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- Buy CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène (1786-1889). The rarest of Chevreul's publications on color.
- Buy HOLBEIN, Hans. Les Simulachres & historiées faces de la mort, autant élégammē... A precious first edition of Hans Holbein's Dance of the Dead, printed in Lyon in 1538. masterfully illustrated with 41 drawings by the master, engraved by Hans Lützelburger.
- Buy STENDHAL, Henri Beyle La Chartreuse de Parme. Par l’auteur de Rouge et Noir. First issue of the first edition of La Chartreuse de Parme.
- Buy Hortorum viridariorumque elegantes & multiplicis formae… Unique collection of 5 extremely rare first editions of 82 sixteenth century engravings on gardens, their architecture and embellishments.
- Buy SERRES, Olivier de Le Théâtre d’agriculture et Mesnage des champs. D’Olivier de Serres... The first edition of “Olivier de Serres’ extremely remarkable Théâtre d'agriculture” (Pierre Larousse).
- Buy Histoire de S. A. R. Mgr le Duc de Berry, assassiné dans la nuit du... J. Lions and the assassination of the Duc de Berry. Extremely rare first edition.
- Buy FENELON, François de Salignac de la Mothe. Les Aventures de Télémaque. M. Rosenbaum and Charles Hayoit’s copy of the superb Telemachus of 1785 enriched with a remarkable autograph letter from Fénelon signed “Cambray, 6 décembre 1713”.
- Buy La Gerusalemme liberata. Magnificent illustrated edition of The freed Jerusalem illustrated with 20 superb full-page figures and two frontispieces.
- Buy ETRENNES INTERESSANTES 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.
- Buy LA FAYETTE, Madame de La Princesse de Clèves. ‘The Princess of Cleves’ printed on fine vellum paper.
- Buy L’Instruction du Roy, en l’exercice de Monter à Cheval… The famous Henri Gallice copy of the « first edition in conformity with Pluvinel's manuscript » of l'Instruction du Roy en l'exercice de monter à cheval.
- Buy présenté par la Commission nommée par le gouvernement Le 24 Thermid... Rare first edition, unknown to Monglond, of this little-known draft which preceded the publication of the French Civil Code by four years.
- Buy BOURGEOIS, Constant et THIÉNON, Claude. An album of views of French castles and monuments. Unique and exceptional collection complete with 86 lithographs in colours with gum arabic highlights.
- Buy FERRARI, Jean-Baptiste De Florum cultura libri IV. First edition of one of the most beautiful baroque books on botany illustrated with 47 full-page plates.
- Buy L’ASTREE… Où par plusieurs histoires, et souz personnes... First definitive edition of L'Astrée with the five homogeneous volumes published by Augustin Courbé in 1647.
- Buy COPPOLA, Giovanni Carlo. Le Nozze degli dei favola. The account of Ferdinand II and princess of Urbino’s wedding sumptuously illustrated by Stefano della Bella after Alphonse Parigi, the inventor of the decorations and machines ...
- Buy Les Epistres de Maître François Rabelais, Docteur en Médecine, escr... First edition of Rabelais's ‘Epistres’ written during his trip to Italy.
- Buy François-René de CHATEAUBRIAND, Joseph FIÉVÉE, Marie-Barthélémy DE CASTELBAJAC, le comte O’MAHONY, le vicomte DE BONALD, l’Abbé DE LAMENAIS, VILLÈLE, Charles-Marie D’IRUMBERRY DE SALABERRY, etc. Le Conservateur. In his Mémoiresd'Outre-tombe, Chateaubriand wrote that “the revolution wrought by this newspaper was unheard of: in France, it changed the majority in the Chambers; abroad, it ...
- Buy BOCCACE. Nouvelles. First edition of the “free translation” of the Decameron by Honore-Gabriel Riquetti de Mirabeau.
- Buy . De la Certitude des connaissances humaines. Où sont particulièrem... First edition of the final part of the Ministre d’Etat.
- Buy BULLIARD, Pierre. Dictionnaire élémentaire de botanique, ou exposition par ordre alph... Extremely rare first edition of the Dictionnaire de botanique published by Bulliard in order to complete his Herbier de France.
- Buy STAËL Considérations sur les principaux évènemens de la Révolution franço... First edition of this essay by Mme de Staël, which caused quite a stir and was at the origin of the first great intellectual debate on the Revolution.
- Buy POSTES IMPÉRIALES. État général des routes de poste de l’Empire Français, du royaume d... The stunning copy of the « Postes Impériales for 1812 ».
- Buy De Cierlijcke Voorsnydinge Aller tafel-gerechten. The first book to teach the Dutch aristocracy the arts of the table and the practice of the cutting squire.
- Buy SACCO, Luigi. Trattato di Vaccinazione con osservazioni sul Giavardo e vajuolo pe... Precious presentation copy on very large vellum paper illustrated with 4 folding plates in colour.
- Buy DESCARTES, René. Epistolae. First edition of Descartes’ Letters to the Princess Elisabeth and to Mersenne.
- Buy Nouveau recueil de tout ce qui s’est fait pour et contre les protes... First edition of this important work on the consequences for Protestants of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
- Buy BOOK OF HOURS AT THE USE OF ROME. HORE BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS, SECUND... Precious and extremely rare Parisian Book of Hours printed on vellum by Antoine Vérard, illustrated with 16 large contemporary illuminated full-page woodcuts.
- Buy TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de. Élémens de botanique, ou Méthode pour connoître les plantes. First edition of Tournefort's botanical treatise dedicated to King Louis XIV, illustrated with 454 full-page copper engravings of flowers.
- Buy HUGO, Victor (1802-1885). Marion de Lorme, drame. The Tsars' copy in Tsarkoe Selo with 2 autograph pages by Victor Hugo.
- Buy VENETTE, Nicolas. Traité du rossignol, qui enseigne la manière de les connaître &... First edition of the Traité du Rossignol, preserved in its attractive contemporary vellum binding.
- Buy CICERON. Opera. The Works of Cicero bound in the 16th century for the Giustiniani family of Genoa.
- Buy VISSCHER, Nicholas Atlas Minor Sive totius Orbis Terrarum contracta delinea (ta) ex co... La dorure des cartes de l’Atlas Mellon est si impressionnante que Cornelis Koeman, le célèbre spécialiste néerlandais d’Atlas, l'a décrit comme « l’Atlas le plus spectaculaireme...
- Buy BOOK OF HOURS OF CATHERINE (use of Rome). Very attractive illuminated manuscript decorated with 9 large paintings and 21 small miniatures within borders of great finesse in excellent condition.
- Buy MAROT, Clément. Les Œuvres de Clément Marot de Cahors, valet de chambre du Roy. Rev... Perhaps the most famous copy preserved in its mosaic bindings of the time of the most valuable edition of the Works of Clément Marot (1495-1544) printed in the seventeenth cent...
- Buy [MAUGENDRE, Adolphe et LEPAGE, Henri]. Vues pittoresques de Nancy et de ses environs. 31 very beautiful chromolithographs by Maugendre.
- Buy PALAFOX Y MENDOZA, Juan de. Historia de la Conquista de la China por el Tartaro. Escrita Por el... First edition of the account of the conquest of China by the Manchu people given by the Spanish bishop Palafox y Mendoza.
- Buy Traité du baromètre, ouvrage mathématique, physique et critique, Da... Extremely rare mathematical and scientific first edition analyzing the Barometer, its operation, variations and uses, printed in Nancy in 1718, illustrated with a plate and a fo...
- Buy MOLIERE, J.-B. Poquelin. Les Œuvres. Nouvelle édition, Revue, corrigée & augmentée, Enr... Precious collective edition of Molière's works, illustrated with 31 figures in the first state showing for the first time the exact fashions under the Regency.
- Buy FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della trasportatione dell’ obelisco Vaticano et delle fabriche di N... First edition illustrated with 40 prints after the drawings of Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) illustrating the moving of the obelisk from the Vatican in 1590 as well as other proj...
- Buy VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet. La ligue ou Henry le Grand, poème épique. First edition of “La Henriade” in extremely rare contemporary morocco with arms.
- Buy PIRANESI, Francesco. Pianta delle fabriche esistenti nella Villa Adriana Piranesi preserved in its contemporary Roman bindings.
- Buy RAPHAËL. Sanzio d’Urbin. Loggie del Rafaele nel Vaticano. First edition in uniform contemporary binding.
- Buy PERAU, l'abbé. Description historique de l’Hôtel royal des Invalides. The famous magnificent royal copy offered by King Louis XV to the Russian Empress Elisabeth 1st (6 December 1741- 5 January 1762).
- Buy DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. La Physique des arbres : où il est traité de l’anatomie des p... Duhamel du Monceau's work on « The Physics of trees », illustrated with 50 full-page prints.
- Buy JACQUIN, Nikolaus Joseph, Baron Von. Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia in qua ad Linnaeanum syst... First edition of Jacquin’s first major publication and his first illustrated work.
- Buy MICHEL, Claude Sidoine. L’Indicateur Fidèle ou Guide des Voyageurs, qui enseigne Toutes les... First edition illustrated with 19 engraved and watercoloured maps in contemporary binding.
- Buy LE ROUGE, George Louis. Recueil des Côtes Maritimes de France Sur quatre Lieues de large en... Second enlarged edition of this important coastal atlas of France, compiled by Georges-Louis Le Rouge and revised by Louis Brion de la Tour.
- Buy RONSARD, Pierre de. Continuation Du Discours des Miseres de ce Temps. A La Royne Par P.... Five important and extremely rare works by Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) reunited in the 18th century.
- Buy BOISSART, Jean-Jacques. Pars Romanae urbis topographiae & Antiquitatum, Qua succincté ... The most influential travel guide of Renaissance Rome.
- Buy LE PAUTRE, Jean. Collection of ornamental engravings by J. Le Pautre. Important collection of 252 copper engravings by Jean le Pautre featuring ornamental motifs, architectural elements, fountains, columns, fireplaces, vases, mythological or bibl...
- Buy BLONDEL, Nicolas-François. Cours d’architecture enseigné dans l’Académie Royale d&... Copy on large Holland paper.
- Buy FELIBIEN DES AVAUX, Jean-François Description sommaire de Versailles ancienne et nouvelle. Avec des F... Illustrated first edition of the 'Description de Versailles'.
- Buy PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804) / NOLLET, Abbé (1700-1770). Histoire de l’électricité, Traduite de l’Anglois de Joseph Priestle... Father Nollet (1700-1770) was then ‘maître de physique des Enfants de France’.
- Buy SALERNE, François. L’Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties princi... French first edition of Salerne's (1706-1760) ornithology.
- Buy MARTIN DU GARD, Roger. Confidence africaine. First edition of which 600 numbered copies were printed on chamois laid paper.
- Buy SCHYNVOET, Simon. Voorbeeldex der Lusthof-Cieraaden zynde Piramiden, Eerzuylen en And... First edition of 1704 engraved with 54 plates of garden decorations and obelisks on very large Holland paper preserved in its original binding, an absolutely rare condition.
- Buy PERCIER, Charles (1764-1838). FONTAINE, Pierre-François-Léonard (1762-1853). [Claude-Louis BERNIER et Léon DUFOURNY. Palais, Maisons, et autres édifices modernes, dessinés à Rome. The famous and superb copy from the Hermitage Palace with the two ex libris.
- Buy [COLLECTION SPITZER]. The Spitzer Collection. Antiquity. Middle Ages – Renaissance. First edition of the monumental and superb catalogue of the Spitzer Collection with 342 magnificent illustrations, some enhanced with gold.
- Buy FROMAGEOT (L’Abbé). Annales du règne de Marie-Thérèse, Impératrice douairière, Reine de... “One of the most successful works by Moreau le jeune” (Cohen).
- Buy SAINT-AUGUSTIN De Civitate Dei. [In Italian.] Extremely rare editio princeps of Saint Augustine's ‘City of God’ in Italian printed in Venice between 1476 and 1478.
- Buy Montaigne, Michel de. Essais. One of 25 copies of Montaigne's Essais printed on large Holland paper in 1783.