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1767684P4Paris: Merlin 1767. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. The original French first edition of Jean-Francois Marmonetal's controversial and banned novel on the life of Belisarius illustrated. The first edition of this work. In the original French. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries. 'Belisaire' is a French novel about the life of Belisarius a Byzantine general. This novel popularised the fictitious tale of Belisarius being reduced to a beggar by Justinian I despite his great services to the Empire throughout his life. Marmontel uses that tale to show an example of the monarchy and its ingratitude towards their faithful servants indicating that Louis XV was another ungrateful monarch. This is an interesting viewpoint as this book was written only twenty years before the uprising of the French Revolution. This novel was banned when it was published by the Sorbonne because chapter XV extols religious tolerance. Written by Jean-Francois Marmontel a French historian and member of the Encyclopedistes movement. He gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour gaining a place as a civil servant and the management of the official journal 'La Mercure'. In the original calf binding. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing and marking to the boards and spine. Some loss to the head and tail of the spine. A little bumping to the extremities. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Hinges are starting but firm. Front endpaper frontispiece and title page are working loose and may detach. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot. Small closed tear to leaf a1 no loss. Very Good Merlin hardcover
17671764942319ABSE. Van Harrevelt 1767. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1767. No Edition Remarks. 236 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown cloth with marbled paper covered boards. French text. Book has been rebound. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Moderate cracking to hinges with exposed netting front board is loose. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. E. Van Harrevelt hardcover
17673551312Paris.: Merlin. 1767. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 16 cm. 340 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal en plena piel. Idioma frances . Cubierta deslucida. Merlin. hardcover
176744283Paris: Chez Merlin 1767. 8vo. x 340 3 pp. Full calf. Spine gilt. Leather title label. Boards and spine have minor rubbing and marks. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Frontis and three additional engraved plates. Some foxing. Head and tail-pieces. Some waterstaining. French text. s1 . Very Good. Full Calf. 1767. Chez Merlin 1767 unknown
1767288031767. A Paris chez Merlin 1770. Un vol. au format in-12 168 x 102 mm de xii - 341 pp. 2 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine basane glacÂŽe et marbrÂŽe tabac plats jansÂŽnistes dos lisse ornÂŽ d'un double caisson d'encadrement dorÂŽ doubles filets dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs piÂce de titre de maroquin vieux-rouge titre dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en queue filet dorÂŽ sur les coupes tranches marbrÂŽes. ''Ce livre suscita admirations et colÂres''. in Tchemerzine. ''Toujours on y trouve cette correction cette ÂŽlÂŽgance cette harmonie qui n'abandonnaient jamais Marmontel quand il ÂŽcrivait en prose''. ChÂŽnier in Tableau de la littÂŽrature franÂaise. ''BÂŽlisaire dÂŽcrit le destin dÕun vieux gÂŽnÂŽral byzantin couvert de gloire puis aveuglÂŽ sur lÕordre de lÕempereur Justinien. OubliÂŽ de tous face ˆ lÕarbitraire du pouvoir il fut contraint de mendier pour survivre.'' Pour l'ÂŽdition originale de 1767 : Graesse IV TrÂŽsor de livres rares et prÂŽcieux p. 407 - Cohen II Guide de l'amateur de livres ˆ gravures du XVIIIÂme 688 - Tchemerzine VII Bibliographie d'ÂŽditions originales et rares d'auteurs franÂais p. 455 avec un fleuron lÂŽgÂrement diffÂŽrent en page de titre - Cioranescu II Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme siÂcle 43015 - Brunet III Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 1440. Petites altÂŽrations superficielles ÂŽparses affectant la reliure. Dos prÂŽsentant un ÂŽclat lÂŽgÂrement altÂŽrÂŽ. LÂŽgÂres marques d'usage dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
176793838Paris : Chez Merlin 1767. 170x100mm. frontispice X - 3 ff. frontispice et 3 planches gravÂŽes reliure de lՎpoque pleine basane marbrÂŽ. PiÂce de titre dorÂŽ au dos. Encadrements ornÂŽs et fleurons dorÂŽs au dos. Cuir frottÂŽ par endroits autrement belle reliure. Bel exemplaire. 283 Chez Merlin unknown
176717852AB1767. Leipzig Curius 1767. 175 : 11 cm. 4 leaves 217 pages 1 leaf 4 engraved plates by Gravelot. Contemporary calf spine richly gilt back label. Edited shortly after the Paris original edition. - Binding rubbed. unknown
1790018058Liege: Plonteux 1790. Nouvelle édition corrigée et augmentée. Un volume 10x175 cm di XII-280 pagine. In lingua francese. Legatura coeva in piena pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato con tassello di titolo rosso tre forellini al piatto anteriore. Uno dei più famosi romanzi filosofici del Settecento francese. Plonteux unknown
1767013163Paris: Merlin 1767. E.O. Un volume 10x17 cm di 4-X-2-340-3 pagine con 4 incisioni ft di cui una in antiporta. In lingua francese. Legatura coeva in piena pelle marmorizzata triplice filetto dorato a inquadrare i piatti dorso liscio ornato e dorato; legatura con difetti: cerniere fendute angoli smussati. Bella edizione originale di uno dei più famosi romanzi filosofici del Settecento francese con le finissime incisioni di Gravelot. Merlin unknown
176714995No Place 1767. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back raised bands. Back a little rubbed. VIII180 pp. Publisher's Catalogue 4 pp. A little brownspotted. <br/><br/><em>A "Contrefacon" published the same year as the original. </em> hardcover
176712974Leipzig L. Crusius 1767. Cont. full mottled calf. Gilt back. Back somewhat worn and small tears in top and bottom of spine. Engr. frontisp.8219 pp. and 3 engraved plates Gravelot. Slightly brownspotted. <br/><br/><em>Issued in the same year as the original edition. </em> unknown
1780002A40A Londres London 1780. 1780 368p. "Fragmens de Philosophie Morale" pp. 301-368 Four engraved plates. Some light edge browning. 24 mo. 125 mm. Contemporary full leather French binding; worn at joints. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Hardbound. A very good copy of a scarce little work. After studying with the Jesuits and teaching in their colleges at Clermont and Toulouse Marmontel 1723-1799 acting on the advice of Voltaire set out for Paris at the age of twenty-two to seek literary fame. He wrote a series of minor plays which brought him somewhat permanent admission to Parisian literary and social circles. It was during this time that he wrote articles for the 'Encyclopedie' on the 'Elements of Literature' which still rank among the French classics. In 1758 he gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour. She obtained for him a place as a civil servant and the management of the journal 'Le Mercure' where his charming 'Contes Moraux' were first printed. First published in 1767 'Belisare' was a historical romance loosely based on the career of Belisarius 505-565 a Byzantine general under the Emperor Justinian I. He was constantly called upon to defend a fading empire and the very gates of Rome against the Persians Vandals Goths Ostrogoths and Huns. It included a chapter on religious toleration which incurred the censure of the Sorbonne and the Archbishop of Paris. Because of this reaction to his work Marmontel became even more firmly set against the excesses of religious and political fanaticism. Quite scarce. FRENCH 4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. A Londres (London), 1780. hardcover
176812170Leipzig 1768. Mit neuen Anmerkungen .nebst der glücklichen Familie einer moralischen Erzählung . Rücken Vorsatzbl. fehlen. Wasserr. durchgehend Neue 2. u. verb. Aufl Goedeke IV/1; Seemann 1531 Kl.-8°. Pbd. d. Zt. Literatur unknown
1773LTH28-D-19London: P. Vaillant & G. Robinson 1773. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An attractive copy of Jean-Francois Marmontel historical work on the life and times of the Byzantine military leader Belisarius. Translated into English from the original French. Despite writing tragedies and operas in his early career Marmontel became a historian later on in his life and was appointed professor of history at the Lycée in 1786. He was also a member of the French Academy. Later reduced to poverty by the revolution he wrote a memoir which John Stuart Mill credited with curing him of depression.This copy is from the library of Robert Chambré Vaughan and includes his bookplate to the front pastedown.Entitled 'Belisaire' in the original French the work was incredibly controversial. The work made bold comparisons between Belisarius' decline into poverty at the hand of his king Justinian I and the then current French monarch Louis XV and his treatment of his people. Furthermore the French ecclesiastical authorities were angered by the works perpetuation of the the virtues of religious tolerance. These factors resulted in the work being banned in France. Not only a interesting history of this Byzantine military leader this work is also valuable as it touches upon the political climate of 18th century France. In a full calf binding. Externally very smart with just minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards and light shelfware. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown and a contemporary ink signature to the title page. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with only the occasional spot or stain. Very Good Indeed P. Vaillant & G. Robinson hardcover
176861896Kiøbenhavn Heineck=Mumme & Faber 1768. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands spine with gilt lettering and ornamentation. A caligraphed "B" to front-board and an "A" to back-board. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper and title-page. Wear to extremities parts of gilting worn off. Internally with occassional underlignings but generally nice and clean. 18 252 1 pp. <br/><br/><em>First Danish translation of Marmontel’s popular novel on the Byzantine general Belisarius who was reduced to beggary by Justinian I despite his great services to the empire. Biblioteca Danica IV 492. </em> hardcover
176849634Kiøbenhavn Heineck=Mumme & Faber 1768. Samtidigt slidt hldrbd. Forreste fals itu men permen ikke løsgået. 182521 pp. Første tre og sidste tre sider brunede. Nogle brugsspor. <br/><br/><em>Første danske udgave. </em> unknown
178012972Viennæ Literis a Ghelenianis n.date ab. 1780. Nice cont. full calf. Richly gilt back. 12242 pp. unknown
1773V75120London: p.Vaillant and G.Robinson a new edition 1773. Hardcover. Good. Frontispiece by H. Gravelot Hubert-Fran ois Gravelot 1699-1773. 12mo tan roan on 5 raised bands corners worn/hinges spliting but covers held by cords cover page loose spine worn frontis xii=title & Prefaces 240pp. Four Illustrations following frontispeice. Inscription of previous owner on title page followed by translators preface. A novella of the Byzantine/Roman General Belisarius whom Justinian tasked with reconquering the western empire in 533 AD. Belisarius despite his successes is reduced to poverty by Justinian serving as an apocraphal tale and an allegory for the arrogance of contemporary French King Louis XV. A notable chapter in this book promoting religious tolerance incured the censure of the Archbishop of Paris. Marmontel gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour and fled Paris following the revolution. p.Vaillant and G.Robinson a new edition hardcover
178490652Lausanne : Jules Henri Pott & Comp. 1784. 200x120mm. XII - 4 planches n/b dont le frontispice reliure demi-basane. Plats papier marbrÂŽ. Auteur titre et filets dorÂŽs au dos ˆ faux-nerfs reliure XIXe siÂcle. Bel exemplaire hormis plats frottÂŽs. 276 Jules Henri Pott & Comp. unknown
1775ST16379-050La Haye: Dépens de la Compagnie 1775. A "New Edition" augmented with etchings and anecdotes relating to "Bélisaire. 170 x 100 mm. 6 5/8 x 4". 2 p.l. viii 358 pp. <br/> Contemporary sheep-backed speckled boards smooth spine divided into panel by decorative gilt roll red morocco label. With woodcut head- and tailpieces and two etched plates. Front pastedown with a blue piece of paper inscribed with the number "93" and the name Gueveni in ink. Five small wormholes to leather on rear board text with two tiny marginal wormholes becoming one as the book goes along otherwise fine internally--especially clean and fresh in an appealing period binding showing very little wear.<br/> <br/> First published in 1767 "Bélisaire" is an historical romance based on an apocryphal tale of the estimable Byzantine commander Belisarius in which he is blinded and reduced to penury by an ungrateful Emperor. According to the Oxford Companion the book created a sensation out of proportion with its intrinsic literary merits because it contained a chapter advocating religious tolerance and freedom of opinion which was censured by the Sorbonne. The present edition includes several letters and additional texts that concern this controversy. An author whose talents were employed in several genres Marmontel 1723-99 was encouraged by his mentor and friend Voltaire to venture from the provinces to Paris in order to pursue a literary career. He gained acceptance into fashionable circles distinguished himself as a highly-praised writer for the "Encyclopedie" and was elected to the French Academy in 1763. The present volume is an extremely pleasing copy of an early edition. Dépens de la Compagnie unknown
1782000619<p>The Hague: A la Haye: Aux depens de la Compagnie 1782. Full leather. Very Good. Octavo; viii 356 iipp. In original full leather a little worn with minor loss to extremities gilt roll to borders of boards spine divided into compartments by double gilt fillets red gilt-lettered spine label to second compartment very occasional unobtrusive stains; a clean early copy of this banned book complete with engraved frontispiece and three engraved plates. <br /><br /></p> A la Haye: Aux depens de la Compagnie hardcover
1749108101749. A Paris chez Prault 1749 ; A Paris chez SÂŽbastien Jorry 1749 ; A Londre sic Londres Par les Libraires associÂŽs 1748 dÂŽcembre ; A Amsterdam s.ÂŽ. 1749. 4 ouvrages reliÂŽs en 1 vol. in-12 168 x 98 mm de 4 ff. n.fol. 96 pp. et 2 planches dÂŽpliantes ; ix pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 82 pp. ; 58 pp. et 1 f. n.fol. ; 22 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau mouchetÂŽ havane armes dorÂŽes portÂŽes au centre des plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de caissons d'encadrement ˆ froid fleurons ˆ froid titre dorÂŽ armes dorÂŽes en queue palette ˆ froid en queue filet dorÂŽ sur les coupes toutes tranches mouchetÂŽes dentelle intÂŽrieure dorÂŽe. Exemplaire aux armes de Gabriel-JÂŽr™me de Bullion de Bonnelles chevalier et comte d'Esclimont originaire de M‰con en Bourgogne. En 1713 le jeune chevalier de Bullion entra chez les mousquetaires du roi. Il devint colonel en 1718. PrÂŽv™t de Paris il fut officier avec le grade de colonel au rÂŽgiment de Provence ma”tre de camp marÂŽchal de camp. Il commanda son rÂŽgiment ˆ la prise de Nancy en 1733 puis fut employÂŽ ˆ lÕarmÂŽe du Rhin de 1734 ˆ 1735. Promu marÂŽchal de camp le 1er mars 1738 il fut conservateur des PrivilÂges Royaux de l'UniversitÂŽ de Paris. RÂŽunion de quatre textes chacun ici en ÂŽdition originale. ''La tragÂŽdie de Catilina ˆ laquelle CrÂŽbillon avait travaillÂŽ plus de vingt ans fut jouÂŽe pour la premiÂre fois le 20 dÂŽcembre 1748 avec un succÂs dont le poÂte septuagÂŽnaire fut redevable ˆ la cour et surtout ˆ Mme de Pompadour qui avait intÂŽressÂŽ le Roi en sa faveur : Ç On parla devant Mme de Pompadour de ce grand homme abandonnÂŽ quÕon laissait vieillir sans secours parce quÕil ÂŽtait sans intrigue. CՎtait la prendre par son endroit sensible. Que dites-vous sՎcria-t'elle. CrÂŽbillon est pauvre et dÂŽlaissÂŽ ! Aussit™t elle obtint pour lui du Roi une pension de cent louis sur sa cassetteÉ On parlait de Catilina comme de la merveille du siÂcle. Mme de Pompadour voulut lÕentendre. Le jour fut pris pour cette lecture ; le Roi invisible et prÂŽsent lÕentendit. Elle eut un plein succÂs et lorsque Catilina fut mis au thŽ‰tre Mme de Pompadour accompagnÂŽe dÕune volÂŽe de courtisans vint assister ˆ ce spectacle avec le plus vif intÂŽrÂt. Peu de temps aprÂs CrÂŽbillon obtint la faveur dÕune ÂŽdition de ses Ãuvres ˆ lÕimprimerie du Louvre aux dÂŽpens du trÂŽsor royal. DÂs ce temps-lˆ Voltaire fut froidement reÂu et cessa dÕaller ˆ la cour.'' Marmontel in MÂŽmoires. ''Lorsqu'on prÂŽsenta ˆ Voltaire Denis le Tyran premiÂre et derniÂre tragÂŽdie de Marmontel i le vieux poÂte dit : II ne fera jamais rien il n'a pas le secret. Ñ Le gÂŽnie peut-Âtre Ñ Oui l'abbÂŽ le gÂŽnie et puis le bon choix des sujets ; l'homme de Nature opposÂŽ ˆ l'homme civilisÂŽ ; l'homme sous l'empire du despotisme ; l'homme accablÂŽ sous le joug de la tyrannie des pÂres des mÂres des ÂŽpoux les liens les plus sacrÂŽs les plus doux les plus violents les plus gÂŽnÂŽraux les maux de la sociÂŽtÂŽ la loi inÂŽvitable de la fatalitÂŽ les suites des grandes passions''. Diderot in Salons. ''Dans le conte satirique Natilica Catilina tous les noms propres sont anagrammarisÂŽs : ainsi Inebami c'est Bien-AimÂŽ Louis XV ; Lovatire cÕest Voltaire ; Rebnocill cÕest CrÂŽbillon.'' Drujon. QuÂŽrard II La France littÂŽraire p. 332 pour Catilina - Cioranescu II Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme 43021 & QuÂŽrard IV La France littÂŽraire p. 551 pour Denys le tyran - Barbier IV Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 1102-b pour la Lettre . puis V 397-c pour Natilica dans une ÂŽdition ˆ la mÂme date mais au format in-4 puis QuÂŽrard II La France littÂŽraire p. 512 & Cioranescu I Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme 23405 et Drujon II Les Livres ˆ clefs 681. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Coiffes arasÂŽes. Dos ˆ l'ÂŽclat lÂŽgÂrement altÂŽrÂŽ. DiscrÂte aurÂŽole claire en marge supÂŽrieure des feuillets. Rares rousseurs dans le texte. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
177338792à Paris: De l'imprimerie de Grangé 1773. Fine. De l'imprimerie de Grangé à Paris 1773 22 x 29 cm relié First edition admirably and finely illustrated with 3 figures 15 headpieces and 10 tailpieces all by Eisen and engraved by de Launay the younger Helman Masquelier Née and Ponce. Printed on deluxe paper. Contemporary full mottled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands gilt rolls at head and foot. Red morocco title label. Triple gilt fillet frame on covers. All edges gilt. Fragile headcap with lacks same at foot. Very beautiful mottling on covers green red beige. Despite small defects handsome copy in a luxury binding and of great freshness. The volume besides the preliminary pieces with essays on the dramatic genre by Marmontel brings together three tragedies from 17th-century French theatre: Sophonisbe by Du Ryer Scevole by Mairet and Venceslas by Rotrou. This first volume was to be followed by several others but the project did not come to fruition. Very fine publication. 18th-century engraved bookplate Laus de Boissy library. A second 19th-century bookplate: library of Count Alexis de Priest. De l'imprimerie de Grangé hardcover
1750105654Chez Sebastein Jorry 1750. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Pages are kept in folded paper with tanning on spine and pencil markings on back. Pages are worn on edges with aging but text is clear legible and unmarked. Text in French<br /> <br /> As is. Chez Sebastein Jorry unknown
1765969F9Paris: J. Merlin 1765 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Volumes I and III of the first illustrated edition of the 'Moral Tales' of French writer and historian Jean-Francois Marmontel. In the original French.Volumes I and III only of the three volume first illustrated edition of these tales. First printings identified via the presence of errata to the tail of the contents leaves.A lovely edition of the moral tales of Marmontel which are celebrated for their depiction of French society under King Louis XV.Illustrated with a frontispiece to volume I an engraved title page to each volume nine further plates to volume I and five further plates to volume III.Collated complete.With a half title to each volume. In a full calf binding with gilt detailing to back strip. Externally excellent. Volume I hinges strained but firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with only the odd spot. Very Good J. Merlin hardcover
