Auction Collection of an amateur

Lot n° 1

Bible. Biblia Sacra... Antwerp,...

Bible. Biblia Sacra... Antwerp, Christophe Plantin, 1574. In-16 of 48, 621 pp. Brown calf, smooth spine decorated with an attractive gilt foliage decoration, triple gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Covers, spines and corners worn, rub...

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Lot n° 2

Protestant Bible. Biblia, das ist:...

Protestant Bible. Biblia, das ist: Die Ganze Theil Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, nach des Teutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers Halle, Wansenhause, 1758. Fort in-8 black morocco, muted spine, gilt edges chased at head and tail, in slipcase (period...

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Lot n° 3

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the illustrious...

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the illustrious Greek and Roman men... Lyon, Honorat, 1587. Fort in-8 ivory vellum of the time. Spine heavily creased and edge consequently distorted. Numerous fine wormholes affecting the text in places.

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Lot n° 4

FOURNEL. Treaty of seduction, considered...

FOURNEL. Treaty of seduction, considered in the judicial order. Paris, Demonville, 1781. In-12 havana calf, spine ribbed and decorated, title page in maroon, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, roulette on the endpapers, gilt edges (period binding)....

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Lot n° 5

Law - BOUGUIER (Jean). Decisions...

Law - BOUGUIER (Jean). Decisions of the Court on various questions, both of law and of customs, pronounced in Robbes Rouges, or given on party proceedings, & others. (...) Paris, Pepingué, 1647. In-4 contemporary ivory vellum. Following: - Arrest de...

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Lot n° 6

NECKER (Jacques). Account given...

NECKER (Jacques). Account given to the king, by Mr. Necker, director general of finances. In the month of January 1781. Printed by order of his majesty. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1781. In-4, half marbled basane, spine decorated, title page in red marble...

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Lot n° 7

Fortifications. Collection of 32...

Fortifications. Collection of 32 plates, plans and details of fortifications, drawn in ink and graphite (of which 3 watercolored), with a large sheet of handwritten captions. sn, , sd (late 17th, early 18th c.). In-folio brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated...

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Lot n° 8

DIDEROT (Denis) & d'ALEMBERT (Jean...

DIDEROT (Denis) & d'ALEMBERT (Jean le Rond). Collection of plates on the sciences, the liberal arts, and the mechanical arts, with their explanation. Sixth volume, 294 plates. Paris, Briasson, David and Le Breton, 1768. In-folio, waiting cardboard. (2)...

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Lot n° 9

FONTENELLE (Bernard Le Bovier de)....

FONTENELLE (Bernard Le Bovier de). works. Paris, Saillant, Desaint, Regnard, des Ventes de La Doué, 1767-1766. 11 vol. in-12 marbled calf, spine decorated, red tr. (binding of the time). Portrait of the author, title frontispiece engraved in Italian...

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Lot n° 10

DOUHAULT (Mme de). Memoirs and...

DOUHAULT (Mme de). Memoirs and supporting documents for Madame Adélaïde-Marie Rogres Lusignan de Champignelles, widow of Mr. Louis-Joseph de Douhault, to the Magistrates of the Court of Cassation. With four engravings and three paintings. And Request...

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Lot n° 11

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de)....

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de). Memoirs of M. D. L. R. on the brigades at the death of Louys XIII. The wars of Paris & Guyenne, & the prison of the Princes. Letter of the Cardinal to Monsieur de Brienne. Articles agreed upon by His Royal Highness & Monsieur...

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Lot n° 12

MONTPENSIER (Anne Marie Louise...

MONTPENSIER (Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchess of). Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Montpensier, daughter of Mr. Gaston d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIII. King of France. Amsterdam, Bernard, 1729. 6 vol. in-12, brown calf, spine with ornate nerves (period...

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Lot n° 13

Lot including: - School of Salerno....

Lot including: - School of Salerno. The School of Physicians of Salerno, which teaches how to live healthily and long... Rouen, Ferrand, 1660. In-12 contemporary ivory vellum. Ex-libris of Basonnière. - SUTTON (Samuel) & MEAD (Richard). A New Method...

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Lot n° 14

BONNET (Charles). Recherches sur...

BONNET (Charles). Recherches sur l'usage des feuilles dans les plantes, et sur quelques autres sujets relatifs à l'histoire de la végétation. Gottingue & Leide, Luzac, 1754. In-4 paperback, waiting cover. 31 folding engraved plates. This work marks the...

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Lot n° 15

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU (Henri Louis)....

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU (Henri Louis). The physics of trees. First part. Paris, Guérin & Delatour, 1758. 2 vols. in-4, paperback, covers. First edition illustrated with an engraved vignette and 50 engraved plates out of text. Light spotting on the last plates...

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Lot n° 16

Lot including: - Collective....

Lot including: - Collective. Memoirs of agriculture, rural and domestic economy, published by the Royal Society of Agriculture of Paris. Year 1785. Summer quarter. and Autumn quarter. Paris, Cuchet, 1785. 2 parts in one vol. n-8 of (2) ff, xxxv, (1),...

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Lot n° 17

PASSE (Crispin de, the young) &...

PASSE (Crispin de, the young) & WALDNELIUS (Joannis). Cognoscite lilia agriquomodo crescant, non laborant, neque nent... Cologne, sn, sd (c. 1615). Small oblong in-4 of 1 f. engraved title and 56 plates depicting 111 plants (ch. 1-117, lacking plates...

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Lot n° 18

DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine...

DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine Joseph). La Conchyliologie, ou histoire naturelle des coquilles de mer, d'eau douce, terrestres et fossiles ; avec un Traité de la zoomorphose, ou représentation des animaux qui les habitent ; ouvrage dans lequel on trouve...

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Lot n° 19

LAMARCK (Jean Baptiste Monnet de)....

LAMARCK (Jean Baptiste Monnet de). Encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Worms, shells, mollusks and polypiers. Volume two and three. Paris, Agasse, 1827. 2 vol. large in-4 half blond basane, smooth spine decorated, title...

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Lot n° 20

PANCKOUCKE (Charles-Joseph). Encyclopédie...

PANCKOUCKE (Charles-Joseph). Encyclopédie méthodique. Paris, Panckoucke et Plomteux, 1784-1790. 28 volumes in-4 in hardback. Commerce, third volume (1784) - Commerce, volume III, 2nd part (untitled) (with the prospectus of the 39th issue) - Histoire,...

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Lot n° 21

Herbarium. Centurie des plantes...

Herbarium. Centurie des plantes rares du Mont-Blanc et du Mont-Rose. sl (Savoie), , sd (mid XIXth c.). 40 plates in a folder and case. Stamp of the Veuve Payot, Au Muséum du Mont-Blanc, naturaliste à Chamounix (sic).

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Lot n° 22

CHENU (Dr. Jean-Charles). Encyclopedia...

CHENU (Dr. Jean-Charles). Encyclopedia of natural history or complete treatise of this science Paris, Marescq et compagnie, sd. 5 vol. in-4 half blond calf, smooth spine decorated with animal irons, gilt title (period binding). A few small rubs. Ex-libris...

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Lot n° 23

Manuscript - Italy. Voiage d'Italie...

Manuscript - Italy. Voiage d'Italie en 1768. Done by A.C.F. Tingeroux de Blaveau, major in the royal corps of engineers. sl, , c. 1768. 6 handwritten small folio quires, marbled covers with handwritten title labels on spines. 1st part : From Paris to...

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Lot n° 24

FOUGEROUX DE BONDAROY. Researches...

FOUGEROUX DE BONDAROY. Researches on the Ruins of Herculaneum and on the lights which can result from it relatively to the present state of sciences and arts, with a Treaty on the manufacture of Mosaics. Paris, Desaint, 1770. In-12 paperback, marbled...

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Lot n° 25

Lot including: - HEARNE (Samuel)....

Lot including: - HEARNE (Samuel). Samuel Hearne's Voyage from the Prince of Wales' Fort, situated in Hudson Bay to the North Ocean. Paris, Patris, year VII (1799). 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 of lviii-373 pp, 2 ff, 332-xxix-2 pp. half marbled calf, smooth...

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Lot n° 26

BARTRAM (William). A journey through...

BARTRAM (William). A journey through the southern parts of North America; namely: the northern and southern Carolinas, Georgia, eastern and western Florida, the Cherokee country, the vast territory of the Muscogulges or Creek confederacy, and the Chactaws...

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Lot n° 27

DEPONS (François). Journey to the...

DEPONS (François). Journey to the eastern part of terra firma, in South America, made during the years 1801, 1802, 1803 and 1804: containing the description of the general captaincy of Caracas, composed of the Provinces of Venezuela, Maracaibo, Varinas,...

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Lot n° 28

PARK (Mungo). Journey in the interior...

PARK (Mungo). Journey in the interior of Africa made in 1795, 1796 and 1797. With clarifications on the geography of Africa by Major RENNEL. Translated from the English on the second edition by J. CASTERA. Paris, Dentu et Carteret, An VIII (1799). 2 volumes...

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Lot n° 29

Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert)....

Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert). Journey in upper and lower Egypt, made by order of the former government, and containing observations of all kinds. Paris, Buisson, Year 7 (1799). 3 vol. of text in-8, and an atlas in-4 half marbled basane,...

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Lot n° 30

BARROW (John). New voyage in the...

BARROW (John). New voyage in the southern part of Africa; where the importance of the Cape of Good Hope for the different powers of Europe is examined, considered as a military and naval station; as a boulevard of the commerce and domination of the English...

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Lot n° 31

Asia - JURIEN LA GRAVIERE (Admiral,...

Asia - JURIEN LA GRAVIERE (Admiral, Jean-Pierre-Edmond). Voyage en Chine et dans les mers et archipel de cet empire pendant les années 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850. Paris, Charpentier, 1854. 2 vol. in-12, brown half calf, spine ribbed (post. binding). First...

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Lot n° 32

Lot including: - BRANTOME (Pierre...

Lot including: - BRANTOME (Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de). Les Dames Galantes published according to the manuscripts of the Bibliothèque Nationale by Henri Bouchot. Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, Jouaust, sd. 2 vol. in-12 half brown morocco,...

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Lot n° 33

Lot including: - LA FONTAINE...

Lot including: - LA FONTAINE (Jean de) & DORÉ (Gustave). Fables. Paris, Hachette, 1868. In-folio red half-chagrin, spine decorated, gilt title in a frame on the cover. A few freckles. - HUGO (Victor). Les Misérables. Brussels, Lacroix, Verboeckhoven...

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Lot n° 34

Lot including: - GUILLEMIN (Amédée)....

Lot including: - GUILLEMIN (Amédée). The Moon. Paris, Hachette, 1866. In-12 red half-chagrin, spine decorated with gilt crowned figures, gilt title, date on tail, combed tr. (Belz-Niédrée). 2 plates out of text and 46 vignettes. Ex-libris of the Bibliothèque...

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Lot n° 35

Lot including : - GILLET & MAGNE....

Lot including : - GILLET & MAGNE. New French flora... Paris, Garnier frères, 1883. Fort in-12 black half-chagrin, spine decorated, gilt title (period binding). 101 figures of botany engraved in black in the text. A very good copy. - PÉLADAN (Joséphin)....

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Lot n° 36

Prize books. Set of 6 early 19th...

Prize books. Set of 6 early 19th c. volumes bound with large red morocco price tag on each front cover (École royale gratuite de dessin, mathématiques et sculptures d'ornement, prizes won by Auguste Lambert, 1837-1838): - PALAISEAU, Traité de perspective...

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Lot n° 37

Regionalism. Set of volumes: -...

Regionalism. Set of volumes: - GOURVIL (F.), En Bretagne. Grenoble, Arthaud, sd. Small in-4 blond half-chagrin, spine with ornate nerves. Boards detached, worn binding. - PRAVIEL (A.), Côte d'Argent, Côte et Pays Basque, Béarn. Grenoble, Arthaud, sd....

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Lot n° 38

Lot including : - After Edmond...

Lot including : - After Edmond DU SOMMERARD (1817-1885), Victor Jean Baptiste PETIT (1817-1871) and others The arms and their decoration in the 16th century Suite of 7 lithographs in colors with silver and gold highlights from the series "The Arts...

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Lot n° 39

Lot including : - Sword mod 1816,...

Lot including : - Sword mod 1816, decorated brass mount, horn spindle, missing watermark, plate decorated with the caduceus surrounded by the large flags, throat blade, leather scabbard with two line-decorated trims. - Sword mod 1816, brass frame,...

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Lot n° 40

Lot including: - Uniform type...

Lot including: - Uniform type sword, cloth-covered wooden spindle, pommel with empanelled helmet, engraved back blade, SF. - Uniform sword, cloth-covered wooden fusee, pommel with empanelled helmet, engraved back blade, gilded and blued one-third SF. -...

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Lot n° 41

Lot including: - Court sword,...

Lot including: - Court sword, iron mount, triangular blade. SF. - Court sword, faceted iron mount, engraved triangular blade. SF.

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Lot n° 42

Lot including: - Officer's sword,...

Lot including: - Officer's sword, gilt brass mount, mother-of-pearl plate spindle, pommel with Imperial eagle decoration, blocked scabbard, with two decorated brass fittings. - Fencing foil and a double-grooved dagger blade, remainder of engraving...

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Lot n° 43

Lot including: - Sword, filigree...

Lot including: - Sword, filigree spindle, triangular blade, SF. - Child's sword, wooden spindle, iron guard, triangular blade. SF. - Two theater swords, one with broken blade.

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Lot n° 44

Lot including: - Artillery glaive,...

Lot including: - Artillery glaive, brass handle with scale decoration, pommel with rooster, grooved blade, with its scabbard. - Glaive mod 31, Coulaux blade, gray on one side and pitted on the other. SF. - Prussian Glaive, brass handle, stamped on...

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Lot n° 45

Lot including : - Type 1767 lighter...

Lot including : - Type 1767 lighter saber, brass handle, one-third engraved back blade. SF. - Saber mod 1821, fusee missing the watermark, decorated single-branch hilt, back blade. SF.

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Lot n° 46

Lot including : - Light cavalry...

Lot including : - Light cavalry troop saber mod 1822. Fuse with watermark, three-pronged guard, beautiful blade, engraved on the back: ...January 1881, CAVrie Lre mod 1822. Iron scabbard with one ring, rusty. - Light cavalry officer saber mod 1822....

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Lot n° 47

Lot including : - Saber of type...

Lot including : - Saber of type mod 1855, fusée out of horn with filigree, blade with punch of Saint Etienne. Iron scabbard with one ring. - Saber mod 1845, horn spindle, missing watermark, blade engraved on the back: Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault,...

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Lot n° 48

Lot including : - German saber,...

Lot including : - German saber, iron Blücher style guard, damaged leather covered fusee, backed blade, two ring iron scabbard. - Oriental style saber, horn fusee and decorated brass guard, gold remainder, curved blade. SF.

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Lot n° 49

Lot including : - Kriss. Carved...

Lot including : - Kriss. Carved wooden scabbard decorated with a deity, handle decorated with a chimera represented sitting on a spherical base. 20th century Total length : 77 cm - Blade length : 58 cm. - Kriss. Carved wooden scabbard decorated...

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Lot n° 50

Lot including : - Ottoman yatagan...

Lot including : - Ottoman yatagan with golden blade. Length: 76 cm. - Dagger of romantic style, spindle and guard in gilded bronze, double-edged blade. Length: 50 cm. SF. - Corsican type knife, engraved horn spindle, rusty and damaged blade. Length:...

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Auction Collection of an amateur - Paris

Bid on the lot list Lynda Trouvé : 12 April 2022 - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

Collection of an amateur

Bible. Biblia Sacra... Antwerp,...

Bible. Biblia Sacra... Antwerp, Christophe Plantin, 1574. In-16 of 48, 621 pp. Brown calf, smooth spine decorated with an attractive gilt foliage decoration, triple gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Covers, spines and corners worn, rub...

Protestant Bible. Biblia, das ist:...

Protestant Bible. Biblia, das ist: Die Ganze Theil Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, nach des Teutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers Halle, Wansenhause, 1758. Fort in-8 black morocco, muted spine, gilt edges chased at head and tail, in slipcase (period...

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the illustrious...

PLUTARCH. The Lives of the illustrious Greek and Roman men... Lyon, Honorat, 1587. Fort in-8 ivory vellum of the time. Spine heavily creased and edge consequently distorted. Numerous fine wormholes affecting the text in places.

FOURNEL. Treaty of seduction, considered...

FOURNEL. Treaty of seduction, considered in the judicial order. Paris, Demonville, 1781. In-12 havana calf, spine ribbed and decorated, title page in maroon, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, roulette on the endpapers, gilt edges (period binding)....

Law - BOUGUIER (Jean). Decisions...

Law - BOUGUIER (Jean). Decisions of the Court on various questions, both of law and of customs, pronounced in Robbes Rouges, or given on party proceedings, & others. (...) Paris, Pepingué, 1647. In-4 contemporary ivory vellum. Following: - Arrest de...

NECKER (Jacques). Account given...

NECKER (Jacques). Account given to the king, by Mr. Necker, director general of finances. In the month of January 1781. Printed by order of his majesty. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1781. In-4, half marbled basane, spine decorated, title page in red marble...

Fortifications. Collection of 32...

Fortifications. Collection of 32 plates, plans and details of fortifications, drawn in ink and graphite (of which 3 watercolored), with a large sheet of handwritten captions. sn, , sd (late 17th, early 18th c.). In-folio brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated...

DIDEROT (Denis) & d'ALEMBERT (Jean...

DIDEROT (Denis) & d'ALEMBERT (Jean le Rond). Collection of plates on the sciences, the liberal arts, and the mechanical arts, with their explanation. Sixth volume, 294 plates. Paris, Briasson, David and Le Breton, 1768. In-folio, waiting cardboard. (2)...

FONTENELLE (Bernard Le Bovier de)....

FONTENELLE (Bernard Le Bovier de). works. Paris, Saillant, Desaint, Regnard, des Ventes de La Doué, 1767-1766. 11 vol. in-12 marbled calf, spine decorated, red tr. (binding of the time). Portrait of the author, title frontispiece engraved in Italian...

DOUHAULT (Mme de). Memoirs and...

DOUHAULT (Mme de). Memoirs and supporting documents for Madame Adélaïde-Marie Rogres Lusignan de Champignelles, widow of Mr. Louis-Joseph de Douhault, to the Magistrates of the Court of Cassation. With four engravings and three paintings. And Request...

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de)....

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François de). Memoirs of M. D. L. R. on the brigades at the death of Louys XIII. The wars of Paris & Guyenne, & the prison of the Princes. Letter of the Cardinal to Monsieur de Brienne. Articles agreed upon by His Royal Highness & Monsieur...

MONTPENSIER (Anne Marie Louise...

MONTPENSIER (Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchess of). Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Montpensier, daughter of Mr. Gaston d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIII. King of France. Amsterdam, Bernard, 1729. 6 vol. in-12, brown calf, spine with ornate nerves (period...

Lot including: - School of Salerno....

Lot including: - School of Salerno. The School of Physicians of Salerno, which teaches how to live healthily and long... Rouen, Ferrand, 1660. In-12 contemporary ivory vellum. Ex-libris of Basonnière. - SUTTON (Samuel) & MEAD (Richard). A New Method...

BONNET (Charles). Recherches sur...

BONNET (Charles). Recherches sur l'usage des feuilles dans les plantes, et sur quelques autres sujets relatifs à l'histoire de la végétation. Gottingue & Leide, Luzac, 1754. In-4 paperback, waiting cover. 31 folding engraved plates. This work marks the...

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU (Henri Louis)....

DUHAMEL du MONCEAU (Henri Louis). The physics of trees. First part. Paris, Guérin & Delatour, 1758. 2 vols. in-4, paperback, covers. First edition illustrated with an engraved vignette and 50 engraved plates out of text. Light spotting on the last plates...

Lot including: - Collective....

Lot including: - Collective. Memoirs of agriculture, rural and domestic economy, published by the Royal Society of Agriculture of Paris. Year 1785. Summer quarter. and Autumn quarter. Paris, Cuchet, 1785. 2 parts in one vol. n-8 of (2) ff, xxxv, (1),...

PASSE (Crispin de, the young) &...

PASSE (Crispin de, the young) & WALDNELIUS (Joannis). Cognoscite lilia agriquomodo crescant, non laborant, neque nent... Cologne, sn, sd (c. 1615). Small oblong in-4 of 1 f. engraved title and 56 plates depicting 111 plants (ch. 1-117, lacking plates...

DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine...

DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine Joseph). La Conchyliologie, ou histoire naturelle des coquilles de mer, d'eau douce, terrestres et fossiles ; avec un Traité de la zoomorphose, ou représentation des animaux qui les habitent ; ouvrage dans lequel on trouve...

LAMARCK (Jean Baptiste Monnet de)....

LAMARCK (Jean Baptiste Monnet de). Encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Worms, shells, mollusks and polypiers. Volume two and three. Paris, Agasse, 1827. 2 vol. large in-4 half blond basane, smooth spine decorated, title...

PANCKOUCKE (Charles-Joseph). Encyclopédie...

PANCKOUCKE (Charles-Joseph). Encyclopédie méthodique. Paris, Panckoucke et Plomteux, 1784-1790. 28 volumes in-4 in hardback. Commerce, third volume (1784) - Commerce, volume III, 2nd part (untitled) (with the prospectus of the 39th issue) - Histoire,...

Herbarium. Centurie des plantes...

Herbarium. Centurie des plantes rares du Mont-Blanc et du Mont-Rose. sl (Savoie), , sd (mid XIXth c.). 40 plates in a folder and case. Stamp of the Veuve Payot, Au Muséum du Mont-Blanc, naturaliste à Chamounix (sic).

CHENU (Dr. Jean-Charles). Encyclopedia...

CHENU (Dr. Jean-Charles). Encyclopedia of natural history or complete treatise of this science Paris, Marescq et compagnie, sd. 5 vol. in-4 half blond calf, smooth spine decorated with animal irons, gilt title (period binding). A few small rubs. Ex-libris...

Manuscript - Italy. Voiage d'Italie...

Manuscript - Italy. Voiage d'Italie en 1768. Done by A.C.F. Tingeroux de Blaveau, major in the royal corps of engineers. sl, , c. 1768. 6 handwritten small folio quires, marbled covers with handwritten title labels on spines. 1st part : From Paris to...

FOUGEROUX DE BONDAROY. Researches...

FOUGEROUX DE BONDAROY. Researches on the Ruins of Herculaneum and on the lights which can result from it relatively to the present state of sciences and arts, with a Treaty on the manufacture of Mosaics. Paris, Desaint, 1770. In-12 paperback, marbled...

Lot including: - HEARNE (Samuel)....

Lot including: - HEARNE (Samuel). Samuel Hearne's Voyage from the Prince of Wales' Fort, situated in Hudson Bay to the North Ocean. Paris, Patris, year VII (1799). 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 of lviii-373 pp, 2 ff, 332-xxix-2 pp. half marbled calf, smooth...

BARTRAM (William). A journey through...

BARTRAM (William). A journey through the southern parts of North America; namely: the northern and southern Carolinas, Georgia, eastern and western Florida, the Cherokee country, the vast territory of the Muscogulges or Creek confederacy, and the Chactaws...

DEPONS (François). Journey to the...

DEPONS (François). Journey to the eastern part of terra firma, in South America, made during the years 1801, 1802, 1803 and 1804: containing the description of the general captaincy of Caracas, composed of the Provinces of Venezuela, Maracaibo, Varinas,...

PARK (Mungo). Journey in the interior...

PARK (Mungo). Journey in the interior of Africa made in 1795, 1796 and 1797. With clarifications on the geography of Africa by Major RENNEL. Translated from the English on the second edition by J. CASTERA. Paris, Dentu et Carteret, An VIII (1799). 2 volumes...

Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert)....

Egypt - SONNINI (Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert). Journey in upper and lower Egypt, made by order of the former government, and containing observations of all kinds. Paris, Buisson, Year 7 (1799). 3 vol. of text in-8, and an atlas in-4 half marbled basane,...

BARROW (John). New voyage in the...

BARROW (John). New voyage in the southern part of Africa; where the importance of the Cape of Good Hope for the different powers of Europe is examined, considered as a military and naval station; as a boulevard of the commerce and domination of the English...

Asia - JURIEN LA GRAVIERE (Admiral,...

Asia - JURIEN LA GRAVIERE (Admiral, Jean-Pierre-Edmond). Voyage en Chine et dans les mers et archipel de cet empire pendant les années 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850. Paris, Charpentier, 1854. 2 vol. in-12, brown half calf, spine ribbed (post. binding). First...

Lot including: - BRANTOME (Pierre...

Lot including: - BRANTOME (Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de). Les Dames Galantes published according to the manuscripts of the Bibliothèque Nationale by Henri Bouchot. Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, Jouaust, sd. 2 vol. in-12 half brown morocco,...

Lot including: - LA FONTAINE...

Lot including: - LA FONTAINE (Jean de) & DORÉ (Gustave). Fables. Paris, Hachette, 1868. In-folio red half-chagrin, spine decorated, gilt title in a frame on the cover. A few freckles. - HUGO (Victor). Les Misérables. Brussels, Lacroix, Verboeckhoven...

Lot including: - GUILLEMIN (Amédée)....

Lot including: - GUILLEMIN (Amédée). The Moon. Paris, Hachette, 1866. In-12 red half-chagrin, spine decorated with gilt crowned figures, gilt title, date on tail, combed tr. (Belz-Niédrée). 2 plates out of text and 46 vignettes. Ex-libris of the Bibliothèque...

Lot including : - GILLET & MAGNE....

Lot including : - GILLET & MAGNE. New French flora... Paris, Garnier frères, 1883. Fort in-12 black half-chagrin, spine decorated, gilt title (period binding). 101 figures of botany engraved in black in the text. A very good copy. - PÉLADAN (Joséphin)....

Prize books. Set of 6 early 19th...

Prize books. Set of 6 early 19th c. volumes bound with large red morocco price tag on each front cover (École royale gratuite de dessin, mathématiques et sculptures d'ornement, prizes won by Auguste Lambert, 1837-1838): - PALAISEAU, Traité de perspective...

Regionalism. Set of volumes: -...

Regionalism. Set of volumes: - GOURVIL (F.), En Bretagne. Grenoble, Arthaud, sd. Small in-4 blond half-chagrin, spine with ornate nerves. Boards detached, worn binding. - PRAVIEL (A.), Côte d'Argent, Côte et Pays Basque, Béarn. Grenoble, Arthaud, sd....

Lot including : - After Edmond...

Lot including : - After Edmond DU SOMMERARD (1817-1885), Victor Jean Baptiste PETIT (1817-1871) and others The arms and their decoration in the 16th century Suite of 7 lithographs in colors with silver and gold highlights from the series "The Arts...

Lot including : - Sword mod 1816,...