David HUME

Histoire d'Angleterre, contenant la maison de Plantagenet ; contenant la maison de Tudor ; ...

S.n., à Amsterdam 1769, 6 tomes en 6 Vol. in-4(19x25,5cm), relié.

New edition, and probably the first in-4 that brings together three stories published between 1760 and 1765.Traduction Ms. Belot, described by the author himself. Full sheepskin marbled time. Back to nerves decorated with nets. Piece blue morocco title and volume number of brown morocco. Scuffs in [...]

1 000 €

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Ordonnances royaux sur le faict de la justice et authorité d'icelles. Faites par les rois, ...

Chez Claude Chastellard, à Lyon 1625, in-16 (7,2x11cm), 380pp. [360] (54) ; 468pp., 2 parties reliées en un volume.

New edition to which was added the orders of Louis XIII, the first edition of 1606 stopped at Henri IV. The second part is the date of 1624 and carries a jewel up the royal arms to part like the copy held Lyon..Plein vellum time. Smooth back silent. Lack the cover page before the title page, and [...]

550 €

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Hyacinthe D'AVRIGNY

Memoires pour servir a l'histoire universelle de l'Europe, deuis 1600, jusqu'en 1716

Chez Pierre Beaume, à Nimes 1783, in-8 (12,5x20,5cm), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, after the original was published in 1720. Blond marbled Full sheepskin. Back to nerves decorated with nets. Part of title morocco beige and black morocco detomaison. Head of Volume I restored ditto restoration tail of Volume II, and the top plate of Volume I. Good copy. Chronicles of [...]

400 €

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LE FEVRE DE MORSAN

Des moeurs et des usages des romains

Chez Briasson, à Paris 1744, in-12 (9,5x17cm), (4) 466pp. et (4) 352pp. (56), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, after the first published anonymously in 1739 Publication, the name of the author is in Barbier, Dictionary ds works anonymes.Plein marble and glossy antique calf. Back tooled raised. Part of title and volume number in red morocco. Tail cap of Volume I partly threadbare, ditto for the [...]

250 €

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Jean SLEIDAN

Commentariorum de statu religionis & Reipublicae, Carolo Quinto Caesar, Libri XXVI

Chez Theodore Rihellius (Rihel), Argentorati (Strasbourg) s.d. [1559], grand in-8 (12x19,5cm), (16) 872pp. (20) [Sig :

A folio edition was published simultaneously in Strasbourg at Jean Rihel, reprinted with that of 1558. The 1558 edition is the oldest we found, but according to some sources the original edition dates from 1555. Brand of printer on the title page.
Binding in full pigskin over wooden boards of [...]

3 000 €

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First edition

Jean-François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de RETZ

Mémoires du Cardinal de Retz

Chez J. Frédéric Bernard, à Amsterdam 1731, in-12 (9,8x15,8cm), 4 volumes reliés.

Final Edition rare; "More comprehensive than previous and the best that has been given to the eighteenth century ... Tchemerzine V, 396. An engraved portrait frontispiece by Thomassin. This is the only edition of the memoirs quoted by Bure in his bibliography. Pages title ... red and black glossy [...]

700 €

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William ROBERTSON

Histoire du règne de l'empereur Charles-Quint

Chez Saillant & Nyon, A Amsterdam et se trouve à Paris 1771, in-12 (9x17cm), 6 volumes reliés.

New edition after the original appeared in 1769.Pleine sheepskin blonde time. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Heads of the six volumes élimées.spine-ends tail tomes III and IV torn. Friction. Émoussés.L'Histoire very corners of Charles V. is undoubtedly one of the great [...]

300 €

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First edition

Abbé DOUAY

Histoire généalogique des branches de la maison de Béthune, existantes en Flandre et en Artois, ...

S.n., à Paris 1783, petit in-folio (23x37,5cm), iv, ix, 162 (2) (2) 269p., relié.

Rare first edition, and only edition of this book. Illustrated with numerous tables, a large folding plate depicting the genealogy emblazoned Desplanques, figures blazon in-text and notable feature of this book, 15 medallion portraits "in physionotrace" (process invented by Louis Christian and [...]

1 500 €

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