First edition

Louis Antoine Francois de MARCHANGY

Tristan le voyageur ou la France au XIVe siècle

F.M. Maurice & Urbain Canel, Paris 1825-1826, 13x21cm, 6 volumes reliés.

Original edition.
Binders half marine glazed calf, back smooth decorated with gilded boxes decorated with golden arabesques, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, yellow and sprinkled edges, bookplate pasted heads of contreplats two corners slightly Dull, binders of [...]

250 €

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Vue d'optique - Le Château royal de Versailles du côté de l'avenue de Paris

Chez Daumont, Paris [circa 1790], 30,5x48,5cm, une feuille.

Original etching. For enhanced optical color watercolor, depicting a view showing the royal Palace of Versailles Avenue side of Paris.
The optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo" prints are very popular between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. They were [...]

200 €

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Vue d'optique - Vue de la barrière des Gobelins ou d'Italie

Chez Basset , Paris circa 1800, 30,5x48,5cm, une feuille.

Original etching. For enhanced optical color watercolor, depicting a view of the barrier Goblin or Italy.
The optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo" prints are very popular between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. They were meant to be viewed through a [...]

230 €

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DUJARDIN, Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

Madame de Pompadour

Firmin-Didot, Paris 1888, 22x28,5cm, relié.

First illustrated edition and partly original as revised and enlarged letters and unpublished documents.
Bound in half morocco with red corners, back with five bands set with ornate golden dotted with golden double boxes adorned with decorative gilt, double gilt coaching boards marbled paper, [...]

250 €

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Antoine-Marin LE MIERRE

La peinture, poëme en trois chants

Chez Le Jay, à Paris 1769 S.d., in-4 (19x25,5cm), (4) vij, (1) 94pp., relié.

First edition, illustrated with a portrait of Cornelius inset on the title page and three figures on strong paper from Cochin and engraved by Prevost, Ponce and San Aubin.Pleine brown sheepskin time. Spine ribbed features 5 jewels. Part of title in red morocco. Roulette cuts. Friction. 3 corners [...]

300 €

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Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU

Histoire de vie et des ouvrages de J.-J. Rousseau

J.L.J. Brière & Blanchard & Béchet aîné, Paris 1822, 10,5x17,5cm, 2 volumes reliés.

New edition partly original because of increased unpublished letters to Madame d'Holbach. Binders half green with small sheepskin corners, spine lightly faded with four nerves for typographical ornate gilded motifs and cold parts of title and volume numbers sheepskin navy, mint cardboard boards [...]

200 €

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MIRZA ABOUL TALEB KHAN PRINCE

Voyages du prince persan Mirza Aboul Taleb Khan en Asie, en Afrique, en Europe; écrits par ...

Louis Janet & Delaunay & Gide fils, Paris Octobre 1819, 13x20,5cm, relié.

Second edition of the French translation, published only a few months after the original publication of the French translation. Binding half sheepskin lees of wine, smooth spine slightly thinned ornate romantic decorative golden boards marbled paper, contemporary binding. Small foxing mainly at the [...]

300 €

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Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GRANDVILLE

Cent proverbes

H. Fournier, Paris 1845, 15,5x24,5cm, relié.

First edition, first printing of illustrations. Bound in half shagreen mint back slightly thinned to four bands set with ornate golden double nets double gold boxes, double nets on flat cardboard mint guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head. Illustrated book of 51 full-page engravings [...]

300 €

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