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THE PLEIADE

Set of 9 albums of authors of the XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries:

LE GRAAL (2009. 2 vols.); DIDEROT (2004. 2 vols.); ROUSSEAU (1976); MONTAIGNE (2007); Ecrivains de la Révolution (1989); PASCAL (1978); MOLIERE (2010) and VOLTAIRE (1983)

All are in very good condition, complete with dust jacket (when the edition includes one), rhodoïd, and case.

1 - THE PLEIADE Set of 9 albums of authors of the XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries: LE GRAAL (2009. 2 vols.); DIDEROT (2004. 2 vols.); ROUSSEAU (1976); MONTAIGNE (2007); Ecrivains de la Révolution (1989); PASCAL (1978); MOLIERE (2010) and VOLTAIRE (1983) All are in very good condition, complete with dust jacket (when the edition includes one), rhodoïd, and case.

300 € - 400 €

THE PLEIADE

Set of 10 albums of 19th century authors.

NARVAL (1993. 2 vols) ; FLAUBERT (1972) ; GEORGE SAND (1973) ; MAUPASSANT (1987) ; CHATEAUBRIAND (1988) ; VERLAINE (1981) ; DOSTOIEVSKI (1975) ; LEWIS CAROLL (1990. 2 vols)

All are in very good condition, complete with dust jacket (when the edition includes 1), rhodoïd, and case

2 - THE PLEIADE Set of 10 albums of 19th century authors. NARVAL (1993. 2 vols) ; FLAUBERT (1972) ; GEORGE SAND (1973) ; MAUPASSANT (1987) ; CHATEAUBRIAND (1988) ; VERLAINE (1981) ; DOSTOIEVSKI (1975) ; LEWIS CAROLL (1990. 2 vols) All are in very good condition, complete with dust jacket (when the edition includes 1), rhodoïd, and case

300 € - 400 €

THE PLEIADE

Set of 37 albums of authors of the XXth Century

QUENEAU (2002. 4 vols.); SIMENON (2003); WILDE (1996); CELINE (1977); GIDE (1985); COLETTE (1984); SARTRE (1991); BORGES (1999. 3 vols.); MALRAUX (1986); MONTHERLANT (1979); SAINT-EXUPERY (1994); GIONO (1980); PREVERT (1992); ARAGON (1997. 2 vols); GREEN (1998. 2 vols); APOLLINAIRE (1971); CAMUS (1982); FAULKNER (1995. 3 vols); BRETON (2008. 3 vols); COCTEAU (2006. 2 vols); Album NRF (2000. 3 vols); AYME (2001. 2 vols)

All are in

3 - THE PLEIADE Set of 37 albums of authors of the XXth Century QUENEAU (2002. 4 vols.); SIMENON (2003); WILDE (1996); CELINE (1977); GIDE (1985); COLETTE (1984); SARTRE (1991); BORGES (1999. 3 vols.); MALRAUX (1986); MONTHERLANT (1979); SAINT-EXUPERY (1994); GIONO (1980); PREVERT (1992); ARAGON (1997. 2 vols); GREEN (1998. 2 vols); APOLLINAIRE (1971); CAMUS (1982); FAULKNER (1995. 3 vols); BRETON (2008. 3 vols); COCTEAU (2006. 2 vols); Album NRF (2000. 3 vols); AYME (2001. 2 vols) All are in

1 000 € - 1 200 €

NOBLESSE. Elemens du Blason Vraye Origine de la Noblesse, 1745; in 12, basane fauve jaspée, spine with ornate faux-nerves, red morocco title-piece, red edges. period binding (dull caps and corners). Very interesting manuscript collection of 117 pages, written in brown ink on laid paper. It is composed of 22 different chapters such as: "origin of nobility, origin of coats of arms, artificial figures, heraldic figures, honourable figures, monstrous figures". At the end of the volume, is bound an

4 - NOBLESSE. Elemens du Blason Vraye Origine de la Noblesse, 1745; in 12, basane fauve jaspée, spine with ornate faux-nerves, red morocco title-piece, red edges. period binding (dull caps and corners). Very interesting manuscript collection of 117 pages, written in brown ink on laid paper. It is composed of 22 different chapters such as: "origin of nobility, origin of coats of arms, artificial figures, heraldic figures, honourable figures, monstrous figures". At the end of the volume, is bound an

300 € - 400 €

Set of six photographs of the abbey of Jumièges, circa 1860

5 - Set of six photographs of the abbey of Jumièges, circa 1860

200 € - 250 €

Set: Map of the department of Saône-et-Loire, circa 1795, colored line, in folio format (folded, small tears); A 19th century photo, circa 1860-1870, of the map of Paris established by Callot in 1630; View of the "Main Entrance of the Promenade of Beaune, after Lallemand, engraved by Fessard, 18th century

5-1 - Set: Map of the department of Saône-et-Loire, circa 1795, colored line, in folio format (folded, small tears); A 19th century photo, circa 1860-1870, of the map of Paris established by Callot in 1630; View of the "Main Entrance of the Promenade of Beaune, after Lallemand, engraved by Fessard, 18th century

100 € - 150 €

ITALY. Very important set of 167 photographs printed in black and white, size 20 X 24 cm. All are mounted on strong cardboard. All of them can be dated from the end of the 1860s to the 1870s-1880s. Some of them bear the dry stamp of the photographer Enrico VERZASCHI, active in Rome between 1860 and 1877, located in Via del Corso 135/156M. The set is broken down as follows: - 19 views of Rome, including 13 large format, from the 1860s. - 54 views of Sicily: Palermo, Monreale, Taormina, and Ca

6 - ITALY. Very important set of 167 photographs printed in black and white, size 20 X 24 cm. All are mounted on strong cardboard. All of them can be dated from the end of the 1860s to the 1870s-1880s. Some of them bear the dry stamp of the photographer Enrico VERZASCHI, active in Rome between 1860 and 1877, located in Via del Corso 135/156M. The set is broken down as follows: - 19 views of Rome, including 13 large format, from the 1860s. - 54 views of Sicily: Palermo, Monreale, Taormina, and Ca

1 500 € - 2 000 €

PERELLE (Adam) 1638-1695 : Collection of views of Paris and its surroundings ; In 4° oblong, half posterior binding. The collection includes 34 views engraved after Perelle's drawings, by Poilly at the end of the XVIIth century. One can recognize the Porte St Denis, the Arc de Triomphe du Faubourg St Antoine, the Tuileries, the Hôtel de Ville, the Sorbonne, the Palais de Versailles, the Châteaux de Noisy, de Chilly, de Maisons.

6-1 - PERELLE (Adam) 1638-1695 : Collection of views of Paris and its surroundings ; In 4° oblong, half posterior binding. The collection includes 34 views engraved after Perelle's drawings, by Poilly at the end of the XVIIth century. One can recognize the Porte St Denis, the Arc de Triomphe du Faubourg St Antoine, the Tuileries, the Hôtel de Ville, the Sorbonne, the Palais de Versailles, the Châteaux de Noisy, de Chilly, de Maisons.

600 € - 800 €

AGRICULTURE. Set of 28 vol. in 8°, bound in beige percaline, constituting a course of the National School of Agriculture of Grignon (Seine et Oise). Important collection of courses, all written in black ink around 1900, often accompanied by small drawings in ink: courses in zootechnics, forestry, economics, agricultural chemistry etc.

7 - AGRICULTURE. Set of 28 vol. in 8°, bound in beige percaline, constituting a course of the National School of Agriculture of Grignon (Seine et Oise). Important collection of courses, all written in black ink around 1900, often accompanied by small drawings in ink: courses in zootechnics, forestry, economics, agricultural chemistry etc.

200 € - 400 €

8 - AGRICULTURE. Very important herbarium realized by the School of Agriculture of Grangeneuve in Fribourg (Switzerland), realized at the beginning of XXth century. Includes 10 folders with about 300 plates, corresponding to the different species of plants glued on sheets of paper. Set of format In-folio and gathered in a strong cardboard folder. Cyperaceae, 27 plates Grasses, 55 plates Caryophylae, 20 plates

1 000 € - 1 200 €

HOTMAN (François) : La Gaule Françoise de François Hotoman Jurisconsulte A Cologne, Hierome Berthulphe, 1574 : small in 8°, brown morocco, spine ribbed, inner lace, gilt edges. binding by Hans ASPER. Beautiful copy of the first French edition given by Simon Goulart, published one year after the Latin edition. This is the most important work of this Protestant theologian, frenetic opponent of the Catholic kingdom of France, who ended his life in Geneva. From the Bibl. of Ernest STROCHLIN, wit

9 - HOTMAN (François) : La Gaule Françoise de François Hotoman Jurisconsulte A Cologne, Hierome Berthulphe, 1574 : small in 8°, brown morocco, spine ribbed, inner lace, gilt edges. binding by Hans ASPER. Beautiful copy of the first French edition given by Simon Goulart, published one year after the Latin edition. This is the most important work of this Protestant theologian, frenetic opponent of the Catholic kingdom of France, who ended his life in Geneva. From the Bibl. of Ernest STROCHLIN, wit

200 € - 300 €

NIEREMBERG (Juan Eusebio): Reflections, Sentences, or Royal and Political Maxims. Translated from the Spanish by the Reverend Father D'Obeilh, of the Society of Jesus. Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier, 1671; small in 12, brown morocco, richly decorated spine, boards with gilt decoration à la Du Seuil, gilt edges, slipcase. 19th century binding. A nice copy. (6) ff, 156 pp, very well bound. Rare first edition of the French translation by the Jesuit Pierre D'Obeilh (Moulins 1634-1716) of these Recueil

10 - NIEREMBERG (Juan Eusebio): Reflections, Sentences, or Royal and Political Maxims. Translated from the Spanish by the Reverend Father D'Obeilh, of the Society of Jesus. Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier, 1671; small in 12, brown morocco, richly decorated spine, boards with gilt decoration à la Du Seuil, gilt edges, slipcase. 19th century binding. A nice copy. (6) ff, 156 pp, very well bound. Rare first edition of the French translation by the Jesuit Pierre D'Obeilh (Moulins 1634-1716) of these Recueil

200 € - 300 €

[PARADIN (Guillaume)] : De Concorde Publique. Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, 1580; small in 8°, blond calf, smooth spine, title stamped in long, triple fillet and gilt corner fleurons, rich int. dent., gilt edges. binding by KOHLER. Very interesting treatise on public peace given by Paradin, humanist priest. From the bibl. Coste, sold in Paris, 1854 and Jules de Vroil, famous French economist (1820-1893). A very fine copy, finely bound by Koehler.

11 - [PARADIN (Guillaume)] : De Concorde Publique. Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, 1580; small in 8°, blond calf, smooth spine, title stamped in long, triple fillet and gilt corner fleurons, rich int. dent., gilt edges. binding by KOHLER. Very interesting treatise on public peace given by Paradin, humanist priest. From the bibl. Coste, sold in Paris, 1854 and Jules de Vroil, famous French economist (1820-1893). A very fine copy, finely bound by Koehler.

200 € - 300 €

CHIFFLET (Jean-Jacques): Anastasis Childerici I. Francorum regis, sive thesaurus sepulchralis Tornaci Nerviorum effossus, et commentario illustratus. Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana, Balthasar Moretus, 1655, 4°, [16]-330-[23]-1 blank p., numerous illustrations in the text, one folding plate h. t., full contemporary brown basane, spine with ornate nerves (jaws partly split, headbands worn). Ex libris of the Bibl. G. Grand.

12 - CHIFFLET (Jean-Jacques): Anastasis Childerici I. Francorum regis, sive thesaurus sepulchralis Tornaci Nerviorum effossus, et commentario illustratus. Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana, Balthasar Moretus, 1655, 4°, [16]-330-[23]-1 blank p., numerous illustrations in the text, one folding plate h. t., full contemporary brown basane, spine with ornate nerves (jaws partly split, headbands worn). Ex libris of the Bibl. G. Grand.

600 € - 800 €

[CLAUDE (Jean) 1619-1687) Protestant minister]: Réponse au livre de Mr Arnaud, intitulé La Perpétuité de la Foy de l'Eglise Catholique touchant l'Eucharistie défendue. Quevilly et Rouen, Jean Lucas, 1670; in 4°, mar rouge, very ornate spine, double row of three fillets and fleurons in the corners, arms stamped in the center of the boards, gilt edges. A very fine copy of this controversial work; it is bound with the arms of CHARRON, Marquis de Menars, President of the Parliament of Paris, w

13 - [CLAUDE (Jean) 1619-1687) Protestant minister]: Réponse au livre de Mr Arnaud, intitulé La Perpétuité de la Foy de l'Eglise Catholique touchant l'Eucharistie défendue. Quevilly et Rouen, Jean Lucas, 1670; in 4°, mar rouge, very ornate spine, double row of three fillets and fleurons in the corners, arms stamped in the center of the boards, gilt edges. A very fine copy of this controversial work; it is bound with the arms of CHARRON, Marquis de Menars, President of the Parliament of Paris, w

500 € - 700 €

GREW (Nehemiah): Musaeum Regalis Societatis, or Catalogue and Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham College. Whereeunto is Subjoyned the Comparative Anatomy of Stomachs and Guts. London, W R Rawlins, 1681. Infolio, fawn calf, spine ribbed, red mar. title, boards decorated with fillets, central lace and stamped corner fleurons, red speckled edges. A very nice copy of this rare edition of ref 1989 and today. It is complete with t

14 - GREW (Nehemiah): Musaeum Regalis Societatis, or Catalogue and Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham College. Whereeunto is Subjoyned the Comparative Anatomy of Stomachs and Guts. London, W R Rawlins, 1681. Infolio, fawn calf, spine ribbed, red mar. title, boards decorated with fillets, central lace and stamped corner fleurons, red speckled edges. A very nice copy of this rare edition of ref 1989 and today. It is complete with t

600 € - 800 €

[PELEUS (Julien)] : Le Chevalier françois. Sans lieu ni nom, 1606; in 12, muted vellum, gilt edges. modern binding. Beautiful woodcut title page. modern binding. Handwritten bookplate on the blank page: "Johan Johnson, 1860". History of the quarrel between Protestant or Catholic warmongers and pacifists for the attachment of Navarre to France

15 - [PELEUS (Julien)] : Le Chevalier françois. Sans lieu ni nom, 1606; in 12, muted vellum, gilt edges. modern binding. Beautiful woodcut title page. modern binding. Handwritten bookplate on the blank page: "Johan Johnson, 1860". History of the quarrel between Protestant or Catholic warmongers and pacifists for the attachment of Navarre to France

150 € - 200 €

[GIROLAMO MUZIO]: The Combat of Mutio, Iustinopolitan, with the Responses chevalresse. Translated from Italian into French by Antoine Chapuis Dauphinois. Lyon, Antoine Tardif, 1582; two parts in one volume, in 12, mar. Raspberry, spine ribbed, interior gilt lace, gilt edges on marble. binding by TRAUTZ BAUZONNET. Very rare second edition of the original translation by Chapuis of the works of the Paduan humanist, GIROLAMO MUZIO, Il Duello et le Riposte. Nice copy, according to Baudrier it could b

16 - [GIROLAMO MUZIO]: The Combat of Mutio, Iustinopolitan, with the Responses chevalresse. Translated from Italian into French by Antoine Chapuis Dauphinois. Lyon, Antoine Tardif, 1582; two parts in one volume, in 12, mar. Raspberry, spine ribbed, interior gilt lace, gilt edges on marble. binding by TRAUTZ BAUZONNET. Very rare second edition of the original translation by Chapuis of the works of the Paduan humanist, GIROLAMO MUZIO, Il Duello et le Riposte. Nice copy, according to Baudrier it could b

800 € - 1 000 €

SAVARON (Jehan) : Les Erreurs et impostures de l'Examen du traité de M. Jean Savaron "De la Souveraineté du Roy", par le dit Savaron Paris, Pierre Chevalier, 1616; in 8°, title, (3) and 278 pp, blond calf, very ornate smooth spine, red morocco title-piece, triple gilt fillet on the boards. early 18th century binding. Beautiful copy, very well bound. Savaron answers with accuracy and balance to the authors of the Examen de la Souveraineté du Roy et de son royaume (1615), recommending to the

16-1 - SAVARON (Jehan) : Les Erreurs et impostures de l'Examen du traité de M. Jean Savaron "De la Souveraineté du Roy", par le dit Savaron Paris, Pierre Chevalier, 1616; in 8°, title, (3) and 278 pp, blond calf, very ornate smooth spine, red morocco title-piece, triple gilt fillet on the boards. early 18th century binding. Beautiful copy, very well bound. Savaron answers with accuracy and balance to the authors of the Examen de la Souveraineté du Roy et de son royaume (1615), recommending to the

250 € - 300 €

CUREAU DE LA CHAMBRE (Marin) : Le Système de l'Ame. Paris, Jacques d'Allin, 1664; in 4°, brown tortoiseshell calf, five-ribbed spine decorated, spotted edges. period binding. First edition, illustrated with a beautiful engraved frontispiece. Cureau de La Chambre was a physician of Louis XIV, who had great confidence in him, to the point of talking frequently with him on moral subjects. It is with the support of the King that he was elected to the French Academy, and that he was one of the foun

17 - CUREAU DE LA CHAMBRE (Marin) : Le Système de l'Ame. Paris, Jacques d'Allin, 1664; in 4°, brown tortoiseshell calf, five-ribbed spine decorated, spotted edges. period binding. First edition, illustrated with a beautiful engraved frontispiece. Cureau de La Chambre was a physician of Louis XIV, who had great confidence in him, to the point of talking frequently with him on moral subjects. It is with the support of the King that he was elected to the French Academy, and that he was one of the foun

300 € - 400 €

[PIC (abbé Jean)] : Discours sur la Bienséance avec des Maximes et des Réflexions très importantes et très nécessaires pour réduire cette Vertu en Usage. Paris, chez la Vve de Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1688; flaky fawn calf, spine ornamented, red morocco title-piece, gilt edges. First edition. From the Bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, famous bibliographer who died in Paris in 1920, with his red stamp and a mention in his hand, signed: "Rare and very interesting volume in its original edition.

17-1 - [PIC (abbé Jean)] : Discours sur la Bienséance avec des Maximes et des Réflexions très importantes et très nécessaires pour réduire cette Vertu en Usage. Paris, chez la Vve de Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1688; flaky fawn calf, spine ornamented, red morocco title-piece, gilt edges. First edition. From the Bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, famous bibliographer who died in Paris in 1920, with his red stamp and a mention in his hand, signed: "Rare and very interesting volume in its original edition.

150 € - 200 €

BOUCHET (Jean) : The Panegyric of the knight without reproach. On the colophon : " Printed [by] Jaques Bouchet demourant aud[it] Poictiers à la Celle, et se ve[n]de[n]t en la boutique du dit Bouchet & au Pellican près le Palais Et fut achevé le .XXVIII. jour de mars mil cinq cens .XXVII. " Small in 4°, (17)-cxcvi ff. with irregular pagination; printed in gothic characters except for the two poems in Latin, by Nicolas PETIT, at the beginning and at the end of the volume; red morocco, richly o

18 - BOUCHET (Jean) : The Panegyric of the knight without reproach. On the colophon : " Printed [by] Jaques Bouchet demourant aud[it] Poictiers à la Celle, et se ve[n]de[n]t en la boutique du dit Bouchet & au Pellican près le Palais Et fut achevé le .XXVIII. jour de mars mil cinq cens .XXVII. " Small in 4°, (17)-cxcvi ff. with irregular pagination; printed in gothic characters except for the two poems in Latin, by Nicolas PETIT, at the beginning and at the end of the volume; red morocco, richly o

2 000 € - 3 000 €

BALZAC (Jean Louis GUEZ de) : Le Barbon. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1648; in 8°, red morocco, spine with very ornate nerves, boards decorated in the style of Du Seuil, arms stamped in the center of the boards. binding with the arms of Pierre SEGUIER, Chancellor of France, 1588-1672. It is in fact a rebinding of the binding on the volume. Copy from the library of Alfred PIAT, famous bibliophile, Parisian notary at the time of Hausmann's works, who ceased his activity to devote himself to his libra

19 - BALZAC (Jean Louis GUEZ de) : Le Barbon. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1648; in 8°, red morocco, spine with very ornate nerves, boards decorated in the style of Du Seuil, arms stamped in the center of the boards. binding with the arms of Pierre SEGUIER, Chancellor of France, 1588-1672. It is in fact a rebinding of the binding on the volume. Copy from the library of Alfred PIAT, famous bibliophile, Parisian notary at the time of Hausmann's works, who ceased his activity to devote himself to his libra

600 € - 700 €

SENEQUE: Les OEuvres Morales et Meslées de Senecque, translated from Latin into French and newly brought to light by Simon Goularrt (sic); Paris, Jean Houzé, 1595; three volumes in two, in 4°, brown marble, spine ribbed, gilt edges, 19th century binding. Regulated copy. Very beautiful edition, it gathers most of Seneque's philosophical writings. The title of T1 includes a very beautiful engraved portrait of Seneque. In the T3, on the verso of f.4 long poem by Nicolas Richelet, " In Opera le S

20 - SENEQUE: Les OEuvres Morales et Meslées de Senecque, translated from Latin into French and newly brought to light by Simon Goularrt (sic); Paris, Jean Houzé, 1595; three volumes in two, in 4°, brown marble, spine ribbed, gilt edges, 19th century binding. Regulated copy. Very beautiful edition, it gathers most of Seneque's philosophical writings. The title of T1 includes a very beautiful engraved portrait of Seneque. In the T3, on the verso of f.4 long poem by Nicolas Richelet, " In Opera le S

600 € - 800 €

LAW. Ordinances of the third king Henry of this name, king of France and Poland, on the complaints and grievances made by the deputies of the states of his kingdom, convened and assembled in the city of Bloys. Paris, Fédéric Morel; 1580; in 12, brown chagrin, spine ribbed, upper cover set in the upper left corner with a bronze medal, triple fillet and gilt fleurons on the back covers. binding by René KIEFFER. These ordinances were registered in application of the recommendations of the Counci

21 - LAW. Ordinances of the third king Henry of this name, king of France and Poland, on the complaints and grievances made by the deputies of the states of his kingdom, convened and assembled in the city of Bloys. Paris, Fédéric Morel; 1580; in 12, brown chagrin, spine ribbed, upper cover set in the upper left corner with a bronze medal, triple fillet and gilt fleurons on the back covers. binding by René KIEFFER. These ordinances were registered in application of the recommendations of the Counci

200 € - 250 €

COQUILLE (Guy): Histoire du Pays et Duché de Nivernois. Paris, Chez la Veuve Abel L'Angelier, 1612, in 4°, velin with flaps, author's name and title handwritten on the back and the upper cover. Quality copy, title printed in black and red for this 1st edition, numerous handwritten ex-libris including L'Abbé Arthaud, Canon of Angers in 1650.

22 - COQUILLE (Guy): Histoire du Pays et Duché de Nivernois. Paris, Chez la Veuve Abel L'Angelier, 1612, in 4°, velin with flaps, author's name and title handwritten on the back and the upper cover. Quality copy, title printed in black and red for this 1st edition, numerous handwritten ex-libris including L'Abbé Arthaud, Canon of Angers in 1650.

400 € - 500 €

JANSENISM. [ZACHARIE de LISIEUX]: The Gyges gallus of P. Firmian. Translated by Fr. Antoine de Paris, Capuchin preacher. Paris, Veuve Thierry, 1663; in 12, front. Engraved and 11 ff. 2 bl. ff. 441 pp. 1 page, calf jaspered, spine ribbed and decorated, red tr. binding of the time. First edition of the French translation published four years after the Latin original of this satire against the Jansenists published under the pseudonym of Firmian; in fact, the author was a Capuchin monk from Lisieux.

23 - JANSENISM. [ZACHARIE de LISIEUX]: The Gyges gallus of P. Firmian. Translated by Fr. Antoine de Paris, Capuchin preacher. Paris, Veuve Thierry, 1663; in 12, front. Engraved and 11 ff. 2 bl. ff. 441 pp. 1 page, calf jaspered, spine ribbed and decorated, red tr. binding of the time. First edition of the French translation published four years after the Latin original of this satire against the Jansenists published under the pseudonym of Firmian; in fact, the author was a Capuchin monk from Lisieux.

150 € - 200 €

PETRARCA. PETRARCA (Francesco): The Resolute Sage against the one or the other Fortune. New edition. Brussels, Fr. Foppens and Paris, Besoigne, 1673; 2 vols. in-12 : [60]-516, [8]-626 pp. in blond calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red morocco title and gilt fillet on the boards, red tr. binding of the period. Beautiful edition illustrated with a frontispiece in each volume. The front of volume I has been rebacked and one f. of laid paper.

24 - PETRARCA. PETRARCA (Francesco): The Resolute Sage against the one or the other Fortune. New edition. Brussels, Fr. Foppens and Paris, Besoigne, 1673; 2 vols. in-12 : [60]-516, [8]-626 pp. in blond calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red morocco title and gilt fillet on the boards, red tr. binding of the period. Beautiful edition illustrated with a frontispiece in each volume. The front of volume I has been rebacked and one f. of laid paper.

200 € - 300 €

LIGUE. [] Le Pareinetique des bons subjets aux malcontens et aux Liguez. S. l; 1591; in 12, 86 pp and one blank f, mar rouge, spine ribbed, fillet faded, edges gilt. binding by DURU, dated 1851. A very rare libel, probably written by one of the authors of the Satire Ménippée, which it precedes by two years. From the Grandsire bibl. with its ex libris.

25 - LIGUE. [] Le Pareinetique des bons subjets aux malcontens et aux Liguez. S. l; 1591; in 12, 86 pp and one blank f, mar rouge, spine ribbed, fillet faded, edges gilt. binding by DURU, dated 1851. A very rare libel, probably written by one of the authors of the Satire Ménippée, which it precedes by two years. From the Grandsire bibl. with its ex libris.

200 € - 300 €

[REFUGE (Eustache de)] : Traicté de la cour, ou Instruction des courtisans. Leiden, Chez les Elzeviers, 1649; two parts in one vol. small in 12, spotted tawny calf, spine ornamented, double gilt fillet on the boards. contemporary binding. A fine copy of the reprint, after the original of 1616. Eustace de Refuge is best known for the second book of the Traité which is an instruction manual for success at court. It is an early example of a complete work on how a courtier should behave. Attached

26 - [REFUGE (Eustache de)] : Traicté de la cour, ou Instruction des courtisans. Leiden, Chez les Elzeviers, 1649; two parts in one vol. small in 12, spotted tawny calf, spine ornamented, double gilt fillet on the boards. contemporary binding. A fine copy of the reprint, after the original of 1616. Eustace de Refuge is best known for the second book of the Traité which is an instruction manual for success at court. It is an early example of a complete work on how a courtier should behave. Attached

250 € - 300 €

BOUSSUET (François)

BOUSSUET (François) : De Natura Aquatilium Carmen in Universam Gulielmi Rondeletii. Lyon, Macé Bonhomme 1558 ; deux parties en un volume, petit in 4°, maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné, tranches dorées. Reliure du XVIII siècle.

Bel exemplaire d’une édition unique de l’histoire des poissons en vers latins, composée d’après l’ouvrage de Guillaume Rondelet. L’llustration comprend la marque de l’éditeur sur le titre, le portrait de Boussuet, 466 bois

26-bis - BOUSSUET (François) BOUSSUET (François) : De Natura Aquatilium Carmen in Universam Gulielmi Rondeletii. Lyon, Macé Bonhomme 1558 ; deux parties en un volume, petit in 4°, maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné, tranches dorées. Reliure du XVIII siècle. Bel exemplaire d’une édition unique de l’histoire des poissons en vers latins, composée d’après l’ouvrage de Guillaume Rondelet. L’llustration comprend la marque de l’éditeur sur le titre, le portrait de Boussuet, 466 bois

800 € - 1 000 €

SCUDERY (Georges de) : Discours politiques des Rois, Dédiez à Monseigneur le Cardinal Mazarin. Paris Aug. Courbé, 1647; in 4°, title-frontispice, (26), 574 pp. vellum with flaps. modern binding in the style of the 17th century. First edition, the first French work on universal history. Scudéry attributes speeches to the kings of France, but also to Charles V, to the kings of England, Sweden, Castile, Mathias Corvin, Scanderberg, etc. In fact, the author wants to give a moral sense to his wo

27 - SCUDERY (Georges de) : Discours politiques des Rois, Dédiez à Monseigneur le Cardinal Mazarin. Paris Aug. Courbé, 1647; in 4°, title-frontispice, (26), 574 pp. vellum with flaps. modern binding in the style of the 17th century. First edition, the first French work on universal history. Scudéry attributes speeches to the kings of France, but also to Charles V, to the kings of England, Sweden, Castile, Mathias Corvin, Scanderberg, etc. In fact, the author wants to give a moral sense to his wo

200 € - 300 €

MEZERAY: Abrégé Chronologique ou Extraict de l'histoire de France. Paris, TH. JOLLY, 1668; 3 vols, in 4°. Brown calf, very ornate spines, red edges. contemporary binding. A fine copy in spite of small binding defects of the original edition; it includes the 5 engraved portraits of Roy de France

28 - MEZERAY: Abrégé Chronologique ou Extraict de l'histoire de France. Paris, TH. JOLLY, 1668; 3 vols, in 4°. Brown calf, very ornate spines, red edges. contemporary binding. A fine copy in spite of small binding defects of the original edition; it includes the 5 engraved portraits of Roy de France

200 € - 300 €

[Pierre NICOLE] : Essais de Morale contenus en divers Traitez, Sur plusieurs devoirs importans. Sixth edition, Paris, Guillaume Desprez, 1682 (vol. 2 is from the fourth edition, vol. 3 is from the third edition); three volumes in 12, jansenist red morocco, spine ribbed, titles and tomaison stamped in gold on the spines, doubled red morocco covers, decorated with a fine gilt lace, gilt edges. A fine copy. A very fine copy of probably the most famous work of one of the masters of Port Royal. (Old

29 - [Pierre NICOLE] : Essais de Morale contenus en divers Traitez, Sur plusieurs devoirs importans. Sixth edition, Paris, Guillaume Desprez, 1682 (vol. 2 is from the fourth edition, vol. 3 is from the third edition); three volumes in 12, jansenist red morocco, spine ribbed, titles and tomaison stamped in gold on the spines, doubled red morocco covers, decorated with a fine gilt lace, gilt edges. A fine copy. A very fine copy of probably the most famous work of one of the masters of Port Royal. (Old

200 € - 300 €

FAUCHET (Claude): Origin of the dignities and magistrates of France. Origins of the knights, coats of arms and heralds. Paris, Jérémie Perier, 1600; two works of VIII and 80 leaves and IV and 60 leaves, bound in one volume in 8°, full red morocco, spine with ornate nerves, triple gilt fillet on the covers, gilt edges. binding by RAPARLIER. Saffroy : " extremely rare first edition ". Raparlier has made a mistake in binding the work: the contents of the first title are following the second titl

30 - FAUCHET (Claude): Origin of the dignities and magistrates of France. Origins of the knights, coats of arms and heralds. Paris, Jérémie Perier, 1600; two works of VIII and 80 leaves and IV and 60 leaves, bound in one volume in 8°, full red morocco, spine with ornate nerves, triple gilt fillet on the covers, gilt edges. binding by RAPARLIER. Saffroy : " extremely rare first edition ". Raparlier has made a mistake in binding the work: the contents of the first title are following the second titl

300 € - 400 €

FAUCHET (Claude) : Flower of the house of Charlemaigne. Which is the continuation of the Antiquitez Françoises. Contenant les faits de Pepin et ses successeurs, depuis l'an 751 iusques a l'an 840 de Jesus-Christ. Paris, Chez Jeremie Périer, 1601; in 8°, velin with flaps, handwritten title on the back. A fine copy of this important historical study. Edition decorated on the title with a beautiful woodcut representing Bellerophon and an engraved shield with the motto.

31 - FAUCHET (Claude) : Flower of the house of Charlemaigne. Which is the continuation of the Antiquitez Françoises. Contenant les faits de Pepin et ses successeurs, depuis l'an 751 iusques a l'an 840 de Jesus-Christ. Paris, Chez Jeremie Périer, 1601; in 8°, velin with flaps, handwritten title on the back. A fine copy of this important historical study. Edition decorated on the title with a beautiful woodcut representing Bellerophon and an engraved shield with the motto.

200 € - 250 €

BOSSUET (Jacques-Bénigne) : Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle à Monseigneur le Dauphin Paris, Séb. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1681; in 4°, brown granite calf, spine with grotesque decoration, gilt fillets on the boards, speckled tr. binding of the time, Princeps edition of this superb work, which had a considerable influence, to the point that it made the admiration of Voltaire who was however not an unconditional admirer of Bossuet. Nice copy, complete with the portrait of the prelate engraved by E

32 - BOSSUET (Jacques-Bénigne) : Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle à Monseigneur le Dauphin Paris, Séb. Mabre-Cramoisy, 1681; in 4°, brown granite calf, spine with grotesque decoration, gilt fillets on the boards, speckled tr. binding of the time, Princeps edition of this superb work, which had a considerable influence, to the point that it made the admiration of Voltaire who was however not an unconditional admirer of Bossuet. Nice copy, complete with the portrait of the prelate engraved by E

400 € - 600 €

BOSSUET (Jacques-Bénigne) : Maximes et Réflexions sur la Comédie. Paris, Jean Anisson, 1694; in-12, porphyry calf, spine decorated, spotted red edges. First edition of this work by Bossuet, in response to the preface of Father Caffaro, in the work of Boursault, who according to the famous preacher, sinned by indulgence; one finds reflections on the works of Molière, Quinault, Lully, Racine, Corneille.

33 - BOSSUET (Jacques-Bénigne) : Maximes et Réflexions sur la Comédie. Paris, Jean Anisson, 1694; in-12, porphyry calf, spine decorated, spotted red edges. First edition of this work by Bossuet, in response to the preface of Father Caffaro, in the work of Boursault, who according to the famous preacher, sinned by indulgence; one finds reflections on the works of Molière, Quinault, Lully, Racine, Corneille.

150 € - 200 €

SAINT-EVREMOND (Charles de) : OEuvres Meslées de Mr de Saint-Evremond. Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1690-1692; two volumes in 4°, brown speckled calf, very ornate ribbed spine, spotted red edges. Beautiful copy of this edition realized by Barbib at the request of some of the poet's friends, while he was still living in London, where he remained until his death in 1703. Brunet considers it the true first edition. From the bibl. Kuhnholtz-Lordat (ex libris). Brunet, V, 38; Cioranescu 60795-60796

34 - SAINT-EVREMOND (Charles de) : OEuvres Meslées de Mr de Saint-Evremond. Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1690-1692; two volumes in 4°, brown speckled calf, very ornate ribbed spine, spotted red edges. Beautiful copy of this edition realized by Barbib at the request of some of the poet's friends, while he was still living in London, where he remained until his death in 1703. Brunet considers it the true first edition. From the bibl. Kuhnholtz-Lordat (ex libris). Brunet, V, 38; Cioranescu 60795-60796

400 € - 500 €

GRACIAN (Baltazar): The Man of Court. Translated and commented by Sieur Amelot de La Houssaye. Paris, 4th edition, Martin-Boudot et Martin, 1687; in 12, 32 ff, 373 pp. 1 p. and 1 f., red morocco, very ornate smooth spine, wide gilt lace around the boards, speckled tr. binding of the 18th century (remboitage). Beautiful engraved frontispiece. It is in this sought-after work that Gracian, a Spanish Jesuit moralist of the Spanish Golden Age, develops his famous maxim "to be vulgar in nothing". (The

35 - GRACIAN (Baltazar): The Man of Court. Translated and commented by Sieur Amelot de La Houssaye. Paris, 4th edition, Martin-Boudot et Martin, 1687; in 12, 32 ff, 373 pp. 1 p. and 1 f., red morocco, very ornate smooth spine, wide gilt lace around the boards, speckled tr. binding of the 18th century (remboitage). Beautiful engraved frontispiece. It is in this sought-after work that Gracian, a Spanish Jesuit moralist of the Spanish Golden Age, develops his famous maxim "to be vulgar in nothing". (The

300 € - 350 €

CHAVAILLE (Jacques de) : Moral and political observations in the form of maxims on the lives of illustrious men. Paris, Denys Langlois, 1641; in 8°, soft vellum of the time. Very rare first edition. It is decorated with a very beautiful frontispiece and a portrait of the cardinal of Richelieu, engraved by N. Picart. This work is a collection of moral thoughts from the Lives of the illustrious men of Antiquity (Pompey, Cato of Uthica, Caesar, Phocion etc). Attached : [DENESLE] : L'Aristippe mod

36 - CHAVAILLE (Jacques de) : Moral and political observations in the form of maxims on the lives of illustrious men. Paris, Denys Langlois, 1641; in 8°, soft vellum of the time. Very rare first edition. It is decorated with a very beautiful frontispiece and a portrait of the cardinal of Richelieu, engraved by N. Picart. This work is a collection of moral thoughts from the Lives of the illustrious men of Antiquity (Pompey, Cato of Uthica, Caesar, Phocion etc). Attached : [DENESLE] : L'Aristippe mod

200 € - 300 €

DU VAIR (Guillaume). Recueil des harangues et traictez du Sr Du Vair, selon l'ordre contenu en la page suyvante. Paris, Abel Langelier, 1606; large vol. in 8°, [8] ff. n. ch., title in a beautiful engraved frame, five ff. of the Notice to the reader, table, privilege, two blank ff., 546 pp. one blank f., full red morocco, smooth spine and boards framed with a double gilt fillet, gilt edges. binding of the period, of a great quality. First edition of this work. Guillaume Du Vair (1556-1621), pre

37 - DU VAIR (Guillaume). Recueil des harangues et traictez du Sr Du Vair, selon l'ordre contenu en la page suyvante. Paris, Abel Langelier, 1606; large vol. in 8°, [8] ff. n. ch., title in a beautiful engraved frame, five ff. of the Notice to the reader, table, privilege, two blank ff., 546 pp. one blank f., full red morocco, smooth spine and boards framed with a double gilt fillet, gilt edges. binding of the period, of a great quality. First edition of this work. Guillaume Du Vair (1556-1621), pre

300 € - 400 €

DORLÉANS (Louis) : Premier et Seconds Avertissements des Catholiques Anglois aux François catholiques et à la noblesse qui suivent à présent le Roy de Navarre. Paris, Guillaume Bichon, two parts in 1 vol. in-8 of 86 ff. -(1) ff. 1 f.bl., 167 ff. 1 f. of privilege. First edition of the Second Avertissement with its own title and pagination (privilege of February 26, 1590 granted to Guillaume Bichon) preceded by the First Avertissement first published in 1586, reprinted the following year (1

38 - DORLÉANS (Louis) : Premier et Seconds Avertissements des Catholiques Anglois aux François catholiques et à la noblesse qui suivent à présent le Roy de Navarre. Paris, Guillaume Bichon, two parts in 1 vol. in-8 of 86 ff. -(1) ff. 1 f.bl., 167 ff. 1 f. of privilege. First edition of the Second Avertissement with its own title and pagination (privilege of February 26, 1590 granted to Guillaume Bichon) preceded by the First Avertissement first published in 1586, reprinted the following year (1

200 € - 300 €

VIGNIER (Nicolas) : Traicté de l'Estat et Origine des Anciens François. Troyes, Chez Claude Garnier, 1582; in 8°, old cardboard. Beautiful engraved title and engraved lettering and lamp-ends. Study on the origin of the French, insisting on the meeting of the Franks and the Romans since the 3rd century until the 5th century, without excluding the myth of a Trojan origin. From the bibl. Joseph Nouvellet with his ex libris and the stamp in blue ink

39 - VIGNIER (Nicolas) : Traicté de l'Estat et Origine des Anciens François. Troyes, Chez Claude Garnier, 1582; in 8°, old cardboard. Beautiful engraved title and engraved lettering and lamp-ends. Study on the origin of the French, insisting on the meeting of the Franks and the Romans since the 3rd century until the 5th century, without excluding the myth of a Trojan origin. From the bibl. Joseph Nouvellet with his ex libris and the stamp in blue ink

300 € - 400 €

BINDING. PERRAULT (Charles) : Les Hommes Illustres qui ont parus en France pendant ce Siècle, avec leurs Portraits au naturel. Paris, Antoine Dezallier, 1696, two volumes in one, large infolio, brown calf, spine with six very ornate nerves, title-piece in red mar, boards decorated with a very large external lace framing a large central diamond medallion, edges gilt. Presented in an exceptionally decorated binding; it includes 101 engraved portraits and their biographies. This is an appendix cop

40 - BINDING. PERRAULT (Charles) : Les Hommes Illustres qui ont parus en France pendant ce Siècle, avec leurs Portraits au naturel. Paris, Antoine Dezallier, 1696, two volumes in one, large infolio, brown calf, spine with six very ornate nerves, title-piece in red mar, boards decorated with a very large external lace framing a large central diamond medallion, edges gilt. Presented in an exceptionally decorated binding; it includes 101 engraved portraits and their biographies. This is an appendix cop

600 € - 800 €

ARCHITECTURE. BLONDEL (François) : Nouvelle Manière de fortifier les Places. Paris, Fr. Le Cointe, 1683; in-4°, brown calf, spine ribbed. contemporary binding. A fine copy of this first edition, with an engraved frontispiece, three vignettes and twelve engraved plates, including ten folding plates

40-1 - ARCHITECTURE. BLONDEL (François) : Nouvelle Manière de fortifier les Places. Paris, Fr. Le Cointe, 1683; in-4°, brown calf, spine ribbed. contemporary binding. A fine copy of this first edition, with an engraved frontispiece, three vignettes and twelve engraved plates, including ten folding plates

200 € - 300 €

ARCHITECTURE. BLONDEL (Jacques-François) : De la Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et De la Décoration des Edifices en général. Paris, Ch.-A. Jombert, 1737-1738; 2 vol. in 4°, veau fauve, dos à nerfs ornés, tranches rouges. Reliure de l’époque. Très belle édition ; elle comprend un frontispice gravé, 44 planches gravées dépliantes dans le tome I, et 111 planches gravées dans le tome II, vignettes et cul de lampe dessinés et gravés par COCHIN Fils. Dans le tome II, comme in

41 - ARCHITECTURE. BLONDEL (Jacques-François) : De la Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et De la Décoration des Edifices en général. Paris, Ch.-A. Jombert, 1737-1738; 2 vol. in 4°, veau fauve, dos à nerfs ornés, tranches rouges. Reliure de l’époque. Très belle édition ; elle comprend un frontispice gravé, 44 planches gravées dépliantes dans le tome I, et 111 planches gravées dans le tome II, vignettes et cul de lampe dessinés et gravés par COCHIN Fils. Dans le tome II, comme in

600 € - 800 €

FENELON (François de Salignac de la Mothe) : Directions for the conscience of a King, composed for the instruction of Louis de France, duke of Burgundy. La Haye, Jean Neaulme, 1747; in 8°, fawn calf, spine ornamented, red morocco title-piece. First separate edition. Portrait of Fénélon in frontispiece, engraved by Dupin after Vivien; title ruled, printed in black and red. Ex libris mss, including that of Jean Yanoski, French historian, friend of Michelet, Edgard Quinet, Henri Wallon, died i

42 - FENELON (François de Salignac de la Mothe) : Directions for the conscience of a King, composed for the instruction of Louis de France, duke of Burgundy. La Haye, Jean Neaulme, 1747; in 8°, fawn calf, spine ornamented, red morocco title-piece. First separate edition. Portrait of Fénélon in frontispiece, engraved by Dupin after Vivien; title ruled, printed in black and red. Ex libris mss, including that of Jean Yanoski, French historian, friend of Michelet, Edgard Quinet, Henri Wallon, died i

200 € - 300 €

NOBLESSE. [CORBET (Pierre Alexandre, vicomte d'Alès de)] : Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne gendarmerie françoise: Par M*** [Académicien honoraire de l'académie des sciences & Belles-Lettres d'Angers où elles ont été lues dans des séances publiques. Avignon, Girard, 1759; in 12, fawn calf, spine decorated with faux-nerves, red tr. binding of the time. A rare and curious essay; the author wants to demonstrate that the profession of arms and the confession of a fiefdom were not suffi

43 - NOBLESSE. [CORBET (Pierre Alexandre, vicomte d'Alès de)] : Recherches historiques sur l'ancienne gendarmerie françoise: Par M*** [Académicien honoraire de l'académie des sciences & Belles-Lettres d'Angers où elles ont été lues dans des séances publiques. Avignon, Girard, 1759; in 12, fawn calf, spine decorated with faux-nerves, red tr. binding of the time. A rare and curious essay; the author wants to demonstrate that the profession of arms and the confession of a fiefdom were not suffi

200 € - 250 €

FREEMASONRY. [] The Secret of Freemasonry. Verses and songs of masonry. Without place, 1744; in 12, 1, XI, 125 pp. and 23 pp. half-calendar of the XIXth century. This is one of the very first books published a few years after the introduction of Freemasonry in France. (Title reassembled).

44 - FREEMASONRY. [] The Secret of Freemasonry. Verses and songs of masonry. Without place, 1744; in 12, 1, XI, 125 pp. and 23 pp. half-calendar of the XIXth century. This is one of the very first books published a few years after the introduction of Freemasonry in France. (Title reassembled).

200 € - 250 €

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