First edition

Guillaume Emmanuel Joseph SAINTE CROIX (de)

Histoire des progrès de la puissance navale de l'Angleterre

Chez G. de Bure, à Paris 1786, in-12 (10x18cm), 2 volumes reliés.

Second edition, and first Paris after the original appeared in 1783 in Yverdon.
Binding full glossy blond and speckled calf. Back smooth decorated with four irons in boxes. As an exhibit in red morocco; room volume number round black leather. Double mentoring net on the boards. Nice copy. --- [...]

1 000 €

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First edition

Claude BROSSETTE

Histoire abrégée ou Eloge historique de la ville de Lion [LYON]. [ensemble] Réduction des ...

Chez Jean-Baptiste Girin, Lion (Lyon) 1711, in-4 (21x28,5cm), (16) 201pp. ; 76pp., relié.

First edition illustrated with a folding map of the city frontispiece, a title thumbnail of arms of the city, a board representing the tomb of the two lovers, and 116 boards of arms.
Copy of arms of the city of Lyon hit on hot dishes.
Bound in full sheepskin girlfriend at the time. Back [...]

1 200 €

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Nicolas de LA MARE

Traité de la police, Où l'on trouvera l'Histoire de son Etablissement, les Fonctions et les ...

Chez Michel Brunet, à Paris 1713 - 1719, 3 tomes en 3 Vol. in Folio (25x41,5cm), relié.

First Edition. A fourth volume appeared in 1722 in the second edition.
Bound in full calf Used era. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

1 000 €

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Edward CHAMBERLAYNE

L'état présent d'Angleterre

Chez Paul Marret, AAmsterdam 1688, in-12 (9x16cm), relié.

New edition, rare. As a frontispiece representing the King of England
Copy the arms of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen.
Bound in full calf icy blond. Back tooled raised the figure crowned. Arms stamped on boards and triple net framing. Flush caps. Jaw cracked and open. Corners [...]

900 €

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First edition

Pierre François Guyot DESFONTAINES

Histoire de la ville de Paris

ChezJulien Michel Gandouin, à Paris 1735, in-12 (9x16,5cm), VI-576 pp. et IV-498-(4) pp. et IV-586 pp. et IV-532 pp.

Original edition, rare, published anonymously, and has never been reprinted; 5 leaflets illustrated maps of Paris for the four time periods studied the history of Paris, ranging from the dawn of the monarchy of Louis XV (to Louis X, Philip VI to Charles X, Charles X Henry IV and the latter to the [...]

1 200 €

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Abbé BANIER

Explication historique des fables, ou l'on decouvre leur origine & leur conformité avec l'histoire ...

Chez François Le Breton, à Paris 1715, in-12 (9x17cm), (24) 424pp. et (4) 487pp. et (4) 500pp., 3 volumes reliés.

New edition, partly original and an increased volume troiqième after the first published in 1711 in two volumes; is illustrated as a frontispiece etched by Scotin Delamonce.
Bound in full brown sheepskin contemporary. Back tooled raised. Piece of red morocco title and volume number in brown [...]

250 €

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First edition

François Maréchal de BASSOMPIERRE

Ambassade du Mareschal de Bassompierre en Espagne l'an 1621 ; en suisse l'an 1625 ; en Angleterre ...

ChezPierre du Marteau [Elsevier], à Cologne [Amsterdam] 1668, Pet. in-12 (7,5x13,5cm), 4 parties reliées en 2 volumes.

Edition, printing Elsevier. 4 title pages to the sphere including two Embassy in Switzerland.
Full sheepskin brown speckled time. Back tooled raised. Part of title and volume number in brown morocco, ornate wheels. A slight lack the bit at the top of each volume. Good copy.
Important [...]

550 €

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Comte de NENY

Mémoires historiques et politiques sur les Pays-Bas autrichiens, et sur la constitution tant ...

Chez B. Le Francq, Bruxelles 1786, 2 volumes in-12 (9,5x16cm), (1f. fx tit.) (1f. tit.) 304pp. et (1f. fx tit.) (1f. tit.) 264pp., relié.

Fourth edition illustrated frontispiece, a portrait of the author engraved by Delarue. Full sheepskin speckled blonde then. Back with five nerves adorned parts of title and volume number of red morocco as well as boxes, nets and golden jewels. Double net cold frame boards. Head cover of the [...]

280 €

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