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Auction 10 February 2023 ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS - Paris

Bid on the lot list Giquello : 10 February 2023 - ARCHITECTURE – FORTIFICATION – MILITARIA - LIVRES ANCIENS ET MODERNES - MANUSCRITS EXPOSITION PRIVÉE :sur rendez-vous à l’étude EXPOSITION PUBLIQUE :Mercredi 8 février de 11h à 18hJeudi 9 février de 11h à 20het vendredi 10 février de 11h à 12h Téléphone pendant l’exposition : + 33(0) 1 48 00 20 07 CONTACT :Odile Caule+33(0)1 47 70 48 90 - <a href="mailto:o.caule@giquello.net" target="_blank">o.caule@giquello.net</a> Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS

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Lot n° 1

ALBARET (le chevalier d').

Différens projets relatifs au climat et à la manière la plus convenable de bâtir dans les pays chauds, et plus particulièrement dans les Indes Occidentales. S.l.n.n., 1776. In-folio, marbled calf, filets and cold rolls, smooth spine decorated with gilt...

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Lot n° 2

BOECKLER (Georg Andreas).

Nova architectura curiosa. Nuremberg, Rudolph Johann Helmer, Christian Sigmund Froberg, 1704. 4 parts in a folio volume, stiff vellum, title in ink on the spine, blue edges (Binding of the period). Guilmard, p. 421. A very fine book on hydraulic architecture,...

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Lot n° 3

[BOËNCOURT & GAILLARD].

A Narrative of the French Expedition to Danzig in 1734. Edinburgh, 1831. 2 parts in one volume in-4, fir green paper boards, untrimmed (publisher's binding). Edition of only 62 copies, printed from a manuscript that belonged to Lefèvre d'Ormesson. There...

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Lot n° 4

BOFFRAND (Germain).

De architectura liber... Book of architecture containing the general principles of this art. Paris, Guillaume Cavelier, 1745. - Descriptio omnium operarum quibus ad fundendam ex aere... Description of what was done to cast in bronze the equestrian figure...

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Lot n° 5

BORDEREL & ROBERT.

Ferronnerie d'art. Paris, Office d'éditions d'art, s.d. 1930s. Small folio, in sheets, folders and cover printed in gold, publisher's laced half cloth folder. Luxurious album of Art Deco ironwork. The 36 plates of photogravures present recent wrought...

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Lot n° 6

BRISEUX (Charles-Étienne).

Traité du beau essentiel dans les Arts, appliqué particulièrement à l'Architecture, et démontré phisiquement sic et par l'expérience. Paris, Chez l'Auteur, Chéreau, 1752. 2 volumes large in-4, marbled calf, lace fleudelisée, fleur-de-lis gilded in the...

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Lot n° 7

CÉSAR (Jules).

Commentariorum. De bello Gallico. Civile Pompeiano... Alexandrino... Africano... Hispaniensi. Venice, Ex Bibliotheca Aldina, 1569. In-8, stiff vellum, marbled paper lining, speckled edges (Late 17th century binding). Renouard, Aldus, 207. Edition printed...

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Lot n° 8

CHAPUY (Nicolas Marie Joseph).

French cathedrals drawn from nature and lithographed. Paris, Engelmann et Cie, 1824-1831. 13 parts in one volume in-4, plum half-basin, smooth spine decorated, untrimmed (Binding of the period). Beautiful work on the architecture of cathedrals, illustrated...

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Lot n° 9

CHAUVET (Jacques).

La Pratique universelle de l'arpenterie..., contenant l'explication de parfaitement Mesurer, Arpenter, Toiser, Aulner & prendre le plant de la superfice sic de tous corps & figures de telles formes qu'ils soient. Paris, Henry Thierry, 1585. In-4,...

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Lot n° 10

COLLADO (Luis).

Prattica manuale dell'artiglieria. Milan, Girolamo Bordoni and Pietromartire Locarni, 1606 In-4, soft vellum, title in ink on the spine (Binding of the time). Cockle, n°668. Second edition in Italian of the great treatise on artillery by Luis Collado,...

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Lot n° 11

COMMELYN.

Histoire de la Vie & Actes mémorable de Frédéric Henry de Nassau prince d'Orange. Amsterdam, Vefve & Héritiers de Judocus Janssonius, 1656. 2 parts in one small volume in-folio, granite calf, triple gilt fillet, gilt coat of arms in the center,...

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Lot n° 12

COURTONNE (Jean).

Traité de la perspective pratique, avec des remarques sur l'architecture. Paris, Jacques Vincent, 1725. In-folio, marbled basane, double cold fillet, ornate spine, red title, red edges (Binding of the period). Fowler, n°94. First edition, decorated with...

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Lot n° 13

DES POMMELLES (Jean-Christophe Sandrier, chevalier).

Tableau de la population de toutes les provinces de France, Et de la proportion, sous tous les rapports, des naissances, des morts & des mariages depuis dix ans, d'après les registres de chaque Généralité, accompagné de notes & observations. Paris,...

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Lot n° 14

[DU BREUIL (Jean)].

L'Art universel des fortifications, françoises, hollandoises, espagnoles, italiennes, et composées. Paris, Jacques Du Brueil père et fils, 1665. In-4, vellum (contemporary binding). Marini, pp. 108-109. First edition of this treatise on fortifications...

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Lot n° 15

[DU SOMMERARD (Alexandre)].

Views of Provins, drawn and lithographed, in 1822, by several artists. Paris, Gide ; Provins, Lebeau, 1822. Large in-4, red morocco half-basin with corners, gilt coat of arms in the center, spine decorated (Period binding). A frontispiece, 31 beautiful...

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Lot n° 16

[ECKARD (Jean)].

Notice sur le général Victor-Léopold Berthier. Paris, De l'Imprimerie impériale, 1807. In-4, soft cardboard of the time. First edition, printed on vellum paper and printed in small numbers for the family and some friends. A notice giving an account of...

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Lot n° 18

FER (Nicolas de).

Description of France. S.l.n.d. 18th century. Oblong folio, half blue marbled vellum with small corners, red edges (18th century binding). Composite collection containing a map of France with its acquisitions until the year 1754, 67 topographic plates...

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Lot n° 19

FER (Nicolas de).

Introduction to fortification. Dedicated to Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne. Paris, J. F. Benard, s.d. 1723. Oblong folio, speckled calf, spine decorated, edges speckled with red (period binding). A fine collection by Nicolas de Fer (c. 1647-1720), engraver,...

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Lot n° 20

FESTIVALS. - Description of the...

FESTIVALS. - Description of the celebrations given by the city of Paris, on the occasion of the Marriage of Madame Louise-Elisabeth of France, & of Dom Philippe, Infant & Grand Admiral of Spain, on August 29 & 30, 1739. Paris, De l'Imprimerie...

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Lot n° 21

FESTIVAL. - MOLIÈRE. The Pleasures...

FESTIVAL. - MOLIÈRE. The Pleasures of the Enchanted Isle. Ring race; collation decorated with machines; comedy, mixed with dance and music .... Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale, 1673 at the end: by Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1674. - FÉLIBIEN (André). Les...

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Lot n° 22

FESTIVALS. - RÜXNER (Georg). ThurnierBuch....

FESTIVALS. - RÜXNER (Georg). ThurnierBuch. Warhafftige Beschreibunge aller kurtzweil und Ritterspil... Frankfurt, s.n. Sigismund Feyerabend & Simon Hüter, 1566. 2 parts in a small gothic folio volume, granite basane, cold-stamped scrollwork, spine...

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Lot n° 23

FESTIVAL. - SACRE DE LOUIS XV (Le),...

FESTIVAL. - SACRE DE LOUIS XV (Le), Roy de France & de Navarre, dans l'Eglise de Reims, le dimanche XXV octobre 1722. S.l.n.d. Paris, 1731. Large folio, blue morocco, large gilt border, large coat of arms in the center, ornate spine, repeated royal...

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Lot n° 24

HOLIDAYS. - VAN WICQUEFORT (Abraham)....

HOLIDAYS. - VAN WICQUEFORT (Abraham). Relation in the form of a journal, of the voyage and stay, which the Serene and Most Powerful Prince Charles II King of Great Britain, &c. made in Holland, since May 25 until June 2, 1660. The Hague, Adrian Vlacq,...

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Lot n° 25

FOSSÉ (Charles-Louis-François de).

Ideas of a military man in the disposition of troops entrusted to young officers in the defense and attack of small posts. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de France, Ambroise Firmin Didot, Alexandre Jombert jeune, 1783. 2 parts in one volume in-4, blue paper boards,...

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Lot n° 26

GALLANDIUS (Petrus).

De agrorum conditionibus, & constitutionibus limitum .... Variorum auctorum .... Paris, Adrien Turnèbe, 1554. In-4, fawn calf, double framed with gilt and cold-stamped fillets, azure motifs in the spandrels, oval central medallion with rinceaux motifs...

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Lot n° 27

HAGHE (Louis).

Ancient monuments collected in Belgium and Germany. Accompanied by historical notes by Octave Delepierre. Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts, A. de Wasme, 1843. In-folio, red half-chagrin with corners, spine decorated (Binding of the time). Complete suite...

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Lot n° 28

HEINEKEN (Paul).

Lucidum prospectivae speculum, Das ist: Ein heller Spiegel der Perspective. Augsburg, Jeremie Wolffs, 1727. In-folio, stiff vellum, blue speckled edges (Binding of the time). Guilmard, p. 425. First edition of this very beautiful and rare book on baroque...

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Lot n° 29

HÉRÉ (Emmanuel).

Plans and elevations of the Royal Square of Nancy & other buildings surrounding it, built by the orders of the King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine. Dedicated to the King of France. Paris, François, s.d. 1753. Large folio, marbled calf, triple gilt fillet,...

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Lot n° 30

HÉRÉ (Emmanuel).

Collection of plans, elevations and sections, both geometrical and in perspective, of the castles, gardens and outbuildings that the King of Poland occupies in Lorraine... Sold in Paris by François, s.d. 1752. Large folio, half calf, spine decorated (modern...

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Lot n° 31

HÉRÉ (Emmanuel).

Recueil de Héré. Paris, Léonce Laget, 1979. Large folio, red morocco, large gilt lace, ornate spine, green title page, inner lace, gilt edges (Modern pastiche binding). Facsimile reprint of the 82 plates of the very beautiful and rare Recueil de Héré...

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Lot n° 32

HUGO (Hermann).

The Siege of the city of Breda conquered by the arms of King Philip IV. By the direction of the Infanta Isabella Cl. Eug. By the value of the marquis Amb. Spinola. Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasar Moretus, 1631. Small folio, calfskin, smooth...

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Lot n° 33

INVALIDS (Royal Hotel of the)....

INVALIDS (Royal Hotel of the). - Collection of 23 plates. S.l.n.d. late 17th and early 18th century. Large folio, marbled calf, triple gilt fillet, coat of arms in the center, ornate spine, repeated numeral (18th century binding). Collection of 23 copper-engraved...

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Lot n° 34

JUST LIPSE. De militia romana libri...

JUST LIPSE. De militia romana libri quinque, commentarius ad Polybium. Antwerp, Plantin, widow & son of Jean Moretus, 1594. - Poliorceticon sive de machinis, tormentis, telis, libri quinque. Antwerp, Plantin, Moretus, 1605. Together 2 parts in one...

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Lot n° 35

LALANDE (Jérôme de).

Des Canaux de navigation, et spécialement du canal de Languedoc. Paris, Veuve Desaint, 1778 In-folio, blue paper boards, untrimmed (Binding of the time). First edition, decorated with 14 copper-engraved plates, 5 of which are folding. Important work on...

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Lot n° 36

LA SAUSSAYE.

Chambord Castle. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Chambord, À l'Hôtel du Grand Saint-Michel ; Blois, Chez tous les libraires, 1837. Small folio, brown half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated (Period binding). Edition decorated with 3 beautiful lithographed...

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Lot n° 37

LE BLOND (Guillaume).

Élémens de fortification, contenant la construction raisonnée de tous les ouvrages de la Fortification ; les Systèmes des plus célèbres Ingénieurs ; la Fortification irrégulière, &c. Fifth edition. Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1764. In-8, marbled...

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Lot n° 38

LE BLOND.

Traité de l'artillerie, ou des armes et machines en usage à la guerre, depuis l'invention de la poudre. Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1743. 3 volumes in-8, marbled calf, spine ornamented, spider-web iron in the caissons, red edges (period binding). First...

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Lot n° 39

LE ROY (Jacques).

Castella & Praetoria nobilium Brabantiae... Castles and country houses of the gentlemen of Brabant... Kasteelen en heeren huysen der edelen van Brabant. Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1699. 2 parts in one volume in-folio, granite calf, framed in the style...

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Lot n° 40

LOSTELNEAU (Colbert de).

The Mareschal of battle. Containing the maniment of arms, the evolutions. Several battalions, both against the infantry and the cavalry. Paris, De l'Imprimerie d'Estienne Migon, 1647. In-folio, vellum overlay, title in ink on the spine with the mention...

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Lot n° 41

MACHAULT (Louis de).

La Milice des Grecs et Romains. Paris, Hierosme Drouart, 1615 Small folio, marbled calf (Binding of the end of the XVIIth century). First edition of the first French translation by Louis de Machault of the military tactics texts of Elien the Tactian and...

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Lot n° 42

MANUSCRIT. - Observations on the...

MANUSCRIT. - Observations on the analysis of the prices of different fortification works. S.d. after 1788, very late 18th century. Manuscript in-folio of 18 pages unencumbered, bradel modern cardboard. "To put the contractors in a position to fulfill...

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Lot n° 43

MANUSCRIT. - Collection of 14 hand-drawn...

MANUSCRIT. - Collection of 14 hand-drawn and hand-colored battle plans. In-folio, brown half calf with corners (19th century binding.). Collection made by an amateur around 1810, including 14 hand-drawn and hand-colored plans of historical battles: battle...

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Lot n° 44

MANUSCRIT. - VAUBAN. Traité de...

MANUSCRIT. - VAUBAN. Traité de la deffence des places où l'on fait voir la propriété des pièces de fortification qui les composent, la manière de les approvisionner de toutes les munitions nécessaires, et les moyens de leur faire une belle deffence. By...

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Lot n° 45

MAROT (Jean).

L'Architecture françoise, ou Recueil des plans, élévations, coupes et profils des Eglises, Palais, Hôtels & Maisons particulières de Paris, & des Chasteaux & Maisons de Campagne ou de Plaisance des Environs, & de plusieurs autres Endroits...

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Lot n° 46

MASTIANI (Benedetto).

De bello balearico commentariolum, ex Codice Ms. Magliabechiano. Florence, Ex Typographia apud Vicum omnium sanctorum, 1810. In-4, half granite basane, smooth spine decorated, red title page (Modern binding in the old taste). First edition, posthumous. Relation...

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Lot n° 47

[MICHEL (Nicolas-Léopold)].

Collection of the foundations and establishments made by the King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, which includes the construction of a new square, in the middle of which is erected the Statue of Louis XV & the Buildings that His Polish Majesty...

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Lot n° 48

MUNSTER (Sébastien).

Cosmographia universale... Cologne, Héritiers d'Arnold Birckmann, 1575. Large volume in-folio, vellum with cover (Binding of the time). Sabin, n°51403. Italian translation of the famous Cosmography of Sebastian Münster, originally published in Latin in...

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Lot n° 49

NASH (Frederick), John SCOTT et P. B. de LA BOISSIÈRE.

Picturesque views of the City of Paris and its environs. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees..., 1823. 2 volumes large in-4, red half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated (Binding of the period). 57 (25 + 25 + 7) nice steel engravings, printed on chine...

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Lot n° 50

NORMANDY. - The most beautiful...

NORMANDY. - The most beautiful monuments of the Eure. Archaeological and picturesque album, complement of all the historical and monumental publications made on Normandy. L'Aigle, J.-F. Beuzelin, 1856. Small folio, green half-paperback, printed title...

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Lot n° 51

OZANNE.

New perspective views of the ports of France. S.l.n.d. 18th century. Oblong folio, marbled basane, double gilt fillet, spine decorated, gilt edges (Binding circa 1900). 60 beautiful views of the ports of France engraved on copper by Le Gouaz after Ozanne. This...

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