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187414528London: Chapman and Hall 1874. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy externally in an attractive red leather binding which is lettered and decorated in gilt. Five raised bands on spine. The leather is rubbed at the ends and edges of the spine and this has become a two inch tear at the join of the spine and front board. All edges gilt. Internally very good. Small ownership label. Attractive green end-papers with gilt thistles in each of the four corners. Pp.xviii554. Fifteen chromolithographic prints by F. Kellerhoven and 437 wood engravings. Includes chapters on food and cookery hunting punishments gipsies tramps and beggars guilds and trade corporations etc. <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
1874mon0000874304Librairie de Firmin Didot Fr�res 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover bound in decorative red buckram boards with gilt titles and decoration on front and spine and back. Gilt page edges. Decorative gilt fdeps. Numerous colour and bw illus throughout. Occasional foxing. Light rubbing to boards. Text bright. Binding tight. Minor age wear. Librairie de Firmin Didot Fr�res hardcover
18781990paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a beautifully presented volume in red cloth with gilt embossed designs on the cover and spine. It is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated work on the science and arts of France from 1700-1789. The illustrations are by various artists and engravers. This volume is in very good condition throughout. There are two companion volumes also available xviie siecle usages et costumes and xviiie sciecle usages et costumes; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Very Good 1878 Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
187671726London: Chapman & Hall. 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. xviii 554pp illustrated with 19 chromolithographic prints by F Kellerhoven occcasional foxing bound in maroon cloth covers gilt lettering decorated on gilt and black sl chipping to top/base spine; Quarto . Chapman & Hall hardcover
1878862T43Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1878. Leather. Good. 11" by 8". None. The third edition of this illustrated study of French 18th century institutions customs and costumes in the original French language. French language. Illustrated with twenty-one chromolithographs many of which are in full colour and three hundred and fifty wood engravings. Collated complete. A detailed study of eighteenth century institutions customs and costumes. Written by Paul Lacroix a French author and journalist. In the original quarter red morocco binding with red cloth boards. Externally smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Good Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1874742388London: Chapman and Hall 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. F. Kellerhoven. Fifteen chromolithographic prints . four hundred engravings on wood"xviii; 554 pp. Maroon leather w/ marble paper inset; sectioned spine w/ gilt lettering; marble end papers; ribbon bookmark; gilt edge. Binding tight; paper split along gutte but does not affect integrity of spine. No writing highlighting or marks in text.Bookplate on end sheet. Beautiful book in amazing condition for its age. Chapman and Hall hardcover
1876mon0000099489Chapman and Hall 1/1/1876 12:00:00 AM. leather_bound. Good. in x in x in. Hardcover - rnrnHardcover. rnNo dust jacket.rnMinor cover wear.rnClean unmarked text. rnTight binding.rn Chapman and Hall hardcover
1851221<p>Louis Janet 1851. Blue hardcover with golden coat of arms. 1st edition. In-8° red half-shagreen decorated ribbed spine gilt edges contemporary rel. 4 ff.n.ch. XVI 223 pp. and 14 figures h.t. engraved on steel from the drawings of G. Staal. Corners a little rubbed very good ex. First printing in a time binding</p> Louis Janet hardcover
1874964T1London: Bickers & Son 1874. Leather. Good. 10.5" by 7.5". F. Kellerhoven; Regamey; L. Allard. A brightly illustrated history of the military and religious life of the Middle Ages and Renaissance period with fourteen chromolithographic plates. Illustrated with fourteen chromolithographic plates and four hundred engravings on wood. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive history of the military and religious life of the Middle Ages and Renaissance period from a series on these ages including works on manners and customs dress and arts. This work explores the military activities of the time period from wars and armies to naval matters the crusades military orders and the idea of chivalry. Alongside the religious orders of the day including clergies religious orders pilgrimages heresies the inquisition and more. With information on the burials and funeral ceremonies of both areas. Written by Paul Lacroix a French author and journalist best known by his pseudonym P. L. Jacob bibliophile or Bibliophile Jacob suggested by his great interest in libraries and books generally. Illustrated by Franz Kellerhoven a German visual artist and lithographer Felix Regamey a French artist and book illustrator of the Japonism movement and L. Allard a French illustrator. Dated from the Canterbury Cathedral library. Bound by Bickers & Son London. Rebacked with the original full calf binding with gilt. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Loss to the spine labels with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Bound by Bickers & Son London. Good Bickers & Son hardcover
1877122668Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1877. Relié. Etat moyen. in-4. Charnière fragile. Dos décoloré. Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie unknown
187612322Chapman and Hall 1876. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper. Rebound with new red cloth spine and original decorated boards. 554 pages. Condition: Good - corners bumped and rounded wear to the extremities of the boards pages lightly tanned with light foxing a places otherwise contents clean bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg additional postage is required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom. <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
1869137443Firmin-Didot frères fils et Cie 1869. Reliure inconnue. Etat moyen. Dos légèrement frotté. Bords de plats usés. Une annotation sur la page de faux-titre. Firmin-Didot frères, fils et Cie unknown
1874100152560Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères Fils et Cie 1874. Bon état couverture défraichie frottée dorure sur la tranche intérieur propre. in4. 1874. Relié. Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères Fils et Cie unknown
1869937Y2Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres 1869-1875. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 11.5" by 8". F. Kellerhoven. A selection of extensive French works two on the art morals and costumes of the Middle Ages together with a religious study. This set comprises three richly illustrated artistic studies two of which examine the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the third of which offers a detailed religious history of Jesus Christ and Christian art. Each bound in the publisher's red decorative cloth. Each volume is illustrated throughout the text with engravings as well as a selection of coloured plates. With nineteen plates to 'Les Arts' fifteen plates to 'Moeurs' and sixteen plates to 'Jesus Christ'. Collated complete. Comprising the following works:'Les Arts au Moyen Age et a L'Epoque de La Renaissance' by Paul Lacroix. Second edition 1869.'Moeurs Usages et Costumes au Moyen Age et a L'Epoque de La Renaissance' by Paul Lacroix. First edition 1871. Depicting costumes and clothing from the Middle Ages including ornate knight armor for both men and horses female dresses court jesters and more. Lacroix was a French author and journalist. He is known best by his pseudonym P.L. Jacob bibliophile or Bibliophile Jacob. 'Jesus-Christ' by Louis Veuillot with a study of Christian art by E. Cartier. First edition 1875. Exploring religious monuments of art from the Catacombs to present day. Veuillot was a French journalist and author who helped to popularise ultramontanism a movement advocating absolute papal supremacy. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally with water damage to the boards of 'Jesus Christ'. With rubbing to the extremities and darkening to the spines. Hinges are starting but firm. Tear to the spine head cloth of 'Les Arts'. Front joint of 'Moeurs Usages' cracked with spine leather lifting. Bookplate of one T & M. Morison to the front pastedowns of 'Les Arts' and 'Moeurs' and bookplate of the Artists' Society of Landham Chambers to 'Jesus Christ'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a tidemark to the top of the pages of 'Les Arts' and the odd spot throughout the set. Good Only Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
183042969Paris: Eugène Renduel 1830. Fine. Eugène Renduel Paris 1830 12.50 x 20 cm relié First edition published under the pseudonym of bibliophile Jacob. Black paper boards smooth spine tan sheep title-label with two small angular lacks one joint slightly cracked then reglued at head red edges modest contemporary binding. Handsome interior condition. Eugène Renduel hardcover
185526086Kiessling Schnee 1855. Edition Unstated. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Text in French. Size: Small Octavo. Text is in French. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Front board is detachedotherwise binding is intact and in good condition. Heavy foxing throughout. Edges greyed with dust marks. Book comes in a custom made slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Belgium; French Language; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 26086. . Kiessling Schnee hardcover
1882000577PARIS: LIBRAIRIE CH. DELAGRAVE 1882 379 Pp. FRENCH TEXT. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 1/4 RED MORROCCO LEATHER HARDBOUND 5 RAISED BANDS AND GILT STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE/TOOLED DESIGN ON SPINE COVER BLIND & GILT GOLD STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE/DESIGN ON RED CLOTH BOARD MARBLE END PAPERS TEXT ACCOMPANIED BY WATERCOLOR PLATES & 48 ENGRAVINGS. DIMENSIONS: 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 1 5/16." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; RUBBED SPINE COVER EDGES/BANDS/CORNER TIPS EXPOSED INNER BOARD GENTLY RUBBED BOARDS STRONG SPINE BRIGHT TEXT PAGES. Illus. by P. KAUFFMANN. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. LIBRAIRIE CH. DELAGRAVE hardcover
1876630P37London: Bickers and Son 1876. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". Not Stated. A comprehensive history of the eighteenth century in France illustrated profusely throughout written by the French journalist Paul Lacroix. This work looks at turbulent eighteenth century France from the years 1700 to 1789 discussing the years leading up to the infamous French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Some of the subjects discussed in this work include the lives of the nobility King and the court the bourgeoisie and the army as well the the parliament commerce finance charity education Paris justice theatres society kitchen travel and fashion. Written by Paul Lacroix. Lacroix was a French author and journalist best known by the pseudonym 'Bibliophile Jacob'. He also wrote 'The Middle Ages and Renaissance' 'Historical Costumes of France from the most Authentic Monuments' and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece thirty-one plates and numerous in-text engravings. Undated dated from Copac from copies held at the Sheffield Hallam University. Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine with a very small amount of the spine lifting to the head of the front joint. Some spots to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Bickers and Son hardcover
186953489Firmin Didot Paris 1869. Revised Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. LACROIX PAUL. Les Arts au Moyen Age et a L'Epoque de la Renaissance Paris: Firmin Didot 1869. Heavy quarto second edition revised pp. iv 548 19 color plates under tissue guards red morocco boards with gilt lettering and elaborate decoration all edges gilt 400 engravings in plates and text. A wide-ranging survey including fine and applied arts book arts and armor and the arts of war. Brunet Supplement 739. Condition of this book: Boards worn and rubbed at extremities short tear in rear joint spine is sun-darkened minor foxing to preliminaries and tissue guards. Overall very good. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; 19th century; French Language; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53489. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Firmin Didot hardcover
1881952P54Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1881. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce limited edition work of Gaston III's medieval treatise on hunting. A scarce limited edition of three-hundred and forty copies of which this is numbered three-hundred and twenty on Hollande paper. In the original French.Bound by Raftolter. 'Le Bon Varlet de Chiens' is extracted from the medieval book on hunting 'Livre de Chasse' compiled by Gaston III Count of Foix during the fourteenth century.Gaston III was a master hunter leaving behind his influential text on hunting which provides a brilliant resource on medieval hunting techniques. With a notice by Paul Lacroix and notes by Ernest Jullien. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards bound by Raftolter. Externally smart lightly rubbed. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Half-title is working loose. Very Good Indeed Librairie des Bibliophiles hardcover
187828404Paris: Firmin-Didot 1878. In-4 p. mm. 280x185 elegante legatura editoriale in mz. marocchino rosso ricca decorazione e tit oro ai piatti e al dorso tagli dorati pp. XIII4560 molto ben illustrato da 250 inc. su legno di cui 20 in tavole fuori testo e da 16 belle tavole in cromolitografia. Importanti capitoli sono dedicati anche alle arti industriali mobili ceramica oreficeria e gioielleria stoffe e tessuti. Esemplare molto ben conservato. Firmin-Didot, unknown
1892860B79Paris : E. Flammarion 1892. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". none. A lovely leather two volume set of the fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Two volumes of the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Limited edition copies. Limited to five hundred on Dutch paper number 230. With a preface by Paul Lacroix exploring the fabulist and storyteller. Some of the fables that appear across these volumes include The Raven and the Frog The Two Mules and The Wolf and the Dog. Jean de la Fontain was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. In quarter leather with marbled boards. Externally generally lovely with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous owner inscription to the page after the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed E. Flammarion hardcover
18771004B23Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1877. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 8". Compère Daumont Pralon et Werner. First edition of this detailled French-language history of the science and literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance beautifully and profusely illustrated including with thirteen chromolithographic plates. First edition.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.In the original French.Lovely contemporary inscription to the first page dated 1878.Containing thirteen chromolithographic plates including the frontispiece five monochrome plates and numerous further in-text engravings. Collated complete.In-depth historical glimpse into the science and literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Written by prominent French author and journalist Paul Lacroix who often wrote under the name "Bibliophile Jacob". In publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Lovely contemporary inscription to the first page dated 1878. Externally smart with slight bumping and rubbing leading to minor loss of cloth and cracking along the front joint culminating in a small tear to the spine head. With a few scattered marks. Internally firmly bound. Bright and clean with the exception of the occasional spot heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1869100151945Firmin Didot Frères Fils et Cie 1869. Bon état général cependant accrocs sur les bords quelques rousseurs dorure sur la tranche. in4. 1869. relié. Firmin Didot Frères Fils et Cie unknown
1884FGN20-A-2Paris: Firmin-Didot 1884. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Not Stated. A handsome copy documenting the history of France between 1795-1815. With ten chromolithographs and 410 illustrations. Covering the period of ascendancy for Napoleon Bonaparte Lacroix examines all parts of French society. Seen as the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution the Napoleonic era saw the deposing of the Directory which governed France and a period of territorial expansion. Lacroix analyses Napoleon's leadership and how literature music science and the arts were influence by his reign. In a fine half morocco binding with gilt detail. Externally smart with some rubbing and handling marks. Library label to spine. Ex libris bookplate to front pastedown. Tear to front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with some spotting to first and last. Library stamps to frontmatter. Browning to first and last. Very Good Firmin-Didot hardcover