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[Prehistory] GOURY (Georges). A set of 4 in-8 volu

99 - [Prehistory] GOURY (Georges). A set of 4 in-8 volumes, bound in ivory half-vellum, with smooth spines bearing handwritten titles and each adorned with a painted motif; front covers preserved.

Estimation

€40 - 60

[Prehistory] Memoirs and Bulletin of the French Pr

100 - [Prehistory] Memoirs and Bulletin of the French Prehistoric Society. Paris, 1911–1962. 21 in-8 volumes, ivory half-vellum, smooth spines bearing handwritten titles and each adorned with a painted motif; upper covers preserved.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[America] [Canada] BROOKE (Frances) and FRENAIS (J

101 - [America] [Canada] BROOKE (Frances) and FRENAIS (Joseph-Pierre). The Story of Emilie Montague, by M. Brooke. Adapted from the English original by Monsieur Frenais. Paris, Gauguery, 1770. 5 volumes in 12mo marbled calf, spined with decorative raised bands (contemporary bindings). Cap bands damaged, wear, scuffing, rounded corners, missing leather.

Estimation

€60 - 100

ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). *Confessions*. With a pre

102 - ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Confessions. With a preface by Marc-Monnier. Thirteen etchings by Ed. Hédouin. Paris: Jouaust—Librairie des bibliophiles, 1881. 4 in-8 volumes, in period half-shagreen. Spines faded.

Estimation

€50 - 80

SÉVIGNÉ (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de). L

103 - SÉVIGNÉ (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de). Letters from Marie Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, to her daughter, the Countess of Grignan. N.p., 1726. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, 18th-century sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine. 264, 228 pp.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[GUILLERAGUES (Gabriel-Joseph de La Vergne, Count

104 - [GUILLERAGUES (Gabriel-Joseph de La Vergne, Count of)] [ALCOFORADO (Mariana)]. Portuguese Letters, Translated into French. Third edition. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1672. A small in-12 volume, in contemporary brown sheepskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. (3) ff., 182 pp., (1) f. Upper hinge split, paper slightly browned

Estimation

€200 - 300

[GODONNESCHE (Nicolas) and FLEURIMONT (G. R.)]. Me

104-2 - [GODONNESCHE (Nicolas) and FLEURIMONT (G. R.)]. Medals of the Reign of Louis XV. Paris, 1736. One folio volume, in a worn, plain cardboard binding.

Estimation

€80 - 140

[Post-incunabulum] [Hours printed on vellum] KERVE

105 - [Post-incunabulum] [Hours printed on vellum] KERVER (Thielman). Hore intemerate Dei genitricis Virginis Marie secundum usum Romanum. Paris, Thielman Kerver, January 20, 1507. One volume, in-8, full light brown crushed morocco, Renaissance-style pastiche binding, spine with five raised bands highlighted by blind-stamped fillets, panels adorned with a blind-stamped grid pattern, covers decorated with a wide frame featuring a latticework motif, enclosing a central panel composed of five vertical ba

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

CHEVREAU (Urban). History of the World. Second edi

106 - CHEVREAU (Urban). History of the World. Second edition, revised, corrected, and expanded to include the history of the Western Emperors. Paris, Étienne Martin, 1695. 5 volumes in-12, contemporary brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine. Wear; wormholes on the spines of vols. I and II.

Estimation

€60 - 100

[BAUDOT DE JUILLY (Nicolas)]. The History and Reig

107 - [BAUDOT DE JUILLY (Nicolas)]. The History and Reign of Charles VI. By Mlle. de Lussan. Paris, published by Pissot, 1753. 9 volumes in-12, contemporary calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers. Damage to the cap ends, jacks partially split.

Estimation

€50 - 80

OVID. *The Metamorphoses*, translated into French,

108 - OVID. The Metamorphoses, translated into French, with historical notes and explanations by Abbé Banier. Paris, published by the Company, 1757. 3 volumes in-12, contemporary brown sheepskin, plain spine with decorative lettering (wear). Foliate spots.

Estimation

€40 - 70

A mock collection of four works from the 16th or e

109 - A mock collection of four works from the 16th or early 17th century bound together in one in-8 volume, soft vellum, with a handwritten title on the spine. Scattered foxing; a small tear in the upper margin of the title page of the first folio of the first text; browning and paper loss in the lower portion of the last 40 folios of the last text.

Estimation

€120 - 180

[Joke] [COQUELET, Louis] In Praise of Gout. Paris,

110 - [Joke] [COQUELET, Louis] In Praise of Gout. Paris, Claude Prudhomme, 1727. A small in-12 volume, in full post-marbled cardboard, with a red morocco title label. (1) f., 29 pp. A slight tear, restored, on the last page of text.

Estimation

€50 - 70

SOULIÉ (Frédéric). *The Lion in Love*. New illustr

111 - SOULIÉ (Frédéric). The Lion in Love. New illustrated edition featuring 19 vignettes drawn by SAHIB and engraved on steel with a burin by NARGEOT. With a historical and literary introduction by Ludovic Halévy. Paris, Conquet, 1882. One volume in-12, blue morocco leather, ribbed spine adorned with gilt metal fittings and mosaic medallions, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, all edges gilt, gilt lace edging, original covers preserved (binding signed L. MAGNIN in Lyon).

Estimation

€60 - 100

GUIZOT (François). The History of France from the

112 - GUIZOT (François). The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1789, as Told to My Grandchildren. Paris, Hachette, 1873–1877. 5 volumes in-4, publisher’s red half-shagreen, extensively decorated covers and spines, all edges gilt (bound by ENGEL or MAGNIER). A small tear at the top of Vol. I, scattered foxing.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[AMADIS OF GAUL] [The Eighth Book of Amadis of Gau

113 - [AMADIS OF GAUL] [The Eighth Book of Amadis of Gaul. Paris, 1548]. A folio volume, full brown morocco leather, covers adorned with an elegant geometric design of interlaced gold circles, ribbed spine decorated with gold geometric motifs (binding signed by Marius Magnin).

Estimation

€100 - 200

BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme). The Physiology of

114 - BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme). The Physiology of Taste. Preface by Ch. Monselet. Paris, Jouaust - Librairie des bibliophiles, 1879. 2 in-12 volumes, later half havana morocco, ribbed spine, gilt head, original covers preserved. (2) ff., XVI pp., 296 pp.; (2) ff., 320 pp. Slight rubbing and wear, and slight fading of the etchings.

Estimation

€60 - 100

[Georges Clémenceau / Manuscript] An autograph ma

115 - [Georges Clémenceau / Manuscript] An autograph manuscript by Georges Clémenceau addressed to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper The Forum, in which he justifies France’s rearmament by citing Bismarck’s outrages and the unjust annexation of Alsace and Lorraine: 10 pages numbered 1 through 10 and bound together in a folder titled Germany’s Permanent State of Ingratitude, 21.5 x 13.5 cm. The mention of Istvan Tisva, the Hungarian prime minister, allows the manuscript to be dated betw

Estimation

€300 - 400

[Wars of Religion] [LA PLACE (Pierre de)] Comments

116 - [Wars of Religion] [LA PLACE (Pierre de)] Comments on the State of Religion and the Republic Under Kings Henry II, Francis II, and Charles IX. N.p., n.p., 1565. One volume, in-8, in full antique calfskin, smooth spine, with double gilt fillets framing the covers. Binding damaged.

Estimation

€80 - 140

VOGÜÉ (Eugène-Melchior de). *Le Manteau de Joseph

117 - VOGÜÉ (Eugène-Melchior de). Le Manteau de Joseph Olénine. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1889. A 16mo volume, full duck-blue morocco with a long grain, green covers and spine preserved (binding signed V. CHAMPS). Spine slightly browned.

Estimation

€40 - 70

BARCLAY (Jean). Euphormionis Lusinini, or Joannis

118 - BARCLAY (Jean). Euphormionis Lusinini, or Joannis Barclaii, Satyricon, five parts with a key. Includes Conspiratio anglicana. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], published by Elzevirios [Elzevier], 1637. One volume, 12mo, in contemporary brown sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, double gilt fillet framing the covers. Caps missing; scuff marks; signs of wear.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Polyglot Bible] The Greek New Testament, with the

119 - [Polyglot Bible] The Greek New Testament, with the Vulgate Latin translation, with the Greek text inserted in the margins: Although this interpretation deviates from the precision of Greek terminology—expressing meaning rather than exact words—it is placed in the margin of the book; and other works by Ben. Ariæ Montane Hispalensis, rendered word-for-word and distinguished by a different typeface, have been substituted in its place (...). Leipzig, Christian Kirchner, 1657. A substantial foli

Estimation

€200 - 300

[AEROSTATION / GAMBETTA] Set of 12 documents on ae

120 - [AEROSTATION / GAMBETTA] Set of 12 documents on aerostation:

Estimation

€60 - 100

BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX (Nicolas). Miscellaneous Works b

121 - BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX (Nicolas). Miscellaneous Works by Sieur de D**, with the Treatise on the Sublime or the Marvelous in Discourse. Translated from the Greek by Longinus. New edition, revised and expanded with various new pieces. Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1688. One volume, 12mo, full morocco on the back, spine with raised bands highlighted by gilt fillets, double gilt fillet framing the covers. Wear to the binding.

Estimation

€40 - 60

[Protestant Reformation] [CHARLES V]. Sacrae Caesa

122 - [Protestant Reformation] [CHARLES V]. Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis Declaratio, on how matters of religion are to be handled throughout the Empire until the conclusion of the General Council, at the Augsburg Diet. XV. Proposed and published in May of the year 1548 (...). [Followed by:] CÉNEAU (Robert). Antidotum ad postulata de Interim. Lyon, Mathias Bonhomme, 1548. Two texts in one in-8 volume, contemporary reversed leather, spine rebuilt in the 18th century in decorated half-basane. (36) ff. an

Estimation

€100 - 150

EPICTETUS. *Enchiridion* by Epictetus, the Stoic p

123 - EPICTETUS. Enchiridion by Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher (…). Lyon, Vignon, 1600. One volume, 12mo, later full brown sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine. Stains, wormholes.

Estimation

€50 - 80

DU BELLAY (Martin and Guillaume). The Memoirs of S

124 - DU BELLAY (Martin and Guillaume). The Memoirs of Sir Martin Du Bellay, Lord of Langey. Containing an account of various events that occurred in the Kingdom of France from the year 1513 until the death of King Francis I, to which the author has appended three books and several fragments from the Ogdoades by Sir Guillaume du Bellay, Lord of Langey, his brother. Paris, Abel l’Angelier, 1586. A set of 2 volumes in-8, bound in full antique vellum, spine with 5 raised bands. (10) ff., 294 ff. ch.,

Estimation

€50 - 80

MATTHIEU (Pierre). History of France: Memorable Ev

125 - MATTHIEU (Pierre). History of France: Memorable Events That Occurred in Foreign Provinces During Seven Years of Peace, During the Reign of Henry III, King of France and Navarre, Divided into Seven Books. Paris: Métayer and Guillemot, [1606]. One in-8 volume, soft vellum with flaps, unmarked spine. (20) ff., 802 pp., (56) ff. Accessories.

Estimation

€40 - 70

[AUTOGRAPHS / MANUSCRIPTS] Lot of 20 autograph le

126 - [AUTOGRAPHS / MANUSCRIPTS] Lot of 20 autograph letters from 19th-century figures. - Edgar Quinet, writer, historian, and politician: 1 autograph letter (undated). - Paul Cosnier, rear admiral appointed commander of the 4th sector of the capital’s defense: 1 autograph letter (October 17, 1870). - Charles Joseph Marie Loysel, major general and member of parliament: 1 autograph letter (December 27, 1875). - Jacques Bayeux-Dumesnil, Communard: 1 autograph letter (October 25, 1870). - Henri de Ges

Estimation

€200 - 300

DAUDET (Alphonse). *Numa Roumestan*. *Mœurs parisi

127 - DAUDET (Alphonse). Numa Roumestan. Mœurs parisiennes. Paris, G. Charpentier, 1881. One in-12 volume, red half-maroquin with corner caps, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, covers preserved (binding signed by Saulnier). Slight tear at the top hinge.

Estimation

€80 - 140

FRANCE (Anatole). *Le Lys rouge*. Paris: Simon Kra

128 - FRANCE (Anatole). Le Lys rouge. Paris: Simon Kra Editeur, 1926. An 8vo volume, full morocco leather, embossed decoration on each cover, a coat of arms depicting a lion within a frame on the top cover and scallop shells on the bottom cover, triple gilt fillet on the inside, silk endpapers embroidered in silver, cover and spine preserved, slipcase. Some wear.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[Caricatures] CHAM (Amédée de Noé, known as) - DAU

129 - [Caricatures] CHAM (Amédée de Noé, known as) - DAUMIER (Honoré). Album of the Siege by Cham and Daumier. A collection of caricatures published during the siege in Le Charivari. Paris, at the offices of Le Charivari, n.d. (ca. 1871). One in-4 volume, in a red half-shagreen binding of the period.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[Paris Commune / Photographs] - Set of 8 black-and

130 - [Paris Commune / Photographs] - Set of 8 black-and-white photographs of major Parisian buildings destroyed during the Commune: 8 paper prints mounted on cardboard and captioned, 40x31.5 cm overall [late 19th century]. - The Tuileries from the public garden, by the Martinet company, Hautecoeur the Elder, 22.5x16.5 cm. The Tuileries—Pavillon de Flore from the private garden, by the Martinet company, Grand Hôtel, 23.5x20 cm. City Hall by the J. Raudnitz Photographic Studios, 3 rue des Prouvaires

Estimation

€400 - 500

[Consulate] PROCLAMATION. FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY S

131 - [Consulate] PROCLAMATION. FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE TO ALL FRENCH CITIZENS. Paris, Printed by the Extraordinary Supervisory Committee, at the Vieux Louvre, n.d. [ca. 1802]. Printed poster, with an engraved allegorical vignette at the top. Approx. 52.5 x 40 cm. Traces of old folds, creases, small tears, and marginal wear, particularly along the left edge.

Estimation

€50 - 80

TRINCANO (Didier-Grégoire). Elements of Fortificat

132 - TRINCANO (Didier-Grégoire). Elements of Fortification, the Attack, and the Defense of Strongholds (...). Paris, Musier fils & Versailles, Lefevre, 1768. One volume, in-8 format, in period sheepskin, with an ornate ribbed spine. Capitals damaged; wormholes.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[FROM THE LIBRARY OF LEOPOLD I, KING OF THE BELGIA

133 - [FROM THE LIBRARY OF LEOPOLD I, KING OF THE BELGIANS] BOURDALOUE. Works. Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1855. 3 large 8vo volumes, full green shagreen, central coat of arms, monogram on the spine, gilt edges. Spines slightly browned, slight foxing.

Estimation

€100 - 200

BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules). A Married Priest. Lyon

134 - BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules). A Married Priest. Lyon, H. Lardanchet, 1925. 2 volumes, in-8 format, full aubergine morocco leather, romantically inspired cold-stamped decoration on the covers, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (binding signed Jacquet in Lyon).

Estimation

€60 - 100

[Freemasonry] *L'Adoption ou la Maçonnerie des dam

135 - [Freemasonry] L'Adoption ou la Maçonnerie des dames. À la Fidélité, published by Le Silence, 100070083 [1783]. A small in-12 booklet bound in a plain temporary cover. Signs of wear; dusty cover and paper.

Estimation

€50 - 80

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de). *Thoughts, Maxims,

136 - LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de). Thoughts, Maxims, and Moral Reflections. With Critical, Moral, Political, and Historical Remarks and Notes on each of these Thoughts, by Amelot de la Houssaye and the Abbé de la Roche, and Christian Maxims by Madame de la Sablière. Paris, Desaint, 1777. One in-12 volume, in period calfskin, with a decorated ribbed spine.

Estimation

€30 - 50

[Mathematics] BLAISE. New Elements of Algebra and

137 - [Mathematics] BLAISE. New Elements of Algebra and Geometry, Reduced to Their True Principles. Dedicated to M. d’Argenson. Paris, Antoine Boudet, 1743. One volume, quarto size, in period calfskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. Cap caps missing; signs of wear.

Estimation

€80 - 120

CAMPION (Henri de). Memoirs of Henri de Campion, L

138 - CAMPION (Henri de). Memoirs of Henri de Campion, Lord of Feuguerei, Boscferei, La Lande, and Feuc, gentleman-in-waiting to François de Bourbon-Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort, and Colonel-Lieutenant of the infantry regiment of Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Longueville (...). Paris, Strasbourg; Treuttel and Würtz, 1807. One volume, in-8, in period half-basane, with a plain, decorated spine.

Estimation

€40 - 70

[CARACCIOLI (Louis-Antoine de)]. *Le Livre à la mo

139 - [CARACCIOLI (Louis-Antoine de)]. Le Livre à la mode. New edition, inlaid, polished, and varnished. Available in Europe from booksellers, 100070060 [1760]. One volume, in-12 format, full morocco, ribbed spine, frieze, and double gilt fillet framing the covers. Wear.

Estimation

€100 - 150

SPARRE (Baron de). Code Militaire, ou compilation

140 - SPARRE (Baron de). Code Militaire, ou compilation des règlemens et ordonnances de Louis XIV. Roy de France et de Navarre, faites pour les Gens de Guerre, depuis 1651, jusqu'à présent. Paris, Denys Mariette et Jean-Baptiste Delespine, 1709. One volume in-12, full contemporary basane, spine ribbed and decorated.

Estimation

€40 - 70

[Trojan War] DICTYS OF CRETE - DARES THE PHRYGIAN

141 - [Trojan War] DICTYS OF CRETE - DARES THE PHRYGIAN - ERASMUS. Dictys of Crete, Six Books on the Trojan War. Translated by Q. Septimius Romanus. Daretis Phrygii’s De excidio Troiae, Book I, translated by Cornelius Nepos. Three declamations on roughly the same subject—the first by Libanius the Sophist, the others of uncertain authorship—translated into Latin by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Basel, Andreas Cratander, 1529. One volume in-8, 16th-century full calf, covers stamped with Renaissance mo

Estimation

€100 - 150

[Wine] [Manuel Roret] JULLIEN (André). The Sommeli

142 - [Wine] [Manuel Roret] JULLIEN (André). The Sommelier’s Manual, or Practical Instructions on How to Care for Wines (...). Paris, Roret, 1836. One in-12 volume, in period half-basane. Lower cap damaged, scattered foxing, plate poorly folded.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Wine] GERVAIS (Jean-Antoine). Opuscule sur la vin

143 - [Wine] GERVAIS (Jean-Antoine). Opuscule sur la vinification, traitant des vices des méthodes usitées pour la fabrication des vins, et des avantages du procédé de Mlle Élizabeth Gervais, brevetée du gouvernement par ordonnance de S.M. Louis XVIII, pour la même fabrication; suivi des lettres de M. le Comte François de Neufchateau et de M. le Comte Chaptal, Pair de France, à Mlle Elisabeth Gervais, sur l'importance dudit procédé. Montpellier, J.-G. Tournel, 1820. One volume in-8, modern

Estimation

€60 - 100

[Binding with coat of arms] DAVILA (Enrico Caterin

144 - [Binding with coat of arms] DAVILA (Enrico Caterino). History of the Civil Wars of France. Containing all the most memorable events that took place during the reigns of four kings—Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III, and Henry IV, known as “the Great”—up to and including the Peace of Vervins. Written in Italian by H. C. Davila and translated into French by I. Baudoin. With a very comprehensive index of proper names and main subjects. Paris, P. Rocolet, 1644. 2 folio volumes, full sheepskin

Estimation

€80 - 120

[FÉLIBIEN (André)]. Essays on the Lives and Works

145 - [FÉLIBIEN (André)]. Essays on the Lives and Works of the Most Excellent Ancient and Modern Painters. Paris: Pierre Le Petit, 1666. One volume, in-4, in period sheepskin, with a decorated ribbed spine. Binding damaged.

Estimation

€40 - 70

LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et nouvelles en vers

146 - LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Contes et nouvelles en vers. S.l., 1777. 2 volumes in-8, full 1830s/40s red morocco chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilded romantic irons, filleted boards, all edges gilt. XIV, 200, 13 pp. and (1) f.; VII, 284 pp. and (1) f. Scattered foxing, some paper browning.

Estimation

€80 - 140

UNIVERSAL ACADEMY OF GAMES, with easy instructions

147 - UNIVERSAL ACADEMY OF GAMES, with easy instructions on how to play them well. Amsterdam, n.p., 1760. 2 parts in one in-12 volume, in period sheepskin. Scuffing, wear, and discoloration.

Estimation

€40 - 70

MANUCE (Paul). Epistolarum Paulli Manutii libri XI

148 - MANUCE (Paul). Epistolarum Paulli Manutii libri XII. With one recently added volume. The same works referred to as “prefaces.” Venice, Aldus the Younger (apud Aldum), 1580. One volume, in-8, bound in soft, antique vellum. Wear; small tear on the spine.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[Artillery] [Military Science] UFANO (Diego). Arti

148-2 - [Artillery] [Military Science] UFANO (Diego). Artillery, or: A True Guide to Artillery and All Its Aspects. Including a description of all matters pertaining to the duties of a general of artillery, both during a siege and in a besieged location [...]. Published in Zutphen by André d’Aelst, 1621. One in-4 volume, in very worn contemporary sheepskin, covers formerly lined with paper. (2) ff., 144 pp., 2 pp. [of 6]. Upper cover detached; significant damage and wear; tears; water stains at the e

Estimation

€100 - 150

[GIOVIO (Paolo), known as Paul Jove] *Elogia viror

149 - [GIOVIO (Paolo), known as Paul Jove] Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium veris imaginibus supposita, quae apud Musaeum spectantur, in libros septem digesta. [Followed by:] Elogia doctorum virorum ab avorum memoria publicatis ingenii monumentis illustrium. Basel, [Peter Perna and Heinrich Petri], 1561. Two texts in one 8vo volume, old calfskin, covers adorned with a cold-stamped design consisting of several bordered fillets, corner fleurons, and a central oval medallion featuring an anima

Estimation

€80 - 140

[Costumes] [Religious Orders] WEIGEL (Christoph),

149-2 - [Costumes] [Religious Orders] WEIGEL (Christoph), after BONANNI (Filippo). A collection of 93 copperplate engravings, in in-12 format, likely from the 1711 Nuremberg edition published by Christoph Weigel of Filippo Bonanni’s work on the costumes of religious orders. Acces.

Estimation

€80 - 120

BRUMOY (Pierre). Le Théâtre des Grecs. Paris, Roll

150 - BRUMOY (Pierre). Le Théâtre des Grecs. Paris, Rollin Père, J.-B. Coignard, Rollin Fils, 1730. 3 volumes in-4, contemporary calf, spine ribbed and decorated. One headband damaged, some rubbing and wear, spines slightly lightened.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[Constitution] [ALLONVILLE (Armand François, comte

151 - [Constitution] [ALLONVILLE (Armand François, comte d')]. De la Constitution Françoise. Amsterdam, s.n., 1788. One volume in-8, bradel modern marbled paper, leather title-piece. (2) ff., 470 pp. Several paper restorations, notably in the margins of some pages, some text pages soiled, several traces of dampness.

Estimation

€40 - 70

[CONDORCET (Jean-Antoine de Caritat, marquis de).

152 - [CONDORCET (Jean-Antoine de Caritat, marquis de). Exposition des principes et des motifs du Plan présenté à la Convention Nationale par le Comité de Constitution. [Followed by:] Projet de Déclaration des droits naturels, civils et politiques des hommes. Achevé d'imprimer le 20 février 1793. 2 texts in one volume in-8, modern full marbled boards, red morocco title page. 65 pp., 47 pp. P. 65 trimmed short with loss of some characters, scattered foxing.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[Constitution] Projet de Constitution pour la Répu

153 - [Constitution] Projet de Constitution pour la République Française; présenté par la Commission des Onze dans la séance du 5 Messidor, l'an 3. Paris, Impr. Nationale, Messidor an III [1795] [Followed by:] Constitution de la République Française proposée au Peuple français par la Convention nationale. Paris, Impr. de la République, fructidor, an III. One volume in-8, contemporary half-basane. Spine damaged, jaws split, boards worn and partially faded, scattered freckles.

Estimation

€70 - 100

[Elzevier] CLAUDIEN. Cl. Claudiani quae exstant. E

154 - [Elzevier] CLAUDIEN. Cl. Claudiani quae exstant. Edited and annotated by Nic. Heinsius Dan., son, Amsterdam, Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1665. One volume, in-8, 19th-century red morocco, ribbed spine, all edges gilt, gilt lace framing the moiré endpapers (binding signed Andrieux).

Estimation

€100 - 150

LACROIX (Paul) and SERE (Ferdinand) (eds.). The Mi

155 - LACROIX (Paul) and SERE (Ferdinand) (eds.). The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: A History and Description of Customs and Practices, Commerce and Industry, the Sciences, the Arts, Literature, and the Fine Arts in Europe. Paris, 1848–1851. 5 volumes, in-4 format, black half-shagreen, all edges gilt. Slight scuffing.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[Feudal Law] CHANTEREAU LE FEBVRE (Louis). Treatis

156 - [Feudal Law] CHANTEREAU LE FEBVRE (Louis). Treatise on Fiefs and Their Origin. With evidence drawn from various ancient and modern authors, the capitularies of Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, and Charles the Bald, and the ordinances of St. Louis. Paris, Louis Billaine, 1662. 2 parts in one folio volume, contemporary full brown sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine. Scuffs, scabs, and signs of wear.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Numismatics] [Roret Manuals] BARTHÉLÉMY (Anatole

157 - [Numismatics] [Roret Manuals] BARTHÉLÉMY (Anatole de). New Comprehensive Manual of Ancient Numismatics [and] New Comprehensive Manual of Medieval and Modern Numismatics. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1851–1852 (no date given for the Atlas). 2 in-12 volumes and 1 in-8 oblong volume of the atlas, modern half-calf, ribbed spine, covers preserved (bindings signed Herbepin). Foxing.

Estimation

€40 - 60

[Law] [Notarial Practice] A collection of two impo

158 - [Law] [Notarial Practice] A collection of two important 18th-century treatises on notarial practice, in three in-4 volumes in period bindings.

Estimation

€80 - 140

[Law] A collection of two 17th-century in-12 volum

159 - [Law] A collection of two 17th-century in-12 volumes bound in vellum:

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Militaria] [CARNOT (Lazare-Hippolyte Sadi)]. A co

159-2 - [Militaria] [CARNOT (Lazare-Hippolyte Sadi)]. A collection of documents and personal items that belonged to Lazare-Hippolyte Sadi Carnot (1865–1948), son of President Marie-François Sadi Carnot (1837–1894). A collection of printed and handwritten documents, primarily dated from 1887 to 1901

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Caricatures] [Siege of Paris] FAUSTIN [BETBEDER (

160 - [Caricatures] [Siege of Paris] FAUSTIN [BETBEDER (Faustin), known as]. Memories of Paris Under Siege, 1871. A collection of three series of caricatures: The Women of Besieged Paris—Paris Under Siege—The Museum of Man, or The Garden of Beasts. Paris, Saillant and Duclaux, n.d. [1871]. One quarto volume, in the publisher’s green cardboard binding, with gilt title on the front cover.

Estimation

€60 - 100

[Paris Siege] [Commune] SCHERER (Léonce). Memories

161 - [Paris Siege] [Commune] SCHERER (Léonce). Memories of the Paris Commune. Paris, Déforêt & César - Lith. Barousse [1871].

Estimation

€60 - 100

[Paris] [Caricatures] DEMARE (Henri, known as Nix)

162 - [Paris] [Caricatures] DEMARE (Henri, known as Nix). A series of 25 satirical color lithographs. Paris, Coulboeuf and Lehugeur Printers, n.d. (ca. 1871–1872). Paperback. Approx. 33.8 × 27.2 cm.

Estimation

€40 - 70

LA BAïONNETTE. A weekly satirical and humorous jou

163 - LA BAïONNETTE. A weekly satirical and humorous journal. Editor: Charly. Paris, Librairie Contemporaine, 1900–1901. One volume, in-4 format, in a contemporary blue half-basane binding.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[Militaria / Imperial Guard] Set of 2 pen-and-ink

164 - [Militaria / Imperial Guard] Set of 2 pen-and-ink drawings depicting Colonel Jules-Jean-Pierre de Vassoigne, commander of the 1st Artillery Regiment of the Imperial Guard during the Second Empire. - Full-length portrait of the colonel: loose sheet, paper, 21x15 cm (1867), small crease, small tear. - Portrait of the colonel on horseback: loose sheet, paper, 21x17 cm (1868), small tears along the edges.

Estimation

€120 - 180

[Militaria / Army of Condé] Set of 2 certificates

165 - [Militaria / Army of Condé] Set of 2 certificates of service in the Army of Condé issued to Justin Bourdenet, an émigré native of Passonfontaine in the Doubs (December 30, 1795, and March 21, 1796): 2 double-page sheets, paper, 35x22 cm, red wax seals, good condition. Numerous signatures: the Viscount of Clermont-Tonnerre, Captain du Chillau, Count Roger de Damas, the Count of Vioménil, Chevalier du Chaffault, etc.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[CALLOT (Jacques), after]. The Temptation of Saint

166 - [CALLOT (Jacques), after]. The Temptation of Saint Anthony the Abbot. Paris, published by Mondhare, Rue St. Jacques. Paper repairs, small tears. Sheet: 731 x 545 mm.

Estimation

€140 - 200

[STELLA (Jacques), after] BOUZONNET-STELLA (Claudi

167 - [STELLA (Jacques), after] BOUZONNET-STELLA (Claudine). The Passion of Christ. A set of 10 copperplate engravings, from the series dedicated to the Passion of Christ, engraved by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella (1636–1697) based on compositions by her uncle Jacques Stella (1596–1657). Sheet size: approx. 430 x 590 mm. Water stains, scattered foxing, tears along the edges, old paper restorations.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[DÜRER (Albrecht), after] HAEN (Willem de). A set

168 - [DÜRER (Albrecht), after] HAEN (Willem de). A set of five copperplate engravings depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ, after compositions by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), taken from a 17th-century edition of the work by the Jesuit Georg Scherer, Preces ac meditationes piae in mysteria Passionis ac Resurrectionis D. N. Jesu Christi. Approx. 70 x 112 mm.

Estimation

€60 - 100

LAURENCIN (Marie). *Le Chapeau sur les yeux*. 1923

169 - LAURENCIN (Marie). Le Chapeau sur les yeux. 1923. Original etching enhanced with watercolor, unsigned. Print size: 70 x 84 mm. Sheet size: 174 x 233 mm.

Estimation

€60 - 100

ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Jose

169-2 - ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Joseph). Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Original black etching, signed on the plate, countersigned in pencil in the lower right corner. Plate size: 264 x 245 mm. Sheet size: 440 x 355 mm.

Estimation

€80 - 120

[STEINLEN] MAUPASSANT (Guy de). *Le Vagabond*. Par

170 - [STEINLEN] MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Le Vagabond. Paris, printed at the expense of the Société des Amis des Livres, 1902. One in-4 volume, with later ivory vellum binding, a floral-decorated slipcase, and a bordered case.

Estimation

€600 - 1,000

[Art Nouveau] DETOUCHE (Henry). The Deadly Sins. O

171 - [Art Nouveau] DETOUCHE (Henry). The Deadly Sins. Original compositions drawn and engraved by Henry Detouche. Unpublished poems by Edmond Haraucourt, Jules de Marthold, Francis de Croisset, Marc Legrand, Émile Verhaeren, Henri de Régnier, and André Fontainas. Paris, Librairie Artistique, published by Boudet, 1900. One volume, in-4 format, red half-cloth with corner pieces, leather title label, covers and spine preserved.

Estimation

€300 - 500

ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Jose

172 - ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Joseph). The Itinerant Basket Weavers. A set of 4 original etchings depicting different stages of the same composition:

Estimation

€200 - 300

TOLSTOY (Leo). Hadji Murad. Translated by Teodor d

173 - TOLSTOY (Leo). Hadji Murad. Translated by Teodor de Wyzewa. Original lithographs by Konstantin Terechkovich. Paris, Les Bibliophiles franco-suisses, 1955. One in-4 volume, full purple morocco, smooth spine with gilt title, gray box linings and endpapers, original illustrated cover preserved, gilt edges on endpapers, purple morocco slipcase lined with tan leather and edged with morocco (binding signed SEMET ET PLUMELLE). Engraving plates.

Estimation

€800 - 1,500

BRASSENS (Georges). Unpublished Works, Manuscripts

174 - BRASSENS (Georges). Unpublished Works, Manuscripts, and Other Texts. Grenoble: Éditions du Grésivaudan, 1983. 2 folio-sized volumes in loose sheets and 1 volume of supplementary material, cloth-bound covers, orange half-shagreen slipcases, in the publisher’s cardboard slipcase.

Estimation

€80 - 140

ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Jose

174-2 - ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Joseph). The Balloon Seller. Black etching signed on the plate, countersigned in pencil, and dated 2/10. Slight foxing. Plate size: 118 x 172 cm. Sheet size: 209 x 326 mm.

Estimation

€50 - 80

BURNAT-PROVINS (Marguerite). Petits tableaux valai

175 - BURNAT-PROVINS (Marguerite). Petits tableaux valaisans. Vevey, Säuberlin & Pfeiffer Press, 1903. An oblong 8vo volume, in the publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, with a later cardboard slipcase and dust jacket featuring a polychrome illustration from the book on the front covers. The cardboard binding is partially faded.

Estimation

€800 - 1,400

BALZAC (Honoré de). Complete Works. Paris, Paul Ol

176 - BALZAC (Honoré de). Complete Works. Paris, Paul Ollendorff, circa 1900/1910. 50 in-8 volumes, in period half-basane, with a plain, decorated spine.

Estimation

€100 - 150

ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Jose

176-2 - ROUX-CHAMPION (Joseph-Victor, known as Victor-Joseph). Brittany, Small Boats. Black etching signed in pencil in the lower right corner. Print: 118 x 51 mm. Sheet: 158 x 228 mm.

Estimation

€30 - 50

[Art Nouveau] [Vienna Secession] [CZESCHKA (Carl O

177 - [Art Nouveau] [Vienna Secession] [CZESCHKA (Carl Otto)] KEIM (Franz). The Nibelungen Retold for the German People. Vienna and Leipzig, Gerlach & Wiedling, [1908]. One square 8vo volume in cloth, with a slipcase and a rear cover illustrated on the front with a composition based on the book’s illustration.

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

[PICASSO (Pablo)] [MASSON (André)]. War and Revolu

178 - [PICASSO (Pablo)] [MASSON (André)]. War and Revolution in Spain. 1936–1939. Republican Posters from the Spanish Civil War, engravings by Picasso and drawings by André Masson. Paris, Livre Club Diderot, ADAGP, 1975. A large folio-sized folder, in the publisher’s unbleached cloth binding, adorned on the front cover with a large composition based on a work by Pablo Picasso.

Estimation

€30 - 50

PICASSO (Pablo) and Claude ROY. War and Peace. Par

179 - PICASSO (Pablo) and Claude ROY. War and Peace. Paris, Éditions Cercle d'Art, 1954. A folio-sized volume, in the publisher’s unbleached cloth binding.

Estimation

€100 - 150

[PICASSO] SCHAIKEVITCH (André). Serge Lifar and th

180 - [PICASSO] SCHAIKEVITCH (André). Serge Lifar and the Fate of the Opera Ballet. Paris, Richard-Masse, 1971. One large 8vo volume, paperback with an illustrated cloth-bound cover.

Estimation

€30 - 50

GOURMONT (Rémy de). *Litanies de la Rose*. Illustr

181 - GOURMONT (Rémy de). Litanies de la Rose. Illustrated and decorated by André Domin. Paris: René Kieffer, 1919. A square in-12 volume, in later Jansenist garnet morocco, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, original cover preserved, bordered slipcase.

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

[Surrealism] MAGLOIRE-SAINT-AUDE (Clément). A coll

182 - [Surrealism] MAGLOIRE-SAINT-AUDE (Clément). A collection of 4 poetry collections in their first editions: Dialogue de mes lampes (1941), Tabou (1941), Veillée (1956), and Déchu (1956). Port-au-Prince, 1941–1956. Four stapled in-8 booklets with printed original covers, bound together in a modern havana half-maroquin slipcase and a cardboard case (Devauchelle).

Estimation

€1,400 - 1,800

DAUDET (Alphonse). Tartarin of Tarascon. Monday Ta

183 - DAUDET (Alphonse). Tartarin of Tarascon. Monday Tales. Letters from My Mill. Illustrations by Henry LEMARIÉ. Paris, Editions d'art Les Heures Claires, 1978–1980–1981. 3 volumes, small in-4 format, in the publisher’s full morocco leather binding, spines and covers featuring a mosaic design adorned with a farandole of dancers, gilt head, and a bordered slipcase.

Estimation

€120 - 180

BRETON (André). *L'Amour fou*. Paris: Gallimard, M

184 - BRETON (André). L'Amour fou. Paris: Gallimard, Métamorphoses series, 1937. One in-8 paperback volume, uncut.

Estimation

€50 - 100

CODET (Louis). *La petite chiquette*. Paris, Les B

185 - CODET (Louis). La petite chiquette. Paris, Les Bibliophiles du Cornet, 1932. One in-4 volume, brown half-shagreen with corner pieces, ribbed spine highlighted with gold fillets, gilt head, covers intact. Scattered foxing at the beginning and end of the volume.

Estimation

€100 - 150

GREEN (Julien). *L'Autre*. Paris: Plon, 1971. An 8

186 - GREEN (Julien). L'Autre. Paris: Plon, 1971. An 8vo volume, in wine-colored half-shagreen, with covers and spine intact, untrimmed.

Estimation

€40 - 70

[MARQUET] BROSSES (Charles de). A Stay in Venice.

186-2 - [MARQUET] BROSSES (Charles de). A Stay in Venice. Four informal letters by President de Brosses, with 31 etchings. Paris, Editions Textes Prétextes, 1947. A quarto-sized volume in loose-leaf format with an illustrated cover and a cardboard slipcase.

Estimation

€400 - 700

GENET (Jean). A set of 2 volumes, in-12 or in-8, w

187 - GENET (Jean). A set of 2 volumes, in-12 or in-8, well bound in modern black half-calf, with a ribbed spine accented by red shagreen fillets and adorned with a gilt fleur-de-lis in the center; covers and spine preserved.

Estimation

€50 - 80

[Magazine] Le Journal des Poètes. A monthly magazi

188 - [Magazine] Le Journal des Poètes. A monthly magazine of poetry and literary news. Edited by Pierre-Louis FLOUQUET. Brussels.

Estimation

€70 - 100

[FALKE] CHADOURNE (Louis). *Le pot au noir*. Scene

188-2 - [FALKE] CHADOURNE (Louis). Le pot au noir. Scenes and Figures from the Tropics. Paris, Mornay, 1922. One small quarto volume, half-maroquin with corner pieces, spine with 4 raised bands decorated with an elaborate polychrome mosaic design depicting a stylized portrait of a Black woman wearing a red turban against a background of mosaic foliage in shades of green and ochre, punctuated by small gold dots; gilt head; covers and spine well-preserved (binding signed G. LEVITZKY).

Estimation

€250 - 400

[Collective] Myriad of assembled leaves from the l

189 - [Collective] Myriad of assembled leaves from the land of the rising sun. Japanese poems accompanied by original color lithographs by Yves BRAYER. Bièvres, Pierre et Philippe de Tartas, 1987. One large volume, 4 pages, in illustrated paperback covers, publisher's illustrated slipcase.

Estimation

€100 - 150

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