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17523549Dublin: George Faulkner 1752. First Dublin edition. Full contemporary calf with gilt and morocco spine labels. Front joint of volume I cracked near the crown but holding. Internally a lovely copy much fresher than expected of an imprint from this era. Bookplates of William Paul to front pastedown of each; ownership stamp of Robert Paul to front endpapers and title of volume II. Small closed tear to margin of pages v-vi and paper loss to margin of pages 3-4 of volume I neither affecting text. Collating complete: viii 356; 258.68 20. A pleasing set of this important French history.<br/><br/>In the Introduction Voltaire declares that his aim is greater than merely writing the life of Louis XIV: "We would endeavour to describe to posterity not the actions only of one man but the genius of the age; that age which was the most enlightened of all others." Greater than the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and that period "which followed the taking of Constantinople by Mahomet II" the age of Louis XIV comes the closest according to Voltaire to reaching perfection. He lays out his claims in two volumes celebrating the richness of Enlightenment thought in this grandiose history. George Faulkner unknown books
195830214<p>HBDJ 1958 1ST EDITION THUS EARLY ISSUE REPRINT LARGER FORMAT VG/VG BACK OF Dustjacket says few of 500 Authors Blue Cloth Gold gilt Spine cvr ORANGE TOPSTAIN Book is mildly and uniformly age toned securely bound no gutter splits. and outside of inked signature on half title page free of other PO markings and blemishes and Cover is clean outside of light rubbing on rear panel with mild shelving bumping to the corners headband and tail and clear crisp and distinct gilt lettering on the spine. Dust Jacket is unclipped NO PRICE clean and bright with some fading along the spine mild chipping along the head and tail. 475 PGS INDEX His wars brought miseries to common People of Europe Hangings Burnings Torture on Vague Suspicion Voltaire HAD TALENT FOR SATIRIC VERSE Philosophy & Studied under Notorious Duc de Vendome Grand Prior of Order of Knights Templar. Voltaire had Obsession of King that was Trifle Excessive VOLTAIRE'S FATHER WAS LAWYER TO NOBLEST HOUSES Voltaire pretending to work in Paris as an assistant to a notary spent much of his time writing poetry. When his father found out he sent Voltaire to study law His wit made him popular among some of the aristocratic families with whom he mixed Voltaire was imprisoned in the</p> EVERYMAN’S Library DENT LONDON DUTTON hardcover
196629198HBDJ 1966 1ST EDITION THUS EARLY ISSUE REPRINT LARGER FORMAT VG/VG BACK OF Dustjacket says few of 500 Authors Blue Cloth Gold gilt Spine cvr ORANGE TOPSTAIN Book is mildly and uniformly age toned securely bound no gutter splits. and outside of inked signature on half title page free of other PO markings and blemishes and Cover is clean outside of light rubbing on rear panel with mild shelving bumping to the corners headband and tail and clear crisp and distinct gilt lettering on the spine. Dust Jacket is unclipped clean and bright with some fading along the spine mild chipping along the head and tail. 475 PGS INDEX His wars brought miseries to commonPeople of Europe Hangings Burnings Torture on Vague Suspicion Voltaire HAD TALENT FOR SATIRIC VERSE Philosophy & Studied under Notorious Duc de Vendome Grand Prior of Order of Knights Templar. Voltaire had Obsession of King that was Trifle Excessive VOLTAIRE'S FATHER WAS LAWYER TO NOBLEST HOUSES Voltaire pretending to work in Paris as an assistant to a notary spent much of his time writing poetry. When his father found out he sent Voltaire to study law His wit made him popular among some of the aristocratic f<br /><br /><br /> EVERYMAN’S Library DENT LONDON DUTTON hardcover
1968mon0001611526Heron Books 01/01/1968. Hardcover. Good. . Hardback. With sellotaped in place dust jacket. Some staining front and rear first pages. Text block untouched. Heron Books hardcover
122576London Printed for G. Kearsly at No. 46 in Fleet-street 1774. . 2 vols in 1; 8vo 18 x 11 cm; half-titles and divisional title present ad. f. at end of vol. I dated ownership inscription and MS poem in pen to front endpaper pen notes to final few ff and rear free endpapers; contemporary sprinkled calf rebacked in the 19th-century contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine joints and extremities a little rubbed very good;2 vi 222 1ad. 2 vi 300pp.<br /> An early edition of the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire's history of the court of Louis XV the penultimate King of France of the ancien régime.<br /><br />With an interesting manuscript poem to the front free endpaper warding-off theft from the owner Edward Dyke 1815:<br /><br />'Did you borrow this Book say<br />Did you filch this Book away<br />Do you know the accusers name<br />Pray return it then for shame;<br />Aye you have forgot then know<br />My name is neither Tom nor Jon<br />Neither is it Jack nor Mike<br />But most call me Edward Dyke'<br /> ESTC T138091. London, Printed for G. Kearsly, at No. 46, in Fleet-street, 1774. unknown
178210576A Londres, sans nom, 1782. In-18 de [4]-236 pages, plein veau moucheté, dos lisse orné de fleurons, pastilles, filets, roulettes, titre et tomaison dorés, étiquette de titre et tomaison brunes, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, roulette dorée sur les coupes, roulette intérieure, tranches dorées. Reliure légèrement frottée, accroc à la coiffe supérieure.
1808206971808 Paris, Xhrouet, Déterville, Petit, 1808, in-8 de (4)-384 pp., reliure de l'époque à la Bradel, cartonnée plein papier chamois, pièces de nom d'auteur, tomaison et titre de maroquin vert, bon exemplaire à toutes marges, non rogné.
17500074571750. First Edition of most if not all the copper engravings presumed. Full Morocco. Near Fine. Hubert Gravelot Hyacinthe Rigaud Robert Gardelle Charles-Andre Van Loo Jannet La Tour. Also various engravers. An interesting collection of copper engraved plates relating to Voltaire and these mostly illustrations from his dramatic works including "Henriade" the most represented of the works and as so happens one of the very few that occasionally still known by non-Voltaire scholars and that might enjoy a production in the modern era "Tancrede" "La Princesse de Navarre" "L'Enfant Prodigue" "Socrate" "L'Orpheline de Chine" "Horace" "Nanine" "La Prude" "Semiramis" "Le Duc de Foix" etc. We believe these are without exception also copper engravings issued during Voltaire's lifetime and all of them date to the 18th Century. The plates we stress were not issued as the suite here; this suite was created later probably by or on behalf of the bibliophile whose decorative bookplate is mounted in the front -- Charles MacAllister Wilcox 1870 - 1932 who was a successful Denver business executive. all done during Voltaire's lifetime. The dramatic works include Bound by Riviere & Son in full red morocco gilt ruling and decoration raised bands turn-ins. 8vo. 25 by 19.5 cm. 50 plates including frontis the plates done by various artists and engravers but Hubert Gravelot is by far the most represented of the artists with 43 of the engravings based on his artwork. Six of the plates are portrait plates one of Voltaire as to be expected the others of Louis XIV and XV monarchs during Voltaire's lifetime Charles XII and Peter the Great monarchs Voltaire wrote biographies of and of Gravelot. This makes the point to us that the Suite of Plates is as much a tribute to Gravelot's artistry as to Voltaire his inspiration. And his artwork is vivid often seething with activity and movement. Not only is he without peer among Baroque illustrators but also the perfect choice to capture the spirit of a dramatic work. The raised bands and edges of the binding have some rubbing. Offsetting of the turn-ins onto the FEPs which we and most will find rather attractive. A few of the plates have an obvious jagged crease mark in their lower portion. Some light scattered soiling including a fox mark here and there. unknown
53535Venezia: Bortolo 1810. Two volumes bound as one. 188 170 pages. Frontispiece in Volume One. Contemporary quarter-calf & marbled boards spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Wear to edges and tips foxing throughout a very good copy in general. The frontispiece portrait of Charles XII is signed "F. Ricci". It is similar to but differs from the portraits in the one in the 18th century Italian editions. This is the tenth Italian edition of Voltaire's history of Charles XII which was first published in France in 1731. Text is in Italian. <br/><br/> hardcover
178210579A Londres, sans nom, 1782. In-18 de [4]-248 pages, plein veau moucheté, dos lisse orné de fleurons, pastilles, filets, roulettes, titre et tomaison dorés, étiquette de titre et tomaison brunes, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, roulette dorée sur les coupes, roulette intérieure, tranches dorées. Reliure légèrement frottée, avec petits manques de peau.
#[17793]8º: 47 1 pp. Oorspr. papieren omslag hoek gescheurd van achterzijde omslag. Niet in Van Aken Goulbourne Voltaires Socrates in: M. Trapp ed. Images and Uses of Socrates from Antiquity to the Present Aldershot 2006 l 'Sokrates' is niet geschreven door de Engelse dichter en toneelschrijver James Thomson 1700-1748 zoals in deze Friese vertaling wordt gesteld maar door de Franse schrijver en filosoof Voltaire 1694 - 1778. Hij schreef dit opmerkelijke stuk een kome unknown
179088112Lisboa: Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira 1790. First Portuguese edition of Voltaire's three tragedies translated into Portuguese. Octavo bound in full period calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine red spine label marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. A nice example. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment Francois-Marie Arouet know by the nom de plum Voltaire was a resourceful and prolific writer. His works touched nearly every literary form including plays poems novels theoretical essays and scientific treatises. A forthright and candid advocate of civil liberties he frequently criticized the institutions of religious dogma and classism prevalent in 18th century France often doing so through satire to avoid censorship and imprisonment. Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira unknown books
179088112Lisboa: Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira 1790. First Portuguese edition of Voltaire's three tragedies translated into Portuguese. Octavo bound in full period calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine red spine label marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. A nice example. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment François-Marie Arouet know by the nom de plum Voltaire was a resourceful and prolific writer. His works touched nearly every literary form including plays poems novels theoretical essays and scientific treatises. A forthright and candid advocate of civil liberties he frequently criticized the institutions of religious dogma and classism prevalent in 18th century France often doing so through satire to avoid censorship and imprisonment. Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira unknown
178532086S.l., Editions d'Art Seper / Le Chant des Sphères / Arts et couleurs, (1984). 3 forts vol. au format pt in-4 (262 x 205 mm) de 244, 211 et 236 pp. Reliures d'édition de plein skyvertex lie-de-vin à l'imitation de maroquin, filets d'encadrement dorés et à froid sur les plats, lesquels s'ornent d'une large frise d'encadrement à froid, composition figurative en relief au centre frappée des armes dorées de France, jeux de filets en relief formant croisillons sur fond de lys en relief, fleurons dorés dos à nerfs ornés de filets maigres à froid, caissons d'encadrement dorés, entrelacs de fleurons en relief à froid, armes de France et fleuron héraldique dorés, titre doré, tomaison dorée, têtes dorées, gardes de pleine moire lie-de-vin, sous étuis bordés.
1017531587.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1856000016251Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères Fils 1856. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo. 4 1-609 3 pp. Quarter black imitation leather over blue and black marbled paper boards with the spine in five compartments gold rules decorations and lettering on the spine; all edges sprinkled purple. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Voltaire. A history of France during the reign of Louis XIV the longest-reigning monarch in French history. Moderate rubbing to the extremities a small spot of soil to the textblock. Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils hardcover
192032597-1093Paris Ancienne librairie Furne Boivin & Cie. o. J. ca. 1920. Mit Frontsipiz-Portrait. XII 520 SS. 8vo. HLdr. d. Zt. mit Rückenverg. Kopfgoldschnitt etwas berieben. Paris Ancienne librairie Furne Boivin & Cie. o. J. ca. 1920. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; LITERATUR: FREMDSPRACHIGE ; Paris, Ancienne librairie Furne, Boivin & Cie. unknown
1785320861785. S.l. Editions d'Art Seper / Le Chant des SphÂres / Arts et couleurs 1984. 3 forts vol. au format pt in-4 262 x 205 mm de 244 211 et 236 pp. Reliures d'ÂŽdition de plein skyvertex lie-de-vin ˆ l'imitation de maroquin filets d'encadrement dorÂŽs et ˆ froid sur les plats lesquels s'ornent d'une large frise d'encadrement ˆ froid composition figurative en relief au centre frappÂŽe des armes dorÂŽes de France jeux de filets en relief formant croisillons sur fond de lys en relief fleurons dorÂŽs dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets maigres ˆ froid caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs entrelacs de fleurons en relief ˆ froid armes de France et fleuron hÂŽraldique dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe tÂtes dorÂŽes gardes de pleine moire lie-de-vin sous ÂŽtuis bordÂŽs. Un des exemplaires du tirage numÂŽrotÂŽ ; complet de son certificat d'authenticitÂŽ volant. Ensemble complet des trois volumes le constituant. Chacun s'agrÂŽmente de nombreuses autant que dÂŽlicates compositions en couleurs par Jean Gradassi. ''Toutes les illustrations de cette collection en trois volumes vÂŽritables reconstitutions historiques en couleurs ont ÂŽtÂŽ reproduites ˆ partir de sÂŽlections manuelles et rehaussÂŽes d'aquarelle au pochoir. ConfÂŽrant ˆ cette ÂŽdition une grande valeur artistique''. ''PassionnÂŽ d'Histoire Jean Gradassi se spÂŽcialise dans cet art difficile qu'est l'illustration et pour lequel l'ÂŽtude des costumes civils et militaires de l'architecture du mobilier d'ÂŽpoque sont une base indispensable ˆ sa crÂŽation artistique o chaque dÂŽtail mÂŽrite d'Âtre examinÂŽ ˆ la loupe. Quand on sait avec quelle minutie et quel souci du dÂŽtail chaque architecture chaque costume chaque personnage sont mis au point et avec quelle Ç maestria È dans la couleur il parvient ˆ faire vivre toutes ces scÂnes spirituelles et animÂŽes on est transportÂŽ d'admiration pour son art''. ''Amour extrÂme de la vÂŽritÂŽ et impartialitÂŽ entiÂre sur toutes les matiÂres qui y sont traitÂŽes caractÂŽrisent cet ouvrage lequel recÂle plus de faits intÂŽressants et plus d'anecdotes curieuses que dans les collections immenses qu'on nous a donnÂŽes jusqu'ici sur le rÂgne de Louis XIV. Dans cette ÂŽdition on verra de nouvelles particularitÂŽs sur l'Homme au masque de fer sur la cour de Louis XIV sur la paix de Riswick sur la maniÂre de Louis XIV reconnut le fils de Jacques II sur le testament de Charles II et enfin jusqu'ˆ des mÂŽmoires trÂs curieux ÂŽcrits de la propre main du feu Roi.'' in Avertissement de l'Editeur. Car s'intÂŽresser ˆ l'ÂŽpoque moderne c'est reconna”tre une fonction ˆ l'histoire : celle d'aider les contemporains ˆ comprendre pour agir et peser ˆ leur tour sur le destin du monde. Ce sont donc eux qu'il faut intÂŽresser et l'ÂŽcrivain y rÂŽussit merveilleusement en mettant au service du mÂŽtier d'historien son talent de conteur et de dramaturge mais aussi de causeur spirituel. C'est ce brio qui nous sÂŽduit encore : rien ici qui pÂse ou qui pose.'' TrÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
1785271201785. pages de titre absentes - Kehl de l'Imprimerie de la sociÂŽtÂŽ littÂŽraire typographique 1785. 3 vol. au format in-12 177 x 113 mm de 1 f. bl. 368 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 415 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 412 pp. et 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau glacÂŽ porphyre guirlande fleuronnÂŽ dorÂŽe encadrant les plats dos lisses richement ornÂŽs d'un filet d'encadrement dorÂŽs caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs caissons dentelÂŽs dorÂŽs roulettes dorÂŽes larges fleurons dorÂŽs semis de pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs piÂces de titre de maroquin ÂŽbÂne piÂce de tomaison de maroquin fauve titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en tÂte et queue jeu de petits filets obliques dorÂŽs sur les coupes tranches jaspÂŽes. Ensemble - sous reliures dÂŽcoratives du temps - complet des trois volumes constituant Le SiÂcle de Louis XIV ; ici proposÂŽ dans la cÂŽlÂbre ÂŽdition des Oeuvres complÂtes de Voltaire ÂŽtablie par les soins et aux frais Beaumarchais dite ÂŽdition de Kehl. ''Cette cÂŽlÂbre ÂŽdition ÂŽtait la plus complÂte la plus belle et la mieux ordonnÂŽe qui ežt paru jusqu'alors des Oeuvres de Voltaire. C'est sous le point de vue typographique que Beaumarchais mÂŽrite des ÂŽloges''. in Brunet. ''Amour extrÂme de la vÂŽritÂŽ et impartialitÂŽ entiÂre sur toutes les matiÂres qui y sont traitÂŽes caractÂŽrisent cet ouvrage lequel recÂle plus de faits intÂŽressants et plus d'anecdotes curieuses que dans les collections immenses qu'on nous a donnÂŽes jusqu'ici sur le rÂgne de Louis XIV. Dans cette ÂŽdition on verra de nouvelles particularitÂŽs sur l'Homme au masque de fer sur la cour de Louis XIV sur la paix de Riswick sur la maniÂre de Louis XIV reconnut le fils de Jacques II sur le testament de Charles II et enfin jusqu'ˆ des mÂŽmoires trÂs curieux ÂŽcrits de la propre main du feu Roi.'' in Avertissement de l'Editeur. Car s'intÂŽresser ˆ l'ÂŽpoque moderne c'est reconna”tre une fonction ˆ l'histoire : celle d'aider les contemporains ˆ comprendre pour agir et peser ˆ leur tour sur le destin du monde. Ce sont donc eux qu'il faut intÂŽresser et l'ÂŽcrivain y rÂŽussit merveilleusement en mettant au service du mÂŽtier d'historien son talent de conteur et de dramaturge mais aussi de causeur spirituel. C'est ce brio qui nous sÂŽduit encore : rien ici qui pÂse ou qui pose.'' Graesse VII TrÂŽsor de livres rares et prÂŽcieux p. 390 - Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 1353 - Cioranescu III Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme siÂcle 63884 - Rahir La BibliothÂque de l'amateur p. 679. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Quelques frottements et abrasions pouvant affecter les reliures. Pages de titre absentes. Quelques rousseurs ou t‰ches claires dans les corps d'ouvrages. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
1820146751820 4 volumes (four books), reliure demi-chagrin gris in-octavo (grey binding half shagreen in-octavo), dos 5 nerfs ceints de filets à froid (spine with 5 raised bands encircled of blind-stamping decoration line) - titre frappé or (gilt title) - tomaison (volume numbering) - filets à froid en tête et en pied (blind-stamping lines on top and at the foot of spine), papier marbré aux plats (cover with marbled paper) - plats légèrement frottés en lisière (covers lightly rubbed in margin), toutes tranches jaspées bleues (all blue marbled edges), pages de garde peignées à motif "veiné sur fond caillouté" (painting endpapers - model on paved bottom), sans illustration (no illustration), sans rousseur ni piqûre ni mouillure - sauf une très petite et claire cicatrice de mouillure en marge de droite sur quelques pages au début du troisième volume (without redness mark - without small point of redness mark - without scar of waterstain - Except a very small and light scar of waterstain in margin on some pages at the beginning of the third volume), 440+446+454 et 434 pages, 1820 à Paris de l'Imprimerie de la Fonderie de Pierre Didot l'Aîné Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal de Saint-Michel - Imprimeur du Roi et de la Chambre des Pairs et Jules Didot Fils Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur,
1820001991Paris: De Pierre Didot L'aine 1820. Collationvol 1: 4382pp vol 2:446pp vol 3:454pp vol 4:4313pp with half titles. Bound in contemporary half calf calf corners marble boards raised bandsgilt title lettering. Calf lightly rubbed some minor scuff marking. bindings in very good solid condition with strong hinge joints. Internally no loose pages previous owners bookplate pages in very good clean condition. A very good clean well bound set.A45. Hardcover. De Pierre Didot, L'aine Hardcover
1308JC029<p>PAR M. DE VOLTAIRE; Servant de suite au Siecle de Louis XIV du même Auteur. NOUVELLE ÉDITION Purgée de toutes les fautes qui se trouvent dans les précédentes & considérablement augmentée A LAUSANNE. M. DCC. LXIX. 1769.</p>_x000d_<p>Obra em 2 volumes. In 12º de 17x10 cm com xii-216 e 224 pags.</p>_x000d_<p>Encadernações inteiras de pele marmoreadas com finos ferros a ouro nas lombadas. Corte das folhas carminado.</p> M-11-C-44 unknown
1760140101London: Printed for G. Kearsly 1760. Small quarto pp. 1-4 1 2-76 drab boards. First edition in English. Semiramis ninth-century queen of Assyria present-day Iraq was until the early twentieth century a figure of legend that had been well-established as of the classical period: begotten of the fish-goddess Atargatis and fed by doves until her rescue by a royal shepherd; bride of general Onnes and successor to his power and eventually to the throne of Assyria; founder of Babylon and every other monument in the region; long-lived brave wise and sexually potent she was turned into a dove at her death and worshipped subsequently as a surrogate of the Assyrian fertility goddess Astarte. Modern archaeological research by Lehman-Haupt and others has largely replaced legend with history but the legend was still alive and well in Voltaire's time. She was a female personification of all that was gaudy and glorious in pre-Christian antiquity and she furnished good material for this tragedy Voltaire's preference in drama composed in 1748 a year after his conte philosophique ZADIG. Voltaire's play has probably had more continuing vitality as the foundation of the libretto of the Rossini opera "Semiramide" 1823 widely considered as one of the best and last operas in the Baroque style. ESTC T62226. The front paste-down bears the bookplate of Alaskan bibliographer James Wickersham who attached to the rear paste-down the mailing label with canceled stamp of the British bookseller McLeish & Sons from whom presumably he obtained this book. Lacks the advertising leaf at rear a very good copy. #140101 Printed for G. Kearsly unknown books
120790London Printed for D. Wilson and T. Durham in the Strand 1754. . First edition; 12mo 17.5 x 10.5 cm; presentation inscription in pen to front free endpaper verso related bookplate to front pastedown ownership inscription in pencil to front free endpaper recto C1-3 and G12-H1 trimmed close at fore-edge; contemporary sprinkled calf double gilt-filet borders spines likewise ruled in gilt corners slightly bumped small split upper joint a little weak but holding very good; xv 1 284pp.<br /> The first edition of this scarce collection of works and letters by Voltaire 1694-1788 in English translation including his philosophical novella Zadig excerpts from the Dictionnaire Philosophique the whole of which was not translated into English until 1765 and the first letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire and his reply. <br /><br />The translator Joseph Collyer 1714/5-1776 was a bookseller and treasuer of the Stationer's Company. Although the title-page of the present work designates him as the 'Author of Felicia to Charlotte' this novel is usually attributed to his wife Mary Collyer 1716/7-1762 best-known as the English translator of Marivaux's La vie de Marianne.<br /> ESTC T47430. London, Printed for D. Wilson, and T. Durham, in the Strand, 1754. unknown
176411169[Genève], [Cramer], 1764. In-8 de 423 pages, plein veau moucheté, dos à 5 nerfs orné de fleurons, roulettes, filets, titre et tomaison dorés, étiquette de titre tabac, de tomaison marron, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranches rouges.
