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Benezit In 14 Volumes

Dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers by E. BENEZIT in 14 volumes. Volume 1 is missing. Gründ edition from 1999. Good condition.

Period: 20th century

250 €

Viollet-le-duc - History Of A Fortress. Hetzel, Circa 1885, Binding Signed Tiessen.

VIOLLET-LE-DUC - History of a Fortress. Paris, Hetzel, circa 1885; 4to, 368 pp., brown half-cloth binding signed Tiessen in Nancy, smooth spine, gilt edges. Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, a mid-19th-[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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Corneille's Complete Theatre In 4 Volumes.

Corneille's Complete Theatre in 4 volumes in slipcases. Lithographs by Carrance, Fontanarosa, Trémois...Published by Philippe Lebaud. 1974.

Period: 20th century

90 €

Praise Of Maurice Utrillo.. René Willy. 1956.

In praise of Maurice Utrillo by René Willy. 1956. Pascal Bruckner publisher. Color lithographs. Limited edition of 200 copies.

Period: 20th century

270 €

Treatise Of Primrose On The Vulgar Errors Of Medicine

PRIMEROSE (James) - ROSTAGNY (Jean de)Primrose's Treatise on the Common Errors of Medicine, with Very Curious Additions. Lyon: Jean Certe, 1689. - Octavo, (14 ff.), 860 pp. Brown calf, decorated ribbe[...]

Period: 17th century

400 €

"tot En Atiois Tphtopioy Toy Nyssehs Npos. I Vol. Velin De 1606 "b. Gregorii Nysseni Adevstat.

Vellum from 1606 with its Greek characters, printed in Lutetia. Ex Typographia Roberti Stéphani. M. DC. VI. (1606), during the lifetime of Henry IV. by B. Grégorii Nysseni Ad Evstathiam, A16 cmmbrosia[...]

Period: 17th century

260 €

Vimar (auguste) - The Vimar Automobile. Librairie Du Figaro, Circa 1902, Publisher's Hardcover.

VIMAR (Auguste) - The Vimar Automobile. Paris, Librairie du Figaro, circa 1902; oblong folio, 40 pages mounted on tabs, publisher's red binding, cloth spine. Children's book illustrated by Auguste Vim[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Bound In Vellum, A 12vo Vol., Paris 1629: "the First Nine Books Of Euclid's Elements, Trans.

"The First Nine Books of Euclid's Elements: Translated and commented by I. Errard, of Bar-Le-Duc, Engineer to the Most Christian King of France and Navarre. Dedicated to his Majesty, Revised and corre[...]

Period: 17th century

280 €

Napoleon Illustrated By The Image. Dayot. 1895.

Napoleon illustrated by the image. Dayot. 1895. Beautiful binding, ribbed spine.

Period: 19th century

110 €
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Secret Images Of Paris Pierre Mac Orlan Kieffer

Secret Images of Paris Pierre Mac Orlan 1928 Twenty etchings by Assire René KIEFFER 18 RUE SEGUIER A PARIS Copy No. 387 Good general condition, complete Free and insured shipping in mainland France

Period: 20th century

600 €

The Pleasant World. Satyrical Journal. 1881. Lavrate

The Pleasant World. Satirical Journal. Bound album from April 1881 to November 1882. With numerous color plates by Edmond Lavrate, Lemaitre...

Period: 19th century

190 €
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The "chastelains Of Lille", On Their Former State Office & Family, In Lille 1611 In 4 Vel.

Extremely rare work in a parchment binding, spine enriched in the 18th century in golden blond calf, flat spine decorated with golden irons, red morocco title, small in 4; printed in Lille, from the I[...]

Period: 17th century

900 €

The History Of Alsace. Hansi. 1913.

The History of Alsace by Uncle Hansi. 1913. H. Floury publisher.

Period: 20th century

140 €
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From The Precious Library Of The Marquis De Mailly: "rodolphi Agricolae, In 4 Rel., Paris 1529

Rare book from the very beginning of the 16th century in Pt in 4 format In beautiful half-binding from the 19th century bearing the Ex-libris of the Mailly Family, famous Champagne Family and that of [...]

Period: 16th century

1 400 €

The Perfect Courtier. Baltasar Castillonois. 1585.

The Perfect Courtier. Lyon, Jean Huguetan, 1585; large vol. in-8 of [14] ff., 660 pp., [16] ff., late 19th-century Jansenist binding in black morocco, gilt inner border, gilt edges. Two-column edition[...]

Period: 16th century

300 €

The Combat Of Mutio Lustinopolitan, With The Knightly Responses... 1561.

MUZIO (Girolamo)The Combat of Mutio Iustinopolitain, with the responses of the knights, newly translated from Italian into French by Antoine Chapuis Dauphinois.Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1561. First edi[...]

Period: 16th century

700 €

Saint Huberty's Day. Edmond De Goncourt. 1882. Dedicated.

Edmond de Goncourt. Saint Huberty. Frontispiece etched by Lalalauze. Dentu 1882. A fine copy enriched with an autograph dedication from Edmond de Goncourt to Baschet.

Period: 19th century

150 €
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Verlot (bernard) - The Herborizing Botanist's Guide. Jb Baillière Et Fils, 1865, Binding.

VERLOT (Bernard) - The botanist's guide to botanizing plants. Advice on harvesting plants, preparing herbariums, exploring phanerogram and cryptogram plant stations and their botanizations. With an in[...]

Period: 19th century

60 €
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Edward Young: The Turner & Marillier "the Nights" Various Works By J. Gray; 4 Vol. In8

Original Edition of the French translation, by Pierre-Prime-Félicien Le Tourneur. Remarkably illustrated with 4 beautiful engraved figures. Remarkable set of four volumes in 8vo, full decorated glazed[...]

Period: 18th century

480 €

Almanac Of Honest People - 1793

ALMANAC of Honest People in Paris, 1793. Small duodecimo. Rare FIRST EDITION of this revolutionary almanac by Louis Ventre de La Touloubre (1746-1816), known as Galart de Montjoye (Tourneux), which en[...]

Period: 18th century

180 €

Silans (baron Léonce) - The Passerats Of Bugey. History And Genealogy. Paray-le-monial, 1927.

SILANS (Baron Léonce de) - The Passerat of Bugey. History and genealogy. Paray-Le-Monial, Imprimerie Nouvelle, 1927; in-4, 184 pp. + a folding map of Michaille, half-calf speckled binding, smooth spin[...]

Period: 20th century

300 €
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Salvador Dali / Gala Dali - Signed Book With Drawing - 1971

Small felt-tip drawing of a crown surmounting his signature, made by Salvador DALI on the frontispiece of the book "Dali by Dali", DRAEGER publisher, dated 1971.Gala DALI, for her part, added her sign[...]

Period: 20th century

1 400 €

1732 - Theaters And Pamphlets By Guillaume Bougeant, Breton Priest

Volume bringing together three writings by Guillaume Bougeant, a Jesuit priest born in Quimper, printed in 1732. Format in-12 (16 x 10 cm) Each piece is preceded by a frontispiece, an engraving. ○ Two[...]

Period: 18th century

100 €

Complete Works - Abbé De Mably - 12 Complete Volumes - 1792 - Book 18th

Complete Works Abbot Gabriel Bonnot de Mably in Lyon at JB Delamolliere 1792 12 volumes in-8 COMPLETE (rare to have the whole set) Some foxing, but nothing serious (see photos) Full base of the period[...]

Period: 18th century

500 €

Treatise On Tolerance. Voltaire. Original Edition. 1763.

First edition of this important work by Voltaire. This text aims to rehabilitate Calas, a Protestant falsely accused and executed for having murdered his son in order to prevent the latter from conver[...]

Period: 18th century

580 €
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Salnove (robert De) - The Royal Hunt. Niort, Typography By L. Favre, 1888, Beautiful Binding.

SALNOVE (Robert de) - Royal hunting divided into four parts, which contain the hunts of deer, hare, roe deer, wolf, and fox. With a list of the forests and large bushes of France, where lodgings, ques[...]

Period: 19th century

400 €
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Holy Bible - Amsterdam - Joan Blaeu - 1687 - Old & New Testament - 17th

Holy Bible Old and New Testament in Amsterdam at Blaeu for Wolfgang, Waesberge, Boom, Van Someren & Goethals 1687 21x25cm and 8cm thick

Period: 17th century

950 €

[morocco Binding With The Coat Of Arms Of Louis d'Orléans] Office Of Holy Week. 1731.

[Binding with coat of arms]. The Office of Holy Week and the Octave of Easter in Latin and French [sic] for the use of Rome and Paris with the Seven Psalms [Psalms] of Penance and prayers for confessi[...]

Period: 18th century

600 €

[le Point Magazine] - Collective - Le Point No. XIX. Strasbourg Cathedral. Le Point, 1939.

[LE POINT MAGAZINE] - COLLECTIVE - Le Point No. XIX. Strasbourg Cathedral. Colmar, Aux Bureaux de la Revue, 1939; in-4, 56 pp., paperback. Articles by Haug, Vitry, Francastel, Reinhardt, Ahnne, Scize [...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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[reliures Ed. Houssiaux] Balzac - La Comédie Humaine. Complet + Lotte - Dictionnaire Comédie.

BALZAC (Honoré de) -  GAUTIER (Théophile, notice de)  -  LOTTE (Ferdinand)  -  MARCEAU (Félicien).La Comédie humaine [comprenant :] Scènes de la vie privée - Scènes de la vie de province - Scènes de l[...]

Period: 19th century

1 500 €

Journey To Lorraine By Her Majesty The Empress And His Highness The Prince Imperial

Journey to Lorraine by Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness the Prince Imperial - preceded by the journey of HM the Empress to Amiens Paris, Edit. Henri Plon Imp. De HM the Emperor, 1867 - folio ([...]

Period: 19th century

180 €
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Works Of Bossuet 4 Volumes From The 1766 Edition In 12mo

4 volumes: numbers 3 / 13 / 14 / 18 out of the 22 in the edition of the "Libraires associés" Liège 1766 this is the large format in 12 or: 20 x 26 calfskin binding, ribbed spine, boxes with floral dec[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €
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[advertisement] - De Dietrich & Cie In Reichhoffen (bas-rhin). Poyet Frères, Circa 1920, Paperback.

[ADVERTISEMENT] - De Dietrich & Cie in Reichhoffen (Bas-Rhin). Paris, Les Catalogues Industriels Poyet Frères, circa 1920; oblong, 14 plates, paperback, printed cover, plates held together by a string[...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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[photography] - Cartier-bresson - Images On The Run. Verve Editions, 1952, Hardcover.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - CARTIER-BRESSON (Henri) - Images à la sauvette. Paris, Éditions Verve, 1952; folio, approximately 250 pp., publisher's hardcover illustrated with a lithograph by Henri Matisse, smooth [...]

Period: 20th century

750 €
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Salvador Dali Retrospective 1920-1980 Centre Georges Pompidou Art Book Collection

"Salvador DALI." Retrospective. Good condition with wear to the binding, rubbing, and minor stains. Fresh, richly illustrated text. Collection. Colissimo shipping with tracking and insurance.

Period: 20th century

70 €
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3 Vol. The Essays Of Michel Seigneur De Montaigne, With Notes By Pierre Coste; Paris 1725

In three beautiful large volumes in quarto, complete in contemporary binding in full tinted calf, ribbed spines decorated with beautiful gilt in the compartments, titles and volume numbers in red and [...]

Period: 18th century

1 600 €

Rare Elsevier "history Of Good King Henry Iv. I Vel. In 16. In Rabats Sowing Fleur-de-lys

First Elzévirienne edition of this well-known and many times edited work of the "History of Good King Henti IV" from Editions de Louys & Daniel Elzevier in Amsterdam in 1661, at the date of the origin[...]

Period: 17th century

480 €

[photograph] - Bosquet And Frank - The Americans. Delpire, Essential Encyclopedia, 1958.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - BOSQUET (Alain), FRANK (Robert) - The Americans. Paris, Delpire, Encyclopédie Essentielle, 1958; small quarto, 172 pp., publisher's hardcover illustrated with a drawing by Saül Steinbe[...]

Period: 20th century

1 000 €
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Library Of Wonders. 8 Scientific Books, Mid-19th Century

Series of 8 popular science books from the Librairie Hachette in Paris circa 1870. Profusely illustrated. In very good condition, some foxing. - Visible in our gallery in Lille on 400 m2 open afternoo[...]

Period: 19th century

240 €

Alphonse Daudet; The Little Thing. Engel Binding For The Publisher Hetzel

pleasant edition of the famous book by Alphonse Daudet "le petit chose", published around 1880 by Maison Hetzel. The engravings are by Phylippoteaux, and the percaline binding is made by the Engel wor[...]

Period: 19th century

90 €

Armorial Of The Communes Of Alsace Eo 1900 Louis Schoenhaupt

The armorial of the communes of AlsaceI including the boundary stones With notices on each commune By louis schoenhauptStrasbourg Librairie noirel staat successor 1900 Large format 39 x 32 cm237 pages[...]

Period: 19th century

450 €

Colette - The Sentimental Retreat (art Deco Bakelite Binding By Jotau)

Colette - The Sentimental Retreat. Paris, Bibliothèque Grasset 1929. Copy on pure chiffon vellum numbered 605. Octavo, Art Deco binding in black bakelite signed JOTAU with the mention "breveté SGDG" G[...]

Period: 20th century

420 €
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Memoirs To Serve The Knowledge Of The Fiefs Of Brittany. 1715.

Rare work on Brittany "Memoirs to serve the knowledge of the faiths and homage of the fiefs of the province of Brittany". In Paris at Nicolas Simart. 1715.

Period: 18th century

300 €
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1905 Military Accounts Of Alsace Strasbourg Alsatian Printing House Fischbach

1905 work Military stories from Alsace Text by Commander de Pardiellan Illustrations by Frederic Regamey Editions Alsacienne printing house anc g Fischbach Large format 37 cm by 30 cm 394 pages With t[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

"descartes' Voyage Of The World", 1 Vol. In 12, Marbled Paper, Ribbed Spine. Paris M. Dcc Ii

Complete with its illustrations, this charming book bound in marbled paper, with ribbed spine: "Voyage du Monde de Descartes". New Edition. Revised and expanded with a fifth Part, added to the four pr[...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

The Solitary Gardener Or Dialogues... Horticulture Garden Orchard Second Edition Collection

"The Solitary Gardener or Dialogues..." by Fr. Le GENTIL. 1705 edition. Good condition with wear and tear to the binding. The endpaper is missing. The text is fresh except for a few creases and halos.[...]

Period: 18th century

340 €
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Rides / Christian Rossi

Rides by Christian Rossi2022This 280-page color volume covers Christian Rossi's careerFrom his first comics to his recent paintings of the American WestIt contains 64 pages of comics never before brou[...]

Period: 21st century

120 €

Face Of The Spanish Revolution. Chas Laborde. 1936.

History of the Spanish Revolution by Chas Laborde. Preface by Paul Morand. 1936. IN 4 Hardcover. Notes, sketches and drawings by Chas Laborde. First edition printed in 350 copies, this one of 20 copie[...]

Period: 20th century

290 €

The Bibliophile's Treasure. L. Carteret. 1946. 5 Volumes.

The Bibliophile's Treasure Trove. Illustrated books from 1875 to 1943 and memories of half a century of bibliophily from 1887 to 1943. 5 quarto volumes.

Period: 20th century

230 €

2 Beautiful Vol. In 4: "the History Of The Reign Of The Emperor Charles V", By M. Robertson. 1771

In two beautiful large volumes In 4. full blond glazed calf, ribbed spine decorated with beautiful gilded "acorn" stamping, Havana morocco titles and volume numbers, marbled endpapers, red edges in be[...]

Period: 18th century

940 €

Syphilis Or Venereal Disease Latin Poem Jerome Fracastor 1753 Collection

"Syphilis or Venereal Disease..." Good condition with slight wear from use. Damaged lower crown. Fresh text except for some missing parts on the endpaper and halos, especially at the end of the book. [...]

Period: 18th century

270 €
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1828 Writing Calendar For Judge Advocates And Their Law Firms

DescriptionAUSTRIAN EMPIRE CULTURE AND SOCIAL HISTORY OLD CALENDARSWriting calendar for the year 1829 for judges, lawyers and their chairs and all other businessmen - a beautiful but very descriptive [...]

Period: 19th century

120 €

Private Life Of Animals / Editions Hetzel 1875

Private and Public Life of Animals. Vignettes by Grandville, published under the direction of PJ Stahl, with the collaboration of Balzac, George Sand, etc., Paris, Hetzel editions, 1875. Large octavo [...]

Period: 19th century

140 €

Perrois (louis) - Statuary Fan Gabon. Paris, Orstom, 1972, Paperback.

PERROIS (Louis) - Statuary Fan Gabon. Paris, ORSTOM, 1972; in-4, 420 pp., paperback, illustrated cover. The author, a doctor of ethnology, was a research fellow at L'Orstom at the Museum of Arts and T[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €
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Masterpiece By An Unknown Matanasius Volume One 1732 Collection

"MASTERPIECE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON...." Good condition with slight wear from use. Text fresh except for a few folds and halos, particularly at the end of the work. As is/In its original condition. Coll[...]

Period: 18th century

230 €
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Nadar's Little Journal For Laughter 131 First Issues 1856-1858

Le Petit Journal pour rire is a satirical weekly published on Saturdays, launched on February 23, 1856. The direction is assured by Charles Philipon and Nadar is appointed editor-in-chief. Gustave Dor[...]

Period: 19th century

500 €

André Varagnac French Costumes 1939

Collection of 40 plates of French costumes by André Varagnac Drawn by E. Lepage-Medvey Printed in Belgium Copyright 1939 by Hyperion, Paris

Period: 20th century

100 €

Mückenbrünn & Hallberg - Skiing. Arthaud, 1930. Amusing Binding Imitating Ski Tracks.

MÜCKENBRÜNN (H.), HALLBERG (Frederik) - Le ski. Grenoble, Arthaud, 1930; in-8, 416 pp., contemporary beige full morocco binding, smooth spine, preserved cover, mosaicked covers with ski marks. Preface[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Book "historical Dictionary Of The City Of Paris", Hurtaut And Magny, Published By Moutard, 1779

Book "Historical Dictionary of the City of Paris", Pierre Thomas Nicolas HURTAUT and Louis Drigon de MAGNY, published by Paris, Moutard, 17794 volumes in-8First edition dedicated to Marshal Duc de Bri[...]

Period: 18th century

850 €

Strong Vol. In 4 .paris 1610: The Works Of C Cornelius Tacitus, & Hist. Romans By C. Velleius

In its beautiful "Haute Epoque" calfskin binding, this very beautiful and rare book from the end of the Renaissance with the death of Henry IV in the year of its publication in 1610. "The Works of C. [...]

Period: 17th century

1 400 €

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