Auction 25 April 2024 Books & manuscripts - Paris

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Lot n° 1

CORRESPONDENCE. LABAT François...

CORRESPONDENCE. LABAT François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780 ) Very dense and important correspondence addressed to Suzanne Marie de Vivens, Marquise de Jaucourt (1702-1772) (sister-in-law of Isabelle de Jaucourt, Chevalier de Jaucourt's sister)...

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Lot n° 2

WINE and TOBACCO. LABAT, François...

WINE and TOBACCO. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important autograph memoir on the regulation of the tobacco trade. (s.l.n.d). 18 pp. in-8. Rich in corrections and erasures; There is no doubt that the means contained in the de culture...

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Lot n° 3

COMMERCE. LABAT, François de, Chevalier...

COMMERCE. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important autograph memoir on domestic trade. (s.l.n.d). 8 pp in-8. Bound with blue silk ribbon at both ends. Internal trade brings the population back to the countryside, and brings there...

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Lot n° 4

WINE, TRADE. LABAT, François de,...

WINE, TRADE. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important and first memoir on the wine trade. 7pp in-8, (s.l.n.d); The cultivation of land, the trade that sustains it, the navigation that gives life and movement to assets, today excite...

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Lot n° 5

ENGLAND AND ITS COLONIES. LABAT,...

ENGLAND AND ITS COLONIES. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important autograph memoir on the policy of the English on the means of preventing their excessive influence in America (s.l.n.d) 15pp in-4. Numerous autograph erasures, annotations...

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Lot n° 6

RURAL ECONOMY. LABAT, François...

RURAL ECONOMY. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important research paper on the medicinal properties of goosefoot. Approx. 50pp in-8 (slnd. Clairac). Numerous erasures, annotations and autograph corrections. Set of memoirs and miscellaneous...

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Lot n° 7

LITERARY CRITICISM, HISTORY &...

LITERARY CRITICISM, HISTORY & POLITICS. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Notes, remarques et mémoire sur l'Histoire. Approx. 70 pp. various formats, (s.l.n.d Bordeaux). Remarques & critiques historiques diverses, sur les mœurs...

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Lot n° 8

MUSIC & THEATER. LABAT, François...

MUSIC & THEATER. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Large set of remarks and criticism, poetry, plays and opera. Approx. 50 pp, various formats. (s.l.n.d. Bordeaux). Remarques sur le discours prelim. de l'encyclopédie, les 4 embarras...

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Lot n° 9

RELIGION. LABAT, François de, Chevalier...

RELIGION. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important manuscript entitled Dogmes de la religion, morale chrétienne. 167 pp (s.l.n.dBordeaux). Important unpublished work containing chapters I, II, V, VI, VII, XXIV and XLI. De l'existence...

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Lot n° 10

METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS. LABAT,...

METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important meteorological records. 7pp in-8, May, June, July and September 1731, August 1732, 1733, March and August 1734, May and June 1735 as well as August, September, October,...

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Lot n° 11

METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS. LABAT,...

METEOROLOGICAL SURVEYS. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important meteorological records. 30 pp in-8; Autograph erasures, corrections and annotations. Set of sheets concerning various conditions; Heat: from 1736 to 1749; Rain: from...

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Lot n° 12

PHYSICAL SCIENCES and METEOROLOGY....

PHYSICAL SCIENCES and METEOROLOGY. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Rises & falls corresponding to the barometer, reflux of air. 11 pp various formats (s.lBordeaux), 1745,1747,1748,1750 and 1751. Autograph annotations and corrections....

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Lot n° 13

PHYSICAL SCIENCES. LABAT, François...

PHYSICAL SCIENCES. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important notes on electric fire, cold, density (specific gravity) and various experiments. 31pp, various formats. (s.l.n.d. Bordeaux); Air exists in a great united mass, which we...

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Lot n° 14

ASTRONOMY. LABAT, François de,...

ASTRONOMY. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important survey on the figures of the earth. 22pp in-8 (s.l.n.d. Bordeaux); Leaflets concerning various studies on the variations of distances between the stars, on the eruption of volcanoes...

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Lot n° 15

GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS. LABAT, François...

GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Important set of physical and geometrical works. Approx. 90pp in various formats, (s.l.n.d. Bordeaux). On the new theory of motion, on Pythagoras, flux and reflux, on the formation...

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Lot n° 16

ANATOMY AND THE HUMAN SPECIES....

ANATOMY AND THE HUMAN SPECIES. LABAT, François de, Chevalier de Vivens (1687-1780) Memoir and reflections on the structure of the human body and on the human species in general. 24pp various formats, (s.l.n.d Bordeaux). On anatomy in general, the heart,...

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Lot n° 16. B

DE VIVENS FAMILY; FAMILY ARCHIVES. Large...

DE VIVENS FAMILY; FAMILY ARCHIVES. Large set of archival documents (family correspondence, memoirs, miscellaneous documents) written from the 16th to the 19th century. Some by Adrien de Vivens. Approx. 1000 pp, various formats, some documents bound or...

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Lot n° 16. C

Faculté de réunion : ensemble des...

Faculté de réunion : ensemble des archives du chevalier Vivens lot 1 à 16bis

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Lot n° 17

ARCHIVES - ANCIEN REGIME Strong...

ARCHIVES - ANCIEN REGIME Strong set of archives consisting mainly of LAS and LS, with a few prints and drawings. Various periods, approx. 40 pp, various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 18

ARCHIVES - FINE ARTS & ARCHITECTURE Strong...

ARCHIVES - FINE ARTS & ARCHITECTURE Strong set of archives with mainly LAS and LS prints (caricature). Approx. 30p. Attached are lottery vouchers for the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels (1925) and the Exposition Universelle of 1889....

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Lot n° 19

ARCHIVES - CRIMES & CHATIMENTS Strong...

ARCHIVES - CRIMES & CHATIMENTS Strong set of archives from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with mainly manuscripts, some partly printed, a few LAS and LS, a few documents on criminal cases, an eighteenth-century handwriting expert's report...

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Lot n° 20

ARCHIVES - MISCELLANEOUS 19th AND...

ARCHIVES - MISCELLANEOUS 19th AND 20th centuries Strong set of historical archives with mainly LAS and LS some printed matter with vignettes and headers. Approx. 20 pp, various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 21

ARCHIVES - MISCELLANEOUS Some LAS,...

ARCHIVES - MISCELLANEOUS Some LAS, LS and printed matter. Correspondence between Hubert and Louis Charles Delécluse (Paris Commune) and a file on aeronautics. 30 p., various formats. A fine set of archives to be studied carefully.

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Lot n° 22

ARCHIVES - FOREIGN AND HISTORICAL...

ARCHIVES - FOREIGN AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS Large set of historical archives. Mainly L.A.S., L.S., a few photographs and printed documents, documents from foreign personalities (USA, Turkey, England, Belgium, Germany). LAS from the Pasha of Egypt to the...

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Lot n° 23

EMPIRE ARCHIVES

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Lot n° 24

ARCHIVES -HISTORIANS Strong set...

ARCHIVES -HISTORIANS Strong set of archives with mainly LAS and LS, (Guizot, Lavisse, Duruy, Renan...) Approx. 30 p. various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 25

ARCHIVES - ISLANDS Documentation...

ARCHIVES - ISLANDS Documentation on the islands of Madagascar and Tahiti (newspapers, brochures, etc.), some letters. Various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 26

ARCHIVES - LITERATURE Strong set...

ARCHIVES - LITERATURE Strong set of literary archives including L.A.S., L.S. and C.P.A.S. Set including Mes vols de Berek (1907-1908) by Dr. Le Pelletier; a batch of autographed business cards. SIMENON; Set of photographs, an engraving by Théophile Gautier;...

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Lot n° 27

ARCHIVES - REVOLUTION Strong set...

ARCHIVES - REVOLUTION Strong set of archives with mainly LAS and LS a few printed documents, some almanacs, republican bulletins, proclamations, laws and assignats. Approx. 50 p. in various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 28

ARCHIVES - SCIENCE Set of 104 letters...

ARCHIVES - SCIENCE Set of 104 letters addressed to Aristide-Horace Letourneux. Approx. 320 p. in various formats. Correspondence dealing with botany, natural sciences, etc.

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Lot n° 29

ARCHIVES - SOCIALISM AND WAR 19th...

ARCHIVES - SOCIALISM AND WAR 19th and 20th centuries Strong set of archives with mainly LAS and LS, some printed matter. Approx. 40 pp, various formats. Nice set of archives to study carefully.

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Lot n° 30

ARCHIVES - THEATER Archive set...

ARCHIVES - THEATER Archive set with mainly a few L.A.S., L.S. and a few printed documents. Approx. 20 p. various formats.

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Lot n° 31

ARCHIVES - TSF Strong set of documents...

ARCHIVES - TSF Strong set of documents dealing with radio. Mainly LAS, LS, photographs with dispatches and a few brochures. Miscellaneous documents. Approx. 50 p. various formats.

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Lot n° 32

ARCHIVES - VOLTAIRE Manuscript...

ARCHIVES - VOLTAIRE Manuscript of an (unpublished?) opera by Voltaire entitled Le triangle de l'Amour. Approx. 30 p. Copy of a text entitled Henriette 32 p. and copies of letters addressed to M de Voltaire and correspondence. Various formats.

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Lot n° 33

BAILLOT Pierre (1771-1847) L.A.S....

BAILLOT Pierre (1771-1847) L.A.S. addressed to Madame (s.l), March 7, 1842. 1 page in-8. The author expresses his regret at not being able to accept his correspondent's invitation. We are very sorry not to be able to accept your invitation for Thursday,...

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Lot n° 34

COMPOSERS. 4 documents. DUKAS Paul...

COMPOSERS. 4 documents. DUKAS Paul (1865-1935) L.A.S. (s.l.) to a Dear Sir, March 2, 1908. 1 p in-12 on mourning paper. I am not preparing any chamber music and will have nothing to present at the Salon d'Automne. I cannot therefore reply to your offer...

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Lot n° 35

LITERATURE. Set of 3 documents. LAMARTINE...

LITERATURE. Set of 3 documents. LAMARTINE Alphonse de (1790-1869) L.A.S. To Monsieur le comte de Circourt Saint-Point, September 6, 1842. 3 p. in-8. he explains "It was you who admirably extracted and carved all the stones with which I built my conviction...

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Lot n° 36

MARTIN Henri (1860-1943) Correspondence...

MARTIN Henri (1860-1943) Correspondence of 25 L.A.S. to Félix Seguin, Castelfranc, Paris and (s.l.), written between 1909 and 1924 some letters (s.d.). 59 p. in-12, in-8, in-4. 5 envelopes preserved. One card autograph letter signed to M. Szabo, Paris,...

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Lot n° 37

ORLEANS family ORLEANS BOURBON-SICILES...

ORLEANS family ORLEANS BOURBON-SICILES Marie-Amélie de (1782-1866). Wife of Louis-Philippe, Queen of the French. L.A.S. Paris, April 3, 1835. 1 p. ½ in-4 on mourning paper. Dry stamp with her crowned cipher. Discusses negotiations with the Prince of Metternich...

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Lot n° 38

PAGNOL Marcel (1895-1974) L.A.S....

PAGNOL Marcel (1895-1974) L.A.S. to Louis Amade, Paris, November 25, 1961. 1 p. ½ in-4. Envelope enclosed. Pagnol asks him for a favor "for a watercourse affair" and adds "... by the way, since I'm here, why don't you come and drink a whisky at my place...

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Lot n° 39

THEATRE. GUITRY Sacha (1885-1957)...

THEATRE. GUITRY Sacha (1885-1957) Autograph dedication signed on 2nd page, of the program for his tour of Italy from December 30, 1931 to January 14, 1932, 5 p. in-12 "10 soirées de gala Sacha Guitry et Yvonne Printemps"; HIRSCH Robert (1925-2017) Very...

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Lot n° 40

Manuscript. CORAN. First half of...

Manuscript. CORAN. First half of a Harari Koran. Signed Husayn Jibril bin Ula.. Thaqari, Emirate of Harar, dated 5shawal1200 H/ August 1, 1786. Arabic manuscript on European watermarked paper, in-4, 186 ff. plus flyleaf, 13 lines of black cursive per...

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Lot n° 41

Manuscript. Lyonnais. HERBIGNY...

Manuscript. Lyonnais. HERBIGNY (Henri-François Lambert d'). Mémoire sur le gouvernement de Lyon, drawn up by Mr. D'Herbigny, intendant in Lyon, in 1701. In-folio, 1 f., 261 p., covered in medium, very legible handwriting (approx. 30 lines per page). Contemporary...

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Lot n° 41. b

SONGS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 3 documents. Anonymous...

SONGS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 3 documents. Anonymous manuscript (s.l.n.d. XVIIIth). 561 pp. Bound in a small in-8 volume, contemporary havana half-basin, ornate smooth spine, title page. Rubbing, corners and spines worn. A fine collection of songs, riddles,...

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Lot n° 41. t

THOUGHTS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 5 documents. ...

THOUGHTS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 5 documents. Anonymous manuscript, entitled "Mélanger copier et . Composer où Macédoine Si l'on veut" (s.l.n.d. XVIIIe). 370 pp. large in-8. Bound in one volume, half tan basane, smooth spine, title-piece. Set of thoughts,...

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Lot n° 42

Manuscript. WHITEWAY (Philip)....

Manuscript. WHITEWAY (Philip). Collection of two volumes by English archaeologist Philip Whiteway relating to his family and ancestors. Active since the end of the 19th century, Whiteway notably worked in the necropolises of the Nile Valley; having become...

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Lot n° 43

Académie royale des sciences. DESCRIPTION...

Académie royale des sciences. DESCRIPTION DES ARTS ET METIERS faites ou approuvées par Messieurs de l'Académie royale des sciences. Paris, Saillant & Nyon, Desaint, Imprimerie L. F. Delatour, Imprimerie Moutard, H.L. Guerin, 1761-1783. 22 volumes...

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Lot n° 44

ADANSON (Michel). Famille des plantes....

ADANSON (Michel). Famille des plantes. Paris, Vincent, 1763. 2 volumes in-8, 4, CCCXXV-189 p., 1 unfolded plate +2-24-4-640 p., brown marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, red and green morocco titles and greefs, red edges (binding worn, some spotting,...

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Lot n° 45

Binding with arms. ALMANACH ROYAL....

Binding with arms. ALMANACH ROYAL. Années 1750 et 1760. Paris, Vve d'Houry et Le Breton. Set of 2 volumes in-8, contemporary red and havana morocco, 5-rib spine, gilt title and year, ornate caissons with fleur-de-lys fleuron, boards with coat of arms...

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