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  1. Mémoires du capitaine Péron, sur ses voyages aux côtes d'Afrique, en Arabie, à l'île d'Amsterdam, aux îles d'Anjouan et de Mayotte, aux côtes nord-ouest de l'Amérique, aux îles Sandwich, à la Chine, etc..
    Pierre-François PERON

    Mémoires du capitaine Péron, sur ses voyages aux côtes d'Afrique, en Arabie, à l'île d'Amsterdam, aux îles d'Anjouan et de Mayotte, aux côtes nord-ouest de l'Amérique, aux îles Sandwich, à la Chine, etc.. [Memoirs of Captain Péron on His Voyages to the Coasts of Africa, Arabia, the Island of Amsterdam, the Islands of Anjouan and Mayotte, the North-West Coast of America, the Sandwich Islands, China, etc.]

    Brissot-Thivars • Bossange frères|Paris 1824|13 x 21.3 cm|Relié

    Very rare first edition illustrated with 4 maps and 2 plates out of text: map of Amsterdam Island, map of part of the northwest coast of America, of the northern mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound, plan of Bokerelle port on the northwest coast of America, sea wolves and sea lions (cf. Sabin 61001. Howes 7897. F. Monaghan 1174. Lada Mocarski 89. Gay 272. Ferguson 980. Hill 230. Borba de Moraes II, 663: "A description of Bahia appears in Vol. I").

    Scattered foxing. Minor losses and rubbing to joints.

    Contemporary full khaki green calf bindings, spines faded and decorated with raised false bands adorned with gilt garlands, dotted lines, and gilt rules, along with blind-stamped...

    €2,000
  2. La jacquerie, scènes féodales, suivies de La famille de carjaval, drame, par l'auteur du théâtre de Clara Gazul
    Prosper MÉRIMÉE

    La jacquerie, scènes féodales, suivies de La famille de carjaval, drame, par l'auteur du théâtre de Clara Gazul

    Brissot-Thivars|Paris 1828|21.20 x 12.70 cm|relié
    First edition, from Balzac's printing house. Between 1826 and 1828, Balzac purchased a printing house and partnered with a typographer, but the enterprise went bankrupt in 1828. Books printed for Balzac show a concern for typography and fine book production.
    Bound in half burgundy long-grain morocco with corners ca. 1840. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 tools, blind and gilt fillets, head and tail rolls. Double fillet border on boards and corners. Some scattered browning.
    Louis Gillet bookplate.
    Very fine copy.
    La jacquerie and La famille de Carjaval are two dramatic and historical pieces that evoke Schiller's theatre. These dramatic scenes were intended to be...
    €800
  3. Annales statistiques des États-Unis, Traduit de l'Anglais par C.A. Scheffer
    Adam SEYBERT

    Annales statistiques des États-Unis, Traduit de l'Anglais par C.A. Scheffer[Statistical Annals of the United States, Translated from the English by C. A. Scheffer]

    Brissot-Thivars|Paris 1820|12 x 20 cm|Relié

    First French edition, illustrated with 69 statistical tables on 24 folding plates (cf. Sabin 79632. Goldsmith's 22782. Kress C 619.)

    Contemporary full sprinkled calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt ornamental tooling, covers framed with gilt rolls and fillets, marbled edges, gilt edge-lines.

    Spine expertly restored, particularly at the upper right corner, occasional foxing.

    The first French edition of this comprehensive statistical survey of the United States, covering population, commerce, navigation, fisheries, public lands, and the revenues and expenditures of the federal government.

    Adam Seybert (1773-1825), a distinguished physician, chemist, and...

    €650
  4. La jaquerie, scènes féodales, suivies de La famille de Carvajal
    Prosper MÉRIMÉE

    La jaquerie, scènes féodales, suivies de La famille de Carvajal

    Brissot-Thivars|Paris 1828|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition of the author's third work, printed by Honoré de Balzac.
    Black paper boards, smooth spine, tan sheep title-label with two small angular lacks, one joint slightly cracked then reglued at head, red edges, modest contemporary binding.
    Handsome interior condition.
    €300
  5. Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de Molière
    Jules-Antoine TASCHEREAU

    Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de Molière

    Brissot-Thivars|Paris 1828|13 x 21 cm|relié
    New revised and enlarged edition.
    Half brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands enhanced with blind fillets, blind fillets and gilt typographical fleurons, edges tinted in chevron pattern, chevron-patterned marbled paper doublures and endpapers, period binding.
    Bibliography at end.
    Handsome copy attractively presented.
    €70
  8. Adolphe
    Benjamin CONSTANT

    Adolphe

    Brissot-Thivars|Paris 1824|10 x 17.50 cm|relié
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