First edition

Pierre LE TOURNEUR, François-Anne DAVID

Histoire d'Angleterre représentée par figures

Chez l'auteur & François Anne David, à Paris 1784 - 1800, In-4 (19,5x26,5cm), (4) 194pp. et (4) 211pp. et (4) 116pp., 3 volumes reliés.

First edition, very rare, augmented by a third volume published 16 years later, in 1800, and dedicated to wars in the colonies, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Canada and the American war of independence. She is superbly illustrated with 111 hors-texte engraved figures engraved by François Anne DAVID after [...]

1 800 €

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Guillaume-Germain GUYOT, François-Anne DAVID

Histoire de France représentée par figures, accompagnées de discours

Chez l'auteur & M. David, à Paris 1787-1796, in-4 (20x26,2cm), (4) 168 pp. et 204 pp. et (4) 200 pp. et (4) 184 pp.

First edition, rare, illustrated with 5 engraved titles and 140 hors-texte figures drawn in red on hard paper, with a specific ornamental border for each volume, corresponding to each era described by each volume. Print on large vellum paper.
Publisher's binding in full blond calf jasped and [...]

2 800 €

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PLUTARQUE

Epitome vitarum Plutarchi

Apud Hyeronimum Olivier, Cenomanis [Le Mans] 1608 (S.d.), 694pp. (2), relié.

New edition, the first of which seems to have appeared in 1541 in Basel. It was done by Dario Tiberti.

350 €

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[Auger de Mauléon GRANIER]

Recueil de divers memoires, harangues, remonstrances, et lettres servans à l'histoire de nostre ...

Chez Pierre Chevalier, à Paris 1623, In-4 (16,5x22,5cm), (8) 478pp. (1), relié.

First edition, rare, composed of 63 pieces, stops, letters, memories and others.
Binding in full modern velin. Back to 4 nerves. Title and date pieces in black sheepskin. On the upper plate, calligraphy in black ink, the title and date, and a frieze framing.

450 €

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Jean DESLYONS

Traitez singuliers et nouveaux contre le paganisme du Roy Boit. Le I. Du jeune ancien de l’Eglise ...

Chez la veuve Savreux, à Paris 1670, in 12 (9x15,5cm), (56) 346pp., relié.

First edition, rare. This is the second book devoted by the author on this subject.
Binding half calf iced camel. Back with false nerves adorned with florets. Long grain morocco boards with framing roulette.
Binding full brown sheepskin contemporary speckled. Back to nerves adorned. Golden [...]

600 €

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Dom Charles Joseph BEVY

Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs, et autres souverains de l'univers, depuis leur ...

Chez Moutard, à Paris 1776, In-8 (12,5x20cm), xvj, 559pp. (5), relié.

First edition, illustrated with 14 beautiful costume boards representing about 80 French costumes from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title piece in red morocco. Worthy restorations at the head and tail joints, idem in [...]

700 €

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P. DELARUE

Oraison funebre de tres-haut et tres-puissant seigneur François Henry de Montmorancy [Ensemble] ...

Chez la veuve de Simon Bernard, à Paris 1695, (2) 51pp. (1) ; (2) 41pp. (1) ; 41pp. (3) ; (2) 44pp. ; (2) 41pp. (3) ;

First edition of all texts composing the collection.

Binding full brown sheepskin speckled and icy contemporary. Back with nerves richly adorned. Title piece in Havana morocco. Roulette on the cuts.

700 €

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Pierre Charles LEVESQUE

Histoire de Russie

Chez Debure l'aîné, à Paris 1782, In-12 (10x17cm), xlviij, 442pp. et (4) 516pp. et (4) 570pp. et (4) 548pp. et (4) 565pp. (3), relié.

First Edition, illustrated with 2 large folding maps of Western Russia and Eastern Russia.
Binders full marbled vintage calf. back with ornate nerves, wheels in tails and heads. Title piece in red morocco, pieces of tomaison with black wax. A wormhole along the upper joint at the end of Volume [...]

1 500 €

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