LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, Francois de (Duke).Biblio.com
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122410London Printed for James Partridge at the Post-Office between Charing-Cross and Whitehal 1683. . First edition in English; 8vo 18 x 11.5 cm; ownership inscription in pen to title verso 1f. ads to rear title a little browned light waterstain to margin of quire U sprung endpapers; contemporary mottled calf covers ruled in blind later gilt-rules and contrasting morocco lettering-piece to spine marbled edges abraded with areas neatly restored with leather in-fill a little rubbed very good; 436 12pp.<br /> The first edition in English of the Mémoires de M. D.L.R. sur les brigues à la mort de Louys XIII 1662. Scarce.<br /><br />La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680 began writing his memoirs whilst recovering from a head-injury sustained at the battle of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris in 1652. They survive as an important record of life at the court of Louis XIII the infamous Cardinal Mazarin's rise to power and the period of aristocratic discontent that culminated in the Fronde rebellion of 1648-1653.<br /><br />The Mémoires were initially circulated privately before their unauthorised publication in 1662. La Rochefoucauld disowned this book and the modern academic consensus is that 'Less than half the work is by him and that very defective. The "Wars of Paris" is spurious; the "Retreat of the Duke de Longueville" pp 113-128 is by Saint-Evremond; the "Apologie for the Duke de Beaufort" is by Guillaume Girard' ESTC.<br /> ESTC R12738. London, Printed for James Partridge, at the Post-Office between Charing-Cross and Whitehal, 1683. hardcover
179669290Philadelphia: Moreau De Saint-Mery 1796. EDDY Thomas. . By A European. Philadelphia: Moreau De Saint-Mery 1796.<br> <br> Full Description:<br> <br> LA ROCHEFOUCAULD LIANCOURT author. EDDY Thomas Association. On the Prisons of Philadelphia. By A European. Philadelphia: Moreau De Saint-Mery January 1796.<br> <br> First American edition. printed at the same time as the first edition on French of a treatise on the Philadelphia prison system Both registered for publication on Jan. 2 1796. Octavo 7 13/16 x 4 13/16 inches; 198 x 120 mm. 46 2 blank pp. With two pages of tables. Title-page with ownership signature of Thomas Eddy a New York politician charged with the oversight of the construction of the first State Prison in New York and its first Director.<br> <br> Pamphlet bound in quarter red cloth over marbled boards. Remnants of a bookplate that has been removed to front pastedown. Some general foxing and toning to leaves. Title-page and table leaves trimmed close. Touching Eddy's signature and a portion of the chart. Final three leaves with small tears to upper outer corners not affecting text. A one-inch closed tear to leaf B just touching a few letters but with no loss. Overall a very good copy.<br> <br> This anonymous treatise is attributed to La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt "a French social reformer who was forced to flee to England in 1792 due to his support of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution. Arriving in America in 1794 La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt toured the northern United States and Canada for several years before leaving for Hamburg in 1797 and returning to France in 1799." He also wrote "Travels through the United States of North America." This work focuses on the economic and social conditions of the United States and Canada. Lehigh University.<br> <br> "In the late 1700s on the heels of the American Revolution Philadelphia emerged as a national and international leader in prison reform and the transformation of criminal justice practices. More than any other community in early America Philadelphia invested heavily in the intellectual and physical reconstruction of penal philosophies and the region's jails and prisons reflected these evolving principles. Throughout the 1800s global and local observers looked to Philadelphia-particularly the Pennsylvania system of solitary confinement pioneered at Eastern State Penitentiary-as they modeled penal practices in their communities." Annie Anderson The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. It is often argued that Walnut Street Prison in Philadelphia is the first prison in the United States.<br> <br> "One of Thomas Eddy's most noted philanthropic achievements was the reform of New York's penal laws. In the early 1790s he began a campaign to end branding whipping and solitary confinement in the state prisons. In 1796 he shepherded a bill through the state legislature that established new standards for the penitentiary system. He was appointed to oversee the construction of the first state prison and served from 1797 to 1801 as its first director."<br> <br> Evans 30674. Sabin 39054.<br> <br> HBS 69290.<br> <br> $2250. Moreau De Saint-Mery unknown
1892ST17001Paris: Imprimé par D. Jouaust Librairie Des Bibliophiles E. Flammarion Successeur 1892. 188 x 104 pp. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4". XL 290 pp. 1 leaf.Preface and notes by J.-F. Thénard. With the autobiographical essay "Self-Portrait by Himself" from the 1665 first edition the introductions to the 1665 and the 1678 fifth editions maxims removed from earlier editions and the posthumously published essays "Reflections." <br/> EXQUISITE DARK BROWN MOROCCO EXUBERANTLY GILT IN THE FANFARE STYLE BY ZAEHNSDORF stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in blind Exhibition stamp on rear doublure covers with fillet border enclosing a panel with central oval strapwork medallion surrounded by rows of geometric ornaments with sprays of leafy fronds connecting them and filling the space between raised bands spine compartments with central geometric ornament with leafy cornerpieces gilt lettering turn-ins with gilt fillets accented with leaf sprigs crimson silk doublures and free endleaves all edges gilt. Printer's device on title page. Front flyleaf with quote in French from the text "It is more necessary to study men than to study books" and "Christmas 1895" written in ink; recto of rear free endleaf with Taplow Court library label of William Grenfell Baron Desborough. ◆Minor soiling to flyleaves very faint browning to edges of leaves otherwise very fine the text clean and fresh and in a virtually unworn binding bright with gilt.<br/> <br/> This comprehensive edition of the French moralist's famed collection of epigrams is offered here in a binding done in the fanfare style popular when this work was first printed. After a turbulent youth of court intrigue and aristocratic rebellions against King Louis XIII François Duc de La Rochefoucauld 1613-80 settled into a quiet life in the Parisian salons of Madame de Sablé Madame de Sévigné and Madame de La Fayette. It was among this intellectual witty society that he honed the pithy epigrams that would have such an influence on French literature and culture. As the Oxford Companion notes "The high degree of polish in the phrasing of the 'Maximes' which excel in conciseness precision and appropriateness of expression is to some extent due to discussions among his friends . . . . The work is a collection of some 500 gnomic sentences in which the author analyses the motives of human conduct with merciless penetration. While he recognizes in rare cases the existence of pure virtue and disinterested sentiments he finds them tainted almost universally with some element of self-love or interested motive." Voltaire drew on La Rochefoucauld's views when writing "Candide" and the "Maximes" impacted the works of French writers from Stendhal to André Gide as well as philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and English novelist Thomas Hardy. The duke's worldview would have resonated with former owner William Grenfell Baron Desborough 1855-1945 a sportsman and indefatigable public servant who was one of the founding members of The Souls fl. 1886-1900 an elite group of friends whose social gatherings for intellectual discussions were perhaps Victorian London's closest approximation of a Parisian salon. Although other members included prominent and accomplished men and women it was the parties given by Grenfell's wife and fellow Soul Ettie that attracted guests like Vita Sackville-West H. G. Wells Edith Wharton Oscar Wilde Edward VII when Prince of Wales and Winston Churchill. One can easily imagine one of the Souls presenting this volume to the Grenfells for Christmas in 1895.<br /> <br /> By one of the great London workshops the binding here is a modified example of the fanfare style of decoration popular in France from the late 16th to mid-17th century. The main features of this style in Glaister's words "are interlacing ribbons" that form "compartments of various shapes with emphasis given to a central compartment." Ornaments made with small hand tools "fill all the compartments except the central one and almost completely cover the sides." The fanfare style is perhaps most frequently associated with the work of Nicolas and Clovis Eve court binders and booksellers to successive kings of France from about 1578 to 1634. It is generally believed that the term "fanfare" actually took its name from an early 17th century music book the title of which begins with the word "fanfare" acquired by the bibliophile Charles Nodier in 1829. The book was bound for Nodier by the famous Parisian binder Joseph Thouvenin using an appropriately retrospective design in imitation of the Eves' style which from that point forward came to be known as "fanfare." The Zaehnsdorf bindery produced a number of bindings in this genre with their usual expertise. Hungarian-born Joseph Zaehnsdorf 1816-86 served his apprenticeship in Stuttgart worked at a number of European locations as a journeyman and then settled in London where he was hired first by Westley and then by Mackenzie before opening his own workshop in 1842. His son and namesake took over the business at 33 when the senior Joseph died and the firm flourished under the son's leadership becoming a leading West End bindery. Over the years Zaehnsdorf employed a considerable number of distinguished binders including the Frenchman Louis Genth who was chief finisher from 1859-84 and trained a number of others including Roger de Coverly and Sarah Prideaux. A family-run business until 1947 the Zaehnsdorf bindery continued to produce consistently attractive tasteful and innovative designs executed with unfailing skill. It is generally understood that the Zaehnsdorf firm reserved the use of its oval stamp showing a binder at work for their finest bindings including those entered in exhibitions. [Imprimé par D. Jouaust] Librairie Des Bibliophiles, E. Flammarion, Successeur unknown
2016125746Acc Publishing Group Ltd. New. 2016. Hardcover. 1851498370 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened. -- with a bonus offer-- . Acc Publishing Group Ltd hardcover
STAB0014Parma Bodoni 1811. 5 nn. Bl. XIX 3 117 Seiten Halblederband d. Zt. auf 6 hohen Bünden Kapitale berieben u. stellenweise rissig Kanten berieben Ecken bestoßen. Mit dem schönen Exlibris von Alfredo Baruffi für den Kunsthistoriker Julius v. Schlosser. Auflage von nur 125 Exemplaren auf hochwertigem Papier. Vgl. Brooks 1104; Kat. Weiss 466. Erste Folio-Ausgabe erschienen in lediglich 125 Exemplaren; prächtiger Druck auf Bütten breitrandig und unbeschnitten; Druckwidmung von Jean-Baptiste Bodoni für den Grafen Ferdinand Marescalchi. Zeitgleich erschien in verändertem Satz eine Quart-Ausgabe des Textes. Vgl. Brooks 1104 Parma, Bodoni 1811. unknown
7148745Short description: In Russian. La Rochefoucauld Francois de. Memoirs. Leningrad: Science. Leningrad detachment 1971. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU7148745 unknown
188038704Londres London: Louys Glady Éditeur 1880. An outstanding beautiful and unusual production by Louys Glady an underestimated yet key figure in the British Fine Press Movement. XX 1 111 pp. PRINTED THROUGHOUT IN RED AND GREEN. The text is printed in red with the punctuation in green--an extremely impressive accomplishment as anyone who has used a handpress will attest. From a total edition of 303 numbered copies this is ONE OF ONLY 15 COPIES PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE WHATMAN LAID PAPER. 8vo. Bound in original art vellum also printed in red and green. Light wear to binding internally UNCUT BRIGHT AND FINE. Extremely rare. <br/><br/> Louys Glady, Éditeur hardcover
BN105085Editions du Rocher. Softcover. Maximes et pensées <br/><br/>Maximes et pensées Editions du Rocher paperback
1662elala1361Cologne: Pierre Van Dyck 1662. 1662. 12mo. pp. 3 p.l. 326. complete with initial & final blank. woodcut sphere device on title. contemporary sprinkled calf extremities worn covers chafed & with a few wormholes. One of several counterfeit editions printed in France the same year as the first edition. La Rochefoucaulds memoirs concerning the civil wars in France during the minority of Louis XIV are regarded as the most important after those of Cardinal de Retz. The author played a prominent though ineffective role in the Fronde as an ally of Condé against Mazarin. He took part in the siege of Paris was severely wounded at the siege of Mardyke and was later shot in the head at the battle of the Faubourg Saint Antoine. La Rochefoucauld was "the greatest maxim writer of France one of her best memoir writers and perhaps the most complete and accomplished representative of her ancient nobility." Encyc. Britan. 11th Edn. Barbier III 204. Graesse IV 109. Marchand pp. 34-36. Rahir 3375. Tchemerzine VII 41 2. Willems 1997. cfBerghman 1690. cfBrunet III 818. cfCioranescu 40266-68. cfQuérard IV 567. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Cologne: Pierre Van Dyck, 1662. Hardcover
184447196Bruxelles: Société TypographiqueBelge Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie 1844. 6 tomes in 2 volumes. Small 8vo 145x95 cm. Contemporary half leather with cornerpieces corners very sl. dam. or bumped spines with ribbons gilt title on spines; covers with marbled paper; marbled endpapers. Vol. 1: resp. 154 margin of p.111-112 restored; 160 and 164 pp. Vol. 2: 152 126 134 pp. A few light brown spots in places. - Famous galery of portraits of his contemporaries some described anonymously i.a. le Duc de Caze le Comte de Courcelles Louis XVIII de Lamartine l'abbé de La Mennais le duc de Richelieu le prince de Talleyrand Nicolas empereur de la Russie Guizot Thiers un courtisan un curé un républicain un royaliste but most of the descriptons concern important women almost all described anonymously such as Duchesse de Comtesse de une femme politique Mme Amélie Mlle Hyacinthe Louise mademoiselle de C etc. - A good set of the "contrefaçon Belge" of the first edition published in the same year. With owner-stamp on first endpaper of the late librarian A. Van Loock. - Rare Société TypographiqueBelge, Ad. Wahlens et Comoagnie hardcover
187049274Paris: Alphonse Lemerre 1870. Small 8vo 155 x 95 cm. Contemporary red morocco spine with ribbons gilt title on spine edges gilt. Marbled endpapers with nicely decorated gilt border to the covers. xii xx ii 240 x: blank pp. with indication on 1 leaf "Achevé d'imprimer le 31 décembre 1869 par J. Claye pour A. Lemerre libraire à Paris". Printed in 171 copies: hand-numbered and with initial of the editor. - This is one of the 50 copies "sur papier de Chine" with the frontispiece the brust of La Rochefaucould engraved by Bracquemond in 3 states: 1 the contours 2 with the back-ground filled in 3 with the text. - Charming booklet with only a stamp of the former owner on blank leaf and corners of binding very slightly bumbed. - A unique copy numbered and dedicated by the editor with his initials: No. 2 or 7 for M. Royer. Printed on India paper with the frontispiece in 3 successive states Alphonse Lemerre unknown
1799486572Londres: A. Dulau et Co. 1799. Hardcover in very good condition for age. No jacket. Text in French. Xiv 145 pages. An early publication of the celebrated house of Dulua Soho Square and Poland Street London. Rebound in half leather. Marbled boards are worn and faded. Abrasions and scores on leather leading corners and spine. Gilt-decorated spine is marked and faded. Leading corners edges and spine ends are bumped and torn. Spine head is chipped. Seven centimetre split on front spine side. Marbled page block is slightly faded. Rear pastedown hinge is partially split. Pages are marked and tanned. Minor creases throughout pages. Binding is exposed between some pages but remains intact. Text is clear throughout. HCW. hardcover. Very Good. Used. A. Dulau et Co. Hardcover
1907021940London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1907. New Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small 5" x 6-1/2" volume bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full brown morocco leather with gilt rules lettering and decorations on the front cover 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration on the spine top edge gilt; ii 209 pages. Text in French with English on the facing page. Pithy reflections on the conduct and motives of mankind by this accomplished 17th century French moralist. <br/><br/> Arthur L. Humphreys hardcover
1813FRxiLAR4<p>Paris: J.J.Blaise & Pichard 1813. 1813. 8vo. pp. 203. with half-title. engraved frontis. portrait by P.P.Choffard after Petitot. 2 folding facsimiles. light foxing to outer leaves. a pretty copy in a red calf romantic binding tooled in gilt blind & black all edges gilt gilt inside dentelles. The French moralist’s Maximes which central theme was to show that the principal motive of human action was self interest was according to Voltaire one of the works which contributed most to form and rectify the national taste. "Cette édition est remarquable et par les pensées inédites de l’auteur et par un fac-simile de son écriture qu’on y a joint…". Brunet Brunet III 846. Hardcover. Very Good.</p> Paris: J.J.Blaise & Pichard, 1813. hardcover
1870LTH20-B-17London: John Camden Hotten c1870. Leather. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". None. A collection of four critical works bound as one volume. With portrait frontispieces of the authors to the first two works. All four of the works are undated dated from Copac. Diversions of The Echo Club is subtitled as a companion to the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It is an imitation and parody of various poets. La Rochefoucauld's Reflections and Moral Maxims are an incredibly famous collection of thoughts and feelings. They were originally published anonymously but soon established his position among men of letters. There are a total of 504 maxims which reflect on various subjects such as the conduct and motives of mankind. The Book of Clerical Anecdotes is subtitled as 'a gathering from many sources of the antiquities humours and eccentricities of 'the cloth.'' The collection of anecdotes are sourced from several places including biographies history works newspapers and periodicals. The final work to this volume The Relations between America and England is subtitled as 'a reply to the late speech of Mr Sumner'. It is written by Goldwin Smith a British historian and journalist of the late nineteenth century. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally generally smart with slight rubbing to the head and tail of spine joints and extremities. Small patches of rubbing to the rear paper covered board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned particularly to edges with scattered spots to endpapers. The odd spot throughout. Very Good John Camden Hotten hardcover
191318937London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1913. Fine Binding. calf. Fine. Finely bound 1913 edition of Maxims by La Rochefoucauld published by Humphreys of London binding by Bayntum and Riviere. Sixteenmo 10116pp 2. Full green tooled calf gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Clean text throughout. Illustrated headers printed on India paper. A beautiful binding by Bayntum. Maxims published in French as Réflexions; ou sentences et maximes morales is the best-known work of François duc de La Rochefoucauld 1613-1680 first published anonymously in 1665 and revised through several editions during the author's lifetime with the 1678 fifth edition generally representing his final authorized text. The book consists of brief moral observations on pride self-interest love friendship virtue hypocrisy and social conduct often reducing human motives to vanity or concealed self-love. Arthur L. Humphreys unknown
25712LA ROCHEFOUCAULD Francois Duc de. REFLEXIONS OU SENTENCES ET MAXIMES MORAL Two volumes bound as one. Paris: Chez Lefevre 1822. 12mo. Contemporary quarter calf. Frontispiece viii 221; iv 140 pages. La Rochefoucauld's "Maxims" were first published in 1665 and went through man editions. Their influence extended into the age of Voltaire who said that he contributed to the "taste of the Nation." His insights into human motivation and character penetrated the superficial shell of people and were a sharp analysis of the leading people of mid-seventeenth century France. Foxing. Good. unknown
ALDR0412Breslau Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn 1790 und Königsberg bey Friedrich Nicolovius am Schlussblatt: Berlin gedruckt bey Johann Friedrich Unger 1793. Kl.-8°. 211 S. u. 225 S. Lederband d. Zeit Rückenbeschriftung und originelle Rückenverzierung mit Blumen und Faltermotiven in Goldprägung Vorsatz aus dreifärbig bedrucktem Buntpapier Buchschnitt rot gefärbt Einband gut erhalten kaum bestoßen und wenig berieben Rückenleder etwas rissig. Breitrandiger Druck Seiten kaum vergilbt und wenig fleckig Lagen etwas locker. Mit einer Bleistiftparaphe am vorderen Schmutzumschlagblatt avers und spärlichen Ankreuzungen. VD18 11715014 u. VD18 10379517. Vgl. Krug Handwörterbuch 3541. Goedeke IVI93487a. b Berlin 1790 und Breslau 1793 u. 87c Aphorismen. Fromm IV80. ADB 32742ff - Sammelband zwei französisch-deutsche von Joachim Christoph Friedrich Schulz 1762-1798 übersetzte Paralellausgaben enthaltend. Eine im Jahr der Erstausgabe erschienene später noch mehrmals aufgelegte Übersetzung der berühmten 'Pensees Maximes et Reflexions morales' des französischen Moralphilosophen Rochefoucauld 1613-1680 daran angebunden eine in Königsberg herausgegebene Ausgabe der anonym erschienenen Aphorismensammlung 'Esprit des esprits' zu der später noch eine zweite Sammlung erschien. Der vielgereiste auf verschiedenen schriftstellerischen Gebieten tätige aber jung verstorbene Schulze verfasste nicht nur etliche belletristische Werke und Reisebeschreibungen sondern betätigte sich auch als Herausgeber und verdienter Übersetzer v. a. französischer Werke. Breslau, Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn 1790 [und] Königsberg, bey Friedrich Nicolovius (am Schlussblatt: Berlin, gedruckt bey Johann Fr unknown
121689London Arthur L. Humphreys 1902. . Small 4to 16.5 x 13 cm; parallel text in English and French title printed in red and black bookplate to front pastedown; half green morocco green cloth boards spine lettered in gilt top edge gilt a little rubbed very good; 4 209 1pp.<br /> A finely-printed edition of the collected maxims of the French courtier and man of letters François Duke de la Rochefoucauld 1613-1680.<br /> London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1902. hardcover
18197888London: Printed by Effingham Wilson 1819. 12mo pp. xii 142 frontispiece. Contemporary calf boards bordered with gilt rules and blind rolls spine lettered vertically direct in gilt and tooled in gilt marbled edges and endpapers. A touch of offsetting to title-page from frontispiece. Sometime rebacked preserving most of earlier backstrip hinges relined with blue cloth old leather a little rubbed. A scarce edition of the maxims of the 17th-century French nobleman and moralist printed by radical English bookseller and publisher Effingham Wilson 1785-1868. Library Hub records just two copies: at BL and the V&A. Printed by Effingham Wilson hardcover
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EDzz6973Berlin Verlag Die Schmiede 1923. 12°. 275 S. Illustr. OPappband m. Einbandzeichnung u. -entwurf von Georg Salter sowie Rundumrotschnitt. Rücken erneuert Einband fleckig im Text leicht gebräunt aber sauber u. kaum abgegriffen. WG² 54. EA. Berlin, Verlag Die Schmiede 1923. unknown
1827251996Paris: Chez Lefèvre Libraire rue de L'Éperon 1827. With 3 Engraved frontispiece portraits. 248 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half brown morocco some rubbing and head chipped w/o loss. Bookplate of Frederick Robert Halsey and Louis Auchincloss. With Auchincloss's long quote of Thoreau's thoughts on aphorisms on ffep. With 3 Engraved frontispiece portraits. 248 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chez Lefèvre, Libraire, rue de L'Éperon unknown
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