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1 - MANUSCRIT. Inventory after the death of Claude Etienne Tonnellier on October 14, 1783. ME Gobin notaire. Handwritten collection of approximately 300 pages in folio format, preserved in a green cloth binding with laces, red morocco label glued to the upper cover. Contemporary binding. Very important inventory of the property's furnishings, compiled by judicial authority. For example, 25 bottles of white champagne wine valued at 120 livres. In the courtyard, a sedan with 4 windows, estimated at 30

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200 € - 300 €

Aulus Persius Flaccus Brevissimis... Le mesme Perse est en l'une des pages traduict en vers françois, par forme de paraphrase, par Guillaume Durand, conseiller du Roy à Senlis... Paris, ex Typographia Dyonisi a Prato..., 1586 ; in 12, XII, 83 ff. et un f. maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées. Beautiful impression by Denis du Pré, one of the best printers in Paris at the end of the 16th century, of the six Satyrs of Persia, in the translation of the great schola

2 - Aulus Persius Flaccus Brevissimis... Le mesme Perse est en l'une des pages traduict en vers françois, par forme de paraphrase, par Guillaume Durand, conseiller du Roy à Senlis... Paris, ex Typographia Dyonisi a Prato..., 1586 ; in 12, XII, 83 ff. et un f. maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées. Beautiful impression by Denis du Pré, one of the best printers in Paris at the end of the 16th century, of the six Satyrs of Persia, in the translation of the great schola

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600 € - 800 €

WARS OF RELIGION. Martel en teste des catholiques françois (Le). où est amplement discouru de la cause des miseres de ce pauvre Royaume, & le vray moyen d'y donner remede. Divisé en quatre parties, l'argument desquelles se void en la page suyvante. Paris, Chez Rolin Thierry, 1590; in 12, olive morocco, ornate spine, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. Slightly later binding. Extremely rare first edition of this Catholic pamphlet written by someone close to the League. The author des

3 - WARS OF RELIGION. Martel en teste des catholiques françois (Le). où est amplement discouru de la cause des miseres de ce pauvre Royaume, & le vray moyen d'y donner remede. Divisé en quatre parties, l'argument desquelles se void en la page suyvante. Paris, Chez Rolin Thierry, 1590; in 12, olive morocco, ornate spine, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. Slightly later binding. Extremely rare first edition of this Catholic pamphlet written by someone close to the League. The author des

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200 € - 300 €

[CROME ou CRUCE (François): Dialogue d'entre le Maheustre et le Manant. Contenant les raisons de leurs débats & questions en ces presens troubles au Royaume de France. S. l. [Paris], 1594; in 8°, 170 x 108 mm, 1 bl. f., 123 ff., 1 bl. f., vellum with flaps, smooth spine with gold-stamped title. Nineteenth-century binding. Brunet, II, 670; Cioranesco 7891; Hauser, Sources de l'Histoire de France, IV, 307. A fine copy of the second edition. The first edition of December 1593, condemned to b

4 - [CROME ou CRUCE (François): Dialogue d'entre le Maheustre et le Manant. Contenant les raisons de leurs débats & questions en ces presens troubles au Royaume de France. S. l. [Paris], 1594; in 8°, 170 x 108 mm, 1 bl. f., 123 ff., 1 bl. f., vellum with flaps, smooth spine with gold-stamped title. Nineteenth-century binding. Brunet, II, 670; Cioranesco 7891; Hauser, Sources de l'Histoire de France, IV, 307. A fine copy of the second edition. The first edition of December 1593, condemned to b

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300 € - 500 €

FAUCHET (Claude): Origines des Dignitez & Magistrats de France. Origines des Chevaliers, Armoiries & Héraux... Genève, Paul Marceau, 1611; two works in one vol. in 4°, 124 pp. and 2 ff. of table, green half-chagrin with corners, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt fillets. Late 19th or early 20th century binding.

5 - FAUCHET (Claude): Origines des Dignitez & Magistrats de France. Origines des Chevaliers, Armoiries & Héraux... Genève, Paul Marceau, 1611; two works in one vol. in 4°, 124 pp. and 2 ff. of table, green half-chagrin with corners, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt fillets. Late 19th or early 20th century binding.

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200 € - 300 €

Anatomy of the Three Orders of France. Sur le sujet des Estats. S. l., 1615; in 12, midnight blue half-maroquin, ribbed spine decorated with a repeated fleuron. Bound by Canape. Interesting pamphlet on the previous year's Estates General and the abuses rightly or wrongly observed in the kingdom. From the bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, bibliographer of Lyon origin, author of numerous works on the love of books, with his monogrammed stamp.

6 - Anatomy of the Three Orders of France. Sur le sujet des Estats. S. l., 1615; in 12, midnight blue half-maroquin, ribbed spine decorated with a repeated fleuron. Bound by Canape. Interesting pamphlet on the previous year's Estates General and the abuses rightly or wrongly observed in the kingdom. From the bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, bibliographer of Lyon origin, author of numerous works on the love of books, with his monogrammed stamp.

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200 € - 300 €

Les Fièvres de la Paulette, & ses Regrets. Paris, Abraham Saugrain, 1617, in 8°, 16 pp. long-grained green half-maroquin, title stamped lengthwise on spine. "Pleasant satire on the famous annual duty, kindly called "paulette" after its creator Paulet. Introduced in 1604, it was subject to renewal every nine years, and no less regularly, its abolition was ardently desired. A fine copy of this rare booklet. From the bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, bibliographer of Lyon origin, author of numerous

7 - Les Fièvres de la Paulette, & ses Regrets. Paris, Abraham Saugrain, 1617, in 8°, 16 pp. long-grained green half-maroquin, title stamped lengthwise on spine. "Pleasant satire on the famous annual duty, kindly called "paulette" after its creator Paulet. Introduced in 1604, it was subject to renewal every nine years, and no less regularly, its abolition was ardently desired. A fine copy of this rare booklet. From the bibl. of Gustave Mouravit, bibliographer of Lyon origin, author of numerous

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200 € - 300 €

EMBLEMATA. ZINCGREF (Julius Guilielmus): Emblematum ethico-politicorum centuria Iulii Guilielmi Zincgrefii. Edition secunda. Frankfurt, apud Petrum Mareschallum, 1624; small in 4°, brown half-basin, ribbed spine, repeated fleuron on spine, red edges. 19th century binding. A fine edition, featuring a handsome engraved title in a remarkable architectural frame and 100 copper-engraved circular figures by Matthaus Merian, each accompanied by a quatrain in French and, opposite, an explanation in Lat

8 - EMBLEMATA. ZINCGREF (Julius Guilielmus): Emblematum ethico-politicorum centuria Iulii Guilielmi Zincgrefii. Edition secunda. Frankfurt, apud Petrum Mareschallum, 1624; small in 4°, brown half-basin, ribbed spine, repeated fleuron on spine, red edges. 19th century binding. A fine edition, featuring a handsome engraved title in a remarkable architectural frame and 100 copper-engraved circular figures by Matthaus Merian, each accompanied by a quatrain in French and, opposite, an explanation in Lat

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1 000 € - 1 200 €

[FARIN (François)] La Normandie Chrestienne ou l'Histoire des Archevesque de Rouen qui sont au catalog des Saints. Rouen, Louis Du Mesnil, 1659; in 4°, old soft vellum, contemporary binding (first 2 leaves missing).

9 - [FARIN (François)] La Normandie Chrestienne ou l'Histoire des Archevesque de Rouen qui sont au catalog des Saints. Rouen, Louis Du Mesnil, 1659; in 4°, old soft vellum, contemporary binding (first 2 leaves missing).

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100 € - 120 €

[LE NOBLE (Eustache)]: L'Allée de la Seringue ou Les Noyer. Heroic poems in four songs. S.l. (Paris), 1677, in 12, antique parchment. A fine copy of the 2nd edition of this satyr, very close to Boileau; it is bin complete with the 4 curious engraved plates. Joint: [GIRY (Odet-Joseph de Vaux, abbé de Saint-Cyr)]. Catechisme et Décisions de cas de conscience, à l'usage des cacouacs; avec un discours du patriarche des cacouacs, pour la réception d'un nouveau disciple. Cacopolis (Paris), 1758;

10 - [LE NOBLE (Eustache)]: L'Allée de la Seringue ou Les Noyer. Heroic poems in four songs. S.l. (Paris), 1677, in 12, antique parchment. A fine copy of the 2nd edition of this satyr, very close to Boileau; it is bin complete with the 4 curious engraved plates. Joint: [GIRY (Odet-Joseph de Vaux, abbé de Saint-Cyr)]. Catechisme et Décisions de cas de conscience, à l'usage des cacouacs; avec un discours du patriarche des cacouacs, pour la réception d'un nouveau disciple. Cacopolis (Paris), 1758;

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200 € - 250 €

[...] Elite des bons mots et des pensées choisies, Recueillies avec soin des plus célèbres Auteurs, & principalement des Livres en ana. Amsterdam, Chez Jaques Desbordes, 1706; two volumes in 12, speckled brown calf, ornate ribbed spines, speckled red edges. Contemporary binding. Very interesting collection of epigrams, fables, epitaphs and anecdotes, in verse or prose Titles in black and red (small defect on one headband).

11 - [...] Elite des bons mots et des pensées choisies, Recueillies avec soin des plus célèbres Auteurs, & principalement des Livres en ana. Amsterdam, Chez Jaques Desbordes, 1706; two volumes in 12, speckled brown calf, ornate ribbed spines, speckled red edges. Contemporary binding. Very interesting collection of epigrams, fables, epitaphs and anecdotes, in verse or prose Titles in black and red (small defect on one headband).

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150 € - 200 €

[BONNEVAL (René de)]. Progrès de l'Education, Suite des Elémens de l'Education. Paris, Prault, 1743; in 12, anthracite morocco, spine with ornate faux-nerfs, triple fillet, corner fleurons and arms stamped in the center of the boards, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of Mgr Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé, bishop of Nantes, dedicatee of this controversial work. Bonneval was a noted opponent of Enlightenment writings and authors. Copy cited by Olivier,

12 - [BONNEVAL (René de)]. Progrès de l'Education, Suite des Elémens de l'Education. Paris, Prault, 1743; in 12, anthracite morocco, spine with ornate faux-nerfs, triple fillet, corner fleurons and arms stamped in the center of the boards, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of Mgr Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé, bishop of Nantes, dedicatee of this controversial work. Bonneval was a noted opponent of Enlightenment writings and authors. Copy cited by Olivier,

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150 € - 250 €

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François, duc de): Réflexions ou sentences morales. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1693; in 12, speckled calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt small irons, red morocco title-piece, decoration at the edges, speckled red edges. Contemporary binding. Sixth edition in which La Chapelle-Bessay's "preliminary discourse" has been reinstated, removed from all editions published after 1665. According to a handwritten note on the title, the Discours appearing at the head of the work is given t

13 - LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François, duc de): Réflexions ou sentences morales. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1693; in 12, speckled calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt small irons, red morocco title-piece, decoration at the edges, speckled red edges. Contemporary binding. Sixth edition in which La Chapelle-Bessay's "preliminary discourse" has been reinstated, removed from all editions published after 1665. According to a handwritten note on the title, the Discours appearing at the head of the work is given t

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200 € - 400 €

MILITARIA. Etat du Militaire de France. 1751. Precious handwritten collection, calligraphed in brown ink. Includes nine chapters: Maison du Roy, Gendarmerie, Infanterie, Cavalerie, Hussards, Dragons, Militia, Invalides en Garnison, Compagnies franches, and a final recapitulation folio. In 12, red morocco, spine ribbed with rich fleur-de-lys decoration, boards decorated with triple fillet and fleur-de-lys in each corner, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A precious, fine

14 - MILITARIA. Etat du Militaire de France. 1751. Precious handwritten collection, calligraphed in brown ink. Includes nine chapters: Maison du Roy, Gendarmerie, Infanterie, Cavalerie, Hussards, Dragons, Militia, Invalides en Garnison, Compagnies franches, and a final recapitulation folio. In 12, red morocco, spine ribbed with rich fleur-de-lys decoration, boards decorated with triple fillet and fleur-de-lys in each corner, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A precious, fine

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600 € - 800 €

ATLAS. LE ROUGE (Georges-Louis): Atlas nouveau portatif à l'usage des militaires et du voyageur contenant 91 cartes dressées sur les nouvelles observations. Dedicated to Monseigneur le Comte de Maurepas [engraved title]. Introduction à la géographie [printed title]. P., Le Rouge, 1756, in 4°, 1 double-page engraved title, VIII-36 p., 3 plates of spheres, 1 plate of a world map and 87 double-page engraved maps with watercolored outlines, half tan basane, smooth spine, red calf title-piece. C

15 - ATLAS. LE ROUGE (Georges-Louis): Atlas nouveau portatif à l'usage des militaires et du voyageur contenant 91 cartes dressées sur les nouvelles observations. Dedicated to Monseigneur le Comte de Maurepas [engraved title]. Introduction à la géographie [printed title]. P., Le Rouge, 1756, in 4°, 1 double-page engraved title, VIII-36 p., 3 plates of spheres, 1 plate of a world map and 87 double-page engraved maps with watercolored outlines, half tan basane, smooth spine, red calf title-piece. C

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800 € - 1 000 €

JESUITES. [ABRASSEVIN (R. P. Claude)]: Tout le monde a tort, ou Jugement d'une dame philosophe sur l'affaire présente des Jésuites. En France (Paris), nouv. éd. 1762; in 12, 6 pp. early 19th-century ornate half-basane. Published the same year as the original. A highly ironic pamphlet in favor of the Society of Jesus, written by a Jesuit from Hyères. Voltaire, wrongly as is often the case, attributed this book to Mme Belot.

16 - JESUITES. [ABRASSEVIN (R. P. Claude)]: Tout le monde a tort, ou Jugement d'une dame philosophe sur l'affaire présente des Jésuites. En France (Paris), nouv. éd. 1762; in 12, 6 pp. early 19th-century ornate half-basane. Published the same year as the original. A highly ironic pamphlet in favor of the Society of Jesus, written by a Jesuit from Hyères. Voltaire, wrongly as is often the case, attributed this book to Mme Belot.

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150 € - 200 €

BAYLE (Pierre). [FRÉDÉRIC II (roi de Prusse) et D'ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste Boyer)] Extrait du Dictionnaire historique et critique de Bayle, divisé en 2 volumes, avec une préface. A Berlin, chez Chrétien Frédéric Voss, 1765; two volumes in one in 8°, red morocco, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and a repeated fleuron depicting a star, double gilt fillet on covers, edges gilt over marbling. Contemporary binding. Uncommon first edition of this selection of articles from Bayle's Dictio

17 - BAYLE (Pierre). [FRÉDÉRIC II (roi de Prusse) et D'ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste Boyer)] Extrait du Dictionnaire historique et critique de Bayle, divisé en 2 volumes, avec une préface. A Berlin, chez Chrétien Frédéric Voss, 1765; two volumes in one in 8°, red morocco, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and a repeated fleuron depicting a star, double gilt fillet on covers, edges gilt over marbling. Contemporary binding. Uncommon first edition of this selection of articles from Bayle's Dictio

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600 € - 800 €

DORAT (Jean): Les Baisers précédés du Mois de Mai. La Haye et Paris, Delalain, 1770; in 8°, red morocco, ribbed spine, interior lace, gilt head. High-quality binding by DUCHARNE, active in Paris between 1860 and the early 20th century. Frontispiece, figure, title finial, 22 culs-de-lampe by Eisen and Marillier. One of the most famous illustrated books of the 18th century. The work is followed by "L'Imitation des auteurs latins". The copy has been enriched with a very fine ornate frontispiec

18 - DORAT (Jean): Les Baisers précédés du Mois de Mai. La Haye et Paris, Delalain, 1770; in 8°, red morocco, ribbed spine, interior lace, gilt head. High-quality binding by DUCHARNE, active in Paris between 1860 and the early 20th century. Frontispiece, figure, title finial, 22 culs-de-lampe by Eisen and Marillier. One of the most famous illustrated books of the 18th century. The work is followed by "L'Imitation des auteurs latins". The copy has been enriched with a very fine ornate frontispiec

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600 € - 800 €

BERGIER (Abbé Nicolas-Sylvestre): Examen du Matérialisme: ou Réfutation du Système de la Nature. Paris, Humblot, 1771; two volumes in 12, full green morocco, highly ornate ribbed spines, red morocco title-pieces, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy of this important refutation of d'Holbach's theories on nature. Abbé Bergier was a resolute opponent of the philosophers (a few handwritten marginal remarks have been cut out, without altering the printed t

19 - BERGIER (Abbé Nicolas-Sylvestre): Examen du Matérialisme: ou Réfutation du Système de la Nature. Paris, Humblot, 1771; two volumes in 12, full green morocco, highly ornate ribbed spines, red morocco title-pieces, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy of this important refutation of d'Holbach's theories on nature. Abbé Bergier was a resolute opponent of the philosophers (a few handwritten marginal remarks have been cut out, without altering the printed t

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150 € - 200 €

[ SILHOUETTE (Etienne de)]: Les Pensées de Pope, avec un Abrégé de sa vie ... Paris, Grangé, 1773; in 12, mottled calf, false ribbed spine decorated, red edges. Contemporary binding. From the library of Château de Ormes, ex libris. Joint : - PRUDHON : Avertissement au propriétaire ou lettre à Mr Considérant ..., Paris, Garnier, 2 éd, 1848; in 12, half brown cloth, covers preserved.

20 - [ SILHOUETTE (Etienne de)]: Les Pensées de Pope, avec un Abrégé de sa vie ... Paris, Grangé, 1773; in 12, mottled calf, false ribbed spine decorated, red edges. Contemporary binding. From the library of Château de Ormes, ex libris. Joint : - PRUDHON : Avertissement au propriétaire ou lettre à Mr Considérant ..., Paris, Garnier, 2 éd, 1848; in 12, half brown cloth, covers preserved.

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100 € - 120 €

HERALDIQUE. MENESTRIER (Father Claude-François): Nouvel Méthode Raisonnée du blason, ou de l'Art Héraldique. Lyon, Bruyset Ponthus, 1780; in 8°, mottled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy of this edition, complete with the engraved front spis, the facing pl of the dedicatory epistle and the 49 plates in the num work, the last of which is folding.

21 - HERALDIQUE. MENESTRIER (Father Claude-François): Nouvel Méthode Raisonnée du blason, ou de l'Art Héraldique. Lyon, Bruyset Ponthus, 1780; in 8°, mottled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red edges. Contemporary binding. A fine copy of this edition, complete with the engraved front spis, the facing pl of the dedicatory epistle and the 49 plates in the num work, the last of which is folding.

Estimate

150 € - 200 €

NOBILITY IN 1789. Collection of nine titles published in Paris in 1788 and 1789, in 8° format and preserved in a red half-maroquin long-grained binding with corners, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head, cold-stamped arms in the center of the boards, topped with a comtal crown. 19th century binding. This collection includes: - [DUBIGNON (abbé)] Les Intérêts de la noblesse bien entendus. S. l., 1789; III and 13 pp. - Lettre de M. le Marquis de M***, gentilhomme breton, à Mgr l'Evêque de***, sur

22 - NOBILITY IN 1789. Collection of nine titles published in Paris in 1788 and 1789, in 8° format and preserved in a red half-maroquin long-grained binding with corners, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head, cold-stamped arms in the center of the boards, topped with a comtal crown. 19th century binding. This collection includes: - [DUBIGNON (abbé)] Les Intérêts de la noblesse bien entendus. S. l., 1789; III and 13 pp. - Lettre de M. le Marquis de M, gentilhomme breton, à Mgr l'Evêque de, sur

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300 € - 400 €

MERCIER: Fragemen de politique et d'histoire. Paris, Buisson et Lyon, Bruyset, 1792; 3 vols In 8°, half blond basane very ornate. Contemporary binding. From the library of Count Franz von Schönborn with his ex libris.

23 - MERCIER: Fragemen de politique et d'histoire. Paris, Buisson et Lyon, Bruyset, 1792; 3 vols In 8°, half blond basane very ornate. Contemporary binding. From the library of Count Franz von Schönborn with his ex libris.

Estimate

100 € - 120 €

COUNTER-REVOLUTION. [VOIGNIER (abbé)] La Véritable Politique A l'Usage des Emigrés Français ou Lettres du marquis de *** au chevalier de ***. Cologne, J. G. Lumscher, 1794; in 12, blue half-basin with ornate faux-nerve spine, green calf title page, covers preserved. Modern binding. An extremely rare work, in which the author, in epistolary style, uses theological, historical and philosophical arguments to attack the philosophy of the Enlightenment and the events that have ensued since 1789.

24 - COUNTER-REVOLUTION. [VOIGNIER (abbé)] La Véritable Politique A l'Usage des Emigrés Français ou Lettres du marquis de * au chevalier de *. Cologne, J. G. Lumscher, 1794; in 12, blue half-basin with ornate faux-nerve spine, green calf title page, covers preserved. Modern binding. An extremely rare work, in which the author, in epistolary style, uses theological, historical and philosophical arguments to attack the philosophy of the Enlightenment and the events that have ensued since 1789.

Estimate

150 € - 200 €

REVOLUTION [GALLAIS (Jean-Pierre)] Dix-huit Fructidor; ses causes et ses effets. A Hambourg, 1799; two volumes in 8°, half-fawn speckled basane, blond calf title-pieces, speckled blue edges. Contemporary binding. Each volume includes a blank page, the false title, the title, 224 pages for vol. I, 258 pages for vol. II. Ex libris. A French journalist and writer, Gallais tried to maintain his royalist views under all the political regimes of this troubled period, which many criticized him for def

25 - REVOLUTION [GALLAIS (Jean-Pierre)] Dix-huit Fructidor; ses causes et ses effets. A Hambourg, 1799; two volumes in 8°, half-fawn speckled basane, blond calf title-pieces, speckled blue edges. Contemporary binding. Each volume includes a blank page, the false title, the title, 224 pages for vol. I, 258 pages for vol. II. Ex libris. A French journalist and writer, Gallais tried to maintain his royalist views under all the political regimes of this troubled period, which many criticized him for def

Estimate

100 € - 120 €

REVOLUTION. [MEHEE DE LA TOUCHE (Jean-Claude- Hippolyte)] Alliance des Jacobins de France avec le ministère Anglais; les premiers représentes par le C.en Mehee, et le ministre Anglais, par MM. Hamond, Yorke, et les Lords Pelham et Hawkesbury: suivie des stratagèmes de Fr. Drake, sa correspondance, ses plans de campagne, &c. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la république, Germinal an XII; in 8°, full speckled basane, ornate smooth spine, green calf title-piece, fillet stamped on covers, speck

26 - REVOLUTION. [MEHEE DE LA TOUCHE (Jean-Claude- Hippolyte)] Alliance des Jacobins de France avec le ministère Anglais; les premiers représentes par le C.en Mehee, et le ministre Anglais, par MM. Hamond, Yorke, et les Lords Pelham et Hawkesbury: suivie des stratagèmes de Fr. Drake, sa correspondance, ses plans de campagne, &c. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la république, Germinal an XII; in 8°, full speckled basane, ornate smooth spine, green calf title-piece, fillet stamped on covers, speck

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100 € - 150 €

SABATIER DE CASTRES: Le Véritable Esprit de J.J. Rousseau ... Metz, Collignon et Leipzig, en XII, 1804; 3 vols in 8°, half basane with contemporary ornate casing. First edition of this highly critical analysis of Rousseau's work and person. Joint: VOLTAIRE [SABATIER DE CASTRES (abbé)]: Tableau philosophique de l'esprit de M. de Voltaire, pour servir de suite à ses Ouvrages, & de Mémoires à l'histoire de sa Vie. Genève, Chez les Frères Crammer, 1771; in 8°, XII, 380 pp, blond half ca

27 - SABATIER DE CASTRES: Le Véritable Esprit de J.J. Rousseau ... Metz, Collignon et Leipzig, en XII, 1804; 3 vols in 8°, half basane with contemporary ornate casing. First edition of this highly critical analysis of Rousseau's work and person. Joint: VOLTAIRE [SABATIER DE CASTRES (abbé)]: Tableau philosophique de l'esprit de M. de Voltaire, pour servir de suite à ses Ouvrages, & de Mémoires à l'histoire de sa Vie. Genève, Chez les Frères Crammer, 1771; in 8°, XII, 380 pp, blond half ca

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200 € - 300 €

REVOLUTION. LECOINTRE (Laurent): Les Crimes de sept membres des anciens comités de salut publique et de sureté général .... Paris, Maret, An 3; in 8°, half blond basane with contemporary ornamentation.

28 - REVOLUTION. LECOINTRE (Laurent): Les Crimes de sept membres des anciens comités de salut publique et de sureté général .... Paris, Maret, An 3; in 8°, half blond basane with contemporary ornamentation.

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100 € - 120 €

NAPOLEON. POLITICAL COLLECTION. Exceptional collection of 24 impressions by authors vigorously hostile to Napoleon Bonaparte, to the Empire, the logical succession to the destruction wrought by the Revolution, according to their writings. The set is assembled in two strong volumes in 8°, bound in tawny root calf, spines with ornate faux-nerfs, title-pieces in red or green calf. A very fine copy, very well bound in the period. Includes: FIRST VOLUME: - BONALD (Louis de): Réflexions sur l'int�

29 - NAPOLEON. POLITICAL COLLECTION. Exceptional collection of 24 impressions by authors vigorously hostile to Napoleon Bonaparte, to the Empire, the logical succession to the destruction wrought by the Revolution, according to their writings. The set is assembled in two strong volumes in 8°, bound in tawny root calf, spines with ornate faux-nerfs, title-pieces in red or green calf. A very fine copy, very well bound in the period. Includes: FIRST VOLUME: - BONALD (Louis de): Réflexions sur l'int�

Estimate

600 € - 800 €

RUSSIA. SAWEREYD (M.): Scènes du Nord, ou Choix de quatorze Estampes, représentant des Traineaux, des Voitures, des Cavaliers... Paris, A. Nepveu, 1814; in 16 oblong, bound in fawn half-calf with corners, spine decorated with gilt fillets, yellow edges, marbled paper boards. Contemporary binding. A very fine copy, decorated with a suite of 14 finely colored plates, the last of which is folding, depicting genre scenes of the various countries visited and especially the means of transport used,

30 - RUSSIA. SAWEREYD (M.): Scènes du Nord, ou Choix de quatorze Estampes, représentant des Traineaux, des Voitures, des Cavaliers... Paris, A. Nepveu, 1814; in 16 oblong, bound in fawn half-calf with corners, spine decorated with gilt fillets, yellow edges, marbled paper boards. Contemporary binding. A very fine copy, decorated with a suite of 14 finely colored plates, the last of which is folding, depicting genre scenes of the various countries visited and especially the means of transport used,

Estimate

150 € - 250 €

. MAISTRE (Joseph de) : Les Soirées de Saint Petersbourg, Entretiens sur le Gouvernement temporel de la Providence ; Suivis d'un Traité sur les Sacrifices. Paris, Librairie Grecque, Latine et Française, 1821, two vol. in 8°, half blond basane, spines with ornate faux-nerfs, marbled edges. Contemporary binding. Posthumous first edition, with a black lithographed portrait of the author. Upon its publication, this book was a great success and influenced many authors (some foxing).

31 - . MAISTRE (Joseph de) : Les Soirées de Saint Petersbourg, Entretiens sur le Gouvernement temporel de la Providence ; Suivis d'un Traité sur les Sacrifices. Paris, Librairie Grecque, Latine et Française, 1821, two vol. in 8°, half blond basane, spines with ornate faux-nerfs, marbled edges. Contemporary binding. Posthumous first edition, with a black lithographed portrait of the author. Upon its publication, this book was a great success and influenced many authors (some foxing).

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600 € - 800 €

MAISTRE (Joseph de): Lettres à un gentilhomme russe, sur l'inquisition espagnole. Paris, Méquignon, 1822; in 8°, ornate contemporary half blond calf. Very interesting study by this important political analyst; Joint : - CHATEAUBRIAND : Mémoires, Lettres et Pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.R. Monseigneur Charles Ferdinand d'Artois , fils de France, Duc de Berry, Paris, Le Normant, 1820; in 8°, ornate contemporary half blond basane. Monogrammed CT crowned at foot of spin

32 - MAISTRE (Joseph de): Lettres à un gentilhomme russe, sur l'inquisition espagnole. Paris, Méquignon, 1822; in 8°, ornate contemporary half blond calf. Very interesting study by this important political analyst; Joint : - CHATEAUBRIAND : Mémoires, Lettres et Pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.R. Monseigneur Charles Ferdinand d'Artois , fils de France, Duc de Berry, Paris, Le Normant, 1820; in 8°, ornate contemporary half blond basane. Monogrammed CT crowned at foot of spin

Estimate

200 € - 250 €

REVOLUTION. Mémoires sur les Journées de Septembre 1792, par M. Jourgniac ..., suivis des délibérations prises par la commune de Paris ... Paris, Baudouin, 1823; in 8°, blue calf, ornate ribbed spine, double gilt fillet on boards, spotted edges, contemporary binding. A fine copy bound at the request of Sarah Sophie Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey, a famous British bibliophile, whose crowned monogram appears at the top of the spine and ex libris on the back cover.

33 - REVOLUTION. Mémoires sur les Journées de Septembre 1792, par M. Jourgniac ..., suivis des délibérations prises par la commune de Paris ... Paris, Baudouin, 1823; in 8°, blue calf, ornate ribbed spine, double gilt fillet on boards, spotted edges, contemporary binding. A fine copy bound at the request of Sarah Sophie Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey, a famous British bibliophile, whose crowned monogram appears at the top of the spine and ex libris on the back cover.

Estimate

200 € - 300 €

[BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme)]. Physiologie du goût, ou Méditations de gastronomie transcendante. Paris, A. Sautelet et Cie, 1826; two volumes in 8°, bronze-green half-basin, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt filets, repeated cold fleuron with gilt central fleuron, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. ORIGINAL EDITION, published anonymously, at the author's expense, and limited to 500 copies. Brillat-Savarin did not enjoy the success of his book, as he died just two months after t

34 - [BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme)]. Physiologie du goût, ou Méditations de gastronomie transcendante. Paris, A. Sautelet et Cie, 1826; two volumes in 8°, bronze-green half-basin, spine with faux-nerfs decorated with gilt filets, repeated cold fleuron with gilt central fleuron, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. ORIGINAL EDITION, published anonymously, at the author's expense, and limited to 500 copies. Brillat-Savarin did not enjoy the success of his book, as he died just two months after t

Estimate

1 000 € - 1 200 €

BONALD (Henri de): Pensées politiques et religieuses. Genève, second edition, Berthier-Guers, 1834; fawn half-basin with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, green calf title-piece. Contemporary binding. Son of Louis de Bonald, the writer of the counter-revolution, Henri de Bonald brings together in this work a large number of timeless reflections on political life and society.

35 - BONALD (Henri de): Pensées politiques et religieuses. Genève, second edition, Berthier-Guers, 1834; fawn half-basin with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, green calf title-piece. Contemporary binding. Son of Louis de Bonald, the writer of the counter-revolution, Henri de Bonald brings together in this work a large number of timeless reflections on political life and society.

Estimate

80 € - 100 €

SAINT-ALLAIS (Nicolas Viton de), 1773-1842, French heraldist and genealogist: De l'Ancienne France,
contenant l'Origine de la Royauté et de ses attributs, celle de la Nation... Paris, chez l'Auteur, 1933;
two volumes in 8°, green half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spines, speckled edges. Contemporary binding.
First edition, with very important information on the institutions of royalty, the
Nobility and the Sovereign Courts, in particular.
Joint: LUCRECE: De la Nature des Choses, translated by La Gr

36 - SAINT-ALLAIS (Nicolas Viton de), 1773-1842, French heraldist and genealogist: De l'Ancienne France, contenant l'Origine de la Royauté et de ses attributs, celle de la Nation... Paris, chez l'Auteur, 1933; two volumes in 8°, green half-chagrin, ornate ribbed spines, speckled edges. Contemporary binding. First edition, with very important information on the institutions of royalty, the Nobility and the Sovereign Courts, in particular. Joint: LUCRECE: De la Nature des Choses, translated by La Gr

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100 € - 150 €

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9 - [FARIN (François)] La Normandie Chrestienne ou l'Histoire des Archevesque de Rouen qui sont au catalog des Saints. Rouen, Louis Du Mesnil, 1659; in 4°, old soft vellum, contemporary binding (first 2 leaves missing).

23 - MERCIER: Fragemen de politique et d'histoire. Paris, Buisson et Lyon, Bruyset, 1792; 3 vols In 8°, half blond basane very ornate. Contemporary binding. From the library of Count Franz von Schönborn with his ex libris.

28 - REVOLUTION. LECOINTRE (Laurent): Les Crimes de sept membres des anciens comités de salut publique et de sureté général .... Paris, Maret, An 3; in 8°, half blond basane with contemporary ornamentation.