Description Lacquered and painted wood commode in Louis XV style, featuring cabriole legs and a faux marble top. The front has two drawers decorated with landscape scenes and stylized flowers. The sid[...]
Description Darwin Charles (1809 – 1882). The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. Sixth edition, with additions and correct[...]
Elementary Treatise on Human Physiology by Viault and Jolyet, 1894. Illustrated with 401 figures in the text. 933 pages. Very good condition, very fresh, no foxing. Well bound. Height 25 cm, Width 18 [...]
René Boivin: Jeweler by Françoise Cailles, first edition, illustrations, many in color, dust jacket, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1994, Large quarto, 399 pages. Good condition
Mathias Sandorf, Extraordinary Voyages. Hetzel edition of 1885, undated. 111 engravings by Benett and a map. 552 pp. Octavo. Gilt edges. Fair condition. Worn corners. Water stains on the last 50 pages[...]
Collection of 13 books / 18th century - A Man of Taste's New Library - 4 volumes - 1798 - Introduction to the Dutch Revolution by Dejean - 3 volumes in 1 - New Commentary on the Custom of the Provosts[...]
"The Little Parishioner of Childhood" Rare miniature book (29x21mm) - 64mo format (undated) circa 1860-1880 Paris FIRMIN DIDOT Complete 80 pages. Bound in bone plaques and inner cardboard, gilt edges.[...]
Small book on the Complete Manual of the French National Guard - 1830, 4th edition. In good overall condition. Shipping within France by tracked letter: €9 - Rest of the world: €19
REY (Raymond) - Gothic Art of Southern France. Paris, Henri Laurens, 1934; quarto, 352 pp., half beige calf binding, spine with 5 raised bands, original wrappers bound in, top edge painted in red. Num[...]
Beautiful binding with label of Delorme the Younger, rue St Jacques above St Benoît. Nicolas Denis Delorme (1731-1790), known as the Younger. Full red morocco, spine decorated with gilt motifs and fil[...]
RACLOT (Georges) - Bel Maaqoul, scenes from the life of Moroccan partisans. Casablanca, Éditions Inter-Presse, 1937; octavo, VIII-157 pp., full red Moroccan binding, smooth mosaic spine, original wrap[...]
Six gouache paintings on rice paper depicting fruit, Chinese figures, and a Chinese boat. China, circa 1900. Dimensions of the largest: Height 9.5 cm, Width 16 cm. 100 euros
Napoleon III and his Guard / 1942 Loose sheets, 20 plates in a printed folder 20 color plates after watercolors by Maurice Toussaint Copy No. 296 of 500 First edition Good condition Height 33cm Width [...]
History of Scotland during the reigns of Mary Stuart and James VI. By William Robertson. London, 1764. 3 volumes. Complete set. Full leather binding, fair condition. Corners and edges rubbed. 12mo for[...]
Two books on General Dessaix / 19th century - General Dessaix by Dessaix and Folliet - 1879 - 544 pages - Desaix by Charles Desprey - 1884 - 179 pages, 5 fold-out maps. Good condition. Dimensions of t[...]
In the Country by Jules Richard, 1890. Paintings and drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Detaille. Red percaline binding with gilt decoration. Numerous illustrations. Good condition. Height 4[...]
The Prussian Vulture by Robida, 1918. Text and illustrations by Robida. Preface by Georges d'Esparbès. 110 drawings in the text. As is often the case, the 16 full-page illustrations are missing. Good [...]
Set of 27 Fashion Engravings, Late 19th Century - Illustrated Fashion: 18 engravings - Artistic Fashion: 9 engravings. Good condition - Very fresh colors. Height 37cm, Width 27cm. 80 euros
History of Abbeville and the County of Ponthieu up to 1789, 2 volumes: 477 and 553 pages. Reference book for Ponthieu. Good condition. Height 24cm, Width 12cm. 70 euros
HUGE ART AND ANTIQUITY RESOURCES LIBRARY: approximately 180 to 200 meters of shelving, including numerous artist monographs (many of which are catalogues raisonnés), reference works on Fine Arts, Asia[...]
Description Bembo Pietro (1470-1547). Prose di . M. Pietro Bembo nelle qvali si ragiona della volgar lingva scritte al Cardinale De Medici che poi e stato creato a Sommo Pontefice et detto Papa Clemen[...]
[PHOTOGRAPHY] - STODDARD (John-L.) - Colonial Portfolio depicts the landscapes, towns, and industries of the French possessions and dependencies. Chicago, The Werner Company, 1895; oblong folio, appro[...]
Description Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Les Confessions de J.J. Rousseau, Suivies des Rêveries Du Promeneur Solitaire. A Geneve, 1782.Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Second partie des Confessions de J.J. Ro[...]
A collection of world history / Torsellino-Aureli 1637 Illustrated Jesuit Americanum, engraved vignette with the Barberini coat of arms on the title page. Nearly 100 woodcut medallion portraits of med[...]
"Collection of Decrees of the Sovereign Courts..." 1607 by Jean Papon, Counselor to the King. Wear and rubbing to the binding with losses on the covers. Text with widespread traces of damp and foxing,[...]
[PHOTOGRAPH] - NEURDEIN BROTHERS - The panorama of wonders of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Algeria and Tunisia. Paris, L. Baschet, Publisher, around 1900; oblong folio, approximately 400 pp., red hal[...]
"THE WORKS OF JEAN BACQUET, King's Advocate..." 1625. Wear and rubbing to the binding with losses on the covers. Headcap worn. Text with widespread damp stains and foxing. Last leaves damaged (see pho[...]
Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980) Georgian painter and sculptor. Portfolio containing 50 lithographs, complete. Lado created a fantastical world based on tales, legends, and historical myths; he is seen as[...]
A very interesting set of 52 issues of the journal "Cahiers de la Céramique et des Arts du Feu" (Ceramics and Fire Arts Notebooks). This journal was founded by the Friends of the National Ceramics Mus[...]
Description Guerin F.-E.. Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature, contenant l'Histoire des animaux, des végétaux, des mineraux, des météores.. Avec planches gravé[...]
Unconquered Eros. Gérard Nordmann Library. Anthology compiled under the direction of Monique Nordmann. The Gérard Nordmann Library (1930-1992), a leading authority in its chosen field of eroticism, co[...]
[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Holiday photo album. [Place of publication unknown], circa 1930; oblong folio, 23 pages, black half-cloth binding, smooth spine, exposed string. 316 photographs, each the size of a mat[...]
Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Tallone, 1967. Three volumes, 33 cm each, approximately 700 pages in total. Paperback, in a slipcase and a rigid cardboard box. Good condition. Minor foxing on the[...]
Universal Atlas of Geography by H. Dufour / 1860. Universal atlas: physical, historical, and political geography, ancient and modern. 40 fold-out color maps. Complete. Good condition. Maps very fresh.[...]
Description Galvani Luigi (1737-1798). Memorie sulla elettricità animale di Luigi Galvani. Al celebre Abate Lazzaro Spallanzani Pubblico Professore nella Università di Pavia. Aggiunte alcune elettrich[...]
Description Le Maout M. Emmanuel (1799-1877). Les trois règnes de la nature. Règne Végétal. Règne Animal. Paris, L. Curmer, 1852-54. Gervais M. Paul (1816-1879). Les trois règnes de la nature. Règne A[...]
Homage to James Thrall Soby, Marie-Louise Jeanneret. Exhibition from December 20th to March 1st, 1980. Minor soiling on the cover. 32 x 24 cm. Sent via Colissimo with signature confirmation. Carefully[...]
The Ladies' and Young Ladies' Advisor / 19th Century, 3 books, published from November 1857 to October 1860, 12 color plates per book, numerous illustrations, 380 pages per book, good condition, heigh[...]
Villon (Works), illustrations by Dubout, Gibert Jeune 1938 No. 284, leather binding. Pages slightly yellowed and very occasional foxing. 20.5 x 14 cm. Sent via Colissimo with signature required upon d[...]
La Pintura Mural De La Revolucion Mexicana. Fondo Editorial de la Plastica Mexicana, Mexico, 1985. Third edition, limited to 3000 copies. 316 pages. Some wear and soiling to the cover. 48 x 35.5 cm. S[...]
The Liberty Ship "Rochefort" en route to Gabon. Album bound in green cloth. Circa 1950. Travel souvenir, 32 reprinted photographs with captions. Table of contents: The Liberty Ship Rochefort en route [...]
Published by Éditions de la Fanfare de Montparnasse, Henri Jonquières, 1924. Small square octavo, paperback. First edition, with free-form illustrations by Pascin featuring large erotic initials in co[...]
Plans and profiles of the principal towns and important places of the County of Flanders, Aalst, Hainaut, Namur, and Artois by Sebastien de Beaulieu, 16,676 volumes in slipcase. Facsimile reprint (197[...]
Book "Rule of the Five Orders of Architecture" by Jacques Barozzio, published by Pierre Mariette in Paris. Unfortunately, this book is not in good condition!
Two books on the history of Napoleon by M. De Norvins, volumes 2 and 4. One book on Botany and Plant Physiology by Achille Richard. In attic condition, fair condition!
Stello by Count Alfred de Vigny / 1953. Complete text of the first edition, 20 original engravings by Edgar Vieuxblé, including 3 double-page plates. Plus a suite of 40 engravings in two states on Ann[...]
Treatise on the Game of Chess, Paris, 1786. Second revised and corrected edition. This highly technical treatise considers all the possibilities for winning! Although the calfskin binding is a little [...]
This small book, "Essay on the Game of Chess," published by Antoine Van Dole, is printed in The Hague in 1741, its title piece in red and black. Presented by a Mr. Stamma, born in Syria, it promises s[...]
Enamel Icons Advertising in Europe 1895-1935. Exhibition catalog from March 21 to August 25, 2002, at the Macau Museum of Art. Water stains at the bottom of the book. Minor wear to the corners of the [...]
Manual: High Masonic Degrees, Genoa, 1811. This is a very attractive morocco leather book adorned with gilt lines; it is in good condition despite some wear. This manual precisely describes the ceremo[...]
Description Alighieri Dante (1265 - 1321). La Commedia di Dante Alighieri col commento di N. Tommaseo. Venezia: Co'tipi del Gondoliere, 1837. Three volumes bound in one. Charming Venetian vignette on [...]
New copies, Cervantes, Editions de la Pléiade, copy no. 24, uncut. Sent via Colissimo with signature required. Carefully packaged. Unless otherwise stated, items listed on Proantic are not on display [...]
PALUEL-MARMONT - The French Colonial Epic. Paris, Gründ, 1939; folio, 96 pp., publisher's binding, blue cloth spine. "History and Epic" series. Presented by General Gouraud. Illustrations in the text [...]
Photo-Revue / 1893-1905 Journal for photographers and photography enthusiasts 7 volumes from 1893 to 1905 Good condition Height 27cm Width 19cm 130 euros
The Wanderings of Julie de Perrin, 1949. Text collated from the first edition of 1756, revised from the 1782 edition. Spelling, accentuation, and punctuation have been fully reproduced. 21 original wa[...]
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