First edition

Nicolas Louis BOURGEOIS

Christophe Colomb ou L'Amerique Découverte

Chez Moutard, à Paris 1773, in-8 (12x20,3cm), xv (3) 266pp. (2), 2 tomes reliés en un volume.

First edition, illustrated by two headpieces Challe, engraved by Tilliard.Plein Calf time granita. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Threadbare cap. Upper jaw split in head and tail. Lower jaw cracked. 2 corners bumped and rogné.Epopée verse 24 songs in the history of the [...]

300 €

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Johan van HEEMSKERK

BATAVISCHE ARCADIA, waar in, onder 't loof-werck van liefkooserytjes, gehandelt werdt, van den ...

By Adriaan Wor, Te Amsteldam 1729, Fort in-12 (9,5x16,5cm), (20) 679pp. (75), relié.

New edition, after the complete original 1647 Illustrated frontispiece of a title by Delin, engraved by Laan, a vignette title, frontispiece and 5 folding plates not signées.Plein Velin flexible. Smooth spine with title in black pen. Pages loosened guard. Title frontispiece trimmed short with a [...]

450 €

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Samuel RICHARSON

Pamela, ou la vertu recompensée

Aux dépens de la Compagnie, à Amsterdam 1744, 4 tomes en 4 Vol. in 12 (9,5x16,2cm), (26) 480pp. et (2) 491pp. et (6) 635pp. et (2) 646pp., relié.

New edition, illustrated with 32 figures by Punt and title vignette repeated on 4 volumes. Title pages in red and black. First edition, it seems, has to be fully illustrated, previous editions showed only four headpieces, however it should be noted that the figures are dated 1742 The mention of [...]

600 €

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Oeuvres

à Londres [Paris] 1781, in-18 (7x12,5cm), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, reprint and in Cazin, after that which appeared in 1777. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Delvaux. Full Calf blond glossy granite editor. Smooth back decorated. Piece TITTRE and volume number in brown morocco. Triple fillet border on covers. Gilt edges. Tail headdress of Volume I [...]

150 €

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Jacques de VARENNE

Memoires du chevalier de Ravanne, page de son altesse le Duc regent

S.n., à Londres 1751, 3 tomes en 3 Vol. pet. in 12 (8x14,5cm), (4) 317pp. et (4) 302pp. et (4) 284pp., relié.

Second edition, the original being published in Liège in 1740. Sheepskin Full marbled time. Smooth back decorated. Piece of red morocco title and volume number in black morocco. Upper joint split. Caps with frayed miss the upper joint, hormi tail of Volume II. 4 corners bumped. Extract the last [...]

300 €

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First edition

YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II

Yanagawa Gafu. Sansui no bu

Shubundo, Edo [Tokyo] 1856, 12x18cm, 50p., cousu.

First edition, rare. Illustrated with 44 plates including a double page, totaling 110 enhanced color figures of the time by Yanagawa Jushin. Vintage brochure, original binding embossed green cold cloud patterns paper. Excellent condition. The author has published five volumes of its kind addressing [...]

500 €

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Evariste PARNY

Oeuvres choisies

Roux-Dufort & Auguste Wahlen, Paris & Bruxelles 1826, in-8 (12,5x20,5cm), 2 tomes reliés.

Meeting by the owner of two books with the aim to complete, the owner and Assistant to the volume of selected works appeared in Paris, a volume (the second) of the complete works published in Brussels. Frontispiece and title vignette for choisies.Livres works connected with the arms of the Earl of [...]

700 €

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PERSE & SELIS

Les satires de Perse

De l'imprimerie d'Auguste Delalain, à Paris 1817, in-12 10x16,5cm), (8) lx 434pp., relié.

New edition of the Satires of Persia translated, commented and annotated by Nicolas Selis. Vintage cardboard. Green back paper adorned with casters corners. Flat black paper. Part of title in red morocco. It is, according to Brunet: "One of the best translations of Persia" (Brunet IV, 522). [...]

180 €

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