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

Lot 738 - Pays Basque - VERNET (Joseph). View of the city and port of Bayonne, taken from the allée de Bouflers near the porte de Mousserole. [Paris], [1764]. Nineteenth-century print of this large engraved view (54 x 75 cm). A good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 739 - Périgord - GALET (Jean-Louis). Fantastic images from Périgord folklore. Wood-engraved illustrations by Maurice ALBE. Périgueux, Édition de l'École municipale des arts décoratifs, 1963. In-8 paperback, printed cover with flaps. Edition of 350 copies on Crévecoeur du Marais vellum, no. 30. Slight soiling at top of cover, otherwise a very good copy. Also included: Images du Périgord Noir. Woodcuts by Maurice ALBE. Périgueux, Pierre Fanlac, 1951. In-4 paperback, filled printed cover. Bois gravés et réhaussés en couleurs, including 17 hors texte signed in pencil. Copy A, with a suite of woodcuts. Without the original watercolor announced in the print run.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 740 - Picardie - LOUVET (Pierre). Histoire de la ville et cité de Beauvais, & des antiquités du païs de Beauvaisis: dédiée à la dicte ville. Beauvais, Vallet, 1614. In-12, granite calf, ornate ribbed spine, gilt roulette on the edges. First edition of this important work on Beauvais and its surroundings, illustrated with a vignette on the title. A fine copy, with a few old restorations.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 741 - Picardie - BELU (Jean-Félix). Notices. Amiens, E. Yvert, 1846. In-folio of (1) f., 20 pp. paperback, muted beige cover, untrimmed. A small number of copies were printed and not sold, illustrated with a large lithographed portrait by Ch. Borély. This notice on Jean-Félix Bélu, a civil engineer, contains a summary of the work carried out during his career, including the completion of the Somme canal. A good copy. Signed autograph letter from Bélu. Slight spotting, small flaws to cover.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 742 - Picardie - FENIER (Pierre). Relation du siège mémorable de la ville de Peronne. Paris, Muguet, 1682. In-12, grained calf, spine with ornate nerves. Rare first edition of this important work. A fine copy, with a few old restorations to the binding.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 743 - Picardie - LOUVET (Pierre). Coustumes de divers bailliages observées en Beauvaisis, ascavoir de Senlis, Amiens, Clermont et Mondidier, conférées l'une à l'autre & à celle de Paris. With notes. Beauvais, Godfroy Valet, 1615. In-4 of [16]-190-[2] ff. Bradel cream cloth, red title page (modern binding). Several small wormholes. First edition rarer than that of 1618. First book printed in Beauvais, from the presses of Godefroy Vallet. This is not a detailed study of customs, but rather a comparison of various customs. The procès-verbaux des coutumes are not included, as they provide the most information on the characters and localities. Ex-libris "E Bibliotheca Altholii Doctoris" (Dr. Dautheuil). Cold-stamped A. Blanchet bookplate. Blanchet. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 744 - PIGANIOL DE LA FORCE (Jean Aimar). Introduction à la description de la France, et au droit public de ce Royaume. Qui comprend tout ce qui s'observe auprès du Roi, l'état de sa maison, ses titres, ses prérogatives, son cérémonial, ses officiers & ceux de sa couronne - Nouvelle description de la France dans lequel on voit le gouvernement général de ce Royaume, celui de chaque province en particulier, et la description des villes, maisons Royales, Châteaux, & Monumens les plus remarquables. Paris, Legras, 1752-1754. 15 vol. in-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, gilt fillet on edges. The third, best and most complete edition of this author's main work, which gives a vivid and accurate picture of France at the time. It was largely based on the notes written by the provincial intendants for the instruction of the Duke of Burgundy. This collection is complete with the 2 introductory volumes, which are often missing. Illustrated with 56 folding plates (maps of provinces, city plans, etc.). A fine copy.

Estim. 1 400 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 745 - Poitou - FAVRE (L.). Glossary of Poitou, Saintonge and Aunis. Niort, Robin et L. Favre, 1867. In-8 green half calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt title (period binding). A good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 746 - Non présenté

No estimate

Lot 747 - Pornic. Statistics and history of the communes in the Loire-Inférieure department. Arrondissement de Paimboeuf, canton de Pornic. Nantes, Forest, [c. 1844]. Large in-8, 71 pp. Green half calf, ornate smooth spine, red mar. title-pieces, gilt arms on tail with bookplate in gilt letters "M. B. de Lyon." (marquis B. de Lyonne de Montlaur). Lithographed frontispiece view of Pornic and large folding map of the canton in fine. A fine copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 748 - Provence. Pour dame Anne Legouche, épouse de messire André de Rolland [...], & le sieur Tardivi [...] contre un soldat de marine, qui se supose faussement le fils du Sr de Caille. Aix, Jean Adibert, 1704. Small folio, 32-167 pp. paperback. Curious plea in a usurpation of identity lawsuit. A good copy.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 749 - Provence - Avignon. Statuta inclytae civitatis Avenionensis [...] Avignon, Pierre Ruffi, 1570. In-8, [6] ff, 387 pp, [35] ff. paperback in soft card (18th century binding). Spotting, especially at the beginning; worm gallery at the end of the index, with damage. Second edition of these statutes, after the original of 1564. Almost as rare as the first. - This copy ends on page 387 with an explicit Finis, but the end of the BB section, the CC section and the beginning of the DD section seem to be missing. Copies described in public repositories are 412 pp. long, which would seem to correspond to this omission.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 750 - Provence - BURNAND (Tony) & OBERTHUR (Joseph). Toute la Camargue. Paris, La Bonne Idée, 1939. 2 vols. large in-8 square, paperback, printed covers. 150 illustrations by J. Oberthür, 8 plates from photographs by T. Burnand and a map. Second edition of 1000 unnumbered copies on special Hivélio paper. A good copy.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 751 - Provence - GARCIN (E.). Parnasse provençal. Fables et contes. Paris, Chameret, Marseille, Terris, Draguignan, Garcin, 1845. In-8 paperback, printed cover (very worn, spine missing). Engraved frontispiece. Some foxing.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 752 - Pyrénées - Bulletin pyrénéen. Organ of the Fédération des Sociétés Pyrénéistes. n°164 (March-April 1923) to 169, 175 to 190, 192, 194, 195 (Jan.-Feb.-March 1930). A set of 25 stapled issues, illustrated covers. Numerous illustrations and maps. Good condition.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 753 - Pyrenees - CAZAUX. The Pyrenees. Lourdes, Cauterets, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges, Gavarnie. Tarbes, Cauterets et Barèges, Librairie Cazaux, sd. In-4 with [1] f. title, [18] pp. and 16 color photo-engraved plates. Green percaline boards, silver title on front board (publisher's binding). Book block detached, small brown stain in upper margin.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 754 - Pyrenees - CICÉRI (Eugène). The Pyrenees drawn from nature and lithographed. Luchon, Lafont, [c. 1860]. Oblong folio, publisher's red cloth boards, gilt title on front cover, gilt edges. Light spotting, corners slightly worn. First part Luchon and its surroundings: 1 engraved title in gold and black, 8 pp., 2 engraved maps on fine paper (surroundings of Luchon and plan of Bagnères-de-Luchon), an illustrated frontispiece title, 4 engraved panoramas on double or quadruple folded pages, and 33 plates out of text (including 5 on double page and 1 plate of costumes in color). A very good copy. Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 755 - Pyrenees - D'ARCANGUES (Pierre), ARLAUD, CADIER, FOURCASSIÉ, LACQ & LE BONDIDIER. The Pyrenees. Watercolors by Bouillière and D'Hauterive. Paris, Alpina, 1933. Large in-4 paperback, color illustrated cover. Cover worn and detached, brown stain in upper margin. 12 watercolors engraved out of text in color and numerous photographic reproductions in text and on full page. Edition of 4430 copies; no. 825.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 756 - Pyrenees - DARTIGUENAVE (Alfred). Costumes des Pyrénées dessinés d'après nature par Alfred Dartiguenave, lithographiés par V. Adam, Champagne, Lemoine Jne & a. Pau, Auguste Bassy, sd. In-folio of [1] f. title in blue-gray and brown, and 12 beautiful lithographs of Pyrenean costumes in color. Brown chagrined percaline boards, cold-framed with gilt title on front board. Slight damp stain on front cover, browned endpapers, a few light scattered foxing, otherwise a very good copy of this fine collection.

Estim. 600 - 700 EUR

Lot 757 - Pyrenees - DAVEZAC-MACAYA (Marie-Armand). Essais historiques sur le Bigorre, accompanied by critical remarks, supporting documents, chronological and genealogical notes. Bagnères, Dossun, 1823. 2 vol. in-8, havana half calf, gold-stamped ribbed spines, gilt title and tomaison (mid-19th c. binding). One folding map in color. Some foxing.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 758 - Pyrenees - DU MEGE (Alexandre). Statistique générale des départemens pyrénéens, ou des provinces de Guienne, et de Languedoc. Paris, Treuttel et Würtz, 1828-1829. 2 vol. in-8, folding map, half-brown basane, smooth spine decorated, marbled boards (period binding). Some freckling, spine worn. Rare and sought-after first edition, complete with map.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 759 - Pyrenees - FAGET de BAURE (Jacques-Joseph). Essais historiques sur le Béarn. Paris, Denugon, Alexis Eymery, 1818. In-8, half-basane, smooth spine decorated, speckled edges (period binding). First edition. A good copy. Spine rubbed.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 760 - Pyrenees - JACOTTET (Louis Julien). Souvenirs des Pyrénées ou Choix des sites les plus pittoresques des Etablissemens Thermeaux, et des environs. Paris, Gihaut frères, []. In-folio, green half-basin with corners, smooth spine decorated (period binding). First part alone illustrated with 50 lithographed plates, without the 5 supplement plates which are not always included. A second part was published in 1841. Superb panorama of the Pyrenees, depicting landscapes, monuments, castles, churches, waterfalls, animated scenes... A good copy.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 761 - Pyrenees - LAWLOR (Denys Shyne). The Sanctuaries of the Pyrenees. Pilgrimages of an Irish Catholic. Translated from English by Mme la Csse L. de L'Ecuyer. Tours, Alfred Mame et fils, 1875. In-8 black half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt title (period binding). Two engraved out-of-text views. Spotting otherwise good.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 762 - Pyrenees - LECLERCQ (Jules). Walks in the Pyrenees. Tours, Mame, 1892. Large in-8 brown half-percaline with corners, title page (rubbed), gilt head (period binding). Ex-libris torn on front cover. Numerous illustrations in the text. Some foxing.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 763 - Pyrenees - MAURICE (Charles) & MERCEREAU (Charles). La France de nos jours. Walks in the Pyrenees. Views, sites, costumes and the most remarkable customs of this interesting country. Paris, F. Sinnett, sd (c. 1860). In-4 oblong, printed title leaf, and 44 color lithographs, including 3 double-page (with gum highlights), in ff. modern slipcase, green half cloth with corners. Unique edition, rare and sought-after. The plates, lithographed in bistre or color, form part of La France de nos jours, a series published in issues from 1853 to 1876, and comprising a total of 475 lithographs, covering all French regions. Collectors or booksellers grouped the plates together by artist or region, resulting in an immense variety of detail. (Detailed list on request.)

Estim. 1 100 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 764 - Pyrénées - MIRASSON (Isidore). Histoire des troubles du Béarn, au sujet de la religion dans le XVIIe siècle ; avec des notes historiques & critiques, où l'on voit les principes des maux que les disputes de religion ont causés à la France. By P. Mirasson, Barbabite. An Epistle by the same author on the pleasures of the mind, with the criticism made of it, is appended. Paris, Humaire, 1768. In-12, xxiv-428 pp, [4] ff. red morocco, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges, int. framing (Thompson). First edition of this text which, despite the generality of its title, is mainly devoted to the events of 1620 and 1621. SHF, Bourgeois et André, 3476. A fine copy. Copy from the Basque library of Dominique Goytino, with ex-libris vignette pasted on the first endpapers.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 765 - [Pyrenees - PALASSOU (Pierre-Bernard de). Essai sur la Minéralogie des Monts Pyrénées. Paris, Didot jeune, 1784. In-4, xvi-330-[1] pp. half marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, title page (period binding, restored). Illustrated with 12 single plates by Flamichon and Moisset (views and sections with 2 subjects per plate), 7 folding maps in fine numbered I-VII and a folding general map. With a catalog of plants observed in this mountain range (pp. 306-330). Minor scattered foxing, rare light wetness. Second edition, after the original of 1781 (Paris, Didot, Jombert & Esprit) with a longer title: "Essai sur la Minéralogie des Monts Pyrénées Suivi d'un Catalogue des Plantes observées dans cette Chaîne de Montagnes; ouvrage enrichi de planches et de cartes". This second edition has 2 fewer maps than the first. One of the finest early books on the Pyrenees. Born in Oloron in 1745, PALASSOU first studied with the Jesuits in Pau, then as a philosophy student in Bordeaux. He went to Paris to study science, where he met Lavoisier and Guettard. The government commissioned him to collect the materials needed to draw up the mineralogical map of France. From then on, he surveyed the Pyrenees and gathered data for this "Essai". He called on the engineer Flamichon, author of the "Théorie de la Terre", for the iconography. He was later appointed a corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences. (Labarère 1134.) Ex-libris from the library of M. Augustin Viault. The author's name "Par M. L'abbé Palasseau(sic)" has been added by hand, formerly in ink, to the title. A handwritten note on the facing page (from the 19th c.) states: "given by the author in 1787" and is followed by a list of a work to be procured and various notes (measurements) relating to the Pyrenees range. A fine copy.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 766 - Pyrenees - PERRET (Paul). The French Pyrenees. Illustrations by E. Sadoux. I. Lourdes, Argelès, Cauterets, Luz, Saint-Sauveur, Barèges. II. The Basque Country and Basse-Navarre. III. L'Adour, la Garonne et le Pays de Foix. Paris, Oudin, 1881-1882. 3 vol. in-8, green half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spines, initials H.D. on tail, illustrated covers preserved for the last 2 vols. (period binding for the 1st vol. and the last 2 in slightly larger format and in imitation binding of the 1st vol.). Numerous illustrations in and out of text. Some foxing.

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

Lot 767 - Pyrenees - PETIT (Victor). Bagnères de Luchon and its surroundings. Bagnères-de-Luchon, Dulon, sd (c. 1845). In-4 oblong (27 x 39 cm), green chagrined percaline boards, gilt title in a gilt and cold frame on the cover (period binding). Engraved title page and 25 plates engraved on Chine appliqué (numbered 1-29) and depicting views of Pyrenean spa towns and resorts: 3 double-page plates (5-6, 16[-17] and 27-28), 1 fold-out triple-page plate, and 20 single plates, all mounted on tabs. Marginal foxing, brown spots. Also included: France-Album. Les Pyrénées Lourdes - Argelès - Cauterets - Luz - Saint Sauveur - Barèges - Gavarnie. 41 views, leaflet and map. In-8 oblong publisher's red boards.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 768 - Pyrenees - SOUTRAS (Frédéric). Les Pyrénées illustrées. Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Dossun, Tarbes, Dufour, sd. Large in-4, black half-basin, smooth spine decorated, gilt title (period binding). Some rubbing and spotting. [2] ff.-IV (mal ch. VI)-400 pp. and 30 plates: a title and 29 plates drawn and lithographed in 2 colors by Maxime Lalanne and Émile de Malbos. Spotting on first few pages of text, small scattered foxing (more pronounced on 7 plates). The number of engravings per copy varies between 30 and 33 plates.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 769 - REVEL (Charles). L'usage des pays de Bresse, Bugey, Valmorey et Gez, leurs statuts, stil et édits. Mascon, Simon Bonard, 1665. 2 parts in one volume in-4, speckled basane, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Second edition, enlarged from that of 1663. The second part has its own title, dated 1664. A good copy.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 770 - Savoie. Aix-les-Bains. Sl, [late 19th century]. In-12 oblong (9.8 x 14.8 cm), red percaline, smooth muted spine, title in gilt lettering on front cover, gilt edges (publisher's binding). Album of 12 original photographs mounted on captioned cardboard, illustrating the town and its surroundings: the baths, the casino, Lac du Bourget, Mont Revard railroad, departure for the shower... A good copy. Stains on front cover.

Estim. 15 - 20 EUR

Lot 771 - Tarn - SOLANET (Abbé). Les gorges du Tarn illustrées. Paris, Imprimerie de l'Armorial Français, 1894. In-4, red half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, illustrated covers (later binding). First edition, illustrated with in-text views, a large folding map, and 92 out-of-text plates in Glyptography. A good copy. Covers rubbed.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 772 - Toulouse. Historical almanac of the city of Toulouse. Toulouse, Baour, 1783. Small in-12 marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, title page (contemporary binding). Rubbed and worn, lower edge of second plate worn.

Estim. 40 - 60 EUR

Lot 773 - Toulouse (impression de) - CHABANEL (Jean). De l'Antiquité des églises parochielles, Institution des Recteurs, & Vicaires perpetuels. Toulouse, Veuve de Jacques Colomiez et Raymond Colomiez son neveu, 1608. In-12 of 11-[1]-68-[4] ff. Subsequently bound by the same publisher: Le Prosne de la Saincte Messe. Reduict à sa forme ancienne [...] 1607. 49-[1] ff. Light spotting. Marbled basane, ornate smooth spine, title page, double gilt fillet framing the boards, red tr. (rel.post.). Small worm hole at tail.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 774 - Touraine - PALLU (Estienne). Coustumes du duché et bailliage de Touraine, anciens ressorts et enclaves d'iceluy [...] Tours, Estienne La Tour, 1661. In-4de [28]-775-[1] pp. in stiff vellum (contemporary binding). Copy slightly unstuck, several leaves foxed and some marginal spotting. First and only edition of a work that was so successful from the outset that it quickly sold out. Several handwritten inscriptions, including an 18th-century bookplate on the first flyleaf: "Mtre François Michel" and "Maistre Silvain Michel 1709", and a 19th-century ex-dono on the title: "Donné par Mr Minier en décembre 1827. Renault", accompanied by a bookplate stamp "Renault-Minier. À Bourgueil".

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Lot 775 - Vendée - DERMONCOURT (General Paul-Ferdinand-Stanislas, Baron). The Vendée and Madame. Paris, Adolphe Guyot, Urbain Canel, 1833. In-8, fawn half-calf, spine ribbed, black title page, covers preserved (20th century binding). First edition, illustrated with an engraved plate depicting the Château de la Pénissière. A good copy. Slight foxing, small stains on binding.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 776 - Vendée - LEMARCHAND (Albert). Album vendéen. Illustration of the stories of the military Vendée. Angers, Lainé frères, 1856. 2 volumes in-folio, green half-chagrin with corners, ornate ribbed spine, gilt title on first covers, gilt head (period binding). First edition, illustrated with 125 out-of-text lithographs, including one in color after Drake's drawings. Each plate is accompanied by a descriptive text on the towns, castles and churches of the Vendée region, as well as parts of Normandy and Brittany. Cities represented include Avranches, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Fougères, Laval, Luçon, Mayenne, Mont Saint-Michel, Saumur, Vitré, Quimper and Grandville. A good copy from the libraries of the Marquis de Biencourt and Léon Duchesne de La Sicotière, with bookplates. Some rubbing to bindings, a few brown spots.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 777 - Aeronautics - BLÉRIOT. L'Historique des merveilleux records du monde de Bossoutrot et Rossi. Paris, Blériot, sd [c. 1932]. In-4 oblong paperback, handsome Art Deco illustrated cover (qqs folds). Design and drawings by Géo HAM.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 778 - Aeronautics - FARMAN. Livre de bord. Paris, Ars Éditions, sd [c. 1920]. In-4 paperback, filled printed cover. Numerous photographic reproductions with gilt ornamentation. Fold-out map of Paris and surrounding area. The information on the title page has been added by hand: Voyage du 16 mars 1921, Monsieur Pernel, Nom du pilote Pillon, Avion n°T46 80HP.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 778.BIS - 778 BIS. Aeronautics. Circuit de l'Est du Matin. The world's first aeroplane race. Le Matin, 1910. In-8 oblong paperback, green printed cover. Black photographic reproductions. Paris-Troyes-Nancy-Mézières-Charleville-Douai-Amiens-Paris. August 7-17, 1910.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 779 - Africa - BARTH (Henri). Voyages et découvertes dans l'Afrique septentrionale et centrale pendant les années 1849 à 1855. Translated from the German by Paul Ithier. Only edition authorized by the German author and publisher. Paris, A. Bohné, Bruxelles, Fr. Van Meenen et Cie (then A. Lacroix, Van Meenen et cie from volume 2), 1860-1861. 4 volumes in-8, black half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilded title and tomaison (period binding). First edition of the French translation, illustrated with 4 color frontispiece lithographs, an engraved portrait hors texte, 92 engraved figures on 53 plates hors texte and a large fold-out map. An excellent account of Barth's travels from 1850 to 1854 over the part of Central Africa from Baghermi in the east to Timbuktu in the west. Many of his observations, which are fairly accurate, are devoted to Timbuktu, following in the footsteps of René Caillié, whose presence he confirmed 25 years earlier. (Chadenat 1545.) Some light rubbing, light brown spots on the frontispieces and fold-out map. A fine copy.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 780 - Africa - BARTH (Henri). Voyages et découvertes dans l'Afrique septentrionale et centrale pendant les années 1849 à 1855. Translated from the German by Paul Ithier. Paris, Bohné, Bruxelles, Lacroix, 1860-1861. 4 volumes in 2 vol. in-8, half blond basane, spine ribbed (contemporary binding). Worm damage to nerves and boards. First French edition. Portrait, 4 color frontispieces, 92 fig. in 58 plates, color fold-out map. Excellent account of Barth's travels in Africa from 1850 to 1854. He brought back accurate data on Central Africa. Many of his observations are devoted to Timbuktu, following in the footsteps of René Caillié, whose presence he had confirmed 25 years earlier.

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 781 - Africa - BOSMAN (Guillaume). Voyage de Guinée, contenant une description nouvelle et très exacte de cette côte où l'on trouve et où l'on trafique l'or, les dents d'éléphant et les esclaves. Utrecht, Antoine Schouten, 1705. In-12, havana calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece (period binding). First edition of the French translation. Illustrated with a portrait, frontispiece and 19 engraved plates with figures (views, natural history, hunting scenes). The most sought-after and highly-regarded account of Guinea, providing invaluable information on as yet unknown or poorly described regions, and on the trade in precious objects and materials such as gold and ivory, as well as on the slave trade. A good copy. Small light marginal wetness to first few leaves, some foxing or browning to some plates, corners worn.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 782 - Africa - CHRISTIAN (Christian Pitois, known as P.). L'Afrique française, l'empire de Maroc et les déserts de Sahara. Paris, Barbier, sd. In-4 black half-chagrin, gold-stamped spine, gilt title. Frontispiece and 26 plates (of 28) out of text, including 11 colored costume plates. One folding color map. Some foxing. (Vicaire, II, 397).

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 783 - Africa - DELEGORGUE (Adulphe). Voyage dans l'Afrique australe, notamment dans le territoire de Natal, dans celui des Cafres Amazoulous et Makatisses et jusqu'au Tropique du Capricorne, exécuté durant les années 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 et 1844. Paris, au dépôt de librairie, sd. 2 large volumes in-8, half green basane, ornate smooth spines, gilt title and gilt stamps (period binding). Frontispiece portrait, 2 folding maps and 8 hors texte engravings. Numerous accounts of elephant and hippopotamus hunting, etc. With a vocabulary of the Zulu language. Spine darkened, numerous scattered foxings, large foxing on first folding map.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 784 - Africa - DENNIÉE (Baron). Précis historique et administratif de la campagne d'Afrique. Paris, Delaunay, 1830. In-8, black half-basin, smooth spine gilt-stamped, gilt title (period binding). [2] ff, 219 pp, [2] ff, 6 large folding plates. First edition of this historical précis published just after the conquest of Algiers, reporting the main events and documents from the preparations for the operation to the capture of Algiers in July 1830. One of the first books devoted to the conquest of Algeria, by Baron Denniée, intendant en chef de l'armée d'expédition. He left Algiers in August 1830 due to ill health. (Chadenat, 2856; Gay, 891; Tailliart, 1862.) Rousseurs. Wet bookplate of the La Roche Guyon library (La Rochefoucauld). Ex-libris JM.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 785 - Africa - DU CHAILLU (Paul). Travels and adventures in equatorial Africa. Habits and customs of the inhabitants; gorilla, crocodile, leopard, elephant, hippopotamus, etc., etc., hunts. Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1863. In-4, green half-chagrin, spine ribbed and gilt (period binding). First French edition, illustrated with a frontispiece, a few figures in the text, 26 woodcut plates and a fold-out map with the author's itinerary. A good copy. Dry-stamped Journu family coat-of-arms on frontispiece (Bordeaux noble family). Spotting, paper of last two plates foxed.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 786 - Africa - GORDON LAING (Alexander). Voyage dans le Timanni, le Kouranko et le Soulimana, contrées de l'Afrique occidentale, fait en 1822, translated from English by MM. Eyriès and de Larenaudière (...) ; précédé d'un essai sur les progrès de la géographie de l'intérieur de l'Afrique, et sur les principaux voyages de découvertes qui y rattachent, par M. de Larenaudière. With a map and eight plates. Paris, Delaforest, Arthus Bertrand, 1826. In-8, lxv-432 pp. with a folding map and 8 lithographed plates, paperback with printed cover. Some foxing. First edition of the French translation of Travels through the Timanee (...) to the sources of the Roskelle and Niger, published in London in 1825. From the English bases in Sierra Leone, where Alexander Gordon Laing (1793-1826) was stationed with his unit, he made this journey into Mandingo country, sent by Governor Charles MacCarthy both to open up trade links and to facilitate the abolition of the slave trade, which Great Britain had championed since the Congress of Vienna. His report contains the first accurate information on the sources of the Niger (which he failed to reach, however). His expedition and death in Timbuktu in 1826 are another story... (Gay 2845.)

Estim. 450 - 500 EUR

Lot 787 - Africa - Hélène de France, Duchess of Aosta. Travels in Africa. Illustrated with 487 engravings, a heliogravure portrait and a colored map. Milan, Paris, Fratelli Treves, Librairie Nilsson, 1913. In-4 brown half-maroquin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt title, date on tail, gilt fillet on covers, gilt head, illustrated cover preserved. Rousseurs. E.A.S. from the author to William Eagle-Pott, English explorer and shipowner, and close friend of the Duchess. With two photos and a four-page letter from the Duchess, written in Aden, 29.12.1924. In the letter, the Duchess speaks of their friendship and of a future trip to Africa with her son.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 788 - Africa - IACOVLEFF (Alexandre). Drawings and paintings of Africa executed during the Citroën Centre Afrique expedition, second Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil mission. Paris, Lucien Vogel chez Jules Meynial, 1927. In-folio of (15) pages; text bound in black silk, African-inspired decoration painted in red and white on the front cover (a few small spots on the first endpapers and the first 2 pages), the 50 plates in leaves, all in a publisher's flap wallet in basane, leather laces. Waxing on spine, a few small dark spots and fine scratches on boards. Inside of portfolio lightly pitted. First edition, illustrated with numerous sketches in the text and 50 color plates. Copy with text on Madagascar paper and plates on pure wove paper. N°28 printed for the Marquise de Chasseloup-Laubat. Minor spotting to lower corner of plate 1-2. Very small marginal tear on plate 17. Alexandre Iacovleff was chosen as the official painter of the Croisière noire, an expedition organized by André Citroën, which crossed Africa from one end to the other with autochenilles from October 1924 to June 1925. A good copy.

Estim. 2 000 - 2 500 EUR

Lot 789 - Africa - LE VAILLANT (François). Voyage dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les Années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 & 85. Paris, Leroy, 1790. 2 vol. in-8 of XXIV-384 pp. ; [2]-399 (out of 403) pp. 12 hors-texte plates engraved in black (complete with the plate of the Hottentote). The last 4 pages of volume II are missing, but the text itself is complete (without cuts). Marbled basane, ornate spine bands, red and green marbled title-pages (later imitation binding). Rubbed and worn. Light yellow marginal foxing, rare foxing. First in-8° edition of François Le Vaillant's first voyage. Trained as a naturalist and ornithologist, François Le Vaillant (1753-1824) explored southern Africa on two expeditions, published 6 years apart. He brought back to France a very fine natural history collection, including numerous birds and a giraffe (described for the first time in this book, see pl. 7 and 8). As early as 1789, he tried to sell it "for a modest sum" to the French state, but successive revolutionary governments would not follow suit, much to the explorer's dismay. This important collection was eventually dispersed and sold abroad (notably to Temminck)...

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 790 - Africa - MORCELLI (Stefano Antonio). Africa Christiana, in tres partes tributa. Brescia, Bettoni, 1816-1817. 3 vol. in-4 of XIV-[2]-394, 376 and 431 pp, [2] ff, two fine portrait-frontispieces engraved by Becconi (the author; Pope Pius VII), and 3 double-page maps in fine. Half blond calf, smooth spines decorated with black and gilt fillets, brown title pages, speckled edges (mid-19th century binding). This luxurious publication is not an archaeological reconstruction, but a history of Christian Africa in the first centuries, based on patristic sources. (Backer & Sommervogel, V, 1297 (49).) A fine copy.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 791 - Africa - PARK (Mungo). Voyage dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique fait en 1795, 1796 et 1797. Avec des éclaircissemens sur la géographie de l'Afrique par le Major RENNEL. Translated from the English second edition by J. CASTERA. Paris, Dentu, Carteret, Tavernier, An VIII [1799]. 2 vol. in-8 of xii-411 pp. and [2] ff.-376 pp. Rooted calf, richly decorated smooth spines, red and green marbled title and tom. pieces, gilt garland framing the boards (period binding). Very slight rubbing to headpieces, corners and spines. First edition of the French translation, illustrated with a portrait, 3 maps including 2 large ones (one with enhanced contours), and 5 hors texte engravings. A very fine copy of this mythical voyage. "Copies of this translation have become quite rare" Brunet (IV, 376).

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 792 - [Africa - RAFFENEL (Anne-Jean-Baptiste). Voyage dans l'Afrique Occidentale. ATLAS. [Paris], [Arthus Bertrand], [1846]. Set of 10 finely colored lithographed plates of costumes, taken from the atlas of the first edition of the author's first voyage to Africa (lacking the 2 maps and plate 11) + title and table of plates. Slight foxing, more pronounced on the 2 text pages.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 793 - Africa - Senegal. Lot of 71 old postcards. Sl, [c. 1910]. 9 x 14 cm. Good condition. Represented are views of Saint-Louis and Dakar, types (young girl, newlyweds, Moors, a nurse, Ouolof girls, Laobé, Bambara woman, Senegalese riflemen), scenes (fish market, return from market, Saint-Louis market square, novelty store, camel camp, couscous preparation), or trades (musicians, pirogues, jewelers, tailor, shoemaker, sculptors).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 794 - Africa - SMITH (William). Nouveau voyage de Guinée, contenant une description exacte des coûtumes, des manières, du terrain, du climat, des habillemens, des bâtimens, de l'éducation, des arts manuels, de l'agriculture, du commerce, des emplois, des langages, des rangs de distinction, des habitations, des divertissemens, des mariages, & généralement de tout ce qu'il y a de remarquable parmi les habitans, &c. Translated from the English. Paris, Durand, Pissot, 1751. 2 parts in one vol. in-12, x-258-[2]-314 pp. 5 hors-texte natural history plates. Marbled fawn basane, ornate spine, arms at foot, arms in center of boards (period binding). Heads and spines restored. First edition of the French translation. The author was sent in 1726 by the "Compagnie royale d'Afrique en Angleterre" to survey plans, drawings and views of its forts and settlements on the Guinea coast. The report of his voyage was first published in English in London in 1744 (Gay 2823. Sabin 84561.) With the arms of Gabriel-Jérôme de BULLION D'ESCLIMONT, repeated on the spine.

Estim. 550 - 600 EUR

Lot 795 - Africa - SPEKE (John Hanning). The Sources of the Nile. Paris, L. Hachette et Cie, 1864. In-8, brown half-chagrin, ornate spine, gilt edges (period binding). Frontispiece portrait, 3 maps (2 double-page), illustrations in the text (4 full-page). Corners rubbed, rare spotting, small amount of wetness at end of volume.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 796 - North Africa. Ministry of War. Tableau de la situation des établissements français dans l'Algérie, en 1839. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, June 1840. In-4, [4]-365 pp. 3 maps, paperback with publisher's printed cover. Protected in a reused wooden slipcase covered in red paper with gilt decoration. Some foxing. Second issue of this official annual publication, which appeared under this title from 1838 to 1866, then became the Statistique générale de l'Algérie, offering valuable details on the French military and civilian installation. Stamp of the library of La Roche-Guyon (La Rochefoucauld).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 797 - North Africa - [HUN (Félix)]. Excursion to Upper Kabylie, and ascent to the Tamgoutt of Lella Khedidja. By a vacationing judge from Algiers. Alger, Bastide, Paris, Challamel, 1859. In-8, 280 pp, brown half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). One corner damaged, last page angularly missing, otherwise a good copy. Trip made in 1853 from Algiers to Dar-el-Mizan to find Beauprêtre. Hun then travels through certain parts of the high mountains of greater Kabylie, becoming the first Christian to ostensibly penetrate the Zouaoua. Hun's autograph signature in fine. The verso of the end page bears this autograph note, also signed: "Notre présente publication est mise en vente au profit d'une œuvre de bienfaisance civilisatrice, pas les bayonnettes, en Kabylie, Kabylie du Djerdjera". (Playfair, 1725 and 2100.)

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 798 - North Africa - [Manuscript]. Africa. 1837, 38 & 39. Sl, sd (1839). In-4 oblong, calligraphic title framed by orientalizing scrolls, 16 handwritten plates (including 13 watercolors in color), [5] blank ff., red half-chagrin, smooth mute spine (period binding). Covers, spine and corners damaged. A moving notebook of sketches and drawings by a soldier involved in the conquest of Algeria under the July Monarchy, about whom unfortunately nothing is known. The watercolors form a naïve work in which the demonstrative picturesque outweighs the documentary, but the whole undoubtedly constitutes one of the first private iconographies of certain places in Kabylia (details on request).

Estim. 1 100 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 799 - North Africa - [SCHIEBLE (Erhard)]. Carte topographique des environs d'Alger [...] Paris, 1856. Large folding map, 67 x 102 cm, canvas-backed, in double contemporary green marbled paper slipcase. .

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 800 - North Africa - EULOGE (René). Cimes et hautes vallées du Grand Atlas. 200 hors texte heliogravures based on photographs by René Euloge. Marrakech, Éditions de la Tighermt, 1949. In-4, 56 pp. of text and 208 plates in heliogravure hors texte, one f. of table, one fold-out map. Paperback, filled printed cover. Spine damaged. Fine E.A.S. from the author to Henri Vinay on the title page. N°467 of 550 copies on vellum, numbered by the press. Unique edition of this fine album. René Euloge, a schoolteacher in Demnat (southern Moroccan Atlas) and Berber-speaking writer, spent the years 1919 to 1963 in the region, publishing widely (Perret, 1533. Only three copies in the CCFr (BnF, Sainte-Geneviève and Lyon).

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 801 - North Africa - FRISON-ROCHE (Roger). Garet El Djenoum. Algiers, Société Shell, 1960. Small in-4, 51-[1] pp. in ff. printed cover, in publisher's slipcase. In-text black drawings and 3 full-page color lithographs (including 1 double-page) by Charles BROUTY, title - lettering and pagination in blue. Edition of 1,200 copies; n°22 of the top 75 on Vélin d'Arches. Minor brown spots on cover and endpapers. A very fine work on Garet el Djenoun, a granite peak in the Tefedest and Hoggar regions, by desert and mountain lover Roger Frison-Roche.

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Lot 802 - North Africa - GALIBERT (Léon). L'Algérie ancienne et moderne depuis les premiers établissements des Carthaginois jusqu'à la prise de la Smalah d'Abd-el-Keder. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1854. In-4, green half-chagrin, spine ribbed and gilt (period binding). 36 hors-texte plates, including 12 in color, a folding color map and numerous in-text figures, all by Raffet et Rouargue frères. Freckling, very pronounced in places.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 803 - North Africa - GUYON (Jean-Louis). Voyage d'Alger aux Ziban, l'ancienne Zebe, en 1847. Algiers, Imprimerie du Gouvernement, 1850. In-4 oblong, green half-calf with corners, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Single atlas consisting of a title, a list of plates and 35 lithographed plates, most of them based on drawings by Aristide Verdalle, Surgeon-Assistant-Major of the Army of Africa (portrait of the last bey of Constantine, views of the Ziban oases, Tell monuments). A fine copy.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 804 - North Africa - JUNGMANN (R.). Costumes, manners and customs of the Algerians. Strasbourg, Bernard, 1837. In-4 oblong, contemporary marbled boards, title-piece on front cover. First edition illustrated with an engraved folding map and 36 lithographs by Simon based on drawings made by the author in situ. Heavy dampening.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 805 - North Africa - LEVE (L.-S.). Julia, or The Parisian Settlers in Algeria. [MANUSCRIT]. Sl, May 1863. In-8, 211 pp, one f. n. ch. of table, in fine, calligraphic and very legible handwriting (about 20 lines per page), tan half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, speckled edges (period binding). A good copy. A curious novel, apparently never published, which forms a family history story straddling Algeria and metropolitan France (Drôme, Provence, especially Flassans in the Var). The heroine, Julia, daughter of Parisian workers, finds herself and her family in Algeria, orphaned and so on. No trace of the author has been found. He does not appear to have published any other works. Bookplate of Pierre Libaude.

Estim. 280 - 300 EUR

Lot 806 - North Africa - MAUROY (Prosper). Du commerce des peuples de l'Afrique septentrionale dans l'antiquité, le moyen-âge et les temps modernes, comparé au commerce des Arabes de nos jours. Paris, au comptoir des imprimeurs-unis, 1845. In-8, half-green long-grain morocco, smooth spine decorated throughout, covers preserved, untrimmed (second half 20th century binding by Devauchelle). First edition. A fine copy. Stamp of a religious congregation on the false title and title.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 807 - North Africa - NODIER (Charles). Journal de l'Expédition des Portes de Fer. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1844. In-4, [2] ff, XVI-329 pp, cream paper bradel boards, brown mar. on spine (publisher's binding). Illustrated with 40 chine woodcuts and numerous vignettes in the text by Raffet, Dauzats and Decamps, as well as a folded map of the road from Philippeville to Algiers. First edition of one of the finest 19th-century books on the conquest of Algeria. Printed at the King's expense and not placed on the market, the work was printed in small numbers after the death of the Duc d'Orléans as a souvenir for members of the royal family, court dignitaries, government officials and the prince's comrades-in-arms who were members of the expedition. This account of the campaign led by Ferdinand Duc d'Orléans (1810-1842) and Marshal Valée in 1839 was written by Charles Nodier at the request of Louis-Philippe's eldest son, and based on his notes. Charles Nodier provides one of the most interesting illustrated descriptions of Algeria at the time of the second phase of the conquest. The Journal de l'expédition des Portes de Fer combines three rare qualities: it is at once a great literary text, a travel report and a historical testimony. "It is, in fact, the account of the Duke of Orleans' trip to Algeria, from September 19, 1839 to November 2: the Duke visited Oran, Algiers and the surrounding area, Bougie, Philippeville, Constantine and the ruins of Djemila. It was decided to return to Algiers via the Portes de Fer, i.e. by land. The passage through the famous Portes occupies only four pages in the narrative; it was a perilous operation in which the army could have been wiped out, but there was no attack. The Duc d'Orléans asked Nodier to be the historian of this voyage..." (Tailliart). (Tailliart) Spine darkened, covers slightly bent. Very slight scattered brown spots. A very good, well-preserved copy, as issued. Provenance of Lieutenant-Colonel Count DUMAS, aide-de-camp to the King, with handwritten note signed by him on the flyleaf: "I received this work on December 26, 1844 from the hands of S.A.R. Madame la Duchesse d'Orléans, in memory of the Prince her husband". (Tailliart, 1730. Playfair, 1064.)

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 808 - North Africa - NODIER (Charles). Journal de l'expédition des portes de fer. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1844. In-4, red chagrin, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt and cold fillet framing the covers with large central plate with rocaille decoration, gilt fillet on the edges, wide gilt inner border, gilt edges (period binding). First edition and first printing of this work by Charles Nodier, based on notes by the Duc d'Orléans. It is illustrated with 40 hors-texte compositions, a folded map and numerous in-text figures by Dauzats, Decamps and Raffet, engraved by Montigneul, Lavoignat, Hébert, Lavieille, Pisan, etc. Exemplary on large wove paper for Count MOLITOR, Marshal of France (1770-1849), with his label affixed to the flyleaf. A superb copy in full contemporary binding, in extremely rare condition. Some light foxing.

Estim. 1 400 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 809 - North Africa - PACHO (Jean-Raymond). Relation d'un voyage dans la Marmarique, la Cyrénaique, et les oasis d'Audjelah et de Maradèh. Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1829. In-folio, fawn half-chagrin, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Atlas only, complete with 100 lithographed plates, including 5 in color (views, scenes, plans, botany). Along with Cailliaud, Pacho was one of the few French explorers of the Libyan desert in the first half of the 19th century. A good copy. Some foxing, mainly in the margins.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 810 - North Africa - PRÉAUX-LOCRÉ (Auguste-Jean-Maurice). Réflexions sur la colonisation du territoire d'Alger. Paris, J. Corréard jeune, 1832. In-8, burgundy cloth, red title page (modern binding). Illustrated with 3 lithographed portraits, including that of Hussein pacha in color, and a folding plate. A good copy. Small light marginal wetness at the beginning of the volume.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 811 - North Africa - VILLE (Ludovic). Recherches sur les roches, les eaux et les gîtes minéraux des provinces d'Oran et d'Alger. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1852. In-4, brown half-percaline, ornate smooth spine, green morocco title-piece, printed covers preserved (20th century binding). First edition, illustrated with tables and a few figures in the text, as well as 4 engraved plates, including a plan with enhanced contours. A good copy. Some spotting.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 812 - South Africa - HUGOT. Trade mission to the Transvaal. Report presented to the Chamber of Commerce [of Paris]. Paris, Hôtel de la Chambre de Commerce, 1900. In-8 bradel half red cloth with corners, long title page on spine, cover preserved (V. Champs). Cut and missing at top of dedication leaf, else a good copy.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 813 - Germany. Der Rhein von Mainz bis Köln. Mainz, Joseph Halenza, sd. Large engraved panorama of the Rhine (dim. 1910 x 254 mm) folded in black publisher's boards with gilt title, with accompanying 16 pp. paperback booklet.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Lot 814 - Germany - DURAND (Hippolyte). The German Rhine and North Germany. Tours, Mame, 1865. In-4 green half-chagrin, finely decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges (period binding). Numerous full-page lithographs by Karl Girardet (1813-1871). A fine copy, virtually free of foxing (except for the spotted endpapers and edges). Also by the same author, same publisher: Le Danube allemand et l'Allemagne du Sud. 1863. In-4, red half-chagrin, finely decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges (period binding). numerous full-page lithographs by Karl Girardet. Some light foxing.

Estim. 60 - 100 EUR

Lot 815 - Germany - ENGELMANN (Dr. C.). Kreuznach, its mineral springs and their mode of administration; mainly for the use of people who take the waters. Translated from the German manuscript by Ferd. Nusbaum. Heidelberg, Jos. Engelmann, 1839. In-8 blond calf, spine ribbed, title page in green marble, boards cold-braided and framed with gilt fillet (period binding, spine and endpapers entirely rebound). 3 finely steel-engraved out-of-text views and a fold-out map in fine. Some light foxing. A fine copy of this rare work.

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Lot 816 - Alps. An artist's walks. Tyrol - Switzerland. Northern Italy. Paris, Jules Renouard, [c. 1860]. In-8, purple half-basin, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Illustrated with 26 hors texte engravings after Stanfield and Turner. Freckles, corners worn.

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Lot 817 - America - LANIER (M. L.). L'Amérique. Selected readings in geography. Ninth edition, revised and corrected. Paris, Belin, 1896. In-12 dark brown half calf, smooth threaded spine, gilt title (period binding). Spine unstained, paper torn at bottom of front cover. Light spotting. Numerous illustrations in and out of text, including color maps.

Estim. 10 - 15 EUR

Lot 818 - America - LAS CASAS (Dom Barthélémy de). La Découverte des Indes Occidentales par les Espagnols, written by Dom Balthazar [sic] de Las Casas, Bishop of Chiapa. [translated by Abbé J.-B. Morvan de Bellegarde]. Paris, André Pralard, 1697. In-12 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with attractive bird's irons, title page in red calf (period binding). Headcap missing. First edition of the French translation by Abbé Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde (1648-1734) of the account by the Spanish Dominican Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566), famous for his defense of the Indians during the Valladolid controversy following the violent intervention of the conquistadors in America; the translator has "softened in some places things that seemed too cruel" (disclaimer). Illustrated with a title-frontispiece depicting Hernán Cortés and Montezuma, and a vignette bearing the arms of the Count of Toulouse, the book's dedicatee, both engraved by Pierre Giffart fils. Some small brown spots. Modern handwritten bookplate in blue ink on title.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 819 - [America - PAULMIER DE COURTONNE (Jean). Mémoires touchant l'établissement d'une mission chrestienne dans le troisième monde, autrement appellé, La Terre Australe, Meridionale, Antartique, & Inconnuë. Dediez à Nostre S. Père le Pape Alexandre VII. Par un Ecclésiastique Originaire de cette mesme Terre. Paris, Claude Cramoisy, 1663. In-8 of [18] ff. 215-[1] pp. post mottled vellum. Rousseurs. Very rare first (and only) edition of this important account of the voyage of Binot Paulmier, sieur du Bucquet, known as the Captain of Gonneville, a Norman navigator who is said to have been the first Frenchman to arrive in Brazil, in 1504. He left Honfleur on June 24, 1503 aboard the ship l'Espoir, with 60 crew members, for the East Indies but, perhaps after rounding the Cape of Good Hope and missing the "loop", he was pushed towards an unknown land and ended up in the Terres Australes (renamed Brazil) on January 6, 1504, where he spent six months in refit. On July 3, he sailed back to France with Essomericq, the son of the chief of the native tribe. After a nightmarish odyssey, on May 7, 1505, his ship ran aground in Guernsey, where it was pillaged. Arriving in Honfleur on foot on May 20, only twenty-seven people survived, including the Indian Essomericq, baptized during the crossing and adopted by Gonneville, who married him to one of his relatives, Marie Moulin, who bore him fourteen children. After his wife's death, Essomericq remarried another young girl from Honfleur, who bore him seven daughters. The story doesn't appear until 1663, when Jean Paulmier de Courtonne, a relative of Binot and canon of Lisieux's Saint-Pierre cathedral, publishes this work in which he claims to be the great-grandson of an Indian brought to France by Binot Paulmier in 1505. Jean Paulmier de Courtonne asserted that French patriotism had been affected by the Dutch and English discoveries in the South Pacific, and used the account of the voyage to justify the French settlement and claim precedence. This grievance gained ground in the eighteenth century, justifying the French expeditions of Bougainville and Bouvet (source Wikipedia). The authenticity of the story has long been the subject of controversy (until recently, according to recent, still contradictory research), with no definitive proof either in favor or against. Handwritten bookplate to title Anquetil-Perron (who states "Le Journal des SS. de mars 1739 dit que ce livre est rare."). Ex-libris JM. (Leclerc 1628; Brunet III 1595 "Let us add to these details that the edition having been printed and put on sale without the author's knowledge, he only became aware of it six weeks after it was made public, and that then, unable to obtain the seizure of the edition, because of the privilege with which it is covered, he consented to its circulation, after, however, a warning had been attached, in which his grievances are set out. This warning, which occupies nine pages and is followed by a f. of errata, is therefore not to be found in the copies sold first", it is indeed present).

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 820 - America - PENA Y MONTENEGRO (Alonso de la). Itinerario para parrocos de Indios, en que se tratan las materias mas particulares tocantes a ellos para su buena administracion (...). Nueva edicion, purgada de muchisimos hierros. Madrid, Pedro Marin, 1771. Fort vol. in-folio, [16] ff. n. ch. (title, exhortation, table of chapters, letters from popes and Catholic monarchs), 612 pp. text on two columns, speckled tan basane, ornate ribbed spine, red title page, red edges (period binding). Boards very rubbed, one corner missing, traces of moisture at the end of the volume. The first edition of this comprehensive apostolic manual, specific to the Amerindian populations, was published in 1668. This is the seventh and final edition. It is the fruit of the pastoral experience of Alonso de La Pena Rivas y Montenegro (1596-1687), born in Galicia, but bishop of Quito from 1653 to his death. The work was written at the express request of the cabildos of Quito, Popayan and Guayaquil. (Palau, 217 534-III. Sabin 59 624. Leclerc, 1145. The CCF has only one copy of this edition (Quai Branly).

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 821 - America - ROBERTSON (William). History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 volumes in-4 tortoiseshell calf, ornate ribbed spine, bronze morocco title-pages, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, marbled boards (period binding). First edition of the French translation in quarto format. Translation by Suard and Morellet of Robertson's history of America. Illustrated with 4 folding maps (Gulf of Mexico, South America, Mexico, South America) and a plate of Mexican antiquities, engraved by Bénard. Divided into eight books, the two volumes contain the story of the discovery of the New World and the conquest of Mexico and Peru. Among the documents reproduced is a brief extract from the rare letter from Cortès to Charles V dated 1519 (t. 2, pp. 524-525) and a catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts cited by the author and on which he based his work (t. 2, pp. 526-538). (Sabin 71991; Quérard VIII, 77.) Armorial bookplate of the Marquis de Saporta (1823-1895), French naturalist. Very minor gnawing to tail caps. A superb copy.

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Lot 822 - America - ROBERTSON (William). The History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 vol. in-4 of [2] ff. xx-540 pp, 5 fold-out plates including 4 maps & [2] ff. 553-[2] pp. raked calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt ship's irons and gilt decorations, title and tom. pages in red and black marble, double gilt fillet and floral garland framing the boards, tr. speckled with blue (period binding). First edition of the French translation by Suard and Jansen of the work by Robertson (1721-1793), principal of the University of Edinburgh and His Britannic Majesty's historiographer for Scotland, which was published in Paris just two years after the declaration of independence of the United States of America. The English edition had appeared a year earlier. This work has often been praised for its rigorous use of bibliographical sources. Volume 2 contains an interesting catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts that Mr. Robertson cites in this history. A fine copy.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 823 - America - TOURON (Antoine). Histoire générale de l'Amérique depuis sa découverte; qui comprend l'histoire naturelle, ecclésiastique, militaire, morale & civile des contrées de cette grande partie du monde. Paris, Hérissant, 1768-1770. 14 volumes in-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, gilt fillet on edges. First edition divided into 6 parts concerning Saint-Domingue, Mexico, New Spain, the Empire of Peru, a general study of Christianity among the peoples of America, the history of Peru and the new kingdom of Granada. A fine copy.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Lot 824 - America - ULLOA (Antonio de). Mémoires philosophiques, historiques, physiques, concernant la découverte de l'Amérique, ses anciens habitants, leurs mœurs, leurs usages, leur connexion avec les nouveaux habitants, leur religion ancienne & moderne, les produits des trois règnes de la nature, & en particulier les mines, leur exploitation, leur immense produit ignoré jusqu'ici. Paris, Buisson, 1787. 2 volumes in-8, marbled havana calf, ornate smooth spines, lemon morocco title-pieces, marbled edges (period binding). First French edition. A fine copy. Minor brown spots.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 825 - Central America - BIART (Lucien). The hot earth. Scenes of Mexican manners. Paris, Hetzel, sd. In-12 bradel brown half-percaline, spine decorated, title page in green mar. Minor scattered foxing. Also included, by the same author and publisher: La Terre tempérée. Scenes from Mexican Life. 1866. In-12 blue half calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt title. Spine faded. Some foxing. Stamps of Cercle de l'Industrie, Commentry.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Lot 826 - Central America - BULLOCK (William). Historical atlas for use in Mexico in 1823. With explanations of the plates. Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1824. In-4 oblong, contemporary boards, title printed on first board. Single atlas including portrait of the author, 2 folding plans of Mexico City, 6 plates of costumes, and 12 plates of views including a panorama of Mexico City. A good copy. Worn boards.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 827 - Central America - FOSSEY (Mathieu de). Mexico. Paris, Henri Plon, 1857. In-8, purple half-basin, spine decorated (period binding). First edition, containing interesting historical and anthropological information on Mexico. A good copy. Angular staining to last few leaves.

Estim. 60 - 70 EUR

Lot 828 - Central America - LAS CASAS (Dom Barthélémy de). Œuvres de Don Barthélémi de Las Casas, évêque de Chiapa, Défenseur de la liberté des naturels de l'Amérique ; précédées de sa vie [...] par J.-A. LLORENTE. Paris, Eymery, Bruxelles, De Mat, 1822. 2 vol. in-8, fawn half-basin, smooth spine decorated, title and appendix in red marble (period binding). Frontispiece portrait. Scattered foxing. Edition dedicated to the Comte de Las Cases.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Lot 829 - Central America - SAUSSURE (Henri de). Mexican antiquities. Le manuscrit du cacique. Genève, Aubert-Schuchardt, 1891. In-4 oblong, 8 pp. paperback, printed and illustrated cover. First edition, illustrated with a title and 17 color plates. This work is a copy of a pre-Columbian manuscript on a solar cult ritual discovered by Henri de Saussure during his trip to Mexico. Despite the mention of "1er fascicule", it was the only one published. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure was a Swiss entomologist and mineralogist. In 1854, together with a friend, Henri Peyrot, he undertook a voyage of exploration in Mexico and the West Indies, which lasted until 1856. A fine copy of this uncommon brochure. Some foxing on cover, pieces of adhesive on spine. Missing from the usual bibliographies.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 830 - North America. Travels in Virginia and Florida. Paris, Duchartre et van Buggenhoudt, 1927. In-4, paperback, filled illustrated cover. From the Collection illustrée des Grands Voyages en Amérique au XVIe siècle. - A marvelous yet true description of the manners and customs of the savages of Virginia (in 1585), first written in English by Thomas HARIOT. Intaglio illustrations by Théodore de BRY, based on images taken by John WITH (...). Reproduction of Th. De Bry's work, notably John With's 23 plates, in black and white, text in French. - Three trips to Florida. One under Jean RIBAUT, in 1562; the second under René de LAUDONNIERE, in 1564; the third under Dominique de GOURGUES, in 1567. Intaglio illustrations by Théodore de BRY, based on drawings by Jacques le MOYNE, who saw everything for himself. Reproduction of Th. De Bry's work, notably Le Moyne's 42 full-page plates, in black and white, with facing text in French. A good copy, n°72 of 100 on Hollande van Gelder.

Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Lot 831 - North America - ROUQUETTE ( Louis-Frédéric). L'Épopée blanche. Illustrated with 150 original sketches and six color plates by Paul COZE. Paris, Ferenczi et fils, 1930. In-4 paperback, printed cover, illustrated, filled. Complete with out-of-text color plates. Edition of 1,530 copies; no. 447 of 1,500 on Navarre satin paper, enriched with an ORIGINAL DRAWING signed by Paul Croze, with dispatch, in graphite (portrait of Indian chief).

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 832 - North America - BARTRAM (William). Voyage dans les parties sud de l'Amérique septentrionale, savoir : les Carolines septentrionale et méridionale, la Georgie, les Florides orientale et occidentale, le pays des Cherokées, le vaste territoire des Muscogulges ou de la confédération Creek, et le pays des Chactaws ; contenant des détails sur le sol et les productions naturelles de ces contrées, et des observations sur les mœurs des Sauvages qui les habitent. Printed in Philadelphia, in 1791, and in London, in 1792, and translated from English by P-.V. Benoist. Paris, Carteret et Brosson, Dugour et Durand, An VII [1799]. 2 vol. in-8, marbled calf, ornate smooth spines, red titles and giblets (contemporary binding). Rubbed and scratched. First French translation of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, etc., first published in 1791 at the Philadelphia address, as indicated in the title. 5 plates hors texte (including a portrait-frontispiece, 3 botanical plates and a large folding map). All the copies described by Chadenat include only 5 plates, and it is probable that Sabin's reference to 6 plates is an error on his part. This highly sought-after voyage took place from 1773 to 1776, and focused mainly on the natural history of the regions visited, as well as the customs of the Indian nations. In the United States, it is the foundation of a certain view of American "ingeniousness", with regard to landscapes and the continent's first occupants. (Sabin 3871 (reports 6 plates). Chadenat, 507 & 5315.) A few small brown spots. Plate 3 of vol. 2 is incomplete of its lower part (which must be rabbatue). A good copy.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 833 - North America - BIRKBECK (Morris). Lettres sur les nouveaux établissements qui se forment dans les parties occidentales des États-Unis d'Amérique. Paris, L'Huillier, Delaunay, 1819. In-8, tan boards, red title page, speckled edges (modern binding). Rare first French edition of Letters from Illinois, published in Philadelphia in 1818, and illustrated with a folding engraved map. Born into a family of Quakers, the author emigrated with his family to the United States in 1817, founding an agricultural colony in the state of Illinois. This collection of letters includes his correspondence during his first year with friends and future settlers. It contains a wealth of practical information about his life and the conditions of his settlement. A good copy. Some spotting at the beginning of the volume.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

Lot 834 - North America - BURNABY (Andrew). Voyages to the Middle Colonies of Northern America, made in 1759 and 1760. With observations on the state of the colonies. Lausanne, La Société Typographique, 1778. Small in-8, fawn basane, ribbed spine decorated with fillets, red morocco title page, red edges (period binding). First French edition. The account of this voyage contains numerous descriptions of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It also describes the discord between the states, and the tensions between the colonists and the Indian tribes. A good copy. With an errata and additions leaf bound between the end of the preface and the beginning of the text. Small marginal brown stain at end of volume.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 835 - North America - CHANNING (William Ellery). De l'esclavage. Paris, Charpentier, 1866. In-18, brown cloth, smooth spine, black title page, covers preserved (modern binding). First French edition. It is preceded by a preface and a study of slavery in the United States by Édouard Laboulaye, and is followed by Remarques sur la question de l'esclavage, and Lettres à M. Clay sur l'annexion du Texas aux États-Unis. A good copy. Some foxing.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 836 - North America - CREVECOEUR (Michel Guillaume Jean de, dit J. Hector St John). Letters from an American farmer addressed to Wm. S... on Esq.r. from the year 1770 to 1786. Paris, Cuchet, 1787. 3 vol. in-8 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, title and greevel pages, red tr. (period binding). Rare edition, the most complete, of which the 3rd volume is almost entirely in the original edition. Illustrated with 3 title vignettes, 4 plates and 5 large folding maps. Spellings otherwise a fine copy. Originally from Normandy, Saint-John de Crèvecoeur (1735-1813) embarked for New France at the age of 20, where he served as a cartographer in Montcalm's army during the Seven Years' War. He traveled extensively, taking notes and working as a surveyor, before becoming a farmer, first in Ulster County and then in Orange County, New York, where he took citizenship and adopted the name "J. Hector St John". Leading a prosperous life on his farm, he began writing in 1770 about life in the American colonies and the emergence of an American society. The Revolution forced him to leave the country in 1780, and after a perilous 2-year journey (during which he published Letters from an American Farmer in London), he managed to return to France for a short time, returning to America in November 1783 as French consul. In 1784, he published this much expanded and more literary French edition of his Letters from an American Farmer.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

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Lot 738 - Pays Basque - VERNET (Joseph). View of the city and port of Bayonne, taken from the allée de Bouflers near the porte de Mousserole. [Paris], [1764]. Nineteenth-century print of this large engraved view (54 x 75 cm). A good copy.

Lot 742 - Picardie - FENIER (Pierre). Relation du siège mémorable de la ville de Peronne. Paris, Muguet, 1682. In-12, grained calf, spine with ornate nerves. Rare first edition of this important work. A fine copy, with a few old restorations to the binding.

Lot 745 - Poitou - FAVRE (L.). Glossary of Poitou, Saintonge and Aunis. Niort, Robin et L. Favre, 1867. In-8 green half calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt title (period binding). A good copy.

Lot 746 - Non présenté

Lot 751 - Provence - GARCIN (E.). Parnasse provençal. Fables et contes. Paris, Chameret, Marseille, Terris, Draguignan, Garcin, 1845. In-8 paperback, printed cover (very worn, spine missing). Engraved frontispiece. Some foxing.

Lot 752 - Pyrénées - Bulletin pyrénéen. Organ of the Fédération des Sociétés Pyrénéistes. n°164 (March-April 1923) to 169, 175 to 190, 192, 194, 195 (Jan.-Feb.-March 1930). A set of 25 stapled issues, illustrated covers. Numerous illustrations and maps. Good condition.

Lot 759 - Pyrenees - FAGET de BAURE (Jacques-Joseph). Essais historiques sur le Béarn. Paris, Denugon, Alexis Eymery, 1818. In-8, half-basane, smooth spine decorated, speckled edges (period binding). First edition. A good copy. Spine rubbed.

Lot 762 - Pyrenees - LECLERCQ (Jules). Walks in the Pyrenees. Tours, Mame, 1892. Large in-8 brown half-percaline with corners, title page (rubbed), gilt head (period binding). Ex-libris torn on front cover. Numerous illustrations in the text. Some foxing.

Lot 772 - Toulouse. Historical almanac of the city of Toulouse. Toulouse, Baour, 1783. Small in-12 marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, title page (contemporary binding). Rubbed and worn, lower edge of second plate worn.

Lot 777 - Aeronautics - BLÉRIOT. L'Historique des merveilleux records du monde de Bossoutrot et Rossi. Paris, Blériot, sd [c. 1932]. In-4 oblong paperback, handsome Art Deco illustrated cover (qqs folds). Design and drawings by Géo HAM.

Lot 778.BIS - 778 BIS. Aeronautics. Circuit de l'Est du Matin. The world's first aeroplane race. Le Matin, 1910. In-8 oblong paperback, green printed cover. Black photographic reproductions. Paris-Troyes-Nancy-Mézières-Charleville-Douai-Amiens-Paris. August 7-17, 1910.

Lot 799 - North Africa - [SCHIEBLE (Erhard)]. Carte topographique des environs d'Alger [...] Paris, 1856. Large folding map, 67 x 102 cm, canvas-backed, in double contemporary green marbled paper slipcase. .

Lot 813 - Germany. Der Rhein von Mainz bis Köln. Mainz, Joseph Halenza, sd. Large engraved panorama of the Rhine (dim. 1910 x 254 mm) folded in black publisher's boards with gilt title, with accompanying 16 pp. paperback booklet.

Lot 816 - Alps. An artist's walks. Tyrol - Switzerland. Northern Italy. Paris, Jules Renouard, [c. 1860]. In-8, purple half-basin, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Illustrated with 26 hors texte engravings after Stanfield and Turner. Freckles, corners worn.

Lot 827 - Central America - FOSSEY (Mathieu de). Mexico. Paris, Henri Plon, 1857. In-8, purple half-basin, spine decorated (period binding). First edition, containing interesting historical and anthropological information on Mexico. A good copy. Angular staining to last few leaves.