First Editions

First edition.
With 2 maps in color.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, not serious.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full navy cardboard binding, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket which shows no defects.
Autograph inscription signed by André Frossard to the great Gaullist resistance fighter Gilbert Grandval.
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands bordered with black fillets, title-label and author's name in red shagreen, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Fine full-page signed autograph inscription from the author to the great Gaullist resistance fighter Gilbert Grandval.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half green shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands set with black fillets, title and author labels in red shagreen, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Signed autograph inscription from Eugène Descamps to the great Gaullist resistance fighter Gilbert Grandval.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half caramel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with rich gilt typographical motifs, navy shagreen title-label with minor rubbing, double fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, unsigned contemporary binding but attributable to Lancelin.
Signed autograph inscription from Paul Gaulot to Madame Paul Ollendorff.
A full-margined copy handsomely bound.
Provenance: from the library of Paul Ollendorff.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half caramel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with rich gilt typographical motifs, navy shagreen title-label with a small lack, some light traces of rubbing to spine, double fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, unsigned contemporary binding but attributable to Lancelin.
Signed autograph inscription from Paul Gaulot to Madame Paul Ollendorff.
A full-margined copy handsomely bound.
Provenance: from the library of Paul Ollendorff.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
One small marginal nick, not serious, to upper cover.
A rare and very good copy with good margins.

First edition.
Half khaki calf binding, smooth spine decorated with romantic gilt and blind arabesques, gilt friezes at head and foot, light scratches of no consequence on the joints, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Work complete with its folding plan at the end.
A shadow left by a bookseller's description label on an endpaper, occasional foxing of little consequence.

First edition. According to the preface, it was intended to complement L'Encyclopédie méthodique published by Panckoucke.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Raised band spine decorated with fillets. Red morocco title-label. Small lacks to head and tail. Rubbing. Traces of old restorations to corners and tail. First three leaves (including endpaper) creased.
The Anas, which were particularly popular in the 17th century, are collections of various thoughts, anecdotes and witticisms, arranged in the greatest disorder and intended for the public as intellectual entertainment. The originality of this work lies in having assembled them in dictionary form, though without citing the authors. The whole forms a monumental ana which can thus be browsed from beginning to end, with pleasure, surprise and instruction: it should be noted that history and historical figures are given pride of place.

First edition.
Half navy shagreen binding, smooth spines showing traces of rubbing decorated with romantic arabesques and double gilt fillets, upper headcaps worn, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some tears of no great consequence to the leading edges, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with 287 plates hors-texte including 3 in color. Some foxing. Rare.

First edition.
Two small tears to, not serious, to foot of spine and upper cover, occasional foxing to lower cover.

First edition.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with five thin raised bands set with gilt fillets showing minor rubbing, red shagreen title label, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, upper headcaps rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by the author's widow.
Some minor foxing.

First edition. Rare. Dedication to Monseigneur the Duke of Orléans, Philippe Égalité, Chartres was then under the same jurisdiction as Orléans.
Romantic binding in half blonde sheep. Smooth spines decorated with fleurons and gilt fillets. Corners very slightly bumped. A few pages of volume II very slightly stained.
Rare work not concerned solely, as its title might suggest, with history, but also with the geography of the city of Chartres, the origin of its main arteries. The author, lawyer and surveyor of the city, extensively documented himself in the archives and gathered everything that had been written of note since the origin of the city, anecdotes, events... The work proceeds chronologically from what is known earliest about the Chartrains up to 1786, in the form of annals. Information on agriculture, commerce, customs... A very useful and detailed index at the end of the volume. Finally, a directory of famous men of the Chartres region with biographical notices.
Ecclesiastical library stamp on the title page of each volume.

First edition.
Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and blind-tooled fleurons, three small angular lacks to headcaps, marbled paper boards, lower corners slightly bumped, minor scuffs to leading edges, contemporary binding.
Ballpoint pen gift inscription on an endpaper, some minor foxing.

First edition.
Half cream sheep binding, smooth spine, faded red shagreen title-label with angular lack, marbled paper boards, covers (front cover with angular lack) preserved.
Bound at rear is a pamphlet entitled: "Les archives révolutionnaires de l'Ariège" by François Galabert published in the Bulletin de la société ariégeoise.
Traces of adhesive tape on the binding endpapers by which this pamphlet was maintained, gift inscription in ballpoint pen on one endpaper.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Complete with its 2 folding plates at rear.
A light marginal dampstain to the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition.

Illustrated with 196 figures to text.

A good copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with plates outside the text.
Spine sunned and lightly cracked at head, foxing and small corner losses to marginally sunned boards, light traces of adhesive tape at head and foot of endpapers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
With a frontispiece portrait of C.L. Philippe.
A good copy.

First edition in French by Francis de Miomandre.
Very slight stains, not serious, to foot of covers.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author.
Preface by Pierre Chaunu.
A small ballpoint pen mark at the head of the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition of each volume.
Bradel binding in half red cloth, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved for each volume.
Autograph inscriptions signed by the author to Messrs. Ravaisson and Caro at the head of the first cover of the first volume and on the title page of the fourth volume.
A handsome and rare set.

First edition.
Publisher's full mouse-gray cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind allegorical motifs, headcaps slightly worn, gilt allegorical decoration on front cover, corners very slightly bumped without any gravity, all edges gilt, binding signed by Engel.
Work illustrated with numerous hors-texte illustrations by F. Lix, P. Merwart, J. Geoffroy, J. Girardet, L. Roux... Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Paul-Marie de la Gorce.
A very good copy.

Third edition, largely original as it is corrected and considerably expanded.
Bradel binding in full boards covered with marbled paper, smooth spines slightly browned, small harmless paper lacks at foot of spines, two corners slightly bumped, bookplates pasted to verso of front boards.
Some light foxing, final leaves marginally stained with corner lacks not affecting text on last page.

The rare first edition of this pamphlet.
Stitched pamphlet, unbound.

The commission of agriculture and arts was founded in 1794 and Parmentier was from its creation an eminent and influential member. The potato was soon perceived, thanks to Parmentier, as a means to combat famine and food shortages, whether for humans or animals.

NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition.
Half forest green shagreen bindings, faded spines with four raised bands slightly stained at foot and rubbed at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers (lined) preserved. About G. Brummel, G.M. Lewis "the Monk", E.B. Lytton, A. Tennison, O'Connel and Irish nationalism...
Some minor foxing without gravity. Rare.

First edition.
Half red calf binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands decorated with gilt and black friezes and fillets as well as black typographical motifs and a gilt mandorla, headcaps and joints at the level of the headcaps showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary binding. Our copy is complete with its explanatory folding plate at the end which has a tear without loss.
Some foxing mainly at the end of the volume.
Rare.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on Rives paper, the tirage de tête.
Richly illustrated.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on Lana vellum, the only issue with 50 Arches and 50 pure linen.
Work illustrated with 12 lithographs and original drawings by Jack Girbal.
Fine copy despite a small tear at the foot of the spine.

Rare first edition published in Avignon.
Contemporary full marbled havana sheep binding. Smooth spines decorated with gilt compartments and floral motifs, red morocco title and volume labels. All edges red.
Sheep somewhat faded in places. A small hole to each spine of volumes II and III. Note: The half-title page of the first volume has been placed in the third, the publisher having covered the mention of "volume one" with a label in the same typography indicating "volume three".

First edition, one of 362 numbered copies on pure Lana paper.
Our copy is complete with its additional duplicate suite of hors-texte plates and a color breakdown of one of the watercolors showing the ten different hand brushings, color by color.
The work illustrated with original lithographs by Roderic Laing.
Handsome copy.

First edition limited to only 180 copies, ours being one of the 38 copies with duplicate suite on pure Renage thread.
The twelve lithographs by Robert Villard retrace and pay homage to the bombing of Nantes on September 16 and 23, 1943.
The justification page as well as each plate - including those of the suite, are signed by the artist.
Some foxing on the first leaves and joints slightly cracked, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition. Full burgundy cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt eagle, black morocco title-label, double gilt fillets and date at foot, traces of rubbing, covers preserved, (the first is loose).
Autograph inscription signed by Henry Houssaye to Hippolyte Fournier.
Some foxing.

First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece by Bernard Picart, engraved by Buisson. Title page in red and black.
Full red morocco binding from the late 19th century. Spine decorated with 5 small fleurons. Gilt title. Interior roll. Top edge gilt. Very fine condition.
As announced in the preface, Madame de La Fayette wrote memoirs from her youth, but the manuscripts were lost, and only these few extracts remain. These historical memoirs, quite classical in execution, deal with the internal and external affairs of the kingdom of France; the style is lively, incisive, mixing more intimate chronicles and great affairs of the kingdom.

First edition.
Half mint green sheep binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with triple gilt fillets as well as blind typographical motifs, small traces of harmless rubbing on the spine, marbled paper boards, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Work complete with its 2 folding plates at beginning and end of volume.
Two small angular lacks on the half-title page, some light foxing.

First edition.
Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.
In sheets, under chemise.

French first edition.
Contemporary full marbled and glazed calf binding. Raised spine decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title-label. One crack to the lower joint at head.
Response to the letter addressed to the Royal Society of London by John Hill, in which he affirmed and demonstrated that a woman can conceive and give birth without carnal commerce, and that he could thus restore honor to those women who had given birth without having had commerce with their husbands; this response is satirical and full of humor, mocking Hill's system, which, it must be remembered, he had only written to take revenge on the Royal Society of London which had refused his candidacy.

First edition.
Small marginal tears of no significance to front cover, very faint dampstain of no significance to head of first two pages, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition, illustrated with 11 plates, 7 of which are folding (anatomy, hermaphrodite sex, Hottentot...).
Contemporary full sheep binding with root grain. Smooth spine decorated with compartments à la grotesque. Beige morocco title and volume labels. Cold-tooled roll frame on boards. Upper joint cracked at head of volume I, and lower joint cracked at head and foot. A lack at head of volume III. Rather good copy, fresh.
Without prejudice for the period, and judging things essentially as a naturalist, observing and comparing facts to his knowledge, this history of woman, not only through history but according to nations (the Hottentots are often studied) is fascinating in more ways than one, notably because the author never falls into pure naturalism but always questions the relationship of a fact to all the components of the feminine being, components as much social, vestimentary, cultural as traditional and physical. The hygiene treatise forming the third volume is a physiological treatise, Moreau analyzing the consequences of this physiology on behavior, sensitivity and feminine particularities.

First edition. One frontispiece.

Contemporary full blonde sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated, red morocco title-label. Headcap worn. One hole at foot. 2 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing.

First edition.
Contemporary full sheep binding. Decorated smooth spine. Red morocco title label. Double fillet frame on boards. Joints cracked. Headcap partly worn. One corner bumped.
The author, responding to a letter, takes a moral position regarding the spectacles he condemns, as well as the encyclopedists.

First edition.
Publisher's full blue cloth Bradel bindings, smooth spines slightly faded.This work, complete in 7 volumes, is composed as follows: - Volume 1: The Orient and Greece.- Volume 2: Rome and its Empire- Volume 3: The Middle Ages- Volume 4: The 16th and 17th Centuries- Volume 5: The 18th Century- Volume 6: The 19th Century- Volume 7: The Contemporary Era.Rich iconography.Rare and handsome set.

First edition. A title vignette repeated on all four volumes, depicting Erasmus. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels, decorated with roulettes. One lack to headcap of volume I due to worming, same to the last compartment. Dampstaining to upper board of volume II (darkened). 3 corners bumped.
Essentially historical memoirs, the marquis de Montglat rarely puts himself on stage, carefully gathering the facts of his time, from 1635 to 1668; although the memoirs provide military details (campaigns between France and Austria), Montglat applies himself to unraveling the mechanisms of the court; the troubles of the Fronde are skillfully described and with much more impartiality than in all the memoirs of the time (Retz and associates). The preface that recommends the book is by Father Bougeant, a highly regarded Jesuit man of letters and historian, who applied himself to editing these memoirs very conscientiously.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Photograhic cover, iconography.
A good copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
A small stain at the head of the back cover.

First edition.
Contemporary full calf binding, spine with five raised bands richly decorated, red morocco title label, green morocco volume label, rubbing, small lacks to corners of headcaps, gilt edges to leading edges, red edge, some scratches to boards.
Pleasant interior condition.
Census of all edicts concerning notably Protestants, classified by years and by district.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Léon Poliakov.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Illustrated, a very good copy.

First edition.
Half blue cloth binding with imitation shagreen corners, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets.
Frontispiece illustration by Carmontelle engraved by J. Chauvet, decorated initials.
Bookplates on endpapers: Emile Abeele and Kraft de la Saulx. Foxing.

First edition.
A pale marginal dampstain affecting the body of the work and diminishing through the pages, minimal lacks to spine, three small angular stains to first cover.
Complete with facsimile of an autograph letter by the author.

First edition. Uncommon.
Half glacé calf with corners, 19th century, signed Petit succ de Simier. Raised spine decorated in compartments. Fillets on covers.
Etienne Barbazan (1694-1770) was a philologist specializing in medieval manuscripts, notably contributing to bringing forgotten texts back to memory and rehabilitating the Middle Ages in the field of research. L'ordene de chevalerie is a 13th-century text on the rules and ceremonies of chivalry, of which Barbazan would have had a manuscript in his hands. The work contains other 13th-century texts and a glossary.

First edition.
Half mint-colored morocco-grain shagreen binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with double gilt fillets showing traces of rubbing, rubbed headcaps with small losses, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Complete with its folding map at rear.
Occasional minor foxing.
Rare copy of this text which was never reprinted.

First collected edition.
Illustrated.
A good copy.

First edition. Extracted from the Revue des Deux Mondes. Rare
In plain wrappers.

This volume contains: Notice sur la conformation physique des égyptiens et des différentes races qui habitent en Egypte, suivie de quelques réflexions sur l'embaumement des momie; par M. le Baron de Larrey.
Mémoire sur la partie occidentale de la province de Bahyreh par M. Gratien le Père.
Notice sur la préparation des peaux en Egypte; par M. Boudet.
Mémoire sur le Meqyâs de l'île de Roudah et sur les inscriptions que renferme ce momument.
First edition.
Original blue wrappers. Fine condition, as the copy is as issued, with full margins, on laid paper. A tear to spine.
The notice on the physical conformations of the peoples of Egypt relates more to aesthetic considerations. The second text discusses the history of a forgotten province of Egypt and recounts the author's journey. Interesting considerations on the tanning of hides in Egypt, particularly on morocco leather. The Meqyâs is the famous nilometer located on the island of Roudah. The work begins with a history of travellers in Egypt and the interest that can be found in reading these voyages. The numerous bibliographical notes prove very useful.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half burgundy cloth with corners, smooth spines decorated with gilt floral motif, gilt dates and armies at foot of spines, hazelnut shagreen title-labels showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 3 heliogravure portraits including 2 frontispieces.
Some foxing affecting mainly the very first and very last pages of the volumes.

First edition published in a small number of copies, one of the hors commerce copies justified by the publisher.
Bradel binding in half green cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt typographical motif, date and double gilt fillet at foot, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, illustrated covers with drawings by the author and spine preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with drawings in text and hors-texte by the author.
Minimal foxing on endpapers, otherwise a fine copy.

First edition.
Half navy cloth binding, smooth spine, navy paper boards, corners slightly bumped, modest binding.
Foxing affecting mainly the very first and very last pages of the volume.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on Holland paper of this offprint.
Bradel binding in half morocco-grained hazelnut sheep, smooth spine with slight traces of rubbing, date at foot, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Franz.
Handsome copy.

First editions of these four literary hoaxes.
Half fir green shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic ornamental motifs with some traces of rubbing, a tiny hole at the foot of one joint, paper boards, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by Alexis Rousset on the first volume.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Spine of the second volume cracked, slight tears to spine of volumes 4 and 6, some slight foxings, otherwoise good copies, as issued.
Rare.

First edition.
Half ochre shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and rules, traces of rubbing to joints, contemporary binding.
Very rare work on Napoleon Bonaparte and his entourage.
The 18th Brumaire, the abdication at Fontainebleau and the 20th March or the return from the Isle of Elba.
A handsome copy virtually free from foxing.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on chiffon de Lana, the tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

First edition in French.
A lack affecting a joint, another marginal one affecting upper cover, occasional foxing.

First edition en volume.
Illustrated cover.
A very good copy.

French gallery or collection of portraits of men and women who distinguished France in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. First edition. A supplement would appear a few years later. The index is lacking in the last volume.
Half black sheep with fillets, smooth spine. Excellent condition, some scattered foxing in the margins but on very white paper. The three volumes contain respectively 65 engravings, 60 and 62 engravings. The historical notices opposite each portrait, which comprise several pages, are the work of Villemain, Andrieux, Denon, Boissy d'Anglas and associates... the portraits by Mr Chrétien, Rulhman, Weber...
Numerous facsimiles add to the interest of the work, which contains portraits found nowhere else. This edition is uncommon and justly appreciated by collectors.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 40 unpublished drawings by the author.
Engraving, modeling and decorative interpretations.
Front board detached, spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of 200 numbered copies on vergé paper of this offprint of La gazette anecdotique.
A good and rare copy.

First edition of the French translation, false statement of edition.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Full vellum binding with overlapping edges. Smooth spine with handwritten title. Endpapers renewed.
Important Greek-Latin dictionary. The German humanist E. Lubin (1565-1621) taught poetics at the University of Rostock from 1595 to 1605 before becoming professor of theology. Fine Elzevier edition in small type. Between 1620 and 1680, Elzevier production experienced a golden age of typography. The origin of small formats and small type (a technical feat at the time) lay in cost considerations, as printing was then in crisis.

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.

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.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Full bottle-green sheep binding, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets showing minor rubbing to head and foot.
Work illustrated with 2 vignettes by T. Johannot engraved by Lenoir and Thompson.
Fresh interior despite some inevitable light foxing.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Rives paper, deluxe copy.
Illustrations by Carb, Charlet, Pedro, Rafer and Roger Roy.
Index and tables at rear.
Copy in mint condition.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.