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Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Empire, Paris Commune: rare books, testimonies and political texts

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From the Restoration to the Commune
  1. Les majorats littéraires - Examen d'un projet de loi ayant pour but de créer, au profit des auteurs, inventeurs et artistes, un monopole perpétuel
    Pierre-Joseph-Marie PROUDHON

    Les majorats littéraires - Examen d'un projet de loi ayant pour but de créer, au profit des auteurs, inventeurs et artistes, un monopole perpétuel

    Office de la publicité|Bruxelles [Brussels] 1862|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in full caramel boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, green shagreen title label, author's name in red shagreen, slightly later binding signed in pen by Champs.
    Bound at the head of the work is an article by P.J.M. Proudhon entitled "L'Empire et la Bohême" and printed by the same publisher, the journal of the Office de la publicité, in which the work and the related law are discussed; namely the defense of intellectual property rights for each artist.

    €250
  2. Notes et souvenirs 1871-1872
    Ludovic HALÉVY

    Notes et souvenirs 1871-1872

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1889|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half blue sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dots as well as black fillets, spine with some light rubbing, gilt initials at foot, marbled paper boards, pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, one corner slightly bumped, near-contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Ludovic Halévy to his friend Alexandre Dumas fils: "A mon cher maître et ami Alexandre Dumas. Ludovic Halévy" ["To my dear master and friend Alexandre Dumas. Ludovic Halévy"]
    €300
  3. 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
  4. Scènes de la vie de bohême
    Charles LEANDRE, Henry MURGER

    Scènes de la vie de bohême[Scenes from Bohemian Life]

    Romagnol|Paris 1902|17 x 26.50 cm|relié sous étui
    Edition illustrated with 40 original watercolors by Charles Léandre engraved by Eugène Decisy, one of 40 numbered copies on Arches vellum, deluxe edition after 35 on Japan blanc.
    Full red morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets, gilt date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, frame of gilt fillet on the pastedowns in full mint green morocco, red watered silk endpapers, following endpapers of pebbled paper, all edges gilt, covers and spine preserved, slipcase with morocco entry, pebbled paper boards, brown felt interior, superb contemporary binding signed by Semet & Plumelle.
    Our copy contains both states of all the illustrations and the decomposition of...
    €1,200
  5. La divine comtesse. Etude d'après madame de Castiglione
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU, Gabriele D'ANNUNZIO

    La divine comtesse. Etude d'après madame de Castiglione[The Divine Countess. A Study Based on Madame de Castiglione]

    Goupil & Cie|Paris 1913|19.50 x 28 cm|relié sous étui
    First edition, one of the few numbered copies on Japan, the “tirage de tête”.
    Binding in full dark midnight blue morocco, spine in four compartments with discreet recolouring, chocolate brown iridescent endpapers, frame of five gilt fillets and gilt fleurons in the corners of the paste-down endpapers, all edges gilt, preserved illustrated covers, slipcase lined with blue morocco, marbled paper boards, light blue baize interior, superb contemporary binding signed Meunier.
    Preface by Gabriele D'Annunzio.
    Work decorated with 54 monochrome and colour illustrations.
    A very beautiful copy perfectly set in full morocco by Meunier.
    €2,000
  6. L'histoire d'Alsace racontée aux petits enfants par l'Oncle Hansi
    HANSI

    L'histoire d'Alsace racontée aux petits enfants par l'Oncle Hansi

    Henri Floury|Paris 1913|28 x 35.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition illustrated with color images by Hansi and Huen.
    Publisher's full sky blue paper boards binding, smooth spine, illustrated covers, endpapers and pastedowns of decorative patterned paper.
    Small spots of discoloration on covers, occasional foxing, last inner hinge split at head and foot.
    Handsome copy of this work published for the little children of Alsace and France.
    €300
  7. Jules Guesde l'apôtre de la loi
    Claude WILLARD

    Jules Guesde l'apôtre de la loi

    Les Editions Ouvrières|Paris 1991|13 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy, iconography.
    Autograph inscription signed by Claude Willard to Jacques Zwirn.

    €30
  8. Portrait photographique original d'Alexandre Dumas
    Gustave LE GRAY (Alexandre DUMAS)

    Portrait photographique original d'Alexandre Dumas[Original photographic portrait of Alexandre Dumas]

    Paris s. d. [circa 1860]|6.30 x 10.30 cm|une photographie
    Original carte-de-visite photograph, albumen print, mounted on card made by Gustave Le Gray and showing Alexandre Dumas bearded in white trousers. Contemporary print.
    A few very minor spots in the lower margin, otherwise deep blacks and fine contrast.
    Very fine full-length standing portrait of the writer staring intensely at the lens.
    About this portrait, which he reproduces on the front page of his magazine Monte-Cristo dated January 5, 1860, Alexandre Dumas writes: "Des qualités de ce portrait, je ne veux qu'affirmer la première, la plus essentielle : la ressemblance. C'est à vous, chers lecteurs, de voir si jamais la photographie est allée plus...
    €1,000
  9. Français & Allemands. Histoire anecdotique de la guerre de 1870-1871
    Dick de LONLAY

    Français & Allemands. Histoire anecdotique de la guerre de 1870-1871

    Garnier frères|Paris 1888 - 1891|17.50 x 27 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First editions of these 4 volumes abundantly illustrated with 484 color engravings in the text and numerous black and white ones, being 121 per volume. The editions of each volume appeared from 1888 to 1891.
    Publisher's special bindings, grey for the first volume, green for the following 3. Smooth spine decorated with ornate compartments. Color composition on the first cover, different for each volume. All edges gilt. Signs of rubbing at head and corners. One tiny cut on a headcap. Fresh paper, free from foxing.
    Superb copies.
    Vol.1, Niederbronn, Wissembourg, Froeschwiller, Châlons, Reims, Buzancy, Beaumont, Mouzon, Bazeille, Sedan. 956 pages. Vol.2, Sarrebrück, Spickeren, La...
    €850
  10. The theatres of Paris
    Charles HERVEY, Alexandre LACAUCHIE

    The theatres of Paris

    John Mitchell • Galignani & Co|London • & Paris 1846|15 x 22.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 10 portraits of the most celebrated actresses of the time by Alexandre Lacauchie, printed outside the text.
    Half red calf binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with garlands and double gilt compartments, some scuffs notably to the upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, a small harmless nick to the top edge, contemporary binding.
    Handsome interior condition without foxing.
    €400
  12. 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
  13. Mémoires et voyages, ou diverses lettres écrites à diverses époques pendant des courses en Suisse, en Calabre, en Angleterre, et en Ecosse
    Astolphe de CUSTINE

    Mémoires et voyages, ou diverses lettres écrites à diverses époques pendant des courses en Suisse, en Calabre, en Angleterre, et en Ecosse

    Alexandre Vezard • Le Normant père|Paris 1830|13.50 x 22 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition very scarce according to Clouzot.
    Nice copy in its original wrappers.
    Second volume with coated ex-libris "Fortis and Fidelis" engraved by Desnoyers.
    Rare signed handwritten inscription by Astolphe de Custine on top of first volume to the Duchesse de Blains.
    €5,000
  14. Les cythères parisiennes. Histoire anecdotiques des bals de Paris
    Alfred DELVAU, Félicien ROPS

    Les cythères parisiennes. Histoire anecdotiques des bals de Paris

    E. Dentu|paris 1864|11 x 17.20 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 24 etchings on chine collé by Félicien Rops and Emile Thérond (the frontispiece and 18 of the vignettes are indeed by Rops).
    Contemporary half brown shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets. Some rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped.
    One of Auguste Poulet-Malassis's first productions in Brussels, the F. Rops frontispiece is a heliogravure reworked with etching and drypoint.
    Monograph of all Parisian balls, a fashion particularly followed by all social classes at the time.
    €450
  16. Oeuvres inédites et posthumes (1850-1910)
    Léon TOLSTOI

    Oeuvres inédites et posthumes (1850-1910)

    Paul Dupont|Paris 1947|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on superior laid paper, ours being one of 5 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine lightly sunned, tiny tear at foot of front board, a full-margined copy.
    €180
  19. 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
  20. Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851
    Victor HUGO

    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1875|19.50 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe copy,
    Four minute marginal lacks and small corner tears to the covers.
    Handsome full-margined copy as issued.

    €1,500
  21. Bolivar suivi de La première famille
    Jules SUPERVIELLE

    Bolivar suivi de La première famille

    Gallimard|Paris 1944|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First collective edition, one of the 35 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies ("grands papiers").
    Nice copy.
    €400
  23. Démonstration philosophique du principe constitutif de la société, suivie de méditations politiques tirées de l'Evangile
    Louis, vicomte de BONALD

    Démonstration philosophique du principe constitutif de la société, suivie de méditations politiques tirées de l'Evangile

    Adrien Leclère & Cie|Paris 1830|12.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    Edition published in the author's complete works.
    Half navy blue sheep binding, smooth spine lightly browned decorated with gilt arabesque, gilt frieze at foot of spine which also features two fleurons stamped in blind at head and foot, marbled paper boards, bookplate pasted on pastedown, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Foxing, a paper flaw at foot of table of contents page not touching text.
    €60
  25. Les amants de Venise. George Sand & Musset
    Charles MAURRAS

    Les amants de Venise. George Sand & Musset[The Lovers of Venice. George Sand & Musset]

    E. de Boccard|Paris 1900|12.50 x 20 cm|relié

    New edition, with some parts in first edition as expanded with a preface, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 6 on Japan paper.

     

    Full chocolate brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quadruple black fillets framing the boards, black fleurons at corners, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, triple gilt fillets framing the pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, double gilt fillets on leading edges, top edge gilt on deckled edges, contemporary binding signed by Stroobants.


    Bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown.


    Very fine copy perfectly executed by Stroobants.

    €600
  26. Correspondance de M. de Rémusat pendant les premières années de la Restauration
    Charles de RÉMUSAT

    Correspondance de M. de Rémusat pendant les premières années de la Restauration

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1883-1886|14 x 22.50 cm|6 volumes reliés
    Edition published by Paul de Rémusat of this fundamental correspondence for the Restoration.
    Half tawny shagreen bindings, spines browned with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, gilt dates at foot, author's name in red shagreen, green shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
    Spines of bindings browned and showing rubbing.
    Handsome interior condition.


    €300
  27. Madame Swetchine sa vie et ses oeuvres
    Comte de FALLOUX

    Madame Swetchine sa vie et ses oeuvres

    Auguste Vaton|Paris 1860|13.50 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with double gilt fillets and dotted gilt ornaments showing traces of rubbing, one joint of the first volume fragile, upper headcaps of volumes rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
    Pleasant interior condition.


    €50
  28. Journal de l'expédition des portes de fer
    Charles NODIER

    Journal de l'expédition des portes de fer

    Imprimerie Royale|Paris 1844|19 x 29 cm|relié
    First edition never put into commerce, intended for members of the royal family and state dignitaries. It is printed on strong vellum, the only issue with 6 on China paper. Work illustrated with 200 vignettes in the text and 40 out-of-text figures engraved on wood, printed before letters on applied China paper, by Raffet, Decamps, Dauzat. Our copy is complete with its folding map at the end (Route de Philippeville à Alger). Fine work very well printed, with high quality engravings.
    Publisher's Bradel binding covered with chamois paper, chamois slipcase (probably later). Smooth spine with beige calf title label. Spine slightly darkened with damage to the title label and at two places on...
    €1,200
  29. Mémoires du comte Horace de Viel Castel sous le règne de Napoléon III (1851-1864) publiés d'après le manuscrit original
    Horace de VIEL-CASTEL

    Mémoires du comte Horace de Viel Castel sous le règne de Napoléon III (1851-1864) publiés d'après le manuscrit original

    Chez tous les libraires|Paris 1883|15.50 x 24 cm|6 tomes en 3 volumes reliés
    First edition of this capital work for understanding the Second Empire. Preface by Louis-Antoine Léouzon Le Duc. Volume 1 is in second edition. A frontispiece portrait in lithography.

    Copy with the cipher at foot of the Duke of Massa, Jean Louis Napoléon Régnier Duke of Massa (1875-1946). His cipher is JRM crowned and surmounted by an eagle.
    Contemporary half chocolate shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with various ornamental tools, including a mask, a ship... Rubbing to spines. 5 corners slightly bumped. One tear to the third volume in the last compartment. The Duke's usual binder was Affolter, but no binding is signed. Original wrappers...
    €600
  30. Journaux intimes
    Benjamin CONSTANT

    Journaux intimes

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|14 x 23 cm|broché
    Complete edition of the autograph manuscripts published for the first time, one of the numbered copies on châtaignier paper, the only printing after 88 on pur fil.
    Index and notes by Alfred Roulin and Charles Roth.
    Handsome copy despite slight sunning to the foot of the first cover.
    €70
  31. Correspondance de Benjamin et Rosalie de Constant 1786-1830
    Benjamin CONSTANT, Rosalie de CONSTANT

    Correspondance de Benjamin et Rosalie de Constant 1786-1830

    Gallimard|Paris 1955|14 x 23 cm|broché
    Edition, one of the numbered copies on châtaignier paper, the only issue after 88 pur fil copies.
    Introduction and notes by Alfred and Suzanne Roulin.
    Handsome copy despite the spine being slightly sunned.
    €50
  34. Joseph de Maistre et Blacas. Leur correspondance inédite et l'histoire de leur amitié 1804-1820
    Ernest DAUDET

    Joseph de Maistre et Blacas. Leur correspondance inédite et l'histoire de leur amitié 1804-1820

    Plon, Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1908|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Introduction, notes and commentary by Ernest Daudet.
    Half green shagreen binding, faded spine with five raised bands, gilt zodiacal Sagittarius at foot of spine, two friction marks on headcaps, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Work illustrated with a portrait of Joseph de Maistre and the Count of Blacas as frontispiece.



    €50
  35. Mémoires du baron d'Haussez dernier ministre de la marine sous la Restauration
    Charles de LONPRE, baron d' HAUSSEZ

    Mémoires du baron d'Haussez dernier ministre de la marine sous la Restauration

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1896|14 x 23 cm|2 tomes reliés
    First edition.
    Half hazelnut morocco bindings with corners, slightly faded spines with five raised bands, gilt dates at foot, marbled paper boards marginally and slightly faded without concern, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edges gilt, bindings signed Bretault.
    Introduction and notes by Count de Circourt and Count de Puymaigre.
    Handsome copy.

    €200
  36. Journal d'un ministre. Oeuvre posthume du comte Guernon-Ranville
    Martial-Côme-Hannibal-Perpétue-Magloire de GUERNON-RANVILLE

    Journal d'un ministre. Oeuvre posthume du comte Guernon-Ranville

    Typographie F. Le Blanc-Hardel|Caen 1874|13.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    Second edition, published by his secretary Julien Travers.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine very slightly faded with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, corners very slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy despite a small scratch at the foot of the first board.

    €100
  37. Lettre autographe au chancelier de la légion d'honneur sur son pseudonyme de peintre
    Paul DELAROCHE

    Lettre autographe au chancelier de la légion d'honneur sur son pseudonyme de peintre

    6 février 1843|20.50 x 25.20 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter to Count Etienne Maurice Gérard from the painter Paul Delaroche, one watermarked folded leaf.
    The painter, who received the Legion of Honor in 1828, sends his birth certificate to Count Gérard, then chancellor of the legion: "cet acte est fait au nom d'Hippolyte Delaroche, qui est le nom véritable de Mr Delaroche, celui de Paul étant un surnom d'enfance qu'il a conservé jusqu'à présent." ["this act is made in the name of Hippolyte Delaroche, which is Mr Delaroche's real name, Paul being a childhood nickname that he has kept until now."]
    €200
  38. Une ténébreuse affaire
    Honoré de BALZAC, François SCHOMMER

    Une ténébreuse affaire[A Dark Business]

    L. Carteret|Paris 1909|17.50 x 27 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 29 original compositions by François Schommer (including the cover), one of 75 deluxe numbered copies on Japan or Marais laid paper, ours on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Full blue morocco binding, spine very lightly sunned with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with gilt interlaced designs, date and place gilt at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, wide frame of fifteen gilt fillets in interlaced pattern on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt fillets in interlaced pattern on pastedowns, double gilt fillets on edges, covers preserved, top and fore edges gilt, engraved bookplate pasted on one pastedown, elegant English binding very...
    €1,800
  39. Lettres d'un lieutenant-colonel de Dragons à la guerre de Crimée
    Jean-Jacques Paul Félix RESSAYRE

    Lettres d'un lieutenant-colonel de Dragons à la guerre de Crimée

    Maison d'édition et imprimerie moderne|Agen 1910|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    The first edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper by Antoine Durengues.
    Half tawny sheep binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments, gilt date at foot, double gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of General Ressayre as frontispiece.
    Light dampstain to margin of second board, handsome interior condition.
    Rare copy.
    €150
  40. Ensemble de tracts et affiches de la Campagne d'Italie
    NAPOLÉON III

    Ensemble de tracts et affiches de la Campagne d'Italie

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1856-1860|32 x 46 cm|relié
    Rare collection of five tracts and eleven original posters from the Italian Campaign gathered under a half green percaline binding with smooth unlettered spine and marbled paper boards:
    - Proclamation - The Emperor to the French people: 3 pages on a folded sheet, imperial printing house, May 1859
    - Speech pronounced by His Majesty the Emperor at the opening of the Legislative Session of 1856, on March 3, 1856: 4 pages on a folded sheet, imperial printing house, March 1856
    - Speech pronounced by His Majesty the Emperor at the opening of the Legislative Session on February 4, 1861: 4 pages on a folded sheet, imperial printing house, February 1861
    - Speech...
    €4,000
  42. La Russie - Voyage pittoresque de Saint-Pétersbourg à Moscou
    Leitch RITCHIE

    La Russie - Voyage pittoresque de Saint-Pétersbourg à Moscou[Russia — A Picturesque Journey from Saint Petersburg to Moscow]

    Louis Janet|Paris s. d. [circa 1840]|13 x 20.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 25 hors-texte engravings.
    Half brown Russia morocco binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt decorative motif representing the roof of a Russian church, apple-green paper boards decorated with geometric motifs stamped in blind, orange watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, edges gilt.
    Some foxing affecting the engravings, black ink offset at head of one endpaper on verso of first board.
    Provenance: from the library of Bourg d'Iré, property of Count de Falloux with reproductions of his bookplate pasted on the spine of the binding and his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    €300
  43. La libération du territoire
    Victor HUGO

    La libération du territoire

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1873|15.50 x 24 cm|broché sous chemise et étui
    First edition, mention of second edition.
    Our copy is presented in a case and shirt with a green canvas back and marbled paper boards.
    We enclose the cover of the catalog of the sale of the library of George and Maurice Sand in 1890 on which was pasted the descriptive sheet of our copy with its hammer price in pencil.
    Exceptional autograph shipment signed by Victor Hugo to Georges Sand.
    "But what did they think of each other, these two outstanding personalities of literary life in the 19th century? Because they never met these two, yet they were perfectly contemporary: Victor Hugo (1802-1885), George Sand (1804-1876).
    Certainly there were the ups and...
    €12,000
  44. Correspondance de Stendhal (1800-1842) publiée par A. Paupe et P.A. Cheramy sur les originaux de diverses collections
    STENDHAL, Maurice BARRÈS

    Correspondance de Stendhal (1800-1842) publiée par A. Paupe et P.A. Cheramy sur les originaux de diverses collections[Correspondence of Stendhal (1800–1842), published by A. Paupe and P. A. Cheramy from the originals held in various collections]

    Charles Bosse|Paris 1908|16.50 x 25.50 cm|3 volumes brochés
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper for each volume, the only deluxe copies after 20 Japan.
    Preface by Maurice Barrès, work illustrated with three portraits of Stendhal as frontispieces.
    Handsome copy complete with the frontispiece in duplicate state for each volume as stipulated for copies on Holland paper.


    €450
  45. L'Etoile du Sud. L'Archipel en feu
    Jules VERNE

    L'Etoile du Sud. L'Archipel en feu [The Southern Star. The Archipelago on Fire]

    Bibliothèque d'Education et de Récréation J. Hetzel et Cie|Paris 1898-1902|18 x 28.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, illustrated with 112 drawings by L. Benett and 2 maps.
    Publisher's "globe doré" binding signed Engel, first cover plate by Blanchelande, spine with lighthouse, second cover of Engel "h" type.
    L'Etoile du Sud takes place in South Africa in the diamond trade milieu.
    L'Archipel en feu is a historical novel set against the backdrop of the Greek War of Independence in the Aegean Sea islands, in the 1820s.
    Original blue endpapers marginally and slightly faded as usual, otherwise a superb copy.

    €7,000
  46. Almanach royal et national pour l'an M DCCC XLVI
    LOUIS-PHILIPPE I

    Almanach royal et national pour l'an M DCCC XLVI

    Chez A. Guyot et Scribe|Paris 1846|13.50 x 22 cm|relié
    First edition. Royal arms vignette on title page. Royal families of Europe. Overview of the French administration.
    Contemporary full green glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with large interlaced romantic stamps. Gilt title and date. Ornamental blind-stamped plate on covers with thick framing fillet. Marbled edges. Signs of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Lower joint split 2cm at head. Scattered foxing.
    Handsome copy in full contemporary binding.

    €450
  47. Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines.
    Paul GAVARNI

    Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines. 1- Les enfants terribles. Traductions en langue vulgaire. Les lorettes. Les actrices. Notices par Théophile Gautier et Laurent-Jan. 2- Fourberies de femmes en matière de sentiment. Clichy. Paris le soir. Notices par Laurent-Jan, Auguste Lireux et Léon Gozlan. 3- Le Carnaval à Paris. Paris le matin. Les étudiants de Paris. Notices par Théophile Gautier, A. Barthet et A. de Soubiran. 4- La vie de jeune homme. Les débardeurs. Notices par P.J. Stahl.

    J. Hetzel & Cie|Paris 1846 - 1848|18 x 26.80 cm|4 tomes en 2 volumes reliés
    First edition and first printing of the 320 wood engravings. Publication of the 4 volumes from 1846 to 1848, which explains why they are found separately.
    Contributions by Théophile Gautier, Laurent-Jan, Léon Gozlan, Auguste Lireux and Jules Hetzel under the pseudonym P.-J. Stahl among others.
    Contemporary half black shagreen bindings. Flat false raised bands spine decorated with ornate compartments. Gilt titles and volume labels. Gilt edges. Blind ruling frame on boards. A. Gaillard at foot. Roulettes on bands. Very fine gold and grey decorative endpapers. Pale scattered foxing on very white paper.
    Work illustrated with a general frontispiece, 14 vignettes including one...
    €850
  49. History of the United States
    Edmund OLLIER

    History of the United States

    Cassell Petter & Galpin|London • & Paris • & New York s. d. [circa 1880]|18.50 x 26 cm|3 volumes reliés
    Edition illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations.
    Half bottle-green shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons and fillets, author's name gilt at foot of spines, some rubbing to spines without serious damage, blind fillet frame on bottle-green paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
    Handsome interior condition.
    €400
  50. "I still appear to many people as only the pure and simple negation of what is."
    Lettre autographe signée de 4 pages rédigée depuis la prison de Sainte-Pélagie
    Pierre-Joseph-Marie PROUDHON

    Lettre autographe signée de 4 pages rédigée depuis la prison de Sainte-PélagieSigned handwritten 4-page letter written from the Sainte-Pelagie prison

    Paris, Prison de Sainte-Pélagie [Paris] 12 Novembre 1851|13 x 20.50 cm|une feuille

    Autograph letter signed on four pages, dated 12 November 1851. 124 lines in black ink.

    This letter is presented in a chemise and slipcase with paper boards decorated with abstract motifs, green morocco spine, green suede doublure, slipcase with morocco spine and matching paper boards signed by Thomas Boichot.

    Unpublished autograph letter on progress, signed by Pierre-Joseph-Marie Proudhon, major figure in French social thought, and  “the father of...

    €8,000
  51. Biographie d'Albert Cohn
    Isidore LOEB

    Biographie d'Albert Cohn

    Durlacher|Paris 1878|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Warped spine with small lacks and tears, tiny lacks and light angular tears to boards, handsome interior condition.
    Rare work illustrated with a portrait of Albert Cohn as frontispiece.

    €120
  52. La banqueroute turque
    Benoit BRUNSWIK

    La banqueroute turque

    Ernest Leroux|Paris 1875|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two dampstains to head and foot of all leaves not touching text.
    Rare.

    €150
  53. Manuel du capitaliste en Turquie
    O. ISKENDER

    Manuel du capitaliste en Turquie

    Typographie et lithographie centrale|Constantinople [Istanbul] 1874|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two lacks and one stain to spine, tears and corner lacks to boards, two light dampstains to front board, some interior foxing and to boards.
    Rare.

    €200
  54. L'exposition universelle de 1867 illustrée
    M. F. DUCUING

    L'exposition universelle de 1867 illustrée

    Dentu • et Petit|Paris 1867|27 x 37.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Publication in 60 installments of 16 pages each, abundantly illustrated with wood engravings.
    Contemporary half brown shagreen binding. The leather of volume 2, although in similar shagreen, is of a lighter brown. Spine with raised bands decorated with blind and gilt fillets. Boards and edges rubbed. Paper very fresh, free from foxing. Good copy.
    The 1867 Universal Exhibition, also called the Universal Exhibition of Art and Industry, is chronologically the seventh universal exhibition and the second taking place in Paris after that of 1855. It was held from April 1 to November 3, 1867 on the Champ-de-Mars, in Paris. 41 countries were represented at the exhibition including Japan...
    €550
  55. Théorie pour l'exercice et les manoeuvres de l'infanterie. Ordonnance du 4 Mars 1831. Ecole du soldat et du peloton
    ANONYME

    Théorie pour l'exercice et les manoeuvres de l'infanterie. Ordonnance du 4 Mars 1831. Ecole du soldat et du peloton

    C. Marpon et E. Flammarion|Paris 1848|7.50 x 12.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition expanded with postal service information.
    Half brown sheep binding with small corners, smooth discolored spine decorated with a gilt typographic fleuron, marbled paper boards with some scratches, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with folding plates at rear, the second with a tear and significant loss.
    €60
  56. La prédication rabbinique au dix-neuvième siècle
    Georges BENOIT

    La prédication rabbinique au dix-neuvième siècle

    J. Granié|Montauban 1900|14 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition of this thesis presented to the Protestant faculty of Montauban in July 1900.
    An angular lack not affecting the text at the head of the entire body of the work due to rodent damage, boards marginally soiled.
    €100
  57. Souvenirs du siège de Paris. Les défenseurs de la capitale. - Les soldats de la République. L'armée française en campagne
    DRANER

    Souvenirs du siège de Paris. Les défenseurs de la capitale. - Les soldats de la République. L'armée française en campagne

    Au bureau de l'Eclipse|Paris s. d. [circa 1870]|23.50 x 32 cm|2 volumes reliés en 1
    For each of the two volumes, first edition illustrated with 32 lithographed plates in color (including the cover) by Draner.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double fillets and gilt fleurons, cold-tooled fillet frame on red paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two corners very slightly bumped, illustrated covers preserved.
    Some light foxing, two small corner losses to the first cover of the second volume, some leaves dog-eared at head.


    €400
  58. (Chambre des députés) Rapport fait au nom de la commission chargée de l'examen du projet de loi tendant à ouvrir un crédit de 140 millions pour les fortifications de la ville de Paris par M. Thiers député des Bouches-du-Rhône
    Adolphe THIERS

    (Chambre des députés) Rapport fait au nom de la commission chargée de l'examen du projet de loi tendant à ouvrir un crédit de 140 millions pour les fortifications de la ville de Paris par M. Thiers député des Bouches-du-Rhône

    S. n.|1841|22 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition printed on laid paper.
    Half chocolate brown morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands showing some rubbing, marbled paper boards, two scratches at head of second cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, scratches to corners, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    The appendix to session No. 36 has been bound following the subject of the 1841 session to the Chamber of Deputies presented by Adolphe Thiers.
    Rare.
    Provenance: from the library of Château de Prye with a bookplate pasted to one pastedown.

    €200
  59. Balzac
    Stefan ZWEIG (Honoré de BALZAC)

    Balzac

    Albin Michel|Paris 1950|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 80 numbered copies on vélin de Renage, the only deluxe copies printed.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.
    « Le Grand Balzac comme Zweig désignait dans la vie familière son entreprise, - pour la distinguer d'essais antérieurs de moindre importance, - devait selon le voeu de l'auteur, devenir son oeuvre capitale, son magnus opus. Il travaillait au manuscrit depuis dix ans. Il voulait y inclure la somme de son expérience d'écrivain et de sa connaissance de la vie, Balzac lui semblait le plus grand sujet accessible, et à proprement parler, prédestiné à son talent...
    €2,000
  61. Voyages et voyageurs 1837-1854
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Voyages et voyageurs 1837-1854

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1854|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half dark green morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and black fillets, gilt monogram of Gabriel du Tillet at foot of spine, one joint slightly cracked at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding signed Petit successeur de Simier.
    Some foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.





    €70
  62. Etudes historiques et littéraires
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Etudes historiques et littéraires

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1855|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half dark green morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and black fillets, gilt monogram of Gabriel du Tillet at foot of spine, one joint very slightly cracked at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding signed Petit successeur de Simier.
    Handsome copy despite some light foxing.
    Our copy is enhanced with a dated and signed autograph letter, one page, from Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury to his friend Gabriel du Tillet.





    €120
  63. Posthumes et revenants
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Posthumes et revenants

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1879|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié

    First edition.
    Half dark green morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and black fillets, gilt monogram of Gabriel du Tillet at foot of spine, some light rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, binding signed Canape-Belz.
    Some foxing.





     

    €60
  65. Dernières études historiques et littéraires
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Dernières études historiques et littéraires

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1852|11.50 x 19 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Binders in half green morocco fir tree corners, back with five nerves adorned with double boxes and black nets, golden monograms of Gabriel du Tillet in tails backs, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded heads, slightly blunt corners, an upper corners of the second blunt volume, binders of the time signed Small successor of Simier.
    Nice copy.
    Our copy is enriched by an autograph dedication signed by Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury to (Gabriel) du Tillet on a note that was linked after the title page of the first volume.
    €150
  66. Etudes historiques et littéraires
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Etudes historiques et littéraires

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1854|11.50 x 19 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half dark green morocco bindings with corners, spines with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and black fillets, gilt monograms of Gabriel du Tillet at spine tails, one joint very slightly cracked at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, corners slightly bumped, one upper corner of second volume bumped, contemporary bindings signed Petit successeur de Simier.
    Handsome copy despite some foxing, mainly at beginning and end of volumes.





    €120
  67. Historiens poëtes et romanciers
    Alfred-Auguste CUVILLIER-FLEURY

    Historiens poëtes et romanciers

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1863|11.50 x 19 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Binders in half green morocco fir tree corners, back with five nerves adorned with double boxes and black nets, golden monograms tails back, a bit slightly split in the head, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper , gilded heads, corners very slightly blunted, binders of the time signed Small successor of Simier.
    Pleasant copy despite some foxing, mainly at the beginning and end of volume.
    Nice copy.
    Autograph signed by Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury to Gabriel du Tillet.
    €150
  68. La crise financière de Turquie
    Benoit BRUNSWICK

    La crise financière de Turquie

    Amyot|Paris 1874|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Back very slightly warped with two small gaps, a wet at the head of all leaflets ..
    Rare but in the state.
    Signed autograph of Benoit Brunswick to a count whose name has been blurred by the wetness.
    €150
  69. Notice sur la gazette arabe de Beyrout
    Joseph Toussaint REINAUD

    Notice sur la gazette arabe de Beyrout

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1858|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper of this offprint from No. 10 of the Journal Asiatique of 1858.
    Some light foxing.
    Rare copy presented in its original wrappers and without covers.

    €500
  70. Guerre ou paix en Orient
    Émile BARRAULT

    Guerre ou paix en Orient

    Louis Desessart • J.B. Baillière|Paris • & Londres [London] 1836|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine with minor harmless lacks and tears, foxing.
    Rare.
    €250
  72. La succession du trône de Turquie
    Benoit BRUNSWICK

    La succession du trône de Turquie

    Amyot|Paris 1872|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition in French.
    Spine flattened and warped with tears and losses, slight dampstaining to head of all leaves, some corner losses to boards.
    Rare but in poor condition.
    €150
  74. Le pape à Constantinople
    Louis GOUPY

    Le pape à Constantinople

    Dentu|Paris 1861|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Three printed peddler's stamps, some foxing.
    Rare.
    €250
  77. Le Sultan et le Pacha d'Egypte
    David URQUHART

    Le Sultan et le Pacha d'Egypte

    Librairie de P. Dufart|Paris 1839|14 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine cracked at head and foot with small losses, a crease to the front cover, tears and losses to the covers, light dampstaining throughout all leaves of the work, foxing.
    Rare but sold as is.
    €300
  79. Mémoires. Premiere Partie contenant le recit de sa captivite dans les Cachots de L`Inquisition D`Espagne en 1817 et 1818 ; de son Evasion, etc. et Seconde Partie, contenant le recit de sa Campagne au Caucase, sous Yermolow, en 1819 et 1820, et de son retour en Espagne, en 1821
    Juan Van HALEN

    Mémoires. Premiere Partie contenant le recit de sa captivite dans les Cachots de L`Inquisition D`Espagne en 1817 et 1818 ; de son Evasion, etc. et Seconde Partie, contenant le recit de sa Campagne au Caucase, sous Yermolow, en 1819 et 1820, et de son retour en Espagne, en 1821

    Jules Renouard|Paris 1827|13 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Rare first edition, illustrated with 2 lithographed portraits at the frontispiece, a large folding map of Georgia, and 5 facsimile plates.
    Half tan sheep binding with corners. Smooth spine decorated with 2 grotesque compartments, 2 tools and roulettes. Head of volume 2 partly worn at 2 mm. 2 wormholes along the lower joint at tail of volume 2. Rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Scattered pale browning. Handsome copy.
    A Spanish general of Belgian origin, Van Halen served from 1808 to 1813 on the staff of King Joseph Bonaparte in Spain, then became a general in Spain, this time against the French, a Russian colonel in the Caucasus and active mercenary in several conflicts, notably...
    €650
  80. Nos petits journalistes
    Etienne CARJAT, Léon ROSSIGNOL

    Nos petits journalistes

    Librairie Gosselin|Paris 1865|10.50 x 16.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Handsome interior condition without foxing.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with four thin raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double gilt fillets and black fillets, minor rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Our copy retains the original photograph by Etienne Carjat mounted as frontispiece.
    €600
  81. Almanach royal et national pour l'an M DCCC XLIV
    LOUIS-PHILIPPE I

    Almanach royal et national pour l'an M DCCC XLIV

    Chez Guyot et Scribe|à Paris 1844|14 x 21.50 cm|relié

    First edition. Royal families of Europe. Set of the French administration.



    Copy with the cipher of Marie Amélie d'Orléans, wife of Louis-Philippe, who also used a simple monogram for bindings from the time he became king. Some of the almanacs were directly bound by the publisher for the royal family, these copies often bear simple marks, the publisher not having the stamps belonging to the sovereigns. Nothing formally attests however that this is a copy for Marie Amélie d'Orléans, it is on the other hand certain that this copy was intended for a member of the royal family whose M is the first name. Furthermore Marie Amélie is only the name known today of the queen, who...

    €1,800
  82. La vie de Disraéli
    André MAUROIS

    La vie de Disraéli

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New first edition printed in 2040 numbered copies on chestnut paper.
    Publisher's boards bound according to Paul Bonet's original design.
    The publication date of the work is erroneously indicated as 1950 at the foot of the spine.
    Spine with two small light traces of sunning at head and foot of spine without gravity.
    €80
  83. La vérité sur la Russie
    Prince Pierre DOLGOROUKOW

    La vérité sur la Russie

    A. Franck|Paris 1860|13 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    One restoration at foot of the very first leaves.
    Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with wide black fillets and gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing without consequence.
    €150
  84. Compte rendu des travaux des ingénieurs des mines pendant l'année 1839
    MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS

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

    Imprimerie Royale|Paris 1840|23.50 x 29.50 cm|relié
    First edition, rare. A large hand-colored map.
    Contemporary full red long-grain morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with rocaille tools and small tools. Covers decorated with central panels featuring rich Restoration ornamentation. Complex angular Restoration cornerpieces connected by curved fillets. Wide decorative border. Blue silk endpapers. A black line crossing the title. Lower joint cracked at head for 2 cm but stopping before the headcap. Scratches on the second cover, and 2 black stains. Scraped area on the first cover. The 2 lower corners slightly worn. Traces of rubbing. Very fresh laid paper. Despite some flaws, splendid contemporary binding, bound for a high official...
    €500
  85. Annuaire du ministère de l'agriculture, du commerce et des travaux publics pour l'année 1868
    NAPOLÉON III

    Annuaire du ministère de l'agriculture, du commerce et des travaux publics pour l'année 1868

    Dunod|Paris 1868|18 x 26.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Full red shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 small tools surrounded by a garland. Title and date in gilt. Wide decorative border on boards. Interior frieze. White watered silk endpapers. Edges gilt. Minimal traces of rubbing. Paper perfectly fresh except for 2 pale foxing spots on title page and a few on endpapers. Very handsome copy, in very fine condition.
    Testament to civil service under the Second Empire. Staff status as of May 1st, 1868. The volume also concerns mines, railways, ports. Each time there is a section for the administration of Algeria.

    NB: This work is available at the bookstore on request within 48...
    €280
  86. Histoire du journal en France 1631-1853
    Eugène HATIN

    Histoire du journal en France 1631-1853

    P. Jannet|Paris 1853|9.50 x 15 cm|relié
    Second edition, partly first edition, as it was completely revised and more than doubled in length from the original.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands ornately gilt in black compartments with some rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, white and immaculate, contemporary binding.


    €60
  87. Le vieux neuf. Histoire ancienne des inventions et découvertes modernes
    Édouard FOURNIER

    Le vieux neuf. Histoire ancienne des inventions et découvertes modernes

    E. Dentu|Paris 1859|11 x 17 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in full dark green cardboard, smooth spines decorated with gilt floral motifs, gilt dates and places at foot, black shagreen title labels, contemporary bindings.
    Minor scattered foxing, endpapers lightly and partially shaded.


    €80
  88. Sur la politique rationnelle
    Alphonse de LAMARTINE

    Sur la politique rationnelle

    Librairie de Charles Gosselin|Paris 1831|12.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    The rare first edition of this political pamphlet which appeared for the first time in the first issue of the Revue européenne.
    Later 20th-century binding, a very fine pastiche of a contemporary binding. Half caramel calf. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons, roulettes and fillets. Fine marbled paper on the boards. Scattered foxing, more pronounced on the title page. Very handsome copy.
    In this text from the beginning of his parliamentary career, which can be considered foundational to his political thought, Lamartine develops precise conceptions: a vision that is at once practical, ambitious and deontological of politics based on a global conception of social organization. When...
    €900
  89. Histoire de Médard Bonnart, chevalier des ordres royaux et militaires de Saint-Louis et de la Légion d'Honneur, capitaine de gendarmerie en retraite
    ANONYME

    Histoire de Médard Bonnart, chevalier des ordres royaux et militaires de Saint-Louis et de la Légion d'Honneur, capitaine de gendarmerie en retraite

    Madame veuve Fiévet|Epernai [Épernay] 1828|14 x 23 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition published anonymously.
    Bradel bindings in half sienna cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
    Gift inscriptions in ink from a previous owner on the half-title pages, scattered foxing.
    Work complete with its 4 portraits, 2 facsimiles and 12 line plates of uniforms.





    €500
  90. De l'armée française, sa mission et son histoire (496-1852)
    Eugène de CIVRY

    De l'armée française, sa mission et son histoire (496-1852)

    Ledoyen|Paris 1852|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition published anonymously.
    Bradel binding in half red cloth, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at tail, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    Pen gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page, some foxing.
    Rare.





    €200
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