Seas and Oceans

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

BRYAN Edouard
Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique
Dentu, Paris 1801, 13,5 x 21,5 cm, original wrappers
First edition in French.
With the folding map at front present.
Small insignificant wear with tiny lacks to head and foot of one joint, a little light insignificant foxing.
A rare copy in its original wrappers.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First editions.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.
First edition.
In plain wrappers. Rare.

First edition, one of the copies on alfa paper.
Handsome copy despite light worming of no consequence to the endpapers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography.
Minor staining to foot of front board, ink gift inscription at head of front endpaper, handsome interior condition.

First edition published under the partial pseudonym of Galli.
Half tan sheep bindings, spines with five raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, red shagreen title labels and author's name, navy shagreen volume labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with 2414 color engravings by L. Bombled, with maps and plans within the text and folding.
Handsome copy.

Reprint of the 1826 first edition.
Staining to covers of the second volume, otherwise good copies.

First edition.
Occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half red sheep binding, faded spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, spine decorated with gilt floral motifs, lacks of leather on joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 40 drawings by the author.
Some light foxing mainly marginal.
Rare.

Second edition. This work is part of "L'épopée de l'histoire de France" which forms a collection of romanticized passages from French history.
Half green calf binding, the front cover shows fold marks, the back cover has paper losses, the corners, head and foot of spine are bumped, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, numerous tears and losses remain on the spine, scattered foxing, stamp on title page, pencil marks.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition of this satirical play in Norman dialect.
Foreword, variants and dialectal notes by C. Guerlin de Guer. Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, bookseller's label pasted at head of front endpaper, marginal foxing on endpapers, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed under the auspices of the French government.
One joint slightly cracked at head, a light stain of no significance at head of first cover, occasional light foxing.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome pamphlet.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome brochure.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome pamphlet.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome pamphlet with manuscript corrections by the author in the text.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Spine faded with a very slight lack at head.

First edition.
These are works produced by the Society of Antiquarians of Normandy.

First edition of the French translation established by Odette and Guy Lavaud, one of 729 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only issue with 1 Arches and 9 Chine and 27 papier bis.
Work illustrated with drawings by André Lhote and presented in flexible decorated paper boards with threads woven in the manner of marine cordage.
Endpapers slightly and marginally shaded, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.