Jean PASSERAT

Recueil des oeuvres poetiques. — Kalendae Januariae, & Varia quaedam Poëmatia

Chez Abel l'Angelier, Paris 1606, in-8 (11x16,5cm), (6) 464pp. (8) ; (16) 248pp. [mal chiff. 148] (6), 2 ouvrages reliés en un volume.

Posthumous editions of these works, prepared and published by John Rougevalet, nephew of the author. The Compendium is decorated with a lovely portrait of Passerat engraved on copper by Thomas de Leu. Among the various French plays in it, there are his famous hunting poems: The Deer of [...]

1 200 €

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COLLECTIF

Recueil de plusieurs pièces d'éloquence et de poésie présentées à l'Académie françoise pour ...

Veuve de J. B. Coignard et Jean-Baptiste Coignard fils, Paris 1691 [1693], in-12 (9x15,5cm), relié.

Collection of poetic pieces, says Code of the French Academy, including two in which we find important texts by Charles Perrault (pp. 121-172) the reprinting of La Marquise de Salusses initially tale published in the same collection in 1691, and the second edition of La Chasse (pp. [...]

500 €

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Alexandre GORDON

La Vie du pape Alexandre VI et de son fils César Borgia. Contenant les Guerres de Charles VIII & ...

Pierre Mortier, Paris 1751, in-8 (10x17,5cm), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition of the French translation, after that of 1732. It is decorated with a pontiff's portrait frontispiece, engraved by Mathey, 4 inset portraits, including one of Machiavelli,
and a repeated jewel on the titles.
Binders of the time in full morocco red long grain. Back smooth [...]

450 €

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First edition

Benjamin de LABORDE

Mémoires historiques sur Raoul de Coucy. On y a joint le Recueil de ses Chansons en vieux langage, ...

De l'Imprimerie de Ph.- D. Pierres, Paris 1781, in-8 (10,5x17,5cm), (8) 108pp. et (4) 106pp., 2 volumes reliés.

The first edition, finely printed by Pierres. The work is illustrated with three portraits, including one of Raoul de Coucy, one hors-texte figure showing the town of Coucy-le-Château, and twelve pages of music engraved with the greatest care after manuscripts belonging to the king and the Marquis [...]

2 500 €

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First edition

ANONYME

Lettres patantes du roy. Portans Permission d'Establir dans ceste ville de Paris & autres de ce ...

Sylvestre Moreau, Paris 1617, petit in-8 (10x16cm), 15pp., relié.

first edition of this very rare piece for the establishment of public arm chairs in France. Arms of France engraved on wood with the title.
Binding XIX half calf cherry with corners, signed E. Niédrée. Back with five nerves decorated with gilded nets. Cold net on the boards.
Copy of Henri [...]

450 €

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First edition

Théophile GAUTIER

L'Art moderne

Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1856, 11x17,5cm, relié.

first edition.
Contemporary binding semi shagreen midnight blue, back with four false nerves decorated with cold nets and gilded florets, small traces of rubbing on the joints, marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and to the tank.
Light spots on edges.

250 €

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Claude de MORENNE

Oraisons funebres et tombeaux. Avecques les Cantiques, Quatrains, & autres Poëmes, tant François ...

Pierre Bertault, Paris 1604, in-8 (11x17,5cm), 4 parties reliées en un volume.

The very rare first collected edition, first in parts, of the works of Claude de Morenne (1550-1606), preacher to King Henri IV and Bishop of Sées.
Contemporary cream-colored supple vellum, spine with fillets and little gilt fleurons, double gilt fillet frame to covers, all edges gilt.
One [...]

1 500 €

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Barbara Juliane von KRUDENER

Valérie

Charpentier, Paris 1840, 10,5x17,5cm, relié.

new edition.
Contemporary binding in full blue morocco, back with five false nerves ornate boxes, jewels, gold and dotted nets, five threads and golden jewels framing the boards, green morocco contreplats lined boxes of twelve golden nets and punches Cold, net gilded on the cuts, all edges [...]

450 €

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