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18181778681818. Hand-coloured lithograph 43.3 x 34.3 cm in very good condition mounted and preserved in a modern frame. One of the best known and frequently copied works of Horace Vernet's early Orientalist œuvre almost all reproduced examples uncoloured. The French painter was one of the earliest adopters of the new technique of lithography. <br>Rare and a superb example. Beraldi 5. <br> <br>This item is held off-site. Please note there may be a few days delay while it is brought into our shop for viewing or mailing to you. Thank you for your understanding. . unknown
1851139808Paris: Rovier 1851. hardcover. very good. Clinique Iconographique de l'Hopital des Veneriens. Extra illustrated title portrait & 67 superb chromolithographic plates with descriptive letterpress. Large 4to rebound in brown cloth leather spine label; some pages darkened and foxed. Paris: Rovier 1851. Very good.<br/> <br/> Fine atlas illustrating the case histories and the effects of venereal disease recorded at the hospital. Ricord born in Baltimore established the error of John Hunter's belief that gonorrhoea and syphilis were identical.Ricord was the first to establish the characteristic phenomena of the three stages of syphilis. Castiglioni pp. 735-6; Pusey the History and Epidemiology of Syphilis pp.559; The History of Dermatology pp. 120-23. GM 5202; 2381 Paris 1838 First Edition.<br/> <br/> Rovier unknown
181989218Paris: Bachelier 1819. Fine. On Robert Fulton Bachelier Paris 1819 13.5 x 21.5 cm Relié First and only edition illustrated with a folding engraved frontispiece see Polak 6795; not in Sabin. Bound in bottle-green full sheep Bradel-style binding smooth spine ruled in gilt with double fillets gilt date at foot original pink paper waiting cover preserved modern binding. A waterstain affects the lower margin of the initial leaves gradually fading throughout the volume. Unique and uncommon edition the purported 1814 edition is a bibliographical ghost. The plate depicts the explosion in the roadstead of Walmer of the Danish brig ""La Dorothée"". This experiment was the work of Robert Fulton; indeed most of this very rare memoir is dedicated to the research and discoveries of the great American scientist who died in 1815. Jacques-Philippe Mérigon de Montgéry 17821839 frigate captain and member of the Naval Works Council took part in numerous campaigns and naval battles between 1794 and 1827 Ireland Concarneau South Seas La Spezia the Levant and Black Sea Senegal Guiana the West Indies the United States England. ""Montgéry developed a passionate interest in steam navigation and more broadly in scientific and technical studies As a member of the Naval Works Council he frequently visited ports to examine various technical matters A highly original mind closely connected with Auguste Comte Montgéry produced a substantial body of work often demonstrating prophetic insight far ahead of the achievements of his time."" He helped popularize Robert Fulton's research in France on torpedoes and underwater explosives"" Taillemite. Bachelier unknown
182725576Brussels: P. Vandermaelen 1827. An early map of the Exmouth Western Australia area from the North West Cape to Roebuck Bay. Lithograph with original outline color 15 3/4 x 21". Scale ca. 1:1 650 000. Plate no. 44 Partie de La Nlle. Hollande in vol. 6 Oceanique of Atlas Universal de Geographie Physique Politique Statistique et Mineralogique" by P. Vandermaelen 1827. Tooley 1286; Phillips 749; Bib ID 1553060. P. Vandermaelen unknown
182725575Brussels: P. Vandermaelen 1827. Maps. Very good condition. An early map of the Broome & the Kimberly Western Australia area from P. Cantheaume to Cambridge Gulf including the Lacepede Islands. Broome is at the bottom of the Dampier Peninsula called "C. Boileau." Lithograph with original outline color 25 x 21.5". Plate no. 35 Partie de La Nlle. Hollande in vol. 6 Oceanique of Atlas Universal de Geographie Physique Politique Statistique et Mineralogique" by P. Vandermaelen 1827. Tooley 1282; Phillips 749; Bib ID 30855. P. Vandermaelen unknown
184442<p><strong>Collection of two very rare italian medical treatises on Surgery and dermatology</strong></p><p><strong>No copy of both treatise recorded in WorldCat</strong></p><p>Blandin Philippe Frédéric. <em>Degli accidenti che possono sopraggiungere nelle operazioni chirurgiche e dei mezzi per rimediarvi / tesi di Federigo Blandin ; prima traduzione italiana con note del dott. </em><em>Alessandro Foresi.</em> Firenze : D. Passigli 1844.</p><p>8° 220 x 150 mm original brown paper boards blind tooled glit titles at spine pp. 280 1-errata</p><p>bound with</p><p>Lepelletier Almire. <strong><em>T</em></strong><em>rattato della erisipela e delle differenti varietà che può presentare . / di Alm. </em><em>Lepelletier.</em> Livorno : Bertani Antonelli e c. 1838.</p><p>8° 220 x 150 mm original brown paper boards blind-tooled gilt titles at spine 136-223.</p><p><strong>Many illustrations along the text of first work</strong></p><p>The first work consists of the first Italian edition translated and commented by the Tuscan doctor and art collector Alessandro Foresi of the treatise on accidents that can occur during surgical operations and on how to remedy them printed in first absolute edition in Paris with the title <em>Des accidents qui peuvent survenir pendant les opeÌrations chirurgicales et des moyens d'y remeÌdier</em>. Paris : Felix Locquin 1841.</p><p>The work is divided into two parts. The first part pp.1-138 is formed by the translation of Blandin's original work where it deals with the main accidents that can happen in an operating room grouping them into three main families:</p><p>1 Nervous accidents</p><p>2 Bleeding accidents</p><p>3 Spontaneous introduction of air into the veins</p><p>The second part pp139-289 is represented by the commentary accompanied by explanatory illustrations by the doctor Alessandro Foresti who is also responsible for the translation of the original work.</p><p>Foresti bases his comment on the theory that most of the accidents in the operating room are due to a lack of knowledge of human anatomy by most of the surgeons and reports several real cases in support of his thesis enriching the treatise with explanatory images.</p><p>The second work initially published as the 4th part of the <em>Collezione di monografie memorie tesi ec. estratte dal repertorio medico-chirurgico-ostetrico che si pubblica a Bruxelles sotto la direzione di una società di medici / compilata e tradotta dal D. Niccola Orsini </em>but often given the heterogeneity of the topics of the 4 treatises bound individually it is a dermatology treatise on Erispela by the French doctor and writer Lepelletier Almire.</p><p>Lepelletier summarized the main current opinions of his times on the disease its causes symptoms possible complications and the main methods proposed for its treatment.</p><p>Erysipelas from the Greek εÏυσίπελας - red skin is an acute skin infection involving the deep dermis and partly the hypodermis caused by pyogenic bacteria; the main culprit is group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus but sometimes staphylococcus aureus or other less common germs are involved.</p><p>CONDITION: Light foxing along the volumes due to the quality of the paper but a good copy of a fascinating collection of extremely rare medical treatise.</p> Passigli paperback
1805AQ15607Paris: Chez Locard et al. 1805. 4 iii 1 285pp 1. With a folding table. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed marked and stained. Recent bookplate of John Fowles to FEP slight loss to lower corner of leaf I4. The first edition of a contemporary account of the Haitian Revolution from the perspective of the defeated French colonists. The insurrection began in 1791 with the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue now Haiti rising against French colonial rule. The revolt ended in 1804 with the Haitian people gaining independence from France thereby becoming the first country to be founded by those formerly enslaved. The book is primarily a defence of French actions during the conflict and in particular the conduct of military commander Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur vicomte de Rochambeau 1755- 1813. In 1801 Rochambeau was appointed to lead an expeditionary force against Saint- Domingue in an effort to restore French control. He proceeded to wage a war of extermination massacring thousands. His brutal tactics served only to galvanise the rebels and he was ultimately defeated in November 1803. John Fowles 1926-2005 English novelist notable works include The Magus 1965 and The French Lieutenant's Woman 1969. . First edition. 8vo. Chez Locard et al. unknown
188589633Paris: Quantin 1885. Fine. Quantin Paris s. d. 1885 20 x 26 cm Broché First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue des arts décoratifs of January 1885.Unbound copy.Copies recorded in the CCFr only at the BnF the Musée des Arts décoratifs and Troyes.This offprint gathers the three lectures delivered on 18 21 and 25 October 1884 by the influential art critic Philippe Burty 18301890 a key figure in the emergence of Japonism.Inscribed by Philippe Burty to the archivist and historian Pierre Margry 18181894. Quantin unknown
1873914Y13Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres 1873. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None . The complete first edition set of this posthumous historical work by Philippe Paul comte de Segur smartly bound in half calf. The first edition of this set of historical works from French general and historian Philippe Paul comte de Segur. Very scarcely complete in eight volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled boards. Segur enlisted in the cavalry in 1800 and became attached to the personal staff of Napoleon. He served through most of the important campaigns of the first empire. During his initial retirement between 1818 and 1830 before he took part in the July Revolution of 1830 Segur wrote his history of Napoleon and the Great Army during the year 1812 which is included in this set in Volumes IV-V. The unfavourable portrait he gives Napoleon provoked backlash from General Gourgaud and eventually a duel in which Segur was wounded. The scarce final volume of this set titled 'Melanges' offers memoirs poems and a play written by Segur. With the bookplate of Gathorne Hardy to the front pastedowns. Gathorne-Hardy is the name of a British aristocratic family which have produced many notable members of 19th and 20th century British society. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally smart. With moderate rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards both heavier to the spines. With a bookplate of one Gathorne Hardy to the front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the endpapers. Very Good Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
1825M3340Bruxelles 1825. Very Good. Notes: An uncommon map of South Alberta. The map clearly shows the location of Fort Edmonton and other major establishment. From the first atlas of the World on an uniform scale. If assembled as a globe gores forms a very large globe. Size : 470x563 mm 18.5x22.125 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Canada West Alberta unknown
1825137108Brussels: Lithographed by H. Ode 1825. Rare hand-colored lithograph map of South Florida the Keys and the Bahamas from renowned 19th century Belgian cartographer Philippe Vandermaelen's Atlas Universel. One page the map displays South Florida and the Bahamas including major cities as of 1825 with numerous Native American trails and roads recorded and an inset text regarding the flora and fauna of the Everglades. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 29 inches by 27 inches. Published in 1827 and consisting of approximately 380 conically projected sheets of maps in six volumes Belgian geographer's Vandermaelen's Atlas Universel was the first atlas produced using the method of lithography and the first to use the same large uniform scale for all of the maps included in its pages. Regarded as one of the most important and remarkable innovations in the private enterprise of cartography the maps were uniquely designed to be joined into a three-dimensional terrestrial globe with a diameter of approximately 25 feet. Lithographed by H. Ode unknown
1827M2741Bruxelles 1827. Excellent. Notes: From Vandermaelen's "Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique Politique Statistique et Mineralogique" Brusseles 1827. Size : 495x617 mm 19.5x24.25 Inches Coloring: Original Outline Coloring Category: Maps North America unknown
1856168702London: John Murray 1856. His descriptions are colourful and graphic First edition of this rich contribution to the literature of the Great Game noted by Wilber as one of the most valuable works on Afghanistan especially for its "description of remote regions such as the Hazara and Ghur areas and the Helmand Valley". The work demonstrates the author's "masterly knowledge of the history geography and languages" of the area Yakushi. After returning wounded from the French expedition to Algeria in 1837 Joseph Philippe Ferrier 1811-1886 accepted employment as an instructor with the Persian army. He travelled to Persia as part of a rather ramshackle delegation which soon collapsed. Ferrier was appointed adjutant-general and "chef d'état major" on an eight-year contract and was sent to Zanjan to train cavalry battalions receiving the Order of the Lion and Sun. He later undertook an overland journey through Persia and Afghanistan to join the group of French officers at Lahore in the service of Ranjit Singh's burgeoning Sikh empire. In 1847 he was attached to the office of the governor-general of Fars finally securing a safe passage to Turkey in 1851. His other works include a History of the Afghans published in 1858. Octavo 217 x 135 mm. Engraved frontispiece 2 similar plates folding map at end. Later 19th-century half calf spine with red morocco labels raised bands gilt and stylized blind rules in compartments marbled sides edges sprinkled red green endpapers. Bookplate of R. C. A. Prior physician 1809-1902 on front pastedown. Light rubbing along joints and extremities shine to the spine suggesting sometime varnished tips slightly bumped pale spotting to prelims the very occasional small spot or mark to text map slightly offset with closed tear to the stub sometime repaired with paper on verso. A very good copy. Burrell 252; Ghani p. 129; Wilber 150; Wilson p. 69; Yakushi F31a. William L. Hanaway Jr "J. P. Ferrier" Review of Middle East Studies vol. 12 1978. hardcover
183719200Bruxelles: Delfosse 1837. SECOND EDITION. Folding lithographed plate. Contemporary gilt sheep-backed marbled boards edges sprinkled red. A nice complete copy. Second edition an anatomical guide to human and animal teeth. The first chapters cover tooth formation parts of the tooth tooth loss functions of individual teeth and differences in teeth between men and women and among different races of people. The second part of the book focuses on animal teeth across four orders: mammals birds reptiles and fish. The plate features 8 figures and is accompanied by explanatory text. <br /> <br /> Blandin 1798-1849 was a French surgeon and anatomist. He was a pioneer in the field of plastic surgery and is credited with coining the term autoplasty. Delfosse unknown
185886634Paris : Imprimerie Imperiale 1858. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in full contemporary gilt-blocked buckram. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 231 pages; Description: xxxii 231 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Tibetan language --Grammar. Scattered minor marginal foxing. Paris : Imprimerie Imperiale hardcover
1825M3339Bruxelles 1825. Excellent;. Notes: The first atlas of the world on a uniform scale. If assembled as a globe gores forms a very large globe.<br><br>The map shows British Columbia and extends as far north and the Straits of Queen Charlotte. The map also notes the location of different Native tribes of the area. Finally this map shows the route that MacKenzie took to the Pacific from the Frasier River. Size : 472x561 mm 18.625x22.125 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Canada West British Columbia; unknown
1801009173Paris France: Richard Caille et Ravier 1801. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. lvi 318 pp Introduction Plan générale de l'ouvrsage. Sept Sections avec plusieur chapitres. Tables des Matières. 2 copperplate engravings 2 charts one folding rebound in 3/4 polished calf marbled boards. Text en français. In the spirit of the French refolution unchained the confineed at the Bicetre in October 1793 and initiated the humane treatment of the insane. A landmark in the history of psychiatric literature. Richard, Caille et Ravier Hardcover
187621881Paris.: Librairie de l'art. 1876. Bound in contemporary red calf-backed boards. Folio. 20 original etchings by Goncourt. From the edition limited to 300 copies with this one of 200 examples with the plates printed on Hollande. Librairie de l'art. hardcover
1892185348Paris: G. Masson 1892. An infrastructural and political revolution First and sole edition presentation copy signed on the dedication page "Hommage à Monsieur Gournay curé de Vertou. P. Bunau-Varilla 12 Septembre 1893". This comprehensive study was written by one of the driving forces behind the Panama Canal alongside de Lesseps. Most institutions list the text volume alone lacking the elaborate prospectus volume. Bunau-Varilla 1859-1940 was first sent to Panama in 1884 by the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique where he rose to the position of chief engineer of the new canal. The attempt failed in 1889 and the company was dissolved after which he wrote a number of books to document and build support for the project's resumption. In this volume he both describes the work completed so far and his plan to complete the canal with locks. He "distributed copies of his book to the French Parliamentaries. However it did not meet any audience. as the Champer of Deputies' members did no want to be involved again in the burning subject of the Panama Canal" Loizillon p. 333 Bunau-Varilla tried again in 1894 and soon became a prominent figure in US-Panama relations. In particular when Colombia refused to ratify a treaty granting the United States rights to build the canal he encouraged the Panamanians to declare independence and his wife designed their new flag. He later signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty giving the US control over the canal despite local protests. The canal would continue to occupy a central position in both the infrastructural and political development of Central America. This work contains a large number of photographic illustrations showing the construction as well as colour diagrams describing the geology of the area. The identity of Monsieur Gournay is unclear and there are no records linking Bunau-Varilla to the commune of Vertou. 2 vols quarto. With 45 half-tone photographic plates 5 folding colour folding map 5 colour diagrams 4 folding tables in text; text in French. Original buff paper wrappers spines and front wrappers lettered in black rear wrapper of text vol. decorated with publisher's device. Worn and soiled spines split sometime repaired with tape in gutters map loose in annex volume contents bright with a little toning at edges: a good copy. Gabriel J. Loizillon The Bunau-Varilla Brothers and the Panama Canal 2012. unknown
187625551Paris.: Librairie de l'Art / Charles Delagrave. 1876. Loose as issued later cloth-backed portfolio with flaps and cloth ties titles to front cover in red and black. Folio. 470 x 325 mm. Half-title in red and black printed title in red and black with large engraved vignette by de Goncourt nine leaves with Burty's text illustrated with 11 monochrome vignettes and plates three full-page ten leaves with 'Catalogue de l'Oeuvre de Jules de Goncourt' with monochrome vignette tail-piece leaf with 'Index des Eaux-Fortes' recto and 'Liste des Bois' verso leaf with printer's monochrome vignette final leaf with justification recto and 20 original monochrome etchings by de Goncourt each printed recto only on uncut sheets of Hollande; sheet size: c.440 x 310 mm or the reverse. Philippe Burty's catalogue raisonné of Jules de Goncourt's etchings.From the edition limited to 300 numbered copies with this one of 200 examples with the text on papier teinté and the plates on Hollande.The catalogue raisonné of Jules de Goncourt's engraved work with a biography by Philippe Burty. The catalogue lists 86 examples listing their states dimensions and sources where applicable. The catalogue gives printed examples of 20 of them ranging from the vignette title engraving 'Le Pantin de Mademoiselle Marcille' to etchings after Fragonard de Saint-Aubin Chardin Monnier and Gavarni among others as well as those original compositions described as 'd'après nature'. The plates were printed in an edition of 302 copies by François Lienard including 2 on peau de vélin. Librairie de l'Art / Charles Delagrave. hardcover
185153791Paris Paul Dupont 1851-52. Royal8vo a. Large 4to. Bound in 4 uniform contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines and with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-pages. Light wear to edges of atlas-volume. XIV2532;4604;2VII3922 pp. Atlasvolume: Engraved title-page. 6 pp. and 57 engraved plates depicting numerous landfalls. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> unknown
1827M9228Brussels: Philippe Vandermaelen c. 1827. Very Good. Notes: A scarce set of maps one showing the north island and the other the south island of New Zealand from the early 19th century. This is considered to be one of the first maps to show New Zealand as the core focus. They do an excellent job of showing detail by having the names of various places showing geographical features and by keeping that same detail in their portrayal of the numerous smaller islands around New Zealand. To further add to the detailed nature of the map there are extensive notes. <br><br>Measurement for No. 60 is 495x545mm<br><br> Size : 483x595 mm 19.02x23.43 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Reference: Phillips 749; Koeman Vdm 1; National Maritime Museum 179; Wellens-De Donder L. Philippe Vandermaelen 1795-1869 4-5. Category: Maps Pacific; Philippe Vandermaelen unknown
1849L8Q93SJK6UXUParis 1849. 8vo. Paul Dupont Later half black cloth with the title and year of publication lettered in gold on the front the logo of the Royal Danish Navy library gold-tooled on the front black and pink marbled paper sides. 102 pp. Rare first edition of a navigational pilot to the West African coast from Kabrousse on the border of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau to the Îles de Los off Conakry in Guinea. It was written by the French captain and navigator Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet 1809-1863 for the first issue of the Annales Hydrographiques 1848-1849 a yearly publication on hydrography and navigation but has here been separately published. It was intended to supply navigators with the most up-to-date information on the West African coast to help them safely navigate this area. A second edition was published in 1858. Kerhallet published a small number of other works on the same subject including his important Manuel de la Navigation a la Cote occidentale dAfrique 1853 and various works on navigating the coasts of Mexico and Panama. He is also known for his contributions to the understanding of oceanic gyres.Bound with the original pink printed wrappers with the stamps of the Royal Danish Navy Library to the front wrapper and title-page a shelf mark label mounted on the front pastedown. The edges and corners of the boards are slightly scuffed. The work is printed on heavy paper. Overall a clean copy in very good condition.l WorldCat 457878835 2 copies; cf. Bessero et all "150 years of French "Annales Hydrographiques" " in: International hydrographic review LXVII 1 March 1990 pp. 148-170. hardcover
188391775Paris: Librairie Hachette 1883. Fine. Librairie Hachette Paris 1883 - 1886 20 x 27.70 cm 4 volumes reliés First edition of the four volumes issued successively between 1883 and 1886. Rich and remarkable iconography featuring 36 chromolithographic plates 187 plates and 1256 illustrations in the text. Translation and arrangement by Madame de Witt who compiled the texts in order to present them as a chronological history. Complete sets in the correct edition are relatively scarce. Striking publishers binding with elaborate gilt decoration signed A. Souze. Red half morocco with red percaline boards. Large gilt panel on the spine depicting an oak tree with two fleurs-de-lys and a shield charged with fleurs-de-lys as well as shell ornaments at the foot. Large and intricate gilt panel on the covers with a central blue panel scattered with fleurs-de-lys and various royal emblems and ornaments forming a decorative scheme evocative of the Middle Ages; four corner shields representing the four great French provinces. All edges gilt. Minor rubbing to the spine ends notably and to the blue panels on the boards. A perfectly fresh copy free of foxing seldom found in such condition. A very fine copy. First series: the chroniclers from Gregory of Tours to William of Tyre. Second series: the chroniclers from Suger to Froissart. Third series: the chroniclers from Froissart to Monstrelet. Fourth series: the chroniclers from Monstrelet to Commynes. An interesting publication bringing together the major historical texts written before the Renaissance enhanced with abundant illustration. Librairie Hachette hardcover
183439379Exeter: George Rowe at his Lithographic Establishment 1834. George Rowe. AN EXTRAORDINARY ASSOCIATION COPY OF AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SUITE OF LITHOGRAPHS. Two parts in one volume complete with twelve wonderful lithographed views. This is the deluxe proof issue on India paper. Bound in is a letter dated October 5 1911 from Henry Campbell Booth to French botanist Philippe de Vilmorin 1872-1917 in which Booth explains that this book belonged to his wife's grandfather Captain Frederick Marryat 1792-1848 the Royal Navy officer who pioneered nautical fiction. Large folio 38 cm. Attractively bound in quarter calf c. 1900 spine decorated with gilt fleurons. Froont wrappers of both parts bound in. Light wear to extremities of binding. Some foxing to margins of plates but images generally very clean. A very good set. Not in WorldCat BL BN or anywhere else I looked. <br/><br/> George Rowe, at his Lithographic Establishment unknown
