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1890RW1057Paris:: C. Marpon et E. Flammarion 1890. 1890. 8vo. viii 867 1 pp. Color frontis. chromolithographic plate of the solar flares 385 figures and engravings 6 color plates folding map of the moon; foxed. Contemporary quarter gilt-stamped morocco marbled boards. Very good. This is a detailed study of the Sun Moon planets and comets. The two chromolithographic plates by Th. Dupuy & sons of the Moon are beautifully drawn between pp. 186-187. C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, 1890. hardcover books
1880RW1061Paris:: Marpon & Flammarion ca.1880s 1880. Sm. 8vo. 4 298 2 pp. Some foxing. Original black-stamped pictorial mauve cloth signed by Engel binder. Near fine. Marpon & Flammarion, [ca.1880s] hardcover books
187352970Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1873. First edition 8vo pp. 20; full-page map; wrappers and stitching perished; paper quite toned old library release stamp on title page; fair copy of a rare book. <br/><br/> Gauthier-Villars unknown books
41500Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. France: Chambe 1958. 521 pages. The interior is clean and tight and contains many full page plates of paintings. The binding is green gilt stamped cloth. Overall a very good copy. . Other hardcover books
1894RW1058Paris:: Ernest Flammarion 1894. 1894. Two parts in one vol. 8vo. vi 385 3 pp. Numerous plates and vignettes; pl. facing p. 354 with marginal tear occasional foxing. Contemporary quarter brown gilt-stamped large-grained morocco gilt-stamped black-printed light blue cloth black calf gilt-stamped spine labels top edge gilt; PAGES LOOSE. Very good. "The End of the World." First edition. While not the first science fiction novel concerned with the extinction of the human race Flammarion's novel was perhaps the first to treat the matter so scientifically as it relates the consequences of a carbonic-oxide comet colliding with the Earth in the 25th century. A disastrously unsuccessful adaptation of the novel was filmed by Abel Glance in 1931. The second part chapter III opens with a marvelous vignette of a flying airship with vanes for wings propellers and the two occupants are lock-lipped! A photo-engraving signed by Helle of the Sun appears on p. 121: "Deja en certaines annees le Soleil se couvre de taches immenses." There is also an engraving to show the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 p. 193. Flammarion penned these lines translated herein within this book "In the future when the end of things will arrive on this earth the event will then pass completely unperceived in the universe. The stars will continue to shine after the extinction of our sun as they already shone before our existence." Ernest Flammarion, 1894. hardcover books
1942007822Paris: Gaston Maillet and Co 1942. First Edition. Decorated Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 88pp. 24 gorgeous full-page reproductions of classic miniatures to illustrate 4 short stories: Printemps by Andre Gild; Ete by Jules Romains; Automne by Colette; Hiver by Francois Mauriac. This is a beautiful illustrated book: The emphasis is on the detailed miniatures reproduced here in full-page color plates. Interior clean and tight without marks. Outer boards appear to be aged manuscript on surface; with decorated banners and scroll work with blue letters on spine. Two orange ribbons are missing. There is one bumped corner and 1/2" cracks are starting on head and tail of spine. A marvelous collection of illustrations from the Middle Ages. Gaston Maillet and Co unknown books
1892RW1426Paris:: Gauthier-Villars 1892. 1892. 4to. x 608 pp. 580 illustrations including photos & telescopic images 23 maps 2 color. Contemporary quarter maroon morocco gilt spine raised bands gilt & blind-stamped cloth boards Lycee Charlemagne binding. PROVENANCE: Early pencil ownership signature of Rene Hayaux du Tilly Oct. 1948 1912 - 1998. Near fine. Rare. First edition. This monumental work offers a compilation of all known observations of Mars since 1636. A rich & readable study of combined human knowledge of Mars replete with illustrations and photographs and enhanced by several maps of which two are color. A second volume was issued in 1909. Flammarion was a distinguished writer and astronomer whose special interest was Mars and in this work he seriously approaches the question of whether there is life or even civilization on Mars. A rare but key publication in the history of Mars. DSB V. "In 1892 Flammarion published La planete Mars et ses conditions d'habitabilite a compilation and synthesis of all that had been written and conjectured about the planet since 1636. A second edition appeared in 1909. Flammarion accepted the maritime view of Mars in which the dark areas were seas and the light areas continents. The orange red hue of the latter suggested a sterile sandy environment. But he argued was it possible to 'condemn a world to a fate of this kind' when all the elements of life are abundantly evident Accordingly he attributed the baleful color to vegetation." – Hockey Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Vol I. pp. 372-373. Gauthier-Villars, 1892. hardcover books
1921RW1427Paris:: Ernest Flammarion 1921. 1921. Sm. 8vo. 6 vi 479 1 pp. Frontis. plates index; paper browned. Early quarter turquoise gilt-stamped calf marbled boards raised bands Saturn planet device on spine with original printed wrappers bound in; rubbed. Very good. Ernest Flammarion, 1921. hardcover books
192521562Brussels: Éditions du Nord 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by S. Sauvage. 8vo. 296pp. Half blue-green morocco. Gilt rules on the boards; decorated paper panels marbled paper endpapers. Spine intricately gilt with onlays of red leather in the decorations and of brown and flesh colored in a representation of the Queen. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout in full color. Original wrappers bound in A fine copy with only a trace of wear.<br/> <br/>One of 1000 numbered copies from a total edition of 1111. This is copy number 327.<br/> <br/>In French. Éditions du Nord hardcover books
192821561Paris: Éditions de la Pléiade 1928. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Vasily Choukhaeff. Large 8vo. 14910pp. Half deep blue-green morocco by Flammarion. Spine in five compartments with raised bands intrivately gilt gilt lines on the boards with marbled paper panels and endpapers. Top edge gilt. Illustrated in pleasant color pastels by Choukhaeff. A fine copy with only light sunning of the spine. The original wrappers are bound in at the rear.<br/> <br/>One of 330 numbered copies from a total edition of 388 copies. This is number 180.<br/> <br/>In French. Éditions de la Pléiade hardcover books
1896199871Paris. : Flammarion. 1896. Publisher's black cloth gilt spine decorations. . Good plus spine faded inner hinges starting moderate foxing mostly marginal some pages toned. . 4to. French text. Numerous plates and vignettes two chromolithograph plates. Flammarion. hardcover books
1875RW1068Paris:: Hachette 1875. 1875. Sm. 8vo. viii 373 1 pp. note: some pages misnumbered. 3 celestial maps 84 engravings; lightly foxed. Contemporary quarter crimson gilt-stamped leather brick-red blind-stamped cloth raised bands. Prize bookplate: "Ecole professionnelle Loritz. Annee 1876; Prix de Bonne Conduite . . . Le Directeur Tabellion." Near fine. Fifth edition. An introduction to astronomy by one of the great popular science writers of the late 19th century with chapters on "The Milky Way" "Saturn" "Jupiter" "The Comets" etc. Hachette, 1875. hardcover books
1897RW1069Paris:: Hachette 1897. 1897. 8vo. viii 313 3 pp. 107 engravings; paper browned. Contemporary quarter brown blind- and gilt-stamped morocco brown blind- and gilt-stamped cloth raised bands a.e.g. Very good in a beautiful binding. Hachette, 1897. hardcover books
1925RW1425Paris:: Ernest Flammarion 1925. 1925. 26th edition. Sm. 8vo. iv viii 599 1 pp. Early quarter turquoise gilt-stamped calf marbled boards raised bands crescent moon device on spine with original wrappers bound in; paper browned. Very good. Ernest Flammarion, 1925. hardcover books
188440794Paris: C. Marpon & E. Flammarion 1884. Flammarion Camille 1842-1925. Les terres du ciel: Voyage astronomique sur les autres mondes. 6 773 3pp. 8 plates including two mounted lunar photographs; text illustrations. Paris: C. Marpon & E. Flammarion 1884. 267 x 181 mm. Quarter morocco c. 1884 rebacked preserving original spine slight edgewear rear free endpaper partly detached. Minor foxing but very good. Owner's signature G. Gustave Chandoir on flyleaf. Eleventh edition revised of this popular work on astronomy first published in 1877 under a slightly different title. The illustrations include two impressive mounted photographs of the moon the first showing the moon at about three-quarter phase and the second illustrating several lunar craters and mountains. C. Marpon & E. Flammarion unknown books
187753093Paris: Libraire Académique Didier et Cie 1877. Second edition. 8vo. v 600 pp. engraved frontispiece 97 engravings in text 6 blue toned lithographic plates and 2 mounted woodburytype photographic plates with tissue guards. Scattered foxing. Contemporary half morroco and marbled paper over boards spine titled and decorated in gilt; lightly rubbed. SIGNED dated 1878 and presented by the author. A very good copy. Camille Flammarion 1842 - 1925 was a French astronomer and prolific author whose works were widely read. His interests in spiritualism reincarnation and alien life throughout the universe were explored in both his scientific and science fiction publications. <br/><br/>Two photographic plates illustrate this title: a three-quarter view of the moon by L. M. Rutherfurd and a constructed view of the moon's surface by James Nasmyth from his classic THE MOON: CONSIDERED AS A PLANET A WORLD AND A SATELLITE. <br/><br/> Libraire Académique Didier et Cie hardcover books
1911RW1067Paris:: Ernest Flammarion 1911. 1911. Sm. 8vo. iv 556 pp. Plates figs. Contemporary quarter tan blind- and gilt-stamped leather marbled boards. Ownership inscription of V. Beerstecher. Fine. Flammarion was a French astronomer and author notable for his works on popular science and astronomy particularly Mars as well as his works of early science fiction. Ernest Flammarion, 1911. hardcover books
1894122441New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company 1894. Hardcover. VG- Corners bumped; Some wear and soil to cloth; Inscription on second page; Sporadic light wear to pages throughout but overall tight and clean. White cloth over boards; Light blue cloth at spine; Gilt titling at spine and front cover; 287 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. An early example of science fiction written by French astronomer and author Nicolas Camille Flammarion; Set in the 25th century the novel deals with the philosophical and political consequences of the world ending due to a Carbonic-Oxide comet; A clear influence on Jules Verne and H.G. Wells; Wonderful illustrations. The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company hardcover books
189489834New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company 1894. Octavo pp. 1-6 7-287 288: blank note: first leaf is a blank numerous illustrations by Jean Paul Laurens Saunier Meaulle Vogel and others original two-part blue cloth front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition in English. A translation of LA FIN DU MONDE Flammarion's best and most imaginative novel a panoramic view of humanity from the twenty-fifth century to the far future Stapledonian in scope. "A work of remarkable scope and vision one of the earliest and most ambitious cosmic histories certainly worth reading if only as a historical document. Of considerable historical importance since it was probably read and absorbed by authors as diverse as W. H. Hodgson and Olaf Stapledon." - Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 778. LA FIN DU MONDE is Flammarion's "boldest scientific romance . an epic of the future. Although it is as much essay as story this is a notable work akin to H. G. Wells's THE TIME MACHINE 1895 and William Hope Hodgson's THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND 1908 in presenting a striking vision of the end of the world." - Clute and Nicholls eds The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 1993 p. 432. Anatomy of Wonder 1981 1-73 and 2004 II-407. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 639. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 299. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 84. Locke Voyages in Space 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV pp. 1592-95. Bleiler 1978 p. 74. Reginald 05459. Early Christmas gift inscription dated 1894 on front free endpaper. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips a sound very good copy. An uncommon book rarely found in nice condition. #89834 The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company unknown books
1877RW1070Paris:: Hachette 1877. 1877. 2 volumes in 1. Sm. 8vo. 2 219 1; 2 254 2 pp. 2 frontis. folding map of constellations 100 63 figs.; foxing. Contemporary quarter red gilt-stamped morocco red blind-stamped cloth. Very good. Two works bound together being introductory astronomy featuring chapters on such topics as "Le Ciel Etoile" "Les Grosses Planetes" "Etoiles Doubles Et Multiples" and "Etoiles Variables" and accompanied by engravings of nebulas planets and celestial phenomena. Hachette, 1877. hardcover books
1892RW1071Paris:: Librairie Marpon et Flammarion 1892. 1892. 16 cm. 267 1 pp. 64 engravings. Early quarter brown gilt-stamped cloth marbled boards; rubbed. Very good. Scarce. Librairie Marpon et Flammarion, 1892. hardcover books
193715783Paris: Pere Castor 1937. First edition. Paperback. Good. Small oblong quarto. Illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Text in French by Rojankovsky with beautiful color illustrations by Flammarion. A good copy with some toning to cover edges. Small chip lacking at lower front corner. A fragile piece. <br/><br/> Pere Castor paperback books
192721559Paris: Le Musée du Livre 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated by Ramiro Arrue.`. 8vo. 339 3 pp. Half deep blue morocco brightly decorative paper and endpapers. Spinetooled simply but effectively in gilt with a small beige onlay. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers bound in. Trace of wear else a fine copy.<br/> <br/>Illustrated with designs and aquarelles by Arrue. One of 1200 copies on Rives laid paper from a total edition of 1300 copies. This copy unnumbered.<br/> <br/>In French. Le Musée du Livre hardcover books
1909027740Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann 1909. Autorisierte Ãbersetzung von Gustav Meyrink. xx 428p. original stiff wrappers. Julius Hoffmann unknown books
187389835Boston: Roberts Brothers 1873. 12mo pp. i-ii iii-iv 5-287 288: blank flyleaves at front and rear original green cloth front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind brown coated endpapers. First edition in English. LUMEN first appeared in French as RECITS DE L'INFINI in 1873; an enlarged edition followed in 1887 as LUMEN. The revised text of LUMEN was translated into English and published in New York in 1892 by Cassell apparently an unauthorized edition and in London in 1897 by Heinemann apparently an authorized edition with further revisions by Flammarion. The earlier Roberts Brothers text follows Flammarion's original 1873 text. LUMEN is a story in a series of dialogues "of a being who has undergone a number of incarnations on other worlds including planets round Capella Gamma Virgo Sirius and in the constellation Orion." - Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 84. LUMEN is "perhaps the single most innovative work in the entire literature of the scientific imagination. It is the first work to offer any real idea of the scale of the universe; the first to investigate the implications of the finite speed of light and thus to toy with the notion of the relativity of space and time; and the first to examine the implications of evolutionary theory in the modeling of alien life-systems. In all these endeavors it was ahead of its time . It is in Flammarion's work that we find the fountainhead of the mythology of alien beings . Flammarion originated the mode of thought which is effective in modern science fiction's dealings with the category alien. LUMEN's affinity with modern science fiction goes further than this because it is a work expressly directed to the cultivation of the sense of wonder in whose cultivation according to many readers the prime virtue of modern science fiction lies." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature III pp. 1294-98. The two other stories "History of a Comet" and "In Infinity" the first a panoramic history of the solar system narrated by a passing comet the second a spirit description of the universe do not appear to have been reprinted in English after their initial appearance here. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-406. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 638. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 638. Locke Voyages in Space 73. Suvin Victorian Science Fiction in the UK p. 67. Reginald 05460. Small private owner's book label affixed to front paste-down and his name address and date 25 February 1878 on verso of front flyleaf. Underlining and interesting marginalia by the owner a student or professor at Urbana University penciled throughout the text. Slight spine lean corner tips rubbed a bright tight very good copy. An interesting copy of an uncommon book. #89835 Roberts Brothers unknown books
