Jean TERRASSON

Sethos, Histoire ou vie, tirée des monuments, anecdotes de l'ancienne Egypte

Chez Desaint, à Paris 1767, in-12 (9,5x17cm), (4) xxiv 448pp. et (4) 455pp., 2 volumes reliés.

New edition, after the original was published in 1731 and illustrated two cards trips Sethos. Full sheepskin vintage blonde. Smooth back adorned with jewels and 4 threads. Part of title and volume number in brown morocco. Threadbare heads and tails partly frayed. Mors partly split, with small gaps. [...]

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Jean-Baptiste TAVERNIER

Nouvelle relation de l'interieur du serrail du grand seigneur. Contenant plusieurs singularitez qui ...

Chez Gervais Clousier, à Paris 1680, in-12 (9x16,5cm), (16) 341pp., relié.

New edition, after the first published in the in-4 in 1675, and first in Clousier evidenced by the priviège in fine. Full sheepskin brown time. Back tooled raised. Part of title in brown morocco. Head cap part anquante, wearing a tear in the first box. Shaved tail headdress. It was during his [...]

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Etienne FOURMONT

Réflexions critiques sur l'histoire des anciens peuples Chaldéens, Hébreux, Phéniciens, ...

Chez Musier, Jombert, Briasson, Bulot, à Paris 1735, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 4 (19x25,5cm), (8) iij - lvj 383pp. (3) et

First Edition. Full brown calf glossy marbled time. Back to nerves decorated horseshoes thistle in decorated boxes. Part of title in red morocco, and volume number in brown morocco. A lack of tail tome II. 4 corners bumped in Volume II, one in Volume I. Friction in caps, corners and joint. a tear [...]

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Roman JAKOBSON & Claude LEVI-STRAUSS

Six leçons sur le son et le sens

Les Editions de Minuit, Paris 1976, 13,5x22cm, broché.

First edition in French of which there were no large paper copies.
Preface by Claude Lévi-Strauss.
A good copy.

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Paul VALERY

Album de vers anciens. 1890-1920

La maison des amis des livres, Paris 1920, 19,5x25cm, broché.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
Rare spots.

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Gabriel MILLET

L'ancien art serbe. Les églises

E. de Boccard, Paris 1919, 25x32,5cm, broché.

First Edition.
Illustrated book with a frontispiece and 249 figures in-text.
Each of the original printed title page words were highlighted and copied in ballpoint pen.
Pleasant copy. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the [...]

200 €

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André LEROI-GOURHAN

Préhistoire de l'art occidental

Mazenod, Paris 1973, 25,5x32cm, reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple.

first edition.
Publishers'binding with full mouse canvas, smooth back, full copy of his illustrated jacket that has a small tear in the back head.
rich iconography.
Bel full copy of the soft case.

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Maurice MERLEAU-PONTY

Humanisme et terreur, essai sur le problème communiste

Gallimard, Paris 1947, 12x19cm, broché.

First edition, one of 14 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Tiny light foxings on the spine, a very good copy.

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