Vincent VOITURE

Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture [Ensemble] Les nouvelles oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture

Chez Augustin Courbé, à Paris 1656 - 1658, 2 parties en un Vol. in 4 (16,5x24cm), (30) 709p. (1) 210p. (17) (1bc.) ; 173pp. (5), relié.

Fifth edition of Car Works, whose original was published in 1648; and original edition of the New Car works. Mellan a frontispiece to the first volume, a headband and a drop cap in the epistle and a beautiful portrait of the author by Champaigne engraved by [...]

1 200 €

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Louis MAIMBOURG

Histoire du calvinisme

Chez Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, à Paris 1682, in-4 (19x26,5cm), (24) 513pp. (16), relié.

First edition, illustrated with a beautiful title frontispiece by Sevin, engraved by S. Gautrel, a title banner by Pollain engraved by Le Pautre, 7 initials and 6 big and beautiful cul-de-lamp, as well as 6 bands storied head of chapters Pollain. Brand of printer in the title page. Rather neat [...]

550 €

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Gabriel Francisco LE JAY

Josephus venditus. Tragoedia

Apud Antonium Lambin, Parisii (Paris) 1698, Pet. in-8 (9,5x17cm), (12) 67pp., relié.

Edition, illustrated by a figure from Cornelius engraved by Mariette and headband to arms. Full glossy blond Calf. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Double fillet border on covers. A slight hitch in mind. Roll on turns. Small spots on the lower flat. 2 corners bumped. Guards [...]

250 €

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Natale CONTI

Mythologie, c'est-à-dire explication des fables, contenant les généalogies des Dieux, les ...

Chez Paul Frellon, à Lyon 1607, in-4 (19x25cm), Xij, 1066pp. (26) (2bc.), relié.

New edition, after the French first published in 1598. The original Latin date 1551, in Venice. Translation John Montlyard. Illustrated by a beautiful allegorical title frontispiece engraved by Thomas de Leu, and a portrait of Henry IV to twelve.
Bound in full calf antique brown. Back with [...]

1 600 €

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Gisbert CUPER

Harpocrates sive Explicatio imaguncula argentae perantiquae, quae in figuram Har pocratis formata ...

Apud Franciscum Halma, Trajecti ad. Rhenum (Utrecht) 1687, in-4 (16x21cm), (8) 294pp. (14), relié.

Second edition, illustrated with 6 folding plates and 43 vignettes in text; as a frontispiece signed and dated in the plate: Joh. van der Avele invention and fecit. Title page in red and black. This edition is enhanced with a letter of Etienne Le Moyne; this text has a half-title and the second [...]

1 000 €

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ANSELME

Le palais de l'honneur, ou la science héraldique du blason. [Ensemble] Le palais de la gloire, ...

Chez Estienne Loyson et chez Pierre Bessin, à Paris 1664 - 1668, In 4 (18x24,6cm), (24) 711pp. (9) ; (6) 288 - 576p., relié.

Rare meeting of both parties constantly separated from Palace. If the Palace of glory is not really a sequel, it's a second part provided by the author. It is not known why it was published by another publisher, perhaps this change, and the year between the two editions has created this [...]

1 200 €

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Guillaume de CHOUL

Religio castrametatio disciplina militaris et balnae veterum romanorum

Apud Janssonio Waesbergios, Amstelodami (Amsterdam) 1685, in-4 (18x25cm), relié.

New edition and first printing of the illustrations: a frontispiece, 62 full-page and 241 figures in-text and a folding plate on the organization of a Roman camp. Title page in red and black. Velin from nineteenth century. Smooth spine.
This famous work is composed of three texts, the first on [...]

900 €

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PASQUIER

Les recherches de la France

Chez Laurent Sonnius, à Paris 1607, In 4 (17x23,6cm), (18) 1175pp. (84), relié.

Edition partly original, plus Book VII, table of contents, many additions and a portrait by Thomas de Leu Pasquier. This portrait was made in 1583 in Troyes and had never been incorporated into editions. This is the last edition of the lifetime of the author. Full contemporary calf. Back to nerves [...]

1 000 €

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