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Ceremonial Formulas And Prayers For The Coronation Of His Majesty Louis XVI On June 11, 1775

Ceremonial formulas and prayers for the Coronation of His Majesty Louis XVI which will take place in the Metropolitan Church of Reims, on Trinity Sunday, June 11, 1775, Paris, in 8, paperback, Vente I[...]

Period: 18th century

460 €

Lives Of Gallant Ladies / Brantôme

Life of Gallant Ladies by Brantôme Illustrated by Pierre Leconte around 1950 Under folded cover illustrated in red and gray, red velvet folder and slipcase 20 illustrations by Pierre Leconte 427 pages[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

6 Beautiful Volumes In 12 "roman History Since The Foundation Of Rome," Translated By Laurent Echard

Beautiful Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Translation of the Empire by Constantine. Translated from the English of Laurent Echard. 6 volumes In 12, full speckled glazed calf, spine wi[...]

Period: 18th century

220 €

Maritime Memories / 1883 / Admiral Werner

Maritime Souvenirs Admiral Werner1883First edition illustrated with 291 drawings by Ginos and translated by Noé324 pagesVery beautiful red percaline binding, Paul Souze (engraver) and Ch. Magnier (bin[...]

Period: 19th century

90 €

Dorgelès (roland) - The Caravan Without A Camel. Albin Michel, 1928, Numbered Copy.

DORGELÈS (Roland) - The Caravan Without a Camel. Paris, Albin Michel, 1928; in-12, 301 pp., paperback, wide margins. Copy on Hollande paper (second large paper). Good condition. Roland Lecavelé, known[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Illustrated Photo Album Seasons Art Nouveau Binding 19th Century

PHOTO ALBUM dating from the end of the 19th century. Good condition with slight wear of the binding. Complete and fresh interior, richly decorated on the theme of the Seasons. Other photos on request.[...]

Period: 19th century

180 €
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Dorgelès (roland) - The Cabaret Of The Beautiful Woman. Albin Michel, 1922, Numbered Copy.

DORGELÈS (Roland) - The Beautiful Woman's Cabaret. Paris, Albin Michel, 1922; octavo, 157 pp., paperback. Numbered copy with wide margins. Very good condition. Roland Lecavelé, known as Roland Dorgelè[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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History Of Heaven By Abbé Pluche / 1788

History of the sky by Abbé Pluche1788History of the sky where we seek the origin of idolatry and the misunderstandings of philosophy on the formation of celestial bodies and all of nature2 volumes24 p[...]

Period: 18th century

60 €

Medicine And Pharmacopoeia In China, Edition Of Mictasol Laboratories

Medicine and pharmacopoeia in China, Editions du Micytasol. In three parts of 16 pages each: the doctor, therapeutics and pharmacy, medical superstitions. Three color illustrations. Wear on the cover.[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €
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Handbook For The Print Lover By Loys Delteil

Manuel de L' Amateur d'Estampes by Loys Delteil19254 complete volumes with its two supplementsVery numerous illustrationsWell boundGood conditionHeight 26cmWidth 17cm100 euros

Period: 20th century

100 €

Detœuf - Words By O.-l. Barenton Confectioner. Drummer. 1960, Decorated By émilien Dufour.

DETŒUF (Auguste) - Words by O.-L. Barenton, Confiseur, former student of the École Polytechnique. Paris, Éditions du Tambourinaire, 1960; small quarto, 232 pp. + 6 pp. of catalog excerpt, paperback, u[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €
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4 Beautiful Volumes In 8: History Of The Campaigns Of 1814 And 1815 Including The Pol. & Mil. History Of 1816

Definitive edition, largely original. The first two volumes devoted to the Campaign of 1814 are increased by a chapter, the two volumes relating to the Campaign of 1815 are in the original edition. Th[...]

Period: 19th century

820 €

Kaii Higashiyama "drawings 1948-1988" Art Book Japanese Painter Landscapes Nature

DRAWINGS by Kaii HIGASHIYAMA. HOLOGRAMME Edition 1993. Good condition with slight wear from use on the dust jacket, sunned on the spine. Publisher's cloth binding in good condition. Very fresh text, w[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €
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History Of A Town Hall And A Cathedral By Viollet Le Duc / 1878

History of a town hall and a cathedral by Viollet le Duc1878Good conditionNumerous engravingsHeight 25cmWidth 17cm60 euros

Period: 19th century

60 €

Louis Richeome – The Truth Defended For The Catholic Religion – 1595 – Book 16th

Louis RicheomeThe truth defended for the Catholic religion in the cause of the Jesuits, against the plea of Antoine ArnaudTurin, Michel Gaillard, 1595In-8° full contemporary vellum, 6 preliminary leav[...]

Period: 16th century

650 €

Deloire (pierre), Pseudonym Of Charles Peguy - From The Socialist City. 1897, Paperback.

DELOIRE (Pierre), PSEUDONYM OF CHARLES PEGUY - On the Socialist City. Paris, Librairie de la Revue Socialiste, 1897; in-8, 7 pp., paperback. Published under the pseudonym of Pierre Deloire. Original e[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Darwin's The Origin Of Species In English Circa 1900

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural SelectionOr the Struggle for Existence in NatureThe Origin of Species By Charles Darwin Published by Merrill and Baker, New York and London.(Undated)This copy[...]

Period: 20th century

85 €

Coat Of Arms Of Boyer De Crémille 1748 "history Of The Stadtholderate Since Its Origin" By Abbot Raynal

Coat of Armes of Byer de Crémille 1748 " History of the Sadtholderate since its oigin" by Abbot Raynal

Period: 18th century

320 €

Picturesque Journey To France / 1825

Picturesque Journey in France by Frognal Dibdin1825Bibliographical, archaeological and picturesque journey in FranceTranslated from English with notes by Théodore Licquet4 volumesSome foxing not hinde[...]

Period: 19th century

100 €

Combelle (louis) - Songs From The Lookout. Paris, Frédéric Chambriand, 1951, Dedication From The Author.

COMBELLE (Louis) - Chansons du mirador. Paris, Frédéric Chambriand, 1951; in-8, 66 pp., paperback. Numbered copy with a dedication from the author. Poems by Lucien Combelle, a French writer and journa[...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Bellum Grammaticale - Andrea Guarna - Lyon 1549 - Last Known Copy - 16th Century

Andrea Guarna – Bellum Grammaticale Lugduni, Theobaldum Paganum, 1549 In-12° paperback under marbled paper, 39 pages Dimensions: 10 x 14.5 cm Rare copy of this 16th-century Latin grammar treatise, wri[...]

Period: 16th century

750 €

Complete Works Of Casimir Delavigne / 1855

Complete works of Casimir Delavigne18556 volumes- Theater: 4 volumes- Messenian: Popular songs and various poems 1 volume- Last Songs: Poems and ballads on Italy 1 volumePortrait engraved in frontispi[...]

Period: 19th century

100 €

2 Vol. Memoirs Of The Lord Of Pontis Who Served...fifty-six Years Under King Henry Iv..&c.

Two magnificent copies in two volumes In 12, full tinted calf, spine with ribs decorated with fine gilt iron, titles and volume numbers in garnet morocco, marbled guards, red edges. Last year of the l[...]

Period: 18th century

460 €

The Physiology Of Taste / Brillat-savarin / 1947

The Physiology of Taste by Brillat-Savarin1947Color illustrations by Joseph Hémard2 volumes under folded printed coverIn its slipcaseNumbered copyGood conditionHeight 24cmWidth 18cm60 euros

Period: 20th century

60 €

Coleridge - The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. London, Doré Gallery, 1875. Signed By G. Doré.

COLERIDGE (Samuel) - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. London, Doré Gallery, 1875; folio, 12 pp. + 37 plates, half-cloth burgundy binding with corners, flat spine. Beautiful bookplate, owner unknown. W[...]

Period: 19th century

1 300 €
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Claudel And Gide - Correspondence (1899-1926). Gallimard, 1949, Hardcover By Paul Bonet.

CLAUDEL AND GIDE (Paul and André) - Correspondence (1899-1926). Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1949; octavo, 400 pp., publisher's illustrated hardcover based on a design by Paul Bonet, smooth spine (very [...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Conferences Of Notre Dame De Paris By Lacordaire / 1853

Conference of Notre Dame de Paris by Lacordaire 18534 volumes Well boundGood conditionHeight 24cmWidth 16cm80 euros

Period: 19th century

80 €

D. Ioannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani 1556

D. Ioannis Chrysostomi archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Enarrationes in divi Pauli epistolas, ad Timotheum II., Titum, Philemonem, & HebræosD.IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMI ARCHEPISCOPI CONSTANTINOPOLITANO ENNA[...]

Period: 16th century

1 100 €
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Museum – Medieval – Illumination – Book Of Hours – Job And His Visitors – Early Modern

France 15th century – Haute Époque Small illumination in gouache and gold on vellum, taken from a book of hours, depicting the biblical scene of Job sitting on his dunghill, receiving a visit from two[...]

Period: Before 16th century

590 €
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Book "the Camargue Bull" Original Edition

Beautiful book "Le Taureau Camargue" limited edition of 1000 copies (No. 724), from the Editions de Cadran, 1930. By J de Flandreysy and G. Bouzaguet. Garnet chagrin corner. Good general condition.

Period: 20th century

250 €

The Holy Bible. Gustave Doré. 1866. First Edition.

The Holy Bible according to the Vulgate. Illustrations by Gustave Doré. Original edition in 2 folio volumes. Red half-morocco binding. Editions Mame in Tours. Paper on the first cover of volume 1 need[...]

Period: 19th century

280 €

A Way Of Catching Birds Of Aviceptology 1783 . Illustrated Paris

A Wayof Catching Birds of Aviceptology 18th centuryIllustrated

Period: 18th century

380 €

Collection Of Books By Guizot / 1824-1855

Set of books by Guizot1824-185511 volumes Well boundSome foxing especially on the title pages otherwise good conditionHeight 22cmWidth 14cm100 euros

Period: 19th century

100 €

Chancellor Of France, Hf d'Aguesseau - Document On Vellum - 1749

Document written on vellum, by Henry François D'Aguesseau, Knight Chancellor of France, (1668-1751). Order of July 11, 1749. Dimensions: 48 cm x 28.7 cm Good condition. Postage extra: €12, registered [...]

Period: 18th century

180 €

Claudel (philippe) - Death In The Landscape. Gérardmer, æncrage & Co, 2002. Photo By Matula.

CLAUDEL (Philippe) - Death in the Landscape. Gérardmer, Æncrage & Co, 2002; octavo, 28 pp., paperback. Limited edition of 500 copies, linotyped by Roland Chopard. Illustrated with a photographic compo[...]

Period: 21st century

55 €
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By Mr. Papon Of The Oratory: "literary Journey Of Provence" In 1 Vol. In 12. Paris 1780. Bel.

In a pretty volume in marbled calfskin in 12mo format, smooth spine decorated with gilt irons, green morocco title, marbled guards and edges, this rare travel book by Mr Papon, Priest of the Oratory, [...]

Period: 18th century

450 €

Etymologicon Linguae Anglicanae. London, T. Roycroft. Mdclxxi. (1671)

Beautiful book with vellum cover, wear at the top, see the photos!

Period: 17th century

600 €
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The Court Of Marie-antoinette And The Last Years Of Marie-antoinette /1887

The Court of Marie-Antoinette, The Last Years of Marie-Antoinette by Imbert de Saint-Amand1887Numerous illustrations2 volumes503 and 711 pagesWell boundSome foxing, very good condition otherwiseHeight[...]

Period: 19th century

130 €

Notable Arrests Courts Of The Kingdom Volume I Paris 1756 Collection

"NOTABLE ARRESTS....". Good condition with wear and stains. Losses and rubbing on the covers. Text fresh except for some creases and water stains in the margins. Worm work. As is/In its original condi[...]

Period: 18th century

250 €
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Handwritten Painted Book: "general Lisle Von Der Ganken Pruss. Army With Gouache On The Frock Coats

A historical documentary treasure worthy of an Army Museum, a "unique curiosity" that this volume covered in smooth-spine vellum with the title "General-Isl Von Der Ganken Pruss. Army. Finely written,[...]

Period: 18th century

4 200 €

Claudel (philippe) - Mirhaela. Gérardmer, æncrage & Co, 2002, Illustrated With Photos And With Cd.

CLAUDEL (Philippe) - Mirhaela. Gérardmer, Æncrage & Co, 2002; small quarto, 22 pp., paperback, cover with flaps, missing a small corner of paper on the first blank page. Limited edition of 500 copies,[...]

Period: 21st century

55 €
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Claudel (paul) - Five Great Odes. Gallimard, 1948, Hardcover After Paul Bonet.

CLAUDEL (Paul) - Five great odes. Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1948; in-12, 188 pp., printed publisher's hardcover, smooth spine, based on the design by Paul Bonet. Numbered copy on esparto paper. Very [...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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The Wonders Of Nature By A.e. Brehm

The wonders of nature by AE BrehmLate 19th century6 volumesVery numerous illustrationsWell boundGood conditionHeight 29cmWidth 20cm130 euros

Period: 19th century

130 €

Beautiful Exp; In4, In 2 Vol. "" The New Rustic House, Or General Economy &c.. Paris 1740 Fig.

A fine copy of this famous 18th century book, the "Bible of the Gentleman Farmer", often consulted and therefore rare in this good condition for a work abundantly illustrated... 2 Large Volumes in 4, [...]

Period: 18th century

740 €

Jewish France Before Opinion édouard Drumont Writer Polemicist Deputy 1886

JEWISH FRANCE BEFORE PUBLIC OPINION. By Edouard DRUMONT, Chez FLAMMARION, 1886. Fair condition with wear and rubbing of the binding (headcaps). Text with omnipresent and pronounced foxing. Used condit[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Mathurin Méheut, Embroidery In Brittany, De La Varende

Beautiful illustrated book "Embroideries in Brittany" (among the Bigoudens) by Jean De La Varende and Mathurin Méheut, published by Le Minor in Pont l'Abbé, 1947. Paperback, sewn, with folded soft cov[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €

Will Of An Antisemite édouard Drumont Writer Polemicist Deputy 1891

THE WILL OF AN ANTISEMITE. By Edouard DRUMONT, DENTU, 1891. Fair condition with wear and rubbing of the binding (headcaps). Text with omnipresent and pronounced foxing. Used condition. Collection. Col[...]

Period: 19th century

70 €
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Muller Eugène "a Frenchman In Siberia" Illustrated Adventure Novel Collection XIX

A FRENCHMAN IN SIBERIA, followed by Les Hostes de SCHAMYL. By Eugène MULLER, Emile GUÉRIN. Fair condition with wear and light rubbing of the binding. Text with foxing and browning. All edges gilt. Lat[...]

Period: 19th century

70 €
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Notitia Iuris [juris] Belgici, Francisco Zypaeo, Antverpiae - Law Of The Spanish Netherlands 1665

Summary of the Law of the Spanish Netherlands Zype, François van den (Franciscus) [c.1578-1650]. Notitia Iuris Belgici. Editio Nova Tertia Parte Auctior. Antwerp: Apud Hieronymum Verdussium, 1665. Gil[...]

Period: 17th century

600 €
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Rare Copy From The Library Of The Minister Of Louis XV: "history Of The Ottoman Empire" 1771

Rare copy from the Library of the Minister of Louis XV . "History of the Ottoman Empire" 1771. Paris ; in 4 d'Argenson

Period: 18th century

950 €

Africans / The Picturesque And Sentimental Life Of The French Army

The AfricansThe picturesque and sentimental life of the French army by Mac Orlan Pierre and Lajoux Edmond194475 pages in sheets under printed cover folded, in a folder and slipcaseNumerous color illus[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

In The Land Of Joan Of Arc / 1909

In the land of Joan of Arc by Jean de Metz1909Beautiful full beige burlap binding decorated with fleurs-de-lis138 pagesBook illustrated with 138 phototypes and a color plateGood conditionHeight 33cmWi[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €

L Magazine French Residence No. 4 Galuchat Clément Rousseau Groult Ruhlmann Legrain Mallet Stevens

I offer you this interesting 1928 magazine in good condition.

Period: 20th century

90 €

Miniatures Illuminated Books Of Hours Moroccan Binding With Coat Of Arms Signed Gruel Middle Ages Hours

[Binding with coat of arms signed GRUEL].Heures du Moyen-Age.Paris, Gruel / Engelmann, sd [circa 1870].One vol. in pt format in-12 square (161 x 123 mm) of 2 bl. ff., 1 chromolithographed f. n.fol., c[...]

Period: 19th century

900 €

Trimm - Timothée - The Tales Of Perrault Continued By Timothée Trimm - Léo Lespès - 1865

‎ LE PETIT JOURNAL 1 Paris, Le Petit Journal, 1865. Illustrated by Henry de MONTAUT. Folio, blind-stamped red percaline, gilt title, 72 pages. ‎ ; in-fol. (30x41 cm) "Once upon a time..." Little Red R[...]

Period: 19th century

150 €
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Strace (publius Papinus) Opera, Interpretatione Et Notis Illustravit Claudius Beraldus, Mar.

Stace (publius Papinus) . Opera 1685 Mar. Gold. Opera ... T; 1 "LaThébaïde"...Good exemp. Rare

Period: 17th century

2 000 €

Napoleon III And His Guard

Napoleon III and his guard 1942In sheets 20 plates in printed folders20 color plates after the watercolors of Maurice ToussaintCopy n°296 of 500Good conditionOriginal editionHeight 33cmWidth 26cm80 eu[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Claudel (paul) - Proteus. Satirical Drama In One Act. Nrf, 1919, Illustrated By Daragnès.

CLAUDEL (Paul) - Protée. Satirical drama in one act. Paris, La Nouvelle Revue Française, 1919; quarto, approximately 100 pp., paperback. Paul Claudel is a French writer, converted to Catholicism. He p[...]

Period: 20th century

85 €
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La Mode Illustrée Illustrated Journal Women's Outfits & Accessories By Firmin Didot 1888

LA MODE ILLUSTRÉE, year 1888. Fair condition with wear from use, rubbing, tears and foxing. Numerous illustrations/plates. Fashion magazine of the time mainly highlighting women's clothing and accesso[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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