L.- F Hivert: Rare and antiquarian books, inscribed books and letters, and manuscripts

Baptistin POUJOULAT
Etudes africaines. Récits et pensées d'un voyageur
L.- F Hivert|Paris 1847|13.2 x 20.5 cm| 2 volumes reliés
First edition of this collection of observations and reports on French Algeria, whose pacification had just been completed (cf. Quérard VI 70, Playfair 1264. See also Gay 953 and Tailliart 812).
Contemporary bindings in half bottle-green sheep, flat spines decorated with gilt fillets and triple gilt panels, a gilt fillet framing a large plaque decorated with blind-stamped motifs on the percaline-covered boards, school stamp [Pensionnat de M. Ballé], marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, gilt fillets at head- and tailcaps, period bindings.
Some restorations to spine ends and joints; school prize labels affixed opposite the half-titles.
The work is sometimes att
€500
[Louis SILVY]
Relation concernant les évènemens qui sont arrivés à Thomas Martin, laboureur à Gallardon, en Beauce, dans les premiers mois de 1816. Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée de plusieurs lettres du sieur Martin écrites en 1821 sur de nouvelles apparitions, avec un exposé de plusieurs autres qui lui sont arrivées en 1830.
L.- F Hivert|Paris 1832|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
Edition with some parts in first edition. Written under the pseudonym By M. S***, former magistrate.
Bradel binding in blue half cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron and double gilt fillets, havana morocco title label, covers with extensive restored lacks preserved.
Important historical anecdote that caused a sensation at the time and subsequently had numerous repercussions on religious, historical and spiritualist convictions throughout the century.
Thomas Martin, an uneducated peasant, received a visit from the archangel Raphael who ordered him to report to King Louis XVIII that his nephew Louis XVII was alive, along with various other prophecies and advice for re
€200
Jean-Joseph-François POUJOULAT
Histoire de Jérusalem
Chez L.- F Hivert|Paris 1841|14 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
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Joseph-Alexis, Vicomte de WALSH
Lettres vendéennes ou correspondance de trois amis en 1823
L.- F Hivert|Paris 1827|10 x 17 cm|3 vol. reliés
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Antoine-François-Félix ROSELLY DE LORGUES
De la mort avant l'homme et du péché originel
L.- F Hivert|Paris 1842|13 x 22 cm|relié
Second edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets showing traces of rubbing, a partially torn library classification label, rubbed headcaps, scuffs on the marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Endpapers browned, foxing.
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L.- F Hivert

Etudes africaines. Récits et pensées d'un voyageur

Histoire de Jérusalem

Lettres vendéennes ou correspondance de trois amis en 1823

De la mort avant l'homme et du péché originel