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• Sold LA VARENNE Le cuisinier françois enseignant la maniere de bien apprester et as... Rare edition of the "Cuisinier françois" by La Varenne
• Sold FLAUBERT Madame Bovary- Mœurs de province- First edition of Flaubert’s masterpiece, with dedication
• Sold DESCARTES De Homine figuris et Latinitate donatus a Florentio Schuyl. First edition of Descartes' treatise "De Homine Figuris"
• Sold NANKI JOSUIKEN Gei Shi (= Description de baleines / Description of whales). Magnificent Japanese monograph dedicated to whales
• Sold GROTIUS, Hugo De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri tres. The foundation of modern international law
• Sold MAYERBERG, Augustin, baron de Voyage en Moscovie d’un Ambassadeur, Conseiller de la Chambre Impér... Account of travel to Russia in the 17th century by a German diplomat
• Sold DIDEROT Jacques le Fataliste et son maitre. Jacques le fataliste by Diderot in first edition
• Sold PASTERNAK Kogda Razguliaetsia (= Quand il fera beau / When the weather clears). Precious collection of poems by Pasternak including "The Nobel Prize"
• Sold RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE La Découverte australe par un Homme-volant ou le Dédale français ; ... First and only edition of « one of Restif de la Bretonne’s rarest works ». (Rahir)
• Sold GRANDPRE Voyage à la côte occidentale d’Afrique, fait dans les années 1786 e... French expedition on the west coast of Africa
• Sold Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre Jean Chastel Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre Jean Chastel / Judgment deliv... Judgement delivered by the Parliament recording a major event in the French history
• Sold OVIDE / OVID Publii Ovidii Nasonis Operum. Ovid's Works in wonderful bindings by Dubuisson
• Sold MERIGOT/ GIRARDIN Promenade ou itinéraire des Jardins d’Ermenonville, Auquel on a joi... The gardens of Ermenonville, place of retreat and inspiration of J-J. Rousseau
• Sold DUMAS, Alexandre Kean, comédie en 5 actes. The "most achieved drama by Alexandre Dumas senior" in first edition
• Sold MAROT, Clément. Les Œuvres. The best of French ancient poetry by Marot
• Sold PILES, Roger de Dissertation sur les ouvrages des plus fameux peintres. Dédiée à Mo... Treatise on painting by Roger de Piles with the monogram of the duke of Richelieu
• Sold STAËL, Madame de Corinne ou l’Italie. First edition of Corinne by Madame de Staël
• Sold ABDOUL-KERYM; HODGES, William; LANGLES, Louis-Mathieu. Collection portative de voyages traduits de différentes langues ori... Three accounts of travels to Asia and the Middle East.
• Sold MERIMEE, Prosper. Colomba. One of the most famous works by Prosper Merimee
• Sold [FOUCQUET, Jehan]. Œuvre de Jehan Foucquet. Heures de Maistre Estienne Chevalier. Text... A splendid publication reproducing the miniatures of Jehan Foucquet, in the 15th century
• Sold SOUVENIR DU SACRE-COEUR SOUVENIR DU SACRE-COEUR (= Memory of the Sacred Heart Elementary Sc... A school booklet handwritten by a pupil from the school of the Sacred heart
• Sold [MAUGARD, Antoine] Remarques sur la noblesse. Dédiées aux Assemblées provinciales. A study conducted on the French nobility on the brink of the Revolution
• Sold BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE. Paul et Virginie et la Chaumière indienne. Paul et Virginie in a splendid binding "in the Indian manner"
• Sold LA CONSTITUTION FRANCOISE LA CONSTITUTION FRANCOISE, présentée au roi par l’Assemblée Nationa... The French Constitution
• Sold SAINTE-BEUVE, Charles Augustin Les Consolations, poésies. The Consolations by Sainte-Beuve dedicated to his friend Alexandre Dumas
• Sold FLAUBERT Salammbô Salammbô by Flaubert dedicated to his close friend Théophile Gautier
• Sold KOSTER, Henri. Voyages dans la partie septentrionale du Brésil, depuis 1809 jusqu’... One of the best account ever published until then about Brazil
• Sold VIGNY, Alfred de Cinq-Mars, ou une Conjuration sous Louis XIII. The first French historical novel
• Sold TITE-LIVE Titi Livii Historiarum Libri. Titus Livius, Jules Janin's wonderful copy
• Sold Léon Carré LE LIVRE DES MILLE NUITS ET UNE NUIT. Traduction littérale et compl... The Thousand and One Nights illustrated with oriental design on the covers
• Sold SOUVESTRE, Olivier La légende du Roi d’Ys. A superb illuminated manuscript in French telling the legend of the city of Ys.
• Sold BOSSUET Traitez du libre-arbitre, et de la concupiscence. Ouvrages posthumes. Treatises by Bossuet composed for the education of the future sovereign
• Sold [LAMOIGNON, Guillaume de] Recueil des arrêtés de Monsieur le premier président de Lamoignon. A project of reform of the French legislation by Lamoignon
• Sold LECOMTE, Hyacinthe-Louis-Victor-Jean-Baptiste Aubry. Contes de Perrault. First issue of this rare series of contemporary coloured lithographs illustrating Perrault’s Contes.
• Sold BOSSE, Abraham Traité des pratiques geometrales et perspectives, enseignées dans l... Art and science of perspective by A. Bosse
• Sold BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, Jules Memorandum Memorandum by Barbey d'Aurevilly, offprint for the friends of the author
• Sold BOUHOURS, Father Dominique Histoire de Pierre d’Aubusson grand-maistre de Rhodes. First edition of the fascinating biography of Father Bouhours.
• Sold BOILEAU Satires – Discours sur la Satire. Very rare first edition of the Satires by Boileau
• Sold Laclos Les Liaisons Dangereuses Liaisons Dangereuses by Laclos
• Sold Turgot Plan de Paris, commencé l’année 1734, dessiné et gravé sur les ordr... The map of Paris by Turgot
• Sold LA VARENNE Le Cuisinier francois, enseignant la manière de bien apprester &...
• Sold BEAUVOIR, Simone de Mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée Simone de Beauvoir's "Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée"
• Sold VOLNEY La loi naturelle
• Sold RADIGUET, Raymond Recueil de poèmes non publiés Radiguet's poetry
• Sold [MASTER GU BING].TANI BUNCHO. Florilège de la peinture chinoise.
• Sold MAIRET, Jean L’Illustre corsaire. Tragicomédie.
• Sold VILLEGOMBLAIN, François Racine de. Les Mémoires des Troubles arrivés en France, Sous les Regnes des Ro...
• Sold SONNERAT, Pierre Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine. Fait par ordre du Roi de... Sonnerat's travel through India and China illustrated with 140 plates
• Sold KOSTER, Henri. Voyages dans la partie septentrionale du Brésil, depuis 1809 jusqu’... Voyages au Brésil by Koster
• Sold ALAIN-FOURNIER Le Grand Meaulnes First edition of Le Grand Meaulnes
• Sold CAILHAVA D'ESTENDOUX Le Pucelage nageur Le Pucelage nageur by Cailhava d’Estendoux
• Sold ARNOUX 12 Chansons 12 Chansons enfantines by Guy Arnoux
• Sold [FRANKLIN, Benjamin / LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, the Duke of / COURT DE GEBELIN, Antoine / ROBINET, Jean-Baptiste-René / GENET, Edme-Jacques / BANCROFT, Edward / ADAMS, John, etc.] Affaires de l’Angleterre et de l’Amérique Affaires de l’Angleterre et de l’Amérique by Benjamin Franklin
• Sold BESSON Théâtre des Instrumens Théâtre des instrumens by Besson
• Sold BLIXEN Out of Africa. Out of Africa by Karen Blixen
• Sold MARCO POLO Le Livre des Merveilles The Book of the Marvels of the World by Marco Polo
• Sold DAUDET, Alphonse Numa Roumestan. Mœurs parisiennes. "Numa Roumestan" by Alphonse Daudet
• Sold VECELLIO Habiti Antichi "Habiti Antichi" by Vecellio
• Sold HUGO, Victor Notre-Dame de Paris. "Notre-Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo
• Sold SAND, George La Petite Fadette "La Petite Fadette" by George Sand
• Sold DAUDET Tartarin sur les Alpes "Tartatin sur les Alpes" by Alphonse Daudet
• Sold VOLTAIRE Théâtre complet Voltaire's "Theatre"
• Sold GENNES, Pierre de Mémoire pour le sieur Dupleix "Mémoire pour le sieur Dupleix" by Gennes
• Sold EUCLID Les Elemens de la geometrie Euclid's "Elements"
• Sold DESCARTES Epistolae Epistolae by Descartes
• Sold FAVART, Charles Simon L’Anglois à Bordeaux ; comédie en un acte et en vers libres ; Par M... Comedy by Favart celebrating peace with England
• Sold GEYLER VON KAISERBERG Predigen Teutsch First edition of the sermons of Strasbourg by Geyler von Kaiserberg
• Sold GLEIZES / METZINGER Du cubisme The centennial of the cubist movement
• Sold BERNOULLI Description historique et géographique de l’Inde, qui présente en t... "Description historique et géographique de l'Inde" by Bernoulli
• Sold BERNARD Cronique sommairement traictee des faictz heroiques de tous les Roi... "Cronique sommairement traictee des faictz heroiques de tous les Rois de France" by Bernard
• Sold FLAUBERT Madame Bovary – Moeurs de province- "Madame Bovary" by Flaubert
• Sold GAUTIER, Théophile Le Roman de la Momie. Quarante-deux composition originale de Alex. ... "The Romance of the Mummy" by Théophile Gautier, illustrated by Alexandre Lunois
• Sold APPIER La Pyrotechnie de Hanzelet Lorrain où sont representez les plus rar... Appier's 'recueil de machines militaires', an important pyrotechnical manual
• Sold VERDIZOTTI Cento Favole Morali. De i piu illustri antichi, & moderni autor... Rare edition of Verdizotti's "Fables"
• Sold TACHARD, Guy. Voyage de Siam, des Pères Jésuites, Envoyés par le Roy aux Indes &a... The illustrated "Journey in Siam" by Tachard, bound for the Grand Condé
• Sold LOUDON, Jane Webbs The Ladies’ flower-garden of ornamental bulbous plants English bulbous plants, by Jane Loudon
• Sold COLETTE, Sidonie-Gabrielle Sido ou les points cardinaux. "Sido", a moving maternal portrait by Colette
• Sold FLAUBERT, Gustave L’Education sentimentale. Histoire d’un jeune homme. "L'Education sentimentale" by Flaubert on large paper
• Sold [BINDING] Vocabularius utriusque iuris perutilis ac valde necessarius… A superb ornamental binding from the very early XVIth century
• Sold BEULLOCH Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d’un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagn... "Le Mexique en 1823" by Beulloch
• Sold SWIFT, Jonathan Le Conte du Tonneau, Contenant tout ce que les Arts, & les Scie... "The Tale of a Tub" by Swift
• Sold LORIS, Daniel Le thresor des parterres de l’univers, contenant les figures ... "Le thresor des parterres de l'univers" by Loris
• Sold GAGE, Thomas Nouvelle relation, contenant les voyages de Thomas Gage dans la Nou... Thomas Gage’s travels to the Viceroyalty of New Spain
• Sold HEURES NOUVELLES Heures Nouvelles Outstanding book of Hours
• Sold BONELLI, Giorgio Hortus Romanus. Botanical treatise illustrated with 600 superb contemporary hand-colored plates
• Sold PROUST A la recherche du temps perdu. "A la recherche du temps perdu" by Marcel Proust
• Sold GERVAISE DE LA TOUCHE Mémoires de Saturnin, écrits par lui-même, Nouvelle édition, corrig... The "Mémoires de Saturnin" by Gervaise de la Touche
• Sold DAUDET, Alphonse Contes du lundi. The "Contes du lundi" dedicated to Paul Dalloz
• Sold WICQUEFORT Advis fidelle aux véritables Hollandois. Touchant ce qui s’est pass... Set of engravings by Romeyn de Hooghe
• Sold CURMER Imitation de Jésus-Christ. The "Imitation of Jesus-Christ" by Curmer
• Sold MERIMEE, Prosper. La Double méprise, Par l’auteur du Théâtre de Clara Gazul. "La Double méprise" by Mérimée
• Sold LES ILLUSTRES MODERNES LES ILLUSTRES MODERNES ; ou tableau de la vie privée des Principaux... “Les Illustres Modernes”
• Sold DORAT, Claude-Joseph Adélaïde de Hongrie, Tragédie, Représentée, pour la premiere fois, ... “Adélaïde de Hongrie” by Dorat
• Sold DU VERDIER, Gilbert Saulnier. Rozemire ou l’Europe délivrée. Dédiée à Madame la Duchesse de Merco... “Rozemire ou l’Europe délivrée” with the arms of the comtesse de Verrue
• Sold HUGO, Victor Lucrèce Borgia, drame "Lucrèce Borgia" by Victor Hugo
• Sold TAGAULT, Barthélemy Le Ravissement d’Orithye composé par B. Tag. dédié à M. Roger de Va... "Le Ravissement d'Orithye" by Tagault
• Sold ARNAULD, Antoine De la Fréquente communion. "De la Fréquente communion" by Arnauld
• Sold PESSELIER, Charles-Etienne Fables nouvelles. Pesselier's Fables
• Sold HASSHU GAFU. Toshi Gogon ; Baichiku Rangiku ; Mokuhon Kacho ; Sohon Kashi ; Koko... The most beautiful illustrated book from the Ming Dynasty
• Sold AKISATO, Rito Shoseki. Miyako Meisho Zue, “ Illustration des sites célèbres de la capitale... An exceptionnal guide dedicated to Kyoto
• Sold MONTAIGNE, Michel Eyquem de Les Essais. Edition nouvelle, prise sur l’exemplaire trouvé après l... The final version of Montaigne's "Essays" given by Marie de Gournay
• Sold MASSIALOT Le Cuisiner royal et bourgeois, Qui apprend à ordonner toute sorte ... Second edition of the most important culinary book by Massialot
• Sold BRAUN & HOGENBERG Civitates Orbis Terrarum. 236 towns of the Renaissance finely contemporary hand-coloured
• Sold PAGNOL Rare réunion de trois éditions originales de Marcel Pagnol sur papi... A rare collection of three first editions by Marcel Pagnol on Japanese vellum
• Sold ARISTOPHANES. Comoediae novem, en grec. Editio princeps of Aristophanes’ "Comedies".
• Sold CAZOTTE Le Diable Amoureux Rare and beautiful illustrated edition of Cazotte's "Devil in Love"
• Sold STAEL De l’influence des passions sur le bonheur des individus et des nat... "On the infuence of passions" by Mme de Staël
• Sold BUFFON Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière "The Natural History" by Buffon
• Sold MONTFORT, Father Alphonse de   Produit Mourning binding made for the queen Anne of Austria.
• Sold HAÜY, Valentin Essai sur l’éducation des aveugles, ou exposé de différens moyens, ... Revolutionary method to educate the blind by Haüy
• Sold BARBE, Simon Le Parfumeur royal "Le Parfumeur royal" by Barbe
• Sold DEFOE La Vie et les Avantures de Robinson Crusoë. The most beautiful edition of Robinson Crusoe
• Sold MCKENNEY, Thomas L. / HALL, James History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with biographical sk... "History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by McKenney
• Sold CHATEAUBRIAND De la Restauration et de la Monarchie élective, ou réponse a l’inte... A virulent political pamphlet by Chateaubriand
• Sold [MALEBRANCHE, Nicolas] Traité de morale, par l’Auteur De la Recherche de la Vérité. Nicolas Malebranche’s “Treatise on Ethics”.
• Sold LACROIX, Paul. Louis XII et Anne de Bretagne. Chronique de l’Histoire de France. O... The History of Louis XII
• Sold GERARD, Marcus - GALLE, Philippe Animalium quadrupedum omnis generis verae et artificiosissimae deli... 20 engravings from the 16th by Gerard, Queen's Elizabeth's painter
• Sold ANTIPHONAIRE ANTIPHONAIRE. Recueil des antiennes a chanter accompagnant les priè... Monumental antiphonary from the 15th century
• Sold MAETERLINCK / LEPAPE L’Oiseau bleu. Décors et costumes pour l’Oiseau Bleu. "L'Oiseau bleu" wonderfully bound by Georges Baudin
• Sold FROMENTIN, Eugène. Dominique. First edition of “Dominique” by Eugene Fromentin, a masterpiece dedicated to George Sand.
• Sold MENON Nouveau traité de la cuisine, Avec de nouveaux desseins de tables e... Treatise on Gastronomy by Menon
• Sold GUEUVIN Rêves et échos. Collection by the Mauritian author Charles Gueuvin, a major figure of the Francophone poetry
• Sold GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVEUR, Jacques Les Fastes du Peuple Français. "Les Fastes du Peuple Français" de Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
• Sold FENELON Les Avantures de Télémaque fils d’Ulysse. Par feu Messire Fr. de Sa... Telemachus with the arms of Maria Feodorovna
• Sold HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME. HEURES A L’USAGE DE ROME. Somptuous book of Hours illuminated by Gillet Hardouin
• Sold GARNIER, Robert Les Tragedies de Robert Garnier Conseiller du Roy, Lieutenant gener... "Les Tragédies" by Garnier
• Sold RUIZ DE MONTOYA, Antonio Tesoro de la Lengua Guarani. One of the most important publications of American linguistics
• Sold LEROUX, Gaston Le Fantôme de l’Opéra. First edition of the Phantom of the Opera
• Sold CARLETTI, Francesco Ragionementi… sopra le cose da lui vedute ne’ suoi viaggi si ... The most beautiful travel account of the Italian literature
• Sold CHARRON, Pierre De la Sagesse. First edition of La Sagesse
• Sold SEVERT, Jacques De Orbis Catoptrici seu mapparum mundi principiis, descriptione ac ... First edition of one of the rarest astronomical treatises of the 16th century
• Sold MOLIERE Œuvres. First issue of Molière's Works illustrated by François Boucher
• Sold SORBIERE, Samuel de. Relation d’un voyage en Angleterr où sont touchées plusieurs ... Dedication copy to King Louis XIV of a travel relation through England
• Sold LANSBERG, Philipp In quadrantem tum Astronomicum… Extremely rare first edition of Philip Lansberg
• Sold RONSARD, Pierre de Les Oeuvres "Les Oeuvres" by Ronsard
• Sold POGGI, Mauro Alfabeto Di Lettere Iniziali inventate, e delineate. Poggi's illustrated alphabet
• Sold MOLIERE Œuvres de Molière, avec des remarques grammaticales, des avertissem... Third edition of Moliere's "Works"
• Sold DIDEROT Œuvres complètes. Diderot's "Complete works"
• Sold HERRERA, Antonio de Novus Orbis, Sive Descriptio Indiae Occidentalis,… Accesserun... First complete account of Le Maire’s world tour, the first sailor to cross Cape Horn
• Sold LARMESSIN, Nicolas de Habits des métiers et professions. Trades in the reign of Louis XIV
• Sold BASKET Carnets de croquis de meubles et objets de décoration. Sketchbooks by Henri Pannier
• Sold VOLTAIRE Le Philosophe ignorant. Interesting compilation of three philosophical texts of the utmost interest, including one original by Voltaire
• Sold HEGEMON, Philibert La Colombière et maison rustique de Philibert Hegemon, de Chalon su... Extremely rare first edition of “La Colombière et maison rustique” by Philibert Hegemon
• Sold [CHINE] [CHINE]. Album érotique chinois. Chinese erotic album illustrated with 8 licentious watercolors on silk
• Sold LARBAUD Enfantines. “The charm of childlike loves memory”
• Sold RABELAIS, François Œuvres de maître François Rabelais, publiées sous le titre de Faits... First critical and commented edition of Rabelais’ "Works"
• Sold DES ROCHES, Madeleine and Catherine La Puce de Madame Desroches qui est un recueil de divers poèmes Gre... Famous and rare first edition of “La Puce” by Mesdames Des Roches
• Sold SAINT-AUGUSTIN De Civitate Dei. Cum Commento – De Trinitate. Precious reunion of two main treatises by Saint Augustine
• Sold LA FONTAINE, Jean de Je vous prens sans verd. Comédie. “Rare first edition” (Tchemerzine) of this play in verse by La Fontaine
• Sold VIRGIL L’Eneïde de Virgile, Prince des poëtes latins, Translatee de Latin ... Virgil’s "Aeneid" illustrated with 12 superb woodcuts
• Sold ALMANACH ROYAL ALMANACH ROYAL. Année bissextile 1780 présenté A sa Majesté pour la... Superb copy of this 1780 Royal Almanac
• Sold LAVALLEE, Joseph and BRION, Louis Voyage dans les départemens de la France. Par une Société d’Artiste... First edition of this famous compilation of a travel made in the 102 French departments
• Sold VOLTAIRE Zadig ou la Destinée, Histoire orientale The first edition from Lyon of Zadig
• Sold BOURSAULT Le Mort vivant, comédie. Dédiée à Monseigneur le Duc de Guise. Very rare first edition of one of Boursault’s very first comedies.
• Sold LEGS Sacre et couronnement de Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre. A ... First edition and first issue of Louis XVI’s Coronation
• Sold FERRARIS Carte Chorographique des Pays-Bas Autrichiens Dédiée à leurs Majest... Very large precious military map of the Austrian Netherlands.
• Sold [NEWTON, Sir Isaac] / DU CHATELET, Marquise de Principes Mathématiques de la Philosophie naturelle. First French edition of Newton’s “Principia Mathematica”, translated by the marquise du Châtelet
• Sold FAUCHARD, Pierre Le chirurgien dentiste, ou traité des dents, ou l’on enseigne les m... “This work is the best one ever written on teeth illness”
• Sold RABELAIS, François Œuvres de Maitre François Rabelais, avec des remarques historiques ... The most beautiful illustrated edition of Rabelais
• Sold BOUCHARDON, Edme / BOUCHER, François / VAN LOO, Carl Études prises dans le bas Peuple, ou les Cris de Paris. Rare suite of small Parisian professions and costumes
• Sold ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques Collection complète des œuvres de J.J. Rousseau citoyen de Genève. First collective edition of the “Confessions” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Sold BUFFON, Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Count of Collection des animaux quadrupèdes de Buffon, formant 362 planches ... A precious copy of this "rare separate suite of Buffon’s engravings of quadrupeds"
• Sold PREVOST Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. One of the finest editions of Manon Lescaut
• Sold MAUPASSANT, Guy de Bel Ami. First edition of “one of Maupassant’s master-pieces” (Carteret)
• Sold CHARLEVOIX, Father de Histoire du Japon ; où l’on trouvera tout ce qu’on a pu apprendre d... The History of Japan printed in 1754 illustrated with many engravings.
• Sold ANDROUET DU CERCEAU, Jacques Livre d’Architecture de Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, Contenant les ... The greatest architecture masters of Renaissance
• Sold RABELAIS, François Les Œuvres de M. François Rabelais, Docteur en Medecine, Contenans ... The famous Protestant edition of Rabelais’ complete Works
• Sold CHARDIN Voyages du chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de l’... First complete edition of Chardin’s travels in Persia, enlarged with several parts and with Suleiman III’s crowning.
• Sold LE GOBIEN, Charles Histoire des Isles Marianes, Nouvellement converties à la Religion ... Rare first edition of Le Gobien
• Sold PIGANIOL DE LA FORCE Nouvelle Description de la France : Dans laquelle on voit le gouver... First enlarged edition of the "Nouvelle description de la France"
• Sold AUDEBERT, Jean-Baptiste/ VIEILLOT, Louis-Pierre Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques. I- Histoire naturelle et gé... Audebert's birds in colors and enhanced with gold
• Sold [MIRABEAU] L’Ami des hommes, ou Traité de la population. Nouvelle édition, Aug... First complete edition of “L’ami des Hommes”, extremely rare
• Sold PAGNOL, Marcel Marius. Pièce en quatre actes et six tableaux. Représentée pour la ... Rare first edition, of which only 150 copies were printed, of this famous text by Pagnol.
• Sold ROGER, Eugene La Terre saincte ; ou Description topographique très particuliere d... Extremely rare first edition of this important work about the Holy Land.
• Sold LERY, Jean de. Histoire d’un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil, Autrement dite Amé... The illustrated account of Lery's travel to Brazil
• Sold BIBLIA (Ed. Robert Estienne) Produit « The monumental first Estienne edition of the Bible » (Schreiber)
• Sold MASSON, Jean Histoire memorable de la vie de Jeanne d’Arc appellee la Pucelle d’... First and unique edition of this fascinating biography of Joan of Arc
• Sold PLAUTUS Comoediae. Plautinae viginti comoediae emendatissimae, cum…, interp... First incunabula edition of Plaute’s Comedies, with Valla's comments.
• Sold VERLAINE, Paul Fêtes galantes. First edition of Verlaine’s masterpiece
• Sold TITUS LIVY Historiarum quod extat, Cum perpetuis Gronovii et Variorum notis. Precious edition of Titus Livius’ Histories
• Sold RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE Les Posthumes ; Lettres reçues après la mort du Mari, par sa Femme,... Extremely rare first edition of Restif’s subversive novel, seized by the police when published
• Sold ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques La Botanique. Rousseau’s "Botanique", illustrated with 65 beautiful watercolored engravings by Redouté
• Sold ZOLA La Terre. Les Rougon-Macquart. Histoire naturelle et sociale d’une ... First edition of this famous novel by Emile Zola, dedicated to the farming world
• Sold MEDINA, Pedro de L’arte del Navegar, in laqual si contengono lere gole, dechiaration... First Italian edition of the "Art of sailing" by Medina
• Sold GRAFFIGNY, Françoise d'Isembourg de Lettres d’une Péruvienne. Important 18th century literary first edition
• Sold [CHATEAUBRIAND, LAMARTINE, CASTELBAJAC, VILLELE, ETC.] Le Conservateur. Rare collection of the ultra royalist paper « Le Conservateur »
• Sold LORRIS, Guillaume & MEUNG, Jean de. Cy est le Rommant de la Rose. The "Romance of the Rose" printed in Paris in 1531 by Galliot du Pré, illustrated with 60 figures.
• Sold GRANDPRE, Louis Ohier de Voyage à la côte occidentale d’Afrique, fait dans les années 1786 e... An expedition to Africa with Captain Grandpré
• Sold CICERO, Marcus Tullius Der Teütsch Cicero. [Traduit par Johann von Schwarzenberg]. "Rare and fascinating German Renaissance woodcut book"
• Sold RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista Delle Navigationi et Viaggi in molti luoghi corretta, et ampliata, ... Precious travel collection by Ramusio
• Sold STRADANUS, Johannes Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnæ Bestiariorum : & mutu... The rare and beautiful hunting and fishing book by Stradanus illustrated with 107 plates in fine contemporary coloring
• Sold PERRAULT, Charles Labyrinte de Versailles. The Labyrinth of Versailles described by Charles Perrault and illustrated by Sébastien Le Clerc
• Sold Madame de Sévigné Lettres de Madame Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sevigné, à Madame la... Partly original edition of Madame de Sévigné’s "Letters"
• Sold KETHAM, Johannes Fasciculus medecine… The first illustrated medical book
• Sold LA LOUBERE, Simon Du Royaume de Siam. Par Monsieur de La Loubère Envoyé extraordinair... First edition of the best work about Thailand published in the 17th century
• Sold EDWARDS, George. Histoire naturelle d’oiseaux peu communs: et d’autres animaux rares... One of the most beautiful ornithology books of the 18th century
• Sold MARIVAUX, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Le Jeu de l’amour et du hazard. Comédie en trois actes. Représentée... First edition of Marivaux’s most accomplished comedy
• Sold LA MER DES HISTOIRES LA MER DES HISTOIRES (contenant les Fables d’Esope et l’histoire de... La Mer des Histoires, the history of France until the death of King Louis XI
• Sold VOLTAIRE Le Micromégas de Mr. De Voltaire. Avec une histoire des croisades &... Rare second edition of “Micromegas”
• Sold CHEVREAU, Urbain Lettres nouvelles. Extremely rare first edition of Urbain Chevreau’s "Lettres nouvelles"
• Sold RECUEIL D’ESTAMPES représentant les Grades RECUEIL D’ESTAMPES représentant les Grades, les Rangs & les Dig... First edition of one of the most famous costumes and historical portraits collection.
• Sold MOLIERE Le Sicilien, ou l’amour peintre, Comédie. First edition of Moliere's "Sicilien"
• Sold PASCAL, Blaise Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujets,... First edition of Pascal’s "Pensées"
• Sold URFE, Honoré d’/ BARO Conclusion et dernière partie d’Astrée. Ou par plusieurs histoires,... Rare first edition of "La Conclusion de l’Astrée"
• Sold BOCCACCIO, Giovanni Le Décaméron, nouvellement traduict d’Italien en Francoys par Maist... First edition of the illustrious translation of the Decameron
• Sold TOLSTOY, Count Leo La Guerre et la Paix. Roman historique traduit avec l’autorisation ... Extremely rare first edition of the first French translation of Tolstoy’s masterpiece
• Sold BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice Tarzan of the Apes. First edition and first issue of the adventures of Tarzan
• Sold [DU BELLAY, Joachim] / LE ROY, Louis Le Sympose de Platon, ou de l’amour et de beauté, traduit de Grec e... Extremely rare first edition of this French interpretation of Plato’s Symposium
• Sold LAET, Jean de L’Histoire du Nouveau Monde ou Description des Indes occidentales, ... Rare first French translation of this work by Jean de Laet about America
• Sold DESCARTES, René. Lettres de Mr Descartes Où sont traittées les plus belles Questions... First edition of Descartes’ correspondence
• Sold DUDUICT, Jacques Le nouveau Sciatere, pour fabriquer toutes sortes d’Horloges solair... Extremely rare first edition of this treatise about sundial
• Sold GRENIER, Charlotte Fleurs peintes à l’aquarelle. Charming watercolor album dedicated to the alpine flora
• Sold CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE, Jean Voyage en Californie pour l’observation du passage de Vénus sur le ... First edition of Chappe d’Auteroche’s scientific expedition to California
• Sold Discours véritable de ce qui est advenu aux estats généraux de France tenuz à Bloys en l’année 1588 Discours véritable de ce qui est advenu aux estats généraux de Fran... First official version of the Estates General of Blois
• Sold TACIT (Les Annales). P. Cornelli Taciti Libri quinque noviter inventi… Editio princeps of Tacitus’ Annals
• Sold ARISTOTE La Rhétorique d’Aristote en François. The best French translation of Aristotle’s Rhetoric
• Sold GRANDPIERRE DRALSE Relation de divers voyages dans l’Afrique, l’Amérique, & aux In... The rare travel relation by Dralsé de Granpierre in Africa, in America and in the Western Indies
• Sold REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits… Selection by Redouté of the most beautiful flowers
• Sold MERCATOR, Gerard. Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricat... Mercator’s famous atlas printed in Amsterdam in 1623, illustrated with 162 engravings, most of them on double-page, all of them finely contemporary watercolored.
• Sold FROIS, R.P. Ludovico De rebus iaponicis historica relatio, eaque triplex… I. de Gl... Very rare reunion of works about China and Japan
• Sold MARCOLINI, Francesco Le Sorti di Francesco Marcolino da Forli intitolate Giardino di pen... The most famous fortune-telling book by means of cards
• Sold D'ALEMBERT, Jean le Rond Traité de dynamique, dans lequel les Loix de l’Equilibre & du M... D'Alembert's great treatise of dynamics.
• Sold Alphatbetum hebraicum Alphatbetum hebraicum, in quo diligentius & sincerius quam ante... Charles Estienne's Hebrew alphabet
• Sold AMMAN, Jost Artliche unnd Kunstreiche Figurn zu der Reutterey sampt irem muster... Equitation and cavalry by Jost Amman
• Sold Amoris divini et humani effectus varii Sacrae Scripturae Sanctorumque Amoris divini et humani effectus varii Sacrae Scripturae Sanctorumq... Emblems illustrating Love
• Sold BRUEGHEL, Pieter, known as the Elder / BOL, Hans Les Quatre Saisons. The Four Seasons by Brueghel
• Sold FLAUBERT, Gustave Édition originale de la correspondance sur Japon. Superb leading copy from the first edition of the Correspondance by Flaubert
• Sold DEMERSAY, Alfred Histoire physique, économique et politique du Paraguay et des établ... Paraguay and Brazil seen by Demersay
• Sold CARRACHE, Augustin L’Arétin d’Augustin Carrache, ou recueil de postures érotiques, d’a... “The most artistic of the erotic books...” according to Cohen
• Sold FAUCHARD, Pierre Le chirurgien dentiste, ou traité des dents, Où l’on enseigne les m... Pierre Fauchard, the creator of the art of dentistry
• Sold BELON OF MANS, Pierre La Nature & diversité des poissons, Avec leurs pourtraicts, rep... Extremely rare French editio princeps of this ichthyology treatise illustrated with 186 woodcuts about fish
• Sold CORNEILLE, Pierre Théâtre de Pierre Corneille, avec des commentaires par Voltaire. Precious copy of Corneille’s Théâtre printed by Voltaire
• Sold ZUDA ROKASHI (Hotan Priest) Nansenbushu Bankoku Shoka no zu (= carte d’ensemble de tous les pay... A superb and rare map of the Japanese Buddhists of the world by Zuda Rokashi.
• Sold SANSON D'ABBEVILLE, Nicolas L’Amérique en plusieurs cartes, & en divers traittés de géograp... One of the rarest french atlas on America
• Sold BALZAC, Honoré de Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau, parf... First edition of César Birotteau preserved in a contemporary binding.
• Sold KLETTE, Andrea Neu-erfundenes Trenchir-Buch. Darinnen begrissen wie man die Trench... The art of slicing meat
• Sold Biblia Sacra Biblia Sacra Iuxta vulgatam editionem ad vetustissima exemplaria ca... The Biblia Sacra in 5 volumes
• Sold MAIRET, Jean Le Marcantoine ou la Cleopatre. Tragédie de Mairet. First edition of this tragedy by Mairet, a very pure copy preserved in its contemporary limp vellum binding.
• Sold CALVIN, John. Institution de la religion chrestienne, nouvellement mise en quatre... Precious edition of the major work represting the keystone of French Protestantism.
• Sold FLUDD, Robert. Utriusque Cosmi Maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica at... “Extremely rare and sought-after treatise of the Macrocosm by Robert Fludd with many very beautiful and peculiar engravings by Théodore de Bry” (Caillet).
• Sold LESGRET, Nicolas [the Elder]. Le Nouveau livre d’Ecritures Italiene Bâtarde. Avec des Instruction... First edition of one of the rarest French book of the 17th century.
• Sold SOUANCE, Charles de. Iconographie des perroquets non figurés dans les publications de Le... First edition of this superb iconography of parrots, illustrated with 48 plates finely contemporary hand-colored.
• Sold LA FAYETTE, Madame de La Princesse de Clèves. "La Princesse de Clèves" in its contemporary binding.
• Sold ANDROUET DU CERCEAU, Jacques Livre d’Architecture de Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, Contenant les ... Exceptional collection of three major classics of architecture
• Sold DURAS, Marguerite. L’Amant. Marguerite Duras’s master-piece preserved untrimmed under its original wrappers.
• Sold NICOLAY, Nicolas. Plusieurs descriptions des accoutremens tant des magistrats et offi... The Oriental costumes of Nicolay bound in red morocco for Henrietta Anne of England
• Sold CHORIER, Nicolas. Le Meursius François, ou Entretiens galans d’Aloysia. Orné de... The most famous erotic book of the 18th century
• Sold YOURCENAR, Marguerite. Lettres à ses amis et quelques autres. Leading copy of the first edition of Marguerite Yourcenar’s correspondence.
• Sold BEAUVOIR, Simone de Journal de guerre. Septembre 1939-Janvier 1941. Edition présentée, ... First edition of Simone de Beauvoir’s famous Journal de Guerre.
• Sold ZOLA, Emile Les Trois Villes. Unique copy of the "Trois villes" by Emile Zola.
• Sold ZOLA, Emile  Carte manuscrite de la Chine. Superb manuscript map of China executed at the height of the Chinese Empire,
• Sold ZOLA, Emile La Débacle. Les Rougon-Macquar. First edition of La Débâcle by Zola, “One of the most prominent works of the entire cycleˮ of the Rougon-Macquart.
• Sold Magne de Marolles, G.F. La Chasse au fusil, ouvrage divisé en deux parties contenant :La pr... “Complete first edition. This book is the first French book devoted exclusively to the hunting rifle and the gun hunting...” (Thiébaud, 621-622)
• Sold CHARTIER, Alain Les Œuvres feu maistre Alain Chartier… First edition in round letters and last edition given in the sixteenth century of Chartier’s Works.
• Sold Bloch, Marcus-Elieser. Ichtyologie, ou histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des po... The most spectacular work dedicated to fishes
• Sold DASSIE. Description generale des costes de l’Amerique, Havres, Isles, Caps,... First edition of Dassie’s description of America and “its savages”, soon after the great Jesuit missions.
• Sold VERLAINE, Paul La Bonne Chanson. The first edition of La Bonne Chanson, “Verlaine’s favorite work”.
• Sold CERVANTES [Don Quixote] Segunda parte del ingenioso cavallero Don Quixote de ... "Exceedingly rare edition of Don Quixote" (Ricardo Hérédia, n°2518)
• Sold MONTESQUIEU De l’Esprit des Loix. Ou du Rapport que les Loix doivent avoir avec... First edition of De L’Esprit des Lois in a pure contemporary binding.
• Sold COLONNA, Francesco Hypnerotomachie ou Discours du Songe de Poliphile, Déduisant comme ... One of the most important works of Renaissance illustrated literature
• Sold FENELON Les Avantures de Télémaque, fils d’Ulysse.Suite du quatrième livre ... Extremely rare first edition of the first publication of the Avantures de Télémaque by Fenelon
• Sold HUGO Notre-Dame de Paris Remarkable first issue of "Notre-Dame de Paris" in an exceptional contemporary signed cathedral binding.
• Sold KNIP, Pauline / TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob Les Pigeons. First edition of this superb work illustrated with 87 plates in colors of pigeons.
• Sold MERCATOR, Gerard. Atlas Sive Cosmographiae Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi Et Fabricati... Mercator’s famous atlas illustrated with 162 engravings, most of them on double-page, all watercolored at the time.
• Sold LADIES' FASHION JOURNAL. JOURNAL DES DAMES ET DES MODES. The Journal des Modes (Fashion magazine) of the Empire illustrated with 864 etchings finely contemporary hand-colored, in very fresh contemporary bindings.
• Sold BALZAC, Honoré de Physiologie du mariage ou méditations de philosophie éclectique, su... A precious copy preserved in its binding signed at the time, an extremely rare condition.
• Sold PISTOFILO, Buenaventura. Il Torneo… First edition of this precious treatise on tournaments.
• Sold MENON Les Soupers de la Cour, ou l’art de travailler toutes sortes d’alim... The Soupers de la Cour by Menon
• Sold LABORDE, Alexandre de Description des nouveaux jardins de la France et de ses anciens cha... First edition of the most beautiful book on the gardens of France under the First French Empire
• 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 The Pleasures of the Enchanted Isle Les Plaisirs de l’Isle enchantée. Course de bague ; collation ornée... Sumptuous book of festivities in red morocco with the coat of arms of Louis XIV.
• Sold CHAMPOLLION THE YOUNGER. Lettres écrites d’Égypte et de Nubie, en 1828 et 1829. Collec... First edition of one of the rarest works by Champollion about Egypt.
• Sold LA CALPRENEDE, Gauthier de Costes de Cléopâtre, dédiée à Monseigneur le Duc d’Anguyen. Première-Douzième... Cléopâtre printed in 1649 – 1658 preserved in contemporary vellum binding.
• Sold L'HERITIER, Marie-Jeanne. La Tour tenebreuse. Et les jours lumineux, contes anglois, Accompag... First edition of Melle L’Héritier most famous fairy tales, forerunner author of this genre and close relative of Charles Perrault, inspired by Richard the Lionheart.
• Sold Zienkowicz, Leon Les costumes du peuple polonais suivis d’une description exacte de ... First edition of this very rare album that shows the costume worn in various Polish regions during the Romantic period.
• Sold Ovalle, Alonso de, of the Society of Jesus. Historica relatione del regno di Cile, e delle missioni, e minister... Very attractive copy of this extremely rare Americana, of great importance for the knowledge of Amerindian populations of Chile and the cartography of the country.
• Sold Marot, Jean. Le Recueil Iehan Marot de Caen, Poete & escrivain de la magnani... Extremely rare edition of Jean Marot’s Recueil, the poet of Anne of Brittany and King François I.
• 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 ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. Lettres de deux amans, Habitans d’une petite Ville au pied des Alpe... First French edition, first edition for sale in France of La Nouvelle Héloïse and first edition of the Recueil d’estampes pour la Nouvelle Héloïse.
• Sold Le Hay. Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant... The most beautiful book about the nations of the Levant illustrated with 102 watercolored engravings.
• Sold Mayer, Louis. Vues en Egypte, d’après les Dessins originaux en la possession de S... The superb album dedicated to Egypt by Mayer, illustrated with 48 finely watercolored plates “one of the finest landmarks of English typography and engraving”.
• Sold STRADANUS, Jan Van der Straet. Equile seu speculum equorum, In quo omnis generis generosissimorum ... Superb 16th century equestrian collection illustrated with 40 copper engravings by Stradan.
• 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 LACLOS, Choderlos de. Les Liaisons dangereuses. The finest 18th century edition of the Dangerous Liaisons illustrated with 15 engravings in first state.
• Sold TURGENEV, Ivan. Fumée. Rare first French edition of this remarkable novel by Turgenev, first published in St Petersburg a few months earlier.
• Sold MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, Queen of Navarre. Les Marguerites de la Marguerite des Princesses, très illustre royn... Rare copy bound in a red morocco binding with “grotesques” by Padeloup. From Horace de Landau’s library (1885).
• Sold Homer. Illias (L’Iliade). Superb copy of Homer’s Iliad preserved in its Italian binding from the time in blind-stamped morocco.
• Sold PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista & Francesco. Œuvres. The luxurious collection of Piranesi’s works in a contemporary binding. 27 volumes and 1189 engravings amazingly well preserved.
• Sold NERVAL, Gérard de. Les Illuminés, récits et portraits. The first edition of "Les Illuminés", rare copy preserved in its signed binding from the time.
• Sold Montaigne, Michel de. Essais de Messire Michel de Montaigne, Chevalier de l’Ordre d... First edition of Montaigne’s "Essays".
• Sold LEVAILLANT, François. Histoire naturelle d’une partie d’oiseaux nouveaux et rares de l’Am... Birds of America illustrated of 49 etchings printed in color and enhanced by hand.
• Sold [PELLETIER DE FREPILLON]. Essai sur la taille des arbres fruitiers. Par une Société d’amateurs. The art of pruning fruit trees.
• Sold VERCHÈRE, Jules. Sièges historiques anciens. 209 French seats from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century drawn by Jules Verchère.
• Sold BLAEU, Joan. Atlas Major, Sive Cosmographia Blaviana, Qua Solum, Salum, Coelum, ... First edition illustrated with 593 maps and views entirely colored and illuminated at the time.
• Sold BOCK, Hieronymus. Kreütterbuch, darin underscheidt, Nammen und Würckung der Kreütter,... First illustrated edition of the culinary Treatise of Hieronymus Bock (1498-1554), the father of German botany.
• Sold MOLIERE L’Escole des femmes, Comédie. Molière’s first great comedy, illustrated with the precious frontispiece representing the earliest portrait of the playwright.
• Sold KRAFFT, Jean-Charles. Constructions, plans et décorations des Jardins de France, d’Anglet... Very sought-after definitive edition of the Constructions, plans et décorations des Jardins de France, d’Angleterre et d’Allemagne
• Sold CARMONTELLE, Louis Carrogis, known as, reader to the Duke of Chartres (1717-1806) Proverbes dramatiques Carmontelle (1717-1806), painter, architect, engraver and dramatic author, reader of the duke of Chartres, brings here at completion point this genre born in the previous centur...
• Sold WEINMANN, Jean Guillaume. Phytanthoza Iconographia, sive conspectus Aliquot millium, tam Indi... One of the most important baroque herbarium illustrated with 1 025 plates in superb contemporary colors.
• Sold FERRARI, Jean-Baptiste Hesperides sive de malorum aureorum cultura et usu Libri Quatuor First edition of one of the most beautiful baroque botanical books.
• Sold PERRAULT, Charles Contes des Fées, par Ch. Perrault, de l’Académie française. Contena... First collective and definitive edition of the Contes de Perrault “including, in addition to the previous one from 1742, Donkey Skin, in prose and verse’, Griselidis and The Ri...
• Sold DESCOURTILZ, Jean-Théodore Ornithologie brésilienne ou histoire des oiseaux du Brésil, remarqu... This work describes 164 species of tropical birds through 48 superb plates in color.
• Sold Langlès, Louis. Monuments anciens et modernes de l’Hindoustan, décrits sous le doub... First edition of this "very sought-after work illustrated with 3 maps and 144 engraved plates" which offers a complete description of Hindustan.
• Sold BRILLAT-SAVARIN Physiologie du goût, ou Méditations de gastronomie transcendante ; ... Rare first edition of the most important 19th century gastronomic treatise. Precious copy dedicated by the author.
• 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 NAPOLEON I - COMOLLI, J. B. Projet d’une fontaine publique. Remarkable presentation copy printed on large imperial paper offered to the Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821). Parma, Bodoni, 1808.
• Sold HUGO, Victor La Légende des siècles. « ‘La Légende des siècles’ remains one of the most remarkable landmarks of nineteenth century literature ».
• Sold [COLLECTION OF GOUACHES]. Recueil d’images peintes à la gouache [Scrapbook]. Spectacular collection of 18th century images painted in gouache and enhanced with gold, preserved in its original binding.
• Sold MOLIERE, J.-B. Poquelin. Le Mariage forcé. Comédie. First edition of the Mariage forcé. Louis XIV danced on its first representation wearing an Egyptian costume.
• Sold BOUCHET, Jean (1476-1557). Les Anciennes et modernes généalogies des Roys de France et mesment... Very rare first edition of this work in prose and verse by Jean Bouchet (1476-1557), a cultured friend of Rabelais.
• Sold MAROT, Clément (1496-1544). Le Premier Livre de la Metamorphose d’Ovide, translatee de Latin en... The only copy mentioned and described by Tchemerzine still in private hand.
• Sold MEDICI, Lorenzo de. Poesie volgari, nuovamente stampate, di Lorenzo de’Medici. First edition of the poems of Lorenzo de’ Medici.
• Sold REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph Les Roses par P. J. Redouté, peintre de fleurs, Dessinateur en titr... Precious and rare copy of the first edition of Redouté’s Roses, complete with the 171 engravings in two states, including the colored one.
• Sold KESSEL, Joseph. Le Lion. First edition, limited to 155 numbered copies, of the “most charming” novel of Joseph Kessel.
• Sold MERIGOT. Promenades ou itinéraires des Jardins de Chantilly, Orné d’un Plan ... First edition of the Jardins de Chantilly, printed on large vellum paper, preserved in its contemporary inlaid binding.
• Sold [LA FORCE, Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de].  Les Fées. Contes des Contes. Par Mademoiselle de ***. The fairy tales of Mademoiselle de La Force, inspirer of the Brothers Grimm, literary friend of the Countess de Murat.
• Sold MADAME D'AULNOY. Les Contes des Fées par Madame d’Aulnoy. Very rare and precious edition of the Fairy Tales of Madame d’Aulnoy, the creator of the French fairy tale, even rarer than the one of Perrault’s tales.
• 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 BRANDT, Sébastien. [La Nef des Fous]. Stultifera Navis. “The most beautiful incunabular edition illustrated with 118 woodcuts printed on 8 March 1498” (Brunet, I, 1204). The illustration is attributed to Albrecht Durer by Erwin Panof...
• 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 Ovalle, Alonso de, of the Society of Jesus.  Historica relatione del Regno di Cile, E delle missioni, e mi... Very attractive copy of this extremely rare Americana, of great importance for the knowledge of Amerindian populations of Chile and the cartography of the country.
• 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 GAZZADI, Domenico. Zoologia Morale esposta in cento venti discorsi in versi o in prosa... First edition of the rarest Italian book of zoology illustrated with color plates.
• Sold BOCCACCIO. Il Decamerone di M. Giovanni Boccacio. "The proofs of the figures and especially the tail-pieces are generally more beautiful in the Italian edition than in the French edition”. (Cohen, 260).
• Sold CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène (1786-1889). De la loi du contraste simultané des couleurs, et de l’assort... First edition of this color theory’s founding text, extremely influential on arts.
• Sold BECQUEREL, Edmond. La Lumière, ses causes et ses effets. “The most interesting monograph on light” illustrated with 76 figures and 8 plates out of pagination.
• Sold BUFFON, Georges-Louis-Marie Le Clerc, Count of. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. First issue of Buffon’s Natural History of Birds illustrated with 973 contemporary illuminated engravings preserved in its contemporary red morocco binding.
• Sold ARGOTE DE MOLINA, Gonzalo. Libro, dela Monteria que mando escrevir el muy alto y muy poderoso ... First edition of the first Spanish book on hunting in the New World decorated with 35 woodcuts.
• Sold BRETON DE LA MARTINIERE, Jean-Baptiste Joseph. L’Égypte et la Syrie, ou Mœurs, Usages, Costumes et Monumens des Ég... Egypt and Syria illustrated with 84 hand-coloured plates, bound in superb contemporary morocco signed by Chilliat, binder from the First Empire.
• 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 [MANUSCRIPT]. Cayer de canonage du Sieur Jean-François Marie Icard de Saint-Trope... A fascinating historical manuscript testifying to the activity of a gunner assistant from Saint Tropez who embarked on a warship at the end of the 18th century.
• Sold OVIDE. Les Métamorphoses, en latin et en françois, De la Traduction de M. ... Les Métamorphoses d’Ovide illustrated by François Boucher, Eisen, Gravelot, Monnet.
• Sold DUMAS, Alexandre and GAILLARDET La Tour de Nesle, Drame en cinq actes et en neuf tableaux, par MM. ... “Rare and highly sought-after” first edition of this drama by Alexandre Dumas.
• Sold SALERNE, François. L’Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties princi... French first edition of the ornithology of Salerne (1706-1760).
• Sold GALLAND, Antoine / SILVESTRE DE SACY, the Baron.   Les Mille et une nuits contes Arabes traduits par Galla... Superb romantic edition of this French translation of the Thousand and One nights.
• Sold HUGO, Victor Les Misérables. Precious first French edition of Les Misérables, the greatest publishing success of the nineteenth century.
• Sold BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, Jules Le Chevalier des Touches. First edition of Barbey d’Aurevilly’s masterpiece.
• Sold CAMUS, Albert. L’Etranger. L’édition originale de L’Etranger de Camus conservée brochée telle que parue.
• Sold BLONDIN, Antoine. Un singe en hiver. Roman. First edition of a legendary book, the author’s masterpiece.
• Sold TOURNIER, Michel. Le Roi des Aulnes. Rare first edition, of which no large paper copies were printed, of the novel which earned Michel Tournier the Prix Goncourt.
• Sold PROUST, Marcel. A la recherche du temps perdu. Copy reimposed on large paper of the first edition of the most important work of twentieth-century literature in a strictly contemporary binding with doublures by Huser.
• Sold SADE, Donatien-Alphonse-François count, known as marquis of. Justine ou les malheurs de la vertu. Extremely rare first edition of Justine by the marquis de Sade, “whose copies could be counted on the fingers of one hand.” (Pierre Berès). One of the most sublime lessons of m...
• Sold ADANSON, Michel. Histoire et description de plusieurs plantes tant indigènes qu’exot... Original botanical manuscript of great scientific interest, calligraphed, drawn and water colored in the year 1768 in the Dominican Dijon abbey following the method of Michel Ad...
• Sold CAUS, Salomon de. Hortus Palatinus a Friderico Rege Boemiae Electore Palatino Heidelb... First edition of this exceedingly scarce work on the landscaped gardens and architecture designed by Salomon de Caus for the elector palatinate Frederick V.
• Sold LEWIN, William. The Birds of Great-Britain, with their Eggs, accurately figured. First edition of the “rarest of all English bird books” (Fine Bird books), one of only 60 luxurious copies illustrated with 323 original full-page gouaches.
• Sold IGUCHI TSUNENORI. Tenmon Zukai (=Explication de l’Astronomie au moyen de figures). Rare first edition of the first astronomical book to be published in Japan, illustrated with 50 woodcuts.
• 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 VOLTAIRE Lettres chinoises, indiennes et tartares, à Monsieur Paw, par un be... First edition of this work by Voltaire exposing his opinion on China and the Chinese people.
• Sold CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Savinien. Les Œuvres de monsieur de Cyrano Bergerac. First collective edition of the Works by Cyrano de Bergerac preserved in their old binding.
• Sold Chateaubriand, François René de. Mémoires d’Outre-tombe. Precious copy from the first issue preserved in its highly elegant contemporary bindings with provenance.
• Sold COCKBURN, James Pattison Major. Views to illustrate the route of Mont Cenis. Drawn from nature, by ... First edition of this rare album gathering 50 views of the Alps drawn from life by the Major-general Cockburn at the very beginning of the 19th century.
• Sold LA CRUZ, Manuel and Juan de. Coleccion de trajes de Espana, tanto antiguos como modernos, Que co... A very rare collection of Spanish costumes entirely contemporary hand-colored.
• Sold NOVERRE, Jean Georges (1727-1810). Lettres sur la danse, sur les ballets et les arts (Observations sur... Definite edition of the famous “Letters on dancing and ballets” by J-G. Noverre (1727-1810) printed in St Petersburg in 1803-1804.
• Sold LACLOS, Choderlos de. Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Rare first edition of the Dangerous Liaisons in contemporary binding.
• Sold BUFFON, Georges Marie Leclerc, Count of. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du ... The precious complete series of Buffon’s Birds illustrated with 262 engravings.
• Sold RHODES, Alexandre de Divers voyages et missions en la Chine, & autres Royaumes de l’... Precious copy dedicated to Queen Anne of Austria (1601-1660) of the first edition of journeys to the Far East by Alexander of Rhodes (1591-1660).
• Sold JUNIUS, Hadrianus. Emblemata, ad D. Arnoldum Cobelium. Ejusdem Aenigmatum libellus, ad... First edition and first state - rare – out of three of "one of the most important books of emblems with that of Alciat".
• 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 BELON, Pierre. Les Observations de plusieurs singularitez & choses memorables,... Belon's travels in Orient.
• Sold The Book of Honest Pleasure. Contenant la maniere d’habiller toutes, sortes de viandes tan... The gastronomy in French language printed in Lyons in 1588.
• Sold MENDEZ PINTO, Ferdinand. Les Voyages advantureux de Fernand Mendez Pinto. Fidelement traduic... "Very rare first edition of the French translation" (Chadenat) of this travel account in China, India, Japan, Siam, dedicated to the Cardinal de Richelieu.
• Sold GAUTIER, Théophile Emaux et camées. "Charles Baudelaire said of this book that it was a pure masterpiece of a language magician. The first edition is very rare.” (Carteret).
• Sold LA FONTAINE, Jean de Fables choisies mises en vers par J. de La Fontaine. Undoubtedly the most spectacular and prestigious copy of La Fontaine's Fables illustrated by Oudry
• Sold POUGET SONS. Traité des pierres précieuses et de la manière de les employer en p... First edition of the most beautiful French book on jewelry, precious stones and the art of adornment published in the Age of Enlightenment, with 79 plates coloured at the time, ...
• 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 LAMARCK, Jean-Baptiste de / MIRBEL, Charles-François Brisseau de. Histoire naturelle des végétaux, classés par familles, Avec la cita... Complete first edition of Lamarck’s Histoire naturelle des végétaux.
• Sold FIELDING, Henry. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Precious copy of Tom Jones adorned with 12 beautiful contemporary hand-coloured figures.
• Sold FLAUBERT, Gustave La tentation de Saint-Antoine. The most precious copy cited and described by Carteret, n°4 on China paper out of an issue of 12.
• Sold SCHEDEL, Hartmann. Liber Chronicarum. First edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle illustrated with 1809 incunabular woodcuts in first issue.
• Sold MOLIERE Les Fourberies de Scapin. Comédie par I. B. Moliere. Rare first edition of "Les Fourberies de Scapin", one of Molière’s most creative comedies.
• Sold MOLIERE, J.-B. Poquelin. Amphitryon, comédie. Attractive copy of "Amphitryon", one of Moliere’s masterpieces.
• Sold MOLIERE La critique de l’escole des femmes. Comédie. Rare first edition of "La Critique de l'Escole des femmes" by Molière.
• Sold MOLIERE, J.-B. Poquelin. Le Misantrope. Comédie. Rare first edition of Molière's "Misantrope" printed on December 24, 1666.
• Sold ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques Les Confessions de J.J. Rousseau, suivies des Rêveries du Promeneur... Very rare first edition of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions and Rêveries,"the true masterpiece of the author", in a uniform contemporary binding, with wide margins.
• 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 PASCAL, Blaise Les Provinciales ou lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte à un pro... First edition of Pascal’s Les Provinciales.
• Sold LARGE MEDIEVAL-STYLE ILLUMINATION ON VELLUM SKIN. Scène de cour médiévale représentant Charles VII (1403-1461) et Mar... Illumination from the workshop of the Spanish Forger (Pierpont Morgan Library’s exhibition, New York, 1978).
• Sold ZOCCHI, Giuseppe Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali Contrade, Piazze, Chiese e P... Superb copy printed on large Holland paper of the “Zocchi”, the most beautiful engraved and illustrated book about Florence.
• Sold APULEE. De l’Ane d’ore, XI livres. Traduit en Franços par J. Louveau d’Orlé... The delicious copy of the Comte de Lignerolles, bound in antique morocco, of "L'Ane d'or" by Apulée.
• Sold BALZAC, Honoré de Le dernier Chouan ou la Bretagne en 1800. Exceedingly rare first edition of Le dernier Chouan ou la Bretagne en 1800 by Balzac, the first work bearing his name and the starting point of his cycle called “The Human Comedy”.
• Sold BALZAC, Honoré de Le Curé de village. Scène de la vie de campagne. Balzac, a legitimist, is a faithful subject of Henri de France.
• Sold BALZAC, Honoré de Le Lys dans la Vallée. A moving copy in original wrappers, as published, of the only great love novel by Balzac.
• Sold BECKFORD, William Vathek. Precious first edition of Vathek, unique masterpiece of one of the rare French-speaking English writers, William Beckford (1760-1844), Byron and Mallarme’s bible, the forerunner...
• 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 BOCCACCIO. Des Dames de renom, Nouvellement traduict d’Italien en Langage Fran... Edition originale de cette traduction française des Dames de renom de Boccace, la première collection, dans l’histoire occidentale, de biographies féminines.
• Sold COLONNA, Francesco Hypnerotomachie ou Discours du Songe de Poliphile, Deduisant comme ... The « Songe de Poliphile », one of the landmark works of Renaissance illustrated literature.
• Sold VEGETIUS, Flavius Du fait de guerre : et fleur de chevalerie. Quatre livres. Scuba divings, bathyscaphe and inventive war machines.
• Sold COLLAERT, Adriaen. Piscium Vivae Icones inventae ab Adriano Collardo et Excusae. First edition and first issue of the extremely rare suite engraved in 1630 by Nicolas de Bruyn
• Sold CORNUT, Jacques-Philippe. Canadensium plantarum, Historia. Cui adiectum est ad calcem enchiri... First edition of the first book on the flora of Canada.
• Sold MORDANT DE LAUNAY, Jean-Claude-Michel / LOISELEUR-DESLONCHAMPS, Jean-Louis-Auguste. Herbier général de l’amateur, contenant la description, l’histoire,... 575 superb plates of flowers contemporary hand-colored by Pancrace Bessa, Redouté’s student.
• Sold PASTEUR, Louis. Mémoire sur la fermentation alcoolique. “Pasteur emphasized the complexity of alcoholic fermentation” (DSB).
• Sold PASTEUR, Louis. Mémoire sur les corpuscules organisés qui existent dans l’atmosphèr... The refutation of spontaneous generation. PMM 336.
• 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 MOLIERE, J.-B. Poquelin. L’Avare. Comédie. Par I. B. P. Molière. First edition of L'Avare, one of the rarest and most famous comedies by Molière.
• Sold PERRAULT, Charles La Marquise de Salusses, ou la patience de Grisélidis. Nouvelle. Extremely rare first edition of the first fairy tale by Charles Perrault « La Marquise de Salusses, ou la patience de Grisélidis », preserved in its contemporary binding with th...
• Sold BUSSY-RABUTIN, (Roger de Rabutin, Count of Bussy). Discours du Comte de Bussy Rabutin à ses enfans, sur les divers évè... First edition of the "Discourse of the Count of Bussy Rabutin to his children on the various events of his life and the good use of adversity ", in 4 leaves, 350 pages, and 8 l...
• Sold BOULLE, Pierre La Planète des Singes. Roman. One of the greatest Hollywood successes from French literature.
• Sold BRUCE, James. Voyage aux sources du Nil, en Nubie et en Abyssinie, Pendant les an... « One can notice inside Bruce’s accounts some events so extraordinary that they often look like novels. The exactness of several facts that was at first contested was however a...
• Sold RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE Les Contemporaines. First edition of the Les Contemporaines by Restif illustrated with 283 beautiful figures by Binet.
• 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 CHAUFFOURT, Jacques de. Instruction sur le faict des Eaues & Forests, Contenant en abr... This "first edition of 1603 is very rare, as we have never encountered it" (Souhart, 98).
• Sold LE MUET, Pierre. Maniere de bastir Pour touttes fortes de personnes par Pierre le Mu... The great architectural work of Pierre Le Muet (1591-1669) in 106 full-page engravings.
• 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 ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques Discours sur l’origine et les fondemens de l’inégalité parmi les ho... First issue "of this momentous event in the history of political doctrines".
• Sold Images for Exchange Lessons. Bilder zum Auschanungs Unterricht. fur die Jugend… Precious pedagogical album composed of 40 lithographs on double-page.
• Sold SAGARD-THEODAT, Gabriel Le Grand Voyage du Pays des Hurons, situé en l’Amérique vers la Mer... Very rare first edition of Gabriel Sagard’s famous travel account to Canada printed in 1632.
• Sold RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista. Delle Navigationi et Viaggi in molti luoghi corretta, et ampliata, ... A precious collection that deserves to be highly sought after by travel collectors.
• Sold PAGNOL, Marcel La gloire de mon père. Le château de ma mère. Le temps des secrets.... The first edition of Marcel Pagnol's Childhood memories.
• Sold FLAUBERT, Gustave La Tentation de Saint-Antoine. One of 75 copies on Holland paper, "highly sought-after" (Clouzot).
• Sold PAGNOL, Marcel Marius. Pièce en quatre actes et six tableaux. Représentée pour la ... Rare first edition of Marius by Marcel Pagnol, printed at 150 copies only.
• Sold SCHILLER, Friedrich Von. Œuvres dramatiques… traduites de l’allemand ; précédées d’une... First edition of Baron Prosper Brugière de Barante's French translation of Friedrich von Schiller's dramatic works.
• Sold WELLS, Herbert-George. La Guerre des Mondes. Edition illustrée par Alvim-Correa. A masterpiece of illustration and a masterpiece of science fiction.
• Sold HERRERA, Antonio de Histoire generale des Voyages et Conquestes des Castillans, dans le... First French edition of this travel book "dans les Isles et Terre-ferme des Indes Occidentales".
• 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 SABATIER DE CASTRES, Abbot Les trois Siècles de la Littérature française ou tableau de l’espri... The precious volumes of Queen Marie-Antoinette bound in Versailles by Fournier, intended for her personal library at the Petit Trianon with the monogram C.T. at the tail of the...
• Sold LA CONDAMINE, Charles-Marie de  Relation abrégée d’un voyage fait dans l’intérieur de l... First edition of this remarkable account by La Condamine of the first scientific descent of the Amazon.
• Sold LINDLEY, Thomas Voyage au Brésil ; où l’on trouve la description du pays, de ses pr... First French edition "rarer than the first English " according to Borba de Moraes.
• Sold FRANCE, Anatole. Thaïs. Quinze compositions dont un frontispice en couleurs par Geor... An interesting set of two works by Anatole France finely illustrated by Georges Rochegrosse and Maurice Lalau.
• 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 HUGO, Victor Les Contemplations. First edition of Hugo’s Contemplations. "Victor Hugo's master poetic work along with 'La légende des Siècles'".
• Sold LE TASSE, Torquato. La Gerusalemme liberata. Magnificent illustrated edition of The freed Jerusalem illustrated with 20 superb full-page figures and two frontispieces.
• Sold LA VARENNE Le Cuisinier françois. Enseignant La Manière de bien apprester ... One of the mythical books of international bibliophily in the Elsevier collection next to the famous ‘Patissier françois’ of 1655 and the copy of high bibliophily quoted and d...
• Sold 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...
• Sold LE QUIEN DE LA NEUFVILLE, Jean Usage des Postes chez les Anciens et les modernes : Contenant tous ... L''Usage des Postes' by Lequien de la Neuville with his coat of arms on the covers.
• 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 RACINE, Jean Œuvres. The most beautiful illustrated edition of the 18th century of Racine’s Works bound in contemporary red morocco.
• Sold VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet. Dictionnaire philosophique, portatif. Extremely rare first edition of one of the greatest texts of the Age of Enlightenment, Voltaire's master book for “crushing the infamous”.
• Sold 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.
• Sold Les Mille & un Jour, Contes Persans. Traduits en françois par M. Petis de La Croix. Les Mille & un Jour, Contes Persans. Traduits en françois par ... 'Les Mille et un Jours, Contes Persans', preserved in their contemporary bindings with Maria Feodorovna's coat of arms.
• Sold SALERNE, François. L’Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties princi... French first edition of Salerne's (1706-1760) ornithology.
• Sold DUTENS, Louis. Des Pierres précieuses et des pierres fines, Avec les moyens de les... Rare first edition of this highly sought-after gemmological treatise.
• 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 ROBERTSON (1721-1793). L’Histoire de l’Amérique, Par M. Robertson, Principal de l’Universi... First 12mo edition, published 3 years after the English original.
• Sold ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT orné de 9 grandes miniatures. Very pleasant illuminated manuscript for the use of a Norman diocese, decorated with 9 large miniatures.
• Sold Montaigne, Michel de. Essais. One of 25 copies of Montaigne's Essais printed on large Holland paper in 1783.
• Sold LA FONTAINE, Jean de Fables. Avec les dessins de Gustave Doré. One of only ten printed on China in 1867.
• 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 IONESCO, Eugène (1909-1994). Le Rhinocéros. A first edition copy in perfect condition.
• Sold MARTIN DU GARD, Roger. Confidence africaine. First edition of which 600 numbered copies were printed on chamois laid paper.
• Sold [WALLPAPER CATALOG]. [CATALOGUE DE PAPIERS PEINTS]. Fabrique de Papiers Peints. Very interesting catalog of 234 samples of wallpapers offered for sale at the turn of the 20th century by the Parisian company Barbedienne.
• Sold CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène (1786-1889). Des couleurs et de leurs applications aux arts industriels à l’aide... The rarest of Chevreul's publications on color.
• 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 DU BELLAY, Joachim Les Regrets et autres Œuvres poétiques. Together eleven original editions.
• Sold LORRIS, Guillaume de. Le Rommant de la Rose nouuellement imprimé a Paris. First edition of the Romance of the Rose printed in the 16th century.
• Sold STENDHAL, Henri Beyle, known as Le Rouge et le Noir, chronique du XIXè siècle. First edition of "The Red and the Black".
• 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 MOILIN, Tony. Paris en l’an 2000. First edition of this important and exceedingly rare utopia in which the author describes the French capital in the late twentieth century.
• 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 DURAS, Claire Lechat de Kersaint, Duchess. Ourika. “Extremely rare” original edition (25 to 40 copies) reserved for the close ones of the Duchess of Duras, the famous friend of Chateaubriand.
• Sold DANTE ALIGHIERI Convivio di Dante Alighierei Fiorentino // Si chome dice ilphiloso/... Incunabular first edition of the famous "Feast", this masterpiece of Dante.
• Sold BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. II Decamerone […] alla sua intera perfettione ridotto, et con... The superb “Roger Portalis” copy of the Ruscelli edition of 1554-1557, the second, of the Decameron illustrated with 10 famous woodcuts (107 x 77 mm) at the head of each day.
• Sold Antoine de LA SALE L’Hystoire et cronicque du petit Jehan de saintré Et de la ieune da... One of the three earliest exceedingly rare editions (1520 or 1529) of L’Hystoire et cronicque du petit Jehan de Saintré, "the first modern novel in the French language" (Julia ...
• Sold TORY, Geoffroy. L’art & science de la vraye proportion des Lettres Attiques, o... A very wide-margined copy (height: 166 mm) in superb contemporary ivory vellum binding from the Bormet and B. Fillon libraries.
• 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 BUFFON, Georges Marie Leclerc, Count of. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description d... First edition of Buffon's Natural History illustrated with 1201 copper engravings.
• Sold CHARDIN, Jean. Voyages de M. le chevalier Chardin, en Perse, et autres lieux de l’... First complete edition, partly original, of Chardin's Voyages en Perse illustrated with 78 folding plates.
• 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 CORTEZ Histoire de la conqueste du Mexique
• Sold DUMAS Théâtre complet.
• Sold DUMOLINET Le Cabinet de la bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève
• Sold ELWE Nederlandsch bloemwerk
• Sold POPE, Alexander (1688-1744). Œuvres complettes d’Alexandre Pope, traduites en François. Nouvelle... Very beautiful copy adorned with ‘very beautiful illustrations’ (Cohen), belonging to the luxury print on large Dutch paper, bound in period morocco bindings.
• Sold DUMAS, Alexandre, Fils. Théâtre complet. First collected edition, not commercially released. Only 10 deluxe copies were printed on China paper.
• Sold MAILLET Poésies
• Sold HEARNE, Samuel Voyage de Samuel Hearne, du Fort du Prince de Galles dans la Baie d... First French edition of the travel to the Hudson Bay in the North Ocean illustrated with 5 maps and 4 engravings.
• 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 LA MER DES HYSTOIRES. LA MER DES HYSTOIRES. First edition of La Mer des Hystoires, "the most beautiful illustrated French incunable" (Claudin), completed in printing in February 1489, embellished with over 200 woodcut eng...
• 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.
• Sold STENDHAL, Henri Beyle. Lettres écrites de Vienne en Autriche, sur le célèbre compositeur J... The very rare first edition of Stendhal’s first novel, printed in Paris in 1814.