Jonathan SWIFT

Le conte du tonneau, contenant tout ce que les arts et les sciences ont de plus sublime et de plus ...

Chez Henri Scheurleer, à La Haye 1757, in-12 (9,5x16,5cm), (6) xvj (2) 312pp. et xij, 296pp. et xvj, 280pp., 3 volumes reliés.

New edition, illustrated with 8 figures, including the famous Battles books; the other figures are just as curious.
Binding half mottled brown sheepskin contemporary. Back smooth decorated with four finials, roulette tail and head. As Exhibit tan morocco, black wax piece volume number. Corners [...]

550 €

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First edition

Vincent VOITURE

Les oeuvres. Les nouvelles oeuvres

Chez Augustin Courbé, à Paris 1650 - 1658, Fort in-4 (16,5x23cm), (30) 709p. (1) 210p. (17) (1bc.) ; (8) 173pp. (5), relié.

Seconde édition des Oeuvres (et première chez Courbe qui venait de récupérer le privilège) de Voiture et édition originale des Nouvelles oeuvres. Deux vignettes de titre par Picart. Un beau portrait par Champaigne.
Reliure en plein veau écailles du XVIIIe. Dos à nerfs joliment orné de [...]

1 000 €

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Jean PASSERAT

Kalendae Januariae, & Varia quaedam Poëmatia [Ensemble] De caecitate oratio [Ensemble] ...

Mamert Patisson, Lutetiae (Paris) 1603, Pet. in-8 (10x15,2cm), (2f.) 77ff. (2f.) ; 12ff. ; 13ff. ; (2f.) 44ff., 4 parties en un volume relié.

Rare meeting four older editions of Jean Passerat.
Binding full brown calf galcé eighteenth. Backpacks ornate nerves. As an exhibit in brown morocco. Mors finely restored. Lace on cuts. Beautiful copy.

2 000 €

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Salomon GESSNER

Oeuvres

Chez Dufart [S.d.] 1797, in-8 (12x20,5cm), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, illustrated with two engraved titles, a portrait 9 figures in Volume I and Volume II at 15 or 27 prints by Monnet, Marillier, Giraud, engraved by Letellier, Dupré. The same issue features in the Oxford catalogs contains only 18 figures.
Glossy full calf binding vintage green and [...]

400 €

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First edition

Paul BARET

Amours d'Alzidor et de Charisée, ouvrage traduit du grec

Chez Zacharie Chatelin, Amsterdam 1751, in-12 (9,5x16cm), (4) v (1) 106pp. ; (4) 105pp., 2 parties reliées en un volume.

first edition.
Copy the tail weapons
Bound in full sheepskin blonde time. Back smooth decorated with four finials caissonés. As an exhibit in red morocco. Triple mentoring net on the boards. Red edges. A lack overflowing the lower joint on the back. Rubbing on spine, joint and corners. Good copy.

350 €

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Robert GARNIER

Les tragedies de Robert Garnier

Par Jean Fuzy, à Paris 1607, In-12 (8x14,7cm), 648pp., relié.

New edition.
Binding splendid in full morocco mosaic lemon eighteenth in the way Padeloup. Back smooth decorated with small irons small nets curves and angular mosaic suns red central lozenge and quatrefoil hit a flagship red mosaic tail points and nets. Gilt title. boards [...]

4 000 €

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First edition

Antoine Jacob dit MONTFLEURY

Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Mont-Fleury, contenant ses pieces de theatre

Chez J. Van den Kieboom & Gerard Block & Adrien Van Dorsten, à La Haye 1735, in-12 (9,5x17cm), (8) 7-547p. (6) 484pp., 2 volumes reliés.

Collective Edition, illustrated frontispiece and two 12 figures before the letter, unsigned.
Binding full glossy golden calf contemporary. Back with nerves decorated. Part of title and volume number in red morocco. Inner lace and cuts. Gilt edges. Mors partly restored. Beautiful copy, in a [...]

400 €

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Julio Cesare CROCI

Histoire de Bertholde

[Pierre Gosse], à La Haye 1752, in-12 (8x14cm), (2) 197pp. (3) ; (2) 158pp. (2), 2 tomes en un volume relié.

New edition, illustrated with a frontispiece contained Bertholdus. The engraved title page of the second part is the same as for the first, a small one manuscript has been added to Part I.
Binding rooted in full sheepskin decorated circa 1800. Smooth spine. As part black morocco. Ends rubbed [...]

250 €

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