Jean-Baptiste LOUVET DE COUVRAY

Les aventures du chevalier de Faublas

J. Mallet & Cie , Paris 1842, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in-8 (16x24cm), relié.

Illustrated edition first printing of 300 vignettes on wood in-text Nanteuil, Baron, French ... text in a frame.
Bound in blue half time to shagreen over night. Smooth back adorned with romantic long irons. Irons and nets on the boards and corners. Beautiful marbled paper. Guards green moire. [...]

500 €

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First edition

Theobald WALSH COMTE

Voyage en Suisse, en Lombardie et en Piémont

Hivert, Paris 1834, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 8 (13x21,8cm), 484pp. et 531pp;, relié.

First edition, rare, illustrated 8 lithographs views of Switzerland Courtin. Binding Romantic half green sheepskin. Smooth back wheels decorated monatiques and nets, as well as irons cold. A small loss in head of Volume 1. Higher Bit Volume 2 split along the top of the first box with a lack of [...]

400 €

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Henri LEBRUN

Aventures et conquêtes de Fernand Cortez au Mexique

Alfred Mame & fils, Tours 1872, 10,5x18cm, reliure de l'éditeur.

Fourteenth illustrated edition of 4 etchings hors-texte. Publisher's binding in full blue cardboard, flat spine decorated with gilt arabesques and romantic cold head and tail frames of a set of nets Cold boards, first board embellished with golden jewel typographical, guards and contreplats paper [...]

80 €

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Théodore MURET

Histoire de Paris depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours

Périsse frères, Paris & Lyon 1841, 10,5x18cm, reliure de l'éditeur.

New edition. Publisher's Full binding brown cardboard, smooth back once adorned romantic cold arabesques, framing a set of double gilt on the boards, boards with arabesques cold guards and contreplats of handmade paper , marbled edges, corners bumped, romantic boards of the publisher. Rare copy [...]

100 €

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Alain-René LESAGE

Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane

Paulin, Paris 1835, 17x26,5cm, relié.

Illustrated edition of original vignettes Jean Gigoux.binding full hazelnut glazed calf, smooth spine slightly past minor richly decorated with arabesques of romantic golden, golden wheels on the caps, a jaw slightly cracked Length, small traces of friction on the jaws, framing a golden arabesques [...]

750 €

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Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline GUIZOT

Nouveaux contes

Didier, Paris 1856, Pet. in 8 (15x24,2cm), relié.

New edition, illustrated with 9 beautiful lithographs hors-texte in sepia colored by hand. Cardboard polychrome dark blue editor. Large plate on top decorated flat, red, gold, blue and cream. Smooth back decorated with two full color plates. A polychrome central medallion on the flat Engineer. Back [...]

130 €

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Sophie LEE

Le souterrain, ou Matilde

Chez Théophile Barrois, à Paris 1788, Fort in-12 (9x16,5cm), vij (1) 227pp. ; (4) 175pp. ; (4) 226pp., relié.

New edition, rare, after the first French translation published in 1786 by De La Marre the English novel: the Recess, or a tale of --other time (1785) .Demi sheepskin brunette vintage corners. Back tooled raised fillets. Part of title tan morocco. Head cover frayed. Cap tail largely missing. A slot [...]

500 €

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First edition

Walter SCOTT

Halidon-Hill, esquisse dramatique tirée de l'histoire d'Ecosse

Charles Gosselin & Ladvocat, Paris 1822, 10x17cm, relié.

First edition of the French translation. Bound in full black cardboard, smooth back, as part of Havana sheepskin which has a small angular lack, red edges, small contemporary binding. Nice quasi-free state within any freckles. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, [...]

300 €

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