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179341973Saint-Malo: L.H. Hovius fils 1793. Fine. L.H. Hovius fils Saint-Malo 1793 10.50 x 17.50 cm relié First edition. Nineteenth-century binding in half green calf smooth spine faded and decorated with gilt arabesques headcaps and joints lightly rubbed scuffs to the boards of Full cloth binding corners and edges rubbed. Work illustrated with a vignette on the title page. Some light foxing without gravity. Rare Saint-Malo printing. L.H. Hovius fils hardcover
1778LRB298Paris: Veuve Desaint 1778 Titre : Traité du Sacrifice de JésusChrist. Suivi de : Explication des prières et cérémonies du saint sacrifice de la messe Ensemble complet en 3 tomesAuteur : AnonymeÉditeur : Veuve DesaintLieu : ParisDate : 1778Format : in12 env. 17 x 105 cmReliure : Pleine basane marbrée de l'époque dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons dorés pièces de titre et de tomaison tranches mouchetéesÉtat : Reliures frottées avec usure d'usage aux coiffes et aux mors petits manques en tête de deux dos cahiers bien solides. Cachet ecclésiastique ancien « Sanctissimi Sacramenti » sur chaque titre quelques rousseurs éparses. Ancienne mention manuscrite au crayon « Plowden » en tête des titresLangue : FrançaisDescription : Édition parisienne de 1778 complète en trois volumes. Tomes I et II sous le titre « Traité du Sacrifice de JésusChrist » ; tome III sous le titre « Explication des prières et cérémonies du saint sacrifice de la messe ». Imprimé « Avec Approbation & Privilège du Roi ». Impression soignée avec jolis fleurons typographiques. Intéressante synthèse théologique et liturgique sur l'Eucharistie et la messe avec de nombreuses références patristiques et scripturaires. Provenance religieuse attestée par les cachets anciensTrès rare. Hardcover. Good. Veuve Desaint hardcover
1712231117101Generic 2017-12-31. leather_bound. Good. 0x0x0. original 1868 prints Generic hardcover
17736951Torino: Chez Les Freres Reycends 1773. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato completo e in barbe. Un paio di strappetti sulla prima sguardia sul margine del secondo frontespizio qualche sgualcitura sugli angoli e ordinari segni del tempo ma senza gore o vistosi difetti. Brossura con strappetto all'estremità superiore della cerniera posteriore e etichetta di privata collocazione sul dorso parzialmente staccata. Sulla prima sguardia antica nota manoscritta con nome e breve notizia sull'autore. Brossura coeva d'attesa con decorazione monocroma 8vo cm14x21.5 171 1 4 85 3; 3 tavole ripiegate in fine. Due opere pubblicate insieme in edizione originale; la prima opera è costituita da una serie di note sul Saggio di Guibert 1722 la seconda con proprio frontespizio e numerazione di pagina tratta del conflitto russo-turco 1768-1774. In francese. Per entrambe le opere l'indicazione di stampa al colophon è della tipografia di Ignazio Soffietti. In fine breve catalogo delle edizioni dei Fratelli Reycends. Chez Les Freres Reycends unknown
1728r029F.022GB: J Tonson 1728. NOTE: A second part was published later. DISBOUND TEXT No covers. Text commences at title page last numbered page is 477. 16 and 478 pages. Two library stamps on title page and one on last leaf. Title page detached and a bit browned on leading edge. Else very good clean tight text most suitable to rebind. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/No DW. J Tonson Hardcover
1777214215Dublin: W. Wilson 1777. Leather. Good. Various sketches of British politicians. 207 pages plus publisher's catalogue. Pages are in very good condition; clean and white. Edges and endpapers a little yellowed. Brown leather with gilt titles on the spine. Spine darkened and a little cracked; binding tight. Worn at corners head/tail of spine. Covers a little soiled and stained. Scarce. GOOD <br/> <br/> W. Wilson hardcover
1742p016.006GB: F. Cogan 1742. 177 x 98 mm. Full leather. Raised Bands. 12 and 298 pages. Includes halftitle NOTE: There are two leaves with pagination 287/8 one after the other. Clean bright tight text has quite wide margins but is cut at a slight angle at base. Covers sound but rear joint cracking and no title labels. Spine is stamped with a gold I. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW. F. Cogan Hardcover
170838193London: : Printed By Henry Hills. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1708. Wrappers. 39 1 pages; The True-Born Englishman is a satirical poem published in 1701 by Daniel Defoe defending the then King of England William who was Dutch-born against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies and ridiculing the notion of English racial purity. It quickly became popular. Quote " Thus from a mixture of all kinds began That het'rogeneous thing an Englishman: In eager rapes and furious lust begot Betwixt a painted Britain and a Scot. Whose gend'ring off-spring quickly learn'd to bow And yoke their heifers to the Roman plough: From whence a mongrel half-bred race there came With neither name nor nation speech nor fame. In whose hot veins new mixtures quickly ran Infus'd betwixt a Saxon and a Dane While their rank daughters to their parents just Receiv'd all nations with promiscuous lust. This nauseous brood directly did contain The well-extracted blood of Englishmen. Stitched into later brown wrappers. Complete and clear. Text has the commonly found shallow waves probably from moisture or from drying ink. A very nice copy of this fragile pamphlet. . : Printed [By Henry Hills] unknown
173532640Paris: Crepy 1735. Other. In ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Leicht gebräunt. 665 by 505mm 26¼ by 20 inches. Original antike Kupferstichkarte in zeitgenössischem Grenzkolorit. Nach dem Kartenbild von Hubert Jaillot. Dargestellt wird der bayrische Kreis im Norden mit dem benachbarten Tschechien die Städte Eger und Prag und im Süden bis nach Innsbruck. Im Osten von Budweis bis Nürnberg im Westen. Das Kartenbild sorgfältig und übersichtlich ausgearbeitet. Crepy unknown
1797022051Edinburgh: Printed for Andrew Bell and Colin MacFarquhar 1797. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good condition. Half bound with a brown leather spine with 5 raised bands and leather corners. The spine is stamped with bright gold lettering and decorative rules. The front and rear boards were originally covered with marbled paper but that paper is gone now leaving mostly plain tan boards. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Upper hinge is cracked but still holding. Corners are worn. Pages are clean and unmarked with only a little foxing. 1797. Third Edition "Greatly Improved." Volume X 10 only of 18. Covers LES-MEC in the alphabet. From the library of Samuel Elam of Rhode Island with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Complete with 22 full page original copper plate engravings verified from plate list at the end. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall by 2.25" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. Third Edition MDCCXCVII 1797. Oversize Hardcover. Good condition. 787pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Printed for A[ndrew] Bell and C[olin] MacFarquhar Hardcover
1797022057Edinburgh: Printed for Andrew Bell and Colin MacFarquhar 1797. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good condition. Half bound with a brown leather spine with 5 raised bands and leather corners. The spine is stamped with bright gold lettering and decorative rules. The front and rear boards were originally covered with marbled paper but a majority of that paper is gone now leaving mostly plain tan boards. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Hinges are starting but still holding. Spine and corner leather is worn. Title and a few other pages are foxed. Most pages are clean and unmarked with no or only a little foxing. 1797. Third Edition "Greatly Improved." Volume III 3 Three only of 18. Covers BAR-BZO in the alphabet. From the library of Samuel Elam of Rhode Island with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Complete with 20 full page original copper plate engravings verified from plate list at the end. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall by 2.25" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. Third Edition MDCCXCVII 1797. Oversize Hardcover. Good condition. 808pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Printed for A[ndrew] Bell and C[olin] MacFarquhar Hardcover
177385101773. A Paris chez Vincent 1773. 2 forts vol. au format gd in-12 173 x 108 mm de 1 f. bl. xii - 748 pp. ; 1 f. n.fol. et 820 pp. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-veau blond dos lisses ornÂŽs de doubles filets dorÂŽs filets gras dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs piÂces de titre de maroquin ÂŽbÂne titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe toutes tranches rouges. Edition originale complÂte des deux volumes la constituant. ''Par Edme Mentelle d'aprÂs Cioranescu et Grente ; d'aprÂs une lettre autographe signÂŽe d'Edme Mentelle et datÂŽe du 10 octobre 1773 dÂŽcouverte par le libraire Chamonal Mentelle est effectivement auteur mais de la premiÂre partie seulement la seconde ÂŽtant de Jean-FranÂois de La Croix. L'ouvrage a aussi ÂŽtÂŽ attribuÂŽ ˆ tort par Barbier et Cioranescu ˆ Gabriel Mailhol auteur des "Anecdotes orientales" parues ˆ Paris en 1752 et dont les "Anecdotes orientales" de 1773 ne sont pas une 2Âme ÂŽd. comme Barbier l'indique fautivement''. ''Les noms des peuples et des pays de l'histoire orientale sont tout au plus connus d'un certain nombre de lecteurs ; leurs diffÂŽrentes dynasties en revanche sont presque totalement ignorÂŽes. D'o il suit qu'il nous a paru important de suivre en grand la marche gÂŽnÂŽrale de l'histoire en se rÂŽservant aussi de s'arrÂter aussi toutefois ˆ ce qui pouvait amuser ou instruire. ProcÂŽdant selon l'ordre chronologique il rÂŽsulte ainsi un tableau de l'ensemble des rÂŽvolutions qu'a ÂŽprouvÂŽes l'Asie sous les diffÂŽrentes souverainetÂŽs qui s'y sont successivement ÂŽlevÂŽes puis dÂŽtruites. Pour ce faire nous avons rejetÂŽ les ÂŽcrits grecs estimant qu'il n'y avait de vÂŽritablement oriental que ce qui avait ÂŽtÂŽ ÂŽcrit par les Orientaux.''. in Avertissement. Table : Rois de Perse - Souverains en Perse et en Syrie - Souverains en Perse et dans les Indes - Autres dynasties arabes kurdes et persanes - Les Chahs ou Sophis de Perse. Barbier I Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 185 - Chadenat 5252. Plats frottÂŽs. Quelques rares feuillets brunis et rousseurs dans le texte davantage marquÂŽes pour quelques feuillets. Du reste ensemble en belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1742311591742. A La Haye chez Jean van Duren 1736. 3 vol. au format in-12 168 x 103 mm de 2 ff. bl. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. 16 ff. n.fol. 408 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 2 ff. bl. 1 f. n.fol. 404 pp. et 2 ff. bl. ; 2 ff. bl. 3 ff. n.fol. 322 pp. 7 ff. n.fol. et 2 ff. bl. Reliures de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau glacÂŽ et marbrÂŽ blond plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets gras ˆ froid caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs filets en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs roulettes dorÂŽs larges fleurons dorÂŽs piÂces de titre de maroquin acajou piÂces de tomaison de maroquin fauve titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en queue roulette dorÂŽe sur les coupes tranches saumon. Ensemble complet de ses trois volumes ; ici revÂtus d'agrÂŽables reliures du temps. L'ouvrage s'agrÂŽmente de 13 portraits gravÂŽs ainsi que de 4 grandes planches dÂŽpliantes gravÂŽes. ''Ces mÂŽmoires relatent notamment avec force dÂŽtails l'ÂŽpisode du systÂme de Law mais s'avÂrent ÂŽgalement particuliÂrement intÂŽressant pour tout ce qui regarde la Compagnie des Indes''. Barbier III Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 200 - QuÂŽrard VII La France littÂŽraire p. 184 - Brunet VI Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 23885 - Cioranescu II Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme siÂcle 50322 pour l'originale de 1729. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Quelques t‰ches affectant les reliure. Cerne en marge des derniers cahiers d'un des volumes. Petite dÂŽchirure en marge d'un feuillet. Une planche prÂŽsente des plissures ainsi qu'une dÂŽchirure marginale. Deux autres une petite dÂŽchirure marginale seule. Rares rousseurs ou petites t‰ches claires dans les corps d'ouvrages. L'ensemble demeure dans une condition satisfaisante. b42961 unknown
179312504S.l. España 1793. 237x405mm. 9¼x16". S.l.n.a. España c.1793. Grabado. Papel: 237 x 405mm. Huella: 231 x 381mm. Primera edición. Raro grabado representando una escena imaginaria de la Compañía de Don Pedro Ubeda durante la Guerra del Rosellón y a sus personajes más memorables como Diego Lavao conocido por el Carabinero. unknown
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
1712182854London: Printed and Sold by John Morphew 1712. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ttile continues ".AND Into the Conduct of those GENERALS to whose CARE the fame has been Committed ABROAD. Collected from many Original Letters and Councils of War never Published before. Together with An Account of the several Embarkations both of British and Foreign Troops that have been Sent to SPAIN or PORTUGAL for the Support of the Present War. AND A Distribution of the Annual Sums granted by Parliament and applied to those Services." pp. 4 p.l. 265 139. Errata slip mounted on verso of title page. Bound in contemporary paneled calf rubbed joints cracked lower blank corners of two leaves torn away but overall a clean tight copy. <br/> <br/> Printed, and Sold by John Morphew hardcover
1787169933Caen: Chez G. le Roy 1787. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. 4 xxv 355;4 400 4pp. 12mo handsomely bound in full contemporary brown speckled calf; triple fillet borders and ornate gilt-stamped spines; all edges red. Caen: Chez G. le Roy 1787. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Chez G. le Roy unknown
1799100014Paris; Berlin; London; London; London: Baudouin; s.n.; s.n.; J. Wright; J. Debrett et al 1799. Hardcover. Good. 132; 99; 26; 48; 46 p. 20.5 cm hardcover binding with leather spine and marbled boards. Corners worn hinges cracking spine cracked and chipped. Ink Contents notes on front endpapers. A few scattered ink notes to margins. Pages neat and clean. <br/><br/>Five Essays in French from the end of the 18th Century: "Essai sur les Causes qui en 1649 Amenerent en Angleterre L'Establissement de la Reublique;" "Lettre auc Auteur Juifs d'un memoire adresse a Mr. Teller; Orojet D'Adresse etc. etc.;" "Substance d'un Discours Prononce par Lord Auckland dans la Chambre des Pairs le mardi 8 Janvier 1799;" "Courte & Libre Exposition des Faits Preuves et Raisons demontrant Que le Bouleversement de tous les Etats Civilises est inevitable." The first essay by Antoine comte Boulay de la Meurthe French politician and magistrate discusses the English Civil War. The second is written by Jean Andre de Luc Swiss Geologist and is about the German Protestant theologian Wilhelm Abraham Teller. The next by Vertaul discusses British tax assessment. Part four is a speech about income tax by William Eden Lord Auckland. The last anonymous essay is about French politics and government in the Revolutionary Period. French text. More photos available on request. Baudouin; s.n.; s.n.; J. Wright; J. Debrett et al hardcover
1707FGN11-F-3N/A: N/A c1707. Leather. Good Only. 5.5" by 3". None. A scarce copy of this French work. "Containing several very extraordinary amorous and entertaining adventures." Lacking title age and possibly frontispiece. With bookplate of the Earl of Guilford Wroxton Abby to front pastedown - believed to be Frederick North 2nd Earl of Guilford who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. In a full calf binding. Externally worn. Some minor loss to the tail of the spine. Front board held by cords only. Rear joint tender but still reasonably firm. Internally generally firmly bound with just then front free endpaper working loose. pages are generally bright and clean with a few handling marks and the occasional spot only. Good Only N/A hardcover
1756843F3London: J. Barnes; R. Nutt 1756. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. The very scarce 1756 twentieth edition of the 'Court and City Register' bound with 'Rider's British Merlin' for the same year. Two very scarce 1756 volumes bound in one with 'Rider's British Merlin' bound after the first seven leaves of 'The Court and City Register'. Following the forty-eight leaves of the Merlin the Register resumes with sections devoted to the lists of both Houses of Parliament a court register and lists of the army and navy.ESTC reference for 'Register' T192045; ESTC reference for 'Merlin' T45000'Rider's British Merlin' was one of the earliest almanacs to be published and ran from 1656 until 1830. Printed in red and black the longest section of the work related to the annual fairs in England and Wales which played an important role in buying and selling as well as in relation to developments in husbandry information exchange and in the hiring of labour.With two pages of advertisements to the rear.A very scarce historical reference work for the year 1856. In a full calf binding. Minor losses to spine head and tail. Head of rear joint and head and tail of front joint starting with boards holding firm. Minor losses to board perimeters. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean and bright. Very Good J. Barnes; R. Nutt hardcover
1800985F31London: John Stockdale by R. Noble 1800 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4". None. An attractively bound example of the very scarce 1800 edition of this popular work of British history and genealogy providing the annual register for England Scotland Ireland and America. The very scarce 1800 edition of this work handsomely bound in vibrant morocco with gilt detailing.Almanacs and calendars such as this played an important role in providing in great detail information on those in influential positions across England and includes a list of the present parliament. While this volume is largely devoted to matters regarding London further detailed are the peers public officials and notable individuals of Scotland and Ireland and America.With 'Rider's British Merlin for 1800' present as called for.Illustrated with thirty-five double sided armorial engraved plates. Collated complete.ESTC T139287 In a straight grain morocco binding with gilt detailing to back strip and board perimeters. A touch of rubbing to back strip head and tail otherwise externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed John Stockdale by R. Noble hardcover
173946601à Paris: Aux dépens des libraires 1739. Fine. Aux dépens des libraires à Paris 1739 6.50 x 12 cm 2 volumes reliés Religious almanac masses. Contemporary full old red morocco binding. Smooth spine elegantly and richly decorated. Two title-labels one in red morocco the second in black morocco. Triple fillet frame on boards with corner tools. Edges gilt. 2 corners slightly bumped. 2 wormholes along the upper joint of the summer section. Upper joint of the winter section cracked at foot. Very handsome copies bound in high-quality morocco. Aux dépens des libraires hardcover
179046161Paris: Chez Basset 1790. Fine. Chez Basset Paris circa 1790 30.50 x 48.50 cm une feuille Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors depicting a view representing the gallery erected in the Place de Grève on the occasion of the birth of Monseigneur le Dauphin. Optical views also called views perspectives or ""mondo nuovo"" are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris then London and finally in Germany and aimed to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors. Chez Basset unknown
