Zacharias Chatelain

New edition illustrated with 12 captioned figures (the same as in the first edition of 1721 from the same publisher).
Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding. Raised spine decorated. Red morocco title labels. Head caps worn with small losses. 3 corners slightly bumped. Upper edge of volume 1 rubbed and scraped. Some scattered foxing. Good copy.
All editions of Robinson Crusoe have become rather rare today, and they are encountered less and less often, except for that of 1784 from the same publisher. The first edition remains very rare, especially in a good copy. In the preface, Robinson Crusoe is presented as a real person and not as a fictional being.

New edition, illustrated with a frontispiece by Bernard Picart and 305 pages of musical score.
Contemporary German full brown calf binding. Raised bands spine decorated. Boards decorated with a large central tool and frames composed of several tools. Edges gilt. Tail headcap partly torn away. Split to upper joint at head and foot along 3 compartments. Tear to leaf 51 with loss at bottom of page. Corners very bumped. Rather rare German binding.
Music and text of psalms, as well as several canticles. Table of psalms and prayers.

New edition, after the first published in 1733 by the same publisher. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full brown sheepskin binding, marbled and glazed. Smooth spine richly decorated with fleurons, leaves, roulettes... Red morocco title label. Blind-ruled frame on covers. Red edges. A lack to the upper joint at head. Corners bumped. Some pale foxing, and paper most often yellowed. Handsome copy.
Most of the poetry of Abbé de Chaulieu is of Anacreontic and Epicurean inspiration. This libertine poet was close to the Dukes of Vendôme, as his poetry sometimes testifies. At the end, the poetry of M. de la Farre, friend of the poet.

First edition, rare. Published with initials only, masking the identity of Chevalier Ange Goudar.
Manuscript ex libris ‘Daumas’ to ffep.
Contemporary sheep, spine in six compartments with gilt fleurons as well as a red titlepiece (partly faded). Significant repairs to joints, speckled edges.
This plan for peace in Europe by the economist and philosopher Ange Goudar lays out the origins and impact of conflicts on European nations, putting the emphasis on their economic consequences. The author then proposes a European entente and a supranational army that would punish any country that engaged in warfare, making the point that the blessings of peace first and foremost result...

First edition.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Head cap worn away. Upper joint cracked at head and tail. 3 corners bumped. Rubbing. Spine with hairline cracks.
Collection comprising very diverse pieces with several Oriental stories, three comedies, short stories. In the foreword, the author warns that he is not responsible for the edition, it being the publisher's choice. With a facile and light pen, the collection surprises by the quality of the writing.