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Lots (338) Information

338 lots

299 - RICHER (Edouard) Picturesque trip in the department of Loire Inférieure. First and second letter In Nantes, De l'imprimerie de Mellinet-Malassis, 1820-1821, 2 volumes in 1 vol. petit in-4, 59 pp. and 125 pp., green basane, smooth spine decorated with frieze and garland of leaves framed on the plates, gold lettering in the centre of the plates, "A" on the first, "T" on the second plate, gold fillet running across the cups, yellow speckled slices (contemporary rel.)

Estimate €150 - €200
300 - RICHOUX (L.) Album of the pupils of the Royal Special Military School, or Souvenirs of S.-Cyr, composed of the most interesting views of the School; preceded by a note on its internal organization, and the list of pupils since 1818, with the designation of the weapon and the number of the regimens in which they entered. Lithographed by Courtin and Jacottet, the figures by V. Adam. Paris, Engelmann, Anselin et Pocahrd, Chaillou-Potrelle, 1829, in-folio, [15] ff. n. ch. of text, with a folding t

Estimate €200 - €300
301 - ROBERT Collection of Privileges of the city and town hall of Angers. Printed by order of the Gentlemen of the Corps de Ville d'Angers A Angers, Chez Louis-Charles Barriere, 1748, in-4, [6]-XXIV-1310 pp., mottled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). Copy of the arms of the city of Angers

Estimate €200 - €300
302 - ROBIN (Charles-César) New trip to North America, in the year 1781; and campaign of the army of Count de Rochambeau. Philadelphia-Paris, Moutard, 1782, in-8, IX-222 pp., rooted fawn calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, twists and fleurons, single gilt fillet and garland on plates, single gilt fillet on cups, yellow slices (contemporary binding). Back and cuts a little rubbed, but good copy. First Edition Linked to the suite: I. [SHERLOCK (Martin):] Letters from an English trav

Estimate €400 - €600
303 - ROSS (John) Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 (...) Paris, Baudry, Amyot, Théophile Barrois, 1835, in-8, [4]-VI-[2]-475 pp., with an engraved frontispiece, a snake view and a large folding map "in fine", glazed fawn half-basane, smooth spine decorated lengthwise, speckled edges (contemporary binding). Freckles

Estimate €150 - €200
304 - ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques) Emile, or Of Education According to the copy of Paris, with tacit permission for the bookseller, 1762, 4 vols. in-8, frontispiece by Schley and 5 off-text plates, tales of those of Eisen, marbled fawn basane, spines with nerves cloisonné and fleuronnés, red and cream title and tomaison pieces, simple cold fillet framing on the plates, red edges (period binding). Fifth counterfeiting of the original edition reported by Dufour, after those of Amsterdam (many different

Estimate €400 - €500
305 - ROUSSEAU Views of different dwellings by J. J. Rousseau, with his portrait and the simulated facsimile of an air of his composition, to follow his Works Paris, Imprimerie lithographique de C. de L ... Lasteyrie], 1819, in-4, 27 pp., with 13 off-text plates, half-basane with corners, smooth spine decorated with fillets, dotted, Greek and gilt fleurons (contemporary binding). A very rare album that brings together the lithographs and text complementary to the collective edition of Rousseau's W

Estimate €200 - €300
306 - SAINT-ALLAIS (Nicolas Viton de) Encyclopedic dictionary of the nobility of France (...) [With:] True dictionary of the origins of the noble or ennobled houses of the Kingdom of France, also containing the true dukes, marquis, counts, viscounts and barons. By Mr. Laîné, successor to Mr. de Saint-Allais Paris, chez l'auteur; Valade [then:] Arthus Bertrand], 1816-1819, 3 vols. in-8, 5 plates on double page, half-basane violin, smooth spine decorated, red edges (contemporary binding).

Estimate €150 - €200
307 - SAINT-PIERRE (Charles-Irénée Castel de) Memory to reduce the number of trials. In Paris, Chez Cavelier fils, 1725, in-12, fawn calf, spine ribbed with gold fleurons, red edges (rel. of the period). Small stains on the dishes. Original Edition

Estimate €150 - €200
308 - SAUGRAIN (Claude) New enumeration of the Kingdom by generalities, elections, parishes and fires, where in each place the archdioceses, bishoprics, universities, parliaments, chambers of auditors, courts of aids, etc. were marked. Paris, chez Joseph Saugrain, 1720, 2 parts in 1 vol. in-4, full-colour folded map (restored), brown calf, decorated ribbed spine (rel. of the period). Missing upper cap, worm work in tail, damaged corners. Statistical statement based on the "Statements of stewards a

Estimate €300 - €400
309 - SAULCY (Félicien de) Research on Assyrian cuneiform writing. Achaemenid Inscriptions Paris, 1849, in-4 square, 61 pp., fully autographed text, half calf in blond, smooth spine with partitions along the spine, green title panel along the spine, speckled edges (contemporary binding).

Estimate €100 - €120
310 - SAULX-TAVANNES (Gaspard de) Memoirs of the noble and illustrious Gaspard de Saulx, lord of Tavanes, mareschal of France, admiral of the Levant seas, governor of Provence, adviser to the king and captain of a hundred men-at-arms. S.l.n.a. château de Lugny, près d'Autun], (circa 1621), small folio, [6]-40 (advis)-476-[10] (table)-88-[8] (table) pp., portrait, brown speckled calf, decorated ribbed back, speckled edges (rel. of the period). Restoration visible at a corner. Rare impression of th

Estimate €600 - €800
311 - SCARRON (Paul) The Comic Romant Amsterdam], Following the copy printed in Paris, s.n., 1678-1693, 3 parts in one volume in-16, rigid calfskin with flaps, 19th century title on spine raised, edges speckled with red (rel. pastiche). Handwritten title and date on the spine

Estimate €150 - €200
312 - SCHILLER (Friedrich von) Wallstein, tragedy in five acts and in verse, preceded by some reflections on German theatre, and followed by historical notes, by Benjamin Constant de Rebecque Paris, Genève, J.J. Paschoud, 1809, in-8, LII-214 pp., halfveline, smooth spine (modern binding). First French translation, by Benjamin Constant

Estimate €200 - €300
313 - SCUDERY (Georges de) Alaric or Rome defeated. Heroic poem dedicated to the Serene Reyne of Sweden Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1655, in-12, [38]-380-[16] pp., with 12 figures, including two fronts (the 10 plates opposite the initials of each of the songs do not interrupt the pagination), red morocco, ornamented ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet on the plates, gilt edges, wide inner lace (Hardy). This edition of Alaric is the most sought-after, because of its typography and iconography : Copy of

Estimate €200 - €300
314 - SENANCOUR (Etienne-Jean-Baptiste Pivert de) Love, considered in the real laws, and in the social forms of the union of the sexes. Paris, Cérioux, Arthus Bertrand; de l'Imprimerie de Béraud, February 1806, in-8, blond basane, spine with nerves cloisonné and fleuronné, double gilt fillet framing on plates, single gilt fillet on cups (posterior rel.). Unusual first edition

Estimate €200 - €300
315 - SENGUERD (Arnold) Introductionis ad physicam libri sex Utrecht, Jan Van Waesberge, 1644, in-12, [12] (title, dedication, to the reader)-521-[3] pp., soft calfskin, smooth spine (contemporary binding). First edition. Related next, by the same author: Idea metaphysicae generalis et specialis. Utrecht, Jan Van Waesberge, 1643, 142-[2] pp. Ex-libris Hyacinth Carrère

Estimate €200 - €300
316 - SEVIGNE (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de) Letters to his daughter and friends. Edition reviewed and published by Mr. U. Silvestre de Sacy Paris, J. Techener, 1861, 11 volumes in-8, red half-marocco, spine ribbed, full-crown figure, gilt heads (contemporary binding). One of Holland's leading paper copies. Copy with the figure of Chodron de Courcel

Estimate €400 - €600
317 - SOULIE (Eudore) Catalogue of the engraved plates that make up the calcography collection, the proofs of which are sold in this establishment to the Musée National du Louvre. Paris, Vinchon, 1851, in-4, XII-160 pp., table, green half calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and gilt dots, speckled edges (contemporary binding). Back a little freckled, freckled. The catalogue itself is the work of the art historian Eudore Soulié (1817-1876).

Estimate €200 - €300
318 - SULLY (Maximilian of Bethune, Duke of) Memoirs of the wise men and royals oeconomies of Estat, servants, politicians and military of Henry the Great, the Exemplary of the Kings, the Prince of virtues, arms &oix, & the father indeed of his peoples Francis Amsterdam, by Aletinosgraphe de Cléarétimélée, & Graphexechon de Pistariste, n.d., (1638), 2 volumes in one strong vol. in-folio, tortoiseshell fawn calf, spine with flat decorated ribs (contemporary binding). Some restorations. One of

Estimate €500 - €700
319 - SWEDENBORG (Emanuel Svedberg, says) A curious treatise on the charms of conjugal love in this world and in the next. Work (...) translated from Latin into French by M. de Brumore [Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau] Berlin and Basel, Georg Jacob & Johann Heinrich Decker, 1784, in-8, blue paperback, smooth spine, title label (19th c. rel.). First French translation of a (small) part of the Deliciae sapientiae de amore conjugali, published in 1768 under the name Swedenborg, which caused a small sca

Estimate €200 - €300
320 - TABOUROT (Estienne) The Keys of the Lord of Chords. Fifth pound. Dedicated to illustrious Lord Ioseph de la Scale Paris, Jean Richer, 1588, in-12, 75 ff., signatures A-G, red morocco, smooth spine with long partitions, framed with double gilt fillet and quadruple cold fillet on the plates, double gilt fillet on the cups, gilt edges, framed with double gilt garland and gilt twist on the countertops, endpapers with jaspered comb paper (19th c. rel.). Date scratched off and handwritten on title p

Estimate €500 - €800
321 - TERENCE. P. Terentii Comoediae sex, tum ex Donati commentariis, tum ex optimorum, praesertim veterum, exemplarium collatione, diligentius quam unquam antehac emendatæ Paris, Ex officina Roberti Stephani, 1541-1542, in-4, 621-[29] pp., typeface with title; colophon at end of volume, brown half calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt irons, lemon slices (later rel.). Cracked jaws, damaged caps, cuts and corners, a few freckles, gallery of worms at the end of the volume without affecting the text

Estimate €200 - €300
322 - THOMAS (Jean-Joseph-Ignace-Louis) Observations on various items relating to the administration of justice and the police Avignon, chez Seguin frères, 1807, in-8, 123 pp., green morocco, smooth spine decorated, title coin, gilt fillet and garland framed on the plates, gilt eagle in the centre of the plates, guilloche cutouts (contemporary rel.)

Estimate €200 - €250
323 - TOLOMEI (Claudio) Delle Lettere libri VII con nuova aggiunta ristampati, & con somma diligenza da molti errori corretti In Vinegia, Presso Altobello Salicato, 1572, small in-8 , 296 ff. figures, 7 ff. of tables without figures, red morocco, smooth spine decorated with a semé of two monograms and a fleur de lys, gilt title in a cartouche, triple gilt fillet on the plates, fillet on the cups, gilt edges (rel. early 17th century). Bits very skillfully restored. There is a small woodcut map in

Estimate €800 - €1,000
324 - TOREN (Olof) Voyage de Mons. Olof Torée Aumonier of the Swedish East India Company, made in Surate, China, &c from April 1st 1750 to June 26th 1752, published by M. Linnaeus, & translated from Swedish by M. Dominique de Blackford In Milan, Chez les frères Reycends, 1771, in-12, 92 pp., marbled fawn basane, gilt fillet on covers, smooth spine (contemporary binding). Back restored. Linked to the suite: - ECKEBERG (Charles Gustave). Historical account of the rural economy of the Chinese, pre

Estimate €800 - €1,000
325 - TURNS (M.) Bibliography of the history of Paris during the French Revolution Paris, Imp. Nouvelle, 1890-1913, 5 forts vol. in-4, paperback. Volume 1 is in the 1968 reprint. One of the major bibliographies on the French Revolution.

Estimate €100 - €150
326 - TREATIES OF UTRECHT Peace Treaties Paris, François Fournier, 1712-1714, 9 pieces in a vol. in-4. Granite-faced calf, spine ribbed and floral, red title piece, edges speckled with red (period binding). Good copy. A comprehensive collection of the various diplomatic treaties that make up the so-called Peace of Utrecht.

Estimate €800 - €1,000
327 - VALLEMONT Occult Physics, or Treatise on the divining rod, and its use in the discovery of water sources, mines, hidden treasures, thieves and fugitive murderers. With principles that explain nature's darkest phenomena... Paris, Anisson, 1693, in-12, [30]-609-[1] pp., intaglio in intaglio at the head of the epistle, brown speckled calf, spine ribbed with gilt fleurons (contemporary binding). Upper cap missing, lower cap missing, jaws split 3 cm each, corners worn. Freckles, leaflets come off.

Estimate €200 - €300
328 - VAUDREUIL (Pierre-Louis Rigaud de) Table of French customs in the times of chivalry Paris, Adrien Egron, 1825, 4 vol. in-8, half havana basane, smooth spines with gilt filets, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Edition of 1050 hand-numbered copies

Estimate €100 - €200
329 - VAUMORIERE (Pierre d'Ortigues de) Harangues on all sorts of subjects, with the art of composing. Second edition, expanded with a large number of precepts and harangues A Paris, Chez Jean Guignard, 1693, in-4, [18]-722-[48] pp., collar printed with errata on the back of the 8th page, granite brown calf, spine ribbed with gilt fleurons, guilloche cut (contemporary binding). Second Edition

Estimate €150 - €200
330 - VENICE - VENTADOUR (Anne de Lévis, Duke of) Letter to the Consuls of Nismes on the news of an enterprise carried out by the Spaniards on the city of Venice. With the punishment of tragedy. From Turin on the 2nd. day of June 1618 In Lyon, next to the copy printed in Beziers, Jean Peche, 1618, petit in-8, 7 pp., soft white vellum, smooth spine (modern binding). Bookplates and dry stamp G. Feltrinelli.

Estimate €150 - €200
331 - VERMIGLIOLI (Giambattista) The Ancient Perugine inscriptions collected, illustrated and published by Gio Battista Vermiglioli (...). I. First volume containing the Etruscan inscriptions, and a reasoning on the origins of Perugia. - II. Second volume containing the Roman and Greek inscriptions with the indexes necessarj Pérouse, Carlo Baduel, 1804-1805, 2 tomes en un vol. in-4 carré de texte ; un vol. in-folio d'atlas, des vignettes in-t. et 10 planches [titre principal], demi-veau blond, dos

Estimate €800 - €1,000
332 - VERVLIET (Jean) The Devotee and solemn procession, which takes place in the city of Valencian on the eighth day of September. With the lives, the feasts, & the manner of honoring the saints, the relics of which are found in the churches of the city, or certainly are brought from outside, to decorate the said procession. Valenciennes, Imprimerie de Jean Vervliet, 1614, in-16, 143 pp., blond calf, spine ribbed, decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, green title piece, simple gilt fillets

Estimate €600 - €800
333 - VIDEL (Louis) The life story of the Lesdiguières constable, containing all his actions, from his birth until his death. With several memorable things, serving the intelligence of general history. The whole faithfully collected by Louis Videl, secretary of the said constable. Paris, Pierre Rocolet, 1638, in-folio portrait-frontispiece engraved by Huret after Demonstier, rigid ivory wove vellum, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt boxes, with corner finials on the plates, red edges (rel. of th

Estimate €400 - €600
334 - VIRGILE Bucolica, Georgica and Aeneis Birmingham, John Baskerville, 1766, in-8, title, 388 pp., with a frontispiece engraved by Grignion after Wale, red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and fleurné, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges, inside lace (contemporary binding).

Estimate €150 - €250
335 - VITALIS (Ippolit) A treatise on sharing in court, useful for all kinds of people, and necessary for solicitors, notaries, experts and business people in town and country. Valence, Marc Aurel, 1811, in-8, VIII-343 pp., long grain red morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, double fillet frame enclosing a gilt dotted line on the covers, gilt edges, endpapers (contemporary binding). Armoured ex-libris. Nice copy. The work, dedicated to Cambaceres, mainly concerns the divi

Estimate €200 - €300
336 - WARDEN (David Bailie) Statistical, historical and political description of the United States of America from the time of the first settlements to the present day. Edition translated on that of England, decorated with a new and general map of the United States, by M. Tardieu; a map of the District of Columbia, and a view of the Capitol. Paris, Rey and Gravier, 1820, 5 vols. in-8, with five folding plates, including a view of the Capitol, two paintings, a colour map and a black map (District of

Estimate €200 - €300

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