Charles-Arthur Perrotin

Edition translated by Defaucompret. Each volume has an engraved title with a vignette and at least 2 steel engravings per work, the animated scenes are by Tony Johannot, the views are English engravings. 28 folding maps heightened in colors, including a large map of Scotland, at the end of the History of Scotland.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, slightly later, ca 1850. Spine with raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and thick and thin fillets, in blind and gilt. Spine uniformly and slightly darkened. Author, volume number and title gilt. Volume 1: trace of dampstain to one corner of p. 300 to the end. Volume 4: broad yellowing on title page to p.30. Volume 7: trace of...

First edition of the French translation, illustrated with a folding map at the end of the volume.

Contemporary half-grained cherry morocco over marbled paper boards, spine faded and decorated with gilt fillets, discoloration marks to the boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

A few minor foxing spots.

First French edition of this scientific expedition undertaken between 1827 and 1830 in order to refine contemporary knowledge of terrestrial magnetism.

The mathematician Kristoffer Hansteen (1784-1873), who later became director of the Observatory of Christinia (present-day Oslo), had taken an interest in these questions as early as 1807.

Edition translated by Defaucompret. Each volume has an engraved title accompanied by a vignette and at least 2 steel engravings per work (all on strong laid paper), the animated scenes are by Tony Johannot, the views are English engravings. 23 folding maps heightened in colors.
Contemporary half morocco binding with long grain in wine-lees color. Smooth spine decorated with rocaille tools. Marbled edges. Spines have become uniformly blonde. In volume II, a small lack to the lower joint at head. Pale scattered foxing, but the set relatively fresh, with paper remaining white, as well as the engravings.

Important critical edition, with all the author's prefaces for the...

Illustrated edition and first issue of the 55 plates printed on heavy paper, including 21 steel engravings and 34 wood-engraved plates, after designs by E. de Beaumont, L. Boulanger, Daubigny, T. Johannot, de Lemud, Meissonnier, and others.

This edition is further enriched with numerous wood engravings in the text and medieval-inspired decorative ornaments.<

Contemporary half burgundy shagreen, spine lightly faded and divided by four raised bands ruled in gilt, compartments richly tooled in gilt with typographic ornaments, gilt initials and decorative tailpiece at foot, one joint skilfully restored at the foot, a few rubs to the spine, burgundy embossed paper boards framed...

 Second issue of the first illustrated edition of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, distinguished by the small bat vignette on the title-page.

Publisher’s neo-Gothic binding in full brown polychrome cloth, the smooth spine gilt-stamped with an allegory of Notre-Dame de Paris, the boards adorned with an extensive gilt and polychrome design (red, blue, and pink) depicting scenes from Notre-Dame de Paris, yellow endpapers and pastedowns, shaded white flyleaves, all edges gilt, a characteristic Romantic publisher’s cloth binding. Spine evenly faded. Minute split at the head of the upper joint. One leaf detached, two others working loose. Occasional marginal foxing.

Work embellished with...

 Second impression of the first illustrated edition of Victor Hugo's masterpiece.

Some light foxing.

Publisher's full black cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt allegory of Notre-Dame de Paris, covers adorned with elaborate gilt designs depicting scenes from Notre-Dame de Paris, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, shaded white flyleaves, all edges gilt. A fine example of the publisher's romantic binding.

Illustrated with plates by Charles François Daubigny, Valentin Foulquier, Thoedor Josef Hoffbauer, Tony Johannot, Aimé de Lemud, Ernest Meissonier, Célestin Nanteuil, Camille Roqueplan, Louis Henri de Rudder, and Louis Steinheil...

A splendid copy...