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366 results

BRET (Antoine). Theater. Paris: Leclerc, Esprit, 1

101 - BRET (Antoine). Theater. Paris: Leclerc, Esprit, 1778. 2 volumes, in-8 format, light calfskin, gilt border with small ironwork, smooth decorated spine, black title and volume number labels, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

CALABRE (Edme). Homily, or Paraphrase of Psalm L.

102 - CALABRE (Edme). Homily, or Paraphrase of Psalm L. “Miserere mei, Deus,” etc., in the form of an instruction; very useful to anyone who wishes to devote themselves to God through true and sincere penance. Troyes, Charle [sic] Briden, 1711. 12mo, black morocco, beaded fillet and small gilt metal fittings at the corners, decorated spine, lemon-colored morocco lining adorned with a small straight gilt lace, gilt edges on marbled paper (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

[CALVI (François de)]. General History of Thieves.

103 - [CALVI (François de)]. General History of Thieves. — General Inventory of the History of Thieves. — Continuation of the Inventory and General History of Thieves. Rouen, Jean L'Oyselet, 1639. 3 parts in one in-8 volume, soft vellum, modern title on the spine (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

CARLIER (Claude). History of the Duchy of Valois,

104 - CARLIER (Claude). History of the Duchy of Valois, covering events in that region from the time of the Gauls, through the origins of the French monarchy, up to 1703. Paris, Guillyn, and Compiègne, Louis Bertrand, 1764. 3 volumes in-4, marbled sheepskin, decorated spine with red and green trim, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

CERVANTES. The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote

105 - CERVANTES. The Story of the Admirable Don Quixote of La Mancha. Paris, Delongchamps, 1824. 10 volumes in-12, purple calfskin, sets of gold fillets crossing at the corners, decorated spine, interior roulette, gilt edges (Purgold - Hering).

Estimation

€300 - 400

CHAMPAGNE. — ACCOUNT of the miracle that occurred

106 - CHAMPAGNE. — ACCOUNT of the miracle that occurred in Avenay, in the Diocese of Reims, on July 8, 1727, at the tomb of Mr. Gérard Rousse, Priest and Canon of Avenay, who died on May 9, 1727, in the person of Anne Augier, a native and resident of Mareüil, who had been paralyzed for twenty-two years. S.l.n.n., 1727. Quarto-sized booklet, stapled, with a modern cover.

Estimation

€200 - 300

CHASTENET DE PUYSÉGUR. Research, Experiments, and

107 - CHASTENET DE PUYSÉGUR. Research, Experiments, and Physiological Observations on Humans in a State of Natural Somnambulism and in Somnambulism Induced by Magnetic Treatment. Paris: Dentu and published by the author, 1811. In-8, black grained percaline, gilt fillet decoration on the covers, gilt inscription “L. M. Hebert (de Garnay)” on the front cover (Binding circa 1860).

Estimation

€200 - 300

COCHLAEUS (Johannes). *Vita Theoderici regis ostro

108 - COCHLAEUS (Johannes). Vita Theoderici regis ostrogothorum et italiae. Stockholm, Enaeus, 1699. Small quarto, brown grained calfskin, decorated spine, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

COMENIUS (Joannes Amos). *Orbis pictus*. *Die Welt

109 - COMENIUS (Joannes Amos). Orbis pictus. Die Welt in Bildern. Svet w obrazech. Swiat w obrazach. Le monde en tableaux. Hradec Králové, Jana Host. Pospjsila, 1833. In-8, contemporary cardboard binding.

Estimation

€400 - 500

CORNEILLE (Pierre). Masterpieces. 4 volumes. - COR

110 - CORNEILLE (Pierre). Masterpieces. 4 volumes. - CORNEILLE (Thomas). Masterpieces. 1 volume. Paris, T. de Bure, 1824. Set of 5 volumes in-12, aubergine-colored long-grain morocco, spandrels featuring large rocaille metalwork joined by four gilt fillets, with a blind-stamped plaque in the center, interior lace lining, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

COWPER (William). *Anatomia corporum humanorum*. U

111 - COWPER (William). Anatomia corporum humanorum. Utrecht, Nicolas Muntendam, 1750. Folio, brown half-calf with corner pieces, decorated spine, red title label, untrimmed (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,000

COYTIER (P. L.). Mathematical Research on Various

112 - COYTIER (P. L.). Mathematical Research on Various Unresolved Problems, or Those Whose Solutions Leave Something to Be Desired. Second Treatise Containing a Brief Discussion on the General Solution of Algebraic Equations... Paris, Eberhart, October 11, 1811. In-4, paperback, partially untrimmed, blue paper cover.

Estimation

€150 - 200

CRÉTIN (Guillaume). Poems. Paris, Printed by Antoi

113 - CRÉTIN (Guillaume). Poems. Paris, Printed by Antoine-Urbain Coustelier, 1723. In-12, porphyry calfskin, double gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, red title label, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€100 - 150

[CUISIN]. The Kept Women Exposed in Their Gallant

114 - [CUISIN]. The Kept Women Exposed in Their Gallant Deceits, or The Scourge of Families and Fortunes. By one of their victims. Paris: Published by the Booksellers of the Palais-Royal, 1821. 2 in-12 volumes, olive half-maroquin, smooth spine with decoration, untrimmed, covers (modern binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER (Marin). The Characters of t

115 - OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER (Marin). The Characters of the Passions. Amsterdam, Antoine Michel, 1658 (1662)–1663. 5 tomes in 4 volumes, 12mo, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, decorated spine, interior lace, gilt edges (Capé).

Estimation

€600 - 800

OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER (Marin). A Treatise on the K

116 - OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER (Marin). A Treatise on the Knowledge of Animals, in Which Everything That Has Been Said For and Against the Reasoning of Beasts Is Examined. Paris, Jacques D’Allin, 1664. In-12, rigid vellum overbound, ink title on the spine (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

DANTE. The Divine Comedy, containing descriptions

117 - DANTE. The Divine Comedy, containing descriptions of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Paris, Sallior, 1796. 3 in-8 volumes, root-stained calfskin, fine lace trim, decorated spine with red and green accents, guilloché interior wheel, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

DESPERTHES. History of Shipwrecks. Paris, Cuchet,

118 - DESPERTHES. History of Shipwrecks. Paris, Cuchet, Year III of the Republic. 3 volumes, in-8, fawn half-basane, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

[DEVAINES (Jean)]. A collection of several article

119 - [DEVAINES (Jean)]. A collection of several articles taken from various periodicals. No place, no publisher, Year VII (1799). In-4, marbled sheepskin, plain spine with decoration, red title label, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

DIDEROT (Denis). Letter on the Blind for the Use o

120 - DIDEROT (Denis). Letter on the Blind for the Use of Those Who See. London [Paris], 1749. In-12, marbled calfskin, decorated spine (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€800 - 1,000

[DU CHESNE (André)]. Antiquities and Research on t

121 - [DU CHESNE (André)]. Antiquities and Research on the Greatness and Majesty of the Kings of France. Paris, Jean Petit-Pas, 1609. In-8, ivory vellum with overcover, remnants of laces, smooth spine bearing the title in ink, blue edges (17th-century binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis). Memoirs on Madde

122 - DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis). Memoirs on Madder and Its Cultivation, with a Description of the Drying Kilns Used to Dry It and the Mills Used to Grind It. Paris, Royal Printing Office, 1757. Quarto, marbled half-calf, plain spine with decorative lettering (Lobstein-Laurenchet).

Estimation

€300 - 400

[DU LAURENS (the abbot)]. New Year’s Gifts to the

123 - [DU LAURENS (the abbot)]. New Year’s Gifts to the Clergy, or The Candle of Arras. A heroic-comic poem in 18 cantos. Arras, Published by the Chapter, 1766. In-12, lemon-colored morocco leather, small floral lace with fine metalwork, smooth spine with decoration, olive and red title labels, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

OTTOMAN EMPIRE. — Letter to Her Majesty Empress Ca

124 - OTTOMAN EMPIRE. — Letter to Her Majesty Empress Catherine II, Empress of All Russia, etc., etc., etc., regarding the current war. Cologne, n.p., 1771. In-12, unbound.

Estimation

€300 - 400

EULER (Leonard). Letters to a German Princess on V

125 - EULER (Leonard). Letters to a German Princess on Various Topics in Physics and Philosophy. Paris, Veuve Courcier, Bachelier, 1812. 2 volumes in-8, root-stamped sheepskin, smooth decorated spine, black title and volume number labels, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de). Fables. Paris, An

126 - FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de). Fables. Paris, Antoine-Augustin Renouard [from Mame’s Stereotype Press], 1812. In-18, root-edged sheepskin, blind-stamped fillet, smooth decorated spine, red title label, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de). Numa Pompilius, S

127 - FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de). Numa Pompilius, Second King of Rome. Second edition. Paris, Printed by Didot the Elder, 1786. 2 volumes in-18, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, green title and volume number labels, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

FLOURENS (P.). On the Instinct and Intelligence of

128 - FLOURENS (P.). On the Instinct and Intelligence of Animals. A Summary of Frédéric Cuvier’s Observations on This Subject. Paris, Paulin, 1845. In-12, light brown half-calf, smooth spine with decorative embossing, green title label (Capé).

Estimation

€100 - 150

FRONTINIUS (Sextus Julius). *Libri quatuor Strateg

129 - FRONTINIUS (Sextus Julius). Libri quatuor Strategematicon. Second edition, greatly expanded and corrected. Leiden, Sam. and Joann. Luchtmans, 1779. In-8, emerald green morocco, triple gilt rule, smooth decorated spine, small interior lace, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

[GAUTIER (Jean-Jacques)]. Essay on Rural Customs.

130 - [GAUTIER (Jean-Jacques)]. Essay on Rural Customs. London, n.p. [Alençon, Malassis the Younger], 1787. In-12, paperback.

Estimation

€500 - 600

[GAYOT DE PITAVAL (François)]. Famous and Interest

131 - [GAYOT DE PITAVAL (François)]. Famous and Interesting Cases, with the Judgments That Decided Them. New edition, revised, corrected, and expanded to include several important documents that have been recovered. Paris, Durand [later: Poirion, Legras], 1739–1752. 20 in-12 volumes, fawn calfskin, decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

GLAUBER (Johann Rudolph). Miraculi mundi continuat

132 - GLAUBER (Johann Rudolph). Miraculi mundi continuatio... For those studying the manifestation of divine miracles and Hermetic medicine... — Tractatus de medicina universali, sive auro potabili vero. Amsterdam, Jean Jansson, 1658. Set of two works in one 12mo volume, in a flexible vellum binding of the period.

Estimation

€400 - 600

GRAFFIGNY (Madame de). Letters from a Peruvian Wom

133 - GRAFFIGNY (Madame de). Letters from a Peruvian Woman. New edition, expanded with a sequel that has not yet been printed. Paris, Printed by Didot the Elder, Year V, 1797. 2 volumes in-18, caramel-colored morocco, triple gilt fillet, decorated spine, gilt inner edge, gilt edges (Binding circa 1900).

Estimation

€300 - 400

GRÉGOIRE (the abbot). Set of 2 pamphlets.
— Report

134 - GRÉGOIRE (the abbot). Set of 2 pamphlets.

Estimation

€100 - 150

GRÉGOIRE (the abbot). Third Report on Vandalism, s

135 - GRÉGOIRE (the abbot). Third Report on Vandalism, session of the 24th Frimaire, Year III of the Republic... Printed by order of the National Convention, and sent by its order to the constituted authorities. Paris, National Printing Office for Laws, Frimaire, Year III [1795]. In-8 booklet of 21 pages, modern Bradel-style cardboard binding.

Estimation

€150 - 200

[HAYM (Nicola Francesco)]. *Bibliotheca italiana,

136 - [HAYM (Nicola Francesco)]. Bibliotheca italiana, o sia notizia de' libri rari nella lingua italiana. Venice and Milan, Michel Antonio Panza, 1741. In-4, hardcover in vellum, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

HELVETIUS. — Determinatio sacrae facultatis Parisi

137 - HELVETIUS. — Determinatio sacrae facultatis Parisiensis super Libro cui titulus, De l'Esprit. — Censorship by the Faculty of Theology of Paris against the book titled De l'Esprit. Paris, Jean-Baptiste Garnier, 1759. In-4, unbound.

Estimation

€300 - 400

HERODOTUS. [In Greek and Latin]. Historiarum libri

138 - HERODOTUS. [In Greek and Latin]. Historiarum libri IX. Eiusdem Narratio de vita Homeri. Undated, Paul Estienne, 1618. Folio, fawn calfskin, covers framed by a border and decorated with a checkerboard pattern drawn in gold dots, each diamond bearing the initials “HB” or a coat of arms (a crowned rampant lion), coat of arms in the center, traces of straps, decorated spine, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

HEURES DE PORT-ROYAL. — The Church Office in Latin

139 - HEURES DE PORT-ROYAL. — The Church Office in Latin and French. Containing the Office of the Virgin for the entire year; the Office for Sundays and Feast Days [...] the Hymns translated into French verse. Paris, Pierre Le Petit, and sold at Claude de Hansy’s, 1705. In-12, black shagreen, brass reinforcement on the edges, brass fasteners and clasps, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

HIPPOCRATES. The Aphorisms, arranged according to

140 - HIPPOCRATES. The Aphorisms, arranged according to the parts of the human body. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, 1699. In-12, speckled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

[HOLBACH (Baron of)]. BOULANGER (Nicolas-Antoine).

141 - [HOLBACH (Baron of)]. BOULANGER (Nicolas-Antoine). Antiquity Revealed Through Its Customs, or A Critical Examination of the Principal Religious and Political Opinions, Ceremonies, and Institutions of the Various Peoples of the Earth. Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1775. 3 volumes in-8, speckled half-calf, smooth spine with decorative lettering, light orange title and volume number labels, speckled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

[HOLBACH (by)]. NERI, MERRET, and KUNCKEL. The Art

142 - [HOLBACH (by)]. NERI, MERRET, and KUNCKEL. The Art of Glassmaking. To which has been added Sol sine veste by Orschall; Helioscopium vivendi sine veste solem chymicum... Paris, Durand and Pissot, 1752. In-4, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€800 - 1,000

HOLBEIN. *The Triumph of Death*, engraved from Hol

143 - HOLBEIN. The Triumph of Death, engraved from Holbein’s original drawings by Chrétien de Méchel. N.p., 1780 [Paris, Imprimerie Simon Raçon et Comp.] [circa 1850]. Small square in-12 format, red morocco leather, wide frame outlined with cold-engraved lines, decorated with a scattering of gilded teardrops and skulls and shinbones in the corners; spine decorated with the same motifs, interior lace, gilt edges (Small supplement to Simier).

Estimation

€500 - 600

PRINTED IN YVERDON. — Historiae romanae scriptores

144 - PRINTED IN YVERDON. — Historiae romanae scriptores latini veteres. Ebroduni [Yverdon], Printed and published by the Societatis Helv. Caldorianae, 1621. 2 volumes in a sturdy folio volume, half-marbled calf with small vellum corners, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (modern binding in the 18th-century style).

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,000

PRINTS IN GREEK. — A collection of 7 works printed

145 - PRINTS IN GREEK. — A collection of 7 works printed in Greek and published in Venice in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in one small 12mo volume, bound in tan half-calf (19th-century binding).

Estimation

€600 - 800

[JÈZE]. Journal du citoyen. The Hague, 1754. 8vo,

146 - [JÈZE]. Journal du citoyen. The Hague, 1754. 8vo, speckled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, speckled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

GAMES. — Set of 6 volumes and pamphlets from the l

147 - GAMES. — Set of 6 volumes and pamphlets from the late 18th century.

Estimation

€800 - 1,000

JUSTEL (Christophe). *Codex canonum ecclesiae afri

148 - JUSTEL (Christophe). Codex canonum ecclesiae africanae. Paris: Abraham Pacard, 1615. 2 parts in one in-8 volume, flexible vellum binding of the period, traces of lacing, pen-written title on the spine.

Estimation

€600 - 800

LACOMBE. Dictionary of Old French. Paris: Panckouc

149 - LACOMBE. Dictionary of Old French. Paris: Panckoucke, 1766. In-8, marbled calfskin, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€100 - 150

LA FONTAINE (Jean de). New Fables and Other Poems.

150 - LA FONTAINE (Jean de). New Fables and Other Poems. Paris, Denys Thierry, 1671. In-12, speckled calfskin, decorated spine, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. Paris, Antoine-Augu

151 - LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. Paris, Antoine-Augustin Renouard [printed by P. Didot the Elder], 1811. 2 in-12 volumes, root-edged sheepskin, with a chain and rat's tooth border, smooth spine decorated with title and volume number labels in tan, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€600 - 800

LA MONNOYE (Bernard de). *Poésies nouvelles*. S.l.

152 - LA MONNOYE (Bernard de). Poésies nouvelles. S.l. [Dijon], 1743. In-8, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

[LAMBERG (Maximilian Joseph von)]. *Le Canot* or *

153 - [LAMBERG (Maximilian Joseph von)]. Le Canot or Letters from Mama Blergx. There Is Neither Depth Nor Shore. Vienna, n.d. In-12, wine-colored half-basane, smooth spine decorated (Modern binding in the style of the 18th century).

Estimation

€500 - 600

LAVATER (Johann Caspar). Physiognomic Rules, or Ob

154 - LAVATER (Johann Caspar). Physiognomic Rules, or Observations on Certain Characteristic Features. The Hague, I. Van Cleef; Paris, A.-A. Renouard, XI – 1803. Large quarto, unbound, untrimmed.

Estimation

€300 - 400

LE BRUN (Henry). A Brief and Easy Method for Refut

155 - LE BRUN (Henry). A Brief and Easy Method for Refuting the Heretics of Our Time. Rouen, Jean Viret, 1656. In-12, flexible vellum binding of the period.

Estimation

€200 - 300

LE MOINE (Pierre-Camille). *Diplomatique-pratique,

156 - LE MOINE (Pierre-Camille). Diplomatique-pratique, or Treatise on the Organization of Archives and Collections of Charters, a work essential for land-registry commissioners, custodians of the titles of former seigneuries, bishoprics, Chapters, Monasteries, Communities, and City Councils, and to all those who wish to devote themselves to the study of the Monuments of Antiquity. Metz, Joseph Antoine, 1765. Quarto, speckled half-basane, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, speckled edg

Estimation

€400 - 500

THE WISE MAN. The Story of Gil Blas de Santillane.

157 - THE WISE MAN. The Story of Gil Blas de Santillane. A collated edition based on the 1747 edition, corrected by the author... Paris, Lefèvre, 1820. 3 volumes in-8, root-edged sheepskin, gilt roulette, smooth decorated spine, red title labels and green volume number labels, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

REVOLUTIONARY BOOKSTORE. Set of 43 booksellers’ ca

158 - REVOLUTIONARY BOOKSTORE. Set of 43 booksellers’ catalogs. In-4, unbound.

Estimation

€300 - 500

MAFFEI (Scipione, Marquis). *Arte magica dileguata

159 - MAFFEI (Scipione, Marquis). Arte magica dileguata, a letter to Father Innocente Ansaldi of the Order of Preachers. Second Edition. Verona, Agostino Carattoni, 1750. In-4, contemporary vellum.

Estimation

€300 - 400

MAIOLE (Simon). *Dierum canicularium*, vol. VII. O

160 - MAIOLE (Simon). Dierum canicularium, vol. VII. Offenbach-on-the-Main, Johann Martin Schönewetter, 1691. Folio, grained sheepskin, decorated spine, edges speckled with red and blue (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

MAJOR (J.-F.). *A Summary of the Sphere*. Followed

161 - MAJOR (J.-F.). A Summary of the Sphere. Followed by a description of his Moving Sphere. Paris: Brunot-Labe, Lenormant, Delaunay, 1813. 8vo, paperback.

Estimation

€200 - 300

MALTA. — True account of the great naval battle th

162 - MALTA. — True account of the great naval battle that took place in the Strait of Malta between an English ship and a French one... Jorze Bing, and news of the formidable army marching from France to Germany. Lisbon, 1757. An 8-page in-8 pamphlet, unbound.

Estimation

€200 - 300

MANUSCRIPT. — Prayer book. No place, no date [circ

163 - MANUSCRIPT. — Prayer book. No place, no date [circa 1600]. Small 12mo manuscript (126 x 75 mm) with 364 numbered pages, fawn calfskin, covers adorned with a gilt plate on an azure background featuring interlaced patterns, foliage, and masks; a gilt monogram in a small cartouche set against a plain background in the center; a smooth, decorated spine; gilt edges (late 16th-century binding).

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,000

MANUSCRIPT. — The Conquests of the Great Alcandre.

164 - MANUSCRIPT. — The Conquests of the Great Alcandre. No place, no date [late 17th century]. In-4 manuscript, 134 folios numbered in pen, brown calfskin, blind-stamped, decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

MANUSCRIPT. — General Customs of the Bailiwick of

165 - MANUSCRIPT. — General Customs of the Bailiwick of Bassigny, drawn up by the three estates thereof, convened for this purpose by ordinance of His Serene Highness Prince Charles, Duke of Calabria, Lorraine, Bar, Guelders, &c., and ratified by His Highness in the month of November 1580. Small quarto manuscript, 205 pages, brown sheepskin, red edges (18th-century binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

MANUSCRIPT. — Sottizier. A manuscript in multiple

166 - MANUSCRIPT. — Sottizier. A manuscript in multiple handwriting styles, comprising 226 folios. No place, no date (circa 1700–1715). Folio size, ochre half-basane, decorated spine, brown morocco patch (modern binding).

Estimation

€800 - 1,000

MANZOLLI (Pietro Angelo). The Zodiac of Human Life

167 - MANZOLLI (Pietro Angelo). The Zodiac of Human Life, or Precepts for Guiding the Conduct and Morals of Men. London, Le Prévost & Company, 1733. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, fawn calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

NAVY. — CREW LIST of the brigantine *L'Heureuse Ma

168 - NAVY. — CREW LIST of the brigantine L'Heureuse Marie [...], owned by Mr. Dubuc and commanded by Pierre Paul Dubuc, bound for Marseille [...]. Cap-Français [Saint-Domingue], February 26, 1776. A two-page folio document (4 pp.), printed and partially filled in by hand.

Estimation

€600 - 800

MARIVAUX. *Théâtre français*. Paris, 1712–1736. 2

169 - MARIVAUX. Théâtre français. Paris, 1712–1736. 2 volumes. — Théâtre italien. Paris, 1723–1735. 3 volumes. Set of 20 plays in 5 in-12 volumes, light calfskin, smooth spine with decoration, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

[MARTIN (Jacques)]. Explanation of Various Unique

170 - [MARTIN (Jacques)]. Explanation of Various Unique Monuments Related to the Religion of the Most Ancient Peoples. Paris, Lambert & Durand, 1739. In-4, spotted calfskin, decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

[MAYERBERG (Augustin von)]. A Journey to Muscovy b

171 - [MAYERBERG (Augustin von)]. A Journey to Muscovy by an Ambassador, Counselor to the Imperial Chamber, sent by Emperor Leopold to Tsar Alexis Mihalowics, Grand Duke of Muscovy. Leiden, Friderik Harring, 1688. In-12, marbled sheepskin, spine decorated with alternating fleurs-de-lis and anchors, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

MEDICINE. — A collection of 25 medical dissertatio

172 - MEDICINE. — A collection of 25 medical dissertations from the 17th and 18th centuries in one quarto volume, bound in 19th-century marbled paper.

Estimation

€600 - 800

MILLIN. Elements of Natural History. A work awarde

173 - MILLIN. Elements of Natural History. A work awarded a prize by the jury for elementary textbooks and adopted for use in national schools. Paris, Léger, Year X – 1802. 8vo, root-tanned sheepskin, blind-stamped fillet, smooth decorated spine, red title label, yellow edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

MILLOT (Jacques-André). The Art of Producing Child

174 - MILLOT (Jacques-André). The Art of Producing Children of Either Sex at Will, or A Complete System of Generation. Paris: Published by the Author, Migneret, Year IX (1800). In-8, green Bradel-style cardboard binding (Ateliers Laurenchet).

Estimation

€400 - 500

MÖLLER (Jacob). *Discursus duo philologico-juridic

175 - MÖLLER (Jacob). Discursus duo philologico-juridici, the first on De cornutis, the second on De hermaphroditis. Frankfurt, Christoph Andrea Zeitler, 1692. In-4, brown grained calfskin, decorated spine (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

MONTAIGNE (Michel de). Essays. Paris, Lefèvre, 181

176 - MONTAIGNE (Michel de). Essays. Paris, Lefèvre, 1818. 5 volumes, in-8, red half-maroquin with small corners, spine decorated with gold and blind-stamped, monogrammed (Simier R. du Roi).

Estimation

€300 - 500

MOREAU DE SAINT-MÉRY (Louis-Élie). *On Dance*. Par

177 - MOREAU DE SAINT-MÉRY (Louis-Élie). On Dance. Parma, Printed by Bodoni, 1801. In-18, bronze-green morocco, triple gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,200

NEWS from Elizabeth, Queen of England. Based on th

178 - NEWS from Elizabeth, Queen of England. Based on the edition printed in Paris by Claude Barbin, 1680. 2 parts in one in-12 volume, dark green morocco, double blind-stamped rule, small gilt stamp (a sheaf of wheat) in the center of the front cover, interior lace trim, gilt edges on marbled paper (Duru 1850).

Estimation

€300 - 400

Holy Week Office, according to Messel and the Roma

179 - Holy Week Office, according to Messel and the Roman Breviary. [...] Translated by M. de Marolles, Abbot of Villeloin. Paris: Published by the Company of Booksellers Associated with the Holy Week Book, 1662. In-8, red morocco leather, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, covers strewn with fleurs-de-lis and the crowned initials “MTA,” filigree fleurons at the corners, decoration repeated on the spine, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

OPERA. — Set of 2 opera libretti printed in Floren

180 - OPERA. — Set of 2 opera libretti printed in Florence in the 18th century, in-8 format, with period silk bindings.

Estimation

€200 - 300

PALISSY (Bernard). Works, revised based on copies

181 - PALISSY (Bernard). Works, revised based on copies from the King’s Library, with notes by Mr. Faujas de Saint Fond and additions by Mr. Godet. Paris, Rouault, 1777. In-4, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 500

PANEGYRICS. — Eleven Eulogies and Speeches of Hono

182 - PANEGYRICS. — Eleven Eulogies and Speeches of Honor... — Eight Eulogies and Speeches of Honor... Freysing, Sebastian Mössmer, 1769. Set of 2 works in one small quarto volume, marbled sheepskin, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€100 - 150

PAPER. — A COLLECTION of approximately 50 sheets o

183 - PAPER. — A COLLECTION of approximately 50 sheets of thick blank paper, some with watermarks, early 19th century, in a small folio volume, root-tanned sheepskin, with the initials G. L. and the date 1812 gilded on the front cover, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

WALLPAPERS. — Set of 35 samples of colored wallpap

184 - WALLPAPERS. — Set of 35 samples of colored wallpapers in various sizes (18th and 19th centuries), housed in two cardboard folders lined with dominoté paper, one of which bears a printed label from Peletingeas fils & compagnie, wallpaper merchants in Bordeaux (first half of the 19th century). Including 4 colored wallpapers with large gilded floral and plant motifs, Augsburg style, and 2 dominoté wallpapers, one of which is from a manufacturer in Orléans.

Estimation

€100 - 150

PARIS. — Map of Paris, with historical details on

185 - PARIS. — Map of Paris, with historical details on its expansion and beautification from Julius Caesar to the present day. Paris: Published by the Bureau du recueil politechnique (sic), 1803–1807. In-4, paperback.

Estimation

€200 - 300

PASCAL (Blaise). Thoughts on Religion and Several

186 - PASCAL (Blaise). Thoughts on Religion and Several Other Subjects. Paris, Guillaume Desprez, 1670. In-12, grained calfskin, decorated spine, marbled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€5,000 - 6,000

PATIN (Guy). Selected Letters, containing various

187 - PATIN (Guy). Selected Letters, containing various historical details on the lives and deaths of the scholars of this century, their writings, and many other curious matters from the year 1645 to 1672. Cologne, Pierre du Laurens, 1692. 3 volumes in-12, grained sheepskin, decorated spine (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 400

[PATTULLO (Henry)]. Essay on Land Improvement. Par

188 - [PATTULLO (Henry)]. Essay on Land Improvement. Paris, Durand, 1759. In-12, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

PERSOON (Christian Henrick). A Treatise on Edible

189 - PERSOON (Christian Henrick). A Treatise on Edible Mushrooms, Including a List of Harmful Species; Preceded by an Introduction to the History of Mushrooms. Paris, Belin-Leprieur, 1818. 8vo, paperback, untrimmed, with a pink paper cover from the period.

Estimation

€200 - 300

PETRARCA. Trostspiegel in Glück und Unglück... Fra

190 - PETRARCA. Trostspiegel in Glück und Unglück... Frankfurt, Widow of Johann Bringer for Vincent Steinmayers, 1620. Gothic folio, Bradel half-vellum with corners, red edges (modern binding).

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

PETRARCA. The Love Poems. Translated into French,

191 - PETRARCA. The Love Poems. Translated into French, with the Italian text alongside. Paris, Estienne Loyson, 1669. In-12, marbled calfskin, smooth spine with decoration, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€150 - 200

PHILOSTRATE. The Images or Paintings in Flat Paint

192 - PHILOSTRATE. The Images or Paintings in Flat Painting by the Two Greek Sophists Named Philostratus and the Statues of Callistratus. Paris, Widow of Abel l'Angelier, Widow of Guillemot, 1614 [1615]. Folio, red morocco leather, rolled edge within a frame, decorated spine, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,000

PHILOSTRATE. The Images or Paintings by the Two Gr

193 - PHILOSTRATE. The Images or Paintings by the Two Greek Sophists Named Philostratus and Their Statues by Callistratus. Paris, Sébastien Cramoisy, 1637. Folio, brown calfskin, decorated spine, mottled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

PICART (Bernard). Religious Ceremonies and Customs

194 - PICART (Bernard). Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World. Amsterdam, and available in Paris, Laporte, 1783. 4 volumes, small folio, Bradel-style marbled leather-like cardboard binding, red edges (modern binding).

Estimation

€500 - 600

[PRÉVOST (the abbot)]. Memoirs to Serve as a Histo

195 - [PRÉVOST (the abbot)]. Memoirs to Serve as a History of Virtue, Excerpts from the Diary of a Young Lady. Cologne [Paris], n.p., 1762. 4 volumes in-12, speckled fawn calfskin, triple gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, red title labels and olive-colored volume numbers, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€400 - 500

PUGET DE LA SERRE. Panegyric to Monseigneur de Lam

196 - PUGET DE LA SERRE. Panegyric to Monseigneur de Lamoignon, First President, dedicated to His Eminence. Paris, Printed by Mille de Beaujeu, 1659. Folio, fawn sheepskin, frame decorated with two scrolls, the remainder of the covers dotted with fleurs-de-lis, sheepskin lining decorated in the same manner, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€800 - 1,000

[RACINE (Jean) and BOILEAU]. The Campaigns of Loui

197 - [RACINE (Jean) and BOILEAU]. The Campaigns of Louis XIV. By M. Pelisson. With a comparison of Francis I and Charles V. Paris, Mesnier, 1730. In-12, navy blue shagreen, set of gold fillets framing the text, decorated spine, untrimmed (19th-century binding).

Estimation

€400 - 600

RAICSAN (Joannes). *Colloquium sphyngis cum oedipo

198 - RAICSAN (Joannes). Colloquium sphyngis cum oedipo seu aenigmata versibus proposita... Tyrnaviae [Tyrnau, Nagyszombat, or Trnava], Typis Academicis, 1709. Small 12mo, grained sheepskin, smooth spine with decorative lettering (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€300 - 500

COLLECTION of royal decrees and proclamations on v

199 - COLLECTION of royal decrees and proclamations on various subjects, comprising approximately 75 items from the 18th century, including 5 manuscripts and 2 placards. In-4, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimation

€2,500 - 3,000

FRENCH REVOLUTION. — A collection of 57 hand-color

200 - FRENCH REVOLUTION. — A collection of 57 hand-colored copperplate engravings, numbered 1 through 57, depicting the flags of the districts of the Parisian bourgeois guard in 1789. Quarto, parchment, smooth spine, red title label (19th-century binding).

Estimation

€200 - 300

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