First edition

LE BLOND & Géraud de LA CHAU

Description des principales Pierres gravées du Cabinet de SAS Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans

Chez M. l'abbé de la Chaud, M. l'Abbé Le Blond, à Paris 1780 - 1784, in-folio (20,5x34cm), (32) 303pp. et (4) v (3)

First edition, beautifully illustrated with a frontispiece of Cochin, engraved by Saint-Aubin, a thumbnail of the same title, 59 large tail-lamp and header (designed and engraved by Saint-Aubin) and explained decrypted beginning of the book, and 179 figures, each inset with an engraved stone [...]

1 800 €

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François Maréchal de BASSOMPIERRE

Memoires du Mareschal de Bassompierre contenant l'histoire de sa vie. et de ce qui s'est fait de ...

Chez Pierre Marteau, Cologne 1665, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 16 (7x13cm), (2) 501 (2 bc.) 132pp. et 808pp., relié.

First edition, rare. It was printed in Leiden by the heirs and the widow of John Elzevier. It will be noted that another edition of the same date in Peter Hammer has a different snack: (2) 501pp. and (2) 493pp. and therefore appears to contain less text than the one presented; it is unexplained [...]

500 €

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Louis-Théodore HERISSANT

Nouvelles recherches sur la France, ou Recueil de mémoires historiques sur quelques provinces, ...

Chez Herissant fils, à Paris 1766, in-12 (9,5x17cm), xij (4) 528pp. (3) et (8) 530pp. (2), 2 volumes reliés.

First edition, rare. Full glossy brown calf contemporary. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco, and volume number in black morocco. Head cover of Volume II partly threadbare. A hitch head of Volume II. Slight lack of volume in the fourth nerve I. Lack seconds mottled clearance Volume I. [...]

600 €

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Antoine Joseph Nicolas de ROSNY

Histoire de la ville d'Autun, connu autrefois sous le nom de Bibracte, capitale de la république ...

De l'imprimerie de Dejussieu, Autun 1802 An XI, in-4 (21x27cm), xxi 352pp; (2), relié.

First edition, rare, illustrated with a map frontispiece and 7 boards and engraved by Joubert Adam.Demi Green shagreen later, around 1860, back to nerves Jansenist. Insolated back, turned brown. Large margin, except in high margin. The prints are of lesser dimension outside margin slips text was [...]

450 €

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KERROUX

Abregé de l'histoire de la Hollande et des provinces unies, depuis les temps les plus anciens ...

Chez Jacques Murray, à Leyde 1778, 4 tomes en 4 Vol. in 8 (12,5x21cm), (2) xxj, 1383pp. (4), relié.

First Edition. A title vignette repeated on 4 volumes. Brunet speaks in a 4 edition published simultaneously. Continuous pagination. Sheepskin half blonde with small contemporary corners. Back smooth threads. Piece of red morocco and volume number rose morocco inset. Origin of Holland paper and the [...]

450 €

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Antoine VARILLAS

Histoire de François I

Chez Arnout Leers, à La Haye 1684, in-12 (9,5x15,8cm), xx 355pp. et (2) 355 -730 (1), 2 volumes reliés.

First edition, rare. Full Velin rigid time. Smooth back. Title and volume number in pen on the faded tome I. Beautiful copy, fresh. History of events of the reign of Francis I from 1515 to 1543. Lease is in cete work resolutely international approach. Varillas was soon celebrated and admired as a [...]

550 €

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Jean NOVI DE CAVEIRAC & Antoine COURT

[PROTESTANTISME - REVOCATION EDIT DE NANTES] Memoire politico - critique, où l'on examine s'il est ...

S.n., s.l. 1756, 3 ouvrages en un Vol. in 8 (12,5x19,5cm), (8) 228pp. (2) ; 119pp. ; (6) 230pp., relié.

First edition of these three rare memories on Protestantism, all three are published without editorial indication. Full Calf blond contemporary. Smooth back decorated. Part of title in red morocco. A volume number is present, the book should be stored in a collection of pamphlets and dissertations. [...]

500 €

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[RESTAURATION] Chambre des pairs de France. Session de 1818. Séance du jeudi 13 mai 1819. Opinion ...

De l'imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, à Paris 1819, in-8 (13x21,5cm), 37pp., cousu.

Vintage stitching holding a central seam. Bill for the suppression of crimes committed through the press. He requested an amendment to the law on freedom of worship, saying that we must make a diference between the Christian religion and other religions, given the history of our country. --- Please [...]

120 €

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