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ANTOINE DE SAINT-GERVAIS (A.). HISTORY OF THE FREN

1 - ANTOINE DE SAINT-GERVAIS (A.). HISTORY OF THE FRENCH EMIGRANTS, from 1789 to 1828. Paris: Hivert, 1828. Three volumes, in-8 ½, bound in Empire green Russian leather, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets, gilt title, straw-colored edges (contemporary binding). Light foxing. FIRST EDITION of one of the earliest histories of counter-revolutionary emigration, from July 1789 until the accession of Charles X, which saw the departure of nearly 140,000 French citizens for foreign lands—TILLY (A. de).

Estimation

€80 - 120

[COATS OF ARMS]. ARMS, CRESTS, MONOGRAMS. Large in

2 - [COATS OF ARMS]. ARMS, CRESTS, MONOGRAMS. Large in-4, black Russian leather, gilt framing on the covers with a gilt title on the front cover, smooth spine with flat raised bands adorned with gilt panels, brass clasps, interior border decorated with a wide gilt lace border, gilt edges (19th-century binding); 16 sheets of thick, beveled cardboard, all mounted on tabs. HAND-MADE ALBUM containing 16 SHEETS of hand-drawn, embossed, watercolored, and gilded COATS OF ARMS, CRESTS, and MONOGRAMS. SUPERB

Estimation

€300 - 400

[ATLAS - CARTOGRAPHY]. DUFRÉNOY (A.) - BEAUMONT (É

3 - [ATLAS - CARTOGRAPHY]. DUFRÉNOY (A.) - BEAUMONT (Élie de). GEOLOGICAL MAP OF FRANCE. Paris, Picquet, [c. 1841]. Six canvas-mounted and folded sheets, each measuring 73 × 111 cm, the set housed in a two-part cardboard slipcase from the publisher, with a round red shagreen spine featuring decorative raised bands and a gilt title. FIRST EDITION of this RARE AND IMPORTANT MAP, engraved on steel and WATERCOLORED, complete in six parts, produced under the direction of Mr. BROCHANT DE VILLIERS, Insp

Estimation

€200 - 300

[ATLAS - MAPS]. VALLOT (S.). GENERAL MAP OF THE MA

4 - [ATLAS - MAPS]. VALLOT (S.). GENERAL MAP OF THE MAIN TRANSPORT ROUTES OF THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE. Paris, Andriveau-Goujon, [c. 1846]. Six canvas-mounted and folded sheets, each measuring 73 × 108 cm, the set housed in a two-part cardboard slipcase from the publisher, with a round red shagreen spine featuring decorative raised bands and a gilt title. Traces of glue on the canvas, less noticeable on the maps. FIRST EDITION of this RARE AND IMPORTANT MAP, engraved on steel and enhanced with watercol

Estimation

€150 - 200

[ATLAS]. LAPIE (Pierre and Alexandre-Émile). UNIVE

5 - [ATLAS]. LAPIE (Pierre and Alexandre-Émile). UNIVERSAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT AND MODERN GEOGRAPHY, preceded by a summary of physical and historical geography. Paris, Eymery, Fruger & Co., 1829. In-plano (50 × 37.5 cm), half midnight blue sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt title (contemporary binding); (4) folios, 100 pp., 49/50 double-page maps [map no. 19 was incorrectly numbered as no. 21, so there are two maps bearing the number 21; map no. 28, “Switzerland or

Estimation

€100 - 150

[ATLAS]. PERROT (A.-M.) - AUPICK (J.). NEW ATLAS O

6 - [ATLAS]. PERROT (A.-M.) - AUPICK (J.). NEW ATLAS OF THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE, or Detailed Maps of Gaul and France as of 1789, of the eighty-six departments and the French colonies, followed by a beautiful map of present-day France. Paris, Longuet, successor to Simonneau, 1842. Large Italian-style quarto (50 × 37.5 cm), half marbled fawn sheepskin, large octagonal title label pasted on the front cover, smooth spine divided by gold chains and fillets, garnet morocco title label (contemporary binding

Estimation

€100 - 150

BALZAC (Honoré de). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Furne,

7 - BALZAC (Honoré de). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Furne, Dubochet, Hetzel, and Paulin; later Houssiaux, 1855–1863. 20 volumes, in-8 ½, dark havana-colored shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt title, cover boards preserved (20th-century binding). Foxing. ILLUSTRATED EDITION. A portrait of Balzac by Bertall as the frontispiece of Volume I and numerous engravings by the finest artists of the period. Handwritten ex-libris in black ink, “Jules Boissé,” on the preserved covers. ¶ Clouzot, 27.

Estimation

€100 - 150

BLUM (André). MADAME VIGÉE-LEBRUN. Painter of the

8 - BLUM (André). MADAME VIGÉE-LEBRUN. Painter of the Great Ladies of the 18th Century. Paris: Piazza, 1919. Large 4½-format, dark havana morocco with corner pieces; ribbed spine decorated with gilded and mosaic-inlaid metal fittings; gilt title; date at the foot; gilt head; original cover preserved (H. Blanchetière). FIRST EDITION. 49 PLATES of out-of-text reproductions framed by captioned scrolls, including 8 in color. ONE of 500 COPIES numbered on Japanese paper (No. 11). A BEAUTIFUL COPY, we

Estimation

€40 - 60

BOUGAINVILLE (Jean-Pierre de). A Comparison of Ale

9 - BOUGAINVILLE (Jean-Pierre de). A Comparison of Alexander’s Expedition to India with the Conquest of the Same Regions by Tahmas-Kouli-Khan. No place, no publisher, 1752. 12mo, marbled fawn calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, smooth decorated spine, gilt title running lengthwise, gilt edges (contemporary binding); 141 pp. Small tear at the top cap, 3 rounded corners. FIRST EDITION of this rare work written by Jean-Pierre de BOUGAINVILLE (1722–1763), the older brother of the fam

Estimation

€100 - 150

[BRIENNE]. UNPUBLISHED MEMOIRS OF LOUIS-HENRI DE L

10 - [BRIENNE]. UNPUBLISHED MEMOIRS OF LOUIS-HENRI DE LOMÉNIE, Count of Brienne, Secretary of State under Louis XIV. Paris, Ponthieu [&] Leipzig, Ponthieu, Michelsen & Co., 1828. Two volumes bound together in one 8½-inch volume in tan calfskin, spine with flat raised bands filleted in gold, gilt scrolls and fleurons, title label in black calfskin, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Tears and small areas of leather missing from the upper cap; stitches on the inner hinge of the front cover

Estimation

€40 - 60

BUFFON. COMPLETE WORKS of Buffon, arranged by Coun

11 - BUFFON. COMPLETE WORKS of Buffon, arranged by Count de Lacépède, enriched by this scholar with a general overview of the progress of the natural sciences. Paris, Eymery, Fruger & Co., 1828–29. 25/26 volumes, in-8, in fawn-colored grained sheepskin, with gilt scroll borders on the covers; smooth, compartmentalized spine adorned with gilt scrolls and fleurons; title and volume number labels in black morocco (contemporary binding). Foliate foxing on the text pages, sometimes pronounced, muc

Estimation

€200 - 300

BUFFON. COMPLETE WORKS. Paris, Imprimerie Royale,

12 - BUFFON. COMPLETE WORKS. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770–89. 51 volumes in 12mo, marbled fawn sheepskin, double gilt fillet framing on the covers, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco and black sheepskin, edges speckled in red and black (contemporary binding). 3 cap bands worn down, numerous volume number labels rubbed with losses, some minor wear on the bindings. ILLUSTRATED REPRINT in in-12 format—a more manageable size—of the ori

Estimation

€150 - 200

CAMPAN (Mrs.). MEMOIRS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MARI

13 - CAMPAN (Mrs.). MEMOIRS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE, Queen of France and Navarre; followed by recollections and historical anecdotes on the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. Paris, Baudouin, 1822. Three volumes, in-8 ½, in light calfskin, spines with gold-threaded raised bands, title and volume number labels in red and green leather, marbled edges (Binding slightly later). Spines somewhat darkened and rubbed; small loss of leather at the upper joint of vol. 3. FIRST EDITI

Estimation

€80 - 120

CASANOVA (J.). MEMOIRS. P., Éditions du Rameau d'o

14 - CASANOVA (J.). MEMOIRS. P., Éditions du Rameau d'or, [1948–1950]. 12 volumes, in-4, paperback. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 12 FRONTISPICES and numerous illustrations in the text, reproductions of original watercolors by Jacques TOUCHET. Limited edition of 1,200 copies, numbered on vellum from Papeteries Boucher in Docelles (No. 1,100). Copy in GOOD CONDITION. ¶ Monod, 2326.

Estimation

€100 - 150

CASANOVA DE SEINGALT (J.). MEMOIRS. Introduction b

15 - CASANOVA DE SEINGALT (J.). MEMOIRS. Introduction by Octave Uzanne. P., Éditions de la Sirène, 1924–25. 12 volumes, large 8½ format, in tan sheepskin, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt title, original cover boards preserved (later binding). Foxing; spines partially lightened. NEW EDITION published under the direction of Raoul Vèze, based on the text of the first edition (Leipzig-Brussels-Paris, 1826–1838). Variants and historical and critical commentary. Abundant illustr

Estimation

€80 - 120

CHODERLOS DE LACLOS (Pierre). *Les Liaisons Danger

16 - CHODERLOS DE LACLOS (Pierre). Les Liaisons Dangereuses, or Letters Collected in a Society and Published for the Instruction of Others. By C* de L*. Geneva [Paris], 1801. Four tomes bound in two 16mo volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine divided by gilded Greek motifs, fleurons, gilded palette at the tail, title and volume number labels in black morocco (contemporary binding). A CAZIN-FORMAT EDITION, rather uncommon, based on the first illustrated edition of 1792. It contains 8 IL

Estimation

€80 - 120

COLLETTA (General Pietro). HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM

17 - COLLETTA (General Pietro). HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES, from Charles VII to Ferdinand IV. 1734–1825. Paris: Ladvocat, 1835. Four volumes, in-8 ½, in midnight blue sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized spine, gilt title (contemporary binding). Scattered foxing. FIRST FRENCH EDITION, translated from the Italian based on the 4th edition. From the LIBRARY OF THE VICOMTE DE PÉRIGNON, with a heraldic ex-libris pasted on the inside front cover of each volume.

Estimation

€80 - 120

COMMINES (Philippe de). THE MEMOIRS. Leiden, Elzev

18 - COMMINES (Philippe de). THE MEMOIRS. Leiden, Elzeviers, 1648. Small 12mo (135 × 77 mm), bronze-green morocco, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, smooth spine decorated with small metal tools, gilt filleted edges and caps, gilded roulette on the inside, gilt edges on marbled paper, modern edged slipcase (contemporary binding); (12) ff., 765 pp., (19) pp. of tables. The spine has uniformly turned a havana brown. ELZEVIRIAN EDITION “admirably executed, of which copies with wide margins an

Estimation

€80 - 120

DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the Foremost Cit

20 - DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the Foremost City of Europe, with All Its Splendors and Delights. Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1713. Four tomes bound in four volumes of marbled fawn calfskin, with gilt fillet framing on the covers, ribbed spine, gilt panels, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Six corners are slightly worn; minor scuffing on one cover. A RARE NEW EDITION of this guide to the “Eternal City,” one of the most important in the Fren

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€150 - 200

[GILBERT]. CERVANTES (M. de). THE INGENIOUS HIDALG

21 - [GILBERT]. CERVANTES (M. de). THE INGENIOUS HIDALGO DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA. Paris: Hachette, 1869. Two folio volumes in ½ red chagrin with the publisher’s corners, chagrin-embossed cloth covers adorned on the front cover with gold lettering, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title. Crease on the first 4 leaves of volume 1. SECOND EDITION. 377 woodcuts by Gustave DORÉ (not 370 as stated on the title page). ¶ Leblanc, 68.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[GILDED]. DANTE. INFERNO. French translation by Pi

22 - [GILDED]. DANTE. INFERNO. French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino, accompanied by the Italian text. P., Hachette, 1865. Large folio, ½ tan shagreen by the publisher, havan-colored chagrin-textured cloth covers with blind-stamped borders, front cover adorned with gold lettering, flat-ribbed spine decorated with blind-stamped and gilt panels, gilt title, gilt edges (Ch. Magnier). A few faint foxing spots, mainly on the endpapers. NEW EDITION; the first printing was published by the same publ

Estimation

€100 - 150

[GILDFRAME]. LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES DE LA FON

23 - [GILDFRAME]. LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. Paris, Hachette, 1868. Folio size, in the publisher’s red percaline, front cover adorned with gold lettering, smooth spine with embossed divisions. FIRST PRINTING of this BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a PORTRAIT, 84 full-page PLATES, and 248 vignettes in the text, woodcuts based on compositions by Gustave DORÉ. ¶ Leblanc, 205.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[GILDED]. PERRAULT (Ch.). THE TALES. Paris, Hetzel

24 - [GILDED]. PERRAULT (Ch.). THE TALES. Paris, Hetzel, 1893. Folio size, in the publisher’s red percaline; front cover entirely decorated in gold; smooth, compartmentalized, and ornamented spine; gilt title (publisher’s binding). Stain spots, spine faded, small loss of percaline on the back cover, inner hinge split but seams sound, tear at the top of the lower jaw. ILLUSTRATED EDITION with a frontispiece and 38 PLATES out of the text by Gustave Doré. ¶ Leblanc, no. 276 for the original 1862 e

Estimation

€60 - 80

[GOLD-EMBOSSED]. RABELAIS (Fr.). WORKS. Text colla

25 - [GOLD-EMBOSSED]. RABELAIS (Fr.). WORKS. Text collated from the first editions, with a biography of the author, notes, and a glossary by Louis Moland. Paris, Garnier frères, [late 19th century]. Two large quarto volumes in the publisher’s decorated red percaline, front cover adorned with a gilt plate by Paul Souze, plain spine decorated with special metal tools, gilt title. Some defects in the binding (a tear at the upper joint of each volume, a small piece of leather missing at the top of one

Estimation

€150 - 200

[DUBOUT]. SET OF 5 VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED BY Albert D

26 - [DUBOUT]. SET OF 5 VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED BY Albert DUBOUT. RABELAIS (François). GARGANTUA - PANTAGRUEL (2 volumes). Paris, Gibert Jeune, 1936–40. Three large quarto volumes, paperback. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring full-page color drawings and illustrations within the text. "Gargantua" is from the 3rd printing (1940); the 2nd and 3rd volumes are from the 1st printing (1936 and 1937). Limited edition of 3,000 numbered copies—BEAUMARCHAIS. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. Paris, Kra, 1929. Small quarto,

Estimation

€80 - 120

[DU MÈGE (Alexandre)]. ARCHÉOLOGIE PYRÉNÉENNE. Atl

27 - [DU MÈGE (Alexandre)]. ARCHÉOLOGIE PYRÉNÉENNE. Atlas des prolégomènes. Large folio, ½ midnight blue sheepskin, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets, gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt title (contemporary binding) ; [no title page], 8 pages of text in two columns describing 41 plates numbered 1 through 41, 34 plates. Plate no. 19 uniformly browned, with a few scattered foxing spots. FIRST EDITION of this RARE ATLAS, entirely mounted on tabs, which completes the 3 volumes published in Toulouse

Estimation

€60 - 80

[FIRST EMPIRE]. BLAZE (Sébastien). MEMOIRS OF AN A

28 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. BLAZE (Sébastien). MEMOIRS OF AN APOTHECARY ON THE WAR IN SPAIN, from 1808 to 1814. Paris: Ladvocat, 1828. Two in-8 Bradel volumes in marbled paper, plain spine, title label, marbled edges (later binding). Spine discolored, water stains, and foxing. ORIGINAL EDITION, uncommon, of these Napoleonic memoirs, published in the “Contemporary Memoirs” series. ¶ Tulard, 170: “These memoirs were a great success upon their publication. They recount the author’s time in Spain as a

Estimation

€100 - 150

[FIRST EMPIRE]. CADET DE GASSICOURT (Charles-Louis

29 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. CADET DE GASSICOURT (Charles-Louis). JOURNEY THROUGH AUSTRIA, MORAVIA, AND BAVARIA. Undertaken in the wake of the French army during the 1809 campaign. Paris: L'Huillier, 1818. In-8 ½, fawn sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt title, speckled edges (contemporary binding). Upper cap worn down, slight tear (1 cm) at the top of the upper joint, a cut without loss at a fold of the map. FIRST EDITION. Complete volume containing the fold-out MAP of the 1809

Estimation

€60 - 80

[FIRST EMPIRE]. FOUCHÉ (Joseph). MEMOIRS. Paris: L

30 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. FOUCHÉ (Joseph). MEMOIRS. Paris: Le Rouge, 1824. Two volumes in 8vo, light brown calfskin, double gilt fillet framing on the covers, spine with flat raised bands gilt, gilt panels, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, marbled edges (Binding slightly later). A small tear on the top cap of vol. 1; very scattered light foxing, more pronounced on the first few leaves of each volume. SECOND EDITION, published the same year and by the same publisher as the first edition.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[FIRST EMPIRE]. FOY (General). HISTORY OF THE WAR

31 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. FOY (General). HISTORY OF THE WAR ON THE IBERIAN PENINSULA UNDER NAPOLEON, preceded by a Political and Military Overview of the Belligerent Powers. Paris: Baudouin, 1827. Four volumes, in-8, in Empire green Russian leather; covers adorned with a frame of gilded garland; smooth spine entirely decorated with large gilded scrolls; title and volume number labels in red leather; edges and caps edged with gold thread; gilt edges (contemporary binding). Foxing, sometimes heavy. FIRST ED

Estimation

€100 - 150

[FIRST EMPIRE]. THE NOTEBOOKS OF CAPTAIN COIGNET (

32 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. THE NOTEBOOKS OF CAPTAIN COIGNET (1776–1850), published from the original manuscript by Lorédan Larchey, illustrated by J. LE BLANT. P., Hachette, 1888. Large quarto, ½ dark brown morocco with corner pieces, ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt head (Lanscelin). A BEAUTIFUL EDITION illustrated with 18 out-of-text drawings and 66 illustrations within the text by Julien Le Blant. Famous memoirs of Jean-Roch COIGNET (1776–1865), a veteran soldier who recounts the imperial epic in a

Estimation

€60 - 80

[FIRST EMPIRE]. GENLIS (Félicité de). UNPUBLISHED

33 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. GENLIS (Félicité de). UNPUBLISHED MEMOIRS OF MADAME THE COUNTESS OF GENLIS, on the eighteenth century and the French Revolution, from 1756 to the present day. Paris, Ladvocat, 1825. 10 volumes in 8½ format, bound in petrol-blue calfskin, spine ribbed and decorated with gold and blind-stamped, title in gold, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION of these renowned memoirs. Napoleon admired Madame de Genlis as a woman of letters; he provided her wi

Estimation

€100 - 150

[FIRST EMPIRE]. SÉGUR (General, Count of). HISTORY

34 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. SÉGUR (General, Count of). HISTORY OF NAPOLEON AND THE GRAND ARMY during the year 1812. Paris: Baudouin frères, 1825. Two in-16 volumes in red Russian leather, covers adorned with roulette borders and gilt fillets, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt title, edges and caps adorned with a gilt roulette border, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Foxing. FIFTH EDITION. 6 out-of-text engravings and a large engraved folding MAP. A STUNNING COPY in a fresh, decorated

Estimation

€60 - 80

[FIRST EMPIRE]. MEMOIRS OF PRINCE TALLEYRAND. Pari

35 - [FIRST EMPIRE]. MEMOIRS OF PRINCE TALLEYRAND. Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1891–92. Five volumes, in-8 ½, in havana-colored shagreen, spined with raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt title (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION of these famous memoirs. 5 PORTRAITS as frontispieces in each volume and 2 facsimiles of autographs. ¶ Tulard, 1396. ENCLOSED: SALLÉ (Alexandre). THE POLITICAL LIFE OF CHARLES-MAURICE, PRINCE OF TALLEYRAND. P., Hivert, 1834. In-8 ½ mastic calfskin, smooth spine d

Estimation

€200 - 300

ERASMUS. *IN PRAISE OF FOOLISHNESS*, composed in t

36 - ERASMUS. IN PRAISE OF FOOLISHNESS, composed in the form of a declamation by Erasmus and translated by Mr. Gueudeville. With notes by Gérard Listre and beautiful illustrations by Holbein. All based on the original edition published by the Basel Academy. Amsterdam, François L’Honoré, 1728. 12mo, fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, red leather title label, head and foot caps with gold fillet, edges speckled in red (later binding); frontispiece and illustrated title pag

Estimation

€100 - 150

FÉNELON (François de Salignac de La Motte). THE AD

37 - FÉNELON (François de Salignac de La Motte). THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS, Son of Ulysses. Paris: Crapelet, 1796. Two in-8 volumes in marbled fawn calfskin, covers adorned with a frame of gilded Greek fret and garland, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in red morocco, headbands and footbands with gold fillet, inner border decorated with a fine gilded garland, gilded edges (contemporary binding). Volume I: (2) folios of half-title and title page, port

Estimation

€60 - 80

FONTENELLE (B. le Bovier de). CONVERSATIONS ON THE

38 - FONTENELLE (B. le Bovier de). CONVERSATIONS ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS. Paris: Brunet, 1724. In-12 brown calfskin, gold-stamped coat of arms in the center of the covers, decorated ribbed spine, maroon morocco title label, gold-filleted edges and caps, red-speckled edges (period binding); 481 pp., (3) pp. of privilege, XVII pp. of catalog. Upper cap, head of the clamps, and corners restored. NEW EDITION, expanded with various additional pieces. Includes the BEAUTIFUL FOLD-OUT ENGRAVING of the sol

Estimation

€80 - 120

FONTENELLE (B. le Bovier de). VARIOUS WORKS. Paris

39 - FONTENELLE (B. le Bovier de). VARIOUS WORKS. Paris, Brunet, 1715. Four volumes in 12mo, in light calfskin, with gold-stamped coat of arms in the center of the covers, ornate ribbed spine, title and volume number labels, gold-filleted edges and caps, speckled edges (contemporary binding). A small tear at the top edge of the first volume; a small black ink stain on the side edge of volume 4. NEW, expanded EDITION. Vol. I–II: New Dialogues of the Dead—Vol. III: Plato’s Judgment—Vol. IV: His

Estimation

€80 - 120

FURGOLE (J.-B.). ORDINANCE OF LOUIS XV, King of Fr

40 - FURGOLE (J.-B.). ORDINANCE OF LOUIS XV, King of France and Navarre, to Establish the Law Regarding the Nature, Form, Burdens, and Conditions of Donations, Issued at Versailles in February 1731. Toulouse, Birosse, 1761. Two volumes in-4, in marbled fawn sheepskin, with an ornate ribbed spine, title and volume number labels, and red edges (contemporary binding). Scattered brown waterstains, not affecting the text, on the upper margin of part of the text block of both volumes; not serious. SECOND E

Estimation

€60 - 80

[GALANTE (Literature)]. CHARITON OF APHRODISIAS. T

41 - [GALANTE (Literature)]. CHARITON OF APHRODISIAS. THE ADVENTURES OF CHOERÉE AND CALLIRRHOÉ, translated from the Greek by M. Fallet. Amsterdam and Paris, no publisher, 1775. Two works bound together in one 8vo volume in marbled fawn sheepskin, with a smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, a lemon-colored morocco title label, and red edges (contemporary binding). Tear without loss at the top cap. FIRST EDITION of the translation from the Greek by Nicolas FALLET (1746–1801). Eight parts

Estimation

€150 - 200

GALLI (Fl.). GENERAL MINA'S CAMPAIGN IN CATALONIA.

42 - GALLI (Fl.). GENERAL MINA'S CAMPAIGN IN CATALONIA. P., Philippe, 1831. In-8 ½, tan sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt title, blue-speckled edges (contemporary binding); (3) ff., 486 pages. A few brown spots on the spine, very scattered foxing throughout the text block. FIRST EDITION. The frontispiece portrait of General MINA (1781–1836) is MISSING.

Estimation

€40 - 60

GAUTIER (Th.). JOURNEY TO SPAIN - Tras los montes.

43 - GAUTIER (Th.). JOURNEY TO SPAIN - Tras los montes. Paris: Laplace, Sanchez & Co., [1873]. Large 8½-format, red shagreen with corner pieces, spine with gold-threaded raised bands decorated with grotesque motifs, gilt title, gilt head (contemporary binding). Scattered light foxing. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 20 out-of-text plates engraved on steel, including a frontispiece and 2 color plates by ROUARGUE. ¶ Clouzot, 126.

Estimation

€60 - 80

GUITRY (Sacha). THE NOVEL OF A CHEATER. Paris: Gui

44 - GUITRY (Sacha). THE NOVEL OF A CHEATER. Paris: Guillot, 1953. Small folio in folios, in the publisher’s slipcase and case. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 20 original etchings engraved by André COLLOT. Limited edition of 225 copies. ONE of the 120 numbered copies on Rives vellum in the original format—INCLUDED, by the same author: IF VERSAILLES WERE TOLD TO ME... Paris, Raoul Solar, 1954. Folio-sized volume in garnet-colored morocco-bound sheepskin, decorated in the Du Seuil style with the co

Estimation

€80 - 120

HORACE. QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA. Londini [Lond

45 - HORACE. QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA. Londini [London], John Pine, 1733–37. Two 8vo volumes in garnet morocco, with triple gilt rule framing on the covers, a decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in fawn morocco, gilt-rule edges and caps, and gilt edges (contemporary binding). MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATED EDITION, entirely engraved, from the FIRST PRINTING, with the uncorrected error on page 108 of the second volume. It features 2 fleurons, 2 frontispieces, and 324 ILLUSTRATIONS, in

Estimation

€300 - 400

[MODERN ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS]. SET OF 6 VOLUMES: W

46 - [MODERN ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS]. SET OF 6 VOLUMES: WILDE (O.). THE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY. Stock, 1946. In-4 format, in the publisher’s cardboard slipcase and jacket. 12 etchings by Reynold Arnould. One of 12 copies numbered on custom-cut pure rag vellum, first edition, with a SERIES of illustrations on China paper - NERVAL (G. de). THE ENCHANTED HAND. Marcel Besson, 1943. Quarto in red shagreen, gilt head, cover preserved, slipcase. 30 color illustrations by Émile Blanche. One of 600 copies n

Estimation

€100 - 150

[ITALY]. ANDERSEN (Hans Christian). *The Improvise

47 - [ITALY]. ANDERSEN (Hans Christian). The Improviser or Life in Italy. Paris: Amyot, 1860. Two parts bound in a single 12mo volume in ivory vellum, with a smooth, compartmentalized spine entirely decorated with interlaced gilt motifs, a dark brown calfskin title label, and red edges (contemporary binding). Very slight losses in the side margins of the title label. FIRST EDITION of the French translation with a fictitious notation of “Second Edition” — RICHARD. GUIDE FOR THE TRAVELER IN I

Estimation

€40 - 60

LABORDE (A. de). DESCRIPTIVE ITINERARY THROUGH SPA

48 - LABORDE (A. de). DESCRIPTIVE ITINERARY THROUGH SPAIN. Paris: Nicolle and Lenormant, 1808. Six volumes, in-8 ½, in light brown sheepskin; smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine; title and volume number labels in black sheepskin; speckled edges (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION containing a fold-out chart (“Chronological Table of the Kings of Spain”) and an ATLAS of 29 PLATES, most of which are fold-outs or spread across two pages. ATTRACTIVE COPY in uniform binding.

Estimation

€150 - 200

LACRETELLE (Ch.). HISTORY OF FRANCE during the Eig

49 - LACRETELLE (Ch.). HISTORY OF FRANCE during the Eighteenth Century. Paris: Buisson, 1812. Six volumes in 8½ format, in havana calfskin, with a smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt title, mosaic volume number label, stained edges, and red paper covers (contemporary binding). Minor losses at the top corners of two volumes. THIRD EDITION, revised and corrected. Extensive general table of contents (pp. 305–407) at the end of the sixth and final volume - HÉNAULT (Charles Jean Fr

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€60 - 80

LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES. Paris: Emler frères,

50 - LA FONTAINE (J. de). FABLES. Paris: Emler frères, 1828. Two volumes, in-8, bound in midnight blue calfskin, covers adorned with a blind-stamped plate within frames of gilt fillets, flat-ribbed spine entirely decorated with gilt palettes and irons, gilt title, inner border entirely adorned with a gilt roulette, gilt edges (R. P. Ginain). Sparse foxing, at times heavy, on the text leaves; a small loss of gold at the foot of the spine of vol. 1. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a PORTRAIT and 11 ENGR

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€150 - 200

LA FONTAINE (J. de). TALES AND SHORT STORIES. Pari

51 - LA FONTAINE (J. de). TALES AND SHORT STORIES. Paris: Gibert Jeune, 1940. Two large quarto volumes, paperback, with padded covers. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 32 color frontispieces and 77 black-and-white drawings in the text by BRUNELLESCHI. Second printing limited to 3,000 numbered copies—BRANTÔME. THE LIVES OF GALANT LADIES. Paris, Éditions de la Belle Étoile, 1938. Two volumes in 4½ quarto, red shagreen with corner caps, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt head, cover preserved (

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€80 - 120

LE BERRYAIS (Louis-René). TREATISE ON GARDENS, or

52 - LE BERRYAIS (Louis-René). TREATISE ON GARDENS, or La Quintinye’s New Work. Paris: Prault, 1775. Two volumes in 8vo, marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Binding of vol. 2 restored; foxing on plate 11; minimal worm damage to the lower margin of the text block of vol. 2, with no damage to the text or the illustrations on the plates. FIRST EDITION of the first two parts of this

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€60 - 80

[LEMERRE]. SET OF 13 TITLES FROM ÉDITIONS LEMERRE.

53 - [LEMERRE]. SET OF 13 TITLES FROM ÉDITIONS LEMERRE. 13 small 12½-format volumes in red shagreen with corner caps, ribbed spines, gilt titles, and gilt headbands (for 6 volumes). BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules). L'Ensorcelée – Le Chevalier des Touches – BAUDELAIRE (Charles). Petits poèmes en prose. Artificial Paradises – Aesthetic Curiosities – The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym – DAUDET (Alphonse). Letters from My Windmill – The Little Thing – Monday Tales – *You

Estimation

€80 - 120

LIGER (Louis). *The New Rustic Home*, or A General

54 - LIGER (Louis). The New Rustic Home, or A General Treatise on All Country Estates: How to Maintain and Increase Them. Paris, Knapen, 1762. Two volumes in-4, marbled fawn calf, spine with five raised bands, garnet morocco title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Three cap bands worn down, small areas of leather missing from the covers, edges, and corners; a small hole in the lower part of the title page of Volume 1 with the loss of two letters. EIGHTH EDITION, considerably expanded and reo

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€100 - 150

[LITERATURE]. SET OF 8 BOOKS: BENOIT (P.). JACOB’S

55 - [LITERATURE]. SET OF 8 BOOKS: BENOIT (P.). JACOB’S WELL. Albin Michel, 1925. 12mo, paperback. First edition. ONE of 700 numbered copies on pure-fiber laid paper - COLETTE. THE SECOND. Ferenczi, 1929. In-12 ½ red shagreen, cover preserved. First edition. One of 2,200 numbered copies on Scottish alfa paper—GOBINEAU (Count of). TRAVEL MEMOIRS. Grasset, 1922. In-12 ½ polished shagreen, ribbed spine decorated with cold-stamped panels, gilt head, cover preserved (Yseux). Gilt coat of arms on the

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€60 - 80

LOUVET DE COUVRAY (J.-B.). THE ROMANCES OF THE CHE

56 - LOUVET DE COUVRAY (J.-B.). THE ROMANCES OF THE CHEVALIER DE FAUBLAS. Paris: Tardieu, 1821. Four volumes in 8vo, marbled fawn sheepskin, gilt garland framing on the covers, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in red and green leather, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Scattered foxing, small wormholes on the spines, water stain on the first 12 folios of Volume IV. ILLUSTRATED EDITION of this libertine novel, whose darker third part foreshadows the no

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€100 - 150

MAC ORLAN (P.). SET OF 4 VOLUMES: *Le Chant de l’É

57 - MAC ORLAN (P.). SET OF 4 VOLUMES: Le Chant de l’Équipage. P., Les Arts et le Livre, 1926. In-4 ½, red shagreen, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt title, gilt head, cover boards preserved (later binding). ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 22 stencil-watercolored etchings, including a title vignette and 21 full-page illustrations by DIGNIMONT. Limited edition of 321 numbered copies on Rives paper. One of the 300 numbered copies from 22 to 321—GIRLS AND PORTS OF EUROPE. P., Au Mou

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€100 - 150

MALRAUX (A.). SET OF 3 VOLUMES in First Edition: *

58 - MALRAUX (A.). SET OF 3 VOLUMES in First Edition: The Human Condition. Paris, Gallimard, 1934. In-12, red chagrin, smooth spine, title gilded in the Japanese style within a gilded fillet frame, date at the foot, gilded head, original cover preserved (Binding slightly later, made in 1956 according to a handwritten note). Minor tears and stains on the preserved cover, a few light foxing spots, few in number. FIRST EDITION. One of 1,220 copies numbered on Navarre alfa—LES CONQUÉRANTS. Paris, Gr

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€60 - 80

MIRABEAU. ELEGIES OF TIBULLUS, followed by *Les Ba

59 - MIRABEAU. ELEGIES OF TIBULLUS, followed by Les Baisers by Jean Segond and Contes et nouvelles. Paris, 1798. Three volumes in-8 in marbled fawn calfskin, with gilt roulette framing on the covers, a smooth, compartmentalized spine adorned with special metal tools, title and volume number labels in red and green morocco, an interior border, and gilt edges (contemporary binding). A few foxing spots, very scattered. SECOND EDITION of this translation produced by Mirabeau during his imprisonment a

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€60 - 80

MOLIÈRE. WORKS, with grammatical notes; Preface an

60 - MOLIÈRE. WORKS, with grammatical notes; Preface and Observations on Each Play, by M. Bret. P., Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1773. Six volumes in 8vo, marbled fawn calf, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, plain spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, gilt filleted caps and corners, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Slight wear and loss of leather at the spine and on the upper edge of the front cover of

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€400 - 600

[MONTESQUIEU]. THE TEMPLE OF GNIDE. Paris, Le Mire

61 - [MONTESQUIEU]. THE TEMPLE OF GNIDE. Paris, Le Mire, 1772. In-4 (263 × 195 mm), porphyry calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, fleurons in the corners with gilt chequered patterns, spined back decorated with gold chequered pattern in the panels, wide roulettes and small gold ironwork, title label in garnet morocco, gold-edged cups, caps, and fillets, gilt edges (contemporary binding); frontispiece, (2) title pages and dedication, VII–104 pages, 8/9 plates. Scattered light foxing.

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€100 - 150

PICART (Bernard) - BERNARD (Jean-Frédéric). RELIGI

61-1 - PICART (Bernard) - BERNARD (Jean-Frédéric). RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS OF ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. Amsterdam, J.-F. Bernard, 1723–1737. [Followed by:] RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS OF IDOLATROUS PEOPLES. Six folio volumes in marbled brown calfskin, spined with raised bands richly decorated with gilt fleurons and scrolls, title labels in garnet morocco, gilt volume numbers (contemporary binding). Volume 1: (6) folios, XLII pp., (4) folios, 153 pp., 13 plates - 206 pp., (1) folio

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€400 - 600

MONTESQUIEU. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS. Amsterdam, Pu

62 - MONTESQUIEU. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS. Amsterdam, Published by the Company, 1755. Three volumes in 12mo, marbled fawn sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in ochre leather, red edges (period binding). Restorations to the binding. NEW EDITION. GOOD COPY in period binding.

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€60 - 80

MONTESQUIEU. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS. Geneva, Barri

63 - MONTESQUIEU. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS. Geneva, Barrillot & Sons, 1750–51. Three volumes in 12mo, marbled fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in ochre leather, red edges (contemporary binding). Dulled corners, one cap trim worn down, small areas of leather missing from the spines. NEW EDITION, corrected by the author and expanded to include a table of contents and a fold-out geographical MAP, engraved on copper. From the LIBRARY of the Marquis DADVISARD, with

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€60 - 80

MONTHERLANT (H. de). *THE DEAD QUEEN*. A drama in

64 - MONTHERLANT (H. de). THE DEAD QUEEN. A drama in three acts. Published at the expense of a group of bibliophiles, 1944. Small folio in folio format, with the publisher’s slipcase and cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a frontispiece and 9 out-of-text plates, stencil-colored by Victor STUYVAERT. Limited edition of 599 copies. ONE of the 527 numbered copies on Lana vellum. Text and illustrations set within a wide frame of gilded foliage.

Estimation

€40 - 60

MORAND (Paul). SET OF 3 VOLUMES: *LE VOYAGE*. Pari

65 - MORAND (Paul). SET OF 3 VOLUMES: LE VOYAGE. Paris: Hachette, 1927. 12mo paperback, cloth-bound cover. FIRST EDITION. ONE of 175 numbered copies on Holland paper—FERMÉ LA NUIT. P., Éditions de la Nrf, 1923. In-12 paperback. FIRST EDITION. ONE of 870 numbered copies on Lafuma-Navarre pure-fiber vellum—MAGIE NOIRE. P., Grasset, Les Cahiers verts, 1928. In-12 paperback. FIRST EDITION. One of 3,650 numbered copies on Alfa satin paper.

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€40 - 60

[NAPOLEON III]. MEMOIRS OF COUNT HORACE DE VIEL CA

66 - [NAPOLEON III]. MEMOIRS OF COUNT HORACE DE VIEL CASTEL ON THE REIGN OF NAPOLEON III (1851–1864). Paris: Available at all bookstores, 1883–84. Six volumes bound in three large 8½-inch red morocco volumes with corner caps, spine with gold-threaded raised bands adorned with gilt metal fittings, gilt head (E. Rousselle). FIRST EDITION of these memoirs published from the original manuscript, with a preface by L. Léouzon le Duc. A PORTRAIT as a frontispiece in volume 1. A BEAUTIFUL COPY in a sig

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€100 - 150

NORVINS. HISTORY OF NAPOLEON. P., Furne, 1837. Fou

67 - NORVINS. HISTORY OF NAPOLEON. P., Furne, 1837. Four volumes, in-8, in raspberry-colored glossy half-calf, smooth spine with longitudinal decoration, gilt title, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Spine uniformly browned; scuffs on the covers; scattered foxing, sometimes pronounced. SEVENTH EDITION illustrated with numerous portraits, views, and maps (some of which are fold-out). The maps are occasionally enhanced with color.

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€40 - 60

PELTIER (J.-G.). *The Martyrology*, or *The Histor

68 - PELTIER (J.-G.). The Martyrology, or The History of the Martyrs of the Revolution. Koblenz and Paris: Artaud, 1792. In-8 ½, light brown sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, ochre leather title label, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION. 2 plates, out of text, engraved on steel.

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€80 - 120

[PIROLI (Tommaso) - VISCONTI (Ennio Quirino)]. SCU

69 - [PIROLI (Tommaso) - VISCONTI (Ennio Quirino)]. SCULPTURES OF THE PALAZZO DELLA VILLA BORGHESE KNOWN AS THE PINCIANA. Rome, [Stamperia Pagliarini], 1796–97. Three in-8 volumes (23 × 16.5 cm) in brick-red sheepskin, coats of arms embossed in gold in the center of the covers, ribbed spines, gilt monogram at the top of the spines, gold filleted edges, inner border decorated with a triple gold fillet, gilt edges (English binding, c. 1850). Volume 1: (1) title leaf with copper-engraved vignette, 13

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€100 - 150

[PLÉIADE]. SET OF 10 PLÉIADE VOLUMES. All copies a

70 - [PLÉIADE]. SET OF 10 PLÉIADE VOLUMES. All copies are complete with their Rhodoid covers and paper dust jackets (the Rhodoid cover of the Flaubert volume has a small tear). STENDHAL - FLAUBERT - SAND - DOSTOEVSKY - ROUSSEAU - MONTHERLANT - GIONO - VERLAINE - VOLTAIRE - COLETTE.

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€100 - 150

[PLÉIADE]. 10-VOLUME SET FROM THE PLÉIADE SERIES.

71 - [PLÉIADE]. 10-VOLUME SET FROM THE PLÉIADE SERIES. THE BIBLE. I. The Old Testament (missing Rhodoid cover) - DOSTOEVSKY. Crime and Punishment - Memoirs from the House of the Dead - BALZAC. The Human Comedy. Volumes I, II & III (2 paper dust jackets + Rhodoid covers missing; wear on the bindings of 2 volumes) - STENDHAL. Armance - The Red and the Black - Lucien Leuwen (1 vol.) - The Charterhouse of Parma - Italian Chronicles - Lamiel - Novels and Short Stories (1 vol.) - Private Works. Vol.

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€60 - 80

RACINE. WORKS, with commentary by J. L. Geoffroy.

72 - RACINE. WORKS, with commentary by J. L. Geoffroy. P., Le Normant, 1808. Seven volumes in 8vo, marbled fawn calf, smooth, compartmentalized spine fully decorated, title and volume number labels in red morocco, edges yellow-stained and speckled (contemporary binding). EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 7 different title vignettes engraved by Choffard after Garnier, 3 PORTRAITS after Santerre, Aved and Ph. De Champagne, 12 beautiful ILLUSTRATIONS after Garnier, and 1 fold-out facsimile of an a

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€200 - 300

[TOULOUSE REGIONALISM]. SET OF 5 VOLUMES: LAMOUZÈL

73 - [TOULOUSE REGIONALISM]. SET OF 5 VOLUMES: LAMOUZÈLE (E.). TOULOUSE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. Toulouse, Marqueste, 1914. Large 8vo, paperback - MESPLÉ (P.). OLD MANORS OF TOULOUSE. Éditions du Pays d’Oc, 1948. Large 8vo, paperback. Watercolors by Bouillière - GARRIGUES (D.). JEAN JOSEPH JANOLE, a magistrate from Toulouse (1757–1839). Toulouse, Revue historique de Toulouse, 1930. Large 8vo, paperback – MOT (G.). THE MILL AT THE CHATEAU NARBONNAIS IN TOULOUSE. Slne., 1910. Large 8vo ½, red sh

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€60 - 80

[SOUTHWEST REGIONALISM]. SET OF 6 VOLUMES: DRUILHE

74 - [SOUTHWEST REGIONALISM]. SET OF 6 VOLUMES: DRUILHET (P.). ARCHIVES OF THE CITY OF LECTOURE. Champion - Cocharaux frères, 1885. Large 8vo, paperback - SABATÉ (C.). ESSAY ON THE SOURCES OF LAW IN THE COUNTIES OF ROUSSILLON AND CERDAGNE up to 1344. Imprimerie Saint-Cyprien, 1899. Large 8vo, red shagreen - DUCOS (G.). SAINTE-CROIX DE VOLVESTRE AND ITS MONASTERY. Privat - Didier, 1937. Large 8vo, paperback - LASSERRE (J.-T.). HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON THE CITY OF ALET AND ITS FORMER DIOCESE. Carcasson

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€60 - 80

[BOUND EDITION]. KEEPSAKE OF ART IN THE PROVINCES,

75 - [BOUND EDITION]. KEEPSAKE OF ART IN THE PROVINCES, dedicated to young people, illustrated with English engravings. Moulins, Desrosiers, [c. 1841–43]. Large 8vo, navy blue velvet, covers adorned with blind-stamped decoration, corners adorned with gilt metal spandrels, gilt metal clasp, smooth spine adorned with blind-stamped and gilt rocaille motifs, gilt title, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Skinning, small loss of cloth in the upper right corner of the front cover. FIRST EDITION of one of

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€40 - 60

[COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M.

76 - [COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M. DCC. LXXXIII. Presented to His Majesty for the first time in 1699. P., D'Houry, 1783. In-8, garnet morocco, the covers entirely decorated with a gilt plate, coat of arms embossed in gold in the center, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt inner border, gilt edges (contemporary binding); 683 pp. FIRST EDITION of this royal almanac. A MAGNIFICENT COPY BEARING THE COAT OF ARMS of Jean-Emmanuel GUIGNARD, Viscount of SAINT-PRIEST (1714–1785

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€300 - 400

[COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. *Les Trompeurs Trompés*

77 - [COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. Les Trompeurs Trompés, a one-act comedy, performed on the occasion of Madame de La Garde’s festival, on the eve of Saint Anne’s Day, her patron saint. Published by Les Vertus, 1772. In-8 red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, corner fleurons, coat of arms embossed in gold in the center, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with small gilt ironwork, title gilt lengthwise, gilt filleted edges and caps, gilded inner roulette, gilt ed

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€100 - 150

[COAT-OF-ARMS BINDING]. THE LITURGY OF HOLY WEEK,

78 - [COAT-OF-ARMS BINDING]. THE LITURGY OF HOLY WEEK, for use by the King’s Household. P., Collombat, 1743. In-8, old red morocco, coat of arms embossed in gold at the center of the covers within a frame of gilded garlands and fleurs-de-lys, spined spine decorated with gilded fleurs-de-lis, gilded title, ornate cap and base, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Restoration to the upper panel; black stains on the covers. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring a frontispiece, a title page, and 4 title pages fr

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€60 - 80

RENÉE (Amédée). THE MILITARY PRINCES OF THE HOUSE

79 - RENÉE (Amédée). THE MILITARY PRINCES OF THE HOUSE OF FRANCE, containing the service records and biographies of nearly 300 princes, as well as the genealogical and heraldic history of the various branches of the Capetian dynasty, from Robert the Strong to the French Revolution. P., Amyot, [1848]. Large 8vo in midnight blue calfskin, with gilt fillet and fleur-de-lis borders at the corners, decorated ribbed spine, garnet calfskin title labels, gilt filleted edges and caps, interior border, gilt

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€40 - 60

RÉTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme). THE LAST ADVE

80 - RÉTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme). THE LAST ADVENTURE OF A FORTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD MAN; A Short Story Useful to Many Readers. Geneva and Paris, Regnault, 1783. Two parts with continuous pagination bound in 2 in-12 volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine entirely decorated with a set of gilt motifs, title and volume number labels (garnet and green), red edges (contemporary binding). Volume 1: frontispiece, 264 pp., 1 plate—Volume 2: frontispiece, [265 to] 528 pp., 1 plate, 8 pp. of the p

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€200 - 300

[ROMBALDI]. SET OF 8 TITLES FROM ROMBALDI PUBLISHE

81 - [ROMBALDI]. SET OF 8 TITLES FROM ROMBALDI PUBLISHERS. Paris, Rombaldi, 1937–39. 8 volumes, in-8 ½, red shagreen (1 in black) with corner pieces, ribbed spines, title and volume number labels, gilt head, original covers preserved (later binding). Numbered edition printed on Voiron laid paper.

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€100 - 150

SAINT-SIMON (Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of). COMPLETE

82 - SAINT-SIMON (Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of). COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC MEMOIRS OF THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON on the Age of Louis XIV and the Regency, published for the first time from the original manuscript written entirely in the author’s own hand. Paris, Sautelet, 1829–30. 21 volumes, in-8 ½, in havana calfskin; spines with 4 flat raised bands decorated with a gilt scroll, embossed fleurons in the compartments, large gilt scrolls at the tail, gilded garland at the head, gilded title and volume num

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€150 - 200

SUARÈS (A.). THE CONDOTTIERE'S JOURNEY. Toward Ven

83 - SUARÈS (A.). THE CONDOTTIERE'S JOURNEY. Toward Venice. P., Collection de la Grande Revue, Cornély & Cie, 1910. In-8 ½, garnet shagreen, spine with gold-threaded raised bands, gilded fleurons in the compartments, gilded title, cover preserved (contemporary binding). The top edge of the front cover is partially split; there is a small loss on the top cap. Newspaper clippings concerning Suarès’s work are pasted onto the last blank page. Ex-libris “Stendhal / AP / for ever.” FIRST EDI

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€80 - 120

THIÉBAULT (Dieudonné). MY MEMORIES OF TWENTY YEARS

84 - THIÉBAULT (Dieudonné). MY MEMORIES OF TWENTY YEARS IN BERLIN; or Frederick the Great, His Family, His Court, His Government, His Academy, His Schools, and His Friends, the Writers and Philosophers. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1813. Four volumes bound in two 8vo volumes in fawn sheepskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in red morocco, marbled edges (contemporary binding). One cover has been restored; slight rubbing at the top of the spine of the secon

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€60 - 80

TOCQUEVILLE (Alexis de). THE OLD REGIME AND THE RE

85 - TOCQUEVILLE (Alexis de). THE OLD REGIME AND THE REVOLUTION. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1860. 8½-inch format, dark havana morocco, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt title, date at the bottom (contemporary binding). FOURTH EDITION.

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€60 - 80

[TOULOUSE]. HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT OF TOULOUSE.

86 - [TOULOUSE]. HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT OF TOULOUSE. No place, no publisher. Three parts bound together in a sturdy large quarto volume in ivory half-vellum with corner pieces, smooth spine, and a title label in long-grain garnet morocco (20th-century binding); (4) blank folios, (1) title folio, 24 pp., 97–120 pp., 73–96 pp., 49–72 pp., 25–48 pp., 121–320 pp. - (1) title folio, 70 pp., 77–82 pp., 71–76 pp., 83–398 pp. — 68 pp., 85–180 pp., (2) blank folios. A few pagination err

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€200 - 300

[TOULOUSE]. DUROSOI [FARMIAN de ROSOI (Barnabé), k

87 - [TOULOUSE]. DUROSOI [FARMIAN de ROSOI (Barnabé), known as]. ANNALS OF THE CITY OF TOULOUSE, dedicated to His Highness the Dauphin. Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1771–1780. Five parts bound in four sturdy in-4 volumes in porphyry calfskin, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, a five-ribbed gilt spine, a garnet morocco title label, and marbled edges (contemporary binding). A small loss on the upper cap of volume 1, a tear on the upper cap of volume 2, 5 rounded corners, scuff marks, and smal

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€200 - 300

[TOULOUSE]. RAYNAL (J.). HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TO

88 - [TOULOUSE]. RAYNAL (J.). HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TOULOUSE, with a biographical sketch of illustrious figures, a chronological and historical account of the bishops and archbishops of this city, and a general index of the Capitouls, from the annexation of the County of Toulouse to the Crown to the present. Toulouse, Forest, 1759. In-4 marbled fawn sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, dark havana morocco title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Leather missing from the covers, top and bottom ed

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€80 - 120

VAUBAN (Sébastien le Prestre, Marshal of). ON THE

89 - VAUBAN (Sébastien le Prestre, Marshal of). ON THE ATTACK AND DEFENSE OF FORTIFICATIONS. The Hague, Pierre de Hondt, 1737. Two parts in one quarto volume in marbled fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title label, edges speckled in red (contemporary binding); (10) ff., 216 pp., 35/36 plates numbered 1–33 (there are duplicate plates 14, 18, and 19): The first plate, no. 19, is MISSING. Restored binding; the two endpapers are missing and have been replaced with a sheet of vellum; a cut-out se

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€80 - 120

VERNE (Jules). TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE S

90 - VERNE (Jules). TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Illustrated with 111 drawings by de Neuville and Riou, engraved by Hildibrand. Paris: Hetzel, [1887]. Large 8vo in the publisher’s red percaline, decorated with special metal stamps; spine with gilt panels; gilt edges (bound by A. Lenègre & Cie); catalog entry “DX.” Inked ex-libris stamp in the margin of the title page: “L. Sauzède - Carcassonne.” ILLUSTRATED LARGE 8VO EDITION in Lenègre’s “glued portrait” cardboard bin

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€60 - 80

VERNE (Jules). MICHEL STROGOFF. Moscow–Irkutsk. Fo

91 - VERNE (Jules). MICHEL STROGOFF. Moscow–Irkutsk. Followed by A DRAMA IN MEXICO. Illustrations by J. Férat, engraved by Ch. Barbant. P., Hetzel, [1894]. Large 8vo, publisher’s red percaline binding decorated with special metal stamps, spine featuring a lighthouse, gilt edges (A. L. & Cie Rel.); “HF” catalog. Inked ex-libris stamp in the margin of the title page: “L. Sauzède – Carcassonne.” Slight loss of gold on the spine. ILLUSTRATED LARGE 8VO EDITION in Lenègre’s “Aux de

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€100 - 150

VERNE (Jules). A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN. Illustr

92 - VERNE (Jules). A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN. Illustrations by H. Meyer, engravings by Ch. Barbant. Paris, Hachette-Hetzel, [c. 1914]. Large 8vo in the publisher’s red percaline binding, decorated with special metal stamps; Hachette title on the back cover; gilt edges. Minor scuffs on the spine. ILLUSTRATED COLLECTIVE EDITION in large 8vo, preserved in its publisher’s cardboard binding featuring “a fan and an elephant,” with the title in a cartouche and “a lighthouse on the spine.” T

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€80 - 120

VERNE (Jules). THE SCHOOL OF THE ROBINSONS. The Gr

93 - VERNE (Jules). THE SCHOOL OF THE ROBINSONS. The Green Ray—Ten Hours on the Hunt. Paris: Hetzel, [1882]. Large 8vo, publisher’s tan percaline binding decorated with special metal stamps, spine with gilt panels, gilt edges (A. Lenègre binding); “BC” catalog. Two inked ex-libris stamps in the margin of the title page: “L. Sauzède—Carcassonne.” FIRST and ONLY COLLECTIVE EDITION, large 8vo, illustrated: Lenègre Type 2 cardboard binding featuring two elephants, released for sale in la

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€200 - 300

VIGENÈRE (Blaise de). TREATISE ON FIRE AND SALT. P

94 - VIGENÈRE (Blaise de). TREATISE ON FIRE AND SALT. Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1618. In-4, fawn calfskin, double gilt fillet framing on the covers, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, title label, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding); (2) ff., 267 pp. Foxing, water stains, a 2-cm cut at the bottom of the title page, small paper losses not affecting the text in the margins of the first two folios, 2 old handwritten bookplates in brown ink on the title page, including “Fra

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€300 - 400

VOLTAIRE. *La Henriade*. London [Rouen?], 1728. La

95 - VOLTAIRE. La Henriade. London [Rouen?], 1728. Large quarto in brown calfskin, with rolled-edge borders and cold-stamped corner tools on the covers, spine with blonde sheepskin raised bands decorated with cold stamping, dark brown morocco title label, edges speckled in red (contemporary binding); (1) blank leaf, frontispiece, (3) leaves, 10 pp. of list of subscribers, 202 pp., 10 plates out of text, (1) blank leaf. Spine of the binding likely re-bound in the late 19th century, restoration to on

Estimation

€150 - 200

[TRAVEL]. LA FAYE (J. B. de). A DESCRIPTION OF THE

96 - [TRAVEL]. LA FAYE (J. B. de). A DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOMS OF BARBARY, TRIPOLI, TUNIS, AND ALGIERS. Rouen, Behourt, 1703. 12mo brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, maroon morocco title label, edges decorated with a gold roulette (contemporary binding); (4) ff., 413 pp. Ink stamp in the margin of the title page and on the first endpaper: “Berceau de St-Vincent-de-Paul - Bibliothèque - Landes.” FIRST EDITION of this rare work. ¶ Barbier, II-297.

Estimation

€150 - 200

[TRAVEL]. LE VAILLANT (F.). MR. LE VAILLANT’S JOUR

97 - [TRAVEL]. LE VAILLANT (F.). MR. LE VAILLANT’S JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, VIA THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. P., Leroy, 1790. Two volumes in-8, in fawn-colored grained sheepskin, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels, marbled edges (contemporary binding). A tear on the upper cap of volume 2 with a very slight loss of leather; scuff marks; full restoration of the lower cover and spine of volume 1. FIRST EDITION. 12 copperplate eng

Estimation

€100 - 150

[TRAVELS]. MACKENZIE (A.). ALEXANDER MACKENZIE’S T

98 - [TRAVELS]. MACKENZIE (A.). ALEXANDER MACKENZIE’S TRAVELS into the Interior of North America, Undertaken in 1789, 1792, and 1793. P., Dentu, 1802. Three volumes, in-8 ½, in fawn-colored marbled sheepskin with small ivory-colored vellum corners; smooth spine divided by gilded Greek motifs; title and volume number labels in black sheepskin (contemporary binding). Scuffing on the title and volume number labels; leather worn at the top of the spine of vol. 3. FIRST EDITION of the French translatio

Estimation

€100 - 150

[TRAVELS]. VOLNEY (C. F.). TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND SY

99 - [TRAVELS]. VOLNEY (C. F.). TRAVELS IN EGYPT AND SYRIA, during the years 1783, 1784, and 1785, followed by reflections on the war between the Russians and the Turks, published in 1788 and 1789. Paris: Bossange frères, 1822. Two volumes, in-8 ½, glazed mastic sheepskin, flat-ribbed spine decorated with gilt scrolls, gilt chain at the head, large gilt scroll at the tail, blind-stamped fleurons in the compartments, title and volume number labels in red leather (contemporary binding). Scattered fox

Estimation

€80 - 120

[TRAVELS]. THREE VOYAGES TO CANADA. Jacques Cartie

100 - [TRAVELS]. THREE VOYAGES TO CANADA. Jacques Cartier, 1534 and 1536; Samuel de Champlain, 1608 and 1611; and Brother Gabriel Sagard, 1624 - LA PÉROUSE’S VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, published based on all of the author’s manuscripts. P., “Voyages and Discoveries” Collection, 1930. Two paperback in-4 volumes, padded covers. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring reproductions of engravings and historical documents. A large fold-out MAP at the end of each volume. SET OF 2 VOLUMES.

Estimation

€30 - 40

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