Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE

Goethe's poetische und prosaische werke in zwei banden. [Oeuvres complètes]

J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart und Tubingen 1836, Grd. in-8 (18x27cm), 4 volumes reliés.

Goethe's complete works including poetry, drama, novels, critical essays and correspondence. Gothic impression on 2 columns. 5 engravings on steel on strong paper and yellow snakes in the volume 2 by Kaulbach and Felner in a Gothic or classical style and engraved by English, 2 engravings in the [...]

1 200 €

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Alphonse de LAMARTINE

La chute d'un ange

Charles Gosselin et W. Coquebert, Paris 1838, In-8 (13,5x21,2cm), 339pp. et 429pp., relié.

First edition, without fictional mention of editing, which is quite rare for this work.
Binding full calf vintage tobacco. Smooth back of 4 romantic irons mirrored. Title and volume pieces of brown calf. Frieze framing cold and golden net. Small scattered foxinges. Upper joint rubbed. Traces of [...]

800 €

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Silvio PELLICO

Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes

Delahaye, Paris 1843, In-8 (18,5x26,5cm), 374pp., relié.

First illustrated with a frontispiece on China and 25 inset and many vignettes by Tony Johanot. Beautiful illustrated romantic.
Editor binding in full red shagreen with special irons. Back richly adorned with a large ornamental plaque in length, the name of the editor in tail. Upper dish with a [...]

500 €

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ANONYME

Album orné

Branston, London 1840 (S.d), In-4 (24x30,5cm), relié.

Collection consisting of an anonymous hand of chromolithographs, engravings. Many pages with various frames, Gothic, ornamental, intended to receive engravings. Frontispiece in chromolithography enhanced with colors. The papers intended to receive drawings, engravings or chromos are of various [...]

450 €

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MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS

Compte rendu des travaux des ingénieurs des mines pendant l'année 1839

Imprimerie Royale, Paris 1840, In-4 (23,5x29,5cm), 183pp., relié.

First edition, rare.
Binding full red morocco long grain vintage. Smooth back decorated with rock irons and small irons. boards decorated with a central plate with rich ornaments Restoration. Large, complex angular restoring irons connected by curved nets. Large frieze framing. Blue silk [...]

500 €

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Jules JANIN

La Bretagne

Ernest Bourdin 1844, Fort in-8 (16,5x26,5cm), 652pp., relié.

Edition illustrated with 150 vignettes in text engraved on wood and 24 beautiful inset (including 2 cards) engraved on steel after Morel-Fatio, Tellier, Gigoux, Daubigny, Debon, H. Bellangé and Alfred Johannot. It also contains 8 additional colored engravings, including 2 blazons and 6 costumes, [...]

650 €

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FINDEN & COLLECTIF

Finden's tableaux : the iris of prose, poetry, and art for 1840

Charles Tilt, London 1840, In-Folio (28x37,6cm), 70pp., relié.

First edition of this keepsake of luxury which is composed of engravings of Finden and 12 texts in prose and verses by Barrett, Mitford, John Hugues. A frontispiece and 12 large compositions on steel in an octagon surrounded by engraved line sketches. Drawings or paintings by James Brown, engraved [...]

250 €

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Michel TAMISIER

Voyage en Arabie. Séjour dans le Hedjaz. - Campagne d'Assir

Louis Desessart, Paris 1840, 13,5x22cm, 2 volumes reliés.

First edition.
Bindings in full heart aubergine, smooth backs faded and thinned adorned with golden romantic arabesques, gilded nets in heads and tails back, golden wheels on the headdresses, framing of a golden net on the boards ornamented with romantic arabesques embossed to cold, first [...]

500 €

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