ANTIQUE & MODERN BOOKS
Thursday 20 February 2020 at 14:00
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338 lots
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199 - INCUNABLE - ROLEVINCK (Werner) Fasciculus te[m]por[um] omnes anti/ quorum cronicas complecte[n]s. S.l. [Strasbourg], s.n. Johann Prüss], n.d., (1491), Gothic folio (28 x 19 cm), [6] ff. n. ch. (title, with woodcut frontispiece on verso, table on three columns), XC ff., [2] ff. blank, signed. 1-[6], then A-P, all in 6, except A (in 8) and P (in 4), initials rubbed, with 16 woodcuts, mostly repeated, half vellum, spine ribbed, endpapers redone (modern binding). Universal chronicle that mentio
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
200 - JACOB (Charles-Abraham-Isaac) General ideas on the causes of the destruction of the printing industry, and on the necessity of restoring to this profession, as well as to that of the book trade, the honourable rank which they have both always held among the liberal arts. Orléans, Imprimerie de Jacob l'aîné, 1806, in-8, 52 pp., half calf fawn Bradel, smooth spine (modern binding). Rare opuscule
Estimate €150 - €200 -
201 - JORIO (Andrea de) Map of the city of Naples and its indications Naples, Imprimerie du Vesuvius, n.d., (1845), in-8, 20 pp. of text, with a large folding plan on strong paper, grey paperboard, smooth mute spine, title pushed on the top cover (publisher's binding). Good copy
Estimate €150 - €200 -
202 - JOUFFROY (Theodore) Course in natural law, professed at the Faculty of Letters of Paris (classical year 1833-1834) Paris, Prévost-Crocius, Joubert, 1834-1842, Three volumes in-8, basane fauve (contemporary binding). First edition, very rare with the third volume, posthumous, given by Philippe Damiron
Estimate €100 - €150 -
203 - KASTNER (Adolphe) Analysis of the religious traditions of the indigenous peoples of America Genève, Berthier-Guers, 1840, in-8, 195 pp., with 2 folding plates "in fine", one of which is a map, half black grief, spine ribbed with cold fillets, speckled head, cover and spine preserved (Boichot). Good copy. First Edition
Estimate €100 - €150 -
204 - KIRCHER (Athanase) Mundus subterraneus, in XII libros digestus; quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo pantamorphon Protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas & divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum effectuum causae acri indagine inquisitae demonstrantur, cognitae per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparatu, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur (...). Editi
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000 -
205 - .KIRCHER (R.P. ATHANASE, S.J.) :MUSURGIA Universalis sive Ars Magna Consoni et Dissoni in X Libros Digesta. Rome, Corbelletti, 1650 ; 2 vol. In folio vélin a rabats, dos faux nerfs, nom de l'auteur et titre mss, filet est sur les plats, tranches mouchetées. Reliure ancienne. Première édition de cet ouvrage important consacré à la musique. Il comprenant ( xliv) 690 pages pour le tom 1 et ( iv) 462 pages (xix) Pour le deuxième vol. 2 Front. Gravés nombreuses lettrines portées musicale
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
206 - KOGALNICEANU (Mihail) Sketch on the history, customs and language of the Cigains, known in France as the Gypsies. Followed by a collection of seven hundred cigar words Berlin, B. Behr, 1837, in-8, IV-46 pp., [2] ff. n. ch., including one of errata, bound under the printed cover of the publisher. One of the first studies on "Gypsies".
Estimate €150 - €200 -
207 - GERMANY Le Parfait ouvrage, or Essai sur la coëffure, translated from Persian by Sieur L'Allemand, coëffeur, nephew of Sieur André perruquier, patented by the Great King of Persia, correspondent of the Grand Turk, of several companies of coëffeurs, wigmakers, bathers, &c., &c., &c., &c., &c., &c.... Césarée [Paris], chez tous les libraires qui vendent les bons livres, 1776, in-8, 51 pp., with a frontispiece, half-brick grief (19th century rel.). Linked to the suite: GOURBILLAC (Philippe
Estimate €150 - €200 -
208 - LA BORDE (Jean-Benjamin de) Letter from Marion de Lorme to the authors of the Journal de Paris London [Paris], 1780, in-12, 60 pp., with 8 portraits engraved by Le Bert or Droyer after Dugourc's drawings, black half-basane with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt palmettes, double cold fillet on the plates, red slices (Poullain). Good copy. The only edition of this literary fantasy, which depicts the gallantry of the reign of Louis XIII.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
209 - LA FONT DE SAINT-YENNE (Etienne) L'Ombre du grand Colbert, the Louvre and the city of Paris. Dialogue La Haye, s.n., 1749, in-12, 165 pp., marbled fawn basane, spine ribbed and floral, red title coin, simple cold fillet on covers, red edges (contemporary binding). Cracked lower jaw, damaged corners. Very rare first edition.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
210 - LA MARCHE (Claude) The Sword. Newly revised and expanded edition Paris, Ernest Flammarion, n.d., (1898), in-8 square, XV-312 pp., full-page in-t. ill., half-basane marbled with corners, spine ribbed with two crossed foils, cover and spine cons. (modern binding). One of ten paper copies from China
Estimate €100 - €150 -
211 - LA MORLIERE (Adrien de) The First [second/third] books Antiquities, stories and more remarkable things of the city of Amiens, poetically traced. Third edition dedicated to the King Paris, Menys [for Denys] Moreau, 1626-1627, 3 parts in one vol. in-4, fawn calf, spine embellished with red half maroon, spine ribbed and richly decorated (18th century binding) Copy of the Duke of Devonshire (Cavendish family), with ex-libris of Chatsworth (19th century) laminated on the first guards. Crowned num
Estimate €500 - €600 -
212 - THE STREET (Gervais de). Historical essays on Norman and Anglo-Norman bards, jugglers and trouvères, followed by pieces by Malherbe, which are not found in any edition of his Works. Caen, Mancel, 1834, 3 vol. in-8, blond calf, double ribbed back with gilt ribs, double gilt fillet framing on dishes, double gilt fillet on cuts, gilt slices, triple gilt fillet inside (Bauzonnet Maison Purgold). Nice copy First edition of this important work whose title hides a little the extent: in fact, it is a
Estimate €500 - €600 -
213 - LANGUAGE (Victor) Numismatics of Armenia in the Middle Ages Paris, Chez Camille Rollin, 1855, in-4, XII-110 pp., 7 plates, gathered together at the end of the flight, half-cornered burgundy cloth, decorated covers (spine binding), damaged binding.
Estimate €80 - €120 -
214 - CITY LAURELS Infantry Military Justice, including the considerations that Chiefs must have on any kind of iugemens Paris, Anthoine de Sommaville, 1633, in-8, blond calf, decorated ribbed spine, double gilt triple fillet framing with inner corner finials on the plates, gilt edges (G. Pouget). Very rare first edition of what is one of the only military justice treaties of the first 17th century, dedicated to Cardinal de Richelieu. Linked to the suite: CITY LAURENS: Order of burials, colonel,
Estimate €300 - €400 -
215 - LAVALLÉE (Joseph) and Louis-François CASSAS Picturesque and historical journey to Istria and Dalmatia Paris, Imprimerie de Pierre Didot l'aîné, an X - 1802, in-folio, VIII-[2]-190 pp.., an unencrypted errata leaf, with an allegorical frontispiece, under serpent, a title-frontispiece engraved in etching by Filhol after Cassas, and 67 plates engraved in etching after the Cassas drawings, under serpent, including two double-page maps (one general map and one map of Split and its bay), half ca
Estimate €1,800 - €2,000 -
216 - THE WHITE (Stone) The Royal Catechism in verse. Third edition. Waking up, corrected & increased by happiness Paris, Louis Boulanger, 1652, in-8, midnight blue morocco, ribbed back decorated with cold boxes, double cold fillet framing on the dishes, double gold fillet on the cups, golden slices, wide inner lace (Petit sucr. de Simier)
Estimate €300 - €400 -
217 - LE GRAND D'AUSSY (Pierre-Jean-Baptiste) Auvergne Travel Paris, Onfroy, 1788, in-8, XII-551 pp., view engraved depl., cardboard, pink paper, manuscript title label (rel. of the period).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
218 - THE LABORATOR (Jean) The Tombs of Illustrious Persons. With their praise, genealogy, weapons & currency. To His Eminence the Cardinal Paris, Antoine Vuarin, 1684, in-folio, [13] ff. n. ch. (engraved allegorical title-frontispiece, title, dedication, preface by Louis Le Laboureur, table of tombs), 330 pp., [2] ff. n. ch. (additions, privilege), with 9 off-text plates (one heraldic plate -Potier de Gesvres- and 8 genealogical tables), and 105 coats of arms engraved in the text, brown basane, spi
Estimate €400 - €500 -
219 - LE PAIGE (André-René) Topographical, historical, genealogical and bibliographical dictionary of the Province and Diocese of Maine Le Mans, Toutain, Paris, Saugrain, 1777, 2 forts vol. in-8, tortoiseshell fawn calf, smooth spines cloisonné and fleurné, red and plum title and tomaison pieces, simple gilt fillet on the cups, marbled edges (period binding). Ex-libris Dampierre (Duke of Luynes).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
220 - LE PAUTRE (Jean) Book of panelling panels, invented and engraved by J. Le Pautre Paris, Est. Gantrel, n.d., (ca. 1660), small oblong in-4 (20 x 29 cm), [7] ff. n.d., with engraved title and 5 decorative plates, fawn calf, spine ribbed, spine ribbed, red title piece, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). Bits and rubbed caps. Very rare, like the very numerous suites of sets that Jean Le Pautre (1618-1682) produced in abundance during his career, to the point of totalling nearly 1500 p
Estimate €1,200 - €1,500 -
221 - LEBEUF (John) Memoirs concerning the ecclesiastical and civil history of Auxerre. I. First volume, containing the history of the bishops, with several catalogues related to the history of the Cathedral Church. - II. Second volume, containing the actions of the Counts of Auxerre, or of the countesses who administered the county; the events that took place in their time in the country, & since this county was reunited with the Crown until the year 1610. The whole followed by a catalogue of the ci
Estimate €300 - €400 -
222 - LEBRUN (Pierre) Speech about comedy. Where we can see the answer to the theologian who defends it, with the history of the theatre, & the feelings of the doctors of the Church from the first century to the present day. Paris, Louis Guérin, Jean Boudot, 1694, in-12, 164 pp., granite fawn calf, spine ribbed and floral, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). First edition of this very rare libelle
Estimate €120 - €150 -
223 - LECARPENTIER (Charles-Jacques-François) Essai sur le paysage, in which the various methods of conducting oneself in the study of the landscape are discussed, followed by short notes on the most skilful painters in this genre, a useful work for amateurs. Paris-Strasbourg, Treuttel et Würtz, 1817, in-8, VII-240 pp., with a frontispiece engraved by Devilliers and Godefroy, last leaf (end of the table and errata) missing and replaced by a manuscript copy, green Bradel board, smooth spine decorat
Estimate €100 - €150 -
224 - LEPICIE (François-Bernard) Lives of the King's first painters, from M. Le Brun to the present day. Paris, Durand, Pissot fils, 1752, 2 volumes in a small in-8 volume, red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and fleuronné, triple gilt fillet on the plates, simple gilt fillet on the cups, gilt edges, inside lace (contemporary binding). First edition of this collection which is limited to five biographies: Le Brun, Coypel, Mignard, Caylus, Boullogne
Estimate €100 - €150 -
225 - LETI (Gregorio) Weeping Rome, or the talks of the Tiber and Rome... Translated from the Italian by M. B. A. A Leyden, Henry & Pierre de Lorme, 1666, in-16, 68 pp., with typographical ornaments, brown calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and fleurné, red title-piece, simple cold fillet framed on the covers, guilloche cuttings (contemporary binding).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
226 - LETTER from the acting secretary of the treasury, transmitting a report of the names of clerks employed in the several offices of the treasury department during the year 1813, with the sums respectively paid to each ; in obedience to the act "to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks", etc. February 4, 1814. Referred to the committee of ways and means Washington City, Chew Weigthman, 1814, in-folio, pagination multiple, demi-basane caramel, dos lisse orné de doubles filets dorés (reliure
Estimate €300 - €400 -
227 - LETTER OF NOBLESSE - In favour of Antonio Aizine of Lecumberri y Sartolo Pamplona, 24 de nobiembre de 1760, in-folio, [177] calligraphic leaves, perfectly legible, in a black frame, coloured coat of arms, crimson velvet, metal clasps, orange edges (period binding). Handwritten letter of nobility given in favour of Don Antonio Aiziné de Lecumberri y Sartolo, of Tuleda, on 24th November 1760 in Pamplona. Preceded by a large heraldic painting of the "armas de Ayzyne", under a serpent of blue f
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
228 - LIREUX (Auguste) Comical National Assembly. Illustrated by Cham Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1850, fort vol. in-4, [4]-625 pp., an unencrypted leaflet (placement of the engravings), with numerous illustrations in the text, and 20 off-text plates, including a frontispiece, stapled under an illustrated cover of the publisher, in double red half-marocco slipcover. Copy of Maurice Guibert, ave ex-libris
Estimate €100 - €200 -
229 - LOUANDRE (Ch.) The Sumptuary Arts History of costume and furnishings, and related arts and industries, under the direction of Hangard-Maugé. Drawings by Clus Ciappori. General introduction and explanatory text by Ch. Louandre. Colour prints by Hangard-Maugé. I. General introduction. - II. Explanatory text. - III. Plates from the 5th to the 14th century. - IV. Plates from the 15th to the 17th century Paris, Hangard-Maugé, 1857-1858, 4 vols. in-4 squares, 324 pl. in chromolithography, mounte
Estimate €400 - €500 -
230 - LOUISE-ELISABETH FROM France Description of the festivities given by the city of Paris, on the occasion of the marriage of Madame Louise-Elisabeth of France & Dom Philippe, Infant & Grand Admiral of Spain, on the twenty-ninth & thirtieth of August One thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine. Paris, P. G. Le Mercier, 1740, in-plano, title, 22 pp., with 13 plates engraved by J.-F. Blondel, 8 of which are double-page, old-red morocco, spine ribbed with gilt fleur-de-lys boxes, palmette frame, gilt
Estimate €1,800 - €2,200 -
231 - SAMOSATE LUCIAN Opera. Cum nova versione Tiber. Hemsterhusii, & Io. Matthiae Gesneri, Graecis scholiis Amsterdam [later:] Utrecht, Jacob Wetstein [later:] Hermann Besseling, 1743-1746, 4 forts vol. in-4, text on two columns (Greek and Latin translation opposite), with a frontispiece, tawny calf, spine with floral ribs and fleuronnés, triple gilt fillet on covers, double gilt fillet on cups, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Ex-libris Dampierre
Estimate €200 - €300 -
232 - LUYNES - Memorable collection of all that has happened and passed since the reception of the Knights of the Order of S. Sprit [sic], in the year 1620 iusques now Paris, s.n., 1620, in-8, 196 pp., with a curious allegorical woodcut p. 173 (Les Soupirs de la fleur de lis), [2] ff. n. e. ch. de table, flexible vellum with flaps, smooth spine (modern binding). There have been a number of collections of satirical or pamphleteering pieces in favour of or against the government of Luynes, the favour
Estimate €150 - €200 -
233 - LYON - Collection of some French and Latin poetry pieces, in honor of Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne and Monseigneur le Duc de Berry, presented in Lyon to Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne, by the college of the Society of Jesus. Lyon, Imprimerie de Marcellin Sibert, n.d., (1701), 13 parts in one vol. in-4, multiple pagination ([28] ff. n. ch. in all), unbound
Estimate €100 - €120 -
234 - MALLET (Paul-Henri) History of Dannemarc Copenhagen, Brothers C. & A. Philibert, 1758-1777, 3 vols. in-4, fawn calf, spine ribbed, spine gilt triple fillet on covers, red edges (contemporary binding). First, rare and complete edition of the third volume: this History runs until 1661, and it is only in later editions (1777 and especially 1788) that the story was continued, first until 1720, then until 1773. Major binding defects
Estimate €300 - €400 -
235 - MARAIS - Collection of edicts, declarations, judgments and regulations concerning the desseichemens of the marshes Bordeaux, Simon Boé, s.d., (1681), in-12, 197-[4] pp., typography in small type, half calf marbled in imitation, spine ribbed and floral, speckled edges, all in cardboard box (Laurenchet). Good copy
Estimate €150 - €200 -
236 - MARKET (Prosper) Memoirs to serve the history of Charles IX, and Henri IV, Kings of France: containing, in four parts, the important pieces, whose titles can be seen in the following Table; and a quantity of historical and critical remarks, which serve for their eloquence Paris, au frais & dépens de l'éditeur, 1745, 4 parts in a strong vol. in-4, marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and ornamented, triple gilt fillet on covers, edges combed (contemporary binding). Good copy. This compilation, w
Estimate €300 - €400 -
237 - MARCONVILLE (Jean de) On the Goodness and Evilness of Women Rouen, Romain de Beauvais, n.d., in-16 (10.5 x 8 cm), 192 pp., soft calfskin, smooth spine (contemporary binding). Dirty dishes, small gallery of worms stopped, with loss of some letters on several ff., dirty title page. Stamp Eusebius Of Eugene's Gateway. Very rare edition decorated with a woodcut on the title page.
Estimate €300 - €400 -
238 - MAREUSE (Edgar) Catalogue of Mr. Edgar Mareuse's library Paris, Gougy, Giraud-Badin, 1928-1929, 3 vol. gr. in-8, paperback. Mques on the back of the T. II. Rare with the index finger
Estimate €100 - €120 -
239 - MASSÉ (Emmanuel-Auguste) Camp de la Gironde. 1845. Twelve drawings of Emm. Massé, lithographed by Messrs. Sabatier, Français, Lehnert, preceded by a text on the stay of LL. AA. RR. Mgr le Duc & Mme la Duchesse de Nemours in Bordeaux, and on the various military developments commissioned by H.R.H. Mgr le Duc d'Aumale Paris, typography by Firmin Didot frères, 1845, in-folio, [2]-18 pp. of text, with 12 lithographed plates on a tinted background, bound under the printed cover of the publish
Estimate €200 - €300 -
240 - MAUGARD (MR) Remarks on nobility, dedicated to the provincial assemblies À Paris, chez Prault, et chez Hardouin et Gattey, 1787, in-8, [4]-75 pp., red morocco, smooth spine decorated, triple gilt fillet on the covers, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Small epidermis on the second course. Original edition. Related next, by the same author: Political and historical treatise on the French nobility. Prospectus. Paris, de l'imprimerie Polytype, n.d., 14 pp. Nice copy
Estimate €300 - €400 -
241 - MAUPEOU (René-Nicolas-Charles-Augustin de) Maupeouana, or Secret and Familiar Correspondence Of Chancellor Maupeou With his heart Sorhouet, irremovable Member of the Peer Court of France S.l., Printed at the Chancellery, 1773, 2 vols. in-12, two unfolded plates in frontispiece, olive green morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral boxes, triple gilt fillet, with small flowers in spandrels, framed on the plates, gilt edges (period binding). Two original folding engravings serving as i
Estimate €400 - €500 -
242 - MAUPEOU New Hours for the use of Judges and Good Citizens S.l., 1776, in-12, X-[14]-178-[2] pp., text in a double black frame, marbled fawn calf, smooth cloisonné and floral spine, single gilt fillet on the cups, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Missing from the upper headdress, but good copy.
Estimate €150 - €200 -
243 - MAYER (Charles-Joseph de) Journey to Switzerland in 1784, or Historical, Civil, Political and Physical Picture of Switzerland Amsterdam, Paris, Leroy, 1786, 2 vol. in-8, brown speckled calf, smooth back, golden fillets, speckled edges (contemporary rel.). Original Edition
Estimate €150 - €200 -
244 - MAZARINADES - Collection of parts Paris, 1649-1652, 74 pieces in a strong vol. in-4. Soft calfskin, smooth spine (period binding). Wet spots at the beginning of the volume, gallery of verses in the middle of the volume, with small lacks of text on some documents. Very important collection of mazarinades, generally well chosen, that is to say, selecting the most significant pieces, amidst the extreme abundance of this historical genre. Most of the pieces are curiously deprived of their title pa
Estimate €300 - €400 -
245 - MEDECINE - Abbreviated Dictionary of Medical Sciences by some of the contributors Paris, C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1821-1826, 15 vol. in-8. Brown half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gold filets and cold fleurons (period binding). This dictionary gives a comprehensive overview of the entire body of medical knowledge during the first half of the 19th century.
Estimate €150 - €200 -
246 - MÉNEVAL (Claude-François de) Account of an excursion by Empress Marie-Louise to the glaciers of Savoy in July 1814 Paris, Amyot, n.d., (1847), in-8, (4)-111 pp., cardboard marbled brown paper Real edition. Very rare
Estimate €300 - €400 -
247 - MEUNIER (Louis) Diversas vistas de las casas y jardines de plazer del Rey d'Espana, dedicadas a la Reina - Different views of the palaces and pleasure gardens of the Kings of Spain, dedicated to the Queen [Paris], is sold at N. Bonnart, rue St.-Jacques, s.d., (c. 1665), in-4 oblong, engraved title, and 51 (of 55) engraved plates, rigid ivory vellum, smooth spine, speckled edges (period binding According to the address, this is the last edition of this remarkable suite, very unusual and much so
Estimate €4,000 - €5,000 -
248 - MILHARD (Pierre) La Vraye is the guide for the curez, vicars and confessors. Divided into three parts. The first contains the practice of administering the holy sacraments of Baptism, penance, with examinations on the Ten Commandments of God, & sinning against them: the Eucharist, marriage, & the sacred anointing. - The second, is the true method of assisting & consoling the sick who are grappling & broken by death (...). The third contains the Directory of Confessors, by M. I. Polanc (...), re
Estimate €100 - €200
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