Friedrich SPANHEIM, Jacques LENFANT

Histoire de la papesse Jeanne, fidèlement tirée de la dissertation de M. de Spanheim

Chez Scheurler, à La Haye 1738, in-12 (9,5x17cm), (52) 331pp. et (2) 328pp. (3), 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, illustrated with 5 figures including the famous folding plate included Pope Joan giving birth to a child in full procession.
Binding in full mottled calf contemporary. Back with nerves decorated. Part of title in red leather and black volume number. Mors top of Volume I strongly [...]

550 €

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Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde DESHOULIERES, [...]

Poësies de madame et mademoiselle Deshoulieres

Chez François Foppens, Bruxelles 1708, 2 tomes en un Vol. in-12 (9,7x15,7cm), 247pp. (6) (3bc.) ; 265pp. (12), relié.

New edition
Bound in red full morocco signed late nineteenth Thompson. Back with nerves decorated. Gilt title and date. triple net framing the boards. Rich inner frieze. Gilt edges. Slight friction tail and bottom border.

800 €

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First edition

Pietro & Achille PARBONI

Raccolta di N°60 vedute antiche e moderne della citta di Roma e sue vicinanze : con la giunta ...

Presso Agapito Franzetti, in Roma 1820 S.d., Trois volumes in-12 oblong (15,5x22cm), reliés.

Edition illustrated with 158 figures etchings depicting views of Rome. The engravings are different signatures: Parboni, Franzetti, Olivieri, or not carry any, and sometimes the date of 1824. Drawing on strong vellum.
Binding half calf contemporary hazelnut. Back smooth decorated with long [...]

1 300 €

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LUCAIN & Guillaume de BREBEUF

La Pharsale

Chez Antoine de Sommaville, à Paris 1659, In-12 (8x13,8cm), (20) 390pp. (1), relié.

Reprinting by the same publisher of the original published in 1657; it is pleasantly illustrated with a medallion portrait of Lucan supported by two eagles, a frontispiece and 10 figures in lively intaglio (shipwreck, battles ...) engraved by Francois Chauveau. All figures, except for the title [...]

850 €

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First edition

Charles Gilbert Terrey MOREL DE VINDE

Zelomir

ChezBleuet jeune, à Paris 1801, In-18 (7,5x13,5cm), 309pp., relié.

first edition, an edition Small 8vo being published on the same date. Letterpress neat big vellum paper. 6 in double figures Lefevre state, and engraved by Godefroy.
Binding in full morocco blond late nineteenth signed R. Raparlier. Back with nerves decorated. Gilt title and date. Triple [...]

500 €

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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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First edition

Michel FELIBIEN & Guy-Alexis LOBINEAU

Histoire de la ville de Paris

Chez Guillaume Desprez et Jean Desessartz, à Paris 1725, in-folio (25,5x38cm), (10) cc ; 675pp. et (1) 677-1544pp.

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Simonneau according Hallé, 3 thumbnails per Cochin or Simonneau, a large folded map by Coquart and 32 boards, usually folding, due to chisel Hérisset, Lucas or Aveline .

4 000 €

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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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