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1774173568Amsterdam 1774. Hardcover. VG front cover is unattached but back cover and spine are in great condition as is the interior. Dark red leather boards with gilt lettering on spine Riviere binding xiv 248 4 pp illustrated with bw illustrations. Written in French this is an original edition printed in 1774. The book is a poem in four songs; chant premiere chant second chant troilieme chant quatrieme along with other works. A rare book! hardcover books
1800989Paris: Marchant Debray Lerouge 1800. 42826pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 19th cent. gilt decorated red calf over marbled boards edges a bit worn. Occasional light foxing. Marchant, Debray, Lerouge hardcover books
1799WRCLIT65112Paris: Chez Lemaire Rouxel et al. 1799. 101pp. Quarter gilt calf and faux treed paper boards spine gilt extra. Chip from extreme crown of spine a trace of scattered foxing but a very good copy. First edition. An anonymously published extended poem by the prolific dramatist founder of the Theatre Comique Delassements then in 1792 director of the short-lived Théâtre Molière. "Ouvrage commandé à l'auteur par le Directoire" - Barbier. OCLC/Worldcat reports three locations plus a duplicate entry none in North America. BARBIER I:726. Chez Lemaire, Rouxel, et al. hardcover books
1708M13627Paris:: Jacques Etienne 1708. 1708. Two works in one volume. 147 x 86 mm. 12mo. xviii 94; xiv 145 7 pp. Decorated initials headpieces; lightly water-stained. Contemporary full calf raised bands gilt spine brown leather spine label marbled end-leaves; rubbed head of spine lightly chipped. Early ms. inscription on half-title. Franco Crainz rubber stamp on title. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Title translates as: "ON THE INDECENCY OF MALE PHYSICIANS ATTENDING TO WOMEN IN CHILD-BIRTH." In this work the pious French physician and theologian Philippe Hecquet argued that it is immodest and indecent to have male accoucheurs deliver their children and that a woman had a "natural right" to have a female midwife deliver their baby. In the second part of this two-part work Hecquet argues that it is a woman's duty to nurse her infant. He documents the problems of producing milk for nursing and concerns about the health of the mother. Philippe Hecquet was "M.D. of Reins 1684 and physician to Port-Royal 1688-93. . . Hecquet . . . had to enter the Paris Faculty as a student in 1694 obtaining the license two years later and the 'bonnet de docteur' in 1697. He was made dean in 1712 and physician to the Charite in 1710." Bibliotheca Osleriana p. 262. See: Blake NLM p. 202; Hirsch III p. 105; Osler 2922 1744; Waller 4176 Paris 1744; Wellcome III p. 232. Jacques Etienne, 1708. hardcover books
179713300331797. An engraving by French artist Jacques Philippe Levilly active 1780-1800. Condition: good. Light age toning and some age spots; several small closed tears and holes in margins. Several small creases around the edges and one faint central crease. Some faint water staining to right edge particularly in margin. Matted but not framed.<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Dimensions<br /> <br><br /> mat w 19 5/8 in x h 17 5/8 in<br><br /> print w 15.25 in x h 13.25 in. 1330033. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. unknown books
1792304899Speyer Austria 1792. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Old folds and light soiling paper repairs at folds. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Document payorder for firewood for the French Army encamped at Speyer "pour le chauffage de l'armée au Camp et Corps de Gardes" signed by General Adam Philippe Comte de Custine and Claude Blanchard. Both Custine 1740-1793 and Blanchard 1742-1802 fought in the American Revolution. Custine who lead the French forces in the Rhine campagins that seized Speyer and Mainz was guillotined in 1793 during the Reign of Terror. unknown books
17452430061745. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19 x 25.5".<br/><br/> This beautiful map depicts the Neuchatel region of Switzerland showing the town of Neuchatel as well as Lake Neuchatel. It is based on a 1710 original by David François de Merveilleux redone by Guillaume de L'Isle and published by Philippe Buache. The map is is finely detailed with abbeys and priories castles battlefields mineral springs and forests. An elegant compass rose is shown in Lake Neuchatel and a decorative title cartouche at the top of the map is flanked on either side by historical and geographical text in French. The map dates to the reign of Frederick I of Prussia who presided over Neuchatel's golden age and ushered in a period of expansion in commerce banking and industry such as watchmaking and lace. The map is in excellent condition with wide margins as issued and no chips or tears. Minor stains in margins not affecting the image. Philippe Buache 1700--1773 was a French geographer who trained under the geographer Guillaume De L'Isle 1675--1726 a French cartographer known for his popular and accurate maps of Europe and the newly explored Americas and Africa. He is important as the first "scientific" cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps.<br/><br/> unknown books
1784102511784. Engraving. Proof before letters. Printed on laid paper with watermark. In excellent condition with the exception of some very light foxing in the right margin. Image size: 15 x 11 7/8 inches. A fantastic proof before letters of this decorative Rococo print of a happy couple the morning after their wedding.<br/> <br/>Genre painting came back into favor when the Academy admitted Watteau's "The Pilgrimage to Cythera" to its ranks in 1717. From that point on a fashion for decorative subjects swept the country influencing an entire generation of French artists. This craze for intimate boudoir scenes did not subside until after the onset of the Revolution when the frivolous tastes of the aristocratic elite were dispelled and a more sober era descended upon French art. This print is a wonderful example of French Rococo tastes. The picture is set in a sumptuous bedroom the morning after a young aristocratic couple's wedding. The young bride sits on her father's lap while he speaks with his new son-in-law. Two chambermaids ready her toiletries while another closes the curtains on the marriage bed. This beautiful print is the pendant picture to Pierre Antoine Baudouin's "Le Coucher de la Mariee" which depicts the young newlyweds retiring to bed on their wedding night. Baudouin's painting was engraved by Moreau le jeune and finished by F. P. Simonet. Dugoure's frivolous scene is beautifully engraved by Triere creating a truly captivating image which epitomizes the grand era of French Rococo art.<br/> <br/>Nevill French Prints of the Eighteenth Century p. 135. unknown books
179713514London: Published by P. J. de Loutherbourg and Sold by V. & R. Green No 14 Percy Street Bedford Square 1797. Coloured aquatint. Printed on wove paper watermarked 1794. In excellent condition. Image size: 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches. A wonderful early separately published impression of Loutherbourg's celebrated image of fishermen on Brighton Beach.<br/> <br/>This delicate aquatint is an early separately published state of a print which was later included in Phillip Jacques Loutherbourg's seminal work "Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain." The print which was re-engraved in 1801 by J. C. Stadler was enlarged and re-titled "Brighthelmstone Fishermen Returning." This early example of Loutherbourg's work wonderfully shows his skill as an artist. The composition and arrangement of the image provides a fluidity to the picture that is truly compelling and demonstrates Loutherbourg's abilities as a draftsman. The son of a court painter in Darmstadt the versatile artist Philippe Jacques Loutherbourg was born in Fulda Germany and was a pupil of J. H. Tischbein and Carle Vanloo and Francis Casanova the elder in Paris. His romantic landscapes battle scenes portraits and biblical subjects were highly esteemed and lauded by influential colleagues such as Diderot. He frequently exhibited at the Salon and became a venerated member of the Académie Royale in 1767. In 1771 he moved to England where he was employed as the principal scenery designer at London's Drury Lane Theatre. His creative and minutely detailed sets revolutionized the genre of scene painting and he soon began dabbling in costume design. Loutherbourg once again astounded contemporaries in 1782 with his pioneering invention of the "Eidophusikon" a novel variety of moving panorama that was accompanied by music. His substantial and varied oeuvre also included book illustrations and a series of aquatints of British scenery that was published in 1801 and 1805. Aside from a brief trip to Switzerland in 1782 he remained in London for the duration of his life and became heavily engrossed in mysticism. Published by P. J. de Loutherbourg, and Sold by V. & R. Green, No 14 Percy Street, Bedford Square unknown books
172611199Paris: Guillaume Cavelier 1726. 1st edition. Hecquet Philippe 1661-1737. Reflexions sur l'usage de l'opium des calmants et des narcotiques pour la guerison des maladies. 12mo. 8 374 14pp. Paris: Guillaume Cavelier fils 1726. 167 x 92 mm. Calf c. 1726 gilt spine rubbed & worn small chip at foot of spine front hinge cracking but overall sound. Light toning otherwise very good. First Edition. A treatise on the use of opium and other narcotics in the treatment of disease. Hecquet physician at the Charite Hospital in Paris was a confirmed mechanist and a longtime opponent of chemical medicine which he attacked in several publications. He was a great believer in the virtues of opium which he recommended for a broad spectrum of ailments including those of children and pregnant women. Osler 2916. Guillaume Cavelier unknown books
175028667Madrid 1750. 83473pp. Two folding maps folding view and folding table. Tear in margin of first map closed tear in the view. Contemporary mottled Spanish calf spine ornately gilt with leather label.<br/> <br/>Second Spanish edition translated from the French.<br/> <br/>A history of the kingdom of Algiers written by the French Consul first published in Amsterdam in 1725. The view shows Algiers while the map shows the greater Barbary states.<br/> <br/>Palau 328227. unknown books
1750WRCAM48776Madrid 1750. 83473pp. plus two folding maps folding view and folding table. Contemporary mottled Spanish calf spine ornately gilt leather label. Light wear to binding heavier at one corner. Tear in margin of first map long closed tear in the view repaired with tissue on verso. Light foxing. Very good. Second Spanish edition translated from the French. A history of the kingdom of Algiers written by the French Consul first published in Amsterdam in 1725. The view shows Algiers while the map shows the greater Barbary states. PALAU 328227. hardcover books
1783242998Dezauche 1783. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19.75 x 25.5". Sheet measures 21.5 x 30".<br/><br/> This map of Canada and the northern United States extends north from around the latitude of Baltimore all the way up to Baffin Bay along the shore of Greenland. Published by Jean-Claude Dezuache in 1783 it is the eighth revision of a map originally published by De L'Isle in 1703. The map is notable as the first to include "Etats-Unis" in the title coming as it did on the heels of the American Revolution. In fact this appearance is one of the earliest appearances of the name United States Etats-Unis on a printed map. The map is compelling in its accuracy particularly with regard to the Great Lakes depicting them as fully enclosed and properly placed in longitude and latitude. There is also excellent detail around the Hudson and Mississippi Rivers. The elaborate cartouche is decorated with a beaver natives one of whom is bearing a scalp and Jesuit explorers. Furthermore the fleurs-de-lis that previously adorned the shield at the top of the cartouche has been erased and the crown converted into a halo suspended above an orb a response to the execution of the king following the French Revolution Below a table of colors delineates the boundaries of the United States and European possessions. Indian nations are also labeled. The map is in excellent condition with wide margins as issued. Guillaume De L'Isle 1675--1726 was a French cartographer known for his popular and accurate maps of Europe and the newly explored Americas and Africa. He is important as the first "scientific" cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps. Philippe Buache 1700--1773 was a student of De L'Isle and became one of the most active proponents of the so-called school of theoretical cartography active in mid-18th century France. This map is fascinating record from a remarkable moment in North American history.<br/><br/> Dezauche unknown books
1761891021761. CAYLUS Anne Claude Philippe de Tobieres de. RECUEIL D'ANTIQUITES Egyptiennes Etrusques Grecques et Romaines. Paris Chez Duchesne 1761-1767. Seven volumes. Second edition of Volume I with two title pages dated 1756 and 1761. First edition of Volumes II-VII dated 1756 1759 1761 1762 1764 and 1767. Xix 3 348pp. 104ff. plates; viii4293pp. 129ff. plates; xxxvi448pp. 121ff. plates; xx4181pp. 125ff. plates; xxvi2348pp. 121FF. PLATES; XX 132ff. plates; 4xxviii336pp. 85ff. plates. Lacking only 4 out 107 plates to Volume I one plate out of 121 to Volume III and seven out of 97 to Volume VII leaving 818 of 830 numbered platesand 829 in total including four unnumbered plates and seven frontispieces. Several plates are out of order or misnumbered. A compendious and learned account of a formidable collection of antiquities with over 800 plates each with up to five objects depicted plus headpieces and initials. Each object is discussed in detail in the text. Le Comte de Caylus was noted for many reasons not all of them reputable but primarily as a pioneer in the study of ancient objects focussing on their subject matter and style with a critical eye. He left his collection to the King. He also studied the archaeological remains of the Gauls and Volumes III-VII are titled "Recueil d'Antiquites Egyptiennes Etrusques Grecques Romaines et Gauloises." Bound in full calf the spines in six compartments gilt with rococo floral tools and two morocco lettering-pieces. Wear to extremities; one board detached from each of Volumes III and III; rear board of VII loose; some superficial splits to hinges and abrasions to boards. Light spotting here and there faint dampstain to margins of two volumes discoloration to tops of a few boards but on the whole internally clean. An extraordinary record of early antiquarian scholarship. unknown books
1790WRCAM45754Paris: Marie Francois Drouhin 1790. Handcolored oval mezzotint portrait 10 x 8 1/4 inches on a 12 1/2 x 9 1/4-inch sheet. Sheet lightly browned more so around the edges. Overall very good. Matted. An attractive mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin with delicate contemporary coloring. The engraving was done after an original portrait by the famed French painter Charles Philippe Vanloo sometimes spelled Van Loo. The original portrait was done while Franklin resided in Paris in the years during and after the American Revolution and is now in the collection of the American Philosophical Society which was founded by Franklin. Sellers asserts that it is "beyond question a life portrait" done between 1777 and 1785. In Vanloo's original portrait Franklin wears a fur coat. In this print of the painting the fur coat has been replaced by a simpler cloth coat. Franklin wears glasses his hair is long and gray and he has a slight smile on his face. In the caption below the image his name is spelled "Francklin." "The substitution of a simple gray coat for the fur-trimmed costume of the original was undoubtedly in deference to revolutionary feeling" - Sellers. This print was engraved after Vanloo's portrait by the noted French engraver Pierre-Michel Alix who was known for his portraits of leading French citizens and prominent personalities. A handsome contemporary portrait of the American who dazzled France as a diplomat scientist philosopher and gentleman of society. SELLERS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN PORTRAITURE p.394. Marie Francois Drouhin hardcover books
177230530Paris: Edme 1772. Folio. 19 3/4 x 13 1/8 inches. Engraved frontispiece by B.L. Prevost after Sullier engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Baptiste Michel after Harguinier engraved title vignette by and after Prevost engraved arms of Charles-Eugene de Lorraine on dedication 56 hand-coloured engraved plates by B. Michel Adam femme Fessard F.A. Aveline C. Baquoy Benard Ch. Beulier L. Bosse Prevost and others after Harguinier Lafosse Saullier 19 folding and 7 engraved headpieces by Delaunay Hubert Levilain Lucas Mlle Massard Mesnil Michel after Le Carpentier type-ornament headpieces woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Contemporary calf covers bordered with gilt double fillet expertly rebacked to style spine gilt retaining the original red morocco lettering piece period marbled endpapers<br/> <br/>Deluxe hand-coloured first edition of the best 18th century French work on equine medicine and the anatomy of the horse.<br/> <br/>Cours d'hippiatrique is distinguished not only by Lafosse's anatomical skill and knowledge of equitation gained through both study and practice of the subject but also by the excellence of its execution: "Ce livre est un veritable monument eleve a l'Hippologie. Papier impression dessin gravure sont egalement signes" Mennessier de la Lance. The vivid colouring of the anatomical plates elevates this hand coloured issue far beyond the regular black and white edition. "Ouvrage fort bien execute et qui a ete longtemps le meilleur que l'on eut sur cette science" Brunet.<br/> <br/>Brunet III 765; Cohen-de Ricci col.587; Huth p.46; Mellon Books on Horses and Horsemanship 61; Mennessier de la Lance II pp.20-21; Nissen ZBI 2360. Edme unknown books
