Universal history & civilizations, general history and reference works, collections, syntheses, overviews, chronologies

First edition.
A very good copy retaining its illustrated dustjacket.

New edition.
Full olive cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt initials at foot, red shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, original wrappers preserved, minimal corner chip to front board.
With a discourse on antiquity, grandeur, wealth, government and an alphabetical table indicating streets, bridges, gates, churches, palaces, hotels and remarkable houses...
Fine interior condition.
Rare.

New edition, featuring an introduction by Georges Crappe. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Inscribed by Georges Crappe. Minor loss to the head of the sunned spine, internally a very good copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, small scuff marks at foot of one joint, covers and spine preserved.
A small angular lack to pages 39-40, otherwise handsome interior condition, bookplate pasted on an endpaper.

First edition of some parts. Spine of the first volume split, a lack at head of the second volume, some foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's soft vellum-style cardboard binding.
Iconography.
Boards inevitably and lightly soiled, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition. A light scratching without lack to upper cover, occasional foxing.

First edition.
One small nick without lack to foot of a joint.

First edition. Spine sunned with a tear at foot and lack at head, boards marginally faded, worming to front board.

First edition.
Municipal prize binding in full burgundy boards, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with compartments and blind fillets, blind frames on covers, gilt coat of arms of the city of Paris on front cover, small scratch at head of spine.
Work illustrated with 178 engravings, handsome interior condition.

First edition. With a frontispiece portrait of the Duke of Roquelaure. His incomparable amorous adventures, his extraordinary ruses, his witty retorts, his jests of every kind... Worming to the front cover which also has a small tear and minor marginal tears, handsome interior condition considering the poor quality of this paper.

First edition.
Minor spotting to boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine cracked at head and foot, reglued, one joint reglued, worming to boards, foxing.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Spine split at foot, front board re-adhered with marginal lacks, a tear and small marginal lacks to rear board, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition printed in 25 copies justified by the author of this offprint from the Petite revue des bibliophiles dauphinois. Pamphlet illustrated with a portrait of J.B. Pollin. Covers slightly and marginally faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Covers detached with some small tears, handsome condition internally.

First edition. Light traces of corner creases to boards without consequence, some minor foxing, otherwise a handsome copy. Rare.

First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
Spine faded, paper yellowed.

First edition, printed in a small number of copies. Work illustrated with 64 heraldic figures. Handsome copy. Rare.

First edition.
Concerning A. de Brescia, N. Rienzi, Masaniello...
Two lacks at head and foot of spine, tiny corner lack to front board, some foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of sixth edition.
Rare autograph inscription from the author.
Spine wrinkled, a tiny marginal lack to the front cover.

First edition.
Publisher's hazelnut cloth binding, smooth spine.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition. Half-shagreen binding in hazel, spine in four compartments with raised bands decorated with gilt rules and typographical motifs, blind-tooled compartments, traces of rubbing to spine and at head of joints. Some minor foxing as expected but without gravity. Rare.

Edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper and illustrated with an etching by A. Lalauze as frontispiece.
Bradel binding in half mouse-colored cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with floral motif and double gilt fillets, gilt roulettes framing the navy blue cloth title-label, gilt fillet frames on boards.
Preface and analytical table by F.A. Aulard.
Fine interior condition.

First edition. One joint cracked, small marginal worming to front cover, foxing.

First edition. Brochure decorated with 4 illustrations. Nice copy, rare.

First edition. Worming to spine and front cover, a pale marginal dampstain to the front cover.

First edition of this offprint, printed in a small number of copies from the periodical La Romania.

First French edition. Spine sunned with two tears and three lacks at head and foot of spine, foxing and small stains to boards, ink gift inscription by E. Demolins still visible on front board, tiny insignificant corner lack to final page, some light occasional foxing. Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Lesfargues.
About 'Rosières', 'Gougandines', simply virtuous women and honest courtesans.
Spine and boards marginally faded, minor angular lacks to rear board, handsome interior despite small foxing to endpapers.
Rare.

New edition. Publisher's binding in full brick-red cloth, smooth spine. Light worming affecting the half-title and title pages, otherwise handsome interior condition. Rare.

Edition of the same year as the first, with statement of 10th thousand.
Two slight lacks to head and foot of spine.

First edition.
Publisher's mouse-colored paper boards, smooth spine ornately gilt in compartments and decorated with cold fillets, decorated front board, edges gilt.
Work illustrated with engravings, handsome copy.

Sixth edition.
Half-shagreen black binding, spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, joints rubbed at head and foot, corners slightly bumped, illustrated covers preserved.
Work illustrated with 2 color illustrations.
The dragon of Tournay, the beginnings of Clovis, the do-nothing kings, the chronicle of Baldwin Iron Arm...
Some foxing.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
Rare.

First edition. Autograph inscription by the author. Spine and boards marginally sunned.

Eighth edition. On the right to vote, census, duration of mandate, election, accumulation of offices...
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, corner lacks to boards, one tear affecting the last page not touching text, some light foxing.

First edition, false statement of 7th edition, service de presse stamp on second cover.
Iconography.

First edition. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Rare.

First edition.
Publisher's full brick percaline binding, smooth spine, a light insignificant tear to one upper corner.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 80 reproductions of antique portraits.
Covers lightly soiled, handsome interior condition.

First edition, false statement of 5th edition.
Spine very slightly warped with three tiny corner chips.
Rare.

The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from 'revue d'Auvergne'. A rare and handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation. An interesting explanatory note about the work on the endpaper. Very light spotting to front board, occasional foxing. Rare.

First edition. armies of the globe, what war costs, its misfortunes, singular opinions on the Trojan War, anecdotes... Spine sunned with two slight lacks at head and foot, minute corner lack to detached front board, occasional small foxing. Rare.

First edition of the French translation, introduction and index established by Marcel Ollivier.
Text followed by Marx's theses on Feuerbach and dialectical materialism in Marx.

First edition. Small corner tears with minor lacks to covers. Rare.

First edition of the author's first published work. Half sheep binding in caramel, smooth spine with some fading decorated with spirals, friezes and gilt fillets, slight rubbing to joints, reinforced corners, contemporary binding. A tiny corner loss to pages 38-39, some light foxing, marginal ink marks in the table of contents. Rare.

Second edition, partially first as it was expanded and corrected. Half chocolate sheep binding, spine faded with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, dampstaining affecting the joints and more lightly the spine. Copy nearly free from foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
Half red shagreen binding, spine in four compartments decorated with gilt fleurons, very light rubbing to joints without significance, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and figures in the text.
Preface by Etienne Carjat.

Second edition. Half navy long-grained morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt triple fillets showing traces of rubbing. Our copy belonged to Adolphe Thiers whose manuscript gift inscription dated in ink on the front endpaper enriches this volume. Corner dampstain at foot of pages 175 to 200, some light foxing.