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In-12, plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, filets sur les coupes, tranches rouges, xxx,279, (13) p. faux-titre et titre inclus. Première et unique édition française de 'Country gentleman and farmer's monthly director', précédé d'un discours préliminaire et traduit par D. Gourdon, selon Quérard. Dans la table, disposée sous forme d'index alphabétique, on retrouve tous les thèmes traités: abeilles, beurre, foin, moutarde, noix, etc. L'ouvrage est divisé en douze mois de l'année avec, pour chacun, les travaux s'y rapportant. "On trouvera dans cet ouvrage des préceptes & des instructions faciles sur les grains, les légumes, les plantations, les fruits, les bestiaux, la volaille la volaille, les étangs, les abeilles, etc." ("L'Année littéraire", 1755, II, p. 85). (Conlon, 'Siècle des Lumières', 55:530). Armes dissimulées sous un médaillon de cuir cerné d'un filet doré au centre des plats. Très bon exemplaire, très frais, bien relié à l'époque.
4 vols., 8vo., with frontispiece and 9 coloured plates in the second volume; cloth (green/green/yellow/yellow respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright set of reissues of the original editions of 1951-58. The text of the second volume is augmented by 10 fine coloured plates by Frederick W. Smith. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
Pages 233-268. Features: Cover photo portrait of Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium; The Abdication of Belgium's King Leopold - dramatic photos - scenes and personalities; Ottawa pays its last tribute to Mr. Mackenzie King - photo of his funeral cortege leaving Parliament Hill ;Opening of the luxurious new Ocean Terminal at Southampton; photos of amazing mechanical elephant invented by Mr. Frank Stuart; Numerous photos of Korean life and military happenings in that country; Two pages of personalites of the day, including General Macarthur in Korea; Two-page aerial photo of crowded Zoological Society's Gardens in regent' Park; Russia Rebuffed at UN; Photos from the newly discovered Grotto of Levanzo; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Huntley & Palmer's Biscuits; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: The Queen of Kipling's Mandalay - article on Burma with photo of Supayalat and King Thibaw; The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry (2nd article of 2) - First Mortgages on the Unknown Future Amount to Many Millions; A Good Look at Our Young People - analysis discloses that the newer generation is not deteriorating; Why Not Keep Faith with the Moro Race? - Justice is due to these people as well as to the other natives of Philippines - photo illustrated article on these people of Mindanao; What Has Become of Ben? - a boy whose restless gypsy blood made him an aimless wanderer; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - "Low wages shows poor management, poor finance, poor production"; Editorials - Senator Borah to the Lead, The Unitarian Women of the U.S., How important is news?, Which way is Coolidge going?, Anesthetic discovery at the University of Wisconsin; African Lions Roamed in Hollywood - discoveries indicate prehistoric game trail once extended from Old World to New; Why the Great Strike Failed - American gives vivid pictures of English lovel-headedness when millions of workers downed tools - article with photos; The Voyage of the Victoria - Westward Ho! (part 5 of a series); When General U.S. Grant Gathered Hides at Galena - for a time he forsook army life to engage in humble ways of earning a living in commerce; Ad for The Canal Band and Trust Co. of New Orleans; interesting piece about Jewish historian Josephus and his original text, in Aramaic, describing Jesus and his life; Mark Twain as Traveler (short article); New Oriental Limited ad features Glacier National Park; A Dance a Week - Positions of Feet in Dancing; Wild Flower Gardens - The Pansy King of Wisconsin, William Toole, Sr.; Fascinating illustrations of Pioneer tests in Aerostats (balloons). Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
P., Chez l'auteur, 1782. In-12 relié demi basane, dos long orné de fleurons, tranches rouges, 345 pp. (dont p. de t.-avertissement-catalogue). Un petit manque de cuir à la coiffe supérieure, bon état pour l'ensemble. Non mentionné dans Vicaire, cet ouvrage est extrait de "la nature considérée", ouvrage périodique rédigé par l'auteur.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, decorative titles, numerous illustrations in the text and coloured pictorial endpapers; original cloth (orange/green/black respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper (wrapper of second volume lightly frayed at upper edge). SECOND VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Beverley Nichols' third and final trilogy tells of his late-eighteenth-century attached cottage in Richmond, Surrey. It comprises 'Garden Open Today' (1963), 'Forty Favourite Flowers' (1964) and 'Garden Open Tomorrow' (1968). As usual his witty and entertaining accounts are enlivened by William McLaren's delightful illustrations. COMPLETE SETS IN DUSTWRAPPERS ARE VERY SCARCE.
Petit in-8, demi-chagrin bordeaux moderne, tête dorée, (2) f., 206 p., (1) p. d'errata. Seconde édition largement augmentée, en particulier d'un essai "sur les moyens d'encourager l'agriculture et l'exportation des blés". "La Salle de l'Étang est non seulement l'un des premiers à systématiser l'utilisation des prairies artificielles, mais il est également original quand il démontre comment cette transformation s'accompagnera nécessairement de changements profonds dans les structures physiques et juridiques de la vie rurale" (cf. André Bourde, 'Agronomie et agronomes en France au XVIIIe s.', I, 338). (Goldsmiths, n° 9333. Higgs, 1660). Exemplaire grand de marges. Ex-libris "P.J.C. Orsi, cuisinier, meilleur ouvrier de France". Très bon exemplaire.
42 pages. Features: Tom Deachman wants to change Christmas; The Night Frank Mahovlich Came Back to Maple Leaf Gardens - article with photos; Astrologers - a report on the continent's latest craze; Children's colour photo section - Velveteen fashion; Kildare Dobbs' adventures in multi-lingualism; Bedlam in Bytown - a disillusioned account of Grey Cup Week - with nice colour photos including Juliette, the Ottawa Roughriderettes (cheerleaders), and Julia (Julie) May Dixie - Miss Grey Cup, 1967; A cookbook for everyone this Christmas; Rex - the story of Johnny and his dog. Please note: one staple missing and the other is only holding several pages. We can restaple if you wish. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 925 - 964. Features: Political protests in Cape Town; Photos of commemoration of "The Epic of Calais" - unveiling of the Green Jacket's War Memorial; Photos of her majesty the Queen and Princess Margaret in Northern Ireland; Neasham Belle winning photo; G. Farina wins the Ulster Trophy Race; Field Marshall Montgomery addresses units of the 16th independent Parachute Brigade Group at Aldershot; Royal visit to celebrate the centenary of Manchester University; Photos of the Festival Gardens at Battersea; General Mark Clark's Story - photo-illustrated article; Photos of the anti-communist force in Indo-China - the army and religion of "Cao Dai"; Photo of Arctic Prince winning the 1951 Derby with royalty in attendance; Centerfold illustrations deal with England's weather and the wettest February for 110 years; Soberinig photos of the National Coal Board's (NCB's) greatest mine disaster at Easington Colliery where 81 died; Samples of Victoria photos at the V.and A. Museum; Photos of Atlantic seal calves; Scenes from the Korean War including communist POWs; Photos of personalities of the week, including Presiident Truman's daughter Margaret and Captain Charles Blair after he set a new record for a flight over the North Pole; Aerial photo of the H.M.S. Theseus at sea with crew spelling out her name on the flight deck; Two Swedish warships, the cruiser Gota Lejon and the destroyer Uppland; Photos from Rome; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
134 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Capital Boilers inside front cover; Nice one-page ad for Anaconda Copper and Brass features architect Dwight James Baum; The Mystery in an Autumn Leaf; The Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener; Color one-page ad for Armstrong's Linoleum Floors; Nice color one-page ad for Chipso dish soap; The Creation of a Home Proportion; A well-gardened home of old Virginia; Treated in a typical English manner; American bulbs that beat the Dutch; Praiseworthy bulbs in the home; The schoolhouse that became a home; photo-illustrated article about Dr. David Starr Jordan; With the Junior Garden Clubs of America; Parents Should Know - what the college professor thinks of their children; Symbols of Home and Happiness - fourteen chimneys that picture to the houses from which they grow; There's magic in wallpaper - use it to conceal structural faults; Furniture periods that combine - Spanish and Italian; The parade of gay-colored lilies; Getting started right with baby - his mental health and well-being are dependent upon the establishment of definite physical habits; Putting variety into meals; Using the pressure cooker to advantage; The country's best cakes - winners in the cake recipe contest; Nice color one-page ad for Swift's Brookfield Butter; Nice color one-page ad for Weathermaster Stained Shingles; A chat about curtains; Maytage aluminum washing machine ad; New dresses for your bed; 2/3-page Kaffee Hag Coffee ad; Autumn suggests hostess aids; Nice two-color one-page ad for Chevrolet features the Chevrolet Six; uncommon 2/3-page ad for the portable Whirldry clothes washer from the Whirldry Corporation; 2/3-page ad for Monarch electric ranges; Nice 2/3-page Frigidaire refrigerator ad; Nice one-page color ad for General Electric Wiring Systems shows child's room with toys; Super one-page color art deco-style ad for Standard plumbing fixtures features black bathtub and toilet!; Seth Thomas Clocks ad; full-page Listerine ad; Nice one-page ad for Insulite insulating board; Choice shrubs for Southern California; Nice one-page two-color ad for Weyerhauser's 4 Square Lumber; Nice art-deco-style color one-page ad for Bigelow-Hartford Rugs and Carpets; Nice one-page color ad for Upson Board and Fibre Tile; Ad for Fairbanks-Morse home water systems; Wherever you live - Try Grapes!; Simmons mattress ad features photo of Mrs. John Sargent Pillsbury; unusual illustrated ad for the W.A. Case and Son one piece water closet; color one-page ad for Sherwin-Williams SWP House Paint; Nice one-page color ad for Knox gelatine; Chrysanthemums in a garden; Nice one-page ad for The Iron Fireman automatic coal burner; City water and sewer services are now available to the homeowner; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Eveready flashlights and batteries; One-page color ad for Cannon towels; Nice one-page two-color ad for General Electric refrigerators; Methods of storing surplus vegetables; Teach your community musical expression; Model airplanes your boy can build; A pergola of small price; Color ad for Congoleum inside back cover; Color ad for Old Dutch Cleanser on back cover. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
52 pages. Features: Rex Woods cover illustration of sailors and photo booth; Nice colour ad for the 1958 De Soto with push-button transmission; Where we really stand with the U.S.A.; Exactly Who is CBC Personality James Bannerman?; Vancouver's Hastings Street - great colour-photo-illustrated article; Why I Don't Like Speeches; Maple Leaf Gardens - Conn Smythe's Wondrous Pleasure Dome; RCAF recruiting ad; Canadian Pacifid Airlines ad; Colour Coke ad on back cover features ice skating young people at Rockefeller Center; and more. Please note: missing page 9-10, page 25-28 (fiction by Harris), otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
64 pages. Includes 16 color illustrations (plus one on cover) and 21 in black and white. "Transmits the joy of that quiet, pastoral and lyrical aspect of Mexico as depicted through the eyes of Milton Avery." - Moussa Domit, Director. "In his Mexican travels, Avery saw, with fresh vision, a land and its people and places at a time when he was at the peak of his talent and achievement. He had perfected his art as an eloquently powerful instrument for transforming people in their places into images compelling in their simplicity, endlessly fascinating in their subtlety. In the summer of 1946, Mexico gave Milton Avery the most precious gift an artist can receive - a whole world of color and form. In creating the paintings in this exhibition, Milton Avery gave Mexico a gift in return - the great gift of his art." - From Introduction. Average wear. Unmarked. Some rubbing to illustrated card covers. Sticker scar upon back cover. Solid copy. Binding intact. Book
160 pages. Features: A museum-quality globe; Ontario artist blacksmith David Norrie; A Sampler of some of the lovliest sea-swept paradises; Dean Shalden; Sinclair Russell; Bryon Patton; Carr's Table Water Crackers; Saffron; Charles Pachter - Canada's wittiest painter; Meaford, Ontario cabin; The beautiful gardens of Philadelphia; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Book
152 pages. Features: Meeting personality collector John Burgess, alias Mister Panache; The Many Faces of Penang; Noted Canadian artist in Paris, Joseph Plaskett, shares his personal treasures and paintings; Silversmith Linsday Squire hammers metal sheets into heirloom artifacts; A tour of four fund-raising showcase homes in Oakville, Hamilton, Toronto and London; John D. Klymson and Wayne Mann mix bronze and pewter, lacquers and ideas; Architect Alan Brown transforms his staid city house; Creator of retail and commercial interiors Robert Meiklehohn reveals the 'soul' of the space; Pierre Berton's Kleinburg gardens; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
152 pages. Features: Producer Peter O'Brian; Tony Aspler on three remarkable cellars; Kildare Dobbs revisits India; An Ottawa Tour - Th ebayne-Morrison House, The English Country Manner, Peach Preserved; Coco Chanel - the ultimate designer; Boris Brott; Claude Monet's gardens; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
Nice Wurlitzer theatre organ ad inside front cover. Contents: Lovely photo of the interior of the Paradise Theatre, Chicago. The Second Age of Theatre Organ - The Grande Barton Pipe Organ in the Virginia Theatre - nice illustrated 3-page article. Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana is probably the first Junior College in the United States to have a Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ installed on its campus - illustrated article. Technical Article - Repairing and Rewinding Wurlitzer Magnets (part 2). The Ashley Miller Story - nice two-page article with photos. Mark Del Castillo concert for L.A. Chapter. Chicago 1926 - Article on Henri A. Keates. Chicago's Radio Theatre Pipe Organs - Pipe Dreams, Chicago, USA (part 1 of 2) - fantastic article with photos, including Al Melgard. John Muri on different syles of playing. Billy Nalle at Longwood Gardens. Welcome to the Hoosier Theatre - Dick Smith plays in Whiting, Indiana. Lee Erwin Captivates Rochester. Gaylord Carter Presides at San Diego Morton Organ Rededication Show. The Fabulous 'Beer Can' Organ and Art Stopes. Obituaries of James Allen Orcutt and Frank D. Rogers. Nuggets from the Golden Days. Reader contributions. Classified ads. Chapter news. Hollywood Cavalcade. Record Reviews. Nice Rodgers Theatre Organ ad on back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Pages 1009-1048. Features. Amazing cover-page photo of 10% of South Africa's white population gathered for the inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16th (plus two more photos inside); Five photos of the 30-hour Covent Gardens blaze where firefighter Station Officer Fisher lost his life; Two photos of the funeral procession of the late Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Stewart, in Singapore; Photos of Princess Elizabeth's tour of H.M. Dockyard, Malta; One-page photo of the consecration of the New Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy; Two-page illustrated chart showing the cost of some imported commodities and the proportion obtained from the dollar area, and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948; In the hands of the Gestapo for six years - Mr. Hugh W.A. Oloff De Wet; Six illustrations show the House of Commons new Annunciator system which keeps members informed when absent from the chamber; Six photos of construction of the new House of Commons; Six nice photos of food galore in 'Dublin's Fair City', in contrast to Britain's food shortages; Fantastic two-page spread of eight photos illustrates "One of Tokyo's Most Westernised Aspects - Shopping in the Japanese Capital's Great Department Stores"; The Russian Theatre of the Second World War - a review of 'La Guerre Germano-Sovietique, 1941-1945, by General A. Guillaume; Page with large photo and smaller photos and text entitled "Seventy Years Old - The World's Most Powerful Dictator and Least-Known Ruler - Joseph Stalin"; Five fascinating large photos illustrate the mining and production of clay which is used to make porcelain - with one-page photo of a deep Cornish China stone quarry; Two-page photo-spread illustrates Bertram Mills' Christmas Show (Circus) at Olympia, including elephants, The Seven Ashtons, the great Arturos Troop, and drinking polar bears, all under the "Big Top"; Two pages of photos of Wyoming Rancher Frank Robbins and the round-up of wild horses using aircraft; Two pages of photos of fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770-1927; 600th Anniversary of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; American excavations on the Athenian Agora in Greece; Photo s of personalities of the week included Mr. Albert Toft, Dr. George De Hevesy, Field Marshal Von Manstein, Mr. George H. Lloyd Jacob, Mr. Richard G. Casey, Dame Enid Lyons, Dr. J.P.S. Jamieson, Vice-Admiral R. Ivelaw-Chapman and Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey; and more. Taped repairs to outer advertising pages which are lacking back page. Contents complete, intact and unmarked. A sound reference copy. Magazine
220 pages. Fiction: Botts Runs For His Life; Weddings are For Women; Slum Kid; Murder Island; Anything for a Pal; Broken Promise; The Disappearance of Dolan (conclusion); Nothing to Lose (part 5 of 8). Articles: A New Trap for Runaway Husbands - the Fugitive-Husbands Law; Loveliest Wilderness in the World - Kew Gardens - color photos; The Amazing Mr. Churchill - Wonderful Winston, the Prisoner of War, part 3 of 8; So That's What You Dream About!; The Man Who Sets Off Atom Bombs - Dr. Alvin Graves; Sardi's - New York's Glamorous Hash House; The Pilots Who Lost Their Wings - Japanese Pilots; The Curious Ways of Manhattan Cliff Dwellers; Will Blood Flow Next in Morocco?; Our Most Arrogant Bureaucrat - Michael Straus, Commissioner of Reclamation. Ads: Studebaker Trucks; New York Life; Allis-Chalmers electric motors; Nescafe; American Gas Association ad features Mrs. Leslie Bonney of Cambridge, MA, Mrs. R.B. Butler of Tulsa OK, and Mrs. Geraldine Work of Santa Cruz, CA; Motorola radios; General Motors; Westinghouse Appliances; Ford cars; Inland Ice Cube Trays; Packard Cars - nice 2-page color-photo ad; General Electric Appliances; Eaton Truck Axles; Crosley Fridges - with Faith Baldwin; Handsome color United Air Lines ad; Great two-page color TWA ad; Nice two-page color Nash auto ad features the Ambassador Custom; Pall Mall cigarettes; Two-page color Chevrolet ad; Nice one-page color ad for Jarman shoes; Nice one-page Squibb ad shows faithful dog holding child's dress to prevent her from running into street; Nice one-page color ad for movie 'Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick' starring Dinah Shore; Two-page GMC truck ad; Color photo of Randolph Scott in ad for Stereo Realist 3D cameras; Olympic televisions; Permutit water softeners; Clorets; Johnston Lawn Mowers; Telechron clocks; Majestic Rotomatic lawnmowers; Homko mowers; Nice one-page two-color ad for Jacobsen power lawn mowers; Johnson outboard mowers; Nice one-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes features noted sportsman-engineer Paul Henry; Coke ad on back cover shows empty bottles and caps on counter. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Photos of Russia's scorched earth policy; London's civil defence forces reviewed by Mr. Churchill - five photos; The Allied Capture of Damascus - Free French Troops March In - five photos; Photo of Frank Knox at the commissioning of the new super-battleship "Washington"; Four illustrations of Britain's latest shock troops in army tests - advance assault methods by a 'Recce" battalion; Photo of Russian pilots; Photo of Russian military officials in London; Photos of the Leading personalities of the week, including the first Indian V.C., Lieut. P.S. Bhagat who cleared landmines for four days and was blown up twice; Scenes of the Allied success in Syria - Twelve photos; Devastating R.A.F. daylight precision bombing in occupied France - four super aerial photos; Fascinating before and after air photos showing camouflage of Hamburg's rail station; Article - The Second Stage in Russia, by Cyril Falls; Air photos of bomb carnage in Munster; Eleven photos of Russian resistance to the "German Hordes"; Britain's Tank Drive - photos of tanks and their assembly - *includes photo of the first Canadian-built Valentine tank at the Angus works - admired by hundreds of workers after being handed over to Colonel Ralson, Canadian Minister of Defense; The Life of British POWs in a German Camp - ten sketches by Lieut. J.F. Watton at Oflag VII and Posen, Poland; Navy sporting events in a Mediterranean Harbour - the H.M.S. "Kelvin"; ME 109F of German flying ace Hauptmann Peter Pingel is recovered intact neara St. Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast; The "Alstertor" Nazi prison ship is scuttled - 3 photos of the sinking and survivors; Three photos of enemy vessls just hit by the R.A.F.; Navy pictures at the latest war exhibition; Article on Bees; Huntley & Palmers Biscuits full-page ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with manicured gardens in background. Average wear. Faint Ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
64 pages. Features: Spruce for Tomorrow's Paper - Can the Pulp and Paper Industry of the Northeast Survive? - with good photos; The Oldest Cultivated Trees in the World - Cypress Arches of Chapultepec Park, or the Bosque de Chapultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City - with photos; Redwood Burls - by Emanuel Fritz - article with photos; The Forest and the Great Stone Face, by Allen Hollis; The Barred Door - by W.N. Craigie; Uncle Sam's First Timber Sale - near the quaint village of Nemo, South Dakota - with nice photos; Canada and the Migratory Bird Treaty; Don's Christmas Adventure - a story by Erle Kauffman; Shapshots of European Forests - In a Fir Forest of France - article with photos by John D. Guthrie; A Plea for the Forests - by Hon. John Q. Tilson; Planting Woodland Gardens - by J. Farnworth Anderson; A Man and a Mountain - Lije Coalman and Mount Hood, by Ethel Romig Fuller; Wasting Fortunes fo Make Fortunes - Guy Elliott Mitchell explains how vast quantities of Natural Gas are wasted in the search for oil - great photos including an an amazing shot of a forest of derricks in California; A Tale of a Bunny the Woodchuck - by C.H. McDonald; Nice two-color ad for the Pacific Pumper manufactured by Pacific Marine Supply Company of Seattle; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Marilyn Denis turns to those she trusts to tailor-make her new downtown sanctuary; Natural Habitat - Indigenous stone and wood form the foundation of Monica and Michael Belcourt's Dominican home-away-from-home; Design - A generous layout, traditional detailing and a four-season sunroom let a Quebec cottage designed by Alyson Wood play host to family and friends year-round; Home of the Month - English cottage charm and bursts of lush and colourful blooms designed by Sophie Burke and John Hollifield lend a relaxed attitude to a Vancouver home; Three bathrooms with diverse design personalities merge fashion with function; Weekend Decorating - Weave the textural appeal and natural beauty of rope into any room; Asian seafood dishes; Opulent materials and antique pieces define this regal principal bath; What's Your Dream Garden?; Urban Terrace - Celebrated Toronto landscape architect Ron Holbrook unleashes his sky-high style on his own outdoor space; Meredyth Hilton of Artistic Gardens transforms an overrun English garden in Toronto into a lawn-free space with kids in mind; Osheen Harruthoonyan - This introspective photographer pieces together dreamy moments in time; Modern by Nature - The Vancouver family of pop songstress Mary Zilba unwinds in a bold weekend home nestled in the woods; and more. 192 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
PARIS, Lib. Ac. Didier et Cie - 1873 - in-8 - broché - 420 pages + Table IX & Errata (1) - rousseurs éparses - Envoi manuscrit au Comte de La Roche-Brochard - Bon exemplaire - très rare
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 3 frontispieces, decorative titles, numerous illustrations in the text and coloured pictorial endpapers, original cloth (red/green/blue respectively), yellow cloth backs lettered in gilt, coloured tops (lightly faded as usual), a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper, the wrapper of first volume moderately rubbed at backstrip. Beverley Nichols' second and best-known trilogy forms a delightful chronicle of the enhancement of his Georgian manor house and gardens at Ashtead in Surrey. It comprises 'Merry Hall' (1951), 'Laughter on the Stairs (1953) and 'Sunlight on the Lawn' (1956). An abridged version of the trilogy was issued in a single volume as 'The Gift of a Home' in 1972. SCARCE AS A SET IN THIS CONDITION.
Two volumes in one. pp. xxxvi, 224; 203, [2](Errata). Five wonderful engraved plates by a remarkable group of graphic artists; with title vignette; head-pieces, etc. Plates: Frontis by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781), engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807); "Spring" by Le Prince, without name of engraver; "Autumn" by Benoit Louis Prevost (1747-1804), engraved by Jean Francois Rousseau; "Winter" by Gravelot [Hubert Francois Bourguignon danville](1699-1773), engraved by Nicolas de Launay (1739-1792). Vignettes and headpieces by Pierre Philippe Choffard (1731-1809). The plates are dated mainly 1767-1769. 8vo. 210 mm. Plates slightly foxed. Text very clean. Marbled edges and endpapers. Original French full leather binding with marbled decoration. Spine tooled in gold gilt. Binding somewhat worn at extremities, but still attractive. Large printed French bookplate with the text: De la Douce Lumiere / De L'Ombre / De La Flamme / Et des Livres Amis [Soft light / the shadow / flame / and friends books] . Saint-Lambert (1716-1803) began writing poetry in his adolescence and belonged to the circle around Francoise de Graffigny in Luneville. In 1733 he had already begun work on The Seasons, his major poetical work, but it did not appear completed in print until 1769. Cohen 926; Reynaud 481. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SAFE ADD 1
Grand in-8, demi-basane bleu nuit, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, titre doré, tranches mouchetées, couverture conservée, xxxviii, 496 p. Edition originale de cet important ouvrage de référence. Contient, de Lavoisier : "Rapport sur l'organisation des travaux du Comité", Rapport sur le mémoire de P. Péronnin", Lettre écrite par MM. Tillet, Poissonnier, Lavoisier, D'Arcet, et Du Pont, le 15 février 1786", "Mémoire", "Rapport", "Mémoire sur le département de l'agriculture", "Résultat de quelques expériences d'agriculture et réflexions sur leur relation avec l'économie politique". (Duveen & Klickstein, 278). Envoi autographe de Foville sur la couverture. Bon exemplaire.