Throughout the Ages

First edition.
Illustrated with etchings hors texte.
A very good copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Two tears and a lack at foot of spine, light marginal worming on boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
One joint cracked at head and foot, boards marginally and lightly soiled, minor foxing, two faint dampstains affecting the very first and last leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine cracked at head, rear board missing, light foxing.
Rare but in poor condition.

First edition, with no deluxe copies printed.
Half cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one upper corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.

First edition.
Work illustrated with in-text and full-page illustrations.
Spine lightly sunned with small lacks at head and foot, worming to boards, interior foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography.
Spine lightly creased, small angular folds to boards, lacking protective film covering the boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this critical study and response to Bismarck's speech of January 16, 1874. Half anthracite paper boards binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt cross-hatchings. Occasional foxing at beginning and end of the work.

New edition with an original preface by Jules Richard. Three small tears with slight lacks to the spine.

First edition.
With frontispiece photograph showing a general view of Eyguières.
Spine and boards marginally faded, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

New edition. Work illustrated with drawings by Gaston Coindre. A small tear at foot of spine, some foxing on boards, some interior foxing.

Eighth edition.
Two small lacks to foot of spine, paper yellowed.

First edition, an advance copy.
Inscribed by the author.
Illustrated cover and illustrations in the text.
Occasional light foxing, mainly marginal.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with numerous heliogravure plates, vignettes and tailpieces after old and modern masters.
Worming to spine and front cover, small brown stains on front cover and three light stains on back cover, worming to endpapers, interior in pleasant condition.

New edition, with some parts of the text in first edition as revised and annotated.
Full red cardboard bindings, smooth spines decorated with triple blind compartments, blind fillet frames on the boards, front boards decorated with a gilt laurel wreath topped with a gilt crown, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Traces of prize book labels that have been torn off from the binding endpapers.
Some light foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Text and hors-texte illustrations.
Spine and boards slightly and uniformly sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
First part: the town, history, bridge, castle, fortifications. Second part: The church, description, furniture, stained glass windows, tombstones, sacristy.
Lacking covers. Manuscript annotation on title page.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Some light foxing of no great concern, endpapers partially shaded.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation.
Illustrated, a good copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from H. Thorossian.
Work illustrated with numerous plates and 3 folding maps at rear.
Marginal dampstains affecting the very first and last pages, two corner lacks to boards.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's binding in full boards, complete with its dust jacket which shows no defects.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition complete with all fourteen etchings by Boisselat and the folding map.
Modest binding in half navy cloth, red morocco title-label.
Joints cracked at head, copy partially loosened, interior in fine condition.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A slight tear at the foot of the spine, paper yellowed as is generally the case given the poor quality of this wartime paper.

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.

Sixth edition. Half blue cloth binding, smooth spine dated at foot, red morocco title-label slightly worn, gilt monogram, corners rubbed, original wrappers preserved. Pages yellowed at margins.

Second edition.
A tear on the spine which also has a lack at head, copy almost free from foxing.

First edition. Publisher's full red cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, front board illustrated with a central roundel. Work illustrated with engravings in the text and complete with its map.

Second edition with some parts in first edition as revised and expanded.
Half hazel sheep binding, smooth spine faded, decorated with triple gilt fillets and blind typographical motifs, rubbing traces and bookworm damage not affecting text at foot of spine, marbled paper boards.
Work illustrated with two color portraits and 4 hors-texte engravings.
Occasional foxing, a history of the church, typewritten, has been pasted at head of the work.

First editions.
Half chocolate brown sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and gilt cartouches showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Rare.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 10 color diagrams.
Light marginal foxing to first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

Ninth edition, with some parts in first edition, as revised and corrected.
Small tears with, occasionally, minimal marginal losses to spine and covers, small stains to covers.

First edition of this collection compiled by abbé Cochet.
Half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, gilt initials at tail, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, light traces of rubbing on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
A stain on the half-title page diminishing and disappearing through the following pages, occasional foxing.

New edition.
Work presented in its original wrappers under plain grey cover.
A lack to the foot of the spine, a light dampstain on the first cover not affecting the body of the work.
Rare.

Edition printed in 250 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Work illustrated with an etching by Valentin.
Some minor worming without consequence, a small marginal tear at the head of the first cover.

First edition.
Split spine with small lacks, marginal fold to second cover, some light foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half black Russia morocco binding, spine very lightly faded with five raised bands, gilt arms and mottoes at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, label bearing the same arms and motto pasted on verso of front board under which is also pasted a label from a prestigious bookseller.
Rare and handsome copy. A typographical error on the title page prevents us from dating exactly the publication of this work.

First edition.
Light stains to the front cover, dampstaining throughout the volume.
Rare.

Second edition.
Half blue-grey sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, slight damage to edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work complete with its 12 folding plates at the end.
Some minor foxing.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

New edition.
A small lack at foot of spine, four marginal lacks to second cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Iconography.
Spine lightly sunned without consequence and with a small stain, handsome interior condition.

Ninth edition.
Half red cloth binding with corners, smooth spine, dark brown shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, binding signed at foot, marbled paper boards, top edges lightly rubbed.
Work illustrated with engravings in the text.

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.
Half raspberry shagreen bindings, somewhat worn, smooth spines lightly faded decorated with gilt double compartments enhanced with gilt decorative motifs, brown sheep title and volume labels, headcaps rubbed, joints showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, a tear at head of first board of third volume, some corners with minor rubbing, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Copy with occasional foxing.
Provenances: libraries of E. Alby and M. Privat with their bookplates pasted to verso of first boards of all three volumes.

First edition, one of 177 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Endpapers very lightly and marginally shaded, handsome copy.

Edition published the same year as the first edition.
Half chocolate sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt friezes and blind fillets, joints lightly rubbed at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, lower corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, marginal pen annotations on certain pages by a former owner.

New edition.
Light spotting to front cover, minor interior foxing of no consequence.

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. Military and colonial opinion, the press, conferences...
Transverse crease mark and small lack to back cover, occasional foxing, library stamps.
Rare pamphlet.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies. Our copy is expanded with a one-page autograph letter from the author and a press cutting pasted at the head of this pamphlet.
Some minor foxing.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription by Félix Pasquier facing the half-title page.
Worming, creases and light marginal dampstains to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare pamphlet.

Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.First edition. Rare.In plain wrappers.

Extract from the Revue des deux mondes/
First edition. Rare.
In plain wrappers.

First edition. A good copy illustrated with maps hors texte.

First edition printed under the pseudonym "Un chiffonier".
Binding in full embossed chocolate cardboard, smooth spine decorated with a small gilt floral motif, date at tail, rubbed headcaps with small lacks, navy shagreen title-label, traces of rubbing on one joint, shaded endpapers, original wrappers preserved.
Scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition, "the proceeds of the sale are intended to support the action of the heroic anti-fascist fighters in Germany".
Booklet illustrated with 2 photographs.
One joint slightly cracked at head and foot, a tiny corner chip at head of front cover.

Fifth edition of the French translation by J.B. Suard and Morellet. Half black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing slight rubbing of no consequence, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Notes by Humboldt, Bulloch, Warden, Clavigero, Jefferson... collected by De La Roquette. Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Unstitched copy, library stamp serving as bookplate at head of title page.
Handsome copy considering the poor quality of this paper.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint, one of the rare copies on Japan paper.
Full navy blue shagreen binding, smooth spine, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
As frontispiece, an engraved portrait of Edmond Drouin.
Rare.

First edition published under the auspices of the departmental affairs directorate.
Full dark brown cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with two folding maps at rear.
Some light worming mainly at the very beginning and end of the volume.

Second edition. Half dark cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, modest contemporary binding. Some light foxing at beginning and end of volume.

First edition.
Contributions by L. Lalanne, L. Renier, T. Bernard, C. Laumier, S. Choler, J. Mongin, E. Janin, A. Deloye, C. Friess.
Half cherry-red morocco shagreen binding, spine with traces of rubbing with four raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, marbled paper boards, one upper corner missing, small traces of rubbing on edges.
Some light foxing.

New edition printed in 2500 numbered copies. Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Louis XIV by Ouvré. Introduction and notes by Jean Longnon. Spine and boards marginally faded, small marginal foxing to head of front board, endpapers partially and lightly shadowed, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Illustrated with 2 plans as frontispiece.
Spine split with two small lacks at head and foot, minimal marginal lacks to boards.

First edition
.Small tears with minimal marginal losses to boards, several tears with losses to spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition presented in plain temporary wrappers. Joints cracked at head and foot, threatening to come apart.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Bibliophile's stamp serving as bookplate.

First edition.
Publisher's full orange cloth binding, smooth spine.
Indices of physical robustness, methodical use of contingent, armed service, extra-regimental viriculture depots for the unfit...
Work illustrated with figures in the text.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Contemporary half sheep binding in dark green, spine with four raised bands showing slight rubbing, light scratches on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, edge rubbing, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's red cardboard binding, cloth spine.
Richly illustrated.
Some foxing to endpapers, otherwise fine interior.

First edition. Two tiny lacks to head and foot of spine, pale and small stains to front cover, handsome interior condition. Rare.

First edition in French. Two small lacks to foot of spine, light scratches with paper losses to front cover, scattered foxing. Printed stamp of Château de Malesherbes as bookplate.

First edition of this speech delivered in Tunis on March 28, 1963. Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned and shadowed without significance, handsome interior condition. Rare.

Fourth edition. The letters of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte were written at the fort of Ham while he was imprisoned there. Joints cracked at head and foot, worming to boards, occasional foxing to interior.

Thirteenth edition. Preface by Emile de Girardin. Three corner lacks at head and foot of covers, some light foxing.

New edition.
Half sheep binding in dark brown, smooth spine with traces of rubbing decorated with cold-stamped typographical motifs and gilt friezes, lacking at foot of spine, dark brown paper boards with traces of rubbing, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work decorated with color illustrations hors-texte.
Some foxing.

First edition of this exhibition catalogue held in March-April 1931.
Iconography hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

Third edition, with some parts in first edition, expanded with unpublished correspondence by Confalonieri.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing minimal light rubbing of no significance, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved (two of which show marginal restorations).
Complete with its 4 steel engravings including 2 frontispieces.
Some foxing.

Second edition.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, light spotting to boards, front board detached, handsome interior condition.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Amateur binding in imitation leather pasted over the covers.
This small treatise traces the history of the names of several streets in Le Havre in order to study their relevance.
A small lack of no consequence at the head of the title page, otherwise a good copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Spine sunned, boards marginally restored with small corner lacks, handsome interior free from foxing.

Fifth edition.
Half red sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt typographical motifs, stippling and blind fillets, traces of rubbing to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding. Some minor foxing mainly affecting the cover boards.

First edition.
Half sheep binding in mauve, faded smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets with minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Minor scattered foxing.

First edition.
Half-cloth binding in faded mauve, smooth spine with blind-ruled fillets, marbled paper boards with minor rubbing, lower corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Complete with its folding engraving page 252 and its 3 folding maps at rear.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended for the obtaining of a doctorate in Law.
Copy presented in plain wrappers.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Covers detached, handsome interior condition.
Rare pamphlet illustrated with a map at the beginning of the volume.

First edition. Almanac enhanced with portraits and biographies of the most illustrious defenders of the republic: A. Thiers, L. Gambetta, V. Hugo, Marceau, L. Hoche, P. Denfert-Rochereau... Small traces of angular creases at head and foot of first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

Third edition published at the instigation of American friends of Czechoslovakia. A pale marginal dampstain to the front cover affecting the interior more lightly.

New edition expanded with an introduction and notes by Louis Moland.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, decorated with dotting and gilt double fillets, hazelnut shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Anne de Bretagne, Marie Stuart, Catherine de Médicis, the most illustrious sisters...
Minor scattered foxing.