Caius Crispus Sallustius (dit) SALLUSTE

C. C. Sallustii Crispi quae supersunt opera. Conivratio catilinae. Bellum iugurthinum. Histoiarum ...

apud Petrum Santandreanum, s.l. [Lyon ?] 1574, fort in-8 (17x11,5cm), (16) 257pp. (1bc) (24), (57) 55pp. (1bc) (16) et 614pp., relié.

C. Sallustii Crispi opera quae supersunt. Conivratio Catilinae. Bellum iugurthinum. Histoiarum libri a collective Ludovico Carrione & restituti. Una cum annotationibus & scholiis. Rare first edition of the works of Sallust in Latin and Greek. Flemish contemporary vellum perfectly realized. [...]

1 200 €

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Louis MORERI

Le grand dictionnaire historique ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacré et profane

P. Brunel, R Wetstein, à Amsterdam, Leyde, La Haye, Utrecht? 1740, in-folio (39,8x25cm), 8 volumes reliés.

This is the penultimate edition of the most famous historical dictionaries, and always sought inexhaustible source for history as genealogy. This edition was developed by Platel and considerably increased. The first edition was only published during the lifetime of the author, in 1664, in a folio [...]

3 500 €

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William ROBERTSON

An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India, and the ...

T. Cadell Jun and W. Davis Strand & E. Balfour, Londonedinburgh 1802, in 12 (14,8x9,5cm), relié.

Fourth year after the first edition published in 1791. Full Sheepskin contemporary. Smooth back ornate, repeated in 4 boxes comprising iron weapons, shield and helmet. Double fillet border on covers. A piece of black and red title. This is the last historical work of famous Scottish historian [...]

350 €

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First edition

Général MOREAU

Recueil des interrogatoires subis par le général Moreau

Imprimerie Impériale, Paris Prairial An XII (1804), in-8 (14x22cm), 181pp., broché.

First Edition. Brochure blue tie. Gaps to wait blankets. Top and bottom corners folded leaflets. A pale yellow wetness endnotes. General Moreau was a hero of the Revolution, he was given command of the Army of Italy, helped Bonapartes in the coup of 18 Brumaire, and leagued with conspirators [...]

120 €

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Angelo di COSTANZO

Istoria del regno di Napoli. Nella quale si raccontano I fatti piu importanti dalla morte ...

nella stamperia di Giovanni Gravier, Napoli 1769, in-4 (24,3x19,5cm), XXVIII. 616pp., relié.

New edition containing the life of the author. The First edition date of 1582. Vellum Full time Italian binding to smooth back and spare beige and black titles. Angelo di Costanza (1507-1591) was a famous Italian poet of the Italian Renaissance native of Naples. He compiled the history of Naples [...]

450 €

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Bernard de (Seigneur du Haillan) GIRARD

De l'estat et succez des affaires de France. Oeuvre depuis les précédentes éditions, augmenté, ...

Chez Pierre l'Huillier, à Paris 1573, in 16 (12,3x8cm), (40) 375pp. (66), (1bc) 30ff., relié.

New edition after the original 1570 edition (1572 privilege), summary history of the Counts of Anjou has its own title page. The edition includes a portrait of the author. Although this book was reprinted several times, sixteenth editions are now well uncommon. 4th edition 'of a work which has had [...]

800 €

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First edition

Johann NOMSZ

Willem de Eerste

David Klippink, Te Amsterdam 1779, in-4 (24x20cm), 3ff. xiv. 504pp. et 25 planches., relié.

Rare first edition absent from the catalog of all major national libraries except for the British Library. 25 beautiful plates engraved by Koming Buys. Sheepskin half mottled tan, smooth spine with 4 large wheels and multiple chains (binding later 1810). Part of title torn damaged top cap, small [...]

500 €

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First edition

Anne-Gédéon, Marquis de Pellepore. LA FITTE

Le diable dans un benitier : Et la métamorphose du gazetier cuirassé en mouche, ou Tentative du ...

De l'Imprimerie Royale, à Paris [1784], in-8, 104 pp., relié.

First edition. Half black chagrin second half XIX with long title. Smooth back. Sort of satirical pamphlet denouncing the French refugees abroad and especially in London, hiding from the French justice with impunity, in the form of a narrative. Interesting historical information, this is a rant on [...]

450 €

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