MONTIGNAC – 29e VENTE DE LIVRES - 2e jour sur 5 (n°538 à…

Lot 538 - BAUGEAN (Jean-Jérôme). Recueil de petites marines représentant des navires de diverses nations, et de toutes espèces, sous différentes voilures; intérieurs d'arsenaux, travaux de ports... Paris, Osterwald, 1817. In-4 oblong, green half-basin, smooth spine gilt-stamped, speckled edges (period binding). Collection of 90 engraved plates corresponding to issues 1, 2 and 4. A good copy. Some foxing.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 539 - BAYLE (Luc Marie). Le Voyage de la Nouvelle Incomprise. Paris, Ozanne, 1953. In-4 hardback ed. Travelogue reproduced in facsimile with numerous drawings by the author in black and color in the text. Edition of 215 copies (unnumbered). A very good copy with a large and beautiful ORIGINAL DRAWING with autograph signed by the author on the endpapers.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 540 - BOURDÉ DE LA VILLEHUET (Jacques-Pierre). Le Manœuvrier, or Essay on the theory and practice of ship movements and naval evolutions. With intaglio figures. Paris, H. L. Guérin & L. F. Delatour, 1765. In-8, XXXIII-407 pp. with 8 folding plates, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page, red pages (period binding). Minor loss of gilding to headpieces (especially at tail). First edition of this treatise, reprinted in 1800, 1814 and 1832. Jacques-Pierre Bourdé de La Villehuet, born in 1732, first sailed for the Compagnie des Indes, before moving on to the King's service. He died in Lorient in 1789. (Polak 1120.) Handwritten bookplate of M. de Dédelienne (or Dédelièvre?).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 541 - DUGUAY-TROUIN (René). Mémoires. Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1748. In-12 marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, title page in havana marble, red pages (period binding). Illustrated with a portrait of the author and 6 folding engraved plates (Bay of Rio and naval battles). Fine copy. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 542 - GRÉHAN (Amédée). La France maritime. Founded and directed by Amédée GREHAN. Paris, Pilout et Cie, 1844. 4 vol. in-4, cherry half-calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt title and tomaison (period binding). Numerous engraved illustrations (not collated). Light spotting, some pages browned, foxing.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 543 - [JOINVILLE (François d'Orléans, prince de)]. Note on the state of France's naval forces. Paris, Paul Masgana, 1844. In-8 brown morocco, spine ribbed, gilt title, triple cold fillet framing the boards, large gilt numeral in the center of the first board, gilt arms in the center of the second board, inner lace, gilt edges (period binding). Freckles, but a fine copy with the added figure of the Prince de Joinville, son of Louis-Philippe I and Rear-Admiral, and rubbed arms on the second board (Barbier III, 425; Polak 4703.)

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 544 - [LOUIS XIV]. Ordonnance [...] donnée à Fontainebleau au mois d'août 1681, touchant la Marine. Paris, Denys Thierry & Christophle Ballard, 1687. In-16 on contemporary ivory vellum. A good copy. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 545 - Spanish Navy. Forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre branch. Cruiser Rio de La Plata, built for the Association patriotique des républiques du Rio de La Plata at Le Havre in 1898. Atlas of hull plans. Le Havre, Imprimerie Foulleuil, Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1898). In-plano (74 x 54 cm), [2] ff. and 29 plans, mostly double-page or folding, all mounted on tabs, half black cloth, smooth muted spine, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Copy unstuck, bottom cover detached, heavy wetness on covers. Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 546 - Japanese Navy. Imperial Japanese Navy. Itsukushima - Matsushima, battleship-deck coastguard. 5400 horsepower indicated. Built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in Marseille in 1891 to plans by Mr. Orsel. Atlas of machine drawings. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1891). In-folio (75 x 54 cm), [2] ff. and 44 plates numbered 1-35 (including several bis), all mounted on tabs, black half cloth, smooth muted spine, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Joints split. Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 547 - Japanese Navy. Imperial Japanese Navy. Itsukushima, battleship-deck coastguard. Built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in La Seyne in 1891 to Japanese government designs. Atlas of hull drawings. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1891). In-folio (75 x54 cm), [2] ff. and 22 large double or folding plates, all mounted on tabs, half black cloth, long title label, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Hinges cracked, top cover stained. Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 900 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 548 - Japanese Navy. Imperial Japanese Navy. Matsushima, coastguard with protected deck. Built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in La Seyne in 1891 to Japanese government designs. Atlas of hull drawings. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1891). In-folio (75 x 54 cm), [2] ff. and 22 large double or folding plates, all mounted on tabs, half black cloth, long title label on spine, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Traces of moisture on upper cover. Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 549 - [MARMIESSE (A.)]. Military navy. Torpedo boats. Bombe, Couleuvrine, Dague, Dragonne, Flèche, Lance. Built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in Le Havre in 1886. Atlas of hull, machinery and boiler drawings. Paris, A. Broise et Courtier, sd (1886). In-plano (75 x 63 cm), [3] ff. 31 plates numbered 1-13, then 1-18, all mounted on tabs, black half cloth, title label on spine, title pushed to upper board (publisher's binding). Traces of damp. Very rare atlas of the construction of six of the eight Bombe-class aviso-torpedoes of the French Navy, lighter, smaller and with lighter artillery than their Condor-class predecessors.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 550 - MAURAN (G.). Avis aux gens de mer, sur leur santé. A necessary work for surgeon-navigans, & for all sailors in general, who find themselves embarked in Bâtimens where there are no surgeons. Marseille, Jean Mossy père & fils, 1786. In-12 garnet morocco, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title, full and dotted fillets framing the covers with small gilt fleurons in spandrels, red tr. (period binding). A very fine copy. Posterior title-piece. Discrete restorations. (Polak 6545.)

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 551 - MENDOZA Y RIOS (don Josef). Principales tables de M. de Mendoza (pour la très-prompte réduction des distances), revised, corrected or carefully redone... With titles and explanations in French and English, by L. Richard. Brest, Edouard Anner, 1842. Small in-4, burgundy half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated, speckled edges (period binding). A work for determining longitudes at sea. A good copy. Ex-dono E. Mouchez on title page. Probably refers to the astronomer, hydrographer and rear-admiral Ernest Mouchez. Responsible for important hydrographic work on the coasts of South America and Algeria, he was also a member of the Académie des Sciences, the Bureau des Longitudes and director of the Observatoire de Paris. Spine faded and rubbed, corners rubbed.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 552 - MENIER (Gaston). Cruise of the Steam-Yacht "Ariane" along the coasts of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, June 9 - August 1, 1902. Notes intimes de bord. Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, sd. In-4 green morocco, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title, sextuple gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt head, fine interior gilt framing, red moire lining and endpapers, covers preserved. Spine very slightly faded, a few very slight dark spots on boards. Rare, confidential edition of the logbook of a cruise on the yacht "Ariane" along the Scandinavian coast by Gaston Menier, owner of the famous chocolate factory of the same name, in the company of President Waldeck-Rousseau and his wife (to whom the book is dedicated), Fernand Crouan and his daughter Anne-Marie, Mme L. Raffard and Dr. Paul Barbarin. It is illustrated with numerous photographs of the trip reproduced in the text, 7 oil studies by M. Waldeck-Rousseau reproduced in color outside the text, and a fold-out map in fine. This copy, printed for Mr. Fernand CROUAN, is enriched by numerous documents: - the manuscript of a play "Revue du Cercle ... Polaire. En deux actes de M.M. G. Menier et P. Barbarin représentée à bord de l'Ariane le 5 Juillet 1902 en Norvège". In-4 of [39] ff. carefully handwritten in brown ink on the recto. Bradel taupe half-percaline, title p. in red mar. on spine (with some rubbing and missing parts) (period binding). E.A.S. "à la gracieuse commère de la Revue" from one of the two authors, Gaston Menier. Amusing manuscript of a facétie performed during the Ariane cruise described in the previous publication; it was performed by the two authors Gaston Menier, Dr. P. Barbarin and Mlle Marie Crouan (perhaps the recipient of the mailing and manuscript). - the original handwritten menu for the dinner on July 11, 1902 aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II's yacht Hohenzollern offered to the Ariane's passengers (reproduced on p. 77), with Marie Crouan's handwritten place card (with a small handwritten rebus in pencil on the reverse) and a vignette cut from a magazine depicting the imperial yacht - the original handwritten musical program for the same evening of July 11 aboard the Hohenzollern (reproduced on p. 78) - a handwritten note (financial details) on the back of half an invoice from Lagotellerie; Maurice de Lagotellerie, son-in-law and successor to Fernand Crouan, Marie's husband (he had joined the cruise in Denmark) - a printed menu of the November 19, 1902 dinner hosted by the Emperor (gilded imperial crown letterhead) in French, with handwritten music program signed by the Director of Music. A wealthy shipowner and banker from Nantes, Fernand Crouan (1845-1905) traded in cocoa from Pará and sugar from the West Indies, among other things for Menier chocolateries. He was one of Waldeck-Rousseau's closest friends (who was also a regular guest on his yacht or at his estates) and a sponsor of the Belem.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 553 - Pacific Ocean. Service hydrographique de la Marine chart. 1913. Large engraved chart, canvas-backed and folded, with itineraries drawn in red ink of liners (Dumbea 1918, Chili 1920-1921, André Lebon Sept.-Oct. 1921, Iyomaru 1924, Arafura 1924-1925, Aldébaran 1925, Antinoüs 1925, Tourville 1929 and Chenonceau 1941) and handwritten legends in black ink. Size 100 x 70 cm. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 554 - OZANNE (Nicolas). Marine militaire ou Recueil des differens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre. Suivis des Manœuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qua l'ataque et la deffense des ports. Paris, Chéreau, [1762]. Large, fully-engraved in-8 volume comprising 50 plates: engraved title, warning and table (= plates 2 and 3 recto-verso on the same leaf), 47 plates (the last of which is folding) featuring a vignette in the upper part, the explanatory text and a cul-de-lampe for 9 of them or a vignette representing the order of battle for 25 others. Marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page in red marble, triple cold fillet framing the boards, red tr. (period binding). Second edition (lacking frontispiece and dedication to the Duc de Choiseul). Small brown stain in lower margin of last plate. Some rubbing and spotting, small loss at head of book, one corner restored. A fine copy. (Cohen, 778; Polak, 7234.)

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 555 - [PARIS (Léon)]. Souvenir de la Bellone. 1870-71-72. Paris, A. Cadart, sd (c. 1875). In-4, title and 40 etched plates, signed, partly numbered and generally captioned, olive half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, red speckled edges (modern binding). Extremely rare suite documenting an Atlantic crossing of the Bellone, a 38-gun frigate in service with the Imperial (then National) Navy from 1853 to 1877. Léon Pâris, who signed all the plates, is most probably Prosper-Léon Pâris (1847-1900), younger son of the famous vice-admiral François-Edmond Pâris (1806-1893), who in 1872 served on the frigate La Bellone as executive officer to Rear-Admiral Siméon Bourgois, Commander-in-Chief of the South Atlantic Naval Division. The engravings are mainly devoted to Africa, but also include images of South America, Oceania and Europe (detailed list of plates available on request). Polak, 7346 and 7347, mentions only the last part of this suite, published under the title Vie du Marin, whose two editions include 9 and 16 engravings respectively.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 556 - PÂRIS (Léon). [Vie du Marin] [Paris], Impr. Cadart, [sd]. Small folio of 19 beautiful etchings by Léon Pâris. Black half-chagrin, muted spine (period binding). Freckles and brown spots in places, otherwise a fine copy of these rare engravings. Ex-libris JM (Polak 7346 and 7347.)

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 557 - non venu

No estimate

Lot 558 - Recueil. Recueil sur la marine et les colonies pendant la Révolution. Paris, 1788-1795. 17 pieces in one vol. in-8, marbled brown half-basin, smooth spine decorated throughout, red speckled head (20th century binding). A good copy. Very interesting collection of often rare or very rare pieces on the problems posed to the navy and the colonies, with which it was inseparable, by the revolutionary upheavals (detailed list of pieces on request).

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 559 - Service hydrographique de la Marine. Catalog des cartes, plans et ouvrages qui composent l'hydrographie française au 1er janvier 1935. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1935. In-8 paperback, printed cover. Catalog listing the charts and works published and offered for sale by the Service hydrographique de la Marine. Attached is the Second Supplement to the catalog of charts, plans and works that make up French hydrography. January 1, 1937. Paperback in-8, printed cover.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 560 - SIGAUDY (Pierre) & NORMAND (Jacques-Augustin). Military navy. "Pique" & "Épée", escort destroyers. Built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in Le Havre in 1900, to designs by Monsieur Augustin Normand, for the hull, and Monsieur Sigaudy, for the engine. Atlas of as-built drawings of the hull and engine, including alterations made during trials. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1901). In-plano (75 x 55 cm), [2] ff. n. ch. (title, table of plates), and 40 plates numbered 1-39 (there is one plate 2bis), all mounted on tabs, black half cloth, title label on spine, title on upper board (publisher's binding). Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 561 - SIGAUDY (Pierre) & NORMAND (Jacques-Augustin). French Navy. 1st class torpedo boats n°s 284, 285 and 286, built by the Société anonyme des forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée in Le Havre in 1904 to the designs of Monsieur Augustin Normand for the hull, Monsieur Sigaudy for the engine. Atlas of as-built drawings of the hull and engine, including alterations made during trials. Paris, Autographie et imprimerie des chemins de fer et des travaux publics L. Courtier, sd (1904). In-plano (75 x 55 cm), [2] ff. and 36 plates numbered 1-34 (there is one plate 1bis, and one 27bis), mostly double-page, all mounted on tabs, black half cloth, smooth spine, long title label on spine, title on upper board (publisher's binding). Bottom cover heavily soiled, upper jaw split. Extremely rare technical album.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 562 - Set. Set of 3 small albums of accordion prints in publisher's green boards, gilt title on front cover: - Types de la marine française. Paris, Sinnett, sd. 25 accordion-engraved color plates of sailing, propeller and steam ships. Some minor foxing. Ex-libris JM (Polak 9294.) - La Marine moderne cuirassée. Paris, Sinnett, sd. 25 plates of armored ships engraved on tinted background. Some minor foxing. Ex-libris JM (Polak 6420.) - Ports de mer de France. Paris, Sinnett, sd. 25 color-engraved harbor views. Many small brown spots. Pink stains on some plates. Ex-libris JM. Cachet de colportage. (unknown to Polak.) 6 small plates (13 x 10 cm approx.) of color engravings of uniforms (5) and ships (1) by P. Jazet, 1885, captioned on verso.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 563 - Anonymous. Nouvelle géographie de la France, divisée en quatre-vingt-trois départemens, ornée d'une très-grande Carte. Paris, Volland, 1791. In-12 marbled brown basane, smooth ornate spine, title page in red marble, red tr., gilded dotted fillet framing the boards (period binding). Some light spotting. With a large folding engraved map entirely watercolored by J.B.V.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 564 - Anonymous. Routes de France. sl, sn, sd (18th century). Rare small atlas (12 x 7 cm) consisting of a handsome engraved allegorical title (unsigned), 2 double-page engraved maps (France and Paris), 150 pp. of engraved itineraries and the table of routes following ending with the table of legends (pp. 151-160). Followed by 6 ink-drawn itineraries and 5 pp. of handwritten tables (late 18th c.). Small tear and loss at upper corner, pp. 15-16. Mottled tan calf, ornate smooth spine, brown marbled title page, triple gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Very small loss at head cap. A very fine copy.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 565 - ARROWSMITH (Aaron). A new general atlas, constructed from the latest authorities. Edinburgh, London, A. Constable & Co and Longman & Company, 1817. In-4, red half-basin with corners, smooth spine, printed label on front board (period binding). Fully engraved atlas with illustrated title, table leaf and 53 maps. Minor wear to binding, foxing.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 566 - BEAULIEU (Sébastien Pontault de). [Petits atlas]. Paris, chez l'autheur, sd (1668). 14 parts in 4 oblong vol. in-4 (21 x 26 cm), 129 ff; 98 ff; 136 ff; 116 ff, comprising 476 engraved plates, marbled paper bradel boards, red title-pieces (19th century binding). Covers and corners damaged. A handsome set of four folio volumes containing the 14 small atlases (the "Petits Beaulieu") donated by the military engineer Sébastien de Pontault de Beaulieu (1612-1674), considered the creator of military topography. It was in 1647 that he obtained the privilege of publishing the plans and surveys of the various sieges and battles, in volumes or separate sheets. He was also granted the right to keep the copper plates and use them to print the engravings. Copy of the famous architect Eugène VIOLLET-LE-DUC, with ex-libris vignette (with Greek maxim).

Estim. 2 200 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 567 - BEAURAIN (N. de). Histoire de la campagne de M. le prince de Condé en Flandre en 1674, précédée d'un tableau historique de la guerre de Hollande jusqu'à cette époque. Paris, chez l'auteur et chez Jombert, Delaguette et Monory, 1774. Engraved title-frontispiece, 2 ff. (list of subscribers), [3]-XIV-63-216 pp. 2 ff. (errata and approbation), red morocco, ornate ribbed spine, wide gilt frieze with floral decoration framing the boards, figure T surmounted by a laurel wreath within a circle with several successive decorations, gilt edges (period binding). Beautiful work illustrated with a title-frontispiece by Desrais, an engraved frontispiece by Favane, 2 engraved plates by Favane and Godefroy, 20 vignettes and culs-de-lampe by Desrais and Nerbelin, a view of the fort and château de Navagne, a view of Château d'Argenteau, 4 large folded maps (Holland, Haut and Bas-Rhin, Franche-Comté, Catholic Netherlands) and 33 double-page maps of camps and battles, including 2 fold-outs and a plan of the siege of Grave. The King's geographer, Chevalier de Beaurain, produced the cartography. The text is by Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau, grandson of the famous magistrate. A fine copy bound in morocco, fully mitered, with very wide margins and printed on fine paper.

Estim. 2 200 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 568 - BION (Nicolas). L'Usage des globes céleste et terrestre, et des sphères suivant les différens systèmes du monde. Précédé d'un traité de cosmographie [...] Paris, Guérin & Nyon, 1751. Large in-8, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page in red marble (period binding). Illustrated with 49 engraved plates, including 20 fold-outs, and a fold-out table included in the pagination. Small marginal tear on qqs pp. in fine. A fine copy.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 569 - Bretagne - OGÉE (Jean-Baptiste). Atlas itinerary of Brittany. Paris, Merlin [et à Nantes chez l'auteur], 1769. Small oblong folio of [1] f. title engraved by Nyon after Beauvais, 1 general map engraved on single page, and 20 maps of itinerary details by region on double page (19) or folding (1). With small in-12 oblong errata leaf mounted opposite title. Brown half calf, smooth spine, red title page. Period binding restored, rebacked. Light spotting in places. Rare. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 570 - [BUNOU (Jacques-Philippe)]. Abrégé de géographie ou méthode pour apprendre facilement la disposition des diverses parties du Globe Terrestre, & ce qu'on y trouve de plus remarquable. Avec un dictionnaire géographique très-exact, pour servir de supplément à l'Abrégé. Rouen, Richard & Nicolas Lallemant, 1716. In-8, brown calf, spine ribbed, speckled edges (period binding). A good copy.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 571 - [DELAGRIVE (Jean, Abbé)]. Nouveau plan de Paris et de ses faubourgs. Paris, Borde, 1728. Engraved and watercolored plan (313 x 380 mm), folded in a contemporary binding of garnet-red morocco, smooth spine decorated with a gilt roulette, gilt frieze framing the boards with the royal arms gilt in the center. Cuts (not missing) at folds. Some minor rubbing. Abbé Jean Delagrive's plan, created in 1728, is a map of Paris that definitively establishes the system of geometric representation, with buildings shown only in cross-section, without any attempt to represent their volumes.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 572 - DEPAUX (Victor). Dictionnaire général des Communes de France contenant 1° La Nomenclature de toutes les communes composant les 86 départements classées par ordre et lettres alphabétiques dans leurs départements arrondissements et cantons respectifs... Paris, Librairie générale de jurisprudence de Cosse et N. Delamotte, 1846. Large in-8, brown half-chagrin, spine ribbed (period binding). A good copy. Some rubbing to binding.

Estim. 15 - 20 EUR

Lot 573 - DESNOS (Louis Charles). Atlas général et élémentaire pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire moderne. Paris, Au Globe, 1769. Small folio with [1] engraved allegorical frontispiece, 2 plates (armillary spheres and solar systems), a world map and 20 maps (continents and European countries), all engraved on double pages and watercolored. Contemporary green boards, handwritten title label on front board. Dark green paper restoration at head. Small scattered wormholes, light dampening in places. Compass drawn in ink pastedown on front cover. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 574 - DESNOS (Louis-Charles). L'indicateur fidèle, ou guide des voyageurs [...] Paris, rue Saint-Jacques, au Globe [Desnos], 1767. In-4 marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Joints cracked, headbands torn off, epidermis. Fully engraved work including a title and double-page ornate dedication, as well as 19 watercolor maps (France with roads, a map of the Paris region with road departures and 17 maps of the various routes). Bound at the end is a prospectus of the Guide des voyageurs with an 8-page alphabetical catalog of royal and private roads and a 10-page alphabetical catalog of France's 1,380 towns and roads. Light spotting on the first 2 plates, scattered freckling.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 575 - DU VAL (Pierre). Petites tables généalogiques touchant les Interets des Princes. Paris, Chez l'auteur, sd [C. 1672]. Small in-12 with [1] double-page engraved title and 13 double-page engraved genealogical tables. Bound following, by the same author: Le Monde Chrestien où sont les Cartes des Archeveschez et des Eveschez de l'Univers. [1] double-page engraved title and 16 double-page engraved maps with enhanced outlines. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Headbands torn with missing leather, jaws split (with missing leather), corners dulled. Very good condition inside. Rare little collection by Du Val.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 576 - DUVAL (Pierre). The A, B, C of the world. Paris, chez l'autheur, [circa 1650]. In-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, marbled edges (period binding). Dictionary of geography, with engraved title-frontispiece. A good copy. Worn corners and edges.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 577 - DUVAL (Pierre). Les Acquisitions de la France par la paix. Avecque les cartes géographiques des lieux mentionés [sic] dans les articles des traitez de Munster, des Pyrenées, de Lorraine et autres. [Followed by:] Petites tables généalogiques touchant les droits et les Interets des Princes [in 2 parts]. Paris, Chez l'auteur, [c. 1660]. Small in-12 blond calf, ornate smooth spine, title p. in red mar., triple gilt fillet framing the boards, red tr. (period binding). Entirely engraved work containing 46 engraved plates, including 33 double-page plates and 1 folding plate (1 title, 1 folding table summarizing territorial acquisitions, 1 map of France, 22 individual maps, 1 title, 9 genealogical trees, 12 heraldic plates, 1 title, 13 genealogical trees). Rare small atlas designed to publicize the territorial enlargements carried out by Louis XIV after the treaties of Westphalia (1648) and the Pyrenees (1659), which saw the annexation of three bishoprics (Metz, Toul and Verdun), Upper Alsace, Roussillon, Cerdagne and several towns in Flanders, Hainaut and Luxembourg. Also by the same author: - Orbis veteris partes [...] Paris, chez l'auteur, 1654. 20 pp. and [1] f. - Le Monde Chrestien ou sont les cartes des archeveschez et des eveschez de l'Univers. Paris, chez l'auteur, sd. 1 title and 16 maps, all engraved on double page.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 578 - GÉRARD (Augustin). [Asia - America - Oceania. Sl, [mid-19th century]. Sheets, 44 x 55 cm. Set of 3 handwritten maps, in black ink and wash, of the continents of Asia, America and Oceania. Political boundaries, rivers, mountain ranges and major cities are shown. Good condition.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 579 - GIBRAT. Traité de la géographie moderne. Sixième édition, augmentée d'une Analyse du globe terrestre. Paris, Joseph Robert aîné, 1789. In-12 marbled basane, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Very minor wear to headpieces. Frontispiece and 19 folding maps. A good copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 580 - GIRARD (Xavier) & ROGER (l'aîné). Atlas portatif et complet du royaume de France. Paris, Dondey-Dupré, 1823. In-8, bronze glazed calf, ornate spine ribbed, gilt title, gilt fillet and beautiful cold lace framing the plates decorated in their center with a large cold fleuron, filleted edges, gilt roulette on the chasses, gilt edges (period binding). Atlas illustrated with a folding map of France and 86 engraved maps for each department. Each map is accompanied by one (sometimes two) sheets of explanatory text describing the main towns and cantons, with their sights, productions and industries. Minor foxing in places. A very fine copy in an elegant, well-preserved contemporary binding. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 581 - Greece - FRIED (F.). Comparative map of ancient and modern Greece. Vienne, Artaria & Cie, 1824. Very large engraved map, canvas-backed, folded, in contemporary slipcase (green morocco-style half-cardboard folder with flaps and green long-grain morocco-style slipcase framed with gilt garland). Size: 80 x 114 cm.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 582 - GUILBERT (Aristide). History of the towns of France. With a general introduction for each province. Paris, Furne et Cie, Perrotin, H. Fournier, 1845-1848. 6 vol. in-4, brown half-chagrin, spine with ornate faux nerfs, triple gilt fillet on covers (period binding). Spines browned. 12 plates of colored coats of arms, colored folding map and 89 beautiful steel-engraved views by Raffet and the Rouargue brothers. Scattered foxing. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 583 - HEATHER (William). The New Mediterranean Pilot, containing two hundred and twenty-four accurate plans of the principal harbours, bays, roadsteads, and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Including those in the Gulf of Venice, Archipelago, Sea of Marmora, and the Levant, Drawn from the French & Italian Surveys of Michelot, Bremond, & Ayrouard ; and from those of Mess. John Wilson and Joseph Foss Dessiou, Masters in the Royal Navy. London, W. Heather, 1802. In-8 oblong of [2] ff. (title and table), 224 engraved maps. Brown basane, spine ribbed (modern binding). Light spotting else a very good copy of this extremely rare atlas, much sought-after for the quality of its engravings.

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 584 - HUMBOLDT (Alexander Von). Atlas zu Alex. v. Humboldt's Kosmos [...] Stuttgart, Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann, [1851]. 8 in-4 paperback issues in publisher's printed covers. Complete with 43 plates, most of them enhanced (ch. 1-42): World Maps, Planetary Systems, Hydrography, Isothermy, etc. (including plate 6 in 2 editions). Ink underlining and soiling on first cover, some light foxing, otherwise good condition.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 585 - JULIEN (Roch-Joseph). Topographical and military atlas, including the Kingdom of Bohemia, the marquisates of Moravia and Lusatia, the Duchy of Silesia, Upper and Lower Saxony, the borders of the Upper Rhine and Westphalia, and general maps of these states, and of the present theater of war in Germany. [Dedicated to Her Majesty the Empress Queen of Hungary and Bohemia]. Paris, chés l'auteur, à l'Hôtel de Soubise, 1758. In-folio, [2] ff. 5 double introductory leaves (general assembly plan, two general maps, map of the Electorate of Saxony, legends and scales), 60 double-page maps, with colored outlines, with collettes for plates 5, 11, 17, 23, 31 and 50. Marbled fawn basane, ornate ribbed spine, red title page, double gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). Headbands trimmed, jaws cracked, small leather tears on boards. First edition of the first part of this monumental atlas published in the context of the Seven Years' War, by the bookseller Julien, who specialized in maps and sold at the Hôtel de Soubise between 1745 and 1780. He was also valet de chambre to Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, then inspector of his buildings from February 1757. The second part, entitled Second volume de l'atlas géographique et topographique de la guerre d'Allemagne, is missing here. (Quérard IV, 267 (describes above all the 1797 edition); the CCF does not seem to describe a complete copy, even for the first part: Tours lists 45 maps, Soissons 47 and the BnF 55...).

Estim. 1 100 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 586 - LECLERC (Jean). Théâtre géographique du royaume de France, contenant les cartes & descriptions particulières des provinces d'iceluy. Paris, Veusve Jean Le Clerc, 1632. In-folio, marbled basane, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, red edges (18th century binding). Incomplete atlas featuring a full-page equestrian portrait of Louis XIII, and 42 double-page maps with descriptive text on the recto (out of 50). Regions represented include Normandy, Anjou, Champagne, Duchy of Luxembourg, Limousin, Bordeaux, Périgord, Burgundy, France-Comté, Genevois, Dauphiné and Languedoc. The frontispiece and world map are notably missing. The binding is worn, the title, portrait and one map are detached, and there is minor marginal wetness.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 587 - LECOMTE. Nouveau Tableau historique et géographique de la France, divisé par généralité ou intendance. Dans lequel on trouvera généralement tous les endroits de ce royaume, où il y a quelque chose de remarquable, les bourgs, villages et hameaux qui ont quelque correspondance de commerce avec les grandes villes, toutes les principales rivieres, fleuves, sources et leurs chutes, chacun dans sa généralité... Paris, Versailles, Froullé, Blaizot, 1789. In-8, havana half calf, smooth gold-stamped spine, lemon morocco title page, speckled edges (period binding). A fine copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 588 - LEVASSEUR (Victor). Atlas national illustré des 89 départements et des possessions de la France. Paris, Pelissier, 1866. In-folio, red half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gold-stamped title on front cover (period binding). Atlas comprising an illustrated title, 89 engraved maps of French departments, 6 maps of French possessions (Algeria, Reunion Island, West Indies, African colonies, American colonies), and 7 maps (planisphere, Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania). All maps have the interior finely watercolored at the time. A good copy. Some wear to binding.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 589 - L'HÉRAULT de LIONNIÈRE (Thomas-Armand). Nouvelle géographie en vers latins et en prose françoise, à l'usage de l'école. Paris, widow of Claude Thibout and Pierre Esclassan, 1695. In-12, marbled havana calf, muted ribbed spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis (period binding). Latin text in verse and facing French translation in prose. A good copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 590 - Livre de postes. Liste générale des postes de France [...] Paris, Jaillot, 1757. In-12 speckled basane, spine ribbed and decorated, title page (contemporary binding). Small loss at head cap. 81 engraved pages. Complete with folding engraved map in fine.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 591 - London. Flexible map of London. BACON's Central London. London, Bacon, sd [c. 1880]. Engraved silk map 54 x 72 cm folded in publisher's green cardboard slipcase. Some very light foxing, otherwise very good condition.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 592 - MALTE-BRUN (Conrad). Abrégé de géographie universelle [...] Paris, Furne et Cie, 1842. In-4, brown half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt rocaille irons on covers, gilt edges (period binding). Spine unstained. 25 engraved views, 10 maps and 3 tables in color. Some foxing.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 593 - MALTE-BRUN (Conrad). Géographie universelle. Entirely revised and updated by Th. Lavallée. Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1875. 6 vols. large in-8, brown half-chagrin, spine ribbed (period binding). Illustrated with 4 folding plates and 60 steel-engraved plates outside the text, depicting views of major European cities, as well as foreign countries (Rio de Janeiro, Havana, Mexico City, San Francisco, New York, Canton, Damascus, Jerusalem and Constantinople). A fine, freckle-free copy. Minor rubbing to bindings.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 594 - [MONTECALERIO (Giovanni)]. [Chorographica descriptio provinciarum]. Mediolani, Ex Typographia Iosephi Pandulphi Malatestae, 1721. Oblong folio, marbled havana calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, red edges (period binding). Rare atlas of the Capuchin order, showing the location of the various houses, and comprising 10 pages of text, a table leaf, and 63 engraved maps, each accompanied by an explanatory text leaf (except for map 40, whose leaf is left blank). These include a general folding map of Europe, 4 general maps of Italy, Spain, France and Germany, and 58 maps of "provinces" (6 of Spain, 12 of France, 25 of Italy and 15 of Germany). A fine copy with no foxing. One title page appears to be missing, unbound at the time, small strips of paper reinforcing the upper margin of some explanatory leaves, corners worn.

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Lot 595 - PHILIPPE de PRETOT (Etienne-André). Recueil de cartes pour l'étude de l'histoire de France. Paris, Nyon, 1787. In-4, paperback. Volume 1 only, illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by Eisen, and 53 folding engraved maps (mappemonde, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands). A good copy.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 596 - PICQUET (Charles). Atlas des différentes Divisions Civiles, Militaires & Ecclésiatiques de la France avec des Tableaux Géographiques relatifs à chacune d'elles. Paris, chez l'auteur, An 10-1802. Small folio, half green basane with corners, smooth spine gilt-stamped, red basane title page (period binding). Unusual fully engraved atlas, comprising a title, a dedication leaflet to Bonaparte, First Consul, a table leaflet, 14 tables (including 2 fold-outs), and 15 maps (14 in color) (Départements & Arrondissemens, Tribunaux d'Appel, Archevêchés et Evêchés, Divisions Militaires, Arrondissemens des Préfectures et d'Inscriptions Maritimes, Arrondissemens Forestières de la Marine, and Directions des Douanes). Exemplary without any freckling. Boards rubbed.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 597 - POIRSON (Jean Baptiste). Map of the French Empire divided into 133 departments. Paris, Jean, 1811. Engraved map with enhanced contours, cloth-backed, folded in original green cardboard case. 51.5 x 57 cm.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 598 - [RAYNAL (Guillaume-Thomas-François) & BONNE (Rigobert)]. [Atlas pour l'Histoire philosophique des établissemens et du commerce des européens dans les Deux Indes]. Sl, sn, sd. In-4, havana half-basin with corners, ornate smooth spine, havana morocco medallion in the center of the boards with the numeral JBM (the first is missing) (early 19th century binding). Small loss at head cap. Atlas of the world containing 23 pp. (succinct analysis of the atlas), [1] p. of table and 50 maps engraved out of text by Bonne including 1 bis (2 world maps, 10 maps of Europe, 8 of Asia, 7 of Africa and 23 of America and the West Indies). Some minor foxing. A good copy.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 599 - ROBERT de VAUGONDY. Atlas d'étude pour l'instruction de la jeunesse. Paris, Delamarche, 1797. In-folio in contemporary boards, spine missing. Complete with 35 double-page engraved plates and maps, but missing the left half of map 25 (first map of ancient monarchies for Rollin's Histoire ancienne). Widespread light dampstaining (with gray spots in places).

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 600 - ROBERT DE VAUGONDY (Gilles) & ROBERT DE VAUGONDY (Didier). Atlas Universel by Robert, geographer, and by Robert de Vaugondy, his son, also a geographer. Corrigé et augmenté de la carte de la République Française divisée en départemens par C.F. Delamarche. Paris, Delamarche, [c. 1795]. In-folio, contemporary half binding (without spine). One of the most accurate French atlases of the 18th century. This copy is the corrected and enlarged edition by Charles François Delamarche. It includes a title-frontispiece engraved by Ch. Baquoy, 4 tables, 12 maps representing ancient geography, and 101 maps (out of 105) with colored outlines representing modern geography: Mappemonde, continents, Archipelago of the East Indies, Empire of China, New France or Canada, Cours de l'Ohio, Virginie et Maryland, West Indies, United States, or Judea with two plans of Jerusalem in vignettes. Good condition inside. Very worn binding. The Routes of Spain, Italy, Turkey and the map of Paris are missing.

Estim. 1 800 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 601 - SANSON d'ABBEVILLE (Nicolas). La France, descrites en plusieurs cartes & différens traittés de géographie, & d'histoire. Paris, chez l'autheur, 1651. In folio, paperback. Part concerning France, complete with a folding table, and 10 double-page engraved maps with contours watercolored at the time. A good copy.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 602 - VIARD (C.). Carte spéciale des Postes de France. Paris, l'auteur, Goujon et Andriveau, Picquet, 1830. Engraved map with enhanced contours, cloth-backed, folded in slipcase. 64 x 69 cm.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 603 - ADAM (Victor). Promenades dans Paris. Paris, Giraldon, Bovinet et Cie, 1830. In-4, half-plum basane, illustrated title plate (period binding). Collection of 22 plates drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam depicting various scenes in Paris: Marché des Innocents, Canal de la Villette, Marché aux fleurs, le carnaval, l'abreuvoir du Pont des Arts, la grande allée des Tuileries, École Royale de natation, Intérieur d'un café, Place St Germain l'Auxerrois, Enterrement au Père La Chaise, Marché aux veaux. A good copy. Some marginal spotting.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 604 - ANTONINI (Annibale). Mémorial de Paris et de ses environs. Paris, Bauche fils, 1749. 2 volumes in-12, marbled fawn calf, ornate smooth spines, red morocco titles, red edges (period binding). A "considerably enlarged" second edition of this guide describing the monuments of Paris and the surrounding area, and explaining the workings of the Versailles court and French institutions. It is illustrated with two allegorical frontispieces engraved by J. Robert, 2 engraved titles, an engraved vignette representing the arms of Chevalier Berryer, and an engraved folded map of Paris. A good copy, with an engraved folded map of French departments (circa 1790). Minor wear to bindings.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 605 - BOUILLART (Jacques). History of the Royal Abbey of Saint Germain des Prez. Paris, Grégoire Dupuis, 1724. In folio, brown calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page (period binding). First edition, illustrated with 24 engraved plates (3 plans including 1 fold-out, 4 views including 2 beautiful fold-outs by Chafourier, and 17 plates showing the abbey's tombs, altars and relics). A good copy. Latin bookplate on title of the Abbey des Blancs-Manteau, Paris, part of the Saint-Maur congregation, and another handwritten note: "ex-dono de l'auteur, nous l'avons fait relier". Corners and edges worn, first spine partly split, small light marginal wetness.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 606 - Postcards. Paris dancing. Sl, [c. 1900]. Set of 11 postcards illustrated by Jacques Welly from the Paris qui danse series (Chez Maxims, Moulin Rouge, A l'Opéra, Moulin de la Galette, A l'Olympia, A la Scala, A la Boule Noire, Bullier, Au Jardin de Paris, Casino de Paris, and Sortie du Café Américain). Good condition. Some foxing to corners.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 607 - Collectif. Les Types de Paris. Drawings by Jean-François RAFFAËLLI. Text by Edmond de Goncourt, Alphonse Daudet, Émile Zola, Antonin Proust, Robert de Bonnières, Henry Gréville, Guy de Maupassant, Paul Bourget, J.K. Huysmans, Gustave Geffroy, Stéphane Mallarmé, L. Mullem, J. Ajalbert, L. de Fourcaud, Félicien Champsaur, Octave Mirbeau, Henry Céard, J. H. Rosny, Roger-Marx, Paul Bonnetain, Jean Richepin. Paris, Éditions du Figaro, [1889]. In-4 publisher's burgundy percaline boards with gold and polychrome decoration. Spine faded, covers damaged, boards a little loose. Over 150 engraved illustrations in and out of text, in black and in color, after drawings by Jean François Raffaëlli. Minor spotting.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 608 - CORROZET (Gilles). Les antiquitez et choses plus remarquables de Paris, recueillies par M. Pierre Bonfons, controlleur au grenier & magasin à sel de Pontoise. Augmentees, par frere Iacques du Breul, religieux octogenaire de l'abbaye de sainct Germain des Prez, lez Paris. [Les Antiquitez et singularitez de Paris. Livre second. De la Sepulture des Roys, & des Roynes de France, Princes, Princesses & autres persones illustres : Repentez par figures ainsi qu'ils se voyent encores a preset es Eglises où ils sont inhumez. Recueillis par Jean Rabel, M. paintre. Paris, Bonnefons, 1586-1588. 2 parts bound in 1 large volume in-12, brown morocco, ribbed spine, boards, edges and inner border decorated with alternating cold-stamped bold and light fillets, gilt title on spine, gilt edges (sober unsigned 19th century binding in the taste of those of the 16th century). Large, handsome publisher's mark on the title, innumerable bands and initials and 58 woodcut figures in text. The most sought-after edition of this work, which includes the second part in an original edition. It is sought-after because of the Sépultures [...] recueillies par Jean Rabel, peintre, which contain 55 curious woodcut figures. The 1586 edition mentions various events from the years 1581-1585. Like its predecessors, it concludes with a list of bishops, magistrates and officers of the provost's office, the châtelet and the town hall, a table of temporal jurisdictions and prisons, the names of streets, churches, chapels and colleges in the city, town and university of Paris; and lastly, a list of the principal houses and hostels of the great lords, as well as gates, bridges, fountains and suburbs. An important Parisian bookseller, Gilles Corrozet was also a successful author, and thus occupied an exceptional place in the world of 16th-century Parisian publishing. A tireless chronicler, his best-known work is this book on Paris, a multi-faceted work that he revised throughout his life, and which is at once an eulogy of the city's origins, a historical and monumental description and an early example of a tourist guide. A very fine copy.

Estim. 1 700 - 1 800 EUR

Lot 609 - DELAMARE (Nicolas). Traité de la police, où l'on trouvera l'histoire de son établissement, les fonctions et les prérogatives de ses magistrats, touest les loix et tous les réglemens qui la concernent. A historical and topographical description of Paris [...] With a compendium of all the statutes and regulations of the six bodies of merchants [...] Second enlarged edition. Amsterdam, at the Company's expense, 1729. 4 vol. in-folio, half marbled calf with corners, spine ribbed and decorated (old binding, restored, in 4 modern grey cloth slipcases). Small wormholes on spines. Several paper restorations. Minor foxing in places. Complete Dutch edition in 4 volumes of the first police treatise, an indispensable source on daily life in Paris under the ancien régime. The illustration consists of 5 folding engraved plans of Paris, after Nicolas de Fer (out of 8, the 5th, 6th and 8th plans are missing). Ex-libris coldstamp Claude A. Mottin.

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 610 - DENECOURT (Claude-François). Le palais et la forêt de Fontainebleau ou itinéraire historique et descriptif de ces lieux remarquables et pittoresques. [Bound with the same] Promenades dans la forêt de Fontainebleau. Fontainebleau, chez l'auteur, 1845. In-8, contemporary half-chagrin. Collection of 2 texts on Fontainebleau, illustrated with a large lithographed fold-out map, and 4 lithographed views. A good copy. Some spotting, spine faded.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 611 - DESBOIS (Pierre) & HÉNARD (Robert). Aspects du vieux Paris. Paris, Chez l'Artiste, 1923. In-4 on ff., cover illustrated with a filled etching, in folder and slipcase. Cover stitched. 50 etchings by Pierre Desbois in the text, several full-page. Text by Robert Hénard. Edition of 331 copies; n°116 of 250 on Arches vellum à la forme.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 612 - DU BREUIL (Jacques). Le Théâtre des Antiquitez de Paris. Où est traité de la fondation des Eglises et Chapelles de la Cité, Université, Ville, et Diocèse de Paris: comme aussi de l'institution du Parlement, fondation de l'Université et Collèges, et autres choses remarquables. Paris, Pierre Chevalier, 1612. In-4, red morocco, ornate ribbed spine, boards decorated in the Du Seuil style, gilt roulette on the edges. First edition of one of the best works on the history of Paris. It is illustrated with 11 figures in the text. Jacques Du Breuil (Paris 1528-1614) was a monk at the abbey of Saint-Germain-de- Prés, then abbot of Saint-Allire-de- Clermont. A precious copy in contemporary morocco.

Estim. 1 700 - 1 800 EUR

Lot 613 - DUESBERG (Joseph) & JACQUIN (Julien). Rueil, the Château de Richelieu, Malmaison. With supporting documents. 2nd revised and enlarged edition. Paris, Au Comptoir des Imprimeurs-Unis, 1846. In-8, half red basane, smooth spine decorated, speckled edges (period binding). Illustrated with figures in the text, 4 engravings and 12 lithographed plates. A good copy. Minor light spotting in margins of first few leaves.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 614 - DULAURE (Jacques Antoine). Nouvelle description des environs de Paris. Contenant les détails Historiques et Définitifs des Maisons Royales, des Villes, Bourgs, Villages, Châteaux etc. remarquables par des Usages ou des Evènements singuliers, et par des Beautés de la Nature et des Arts. Paris, Lejay, 1786. 2 volumes in one in-12, brown calf, ornate ribbed spine, marbled edges (period binding). Worn binding.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 615 - FICHOT (Charles) & AUFAUVRE (Amédée). Les monuments de Seine-et-Marne, description historique et archéologique, et reproduction des édifices religieux, militaires et civils du département. Paris, les auteurs, 1858. In-folio, red half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gold-stamped title on first cover (period binding). First edition, illustrated with a title vignette, a double-page color map of the town of Melun, and 99 lithographed plates out of text, some in color. They represent views of castles, churches and monuments in the towns of the Seine-et-Marne department (Melun, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Fontainebleau, Nemours, Meaux, Coulommiers, Rozoy, Provins). A good copy. Some brown spots.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 616 - Engravings. Collection of engravings. Oblong folio, red half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated (20th century binding). Factitious collection of 73 engravings, from the 17th to the 19th century, on Paris (and a few on the surrounding area), using various techniques: copper engravings, lithography in black or color, aquatint. Various formats, all mounted on tabs.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 617 - [Guide]. Almanach parisien, en faveur des étrangers et des personnes curieuses. Paris, Chez la veuve Duchesne, 1785. In-12 speckled calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Rubbed, wormholes on spine, tail cap damaged. Fold-out frontispiece map of Paris and 4 out-of-text engraved views of Parisian monuments. Good condition inside.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 618 - JACOTTET (Louis Julien). Nouvelles vues de Paris. Paris, Gihaut frères, [c. 1840]. Oblong folio, green half-basin, smooth spine decorated throughout and muted, title in gilt frame on first cover (publisher's binding). Album comprising a lithographed title illustrated with a plan of Paris, and 41 lithographed plates with tinted background by Jacottet, Benoist, and Bachelier, representing the principal monuments of Paris. An additional plate by A. Provost, no. 19, depicting the winter garden on the Champs-Elysées is, unlike the other plates, surtitled Paris et ses environs. A good copy. Some foxing, corners and covers worn.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 619 - JOANNE (Adolphe). Paris-Diamant, new guide. Paris, Hachette, 1867. In-16, publisher's brown boards. Numerous engravings, some full-page, and a folded map of Paris in 1867 on colored tissue paper (approx. 67 x 76 cm, small holes at folds, small marginal tear with loss). Spine unstained, occasional foxing, otherwise good condition.

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Lot 620 - LE JUGE (Pierre). Histoire generalle de la vie et miracles de Ste Geneviefve, patrone de la Ville de Paris. Avec l'Office, Prieres & Oraisons. [Paris, Jean de Bordeaux, 1631. In-12 of [15] ff. including the copper-engraved frontispiece and a wood-engraved portrait of Sainte Geneviève on the verso of the last introductory leaf, 416 pp., [1] f. intermediate title with wood engraving on verso, pp. 417-429, [1] p. Hardback: L'Office de Madame Saincte Geneviefve. Paris, Dugast, 1631. 36-[11] pp. with woodcut title vignette and portrait. Black half-maroquin, spine ribbed, gilt title, date on tail (Pagnant). A fine copy of this rare edition.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 621 - LE ROUX (Hugues). Parisian Calendar. Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1892. In-16, red percaline, black title page, uncut, blue embossed covers perfectly preserved (later binding). First edition, illustrated with 13 black lithographs by Henri Patrice Dillon. A fine copy. One of the unissued vellum papers offered to Mr. Vaughan by the publisher (handwritten mention and signature).

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 622 - [LE SAGE (or ALLETZ Pons Augustin). Le géographe parisien ou le Conducteur chronologique et historique des Rues de Paris, contenant l'abrégé de la France, l'origine de Lutèce, la situation de Paris, ses divers accroissmens, l'etymologie des rues, leurs tenans et aboutissans, leurs longueurs et largeurs, les anecdotes, époques, traits historiques, parishes, convents, communities, colleges, public schools & hospitals, their foundations, the most remarkable monuments, the police, the safety of the city and its inhabitants, factories, jurisdictions, curious effects, mourning labels, libraries, promenades, spectacles, &c. Considered in relation to public utility and pleasure. Dedicated to M. de Sartine. Paris, Valleyre & Cie, 1769. 2 volumes bound in 1 vol. in-8, marbled basane, smooth spine decorated. Illustrations include 7 plans d'accroissement, 20 plans de quartiers at the head of each chapter and a general folded plan enhanced in color, drawn by L. Denis. First and only edition of the most complete manual of Paris streets at the end of the Ancien Régime. It is introduced by a comprehensive section on the growth of the capital since the early Middle Ages, and goes on to detail, district by district, the streets, establishments, communities, etc., of Paris. Each district is illustrated with a detailed map. A fine copy, with a few old restorations to the binding.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 623 - MAGNY (Louis Drigon de) & HURTAUT (Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas). Dictionnaire historique de la ville de Paris et de ses environs, dans lequel on trouve la description de tous les monumens & curiosités ; l'établissement des maisons religieuses, des communautés d'artistes, d'artisans, le nombre des rues & leur détail historique, tous les collèges & les bourses qui leur sont affectées, &c., &c., &c. avec le plan nouveau de la ville, & celui des environs à quinze lieues à la ronde [...]. Paris, Moutard, 1779. 4 strong vol. in-8, with two folding plans, fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red pages (period binding). Heads, corners and spines worn, spine a little rubbed, beginning of split at spine ends. Faint wetness on one map. Unique and uncommon edition of this alphabetical dictionary, particularly interesting for its notes on the localities surrounding Paris.

Estim. 280 - 300 EUR

Lot 624 - MORLAND (Valère-Alphonse). The environs of Paris after the siege and the civil war. Paris, E. Bulla, 1871. Small oblong in-4 (24 x 30 cm), title and 27 plates, red half-chagrin, ribbed spine, gilt head (Honnelaître). A fine copy. Unique edition of this album, which has the merit of focusing on the damage and destruction caused by the Prussians' approach to the fortifications defending Paris. Morland, originally a caricaturist, is best known as a regular contributor to Charivari.

Estim. 280 - 300 EUR

Lot 625 - PALAISEAU (J.L.G.). [La Ceinture de Paris ou Recueil des barrières qui entourent cette capitale]. [Paris], 1819. In-folio, blue paper boards, smooth gold-stamped spine, burgundy title page (modern binding). Rare album, complete with 48 finely colored engraved plates, showing the octroi barrier pavilions of the Mur des fermiers généraux, built by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. The Mur des Fermiers Généraux was one of Paris's enclosures, built just before the French Revolution, from 1784 to 1790. The purpose of the wall was to enable the Ferme Générale to levy a tax on goods entering the city at crossing points. A good copy. Slight spotting. The title cover is missing.

Estim. 1 800 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 626 - PASQUIER (J. J.) & DENIS (L.). Plan topographique et raisonné de Paris. A useful work for citizens and foreigners. Dedicated and presented to Monseigneur le Duc de Chevreuse Gouverneur de Paris. Paris, Pasquier, 1758. In-12, red morocco, richly decorated smooth spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt fleurons in the corners, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt edges (period binding). Fully engraved work comprising a title-frontispiece, a dedication leaf, a preface leaf, a colored geographical plan, a general plan of Paris, 125 pp. containing 40 plans and a double map of the surroundings of Paris, as well as 2 table and approval leaves. First edition, illustrated with 13 small vignettes or culs-de-lampe depicting views of Paris or genre scenes, 2 plans of Paris including a watercolored assembly map, a map of the environs of Paris and 40 plates, partially watercolored, representing limited fractions of the general plan. A precious copy in period morocco, in extremely rare condition.

Estim. 3 800 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 627 - PASQUIER (Jacques-Jean) & DENIS (Louis). Plan topographique et raisonné de Paris. Paris, Pasquier, 1758. In-12, [3] ff, with two off-text maps mounted on tabs (a general plan of the city and a general geographical plan), 124 pp, [2] ff (places de carrosses, table des matières), pp. 127-149, [1] f., engraved views in the text and 41 maps (including one of the environs of Paris, double-page), all fully engraved. Demi-basane, smooth spine decorated, red title page (late 18th century binding). A fine copy. First edition. The first district maps of the capital appeared in the 18th century. The earliest dates from 1714, by Abbé Jean de La Caille. Pasquier and Denis took up their predecessor's idea, but in a more manageable format, making their Plan the first guide map of Paris. Bound at the end: Etrennes ecclésiastiques, historiques et topographiques de l'Archevêché de Paris et des beautés que l'y on admire. [...] Paris, Delalain, Desnos, sd [1764], [2] double ff. 104 pp. 16 colored outline maps included in the pagination (including one general map). First edition of this unusual little ecclesiastical atlas.

Estim. 900 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 628 - PAULIAN (Louis). Paris qui mendie, mal et remède. Fourth edition. Paris, Paul Ollendorff, 1893. In-12, VIII, 302 pp. 1 f., brown half-chagrin, ribbed spine (unstained), covers and spine preserved. Spine unstained, small tear not missing on pp. 3-4, small tear missing from second plate of original cover, else a fine copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 629 - PERELLE. Album of 72 engravings. Paris, N. Langlois, [late XVII°]. In-4, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red title page, gilded fillets framing the covers, ornate edges (19th century binding). The plates depict views of Paris (17), the châteaux and gardens of Versailles (5), Fontainebleau (10), Berny (2), Maison Laffitte (4), Meudon (2), Le Raincy (1), Sceaux (2), Chantilly (1), Saint-Cloud (2), Chambord (1), Vincennes (1), Liancourt (1), Rueil (1), Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1), Vaux-le-vicomte (4), Bassecourt (1), Richelieu (5), as well as views of Rome (11). Fine printing of the plates. Engraved bookplate of Henri Chasles with motto Semper Memor, reproduced in gilt on the spine. One spine cracked and very fragile.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 630 - PIGAL (Edme Jean). Moeurs parisiennes. Paris, Gihaut, sd [1823]. 2 volumes in-folio, red half-maroquin with corners, ornate smooth spines, gilt titles stamped on upper boards (period binding). First and only edition comprising a title and 100 lithographed and hand-colored hors-texte plates. This marvelous collection of characters, most of them jovial and colorful, shows the Parisian customs of social interaction in Pigal's unpretentious caricatured style, closer to the English satirical art of Gillray, Cruikshank and Rowlandson than to the political and social satires of his French contemporaries, such as Daumier and Gavarni. Very difficult to find complete. Only 2 copies worldwide are in public libraries: The Morgan Library & Museum (NY, US) and The Baltimore Museum of Art Library (MD). A fine copy, with a few scattered brown spots.

Estim. 3 000 - 3 500 EUR

Lot 631 - PIGANIOL DE LA FORCE (Jean Aimar). Description de Paris, de Versailles, de Marly, de Meudon, de S. Cloud, de Fontainebleau et de toutes les autres belles maisons & chateaux des environs de Paris. Paris, Poirion, 1742. 8 vol. in-12, granite calf, ornate ribbed spine. At the end of Volume 7 is the list of street names, and at the end of Volume 8, the general table of contents. First complete edition published during the author's lifetime. It is lavishly illustrated with a plan of the capital engraved by Baillieul, with district boundaries enhanced in color, and 85 intaglio engravings, most of them folded, by Scottin, Lucas, Hérisset and Aveline. The guide opens with a bibliographical overview, one of the first of its kind. This is followed by a summary of the history of Paris, then a meticulous description of the city's 20 districts, with a list of streets that made Piganiol's description the most exhaustive guide for almost a century. The final volume is devoted to the environs of Paris. Bound with the coat of arms of Jean-Claude FAUCONNET DE VILDÉ, city councillor of Paris in 1733 (O.H.R. n°1654). A superb work, very rare in an armorial binding (the last copy offered for public sale was that of the Marquise de Pompadour nearly 20 years ago).

Estim. 3 800 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 632 - ROGER (père et fils). Le Champ du Repos, ou le Cimetière Mont-Louis, dit du père Delachaise (The Field of Rest, or Mont-Louis Cemetery, as it is known to Father Delachaise), a work adorned with plates, representing more than 2,000 mausoleums erected in this cemetery, from its creation to January 1, 1816, with epitaphs ; its topographical plan, as it existed at the time of Father Delachaise, and as it exists today, preceded by a portrait of this Jesuit, a summary of his life; and followed by a few remarks on the manner in which different peoples honor the deceased. To which we have added, 1° Thomas GRAY's famous Elegy, Written in a Country Church-Yar; 2° CHARRIN's free imitation of this elegy in French verse; 3° and TORELLI's Italian one. Paris, Roger, Lebègue, Pillet, September 1816. First volume only (of 2), in-8, period binding worn, spine missing. Frontispiece portrait of François de Lachaise, a large fold-out topographical plan of the cemetery and 20 fold-out plates engraved by Boutray after Roger fils representing 1,029 mausoleums and their epitaphs. Light foxing.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 633 - Spectacles de Paris (Les). ou calendrier historique & chronologique des théâtres. Paris, la veuve Duchesne, 1785. In-24, marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, red morocco title page, marbled edges (period binding). This work lists the troupes of the Académie royale de musique, the Comédie-Française, the Comédie-Italienne, the Opéra-Comique, the Foires Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent and the Concert Spirituel. For each theater, newly performed plays, actors' debuts, anecdotes about the theaters, authors, plays and actors are given. A good copy. Corners rubbed, small loss at top of spine.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 634 - VUILLEMIN (A.) Map of Paris. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1884. In-12, contemporary percaline folder, title stamped on front cover. Beautiful engraved and finely colored map of Paris mounted on canvas and folded (68 x 83 cm). Housed in a folder, it is accompanied by a booklet entitled: Liste alphabétique des rues de Paris. A good copy. Spine of folder damaged.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 635 - Set. Set of 9 works (9 volumes): - VEUILLOT (Louis), Les Odeurs de Paris. Third edition. Paris, Palmé, 1867. In-12 green half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt title (period binding). Some foxing. - CLARETIE (Jules), La Vie à Paris 1880. First year. Fourth edition. Paris, Havard, sd (c. 1880). In-12 green half-chagrin, ornate spine, gilt title (period binding). Bookplate of the Grand Cercle. - Guide de l'étranger dans Paris et ses environs. Illustrated with 130 woodcuts after drawings by A. de Bar, H. Clerget, Deroy, G. DORÉ, Lancelot, Marie, Thérond, Thiollet, etc., etc., 9th edition. Paris, Grand Hôtel du Louvre, 1877. In-12 publisher's brick boards (worn). Int. spine split, brown spots. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. Walks and excursions around Paris. Région du Nord. With 150 engravings, 2 panoramic views and 6 colored maps. Paris, Hennuyer, 1894. Fort in-12 modern beige cloth boards, black title page on spine. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. Walks and excursions around Paris. Eastern region. With 57 engravings and 2 maps. Paris, Hennuyer, 1898. Fort in-12, red percaline boards. Qqs foxing. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. All around Paris. Walks and excursions in the Seine department. Illustrated with 20 hors texte engravings, 2 panoramic views and 5 colored maps and plans. Paris, Hennuyer, 1890. In-12 paperback, printed cover. - JOANNE (Adolphe), Les Environs de Paris illustrés. 3rd edition. Paris, Hachette, 1878. In-12 hardback, without general map. Covers worn, else a good copy. - JOANNE (Adolphe), De Paris à Lyonillustrés. 3rd edition containing a map and two plans and 100 vignettes [...] . Paris, Hachette, 1866. In-12 ed. boards, spine unstained, covers dulled. - AUDIAT (Pierre), Paris pendant la guerre (juin 1940-août 1944). Paris, Hachette, sd. In-12 paperback, printed illustrated cover. E.A.S. from the author to the writer Yves Gandon.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Lot 636 - Alps - BAUD-BOVY (Daniel). A travers les Alpes. Neuchâtel, Delachaux & Niestlé, Bâle & Genève, Georg & Co, 1899. Large in-4, X pp. [1] f., 106 pp. with 136 engravings and vignettes and 18 phototype plates. Dark brown half-chagrin with corners, ornate spine, gilt head. Spine very slightly oiled, otherwise a very fine near-new copy.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 637 - Alps - CHARPENTIER (Jean de). Essai sur les glaciers et sur le terrain erratique du bassin du Rhône. Lausanne, Ducloux, 1841. In-8 bradel midnight blue half-maroquin, gilt title (modern binding). First edition of this essential work on the study of glaciers. The author was director of mines in the canton of Vaud and honorary professor of geology at the Lausanne Academy. Illustrated with a few engraved figures in the text, a fold-out map and 8 engraved plates hors texte in fine. Some foxing.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

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Lot 544 - [LOUIS XIV]. Ordonnance [...] donnée à Fontainebleau au mois d'août 1681, touchant la Marine. Paris, Denys Thierry & Christophle Ballard, 1687. In-16 on contemporary ivory vellum. A good copy. Ex-libris JM.

Lot 556 - PÂRIS (Léon). [Vie du Marin] [Paris], Impr. Cadart, [sd]. Small folio of 19 beautiful etchings by Léon Pâris. Black half-chagrin, muted spine (period binding). Freckles and brown spots in places, otherwise a fine copy of these rare engravings. Ex-libris JM (Polak 7346 and 7347.)

Lot 557 - non venu

Lot 576 - DUVAL (Pierre). The A, B, C of the world. Paris, chez l'autheur, [circa 1650]. In-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title page, marbled edges (period binding). Dictionary of geography, with engraved title-frontispiece. A good copy. Worn corners and edges.

Lot 578 - GÉRARD (Augustin). [Asia - America - Oceania. Sl, [mid-19th century]. Sheets, 44 x 55 cm. Set of 3 handwritten maps, in black ink and wash, of the continents of Asia, America and Oceania. Political boundaries, rivers, mountain ranges and major cities are shown. Good condition.

Lot 579 - GIBRAT. Traité de la géographie moderne. Sixième édition, augmentée d'une Analyse du globe terrestre. Paris, Joseph Robert aîné, 1789. In-12 marbled basane, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Very minor wear to headpieces. Frontispiece and 19 folding maps. A good copy.

Lot 590 - Livre de postes. Liste générale des postes de France [...] Paris, Jaillot, 1757. In-12 speckled basane, spine ribbed and decorated, title page (contemporary binding). Small loss at head cap. 81 engraved pages. Complete with folding engraved map in fine.

Lot 591 - London. Flexible map of London. BACON's Central London. London, Bacon, sd [c. 1880]. Engraved silk map 54 x 72 cm folded in publisher's green cardboard slipcase. Some very light foxing, otherwise very good condition.

Lot 592 - MALTE-BRUN (Conrad). Abrégé de géographie universelle [...] Paris, Furne et Cie, 1842. In-4, brown half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt rocaille irons on covers, gilt edges (period binding). Spine unstained. 25 engraved views, 10 maps and 3 tables in color. Some foxing.

Lot 597 - POIRSON (Jean Baptiste). Map of the French Empire divided into 133 departments. Paris, Jean, 1811. Engraved map with enhanced contours, cloth-backed, folded in original green cardboard case. 51.5 x 57 cm.

Lot 602 - VIARD (C.). Carte spéciale des Postes de France. Paris, l'auteur, Goujon et Andriveau, Picquet, 1830. Engraved map with enhanced contours, cloth-backed, folded in slipcase. 64 x 69 cm.