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Fénelonétudes critiques

9296Société française d'Imprimerie et de Librairie, Paris, 1910. In-12, demi-basane, dos lisse avec titre et filets dorés, signet, xii-404 pp. Formation intellectuelle et morale des évêques au XVIIe siècle - Place de Fénelon dans l'histoire de la pédagogie - De l'Education des filles - Les écrits politiques de Fénelon - Fénelon et l'Antiquité - Fénelon archevêque de Cambrai - Fénelon ...

Archives du nord - Librairie ancienne et moderne · Paris, France26,00 €

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Halbbild in Oval, Halbprofil nach rechts, Oval integriert in allegorische Szenerie, handschriftlicher Titel "Fenelon",

17104780AG1710 (ca.). Kupferstich von Pyles (?) nach Bailleul, Darst. 8,7 x 13,7 (excl. Unterschrift), Bll. 15,3 x 22,5 Auf Wunsch Digitalaufnahme in jpg-Format erhältlich- photo in jpg-format available. Je nach Versandart können die Portokosten bis zu 2 ? weniger als angegeben betragen.+

Neusser Buch- u. Kunstantiquariat · DE - Neuss28,00 €

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LE MONDE ILLUSTRE-N°2769-23 AVRIL 1910-FENELON HEGO 1er

1910ABE-169315850788828 PAGES-28,8 CM X 38 CM-EN COUVERTURE: S M FENELON HEGO 1er ROI HONORAIRE DU CONGO-GUS BOFA POUR PUBLICITE CHARRON-EN COUVERTURE INTERIEURE: LE BALLON ALLEMAND "DELITZSCH" DETRUIT PAR LA FOUDRE, 2 PHOTOS-PAGES D'AUTREFOIS: DUNGLAS HUME, PAR G LENOTRE-ELECTIONS, 3 PAGES, 10 PHOTOS (LE VOL DES QUINZ'MILL', COMITE REVOLUTIONNAIRE ANTIPARLEMENTAIRE, M COULLET, LE LIBERTAIRE AUX ELECTEURS, CONGOLAIS HONORAIRES, LE CITOYEN RENAUDIN, CHARLES MAREST)-LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA FLOTTE AUTRICHIENNE, 1P, 2 PHOTOS-UN INCENDIE DANS LE PORT FRANC DE HAMBOURG-AERONAUTIQUE: 1P, 4 PHOTOS (EFFIMOFF FARMAN)-MARCEL PREVOST, DISCOURS DE RECEPTION A L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE, DEMI PAGE, PHOTO-POUR UN MILLION DE FAUX TABLEAU, LUCY CHARLES HAMILTON, AULBY DE GATIGNY, 3 PHOTOS-LES FOUILLES D'ALESIA, 3 PAGES, 10 PHOTOS CARTE-ANDRE RIVOIRE-LA VILLA DE PAUL DEROULEDE DE LA CELLE SAINT CLOUD A CROISSY SUR SEINE, 1P, 5 PHOTOS

Librairie Grégoire · Rennes, France16,00 €

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LE FIGARO LITTERAIRE-N°1113-DU 14 AU 20 AOUT 1967

1967ABE-255793757644 PAGES-EUGENE EVTUCHENKO EN COUVERTURE-PLUS DE LOCH NESS POUR L'ETE PAR MICHEL DROIT-MAIS QU'EST CE DONC QUI FAIT CAMPER SIX MILLIONS DE FRANCAIS? PAR GILLES LAPOUGE-PEARL HARBOUR/UNE NOUVELLE DE EUGENE EVTUCHENKO/ILLUSTRATIONS DE FONTANAROSA/10P-LUC ESTANG A CHOISI/L'HEURE MALICIOSE DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN/PHOTO-LA POESIE PAR MARC ALYN/L'OBJET DU POEME/JEAN FOLLAIN/GUILLEVIC/PHOTO-LE CONGRES DU PEN CLUB A ABIDJAN/BEAUCOUP DE CLICHES ET PEU DE LEGENDES/ARTHUR MILLER PART POUR L'AFRIQUE/PHOTO-HEMINGWAY, L'HOMME QUI DETESTAIT LA GUERRE ET LA RACONTAIT SI BIEN PAR GUY LE CLEC'H/PHOTO-ALEXANDRE VIALATTE/LA LETTRE D'AMOUR QUE J'AURAIS LE MIEUX AIME ECRIRE-QUAND LES TOROS SAVAIENT LE LATIN/2P/2 PHOTOS-COMMENT UN GREC A SAUVE LE CHATEAU DE FENELON-EXPOSITION GINO SEVERINI AU MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE/ARTICLE DE PIERRE MAZARS-DEGAS LE MAL AIME/ARTICLE DE CLAUDE ROGER MARX-LE "DON JUAN" DE GHELDERODE AU FESTIVAL DE CHATEAU VALLON/ARTICLE DE JEAN CHALON/DANIEL GELIN/PHOTO-ROSSINI ET MONTEVERDI AU FESTIVAL D'AIX EN PROVENCE/PHOTO-FAUT IL FERMER TOUS LES THEATRES EN ETE?

Librairie Grégoire · Rennes, France16,00 €

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PELLEAS ET MELISANDE-DEBUSSY-MAETERLINCK-PROGRAMME OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS-SAISON 2004-2005

2004ABE-19201858121140 PAGES-16,5 CM X 24 CM-EXTRAIT DE "LA PRISONNIERE" DE MARCEL PROUST-LE COMPOSITEUR-L'OEUVRE-LA CREATION-OPERA DE CLAUDE DEBUSSY D'APRES LA PIECE DE MAURICE MAETERLINCK-ARGUMENT-LA PSYCHOLOGIE DE L'INNOCENCE ET DE LA CRUAUTE, PAR EDWARD LOCKSPEISER-ONIROLOGIE, MAURICE MAETERLINCK-PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: UNE MELANCOLIE SONORE, JULIA KRISTEVA-LE DERNIER VOYAGE, PHILIPPE FENELON-L'INNOCENCE DU DEVENIR, MICHEL ONFRAY-LIVRET-LE WATERMILL CENTER-(EM0516GA)

Librairie Grégoire · Rennes, France18,00 €

"FENELON, François de Salignac de La Mothe;"Livre Rare Book

Les Aventures de Télémaque, Fils d'Ulysse.

1763CLL-740Paris, Chez les Frères Estienne, 1763 2 volumes in-12 de XLVIII, 380pp., (2)ff. - (2) ff., 480pp., veau fauve, encadrement de triple filet doré sur les plats, fleurons aux angles, dos à nerfs ornés de caissons de fleurons dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de maroquin rouge, les secondes agrémentées d'une guirlande dorée, coupes et bordures décorées, tranches dorées sur marbrure (Pagnant).

Librairie Laurent Coulet · Paris, France900,00 €

( FAYDIT, Pierre - Valentin).Livre Rare Book

LA TELEMACOMANIE, OU LA CENSURE ET CRITIQUE Du Roman Intitulé, Les Avantures (!) de Télémaque Fils d' Ulysse, ou suite du quatrième Livre de l'Odyssée d'Homère.

c2050A Eleuterople, Chez Pierre Philalethe, 1700 ; in-12°, plein veau brun de l' époque, dos à nerfs très orné de fleurons et petits fers dorés, tranches mouchetées de rouge, titre doré sur étiquette de maroquin vieux-rouge ; (24)pp., 477pp.,Reliure un peu frottée, manque de cuir à la coiffe supérieure au niveau des charnières ( petites fentes), coins émoussés; rares piqûres; il manque le faux titre.

Livres Anciens N. Rousseau · Reuilly, France125,00 €

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The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses by the Archishop of Cambrai, translated in english by M Des Maizeaux. Sevnth edition

ML3306Couverture rigide London, Rivington., 1779, in12 plein veau, xxxi-409pp Complet des 24 livres. Coins gentiment émoussés, menues taches de ci de là. Langue: Français

Nord - Sud · Kervignac, France50,00 €

( RAMSAY, François -Michel de ) - FÉNELON, François Salignac de La Motte.Livre Rare Book

Histoire de la Vie de Messr. François Salignac de la Motte-Fénelon, Archevêque Duc de Cambray.

c5687La Haye, Chez les Frères Vaillant et N. Prévost, 1723; in-12°, pleine basane brune mouchetée, dos lisse, petites palettes dorées, titre doré sur étiquette de maroquin vieux-rouge ; frontispice gravé, 204 pp ( dont le titre imprimé en noir et rouge avec vignette gravée) et 28 pp. 'Discours philosophique sur l'amour de Dieu “. EDITION ORIGINALE de cette célèbre biographie de Fénelon ( Cf. Barbier, Cioranescu 52218; Brunet VI, 30621).

Livres Anciens N. Rousseau · Reuilly, France137,00 €

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TELEMACHUS ULYSSIS FILIUS

1764ST15125Augustae Vindelicorum Augsburg: Conradum Henricum Stage 1764. Second Edition in Latin. 208 x 160 mm. 8 1/8 x 6 1/4". 9 p.l. 262 pp.Translated from French into Latin by Joseph Claude Destouches. VERY ATTRACTIVE LATE 18TH CENTURY ETRUSCAN CALF IN THE STYLE OF EDWARDS OF HALIFAX covers with gilt border central panel framed by stencilled palmettes within double gilt rules an Etruscan-style vase at center within a stencilled sunburst raised bands spine panels with blind-stamped Etruscan vase black morocco label gilt-rolled turn-ins all edges gilt. With printer's elaborate engraved device on title page engraved portrait of Elector Maximilian-Joseph of Bavaria at the head of the dedication to him engraved allegorical headpiece at the opening of Book I wood-engraved tailpieces at end of each section. Small wormhole near head of front joint two corners a bit bumped minor foxing to title and final page other trivial imperfections but QUITE A FINE WIDE-MARGINED COPY clean fresh and bright internally and in a binding with only minor defects. This beautifully preserved and attractive Neoclassical binding is a fitting cover for a Latin edition of Fénelon's Homeric coming-of-age tale. Edwards of Halifax is credited with developing the process of acid staining calf by using stencils a method known most notably to produce as here their so-called Etruscan calf bindings after the Etruscan vase decoration they resembled. The process was also adopted by binders on the Continent and became a fashionable choice for bindings in the late 19th century when the present binding was surely produced. It is difficult to say whether this binding was done by the Edwards firm or by an imitator but in any case the quality of execution is very high. The popularity of Fénelon's account of the adventures of the son of Odysseus also spread in this case beyond his native France and it became a favorite of schoolboys far removed from the young Dauphin for whom it was originally composed. First printed in 1759 our Latin translation offered an opportunity for young men to practice reading that classical language. The engravings here were newly designed and executed for this edition by German painter and engraver Georg Sigmund Rösch d. 1766. Conradum Henricum Stage unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis2 340,00 $US≈ 1 979,87 €

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CHATEAU de FENELON

1993LFA00a9eUne plaquette de 16 pages, format 150 x 210 mm, illustrée, brochée, publiée en 1993, bon état

Lettre de France, L'Art de Vivre à la Française · Saint Victor de Cessieu, France7,00 €

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LE AVVENTURE DI TELEMACO FIGLUOLO D'ULISSE, composte dal fu Monsignor Francesco di Salignac, della Motte Fenelon, Maestro de'Serenissimi Principi di Francia, e dopo Arcivescovo Duca di Gambrai, Principe dell'Imperio, ec.

177742361777 Venezia, Pietro Savioni, 1777, 10x17, deux volumes. Reliure en plein veau. Dos lisse, joliment orné de motifs dorés. Pièces de titre et de tomaison sur maroquin havane. Filet doré sur les coupes. Tranches marbrées. Nouvelle édition. Ouvrage en italien, avec des notes. Bel exemplaire malgré des petits trous de ver sur les dos et des coins frottés. Envoi de photographies sur demande.

Librairie de l'Univers · Lausanne, Suisse200,00 CHF≈ 191,14 €

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Les Avantures de Telemaque Fils d'Ulysse. Nouvelle Edition corrigée & enrichie.

180225730Westerås, P. Kraft, 1802. 8vo. Cont. hcalf, somewhat worn, traces of use.

Herman H. J. Lynge & Son · Copenhagen, Danemark500,00 DKK≈ 67,15 €

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The Adventures of Telemachus the Son of Ulysses: By The Archbishop of Cambrai. Translated into English by Mr. Des Maizeaux. The Third Edition Corrected.

101874London C. Hitch & L. Hawes T. Osborne J. Beecroft &c &c. 1760. Hardback 7 x 4 inches. 8vo. Full calf leather with raised banding to spine with maroon leather spine label. In good condition. Some rubbing to edges of boards corners slightly bumped and chipped at top corners. Small chip to head of spine two small cracks to bottom ends of hinges. Inscription to front endpaper dated 1966. Some foxing and handling marks to pages. Crease across p.1. Small ink mark to rear endpaper and edge of last few pages. Else a very good tight copy. xxviii 385pp. 5pp adverts. Decorative head and tailpieces. Story of gods and goddesses shipwrecks and dangers as well as great adventures by the son of Ulysses as he searches for his father. It is a didactic romance and is intended to teach the skills and morals of an enlightened ruler. London, C. Hitch & L. Hawes, T. Osborne, J. Beecroft &c &c... 1760 hardcover

The Antique Map & Bookshop · Royaume-Uni66,00 £GB≈ 75,36 €

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Les Avantures de Telemaque. Fils d´Ulysse. on half-title: Suite de l'Odyssée d'Homere. Nouvelle Edition divisee en dix Livres. 2 Tomes. - MAIN WORK OF UTOPIAN LITERATURE

169930837Bruxelles Fr. Foppens 1699. Small 8vo 12mo. Bound in a beautiful later full calf ca. 1800 w. five raised bands on back. Gilt back and blindstamped ornamental borders on boards. All edges of boards gilt and gilt borders on inside of boards. Hinges cracked and boards loosening inner hinges crudely repaired. A bit of brownspotting but internally a very nice copy. The very rare Bruxelles-edition published same year as the first edition Paris Barbin. Fénelon's main work written when he was a tutor to the Duke of Burgundy in order to hold up Ulysses as an example for the young prince. Fénelon was a leader of the Quetism heresy and in 1699 the year Télemaque appeared Pope Innocent XII condemned his writings. The true first edition of Fénélon's Télemaque appeared in one volume in 1699 under the title "Suite du quatrième livre de l'Odyssée d'Homère ou les Aventures de Télémaque fils d'Ulysse" and containing only half of what we consider Télémaque today. According to Brunet the first edition was suppressed and Moetjens printed a pirate-edition called the second edition in Haag with the same year and date June and a bit later the same year the second part appeared. Several editions appeared the same year and Brunet mentions one without printer or Place but Paris and the Liége- and Bruxelles-editions. "Dans les différentes éditions que nous venons de décrire dans lesquelles il le soit sont celles de LIÉGE 1699 et de BRUXELLES FR. FOPPENS même date l'une et l'autre impr. en France en 2 vol. in-12 et en dix livres." Brunet II:1212. Foppens also printed an edition in Bruxelles 1700 but that is divided into 16 books. All early editions of this work are scarce and the first edition is almost impossible to get a hold of. This main work of French literature has been printed numerous times after the author's death 1715 and editions printed before his death are a great rarity. The later editions were corrected and divided into numerous books not intended in the original manuscript."Une autre circonstance allait aggrever la situation de l'archevêque de Cambray. Peu de temps après sa condemnation parut le livre qui l'a rendu le plus populaire et qui après la "Bible" et l'"Imitation de Jésus-Christ" est un de ceux qui ont eu plus d'éditions: "Les Aventures de Télémaque". N.B.G. 17:328. The controversial but highly popular work was among other things accused of satirically portraying Louis XIV and thereby publicly humiliating him -this was probably not the intention but there is no doubt that the work was critical towards the reigning regime and put forth many ideas not previously heard of. In true utopian political manner Fénélon warns against overgrowth of the metropolis and preaches groundbreaking doctrines like free trade international arbitration etc. He actually foresees the French Revolution as a result of the flourishing despotism so visible in France at the time. Lamartine in his "Life of Fénélon" describes the saintly poet as the first Radical and the first communist of his century though not to his own knowledge and he directly traces the Utopias which produced the revolutions of 1793 and 1848 to his groundbreaking work "The Adventures of Telemachus". Especially the part "Voyage en Salente" is considered very important for the study of utopian literature but the entire work is characterized by the attempt to represent people as they might have behaved and might still be were they governed by sages and saints and according to the laws of God. The work represents a religious ideal where God is always higher than man; it is greatly political greatly influenced by the appreciation of ancient Greek life and is designed to evoke the feeling of honour responsibility and religion in the young prince. See Brunet II: 1210-1212. Graesse 2:563-64 Paris- and La Haye-editions. hardcover

Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn A/S · Danemark12 500,00 DKK≈ 1 678,75 €

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Les Avantures de Telemaque Fils d'Ulysse. Nouvelle Edition corrigée & enrichie.

180225730Westerås P. Kraft 1802. 8vo. Cont. hcalf somewhat worn traces of use. This copy has belonged to the famous Danish theologist and writer Johannes Fibiger 1821-97 and bears his signature in different forms on t-p. and inside of both boards. It is clear that he has written his name numerous times in order to find a suitable signature and he has probably been a young man when receiving this book. Fibiger was a very learned man whose passion it was to study ancient litterature and history. Besides Latin Greek and Hebrew he mastered Persian and Indian and he knew hieroglyphs and runes. Besides being influenced by religious and ancient writings he is strongly influenced by Søren Kierkegaard. hardcover

Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn A/S · Danemark500,00 DKK≈ 67,15 €

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Telemachus Ulyssis Filius seu exercitatio ethica moralis ex lingua gallica in carmen heroicum translata a Josepho Claudio Destouches. Editio secunda

1764041064Frankfurt Leipzig: ohne Verlagsangabe 1764. 9 Bl.; 262 S. 1 Bl.; mit 1 gestochenen Titelvignette 2 Kupfern von G. S. Rösch u. 10 gest. meist floralen Textvignetten; schöner Ganzledereinband neuerer Zeit; Innendeckel u. fliegendes Bl. mit altem bzw. neuem Exlibris fliegendes Blatt mit Besitzervermerk von alter Hand Einband mit geringen Kratzern erste 15 u. letzte 25 Bl. teils mit größeren Wurmgängen kaum Textverlust; schönes Expl. Leder. Befriedigend. 192 cm. ohne Verlagsangabe Hardcover

Versandantiquariat Rainer Kocherscheidt · Allemagne272,80 €

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EXTRACTS FROM THE RELIGIOUS WORKS

1809ST14310fLondon: J. Hatchard 1809. 210 x 133 mm. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4". xvi 291 pp.Translated by Louisa A. Marshall. Contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco covers bordered with gilt rule flat spine with simple gilt rules and titling gilt-ruled turn-ins all edges gilt and WITH A FINE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A SCENIC RIVER VIEW FEATURING CHRIST CHURCH PRIORY in Hampshire. Front free endpaper with owner signature of E. A. Fetherston. Slight variation in color of boards half title with one inch trimmed away at head probably removing owner inscription leaves a shade less than bright occasional minor foxing or offsetting in the text bed but still an excellent copy the text clean and fresh the pleasant binding entirely sound and the lovely fore-edge painting very well preserved. The typically bucolic fore-edge scene here--boat in tranquil water stately building occupying center stage trees all around puffy clouds--stands out for the level of achievement in execution by the artist. The clouds are painted in a delicately applied range of shades so that they are very convincing; there is considerable architectural detail visible on the side of the church; and it seems as if one can almost see individual leaves in the trees. These features are all hallmarks of the work of the so-called "Dover Painter" the name given by Jeff Weber to the artist who produced very high quality painted fore edges in the 1920s and 1930s. He did work for the famous London bookseller Marks & Company for Dawson's Bookshop in Los Angeles and for J. W. Robinson Company the Los Angeles department store. Estelle Doheny 1875-1958 whose library comprised one of the great collections of the 20th century bought actively from Dawson's and Weber estimates that approximately half of the very considerable number of especially fine fore-edge paintings in the Doheny collection in Camarillo California were done by the Dover Painter. As the fore-edge painting here evokes a feeling of serenity so too does the content religious meditations by François Fénélon 1651-1715 priest writer and tutor to King Louis XIV's grandson for whom he composed his best-known work "The Adventures of Telemachus.". J. Hatchard unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis1 248,00 $US≈ 1 055,93 €

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Les écrits politiques de Fénelon

190525871Paris: Letouzey & Ané 1905. Fine. Letouzey & Ané Paris 1905 13.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition of this conference given at the Institut catholique de Paris printed in a small number as this offprint. Rare and handsome pamphlet. Letouzey & Ané unknown

Rare Books Le Feu Follet - Edition-Originale.com · France58,00 €

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LES AVENTURES DE TÉLÉMAQUE

1790ST20479Paris: De l'imprimerie de Monsieur i.e. P. Didot jeune 1790. 243 x 154 mm. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4". Two volumes. LOVELY DARK BLUE STRAIGHT GRAIN MOROCCO BY BOZERIAN JEUNE stamp-signed at foot of Tome I spine covers with pretty gilt frame enclosed by double gilt rule raised bands spine gilt in panels with large millepoint ornament with floral tools emanating from a central circle gilt lettering turn-ins with Greek key roll marbled endpapers all edges gilt. With frontispiece and six engravings by Cochin and Moreau as called for all before letters and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 24 engravings by Marillier here in proofs before the letter and with three versions of the portrait of FÃ©nÃ©lon by Vivien engraved by Hubert Figuet and Savart. Cohen-de Ricci col. 386-87 noting the addition of the Marillier plates to some copies; Graesse II 565; Brunet II 1215-16. Spine evenly a little sunned Marillier plates with minor marginal foxing isolated small smudges to the very generous margins one quire a little yellowed a couple of leaves with small holes to a margin due to paper flaws but AN ESPECIALLY FINE COPY--clean fresh and bright in a most appealing binding with almost no signs of wear. Our copy of FÃ©nÃ©lon's political allegory featuring the son of Odysseus is a very fine example of French Rococo book production with printing illustration and binding by leading practitioners of those arts. Scion of a printing dynasty Pierre-FranÃ§ois Didot jeune 1732-95 sought to improve the family's productions by founding a factory to product the luxurious papers that characterize Didot editions as well as by making improvements in type-founding to refine their always-admired font. Ray considers illustrators Cochin and Moreau le jeune part of the Rococo pantheon of greats headed by Boucher Gravelot and Eisen. He praises Cochinâ€™s "mastery of outline and firmness of composition" as well as his "acute observation and unpretentious humor." Ray was also impressed with Moreau's keen eye for detail and agreed with the Goncourt brothers that "the grace and charm of his drawing . . . brought about 'a renaissance in the rococo style.'" Forced by financial necessity to take up book illustration Pierre-ClÃ©mÃ©nt Marillier 1740-1808 soon earned what Ray called "a position in the front rank of book artists" with his skill and energy. Ray deems Marillier "among the most accomplished" illustrators of the century and he says that "nearly all of his designs are characterized by grace liveliness and firmness of drawingâ€â€”a fitting description for the plates in our volumes. FranÃ§ois Bozerian generally called Bozerian jeune was active in Paris from just after the turn of the century until 1818 and for much of that time he worked with his elder brother Jean-Claude 1762-1840. The Bozerian workshop produced many fine bindings for clients that included the emperor Napoleon I as well as leading bibliophiles of the day. Their works are valued today especially for their technical achievement and refinement of design. Our two volumes are especially elaborate--even for Bozerian work--and the precision of the faultless finishing here leaves a very strong impression of rigorous order. De l'imprimerie de Monsieur [i.e., P. Didot jeune] unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis2 496,00 $US≈ 2 111,87 €

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LES AVENTURES DE TÉLÉMAQUE FILS D'ULYSSE

1734ST12855Amsterdam: Wetstein & G. Smith; Rotterdam: Jean Hofhout 1734. First Printing of this Edition. ONE OF 150 COPIES IN FOLIO FORMAT. 375 x 265 mm. 14 3/4 x 10 1/2". 4 p.l. including portrait and frontispiece x xxvi i.e. xvi 395 1 pp. Like most copies ours lacks the suppressed material designed to follow page 395. FINE CONTEMPORARY RED STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO covers with palmette roll border central panel with gilt-ruled frame and lozenge accented with bead and lozenge roll spine gilt and inlaid with olive morocco bands tooled with gilt chalice and leaves between the double raised bands spine compartments with central urn ornament surrounded by small tools calligraphic flourishes at corners gilt titling turn-ins with elaborate gilt roll featuring leaves and moths blue watered silk endleaves all edges gilt lower board with three older repaired patches. In a modern marbled paper slipcase. Ornamental headpieces and tailpieces title page decorated with vignette author portrait by Drevet after Vivien and 25 more plates illustrating the tale engraved by Folkéma and others predominantly in classical style three including the frontispiece designed by Picart 16 by Dubourg and six by Debrie with original tissue guards; 45 vignettes serving as headpieces 24 and tailpieces 21 designed by Dubourg and Shenk one engraved folding map and extra-illustrated with a portrait of Fenelon by Jean Coraboeuf dated 1920. Text with ornamental border throughout. Front pastedown with the bookplate of Arthur Meyer. Cohen-de Ricci 381-82; Ray 1; Brunet II 1214; Graesse II 564. ◆A few darkened patches on boards small chip to olive band at tail of spine corners gently bumped occasional minor foxing or light browning otherwise QUITE AN EXCELLENT COPY the binding altogether pleasing with only insignificant wear the text clean and fresh with rich impressions of the plates. This is a very well-preserved copy of the luxury version of one of the most impressive French illustrated books of the 18th century offered in a Neoclassical binding appropriate for its contents. Ray says that in our volume "all the formal elements of the mid-18th century French masterpieces are present." He describes the 25 plates as "stately and elaborate" and singles out Picart's frontispiece which he reproduces in one of the rare full-page illustrations in his book as being "developed with exceptional spirit and inventiveness." Not only the handsome plates but also the leafy frames of each text page the large type and the many charming headpieces and tailpieces make it an elegant object that provides for a visually memorable experience. Fénelon 1651-1715 wrote this utopian work for Louis XIV's grandson whom he was employed to tutor. The book was designed to give the future ruler more farsighted political social and economic ideas than he might otherwise have met with. Unfortunately the boy died before he could come to power and Fénelon fell into disgrace partly because "Telemaque" reflected badly on the government of Louis. According to Graesse our "beautiful" edition supervised by the marquis de Fénelon is much more correct than previous printings as a great many errors have been corrected and lacunae have been filled in. While the unsigned binding is not quite up to the level of émigré binders Kalthoeber and Staggemeier & Welcher it is in their style and is certainly impressive enough to look handsome on the shelf. Former owner Arthur Meyer 1844-1924 was a French press baron whose collection focused on fine bindings and beautiful illustrations. Wetstein & G. Smith; Rotterdam: Jean Hofhout unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis8 840,00 $US≈ 7 479,52 €