). Handwritten ex-libris of the hospital convent of the Religious of Charity of Grainville.