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  1. Midi à 14h
    [Pierre BETTENCOURT] Lilian WHITE, Jean-Paul SARTRE [falsely translated by]

    Midi à 14h

    [ Pierre Bettencourt] • (faussement) Gallimard|[Saint-Maurice-d'Ételan] • (soit disant) Paris 1945 (en réalité circa 1947)|16 x 25.50 cm|broché
    WHITE Lilian (pseud. for BETTENCOURT Pierre)
    illustration by SAVIGNAC Raymond
    Midi à 14h [Here for Ever]
    Gallimard [Pierre Bettencourt], Paris [Saint-Maurice d'Etelan] 1945, 16 x 25,5 cm, original wrappers
    First edition of 200 copies printed on Arches paper.
    The book is illustrated with 3 original compositions in color by Savignac.
    A deception by Pierre Bettencourt, the work is supposedly illustrated by Jean Hugo and translated by Jean-Paul Sartre, the statement of publisher, author, translator, illustrator and printing is false.
    The spine and cover lightly and marginally sunned, a little stain on the foot of the first cover, the interior is in a good condition.
    $ 380
    €300
  3. The diverting history of John Gilpin
    Jean-Emile LABOUREUR, William COWPER

    The diverting history of John Gilpin

    Ronald Davis|Paris 1931|13.50 x 20 cm|relié
    COWPER William
    illustration by LABOUREUR Jean-émile
    The Diverting History of John Gilpin
    Ronald Davis, Paris 1931, 13,5 x 20 cm, brown half morocco
    Illustrated edition of 35 original color lithographs by Jean-Emile Laboureur, one of 55 numbered copies on China paper, the only print after the 3 on old Japan paper.
    Brown half morocco binding, spine in five compartments, gilt date at base, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Alix.
    Very fine copy, perfectly presented.
    $ 3 750
    €3,000
  4. La fête de Molière, comédie en 1 acte et en vers. A-propos pour l'anniversaire de la naissance de Molière
    Alexis MARTIN

    La fête de Molière, comédie en 1 acte et en vers. A-propos pour l'anniversaire de la naissance de Molière

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1860|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Binding half red sheepskin, slightly burnished back with five nerves, dotted and double gilded boxes on the back, piece of black sheepskin, traces of friction on the joints, flat, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
    Some small foxing.
    Beautiful autograph dated, rhymed and signed by Alexis Martin to the painter Edmond Morin: "... To Mr. Edmmond Morin, illustrator of the bibliophile in love.The nightingale answers the blackbird / the warbler the cuckoo / You gave me a pearl / And I bring you a pebble. "
    €100
  5. Fantômes et silhouettes
    Maurice, comte FLEURY

    Fantômes et silhouettes

    Emile-Paul|Paris s. d. [1910]|14.50 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Binding in half percaline Siena earthenware, smooth back decorated with a golden floret, title piece of Havana shagreen with a scratch, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of orange paper, Contemporary binding.
    Ex-dono pen of a previous owner of the book on the page of the title, some foxing.
    Illustrated book of 5 engravings.
    Signed autograph dedication of Count Fleury to Captain Pineau.
    €80
  6. La tactique moderne de l'infanterie à propos des derniers réglements extrait de la Revue des Deux Mondes
    ANONYME

    La tactique moderne de l'infanterie à propos des derniers réglements extrait de la Revue des Deux Mondes

    La Revue des deux mondes|Paris 15 Avril 1895|15.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition of this article from the Revue des Deux Mondes.
    Bradel binding in sienna half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Foxing.
    Gift inscription in pen from a previous owner of the work who specified the date of the article and its probable author: Abraham Mikhaïlovitch Dragomirof or Dragomirov, Russian White general.








    €50
  7. Le drapeau du 27ème régiment d'infanterie
    Lazare-Hippolyte-Sadi CARNOT

    Le drapeau du 27ème régiment d'infanterie

    Darantière|Paris s. d. [1891]|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
    Second edition with some parts in first edition as it was revised and expanded.
    Bradel binding in red half-cloth, smooth spine slightly faded, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated cover preserved, contemporary binding.
    Back cover soiled, occasional light foxing.
    Work illustrated with 5 plates hors-texte.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Lazare-Hippolyte-Sadi Carnot, son of President Sadi Carnot, to Captain Pineau.









    €80
  8. Traité de géométrie descriptive pour l'enseignement secondaire classique. Supplément au premier volume à l'usage des candidats à l'école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
    Ernest LEBON

    Traité de géométrie descriptive pour l'enseignement secondaire classique. Supplément au premier volume à l'usage des candidats à l'école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr

    Delalain frères|Paris s. d. [circa 1890]|16.50 x 26 cm|relié
    First edition
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with crosses and cold fillets, red paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Some foxing.
    Work illustrated with in-text figures as well as 4 plates.










    €100
  17. Souvenirs et campagnes. - 1ère série : Empire - Restauration - Règne de Louis-Philippe. - 2ème série : 2ème République (1848-1852) - Empire (1853-1856) - Guerre d'Orient. Troisième volume manquant
    Joseph Edouard, de LA MOTTE ROUGE

    Souvenirs et campagnes. - 1ère série : Empire - Restauration - Règne de Louis-Philippe. - 2ème série : 2ème République (1848-1852) - Empire (1853-1856) - Guerre d'Orient. Troisième volume manquant

    P. Lethielleux|Paris 1895|14.50 x 23 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half sienna percale cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
    Gift inscriptions in pen by a previous owner on the half-title pages, some foxing.
    The second volume is illustrated with 3 folding maps.




    €100
  21. Le dernier chouan ou la Bretagne en 1800
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Le dernier chouan ou la Bretagne en 1800

    Urbain Canel|Paris 1829|10 x 17.50 cm|4 volumes reliés

    Very rare and highly sought-after first edition of Balzac's first novel signed by his name. Published a small number of copies, this first novel whose original title is inspired by the last of the Mohicans James Cooper, reappeared, reworked in 1834 under a new title: The Chouans .
    This first important work of Balzac also marks the beginning of the comedy Humaine which she constitura since 1845 a scene of the military life .
    Bindings in half red Russian leather, smooth backs adorned with gilt and black threads, gold friezes in heads and tails, marbled paper plates, Contemporary binding.
    A restored bit and a flap sheet of the first volume changed, some small foxing.


    Exceptional exemplary set in a charming Contemporary binding.

    €14,000
  23. La tactique et la discipline dans les armées de la Révolution. Correspondance du général Schauenbourg du 4 Avril au 2 Août 1793 publiée par J. Colin
    Balthasar de SCHAUENBOURG

    La tactique et la discipline dans les armées de la Révolution. Correspondance du général Schauenbourg du 4 Avril au 2 Août 1793 publiée par J. Colin

    R. Chapelot & Cie|Paris 1902|16.50 x 26 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half burnt sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Pen gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page, some foxing, copy slightly warped.
    Work illustrated with 6 folding plates hors-texte.






    €230
  25. Traitez singuliers et nouveaux contre le paganisme du Roy Boit. Le I. Du jeune ancien de l'Eglise Catholique la Veille des Roys. Le II. De la royauté des Saturnales remises et contrefaite par les chrétiens charnels en cette feste. Le III. De la superstition du Phoebé, ou de la sottise du Febué
    Jean DESLYONS

    Traitez singuliers et nouveaux contre le paganisme du Roy Boit. Le I. Du jeune ancien de l'Eglise Catholique la Veille des Roys. Le II. De la royauté des Saturnales remises et contrefaite par les chrétiens charnels en cette feste. Le III. De la superstition du Phoebé, ou de la sottise du Febué

    Chez la veuve Savreux|à Paris 1670|9 x 15.50 cm (In-12)|relié

    First edition, rare. This is the second book devoted by the author to this subject. Manuscript bibliographical note on the endpaper, in black ink, by F. Annibal Destouches, 1834.
    Half glazed camel calf binding. Spine with false raised bands decorated with fleurons. Long-grain morocco boards with gilt roll border.
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding, speckled. Decorated spine with raised bands. Gilt title. Small lack at head. Tailcap partly worn. Upper joint cracked at head and foot over 7 cm. Corners bumped.

    €600
  28. Semaine sainte
    Valery LARBAUD (trans.) Gabriel MIRÓ

    Semaine sainte

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1925|11.50 x 16 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation by Valery Larbaud and Noémi Larthe.
    Binding in black half box, smooth back, golden date in tail, wooden paper plates, guards and contreplats paper wood way, covers and back preserved, gilded head, binding signed by Daniel-Henri Mercher.
    Nice copy pleasantly established.
    Signed autograph signed Valéry Larbaud Jules Romains enriched by the signature of Noémi Larthe.
    €580
  29. Paris de France
    Valery LARBAUD

    Paris de France

    A.A.M. Stols • Claude Aveline|Maestricht [Maastricht] • & Paris 1926|12.50 x 16.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on laid Holland paper, single draw after 15 Japan and 35 Holland paper.
    Binding in full percaline sand, smooth back, title piece of morocco olive, paper plates decorated with a large color map of Paris, covers and back preserved, gilded head, binding signed by Gauché.
    Nice copy pleasantly established.
    Autograph signed by Valery Larbaud: "To Madame de Harting thankful tribute and friendly Scévien Valery Larbaud".
    €580
  31. La pluie et le beau temps
    Gustave KAHN

    La pluie et le beau temps

    Léon Vanier|Paris 1896|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper after 25 numbered copies on Holland paper. A blank invitation card mounted on a stub for a dinner offered on the occasion of the book's publication, to be sent to Mercure de France or Revue Blanche. From MM. Paul Adam, Paul Fort, Stéphane Mallarmé, etc.
    Autograph inscription signed by Gustave Kahn to his friend, Belgian painter and artist Georges Lemmen: "A mon vieil ami George Lemmen le bon imagier. Gustave Kahn." ["To my old friend George Lemmen the good imagemaker. Gustave Kahn."]
    (The following year (1897), the two friends would collaborate with Brussels publisher Deman on a small editorial gem: Limbes de lumière.
    Contemporary binding in half black coarse-grained shagreen, smooth Jansenist spine with raised bands, author's name, title and date gilt, fine marbled paper extended to the endpapers, original wrappers preserved (the first showing traces of rubbing).
    Handsome copy.
    Bookplate of Belgian poet Georges Marlow on the front pastedown.

    €400
  33. Histoire de l'ex-garde, depuis sa formation jusqu'à son licenciement, comprenant les faits généraux des campagnes de 1805 à 1815, son organisation, sa solde, ses indemnités, le rang, le service, la discipline, les uniformes de ses divers corps, terminée par une biographie des chefs supérieurs de la Garde
    ANONYME

    Histoire de l'ex-garde, depuis sa formation jusqu'à son licenciement, comprenant les faits généraux des campagnes de 1805 à 1815, son organisation, sa solde, ses indemnités, le rang, le service, la discipline, les uniformes de ses divers corps, terminée par une biographie des chefs supérieurs de la Garde

    Delaunay|Paris 1821|13 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition published anonymously.
    Half green sheep binding, smooth faded spine decorated with wide gilt friezes, a fleuron and gilt imperial eagle, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding signed by Saingy.
    Pen gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.
    Rare and handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.



    €400
  36. Guerre d'Espagne. Extrait des souvenirs inédits du général Jomini (1808-1814)
    Ferdinand LECOMTE

    Guerre d'Espagne. Extrait des souvenirs inédits du général Jomini (1808-1814)

    Librairie militaire Baudoin & Cie|Paris 1892|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in sienna half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, one upper corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Gift inscription in pen from a previous owner on the half-title page, some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers.
    Complete with its folding map at the end of the volume.



    €350
  40. Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs, et autres souverains de l'univers, depuis leur origine jusqu'à présent
    Dom Charles Joseph BEVY

    Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs, et autres souverains de l'univers, depuis leur origine jusqu'à présent

    Chez Moutard|à Paris 1776|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition, illustrated with 14 fine costume plates showing approximately 80 French costumes from the 13th to 18th centuries.
    Contemporary binding in full marbled brown calf. Ornate spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Skillful restorations to the joints at head and tail, likewise to the tail headcap. Author's name added to the title page in pen. Corners slightly rubbed. Handsome copy, perfectly fresh.
    Historical study on coronations and ceremonies, particularly for French kings, but includes short chapters on China, Persia, Peru... Each king of France has his own chapter, the last ending with Louis XVI.

    €700
  43. Le roman en vers de très-excellent, puissant et noble homme Girart de Rossillon jadis duc de Bourgoigne publié pour la première fois d'après les manuscrits de Paris, de Sens et de Troyes avec de nombreuses notes philologiques et neuf dessins, dont six chromolithographiés suivi de L'histoire des premiers temps féodaux par Mignard
    Alexandre GIRART DE ROSSILLON

    Le roman en vers de très-excellent, puissant et noble homme Girart de Rossillon jadis duc de Bourgoigne publié pour la première fois d'après les manuscrits de Paris, de Sens et de Troyes avec de nombreuses notes philologiques et neuf dessins, dont six chromolithographiés suivi de L'histoire des premiers temps féodaux par Mignard

    J. Techener • Antoine Maître|Paris • & Dijon 1858|18.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine lightly faded with four raised bands, small traces of rubbing to spine, black paper boards, one scratch to front board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 8 drawings mounted on China paper including 5 chromolithographs, the sixth chromolithograph appears to be lacking in our copy.
    Handsome and rare copy.




    €150
  47. Oraison funebre de tres-haut et tres-puissant seigneur François Henry de Montmorancy
    P. DELARUE

    Oraison funebre de tres-haut et tres-puissant seigneur François Henry de Montmorancy [Ensemble] Oraison funebre de Messire Jacques Benigne Bossuet [Ensemble] Oraison funebre de tres haut tres puissant et excellent prince Monseigneur Louis Dauphin [Ensemble] Oraison funebre de tres-haut tres-puissant et excellent prince Monseigneur Louis Dauphin et de tres-haute tres-puissante et vertueuse princesse Madame Marie-Adelaide de Savoye son epouse [Ensemble] Oraison funebre de très-haut et très-puissant seigneur Louis-François Duc de Boufflers [Ensemble] Oraison funebre de tres-haut tres-puissant et excellent prince Monseigneur Charles de France Duc de Berry [Ensemble] Lettre de Monseigneur le Cardinal de Noailles archevêque de Paris a Monseigneur l'evesque d'Agen [Ensemble] Lettre pastorale et mandement de son eminence Monseigneur le Cardinal de Noailles Archvesque de Paris, au sujet de la Constitution de nôtre Saint pere le pape du 8. septembre 1713

    Chez la veuve de Simon Bernard|à Paris 1695|-|relié

    First edition of all the texts comprising the collection. Each of the funeral orations features a title vignette with the arms of the deceased and a second as a title headpiece with a medallion portrait as well as a tailpiece. The dates of the orations range between 1695 and 1714. The two letters from Cardinal de Noailles that conclude the collection date respectively from 1712 and 1714.

     

    Contemporary full brown speckled and glazed sheep binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Havana morocco title label. Roulette on the leading edges. Rubbing to headcaps and joints. Scuffing and brown stains on the upper part of the front board. 2 dampstains on the Duke of Berry's oration, at top and bottom of page on the first 4 leaves. Good and solid binding.
    Gift inscription "Guillaume Ranneville 1714" in pen on the endpaper.
    The two letters from Cardinal de Noailles concern firstly a defense against his detractors and secondly a justification of his position on the Constitution Unigenitus which divided the French clergy; in this letter the cardinal reiterates his condemnation of the Port-Royal Bible.
     

    €700
  49. Recueil des lettres de Madame la marquise de Sévigné a Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, sa fille
    Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de SEVIGNE

    Recueil des lettres de Madame la marquise de Sévigné a Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, sa fille

    Chez Nicolas Semard • chez Rollin (volumes V and VI)|à Paris 1734|9.50 x 16.50 cm|6 volumes reliés
    Edition largely in first printing, rare, decorated with a portrait of the Marquise de Sévigné in volume I and another of the Comtesse de Grignan in volume V. In the copy described by Rochebillière, volumes V and VI from 1737 are in different bindings, as is often the case. Our copy presents them in uniform binding, only the title and volume labels differ: they are in red morocco for volumes V and VI and in beige morocco for the first four volumes.
    Contemporary bindings in full speckled brown sheep, raised spines richly decorated - notably with animal stamps at foot (greyhounds and knights) - title and volume labels in beige morocco for the first four volumes, in red morocco for the last two.
    One lack at foot of volume VI. Discreet almost invisible restorations at head of volumes I, IV and VI, as well as at foot of volumes II, III, V. Some joints also finely restored. Eight corners slightly bumped, the others rubbed. Rubbing on some joints.
    Important edition in the bibliography of first editions of the Marquise de Sévigné. Indeed, it is the first presenting a considerable number of letters (614 versus 134 for the two-volume edition of 1726) and the first authorized by the Marquise's goddaughter, Pauline de Simiane. The latter asked Perrin, a publisher from Aix-en-Provence, to establish an edition based on the manuscripts. Only the letters to the Comtesse de Grignan were retained. The 1754 edition would contain 712 letters, as it was expanded with letters to various correspondents. The manuscript letters were then destroyed after being selected according to interest and style. A very useful index at the end of volume VI allows one to find the characters scattered throughout the letters.
    Fine copy.
    €3,000
  56. Vers de circonstances
    Stéphane MALLARMÉ

    Vers de circonstances

    Nrf|Paris 1920|16.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 135 numbered copies on laid paper Lafuma-Navarre and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Reproduction of an autograph quatrain as frontispiece.
    Half red morocco binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with quintuple gilt cartouches, gilt date at foot, frame of gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, binding signed by Pierre-Lucien Martin.
    Handsome copy elegantly bound.
    €1,500
  57. La grande épopée de l'An II
    Zéphyr-Joseph PIÉRART

    La grande épopée de l'An II

    A. Ferroud|Paris 1887|12 x 19 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Scattered foxing, ink gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.
    Copy decorated with a facsimile letter as frontispiece and a large folding map at the end of the volume.
    Rare.






    €300
  58. Campagnes de Russie et de Saxe (1812-1813). Souvenirs d'un ex-commandant des grenadiers de la Vieille-Garde
    Louis-Joseph VIONNET

    Campagnes de Russie et de Saxe (1812-1813). Souvenirs d'un ex-commandant des grenadiers de la Vieille-Garde

    Edmond Dubois|Paris 1899|14 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition of these unpublished memoir fragments.
    Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label with marginal loss, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
    Some light foxing mainly affecting the edges, pen gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.








    €300
  61. Mémoires et souvenirs du général Maximien (sic) Lamarque publiés par sa famille
    Jean Maximilien LAMARQUE

    Mémoires et souvenirs du général Maximien (sic) Lamarque publiés par sa famille

    H. Fournier jeune|Paris 1835|12.50 x 21.50 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Bindings in half Empire green sheepskin, smooth backs discolored and lightened adorned with quadruple golden threads, traces of rubbing on the backs, marbled paper plates with scuffs, yellow slices, some dull corners, bindings of the time.
    Ex-donos with the feather of a previous proportion of the book on the guards of the volumes, some small frighteners without gravity and some snags on the cuts.
    Illustrated book of a portrait of Maximilian Lamarque frontispiece of the first volume.
    Our copy is enriched by an exceptional autograph letter signed by a page of Maximilian Lamarque, at the head of his staff, written at his headquarters in Nantes on August 15, 1830 and in which he takes surprisingly the defense of officers who violated the orders of the colonel of the 10th Light Infantry Regiment to whom this letter is addressed and who went as far as to desert: "... some of the officers who left you on the road to Ancenis, fear to be badly received by you, for the reason that you may judge, that they have failed in discipline.I warn you that I approve in all their conduct, that I would have done like them if I have been in your regiment, that I will do all that will depend on me, to make them have rewards, and that you will be in my eyes responsible for all that can happen to them of unpleasant in the body that you order.
    There are circumstances in which the love of the country and of liberty, where the fear of making war on one's country, makes it possible to break all ties and to trample under foot all the ordinances. Those in which we found ourselves have in my eyes this number.
    On the sidelines of this letter, an observer expresses his astonishment about this antimilitarist letter of a hero of the Revolution and the Empire.
    €1,200
  62. Au capucin gourmand
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Au capucin gourmand

    Albin Michel|Paris 1922|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First Edition printed on Alfa paper.
    Small traces of minor folds in the margins of the boards.
    Autograph signed by Henri Béraud to Gaston Chérau.
    Our copy is enriched by an autograph letter signed half-page Henri Béraud to Gaston Chérau, dated September 22, 1925, in which he thanked for his benevolent criticism and at the end of which he deplores the inexorable popularity of Communism which he fought in "I saw Moscow" published recently, envelope attached.
    €120
  68. Histoire de Russie
    Pierre-Charles LEVESQUE

    Histoire de Russie

    Chez Debure l'aîné|à Paris 1782|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition, illustrated with 2 large folding maps, of western Russia and eastern Russia.
    Contemporary full marbled calf bindings, spines with raised bands decorated, roulettes at head and foot. Red morocco title label, black wax volume labels. One wormhole along the upper joint at the foot of volume I. Upper joint of volume 3 nibbled for 3 cm. A tear at the foot of volume 2, with a small cut at the headcap. Volume labels rubbed. Corners rubbed. Handsome copy.
    Levesque spent 7 years in Saint Petersburg during which he was a professor under the protection of Diderot who allowed him to consult the archives and documents necessary for the completion of his work, which forms the most accomplished history of Russia at the end of the 18th century. The work exercised a decisive influence on the image of Russia in Europe and on Russian historiographers. The accuracy of the facts and the quality of the narrative contributed to making Levesque's Histoire de la Russie a classic work in Russia.
    Maccarthy Fitz-John bookplate.

    €1,500
  89. Voyage de Monsieur Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance
    François LE VAILLANT

    Voyage de Monsieur Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance

    De l'imprimerie de Crapelet|à Paris 1798 (An VI)|12 x 19.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    New edition, illustrated with 20 plates (animals, views, camps, natives) compared to 12 in the 1790 first edition, including 6 folding plates, all on heavy paper, including the famous plate of the Hottentot with apron, which is sometimes missing.
    Bindings in full contemporary glazed marbled sheep. Smooth spines decorated with 2 fleurons and 2 urns in compartments, with roulette borders. Black morocco title and volume labels. Rubbing. Scratches to boards. Some pale foxing. Tear to outer margin of the Narina plate. Some leaves slightly proud. Good copy.
    François Levaillant (1753-1824) was a French explorer and ornithologist. In 1781, the treasurer of the Dutch East India Company sent him to the Cape Province in South Africa. He collected numerous specimens in the region, bringing back more than 2000 bird skins to France. All his books enjoyed great success throughout Europe. His ornithological collection would join the museum in Leiden, France not acquiring it. Some bird names he created are still in use. Some time later, species would bear his name, such as Levaillant's Cuckoo. In the preface, the author recounts his childhood in Surinam and his first collecting passions. The work contains interesting descriptions of the Hottentots and Gonaquas, their customs and practices. The work was a great success, undoubtedly due to the author's colorful and adventurous narrative.
    €800
  90. Relation des îles Pelew, situées dans la partie occidentale de l'Océan Pacifique, composée sur les journeaux et les communications du Capitaine Henri Wilson, et de ses Officiers, qui en août mil-sept-cent-quatre-vingt-trois, y ont fait naufrage sur l'Antelope, paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales
    George KEATE

    Relation des îles Pelew, situées dans la partie occidentale de l'Océan Pacifique, composée sur les journeaux et les communications du Capitaine Henri Wilson, et de ses Officiers, qui en août mil-sept-cent-quatre-vingt-trois, y ont fait naufrage sur l'Antelope, paquebot de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales

    Chez Le Jay et Maradan|A Paris 1788|12.50 x 19.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    French first edition in octavo, published at the same time as the quarto edition. It is illustrated with 16 plates, including 12 folding ones (views, portraits, objects) and a large folding map, all on heavy paper. This edition appeared the same year as the English original, and the translation was revised by the Count of Mirabeau.
    Contemporary full marbled and glazed sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with 4 compartmented fleurons. Red morocco title labels, black morocco volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. 2 small cuts at head of volume 2. Narrow split to upper joint at head of volume 1, lower joint cracked at head and tail over 4 cm. Corners bumped, some trimmed with lacks to leather. Overall rubbed. Good general appearance.
    The Palau archipelago is situated east of the Philippines, north of Indonesia, in Micronesia; Captain George Wilson and his crew, in service of the East India Company, were shipwrecked on an island near Palau in 1783. The work recounts how they were received by the natives and their king, and how they lived, until the king had a ship built for them to sail to Macao, while entrusting his son to the care of Captain Wilson, so that he might receive a Western education. George Keate, with the aid of the captain's notebooks, established the travel narrative of the ship Antelope which departed from Macao. The introduction is research into the literature of the existence of these islands. The book relates, quite naturally, the customs and habits of the inhabitants. At the end of volume II, a vocabulary of the Pelew language. One will note with interest an episode which shows the king at war against the inhabitants of other islands, and who borrowed 5 men from the captain to accompany him to war, the peaceful relations between the English and the king surely draw their origin from this curious diplomatic fact.
    The work enjoyed great success, certainly because the testimony it rendered corresponded to that myth of the noble savage which prevailed in Europe; Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre appeared on the same date.
    Bookplate: Library of C. Jameson. Below illegible cipher in black.
    €900
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