Edmé BOURSAULT

Ne pas croire ce qu'on voit, histoire espagnole. Par feu M. Boursault [Ensemble] Le marquis de ...

Chez Le Breton, à Paris 1739, in-12 (9x16,2cm), viij 9-314p. ; (13) 14-288p., relié.

First Edition
Copy the arms of the Princes of Bourbon Condé, Azure three fleurs-de-lis, the bastion of mouths.

900 €

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Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de RACAN

Les Bergeries de Mre Honorat de Bueil, chevalier, sieur de Racan. Dédiées au Roy. Cinquième ...

Chez Toussainct du Bray, à Paris 1632, In 8 (11x16,8cm), 207pp. (1), relié.

Fifth Edition, the latest revised and corrected by the author. Printing Italics.
Bound in full sheepskin textured brown vintage. Smooth back nicely decorated. Part of title in red morocco. Foxing. nice copy.
According to Louis Arnoult, Racan (Anecdotal History and criticism of his life [...]

800 €

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Jacob CATZ (CATS) & Caspar BARLEUS

Faces augustae a Casparo Barleo et Cornelio Boyo

Apud Johannem Elsevirium, Lugduni Batavorum (Leyde) 1656, In-4 (17x22cm), (42) 32, 302, (2) 64, 119 (4)pp., relié.

New edition and first elsevirienne after the original appeared in Dortrecht in 1643. Dedication to Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. Title page in red and black.
Used Cardboard yellow wait. Part of title in red morocco. Friction putting cardboard exposed to the jaws, caps, corners and edges. External [...]

350 €

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Paul SCARRON

Le Virgile travesty

S.n., à Paris 1668, 2 volumes petit in-12 (8x13cm), relié.

XIX Binding in full morocco brown back with five nerves decorated with boxes and gilded florets, date tail, triple net gilded framing dishes, gold lace coaching contreplats, all edges gilt. Back insolated, otherwise fine copy.

1 200 €

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Jean-Louis GUEZ DE BALZAC

Les Oeuvres diverses du Sieur de Balzac

Chez Daniel Elzevier, à Amsterdam 1664, petit in-12 (7,5x13,5cm), 1f. tit. (14) 388pp., relié.

Binding full vellum. Back with four nerves decorated as a piece of red morocco.

300 €

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SENEQUE

Opus tragoediarum aptissimisque figuris excultum. In quo tria millia errata atque inversa loca ...

Per Bernardinum de Vianis, Impressum Venetiis (Venise) 1522, in-folio (21x31cm), 140ff. Sig.: A-P8, Q-R10, relié.

Very rare edition of the tragedies of Seneca, illustrated with 10 woodcuts in-text (6,5x8cm), the head of each of the ten tragedies. Many initials in black or screened. Text of the tragedy in the center with the comments being distributed around in Roman characters.
Binding open vintage [...]

3 000 €

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First edition

Diego ORTUNEZ DE CALAHORRA & Antoine René de Voyer [...]

Histoire du chevalier du soleil, et de son frère Rosiclair, et de leurs descendants

Chez Pissot, à Amsterdam & se trouve à Paris 1780, in-12 (9,5x17cm), 2 volumes reliés.

First edition of the translation and abstract conducted by the Marquis of Paulmy Contant and Orville.
Copy the arms of Rohan Chabot, certainly from the date of publishing,

900 €

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First edition

Edward MOORE & Horace WALPOLE

Le monde par Adam Fitz - Adam. Ou feuilles périodiques sur les moeurs du temps

De l'imprimerie d'Elie Luzac, fils, à Leyde 1757, in-12 (10x16,8cm), 2 volumes reliés.

Original rare Edition. Translation Gaspard Joel Monod.
Copy to arms hit on Emmanuel Bliss dishes Dufort, Duc de Duras
Binding full fair calf ice and vintage marbled. Back nerve ornate iron rampant lion of the Duke of Duras. As an exhibit in red morocco, volume number piece very rubbed black [...]

950 €

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