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7 - [BEAUMARCHAIS (Pierre-Augustin Caron de)]. Collection of Memoirs Relating to His Trials. [Paris, 1773–1776]. 7 printed pieces and 1 manuscript in one quarto volume, in period calfskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. Skin edges.

11 - BUFFON (Georges Louis Le Clerc de). Natural History of Birds. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770–1785. 18 in-12 volumes, marbled sheepskin, decorated raised spine. Scuffs, small areas of missing leather, a small hole, and wormholes, particularly in the margins of vols. IX, XII, and XIII.

12 - [BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)]. Historical Research on Playing Cards with Critical and Interesting Notes. Lyon, J. Deville, 1757. One volume, 8vo, in period full sheepskin, with a plain, decorated spine. (4) ff., 163 pp., (1) p., (1) f.

13 - [POLITICAL ECONOMY — CALONNE (Charles-Alexandre de)]. An important collection of 9 texts concerning Calonne’s financial administration, his controversy with Necker, and the affair involving the exchange of the County of Sancerre. 1787–1788.

16 - [Incunabulum] [Villon] CHARTIER (Alain). Les faiz maistre Alain Charetier. Paris, Pierre Le Caron, [circa 1494].

19 - [CONFUCIUS] The Ethics of Confucius, Chinese Philosopher. Paris: Valade; Reims: Cazin, 1783. One in-16 volume, in period full calf, smooth spine with decorative embellishments, triple gilt fillet framing, all edges gilt. (6) ff., 197 pp.

21 - CREVIER (Jean-Baptiste-Louis). History of the Roman Emperors, from Augustus to Constantine. Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1749–1755. 12 in-12 volumes, in period full calf, with a decorated ribbed spine.

22 - DELISLE DE LA DREVETIÈRE (Louis-François). *The Discovery of Longitudes with An Easy Method for Navigators to Use It Today*. Paris, André Cailleau, 1740. One in-12 volume, in period morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt edges. (2) ff., 80 pp., 1 plate, (2) ff.

23 - DIDEROT (Denis). Letter on the Blind, for the Use of Those Who See. London [Paris], n.p., 1749. 220 pp., (1) unnumbered folio.

24 - DIODORE OF SICILY. Universal History. Paris, Debure l'aîné, 1737–1744. 7 volumes, in-12 format, in period full calf, with a decorated ribbed spine.

33 - [French Revolution] [FREY (Lucius Junius)] The Political Adventures of Father Nicaise, or The Anti-Federalist. Paris: Les Marchands de Nouveautés, 1793. A 16mo pamphlet, 19th-century half-basane binding, smooth spine with decorative embellishments. 72 pp. Paper soiled.

37 - [Manuscript - Militaria] GUISCHARDT (Charles). Excerpt from *Military Memoirs on the Greeks and Romans*. Compiled by Charles Guischard. No place, no date [second half of the 18th century]. A small quarto volume in a plain contemporary cardboard binding.

42 - LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Tales and Short Stories in Verse. No place, no publisher, 1777. 2 volumes, in-8, red half-maroquin with corner caps, highly decorated ribbed spine, gilt head (binding signed E. Pouget). Corners slightly worn, rare foxing, a few faint stains.

44 - LE BEAU (Charles), then AMEILHON (Hubert). History of the Late Roman Empire, Beginning with Constantine the Great. Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1757–1781. 22 in-12 volumes (Vol. I–XXII), in period full calf, with decorated ribbed spines. Leather endpapers.

45 - LE BLOND (Guillaume). Treatise on the Attack of Fortifications. Paris, Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1762. One volume, 8vo, 19th-century half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gilded romantic metalwork. XXII, 473 pp. Scattered foxing.

47 - LE FRANCOIS (Abbé A.). A Concise and Easy Method for Learning Geography (...). Paris, Nyon fils, 1751. One in-12 volume, in period sheepskin, with an ornamented ribbed spine. (16) ff., 552 pp. Damage along the edge of one map.

49 - LUCAIN. *De bello civili libri decem* (...). Lyon, heirs of Sébastien Gryphe, 1561. One volume, 8vo, 19th-century bronze-green half-maroquin, with a decorated ribbed spine. 269 pp.

56 - MONTESQUIEU (Charles-Louis de Secondat). Reflections on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline. Amsterdam, Jaques Desbordes, 1734. One in-12 volume, in period calfskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. (2) ff., 277 pp., (1) f. of errata.

58 - [America] [MOREAU (Jacob-Nicolas)]. Memorandum containing a summary of the facts with supporting documents (...). Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1756. One in-12 volume, in contemporary fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with grotesque motifs, triple fillet framing the covers. VIII, 275 pp.

59 - NECKER (Jacques). On the Administration of France’s Finances. S.l.s.n. [Paris], 1785. 3 volumes, in-8, in period full calf, with decorated raised spine. VIII, 292 pp.; IV, 476 pp.; (1) f., IV, 407 pp.

63 - [Medicine] [PERSON (Claude)]. New Elements of Rational Anatomy. Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1749. One volume, 8vo, in contemporary sheepskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. (1) f., 4 pp., XV, 350 pp., (1) f., (2) ff. Small tear in the leather on the back cover.

65 - [Policies Concerning Black People]. Declaration by the King Regarding Policies Concerning Black People. Issued at Versailles on August 9, 1777. Registered with Parliament on August 27, 1777. Paris: P.-G. Simon, Printer to Parliament, 1777. Unbound quarto, 8 pp.

67 - [THE TRIAL OF LOUIS XVI] [Manuscript]. Roll calls from the Trial of Louis XVI. One in-4 volume, in period full calf, ribbed spine with title: Procés de Louis XVI - Vol. V. Top cap damaged, some leather wear.

68 - A mock-up collection of 3 rare 16th-century texts bound together in an 8vo volume, soft full vellum, handwritten title on the spine, traces of lacing. The third text is trimmed short at the top margin.

72 - ROLLIN (Charles), later CREVIER. A History of Rome from the Founding of Rome to the Battle of Actium; that is, up to the end of the Republic. Paris, Vve Estienne et Fils, 1741–1748. 16 in-12 volumes, contemporary calfskin, decorated ribbed spines. Some damage to the top caps.

75 - SCUDERY (Madeleine de). *Conversations on Various Subjects*. Fifth edition. Amsterdam, Daniel Du Fresne, 1686. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, 19th-century havana calf, spine with 4 raised bands, triple fillet framing the covers, marbled edges. Frontispiece, (13) ff., 175 pp.; 210 pp.

76 - [Italy] [Geology] SPALLANZANI (Abbot Lazarro). Travels in the Two Sicilies and in Certain Parts of the Apennines. Paris: Maradan, Year VIII [1799]. 6 tomes in 3 in-8 volumes, full post-tanned sheepskin.

77 - SULLY (Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of). Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Chief Minister to Henry the Great, arranged and annotated by M.L.D.L.D.L. London, n.p., 1745. 8 volumes in-12, in full period calf, with an ornate ribbed spine.

78 - VAUBAN (Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis de) *Treatise on the Defense of Fortified Places*. Paris: Jombert, 1769. One in-8 volume, 19th-century full sheepskin binding, plain spine with decorative embellishments. XVI, (2) ff., 334 pp., (1) f.

79 - VELLY (Paul-François), VILLARET (Claude), GARNIER (Jean-Jacques). History of France, from the Establishment of the Monarchy to Louis XIV. Paris: Saillant; Nyon: Desaint, 1770–1786. 15 in-4 volumes, in contemporary full calf, with decorated ribbed spines.

81 - VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations of Monsieur de Voiture and Monsieur Costar. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1654. One volume, in-4, modern imitation half-calf, with a decorated ribbed spine (binding by Atelier Laurenchet). Water stains on the lower portions of the first 11 folios.

82 - ABOUT (Edmond). *Le Nez d'un notaire*. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1886. One in-8 volume, half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with small metal fittings, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. Pinholes on the covers; otherwise, the interior is in pristine condition.

87 - BLANCHARD (Pierre). *The Young Traveler in the Four Parts of the World*. Paris: Le Prieur, 1809. 6 in-12 volumes, in period half-basane. Spine damage; 1 restored plate.

88 - [BOUILLÉ (Louis-Joseph-Amour, Marquis de)]. The Private, Political, and Military Life of Prince Henry of Prussia, Brother of Frederick II. Paris: Delaunay, 1809. One in-8 volume, in contemporary root-stained sheepskin. X, 351 pp.

89 - [Cartography] Set of 5 engraved and mounted maps:

90 - CHAMBE (Émile). Christian Goël. Lyon, Dizain & Richard, 1891. One in-8 volume, red half-maroquin with corner pieces, double gilt fillets, decorated ribbed spine, gilt head, covers preserved (L. Magnin, bound in Lyon).

93 - CIVIL CODE of the French. Original and only official edition. Paris, printed by the Republic, Year XII – 1804. One in-8 volume, in period sheepskin. (2) ff., 436 pp. Scuffing, wear, rounded corners, title label missing, trace of moisture in the top margin of the second part of the volume.

94 - [Medicine] COLON (François). History of the Introduction and Progress of Vaccination in France. Paris, Le Normant, 1801. One in-8 volume, full post-cowhide. (3) ff., X, 272 pp. Endpapers.

98 - DAUDET (Alphonse). *L'Évangéliste*. A Parisian Novel. Paris: Dentu, 1883. One in-12 volume, half-shagreen with post-bound corners; covers and spine preserved. A fine copy.

99 - DAUDET (Alphonse). *La petite Paroisse*. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1895. One in-12 volume, black half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (binding signed D.H. Mercher).

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22 - DELISLE DE LA DREVETIÈRE (Louis-François). The Discovery of Longitudes with An Easy Method for Navigators to Use It Today. Paris, André Cailleau, 1740. One in-12 volume, in period morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt edges. (2) ff., 80 pp., 1 plate, (2) ff.

37 - [Manuscript - Militaria] GUISCHARDT (Charles). Excerpt from Military Memoirs on the Greeks and Romans. Compiled by Charles Guischard. No place, no date [second half of the 18th century]. A small quarto volume in a plain contemporary cardboard binding.

49 - LUCAIN. De bello civili libri decem (...). Lyon, heirs of Sébastien Gryphe, 1561. One volume, 8vo, 19th-century bronze-green half-maroquin, with a decorated ribbed spine. 269 pp.

75 - SCUDERY (Madeleine de). Conversations on Various Subjects. Fifth edition. Amsterdam, Daniel Du Fresne, 1686. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, 19th-century havana calf, spine with 4 raised bands, triple fillet framing the covers, marbled edges. Frontispiece, (13) ff., 175 pp.; 210 pp.

78 - VAUBAN (Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis de) Treatise on the Defense of Fortified Places. Paris: Jombert, 1769. One in-8 volume, 19th-century full sheepskin binding, plain spine with decorative embellishments. XVI, (2) ff., 334 pp., (1) f.

82 - ABOUT (Edmond). Le Nez d'un notaire. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1886. One in-8 volume, half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with small metal fittings, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. Pinholes on the covers; otherwise, the interior is in pristine condition.

87 - BLANCHARD (Pierre). The Young Traveler in the Four Parts of the World. Paris: Le Prieur, 1809. 6 in-12 volumes, in period half-basane. Spine damage; 1 restored plate.

98 - DAUDET (Alphonse). L'Évangéliste. A Parisian Novel. Paris: Dentu, 1883. One in-12 volume, half-shagreen with post-bound corners; covers and spine preserved. A fine copy.

99 - DAUDET (Alphonse). La petite Paroisse. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1895. One in-12 volume, black half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (binding signed D.H. Mercher).