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20245551<p>Michael Joseph/Goldsboro 2024. Limited Edition. No significant wear. As New/Fine.</p><p>Goldsboro limited edition. Both book and unclipped DJ are in as new condition. DJ is protected in an archival sleeve. Number 1002 of 2000 copies printed. Signed by White on the limitation page. Digitally sprayed page edges. To mark the thousandth year of peace in the Empire of Concordia the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage. Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia each graced with a unique magical ability known as a Blessing. Except one: Ganymedes Piscero. When a beloved heir is murdered everyone is a suspect. As the bodies pile higher Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be and unmask the killer before he ends up the next victim.</p><p>471 pp.</p> Michael Joseph/Goldsboro hardcover
2008024481Adelaide SA Australia: Friends of the State Library of South Australia Incorporated. 2008. Minor marks to boards. Small previous owners impressed stamp to bottom corner of front free endpaper and title page. Colour and b/w illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the second edition published in 1824. Translations from the French by Peter Hambly with introduction by Sarah Thomas. Australiana Facsimile Editions No. 223. . FACSIMILE EDITION. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Friends of the State Library of South Australia Incorporated. Hardcover
184576302Paris: J.B. Baillière 1845. Fine. J.B. Baillière Paris 1845 11.50 x 19 cm relié First edition. Half red shagreen binding spine slightly faded with four raised bands and decorated with blind-tooled compartments rubbing to spine marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns contemporary binding. Some light foxing. J.B. Baillière hardcover
184462537Paris: Jules Labitte 1844. Fine. Jules Labitte Paris 1844 14.50 x 22.50 cm 2 volumes brochés sous chemises et étuis Rare first edition of Hector Berlioz's first book. Some restorations to the top spine-end volume label on the spine of the second volume not fully visible boards strengthened or lined first board of the first volume some stains on the first boards of both volumes. Fine condition inside almost without any foxing. Our copy is housed in green half shagreen chemises and slipcases marbled paper boards slipcases lined with the same shagreen gilt titles and dates on the spine. Rare. Jules Labitte hardcover
173557557à Paris: Chez P. G. Le Mercier 1735. Fine. Chez P. G. Le Mercier à Paris 1735 10 x 17 cm relié First edition attributed to Bougeant according to Barbier IV 1091. Title page in red and black. Full speckled sheep binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Tan morocco title label. One wormhole at foot. Signs of rubbing. Good copy. La Romancie is the country of novels. The prince who has been raised on reading novels since his youngest age is in search of this utopian country which he finally discovers underground. All the things described trees rocks are contaminated by what is found in novels thus the rocks are tender having listened to so many complaints from heroes. The marvelous journey is in fact a critique of very fine intelligence on the novelistic writing of the 17th century for the author never undertakes a fundamental critique he has written a travel novel about the country of novels which reveals its ridiculous aspects and excesses and it is true that a certain novelistic production of the 17th century often proves the author right with its cohort of shepherds ancient heroes and fairies. Chez P. G. Le Mercier hardcover
178385938A Paris: Chez La veuve Duchesne 1783. Fine. Chez La veuve Duchesne A Paris 1783 12.50 x 19.50 cm 4 volumes reliés Third and best illustrated edition with 10 very fine hors-texte plates including a frontispiece by Dalbou after Hoüel 5 hors-texte plates by Laurent after Favray and 4 folding hors-texte plates by Laurent after Massit. The first three volumes contain all the letters on Greece as well as in the third volume the voyage to Italy the last contains other opuscules by the author: Essays on the Elegies of Tibullus followed by the translation of these The Seasons and Light Poetry. Numerous floral head- and tailpieces flower baskets carnations. Contemporary full porphyry sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with fleurons roulette at tail. Red morocco title label green morocco volume label. Triple fillet frame on covers. On the upper joint of volume I small lacks of leather on the lower joint the leather has a split with a lack but without the joint being visible. Fragments of leather have also detached on other joints and the joints sometimes appear cracked but no joint is open or truly split only the leather shows some defects at the joints. On the lower joint of volume I nibbling also on the upper joint of volume 3. Paper generally quite fresh sometimes a few spots in the upper margins or on the verso of the engravings. Overall very fine copy. Broader than its title suggests the Literary Voyage of Greece contains numerous information on the Turks Armenians and their customs and naturally the peoples of Greece. The letters are the work of a merchant residing in Constantinople Monsieur Guys addressed to an art lover Bourlat de Montredont. Deeply enamored with belles-lettres and research on Antiquity the author in his description of Greece its customs and practices draws his material from ancient writers by establishing constant parallels with modern Greece showing how much all Greek literature is found in it. Each letter bears on a subject many concern art but some more specific ones deal with furniture jewelry makeup festivals proprieties baths architecture and naturally a domain particularly interesting to the author: commerce and navigation. Certain letters are additions and treat usages among the Turks Jews. An ambitious project by a man anchored in the reality of his time and who spent more than 30 years in the Levant the Literary Voyage of Greece identifies in modern Greece all the heritage of Antiquity and makes modern Greeks the direct heirs descendants of ancient Greeks. The author thus renews interest in voyages to Greece. Before its time it is one of the first works of anthropology. Chez La veuve Duchesne hardcover
178340866Paris: Chez La veuve Duchesne 1783. Fine. Chez La veuve Duchesne Paris 1783 12.50 x 19.50 cm 4 volumes reliés Third edition illustrated with 10 plates hors-texte including a frontispiece by Dalbou after Hoüel 5 plates hors-texte by Laurent after Favray and 4 folding plates hors-texte by Laurent after Massit. The first three volumes contain all the letters on Greece the last contains other opuscules by the author: Essays on Tibullus's Elegies followed by their translation The Seasons and Light Poetry. Numerous floral headpieces and tailpieces flower baskets carnations. Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Smooth spines decorated with green morocco title and volume labels small gilt floral fleurons and gilt dentelle at tail. Triple gilt frames on boards. All edges marbled. Headcap of first volume abraded. Some wormholes on spines of second and third volumes. Tail joint split on first volume. Six corners bumped. Surface abrasions. Some pale corner dampstains. Worming affecting the entire lower right corner of the third volume. Handsome overall appearance of the copy. Broader than its title suggests the Literary Journey to Greece contains numerous information about the Turks Armenians and their customs and naturally the peoples of Greece. The letters are the work of a merchant residing in Constantinople Monsieur Guys addressed to an art lover Bourlat de Montredont. Deeply devoted to literature and research on Antiquity the author in his description of Greece its customs and practices draws his material from ancient writers by establishing constant parallels with modern Greece showing how much all of Greek literature is found in it. Each letter focuses on a subject many deal with art but some more specific ones cover furniture jewelry makeup festivities proprieties baths architecture and naturally a domain of particular interest to the author: commerce and navigation. Some letters are additions and treat customs among the Turks Jews. An ambitious project by a man anchored in the reality of his time and who spent more than 30 years in the Levant the Literary Journey to Greece identifies in modern Greece all the heritage of Antiquity and makes modern Greeks the direct heirs descendants of ancient Greeks. The author thus renews interest in travel to Greece. Before its time it is one of the first works of anthropology. Chez La veuve Duchesne hardcover
175366726à Paris: De Imprimerie Royale 1753. Fine. De Imprimerie Royale à Paris 1753 20 x 26 cm relié First edition illustrated with a title vignette 6 folding maps and 2 folding plates sun and moon positions diagrams; a map of the coasts of Acadia and Isle Royale one of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence plan of Canseau harbor the southeastern coasts of Isle Royale plan of Chibouctou harbor southeastern point of Acadia Presentation copy with the cipher and arms of Louis XV. Contemporary binding in full marbled and glazed brown sheep. Spine with raised bands decorated with the repeated cipher of Louis XV. Red morocco title label. Boards stamped with the gilt arms of Louis XV. Triple gilt fillet frame on boards. 2 compartments restored partially effacing the cipher. One restoration at foot. Restorations to joints and corners. The work is the most precise hydrographic survey of the eastern coasts of North America that had ever been accomplished. Chabert was appointed to carry out a precise survey of the coasts of Acadia whose contemporary maps were erroneous. The first part is an account of the voyage from Brest to Louisbourg and of Chabert's 4 expeditions to coasts foreign to France to Newfoundland and neighboring islands. The second part contains the observations and astronomical surveys for which the work was highly esteemed and recommended to navigators by the Academy of Sciences. Following the success of the voyage Chabert was promoted to knight of the Order of Saint-Louis De Imprimerie Royale hardcover
184378989Paris: W. Coquebert 1843. Fine. W. Coquebert Paris 1843 11.50 x 18.50 cm relié First edition. Occasional light foxing. Half black shagreen binding smooth spine decorated with double blind compartments and gilt fillets gilt initials at foot black paper boards pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns one lower corner slightly bumped contemporary binding. W. Coquebert hardcover
184686339Tours: A. Mame & Cie 1846. Fine. A. Mame & Cie Tours 1846 15.80 x 24.10 cm relié First edition illustrated with 4 hors-texte steel and heavy vellum engravings by Rouargue a title vignette and in-text illustrations. Publisher's binding in navy blue rice-grain percaline cloth. Spine decorated with a special plate featuring a boat train a seated walker with his bag and gilt and polychrome ornaments signed Haarhaus. Large identical polychrome plate on both covers: at center large bucolic scene with a traveler a carriage and a city on the horizon framing this scene a boat a train a coat of arms. Gilt edges. The 2 upper corners slightly folded otherwise superb copy beautifully fresh and without defect. Paper very white with occasionally some light foxing at the tissue guards protecting the engravings. On the half-title gift inscription in blue ink covering half the page. Pioneer work in the genre of geographical popularization of France. After a career as a poetess Amable Tastu became a recognized pedagogue and her journey through France would see several reissues and enchant several generations. The narrative progresses by regions and peregrinations cataloguing the cultural treasures contained in the cities and regions. A. Mame & Cie hardcover
185247951Tours: Alfred Mame & fils 1852. Fine. Alfred Mame & fils Tours 1852 16 x 25 cm relié Second edition illustrated with a frontispiece a double-page map as well as 5 out-of-text engravings by Rouargue. Half black shagreen binding spine with four fine raised bands decorated with fillets and triple black compartments black paper boards one lower corner slightly bumped marbled endpapers and pastedowns all edges gilt. Copy almost entirely free from foxing minor harmless spots on boards. Alfred Mame & fils hardcover
182129739à Paris: Chez Pelicieret Nepveu 1821. Fine. Chez Pelicier et Nepveu à Paris 1821 12.50 x 20.50 cm relié First edition rare illustrated with a very large folding map of the regions between Constantinople and Tehran and 9 lithographs by Aubry Vernet. and a frontispiece portrait of the Persian prince Albas Mirza. Restoration period half light brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with fillets and tools; roulette at foot. Marbled edges. Rubbing to boards but handsome copy with perfectly fresh paper. Amédé Jaubert orientalist was first taken by Napoleon to Egypt where he served as interpreter; in 1805 he was entrusted with an important diplomatic mission to Iran where he was to negotiate with the Shah to establish France's position in that region. During his journey he was imprisoned by the Pasha of Bayazid and thrown into a cistern for three months. The travel account describes many regions that had never been visited by Europeans. Chez Pelicieret Nepveu hardcover
196160014Paris: Gallimard 1961. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1961 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 41 numbered copies on pur fil paper the only deluxe copies. Spine and boards slightly marginally discolored and sunned otherwise handsome copy. Gallimard hardcover
181269066à Paris: Chez Fantin 1812. Fine. Chez Fantin à Paris 1812 13 x 21 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition rare illustrated with 3 maps and 2 plans including the general map of Crimea and the plan of the capital of the Don Cossacks. Rare first French edition translated by Emmanuel de Laubespin which was withdrawn from sale. Quérard: ""The French government did not permit the sale of this translation; only a few copies were distributed"". Contemporary full brown calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 quatrefoil tools and multiple fillets. Red morocco title and volume labels. Decorative border on the board doubled with gilt fillet. Interior fillet. Wear to spine and boards. Volume 2 label scraped with loss of leather. 3 corners slightly bumped. Some rare and pale foxing. Despite defects handsome copy overall. English mineralogist and archaeologist teaching at Cambridge University where he became librarian. Clarke was an tireless traveler throughout his life first in Italy Scandinavia Greece Russia Turkey Egypt and the Holy Land; travels which allowed him to collect many minerals and make precise observations of physical and human geography. Besides his critical observations notably on Tsar Paul which earned him a ban from the French government Clarke's journey 1799-1802 is particularly interesting since he traveled beyond the European limits of Russia and dealt with the Don Cossacks whose life organization and customs he describes. He then descended to the Sea of Azov traveled in Crimea to Odessa and to Constantinople. The author's principal quality is his gift of observation and his multiple interests as much for insects venomous snakes as for the customs of Russians and Cossacks or commerce on the Black Sea. Chez Fantin hardcover
184833580Paris: Au bureau du Populaire 1848. Fine. Au bureau du Populaire Paris 1848 12 x 18.50 cm broché Fifth edition. Spine faded with two lacks at head and foot pen gift inscription at head of front board two marginal tears with loss to rear board copy free from foxing. Au bureau du Populaire unknown
184625482Paris: Au bureau du Populaire 1846. Fine. Au bureau du Populaire Paris 1846 11 x 17.50 cm broché Fourth edition. Our copy is presented without spine or covers awaiting binding. Occasional light foxing. Rare. Au bureau du Populaire unknown
186958552Tours: Alfred Mame & Cie 1869. Fine. Alfred Mame & Cie Tours 1869 15.50 x 24.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition illustrated with in-text illustrations by V. Foulquier. Publisher's full aubergine shagreen binding faded spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with triple gilt compartments one joint cracked at foot headcaps rubbed gilt rolls on headcaps covers framed with quintuple gilt fillets decorated with gilt fleurons at corners marbled endpapers and pastedowns pastedowns framed with gilt roll gilt dots on leading edges corners slightly bumped all edges gilt bookplate pasted on pastedown elegant unsigned binding. Handsome copy almost free from foxing. Alfred Mame & Cie hardcover
188119687s. l. Paris: Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes 1881. Fine. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes s. l. Paris 1881 15.50 x 25 cm agrafé First edition. Plain paper cover. Rare. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes unknown
186385447Valence Valence: Imprimerie de Chenevier et Chavet 1863. Fine. Imprimerie de Chenevier et Chavet Valence Valence 1863 11.50 x 18 cm broché The rare first edition. Spine sunned occasional foxing. Imprimerie de Chenevier et Chavet unknown
183527497Paris: La Revue des deux mondes 1835. Fine. La Revue des deux mondes Paris 1835 15 x 25 cm Agrafé First edition extracted from the Revue des deux mondes. Rare. In plain wrappers. La Revue des deux mondes unknown
1935349281935. Fine. 15 Avril 1935 18.50 x 24 cm broché First edition one of 1785 numbered copies on Alfa paper the only deluxe paper along with 5 Japan and 10 Holland copies. Other contributions: A. Suarès ""Deux poèmes de la Passion"" J. Rivière ""Histoire de Noé Sarambuca"" F. Lorca ""La femme adultère"" A. Macleish ""Lettre d'Amérique"" F. Gonzalez ""Pages choisies"" P. Eluard ""L'Entente"" A. Gide ""Le Treizième Arbre"" J. Supervielle ""Le galop souterrain"" H. Zimmer ""Bouddha"" E. de Vautibault ""Poèmes"" Tolstoï ""Journal pour moi seul"" Handsome copy. unknown
182377684à Paris: Chez L'auteur 1823. Fine. Chez L'auteur à Paris 1823 S.d 29.50 x 43 cm en feuilles First edition rare. The 30 plates show views and remains of Rome Pratolino Naples Vesuvius Crater Pisa Lake Como Terni Arona Ferrara Tivoli Paestum Salerno Lake Maggiore Cadenabbia and Florence. The plates have different dimensions but most: 15.5x21cm 17x25cm. Original chemise in grey-brown heavy paper with the plates loose inside. The upper cover has been used as title page. One leaf with the list of the 30 lithographs. Some pale foxing. The spine with several tears mainly 11cm at center. Plate 12 with restorations to small marginal tears on verso. Old adhesive traces to inner joint. Handsome copy in original condition full-margined. Jean-Baptiste Isabey was one of the first artists to introduce lithography into French art. Brunet III 460. He skillfully exploited the resources of lithography in light effects and the vaporous aspect of certain scenes. Chez L'auteur unknown
176758522à Paris: Chez Desaint 1767. Fine. Chez Desaint à Paris 1767 9.50 x 17 cm 2 volumes reliés First French edition translated by Louis Félix Guynement de Kéralio and illustrated with one figure and one folding plate of music. Contemporary full marbled calf bindings. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. One lack at head of volume I. Volume label missing from volume I. Upper joint cracked at head of volume II. Volume II begins at pagination xx without lack and in conformity with copies held by the National Library of Scotland and by the Zoological Society of London. Handsome copy. Gmelin as botanist and chemist of the Academy of Sciences was sent to explore Siberia by Empress Anne with numerous other scientists as part of a vast governmental exploration project and the voyages took place between 1733 and 1743. Keralio in an interesting preface notably on the deformation of Russian names admits having deliberately reduced the original to 2 volumes the author's exhaustive journal spread over 10 years being very tedious he therefore concentrated on descriptions and everything relating to the voyage itself mines peoples customs food. by classifying the voyage by explanatory chapters the themes thus being easily found through the table. The voyage is completed by a history of Russian navigations and discoveries in the glacial and northern sea of the south Kamchatka with Bering's navigations. The work undoubtedly forms a very precious source of information on Siberia. In his account Gmelin did not neglect to make known the physical and moral character the religious practices and habits of the different peoples of the vast region of Siberia but he applied himself more particularly still to describing the mines and foundries which are the principal wealth of this country and he did so as a scholar initiated in this field. Chez Desaint hardcover
180959643Paris: Dentu 1809. Fine. Dentu Paris 1809 12.50 x 20.20 cm 3 volumes reliés First edition very rare without the atlas published separately. Translated from English from the second edition by Pictet-Mallet. Contemporary full flamed sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with 2 different tools roulettes and a large grotesque compartment. Red morocco title labels and black morocco volume labels. Headcaps of volumes 2 and 3 partly worn away; a slight lack at tail of volume 3. Lower joint of volume 1 largely split along its length; upper joint of volume 2 cracked at head and tail. Rubbing. Good copy. Picturesque travel account beginning with Figueres and the Pyrenees Barcelona and its surroundings Madrid Zaragoza Aranjuez and Toledo the Asturias Salamanca Seville Cadiz Malaga Granada Cartagena Alicante Valencia. The volumes contain numerous considerations on agriculture politics industry commerce and the customs of the Spanish. This journey was published at the time when French attention was turned toward Spain due to the Napoleonic wars the capitulation of Madrid dating from December 1808. Tables of Spanish currencies and revenues. Dentu unknown
183959645Paris: Ernest Bourdin 1839. Fine. Ernest Bourdin Paris 1839 16.50 x 26 cm relié First edition illustrated with a large woodcut title vignette a frontispiece and 14 out-of-text plates on steel and strong paper with tissue guards. Fine English engravings by Harding Prout and Bartlett. Contemporary full red sheep binding signed Rivage. Smooth spine decorated with a long composition of floral tools and rocaille ornaments. Boards stamped in blind with a large ornamental panel featuring foliage scrolls birds and mask with a plain central piece; gilt and blind frames. Edges gilt. Rich interior border. Some rubbing. Dedication inserted in error by the binder in the introduction without consequence. Very handsome copy fresh overall. Ernest Bourdin hardcover
