First edition

Tobias SMOLLET

Aventures de Roderick Random, traduites de l'anglois de Fielding

Chez Jean Nourse, à Londres 1761, In-12 (9,5x17cm), (4) xvj, 400pp. et (4) 342pp. et (4) 320pp., 3 volumes reliés.

First french edition, illustrated with 3 frontispices by Eisen engraved by Pinssio.
Binders full marbled brown and glossy vintage. Title piece of red morocco, piece of beige morocco tomaison. Headdress of Volume I torn off. Bits of volume I closely split at the head and tail. Friction. Title [...]

950 €

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First edition

William VAUGHAN & Guillaume BLIGH

Relation des malheurs et de la captivité, pendant deux ans et cinq mois, du capitaine Woodard, et ...

Chez F. Buisson & Firmin Didot, à Paris 1805-1790, in-8 (12,5x20,5cm), (4) 322 pp. ; (4) xvj, 171 pp., relié.

First edition, rare, of the French translation, illustrated with a portrait with frontispiece profile, 2 folding maps of the island of Célebès in Indonesia, and 2 figures of ships on a folding board.
Binding full brown marbled vintage brown sheepskin. Back with nerves decorated with urns in [...]

1 800 €

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First edition

Charles BONNET

Oeuvres d'histoire naturelle et de philosophie

Chez Samuel Fauche, à Neuchatel 1779 - 1783, In-8 (12x20,7cm), (2) xlviij, 362pp. et (4) 461pp. (2) et (4) 262pp. et

Collective first edition.
Bindings in full calf rooted blond slightly posterior. Smooth backs decorated with two flies and two alternating wasps; various wheels. Title pieces in red morocco; pieces of tomaison in a shield in black morocco. Triple framing net on the boards, with a second [...]

2 200 €

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Madame de LA FAYETTE, Jean regnault de SEGRAIS

Zayde, histoire espagnole. Par M. de Segrais. Avec un traité de l'origine des romans par M. Huet

Par La Compagnie des libraires, à Paris 1719, In-12 (9x16cm), (2) 312pp. cviij (2) et (2) 324pp., relié.

New edition
Exemplary with the arms of Charlotte Emilie The Fèvre de Caumartin of the court of Balleroy, daughter of Louis-François the Fèvre de Caumartin, lord of Boissy, and wife of the Marquis of the Court of Balleroy. Women's weapons are rare and sought after, with few women having [...]

800 €

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First edition

NEEDHAM

Nouvelles observations microscopiques, avec des découvertes intéressantes sur la composition & la ...

Chez Louis-Etienne Ganeau, à Paris 1750, Fort in-12 (9,5x17cm), xviij, 524pp. (4) 29pp., relié.

First french edition, illustrated with 8 folding plates in fine. Translation of Louis Anne Lavirotte.
Binding full brown marbled vintage brown sheepskin. Back with nerves adorned with 5 florets. Title piece in red morocco. Headdress very faded. Missing at the upper bit in the tail. Upper joint [...]

700 €

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Simon THOMASSIN

Recueil des statues, groupes, fontaines, termes, vases, et autres magnifiques ornemens du chateau & ...

Au dépens de la Compagnie, à La Haye 1723, in-4 (16,5x20,5cm), 59pp. 218pl., 4 tomes reliés en 1 volume.

New edition in four languages ​​after the one quoted on p. 59 at Mortier in 1659. This is the third edition, the original having been published in Paris in 1694, in 8, in French only. The remarkable illustration includes an allegorical frontispiece by Jan van Vianen, a large leaflet of the city [...]

1 500 €

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Abbé NOLLET & Chevalier ARCY (D')

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1749

Chez Pierre Mortier, A Amsterdam 1757, In-12 (10x17cm), (12) 283pp. ; 95pp. et (2) 99-460p., 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition. 4 plates for volume 1, 20 (including about 10 tables of the state of the sky) for volume 2, mostly full-page. 24 plates in total. Title pages in red and black.
Full brown marbled calf binding. Spine decorated, title labels in red morocco, and volume labels in black wax. [...]

350 €

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BOUGUET & DE LA CAILLE

Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1751

Chez J. Schreuder & Pierre Mortier le jeune, A Amsterdam 1759, In-12 (10x17cm), (12) 292pp. ; 92pp. et (2) 96-462pp.

Illustrated edition of 6 boards for volume 1, 6 for volume 2 and 9 for volume 3, most unfolding, or 21 boards. Title pages in red and black.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Back to nerves adorned. Title pieces in red morocco, and tomaison in black wax. Traces of friction. Good [...]

400 €

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