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98399Paris Javal & Bourdeaux 1928. . Limited edition one of 50 copies on japon impérial with with an extra suite and a copper plate by Courbouleix and extra volume of original drawings by Carlo Farneti and Andre Dignimont; 4to 35 x 28 cm; text illustrated with 30 in-text colour etchings a la poupée and a suite with four additional states first state sans remarque avec remarque en noir and avec remarque en sanguine both with the original publisher's wrappers vol. II with 90 signed colour drawings avec remarque by Carlo Farnetti to illustrate an unpublished edition of the work 6 watercolours on thick paper signed by Dignimont 27 drawings mostly signed some hand-coloured by the same and over 100 proof sheets in colour and black and white after Dignimont also to illustrate a previously published edition of the work; both housed in modern maroon morocco boxes.<br /> One of 50 copies with an extra suite of plates and a copper plate. This copy also includes a collection of original drawings from two other artists<br /><br />Written by Jean Lorrain born Paul Duval and originally published in 1904 La Maison Philibert revolves around a Parisian brothel of the belle epoque. Although prostitution and debauchery was not an uncommon theme in fin de siecle literature Lorrain had his own reputation for being particularly outrageous in both his writings and his real life escapades. The erotic novel is here illustrated with 30 etchings with a suite of additional four states by Courbouleix. <br /><br />The second volume contains a large collection of drawings to illustrate the same work by two other artists. Carlo Farnetti 1892-1961 Neapolitan by birth moved to Paris where he illustrated works by Zola Baudelaire and Poe. He was later comissioned by Javal & Bordeaux to illustrate Les Cent Nouvelles but his drawings for La Maison Philibert were never published - making this collection of original drawings accordingly rare. <br /><br />André Dignimont a 'figure notable de Montmatre' was celebrated for perfectly capturing feminine beauty. The present volume contains a vast amount of proofs and signed drawings by Dignimont to illustrate an edition of La Maison Philibert that was published in 1925 by Collection des Arts.<br /> Paris, Javal & Bourdeaux, 1928. unknown
46964Paris.Pelletan.1899.Grand in-4 en maroquin signé Mercier,successseur de Cuzin.33 illustrations de Marcel Pille.Exemplaire n°1 pour Adolphe Bordes sur Whatman.Tous les dessins originaux dont une aquarelle pleine page de Marcel Pille.Enrichi d'une aquarelle originale inédite sur chacun des faux-titres.On ajoute le spécimen illustré sur vélin et la carte d'invitation sur Japon de l'exposition des illustrations de La Mandragore.Double suite complète des illustrations en épreuves d'artiste,signées des graveurs (Deloche,Florian,Froment,Tinayre),sur Chine et Japon,avec la décomposition des planches,en couleurs,sur Chine;90 épreuves au total.Suites réliées en demi-maroquin janséniste,tète dorée,signées de A.et R.Maylander. Magnifique exemplaire dont la reliure de Mercier est ornée sur le 1er plat,d'une grenouille dans un paysage ,signature de Rudaux; grenouille dans un cuir encastré,gravé repoussé et teinté.Dos à 5 nerfs.Doublures de maroquin gris avec un large encadrement de listels de maroquin olive et chaudron,et d'une dentelle de style gothique en maroquin de mèmes couleurs,mosaiqués à froid.Gardes moirées;doubles gardes,tranches dorées,couvertures et dos conservés;chemise en-demi maroquin chaudron.Etui.Tirage à 153 exemplaires.De la bibliothèque Adolphe Bordes.
181926090London: vols.I-II published by Messrs. Boydell & Co printed by W.Bulmer & Co; vol.III: published by Hurst Robinson & Co. printed by Thomas Davison 1819. 3 volumes small folio. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 2 mezzotint portraits of Claude and Earlom 1 stipple-engraved portrait of John Boydell. 300 etchings with mezzotint all printed in bistre all by Earlom after Claude. Expertly bound to style in half russia over period marbled paper covered boards<br/> <br/>"The first complete edition with the engravings sic. in the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period" Abbey.<br/> <br/>"This capital work a landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings is . an important forerunner of later publications on Art Collections. It contains 300 etchings of drawings by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis Book of Truth for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine works from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance . The catalogues in each volume give a comprehensive description of each drawing indicating also for whom they were executed which pictures were painted from them and the ownership at the date of publication of the book - in short a real catalogue raisonné" Abbey.<br/> <br/>Abbey Life 200; Lowndes II p.1398. [vols.I-II] published by Messrs. Boydell & Co, printed by W.Bulmer & Co; [vol.III:] published by Hurst, Robinson & Co., printed unknown books
181926090London: vols.I-II published by Messrs. Boydell & Co printed by W.Bulmer & Co; vol.III: published by Hurst Robinson & Co. printed by Thomas Davison 1819. 3 volumes small folio. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 2 mezzotint portraits of Claude and Earlom 1 stipple-engraved portrait of John Boydell. 300 etchings with mezzotint all printed in bistre all by Earlom after Claude. Expertly bound to style in half russia over period marbled paper covered boards<br/> <br/> "The first complete edition with the engravings sic. in the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period" Abbey.<br/> <br/> "This capital work a landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings is . an important forerunner of later publications on Art Collections. It contains 300 etchings of drawings by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis Book of Truth for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine works from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance . The catalogues in each volume give a comprehensive description of each drawing indicating also for whom they were executed which pictures were painted from them and the ownership at the date of publication of the book - in short a real catalogue raisonné" Abbey.<br/> <br/> Abbey Life II 200; Lowndes II p.1398; Lewine 325; Cohen-de-Ricci 242; Wessely Earlom NR 149ff; Thieme-Becker x 283 and xiii 369. [vols.I-II] published by Messrs. Boydell & Co, printed by W.Bulmer & Co; [vol.III:] published by Hurst, Robinson & Co., printed unknown
In Lausanna [i.e. Livorno] / In Siena, [tipografia Coltellini] / per Francesco Rossi stamp. del pubblico, 1765 / [1786], due titoli legati in un volume, in-8 piccolo, legatura coeva in piena pergamena, titolo manoscritto al dorso, tagli screziati. Beccaria: pp. [2], 141, [3], 135-229, [3], l'ultima carta bianca. Con antiporta incisa in rame, vignetta calcografica (bilancia in equilibrio su spada spezzata) sul frontespizio, e fregio xilografico al recto di carta A2, con i simboli delle arti. L'irregolarità della paginazione fu causata dalla volontà del tipografo di reintegrare, rispetto ad una prima composizione a stampa, le numerose pagine omesse nel Giudizio del De Soria. Terza edizione assoluta di questa "pietra miliare" del pensiero giuridico e prima in assoluto a recare l'antiporta allegorica incisa in rame immaginata dal Beccaria. Edizione pubblicata dalla tipografia Coltellini: cfr. L. Firpo, Le edizioni del "Dei delitti e delle pene", p. 544-547, n. 4 in Edizione nazionale delle opere di Cesare Beccaria, v. 1, Milano 1984. Var. C: vignetta calcografica sul front. (bilancia in equilibrio su spada spezzata) e fregio a p. 3. Atti del Convegno Internazionale su Cesare Beccaria, Torino, 4-6 ottobre 1964, pp. 399-403. Riforma della legislazione criminale toscana: pp. 80. Con stemma xilografico di Pietro Leopoldo granduca di Toscana sul frontespizio. Il 30 novembre del 1786 il Gran Ducato di Toscana sotto Pietro Leopoldo promulgò il nuovo codice criminale; per la prima volta nella storia degli stati moderni, con questo documento, furono abolite la pena di morte e la tortura. Timbretto di possesso privato sul frontespizio dell'opera del Beccaria. Volume unico che riunisce il testo teorico fondativo dell'abolizione della pena capitale e la sua prima applicazione pratica nella storia. Ottime condizioni di conservazione.
122739London Printed by W. Bulmer for Messrs Boydell & Co volumes I-II and Thomas Davison for Hurst Robinson and Co. volume III 1777-1819. . First complete edition. Three volumes folio 44 x 30 cm mezzotint frontispiece portraits of Claude Lorrain and Richard Earlom volume I without the portrait of Boydell called for in Abbey but not always present 300 etched mezzotint and aquatint plates by Earlom after Claude printed in bistre and black; plate 6 vol iii with small piece of blank corner defective light scattered foxing to plates mainly marginal fine nineteenth century brown morocco gilt extra by Birdsall & Son gilt panelled covers with wide gilt borders gilt panelled spine in six compartments gilt lettered direct in second and fourth others richly gilt broad gilt inner dentelles top edges gilt a fine set.<br /> A "landmark in the history of reproduction of Master drawings" Abbey - a fine example of the first complete edition in a magnificent binding.<br /><br />"This capital work. contains 300 reproductions of works by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine work from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance. They were first produced in outline only but owing to the enormous demand Boydell caused Earlom to retouch and refresh the plates five or six times. <br /><br />This is the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period." Abbey.<br /><br />Claude's Liber veritatis was a bound volume in which he drew copies of his own paintings and recorded details of commissions from about 1635. Although there are omissions -- particularly in the early years -- the liber veritatis is a record of a major artist's oeuvre without parallel until the 20th century and one which served in Claude's own lifetime both as a safeguard against forgeries and as a visual resource. The volume of drawings was eventually acquired by the Dukes of Devonshire and Boydell's Liber veritatis reproduces both these drawings and examples of Claude's works from the great English collections of the period including those of Richard Payne Knight Alderman Hibbert the Earl Spencer Charles Lambert Joseph Farrington George Gosling and Edmund Turnor. The accompanying text not only translates and transcribes Claude's annotations on the versos of the drawings but also gives the names of the contemporary owners of the pictures and details of engravings of the pictures. The purpose of the work was to establish a corpus of works known to be by the artist in order to facilitate the detection of forgeries and the correct identification of genuine drawings and as Abbey states the result was 'a real catalogue raisonne'.<br /><br />With aristocratic provenance: Cyril Flower first Baron Battersea 1843-1907 was a Liberal politician and property developer. He was also a great collector and patron of the arts including James McNeill Whistler and was involved with the Pre-Raphaelite set. Lord Battersea married Constance daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild 1st Baronet in 1877.<br /> Brunet III 1169; Cohen-De Ricci col.242; Lewine p.325; Lowndes p.1398; Abbey Life 200. London, Printed by W. Bulmer for Messrs Boydell & Co [volumes I-II] and Thomas Davison for Hurst, Robinson, and Co. [volume III] unknown
464019361) BOUCHER (Nicolas.) Caroli Lotharingi Card. et Francisci Ducis Guysii, literae et arma, in funebri oratione habita Nancij… Paris, Morel, 1577. 4 ff. n. ch. (dont le titre dans un bel encadr. gravé), 97 ff. chiffrés, planche gravée montrant le tombeau des Guise, 3 ff. n. chiffrés portant 5 planches des détails de l’épitaphe dans de beaux encadrements et une lettre de Jac. Bornonius, incomplet des ff. 101 à 108. ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Nicolas BOUCHER, évêque de Verdun fut précepteur auprès de Charles de Lorraine, et de Charles de Vaudémont son cousin. « C’est à leur intention que Boucher publia en 1577 son éloge du duc de Guise et du Cardinal de Lorraine, ouvrage éminemment instructif pour de futurs prélats ayant besoin de modèles. » dit Cullière, Les écrivains et le pouvoir en Lorraine p 422. Ce livre est l’apologie du duc Charles de Lorraine-Guise, né en 1524. Il fut évêque de Metz à 14 ans, ensuite pourvu de l’archevêché de Reims et élevé au cardinalat en 1547. Il fonda l’université de Reims et contribua à celle de Pont-à-Mousson. Le ton de l’ouvrage est élogieux à l’égard de ces deux élèves qui donnent beaucoup d’espoir à leur maître, même si l’auteur se permet de les réprimander respectueusement en laissant entendre dans l’épître dédicatoire à quel point se feraient « hayr et mespriser » des princes qui, au temps de leur jeunesse, se seraient laissés aller à « nonchalence et faitardise. » Dumoulin 283 décrit un exemplaire avec 6 ff. liminaires (et non 4 comme dans notre exemplaire) avec 2 portraits, Index Aureliensis V, p.38 donne 4 ff. lim. comme dans notre exemplaire. Les ff. 101 à 108 manquent, il s’agit de poèmes en latin qui n’ont pas été traduits dans l’édition française (voir le n°3.)2) LORRAINE (Charles de.) Concio : ultima earum, quas habuit apud Sactu Petrum ad facras Virgines, Rhemis, in Aduentu, 1573. Paris, Morel, 1577. 17 ff. chiffrés (y compris le titre dans un bel encadr. gravé), 1 f. n. ch. blanc. ÉDITION ORIGINALE de la traduction latine par Nicolas Boucher du sermon prononcé par le Cardinal Charles de Lorraine au monastère Saint Pierre de Reims pendant l’avent 1573.3) BOUCHER (Nicolas.) La Conjonction des lettres et des armes des deux très illustres princes Lorrains Charles Cardinal de Lorraine et François Duc de Guise, frères. Reims, Jean de Foigny, 1579. 8 ff. n. ch. (dont le titre dans un bel encadr. gravé), 164 ff. ch. Les titres de chaque ouvrage sont dans de beaux encadrements sur bois gravés. Il s’agit de la première traduction en français du premier texte de ce recueil. La traduction est de Jacques Tigeou qui la dédie à Ph. Emmanuel de Mercoeur. Plus qu’une traduction, il s’agit d’une œuvre complémentaire augmentée de 5 poèmes (ff. 130, 131, 132) par G. CORROZET, N. PINTHEAU, N. GILLET et Pierre de RONSARD. Les deux poèmes de Ronsard, Epitaphe de Françolis de Lorraine Duc de Guyse et Prosopopee de M. Monseign. François de Lorraine paraissent ici en ÉDITION ORIGINALE, Tchemerzine 9 p. 463. Cette édition est en outre augmentée du sermon de Charles de Lorraine (la traduction latine de Boucher en 2), de deux oraisons du même, l’une faite au concile de Trente, l’autre au colloque de Poissy, ainsi que des Sages remontrances & derniers propos de mondit Seigneur le Duc de Guyse… Au sujet de Jacques Tigeou, voir Port, Dict. historique du Maine et Loir, III p. 588. Le verso du feuillet 127 indique qu’ “Icy faut mettre l’effigie de feu mondit Seigneur le Cardinal.,” Bibliotheca bibliographica Aureliana, 17, p. 95 mentionne aussi ce portrait hors-texte qui manque à notre exemplaire.Précieux exemplaire établi pour l’un des deux dédicataires du livre, Charles de Lorraine (1567-1607) fils du Duc Charles III et évêque de Metz avec ses armes au centre des plats. L’exemplaire a été entièrement réglé.Autres provenances : bibliothèque G. Chartener (1813-1884) qui fut bibliothécaire (ex-libris.) - Bibliothèque A. Werlé (ex-libris.) - Bibliothèque L.-A. Barbet (ex-libris manuscrit), dont il constitue le n°283 du Catal. de la bibliothèque de feu L.-A. Barbet.
18451375376London: Published by Messrs. Boydell & Co; Hurst Robinson & Co c. 1845. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small Folios Three Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in half contemporary red morocco with paneled spine elegant gilt decoration on spine two dark green labels. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. All edges gilt. With some general shelfwear including boards with moderate wear to edges and corners light wear to joints and light wear overall. Slight bowing to boards. Text blocks have light wear to gilt edges. Light age-toning and foxing throughout. Ex-libris partially removed or worn on front pastedown of all three volumes. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Complete with all 300 mezzotint plates printed in sepia plus frontispiece portraits of Claude Earlom and John Boydell. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> MU Consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized. A collection of 300 etchings based on works by French artist Claude le Lorrian Claude Gelee. Widely considered a landmark in the reproduction of master artworks and a precursor to modern catalogue raisonnés this is the second edition a reprint of the first from 1777-1819 with etchings from the original plates. The drawings by Claude Lorrain were done by Richard Earlom using etching for Claude's pen lines and mezzotint for the ink washes. The table directory lists sales of individual etchings up to 1843 helping to date this edition. 1375376. Special Collections. Published by Messrs. Boydell & Co; Hurst, Robinson & Co hardcover
1948140946791Chicago: Engelwood High School 1948. First Edition. Very Good. The high school year book of A Raisin in the Sun author Lorraine Hansberry pictured on page 36 and inscribed by her "Good Luck & Best Wishes" with an arrow pointing to her printed name. Hansberry also appears on page 105 in a group portrait of the school's debate forum. Another nationally known author appearing in these pages is Sam Greenlee on page 55; he has not signed this yearbook. <p>Bound in publisher's original padded leatherette embossed pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good with wear to extremities three vertical lines to the rear cover lightly soiled light foxing to textblock edge. Tear to bottom gutter at rear Autographs page. Additionally signed throughout by many classmates. Owner's name William Sharp to title page and front pastedown. <p>Although she does not appear here in the rolls of the school's drama club Hansberry was just 11 years away from being the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway. She died tragically young at age 34 of pancreatic cancer; items signed by her are scarce. Engelwood High School unknown
1959101995New York: Random House 1959. Early printing of this groundbreaking play the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. Octavo original half cloth illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Warm Regards Lorraine Hansberry University Hospital May 4 1964." Early in April 1963 Hansberry was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was in and out of University Hospital in New York until she passed away on January 12 1965 at the age of 34. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Stan Phillips and Mel Williamson. Rare and desirable signed. The first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway this groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee his wife Ruth his sister Beneatha his son Travis and matriarch Lena called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee a chauffeur has other plans however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Winner of the Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year it has been hailed as a "pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre" by Newsweek and "a milestone in the American Theatre." Random House hardcover books
1959140947613New York NY: Playbill 1959. Near Fine. Signed by Lorraine Hansberry on the front cover. Bound in publisher's stapled pictorial wraps. 48pp. Near Fine with light toning light wear and small spot of staining to front cover. The play had opened in 1958 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger the brother At this point Ossie Davis had replaced Poitier and the play had moved to the Belasco Theatre. Items signed by Hansberry are scarce; the playwright died at age 34 of pancreatic cancer. Playbill unknown
190472398Paris: Librairie universelle 1904. Fine. Librairie universelle Paris 1904 14.50 x 20 cm relié First edition one of 25 copies on handmade laid paper numbered and justified by the publisher the only deluxe issue. Bradel binding in half chocolate-brown morocco with corners smooth spine gilt date at foot marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns illustrated wrappers by Manuel Orazi and backstrip preserved. Work illustrated with 136 black and colour drawings in- and out-of-text by Georges Bottini. Bookplate mounted. Our copy is enriched with a full-page original drawing signed by Georges Bottini and heightened in black ink depicting Jacques Beaudarmon wearing a bowler hat and conversing with the « môme ». This drawing appears as a woodcut illustration on page 133. The drawing is inscribed by Georges Bottini to M. Casanove « en grande sympathie ». Very rare deluxe copy of Jean Lorrains masterpiece. Librairie universelle hardcover
190472398Librairie universelle | Paris 1904 | 14.50 x 20 cm | relié
184686647Bâle 18 mai[1846] | 13.6 x 21.8 cm | 2 pages sur un feuillet
19860036547New York: Rock Foundation 1986-88. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 37cm x 28cm. 1073; 1405; 713 pages 3 volumes in 12 books continuous pagination illustrations some colour. Original grey cloth black lettering cloth slipcases Based on the Researches & Writings of Carl Schuster. Edited & Written by Edmund Carpenter. Assisted by Lorraine Spiess. A cornerstone of comparative anthropology mythology and art history. This monumental work draws on the vast ethnographic record assembled by American art historian Carl Schuster 1904-1969. Schuster died suddenly of cancer leaving the material unpublished. Carpenter spent nearly two decades editing Schuster's archive into this twelve-volume synthesis. The result is an epic survey of visual and mythic patterns: from Paleolithic Europe to the tribal societies of Oceania the Americas and Africa. Issued privately in a very small edition distributed directly to museums and researchers Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism is likely the most comprehensive documentation and analysis of traditional symbolism ever published. Very minor discolouration to spines. Very minor soil to upper board of Vol 3:3 and extremely minor to edges of 2:4 and 2:5. Category: Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; Art & Design. ISBN: 0937691038. ISBN/EAN: 9780937691038. Inventory No: 0036547. BZDB407 Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 0937691038 EAN: 9780937691038 Carl Schuster; Edmund Carpenter; Lorraine Spiess. Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art: A Record of Tradition & Continuity Rock Foundation hardcover
195447083Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press 1954. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company the Riverside Press 1954. First American Edition first impression. Octavo; Walter Lorraine-illustrated dust jacket with flaps lettered in red; blue cloth stamped in gilt; yellow-orange topstain; 423pp.; fold-out map to rear. Dust jacket chipped along edges and spine; dampstaining along spine principally visible at verso; rubbing. Shelfwear to boards; staining along edges of front board and spine; binding sound; moderate to heavy foxing to endpapers and edges of textblock; interior else unmarked; still a Very Good copy.<br /> <br /> The first volume of Tolkien's epic fantasy was praised by some W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison and derided by others Edmund Wilson in his "Oo Those Awful Orcs!" article but nevertheless it remains one of the most popular and beloved works of the twentieth century. Scholar Tom Shippey believes Tolkien's work more than mere escapism observing ".his continuing appeal rests not on mere charm or strangeness. but on a deeply serious response to what will be seen in the end as the major issues of his century: the origin and nature of evil;. human existence in Middle-Earth without the support of divine revelation; cultural relativity; and the corruptions and continuities of language." First printings of either the Mifflin or the Allen & Unwin editions rather scarce in retail. <br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Hammond A5 b.i<br /> <br /> Tom Shipped "J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century." Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2001. p. IX. Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press unknown
174594286Nancy, A. Leseure, 1745, 1757 1745 7 volumes in-folio, plein veau granité, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, dentelles, roulettes en coupes. I : 13 ff. n. ch. 300 col.- 902- 286- 86 col. 10 cartes et plans repliés ; II : 4 pp. 112- 618- 352- 14 col. 1 carte et 20 pl. ; III : 4- IV pp. 240- 620- 40- 378 col. 12 pl. ; IV : 4- 28 pp. 1047- 118 col.- 7 pp. 84 col. ; V : 276 col.- 932 col.- 280 col. ch. CCC par erreur, 5 pl. ; I Notice : VII pp. - 144 col.- 2 ff.- - 946 col.- 224 col., 1 plan et 6 pl. ; II Notice : 116 col.- 1024 col.- 74 col.- 5 pl. Figures dans le texte, lettrines et culs-de-lampe. Usures et épidermures, quelques tomaisons effacées. Humidité éparse pour les 3 premiers volumes 3 plans affectés, soutenue pour 10 ff. du tome III, par ailleurs assez frais.
177641731Nancy, Veuve Leclerc, 1776. 2 parties en 1 vol. in-4 de (16)-349 pp. (2)-358-(16) pp., maroquin rouge, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, triple filet doré d'encadrement sur les plats, fleurons dans les angles, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
188282332Paris: Alphonse Lemerre 1882. Fine. Alphonse Lemerre Paris 1882 13 x 19.50 cm relié First edition one of the extremely rare copies printed on Holland paper We know of at least two unknown to bibliographies deluxe copy. Half black morocco binding with corners spine with five raised bands enhanced with gilt dots richly decorated with double gilt compartments with red morocco inlay in roundel date at foot gilt fillet on boards covers and spine preserved top edge gilt on deckled edges binding signed Blanchetière. Very beautiful autograph inscription by the author to José-Maria de Heredia ""Premier joueur flûte de ces modernes temps antiques au maître ami de Pan et des chèvres-pieds cet humble et lointain écho d'une syrinx adorable. Lorrain Jean"" ""First flute player of these modern ancient times to the master friend of Pan and goat-footed ones this humble and distant echo of an adorable syrinx. Lorrain Jean"" Our copy is expanded with an autograph letter signed by the author running over 2 leaves addressed to Léon Vanier bound at the front of the volume. Exceptional copy superbly established. Alphonse Lemerre hardcover
16767Londres, Messrs Boydell and co., s.d. [1830] 2 vol. in-folio, 14 pp., 100 pl. + 5 pp., 100 pl., demi-chagrin maroquiné vert, plats de toile verte, dos lisse (reliures très frottées, petites manques et taches, rousseurs, décharges).
Paris, Apud Guilielmum Chaudiere, 1580; in-folio, XXXII-462 pp. + index, errata, reliure moderne imitant une reliure à la hollandaise, plein vélin, les 10 premières pages ont les marges restaurées. Une superbe marque d'imprimeur avec, dans un médaillon, un diable ailé agitant la faux du temps, avec à ses côtés, un sablier. Complet des arbres généalogiques dont un dépliant. Ouvrage rare et bien complet de ses sept parties annoncées dans le titre en latin. L’auteur, né à Bar-le-Duc, s’efforce de prouver, à l’aide de documents faux ou altérés, que les princes lorrains descendent en ligne directe de Charlemagne. Il fut déféré au Parlement, condamné, incarcéré à la Bastille, son oeuvre lacérée, malgré le fait que l'auteur avait obtenu le privilège royal. Cependant, il fut remis en liberté en 1583. Il est rare qu'un livre ait fait l'objet d'autant de controverses. De nombreux généalogistes ont démonté les thèses de François de Rosières, mais aucun de ces auteurs n'a précisé quelle partie du texte était fausse… Il est vrai que Rosières faisait remonter la famille de Lorraine à Anténore. La personne la plus hostile à Rosières n'était autre que le roi de France qui, à cette époque, était maitre de la Lorraine. Il chargea de nombreux généalogistes de réduire le travail de Rosières à néant et, par ailleurs, il fit rechercher les titres de noblesse des ducs de Lorraine qui furent trouvés à La Mothe et qui furent soustraits à tous les regards. Comme de Rosières était très estimé des ducs de Lorraine, il se retira dans la région. A sa mort, les chanoines de Toul, pour honorer sa mémoire, lui élevèrent un mausolée dans la cathédrale, qui était surmonté de sa statue et de sa généalogie personnelle. Rare et bon exemplaire.
1580201515522Paris, Apud Guilielmum Chaudiere, 1580 ; in-folio, XXXII-462 pp. + index, errata, reliure moderne imitant une reliure à la hollandaise, plein vélin, les 10 premières pages ont les marges restaurées. Une superbe marque d'imprimeur avec, dans un médaillon, un diable ailé agitant la faux du temps, avec à ses côtés, un sablier. Complet des arbres généalogiques dont un dépliant. Ouvrage rare et bien complet de ses sept parties annoncées dans le titre en latin. L’auteur, né à Bar-le-Duc, s’efforce de prouver, à l’aide de documents faux ou altérés, que les princes lorrains descendent en ligne directe de Charlemagne. Il fut déféré au Parlement, condamné, incarcéré à la Bastille, son oeuvre lacérée, malgré le fait que l'auteur avait obtenu le privilège royal. Cependant, il fut remis en liberté en 1583. Il est rare qu'un livre ait fait l'objet d'autant de controverses. De nombreux généalogistes ont démonté les thèses de François de Rosières, mais aucun de ces auteurs n'a précisé quelle partie du texte était fausse… Il est vrai que Rosières faisait remonter la famille de Lorraine à Anténore. La personne la plus hostile à Rosières n'était autre que le roi de France qui, à cette époque, était maitre de la Lorraine. Il chargea de nombreux généalogistes de réduire le travail de Rosières à néant et, par ailleurs, il fit rechercher les titres de noblesse des ducs de Lorraine qui furent trouvés à La Mothe et qui furent soustraits à tous les regards. Comme de Rosières était très estimé des ducs de Lorraine, il se retira dans la région. A sa mort, les chanoines de Toul, pour honorer sa mémoire, lui élevèrent un mausolée dans la cathédrale, qui était surmonté de sa statue et de sa généalogie personnelle. Rare et bon exemplaire.
129794À Nancy, Chez la Vve Cusson, Lamort, 1733-1786 15 tomes en 17 vol. in-4, veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons et de guirlandes dorés, ou basane fauve marbrée, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons et de filets dorés (rel. de l'époque). Manques à certaines coiffes, certains mors fendus, mais exemplaire convenable dans l'ensemble.
17031560A Paris: Chez Jean Moreau ruë S. Jacques ʹa la Toison d'Or vis-ʹa-vis S. Yves 1703. First edition. In contemporary calf. Panels with gilt frames. Spine with five raised bands the compartment richly gilt with floral motives and titled. Marbled edges and endpapers. A copy of the variant with no author’s name on title page. Ownership stamp on title page “Bibliothéque d’Eugène de Frobervilleâ€. Occasional light brown spots otherwise clean. Overall in very good condition. First edition. In contemporary calf. Panels with gilt frames. Spine with five raised bands the compartment richly gilt with floral motives and titled. Marbled edges and endpapers. A copy of the variant with no author’s name on title page. 12mo signatures: ã8 ẽ4 Ä©4 A–2A8/4 ã1 verso 2A4 blank; 6 xxiii 3 1–282 6 p. and 8 engraved plates one folded. Signature L bound into twice. <p><br /> Scarce late 17th-century travelogue of the West and East Indies.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Claude Biron’s scarce and interesting travel narrative and collection of curiosities. A rich collection of information about the natural history of the Indies gathered personally on his two voyages. In the West Indies he visited Cayenne Martinique and Guadeloupe. Illustrated with seven engraved plates of plants and animals as well as a folded portrait of Confucius.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Provenance: The French ethnographer explorer and geographer Eugène de Froberville’s 1790–1871 ownership stamp on title page.<br /> <p><br /> <p><br /> Sabin 5582.<br /> <p>. Chez Jean Moreau, ruë S. Jacques, ʹa la Toison d'Or, vis-ʹa-vis S. Yves unknown
Pont-à-Mousson, I & Gaspard Bernard, 1630; in-4, VI-264 pp., reliure plein vélin d'époque, dos lisse. Brunet I, 358 ; Graesse 208 ; Beaupré 413-414. Ouvrage bien complet de la très belle page de titre gravée et de ses 133 gravures placées dans et en hors-texte. (14 planches pleines pages). Seconde édition, refondue et augmentée, du Recueil de plusieurs machines militaires et feux artificiels du lorrain Jean Appier Hanzelet, imprimeur et graveur, paru en 1620. De nombreuses machines de guerre sont ici représentées pour la première fois ; le livre traite aussi longuement des feux d'artifice. Son surnom Hanzelet, diminutif d’Hans et synonyme de « Petit Jean », lui fut donné pour le distinguer de son père ; ce dernier, Jean Appier, ingénieur des Ducs Charles III et Henri II, contribua à l’établissement des fortifications de Nancy. Hanzelet était établi comme imprimeur à Pont-à-Mousson vers 1620 ; il était en même temps un graveur remarquable. Il perdit sa charge d’imprimeur en 1628 après avoir édité un ouvrage d’un professeur de l’université sans le visa du recteur. Il fut ensuite nommé « Maistres des feux artificiels » (ingénieur des poudres et directeur de l’artillerie) par le Duc Charles IV de Lorraine. Celui qui, pour Dom Calmet, était un « esprit fort inventif et habile ouvrier en différents genres » serait mort en Italie en 1647.
