Auction ANCIENT BOOKS | Gazette Drouot

Lot n° 1

ABSTRACT of the morals of the Acts...

ABSTRACT of the morals of the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles of St. Paul, the canonical Epistles, and the Apocalypse. Or Christian thoughts on the text of these sacred books. Pour en rendre la Lecture & la Méditation plus facile à ceux qui commencent...

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Lot n° 2

ALMANACH astronomical and historical...

ALMANACH astronomical and historical of the city of Lyon, and of the provinces of Lyonnois, Forez and Beaujolois; for the Year 1782. Lyon, Aimé de La Roche, 1782. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace formed by a double fillet and a twisted and flowered scroll,...

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Lot n° 3

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the year 1686. Exactly calculated on the elevation and the meridian of Paris. Where are marked the days of the Fairs, the Fests which are kept in the Palace & in the Châtelet, & the departure of the ordinary Couriers for the...

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Lot n° 4

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the leap year 1696. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, s.d. 1696. In-8, soft vellum, double gilt fillet, fleur-de-lis in the corners, coat of arms in the center, traces of ties, smooth spine decorated with small fleurs-de-lis arranged...

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Lot n° 5

ROYAL ALMANACH, for the year 1700,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, for the year 1700, without bissexts, exactly calculated on the Paris meridian. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, s.d. 1700. In-8, soft vellum, framed in Du Seuil style, central medallion bearing the date 1700, smooth spine decorated with small fleurs-de-lis...

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Lot n° 6

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1755. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1755. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Le Breton, 1755. In-8, olive green morocco, large lace with small irons, large flowered vase with small irons in the center, ornamented spine, interior roulette, yellow silk lining and endpapers, gilt...

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Lot n° 7

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1757. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1757. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Le Breton, 1757. In-8, red morocco, gilt framing plate with large scrolls, stylized foliage and flower falls drawing a niche in reserve, ornate spine, thin inner scroll, gilt paper lining and endpapers...

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Lot n° 8

ALMANACH ROYAL, année bissextile 1760.

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1760. Paris, Le Breton, 1760. In-8, white calf, on the boards decorated with mosaic-cut parts of red and green morocco, and compartments covered with mica on a background of pearls of various colors on which gold and silver ornaments...

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Lot n° 9

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1761. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1761. Paris, Le Breton, 1761. In-8, olive morocco, large lace plate on the boards, spine decorated, inner scroll, lining and endpapers of Augsburg paper, gilt edges (Period binding). Very elegant plate by Dubuisson (Rahir, n°184-f). Some...

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Lot n° 10

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1768....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1768. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1768. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace with small irons, smooth spine decorated in the grotesque style, olive green title page, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (Period...

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Lot n° 11

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1769. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1769. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1769. In-8, red morocco, boards decorated with a large gilt plate with interlacing motifs, spine decorated with repeated fleurs-de-lis, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges...

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Lot n° 12

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1775. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1775. Paris, s.n., s.d. 1775. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (period binding). Rich gilt plate by...

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Lot n° 13

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1776....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1776. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1776. In-8, red morocco, wide lace with small irons with gilt lyre in the corners, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated with fleur-de-lis repeated in the caissons, inner scroll, lining and...

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Lot n° 14

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1777. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1777. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1777. In-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, boards framed with gilt lace formed of various irons and masonic symbols (level in the corners, flaming stars, triple point, seal of David, and two linked hands),...

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Lot n° 15

ALMANACH ROYAL, année 1779.

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1779. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1779. In-8, fir green morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, coat of arms in the center with the medallion mosaic in red, spine decorated with a fleurdelisé decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges...

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Lot n° 16

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1781. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1781. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1781. Large volume in-8, red morocco, triple filet gras et maigre, coat of arms in the center, large fleur-de-lis gilt in the corners, smooth spine decorated with a fleurdelisé and compartmentalized decoration,...

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Lot n° 17

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1782. In-8, red morocco, large gilt lace with small irons, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated, olive green title and tomato pieces, interior roulette, gilt edges (Period binding). Beautiful and...

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Lot n° 18

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1782. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (period binding). Year printed by...

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Lot n° 19

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1788....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1788. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve d'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1788. In-8, red morocco, boards decorated with a large gilt framed plate with fan motifs, spine decorated with repeated fleurs-de-lis, interior roulette, lining...

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Lot n° 20

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789....

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve D'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1789. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges...

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Lot n° 21

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789....

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve D'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1789. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding). One of...

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Lot n° 22

AUSONE

Opera, a Iosepho Scaligero, & Elia Vineto denuo recognita, disposita & variorum notis illustrata. S.d. Geneva, Jacob Stoer, 1588. 2 parts in one volume in-16, havana morocco, border of palms and foliage framing a series of 14 oval medallions each containing...

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Lot n° 23

AUGUSTIN (saint)

Les Confessions, translated into French, by M. Arnauld d'Andilly. Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat et Pierre le Petit, 1651. In-8, red morocco, boards bordered by a roulette and covered with a large decoration with poly-lobed compartments drawn with double fillet...

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Lot n° 24

AVENTURES D'UN PROVINCIAL (Les),...

AVENTURES D'UN PROVINCIAL (Les), ou Histoire du chevalier de Jordans. Paris, Bastien, 1782. 2 parts in one volume in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, fleuron at the corners, gilt coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated, green title page,...

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Lot n° 25

BENAUT

La Furstemberg, with six variations arranged for Harpsichord or Piano Forte. Dedicated to Madame la vicomtesse de Pons. Paris, Chez l'Auteur, s.d. In-4, red morocco, triple filet gras et maigre, fleuron at the corners, coat of arms in the center, smooth...

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Lot n° 26

BERGIER (Nicolas)

History of the great roads of the Roman Empire. Containing the origin, progress sic ; & almost incredible extent of the military Roads, paved from the city of Romes to the extremities of his Empire. Where we see the greatness & the incomparable power...

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Lot n° 27

BERNADOTTE (Jean-Baptiste)

Collection of letters, proclamations and speeches of His Royal Highness Charles John Royal Prince of Sweden and Norway. S.l.n.d. at the end : Stockholm, From the Printing House of C. Deleen, 1817. In-8, long-grained red morocco, straight lace formed by...

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Lot n° 28

BIBLE (Old and New Testaments;...

BIBLE (Old and New Testaments; Interpretation of Hebrew names) In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment France, Paris, ca. 1240-1260 With two historiated initials (Atelier dit Mathurin Mathurin Atelier), 83 ornate initials and numerous watermarked...

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Lot n° 29

BIBLE. - Esdras and Nehemias, translated...

BIBLE. - Esdras and Nehemias, translated into French, with an explanation drawn from the Holy Fathers, & the Ecclesiastical Authors. S.l.n.d. Paris, Guillaume Desprez, c. 1693. In-8, red morocco, crowned figure gilt in the center and at the corners of...

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Lot n° 30

BUSSY-RABUTIN (Roger, comte de)

The Memoirs. New edition, revised, corrected & enlarged on a manuscript of the Author. Amsterdam, Zacharie Chatelain, 1731. 3 volumes in-12, red morocco, small gilt roulette in frame, coat of arms in the center, spine ornamented, green titles and vellum...

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Lot n° 31

Perpetual CALENDAR made sensible,...

Perpetual CALENDAR made sensible, and made accessible to everyone: or New and true perpetual calendar. By M. G. S. H. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Gueffier, 1774. Small in-12, garnet morocco, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated,...

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Lot n° 32

CAMPIGLIA (Alessandro)

Della turbulenze della Francia in vita del Re Henrico il Grande. Venice, Giorgio Valentini, 1617. In-4, red morocco, double gilt fillet, gilt monogram in the center of the boards, spine decorated with fillets and a repeated fleuron (flower), the title,...

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Lot n° 33

CICÉRON

Epistolarum ad familiares libri XVI. Ad optimas editiones collati. Amsterdam, Jean Jansson, 1645. Small in-12, red morocco, lace framed with a garland motif in the corners, coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated, green title page, inner scroll,...

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Lot n° 34

COMES (Natalis)

Mythology, that is to say, Explanation of the Fables, containing the genealogies of the Gods, the ceremonies sic of their sacrifices; their gestures, adventures, loves. And almost all the precepts of natural and moral philosophy. Lyon, Jean Poyer pour...

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Lot n° 35

COMPAN (l'abbé Charles)

Nouvelle méthode géographique, précédée d'un traité de la sphère ; & des Élémens de Géométrie ; & terminée par une Géographie sacrée. Paris, Merigot jeune, 1771. 2 strong volumes in-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, small fleuron at the corners, coat...

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Lot n° 36

DESCARTES (René)

Principia philosophiae. - Specimina philosophiae. Amsterdam, Louis Elzévier, 1644. Together 2 works in a large volume in-4, red morocco, double gilt fillet with small iron in the corners, in the center a rosette accompanied by motifs at the head and tail,...

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Lot n° 37

DESMARESTS DE SAINT-SORLIN (Jean)

Clovis, or La France chrestienne. Paris, Augustin Courbé and Henry le Gras, and Jaques Roger, 1657. In-4, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, crowned numeral and small coat of arms repeated in the caissons, interior roulette,...

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Lot n° 38

[DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine-Joseph)]

Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres, avec leurs portraits gravés en taille-douce, les indications de leurs principaux ouvrages, quelques réflexions sur leurs caractères, et la manière de connoître les desseins des grands maîtres. Paris, De Bure,...

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Lot n° 39

DOROTHÉE DE GAZA (saint

Les Instructions de saint Dorothée, Père de l'Église grecque, et Abbé d'un Monastère de la Palestine, traduites de Grec en François. Paris, François Muguet, 1686. In-8, olive morocco, triple gilt fillet, spine decorated, the caissons charged with a fleur-de-lis...

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Lot n° 40

[DUGUET (l'abbé)]

Conduct of a Christian lady to live holily in the World. Third edition. Paris, Frères Estienne, 1730. 1730. In-12, red morocco, gilt lace, smooth spine decorated, small inner lace, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (period binding). Delightful...

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Lot n° 41

[FOURCROY (l'abbé de)]

Method for easy learning of Bible history. With the History of the General Councils. Paris, Martin & Georges Jouvenel, 1697. In-12, red morocco, gilt fillet, gilt coat of arms in the center, spine ribbed, caissons drawn with simple gilt fillets, interior...

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Lot n° 42

[GOSMOND DE VERNON (Augustin)]

History of the King's campaigns. Dedicated to His Majesty. Paris, Chez l'Auteur, le Sieur Vanheck, 1751. In-4, garnet morocco, triple gilt fillet, gilt coat of arms in the center, ornate spine, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding). Beautiful...

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Lot n° 43

HELVÉTIUS (Jean-Adrien)

A treatise on the most common diseases and the remedies to cure them. Third edition. Paris, Le Mercier, 1724. 2 volumes in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, ornate spine, interior lace, olive green morocco lining, gilt coat of arms in the center, marbled...

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Lot n° 44

HEURES À L'USAGE DE LYON. at the...

HEURES À L'USAGE DE LYON. at the end : Ces presentes heures a lusage de Lion furent achevees par Philippe Pigouchet... S.l.n.d. at the colophon : Paris, Philippe Pigouchet for Toussaint de Montjay, July 30, 1495. In-8, 92 ff.n.ch., 12 quires signed A-L8...

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Lot n° 45

HOURS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF ROME....

HOURS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF ROME. f. B7v° : Hore intemetate virginis Marie secundum usum Romanum. Paris, Étienne Jehannot ? for Antoine Vérard, s.d. ca. 1498. In-8, 112 ff.n.ch., 14 quires signed A-N8 and A8, long-grained olive-brown chagrin, triple...

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Lot n° 46

HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME. S.l.n.d....

HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME. S.l.n.d. at the bottom of f. C4v° : Paris, for Antoine Vérard, 18 September 1506. Large gothic in-8, 100 ff.n.ch., eggplant morocco, framing decoration formed by multiple sets of fillets and a large cold roulette, spine decorated...

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Lot n° 47

HEURES À L'USAGE DE ROME. Paris, Gillet Hardouyn pour Germain Hardouyn, s.d. [c. 1510].

HOURS TO THE USE OF ROME. Paris, Gillet Hardouyn for Germain Hardouyn, s.d. c. 1510. In-8, 88 ff.n.ch., 11 quires signed A-L8, plum chagrin, wide border decorated with a gilt frieze by means of two small repeated irons, with emblem of the Holy Spirit...

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Lot n° 48

HOURS FOR USE IN PARIS. Paris,...

HOURS FOR USE IN PARIS. Paris, s.d. at the colophons : Veuve Thielman Kerver, 16 February 1522. In-4, 132 ff, fawn calf, boards and spine decorated with gilt and silver decoration with brown wax highlights, framed by fillets and a scroll, large central...

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Lot n° 49

HOURS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF ROME....

HOURS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF ROME. f. A1: Hore beate Marie Virginis secundum usum Roanum totaliter ad longum... Paris, Germain Hardouyn, s.d. c. 1527. In-8, 96 ff.n.ch., 12 quires signed A-M by 8, olive green morocco, triple gilt fillet, crowned numeral...

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Lot n° 50

HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME. Horae...

HOURS FOR THE USE OF ROME. Horae in laudem beatissimae virginis Mariae, ad usum Romanum. Paris, Simon de Colines, 1543. In-4, red morocco, gilt and cold filleting, large orientalist cartouche stamped in the center with the middle in reserve, spine decorated...

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Auction ANCIENT BOOKS - Paris

Bid on the lot list Giquello : 02 December 2022 - Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

ANCIENT BOOKS

ABSTRACT of the morals of the Acts...

ABSTRACT of the morals of the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles of St. Paul, the canonical Epistles, and the Apocalypse. Or Christian thoughts on the text of these sacred books. Pour en rendre la Lecture & la Méditation plus facile à ceux qui commencent...

ALMANACH astronomical and historical...

ALMANACH astronomical and historical of the city of Lyon, and of the provinces of Lyonnois, Forez and Beaujolois; for the Year 1782. Lyon, Aimé de La Roche, 1782. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace formed by a double fillet and a twisted and flowered scroll,...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the year 1686. Exactly calculated on the elevation and the meridian of Paris. Where are marked the days of the Fairs, the Fests which are kept in the Palace & in the Châtelet, & the departure of the ordinary Couriers for the...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the...

ALMANAC sic or Calendar for the leap year 1696. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, s.d. 1696. In-8, soft vellum, double gilt fillet, fleur-de-lis in the corners, coat of arms in the center, traces of ties, smooth spine decorated with small fleurs-de-lis arranged...

ROYAL ALMANACH, for the year 1700,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, for the year 1700, without bissexts, exactly calculated on the Paris meridian. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, s.d. 1700. In-8, soft vellum, framed in Du Seuil style, central medallion bearing the date 1700, smooth spine decorated with small fleurs-de-lis...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1755. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1755. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Le Breton, 1755. In-8, olive green morocco, large lace with small irons, large flowered vase with small irons in the center, ornamented spine, interior roulette, yellow silk lining and endpapers, gilt...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1757. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1757. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Le Breton, 1757. In-8, red morocco, gilt framing plate with large scrolls, stylized foliage and flower falls drawing a niche in reserve, ornate spine, thin inner scroll, gilt paper lining and endpapers...

ALMANACH ROYAL, année bissextile 1760.

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1760. Paris, Le Breton, 1760. In-8, white calf, on the boards decorated with mosaic-cut parts of red and green morocco, and compartments covered with mica on a background of pearls of various colors on which gold and silver ornaments...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1761. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1761. Paris, Le Breton, 1761. In-8, olive morocco, large lace plate on the boards, spine decorated, inner scroll, lining and endpapers of Augsburg paper, gilt edges (Period binding). Very elegant plate by Dubuisson (Rahir, n°184-f). Some...

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1768....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1768. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1768. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace with small irons, smooth spine decorated in the grotesque style, olive green title page, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (Period...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1769. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1769. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1769. In-8, red morocco, boards decorated with a large gilt plate with interlacing motifs, spine decorated with repeated fleurs-de-lis, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1775. Paris,...

ALMANACH ROYAL, year 1775. Paris, s.n., s.d. 1775. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (period binding). Rich gilt plate by...

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1776....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1776. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1776. In-8, red morocco, wide lace with small irons with gilt lyre in the corners, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated with fleur-de-lis repeated in the caissons, inner scroll, lining and...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1777. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1777. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1777. In-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, boards framed with gilt lace formed of various irons and masonic symbols (level in the corners, flaming stars, triple point, seal of David, and two linked hands),...

ALMANACH ROYAL, année 1779.

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1779. Paris, Le Breton, s.d. 1779. In-8, fir green morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, coat of arms in the center with the medallion mosaic in red, spine decorated with a fleurdelisé decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1781. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1781. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1781. Large volume in-8, red morocco, triple filet gras et maigre, coat of arms in the center, large fleur-de-lis gilt in the corners, smooth spine decorated with a fleurdelisé and compartmentalized decoration,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1782. In-8, red morocco, large gilt lace with small irons, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated, olive green title and tomato pieces, interior roulette, gilt edges (Period binding). Beautiful and...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris,...

ROYAL ALMANACH, year 1782. Paris, D'Houry, s.d. 1782. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, lining and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (period binding). Year printed by...

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1788....

ROYAL ALMANACH, leap year 1788. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve d'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1788. In-8, red morocco, boards decorated with a large gilt framed plate with fan motifs, spine decorated with repeated fleurs-de-lis, interior roulette, lining...

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789....

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve D'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1789. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges...

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789....

ROYAL ALMANACH, common year 1789. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve D'Houry & Debure, s.d. 1789. In-8, red morocco, large gilt frame on the boards, spine decorated with a fleur-de-lys decoration, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding). One of...

AUSONE

Opera, a Iosepho Scaligero, & Elia Vineto denuo recognita, disposita & variorum notis illustrata. S.d. Geneva, Jacob Stoer, 1588. 2 parts in one volume in-16, havana morocco, border of palms and foliage framing a series of 14 oval medallions each containing...

AUGUSTIN (saint)

Les Confessions, translated into French, by M. Arnauld d'Andilly. Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat et Pierre le Petit, 1651. In-8, red morocco, boards bordered by a roulette and covered with a large decoration with poly-lobed compartments drawn with double fillet...

AVENTURES D'UN PROVINCIAL (Les),...

AVENTURES D'UN PROVINCIAL (Les), ou Histoire du chevalier de Jordans. Paris, Bastien, 1782. 2 parts in one volume in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, fleuron at the corners, gilt coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated, green title page,...

BENAUT

La Furstemberg, with six variations arranged for Harpsichord or Piano Forte. Dedicated to Madame la vicomtesse de Pons. Paris, Chez l'Auteur, s.d. In-4, red morocco, triple filet gras et maigre, fleuron at the corners, coat of arms in the center, smooth...

BERGIER (Nicolas)

History of the great roads of the Roman Empire. Containing the origin, progress sic ; & almost incredible extent of the military Roads, paved from the city of Romes to the extremities of his Empire. Where we see the greatness & the incomparable power...

BERNADOTTE (Jean-Baptiste)

Collection of letters, proclamations and speeches of His Royal Highness Charles John Royal Prince of Sweden and Norway. S.l.n.d. at the end : Stockholm, From the Printing House of C. Deleen, 1817. In-8, long-grained red morocco, straight lace formed by...

BIBLE (Old and New Testaments;...

BIBLE (Old and New Testaments; Interpretation of Hebrew names) In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment France, Paris, ca. 1240-1260 With two historiated initials (Atelier dit Mathurin Mathurin Atelier), 83 ornate initials and numerous watermarked...

BIBLE. - Esdras and Nehemias, translated...

BIBLE. - Esdras and Nehemias, translated into French, with an explanation drawn from the Holy Fathers, & the Ecclesiastical Authors. S.l.n.d. Paris, Guillaume Desprez, c. 1693. In-8, red morocco, crowned figure gilt in the center and at the corners of...

BUSSY-RABUTIN (Roger, comte de)

The Memoirs. New edition, revised, corrected & enlarged on a manuscript of the Author. Amsterdam, Zacharie Chatelain, 1731. 3 volumes in-12, red morocco, small gilt roulette in frame, coat of arms in the center, spine ornamented, green titles and vellum...

Perpetual CALENDAR made sensible,...

Perpetual CALENDAR made sensible, and made accessible to everyone: or New and true perpetual calendar. By M. G. S. H. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Gueffier, 1774. Small in-12, garnet morocco, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated,...

CAMPIGLIA (Alessandro)

Della turbulenze della Francia in vita del Re Henrico il Grande. Venice, Giorgio Valentini, 1617. In-4, red morocco, double gilt fillet, gilt monogram in the center of the boards, spine decorated with fillets and a repeated fleuron (flower), the title,...

CICÉRON

Epistolarum ad familiares libri XVI. Ad optimas editiones collati. Amsterdam, Jean Jansson, 1645. Small in-12, red morocco, lace framed with a garland motif in the corners, coat of arms in the center, smooth spine decorated, green title page, inner scroll,...

COMES (Natalis)

Mythology, that is to say, Explanation of the Fables, containing the genealogies of the Gods, the ceremonies sic of their sacrifices; their gestures, adventures, loves. And almost all the precepts of natural and moral philosophy. Lyon, Jean Poyer pour...

COMPAN (l'abbé Charles)

Nouvelle méthode géographique, précédée d'un traité de la sphère ; & des Élémens de Géométrie ; & terminée par une Géographie sacrée. Paris, Merigot jeune, 1771. 2 strong volumes in-8, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, small fleuron at the corners, coat...

DESCARTES (René)

Principia philosophiae. - Specimina philosophiae. Amsterdam, Louis Elzévier, 1644. Together 2 works in a large volume in-4, red morocco, double gilt fillet with small iron in the corners, in the center a rosette accompanied by motifs at the head and tail,...

DESMARESTS DE SAINT-SORLIN (Jean)

Clovis, or La France chrestienne. Paris, Augustin Courbé and Henry le Gras, and Jaques Roger, 1657. In-4, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, crowned numeral and small coat of arms repeated in the caissons, interior roulette,...

[DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine-Joseph)]

Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres, avec leurs portraits gravés en taille-douce, les indications de leurs principaux ouvrages, quelques réflexions sur leurs caractères, et la manière de connoître les desseins des grands maîtres. Paris, De Bure,...

DOROTHÉE DE GAZA (saint