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M. Grivel - L'isle inconnue ou mémoires du chevalier des

M. Grivel - L'isle inconnue ou mémoires du chevalier des gastines - Paris Moutard, printer-bookseller of the queen, volumes; volume p., volume p, volume p., volume p. Binding: half brown sheepskin with corners. Back with raised bands with golden title vignette and framed. The covers are paperboard with friction and wear. Strong binding - cm (octavo) - Good condition inside, paper without foxing, title page of the first volume slightly soiled, with 4 pretty small engravings following the title page. Book of the 18th that had some success at the time. It's a utopia and the description of a new society following the arrival of a couple on an unknown island..! Read More

Jean-François Dreux du Radier - Mémoires des Reines et

Mémoires historiques, critiques et anecdotes des Reines et Régentes de France par Dreux du Radier - Réimprimé pour M de Sourdon, Libraire de S.A.I la Princesse de Bade, éditeur de l'Atlas historique de A le Sage - 6 volumes - Imprimerie Mame - Paris - Leather binding with gilt title and volume numbering - in used but good condition - good text block Read More

M. Desnanot – Pratique du toisé géométrique ou

M. Desnanot – Pratique du toisé géométrique ou géométrie pratique – Published in Avignon, by Seguin Ainé, printer bookseller, pages + 11 folding plates – Original half brown leather binding, good condition of the covers and back despite some rare friction, pretty golden title on the back – 11 x 17 cm Good condition inside, some stains especially on the 11 folding plates Read More

M. Le Noble - Uranie ou les tableaux des philosophes -

Eustache Le Noble () - Uranie ou les tableaux des philosophes. By M. Le Noble, Baron of S. George. First volume - MDCXCIV - Guillaums de Luvnes, Claude Mazuel, Martin Jouvenel and by the author, Paris, in Paris - (Extrais du Privilege du Roi) pages - Hardcover, solid and in good condition, full brown leather - 16.5 cm x 10 cm -Condition: Good condition, small dry stains in the middle that does not affect the readability and minor flaws on the top parts of the back of the bookAs an illustration of the controversy then burning between the ancients and the moderns, Baron Le Noble paints the picture of the philosophy as follows: ancient Greek philosophy, from the Presocratics to the Stoics, and modern philosophy from the 16th to the 17th century.Shipping with options: Fast shipping via Colissimo with extra compensation in case of loss or damage with notice of receipt. Read More

Almanach des Muses, ou choix des Poésies fugitives de

Almanach des Muses. Ou choix des Poésies fugitives de . With "Notice de tous les ouvrages de poésie qui ont parus en " - Paris, De Lalain, l'Aîné, Libraire rue S. Jacques la porte cochère en face de la rue du Plâtre au fond de la Cour, pp. + catalogue "des livres qui se trouvent chez De Lalain" - Brown marbled Morocco binding (of the time), smooth back richly adorned with golden patterns (gilding a little faded), gold fillets on cuts, golden edges, triple gold frame fillets on the covers - 14 x 9 cm. weight 200 g. Condition: Friction, wear of of use on corners (dented), borders; back with some wear of use, friction, small tears in head and tail, covers with some friction, scratches of use, inside: slightly soiled by use but satisfactory overall An overview: Béranger, De Florian, Andrieux, Léonard, De la Place, Hoffman, Colin, De Morvilliers, Comte de Tressan, Béranger, Saint-Ange, Baronne de Bourdic, Frédéric II (roi de Prusse), Voltaire, Regnier, Saint Ange, Lefranc, Legrand, de la Harpe, D'Argental etc.. Read More

[Antoine Court] - Histoire des Troubles des Cevennes ou de

[Antoine Court] - Histoire des Troubles des Cevennes ou de la guerre des Camisars - publisher Villefranche, chez Pierre Chretien - . Edition- 3 - volume pages- volume pages - volume pagesDimensions: 16 cm x 10cm The books are in good condition with age-related signs of use. Read More

[Antoine Court] - Histoire des Troubles des Cevennes ou de

[Antoine Court] - Histoire des Troubles des Cevennes ou de la guerre des Camisars - publisher Villefranche, chez Pierre Chretien - . Edition- 3 volumes, volume pp. - Vol.pp - Vol.pp-Dimensions: 16 cm x 10cm. The books are in good condition with age-related signs of use. Read More

Almanach des Muses. Ou choix des poésies fugitives -

Almanach des Muses. Ou choix des Poésies fugitives. Records of all the works of poetry which were published "during the years mentioned - 2 volumes in 1 binding - Paris, De Lalain, l’Aîné, bookseller rue S.Jacques la porte cochère en face de la rue du Plâtre au fond de la Cour, pp. + catalogue "des livres qui se trouvent chez De Lalain", 4 pp. / 333 pp. + catalogue "des livres qui se trouvent chez De Lalain", 4 pp. - marbled brown calf leather binding (of the time), smooth back richly decorated with gilded motifs, label in black Morocco, gold fillets on cuts, red edges - 15 x 9 cm. Friction, wear of of use on corners (dented), borders; back with some wear in head and tail, friction, small tears in head and tail, covers with some friction, scratches of use, inside: satisfactory overall An overview: 1) Béranger, De Maisonneuve, De Florian, Andrieux, Léonard, De Rivarol, Latour de la Montagne, De la Place, De Neufchâteau, De Choisy, Borde, De Piis, Imbert, Bourneau, Hoffman, Colin, De Morvilliers, Comte de Tressan, Béranger, Saint-Ange,Baronne de Bourdic etc.. § Anonymes - 2) Plusieurs poèmes de Voltaire, Gresset, Devigé, Delille, Garnier, Daillant de la Touche, Verdun, Verninac de S. Maur, Chevalier de Parny, Pothier de Bièle, Hofffman, Roucher etc. Read More

M. Duhamel du Monceau - Traitè general des pesches et

1 Volume - Two sectionsM. Duhamel du MonceauTraitè general des pesches et histoire des poissonsPrinting: L.F. Delatour, Pages: 2 (w) + illustrated plates (MISSING PLATE NUMBER 10) Second section - Pages: illustrated plates + (MISSING PLATE NUMBER 7) Contemporary binding of the 18th century.Size: 30 x 43,5 x 4 cm. Good condition; signs of aging; many pages are showing signs of humidity. Traces of extinct stamp on frontispiece. Read More

Mémoires du Général Bon de Marbot - 3 volumes -

Mémoires du Général Bon de Marbot: volume 1: Gênes, Austerlitz; volume 2: Madrid, Essling, Torres, Védras;volume 3 Polotzk, La Bérésina, Leipzig, Waterloo - Paris, Plon, s;d. ( pp. - half shagreen hardcover, back with 5 raised bands, golden edges - 23 x 15 cm. Complete with 3 plates in heliogravure at the beginning of each book. (2 portraits and souvenirs of campaigns).Condition: Very good (binding and covers excellent, foxing on the pages) Read More

History; Mémoires du Général Baron Thiébault - 5 volumes

Général Thiebaut - Mémoires du Général Baron Thiébault publiés sous les auspices de sa fille Mlle Claire Thiébault d'après le manuscrit original par Fernand Calmettes - 5 volumes - Paris, Librairie Plon, Nourrit et Cie - pp. + 2 portraits (1st Volume); 563 pp. + 1 portrait (2nd Volume); 563 pp. + 1 portrait + 1 plate heliogravure (3rd Volume); 598 pp. + 1 portrait (4th Volume); 525 pp. + 1 portrait (5th Volume) - Softcover - octavo (23 x 14 cm).Condition: Without binding, 5 paperback volumes of the time, in good condition, corners, crowns and covers in very good condition, inside slightly flawed, complete with 6 portraits and plate in heliogravure on the wound of the Baron Thiébault in the battle of Austerlitz.Secure shipping by post or Mondialrelay. Read More

L'Abbé Batteux et M. Du Marsais - Des Tropes et de la

M. L'Abbe Batteux and M. Du MarsaisDes Tropes et de la construction oratoireEdition of: R.Chirac, Tulle, pages.Duodecimo binding in full leather.Green label on the back, with golden title and fillets, back with 5 raised bands Condition: outside: very good, wear of ageinside: very good (bookplate + handwritten annotations in Latin and French on the 1st and last pages) Read More

Abbé Barruel - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du

Abbé Barruel - memoirs for the history of Jacobinism - Published in Hamburg, by P. Fauché, - XXIV pp, 437 pp, XII pp, pp 491 - full marbled sheepskin - octavo - 12.5 x 20 cm.Condition: Upper volume missing 2, good condition, hinged JAWS shroud solids, corners bumped, back to nerves adorned with jewels, gold parts and the title parts, rare foxing, Gallery of worms on a few pages, resulting in the loss of a few letters in the volume 2, red slices. Volume 1 and 2 only, however complete set as such.Content: This book is the most documented on the secret societies in the 18th century and mainly at the time of the French Revolution: the Illuminati, the Freemasons, unknown philosophers and the Martinists. Quérard I, La France littéraire, p. 197 (pour une édition de ) - Brunet I, Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres, 672 - Cioranescu I, Bibliographie de la littérature française au XVIIIème siècle, - Caillet I, Manuel bibliographique des sciences psychiques et occultes, 772.Apart from the defects reported, copy in good condition. Read More

L'Abbé Prévost- Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. L'Abbé Prévost - Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier Des Grieux - divided in 2 parts; Preceded by a historical note on the author by Jules Janin. Paris, Ernest Bourdin Libraire-Editeur, around (no date). XII-344 pp, 26 x 17 cmWeight 1.2 kg (without packaging).Binding (editor) in half leather, spine with four raised bands, golden title, covers in buckram Friction, wear and tear on corners (dented, rounded), borders; spine (with wear and tear in head and tail), covers with wear and tear, friction and scratches of use; slightly loose book block, inside: foxing, apparent gutter, some borders of leaves rubbed (not too serious), adorned end papers.Edition illustrated with 2 frontispieces including one according to Édouard Wattier, engraved by Andrew, Best and Leloir, and 18 plates (including frontispiece) on China mounted on China before the letter by Tony Johannot, vignettes in the text, banners, ornamental initials. Despite the announced binding defects, a healthy and solid book Read more

Mémoires complets et authentiques du duc de Saint-Simon - 2

Mémoires complets et authentiques du duc de Saint-Simon, 2/2 (complete in 2 strong volumes). Paris, Gustave Barba around (no date). Volume 1: Divided into 3 parts / 320pp. - 328pp. 328pp. - Volume 2: Divided into 2 parts / 328pp. and 352pp. Half brown shagreen leather binding, smooth back, blind stamped fillets, golden title and volume number, covers decorated with the so-called "spiral" patterns, 31 x 22 cm, 5kg. Friction, wear and tear on corners (dented), borders, back faded (but evenly), friction, wear and tear in head and tail; covers with wear and tear, friction, scratches of use; inside: some foxing and soiling of use, not too serious, works enriched with very lively illustrations on wood by Janet-Lange, Foulquier and Pauquet in the text; rare and complete edition in the publisher format Read More

Louvet de Coupevray - Vie du chevalier de Faublas - 9

Louvet de Coupevray - Vie du chevalier de Faublas- Paris, Ferra- volumes- leather bindings- 14 × 9 cm- Condition: Good condition Bindings in full leather, adorned back Good condition inside. With an engraving in frontispiece in volume 1. Read More

Charles Patin - Histoire des médailles ou introduction à

C. Patin - Histoire des médailles ou introduction à la connoissance de cette science - Paris, Widow M. Cramosi, pp. - Hardcover - cm Condition: Wear/damage to the binding, owner’s stamp on an endpaper and back pastedown, binding is a bit loose and some moisture stains in the back.Will be sent by registered mail. Read More

Amand Saintes - Le Vatican ou portraites historiques des

Condition: Interior slightly foxed. At the bottom of the spine a little piece is missing from the wonderful binding. This is unobtrusive.¶ Not only a rare publication but also a very beautiful half-leather binding with marbled boards. In particular, the decoration on the spine is superb! The book includes an engraved frontispiece and one plate. Read More

Malepeyre - Manuel complet du brasseur ou l'art de faire

Malepeyre - Nouveau manuel complet du brasseur ou l'art de faire toutes sortes de bières - Paris, Roret, Mulo, pp + atlas of 14 plates - paperback binding - 15,5 x 10 cmCondition: Good condition Paperback binding in good condition (small lack of paper on the first cover of volume 1 and in the lower right corner of the first cover of the atlas) very good condition inside. Atlas containing 14 beautiful fold-out plates. Read More

Sully - Mémoires du Duc de Sully - 5 volumes -

Sully Maximillien de Béthune or Duc de Sully ()Mémoires du Duc de Sully5 volumes of the 6 Volume Edition: Etienne Le Doux, in Paris, H:21.5 l: pages / volumeHalf leather binding with bookmark, back adorned with golden patterns, golden label and volume number Condition: inside: very good, some foxing, silk paper between two slightly torn portraitsoutside: very good (worn crown, wear due to age) Read More

Cardinal Consalvi et Crétineau-Joly -Memoires du Cardinal

pagesHardcovers, half brown leather binding, marbled covers, gold title on the back, many facsimile letters and autographs 21.5 x 14 cmGood condition, leather marked, corners a little rubbed and dented, some clear stains at the beginning of the book. Beautiful solid binding.1st French edition of these memories of the first order for the negotiation of the Concordat and the politics of Pius VII towards Napoleon Ercole Consalvi () was Secretary of State for most of the reign of Pius VII. Affable and fine, he had understood earlier than most of the Sacred College, the necessary accommodations with the temporal power. The translation of Cretineau-Joly was strongly contested for its inaccuracies, but remains the best access to the memoirs of the cardinal. Read More

Antoine Guiard - Dissertation sur l'honoraire des messes ou

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. Dissertation sur l'honoraire des messes ou l'on traite de son origine, des illusions & autres abus qui s'en sont suivis, tant parmi les Ministres de l'Autel que parmi le commun du peuple, des différens moyens inutilement employés pour y remédier, d'un autre plus naturel,&peut etre plus efficace;ou enfin l'on propose quelques difficultés contre ce que l'on appelle Droits Curiaux,pour l'administration des sacremens & autres fonctions spirituelles & écclésiastiques.Ouvrage examiné et approuvé par différens doctors.Edition .Complete book in very good condition.Fast shipping with tracking.Only shipped with tracking number. Read more

Les Orateurs Chrétiens ou choix des meilleurs discours - 22

Bourdaloue, Massillon.Les orateurs Chrétiens ou choix des meilleurs discours prononcés dans les églises de France, depuis Louis XIV jusqu'a nos jours.ParisA la Providence, Chez Blaise Jeune libraire.22 volumes beautifully bound in full skin.Pagination in excellent condition. Read More

Collective - Paris ou le livre des Cent et un -

In , the Parisian bookshop Ladvocat is on the verge of bankruptcy, all men of letters of the time are committed to help with 2 texts on Paris.The articles are signed Charles Nodier, Lamartine, Eugène Sue, Fenimore Cooper...5 bound volumes in good condition Read More

The Story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

The sweetness of her glance,or rather my evil star already in its ascendant and drawing me to my ruin,did not allow me to hesitate for a moment. So begins the story of Manon Lescaut,a tale of passion and betrayal,of delinquency and misalliance,which moves from early eighteenth-century Paris--with its theatres,assemblies,and gaming-houses-via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement in the treeless wastes of Louisiana. It is one of the great love stories,and also one of the most enigmatic:

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