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1786220491786. A Paris chez Volland 1786. 3 forts vol. au format in-12 172 x 107 mm de 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. 623 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 631 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 574 pp. et 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine basane marbrÂŽe blonde plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de doubles caissons dorÂŽs filets verticaux en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs fleurons dorÂŽs semis de pointillÂŽs et de petits fleurons dorÂŽs piÂce de titre de maroquin blonde titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en queue filet dorÂŽ sur les coupes tranches rouges. Ensemble complet des trois volumes le constituant. Seconde ÂŽdition en partie originale ici revue corrigÂŽe et augmentÂŽe comparativement ˆ celle de 1784. Rahir indique que ''Les Etudes de la Nature avaient commencÂŽ ˆ para”tre dÂs 1786 mais que les ÂŽditions suivantes contiennent des chapitres nouveaux. C'est dans celle de 1788 que paržt pour la premiÂre fois le roman de Paul et Virginie''. L'iconographie se compose d'un frontispice gravÂŽ en tÂte du premier volume d'aprÂs Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune ainsi que de 5 jolies planches dÂŽpliantes gravÂŽes. ''Saint-Pierre fut nommÂŽ par Louis XVI intendant du Jardin royal et du cabinet d'histoire naturelle du Roi en place de Buffon. Il mÂŽditait depuis longtemps le plan de cet ouvrage. Il racontera plus tard lui-mÂme dans Les Voeux d'un solitaire quelles difficultÂŽs il eut ˆ surmonter pour trouver un imprimeur qui voulut se charger de l'impression. La chose ÂŽtait d'autan moins facile que cette impression exigeait des avances considÂŽrables dont l'auteur ne pouvait faire qu'une faible partie. ''Bernardin de Saint-Pierre le crÂŽateur de Paul et Virginie est surtout lÕauteur dÕune apologÂŽtique les ƒtudes de la nature et les Harmonies de la nature. Ces Ãuvres imprÂŽgnÂŽes du climat intellectuel dÕune ÂŽpoque o la mÂŽtaphysique chrÂŽtienne est confrontÂŽe ˆ lÕintÂŽrÂt des CartÂŽsiens et des EncyclopÂŽdistes pour la physique sont une affirmation de la parole comme signe dÕhumanitÂŽ. '' Gabriel R. Thibault. Quant au roman Paul et Virginie il met en scÂne les deux protagonistes ÂŽponymes et ssus de deux familles diffÂŽrentes. Mais pourtant ÂŽlevÂŽs en commun - comme un frÂre et une sÃur - sur fond de splendeur naturelle des paysages tropicaux de l”le Maurice. Mais ˆ l'adolescence des sentiments amoureux naissent entre les deux personnages. La mÂre de Virginie Madame de la Tour dÂŽcide alors de l'ÂŽloigner de Paul en envoyant sa fille ÂŽtudier en France laissant Paul ˆ son chagrin. Plusieurs annÂŽes aprÂs Virginie annonce son retour sur l'”le mais le navire qui la ramÂne de France est pris dans une tempÂte. Appartenant au registre pathÂŽtique Paul et Virginie dÂŽcrit avec force les sentiments amoureux et la nostalgie du paradis perdu. Au-delˆ du cadre exotique et de la description d'une sociÂŽtÂŽ idyllique Bernardin de Saint-Pierre expose dans ce roman sa vision pessimiste de l'existence. Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 57 pour l'ÂŽdition de 1784 - 1792 chez Didot - Fournier Nouveau dictionnaire portatif de bibliographie p. 468 - Tchemerzine X Bibliographie des auteurs franÂais p. 148 - Rahir BibliothÂque de l'amateur p. 321 - QuÂŽrard VIII La France littÂŽraire p. 364 - Cioranescu III Bibliographie de la littÂŽrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme siÂcle 58854. Angles ÂŽmoussÂŽs. Coupes et coiffes parfois ÂŽlimÂŽes. Petit dÂŽfaut - sans consÂŽquence - pouvant affecter les mors. Marques brunes sur deux des dos. Quelques rousseurs ou petites t‰ches dans les corps d'ouvrages. Petite cerne affectant les fonds de cahiers des feuillets liminaires du dernier volume. Nonobstant bonne condition. b42961 unknown
1775022667Paris: Duchesne. Full leather with raised bands and gilt decorations within the compartments. First Edition. An Enlightenment volume dedicated so social improvement. Front cover and front free endpaper detached loss at head and foot of spine scrapes inside front cover notations in pencil on rear blank otherwise internals nice Fair. . Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1775. Duchesne hardcover
179271749Bruxelles: B.le Francq 1792. Piel época. Lomera cuajada. Octavo mayor. B.le Francq unknown
1796C204747London: Vernor and Hood 1796. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd English edition. Full leather splitting at hinges lacking plates otherwise a good copy with clean contents. Vernor and Hood, hardcover
1798AQ25735Madrid: Pantaleon Aznar 1798. 10 xxvi 250pp 4. With a half-title an engraved title page an engraved plate and two terminal leaves of advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece all edges red. Rubbed loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers without FFEP inked ownership inscription of T. Beckett to head of half-title scattered spotting. A Spanish translation of Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's best known – and immensely popular novel - Paul et Virginie Paris 1788. Set on the island colony of Mauritius the work serves as an allegory for Enlightenment France criticising the social inequalities of the state prior to the Revolution extolling the virtues of harmony between men and arguing for the emancipation of enslaved people. . 8vo. Pantaleon Aznar unknown
17692010VALENCIA: Benito Motnfort 1769. Primera edición.- 8º.- 2 tomos.- I: 8 hojas.- XXXII.- 184 páginas.- II: 2 hojas.- 228 páginas. La numeración romana corresponde a una extensa carta de Gregorio Mayans i Ciscar. Palau 293318 Benito Motnfort unknown
1758002087Londres 1758. Nuovelle edition corrigée et augmentée. Due volumi in 12o di XXIV-438 pagine la numerazione comincia a pag 5 ma senza mancanza di testo e poi con numerazione continua fino a pag. 876. Legatura in pelle del tempo con DIFETTI: manca metà del dorso al 2o volume che ha anche alcune gore chiare. Esemplare modesto soprattutto nell'aspetto esteriore. Seconda edizione di questa opera comparsa l'anno precedente che contiene numerose informazioni sulla situazione economica e politica della Francia nei primi anni del 700 e in particolare sul Sistema di Law e sulla bancarotta della Compagnia delle Indie. unknown
1799182021London : Printed for Vernor and Hood 1799. Fourth Edition. Hardback. Contemporary calf over marble boards very good. Minor generalized wear to the extremities. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 168 pages; Description: viii 168p. : illus. plates frontis. ; 17cm. Subjects: Utopias -- French fiction -- 18th century -- Translations into English. Translation of: Paul et Virginie. Plates dated 1796. Added engraved title page dated 1799. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog T129729. Spine title erroneously credits ""woodcuts by Bewick"". London : Printed for Vernor and Hood hardcover
179558293Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1795. First American edition. French and English text on facing pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary sheep red morocco label. Some wear to upper joint tears along gutter of blanks some browning and soiling of text. Signature on title of Armand Auboyneau who had presented it to Samuel Malbone on the blank preceding title whose signature is on the endpaper with Auboyneau's that of Eliza Tweeny Malbone is on the first page of text. First American edition. French and English text on facing pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Author of "Paul and Virginia." The first book of the author's work "Arcadia" "wherein the celebrated author . . .had proposed to represent the three states of barbarity civilization and corruption through which pass successively almost every nation" Advertisement of the Translators. This is apparently an imaginary view of early Gaul. Jean Baptiste de La Roche was one of the translators. Evans 29461 Printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews unknown
1792400512AParis - New York: Imprimerie De Didot Jeune 1792. Hardcover. Good. Really nice 5 Volume set. 4 in x 7 in. French text. Tome Premier 648 pages. Illustrated with large fold out plate. Tome Second 625 pages. Tome Troisieme 595 pages. Tome Quatrieme 532 pages publushed 1788. Tome Cinquieme 396 pages and last part Contenant Les Voeux d'Un Solitaire avec un Supplement et La Chaumiere Indienne. 72 pages. Some light foxing few pages soiled 20-21 Tome III otherwise pages good condition. Foredges lighlty foxed soiled. Beginning pages show more foxing. Title page to page 7 of Tome Second foxed and torn with tape repair at foredges. Marbled endpapers show wear at edges. Colors still bright. Tome Second missing front free endpaper. Light brown leather binding with delicate gilt border design on all covers. Tome Premier gilt border worn on upper cover. Spines have raised leather and gilt bands gilt decoration and scrollwork. Spines show some wear. Head/tail of spines worn and Tome Second frayed. Handsome set. GOOD <br/> <br/> Imprimerie De Didot Jeune hardcover
179398429BB1793 . 10 Bände in 5. Paris: Didot 1793. 12°. Anmerkungen XXVII ca 295 S. pro Band. 1 gestochenes Frontispiz. 2 Kupfer mit -4 Ausfalttaf. Halbleder.Rückentitel in Goldschrift- floralem Dekor. Umlaufender heller Farbschnitt. altersgemäss gebräunt; wenig stockfleckig; leicht angestaubt; Band 10 S.241 leicht gelockert; Kanten etwas beschabt; Ecken minim bestossen; sonst in gutem Zustand Jacques-Bernardin-Henri de Saint-Pierre 1737-1814 französischer Schriftsteller. Aus dem Inhalt: De la nature. L'Arcadie. La chaumière indienne. Paul et Virginie. unknown
1758016002Londres: Se 1758. Due parti in un volume 9x17 cm di 402-6 e 402 pagine. Legatura coeva in piena pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato difetto a un angolo e alle cuffie; risguardie con carta marmorizzata; tagli rossi. Condizioni interne molto buone. Edizione di poco successiva alla prima 1737 di queste memorie che interessano soprattutto i primi anni del Settecento e quindi in particolare la Reggenza e il Sistema di Law. Se unknown
1788000107<p>Bruxelles: Chez B. Le Francq 1788. 3rd Edition. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing Bernardin de Saint-Pierre Jacques Etudes de la Nature. Troisieme Edition 1788 published by Chez B. Le Francq - Bruxelles Belgium. Near Fine Third edition revised corrected & augmented. Folding engraved map; Four engraved plates 3 folding; 2- additional contemporary manuscript leaves tipped-in. 4 volumes in 12. 8vo.Vol.1 357 pp. Vol.2 361 pp. Vol. 3 398 pp. Vol. 4 364 pp Beautiful modern gilt-lettered 3/4 green Morocco leather uncut top edges gilt; light corner stains scattered foxing and a few jagged page edges. Overall a beautiful set in contemporary fine binding.</p> Chez B. Le Francq hardcover
1791WB15654Paris: Chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xlvij 1 130 pages 1. Includes final blank leaf and rare as such. First edition with vertical chainlines and statement "De l'imprimerie de Monsieur" preceding publisher's imprint on title. Contemporary brown calf rebacked; a.e.g. One of the smaller deluxe limitation on wove paper. Previous owner's signature on verso of half-title. A sound copy and complete <br/><br/> Chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune hardcover
1789001865Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur 1789. Edizione originale. In 12o di 4-XXXIV-2-248 pagine. Minuscolo foro di tarlo ai primi 10 fogli. In barbe. Brossura coeva d'attesa. Una tiratura diversa lo stesso anno servì a comporre uno dei cinque volumi degli Etudes de la nature . Riflessioni politiche all'alba della Rivoluzione francese di uno dei capifila della letteratura e dello spirito romantico in Francia. Dubita che l'Assemblea nazionale possa prendere le giuste decisioni per il bene del popolo. Ma la sua visione politica si rifà in particolare a Montesquieu. all'equilibrio dei poteri a Rousseau. Per l'abolizione della schiavitù e i diritti agli abitanti dele colonie. Imprimerie de Monsieur unknown
1796AQ33115Dublin: Printed By Graisberry & Campbell 1796. viii 184pp. Contemporary tree calf contrasting morocco lettering-piece gilt. Patch of loss to lower corner of upper board small chip to head of spine two ink spots to lower board. Inked inscription of Galgorm Castle to FFEP. A translation of Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's best-known novel the love story Paul et Virginie Paris 1788 set in Mauritius made by Helen Maria Williams 1759-1829. It was neither the first nor a complete translation but Williams' English abridgement first published London 1795 was immediately successful and reprinted 10 times within the British Isles before 1801. Whilst the third edition overall it is also the first Dublin edition of this translation. ESTC locates just three copies and this edition; BL Dublin City and a private collection: that is this copy recently dispersed. ESTC T84088. Third edition. 12mo. Printed By Graisberry & Campbell unknown
179710578Worcester: J. Nancrede 1797. Original full leather rubbed rebacked. Plate frontis 'Philocles in the Island of Samos.' Folding plate 'Atlantic Hemisphere.' pp 2 331 blank 4 publ. advts. Text clean and Very Good. <br /> <br /> This is the single-volume printing ending with 'The End' on page 331 instead of 'End of first volume.' We have not found any other record of the final four pages of publisher's advertisements. The work presents as the preface states "all that portion" of Saint-Pierre's Studies of Nature "which relates immediately to the subject of religion." <br /> Bristol B10094. Not in Shipton & Mooney or Evans. ESTC W36508. J. Nancrede unknown
178436797Paris: De Limprimerie De Monsieur Didot Jeune. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1784. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 623 631 574 pages; This includes only the three volumes I-II-III published in 1784 later- in 1792 2 additional volumes were published. There is a fold out plate of an Atlanic Hemisphere map. Contains philosophical pieces of Nature both Botanical and otherwise. . De Limprimerie De Monsieur, Didot Jeune hardcover
17961906090008Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede 1796. Hardcover. Good. Rare Early American Imprint 2 volumes. 32mo. Bound in contemporary calf-backed boards. Joints cracked dried. Engraved frontispieces. Translated from the French of J.H.B. de Saint Pierre author of the Studies of nature by H. Hunter D.D. ; Embellished with engravings. . Plates engraved by Samuel Hill. - Welch d'A.A. Amer. children's books 1143.1. Evans 31150. Early translation of Paul et Virginie printed in 18th century Boston. Quite scarce example of 18th century American juvenile literature. This book was the inspiration for the later British book "the Blue Lagoon." and by this route the 1980 Brooke Shields movie of the same name. The work was first printed in French in 1787 as a criticism of the classism of the old regime at the eve of the Revolution. St. Pierre compared corruption in French society to the state of nature the lovers found on the Isle of Mauritius where goods food and land were shared by all without greed or schemes. Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede hardcover
179018391à Paris: de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. 1790. Fine. de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. à Paris 1790 10.50 x 16.50 cm relié First edition. Contemporary half brown calf binding. Smooth spine with fleurons and fillets. Following the convocation of the Estates-General in 1789 and recent events the author expresses his reflections on the future of the people the clergy the king the nobility. In the preamble Bernardin de Saint Pierre expresses doubt regarding the decisions of the National Assembly which alone cannot make just decisions for the people. His political reflection revolves around a balance of powers. The author's prose is characterized even in this political essay by a very personal accent of sincerity the discourse being interspersed with many autobiographical touches. de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. unknown
1775127155Paris: Chez la veuve Duchesne 1775. First edition of this collection. Published by the agronomist Augstin Alletz the work gathers Saint-Pierre's proposals for the reform and improvement of society. Saint-Pierre's writings proved an important influence on the enlightenment especially on Rousseau although Rousseau did disagree with Saint-Pierre's proposals for European federation attacking the suggestion in an essay of 1756. Duodecimo 165 x 94 mm. Portrait frontispiece. Contemporary quarter sheep red and brown morocco labels spine richly gilt to compartments marbled paper sides with vellum tips marbled endpapers pink edges. Half-title and imprimatur leaf present. Light abrasion to front covers and around extremities light creasing to a few page corners else a very nice copy. hardcover
1789AQ33108London: Printed for J. Dodsley 1789. In two volumes. 3 vi-xii 191pp 1; 2 158pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf tooled in gilt and blind marbled paper boards. Rubbed some surface loss to dulled spines. Marbled endpapers armorial bookplates of Charles Barclay to both FEPs later armorial bookplates of W. Douro Hoare to both FFEPs recent bookplate of Liam Sims to verso of FFEP of Vol. I early gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I: 'Rachel Juliana and Caroline Barclay from their papa' blank fly-leaves of Vol. II torn away very occasional light spotting. The first English translation from the French of Jacques-Henri Bernardin De Saint Pierre's 1737-1814 popular romantic novel Paul et Virginie 1788. Set on the island colony of Mauritius the work serves as an allegory for Enlightenment France criticising the social inequalities of the state prior to the Revolution extolling the virtues of harmony between men and arguing for the emancipation of slaves. The translator of this first English edition has been widely given as Daniel Malthus father of influential economist Thomas; and although Malthus was involved in the publication the translation was actually executed by Jane Dalton d. 1817. Provenance: Charles Barclay 1780-1855 politician related to the prominent Barclay and Gurney banking dynasties cousin of social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Barclay evidently gifted the book to his two young daughters Caroline and Rachel Juliana the latter of whom married Jospeh Hoare son of educational author Louisa Gurney Hoare 1784-1836. The Barclays resided at Bury Hill House Westcott Surrey not far from The Rookery the home of the Malthus family 1768. It appears probable that Charles Barclay - or perhaps his father Robert 1751-1830 - acquired this copy due to their friendship with the Malthus clan and presumably acquaintance with Jane Dalton. Later in the library of William Douro Hoare 1862-1928 sometime Director of the Bank of England. ESTC T70721. First edition in English. 8vo. Printed for J. Dodsley hardcover
1739002335<p>Rotterdam Paris: Benon et Briasson 1739. Un volume in 12o di 4-8-479 pagine. Legatura coeva in pelle difetti al dorso crrniere ed angoli con vecchie macchie d'umido. Edizione sconosciuta alla Bnf. Si tratta probabilmente di una contraffazione della 3° ed. Nella Tavola dei capitoli si indica una Idée générale de la Taille tariffée a p. XV: ma nell'esemplare peraltro completo non c'è alcuna introduzione cifrata con numeri romani come invece nell'altra edizione della stessa data. Dell'importanza di questa opera del Saint Pierre nella storia della fiscalità e dell'economia in Francia vedi Mireille Tauzery L'invention de l'impot sur le revenu. La taille tarifée 1715-89.: "Le livre connait une réedition en 1739 augmentée à la lumière de la réforme du controleur général Orry".</p> Benon et Briasson
1775AAIVo[SA84London: Printed for W.Griffin 1775. 1775. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l. 291. contemporary calf gilt back joints cracked spine ends chipped occasional stains. armorial bookplate of John Peachey. First Edition of the English Translation abridged from the original French. An epistolary account of the French military engineer and writer's travels in Mauritius 1769-70. Included are observations on the voyage out flora and fauna meteorology manners of the white inhabitants the Indian and negro populations agriculture &c. Part II pp. 183-291 relates his return voyage with visits to and descriptions of Île Bourbon Réunion the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island. Mendelssohn IV p. 119. F. Hardcover. London: Printed for W.Griffin, 1775. Hardcover
1795144669London: G. G. and J. Robinson 1795. First separate edition in English translated by the celebrated bluestocking Helen Maria Williams 1759-1827 "amidst the horrors of Robespierre's tyranny" as she explains colourfully in her Preface; it became "the standard English edition well into the nineteenth century" Deborah Kennedy Helen Maria Williams and the Age of Revolution 2002 p. 122. The circumstances under which Williams completed her translation were trying to say the least "she was subject to frequent house searches and on several occasions had parts of the translation and other papers seized and taken to 'the Municipality of Paris in order to be examined as English papers; where they still remain mingled with revolutionary placards motions and harangues; and are not likely to be restored to my possession'" ibid. Paul and Virginia was first published in French as part of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Études de la nature in 1788 and received its first English translation the same year. "ESTC shows 17 English forms of this work between 1795 when Helen Maria William's Paul and Virginia was published and 1800" Garside Raven and Schöwerling. Though published without an imprint this edition was almost certainly issued by the radical and printer John Hurford Stone 1763-1818 with whom Williams was involved. Another edition was published in London the same year by G. G. and J. Robinson. Precedence has not been established. "Although excessively sentimental this little work contains many charming passages especially the descriptions in which Rousseau's influence can be seen of an idyllic life in strange surroundings. It had an immense vogue was translated into many languages and still retains its popular fame. Bonaparte considered it the language of the soul and he pensioned and decorated the author" The Oxford Companion to French Literature. Octavo in fours 205 x 133 mm. With 6 engraved plates by Clément after drawings by Dutailly. Recent quarter calf and marbled boards to style spine ruled in gilt red morocco label. Small rust hole to one leaf touching one letter; a very good copy. See Garside Raven and Schöwerling 1788:71 hardcover
