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• Sold BOUTILLIER, Jehan La Somme rurale. The first great book in the French language to codify medieval customs.
• Sold BOECKLER, George André. Theatrum machinarum novum, Dast ist : Neu-vermehrter Schauplatz der... First edition of the two great Baroque works of the German engineer George Boeckler
• Sold BERGIER, Nicolas. Histoire des grands chemins de l’Empire romain, Contenant l’origine... The rare first edition of the Grands Chemins de l’Empire romain
• Sold Garcilaso de la Vega. Historia general del Peru trata el descubrimiento del ; y como lo g... A unique testimony about the history of the Incas.
• Sold Firmin, Anténor De l’égalité des races humaines (Anthropologie positive). Rare first edition of this fervent plea for the black race.
• Sold CALVIN, Jean. Institutio Christianae religionis… Johanne Calvino authore. Calvin’s founder work preserved in its contemporary original limp vellum binding.
• Sold Zuallart, Jean. Le Très devot Voyage de Jerusalem, Avecq les Figures des lieux sain... Zuallart’s travel to Jerusalem from Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s library.
• Sold Bible de Maciejowski La Bible des Croisades ou Bible de Maciejowski. The superb reproduction of "The Crusader Bible" illustrated with 283 full-page miniatures enhanced with gold.
• Sold EMBROIDERED AND COAT-OF-ARMS BINDING IN VELVET - ANTIPHONARY. Antiphonae, Capitula, Hymni, & Orationes Ad Vesperas in Solemni... Rare specimen of illuminated handwritten antiphonary preserved in its contemporary binding embroidered with silver thread and emblazoned.
• Sold LAUREAU, Pierre. Histoire de France avant Clovis, Pour servir d’Introduction à celle... The History of France bound in red morocco with the arms of Queen Marie-Antoinette.
• Sold MAFFEI, Giovanni Pietro. Histoires des Indes, De Jean Pierre Maffee Bergamesque, de la Socie... Very beautiful copy of the first French edition of the Histoire des Indes by Jean-Pierre Maffei preserved in its old morocco binding, an exceedingly rare condition.
• Sold HOLBEIN, Hans. Historiarum veteris instrumenti icones ad vivum expressae Rare first edition of the precious series of 92 figures of the Old Testament engraved by H. Lützelburger after Hans Holbein’s drawings.
• Sold GREGOIRE, Gaspard. Explication des cérémonies de la Fête-Dieu d’Aix-en-Provence, Ornée... The Corpus Christi procession and celebrations in Aix en Provence printed in Aix in 1777.
• Sold Gutenberg Bible de Gutenberg The Gutenberg Bible entirely illuminated and enhanced with gold. “The first and in many ways the greatest of all printed books” (P.M.M., n°1).
• Sold TERTII bergomatis, Francisci. Pictoris aulici Austriacæ gentis imaginum. Gaspar. Patavinus, incisor. Spectacular Renaissance masterpiece of the art of Parisian binding executed towards the year 1569 with a completely unusual dimension “567 x 422 mm”, combining to mosaic morocco...
• Sold GIRALDI, Giulioano. Esequie d’Arrigo Quarto Cristianissimo Re di Francia, e di Na... The death of King Henry IV had given rise to one of these imposing funeral ceremonies which the Medici had made a specialty of, ceremony of which Giraldi's work perpetuated the ...
• Sold DIDEROT, Denis / RAYNAL, Abbé Thomas-Guillaume-François. Histoire philosophique et politique Des Établissemens et du Commerc... First edition of Diderot and Raynal of “one of the key works of the crisis of the Ancien Regime” bound in contemporary red morocco.
• Sold LAS CASAS, Don Bartolomeo de. Istoria o brevissima relatione della distruttione dell’Indie Occide... First Italian edition of a plea in favor of American Indians.
• Sold CASTANEDA, Fernand Lopez de. L’Histoire des Indes de Portugal, contenant comment l’Inde a esté d... This volume contains the first book of Lopes de Castanheda in which the author gives an account of the voyage of Pedro Alvarez Cabral in India in 1500, in the course of which ...
• Sold SUN TZU / AMIOT, Joseph. Art militaire des Chinois, ou recueil d’anciens traités sur la guer... First edition and first European edition of the famous Art of War by the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu (544-496 B.B.) “a work of wide-ranging influence on both Eastern and Western ...
• Sold SCHEDEL, Hartmann. Liber Chronicarum. First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle illustrated with 1809 incunabular woodcuts in first issue.
• Sold NIDER, Johannes. Praeceptorium divinae legis. Remarkable copy of the first edition given in Cologne by Ulrich Zell (not after 1472) of J. Nider.
• Sold BRY, Théodore de / PIGAFETTA, Filippo. Regnum Congo est Vera descriptio regni Africani, quod tam ab incoli... Very rare account of a journey to Congo undertaken at the end of the 16th century whose abundant illustration is of the highest interest both on the ethnographic and geographi...
• Sold DESMOULINS, Camille. Le Vieux Cordelier, Journal rédigé par Camille Desmoulins ; Député ... Complete first edition of the Vieux Cordelier, “the most eloquent work produced by the Revolution.” (Eugène Maron).
• Sold BEVERLEY, Robert. Histoire de la Virginie ; contenant I. L’histoire de son étab... The delicious volume on the Histoire de la Virginie printed in 1707 bound with Madame de Pompadour’s arms.
• Sold SAURIN, Jacques [- ROQUES, - BEAUSOBRE, Ch.-L.]. Discours historiques, critiques, théologiques et moraux, sur les ev... The famous Saurin’s Bible illustrated by the best Flemish artists of the time.
• Sold VEGETIUS, Flavius Du fait de guerre : et fleur de chevalerie. Quatre livres. Scuba divings, bathyscaphe and inventive war machines.
• Sold GUTENBERG BIBLE (Reproduction). [Ou la « Bible à 42 lignes »]. Exemplaire de luxe de ce superbe fac... The Gutenberg Bible entirely illuminated and enhanced with gold.
• Sold [ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL]. Le Livre des Statuts & ordonnances de l’ordre Sainct Michel, es... Precious volume printed in Paris circa 1550.
• Sold GUALTEROTTI, Raffaello. Feste nelle nozze Del Serenissimo Don Francesco Medici Gran duca di... The account of Francis I and Bianca Cappello’s wedding celebrated in Florence in 1579 sumptuously illustrated by Raffaello Gualterotti.
• Sold COUNCIL OF TRENT [CONCILE DE TRENTE]. Le Sainct, sacré, universel et général concile... Partly original edition of the "Concile de Trente " (1545-1563) requested by Charles V sumptuously bound at the time by the Great Clovis Eve for the young king Louis XIII.
• Sold VAUDONCOURT. Quinze années d’un proscrit. Rare first edition of this highly valued work in which a general of Napoleon retraces his atypical itinerary.
• Sold MONTESQUIEU De l’ Esprit des loix ou du rapport que les loix doivent avoir avec... First edition.
• Sold CONSTITUTION OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Lois relatives à la Constitution (tomes I et II). The "Constitution" of 1791 preserved in its elegant contemporary red morocco binding.
• Sold PASCAL, Blaise. Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujets,... A superb copy bound in contemporary red morocco.
• Sold LA PERRIERE, Guillaume de La Morosophie… Contenant Cent Emblèmes moraux, illustrez de Cent Te... First issue of the 101 vignettes inside beautiful frames illustrating scenes of everyday life.
• Sold BOUCHET, Guillaume Sérées de Guillaume Bouchet, juge et Consul des Marchands, à Poitiers. The table’s talk of a printer from Poitou, a fervent admirer of Montaigne.
• Sold HOLBEIN, Hans. Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti. Advivum expressæ, extremaque... First issue of this masterpiece, « significant milestone of the French illustrated book of the Renaissance ».
• Sold [FREDERICK THE GREAT, KING OF PRUSSIA] Œuvres du Philosophe sans souci. Partly first edition of the Odes and Epistles of Frederick II of Prussia printed in Potsdam in 1760.
• Sold WARBURTHON, William. Essai sur les hiéroglyphes des Égyptiens, où l’on voit l̵... « Diderot's Lettre sur les sourds et muets (1751) was also influenced by the ‘Essai sur les hiéroglyphes’.
• Sold LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, François de. Maximes et Réflexions morales du duc de La Rochefoucauld. A superb copy on large paper bound in red morocco with the arms of the Duc de Rohan, quoted by Olivier.
• Sold INTERESTING GIFTS des quatre parties du monde, et des troupes de France pour l’an sex... One of the most precious revolutionary bindings to appear on the market for several years.
• Sold PASCAL, Blaise. Pensées. Pascal's "Pensées" printed on fine vellum paper decorated with Pascal's portrait
• Sold CLAMORGAN, Jean de. La Chasse du loup. Nécessaire a la maison rustique. Par Jean de Cla... Precious Lyon edition of La Chasse du loup illustrated with 14 very beautiful woodcuts.
• Sold DAMHOUDERE, Josse de La practicque et enchiridion des causes criminelles, illustrée par ... First edition of the first great book of criminal procedure illustrated with 56 large woodcuts.
• Sold ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM Morias enkomion [Greek-letter] / Stultitiae laus. Des. Erasmi Rot. ... First edition of "In Praise of Folly" by Erasmus (1467-1536) illustrated by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) with 81 engravings made directly from the original drawings the artist com...
• Sold BOGUET, Henry (1550-1619). Discours des Sorciers, avec six advis en faict de Sorcelerie. Et un... « Edition très rare et la plus complète de ce livre rare et recherché. » (Caillet)
• Sold BOGUET, Henry (1550-1619). Discours des Sorciers, avec six advis en faict de Sorcelerie. Et un... “Very rare and most complete edition of this rare and sought-after book.” (Caillet)
• Sold LE GRAND COUTUMIER DU PAYS ET DUCHE DE NORMENDIE LE GRAND COUTUMIER DU PAYS ET DUCHE DE NORMENDIE très utile et prof... Precious gothic edition of the Grand Coutumier of Normandy, extremely rare complete with the 3 treatises and preserved in its blind-stamped contemporary binding.
• Sold LA BRUERE, Charles-Antoine Le Clerc de. Histoire du règne de Charlemagne. Rare first edition of the Histoire du règne de Charlemagne and the Mémoire de l’Académie des Belles-Lettres dedicated to the partition of Pepin.
• Sold ROBERTSON, William L’Histoire de l’Amérique par M. Robertson, Principal de l’Uni... The famous illustrated “History of America” by William Robertson first printed in French in 1778 bound at the time for the La Rochefoucauld family.
• Sold NIEBUHR Carsten Description de l’Arabie, faite sur des observations propres et des ... Niebuhr’s Description of Arabia adorned with 26 highly interesting engravings.
• Sold DELISLE DE SALES Philosophie de la Nature, ou Traité de morale pour le genre humain. A fine collector's copy printed on large vellum paper, entirely hand-colored in 1789, bound in contemporary red morocco.