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A Philadelphie 1784, In-8 relié demi basane brune à petits coins, plats cartonnés. Dos lisse à filets et fleurons dorés. 278 pages. Pour servir de réponse aux Mémoires de Monsieur Linguet sur la Bastille avec des notes politiques, philosophiques et littéraires, lesquelles n'auront, avec le texte, que le moindre rapport possible, par un homme en pleine campagne. Cartonnage frotté au 2me plat, les 10 dernières pages portent des traces de mouillure anciennes. Exemplaire de travail.
Three volumes. Octavo. Pp. 466; 534; 499. Half-title to each volume. Extended index in volume III. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary quarter cloth over plain paper covered boards, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red. In a very good condition, light marginal annotations, underlining; foxing. A fine set. ~ First edition.
EDITORI RIUNITI 1989. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: LIEVI SEGNI DEL TEMPO ALLA COPERTINA, VOLUME IN OTTIME ED ECCELLENTI CONDIZIONI.
Three volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. vii, 335; vii, 316, 2; 404. Frontispiece to each volume. Profusely illustrated throughout; numerous full-page engravings. Footnotes, index. Hardcover, uniformly bound in original red cloth, richly illustrated and decorated, gilt, spines gilt; patterned endpapers. In a very good condition; one spine faded, a spot on cloth. Nice set. ~ Fourth, enlarged edition. [ADDED:] A rare survivor, full-page newspaper article related to the Revolution, dated January 21, 1928 is loosely inserted, kept in fine condition all these years.
ca. 19 x 14 cm. 303 S., (5) Tafeln. Halbleinwandeinband mit marmoriertem Deckel und montiertem handschriftlichem Rückentitelschildchen. Mit Ex-Libris auf Innendeckel. Einband etwas berieben. Papierbedingt stark gegilbt. Mit handschriftlichem Eigentumssvermerk auf Vorsatz. Sonst guter Zustand. Mit Abbildungen als Anhang.
Royal 8vo. Pp. 287. Plus 8 plates, inc. frontispiece, printed on different paper and protected by tissue guards. Hardcover, original decorated green cloth gilt, spine gilt. In a very good condition. (Some fading to cover.) Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
Four volumes. Octavo. Pp. vi, 315; 319; 354, (2); 253, (3). Frontispiece to each volume. Plus numerous colour lithographs and halftone photo plates, printed on different paper, bound in, some of which folded. Pictorial head-pieces. Hardcover, uniformly bound in original decorated cloth, gilt lettering, spine gilt. In about fine condition. (Neat paper repair to verso of one plate at fold.) Excellent set. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated from the French.
Oval bust portrait. Stipple engraving and aquatint single-sheet print. Image size 115 x 85mm; plate mark 160 x 110mm; overall size 205 x 135mm. Captioned "H. G. Mirabeau". Signed J. Guerin, G. Fiesinger, and Emery Walker. Bears the authentication legend, engraved on the copper: "Dépose à la Bibliothèque Nationale le 15 Germinal l'an 6 de la Répubique Franse". In fine condition. ~ The famous oval bust portrait of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791). Engraved by Frantz Gabriel Fiesinger (1723-1807), after a painting by Jean-Urbain Guérin (1760-1836). Published by Emery Walker as frontispiece.
Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. 629; 648. Half-title. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard. Plus a total of 500 engravings after Jules David, large number of which are additional plates printed separately on different paper and bound in. Elaborate illustrated head- and tail-pieces and initials. Chronology. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary polished mottled half-calf and matching marbled boards, spines with matching morocco labels lettered in gilt between double decorative gilt rules, volume number in gilt between gilt rules, decorative head and foot gilt. All edges speckled; bookplate and contemporary shelf label; foxed, spotted. Handsome set in a very good condition. ~ In the mid 19th century the national campaign for literacy and historical knowledge in France mandated an increasing reliance on illustrated texts. Théodose Burette's "Histoire de France" is a fine example for enabling the past to "speak for itself" through the union of the text with more than 500 illustrations by Jules David, "that other historian, the illustrator". Burettes and David's groundbreaking work would influence historical narration and illustration for the next thirty years, to the "histoires populaires" of Henri Martin and Victor Duruy in the Second Empire. Scarce edition, published in Brussels simultaneously with the Paris edition.
Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. 603; 579. Engraved frontispiece. Footnotes, indices. Set in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary green half calf and pebbled cloth, spines lettered in gilt between black and gilt rules, red sprinkled edges; some minor rubbing to boards; endpapers foxed, browned. In about fine condition. ~ Thiers' work, complete in 2 volumes.
Pygmalion 1989. In-8 broché de 314 pages avec photos. Bon état
français In-folio de XIV-364 pp.; album cartonné à la Bradel de l'éditeur. Histoire générale de Paris. Collection de documents publiée sous les auspices de l'édilité parisienne. Avec XII planches hors texte.
Grand livre du mois, 2016. In-8 broché de 396 pages illustrées. Complet du DVD. Bon état.
Octavo. Pp. vii, 578. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter mid-brown polished calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco lettering-piece to spine, spine decorated in gilt, decorative endpapers. In fine condition. Handsome copy. ~ Ninth edition.
FL 1975. In-8 relié toile sous jaquette illustrée rempliée de 687 pages. Très bon état
PARIS, L. Willem Ed. - 1876 - In-8 - Débroché - Scotch au 1er plat, dos manquant - Tirage limité à 350 exemplaires, exemplaire numéroté - Bandeaux, culs-de-lampes, lettrines - 139 pages - Intérieur très propre
Small octavo. Pp. xlviii, 280. Plus a suite of plates and facsimiles bound at end. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter cherry-red morocco, with matching marbled boards, spine with gilt-ruled raised bands, gilt lettering, decorative endpapers, name clipped off top of title-page. In fine condition. A most attractive copy. ~ Sixth edition.
9 volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. 428; 378; 399; 426; 414; 408; 395; 412; 530. Plus engraved frontispiece portrait of Richelieu, and folding engraved view, both to volume I; engraved frontispiece to volume III; 2 folding charts to volumes V and VI respectively; 3 engraved portraits to volume VII; large, folding engraved bird's-eye view of the Fort of S. Phillipe to volume IX. All 9 half-titles present. Extended errata and notes at the end of Volume IX. Hardcover, uniformly bound in half brick-red morocco and marbled boards, spines lettered and numbered in gilt, sides gilt ruled, edges nicely marbled and sprinkled, marbled endpapers, some rubbing to extremities, some spotting and browning as usual. A lovely set in a very good condition, excellent plates. ~ Second edition, revised, considerably corrected and augumented. Armand-Jean Duplessis [du Clessis], Cardinal, duc de Richelieu (1585-1642); Jean-Louis Giraud Soulavie (1752-1813).
Royal octavo. Pp. xxii, 23-360, (6). Bibliography. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's brown full cloth, gilt cover and spine. Handsome bookplate inside cover. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition.
Four volumes bound in six. Small octavo. With a total of 16 engraved or etched plates, some as frontispiece. Pp. Vol. I: lxxvi, 257; 40; 108, plus 6 plates; Vol. II: xxxviii, 456, plus 2 plates; Vol. III: cxxxvi, 326, plus 2 plates; Vol. IV: 336, plus 2 plates; Vol. V: clx, 332, plus 2 plates; Vol. VI: 398, ccxvi (extended chronology), plus 2 plates. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary duo-tint boards, spines gilt, each spine with volume number within gilt shield and with black lettering-piece in gilt. Some superficial rubbing to boards, some endpapers browned, minor age related blemished here and there, persistent dampmark to top edge of one volume. Withal a lovely set in good condition. ~ Various editions. Vol. I: second edition, 1792; II: fourth edition, 1815; Vol. III-IV: second edition, 1806; Vol. V-VI: third edition, 1815. The charming plates were made by Antoine Cosme Giraud (etcher) and Vincent Marie Langlois (engraver), after originals by Jean Michel Moreau and Jean Baptiste Simonet. Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne (1743-1793) was a leader of the French Protestants and a moderate French revolutionary. He was guillotined in December 1793. Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle (1766-1855) was historian and journalist. He continued Rabaut's work and completed most of it while in prison. Very rare in its completeness.
Four volumes. Thick crown quarto. Pp. cxc, 792; 729; 816; 929. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's boards, extremities bit chafed, some foxing to edges. In a very good condition, and with fine interior. Entirely unopened, unused and unread set which has been stored for generations. ~ First edition. Vol. I. Les hôpitaux et hospices, 1789-1791. Vol. II. Les ateliers de charité et de filature, 1789-1791. Vol. III. Les hôpitaux et hospices, 1791-an IV. Vol. IV. Les ateliers de charité et de filature, 1791-an IV. (Note: very heavy set, over 10 kg).
Crown octavo. Pp. 264. With numerous full-page engraved illustrations throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, sides embossed in blind; spine bit discoloured. In a very good condition. ~ First edition of this charmingly illustrated work on the French Revolution.
28 pages. Features: Feature article on Prima Ballerina Karen Kain; The Mellowing of Rudy Pilous; Great full-page colour photo ad for the Honda CB-400F and CB-500T motorcycles; Nice 1975 Fashion photo section; The Hamilton Jail or Barton Street Bastille - nobody knows for sure how many bodies lay there; Weird Requests Made in Wills; Dough Wrights's Family; Maxwell House Coffee colour photo features Ricardo Montalban; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
8vo. Pp. xx, 496. Index. Errata slip tipped-in. Hardcover, original brown cloth, spine in red and gilt. In a very good condition. (Cover bit sunned.) ~ First edition.
Features/Photos: Donald Campbell breaks world land speed record in Bluebird; Southern Rhodesia foremost in Commonwealth Conference; Bastille Day march past in Paris; Recently discovered archaic bronzes from the Great Peloponnesian site of Olympia; Senator Goldwater emerges as victor at the Republican convention in San Francisco; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine