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0364556870.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
119847Vienne Chez M. de Brunswich s.d 1793. 16 pages. 21x13 Cm. Dérelié. Taches. Cette réaction à la mort de Louis XVI est tout sauf sereine pourtant la noblesse française dont le libelle est l'expression avait précédemment voué le monarque aux gémonies pour sa faiblesse : "Je sonne le tocsin de la monarchie & de la justice contre les assassins de Louis XVI roi de France ; je crie à la vengeance des dieux & des hommes contre les monstres qui ont déshonoré la Nation française ; je tiens moi-même le poignard de Thémis levé sur la tête des bourreaux du genre humain. Taches et rousseurs. Petits accrocs. Vienne, Chez M. de Brunswich, s.d (1793). unknown
360408Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century ca. 1793. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360460Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1796. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
a106676A Aix 1770 first edition. Esprit David. Octavo wraps. Stringbound. 17p. VG light scattered foxing. Original document. . paperback
1825013225Paris: A La Societe Catholique Des Bons Livres 1825. Book. VG. Rebound. Later Printing. Softcover bound into red cloth and marbilized boards. A La Societe Catholique Des Bons Livres Hardcover
360409Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century ca. 1793. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360461Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1796. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
179122878Lyon: Chez Aimé de la Roche 1791. 2pp 2-blank. 1 vols. 4to. Disbound some light soiling tear across first leaf not affecting legibility else very good. 2pp 2-blank. 1 vols. 4to. Decree of the Assemblée Nationale concerning taxes. Not cited in Kress. Not cited in Kress <br/><br/> Chez Aimé de la Roche unknown
360410Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century ca. 1793. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360462Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1796. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
41802Henri Plon In-8 488pp. illustr. portrait frontispice et deux documents autographes en fac-simile hors-texte faibles rousseurs éparses A64 unknown
1781217370Paris: l'Imprimerie Royale 1781. Ornamental headpiece. 3 1 blank pp. 1 vols. 4to. Very good. Ornamental headpiece. 3 1 blank pp. 1 vols. 4to. Goldsmith 12182 l'Imprimerie Royale unknown
177557864Francfort sur le Meyn Varrentrapp 1775. Uncut in original blank boards. Handwritten titlelabel on spine. Stamp on title-page. 2178IV pp. 24 folded engraved plates. A faint dampstain to top of 2 plates. hardcover
177557865Strassburg Levrault 1775. Contemp. marbled boards. Nicks to spine. Top of spine tape-repaired. Stamp on title-page. 6208 pp. 26 folded engraved plates each plate with descriptive text. Internally clean. hardcover
179095746Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale 1790. 1790. Very good. - Quarto 10-1/4 inches high by 8-1/8 inches wide. Unbound self-wraps with stab marks along the left edge and numbers penned in an early hand at the top right corner of each page. 3 pages on attractive watermarked paper with a handsome engraved pictorial headpiece at the head of the first page. There is offsetting to the top front corner of the first leaf and some light creasing. Very good. <p>Signed in print "Louis. Et plus bas Par le Roi Guignard."<p>On August 26 1789 France's National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which declared that "Men are born free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good." Although the articles did not specifically address the abolition of the nobility the Assembly took up the subject in their subsequent June 19 1790 meeting which declared the abolition of hereditary titles.<p>SCARCE. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1790. paperback
51581with translation confirming to Louis-François Pascal de La Gillière b. 1719 late 2nd Naval Lieutenant in the Compagnie des Indes his pension of 200 livres p.a. previously paid by the Compagnie now to be paid by the royal Treasury printed in imitation of an upright cursive with manuscript details notes of later payments on verso 1 side 10¾" x 17" vellum Versailles 1st November Also signed by Antoine-Jean AMELOT d. 1795 Intendant des Finances 1774 Secretary of State for the Royal Household 1776-1783. He was known for refusing pensions to all and sundry unless they could show good cause: hence the detailed notes on this document indicating that the king had been given the necessary legal background. Amelot is remembered for his correspondence with Voltaire - they had a common opponent in De Brosses President of the Parlement de Dijon who was Voltaire's part-landlord. On Voltaire's return to Paris in 1784 after 28 years Amelot forbade the press to publish attacks on the old man and he signed the order allowing him to be buried away from Paris before the bishops could object. The present Rue Amelot running north west from the Bastille has borne his name since it was laid out in 1777. The Compagnie des Indes was begun by Richelieu in 1642. At one time when John Law was finance minister it had almost a monopoly of French foreign trade. hardcover
141827853London Oxford and N.P. probably London: By Baylis and sold by the author 1798; 1814; 1814. First Editions Of Three Separate Works. Bound without the half-title. With an engraved plate of the tower which sometimes is placed as a frontispiece two engraved plans on one plate and two engraved reproductions on one plate. Additionally there is the folding panorama as the frontispiece to the Badajoz volume. 8vo contemporary style calf the spine with double gilt ruled bands the compartments with panel designs of gilt corner work and central fleurs-de-lys red morocco lettering label gilt. 2 255 5 pp. plus plates; 4 53 pp.; 12 pp. Neat bookplate and name on preliminary blank and slight offsetting from one plate but fine in attractive binding. FIRST EDITION OF ALL THREE WORKS. The books here included are all considered quite scarce indeed. Few copies appear in the marketplace and few are in collections world wide. Cléry was the King's valet and this is a first hand account. It is considered the most important period writing on the captivity of Louis XV. It is bound with two other very scarce works A Correct Account Of The Visit Of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent And His Illustrious Guests To The University And City Of Oxford In June 1814. To Which Is Added The English Poems Recited On The Occasion; Accompanied by Some General Remarks. Oxford 1814 and with A Short Description of Badajoz And The Surrounding Country; With Extracts From The London Gazette; Explanatory Of The Pictures Exhibiting In The Panorama Leicester Square Representing The Siege In 1812. Taken from the Fort La Picurin. Badajoz was considered the bloodiest of all of the sieges by Wellington during the Peninsular War campaigns. By Baylis and sold by the author unknown
179075421Auch: Chez J. G. Duprat 1790. Fine. Chez J. G. Duprat Auch 1790 15.50 x 20.50 cm relié First editions of these 287 edicts royal proclamations letters patent from January 1790 to November 1790. Contemporary cream paper binding. Title in red and black on cover: Constitution française tome 2. One lack to spine. Set trimmed short. Chez J. G. Duprat unknown
177589133Colmar: Jean-Henri Decker 1775. Fine. Jean-Henri Decker Colmar 1775-1782 20 x 24.3 cm En feuilles Remarkable collection of 19 letters patent transcribing into French law what had originally been the outcome of diplomatic conventions; the sovereignties concerned are as follows arranged in chronological order of the letters patent: I. Imperial City of Reutlingen January 1775 6 pp. II. Principality of Nassau-Weilburg 26 April 1776 23 pp. III. Electorate of Saxony 1 September 1776 10 pp. IV. Republic of Ragusa October 1776 7 pp. V. Principality of Nassau-Usingen 10 June 1777 8 pp. VI. Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg 15 August 1778 11 pp. VII. Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 15 August 1778 12 pp. VIII. Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 August 1778 12 pp. IX. Prince-Abbacy of Fulda 29 August 1778 7 pp. X. Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen 22 November 1778 16 pp. XI. Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg 27 January 1779 12 pp. XII. Kingdom of Portugal 7 February 1779 10 pp. XIII. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen 12 March 1779 7 pp. XIV. Teutonic Order 1 April 1779 11 pp. XV. Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg 6 July 1779 6 pp. XVI. Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt 31 January 1780 10 pp. XVII. Prince-Bishopric of Münster 23 December 1780 8 pp. XVIII. Electoral Palatinate 6 November 1781 5 pp. XIX. County of Leyen November 1782 6 pp. Disbound collection. The droit d'aubaine of feudal origin stipulated that the lord inherited the estate of a foreigner or ""aubain"" when the latter died within his jurisdiction. This right was reclaimed under the Ancien Régime by European sovereigns notably in France. By the late eighteenth century however the prevailing tendency among the states of Western Europe was toward mutual renunciation of this right. Jean-Henri Decker unknown
41666Manuscript in ink on parchment 320 x 250 mm; a royal ordinance approving a property exchange between an aristocrat and an educational institution; dated at Versailles January 1787 the document bears the signature of Louis XVI King of France and Navarre in the lower margin: 'Louis' with the phrase 'par le Roi' immediately below; some old stains in the lower margin minor handling wear at edges but overall a well preserved document. 'Louis par la grace de Dieu Roi de France et de Navarre: à tous présens et avenir salut: Nos chers et bien amés Le Sr. Marquis. de St. Chamans Mestre de Camp en Second du Regiment de la Fère Seigneur de Villenauxe et les administrateurs du Collège de Louis Le Grand nous ont fait exposer que par un projet d'acte fait entre eux le quinze mars mil sept cent quatre vingt six ledit. Sr. Marquis. de St. Chamans est souvenu céder audit. Collège six arpents quatre pieds de terre sur le finage de Villenauxe en échange d'une maison et ses dépendances avec un jardin et une petite pièce de terre le tout appartenant audit. Collège et situé près le Chateau de Villenauxe. Que cet échange fait sans aucun soulte d'argent est très avantageux audit. Collège . . ' A royal ordinance signed by Louis XVI who would be executed by guillotine on 23 January 1793 ratifying an agreement that had been made previously between the Marquis de Saint-Chamans Antoine-Marie-Hippolyte de Saint-Chamans 1730-1793 lord of Villenauxe and the Collège de Louis Le Grand for a mutual exchange of property that will not require a financial payment from either party. This exchange will be to the College's advantage as it will receive more than six acres of the Marquis's land in return for a small dwelling and garden situated nearby his chateau. Provenance: The Balcombe family of ""The Briars"" St. Helena and later ""The Briars"" Mornington Victoria Australia; à Beckett family Melbourne by descent. There is a certain irony in the Balcombes acquiring and preserving such a document since the family associated closely with Napoleon when he was in exile on St. Helena. Indeed the Balcombes were Napoleon's hosts during his first months on the island and the deposed emperor was particularly enamoured of the beautiful young teenager Betsy Balcombe whom he called ""The Rosebud of St. Helena"". unknown
187889839No Location: Sans nom d'éditeur 1878. Fine. Sans nom d'éditeur No Location s. d. 1878 20 x 26 cm Relié First edition.Only one copy listed in the CCF BnF.Bradel binding in full marbled paper boards smooth spine green shagreen title label with a small loss modern binding.Very rare report of the administration of the ""Argenterie Menus-Plaisirs et affaires de la chambre"" which under the Ancien Régime formed part of the King's Household in charge of the ""Kings pleasures""that is the organization of court ceremonies and entertainments.Compiled from 393 records and 21000 invoices.By drastically reducing the expenses of his household Louis XVI retained only a single Maître des Menus-Plaisirs endowed with a budget infinitely smaller than that of his predecessors. Sans nom d'éditeur hardcover
177690973Versailles 1776. Fine. From the Private Correspondence of Louis XVI Versailles 31 janvier 1776 18.3 x 24.4 cm Bifeuillet Letter written by a secretary and signed by Louis XVI addressed to Cardinal Ludovico Calini in ink over eleven lines. The signature of Charles Gravier Comte de Vergennes appearing at the foot of the bifolium accompanies that of the King for these New Year wishes. The recipient's name is inscribed on the verso: ""Mon Cousin le Cardinal Calino"". A few waterstains a small hole at ""qu'il vous ait"". ""My Cousin I have seen with pleasure from your letter of October 1st the token of the sincerity of the wishes you express for me at the beginning of this year. Your good intentions are as well known to me as you must be certain of my desire to give you proof of my esteem and affection. Whereupon I pray God that He may have you My Cousin in His holy and worthy keeping. Written at Versailles the 31st of January 1776."" our own translation. Louis XVI was twenty-two years old when he wrote this letter having reigned for barely two years. The recipient Cardinal Ludovico Calini had been appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College in 1774 at the King's accession and was by then holding one of his last ecclesiastical offices. An intimate exchange between Louis XVI and Cardinal Ludovico Calini in which the King returns ""the sincerity of the wishes"" extended to him for the New Year of 1776. unknown
17783485A Lyon: De l'Imprimerie du Roi 1778. Scarce Lyon edition. With a woodcut vignette of the royal French arms on the title-page set against an allegorical background. Sewn. Contemporary inked numbers on the title-page. Trace of folding. Light creasing and tanning throughout; closed tears along the spine. Occasional spotting with light brown stains on the final leaf. Overall in very good condition. Scarce Lyon edition. With a woodcut vignette of the royal French arms on the title-page set against an allegorical background. Sewn. 12 p. <p><br /> The first treaty ever signed by the United States - France's formal recognition of American independence.<br /> <p><p><br /> Rare Lyon edition of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce concluded on 6 February 1778 between the Kingdom of France and the United States of America - the first official treaty entered into by the U.S. as a sovereign nation. Signed by American commissioners Benjamin Franklin Arthur Lee and Silas Deane the treaty recognized the United States as an independent entity in the eyes of a major European power a pivotal development in securing legitimacy abroad during the Revolutionary War.<br /> <p><p><br /> The treaty established mutual most-favored-nation trade relations protection for commercial shipping and reciprocal restrictions on fishing - notably the United States' agreement not to fish on the Newfoundland banks. It was signed concurrently with a secret treaty of military alliance though only the commercial treaty was published immediately in France. This Lyon imprint issued by the royal press and featuring the French arms on the title-page reflects the official dissemination of the agreement beyond Paris.<br /> <p><p><br /> The treaty was ratified by the Continental Congress in May 1778. France's entry into the war shortly thereafter shifted the balance of power and marked a turning point in the revolution. This was the first formal diplomatic agreement signed by the United States laying the groundwork for future international recognition and foreign policy.<br /> <p><p><br /> While Howes notes two Paris editions of 1778 - one of 23 and another of 8 pages both listed in the NUC - regional printings are known from Aix and possibly Grenoble recorded in only three copies. This Lyon printing is listed by Echeverria & Wilkie 778/35A who located only a single example in a private collection at the time of their bibliography. Rare in institutional holdings and seldom seen on the market.<br /> <p><p><br /> A very rare edition of a foundational treaty that marked the beginning of U.S. international diplomacy and a relationship vital to the success of the American Revolution.<br /> <p><p><br /> References:<br /> <p><p><br /> Sabin 96565; Howes T328; Echeverria & Wilkie 778/36; Malloy 468; Revolutionary Hundred 51; Streeter Sale 2:791.<br /> <p>. De l'Imprimerie du Roi unknown
17782478631778. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary dark brown morocco gilt arms of Louis XVI on upper and lower covers within gilt ruled borders with fleurs-de-lys at corners spine gilt with fleurs-de-lys morocco label a.e.g. Short start in foot of upper joint else fine. Bookplates of Mortimer L. Schiff Henry du Rosnel and three others. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. 5 101 3 ff. 1 vols. 8vo. In a law dated 18 March 1776 Louis XVI attempted to rationalize the organization of provincial governments and the present manuscript is the resulting report on the actual ranks and classes of the various provincial government officials. The principal governors are listed by name with emoluments and the ranks and numbers of subordinate officials are also noted. The principality of Monaco a French protectorate gives genealogical information in addition to the names and fiscal details. The government of Corsica is described as the last of the second class provinces ff. 99-101. The manuscript includes a table of contents for the provinces and concludes with six pages of financial summaries.<br /> This volume is of particular interest as it documents the French military and civil hierarchy on the eve of French involvement in the American Revolution. Notable figures with connections to the French participation include the Maréchal le Duc de Broglie governor of Metz who refused Lafayette's request to join. The Duc de Broglie was also patron of the Baron de Kalb. The Duc de Noailles governor of the royal house at Saint-Germain-en-Laye was the grandfather of Lafayette's wife. The comte de Rochambeau not named here was appointed in 1776 as governor of Villefranche; his rank is given as Major-Commandant 2600 livres.<br /> Rare and beautiful and dense with information on French administrative practice under the ancien régime. unknown
