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1878ST16926Paris: Printed by Ch. Unsinger for Alphonse Le Merre 1878. No. 12 OF 50 COPIES on Whatman paper and 50 copies on paper de Chine. 225 x 140 mm. 8 7/8 x 5 5/8". 2 p.l. 240 pp. 2 leaves.With notice of the author's life and notes on the text by Anatole France. <br/> FINE DARK BLUE JANSENIST CRUSHED MOROCCO BY MARIUS MICHEL stamp-signed in gilt on front doublure raised bands gilt titling CITRON MOROCCO DOUBLURES GILT AND INLAID diagonal gilt fillets intersecting to form lozenge-shaped compartments each containing an inlaid dark purple violet bud or flower on a slender gilt stem the intersection of the fillets inlaid with a small or large violet leaf the panel enclosed by a frame of repeated curling leaf tools leather hinges pale green patterned silk endleaves marbled flyleaves all edges gilt fore edges untrimmed. With original printed paper wrappers bound in. Portrait frontispiece and six etchings all before letters by P. E. A. Hédouin. A Large Paper Copy. Text framed in red. Tail margin of portrait with light pencilled inscription signed by the artist. ◆Trivial imperfections if you are very unkind but A VERY FINE COPY especially clean fresh and bright internally in a virtually unworn binding.<br/> <br/> The austere exterior of this Jansenist binding encloses a riot of luxury where the exquisite inlaid floral doublures by Marius Michel fils the stately margins of the Large Paper Copy printed on thick smooth Whatman paper and the elegant illustrations by Edmond Hédouin add to the allure of Saint-Pierre's popular romance. First issued in 1788 and subsequently widely translated and often printed "Paul et Virginie" is the tale of two childhood friends on the unspoiled French island colony of Mauritius who grow up to fall in love. Their island paradise governed by socialist principles embraced by a contented populace living in harmony serves as an allegory for the corrupting influence of the French upper classes on the innocent "child of nature." Bernardin de Saint-Pierre 1737-1814 was a botanist as well as a literary writer and spent time in Mauritius studying its flora. His love of the tropical island and the influence of his friend and mentor Jean-Jacques Rousseau are both evident in the present work. Our edition benefits from the notes on the text and on the life of the author by prominent man of letters Anatole France 1844-1924 who would win the 1921 Nobel Prize for literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements characterized as they are by a nobility of style a profound human sympathy grace and a true Gallic temperament." <br /> <br /> Considered the best binder of his generation as well as the founder of modern French bookbinding Henri Marius Michel 1846-1925 began his career in the atelier established by his father Jean in Paris in 1849 where they produced distinguished work in the prevailing historical styles for two decades. After the father's death in 1890 the firm came to even greater prominence when Henri began producing bindings in a completely new and original style that did nothing less than change the course of modern bookbinding in France. According to Duncan & De Bartha Henri believed passionately "that bookbinding needed a new vocabulary of ornamentation in order to express the mood and spirit of contemporary authors." The "vocabulary of ornamentation" he developed was based on nature the revolutionary "La Flore Ornamentale" style that he unveiled at the 1878 International Exposition. The doublures here give a hint of this new style using a delicate violet motif for the repeating mosaic design. [Printed by Ch. Unsinger for] Alphonse Le Merre unknown
180190455Paris: Sans nom d'éditeur 1801. Fine. Sans nom d'éditeur Paris s. d. 1801 19.3 x 25 cm Relié Rare group of six fascicules all in the original edition.Bradel-style binding in green mottled boards smooth unlettered spine printed title label mounted at the centre of the upper cover; modern binding.Not recorded by Polak. Apparently no copy located in the CCFr.A stain at the head of the title page.This curious compilation bearing almost no identifying information appears to be particularly rare.It contains:- 1. A notice to mariners concerning the change in the lighting of the lighthouse in the Bay of the Somme scheduled for 25 Pluviôse Year IX 14 February 1801.- 2. An instruction on filters for purifying water signed by the health officers Dubrueil Thaumur Dupré and Billard.- 3. A notice on naval provisions signed by Rivoire.- 4. A description of the sillomètre an instrument for measuring longitude at sea addressed to the editor of the Moniteur by the former journalist Charles Mozard 17551810 who had served as Commissioner of Frances commercial relations in Boston from 1794 to 1799 and was at that time among the contributors to the Moniteur.- 5. A discourse by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre delivered at the Institut Nautical experiments and dietary and moral observations proposed for the benefit and health of sailors on long-distance voyages. This contribution had already been printed in La Décade philosophique littéraire et politique of 30 Vendémiaire Year IX 22 October 1800.- 6. Two practical notices on means of preserving ships from fire water and rats. The nature of these texts and their immediate sources suggest that this publication was probably conceived as a trial maritime periodical intended to make available sea-related articles previously published in other journals. For reasons unknown the experiment was not continued a circumstance that is fairly common in the history of periodicals. Sans nom d'éditeur hardcover
181886072Paris: Méquignon - Marvis 1818. Fine. Méquignon - Marvis Paris 1818 14 x 21.50 cm 12 volumes reliés First collected edition partly first edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait by Girodet and 26 plates by Girodet Desenne Lafitte Moreau le Jeune Prudhon; Vernet and Isabey were even commissioned for the figures of Paul et Virginie. As in almost all copies the plates have been bound in some disorder as several sets of engravings bear the same numbering but the whole is complete. Half red Russia leather Bradel binding. Smooth spine decorated with fillets. Covers of paper imitating Russia leather. Scattered foxing. Some soiling to some covers but superb set with well-preserved binding. Contents: Volumes 1 and 2: Voyage à l'isle de France Mauritius Voyage en Hollande Observations sur la Prusse Observations sur la Russie. Volumes 3 to 7: Etudes de la nature with Paul et Virginie and La Chaumière indienne in the sixth volume; the seventh volume contains L'arcadie and Fragments de l'Amazone imaginary account of a journey to the Amazon. Volumes 8 to 10: Harmonies de la nature. Volume 11: Voeux d'un solitaire. Various memoirs. Volume 12: Essai sur la vie de Jean-Jacques Rousseau Discours sur l'éducation des femmes Empsael La pierre d'Abraham Mémoire sur la ménagerie du jardin des plantes. Writer botanist great traveler in his early life political thinker Bernardin de Saint-Pierre achieved fame with his Etudes de la nature and Paul et Virginie a fable about the fall and misfortunes of virtue a poetic narrative whose protagonists' deaths establish a new theodicy regarding death and providence. It should be added that the Voyage à L'île de France is undoubtedly one of the journeys not only among the best written but also among the most finely observed. Beyond this the anecdotes about Rousseau are of the greatest appeal and the essay on the philosopher of great interest; Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was not only Jean-Jacques Rousseau's friend but his principal disciple. Méquignon - Marvis hardcover
189152357Philadelphia: Henry Altemus. As New. 1891. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine clean & unmarked - Text in English with lovely black and white illustrations by Leloir. 296 pages. Includes a brief biographical essay on Saint-Pierre. -- with a bonus offer-- . Henry Altemus hardcover
1818810A5Paris: Mequignon-Marvis 1818. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. A complete collection of the works of Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre some lovely uniform bindings in the original French. Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French author known for his 1788 novel Paul and Virginie; considered the author's finest work it studies the corruption of a child by the artificial sentimentality of the French upper classes in the late eighteenth century. He was also a skilled botanist producing numerous works of natural history and was admired by fellow naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The present set is a complete collection of the works of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in twelve volumes in the original French. Containing his botanical as well as fictional work. Compiled by L. Aime-Martin with a biographical sketch of the author's life first edition thus. Including a preface by the editor dated 1820 despite the volumes being dated 1818. Each volume is complete with half titles. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I and twenty seven full page gravure plates of which one folding engraved by Dupont Sixdeniers Toschi Roger Danbrum Delignon de Longueil after Desenne Lafitte Moreau the Younger Prudhon Vernet and Isabey. Collated complete. Comprised of:A Voyage a l'Ile-de-France in two volumes; Etudes de la Nature in five volumes including Paul and Virginie; Harmonies de la Nature in three volumes; Voeux d'un Solitaire; Melanges. In uniform full calf bindings with gilt tooling to the spine and embossed decorations tot he spine and boards marbled edges and endpapers. Externally generally very smart with minor shelf wear only minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Light scuffing to the front board of vol. XI. Some loss to the front board of vol. I. Internally firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and twenty seven full page engravings of which one folding. Very Good Indeed Mequignon-Marvis hardcover
1838923Paris: Curmer 1838. In-8 gr. mm. 256x160 legatura in piena pelle editoriale lievi segni duso ricca cornice a secco ai piatti ricca decorazione in ottone applicata ai piatti dorso a cordoni con decorazioni ai riquadri e titolo oro tagli dorati pp. LVI 460 12. Riccamente illustrato da: 1 carta a colori 7 ritratti 29 illustrazioni fuori testo incise su legno numerosissime vignette nel testo di Meissonier Français Johannot Isabey Paul Huet Marville Steinheil. 56-458p 1 tavola a piena pagina. Le plus celebre des illustres du 19eme siecle. . l'edition la plus reussie et la plus interessante des tres nombreuses editions de cet ouvrage". Cfr. Carteret che dedica 15 pagine solo a questa edizione. Rousseurs comme toujours vedi Carteret III p. 537. Esemplare con fioriture peraltro ben conservato. Curmer, unknown
1853LD5805Paris: Furne 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. Half morocco and marbled paper gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Unique copy "tire sur papier de cette couleur" with 8 plates on China paper including frontispiece and colored map numerous illustrations in text and an additional portrait of Bernardin de St. Pierre tipped-onto front flyleaf. Some light scuffing along spine and edges of boards. <br/><br/> Furne hardcover
183868350Paris: Editions Curmer 1838. Fine. Editions Curmer Paris 1838 17 x 25.70 cm Un Vol. relié First edition by Curmer and first printing. Publisher's so-called ""Oriental"" binding commissioned from Simier. Full red shagreen. Smooth spine decorated with a plate featuring orientalist motifs. Boards richly stamped with a large plate with a 6-pointed star at its center. Edges gilt. One missing stitch at the internal joint after the first board without consequence. One missing stitch at the internal joint of the upper board causing slight play at the bottom of the first board without consequence. Scattered foxing unevenly distributed. Paper remained white. Tissue guards present. The endpaper covered with white moiré paper is detached at the end of the volume. Old restoration to head otherwise perfect condition of this famous and rare publisher's binding. Unquestionably one of the finest books produced by Romanticism this is one of those editions that made the glory of the romantic book. Abundantly but elegantly illustrated endowed with careful typography. 29 wood engravings on China paper by Tony Johannot and 450 vignettes by Huet Meissonier Français. 7 portraits engraved on steel one colored map. Sainte-Beuve's notice comprises 9 lines against 8 in most copies on p. LII. See Vicaire. Copy from rue Richelieu. The engraving of the ""bonne femme"" p. 418 is missing as in all copies of the first printing. However while the copy corresponds to several characteristics of the first printing it does not possess them all. Rare copy in its ""Oriental"" publisher's binding by Simier. Editions Curmer hardcover
183851600Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Fine. L. Curmer Paris 1838 16.50 x 26 cm relié Famous illustrated edition with nearly 450 wood-engraved vignettes 29 plates printed on China paper and 7 steel-engraved portraits after T. Johannot Meissonnier Iasbey P. Huet. Full bottle-green shagreen binding smooth spine decorated with blind-ruled frame gilt rocaille arabesque motifs and gilt bird and butterfly ornaments; gilt roulettes on headcaps; boards decorated with quadruple frame of gilt and blind fillets gilt rocaille arabesque motifs and small gilt rose-branch ornaments applied in the corners; gilt roulette frame on pastedowns central gilt bilobed cartouche enriched at angles with gilt romantic ornaments gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns gilt fillet on leading edges all edges gilt some minor scratches on leading edges elegant contemporary romantic binding signed by Rivage. Our copy is complete with its map of Ile-de-France by Dyonnet and the two so-called ""English"" portraits. The title is in first printing with the address 25 rue Sainte-Anne the portrait of the ""Bonne femme"" is not engraved on page 418. Some foxing. Handsome copy of this landmark book one of the finest achievements of romantic illustration in a perfect romantic binding by Laurent. L. Curmer hardcover
181825268Paris: Chez Méquigon-Marvis. Libtraire rue de L'École de Médecine 1818. First Collected edition. Mises en ordre et Précédées de la Vie de l'Auteur par L. Aimé-Martin. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in volume I and numerous other engraved plates throughout. 12 vols. 8vo 8-1/4 height; widith 1-14 inches but varies slightly; 14 inches in total length. Full contemporary brown sprinkled calf gilt spine with contrasing leather spine labels. Spines uniformly darkened a little small chip from one label otherwise a fine clean attractive set. First Collected edition. Mises en ordre et Précédées de la Vie de l'Auteur par L. Aimé-Martin. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in volume I and numerous other engraved plates throughout. 12 vols. 8vo 8-1/4 height; widith 1-14 inches but varies slightly; 14 inches in total length. Chiefly remembered today for his Paul et Virginie Barnardin de Saint-Pierre was also a naturalist who wrote extensively on the harmony and order of nature. Paul et Virginie in fact appears in Volume IV of his Etudes de la Nature. This is the first collected edition of his works published four years after his death in 1814. Brunet V 57 Chez Méquigon-Marvis. Libtraire, rue de L'École de Médecine unknown
18381409290001Paris : L. Curmer 49 rue Richelieu 1838-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. lvi 458p. 1 hand-coloured engraved map 7 ports 28 engravings all on mounted papier de Chine ca 450 vignettes throughout text. French. Bound in contemporary full red Moroccan leather. Gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Gilt tooling on spine. Inlaid gilt tooling on inside board extremities. 4 raised bands. AEG. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Clean unmarked pages. Scattered foxing. Vicaire VII 42ff.; Carteret III 532-547; cf. Negley 1551; Fortunati/Trousson 489f. <br><br>Paul et Virginie or Paul and Virginia is a novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre first published in 1788. The novel's title characters are very good friends since birth who fall in love. The story is set in the island of Mauritius under French rule then named Ile de France which the author had visited. Written on the eve of the French Revolution the novel is hailed as Bernardin's finest work. It records the fate of a child of nature corrupted by the false artificial sentimentality that prevailed at the time among the upper classes of France. <br><br> Saint-Pierre attacked the issues of divided social classes present in eighteenth century French society. In Paul et Virginie Saint-Pierre describes perfect equality occurring on Mauritius where inhabitants share the same possessions have equal amounts of land and all work to cultivate it. They live in harmony without violence or unrest. These beliefs of Saint-Pierre's echo those of Enlightenment philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau. <br> The book also presents an Enlightenment view of religion: that God or "Providence" had perfectly designed the world to be harmonious and pleasing. Paris : L. Curmer, 49, rue Richelieu hardcover
181567010London: Baldwin Cradock and Joy 47 Paternoster Row C. Baldwin printer New Bridge-street London 1815. First edition in English 3 volumes engraved portrait frontispiece original chocolate-brown paper-covered boards paper labels on spines; a few chips and cracks but largely a very good sound set. In ink on verso of each front free endpaper: El: Rose / Kilravock Castle 27th June / 1816. Though she died in 1815 the signer is probably Elizabeth Rose of the clan Rose erstwhile owners of Kilvarock Castle. Saint-Pierre 1737-1814 was the author of the often-reprinted story Paul et Virginie 1789. In Harmonies Saint-Pierre attempts to prove the existence of God based on the wonders of nature. "After Rousseau and even more than Rousseau Bernardin was in French literature the apostle of the return to nature though both in him and in his immediate follower Chateaubriand there is still much mannerism and unreality" EB-11. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 47, Paternoster Row, [C. Baldwin, printer, New Bridge-street, London] unknown
183871785Paris: Didier 1838. Fine. Didier Paris 1838 13 x 21.50 cm 2 volumes reliés New edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait after Girodet-Trioson a map of the Atlantic hemisphere and 6 steel engravings on strong paper by Corbuld in the second volume. Notes by the author and Aimé-Martin Léfèvre Edition. Contemporary full glazed calf binding in marine blue. Smooth spine decorated with a large romantic rocaille tool in vertical format gilt title and volume number. Large decorative blind-stamped plate with Restoration motifs on the covers with framing fillet. Interior frieze. Gilt edges. Fresh overall with crisp white paper but some pale scattered foxing. Very handsome copy in superb condition. Studies of Nature with the fourteenth study containing Paul and Virginie The Indian Cottage and Acadia; Journey to Silesia The Death of Socrates. Didier unknown
183848904Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Fine. L. Curmer Paris 1838 16.50 x 26 cm relié Famous illustrated edition with nearly 450 wood-engraved vignettes 29 plates printed on China paper and 7 steel-engraved portraits after T. Johannot Meissonnier Iasbey P. Huet. Full cherry red morocco binding smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt cartouche embellished with gilt romantic arabesques gilt roulettes on headcaps one joint slightly cracked at head frame of quadruple gilt and blind fillets on boards enriched at corners with gilt typographical motifs central gilt bilobed cartouche enriched at angles with gilt romantic tools gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns double gilt fillets on edges all edges gilt some minor scratches on edges elegant contemporary romantic binding signed by Laurent. Our copy is complete with its map of Ile-de-France by Dyonnet and the two so-called ""English"" portraits. The title is from the second printing at 49 rue de Richelieu the portrait of the ""Bonne femme"" is not engraved on page 418. Some light foxing. A handsome copy of this landmark book one of the finest achievements of romantic illustration in a perfect romantic binding by Laurent. L. Curmer hardcover
1823d199UND.StPierrFRANCE: Aime Andre Paris 1823. FRENCH TEXT. 143 x 86 mm. Marbled boards and green leather spines. Spines with twin rules and decorations and lettering all in gold. All edges marbled. Volume 19 is Essai sur La Vie . and has no proper title page. Vols 1 3 9 11 and 16 have frontispieces. Some volumes have plates. Volumes 10 and 11 have some damp marks 10 - mostly in top margins 11 mostly towards top of pages at rear of book. ELSE a pleasant clean tight set with a few minor faults not affecting text. Set is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB 2024 £8 Packed weight 4000g. . Hardback. VG/No DW. Aime Andre (Paris) Hardcover
1818FRNuvBER43Paris: Mequignon-Marvis 1818. 1818. 12 Volumes. 8vo. Vol. VII with 2 leaves present in cancelled & uncancelled states. with half-titles. 28 engraved plates incl. 2 frontis. & 1 portrait of the author by Lignon Roger Dambrun Delignon Dupont Toschi & de Longeuil after Girodet-Trioson Desenne Laffitte J.M.Moreau le jeune P.P.Prudhon J.Vernet & Isabey. Uncut copies in contemporary bds. partly unopened worn front cover of Vol. I detached pieces chipped from spines some labels lacking some foxing throughout. First Edition of the collected works. Vicaire VII 82-84 calling for 'avis à MM. les souscripteurs' 1 leaf in Vol. III not present here. F. Paris: Mequignon-Marvis, 1818. unknown
1881844K1Edinburgh: William Paterson 1881. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". Ad Lalauze. A sumptuously bound limited edition copy of this noted work presented here in a full morocco binding with gilt detail by Andy Grieve. From an overall print run of four hundred and thirty three copies with this work being one of the one hundred and ninety with plates on China paper. Number two hundred and eleven with China plate copies running between fifty one and two hundred and forty. With a frontispiece and seven plates by Ad Lalauze. In a full morocco binding by Andy Grieve Edinburgh. With the bookplate of one 'Jacobus Cowan De Rosshall' to front paste down. In English. First published in French in 1788 Paul et Virginie tells the story of two friends since birth who fall in love. Set in Mauritius the work is considered Bernardin de Saint-Pierre best work noted for its commentary on the corruption caused by the French class system. In a full morocco binding by Andy Grieve with exquisite gilt detail to the boards and paste downs. Externally in excellent condition. Very minor rubbing to the extremities. Slightly bowed. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Spotting to tissue guards as usual. Near Fine William Paterson hardcover
1826289531826. Paris chez P. Dupont 1826 puis : A Paris chez Ladvocat 1826 pour les 3 vol. de Correspondance. 15 vol. au format in-8 213 x 133 mm de 1 f. bl. 1 f. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. 238 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 336 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. xix - 456 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 454 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 418 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 353 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 419 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. xxxix - 344 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 402 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 413 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 466 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 579 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. cxlix pp. 1 f. n.fol. 260 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 375 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 418 pp. e 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-veau glacÂŽ fauve dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets gras dorÂŽs et en noir triple filet maigre dorÂŽ sur les nerfs piÂces de titre de maroquin ÂŽbÂne titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en queue tranches jaspÂŽes. Thouvenin. Ensemble complet de ses 12 volumes ; auxquels ont ici ÂŽtÂŽ adjoints en reliures uniformes 3 volumes formant la Correspondance de Saint-Pierre le quatriÂme et dernier volume est absent. Exemplaires sous agrÂŽables reliures du temps ; signÂŽes Joseph Thouvenin en queue du dos du premier volume. ''Joseph Thouvenin started to work as odd boy with BozÂŽrian Jeune in 1802. He was excellently installed workshop un the Passage Dauphine both a reputation as the leading binder of his epoch .''. in Ramsden. Ensemble recelant 28 jolies planches gravÂŽes dont 1 dÂŽpliante. ''Les 28 gravures ont ÂŽtÂŽ publiÂŽes en quatre livraisons qui cožtaient chacune aussi cher que lees volumes eux-mÂmes''. in QuÂŽrard. ''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. Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 57 - QuÂŽrad VIII La France littÂŽraire p. 368 - Vicaire VII Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXÂme 86 - Ramsden French bookbinders p. 204 - FlÂŽty Dictionnaire des relieurs franÂais p. 100. LÂŽgÂres marques d'usage superficielles affectant les reliures. Quelques cahiers parfois oxydÂŽs. PrÂŽsence de rousseurs dans les corps d'ouvrages davantage prononcÂŽes sur quelques feuillets. Du reste ensemble en belle condition. b42961 unknown
18402091202133206237Dennig Finck & Co. 1840. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Dennig, Finck & Co. paperback
1809FB344 (1 to 4) /4C<p>Brown leather binding with gilt banding and title on the spine. Embossed edge pattern on both boards. Dimensions are for one volume.</p> J. Mawman. hardcover
186828526Paris: Alphonse Lemerre Libraire 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charlerie Hyppolite de la. xxvii 331pp. Contemporary full red morocco with five raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine inner dentelles finely decorated in gold all edges gilt. Signed on the turn-ins by Cuzin. Portait frontispiece full page and in-text illustrations by Hyppolite de la Charlerie engraved by Meyer-Heine Lignym Sargent and Guillaume. Includes a short autobiography of the author. Old restoration to corner tips and spine ends sporadic foxing small faint stain to the upper edge of a few of the leaves some minor scuffs to covers light fading to spine. A bright very good copy. In the French language. ; Folio. Alphonse Lemerre, Libraire hardcover
1838018732Paris: Curmer 1838. Un volume 18x28 cm di LVI-459 pagine con 450 illustrazioni 29 tavole e 7 ritratti su acciaio ft. la carta geografica colorata dell'Ile de France. In fine Flore contenant la description des principaux végétaux cités dans Paul et Virginie et La Chaumière Indienne. Edizione all'indirizzo di 49 rue Richelieu. Fioriture sparse a volte insistenti ma non sulle illustrazioni ft protette da velina. Legatura coeva in piena pelle blu con fregi a secco ai piatti fregi e titolo dorati al dorso piatto risguardie con carta marmorizzata. Ex libris nobiliare al retro del piatto. Bell'esemplare in legatura lusso di uno dei più famosi libri illustrati dell'800 con le incisioni di Meissonier Johannot Français Isaby ecc. Curmer unknown
183836717Paris: Didier 1838. Fine. Didier Paris 1838 10.50 x 17.50 cm 2 volumes reliés Charming illustrated edition with 7 plates including a frontispiece. Full red glazed calf bindings smooth spines decorated with gilt arabesques two tiny holes at foot of joints gilt roulettes on headcaps boards framed with gilt fillet and arabesque discoloration stains on boards of first volume quadruple gilt fillets framing endpapers marbled endpapers and pastedowns gilt fillets on leading edges all edges gilt elegant contemporary romantic bindings. Some foxing. Handsome copy elegantly bound in romantic binding. Didier hardcover
1838LA - HAY136081838. Paris L. Curmer. relié demi-chagrin bordeaux à coins. Plats un peu frottés avec un coup sur la coupe supérieure du dernier ; la vignette de la Bonne Femme - p. 418 - est absente ; rares et faibles rousseurs un peu plus importantes en début et fin d'ouvrage ainsi qu'en marges des planches sinon bonne reliure intérieur très frais. fort in-8. illustré de planches de gravures sur chine et sous serpentes légendées d'un frontispice d'une carte rehaussée et intitulée "Ile de France" dressée par A.H. Dufour 1836 avec de nombreuses vignettes et lettrines illustrées par Français Johannot Meissonier etc.; dos orné de grands motifs et du titre dorés ; plats avec doubles filets dorés. unknown
1838203251838. Paris L. Curmer 1838. Un fort vol. au format pt in-4 263 x 173 mm de 1 f. bl. 1 page de titre n.fol. 5 ff. n.fol. lvi - 458 pp. et 1 f. n.fol. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein satin de velours ÂŽmeraude filet gras et filet maigre dorÂŽs encadrant les plats lesquels s'ornent en outre d'un large fleuron romantique dorÂŽ au centre avec chiffres dorÂŽs au premier plat ainsi que de fleurons angulaires dorÂŽs dos lisse ornÂŽ de larges fleurons romantiques dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ gardes de pleine moire crÂme toutes tranches dorÂŽes. Exemplaire revÂtu d'une dÂŽlicate tout autant que rare reliure du temps de plein velours satinÂŽ agrÂŽmentÂŽ d'un large dÂŽcor romantique dorÂŽ. Il s'ouvre sur une ÂŽp”tre dÂŽdicatoire de Curmer : ''Aux artistes qui ont ÂŽlevÂŽ ce monument typographique ˆ la mÂŽmoire de Bernardin de Saint-Pierre hommage d'affectueuse et de profonde reconnaissance''. ''Admirable publication. Le Paul et Virginie de 1838 est l'ÂŽdition la plus rÂŽussie et la plus intÂŽressante des trÂs nombreuses ÂŽditions de cet ouvrage''. in Carteret. ''Edition extraordinaire''. in Brunet. ''La perle des livres illustrÂŽs pour lequel l'ÂŽditeur a ÂŽtÂŽ dÂŽsireux d'ÂŽlever un monument typographique en mettant en valeur les grands artistes de son temps''. in Brivois. Outre une page de titre gravÂŽe l'ouvrage renferme environ 450 figures dans le texte 36 planches gravÂŽes tirÂŽes sur Chine appliquÂŽ ainsi qu'une carte en couleurs. ''Typographie remarquable et impeccable qui met en valeur les belles compositions si bien gravÂŽes de ce livre. Elles sont de Meissonier qui signe lˆ sa premiÂre contribution FranÂais Tony Johannot Isabey Paul Huet Marville Steinheil etc. ''Ici le texte dispara”t sous une abondante floraison de gravures qui le soulignent occupant une grande partie de la page. Telle de ces pages n'est reprÂŽsentÂŽe que par quelques mots de textes symbolisÂŽs par des images. Carteret III Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile p. 552 - Brivois Bibliographie des ouvrages illustrÂŽs du XIXÂme p. 388 et suivantes - Rahir La BibliothÂque de l'amateur p. 628 - Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 58 - Graesse VI TrÂŽsor de livres rares et prÂŽcieux p. 226 - AdhÂŽmar Le Livre romantique p. 115 - Vicaire VII Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXÂme 59. Ors de la reliure parfois passÂŽs. Petit dÂŽfaut affectant chacun des mors. Papier des planches parfois oxydÂŽ pouvant en outre prÂŽsenter des rousseurs qui n'atteignent cependant pas les gravures ˆ proprement parler. Nonobstant bonne condition. b42961 unknown
