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172933415Amsterdam : FranÂois LÕHonorÂŽ 1729. 180x110mm. 22 ff. cartonnage dos percaline plats papier marbrÂŽ. 233 FranÂois LÕHonorÂŽ unknown
172713331<p>Paris: Chez les Frères Barbou 1727 Second edition of a conduct book that first appeared in 1712. The preface states that this edition has been so greatly enlarged reorganized and corrected that it is virtually a new book. . Contemporary calf gilt spine with red morocco label edges stained red. Twelvemo. . One inch splits along front and back joints near head of spine binding extremities a bit worn. Old ink signature on title-page a few small stains. A good clean copy. Cioranescu describes Varennes -1745 as chaplain to the king and Abbé of Landévennec. In this book he looks at the behavior of a number of fictional characters Agenor"petit maitre étourdi sans jugement"; Elvire "fille d'une grande vertu & qui fait par cela même tant d'honneur à son sexe"; Utime "homme à qui l'ambition à tourne la `tête"; etc. in order to discuss good and bad conduct.</p> Chez les Frères Barbou,
17061405210040Antverpiae : sumptibus Societatis 1706-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 5 Volumes. Latin. Bound in contemporary quarter leather. Marbled boards. 6 raised bands to each volume. Good bindings and covers. Moderate wear to extremities. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. Spine labels missing on Vol. II III and V. Volume I has been rebacked but chipping to spine labels. Library bookplate on inside board and markings on spine. Boards starting. Clean unmarked pages with minimal tanning. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. Antverpiae : sumptibus Societatis hardcover
1790625315R.A. Vieilh de Varennes 1790. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. A RARE FRENCH MILITARY COLOR-PLATE BOOK. Features 30 superb hand-colored etched plates some heightened in gold printed on a pale blue stock depicting the battalions of France's National Guard from Paris showing both their uniforms and flags with hand-stencilled captions. Issued without title page. Notes: A copy described as above was presented by Vieilh de Varennes to the Assemblée nationale Oct. 7 1790 The complete work consists of 60 etchings this copy consists of 30 plates numbered 1-30 each depicting a member of the Garde nationale holding the banner of one of the Paris districts. Although wrongly attributed to Moreau le jeune because of a frontispiece after him found in one copy the etchings were probably made and colored by Vieilh de Varennes. Worldcat. Bound in full period speckled calf rebacked in brown calf preserving original spine label some light wear; offset to endpapers and first and last plates from turn-ins; two faint ex-library stamps on pastedown and front endpaper only. PROVENANCE: 19th-century signatures of John Lewis in ink and Ernest Hallam in pencil dated October 1875 on front pastedown. R.A. Vieilh de Varennes unknown
