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183564006<p>aquatint RARE beautiful view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 45 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: minor foxing on margins not affecting plate blind stamp at bottom of plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.
1840241078Paris: Delaunay Libraire n.d. circa 1840. Hardcover. Acceptable. No date circa 1840. Green tooled leather over boards rubbed at edges. Title page and frontis as pictured. Spine replaced with black linen original leather label on spine. College library bookplate. Foxing to endpapers. Embossed stamp at preface. Rare edition illustrated: "Dessins d'apres Overbeck Klein Gerard Seguin. Ornements par Ad. Feart. Dessins graves par M. Breviere. Ornaments graves par Mm. Andrew Best et Leloir. Typographie Lacrampe et Comp." 4 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. Delaunay, Libraire hardcover
188363178<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p><strong>Gorée</strong> is a tiny island off the Dakar coast known for its role in the 15th - 19th C. Atlantic slave trade.<br /><strong>Signares</strong> were black and mulatto Senegalese women who had an influence via their marriage with European men and their patrimony. These women of color managed to gain some individual assets status and power in the hierarchies of the Atlantic slave trade.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
188363179<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
186788500n.p. 1867. Very Good. Four-page leaflet 2nd and 4th pages blank. Later folds probably for mailing. Minor splitting at end of one fold. Accompanied by a modest-sized 14 x 22 cm. 2-page holograph letter dated 17th January 1867 and written by L. A. Chamerovzow Secretary of the Sub-Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society one of the Societies proposing that the 1867 Conference be organized and held. The invitation is short on details. The unnamed recipient of the letter is: 1 requested to advise as to whether they planned to attend the Conference; 2 advised that Mr. Cook presumably Thomas Cook of the well-known firm for travelers can be contacted to secure help with accommodations; and 3 told that delegates might be sought from those already planning to attend the Great Paris Exhibition in 1867. unknown
1891222844Parigi: Lèon Vanier Librarie - Editeur 1891. Rilegatura non editoriale con copertine originali conservate rebound with original wrappers preserved inside. Molto buono Very Good. . 16mo cm 191x122. pp. 160. Molto buono Very Good. Dorso della rilegatura non originale con mancanze Spine of the non-original binding with faults. Seconda edizione ampliata 2nd Edition expanded. <em>Elle contient pour la premiè";"re fois la 12e strophe de "Crimen Amoris" edition en partie originale.</em> <em>Contiene per la prima volta la 12°";" strofa dell'edizione "Crimen Amoris" in parte originale.</em> Lèon Vanier Librarie - Editeur, unknown
184353154sepia lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE view from 'Essai sur la Construction Navale des Peuples Extra-Europeens'; pl. 92; Reference: Graesse V. 134; Cat. Nederl. Scheepvart Mus. 758; Polak 7321; Sabin 58593; Taylor 72; not in Kroepelin & Hill Collections. Condition: paper loss on margins not affecting plate with smudges on paper and minimal on plate with water stain. Good. Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
184354781hand-colour lithograph. EXTREMELY RARE view from 'Essai sur la Construction Navale des Peuples Extra-Europeens' pl. 94; published in Paris.
183564014<p>aquatint RARE beautiful view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 53 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: minor foxing on margins not affecting plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.
1848066964Paris: La Societe des Missions Evangeliques de Paris. comprising eight loose issues for Mai Juin Jul Aout Sept. Oct Nov Dec 1848 pp 186-478 sewn pamphlets with printed paper wrappers edges chipped/torn largely unopened . Fair. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1848. La Societe des Missions Evangeliques de Paris paperback
188363177<p>engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
189755761Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1897. Hardcover. Very good condition. Quarto. xc 578 1pp. Bound in half brown leather over marbled boards with gilt lettering on spine; raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Publisher device on title page. Published and translated from the Vatican manuscript and accompanied by an introduction a glossary and a list of proper names. Based on the text in old French by the Norman trouvère Ambrose who accompanied King Richard to Cyprus and Acre assumed to be dated 1195/96 and translated into modern French. Contains a double-page lithograph of the original manuscript. Text in French. With light wear along edges of binding though front joint cracked and back joint scuffed. Light scuffing of raised bands. Previous owner's name inked to half-title. Block lightly age-toned. Imprimerie Nationale hardcover
18388264Paris: Firmin Didot Frères MDCCCXXXVIII 1838. Bruniture e fioriture piccoli difetti sugli angoli dei piatti buono nel complesso. Le cartonature hanno qualche piccolo difetto su angoli e cuffie ma sono saldamente legate; diffuse a causa del tipo di carta utilizzata fioriture e bruniture che non pregiudicano la lettura ma sono un po' fastidiose specie su alcune tavole. Cartonato editoriale a colori cm13x21.5 pp 4 565 1; 48 12 tavole e 1 cartina ripiegata. Collana L'UNIVERS PITTORESQUE: HISTOIRE ET DESCRIPTION DE TOUS LES PEUPLES DE LEURS RELIGIONS MOEURS INDUSTRIE &c. Firmin Didot Frères MDCCCXXXVIII unknown
18388265Paris: Firmin Didot Frères MDCCCXXXVIII 1838. Bruniture e fioriture discreto/buono nel complesso. Le cartonature hanno qualche piccolo difetto su angoli e cuffie ma sono saldamente legate; diffuse a causa del tipo di carta utilizzata fioriture e bruniture che non pregiudicano la lettura ma sono un po' fastidiose specie su alcune tavole. Due volumi cartonato editoriale a colori cm13x21.5 pp 4 495 1 4 480; complessive 200 tavole e 2 cartine ripiegate. Collana L'UNIVERS PITTORESQUE: HISTOIRE ET DESCRIPTION DE TOUS LES PEUPLES DE LEURS RELIGIONS MOEURS INDUSTRIE &c. Firmin Didot Frères MDCCCXXXVIII unknown
1897103103<p>Paris n.d. c. 1897. One sheet folded in two folded size: 16 x 245 cm. Inserted a small order form size: 105 x 135 cm. some traces of glue.</p><p>A lovely publicity for Léon Baudrand 12 rue du Buisson-Saint-Louis Paris printed in various colours and gold.</p>
189820127Paris: Imprimerie de Vaugirard 1898. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. decorated in color Art Nouveau portfolio. Fine. 27 x 21 cm. Twelve separate full-page color plates printed on glossy stock by prominent and less known Belle Epoque artists depict a variety of scenes some sporting and military but balance more characteristic of each artist's style. such as the charming five singing children by Boutet de Monvel. A month by month list of artists follows January through December respectively: Henri Boutet de Monvel Leon Sabattier Maurice Orange E. De Monzaigle Paul Destez Felicien De Myrbach Reichan Leon L'Hermitte A. Parys Emile Caran d'Ache Leopold Kowalski and Luc-Olivier Merson. Each plate with two holes at upper margin as issued for silk ties no longer present. Issued as a promotion for a leading chain of clothing shops in Paris Lyon Marseille and five other French cities. Interior and covers almost as new. Imprimerie de Vaugirard unknown
18485<p>Text is first edition one of 500 copies on laid rag paper "papier d'Hollande" - copy # not filled in binding probably not contemporary Very good condition with a little foxing particularly in first part of volume. Includes all eight of the <i>chansons.</i></p><p>The famous chanson de geste in 9000 lines known in a version of a lost original composed about 1180 and attributed to Richard le Pèlerin a pilgrim who was on the spot and began composition during the siege of Antioch inspired by the events of 1097–99. The climax of the First Crusade the conquest of Antioch and Jerusalem laid the foundations of the Crusader states. The <i>Chanson</i> was elaborated and to a degree mythologized and became part of the Crusader cycle of romances popular in the 14th century.</p><p>The <i>Chanson</i> was pretty much forgotten until it was printed and published in 1848 during the Gothic Revival by the French scholar and medievalist Alexis Paulin Paris 1800-1881 the first holder of the chair of Medieval literature at the Collège de France</p> J Techener hardcover
184827120Paris: J. Techener. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1848. Hardcover. Limited to 500 copies. Volume 1 only. Rebound in a Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding: full calf hubbed spine marbled endpages all edges gilt. The binding is in very nice condition but there is foxing or staining to the spine and a bookplate to ffep. Half title page states Romans Des Douze Pairs de France. No. XI. Mild scattered foxing. Binding is tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages . J. Techener hardcover
183558553<p>hand-coloured aquatint.</p><p>EXTREMELY RARE view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine … La Favorite … 1830 1831 1832 Vol. 1 plate number 29 under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur.</p><p>"La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests.<br />Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the <em>L'Astrolabe</em> 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on <em>La Favorite</em> 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on <em>La Bonite</em> 1836-1837.<br />Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints.<br />Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the <em>Astrolabe</em> in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative.</p><p>Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383</p><p>Condition: with La Favorite dry seal foxing along margins barely affecting plate.</p> Imprimerie Royal, Finot, under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand, editeur.
183564028<p>aquatint RARE beautiful view from 'Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de La Corvette de Sa Majesté La Favorite exécuté pendant les années 1830 1831 1832 pl. 67 sketched by Francois-Edmond Paris engraved by Sigismond Himely and under the direction of Louis Auguste de Sainson with Arthus Bertrand editeur. "La Favorite" was one of several ships sent out by the France in the 1820/1830s to compete with similar expeditions by other countries. These were voyages with political/territorial objectives via commercial diplomatic scientific and artistic means intending to expand French influence particularly in Southeast Asia to counter British interests. Barthelemy Lauvergne 1805-1871 was a French painter maritime and landscape artist active in the mid 19th C. He accompanied the French naval officer Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville 1790-1842 onboard the L'Astrolabe 1826-1829 Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace 1793-1875 on La Favorite 1830-1832 and Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant 1793-1858 on La Bonite 1836-1837. Sigismond Himely 1801-1872 was a mid 19th C. Swiss painter viewmaker acquaint engraver active in Paris known for his excellent aquatints. Louis Auguste de Sainson 1800-1877 was a French artist lithographer and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826-1829 and then spent almost 5 years to create the prints for the publication of its expedition narrative. Reference: Sabin 38985 Bosch 405 Borba de Moraes 458 Hill Coll. 175 Ferguson 1669 Cordier BS 2110 Nissen ZBI 2383. Condition: minor foxing on margins not affecting plate.</p> Libraire de la Société de Géographie in Paris.
188363196<p>steel engraving. RARE view from 'Album pittoresque d'un voyage autour du monde exécuté par ordre du gouvernement français…' <em>Picturesque Album of a Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the French Government.</em> Gravures dessinées par L'Amiral Paris. Engravings drawn by Admiral Paris.</p><p>The circumnavigation by Admiral Paris in the 'Artémis' took place between 1837 and 1840. The engravings from the original drawings after Laplace and others include a wonderful view of Manila a picturesque Honolulu a chillingly grim view of the penal colony at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land /Tasmania; and the 'Artémis' run aground at Papeete Tahiti; The introductory text by Henricy places each engraving in the context of the route taken by the 'Artémis' which visited Sydney as well as Hobart. A luxurious large paper reissue of the finely engraved illustrations originally published in the Laplace edition of 1841. Forbes writes: "This is a deluxe limited edition evidently assembled with the aid of Edmond Paris who had become a distinguished admiral. Some authorities consider the plates better printed in this edition than in the Laplace text. It has always been a very difficult work to obtain and is found in surprisingly few collections of Pacific voyages". Condition: cleaned large paper wide margins very good condition. Reference: Forbes 3535; du Rietz 553; Not in Hill book only</p> Admiral Paris (Imprimerie de Ch. Noblet), Paris.
185913346Napoli: Dalla Stamperia di Luigi Gargiulo 1859. Sparsi arrossamenti e fioriture piccoli strappi all’attacco della seconda carta antica menda sul margine della terzultima. Discreto-buono esemplare da studio. . Legatura coeva in mezza pelle con titoli dorati e fregi di gusto romantico in ottavo cm 19 x 13 pp 498 2. Sparsi arrossamenti e fioriture piccoli strappi all’attacco della seconda carta antica menda sul margine della terzultima. Buon esemplare da studio. Prima e unica edizione italiana di questo «instant book» sulla Seconda Guerra d’Indipendenza «opera popolare ed aneddotica compilata su documenti ufficiali» del giornalista e poligrafo francese Emile de La Bedolliere; con l’ausilio di lettere e bollettini di guerra l’opera tratta delle vicende belliche dagli antefatti fino alla Pace di Villafranca con particolare riguardo alla costituzione e alle manovre del corpo di spedizione francese Armée d’Italie. Dalla Stamperia di Luigi Gargiulo unknown
1854LRB171Arras: Rousseau-Leroy 1854 Titre : La Terreur dans le Pas-de-Calais et dans le Nord - Histoire de Joseph Le Bon et des tribunaux révolutionnaires d'Arras et de CambraiAuteur : Paris A.-J.Lieu : ArrasÉditeur : Rousseau-LeroyDate : 1854Édition : Deuxième édition revue et augmentéeTome/ensemble : Tome premier seulLangue : FrançaisFormat : in-8Reliure : Plein chagrin rouge de l'époque dos à nerfs orné de fleurons et filets dorés titre et tomaison dorés encadrements à froid sur les plats tranches rouges gardes blanchesÉtat du livre : Bon état général. Légers frottements d'usage petites éraflures et débuts de fentes aux mors coiffes un peu émoussées. Intérieur propre avec quelques rousseurs et rares taches éparses papier légèrement jauni. Solide exemplaire dans une jolie reliure décorativeRemarques : Belle reliure de bibliothèque pour cette étude de référence sur la Terreur dans le Nord consacrée à Joseph Le Bon et aux tribunaux révolutionnaires d'Arras et de Cambrai. Édition augmentée. Deuxième édition revue et augmentée. Hardcover. Good. Rousseau-Leroy hardcover
1881022025-10Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot et Cie 1881. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in cloth. cxvi 188 pp. VG. Light wear and soiling to boards. Binding is sound. Small bookplate on front pastedown and name on title page. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box. Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1881CM11109Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot 1881. Produced by the Societe des Anciens Textes; Inscribed & signed in ink by A. Bos on the prelim; Brick cloth gilt spine title gilt cover vignette for the Society only top edge trimmed brick colored endpaper/pastedown & printed on lovely paper; A good ex library copy; 191 pages including Vocabulaire a 1 page list of titles in this series. Size: 5.5"x8.75". Signed by Authors. Hardcover. Librairie de Firmin Didot Hardcover
