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The Black Gazette By A Man Who Is Not White, Theveneau De Morande 1784

First edition (1784) of this violent pamphlet, a real 18th century Satyricon, forming a very rare collection, printed in London and secretly distributed in France. Coming after the publication of the [...]

Period: 18th century

280 €

Royalism. Bust For Seal, And Autograph Document Of Louis XVI. Dated 1787

Royalism. Bust For Seal, And Autograph Document Of Louis XVI. Dated 1787

Period: 18th century

1 200 €

Dilange - General Customs Of The City Of Metz And Pays Messin. 1730. At Brice Antoine.

DILANGE - General customs of the city of Metz and Metz country, then corrected by the Resolutions of the Three States of the said City, in the years 1616. 1617 & 1618. With the Verbal correction proce[...]

Period: 18th century

1 000 €
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Collection Of Edicts, Declarations, Arrests And Regulations Concerning La Ferme Du Tabac De Lorraine

ANONYMOUS - Collection of edicts, declarations, arrests and regulations concerning the Lorraine & Barrois tobacco farm. Nancy, Chez Lesure & Drouin, 1752; in-4, about 500 pp., full contemporary calfsk[...]

Period: 18th century

850 €
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Winckelmann - Art History Of Antiquity. Printed In 1782, Period Binding.

WINCKELMANN (Johann-Joachim) - History of the art of antiquity. Leipzig, At the author and at Jean Gottl. Imman. Breitkopf, 1782; in-4, CLXXXVIII + 212 +376 + 366 pp., full binding in period speckled [...]

Period: 18th century

1 200 €
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Extremely Rare Freemason Work Printed In 60 Copies And Printed In 1788.

WIMPFEN (Félix de) - The Manual of Xéfolius. Sl, Au Grand Orient, 1788; in-8, IV + 331 pp + errata, full 20th century brown morocco binding pastiche of a period binding, spine with five nerves decorat[...]

Period: 18th century

1 200 €
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Voltaire - Portable Philosophical Dictionary, And Treatise On Tolerance In Original Edition

VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet) - Portable philosophical dictionary. Follow-up to Treaty on Tolerance. London, se, 1763; in-8, IV (table), 344 pp., IV (table), 183 pp., period full marbled calf bindi[...]

Period: 18th century

4 500 €
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Vaugondy (robert De) - Pocket Atlas Very Small In-12 And Printed In 1750.

VAUGONDY (Robert de) - Atlas. Paris, At the author, 1750; in-12, 17 cards mounted on tabs and some of which are colored and unfolding, vintage cardboard, smooth spine. Maps: world map (with a piece of[...]

Period: 18th century

450 €
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Uturbie De Rogicourt - The Little Gunner's Manual. 1785

[URTUBIE DE ROGICOURT ((Théodore-Bernard-Simon Durtubisse, dit d ')])] - The small manual of the artilleryman or instruction by requests & answers on several objects of the artillery, for the use of t[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €
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Turpin De CrissÉ - Comments On The Memoirs Of Montecuculi. On The Artillery, 1769.

TURPIN DE CRISSÉ (Lancelot) - Comments on the memoirs of Montecuculi Generalissimo of the armies and Grand Master of the artillery of the Emperor; by Count Turpin de Crissé, Marshal of the King's Camp[...]

Period: 18th century

1 300 €
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Tott - Memoirs Of Baron De Tott On The Turks And The Tartars. 1785, 3 Volumes.

TOTT - Memoirs of Baron de Tott on the Turks and the Tartars. Amsterdam, se, 1785; in-12, preface + 187 + 286 + 248 pp., full-calf period binding, ribbed spine, first covers stamped in gold with a dra[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €
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Sionville (prosper De) - Military Works. Printed In Charleville By Pierre Thesin.

SIONVILLE (Prosper de) - Military works dedicated to his highness, the prince of Bouillon, son of his serene highness, the prince of Turenne. Charleville, Pierre Thesin, 1756; in-12, XXIX-285 + 304 + [...]

Period: 18th century

1 200 €
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Sillery - Religion Considered As The Sole Basis For Happiness. 1787.

SILLERY (Mme la marquise de) - Religion considered as the sole basis of happiness and true philosophy. Orleans, From the printing press of Couret de Villeneuve, 1787; in-8, X + 415 pp + LXXXII pages o[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €
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Portal - Medical Book On Rabies. 1780.

PORTAL - Observations on the nature and on the treatment of rabies, followed by a historical & critical summary of the various remedies which have hitherto been employed against this disease. Yverdon [...]

Period: 18th century

200 €
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PhÈdre Et SÉnÈque- Fables In A Binding With Arms Of Pavé De Vandoeuvre. 1779.

PHAEDRA, SENECUS - Phaedri fabulae and Publii syri sententiae. Paris, Ex Typographiae Regia, 1779; in-12, 86 pp., red half-calf binding with corners, spine with four nerves, covers with the coat of ar[...]

Period: 18th century

200 €
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Mercier (louis-sebastien) - The Destruction Of The League Or The Reduction Of Paris. 1782.

MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien) - The Destruction of the League or the Reduction of Paris, national play in four acts. Amsterdam, se, 1782; in-8, XLIV + 209 pp., period full calfskin binding, ornate smooth [...]

Period: 18th century

220 €
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Mayer - Travel In Switzerland. Printed In 1786.

MAYER - Voyage of M. de Mayer in Switzerland in 1784 or historical, civil, political and physical picture of Switzerland. Paris, Leroy, 1786; in-8, XVI-346 + VIII-358 pp., half-brown calf binding, smo[...]

Period: 18th century

450 €
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Maupertuis - Physical Venus. 1751. Book On Reproduction, Monsters, Albinos ...

MAUPERTUIS (Pierre Louis Moreau de) - Physical Venus. sl, se, 1751; in-12, 240 pp., period full calfskin binding, ornate smooth spine, edges painted red. Sixth revised and enlarged edition. Pierre Lou[...]

Period: 18th century

300 €
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Massuet (pierre) - Continuation Of The Science Of People Of Court, Of Sword And Robe. 1752.

MASSUET (Pierre) - Continuation of the Science of court, sword and robe people. Containing the elements of modern philosophy, pneumatics, metaphysics, experimental physics, the world system, following[...]

Period: 18th century

280 €
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Lemery (nicolas) - Universal Pharmacopoeia. Printed In 1763.

LEMERY (Nicolas) - Universal pharmacopoeia, containing all the pharmacy compositions which are in use in medicine, both in France and throughout Europe; their virtues, their doses, the simplest & best[...]

Period: 18th century

1 200 €
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Lacombe - Chronological Summary Of The History Of The North. Printed By Herissant In 1762.

LACOMBE - Chronological summary of the history of the North or of the states of Dannemarc, Russia, Sweden, Poland, Prussia, Courland, etc, etc…. Paris, Jean-Thomas Herissant, 1762; in-12, VIII-656 pp.[...]

Period: 18th century

350 €
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Justin - Historiarum Ex Trogo Pompeio. Printed In Rouen In 1758.

JUSTIN - Historiarum ex trogo Pompeio Libri XLIV. Rotomagni (Rouen), Chez Nicolas Lallemant, 1758; in-12, preface, 384 pp., contemporary full vellum binding, smooth spine. Latin impression of Rouen by[...]

Period: 18th century

280 €
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Gresset - Works. London, Edouard Kermaleck, 1772.

GRESSET - Works. London, Edouard Kermaleck, 1772; in-12, XII-260 + 264 pp., period full calfskin bindings, ornate smooth spine (caps in fair condition). The 2 volumes. Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, bor[...]

Period: 18th century

120 €
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L 'antropologie Metaphysical Treatise By The Marquis De Gorini Corio. 1761.

GORINI CORIO (Joseph marquis de) - L'Antropologie metaphysical treatise by Monsieur le marquis de Gorini Corio. sl, Marc-Michel Bousquet, 1761; in-4, frontispiece, XVI-431 pp., period full calfskin bi[...]

Period: 18th century

600 €
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Laurens (henri-joseph) - Imircée Or The Daughter Of Nature. 1776.

DU LAURENS (Henri-Joseph) - Imircée or the daughter of nature. London, se, 1776; in-8, XXIV, 328 pp., full-calf marbled vintage binding, spine decorated with 5 nerves, marbled edges. Entering orders a[...]

Period: 18th century

250 €
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d'Urtubie - Gunner's Manual. 1787, 13 Folding Plates.

D'URTUBIE (M. le chevalier) - Manual of the artilleryman or treatise on the various practical artillery objects, the knowledge of which is necessary for the officers of the royal corps. Paris, Chez Di[...]

Period: 18th century

450 €
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Confusius - Cazin Edition From 1783.

CONFUCIUS - The Moral of Confucius, philosopher of China. London, se, 1783; small in-12, 197 pp., full contemporary calfskin binding, ornate smooth spine, fillets on the boards, golden edges. With a f[...]

Period: 18th century

150 €
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Clairac - The Field Engineer Or Treatise On Temporary Fortification. 1757.

CLAIRAC (Chevalier de) - The campaign engineer or transient fortification treaty. Paris, Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1757; in-4, XXIV, 248 pp., full calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 decorate[...]

Period: 18th century

350 €
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Buffon - Natural History. Edition Of 1749: 15 Volumes, 576 Engravings Of Animals.

[BUFFON, STEWARD OF THE KING'S GARDEN (Georges-Louis LECLERC, count of), DAUBENTON GARDE & DEMONSTRATOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY CABINET (Louis Jean-Marie)] - Natural, general and particular history wit[...]

Period: 18th century

5 200 €
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Ariosto - Orlando Furioso. Printed In Venice And Illustrated, 1772.

ARIOSTE (Ludovic) - Orlando furioso. Venezia, Presso Antonio Zatta, 1772; small folio, approx. 1000 pp., waiting cardboard, smooth spine. The 4 volumes. Real name Ludovico Ariosto, Ariosto is an Itali[...]

Period: 18th century

3 500 €
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Duhamel Du Monceau Botanique XVIIIth Fruit Trees 128 Engravings

DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU Henri Louis Traité des arbres fruitiers ; contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture. Saillant et Desaint, à Paris 1768, 1 tome seulement sur 2 Vol. que contient l édi[...]

Period: 18th century

1 100 €

Atlas De France - Dezauche Cartographer - 1794

Chez Dezauche in Paris, successor to Delisle and Buache, undated, 1794. 1 large folio volume (55 x 39cm). Soft cardboard of the time, tan half-sheepskin with corners. Classic wear on the edges of d[...]

Period: 18th century

2 600 €
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Studies Of Nature Bernardin De Saint Pierre 1787 In 3 Tomes

3 volumes bound in good condition for this edition of 1787 missing volume I

Period: 18th century

160 €

Bachelor's Degree In Medicine From The University Of Montpellier 1785

Bachelor's degree from the Montpellier University of Medicine. Printed in Latin and completed with gold ink on parchment. Recipient Mathurin Gaspard Tardy (1756- Rochefort, 1811-Rochefort) His tomb is[...]

Period: 18th century

690 €

Bachelor's Degree In Medicine From The University Of Montpellier 1785

Graduate degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier. Printed in Latin and completed with gold ink. Recipient Mathurin Gaspard Tardy (1756- Rochefort, 1811-Rochefort) doctor and surgeon of the [...]

Period: 18th century

690 €

Treaty Of The Community Between Husband And Wife 1754 By Denis Le Brun

Treatise On The Community Between Husband And Wife Year 1754 By Denis Le Brun Big Book Of 1754 Leather Binding Dimensions: 41 cm / 27.5 cm I am at your disposal for any further information

Period: 18th century

200 €

Book New Travel In North America In 1781 By Abbot Robin

New Voyage to the South America in the year 1781 and Campaign of the Army of the Count of Rochambeau. By M. L'Abbé ROBIN A PHILADELPHIE, and is in Paris, Chez Moutard, Printer-Librarian of the Queen M[...]

Period: 18th century

400 €

Studies Of The Nature Jacques Henri Bernardin Of Saint Pierre 1787 In 3 Flight

3 volumes book printing of gentleman edition of 1787 good general condition

Period: 18th century

230 €

Corpus Juris Civilis De Ferromontano 1789

Volume I and II in the same volume, Corpus Juris Civilis by Christophe Henri Freiesleben alias Ferromontano. Edition of 1789 Complete book, the cover is to be restored.

Period: 18th century

110 €

RABELAIS - OEUVRES 1789 COMPLET GRAVURES XVIIIE

 Rabelais- Oeuvres- 3 tomes 1789 complet. IN 12 Très peu de rousseurs.

Period: 18th century

400 €
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