18th Century Illustrated Books

Edition on ordinary paper from the year of the original.
Work illustrated by A. Calbet with a duplicate suite of sanguine plates.
Handsome copy.

New edition printed on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by Marold and Mittis with duplicate suite of sanguine plates hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

New edition of this fictional voyage which was highly successful and saw numerous editions.
Half brown sheep binding, spine with four false raised bands decorated with triple blind-stamped compartments and gilt fillets, double gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, minor traces of rubbing to joints without significance, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 3 frontispiece engravings and complete with its folding map of Antenor's voyages at the end of the first volume. Some foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 30 deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated by J. Parys and J. Roy.
Spine very lightly cracked without loss, occasional foxing, gift inscription in ink on front endpaper.

Second edition.
Publisher's red paper boards, spine decorated with gilt romantic ornamental motifs, covers with blind-stamped frieze borders, central gilt motif on front cover repeated blind on rear cover.
Rare work illustrated by the finest artists of the period.
Some minor foxing.

Edition illustrated with 25 original etchings by Emile Benassit.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with light traces of rubbing with four raised bands set with gilt dots, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated cover with author's portrait preserved, small traces of rubbing on edges, top edge gilt.
Foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations by P. Kaufmann.
Spine cracked at head with two small lacks at head and foot, scattered foxing.

New edition illustrated with 50 original drawings in the text.
Publisher's full chocolate boards, smooth spine decorated with blind decorative motifs, front board decorated with gilt and blind decorative motifs, blind frames on the rear board.
Rare and handsome copy, free from foxing, in boards of exceptional freshness.

New edition. The first edition dates from 1789. Illustrated with 7 plates including 2 folding (map of France and world map).
Contemporary full speckled brown sheep bindings. Smooth spine decorated with Restoration-style ornamental tools, roulettes and fillets. Gilt fillet frame on boards. Red morocco title and volume labels. Marbled edges. Head of volume II slightly worn. Handsome binding. Library label on headcaps (A42, A43).
Educational manual designed to teach basic knowledge to children, in all areas necessary for life in society, presented in the form of dialogues. The author was a fervent admirer of Rousseau.

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First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 6 deluxe copies were produced.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Etienne Morannes including one as frontispiece.
Rare work dedicated to Joris-Karl Huysmans, handsome copy.

First illustrated edition preceded by an introduction by Pierre Leroux.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fillets, some traces of use, contemporary binding. Work illustrated with steel engravings in and outside the text after drawings by Daubigny, Gérard-Séguin, Cabasson, Adrien Guignet, C. Marville, C. Nanteuil, Staal, Traviès and others.
As frontispiece, a portrait of the author engraved by Pannier.
Rare.

Illustrated edition with 28 compositions by O. Cortazzo etched by Abot & Clapès, one of 825 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 175 Japan and Holland paper copies.
A marginal lack affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 10 etchings by E. Thérond.
A small insignificant stain on the front free endpaper.

First edition of this Balzacian novel featuring a Don Juan and courtesans in the 19th-century style, with all the darkness and nonchalance desired. Illustrated with 20 steel engravings hors texte by Flameng, La Guillermie..., most printed in sanguine. Engravings as head-pieces, initials, tail-pieces...
Full black morocco. Spine with 4 false raised bands. Triple fillet forming 4 compartments each with a decorative tool. Relief escutcheon monogrammed J.D on the upper cover. Edges gilt. Corners somewhat rubbed. Light worming and pale foxing, mainly in the margins of the engravings. Some marginal dampstains on a few isolated leaves.
Handsome edition of this uncommon work. Houssaye was a literary personality of the period, theatre director, he created Hernani, plays by Nerval...

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