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180138913A Paris: Gebbie and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1801. Leather. engraved frontis'; OCLC Number: 968499950. French revolutionary calendar date is A N IX 1801. This calendar was restored after a brief period to the Gregorian calendar commonly in use. The Gregorian date is found by counting forward from the founding of the French Republisc in 1792- hence AN IX is 1801. In 1758 Marmontel gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour who obtained for him a place as a civil servant and the management of the official journal Le Mercure in which he had already begun the famous series of Contes moraux. The merit of these tales lies partly in the delicate finish of the style but mainly in the graphic and charming pictures of French society under King Louis XV. Bound in full patterned calf leather with bright gilding on spines. . . Gebbie and Company hardcover
180138912A Paris: Chez Mme. Veuve Richard Rue Hautfeuille Nâ° 11. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1801. Leather. engraved frontis'; OCLC Number: 968499950. French revolutionary calendar date is A N IX 1801. This calendar was restored after a brief period to the Gregorian calendar commonly in use In 1758 Marmontel gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour who obtained for him a place as a civil servant and the management of the official journal Le Mercure in which he had already begun the famous series of Contes moraux. The merit of these tales lies partly in the delicate finish of the style but mainly in the graphic and charming pictures of French society under King Louis XV. Bound in full patterned calf leather with bright gilding on spines. . . Chez Mme. Veuve Richard, Rue Hautfeuille Nâ° 11 hardcover
1827117452London UK: Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke 1827. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke London UK 1827. Volumes I to XXIV 1827 to1831. Dark red leather spines and board tips with marbled paper Schrottel boards. Portraits of each diarist. Nice Firm Clean copies ! Light general wear. Bindings hinges text pages near fine. No foxing except for near portraits. Size: 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Brilliant entertaining autobiographies by: I. Colley Cibber comedian. II. Hume William Lilly astronomy Voltaire. III IV. Jean-François Marmontel history opera poetry novels. V. Robert Drury sailor Madagascar captive. VI. George Whitefield Methodist Voyage from London to Savannah. James Ferguson astronomer instrument and globe maker. VII. Mary Robinson actress. Charlotte Charke aka Cibber Charlotte Secheverell Charles Brown actress playwright novelist and noted transvestite. VIII. Lord Herbert of Cherbury Prince Eugene of Savoy. IX X. Augustus Von Kotzebue dramatist writer Siberian exile. XI. Captain John Creichton Scottish soldier. William Gifford critic editor poet satirist. Thomas Ellwood religious writer. XII. Lewis Ludvig Holberg writer essayist philosopher historian and playwright. XIII. James Hardy Vaux swindler thief transported to Australia thrice. XIV XV. Edward Gibbon historian member of Parliament. XVI XVII. Benvenuto Cellini artist. XVIII. James Lackington bookseller. XIX. Theobald Wolfe Tone Irish revolutionary United Irishmen father of Irish republicanism leader of 1798 Irish Rebellion. XX. Bubb Dodington English politician and nobleman. XXI XXII. Margravine of Bareith Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina sister of Frederick the Great. XXIII XXIV. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni comic writer Italian playwright and librettist. Biography History::Britain RBR15 RBR15 Whittaker, Treacher, Arnot / Hunt and Clarke hardcover
181124659J. Walker. Very Good. 1811. Full Leather. VG full leather edition has some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards. Previous owner's bookplate on the inside of the front board. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 395 pages . J. Walker hardcover
1829965H7London: S. Low; Treuttel; Würtz; Treuttel Fils et Richter 1829. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". J. Romney; E. I. Roberts. A very scarce 1829 second edition of Marmontel"s Contes moraux with notes by L. T. Ventouillac and two engraved frontispiece plate illustrations. Bound in a full calf binding.This volume is the second edition second issue of selected moral tales by Jean-François Marmontel. This volume presents a selection of Marmontel"s Contes Moraux "Moral Tales" short didactic stories originally written in the 18th century. This volume features two engraving illustration frontispiece plates by J. Romney and E. I. Roberts. Collated complete.Marmontel 1723-1799 was a French historian writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement. He was a key figure of the French Enlightenment and crafted these stories for the Mercure de France. They were later collected into book form beginning in 1761. Bound in full-calf binding. Externally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities particularly the spine and joints. The odd handling mark and scratch to boards. Slight loss at head of spine. Slight cracking at joints. Previous seller's label to front paste down. Front hinge strained with front free endpaper slightly loose. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots heavier to fore edge. Very Good S. Low; Treuttel; Würtz; Treuttel Fils et Richter hardcover
18243349Small tooled leather volume. In very good condition. Previous owner signatures at front end page and at author's preface. <br /><br /><br /> Suttaby & Co. hardcover
18101610200120Billois 1810-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volume set. Contemporary leather bindings. Gilt spine stamping. All edges gilt. Some cover wear partial crack along spine edge. Clean unmarked pages. Illustrations ; 17 cm. No publisher listed. xxiv 202; 4 244 pp. Two folding maps in rear. Sabin 44652. Billois hardcover
187938134Paris: A. Barraud 1879. Fine. A. Barraud Paris 1879 16.50 x 25 cm relié Edition printed in 325 numbered copies on laid paper. Half hazelnut morocco binding spine with five raised bands slightly faded publisher's name and date gilt at foot minor rubbing to joints marbled paper boards slight superficial scuffs to boards without concern marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece as well as 9 vignettes drawn by Fesquet. Edition enhanced with a notice on the author by Charles Monselet. Handsome copy with full margins. A. Barraud hardcover
187930905Paris: A. Barraud 1879. Fine. A. Barraud Paris 1879 20 x 27.50 cm relié New edition printed in 135 numbered copies on China laid paper. Bradel binding in half cherry red percaline smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif gilt date and double fillet at foot black shagreen title label showing traces of rubbing with some losses marbled paper boards corners slightly bumped original wrappers preserved contemporary binding. Notice by Charles Monselet. Work illustrated with a portrait of the author and 9 vignettes drawn by Fesquet. Occasional foxing affecting mainly the margins. A. Barraud hardcover
1895803R59London: George Allen 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Chris Hammond. A charming illustrated edition of Marmontel's collection of moral tales bound in smart gilt cloth and illustrated by Chris Hammond. First published in 1792 this is an English translation of Marmontel's popular moral tales. Jean-Francois Marmontel was a French historian and writer an influence on John Ruskin and John Stuart Mill. With illustrations throughout by Chris Hammond.Containing the ownership bookplate of Harry S. Broom.Edited by George Saintsbury. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; just a touch bumped to the head of the spine with slight loss. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are occasionally slightly spotted. Very Good George Allen hardcover
1805301020Longman Hurst Rees and Orme and John Murray 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes 12mo period 3/4 polished calf on marbled paper raised bands titles and florets in gilt. Bindings tight and square hinges firm moderate rubbing at the corners and spine ends shelf wear to the boards p.o. names on the half titles and title pages scattered browning to prelims armorial bookplate in Vol. I. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, and John Murray hardcover
1895SP12<p>HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA presents the 2 volume Nichols <strong>limited edition</strong> of <strong>THE MEMOIRS OF MARMONTEL. </strong>Translated from the French. London: H. S. Nichols 1895. <strong>VERY GOOD. </strong>5 7/8" x 9 1/8". volume 1 = 384 pages. volume 2 = 352 pages. Volume 1 has frontispiece lithograph of Marmontel. Volume 2 has frontispiece lithograph of Voltaire. Red cloth boards. Gold gilt stands out on front warn down on spine tight square. "<em>Edition strictly limited to 500 copies."</em> <em>Very Good</em>. Both volumes have heavily browned ffp's front and back. Bit of yellowing on all pages. Last ffp on Volume 1 and first ffp on volume 2 have fold tear. All internal pages are tight square and devoid of marks and chips. Some of the rough cut quarter pages have never been separated hence entirely unread. Price is for 2 volumes. Additional postage may be required.</p> H. S. Nichols hardcover
185749962Paris: Firmin Didot frères 1857. Fine. Firmin Didot frères Paris 1857 11.50 x 18.50 cm relié New edition preceded by an introduction by François Barrère. Half caramel calf binding spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with double gilt fillets dark green morocco title label marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns marbled top edge contemporary binding. Handsome copy attractively bound. Firmin Didot frères hardcover
1801693P1Paris: J. B. Garnery 1801. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". Not Stated. An original French collection of the moral tales and short fables by the French historian Jean-Francois Marmontel illustrated with one detailed plate to each volume. Complete in four volumes. In the original French. Collated complete. Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I and one plate each bound into Volumes II III and IV. Half-title is present to each volume. Registers run as: Volume I 4 A-T8 Volume II A-T8 V4 Volume III A-T8 V4 Volume IV 2 A-R8 S9. A collection of the tales of Jean-Francois Marmontel. Marmontel published this series of moral tales in the official journal 'Le Mercure'. The tales are moral but also have a delicate finish to their writing style and depict the court of Louis XV at Versailles in a charming and graphic manner. They are sentimental stories and were very widely appreciated and popular with the public. Marmontel was a French historian and author. He was a member of the Enclycolpedistes movement and first found literary success with a succession of tragedies that he wrote from 1748 to 1753 including 'Aristomene' and 'Cleopatre'. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally generally smart. Rubbing to the boards and spines with some loss of leather to the front boards of Volumes I and II. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities with a small amount of loss to the head of the spine of Volume II. A small amount of loss to the spine label to Volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd mark and odd spot. Prior owner's ink inscription 'A. Baird' to the head of the title pages of Volumes I and II to the head of the half-titles of Volumes III and IV to the head of page 45 of Volume I head of leaves C6 and E1 of Volume II head of leaf C7 of Volume III and head of leaf C7 of Volume IV. Small closed tear to the tail of leaf H7 of Volume I not affecting text and mark to leaf L6. Small chip to leaf O1 of Volume II not affecting text. Very Good J. B. Garnery hardcover
1804860B49Paris : Chez Xhriuet 1804. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. Four volumes of the memoirs of writer and historian Jean-Francois Marmontel. Four volumes of the posthumous works of Jean-Francois Marmontel in the first edition. In the original French. Jean-Francois Marmontel was a French historian and writer. All four volumes contain the memoirs of the writer detailing his career life and works. He wrote a succession of Tragedies and articles for the Encycloepedie and gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour. The first volume has a signature to the editions page. With a bookplate to each front pastedown for Frankland. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally smart with light rubbing to the tail of the spine and extremities. With a bookplate to each front pastedown for Frankland. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Chez Xhriuet hardcover
1895978H18London: William Paterson & Co. c1895. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 4". None. A very scarce three-volume collection of tales collected by Leigh Hunt featuring moral and entertaining stories with Hunt"s own critical essays introducing the authors. Rebound in half blue calf with marbled paper boards.This set contains three volumes from the original five-volume anthology Classic Tales Serious and Lively collected by Leigh Hunt.These volumes are undated. Dated here using Jisc from copies held at University of Birmingham Libraries National Library of Scotland York Minster and Trinity College Dublin Library.The volumes included here are Marmontel Goldsmith and Brooke and Johnson and Others. The two missing volumes are Hawkesworth and Voltaire.The anthology features moral and entertaining tales from a variety of prolific writers. Each volume includes Leigh Hunt"s critical essays introducing the authors and their works. Leigh Hunt 17841859 was an English essayist poet and critic known for his wit liberal politics and role in the Romantic literary circle. Rebound in half calf with marbled paper boards. Externally very smart. Slight rubbing to boards. Rubbing to spines resulting in slight loss to calf. Slight discoloration to perimeters. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edges. Very Good Indeed William Paterson & Co. hardcover
180993275Paris : Amable Costes 1809. 185x110mm. XXX- demi-basane coins verte de lÕpoque titre tomaison et guirlandes dors au dos. Bel exemplaire. 382 Amable Costes unknown
1805mon0000068969London Cox Fils 1805-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Full leather; front and back covers severed and chipped but present. Text clean. Ex library copy with some of the usual markings. London Cox, Fils hardcover
1851680L6Tours: Ad Mame et Cie 1851. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An uncommon edition of this historical novel by Jean-Francois Marmontel. The sixth edition of this work which was first issued in 1777. Jean-Francois Marmontel was a member of the Encyclopedistes movement. He wrote many articles for the movement. Marmontel gained patronage of Madame de Pompadour which enabled him to take a place of the official journal 'Le Mercure'. This work traces the cruelties in Spanish America and discusses the effect of the invader's religious fanaticism on the native people. Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title page and two plates. Contemporary inscription to the verso of front endpaper in French for a prize in French language from Temple Grove East Sheen awarded to 'Erlysman Pinkney' and dated December 1851. A bright copy of this novel by a prolific author remembered for his contributions to the 'Encyclopedistes' movement. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally smart with several light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed Ad Mame et Cie hardcover
1895RB 5Nichols 1895. Book. Very Good. Limited. . Orig. Gilt Calf Leather. Condition: VERY GOOD . Two volumes. Half Crimson Calf Leather binding. Gilt extras. Marbled boards. Red and black letters on title page. limited edition. Nichols hardcover
1891105729Paris : Librairie des Biliophiles Jouaust 1891. 180x115mm. XXV - 378 377Êpages lettrines bandeaux culs-de-lampe reliure demi-basane dÕpoque avec auteur titre tomaison et filets dors au dos cinq nerfs. Plats et garde marbr. Couvertures conserves. Exemplaire sur papier verg non justifi. 1502 Librairie des Biliophiles, Jouaust unknown
1822146310Paris: Persan et Cie 1822. Nouvelle edition augmentee des essais sur le gout et sur les romans et de considerations sur la litterature romantique. Hardcover. Good. 8 vols.: xi 350; 340; 311; 331; 370; 366; 340; 368 24 p. 14 cm. Quarter leather with marbled paper boards endpapers and text block edges. Gilt and black impressing on spines. Corners worn some nicks in leather. Insides have some foxing stains and pencil marks. Vol. I has chipped spine tail stains pp. 7-15. Vol. II p. 3 has chips from margin but may be paper flaws. Vol. III has slightly chipped spine tail. Vol. V has chip in bottom corner of half title.Vol. VIII chipped top corner p. 163 again may be paper flaw. French texts. <br/><br/> Persan et Cie hardcover
184017279BARCELONA: Librería de A. Pons y Cª 1840. 8º.- 215 páginas.- Rústica. . Librería de A. Pons y Cª unknown
184025879LONDON: C. Whittingham ca.1840. 8º.- Plena piel de época lomera con tejuelo filetes y florones plano con rueda formando cuadro.- 3 hojas.- VII.- 200 páginas.- 2 hojas.- 4 láminas fuera de texto más la Portada todas ellas en grabado. . C. Whittingham unknown
1827277698Madrid.: Imp. que fué de Fuentenebro. 1827. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 15 cm. Varios tomos en un volumen. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal plena piel pasta española con lomo estampado. Marmontel Jean François 1723-1799. Imprenta que fue de Fuentenebro. Tomo I: El misantropo enmendado. El literato ridículo erudito a la violeta. La escuela de los Padres. La esclavitud llega al trono. El filósofo segun él. Amor fastidia a sí mismo. Tomo II: Lauso y Lidia. Las dos infelices. La mala madre. La buena madre. Laureta. Todo o nada. Conde César de Bouchet. Imp. De la viuda de Barco López Madrid 1882. Historia de John Moore regicida del Rey Carlos I de Inglaterra y del Conde de Derby. Traducida libremente al castellano por Don Santiago Hernández de texada¡. 307 pp y 315 pp. Cubierta deslucida. Imp. que fué de Fuentenebro. hardcover
