VENTE DE LIVRES, MOBILIER OBJETS D'ART & PIECES EN OR
Friday 1 April 2022 at 13:30
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot, 9, rue Drouot, 75009 Paris
354 lots
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45 - FRANC-MACONNERIE [SAINT- MARTIN (Louis-Claude de)] : Le Nouvel Homme. Paris, Chez les directeurs de l'Imprimeris du Cercle social, an 4è de la liberté; in 8°, full navy chagrin, spine bound with beautiful romantic depoque decoration, monogram D P topped by a comtal crown in the center of the upper cover, golden edges. Without doubt the most important book of this author, student of Martinès de Pasqually, then later, sensitive to the theory of Jacob Boehme; during a stay in Lyon, with Jean-Ba
Estimate €300 - €400 -
46 - OXENSTIRN (comte d', 1666-1733) : Thoughts of Monsieur le Comte d'Oxenstirn on various subjects, with moral reflections of the same author, new edition revised and corrected, either for the style, or for the quotations by Monsieur D. L. M. La Haye, Jean Van Duren, 1742; two volumes in 12, blond calf, spine with 5 nerves decorated with a gilt fleuron and gilt fillets, red morocco title-pieces and brown morocco tomography, red edges. Work written between 1720 and 1722 and translated in many langua
Estimate €200 - €300 -
47 - BINDING. CONDILLAC (Etienne Bonnot, abbé de) : Essai sur l'origine des Connaissances humaines, Ouvrage où l'on réduit à un seul principe tout ce qui concerne l'entendement humain. Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Mortier, 1746; two volumes in 12, basane fauve jaspée, spines decorated with red morocco, arms stamped in the center of the boards, red edges. First edition of Condillac's first book, which immediately brought glory to its author. Copy with the arms of Alexandre de la Rochefoucauld, duc de l
Estimate €400 - €600 -
48 - DONATO (Nicolo) : L'Homme d'Etat. Paris, Saillant, and Liège, Plomteux, 1767; three volumes in 12, red morocco, very ornate ribbed spine, triple fillet and gilt corner finials on the boards, gilt edges. First French edition in France of this treatise on the art of governing and the qualities required for a statesman. It deals with politics, law, administration and contains a treatise on public finance. It was originally published in Italian in 1753. Nicolo Donato (1539-1618) was a prominent mem
Estimate €300 - €400 -
49 - [RIVAROL (Antoine de) et CHAMPCENETZ (Louis de)] : Petit dictionnaire des grands hommes de la Révolution, par un citoyen actif, ci-devant Rien. Au Palais-Royal, de l'Imprimerie Nationale, 1790; booklet in 8° of XV pp and 72 pp, stapled, soft cover, post marbled paper. First edition of great rarity. The dedicatory epistle to Madame de Staël is a masterpiece of biting wit, as well as some articles, in particular the article dedicated to Mirabeau, of a bloody irony.
Estimate €150 - €200 -
50 - MONTAIGNE (Michel de) : Essays of Michel, lord of Montaigne. Paris, de l'Imp. de Pierre Didot l'Aîné et de Firmin Didot, 1802; four volumes in 8°, half red basane, spines with decorated faux-nerfs, gilt edges. Stereotype edition according to the process of Firmin Didot, established by Naigeon, the first one taking into account the notes of Montaigne on the copy of Bordeaux. It includes nine letters of Montaigne, the Discourse of La Boétie on Voluntary Servitude and the notes of Pierre Coste,
Estimate €250 - €300 -
51 - LONGUS (Trad. de Jacques AMYOT) : Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé. Bouillon, Société Typographique, 1776; in 12, red morocco, spine with ornamented faux-nerves, triple fillet and garland on the boards, fine interior lace, gilt edges. Edition illustrated with a copy of the Regent's figures, a frontispiece by Coypel and 29 figures engraved by Vidal after Philippe d'Orléans for the 1718 edition, including twelve double-page figures. All figures are captioned and numbered, the single p
Estimate €300 - €400 -
52 - Ossian, Bard of the Third Century. Gallic poetry in French verse by Baour Lornian. Paris, Janet, S. d., in 12, olive calf, rich gilt and stamped decorations on the cover and spine, gilt edges. Beautiful copy decorated with a title vignette and five beautiful figures outside the text.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
53 - RETIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme): The Thesmograph, or Ideas of an honest man on a project of regulation proposed to all the Nations of Europe to operate a general reform of the Laws The Hague, Gosse et Changuion, Paris, Marandan, 1789. 2 parts in 1 volume, in 8°, speckled green cardboard, spine decorated, title page. Extremely rare first edition of this text by the author of Nuits de Paris.
Estimate €400 - €500 -
54 - [MABLY (Gabriel Bonnot, abbé de)] : Entretiens de Phocion, Sur le rapport de la Morale avec la Politique. Paris, Bailly et Lamy, 1783; three parts in two volumes, in 16, full red morocco, spine with ornate faux-nerves, triple gilt fillets on the boards, gilt edges. period binding (later case). This is undoubtedly the best work of Mably (1709-1785), brother of Condillac, historian, moral and political philosopher, precursor of the utopian socialism proclaimed by the revolution. A very nice copy.
Estimate €200 - €250 -
55 - [HELVETIUS (Claude Adrien)]: De l'Esprit. Paris chez Durand, 1758; in 4°, fawn-colored calf, spine with ornamented nerves, title in vanilla calf, red edges, contemporary binding. Beautiful copy of the first edition of this famous work, which was condemned as soon as it was published.
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
56 - ERASMUS: Praise of Folly. Augmented with the preface of Erasmus addressed to Thomas Morus his Friend. Forty-six woodcut compositions by Auguste Lepere. Paris, Pour les Amis des Livres, 1906; in 4°, brown marble, spine ribbed and decorated with 5 frames of gilt filets, boards decorated with a row of 7 gilt filets, counterpanes decorated with a row of 9 gilt filets, gilt edges, spine and cover preserved, case. binding by CHAMBOLLE-DURU; Edition printed 137 ex num on verger; this one bears the num
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
57 - SERAN DE LA TOUR : Amusement de la Raison. Paris, Durand et Pissot, 1752; two volumes in 12, blond calf, spines with very ornate faux-nerfs, tr. jaspées. beautiful copy, edition decorated on the title with a beautiful engraved vignette. Attached : Les Devoirs du Prince réduits à un seul principe, ou Discours sur la Justice, dédiée au Roi. Versailles, De l'Imprim. du Roi, Départ. des Aff. Etr., 1775; in 8°, blond calf, spine well decorated, red edges.
Estimate €200 - €300 -
58 - MARIE-ANTOINETTE. [MAISTRE (Joseph de)]: Marie-Antoinette Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France, Tableau de la révolution par Monsieur le chevalier de Mayer. S. l., 1794; in 8°, blond half calf, spine ribbed with gilt fillets, red calf title page, arms and motto at the foot. Extremely rare first edition of this tribute to the queen, attributed to Joseph de Maistre, one of the great theorists of the counter-revolution. It includes a frontispiece and two engraved figures. A well-bound copy cir
Estimate €200 - €300 -
59 - BATTEUX (abbé Ch.) : Histoire des causes premières, ou exposition sommaire des pensées des philosophes sur les principes des êtres. Paris, Saillant, 1769; in 8°, long-grained red morocco, spine with gilt decoration of a repeated fleuron and fillets, beautiful gilt garland on the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, gilt edges. Exceptional copy printed on large Hollande paper, reprinted in 8° format, in a very beautiful binding that can be attributed to Derome jeune, whose characteristic iro
Estimate €350 - €450 -
60 - JEU D'ECHECS. [HOCQUART (L. F. J.)] : Theoretical and practical elements of the game of chess, with moral, political, historical and military reflections relative to this game. Paris, Mme Vve Hocquart, 1810; in 8°, XXIV, 266, errata f., blank f., half blond basane, very ornate ribbed spine, spotted edges. slightly posterior binding. First edition of this famous treatise. Copy complete with the frontispiece portrait of Philidor and the engraved plate (an old light wetness in the gutter alters th
Estimate €180 - €250 -
61 - GOBINEAU (Arthur, comte de) : Les Pléiades. Stockholm, Müller, and Paris, Plon, 1874; in 12 paperback, printed yellow cover. First edition of which no large paper was printed. It is rare to find a paperback copy in such a perfect condition, all the more rare as it was a complete bookstore failure, whereas it is undoubtedly Gobineau's greatest book.
Estimate €200 - €250 -
62 - GOBINEAU (comte de) : Histoire d'Ottar Jarl pirate norvégien. Paris, Didier et Cie, 1879; in 8° paperback, green printed cover. Very rare and sought after first edition. Attached : GOBINEAU : La Fleur d'or. Paris, Grasset, 1923; in 12 paperback; ex. num. on Hollande; GOBINEAU : Ce qui se passe en Asie. Paris, 1928; in 12 paperback; ex. number on vellum; GOBINEAU : La Troisième République française et ce qu'elle vaut. Strasbourg et Paris, 1907; in 8°, modern cloth binding, cons. cover.
Estimate €250 - €350 -
63 - VOLTAIRE [NONOTTE (Abbé Cl.-Fr.), 1711-1793] : Dictionnaire philosophique de la Religion où l'on établit tous les points de la Religion attaqués par les incrédules, et où l'on répond à toutes leurs objections. S. l. (Avignon), 1772; four volumes in 12, blond calf, very ornate smooth spine, red morocco title and giblets, red edges. First edition of this famous dictionary in which the Rev. Nonnotte answers point by point to Voltaire and his violently anti-religious Dict. philosophique. The
Estimate €150 - €200 -
64 - LAMENNAIS (Félicité de) : Essay on indifference in matters of religion. Paris, Tournachon-Molin and Librairie élémentaire, 1818- 1823; four volumes in 8°, half brown basane, smooth spines, red basane title and tomaison. Uncommon first edition (t. 1 is from the 2nd printing, 1818). According to Clouzot, "it is very difficult to gather these four volumes in first date, it is a very rare set". Volumes II, III and IV, in first editions, are in the right date. Published from 1817 to 1823, the wo
Estimate €200 - €300 -
65 - JUDAICA. [PLANTIER (Jacques): Reflections on the History of the Jews. I. On the Ruin of their Republic and on the Messiah. II. On the Unbelief of this People. III. On the Unbelievers in General. Pour servir de Preuves à la Vérité de la Religion Chrétienne Avec un Abrégé de l'Histoire des Juifs Genève, Fabri et Barrillot, 1721; two vol. in 12, vellum with flaps, red speckled tr. modern binding. ORIGINAL EDITION of this rare work, in which Plantier refutes Bayle's theses, in particular. If
Estimate €200 - €300 -
66 - LAVATER (Johann-Caspar): L'Art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie; Paris, Prudhomme, 1806-1809; 10 large volumes, in 8°, half basane, spine decorated with gilt fillets, title and tome in red and black calf, ex trimmed; contemporary binding. Copy of the first edition, including 504 engraved figures H. T. and 10 engraved figures in the text. A fine copy. Brunet III,1887
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
67 - RIMBAUD (Arthur): Une Saison en Enfer. Brussels, Alliance Typographique (M. J. Poot et compagnie), 1873; in 12. Paperback, cover printed in black and red. ORIGINAL EDITORIAL, drawn to about 500 copies, published by the poet at his own expenses, it was never put in the market because Rimbaud could not pay the publication expenses. He disposed of the few copies that he offered around him. The whole publication was found in the publisher's stocks in 1901. Kept in a cellar, the volumes show small de
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
68 - VERNE (Jules), Set of five volumes: Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant. Polychrome cardboard, spine with lighthouse, top board with world map. Tribulations of a Chinese in China. Purple cardboard. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Red card, back with lighthouse, top cover with elephant. Around the World in 80 Days. Red card, top cover with two elephants. The Mysterious Island. Red card, back with lighthouse, top cover with two elephants
Estimate €200 - €250 -
69 - ENFANTINA. LIEVRE (Edouard) : Les Aventures de Petit Houillon. Paris, circa 1860; in 8° oblong, green percaline, upper board with rich gilt decoration. Collection of 20 lithographed plates in colors; ROBIDA - SWIFT : Voyages de Gulliver. Paris, H. Laurens, s. d.; in 8°, green percaline very decorated of the publisher (rare foxing). Memories of Waterloo. Suite of 12 views. In 12 oblong paperback (the map is missing).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
70 - ROUARGUE : Album des Bords de la Loire Tours, Lecesne, s. d. (circa 1850); in 8°, publisher's ornate brown percaline. Edition including 50 beautiful views engraved on steel
Estimate €80 - €100 -
71 - L'ILLUSTRATION, set of special issues: Salon de l'Auto, years 1931, 1933, 1934. Salon de l'Aéronautique, 1934. Colonial Exhibition, 1931. Christmas issues 191933, 1934, 1936, 1940. L'Enfant, 1934. Two issues dedicated to the launching of the liner Normandie, 1935. L'Alsace, 1936. (Small defects or tears on some issues).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
72 - BAYE (baron J de) : Le Cimetière Wisigothique d'Herpes. Charente, Angoulême, Chasseignac, 1892; in folio, half red basane decorated, cover preserved, complete set of the 26 lith plates in color, presenting the majority of the objects and jewels discovered during this excavation.
Estimate €80 - €100 -
73 - BARBEY D'AUBERVILLY. BONNEFON (Jean de): Les dédicaces à la main de M J Barbey d'Aubervilly. Paris, Blaizot, 1908; in 8°; half chagrin with valves with corners, spine decorated in long, gilt head, cover and spine preserved, binding of Jacquet in Lyon. Ex num on velin du Marais, gathering many dedications with their reproductions.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
74 - PECQUET (Antoine) 1704-1762 : Loix forestières de France, commentaire historique et raisonné sur l'ordonnance de 1669, les reglemens antérieurs et ceux qui l'ont suivie; auquel on a joint une Bibliothèque des auteurs qui ont écrit sur les matières d'Eaux et Forêts et une notice des coutumes relatives à ces matières. Paris, Prault, 1753; two volumes in 4°, full red morocco, spines decorated, gilt edges. I., (2) ff, XX, 672 pp., II. (2) ff, 532 pp. (without the Supplement, as often, give
Estimate €300 - €400 -
75 - [FOUCHER D'OBSONVILLE]: Essais philosophiques sur les Moeurs de divers animaux étrangers ou extraits des voyages de M*** en Asie. Paris, Couturier fils et veuve Tillard et fils, 1783; in 8°; full red marble, spine with false nerves very ornate, cover surrounded by a triple gilt fillet, gilt lace on the edges, blue paper endpapers, gilt edges. One of the rare copies bound at the time by PADELOUP, printed on large Hollande paper, complete with the frontispiece drawn by Marillier and engraved by
Estimate €500 - €700 -
76 - BUFFON: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Paris, impr Royale, 1769-1778; 35 volumes in 12, calfskin, spines decorated, tr. Red, binding of the time. The copy includes the 13 volumes of the General Theory, the 14 volumes of the Birds and the 8 volumes of the Supplement.
Estimate €400 - €600 -
77 - OMBRELLES ET PARAPLUIES, CAZAL (René-Marie): Essaie historique anecdotique sur le parapluie, l'ombrelle et la canne. Paris, Malteste, s.d.; in 12, half blond basane decorated, cover preserved. copy of the second edition. identical to the first; the author became supplier of the Empress. Handwritten mention (Offered by the Author to Monsieur Androuet de Cerceau)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
78 - NODIER (Charles) : Description raisonnée d'une jolie collection de livres. Paris, Techener, 1844; in 8°, blond calf decorated of the time, gilt edges. (Hinges cracked)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
79 - [MONTESQUIEU] : Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence. Amsterdam, Jacques Desbordes, 1734; in 12, 2 ff. 277 pages, 1 ff. in brown calf, spine decorated, red edges. First edition. Copy of second issue with corrections and errata page. By denying the Revelation and any divine design, Montesquieu gives in this work his own vision of history and, in a way, the first chapter of the "Esprit des Lois". Nice copy.
Estimate €300 - €400 -
80 - LALOUETTE (C. J.): Moeurs. Bayeux, Groult et Paris, le Normand, 1822; in 16, long-grained red morocco, spine with false-nerve ornament, boards decorated with a gilt lace and, in the center, the three royal fleurs-de-lis, int. dent., gilt edges, slipcase. Beautiful copy of this small book of moral and spiritual edification, very well bound. (Posterior case).
Estimate €120 - €150 -
81 - LEOPARDI (Giacomo) : Poems and moral works of Leopardi. Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1880; three small volumes in 12, 281 pp; 287 pp; 268 pp, half green morocco with corners and marbled paper, spine with 5 nerves decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt heads. Nice copy.
Estimate €100 - €200 -
82 - LA BEAUMELLE (Laurent Angliviel de)]. My thoughts. What will they say? Or Political and Moral Reflections, Free and Interesting, on the Present Situation of Europe. Amsterdam, Joly, 1758; two parts in 1 vol. in 12, fawn calf, spine decorated with gilded fillets, red morocco title-pieces, red tr. binding of the time. Rare edition of the Pensées, well completed with the Supplement of 128 pp and an Addition of 4 pp. This book caused a violent quarrel between Voltaire and La Beaumelle. Nice copy.
Estimate €200 - €250 -
83 - SHAFTESBURY (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of) 1671-1713: The Councils, by the Earl of Shaftesbury, Translated from the English. London, 1773; in 8°, full marbled fawn calf, very ornate smooth spine, red marbled title page, spotted edges. This is the first French edition of the main work of this English moralist, Soliloquy, or Advice to an Author, published in 1710, in which he places virtue and honesty above all political calculations. A fine copy, complete with the frontispiece portrait.
Estimate €200 - €300 -
84 - [FREDERIC II, King of Prussia] : Examen du Prince de Machiavelli, avec des notes historiques et politiques. London, Mayer, 1741; in 8°, XX pp, 2 ff, 335 pp, blond calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red morocco title-piece, gilt fillets on the edges, spotted red edges. Beautiful copy of this uncommon edition, illustrated with a beautiful title vignette. The Examen is the work of King Frederick II; the text was revised by Voltaire and then by Bruzen de La Martinière, the translation is the work o
Estimate €200 - €300 -
85 - RUSSIA. ARTAMOF (Piotre): La Russie Historique, monumentale et pittoresque. Paris, Lahure, 1862-1865; two volumes, in folio, half red chagrin, spine ribbed underlined with golden nets. binding of the time. numerous illustrations in black in the text and out of text. (some freckles)
Estimate €300 - €400 -
86 - CHAMFORT (Sébastien-Roch Nicolas) : OEuvres Complètes De Chamfort, De L'académie Française. Paris, Maradan, Third Edition, 1812; two volumes in 8°, parma calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red calf title and giblets, boards stamped with a large diamond medallion framed by a row of palmettes, edges speckled. A fine copy, in perfect condition, very well bound by VOGEL.
Estimate €200 - €300 -
87 - CHATEAUBRIAND (François-René, vicomte de) : Memoirs, letters and authentic documents concerning the life and death of the Duke of Berry. Paris, Le Normant, 1820; in 8°, red half-maroquin with long grain, spine decorated. FIRST EDITION. From the same source: Essai historique, politique et moral sur les révolutions anciennes et modernes. London, Colburn, 1820; in 8°, brown half-chagrin with later decoration; Congress of Verona, Spanish War. Negotiations: Spanish colonies. Paris, Delloye, and
Estimate €300 - €400 -
87-1 - BALZAC (Honoré de) : Maximes et Pensées. Paris, Plon Frères, 1852; in-12 (165 x 108 mm) of 1 f. n.fol. and 209 pp., green half-chagrin with small corners, spine ribbed with gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt title, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. slightly later binding. First edition. The work proposes to give to read the best reflections of the author of the Comédie Humaine. From the Bibl. of J. Dennery (ex libris). Vicar I, 232. Enclosed : DURAND (de Gros) : Questions de philosophie mo
Estimate €80 - €100 -
88 - MONTHERLANT (Henry de), BONNARD (Pierre): La Rédemption par les Bêtes. Paris, 1959; in 4° in sheets under printed folder and double emboitage. Edition printed at 280 copies on grand velin de Rives; This one, which carries the number 34, is one of the 40 copies comprising a suite on Japon of 39 liths, 17 of which are unused, two suites of the 39 liths on Rives, one printed in pink and the other in green.
Estimate €500 - €600 -
89 - MAURRAS (Charles), GERNEZ : Le Chemin de Paradis. Paris, La Cité des Livres, 1927; in 4°, blue chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, slipcase, Beautifully illustrated in color by Gernez. Ex num on arches.
Estimate €80 - €100 -
90 - PERRAULT Charles : Tales, Cinderella. La Barbe Bleue. Paris, Porson, 1947-1949. 2 vol. in 8°, in ff. under folders and covers, illustrated. Illustrations in colors by Henry LEMARIE. Ex num on vellum.
Estimate €100 - €120 -
91 - - LA FAYETTE (Madame de): The Princess of Cleves. Paris, A. Vial; in 4°, blue chagrin, slipcase. Numbered copy on Rives.
Estimate €80 - €100 -
92 - - VIALAR - HOBI: La Grande Meute. Paris, A. Vial, 1971; in folio in ff, in orange folder and slipcase. Ex. num. on Lana vellum, with the original drawing signed.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
93 - - VERLAINE: Free Works of Girls. Ill. by Jacques Pecnard. Paris, 1973; in folio on ff in folder and slipcase. Ex. num. 190.
Estimate €100 - €120
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