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1860AUB-2716Paris, Hachette 1860. Bel exemplaire relié, reliure demi cuir ornée d'éd., 517 pages avec annexes dont index.
186115531s. l. Paris: Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes 1861. Fine. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes s. l. Paris 1861 15.50 x 25 cm agrafé First edition. Plain paper cover. Rare. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes unknown
18721005G31London: Cassell Petter and Galpin 1872. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound copy of the the revised edition of this Victorian work on life in the ocean from the French of Louis Figuier. A new edition revised by E. Perceval Wright an Irish ophthalmic surgeon botanist and zoologist.In a full brown calf binding with marbled fore edge and endpapers. Bound by Bickers & Son.From the French of Louis Figuier a French scientist and writer.With a frontispiece 30 full page illustrations and in text illustrations throughout. Collated complete.With chapters on the currents life and different species of the ocean.Undated dated from a copy held at the British Library. In full calf. Externally very smart. Light rubbing to joints and extremities. Odd light mark to boards. Binder's stamp to rear of front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with spotting to the front and rear. Ink inscription to first blank. Very Good Indeed Cassell, Petter, and Galpin hardcover
1854135228Paris: Langlois et Leclercq Victor Masson - Paris 1854. Relié. Etat moyen. In-12. VIII 443 pp. 3e édition. Exemplaire bibliothèque référencé sur dos cote et tampons. Reliure à demi dos vert plat moucheté noir lettrage or. Illustrations et croquis n/b in texte. Coins frottés. Quelques rousseurs sur texte. Langlois et Leclercq, Victor Masson - Paris unknown
187414839Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie 1874. Relié. Bon état. in-8. Faguet. 532 pp. 2ème édition. Ouvrage illustré de 416 figures. Tableau de la nature ouvrage illustré à l'usage de la jeunesse. Demi reliure chagrin légèrement frottée reliure signée Ch. Magnier. Dos à 4 nerfs orné de caissons dorés. Coins ferrés. Tranche dorée. Rousseurs. Librairie Hachette & Cie unknown
186023982Paris: Hachette & Cie 1860. Fine. Hachette & Cie Paris 1860 11 x 18 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition. Contemporary half navy sheep bindings smooth spines decorated with quadruple gilt fillets dark brown paper boards. In these first two volumes of the tetralogy: The Devils of Loudun the Jansenist convulsionnaires the divining rod and the Protestant diviners. Copies virtually free from any foxing. Hachette & Cie hardcover
1896030978Milano: Treves 1896. Un volume 25 cm di XI-654 pagine. Sedicesima edizione italiana con 307 incisioni disegnate per la massima parte sopra animali viventi e numerose note e aggiunte. Legatura coeva in mezza pergamena e tela titolo al dorso. Nella collezione Vita e costumi degli animali. Qualche usura ai m argini della legatura peraltro condizioni molto buone. Treves unknown
18931240Boston: Roberts Brothers 1893. Hardcover. Good. 175 X 125 mm pp. 321 2 p. ads. Translation by Abby Langdon Alger. Green publishers cloth binding with gilt title and author on cover and spine. Some spotting to cover. Top endband detatched. Overall GOOD condition. Joys Beyond the Threshold is a sequel to Tomorrow of Death blending speculative science with spiritual imagination. In this work Louis Figuier advances a striking vision of the afterlife in which human souls migrate through planetary space evolve into higher intellectual and moral beings and ultimately fulfill their purpose beyond earthly existence. The book promises reunion with loved ones communion with the great minds of history and the realization of ambitions denied in life—an imaginative quasi-scientific consolation aimed at readers searching for belief meaning and hope beyond death. Roberts Brothers hardcover
18701603170081Hachette 1870-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. vii 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contemporary 1/4 red leather over marbled boards. Hinges cracked down spine. Institutional stamps of L'Association Catholique Lowell Mass. Numerous engraved plates. Ouvrage illustre de 30 scenes de la vie de l'homme primitif composees par Emile Bayard et de 232 figures representant les objets usuels des premiers ages de l'humanite dessinees Delahaye. Louis Figuier was a French science writer. His anthropological work was influenced by Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin. Viewed from a modern lens Figuier could justly be classified as scientific racism. Hachette hardcover
18645908Paris: Hachette 1864. Fine. Hachette Paris 1864 11.50 x 18 cm relié First edition. Half navy blue shagreen binding spine decorated with blind fillets marbled paper doublures and endpapers contemporary binding. Hachette unknown
1866mon0000374927Paris Librairie De L; Hachette E 1866T. hardcover. Very Good. 1864 Hachette Hardback; half leather on marble boards; five raised bands to the spine; gilt titles to spine and gilt lines to front cover; marbled endpapers; colour frontis illustration to front; 2nd Edition; numerous colour maps and black and white illustrations; marbling to book block; some foxing to prelims but generally superb binding Paris Librairie De L; Hachette E hardcover
1864804R6Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1864. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Mm. Karl Girdardet. A French work on the Earth and its physical qualities by Louis Figuier illustrated with vignettes and plates. Written by Louis Figuier a French writer and scientist.With the ownership bookplate and inscription of John Bunce as well as J. D. Dewar.Illustrated with a frontispiece fourteen colour maps and with vignettes throughout by Mm. Karl Girardet as well as twenty plates.In the original French language.Collated complete. In a quarter crushed morocco binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally binding is generally firm; slight straining to the front hinge at the half title. Pages are occasionally slightly spotted. Very Good Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie hardcover
1872853B41Paris: Librairie Hachette 1872. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Karl Girardet. A leather bound copy of La Terre et le Mers ou Description Physique du Globe with colour maps. A fourth edition copy. In the original French.La Terre et le Mers ou Description Physique du Globe is a volume exploring the land and sea and the physicality of the globe. With nineteen maps and one hundred and ninety five vignettes by Karl Girardet including a colour frontispiece.Collated complete. In full calf binding. Externally smart with some rubbing to the joints and spine marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with some scattered spots throughout. Very Good Librairie Hachette hardcover
1866986F19Paris: Hachette 1866 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. Illustrated throughout this is the highly informative first edition of Louis Figuier's scientific analysis of zoophytes and molluscs. In the original French.The first edition of this work part of the 'Tableau de le Nature' series of works on natural history.Louis Figuier presents a scientific discussion of the life and habits of zoophytes and molluscs.Illustrated with a frontispiece and 385 vignette figures and engravings.With an alphabetically arranged index to the rear. Rebound in paper covered boards. Bumping and losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Back strip age toned as are board perimeters. Joint tails starting with boards firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with spotting throughout. Good Hachette hardcover
1878100149126Librairie Hachette et Cie 1878. Etat correct Pages tachées couverture frottée dernière page déchirée intérieur et reliure en bon état. in12. 1878. Cartonné. Ouvrage de Louis Figuier qui propose une tentative de résolution par la science du problème de la vie future. Il y expose une théorie complète de la nature et une philosophie de l'univers en argumentant contre le matérialisme et pour une conception de l'être humain composé de deux substances : l'une qui pense et l'autre qui ne pense pas Louis Figuier vie future science et spiritualité matérialisme philosophie de l'univers vulgarisation XIXe siècle Hachette théorie de la nature vulgarisation scientifique philosophie et science spiritualité matérialiste vie après la mort public éduqué du XIXe siècle Librairie Hachette et Cie unknown
186210207Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1862. État correct dos frotté couverture légèrement usagée coins emoussés intérieur en bon état. in8. 1862. plein chagrin dos a nerfs tranches dorées. 438 pages. Ouvrage de vulgarisation scientifique de Louis Figuier destiné à expliquer les principes scientifiques sous-jacents aux objets et phénomènes de la vie quotidienne. Conçu comme un manuel à l'usage de la jeunesse il existe en plusieurs éditions 1864 1876 1902 revues et augmentées vulgarisation scientifique objets usuels Louis Figuier manuel jeunesse science domestique Hachette XIXe siècle éducation scientifique vie pratique notions scientifiques science vulgarisée manuel éducatif vie quotidienne jeunesse objets domestiques Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie unknown
1856002048Paris: Masson Longlois Leclerc 1856. 4-IV-388 pagine. Bella legatura coeva in mezza pelle rossa; dorso a nervi ornato e dorato. E.O. Einaudi 1887 Masson, Longlois, Leclerc unknown
185017610s. l. Paris: Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes 1850. Fine. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes s. l. Paris 1850 15.50 x 25 cm agrafé First edition. Plain paper cover. Rare. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes unknown
1873925M18Paris: Furne Jouvet et Cie 1873-1877. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 8". Not Stated. A complete four-volume set of Figuier's celebration of the wonders of modern French industry published in the late nineteenth century. A four-volume set in quarter morocco bindings with gilt detailing to the spines marbled end papers and speckled edges. Library inscriptions and labels to the spines. Library bookplate of Guille-Alles Library Guernsey to the front paste down of each volume with stamps to the half title pages of volumes I II III and IV to the title page of volume II and to the first page of volumes I III and IV. Each volume is illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations. Seven full-page illustrations and four plates to volume I. Six full-page illustrations and two plates to volume II. Seven full-page illustrations and four plates to volume III. Eight full-page illustrations and six plates to volume IV. Collated complete.A sweeping record of French industry published during the late nineteenth century by the French scientist and writer Louis Figuier 1819-1894. Printed in two columns in the original French. Volumes I-III cover with the chemical industries including glass pottery soap salt sugar paper leather dyes bleach refrigeration and much more. Volume IV covers with agricultural and food industries including bread pasta milk butter cheese alcohol vinegar oils tinned foods coffee tea and much more.Undated dated through copies held at the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries. In quarter morocco bindings. Externally generally smart with a little rubbing to the joints and extremities. Library inscriptions and labels to the spines. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with a scattering of spots throughout. Very Good Furne, Jouvet et Cie hardcover
187312956FURNÉ JOUVET ET Cte ÉDITEURS 1873. Bon état coins usés intérieurs propres avec rousseurs. in4. 1873. reliure éditeur demi chagrin dos à nerfs. 2 volumes. 756-731 pages. Ouvrage encyclopédique de Louis Figuier publié entre 1873 et 1877 décrivant les principales industries modernes de l'époque notamment les industries chimiques agricoles et alimentaires ainsi que la verrerie et la poterie. Il s'inscrit dans la tradition des livres de vulgarisation scientifique du XIXe siècle Louis Figuier industrie moderne histoire industrielle encyclopédie XIXe siècle chimie industrielle agriculture verrerie poterie Furne Jouvet histoire des techniques révolution industrielle encyclopédie scientifique vulgarisation technique patrimoine industriel FURNÉ JOUVET ET Cte ÉDITEURS unknown
187713198Furne Jouvet et C° Editeurs 1877. dos légèrement usés les intérieurs sont propres avec rousseurs. IN4. 1877. reliure éditeur demi basane dos à nerfs. 4 volumes. Furne Jouvet et C° Editeurs unknown
1873mon0000018992Librairie Hachette et Cie 1873. Hardcover leather spine. Good. in x in x in. No DJ. Text in French. Some pages with foxing. No other marks. Binding intact. Hardcover corners worn with leather spine. Illustrations: 248 text engravings by Delahaye 40 wood engraving plates by Emile Bayard. Librairie Hachette et Cie hardcover
1892910P54Paris: Hachette et Cie 1892. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The sixth edition of this illustrated French work on natural disasters and geography by Louis FIguier. The sixth edition.In the original French.Bound by the Relfe Brothers.An interesting volume on geography and natural disasters.With chapters on glaciers waterfalls the Sahara volcanoes the 1755 Lisbon earthquake Vesauvias and more.Illustrated with full-paged and in-text illustrations throughout. Prize label to the front paste down presenting the work to S. R. Brown in 1894 from Bancroft's School Woodford. In a full calf prize binding by Relfe Brothers. Externally smart. Light rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine and front board are faded. Prize label to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Very Good Hachette et Cie hardcover
1872878Z17London: Cassell Petter & Galpin 1872. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None stated. The new edition of this illustrated work on the ocean and it's inhabitants by Louis Figuier. The new edition revised by E. Perceval Wright. In a full calf prize binding for 'Boston Grammar School'. With a frontispiece vignettes and 30 plates. Collated complete. This work on the ocean was written by Louis Figuier. Figuier was a French scientist and writer with this work being translated from the original French. The work provides a description of the ocean marine animals and the way humans work and live off the ocean including an overview of the use of sea salts and the fishing industry. Undated. Dated by a copy held at the British Library. In a full calf prize binding for 'Boston Grammar School'. Externally very smart with marks to the boards slight rubbing to the spine joints and extremities and light fading to the spine. Missing front free endpaper with the odd minor mark to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright pages with light spotting throughout heavier to the front and rear. Plate 'VII' mis-bound facing pp. 236 instead of pp.239. Very Good Cassell Petter & Galpin hardcover
1868004992New York: D. Appleton & Co 1868. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Being a descriptive history of the Sea and its living inhabitants."Blue boards with blind stamped decorations on cover spine is sun darkened with gilt lettering. Some chips to head and tail of the spine cover has some wear. Private library sticker on inside front cover. Rear hinge is broken pages are still tight a very readable copy. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton & Co hardcover
