First edition

Prosper MARCHAND

Dictionnaire historique, ou memoires critique et litteraires, concernant la vie et les ouvrages de ...

Chez Pierre De Hondt, à La Haye 1758 - 1759, In-Folio (25,5x41cm), (8) 330pp. (6) ; (4) 328pp. (28), 2 tomes en un volume relié.

Edition originale qui ne connaîtra pas de réimpression. Elle est illustrée d'une planche, d'un tableau généalogique de la famille Estienne, et 7 figures in-texte (médailles...). Page de titre en rouge et noir. Impression sur deux colonnes, le faux-titre et les titres sur papier fort. 6 pages [...]

900 €

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Amable Robin de LA TREMBLAYE

Sur quelques contrées de l'Europe, ou Lettres du Chevalier de ***, à madame la Comtesse de ***

à Londres 1788, In-8 (12,5x19,2cm), 2 volumes reliés.

First edition.
Binding half blond sheepskin contemporary at small corners. Smooth back decorated with nets. Tome and title label of tawny morocco. Traces of friction on the backs but beautiful copy.
Man of letters and poet, this work is the fruit of the travels of the Chevalier de la [...]

250 €

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Etienne TABOUROT

Les Bigarrures, et Touches du Seigneur des Accords ; Le Quatriesme des Bigarrures du Seigneur des ...

Par Jean Richer, A Paris 1608, in-12 (8x14cm), (12f.) 181ff. (1f.) ; (4f.) 50ff. ; 64ff. ; 59ff. ; 59ff., 5 parties en 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, after the first collective of 1606; The Bigarries were published in 1585, and the fourth book, separately in 1588. The printer's marks on the 5 pages of titles. A portrait of the author in Les Bigarrures , repeated in the Fourth Book , 16 medallion signs in the [...]

1 600 €

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CAZOTTE

Oeuvres badines et morales de M. *******

Chez Esprit, à Amsterdam 1776, In-8 (12x18,5cm), xij, 205pp. (1) et (2) 206pp. et (4) 475pp., 2 tomes en 3 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 2 frontispieces by Cochin and engraved by Prevost and Choffart.
Binding full brown marbled vintage calf. Smooth back decorated. title labels in green morocco, pieces of tomaison in red morocco. Triple framing net on the boards. Stony slices. Discreet and fine restorations [...]

750 €

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OVIDE

Fastorum Lib. VI. Tristium Lib. V De ponto Lib. VIII In ibim. Ad liviam

Apud Viduam & Io. Moretum, Antverpiae 1593, In-12 (9x12,5cm), 473pp. (1), relié.

New edition. Impression of Plantin (Ex officina plantiniana). Title page in an engraved portico. Brand of the printer in title page. Italic printing.
Hardcover full rigid vintage velin. Smooth back decorated with cold nets, with black feather faded and illegible. Double cold framing net on the [...]

650 €

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Marc-Antoine Girard, sieur de SAINT-AMANT

Moyse sauvé, Idile heroïque

ChezAntoine de Sommaville, à Paris 1660, in-12 (8,5x14cm), (48) 184pp., relié.

New edition, after the first published in 1653. An allegorical frontispiece, unsigned, quite finely engraved.
Bound in full contemporary soft vellum. Smooth spine, with illegible and faded penned title. Small brown stain on upper board. Frontispiece faded in margin. A good, fresh copy.
The [...]

250 €

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RAUCOURT

L'heureuse infidélité, ou mémoires du Chevalier de Raucourt

Chez S. Fauche, à Neuchatel 1782, In-12 (11x16,2cm), (4) 235pp., relié.

First edition.
Binding half blond sheepskin contemporary corners. Smooth back decorated with 5 florets. title label in red morocco. Lower bit split in tail. Restorations at the head and tail. 3 wormholes on the upper dish.

400 €

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Samuel RICHARDSON

Clarisse Harlowe

Chez Paul Barde, à Genève 1785, Fort in-8 (13,3x20,8cm), lj (1bc.) 515pp. et (4) 527pp. et (4) 537pp. et (4) 512pp.

First edition in-8, illustrated with 21 figures of Chodowiecki and a frontispiece portrait by Pujos on hard paper. Draw the figures before the letter. The original English was published in 1748.
Bindings full porphyry antique sheepskin. Smooth back richly adorned with decorative boxes, Greek [...]

1 200 €

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