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

First edition. Extracted from the Revue des Deux Mondes. RareUnder plain wrapper.

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...

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.

New edition with foreword and notes by F. Barrière. Bradel binding in salmon half-cloth, smooth spine, chocolate brown shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding. Very occasional foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition.

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 editions for both volumes.
Half chocolate embossed sheep binding, lightened spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and friezes, minor rubbing traces on headcaps, navy embossed paper boards, engraved bookplate pasted to verso of front board, cold stamp of the same bibliophile on an endpaper.
The second work, bound following the first, is illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting the Duke of Choiseul.
Some foxing.

Collection of 4 pamphlets relating to the very beginning of the Restoration. The first 3 are in second edition while the fourth text is in first edition.
Near-contemporary half sheep binding. Smooth spine with fillets. Tears with lacks to head. Upper joint widely split at tail.
The first text, by a convinced Bourbon supporter, narrates Napoleon's return to Paris and the king's flight. The second addresses a plea to the king on the sale of national property carried out since the Revolution. The third text examines under public law the question of the alienation of émigrés' property and their restitution. The last text narrates in a lyrical style those émigrés who were the king and...

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. Original blue wrappers. Lacks to temporary covers. First and last leaves folded at corners. A pale yellow dampstain at the end of the work. General Moreau was a hero of the Revolution. He received command of the Army of Italy, helped Bonaparte in the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire, then allied with conspirators against Napoleon whose growing power worried him. Found guilty, Napoleon banished him from France.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Emile Corsin to a friend.
A marginal lack to upper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
No covers.
Lacks to spine.

First edition, one of 3000 copies of the first printing.
A good copy.

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

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Half navy blue sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
A lack at the foot of the second cover, otherwise a very handsome copy.
Our copy includes a page from the manuscript of the work and the author's autograph signature opposite.

Second edition. Half caramel calf binding, spine in four compartments decorated with gilt dots, roulettes and fillets as well as typographical motifs and blind fillets, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic binding. Some light foxing of no consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition. 3 parts, originally sold in installments here gathered in one volume. Rare.
Half red shagreen binding from mid-19th century. Spine with raised bands in compartments decorated with fleurons. Corners slightly bumped.
Examination and origin (history and genealogy) of the nobility of all the great families of France, the Montesquiou, Lusignan, Noailles, Rohan, and lesser ones as well, the author endeavoring to demonstrate that all nobility is usurped, and that all nobles are in fact impostors, and that they derive their origins either from commoners or from thieves, that there is therefore no legitimacy of power and nobility.

First editions.
Bradel bindings in sienna half-cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets at tails, black shagreen title-labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Light scattered foxing, gift inscriptions in pen from a previous owner on the half-title pages of the volumes.
Rare.

First edition.

Half navy blue sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.

Minor foxing affecting mainly the endpapers, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.

Rare.

New edition published under the auspices of a society of men of letters.
Bradel binding in half brown shagreen, smooth spines decorated with double gilt and black fillets, gilt stippling at head and foot of spines, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
The atlas volume containing 54 battles and 100 portraits of the most illustrious generals is lacking from our copy.
Some minor foxing.

First edition of these two pamphlets. Rare.
Stitched without covers, under glassine paper. One gathering detached in the first pamphlet.
The Observations are a defense of the Count of Saint-Priest, who in 1789 was the first Minister of the Interior, against the calumnious attacks of Mirabeau. Saint-Priest would resign to the king in 1790, following Necker. Le Songe d'un anglais was written in the aftermath of the indictment of Louis XVI, imprisoned for 4 months. In his dream, the author attributes to the British sovereign words of indignation and the acts he would implement against France.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double compartments and cold fillets, black paper boards with slight scuffing, some rubbing traces on the edges, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire.
Some minor foxing without significance.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly sunned, a small mark at head of first cover, handsome copy.

First edition.
Foxing and two marginal lacks to the covers.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with gilt compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, gilt date at foot, turquoise shagreen title-label, some traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, two corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with 24 plates.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1987 at the Institute of Iberian and Latin American Studies at the Sorbonne.
Flexible binding, black cloth spine, orange flexible cardboard covers.
Two angular fold marks on the back cover, otherwise rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Brochure in its original wrappers.
Small tears with minor lacks to covers, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on vergé de Hollande paper.
Handsome copy illustrated with a frontispiece.

First edition.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Marshal Ney as frontispiece and complete with the folding genealogical table at the end.
Minor insignificant lacks to foot of spine, one joint very slightly cracked at head and foot, spine and boards marginally sunned without gravity, small corner lacks to boards which also show some foxing, handsome interior condition.

Rare first edition of this "Interesting collection of revolutionary studies written by the leaders of the democratic party under the July Monarchy" (Lacombe, 1190).
Half tan calf bindings, smooth spines richly decorated with gilt and blind tooling in arabesque motifs, gilt dentelles at head and foot, headcaps rubbed, one joint partly cracked, extensive foxing.
Volume I: La force révolutionnaire (introduction), by G. Cavaignac; Le Palais-Royal by Eug. Briffault; Une Emeute sous la Régence by Marie Aycard; Le théâtre considéré comme moyen révolutionnaire by Etienne Arago; Le mardi-gras de Diderot by Saint-Germain Leduc; Une séance du comité de surveillance de la commune by Fontan...

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine slightly faded as usual, handsome full-margined copy.

New illustrated edition with 12 hors-texte etchings on China paper.
Half olive glazed calf binding, smooth spine sunned and decorated with black and gilt typographical motifs, khaki calf title and volume labels, gilt friezes at head and foot, lower headcaps with two tiny holes and a small tear, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
Some foxing.

Rare first edition under publisher's wrapper dated 1845. The second volume lacks the list of subscribers at the end. Spine of the first volume worn, one joint cracked at foot, corner losses to boards of both volumes which also show worming, some foxing, pale marginal dampstain at end of first volume. Rare but in poor condition.

Reprint of the first edition.
Publisher's full tobacco-colored paper boards, smooth spine.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated hors texte.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
A small and light marginal dampstain to the head of the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition.
Half fawn sheep binding, spine with four raised bands, navy sheep title label, red sheep author label, marbled paper boards.
Handsome copy.

Second edition with some parts in first edition as revised and corrected. Half red shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five thin raised bands, light scratches to spine, small surface abrasions to marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Some foxing mainly at beginning of volume.

First edition.
As frontispiece, the Calumny painted by Apelles after a drawing by Raphael.
Copy presented in its original wrappers, two pale marginal dampstains on first cover, joints cracked, interior in pleasant condition.

First edition.
Publisher's full beige skyvertex binding, complete with dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and slipcase.
Illustrated.
Handsome copy.

Rare first edition of this satirical novella, whose narrator is a pen that castigates Napoleon's absolute power and press censorship.
In original plain wrappers.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.

First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece and nine fine figures drawn and engraved by Ransonette illustrating crimes and executions.
Contemporary half tawny sheep with corners, smooth spine with gilt title-label and roulettes. Rubbed. Lacking at head. Corners slightly bumped. Frontispiece doubled. Title page with some stains.
Extremely pamphleteer in nature, the crimes of the popes trace and catalog pope by pope the abuses committed in the name of papal authority, but without great historical precision.
Born in 1746, Lavicomterie had begun his career as an author with strictly literary works, but at the time of the Revolution, his anticlericalism and anti-royalism brought...

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Minimal foxing to covers, handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Illustrated wrappers, light foxing to covers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Some minor worming affecting mainly the first endpaper, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition for which no deluxe copies were printed.
Publisher's binding.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of the Service de Presse copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly creased, minor light stains of no consequence to covers.

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Worming to boards, some light foxing internally, mainly marginal.

First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Light marginal worming to covers, small foxing to endpapers, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

First edition. Half red sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons.

First edition.
Half blonde sheep binding, smooth spine rubbed decorated with gilt fillets, lacks to headcaps, joints cracked at head and foot and small lack of leather affecting the first cover.
Occasional foxing, fresh interior, copy complete with both facsimiles.
Autograph inscription from the author "à la Bibliothèque de la Chambre des députés" [to the Library of the Chamber of Deputies].
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Illustrated.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Illustrated.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
A handsome copy despite a very small stain on the first cover.

First edition printed on alfa paper, with only 15 deluxe copies on pure linen paper.
Spine partially faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies, false statement of second edition.
Iconography.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, small foxing to endpapers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Cover illustrated with a medallion.
Spine creased.

First edition, no limited issue printed.
Illustrated cover.

A nice copy.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Napoleon as frontispiece.
Tiny corner loss to head of front cover which also has a slight central scratch, small stains on endpapers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author, the dedicatee's name has been neatly cut out.
Text enhanced with a letter from General Catroux, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
One joint slightly rubbed, a small repaired tear to verso of first cover, minor marginal rubbing to boards.
Work illustrated with maps.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly wrinkled, three small tears of no consequence on the second cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 10 copies were printed on alfa paper as deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly sunned.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's green cloth binding, dust jacket preserved without any defects.
Work illustrated with 18 plates.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Two small marginal tears at head and foot of front cover.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

First edition. Half brown morocco binding, spine with 5 worn raised bands, head and spine worn, some lacks. Our copy complete with the 3 out-of-text heliogravure portraits: Nicolas Louis Planat de la Faye as frontispiece painted by H. Winterhalter, Madame F. E. Planat de la Faye painted by L. Knaus, Portrait of N. L. Planat de la Faye "Drawn from life on July 24, 1815, aboard the Bellerophon". Bookplate of Prince Roland Bonaparte. Foxing. Handsome copy.

First edition, published in a small number of copies, of this offprint from the Revue germanique.
Covers detached.

First edition.
Spine cracked with small lacks at head and foot, tears and marginal lacks to covers, one stain having caused a tiny hole to the front cover, foxing to interior.
Rare copy presented in its original wrappers.

First edition printed in very small numbers on laid paper, in original waiting wrappers.
Rare commemorative verse pamphlet commissioned by Emperor Napoleon I.
Our copy is complete with the hors texte engraving depicting the pyramid of Ivry.
Some foxing, dampstain at head affecting the first leaves, retaining its deckled edges.

First edition edited under the direction of Charles-Edouard Temblaire. This trilogy is composed as follows: I. Exile, II. Captivity, III. Miscellany. Foxing, small tears with minor lacks to head and foot of spine of two volumes now faded, boards partially soiled, pen annotations to head of boards. Rare copy of this complete trilogy.

First edition published and annotated by R.N. Sauvage.
Spine and covers uniformly faded, occasional foxing affecting mainly the edges.

First edition. Work illustrated with sketches by the author and 2 portraits.
Spine cracked, small corner losses to boards, light marginal dampstains affecting some pages.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Small tears with lacks at head and foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition printed in a very small number of copies.
Minor lacks at head and foot of spine without consequence, handsome interior condition;
Rare pamphlet.

First edition printed in a small number of copies and published anonymously. Small tears at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition. Rare pamphlet.

First edition with engraved frontispiece.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with five raised bands, red morocco title and date labels, upper headcap fragile and partly worn away, repaired tear at foot of spine, overall very rubbed.
This is a collection compiled by publisher Giguet containing letters and memoirs concerning the deportation to the penal colonies of French Guiana of numerous persons occupying the highest ranks of the Republic at the time of the French Revolution.
The assembled pieces refer to the coup d'état of 18 Fructidor fomented under the Directory by the republicans against the moderates and royalists, then holding a majority in the councils, particularly the...

First edition.
Spine slightly cracked at foot, one joint cracked at head and foot with minimal losses, light foxing on first cover, very slight corner loss at head of first cover, marginal loss on second cover, handsome interior condition despite foxing on half-title page.
Rare.

Second edition on laid paper of these Memoirs of the valet de chambre to Madame Royale, published in 1825 under a slightly different title.
Contemporary half wine-red calf bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, date at foot.
Some minimal rubbing to the uniformly faded spines, otherwise very fine copies.

First edition.
Half red sheep binding, late 19th century. Smooth unlettered spine. Headcaps missing.
Defense of the prerogatives of the Third Estate and of the proportion of assemblies, of the nobility, clergy and people. At the end of the work, a curious table presenting the accounts of the Prince de Condé demonstrating the enormous burden for France of maintaining the nobility.

First edition of this rare review published in a very small number of copies and devoted to reproducing rare and interesting pieces for 18th-century history.
Contents: An unpublished account of the surrender of the Bastille by an officer, Guiot de Fléville.(Illustration: view of the Bastille). Names of Bastille prisoners freed on July 14th. Specimen imprisonment and release letter. Documents on national festivities. Prussia judged by M. D'Haussonville. Divorce statistics 1795.
Boards lightly and marginally soiled without consequence. Rare.

First edition published anonymously by Anatole France's father and printed in a small number of copies.
A rare and good copy.

Sixth edition.
Contemporary pamphlet in printed pink paper wrappers. Rubbing.
Memoir addressed to King Louis XVIII in July 1814, during Bonaparte's downfall (whose rise Carnot had assisted), pro-revolutionary, particularly violent and imprecatory regarding the death of Louis XVI. This pamphlet recalls that the revolutionary tone was not dead in 1814 and that the search for an adequate constitution was still current. The letter is followed by various commentaries by Carnot himself.

First edition of this offprint, printed in a small number of copies.
A good copy.