London

Second edition after a first of 1790 which is rarely found. Original wrappers, greyish paper. Various minor accidents to covers. Mounier remained a monarchist deputy and thought that only a constitutional monarchy, following the model of England, could spread liberty and happiness to the people. In the aftermath of the revolutionary events of October 5 and 6, 1789 when the king was brought back from Versailles to Paris amid numerous pillaging, Mounier pressed for the assembly of the third estate so that it might finally give a constitution to France. Under threat, he took refuge in Geneva and had this work printed against the report of the constituent assembly president Chabroud regarding th

First edition.
Small marginal lacks to foot of upper cover, foxing.

Later edition, first for some parts.
Elegant contemporary long-grained cherry-red morocco, spine in three compartments, double bands with gilt fillets, friezes and dots, date at foot, blindstamped roulettes to head- and tail- pieces, triple gilt fillet and gilt frieze frame to covers, upper corners slightly bumped, gilt fillets to edges of covers, pastedowns edged in cherry-red long-grained morocco with a frame of gilt dots, marbled pastedowns and endpaper, top edge gilt.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Jacques Delille.
A very good copy with almost no spotting in a handsome binding.

First edition of these two pamphlets. Rare.
Stitched without covers, under glassine paper. One gathering detached in the first pamphlet.
The Observations are a defense of the Count of Saint-Priest, who in 1789 was the first Minister of the Interior, against the calumnious attacks of Mirabeau. Saint-Priest would resign to the king in 1790, following Necker. Le Songe d'un anglais was written in the aftermath of the indictment of Louis XVI, imprisoned for 4 months. In his dream, the author attributes to the British sovereign words of indignation and the acts he would implement against France.

First edition.
Cover bearing the stamp of the library of Charles Alluaud, French entomologist and explorer. He directed the Société entomologique de France in 1899 and 1914.
The work contains two entomological plates heightened in colors.
A handsome copy.

Second edition.
A good copy.

Second edition.
A good copy.

Second edition.
A good copy.

First edition.
Publisher's full lemon cloth binding, smooth spine lightly browned, boards marginally and lightly soiled, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with figures in the text.

First edition.
Our copy is presented in plain temporary wrappers, title and author's name inscribed in pen at the head of the front cover, spine faded.
Title page partially sunned, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition printed in 300 copies.
Minimal worming to boards, handsome interior condition.

Second edition.
Publisher's full green cloth binding, smooth spine with gilt title, publisher at foot, blind-stamped fleuron and frame to boards.

First edition.
Publisher's red paper boards, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt ornamental motifs, blind-stamped decorative border on covers, gilt railway scene to center of front cover, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Illustrated with 39 engravings in text and full-page.

Reprint of the first edition also published in 1789. A second volume of these portraits would appear a little later.
In original wrappers. Title page margins worn.
The work is a series of portraits, with a key at the end of the book to identify them; it includes Necker, Guillotin, Sieyès... Luchet also participated in writing some of these portraits.

First edition published anonymously.
Publisher's full burgundy cloth bindings, smooth spines very slightly faded.
Work illustrated with 127 plates.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full flexible dark brown percaline, smooth spine decorated with quadruple blind compartments, publisher's name gilt at foot, quadruple blind fillets framing the boards, binding slightly and uniformly faded.
Work illustrated with 506 figures drawn by A. Riocreux.
Endpapers lightly and partially shaded, some minor foxing of no great consequence.

First edition in French, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Pamphlet with a folding plan at the beginning of the volume.
Lacking spine, loose covers with corner losses, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Pamphlet illustrated with a portrait of Napoleon III in perfect harmony with the title and subject that the work intends to denounce. Violent anti-Badinguet pamphlet.
Light tears with small corner losses to covers, some minor foxing, a small loss at foot of pages 15 and 16 not affecting text.

First edition published under the auspices of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile in England.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Publisher's full hazel cloth binding, smooth spine, front board decorated with gilt ornamental motifs, small stains of no consequence to rear board. Literary contributions by A. Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, M. Maeterlinck, E. Dowson, E. Gosse about J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, J. Gray... Pictorial contributions by G. Moreau, D.G. Rossetti, P. Puvis de Chavannes, G. Campagnola, E. Burne-Jones, R. Savage...
Three pale marginal dampstains affecting the first two endpapers of the volume, otherwise handsome interior condition without any foxing.

First edition. Work illustrated with a frontispiece engraving depicting the château de la Penifsière. Joints cracked at foot with losses, tears and marginal losses to the boards, a pale dampstain affecting the first leaves and diminishing throughout the pages. Rare.

Second edition.
Full purple cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, blind frames on the boards.
Work illustrated with 4 folding plates with figures, in-text illustrations.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

Facsimile edition of the first book printed in England by W. Caxton in 1477.
Publisher's full brick-colored boards, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, blind-ruled borders on covers, slight tear to fore edge, corners slightly bumped, endpapers toned, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Illustrated cover.

Second edition.
Publisher's full navy cloth binding, spine and front board decorated with gilt ornamental motifs. Gift inscription in ink on the half-title page.
Light worming at beginning and end of volume.

First edition.
A slight marginal lack affecting the front cover, two small insignificant lacks to spine, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
A very good and rare copy.

New edition and freely translated from the English.
Occasional small foxing, otherwise a rare and very good copy.

First edition.
Full black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands with a small tear at foot, minimal lack to one joint, corners slightly bumped.
This is an attempt to reconcile the reading of the Gospels with the scientific advances made in the 19th century.

First edition.
Brown paper boards, smooth spine somewhat faded, corners slightly bumped.
Spotting to binding endpapers, copy almost entirely free from foxing.

Fifth edition.
Half cloth binding in ochre, smooth spine.
Iconography and illustrations.
Some light foxing.

Second edition with some parts in first edition.
Spine cracked and reglued, marginal dampstain affecting the very first pages, another affecting the last leaves which also show some foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
A lack at head and another more significant one at foot of spine, a stain on first cover, slight marginal lacks on second cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation.
A tear to head of spine.

First edition published anonymously.
Broken spine with a lack at foot, significant tear to back cover, copy free from foxing.

Edition enhanced with 135 illustrations and reproductions of signatures of the most famous historical figures.
Autograph inscription by the author in French.
Handsome copy.

Third edition.
Full cloth binding in fir green, smooth spine slightly warped, boards decorated with floral motifs in blind.
Autograph inscription from H. Maidoz for the author. Some minor foxing, bookplate on verso of front board.

First edition of the English translation.
Iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has tears and marginal lacks.

First edition.
Full navy cloth bindings, smooth spines decorated with two double gilt fillets at head and tail, dates at foot, blind-ruled frames to covers.
Light foxing to the second volume affecting essentially the very first and very last pages.

First edition. Rare. Absent from French catalogues, one copy at the British Library.
Binding in 19th-century half bordeaux sheep. Gilt title. Spine partly rubbed.
The numerous footnotes that comment on the poem constitute a precious source of information on canaries. Abbé Bérault Bercastel wrote a celebrated history of the church.

This edition appeared simultaneously with the first edition published in Paris by Shoell. This edition appears less common than the Parisian one, and is found only in English catalogues.
Half caramel calf bindings with corners. Smooth spine with gilt fillets. Black calf title label. 2 upper headcaps slightly worn. Rubbing.
Madame de Souza was one of the most intelligent women under the reign of Louis XVI, during which she held a salon. She was forced to leave France in 1793, soon became a widow (her husband was guillotined), then remarried in 1802. Her novels, imbued with the spirit and manner of the late eighteenth century, enjoyed great success. They are unfortunately little stud

First edition.

First edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece engraving.
Lacking the back cover, worming.

The London printing and publishing company, London & New-York s.d. (circa 1860), 23.5x31cm, bound.
First edition.
Publisher’s half black and brick-red shagreen, spine in six compartments with gilt floral motifs and blindruled compartments, very lightly soiled, gilt friezes to head and foot, head- and tail-pieces slightly bumped, double gilt fillets to covers, central gilt medallion and portrait of Hogarth to upper cover, corners scratched and rubbed, white moiré silk endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges.
Hors-texte illustrations, introduction by James Hannay.
A little spotting, mostly to beginning and end.