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French Revolution & Empire

French Revolution and Napoleonic era: revolutionary writings, Empire generals' memoirs and grognards' souvenirs, testimonies, Constitutional Monarchy, First Republic, National Convention, Directory, Consulate

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French Revolution & Empire
  1. “For matters are taking such a turn here that I may still hope to embrace you within two months at the latest.”
    Lettre autographe signée inédite à sa femme Aimée Leclerc à l'aube du traité de Tilsit
    Louis Nicolas DAVOUT

    Lettre autographe signée inédite à sa femme Aimée Leclerc à l'aube du traité de Tilsit

    Tilsit [Sovetsk ] 1er juillet [1807]|19 x 22.50 cm|3 pages sur une double feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Marshal Davout to his wife, Aimée Leclerc. 3 pages in black ink on a double sheet. A red pencil numbering and a pencil date from a previous bibliographer at the top of the first sheet.
    A lengthy missive, likely unpublished, written a week before the signing of the first Treaty of Tilsit, which ended the war against the Fourth Coalition. Confident in the successful outcome of the Prussian and Polish campaigns, Davout hopes to reunite with his wife—the sister-in-law of Pauline Bonaparte—as soon as possible; little did he know the delicate mission the Emperor would soon entrust him with, appointing him as the head of the French...
    €2,500
  2. A highly visual letter bearing the fine signature of Maréchal Davout
    "Tu ne m'annonces point avoir vu l'Impératrice ou l'Empereur"
    Louis Nicolas DAVOUT

    "Tu ne m'annonces point avoir vu l'Impératrice ou l'Empereur"Autograph letter signed to his wife Aimée Leclerc

    Skierniewice 14 septembre [1807]|19 x 22.50 cm|2 pages et demi sur une double feuille

    Autograph letter signed by Marshal Davout to his wife, Aimée Leclerc. Two and a half pages in black ink on a double sheet. Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    Very likely unpublished letter ("the intimate correspondence of Marshal Davout ceases from August to November [1807]" incorrectly states the Marquise de Blocqueville in Le Maréchal Davout, prince d'Eckmühl, raconté par les siens et par lui-même) addressed to his beloved wife, sister-in-law of Pauline Bonaparte. Settled in his palace halfway between Warsaw and Łódź, Davout, now Governor General of the Duchy of Warsaw, longs for his wife and their property in...

    €2,000
  3. Le 14 Juillet - Reliure Art Déco en bakélite signée de Jotau
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Le 14 Juillet - Reliure Art Déco en bakélite signée de Jotau

    Hachette|Paris 1929|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Full burgundy bakelite binding, spine enhanced with a silver-plated metal plate bearing the engraved title of the work, joints mounted on piano-type hinges, beveled boards at edges, endpapers and pastedowns of gold-enhanced watered silk, covers preserved, top edge gilt, exceptional Art Deco binding signed Jotau, with the mention inside the second board: "breveté S.G.D.G.".
    Stunning bakelite binding (thermosetting resin) characteristic of the Art Deco years and already rare in the 1930s given the costly nature of its manufacture.




    €800
  4. Rapport sur les principes du gouvernement révolutionnaire, fait au nom du comité de Salut Public par Maximilien Robespierre
    Maximilien de ROBESPIERRE

    Rapport sur les principes du gouvernement révolutionnaire, fait au nom du comité de Salut Public par Maximilien Robespierre

    Convention Nationale|Paris 5 Nivôse An II (25 Décembre 1793)|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this famous speech by Robespierre justifying the principle of revolutionary government and laying the foundations for the establishment of the Terror.
    Small black ink stains, sometimes faded, and some foxing.
    In autumn 1793, the threats weighing on the Republic had intensified both at the borders and in the heart of the country: Hébert the extremist "enragé" calling for a popular uprising, the royalist threat still present, the Indulgents demanding an end to the policy of Terror. On 5 Nivôse Year II (December 25, 1793), Robespierre went to the Committee of Public Safety to present the principles of revolutionary government.
    He warns from the very first words...
    €1,800
  5. Rapport sur les factions de l'étranger, et sur la conjuration ourdie par elles dans la République française, pour détruire le Gouvernement républicain par la corruption, et affamer Paris ; fait à la Convention Nationale, le 23 Ventôse, l'an II de la République par St. Just
    Louis-Antoine-Léon SAINT-JUST

    Rapport sur les factions de l'étranger, et sur la conjuration ourdie par elles dans la République française, pour détruire le Gouvernement républicain par la corruption, et affamer Paris ; fait à la Convention Nationale, le 23 Ventôse, l'an II de la République par St. Just

    Convention Nationale|s. l. • (Paris) 23 Ventôse An II (13 Mars 794)|11.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered at the session of March 13, 1794 to the assembly of the National Convention.
    Small stains in the margins of the leaves, a lack at the foot of the last leaf with no damage to the text.
    Rare copy presented in its original wrappers.

    €600
  6. Rapport fait au nom des Comités de Salut Public, liquidation et secours, réunis, sur les pensions, indemnités et secours à payer aux familles des défenseurs de la Patrie
    Jean-Marie COLLOT D'HERBOIS

    Rapport fait au nom des Comités de Salut Public, liquidation et secours, réunis, sur les pensions, indemnités et secours à payer aux familles des défenseurs de la Patrie

    Imprimerie Nationale|Paris 14 Prairial An IV (7795)|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered by Collot D'Herbois at the session of 14 Prairial Year IV of the National Convention assembly.
    Some foxing and small tears at the foot of the leaves.
    Copy presented in its original wrappers.
    €300
  7. Rapport sur l'assassinat de Collot D'Herbois, représentant du peuple, lu à la Convention Nationale, au nom du Comité de Salut Public - Réflexions des citoyens Couthon et Collot D'Herbois sur le même objet
    Bertrand BARERE

    Rapport sur l'assassinat de Collot D'Herbois, représentant du peuple, lu à la Convention Nationale, au nom du Comité de Salut Public - Réflexions des citoyens Couthon et Collot D'Herbois sur le même objet

    Imprimerie Nationale|Paris 4 Prairial de l'An II (1794)|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered by Bertrand Barère at the session of 4 Prairial Year II of the National Convention assembly.
    Two light dampstains to margins of the last three leaves and small lacks to lower right corners of the final leaves.
    Copy presented in its original wrappers.
    €450
  8. Rapport fait au nom des Comités de Salut Public et de Sûreté générale, sur les évènemens des 11, 12, 13 et 14 Vendémiaire de l'an quatrième de la République française
    Philippe-Antoine MERLIN

    Rapport fait au nom des Comités de Salut Public et de Sûreté générale, sur les évènemens des 11, 12, 13 et 14 Vendémiaire de l'an quatrième de la République française

    Imprimerie Nationale|Paris 1795|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered by Philippe-Antoine Merlin, elected representative from Douai, to the National Convention assembly.
    Handsome copy presented in its original wrappers of this report made the day after the royalist insurrection and which names the generals who crushed it with, in first place, the people's representative Barras designated general-in-chief of the army of the interior while omitting and ignoring any mention of Bonaparte.
    The role of Bonaparte, soon nicknamed "General Vendémiaire", would only be recognized later in a report of 30 Vendémiaire by Barras himself who attributed all the merits of suppressing the uprising to himself and who cited...
    €450
  9. Histoire anecdotique et pittoresque de la danse chez les peuples anciens et modernes
    François FERTIAULT

    Histoire anecdotique et pittoresque de la danse chez les peuples anciens et modernes

    Auguste Aubry|Paris 1854|9 x 15.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands outlined with black fillets and decorated with gilt fleurons, small black stain to head of spine, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed Tripon at foot of spine.
    Handsome copy with some minor foxing.
    €120
  10. Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.S. monseigneur Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon Condé, duc d'Enghien
    André BOUDARD

    Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.S. monseigneur Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon Condé, duc d'Enghien

    Audin • Urbain Canel • Ponthieu|Paris 1823|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and a folding facsimile at the beginning of the volume.
    Full marbled sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons and compartments, spine with some rubbing, red shagreen title-label, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one inner gutter split, corners slightly bumped, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Copy free from foxing.


    €100
  12. La Montagne - Notices historiques et philosophiques sur les principaux membres de la Montagne
    Jean-Barthélémy HAURÉAU

    La Montagne - Notices historiques et philosophiques sur les principaux membres de la Montagne

    J. Breauté|Paris 1834|16 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with 15 etched portraits engraved by Jeanron; the portrait of Camille Desmoulins is before letters.
    At the beginning of the volume, the index listing the engraved portraits has been marked with blue ink in the left margin of each name.
    Some foxing, three lacks at head and foot of spine, small tears and marginal lacks to the dusty angular boards, two portraits (out of 15) are missing from our copy: that of Robespierre jeune and that of Georges Couthon.
    €300
  13. Mémoires d'Hyppolite Clairon, et réflexions sur l'art dramatique
    Hyppolite Léris de la Tude CLAIRON

    Mémoires d'Hyppolite Clairon, et réflexions sur l'art dramatique

    Chez F. Buisson|Paris An VII (1800)|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition presented in its original wrappers and under plain orange interim cover.
    Title written in pen on a pasted label at head of spine.
    One joint split at foot, small marginal lacks to covers.
    Memoirs of the very famous tragedienne Hyppolyte de la Tude Clairon (1723-1803), who was venerated by the greatest (Diderot, Voltaire, Louis XV...). The actress was not content merely with her success but contributed to profoundly regenerating French theater. Marmontel was her lover and encouraged her to abandon the declamatory style. The portrait of Mlle Dumesnil, who was long her rival, contains great acrimony. The work is not composed like classical memoirs but rather as a...
    €120
  16. 12 Mai 1776. La Disgrâce de Turgot
    Edgar FAURE

    12 Mai 1776. La Disgrâce de Turgot

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy complete with its wraparound band and cellophane wrapper.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Edgar Faure to Pierre Troillard: "... en très amical souvenir de leur ancien "contrôleur général"..." ["... in very friendly remembrance from their former "controller general"..."]
    €100
  17. Etude historique sur Louis XVII suivie de Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Bourbon depuis sa sortie du Temple jusqu'à son arrivée à Vienne et d'un post-scriptum à l'arrestation de Louis XVI à Varennes
    Armand BOURGEOIS

    Etude historique sur Louis XVII suivie de Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Bourbon depuis sa sortie du Temple jusqu'à son arrivée à Vienne et d'un post-scriptum à l'arrestation de Louis XVI à Varennes

    H. Daragon|Paris 1905|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Interior foxing, light marginal stains on covers.
    Preface by M. Louise d'Alq.
    Autograph inscription signed by Armand Bourgeois to Séverine: "... le touchant et pénétrant auteur de autour d'un problème..." ["... the touching and penetrating author of around a problem..."]
    €100
  19. La Montagne - Notices historiques et philosophiques sur les principaux membres de la Montagne
    Jean-Barthélémy HAURÉAU

    La Montagne - Notices historiques et philosophiques sur les principaux membres de la Montagne

    J. Breauté|Paris 1834|16 x 24 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 15 etched portraits by Jeanron. The portrait of Camille Desmoulins appears before letters.
    A few discreet marginal pencil annotations, likely in Champfleury’s hand.
    Some occasional foxing.
    Bradel binding in olive green half cloth, flat spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet and date at foot, tan shagreen label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved despite some marginal losses, corners rubbed.
    This copy includes all 15 engravings depicting the most illustrious figures of the Montagne.
    Provenance: From the library of Champfleury (no. 519 in the catalogue published by Léon Sapin in 1890), then from the library...
    €750
  20. Rome, Naples et le Directoire - Armistices et traités 1796-1797
    Joseph, baron DU TEIL

    Rome, Naples et le Directoire - Armistices et traités 1796-1797

    Plon|Paris 1902|14 x 23 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 4 plates.
    Bradel binding in half red cloth, smooth spine very lightly faded decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, red shagreen title-label with some rubbing, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved,
    Handsome copy.





    €60
  21. Essai sur la littérature anglaise et considérations sur le génie des hommes, des temps et des révolutions
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    Essai sur la littérature anglaise et considérations sur le génie des hommes, des temps et des révolutions

    Furne • Charles Gosselin & Cie|Paris 1836|13.50 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half brown sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with triple gilt fillets and gilt decorative motifs, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers (soiled, with black ink stains, lacks or corner restorations, significant lack to the rear board of the first volume) and spine preserved, modern pastiche bindings.
    Foxing, one stain at the foot of the leaves in the first half of the second volume not affecting the text.
    Very rare autograph inscription signed by François René de Chateaubriand on the half-title page of the first volume to his secretary and faithful friend [Bernard Jean Erhard Desmousseaux]...
    €5,000
  23. Avénement de Bonaparte au trône impérial, prix extraordinaire proposé au lycée de Dijon ; par son excellence du Sénat-Conservateur, titulaire de la sénatorerie de la Côte d'Or, François (de Neufchâteau) remporté par Aimé Nancy, de Dijon, pensonniaire du gouvernement - L'avènement de Bonaparte à la couronne ; composition qui a mérité l'accessit au lycée de Dijon, par Auguste Piffond, de la même ville, âgé de quinze ans
    Aimé NANCY, Auguste PIFFOND

    Avénement de Bonaparte au trône impérial, prix extraordinaire proposé au lycée de Dijon ; par son excellence du Sénat-Conservateur, titulaire de la sénatorerie de la Côte d'Or, François (de Neufchâteau) remporté par Aimé Nancy, de Dijon, pensonniaire du gouvernement - L'avènement de Bonaparte à la couronne ; composition qui a mérité l'accessit au lycée de Dijon, par Auguste Piffond, de la même ville, âgé de quinze ans

    Bossange, Masson et Besson|Paris 1804|14 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition of these odes to the Emperor.
    Some light foxing.
    Rare work in temporary covers and original stitching.
    €300
  25. Rapport fait au nom du Comité de Salut Public, par Barère, sur la prise de Nieuport & sur les nouveaux complots tramés par les ennemis de l'intérieur, séance du 5 Thermidor, l'an 2 de la République une & indivisible
    Bertrand BARERE

    Rapport fait au nom du Comité de Salut Public, par Barère, sur la prise de Nieuport & sur les nouveaux complots tramés par les ennemis de l'intérieur, séance du 5 Thermidor, l'an 2 de la République une & indivisible

    Imprimerie Nationale|Paris 5 Thermidor An II (1794)|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered by Bertrand Barère, deputy of the département of Hautes Pyrénées, to the National Convention assembly.
    Small tears to margins of leaves.
    Rare and handsome copy in original wrappers.
    €150
  30. Rapport sur la reprise des quatre places de la frontière du Nord qui avoient été envahies par l'ennemi, présenté à la Convention Nationale, au nom du comité de salut public, par Carnot, l'un de ses membres ; le premier Vendémiaire, l'an troisième de la République une & indivisible
    Lazare CARNOT

    Rapport sur la reprise des quatre places de la frontière du Nord qui avoient été envahies par l'ennemi, présenté à la Convention Nationale, au nom du comité de salut public, par Carnot, l'un de ses membres ; le premier Vendémiaire, l'an troisième de la République une & indivisible

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [1794]|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered by Lazare Carnot, the Organizer of Victory, to the assembly of the National Convention.
    A rare and handsome copy presented in its original stitched wrappers.
    €150
  32. Réflexions sur les moyens de faire cesser la différence qui existe, dans l'opinion, entre la valeur des biens patrimoniaux et les biens dits nationaux ; et sur les avantages qui en résulteroient pour les finances, pour la sécurité des propriétaires de biens nationaux, ainsi que pour les créanciers des émigrés
    Henri Jean-Baptiste DARD

    Réflexions sur les moyens de faire cesser la différence qui existe, dans l'opinion, entre la valeur des biens patrimoniaux et les biens dits nationaux ; et sur les avantages qui en résulteroient pour les finances, pour la sécurité des propriétaires de biens nationaux, ainsi que pour les créanciers des émigrés

    Egron|Paris 1821|13 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A tear at the head of the front cover, a crease at the foot of the rear cover.
    A rare and handsome copy in its original stitching and under plain temporary wrappers.
    €150
  36. Campagne de Moscow en 1812
    René-Jean DURDENT

    Campagne de Moscow en 1812

    Alexis Eymery|Paris 1814|14 x 21 cm|broché
    Third edition, with some parts in first edition, as revised, corrected and expanded.
    A dampstain at foot throughout the pamphlet.
    Copy presented in temporary wrappers with lacks and in its original stitching.
    €60
  37. Recherches sur les bibliothèques anciennes et modernes jusqu'à la fondation de la bibliothèque Mazarine et sur les causes qui ont favorisé l'accroissement successif du nombre de ses livres
    Louis-Charles-François PETIT-RADEL

    Recherches sur les bibliothèques anciennes et modernes jusqu'à la fondation de la bibliothèque Mazarine et sur les causes qui ont favorisé l'accroissement successif du nombre de ses livres

    Chez Rey et Gavier|Paris 1819|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A dampstain at foot throughout the work, spine split, title written in black ink at head of unlettered spine.
    The frontispiece and two folding plans are lacking from our copy presented in temporary wrappers and in its original stitching.
    €100
  40. Lyon en mille huit cent dix-sept
    Charles Nicolas FABVIER

    Lyon en mille huit cent dix-sept

    Delaunay|Paris 1818|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Rare and handsome copy presented in temporary covers in its original wrappers.
    €150
  44. Nouveaux mémoires secrets et inédits, historiques, politiques anecdotiques et littéraires, du baron de Grimm, agent, à Paris, de la cour de Russie et de Pologne, ou chronique curieuse des personnages célèbres qui ont illustré le siècle dernier, suivie de la relation de ses voyages
    Friedrich Melchior GRIMM

    Nouveaux mémoires secrets et inédits, historiques, politiques anecdotiques et littéraires, du baron de Grimm, agent, à Paris, de la cour de Russie et de Pologne, ou chronique curieuse des personnages célèbres qui ont illustré le siècle dernier, suivie de la relation de ses voyages

    Lerouge-Wolf|Paris 1834|13.50 x 22 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half red cloth Bradel bindings, smooth spines decorated with central gilt fleuron, dates and double gilt fillets at foot of spines, brown shagreen title-labels with scratches and angular lacks, pebbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, upper corners of second volume damaged.
    A light dampstain at foot of last leaves of first volume, occasional foxing.
    Bookplates pasted to pastedowns.
    Rare work complete in two volumes.








    €600
  46. Un caprice de Bonaparte
    Stefan ZWEIG

    Un caprice de Bonaparte

    Grasset|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 38 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the deluxe copies after 21 on vélin d'Arches.
    Very handsome copy.
    €800
  47. Album Saint-Simon
    (Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de SAINT-SIMON) COLLECTIF

    Album Saint-Simon

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1969|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, lacking dust jacket and slipcase.
    €70
  48. Le palais pompéien de l'Avenue Montaigne
    Théophile GAUTIER, Arsène HOUSSAYE

    Le palais pompéien de l'Avenue Montaigne

    Au palais pompéien • Librairie Internationale|Paris s. d. [1866]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in red half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet at foot, brown shagreen label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Our copy contains a folding engraving depicting a theatrical rehearsal in the atrium of His Majesty Napoleon III.
    Handsome copy.
    Rare.
    €450
  49. Fables choisies mises en vers
    Jean de LA FONTAINE, Jean-Baptiste OUDRY

    Fables choisies mises en vers[Selected Fables Put into Verse]

    De l'imprimerie de Valade • chez Belin|Paris 1783|26 x 39 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Fine edition with Oudry's 276 engravings, from the 1755-1759 edition. [...] it is little known and quite rare, much rarer than the Desaint and Saillant edition of 1755. (Rochambeau, 124)
    Near-contemporary bindings (late 18th century) in half brown calf, smooth spines decorated with camel morocco title and volume labels, paste-paper boards, all edges red. Rubbing to boards.
    Some leaves uniformly browned and light dampstains without any damage to the engravings.
    Contemporary bibliographical label pasted to verso of first endpaper.
    Fine edition of this great classic of French literature illustrated by the greatest animal painter, Jean-Baptiste Oudry.
    €6,000
  50. Chateaubriand in Thirty-Two Volumes
    Oeuvres complètes
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    Oeuvres complètes

    chez Ladvocat|à Paris 1826 -1831|12.50 x 21 cm, longueur totale de la série 89 cm|32 volumes

    First collected edition of the works of François-René de Chateaubriand, issued in parts between 1826 and 1831 and here gathered in 32 volumes. Partly a first edition, the series includes the first appearances of Les Natchez, Le Dernier Abencérage, Voyage en Amérique and Moïse. Each volume is illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece by Charles Thompson, the English engraver established in Paris from 1816, showing a young woman seated beside a stone inscribed

    €2,000
  51. Les Brissac Maison de Cossé
    Duc de BRISSAC

    Les Brissac Maison de Cossé

    Fasquelle|Paris 1952|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Small tear at foot of spine, light worming to upper left corner of front board.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by a member of the Brissac family: "Un cousin de l'auteur et un ami de Vincennes touché de l'intérêt que vous portez à une famille qui a connu jusqu'aux cachots du donjon. Charles de Cossé de Brissac 22 Novembre 1957." ["A cousin of the author and a friend from Vincennes, touched by the interest you show in a family that has known even the dungeons of the keep. Charles de Cossé de Brissac November 22, 1957."]
    €50
  52. Sur l'Evasion de Louis XVII
    Jeanne de SAINT-LÉGER

    Sur l'Evasion de Louis XVII

    Gambart & Cie|Paris 1915|11.50 x 17.50 cm|agrafé
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite spine and boards marginally sunned.
    €40
  53. Louis XVII en Suisse. Son ami Frédéric Leschot de Genève - In Bibliothèque Universelle & Revue Suisse N°109
    E.A. NAVILLE

    Louis XVII en Suisse. Son ami Frédéric Leschot de Genève - In Bibliothèque Universelle & Revue Suisse N°109

    Bibliothèque Universelle & Revue Suisse|Lausanne • & Paris Janvier 1905|14 x 22.50 cm|2 fascicules reliés en 1
    First edition published in two instalments (we have not been able to determine the publication date of the second part nor the number of the journal in which it was printed).
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt garlands and gilt fleurons, gilt friezes at head and foot, wood-effect paper boards, front cover of the first fascicle preserved, sea-green paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on a pastedown, contemporary binding signed F. Vanzeghbroeck.
    Library stamp in upper right corner of the first text page.
    €80
  54. Les Drapeaux des Etats-Unis. - The american flags (Old glory)
    Alfred RIGNY, Pierre NOURY

    Les Drapeaux des Etats-Unis. - The american flags (Old glory)

    Gründ|Paris 1945|13 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with drawings by Pierre Noury.
    Minor stains of no consequence to foot of second cover.
    Handsome copy of this work tracing the history and evolution of the American flag.

    €150
  56. L'impératrice Marie-Louise
    Frédéric MASSON

    L'impératrice Marie-Louise

    Goupil & Cie|Paris 1902|24 x 32 cm|relié
    First edition printed in 1000 copies on laid paper. No. 870. One frontispiece heightened in colors and 51 illustrations printed in sepia and various tints, of superb execution.
    Deluxe publisher's binding in full olive green long-grain morocco signed Durvand at foot of upper cover. Smooth spine richly decorated with 2 compartments with grotesques and the Empress's monogram, and various roulettes. Covers stamped with the Empress's arms at center, with a wide framing frieze with foliage in the corners. Interior frieze composed of Empire motifs. Edges gilt. Spine evenly faded. Traces of rubbing. Narrow leather split along upper joint after headcap, for several cm. Fresh overall but some...
    €850
  58. Relation concernant les évènemens qui sont arrivés à Thomas Martin, laboureur à Gallardon, en Beauce, dans les premiers mois de 1816. Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée de plusieurs lettres du sieur Martin écrites en 1821 sur de nouvelles apparitions, avec un exposé de plusieurs autres qui lui sont arrivées en 1830.
    [Louis SILVY]

    Relation concernant les évènemens qui sont arrivés à Thomas Martin, laboureur à Gallardon, en Beauce, dans les premiers mois de 1816. Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée de plusieurs lettres du sieur Martin écrites en 1821 sur de nouvelles apparitions, avec un exposé de plusieurs autres qui lui sont arrivées en 1830.

    L.- F Hivert|Paris 1832|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
    Edition with some parts in first edition. Written under the pseudonym By M. S***, former magistrate.
    Bradel binding in blue half cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron and double gilt fillets, havana morocco title label, covers with extensive restored lacks preserved.
    Important historical anecdote that caused a sensation at the time and subsequently had numerous repercussions on religious, historical and spiritualist convictions throughout the century.
    Thomas Martin, an uneducated peasant, received a visit from the archangel Raphael who ordered him to report to King Louis XVIII that his nephew Louis XVII was alive, along with various other prophecies and advice for...
    €200
  59. Joséphine
    André CASTELOT

    Joséphine

    Librairie académique Perrin|Paris 1961|14 x 23 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui cartonnés
    First edition, one of 50 copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy in double chemise and red cloth slipcase, spine of chemise slightly faded.
    €120
  61. Les Princes d'Orléans
    Marcel BARRIERE

    Les Princes d'Orléans

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Marcel Barrière to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  62. Lucien Bonaparte à Madrid
    François PIÉTRI

    Lucien Bonaparte à Madrid

    Grasset|Lyon 1951|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, fourth edition statement.
    Iconography.
    Light worming to spine.
    Signed and inscribed by François Pietri to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  63. 12 Mai 1776. La Disgrâce de Turgot
    Edgar FAURE

    12 Mai 1776. La Disgrâce de Turgot

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Some worming to spine and top edges, retaining publisher's wraparound band.
    Autograph inscription signed by Edgar Faure to René and Raymond Bousquet.
    €100
  65. Dossier secret. L'Eglise de France, Tome I : De Clovis à la Révolution. - Tome II : De la Révolution à nos Jours
    Pierre LESOURD, Claude PAILLAT

    Dossier secret. L'Eglise de France, Tome I : De Clovis à la Révolution. - Tome II : De la Révolution à nos Jours

    Les Presses de la Cité|Paris 1967-1968|14.50 x 22 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on deluxe paper for each volume, the only deluxe copies.
    Half brown shagreen bindings with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edges gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Fine copy handsomely bound.
    €150
  66. Histoire de Belgique
    Adrien de MEEÜS

    Histoire de Belgique

    Plon|Paris 1928|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally lightened, otherwise a handsome copy attractively bound.
    €70
  67. Les Français à Rome
    Maurice ANDRIEUX

    Les Français à Rome

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1968|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Handsome copy handsomely bound.
    €150
  68. Frédéric II
    Ludwig REINERS

    Frédéric II

    Amiot Dumont|Paris 1956|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition in French, one of 10 numbered copies on Annonay laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half black shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining its deckled edges.
    Handsome copy beautifully bound of this biography devoted to Frederick II of Prussia.
    €150
  69. La lanterne magique. Histoire de Napoléon
    Frédéric SOULIÉ

    La lanterne magique. Histoire de Napoléon

    Alphonse Henriot|Paris 1838|14 x 22.20 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 50 vignettes by Charles Jacque. Chronological table at end.
    Half red straight-grained morocco binding, late 19th or early 20th century. Raised-band spine decorated with 4 fleurons and roll-tooling on bands and headcaps. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved. Front wrapper with restorations. Uncut throughout, full-margined, of superb freshness.
    Very handsome copy. Rare in this condition.
    Popular and entertaining history of Napoleon. In narrative form, the narrator tells how as a child, he witnessed the arrival of two soldiers who, by means of a magic lantern, recounted Napoleon's story to him. The vignettes thus correspond to the magic...
    €400
  70. « Année de malheur en effet combien de catastrophes ne sont-elles pas déjà arrivées. »
    Dominique-Jean, Baron LARREY

    « Année de malheur en effet combien de catastrophes ne sont-elles pas déjà arrivées. »Signed autograph letter addressed to his wife Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux

    Berlin 24 avril 1812|20.30 x 24.50 cm|3 pages sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Dominique-Jean Larrey, surgeon-in-chief of the Grande Armée, addressed to his wife Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux. Three pages written in black ink in a fine hand, with erasures and corrections. Folds inherent to posting. Traces of a wax seal - probably that of the postal services of the Grande Armée - which appears to have been removed and whose hole has been repaired, causing the loss of a few letters but not impeding reading.
    Fine and lengthy letter by Larrey, shortly before his departure for the Russian Campaign and only a few weeks after his appointment as surgeon-in-chief of the Grande Armée.
    Provenance: from the Bibliotheca...
    €3,500
  71. Conversation familière avec le Prince de ligne
    Pierre MORTIER

    Conversation familière avec le Prince de ligne

    Fasquelle|Paris 1953|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this speech delivered in Brussels on the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of the Prince de Ligne, one of 15 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Three small dampstains at foot of front cover and head of back cover, some light interior foxing.
    €50
  72. Rapport fait au nom de la commission chargée de l'examen des papiers trouvés chez Robespierre et ses complices dans la séance du 16 Nivôse, an III.e de la République française, une et indivisible
    Edme-Bonaventure COURTOIS

    Rapport fait au nom de la commission chargée de l'examen des papiers trouvés chez Robespierre et ses complices dans la séance du 16 Nivôse, an III.e de la République française, une et indivisible

    Imprimerie nationale des lois|Paris An III (1794)|13 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, revolutionary calendar date gilt at foot, rubbing to spine, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
    Printed stamp on title page, two faint marginal dampstains at very beginning and end of volume, tear at foot of page 247 not touching text, minor worm damage with text loss over approximately two to three lines at foot of pages 403 to 406.
    €380
  73. An exceedingly rare letter from Restif: « Les événemens du 18 fructidor' m'ont rendu la vie ... en affligeant mon cœur »
    Lettre autographe signée adressée à la citoyenne Fontaine
    Nicolas-Edme RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à la citoyenne Fontaine

    30 fructidor 1797 An V [16 septembre 1897]|18.50 x 21.30 cm|3 pages sur un double feuillet

    Extremely rare autograph letter signed « Restif Labretone » addressed to Citoyenne Fontaine. Three pages written in black ink on a double sheet of laid paper. Remains of a wax seal, folds inherent to mailing. 
    This letter was published, with some inaccuracies, in Lettres inédites de Restif de Labretone by V. Forest and É. Grimaud, 1883.

    €15,000
  74. L'aiglon
    Edmond ROSTAND

    L'aiglon

    Eugène Fasquelle|Paris 1928|14.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    New edition, limited to 3000 copies on wove paper. No.953.
    Rare art-deco Jotau binding, in full vermillion red bakelite, joints mounted on piano-type hinges, beveled boards at edges, front board struck with three horizontal recessed fillets and decorated with a frieze of chiseled wheels, this same frieze is set with a silver metal plate bearing the engraved title of the work, small plate of the same on the spine. Original wrappers preserved. Small lacks of bakelite on the first three pivots at foot otherwise superb copy, with perfect freshness of paper.
    Binding bearing the signature on the second pastedown in a medallion: Jotau, for Joseph Taupin, with the mention inside the second...
    €1,400
  76. Napoleon's grand state funeral
    Panorama de 15 lithographies figurant le cortège funéraire ou Retour des cendres de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier
    [NAPOLEON BONAPARTE] (Adrien PROVOST)

    Panorama de 15 lithographies figurant le cortège funéraire ou Retour des cendres de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier Panorama of 15 lithographs depicting the funeral procession or Return of the ashes of the Emperor Napoleon I

    S. n.|Paris s. d. [ca 1840]|14.50 x 18.50 cm|un panorama sous reliure
    binding: 14.5 x 18.5 cm / panorama: 2,06 m (80 inches)
     

    A very rare first edition of 15 lithographed views in bistre tint, mounted in an accordion pleat, forming a panorama of 6.75 ft and showing the Parisian procession of the return of Napoleon's mortal remains (his "ashes" used here as a metaphor since he was not cremated). The parade started from the Arc de Triomphe to his resting place in Invalides. In the lower margin, the caption presents the different groups forming the procession: Ajaccio delegation, Paris Municipal Council, Prince of Joinville Commission of Saint-Helena...in the centre of the panorama stands the spectacular...

    €2,800
  77. Exceptional copy enriched with 12 original drawings
    Les dieux ont soif
    Pierre-Georges JEANNIOT, Anatole FRANCE

    Les dieux ont soif[The Gods Are Thirsty]

    Le livre contemporain|Paris 1925|22.50 x 28.50 cm|relié sous étui
    Edition illustrated with 33 original etchings by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, including 30 full-page plates, 1 title vignette and 2 headpieces, together with 37 wood engravings by Paul Bornet after Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, comprising 29 initials heightened in red and 8 tailpieces.
    Printed in 124 numbered copies on vellum, all bearing a nominative dedication, this copy issued for Henri Legendre.
    Full burgundy morocco binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with a fasces of the lictor in red morocco mosaic set within gilt fillets, date and place gilt at foot, gilt rolls on the caps, front cover ornamented at center with a circle enclosing a Phrygian cap in red morocco mosaic...
    €2,000
  78. Histoire populaire de Napoléon et de la Grande armée [Suivi de ] Histoire populaire de la famille Bonaparte de 1260 à 1830
    Horace-Napoléon RAISSON

    Histoire populaire de Napoléon et de la Grande armée [Suivi de ] Histoire populaire de la famille Bonaparte de 1260 à 1830

    Jules Lefebvre et Compagnie|Paris 1830|8.50 x 14 cm|11 volumes reliés
    Third edition illustrated with 10 frontispieces and 4 portraits including 2 at the frontispiece of Marie-Louise, Eugène, Joséphine, Murat. The volumes have been bound with their blue covers bearing the eagle title vignette by Johannot. This cover is found lined in white in the volume of L'histoire populaire de la famille Bonaparte which bears no volume number. The genealogy of the Bonaparte family occupies 3 leaves in this volume.
    Binding ca 1920 in half green sheep. Smooth spine decorated with 2 mirror tools and a laurel crown. Gilt title. Spines sunned becoming uniformly blonde. Traces of rubbing. Scattered foxing. Good set.
    Journalist and historian, Horace Raisson, whose full...
    €700
  79. Rome, Naples et Florence
    STENDHAL

    Rome, Naples et Florence[Rome, Naples and Florence]

    Delaunay|Paris 1826|13.50 x 21.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    Third original edition: "In reality, an entirely new work, completely rewritten by Stendhal and expanded by one volume" (cf Clouzot).
    The second edition was in fact only a reissue, after a few weeks, of the original edition with a new title page bearing publisher Colburn's address and mention of "second edition". This "third edition" is therefore the true second original edition, much more complete than the first.
    Covers slightly and partially browned without gravity, some minor foxing.
    Very rare copy as issued in original wrappers.

    €3,000
  80. Histoire de la vie politique et privée Louis-Philippe
    Alexandre DUMAS

    Histoire de la vie politique et privée Louis-Philippe

    Dufour et Mulat|Paris 1852|17 x 27 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First illustrated edition (the original having appeared in 6 volumes in-8 on the same date), illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 18 plates by Philippoteaux, Riffaut, Karl Girardet.
    Contemporary half aubergine morocco bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt and blind fillets as well as small blind typographical motifs, paste-paper boards, all edges speckled.
    Head of first volume slightly damaged without loss, minor scuffing. Endpapers offset and scattered foxing mainly at beginning and end of volumes.
    €400
  81. Histoire de la société française pendant le Directoire
    Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

    Histoire de la société française pendant le Directoire

    E. Dentu|Paris 1855|15.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Some minor foxing, bibliophile's printed stamp serving as bookplate at head of title page.
    Contemporary half bottle-green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with blind-stamped fleurons and gilt fillets, slight scratches to spine, marbled paper boards, speckled edges.
    €80
  84. Mémoires du Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse de 1792 à 1841 imprimés sur le manuscrit original de l'auteur avec le portrait du Duc de Reischstadt, celui du duc de Raguse et quatre fac-similé de Charles X, du duc d'Angoulême, de l'empereur Nicolas et du duc de Raguse.
    Auguste-Frédéric-Louis Viesse, duc de Raguse MARMONT

    Mémoires du Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse de 1792 à 1841 imprimés sur le manuscrit original de l'auteur avec le portrait du Duc de Reischstadt, celui du duc de Raguse et quatre fac-similé de Charles X, du duc d'Angoulême, de l'empereur Nicolas et du duc de Raguse.

    Perrotin|Paris 1857|14 x 22.30 cm|10 volumes reliés
    First edition without statement of edition, illustrated with 2 portraits including one in color of the Duke of Reichstadt, 4 facsimiles and 2 maps, as well as a folding table. The 10th volume, in uniform binding, is the refutation of Raguse's memoirs by Laurent de Lardeche: Réfutation des Mémoires du Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse devant l'histoire.
    Contemporary half black shagreen binding. Smooth spine in Jansenist style with cold fillets. Gilt title and volume number. Boards rubbed. One library label at the foot of volume 5. Some foxing on an otherwise fresh set. Good copy.
    "Of first order for Bonaparte's youth, but only for this period. Does not Marmont declare that he admires...
    €800
  85. Le jeu de l'amour et de la mort
    Romain ROLLAND

    Le jeu de l'amour et de la mort

    Albin Michel|Paris 1925|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    Edition from the year of the first edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy despite a small lack at foot of spine.
    €80
  87. Les procès célèbres. De Jeanne d'Arc à Pétain. Crapouillot N° 26
    COLLECTIF

    Les procès célèbres. De Jeanne d'Arc à Pétain. Crapouillot N° 26

    Imprimerie spéciale du Crapouillot|Paris 1954|24.50 x 31.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 330 numbered copies on coated paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Under the direction of Jean Galtier-Boissière, cover illustrated with a drawing by Maurice Henry.
    Rich iconography, complete with publisher's slip, sought after.
    Light worming at foot of covers, one scratch with slight lack of paper to margin of rear cover.
    €70
  89. La Légende de l'Aigle
    Georges d' ESPARBÈS

    La Légende de l'Aigle

    Librairie de la Collection des dix|Paris 1901|30.30 x 21.10 cm|relié
    New edition and first illustrated. Copy on chine paper, finest paper with duplicate suites, expanded with an original watercolor. The first edition, published in 1893, was subtitled: Epic poem in twenty tales. The work is illustrated with 61 compositions engraved on wood after François Thévenot: 8 captioned plates. 20 headpieces. 32 text illustrations. 1 cover illustration. Limited to 351 numbered copies. This is one of 25 (no. 21) on chine containing a separate printing on chine and a separate printing on japan pelure mounted on chine. Copy expanded with an original watercolor signed F. Thévenot and two prospectuses for the work, one on chine and the other on vellum.
    Binding in full...
    €1,400
  90. Le premier grenadier de France : La Tour d'Auvergne
    Paul DÉROULÈDE

    Le premier grenadier de France : La Tour d'Auvergne

    Georges Hurtrel|Paris 1886|11.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 copies numbered and justified on Holland paper by the publisher, deluxe copy.
    Fine copy despite small marginal worming on first endpaper.
    Work illustrated with a color frontispiece, a facsimile letter as well as 7 plates of which 3 in color, historiated bandeaux and initials, reproducing drawings by Detaille, Berne-Bellecour, Baugnies, etc...
    €250
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