Second edition, illustrated with a macabre engraved frontispiece (cf. Quérard II, 516; Cioranescu, XVIII, 13544, for the original 1712 edition).
Contemporary handwritten annotations on the title leaf.
Full brown calf binding, spine with five raised bands richly gilt in compartments with decorative tools, red morocco title label largely missing, gilt fillet framing the covers, sprinkled edges, corners rubbed, contemporary binding.
Headcaps worn down, some rubbing to spine and boards.
Second edition of this highly engaging work of early “libertine” philosophy, in the original sense of the term.
The project of the Réflexions was inspired by a remark fro
First edition of the French translation, expanded with notes by the translator (cf. Loukia Droulia 1180; Quérard II 238 and VII 6, under: \"Pecchio\"; Blackmer 549 and Atabey 396, under: \"Emerson\").
The first volume opens with a frontispiece portrait of Andrea Miaoulis.
Contemporary half bronze calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt rolls and tools now slightly softened, minor rubbing to the spine, marbled paper boards, marbled edges.
Spine restored and lightly rubbed, some scattered foxing.
The original edition appeared in London in the same year. It also included Humphrey’s \"Journal of a visit to Greece\", omitted from the French edition. \"Important philh
First edition, one of the review copies.
Bradel binding in full patterned paper with abstract motifs, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, rust-coloured morocco title label, wrappers preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
Signed autograph inscription from André Malraux to J. Ernest-Charles.
First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on pure wove paper.
Bound in full sienna morocco, flat spine with a slight snag at head, date gilt at foot, moiré endpapers and pastedowns, single gilt fillet framing the pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, gilt edges, chemise edged in sienna morocco, slipcase of wood-grained boards lined with white felt, contemporary binding signed by Roger Arnoult.
Our copy is enriched with a signed autograph letter, one page, by Jean Cocteau mounted on a tab, dated April 1959, probably addressed to Pierre Benoit: "Nôtre Pierre fantôme... c'est autour de votre souvenir qu'on se réunit. C'est une chaîne bien étonnante que celle
Edition adorned with 65 original pochoir coloured illustrations by George Barbier, one of 877 numbered copies on Rives.
Bound in half navy blue morocco, spine in four compartments, gilt date at the foot, marbled paper boards, iridescent effect paper endpapers, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed Semet & Plumelle.
Pleasant, attractively set copy.
First edition, illustrated with 67 full-page color plates, as well as 2 maps and a full-page sketch.
A rare and significant work.
Small loss to the foot of the spine on the first volume, spines lightly marked and cracked in places; otherwise a pleasing complete set in 4 volumes.
First edition, one of 119 numbered copies on edition paper, the only issue after 1 on chine, 10 on japon and 20 on hollande paper.
Contemporary half hazelnut shagreen with bands, smooth spine slightly faded, boards covered with wood-patterned paper, light rubbing to the corners and to the right margin of the upper board, wood-patterned endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved and slightly discoloured at the margins.
A pleasing copy internally.
First edition of the catalogue for the exhibition of works by Claude Monet held at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris from 28 May to 8 June 1912.
Preface by Octave Mirbeau.
Bradel binding in half fawn morocco, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, minor rubbing to spine, boards of marbled paper framed with a gilt fillet, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers (a pink stain at the foot of the lower wrapper) and spine preserved, top edge gilt; contemporary binding signed L. Bernard.
The paintings were exhibited four years after Claude Monet’s sole journey to Venice.
Illustrated catalogue with 9 reproductions of paintings by Claude Monet.
First edition, one of 35 copies on Holland paper, the limited deluxe issue following 19 on China paper.
A fine copy, with a visiting card tipped in on a blank leaf bearing the manuscript note: "de ton beau-frère, un échantillon des éditions suisses".
Illustrated with headpieces and tailpieces by Marcel North.
First edition (cf. Grand-Carteret, Almanachs, 158; Saffroy, Almanachs et annuaires, 306).
Contemporary full old red morocco, smooth spine gilt with friezes and fleurs-de-lys, one joint split at the head, boards framed with triple gilt fillets, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate laid down on a pastedown, gilt edges to the boards, corners slightly rubbed, all edges gilt; binding of the period.
This rather scarce issue was published without interruption from 1744 to 1789.
Provenance: from the library of the heraldist Olivier Le Bas, with bookplate laid down on a pastedown.
An attractive copy, handsomely bound in contemporary full red morocco.
French first edition, following the English first edition of 1763.
Copy with the arms of Anne-louis-Alexandre de Montmorency, (D'or à la croix de gueules cantonnée de seize alérions d'azur ordonnés 4 et 4) lieutenant-general of the king's armies, captain of the king's guards.
Contemporary full speckled calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 alérions of the Montmorency family. Arms stamped on covers. Red morocco title label. Rubbing. Spine browned. 2 corners slightly bumped. Browning to margins of half-title and title page, small worming in margins. Handsome copy.
Lady Montagu was the wife of the English ambassador to Constantinople. The principal interest of t
The finest edition of this work, augmented and enriched by the author, whose original appeared in 1706. The author explains the interest of this new revised edition in a foreword. One frontispiece, 3 fine title vignettes by Cochin and 13 folding plates (the 1741 edition contained only 8). Explanations of the plates and vignettes after the table of contents.
Full marbled and glazed blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Head worn, tail torn and largely missing from the last compartment. Paper of fine freshness, free from foxing. Despite the binding defects, fairly good copy.
First collected edition of these two works, originally published at Oxford in 1701 (Physica) and 1718 (Astronomia) respectively, illustrated with a title vignette, 12 folding plates for physics (experiments, diagrams, geometry), 29 for astronomy, and 6 for trigonometry, numbered I to XLVII.
Contemporary marbled brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Worn binding. Headcaps torn away. Joints split at head and foot, along two compartments for the upper joint. Corners heavily bumped. Paper more or less browned.
Treatise and manual of astronomy and physics with various short treatises, including one
