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18381801100033London : R. Bentley 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 2 volume set. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. 24 cm. 497 p. 517 p. Two tinted lithographic frontispieces and two engraved maps. Includes both: Vol. 1: A voyage down the Danube : with travels in Hungary Wallachia Moldavia Southern Russia Crim Tartary and Turkey in Europe; and Vol. 2: A Voyage in the Archipelago and along the Southern Coast of Asia minor : with a visit to the Apocalyptic churches and travels in Syria Palestine and the country East of Jordan. <br> Refs: Atabey 393; Weber I 271; Abbey Travel 31; Hopkirk 781; Roehricht 1829. London : R. Bentley hardcover
1827BB2760London: Boosey and Sons 1827. Paper-Covered Boards. Near Fine. Uncommon English translations of these two works by German educator Bernhard Heinrich Blasche providing "Instructive Amusement for young persons" calculated to "introduce children to the most common and practical applications of geometry." Preface Papyro-Plastics: Second Edition "greatly enlarged and improved." 16mo 141 x 116mm: xiii31022pp with hand-colored engraved frontispiece of castle 21 further plates seven folding and final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Publisher's bluish gray paper-covered boards original printed pictorial circular label with compass ruler and other draftsman's tools and title to front cover. Binding rubbed lacking front blank opens to half-title top corner of which skillfully repaired frontispiece and several plates lightly spotted else an excellent survivale securely bound and clean throughout. Osborne I p. 224. Pasteboard: First Edition. 16mo 144 x 111mm: 1142pp with engraved frontispiece and seven further plates by J. Ellis all folding and final advertisement leaf. Publisher's green pasteboard professionally rebacked to style original printed paper label to front cover. Boards rubbed but an excellent example securely bound and clean throughout. Papyro-Plastics originally published in Germany as Der Papparbeiter oder Anleitung in Pappe zu arbeiten in 1797 guided children on using compass ruler and geometry to construct elaborate buildings in paper including a castle a bridge a house with gable front a church a thatched cottage and a windmill. The Art of Working in Pasteboard the sequel enabled the construction of more ambitious and longer-lasting models; instruction was provided as well for constructing a basket tea tray work box tea caddy inkstand candlesticks watch stand and an Ionic temple. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. Boosey and Sons unknown
1838169364London: Richard Bentley 1838. First edition of Elliot's most influential and historically valuable work. His firsthand account of his travels includes chapters on the lives of the peasantry and the taxes imposed on them the influence of Russia and the region's religions. Elliott 1803-1875 was educated at the East India Company College and later served as an artillery officer in India. During his life he published several travel diaries capturing each location before the Industrial Revolution. He later went on to become the rector of Tattingstone in Suffolk. Provenance: Sir James Cosmo Melvill with his armorial bookplate in each volume. Melvill 1792-1861 was the last secretary of the East India Company. "As chief secretary Melvill corresponded with many of the company's principal servants in India and with friends and critics alike of the company at home" ODNB. 2 vols octavo 215 x 135 mm. Lithographed frontispiece in each vol 2 engraved maps. Contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco by Henington & Galabin with their ticket spine with raised bands ruled in gilt black morocco labels lettered in gilt covers panelled in gilt and decoratively panelled in blind board edges tooled in gilt inner dentelles in blind marbled endpapers and edges. Extremities worn boards with some stripping colour retouched tips slightly bumped Vol. I cracked at gutter at Chapter I but sound occasional finger soiling and staining internally. A very good copy. Abbey 31. hardcover
182155767à Paris: Chez Lefèvre 1821. Fine. Chez Lefèvre à Paris 1821 15.50 x 24.50 cm 4 volumes reliés New edition expanded with a commentary by Jean-Augustin Amar du Rivier and illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece engraved by Ligon after Rigaud and 6 figures hors-texte engraved by Pierre Adam Chollet Burdet Larcher and Lorichon after Desenne. Half green Russia leather bindings with corners spines with five raised bands decorated with fleurons and roulettes stamped in blind with gilt compartments and roulettes headcap of the second volume slightly cracked joints lightly rubbed marbled paper boards second board of the third and fourth volumes very lightly rubbed some corners slightly bumped endpapers and pastedowns of red speckled marbled paper armorial bookplate of the Martineau des Chesnez family pasted on the front pastedown of the first volume. Contemporary binding signed Simier. Handsome copy in a half Russia leather binding signed Simier. Chez Lefèvre hardcover
18259942London: Boosey and Sons 1825. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1825 stated 2nd edition "greatly enlarged and improved". 22 plates including the hand-colored frontispiece 7 of them fold-outs. Rubbing and wear to the panels but still very presentable very light foxing to the text light offsetting at the front free endpaper. VG- in its original dark-green cloth. 64mo 102 pgs. plus publisher's ads and plates at rear. Boosey and Sons unknown
1879019926Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1879. Editorial / Hard Cover. Muito Bom/Very Good/Très Bien. In-fólio 350x260. 1 Vol. de 4-XXIV-4-CLIV-6-420-4 pp. Publié par René de Lespinasse et François Bonnardot. Encadernação editorial em cartonagem verde. Carimbo de pertence. <br/> <br/> Imprimerie Nationale hardcover
1821123544Paris: Chez Madame Veuve Dabo 1821. Fine Binding. All 3 Tomes Good pages are toned. Text in French. Chez Madame Veuve Dabo unknown
1811ING-FR-1854-1322Paris: Mallet-Bachelier 1811. First and only edition. Tela. Good. Pierre Prosper Boileau Traité de la mesure des eaux courantes ou expériences observations et méthodes. Concernant les lois des vitesses le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'action dynamique des courants sur les corps en repos. Paris Mallet-Bachelier 1854. Quarto 4XIV361 pp. 7 foldout plates. Marbled half calf with gilt titles on spine 6 false bands. Very rare we found no copies for sale since 2015 treatise on hydraulic engineering in which the author 1811-1891 introduced many innovative methods and apparatuses for the measurement and gauging of tunning waters. A nice copy spine and boards rubbed some foxing to title and plates text is clean and bright no markings or creases. Complete with all 7 fouldouts showing many diagrams of tubes wheels and other hydraulic devices. Pictures available upon request. Ships by DHL or Fedex worldwide higher shipping cost included in price 4 XIV 361 pp. Used book in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted. All our books are thoroughly checked for issues such as missing dust jackets markings library stamps and so on. If we notice a book was misdescribed we will always let you know before shipping. We're a brick and mortar store and handle every single book with respect and care. Mallet-Bachelier hardcover
189121706Paris: Np 1891. leather_bound. Full black morocco. Aeg. Near fine. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 25 cm. Original watercolor title page by J. Ostolle text lettered in gilt. Twenty three full page etchings with lettered tissue guards by French academic painters. Frontispiece by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard with additional full page contributions by Alexander Cabanel Leon Bonnat Charles De Lort Francoise Flameng Jean-Leon Gerome Jehan Georges Vibert et al. Leon Bonnat won a medal of honour in Paris in 1869 going on to become one of the leading artists of his day. Bonnat went on to win the Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur and became a professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1882. OCLC data:Boileau: ce volume contient de nombreuses reproductions de la Bibliothèque nationale. Author: Morillot Paul. Paris : Lecène Oudin et cie 1891. Bound by P. Ruban raised bands spine panels lettered in gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers slight nicks to corners. Np unknown
183823892Paris: Chez Lefèvre Ed. 1838.- 2 h. 789 p.; 8º mayor 20 x 107 cm.; Excelente impresión en buen papel blanco y firme; Media Piel chagrén a puntas color rojo intenso lomera lisa bellamente dorada filetes dorados en planos separando las juntas de papel y piel cortes pintados. Obra en magnífico estado con una preciosa encuadernación que ha sido restaurada de mínimos roces. LITERATURA Y ESTUDIOS LITERARIOS EXTRANJEROS DE LOS SIGLOS XVI-XXI Livre en français Chez Lefèvre hardcover
181059754Paris: De l'imprimerie de Mame frères 1810. Fine. De l'imprimerie de Mame frères Paris 1810 12.50 x 20 cm relié Second issue of this edition. A frontispiece portrait after Rigaud engraved by Delaunay and 6 figures after Picard re-engraved by the same. Printed on fine laid paper from the Vosges with Blondin watermark St. Dié. Contemporary full tree calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated with a sun tool 2 compartments with grotesques and a fleuron. Double framing border on the boards. Red morocco title and volume labels. Head of volume 2 partly cut but slightly. Spines sunned. Traces of rubbing. Gilt edges. 2 corners bumped. Complete works with prefaces variants and correspondence and notes. Some contemporary pen annotations; one will notice this address to the preface writer at the end of the Preliminary Discourse: ""Que tu dois te repentir d'avoir écrit cette platitude !"" ""How you must regret having written this platitude!"" De l'imprimerie de Mame frères hardcover
182163910Paris: De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné 1821. Fine. De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné Paris 1821 13 x 21.70 cm 4 volumes reliés New edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 12 figures after new drawings designed and engraved by various artists including Claude Marie François Dien with commentary by Pierre Tiffon de Saint-Surin. Half blonde morocco bindings spines with four raised bands decorated with compartments double compartments and gilt tools blind fillets outlining the bands gilt roulettes and fillets at head and foot marbled paper boards pastedowns and endpapers. Foot headcaps and leading edges rubbed some corners slightly bumped corners rubbed occasional foxing. De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné hardcover
187017785Tours : Alfred Mame 1870. 290x195mm. ReliÂŽ plein chagrin vert dos ˆ nerfs dos et plats richement ornÂŽs de motifs dorÂŽs et ˆ froids tranche supÂŽrieure dorÂŽe plats intÂŽrieurs avec encadrements de filets dorÂŽs gardes papier marbrÂŽ cachet de possesseur belle reliure. Exemplaire numÂŽrotÂŽ sur papier vergÂŽ 130/270. TrÂs bel exemplaire. 2117 Alfred Mame unknown
187042159Paris Garnier Freres 1870-73. Bound in 4 uniform contemp.hcalf. spines gilt title-and tomelabels. One label with some loss of letters. The first volume having a dampstain in lower margin of leaves. Otherwise clean and fine. unknown
1885FILuvBOI41Paris: Garnier Frères 1885. 1885. large 8vo. pp. xx 543. with half-title. text in double columns. 7 plates engraved by F.Delannoy after drawings by G.Staal. contemporary half morocco gilt back t.e.g. extremities bit rubbed some scattered foxing otherwise a nice untrimmed copy. Hardcover. Paris: Garnier Frères, 1885. Hardcover
1801VT - LA - HAY14623An X - 1801 - Bibliothèque portative du Voyageur. A Paris Chez J.B. Fournier Père et Fils. relié plein maroquin rouge. Un coin frotté quelques taches sur les contreplats ; très rares et très faibles rousseurs bel exemplaire. format : 9/6 cm. dos lisse à filets motifs et titre dorés ; contreplats ornés de roulettes et coupes de filets dorés ; toutes tranches dorées. unknown
187669121Paris : Librairie des Bibliophiles - Jouaust 1876. 218x140mm. X - 346Êpages portrait grav en frontispice du tome 1 demi-chagrin coins dos nerfs titre et tomaison dors plats papier marbr tranche suprieure dore couverture conserve. Tirage en grand papier 1 des 170 exemplaires numrots sur papier de Hollande n¡ 166. 1500 Librairie des Bibliophiles - Jouaust unknown
1873165911Paris: Laplace Sanchez et cie editeurs 1873. Hardcover. Front hinge weak back hinge cracked wear to the extremities minor stain to front cover some foxing pages browning a bit most tissue guards for still bright plates are in place good condition. Size: 7.5"x11" red cloth 479pp. 20 colour plates. Laplace, Sanchez et cie, editeurs hardcover
183724344Paris: Firmin Didot frères 1837. Fine. Firmin Didot frères Paris 1837 17.50 x 27.50 cm relié Collected edition. Bradel binding in full dark brown cardboard smooth spine faded with traces of rubbing and some losses hazel shagreen title-label with Malherbe's name in gilt corners slightly bumped. With an engraved portrait of Boileau as frontispiece. Printed in two columns. Copy almost entirely free from foxing. Firmin Didot frères unknown
187081093Tours: Alfred Mame & fils 1870. Fine. Alfred Mame & fils Tours 1870 18.50 x 28.50 cm relié Illustrated edition with etchings by Valentin Foulquier. Half hazelnut shagreen binding with corners spine with five raised bands decorated with the gilt monogram of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin repeated five times some rubbing to the raised bands marbled paper boards combed paper endpapers and pastedowns top edge gilt unsigned binding. Light dampstains to corners. Notes by Poujoulat. Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert. Handsome copy attractively bound. Alfred Mame & fils hardcover
1866120747Paris : Henri Plon et BriÂre Bibliophile 1866. 140x100mm. frontispice reliure demi-chagrin. Reliure de lԎpoque demi-chagrin bordeau ˆ coins. Ornementations filets titre et tomaison dorÂŽs au dos ˆ cinq nerfs. Plats de papier marbrÂŽ soulignÂŽs de trois filets dorÂŽs. TÂte dorÂŽe gardes marbrÂŽes. Bel exemplaire. 1276 Henri Plon et BriÂre, Bibliophile unknown
181459824Paris. 1814. 8vo. Samtidig helskinnbind med enkel ryggdekor og tittelfelt i rødt skinn. 4 xxiv 408 6 s. Med Boileau’s graverte portrett som frontispiece. Med 6 helsides kobberstikk i teksten. Chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard Fransk. unknown
1831001765W. Clowes London England 1831. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 840 pp. Text is in multiple languages. Pages are tight and clean. Front hinge is cracked about halfway. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Moderate shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Language & Linguistics; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001765. . Additional shipping charges may apply. W. Clowes hardcover
1876000187Paris France: Librarie Des Bibliophiles 1876. Limited. Half-Leather. Fine. Two volumes 12mo xii 302 346 pages; half calf originally green faded to brown on spine; rib spined with gold stamping. marbled end papers top edge. Very good paper with occasional foxing 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Librarie Des Bibliophiles hardcover
1892014421Paris: Librairie Des Bibliophiles 1892. 5 Volumes. Quarter green calf leather with marbled boards. Lovely sylized "deco" design spines with neuvo touches. Gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Moderate wear to extremities. Overall a VERY GOOD set. Good gift for someone who loves french theatre. Text in French. Jean Racine French IPA: asin December 22 1639 April 21 1699 was a French dramatist one of the "big three" of 17th century France along with Molière and Corneille. Racine was primarily a tragedian though he did write one comedy. Quarter Calf Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Librairie Des Bibliophiles Hardcover