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423 resultados

MOSER, Henri *Through Central Asia* [...]. Paris:

514 - MOSER, Henri Through Central Asia [...]. Paris: A. Plon, Nourrit et Cie (1885). In-4° (no title page, a few foxing spots). Red cardboard binding by A. Lenègre, plain spine, gilt lettering (spine slightly rubbed, corners worn). First edition of this travelogue by the Swiss diplomat Moser (1844–1923), which begins in the Kyrgyz steppe, passes through Russian Turkestan, Bukhara, Khiva, and the land of the Turkmen, and ends in Persia. Features a frontispiece portrait of the author and numerous

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80 - 100 €

LUMHOLTZ, Carl *In the Land of the Cannibals: An E

515 - LUMHOLTZ, Carl In the Land of the Cannibals: An Exploratory Journey Among the Indigenous Peoples of Eastern Australia, 1880–1884. Translated from Norwegian [...]. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1890; 8vo; frontispiece, 2 maps (unmarked, a few spots, occasional marginal water stains). Contemporary half red shagreen, marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands (some light damage to the front board, corners slightly bumped). French translation, published one year after the first edition, of Lumholtz

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80 - 100 €

AHLBRINCK, Willem, *Encyclopedia of the Caribbean,

516 - AHLBRINCK, Willem, Encyclopedia of the Caribbean, Covering the Language, Customs, and Traditions of These Indians. Illustrated by E. La Rose [...]. Amsterdam: Royal Academy of Sciences, 1931. Large 8vo. Contemporary half-leather binding, covers with marbled paper, ribbed spine. In slipcase (slightly damaged). Standard work on the Caribbean region, primarily Suriname, by the Dutch missionary and writer Ahlbrinck (1885–1966). At the end, 160 pp. with illustrations. Formerly owned by Th. Kuster

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200 - 250 €

VAISSIÈRE, Pierre de Saint-Dominque. Creole Societ

517 - VAISSIÈRE, Pierre de Saint-Dominque. Creole Society and Life under the Ancien Régime (1629–1789). Paris: Perrin et Cie, 1909. 8vo (n.c.). Contemporary half-blue shagreen, marbled paper boards, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands (spine faded, corners slightly bumped). A historical work on Haiti by the French archivist and historian Vaissière (1867–1942), richly illustrated.

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100 - 120 €

CAPUS, Guillaume *Through Bosnia and Herzegovina:

518 - CAPUS, Guillaume Through Bosnia and Herzegovina: Studies and Travel Impressions. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1896. 4to; frontispiece, 8 plates, 1 folding map (text n.c., a few spots). Contemporary half red shagreen, marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands (corners slightly bumped). Richly illustrated ethnographic travel account with a frontispiece, 8 plates, 1 folding map, and numerous in-text illustrations.

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100 - 120 €

HAYES, Isaac Israel *La Terre de désolation, excur

519 - HAYES, Isaac Israel La Terre de désolation, excursion d'été au Groenland [...]. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1874. In-8° (no title page, a few very fine, scattered stitches). Red half-chagrin binding as published, percaline covers, spine decorated with gilt raised bands, gilt edges (slightly rubbed). Translation (orig. 1872) of the account by the American explorer and physician Hayes (1832–1881), illustrated with numerous engravings and a map. Formerly in the library of the Jesuit scholastica

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60 - 80 €

KRAUSS, Ferdinand. From the Baltic Sea to the Nort

520 - KRAUSS, Ferdinand. From the Baltic Sea to the North Cape: A Journey Through Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, with Special Reference to Art and Cultural History, Legends, and Poetry. Nový Jičín, Vienna, Leipzig: R. Hosch, 1888; 8vo (unnumbered, occasional spotting). Illustrated, published cloth binding, flat spine (slightly rubbed). A travelogue through Scandinavia focusing on art, culture, and even poetry. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a double-page map, 4 color plates, and numerous illustrati

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80 - 100 €

SACHOT, Octave *Eastern Siberia and Russian Americ

521 - SACHOT, Octave Eastern Siberia and Russian America. The North Pole and Its Inhabitants: Travel Accounts [...]. Paris: P. Ducrocq, 1875. In-8° (no title page, a few stitch marks). Publisher’s cloth binding, smooth spine (inner joints weakened, slightly rubbed). First edition illustrated with numerous engravings and a fold-out map.

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80 - 100 €

DE BRUYN, Cornelis, Travels through Muscovy, Persi

522 - DE BRUYN, Cornelis, Travels through Muscovy, Persia, and the Indies: Enriched with Three Hundred Illustrations [...]. Amsterdam: W.& D. Goeree, 1711. Folio: [8]-472-[12] pp.; 135 plates. (some staining mainly in the lower corners, offsetting on the plates, minor tears in the text and plates occasionally affecting the sequence numbers of the views or trimming the image, numerous paper reinforcements and old repairs, minor wormholes on a few plates in the last section, small burn hole on pl. 2

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2000 - 2.500 €

ROMEY, Charles; JACOBS, Alfred *Ancient and Modern

523 - ROMEY, Charles; JACOBS, Alfred Ancient and Modern Russia According to National Chronicles and the Finest Historians. Paris: Furne, 1855. In-8°; frontispiece and 17 plates (text intact, a few very fine, scattered stitches). Dark green half-chagrin, marbled paper covers, spine with raised bands and gilded floral panels, marbled edges (slightly rubbed). Illustrated first edition (complete) with a frontispiece and 17 plates, 6 of which are highlighted and partially gummed (types and costumes), an

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100 - 120 €

WALLACE, Donald Mackenzie. *Russia*. Sixth edition

524 - WALLACE, Donald Mackenzie. Russia. Sixth edition. London: Cassel, Petter & Galpin, 1877. 2 vols., 8vo; 2 maps (unmarked, with occasional spotting). Published in cloth, flat spines (slightly soiled). An important work on Russia by the Scottish writer Wallace, who spent considerable time in Russia. Illustrated with 2 colored, folding maps.

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120 - 150 €

BRUYN, Cornelis. The Travels of Cornelis de Bruyn

525 - BRUYN, Cornelis. The Travels of Cornelis de Bruyn Through the Most Renowned Parts of Asia Minor, the Islands of Scio, Rhodes, Cyprus, Metelino, Stanchio, &c., as Well as the Principal Cities of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine [...]. Delft: H. van Kroonevelt, 1698. Folio: [20, including engraved title page]–398–[8] pp.; 104 plates (some folds on the plates reinforced on the reverse, some slight age-toning). Contemporary half-sheep binding, later replaced with paper boards, spine with raised b

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2000 - 2.500 €

GUERLIN, Henri *Toward Jerusalem* [...]. Tours: A.

526 - GUERLIN, Henri Toward Jerusalem [...]. Tours: A. Mame et fils, n.d. In-4° (n.p.). Illustrated publisher's cloth binding, plain spine (scuffed). A travelogue illustrated with photographs and pen-and-ink sketches.

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80 - 100 €

ARAGO, Jacques *Voyage autour du monde*. Brussels:

527 - ARAGO, Jacques Voyage autour du monde. Brussels: Société Typographique belge, Ad. Wahlen et Compagnie, 1840. In-8° (no title page, a few stitch marks and slight water stains). Half-cloth binding of the period, marbled paper covers, plain spine (slightly rubbed). Rare new edition (orig. 1839) of this illustrated work. Arago was the brother of the great scientist François Arago. Between 1817 and 1820, he took part in the voyage of the corvettes “l’Uranie” and “la Physicienne” under

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60 - 80 €

CHAMPAGNAC, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph *Around the World

528 - CHAMPAGNAC, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Around the World, or A Flower from Every Country [...]. Second edition, revised and corrected by the author. Paris: P.-C. Lehuby [c. 1850] In-8° (undated, a few rare foxing spots). Bottle-green half-shagreen binding, percaline covers, spine decorated with gilt raised bands (slightly rubbed). A journey around the world across the five continents, illustrated with lithographs by Jules David, Bouchot, Bayalos, etc.

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60 - 80 €

DUMONT d'URVILLE, Jules Sébastien. *Picturesque Vo

529 - DUMONT d'URVILLE, Jules Sébastien. Picturesque Voyage Around the World. General Summary of Voyages of Discovery [...]. Paris: Furne et Cie, 1843. 2 vols., large 4to (no title page, spotting, folds of the last map reinforced on the reverse). Contemporary quarter blue shagreen, marbled paper boards, spines with raised bands (slightly rubbed). A selection (first published in 1834) of important voyages of discovery in the Pacific, compiled by Dumont d’Urville (1790–1842).Steel engravings: fro

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80 - 120 €

RODT, Cäcilie von *A Swiss Woman’s Journey Around

530 - RODT, Cäcilie von A Swiss Woman’s Journey Around the World [...]. Neuchâtel: F. Zahn [1904] In-4° (n.c.). Illustrated publisher’s cloth binding, plain spine (slightly rubbed). Translation of the travelogue, published the same year as the original German edition, by the traveler and photographer Cäcilie (Cécile) von Rodt (1855–1929). With numerous illustrations based on photographs collected by the author.

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100 - 120 €

SNELLEMAN, Johannes François *De Volken der Aarde*

531 - SNELLEMAN, Johannes François De Volken der Aarde. Amsterdam: Scheltema & Holkema (c. 1903), 2 vols., 4to (n.c.). Illustrated publisher’s cloth, flat spine. A comprehensive overview by the Dutch orientalist and ethnologist Snelleman (1852–1938), who later also became director of the Ethnological Museum in Rotterdam. Richly illustrated with hundreds of portraits.

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120 - 150 €

TISSOT, Victor; AMÉRO, Constant *Mysterious Lands

532 - TISSOT, Victor; AMÉRO, Constant Mysterious Lands and Unknown Peoples [...]. Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1884. In-8° (no title page, a few stitch marks, a few sections slightly worn). Illustrated publisher’s cloth binding, plain spine, gilt edges (slightly rubbed). A richly illustrated study of the inhabitants, fauna, and flora of all regions of the world. Ref. Chadenat 3069.

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80 - 100 €

YOUNG, John Russell *Around the World with General

533 - YOUNG, John Russell Around the World with General Grant [...]. New York: The American News Company (1879), 2 vols., large 4to (no date; frontispiece slightly spotted; a few spots throughout). Contemporary quarter shagreen binding, percaline boards with gilt title, spines with raised bands (boards slightly discolored; some light rubbing). An extensive account of the travels of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the United States of America, to Europe, Asia, and Africa, undert

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120 - 150 €

Théâtre du Châtelet [...]. Sixth Russian season or

534 - Théâtre du Châtelet [...]. Sixth Russian season organized by Mr. Serge de Diaghilew [...]. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1911; In-4° (center leaf detached). Bound, with an illustrated cover and a second cover of cellophane paper with gold-embossed patterns (rusty staples; slight soiling on the margins and a few small tears on the illustrated cover ; foxing and small tears on the second cover, with a few tiny missing pieces). Official program for the 8 gala performances held from June 6 to 17, 1911,

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300 - 400 €

Théâtre du Châtelet [...]. Seventh Russian season

535 - Théâtre du Châtelet [...]. Seventh Russian season organized by Mr. Serge de Diaghilew [...]. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1912; In-4° (rare and very slight foxing; trace of gluing with a slight missing section on a double leaf; rare handwritten annotations in pencil). Bound in a double illustrated cover with a cream-colored silk cord (the first cover is exceptionally fresh; a few pinholes, minor soiling, creases, and very slight tears on the top cover). A fine copy. Official program for the 16 gala

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400 - 600 €

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. [Eighth] Russian Seaso

536 - Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. [Eighth] Russian Season 1913 [...]. Paris: Publications Gonzalez, 1913. Large 8vo. Bound in a specially illustrated, gilt-edged cover (slight marginal tears). A very fine copy. Official program of the Russian season organized by Sergei Diaghilev, under the direction of Gabriel Astruc. The inserted sub-program, dated June 20, 1913, is for Rimsky-Korsakov’s La Kovanchina. Illustrated on the cover with a costume design for “Boris Godunov” by Théodor Fedorows

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400 - 600 €

Collection of programs related to Anna Pavlova. Va

537 - Collection of programs related to Anna Pavlova. Various editions, 1913–1931, 4to and 8vo. Stapled, illustrated wrappers; 7 with silk cords (varying conditions, some wear and occasional tears). Bilingual brochures and programs documenting the tours and performances of the celebrated ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881–1931) in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Included programs feature “Amarilla,” “Giselle,” “Les Flocons de neige,” etc. Richly illustrated, notably with b

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150 - 200 €

National Opera Theater. Ninth Russian Season [...]

538 - National Opera Theater. Ninth Russian Season [...]. Paris: Kapp Press, 1914. In-4°. Bound in an illustrated cover with a bronze silk cord (cover slightly soiled, small stain on the top edge). A fine copy. Official program of performances given between May and June 1914. Double cover reproducing a watercolor by Valentine Gross. Numerous color and black-and-white illustrations of sets and costumes by Léon Bakst, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, and Alexandre Benois. Numerous portraits and photographs of pe

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200 - 300 €

[National Opera Theater]: 3 programs of Russian ba

539 - [National Opera Theater]: 3 programs of Russian ballets and operas by Sergei Diaghilev. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1919–1922. In-4° (programs uniformly browned, a few tiny tears, rare pencil annotations in pencil). Bound in an illustrated cover with a silk cord (rusted fasteners, minor soiling, a few small tears, more significant ones on the spine of the first program). Good overall condition. Official programs of the Russian seasons at the Paris Opera, published by “Comoedia illustré.” Illus

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200 - 300 €

Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes: 7 programs illu

540 - Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes: 7 programs illustrated by Picasso, Bakst, Braque, Gris, etc. Paris, various publishers, 1920–1928. In-4° (a few leaves unbound and/or uniformly yellowed). Bound in an illustrated cover, 5 with a silk cord (good overall condition; 3 covers slightly soiled and worn; some traces of rust, creases, and minor damage, mainly at the margins). Official programs for the ballets at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (13th Russian season, Dec. 1920), at the Gaîté Ly

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300 - 500 €

BARRÈS, Maurice; RÉGNIER, Henri de; BOYLESVE, René

541 - BARRÈS, Maurice; RÉGNIER, Henri de; BOYLESVE, René A Night in Venice in the Eighteenth Century. [Grand Prix Ball at the Opera]. (Paris: Lapina) 1922, In-4° (a few small stains, 1 very slight tear in the margin, 1 page of text slightly rubbed). Bound in an illustrated cover and cellophane, with a cream-colored braided cord (lower cover partially stitched and soiled, small tear at the top of the spine, worn cellophane). Program for the lavish Venetian celebration held at the Paris Opera on Sat

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300 - 500 €

Nikita Balieff’s *Théâtre de la Chauve-Souris*: 5

542 - Nikita Balieff’s Théâtre de la Chauve-Souris: 5 programs. Paris; New York, various publishers, 1922–1931. Various formats (some foxing and minor soiling). Bound, 4 illustrated covers, including 1 under an embossed second cover (covers somewhat soiled and worn, some water stains, minor margin tears, and traces of rust on the binding; the embossed cover is partially water-stained). 1 program published in English for the 1922 U.S. tour; 4 in French for the Théâtre Femina (1923 and 1924–

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120 - 150 €

National Opera Theater. The Martyrdom of Saint Seb

543 - National Opera Theater. The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian [...]. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1923. Large 8vo (slight creasing and minute traces of rust around the staples). Bound in an illustrated cover and gilded textured glassine (cover slightly soiled; glassine paper punctured and worn). Program for this mystery play by Gabriele d’Annunzio, set to music by Claude Debussy, for the June 1923 performances at the Opéra (with Ida Rubinstein in the title role). Cover and 5 full-page drawings and waterc

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150 - 200 €

[Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]: Major Arts Season of

544 - [Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]: Major Arts Season of the VIIIth Olympiad [...]. Paris (Printed by Logier Frères) 1924 Large 8vo (center leaf detached, rare foxing, traces of rust around the engravings, a few handwritten annotations in pencil). Bound, with illustrated cover (cover slightly rubbed and discolored, a few small foxing spots on the top edge). Official program for the 17th season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, presented between May and June 1924. Cover and 6 full-page illus

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200 - 300 €

International Tours of the Ballets Russes: 7 progr

545 - International Tours of the Ballets Russes: 7 programs and albums. 1924–1947. 4to and 8vo. Stapled; 2 with silk cords (varying conditions). 1. [Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam]: “Les Ballets Russes en Hollande,” Concertgebouw & Wagnervereeniging, May 1924. Color illustrations based on costumes and sets by N. Goncharova and P. Picasso. - 2. [New York], 3 albums: “Mikhail Mordkin and his Russian Ballet” (1926–27); “Leonide Massine’s Ballet Russe Highlights” (1946, cover illust

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120 - 150 €

Sarah Bernhardt Theater: 3 official programs of th

546 - Sarah Bernhardt Theater: 3 official programs of the Ballets Russes. Paris: W. Fischer, 1926–1929. In-4° (a few loose and/or yellowed leaves, small creases or traces of adhesive). Bound, with illustrated cover. (1 cover slightly discolored at the margins, 1 slightly yellowed, transverse creases on the top two covers, 2 rusty staples, minor wear or soiling). 19th, 20th, and 22nd seasons of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Pruna, etc. (por

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150 - 200 €

Monte Carlo Theater [...]. Ballet season presented

547 - Monte Carlo Theater [...]. Ballet season presented by the company of Mr. Serge Diaghilev. Paris: M. and J. de Brunoff, 1928. In-4°. Bound in a specially embossed, illustrated cover with a green silk cord (very slight puckering at the top). Excellent condition. Official program for the 21st season of Russian ballets in Monte Carlo, announcing performances from January through May 1928 (including “The Triumph of Neptune,” “The Cat,” and “The Sailors”). Magnificent textured cover illus

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150 - 200 €

4 programs from the Paris Private Opera. Paris: Co

548 - 4 programs from the Paris Private Opera. Paris: Commercial & Theatrical Advertising, 1929. In-4° (slightly yellowed; a few pages detached; slight margin wear; foxing and/or soiling). Bound, with illustrated cover (2 issues in exceptionally fresh condition, 2 worn, including 1 with a kraft-lined spine; traces of rust around the binding). Complete set of programs from the first season of the Paris Private Opera: “Prince Igor” (Borodin), “Tsar Saltan,” “The Snow Maiden,” and “Kit

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150 - 200 €

Scheherazade [title in Persian]. (Paris: Société d

549 - Scheherazade [title in Persian]. (Paris: Société de Publicité Commerciale et Théâtrale) [1930] In-4° (slight fading of illustrations, pages slightly browned, slight tear at margins). Bound, with an illustrated cover in color and gold featuring the title in Persian (cover slightly rubbed, discolored, and soiled; binding weakened with slight fraying around the binding). Bilingual album printed on heavy laid paper in two columns, in French and English, with Oriental-style typographic ornament

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80 - 120 €

Russian Opera in Paris: 4 richly illustrated progr

550 - Russian Opera in Paris: 4 richly illustrated programs. Paris: Commercial & Theater Advertising, 1930–1931. In-4° (a few pp. slightly yellowed; 2 central folios detached). Bound, with an illustrated cover including one gold-embossed and debossed insert (good overall condition; slight rubbing and creases, minor wear on the spines, which are slightly split at the bottom, stitching and foxing on one lower cover flap, cover from the "Boris Godunov" program used). Programs for four operas at th

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200 - 300 €

Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo: 17 official program

551 - Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo: 17 official programs. Various editions, 1932–1955. 4to (a few small stains, spots, and/or marks; some loose pages; overall in good condition). Stapled, illustrated covers (minor tears, spots, or cracks on the covers, particularly around the staples; two cover sections detached). Cover illustrations by A. Derain, Chr. Bérard, H. Matisse, A. Benois, S. Dalí, B. Aronson, E. Berman, J. de Botton, D. Tanning, Cagli, R. Dufy, B. Lamotte. Color or black-and-white repr

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200 - 300 €

Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo [- Original Ballet R

552 - Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo [- Original Ballet Russe]: 11 international programs. New York City, various editions, 1933–1947, 4to (a few loose pages, minor tears and losses, a few small stains, spots, and marks). Stapled, illustrated covers (1 textured and 2 gold-colored), 1 with silk cord (small tears and minor losses, spots, foxing, or cracks on the covers, particularly around the staples and/or the edges). Good overall condition. Official programs of this company directed by Colonel W. de

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150 - 200 €

2 programs illustrated by Korovine. (Paris: V. Léb

553 - 2 programs illustrated by Korovine. (Paris: V. Lébenson, 1935) In-4° (minimal soiling, traces of rust around the bindings). Bound in an illustrated cover. (covers rubbed; upper cover very slightly creased and restored at the spine; lower covers yellowed and/or soiled; very slight tears on the spines). Cover illustrations by the painter and theater set designer Constantin Korovine (1861–1939). Black-and-white reproductions of sets by J. Peroff, A. Schervachidze, and C. Korovine; numerous port

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80 - 120 €

BEAUMONT, Cyril W. 3 richly illustrated programs o

554 - BEAUMONT, Cyril W. 3 richly illustrated programs of Russian ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Paris; London Alliance de Publicité et d'Impression; Burrup, Mathieson & Company 1935–1939 4vo (a few foxing spots and traces of rust). Stapled or spiral-bound, illustrated covers (small tears and stains, traces of rust around the staples; the two lower plates are more worn, one with a small piece missing from the top edge). Color illustrations of costumes, sets, and stage curtains

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80 - 120 €

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées: 2 programs. Paris, var

555 - Théâtre des Champs-Élysées: 2 programs. Paris, various publishers, 1937–1964. In-4° (2 central folios detached; small creases and slight traces of glue on one double-leaf spread). Bound, with illustrated cover (cover of the first volume browned and pitted, especially on the lower edge). 1. 1937 Season: Program for the tour of The Philadelphia Ballet Company, as part of the 1937 International Exposition: "Terminal" (H. Kingsley), "The Doll Fairy" (J. Bayer), "The Barn Dance" (C. Littlefiel

Estimación

120 - 150 €

16 programs of the [American] Ballet Theatre. New

556 - 16 programs of the [American] Ballet Theatre. New York, various editions, 1940–1959, 4to (a few small stains, creases, and loose pages; otherwise in good overall condition). Stapled, illustrated covers (a few tears, stains, or foxing spots; a few spines with slight cracks and small rust marks; otherwise in good condition). A collection of programs from the Ballet Theatre company, founded in New York in 1940, up until the creation of the American Ballet Theatre, which succeeded it in 1957: seas

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200 - 300 €

Théâtre de l'Opéra: *Die Fledermaus*. 1941. Square

557 - Théâtre de l'Opéra: Die Fledermaus. 1941. Square 8vo. Bound in a printed, embossed cover with a gray braided cord. Bilingual French-German program for “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss Jr., on the occasion of the performances given at the Palais Garnier by the troupe of the Deutsches Opernhaus in Berlin (artistic director Wilhelm Rode, musical director Arthur Grüber). The series comprised seven performances, some of which were strictly reserved for military and civilian personnel of N

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200 - 300 €

Ballets des Champs-Élysées: 4 richly illustrated p

558 - Ballets des Champs-Élysées: 4 richly illustrated program booklets. Paris, various publishers, 1946–1949. In-4°. Loose sheets or bound, with illustrated covers (scuffs, minor stains and foxing, some margin wear). Good overall condition. Luxurious program booklets chronicling the activities of this company under the artistic direction of Boris Kochno: 1946 (2 different programs), 1946–1947, and 1949. With texts by Jean Cocteau, Elsa Triolet, Louis Jouvet, and Boris Kochno. Rich and vivid co

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150 - 200 €

Grand Ballet de Monte-Carlo and Grand Ballet du Ma

559 - Grand Ballet de Monte-Carlo and Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas: 1 album and 2 programs, 1 of which is filled with autographs. 1949–1960. 2 in-4° and 1 in-8° (a few loose leaves, rare minor stains or foxing). Bound in an illustrated cover with a silk cord (scuffing; 1 cover yellowed and slightly soiled; minor damage to the top edge of another). Programs from the company of Marquis George de Cuevas (i.e., Jorge Cuevas Bartholin, 1885–1961): 1. Album of the 1949–1950 season. Text by Cole

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150 - 200 €

Sadler's Wells Ballet: 5 programs from the U.S. an

560 - Sadler's Wells Ballet: 5 programs from the U.S. and Canadian tours. 1949–1955. 4to. Stapled, illustrated cover. (Slight signs of wear on the spines, a few small creases; otherwise in good condition). Official programs for the touring performances of this ballet company, founded under the auspices of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under the direction of Ninette de Valois: First American Appearance (1949), First Coast-to-Coast Tour (1950–1951), 1951–1952, 1953, and 1955 Tours. Cover i

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120 - 150 €

The Panorama. The Five Russian Days [...]. Paris:

561 - The Panorama. The Five Russian Days [...]. Paris: L. Baschet, 1896. 3 fascicles, in-4°, bound (slightly soiled). Bound in a yellow cardboard cover bearing the coat of arms of the Russian imperial family (1 loose cover, minor tears concentrated around the staples, slight soiling). Issues 1, 2, and 3 of the weekly “Panorama,” devoted to the official visit of the Russian imperial family to Paris, October 5–9, 1896. Numerous black-and-white photographs, including portraits of Emperor Nicholas

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80 - 120 €

*Comoedia illustré*. A Parisian journal of theater

562 - Comoedia illustré. A Parisian journal of theater, art, and literature. Paris: M. de Brunoff, 1908–1910. 42 issues in 2 vols., in-4° (no numbering). Hardcover binding by S. Engel, green or ochre cloth with white and gold decoration; illustrated cover in fair condition (slightly rubbed; cap, spine, and corners slightly worn). A complete collection of the first two years of the bimonthly publication: Dec. 1908–Sept. 1909 (18 issues) and Oct. 1909–Sept. 1910 (24 issues). Includes the speci

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120 - 150 €

Theater: 2 bound volumes with sections devoted to

563 - Theater: 2 bound volumes with sections devoted to the Ballets Russes. Paris: Manzi, Joyant & Cie, 1909–1911. 24 installments in 2 in-4° volumes (some foxing and minor soiling). 12 fascicles in an illustrated Art Nouveau publisher’s folder by G[eorges] de Feure (some covers slightly soiled, 2 partially or completely detached with slight margin tears, folder rubbed, slightly punctured, and worn, especially on the spine and headbands); garnet half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine, gilt

Estimación

100 - 150 €

Collection of illustrated journals and magazines d

564 - Collection of illustrated journals and magazines devoted to the Russian seasons. Paris, various publishers, 1909–1947. In-f° or in-4° (no size indicated; pages somewhat yellowed; a few loose or detached pages, some water-stained; a few torn margins). Bound or stapled, illustrated covers except for 1 (slightly faded and worn). Black-and-white or color reproductions of portraits, costumes, and sets by Bakst, Benois, Bilibin, Cocteau, Derain, Goncharova, Orazi, Picasso, etc. Numerous photograph

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120 - 150 €

13 U.S. journals and magazines devoted, in whole o

565 - 13 U.S. journals and magazines devoted, in whole or in part, to the "Ballet Boom" and "Pavlova Mania." 4to or 8vo. Conditions vary (2 loose covers). Numerous illustrations, including portraits of Pavlova by Carl Link and Herman Mishkin on the covers. 1. The New York Dramatic Mirror, July 1910. - 2. Harper’s Weekly, October 1910. - 3. The Theatre, July and November 1913. - 4. The Mentor, Dec. 1926. - 5. The Dance Magazine, Jan. 1929 (formerly owned by Lucile Wheelers), March and Apr. 1931.

Estimación

80 - 120 €

9 documents on ballet in Russia [in Russian]. Vari

566 - 9 documents on ballet in Russia [in Russian]. Various formats: folio, quarto, and loose sheets. Conditions vary. A collection of documents devoted in part or in full to ballet: 1. “The Petersburg Leaflet” [transliterated as “Peterburgskii Listok”], No. 40 (February 1911). Regarding the performance of “Eugene Onegin” at the Mariinsky Theater. - 2. Delibes, Léo - Waltz from the ballet “Coppélia” [Val’s iz baleta “Koppelija”]. 1911. Illustration of a portrait of prima baller

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80 - 120 €

Souvenir. Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. With o

567 - Souvenir. Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. With original artwork by Léon Bakst and others. Metropolitan Ballet Company, New York. New York (The Sackett & Wilhelms Company, 1916), 4vo. Sewn binding with green or cream silk cord; covers of brown or green marbled cardboard featuring gold-embossed titles and illustrations (covers slightly rubbed, minor tears; overall condition: very good). Two souvenir albums of Diaghilev’s ballet performances at the Metropolitan Opera (1916). A substantia

Estimación

200 - 300 €

COCTEAU, Jean; LALOY, Louis *Les Fâcheux* [Serge D

568 - COCTEAU, Jean; LALOY, Louis Les Fâcheux [Serge Diaghilev Theater]. Paris: Éditions des quatre chemins, 1924, 2 vols., in-4° (traces of adhesive on the endpapers and one half-title page, rare pinholes and foxing, very slight fading of the photographs). Unbound, with a replaced illustrated cover, conservation marks. (covers partially discolored, missing the standard slipcase). First edition of the texts by Cocteau and Laloy. Illustrated with 1 portrait of Georges Auric by Jean Cocteau, 1 facs

Estimación

200 - 300 €

LISSIM, Simon Costume design. Warsaw 1934 Gouache

569 - LISSIM, Simon Costume design. Warsaw 1934 Gouache and pencil with silver and copper highlights, 23.3 x 18 cm, thick tinted wove paper, signed, numbered 31/34, and dated, mounted under a mat (mat browned, rubbed, and marginally water-stained; drawing slightly browned, in good condition, traces of mounting in the margins and on the reverse, pencil annotations on the reverse). Simon Lissim (1900–1981), a Kyiv-born painter and designer active in Paris from the early 1920s, worked as a stage and co

Estimación

150 - 200 €

PAGEOT-ROUSSEAUX, Lucienne 27 drawings and sketche

570 - PAGEOT-ROUSSEAUX, Lucienne 27 drawings and sketches. 1940s–1980s Graphite and charcoal on paper, 11 small (approx. 30 x 22 cm), 7 medium-sized (approx. 45 x 28 cm), and 9 large-format works (approx. 50 x 30 cm), most signed, some titled and dated (some soiling, tears in the margins, small stains, and traces of adhesive tape). Collection of sketches and drawings by Lucienne Pageot-Rousseaux (1899–1994), a specialist in ballet and dance subjects, notably depicting the American dancer Rosella H

Estimación

400 - 500 €

RILLIARD, Abel 4 Costume designs for "La chauve-so

571 - RILLIARD, Abel 4 Costume designs for "La chauve-souris" by Johann Strauss. c. 1960–1970 Gouache and pencil with rhinestone highlights, 31.1 x 23 cm (3) or 26.2 x 20.2 cm (1), thick wove paper, 2 signed, 2 with pencil annotations (slightly soiled and creased, mainly along the edges and on the reverse). Abel Rilliard (1912–2003), a French set and costume designer, worked in theater, opera, and ballet. These 4 designs are for the roles of Arlette, Alfred, and a chorus member in “La Chauve-Sou

Estimación

80 - 120 €

10 portraits of international dancers. Silver prin

572 - 10 portraits of international dancers. Silver prints, various sizes, stamps on the reverse (worn). 1. Hélène Armfelt, signed, dated (April 11, 1949), inscribed print, and a typewritten circular letter with a handwritten note; Denis de Marney stamp on the reverse. - 2. Barbara Weiberger, founder of the Philadelphia Ballet in 1963. - 3. Narcisse Matouchak, print, negative, and autographed card (1938). - 4. Tatiana Riabouchinska, 1935, Studio Maurice Seymour. - 5. David Lichine, stamp on the reve

Estimación

120 - 150 €

LEVIN, Richard. 7 portraits of international dance

573 - LEVIN, Richard. 7 portraits of international dancers. c. 1960–1970. Silver prints, 25 x 20 cm to 30 x 25 cm, stamps on the reverse (2). Portraits of Svetlana Beriosova (1), Sir Robert Helpmann (4) in “French Cricket” (1964), Valery Panov (1), Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev in “Giselle,” 1962. Richard Levin (1910–2000) was head of design at the BBC from 1953 to 1971. He also roamed the studios with a camera, photographing celebrities.

Estimación

80 - 120 €

ROZIER, François; et al. A New Comprehensive Cours

574 - ROZIER, François; et al. A New Comprehensive Course in Theoretical and Practical Agriculture, Covering Field Crops and Garden Crops, Rural and Domestic Economics, Veterinary Medicine, etc.; or A Systematic and Universal Dictionary of Agriculture. [...]. With engravings. Paris: Deterville, 1809, 13 vols., in-8°: xxviii–532, [4]–584, [4]–590, [4]–560, [4]–567, [4]-580, [4]-588, [4]-547, [4]-570, [4]-592, [4]-582, [4]-622, [4]-704 pp.; 60 fold-out plates (light foxing, somewhat concentr

Estimación

250 - 350 €

VAN DE VELDE, Henry. 2 first editions. 1. The Form

575 - VAN DE VELDE, Henry. 2 first editions. 1. The Formulas of Modern Architectural Beauty. This book contains and summarizes essays relating to the “new style” [...]. (Weimar, printed on a hand press [Cranach Presse] during the war years of 1916 and 1917). Square quarto, pages partially uncut (a few pinholes and foxing, mainly in the margins). Unbound, in a plain brown paper cover (lower cover missing, upper cover worn with margin damage, spine partially split). 1/200 (of 250) on Van Gelder laid

Estimación

600 - 700 €

6 Chinese and Japanese illustrated booklets. c. 19

576 - 6 Chinese and Japanese illustrated booklets. c. 1900, 8vo (no size indicated). Sewn (minor defects).

Estimación

100 - 150 €

[ALECHINSKY, Pierre Douze papiers traités. Preface

577 - [ALECHINSKY, Pierre Douze papiers traités. Preface/preface/voorwoord Georges Duby]. (Bruxelles La Pierre d'Alun 1983) Bifolio of preface, 12 ff. of calendar, 1 f. of justif., 1 f. of colophon (lacks 1 small flyleaf of explanation). In gray titled cover and flap folder integral to the operation of the calendar (small folds on flaps, scratches). 1984 calendar illustrated with 12 reproductions of Alechinsky's works. Calendar model by Corneille Hannoset, based on an idea by Marchetti. First edition

Estimación

80 - 100 €

VANDERCAM, Serge; MEURIS, Jacques *Secoueurs du fr

578 - VANDERCAM, Serge; MEURIS, Jacques Secoueurs du frein, lunes au front... Brussels: Signe de Sept, 1973. Colophon, print number, pencil signature by both authors. Paper cover (a few small creases and stains). Booklet containing drawings illustrated by Serge Vandercam with text by Jacques Meuris. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Galerie Stéphane Janssen, Brussels. Dedicated “avec toute mon amitié, Serge.” One of 250 copies on Lama wove paper (no. 51). Formerly owned by [Gi

Estimación

60 - 80 €

Writing portfolio with Romantic-style repoussé lea

579 - Writing portfolio with Romantic-style repoussé leather decoration. 19th-century cardboard and chocolate-brown shagreen, 23 x 29 cm (closed), fitted with a brass lock, gilt-ruled and decorated with repoussé rocaille and floral motifs; the initials "B.K.G." appear within a central gilt cartouche on the upper cover; the interior lined with red straight-grain morocco and featuring multiple compartments with flaps and holders for pencils, pens, and other writing implements (key missing, minor signs

Estimación

200 - 300 €

Writing portfolio with a shaped flap, decorated in

580 - Writing portfolio with a shaped flap, decorated in the Romantic style. [Brussels, Dero-Becker, c. 1830–1850] Cardboard and red shagreen, 23 x 31 cm (closed), fitted with a chased silvered-metal lock, richly tooled in gilt and blind with fillets and elaborate scrollwork and palmette motifs, leather-lined interior, the left endpaper fitted with three expanding compartments lined in red watered silk and featuring gilt-lettered tabs reading “Lettres à répondre,” “Lettres répondues,” and

Estimación

200 - 300 €

Writing portfolio with a shaped flap, decorated in

581 - Writing portfolio with a shaped flap, decorated in the Romantic style. [Brussels? Dero-Becker? c. 1830–1850] Cardboard and burgundy straight-grain morocco, 23 x 30.5 cm (closed), fitted with a silvered-metal lock, richly decorated with a large blind-stamped plaque and gilt tooling, leather-lined interior, the left endpaper fitted with three expanding compartments lined in burgundy watered cloth and featuring gilt-lettered tabs reading “Lettres à répondre,” “Lettres répondues,” and �

Estimación

200 - 300 €

LAMANT-DUHART, Hubert *Le Labourd: Discovering a P

582 - LAMANT-DUHART, Hubert Le Labourd: Discovering a Province of the Basque Country [...]. Illustrations by Ramiro Arrué. (Biarritz) Ciboure Art Bookbinding Circle, 1992. In-4°. Gray chagrin binding by Marie-Thérèse Vercheval, upper cover adorned with an abstract composition in yellow morocco, green morocco, and black snakeskin; smooth spine with Chinese-style title in white ozer; gray Canson linings and endpapers; cover in good condition. (covers very slightly concave; minute sign of rubbing a

Estimación

200 - 250 €

*L'assiette au beurre*. Paris: Schwarz, 1901–1906.

583 - L'assiette au beurre. Paris: Schwarz, 1901–1906. 300 copies, in 6 vols., in-4° (no title page, rare foxing, a few loose pages, and minor damage mainly to the margins). Aubergine-colored half-maroquin with corners signed J. Dubois, green percaline covers, spine with gilt lettering, cover illustrations preserved. except 1 (scuffing and wear, a few scratches, spine somewhat faded, insect damage to the clasps of 2 vols., a few cap bands partially split). Good overall condition. A collector’s

Estimación

600 - 800 €

L'assiette au beurre. Paris: Schwarz, 1901–1907. C

584 - L'assiette au beurre. Paris: Schwarz, 1901–1907. C. 180 issues in 4 vols., in-4° (no title page; some foxing and water stains; some issues or plates missing; some minor most often in the margins). Aubergine or burgundy half-basane with corners, smooth spines, covers with illustrations preserved (heavily worn, one inner clasp broken, some fascicles cut slightly short). An incomplete but substantial collection from the early years of the periodical: Vol. I: nos. 19–196 (numerous gaps); vol. I

Estimación

150 - 200 €

Le rire. A humorous journal published on Saturdays

585 - Le rire. A humorous journal published on Saturdays. Paris: F. Juven, 1894–1899. 5 vols., in-4° (no numbering; pages slightly browned at the margins; a few small water stains or margin damage; otherwise in good overall condition). Green-tanned half-basane leather in the publisher’s style, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering (binding scuffed, corners worn). The first issues (nos. 1–260, covering Nov. 10, 1894, to Oct. 28, 1899) of this humorous magazine, which continued publication u

Estimación

250 - 300 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature: Africa*

586 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature: Africa [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d., 4 vols., 12mo; 47 plates (text not cataloged, occasional spotting). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded, very lightly rubbed). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 47 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including an engraved title page, 4 frontispieces, and 2 fold-out maps depicting the traditional costumes of African peoples.

Estimación

400 - 500 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature. The Asi

587 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature. The Asiatic Islands and New Holland [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d., 2 vols., 12mo; 26 plates (text undated; some offsetting from plates onto text). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded, tail of vol. 2 slightly damaged). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 26 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces, depicting the costumes of indigenous peoples

Estimación

250 - 300 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature*. Austri

588 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature. Austria [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d., 2 vols., 12mo; 32 plates (text not numbered). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded; front joint of vol. 1 beginning to split). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 32 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces, depicting the traditional costumes of indigenous peoples from Austria, Banat, Croatia, Hungary, Sl

Estimación

250 - 300 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature*. China

589 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature. China [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d. 2 vols., 12mo; 30 plates (text n.c.). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 30 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces, depicting the traditional costumes of indigenous peoples from China and Korea. Ref. Colas 2729.

Estimación

250 - 300 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature*. *Hindo

590 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature. Hindostan [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d. 6 vols., 12mo; 103 plates (text not numbered). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 103 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 6 frontispieces, depicting the costumes of indigenous peoples from the Indian subcontinent. Ref. Colas 2725.

Estimación

500 - 600 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature: Illyria

591 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature: Illyria and Dalmatia [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d., 2 vols., 12mo; 32 plates (text n.c., occasional spotting). Later quarter sheep, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 30 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces, depicting the costumes of indigenous peoples from the Balkans (including Croatia and Montenegro). Ref. Colas 2722.

Estimación

250 - 300 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature*. Russia

592 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature. Russia [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d. 4 vols., 12mo; 72 plates (text n.c.). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 72 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 4 frontispieces depicting the costumes of indigenous peoples from Russia. Ref. Colas 2727.

Estimación

400 - 500 €

SHOBERL, Frederic *The World in Miniature: The Sou

593 - SHOBERL, Frederic The World in Miniature: The South Sea Islands [...]. London: R. Ackermann, n.d., 2 vols., 12mo; 26 plates (text n.c.). Later quarter-sheep binding, marbled paper boards, marbled edges (spines slightly faded). Part of a larger series but complete in itself. Illustrated with 26 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces, depicting the costumes of indigenous peoples from the South Seas (including the southern part of the Pacific Ocean), such as the Carol

Estimación

250 - 300 €

[SPALART, Robert von] Plates from the Historical S

594 - [SPALART, Robert von] Plates from the Historical Survey of Costumes, Customs, and Practices of the Major Peoples of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Metz: Collignon, 1810. 2 vols., 4to, bound; 2 frontispieces and 208 (of 213) plates (the last 5 plates in vol. 1 are missing; a slight crease on plate 10 of vol. 2). Contemporary quarter calf, marbled paper boards, gilt decoration, flat spines (spines very lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped). Atlas only of this important work on costumes. Illustra

Estimación

800 - 1.000 €

SPALART, Robert von *Historical Survey of the Cost

595 - SPALART, Robert von Historical Survey of the Costumes, Customs, and Practices of the Principal Peoples of Antiquity and the Middle Ages [...], Paris: A.A. Renouard (Metz: Collignon Press) [1804–1809] 7 vols., in-8° (some foxing, mostly concentrated on the first folios; some slight fading of color and/or rare missing pages or tears along the edges). Half-calf bound, signed Masquillier; covers of pebbled paper; spine with broad, floreted gilt raised bands; marbled edges (some signs of wear on

Estimación

600 - 800 €

SIMPSON, William, *The Seat of War in the East*. L

596 - SIMPSON, William, The Seat of War in the East. London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1855–1856. 2 parts in 1 vol., large folio; 81 plates (some, mostly marginal, spotting). Contemporary half red shagreen, signed J. Wright, percaline boards with gilt title, spine with raised bands, as-built (some rubbing). Second edition with explanations of the plates in this historical work on the Crimean War (1851–1856). Illustrated with all 81 double-tinted lithographs (including 2 frontispieces), some of which

Estimación

1200 - 1.500 €

DEFUISSEAUX, Alfred *The People’s Catechism*. Brus

597 - DEFUISSEAUX, Alfred The People’s Catechism. Brussels: Le Peuple [printed by É. Maheu] 1886. In-8°: 18 pp. Red percaline cardboard binding of the time, with a blind-stamped border around the covers; on the front cover, the gilt title “Cour d’assises du Brabant. May–June 1886 Session. The Defuisseaux-Maheu Case (The People’s Catechism)” (gilding worn, inner joints split). Interior fresh, untrimmed. A rare first edition of this famous pamphlet by the Belgian socialist and republican

Estimación

150 - 200 €

New Dictionary of Natural History, Applied to the

598 - New Dictionary of Natural History, Applied to the Arts, Primarily to Agriculture and Rural and Domestic Economy: by a Society of Naturalists and Farmers: with illustrations drawn from the three kingdoms of nature. Paris: Deterville, Year XI—1805, 24 vols., in-8° (no numbering, rare foxing). Half-basane from the period, marbled paper covers, smooth spines (slightly rubbed). First edition, richly illustrated with engravings after Desève. The articles were written by Bosc, Cels, Chaptal, Desmar

Estimación

150 - 200 €

KEYNES, John Maynard. The General Theory of Employ

599 - KEYNES, John Maynard. The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Paris: Payot, 1942. In-8°. Paperback, with publisher’s dust jacket (spine yellowed, small tear at the bottom of the upper cover). Very good condition. First edition of the French translation by Jean de Largentaye (original English: 1936) and the preface written specifically by Keynes in February 1939. The translation, completed in June of that same year, was scheduled to be published in September, but due to the war,

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150 - 200 €

SMITH, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes

600 - SMITH, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [...]. New translation, with notes and observations [...]. Paris: H. Agasse, Year X—1802, 5 vols., in-8°: [4]-cxxvii-[1]-368-[1], [4]-493-[3 blank pages-1], [4]-564-[1], [4]-556-[1], [4]-588-[1] pp. (slight browning at the bottom of the half-title page of vol. I). Marbled, glossy calfskin of the period, rat-tooth pattern and wavy fillet encircling the covers, smooth spines adorned with gilt grotesque designs featuring

Estimación

600 - 800 €

LUNIER Dictionary of Science and the Arts. Paris:

601 - LUNIER Dictionary of Science and the Arts. Paris: Le Normant & H. Nicolle, 1806. 3 vols., 8vo (no date, some light spotting). Contemporary half red shagreen, green boards, richly gilt, flat spines, red spine edges (very lightly rubbed). 2nd ed. of this early encyclopedia, printed in two colors.

Estimación

150 - 200 €

The Satirical Cabinet, or A Perfect Collection of

602 - The Satirical Cabinet, or A Perfect Collection of the Witty and Lively Verses of This Age, Drawn from the Secret Cabinets of Messrs. de Sygognes, Regnier, Motin, Berthelot, Maynard, and Other Notable Poets of the Seventeenth Century. New complete edition, revised and corrected, with a glossary, variants, bibliographical notes, etc. Gand Duquesne; Paris, Claudin 1859, 2 (of 3) vols. in-12 (rare engravings). Bradel goose-dropping percaline, spine threaded and embossed in gold with a burgundy title

Estimación

200 - 300 €

3 bound volumes. 1. Racy Tales of the Eighteenth C

603 - 3 bound volumes. 1. Racy Tales of the Eighteenth Century [...]. Preceded by “Reflections on the Tale” by Dorat. Brussels, Kistemaeckers, [1879]. In-12 (slightly yellowed at the edges). Soft burgundy percaline cardboard binding. Untrimmed. Published in the “Édition de bibliophile” series, with woodcut illustrations in black and red by Doms based on 18th-century vignettes. - 2. Gourmont, Remy de—The Physics of Love: An Essay on the Sexual Instinct. Paris, Mercure de France, 1903. In-1

Estimación

100 - 120 €

[MOMAS, Alphonse] 5 clandestine works signed under

604 - [MOMAS, Alphonse] 5 clandestine works signed under various pseudonyms and 1 by another author. 6 works in 5 volumes, in-12 and in-8°. 1. Le Nismois—Madame’s Confessor. A one-act play. Amsterdam, A. & Cie, 1891. Bradel half-percale, mauve. Embellished with 2 very freely rendered engravings (1 on a double plate). Ref. Pia 243. - Dutel 159. Bound with 2 works: 2. Id. - The Initiation of Marguerite de Marvejane. Amsterdam, [Brancart], 1891. Excerpt from “La Louve: Part 2 of Gerando.

Estimación

100 - 150 €

SINISTRARI, Ludovico Maria. *On Demonology and Inc

605 - SINISTRARI, Ludovico Maria. On Demonology and Incubus and Succubus Creatures [...]. Second edition. Paris I. Liseux, 1876. In-8° (n.c.). Half-basane leather binding, marbled paper covers, ribbed spine (spine slightly sun-faded). 2nd ed., published one year after the original, of a rare work. Ref. Caillet 10218. - Coumont S71.2.

Estimación

100 - 120 €

[DU FAIL, Noël. Under the pseudonym] LADULFI, Léon

606 - [DU FAIL, Noël. Under the pseudonym] LADULFI, Léon Baliverneries or New Tales of Eutrapel, Also Known as Léon Ladulfi. Paris: Estienne Groulleau, 1548 (Chiswick: C. Whittingham; London: R. Triphook, 1815) In-16: xii-100-[4] pp. (rare, with minimal foxing). Old red morocco signed Trautz-Bauzonnet, covers edged with a triple gilt fillet, spine with gilt floral decoration and raised bands, double gilt fillet on the edges, hatched patterns on the headbands, gilt Gilded interior, gilded edges

Estimación

120 - 150 €

UZANNE, Octave *The Fan* [- *The Parasol*, *The Gl

607 - UZANNE, Octave The Fan [- The Parasol, The Glove, The Sleeve]. Illustrations by Paul Avril. Paris: A. Quantin, 1882–1883, 2 vols., large 8vo (slightly browned, some fading in the engravings). Orange morocco leather signed [Charles] De Samblanx & J[acques] Weckesser, covers adorned with a wide gilt border and two different fans—a parasol and a muff for the 2nd vol. —mosaic and gilt at head and tail, bound on both sides by a strip of black morocco leather adorned with a frieze of

Estimación

250 - 300 €

MICHELET, Jules *Tableau de la France*. Original w

608 - MICHELET, Jules Tableau de la France. Original woodcuts by Paul Baudier and a preface by Daniel Halévy. [Paris] Les Bibliophiles franco-suisses (printed by Fequet and Baudier) 1936. Large 4° format. Bordeaux-colored Oasis morocco leather signed Weckesser & Sons, covers adorned with a large Art Deco mosaic composition of red, green, and lemon-yellow morocco leather strips set with gold fillets, spine with boxed raised bands featuring a mosaic composition on the central rib, double gold fi

Estimación

300 - 400 €

10 French-language books, bound. 18th–20th centuri

609 - 10 French-language books, bound. 18th–20th centuries. 8 vols. in-12, 2 vols. in-8° (some with discoloration, water stains, and spots on a few volumes). Bound in the original, except for 5 vols. in modern imitation vellum. In fair condition. Includes: "Le ménage des champs et de la ville; ou Nouveau cuisinier françois" by Liger (Paris, 1739),- 2 editions of "La science du maître d’hôtel, confiseur" by Menon (Paris, 1768, 1788),- "Dissertations on the Usefulness and Beneficial Effects of

Estimación

150 - 200 €

PEUCH, François; LESBRE, Xavier: A Treatise on the

610 - PEUCH, François; LESBRE, Xavier: A Treatise on the Horse’s Foot and Its Shoeing, with an Appendix on the Shoeing of Mules, Donkeys, and Oxen [...]. With 328 illustrations in the text. Paris: Asselin and Houzeau, 1896; In-12 (some foxing, 2 scorch marks at the bottom of the pages toward the end of the volume). Publisher’s cardboard binding, burgundy percaline with gold lettering (covers slightly rubbed, spine slightly faded, a few small scuffs on the cap ends, headband, and edges). Formerly

Estimación

120 - 150 €

LIGNE, Charles-Joseph, Prince of *Lettres et Pensé

611 - LIGNE, Charles-Joseph, Prince of Lettres et Pensées [...] published by Madame the Baroness de Staël Holstein. Third edition, revised and expanded. Paris; Geneva: J.J. Paschoud, 1809. 2 vols., in-12 (no title page; a few pinholes, foxing, and discoloration; rare minor tears; 1 vol. more damaged than the other). Rooted calfskin from the spine, smooth spines gilded with grotesque motifs and red title labels (rubbed, some skin wear, upper caps missing, lower cap and upper jaw of one vol. split,

Estimación

100 - 150 €

LIGNE, Charles-Joseph, Prince of, 12 vols. critica

612 - LIGNE, Charles-Joseph, Prince of, 12 vols. critical edition. Paris: Honoré Champion, 2000–2013. 12 vols., small 8vo. Cloth or Bradel binding. Texts edited, presented, and annotated by D. Acke, B. Colson, M. Couvreur, B. Guy, R. Mortier, A. Stroev, and J. Vercruysse. - Fragments of the History of My Life, vols. I and II, 2000–2001. - Novels, vols. I and II, 2000–2005. - Characters and Portraits, 2003. - Glimpses of Beloeil, 2004. - My Whims or My Mind at Liberty and Other Thoughts and Re

Estimación

200 - 300 €

13 issues of the *Nouvelles Annales du Prince de L

613 - 13 issues of the Nouvelles Annales du Prince de Ligne (1986–1999) and 14 works by or about the Prince de Ligne. Various formats and bindings. In good overall condition. Including: 1. Memoirs of the Prince de Ligne [...]. Amsterdam; Brussels, Van Bakkenes & Co.; Van Meenen & Co., 1860. - 2. Baron de Reiffenberg—Field Marshal Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne. Brussels: Royal Academy, 1845. 3. N. Peetermans—The Prince de Ligne, or a Writer of Noble Birth [...]. 2 editions: Liège, F.

Estimación

100 - 150 €

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