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French translation of the Hermit View picture(s) 161 [LONGUEVILLE, Peter]. Le Solitaire Anglois, ou Avantures Merveilleuses de  Philippe Quarll. Par Mr. Dorrington. Traduit de l'Anglois. Paris, Etienne Ganeau, Guillaume Cavelier, 1729. Sm.8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with red title-label, red painted edges. With fine engraved frontispiece showing Philippe Quarll with his pet monkey at work on his deserted island, and with folding engraved map. (12),368, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: English  French  Literature  Robinson Crusoe  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Gallant fairy tales ascribed to the Chevalier de Mailly View picture(s) 162 [MAILLY, Louis, Chevalier De]. Les illustres Fées. Contes Galans. Dedié aux Dames. Par Madame D*** Seconde edition, corrigé de plusieurs fautes. Amst., Aux dépens d'Estienne Roger, 1710. 12mo. Contemp. half calf. With title printed in red and black, fine engraved  frontispiece showing a queen at court telling stories to male and female courtiers, and 11 almost half-page engraved illustrations heading each story. (8), 214, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Children's Books  Fairy Tales  French  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A French Robinson in German View picture(s) 163 [MALLÈS DE BEAULIEU, Jeanne-Sophie]. Begebenheiten eines französischen Schiffsjungen auf einer unbewohntern Insel, oder der zwölfjährige Robinson. Zürich & Leipzig, Trachslerschen Buch- u. Kunsthandlung, (1824). Sm.4to. Contemp. cloth, spine gilt. With illustration on engraved title, engraved frontispiece and 4 full-page engraved plates, all richly and beautifully coloured by hand. 324 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  German  Robinson Crusoe  Shipwrecks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Latin for French officers View picture(s) 164 [MILITARY ACADEMY PARIS]. Selecta latini sermonis Exemplaria è Scriptoribus Probatissimis, ad usum Nobilis Juventutis, Regio Sumptu Institutae. Lutetiae Parisiorum (= Paris), Apud Nyon, vulgo du Jardinet, 1789-1804. 6 vols. Contemp. half calf, spines gilt, with red title-labels. 176; 234; 308; 267; 261; 299 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  19th Century  French  Greek & Latin  Schoolbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The infant library View picture(s) 165 [MINIATURE BOOKS]. Bibliotheque des enfants. Tome 3, 8, 12. London, John Marshall, (ca. 1800). 3 vols. 32mo. Orig. boards, vols. 3 and 12 white boards with printed title within engraved oval wreath of leaves coloured by hand in green on both covers, and vol. 8 green boards with mounted orange title-label with titles set within ornamental borders on both sides. With 13 full-page engraved plates depicting a pyramid, trumpet, tourniquet, garden tools, a bucket, barrel, mirror, garden bench, pulpit with writing utensils, a cup and spoon, etc., in vol. 3; 13 full-page engraved plates of flowers in vol. 8; and 13 full-page engraved plates showing games and pastimes for girls, such as playing ball, diabolo, badminton, dancing, playing with dolls, playing with a doll's house, etc. in vol. 12. 28, (4); 28, (4); 28, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  Miniature Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Tiny classics View picture(s) 166 [MINIATURE BOOKS]. Bibliothèque en miniature. Paris, Chez Marcilly, (ca. 1830). 6 vols in slipcase. 24mo. Orig. light blue lithographed wrappers, in contemp. half calf slipcase, spine gilt. With charming vignettes on 6 engraved titles, and 6 full-page engraved plates, one in each volume. Each vol. 24 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  La Fontaine  Miniature Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Complete set of six small volumes with stories, fables, and travel accounts for the youth View picture(s) 167 [MINIATURE BOOKS]. Petite bibliothèque de la jeunesse. Paris, A. Pinard for Marcilly, (ca. 1836). 6 vols. 16mo. (82 x 55 mm). Original boards covered with red (2), green (2) or purple (2) paper, gilt spines with titles lettered in gold. Each volume with engraved title with applicable image to the text and 4 engraved plates. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Children's Books  French  Miniature Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The small pleasures of the countryside View picture(s) 168 [MINIATURE BOOK]. Les plaisirs de la Campagne. Paris, Marcilly, (ca. 1820). 32mo. Contemp. green boards. With engraved vignette on title and 7 full-page engraved plates. 96 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Children's Books  French  Miniature Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Six comedies (two by Molière), published by the Amsterdam Society 'Nil volentibus arduum' (1707-1717) View picture(s) 169 [MOLIÈRE]. De verwaande Hollandsche Franschman. Blyspel. 2nd ed. Amsterdam, Heirs of J. Lescailje, for 'het Kunstgenootschap (Nil volentibus arduum)' , 1717. 8vo. Contemporary blind tooled vellum, spine with title lettered in ink. With engraved frontispiece by B. Picart (dated 1715), and engraved allegorical vignette of the society 'Nil volentibus arduum' by C. Lairesse (Dongelmans, gravure 27). (8), 92, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  18th Century  Dutch  French  Literary History  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The shipwreck of the floating islands loaded with the vices of the world View picture(s) 170 [MORELLY, Etienne-Gabriel]. Naufrage des isles flottantes; ou Basiliade du célébre Pilpai. Poéme heroique. Traduit de l'indien par Mr. M******. A Messine (Paris), Par une Société de Libraires, 1753. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf with triple gilt lines along the edges, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. Engraved allegorical frontispiece with the portrait of the 'author/translator', titles printed in red and black, two engraved title vignettes. (2), XLI, (1), 216; (4), 307 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  French  Imaginary Voyages & Utopias  Literary History, 18th-20th century  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A plea to the French Government to promote maritime trade and commerce with the Fench colonies View picture(s) 171 [O'HEGUERTY, Pierre André]. Essai sur les intérets du commerce maritime. Par M. D***. The Hague, 1754. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with red title label, red mottled edges. With woodcut printer's device on title, numerous fine woodcut head- and tailpieces, and 1 folding table. 258 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Commerce  French  Maritime History  Trade  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The oldest book of prophecies in French. From the library of Stanislas de Guaita View picture(s) 172 [OCCULT SCIENCES]. Livre merveilleux, contenant en bref la fleur et substance de plusieurs traittez, tant des propheties & revelations, qu'anciennes croniques, faisant mention de tous les faictz de l'eglise universelle, comme des scismes, discords & tribulations advenir en l'eglise de Rome, & d'un temps auquel on ostera & tollira aux gens d'eglise & clergé, leurs biens temporelz, tellement qu'on ne leur laissera, que leur viure & habit necessaire. Item aussi est faicte mention, des souverains evesques & papes, qui aprés regneront & gouverneront l'eglise. Et speciallement d'un Pape qui sera appellé Pasteur Angelique. Et d'un Roy de France, nommé Charles, sainct homme. Item, du temps du grand & du dernier Antechrist, & apres sa mort, jusques au dernier jour du Jugement. & en la fin du monde, & quant ce doit estre. De nouvueau a esté adiousté vers la fin une prophetie laquelle demonstre ce qui est advenu depuis le Roy Françoys premier iusques à present & jusques à l'an 1569. Reveu & corrigé par messieurs de la faculté de Theologie de Paris, l'an 1565. Paris, Thibault Bessault, 1565. 8vo. Late 18th-century straight grained red morocco, gilt and decorated spine with title lettered in gold, triple gilt lines along edges of sides, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e. (DEROME?). Woodcut printer's device with elephant on title, woodcut headpiece and endpieces, woodcut initials. (54) lvs.; collation: A8, BM4, L2. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bindings  French  Occult  Occult Sciences  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fables with a lightly erotic illustration View picture(s) 173 [PAJON, Henri?]. Contes nouveaux & nouvelles nouvelles en vers. Antwerp, A l'Ane rouge lyrique (1753). Sm. 8vo. Contemp. green morocco, spine gilt, with double gilt fillet borders on sides, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. With large allegorical vignette on engraved title, printed in red, and set within double fillet borders, and full-page engraved plate of a boy falling down on lovers in a haystack. II, 164 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Fairy Tales  French  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Announcing peace between the catholics and protestants of Antwerp View picture(s) 174 [PAMPHLET - ANTWERP]. De religions-vrede. Gheaccordeert ende gepubliceert binnen Antwerpen den XII en Junii MDLXXIX. Antwerp, Christoffel Plantijn, 1579. 8vo. Half vellum. Large woodcut printer's vignette on title page. (11, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Dutch  French  History  Pamphlets  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fake pamphlet View picture(s) 175 [PAMPHLET DUTCH]. Le diner du lion d'or, ou aventures singulieres arrivees en Juillet 1783 au Sr. Manzon, alias Fort-en-Gueule, redacteur de la gazette intitulee, le courier du Bas-Rhine. Athènes [The Hague?], Jean qui-pique, Rue de la Guêpe a l'Aiguillon, 1784. Original wrappers. With woodcut ornament on title-page, woodcut endpieces. XVI, 175, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Fictitious Imprints  French  Pamphlets  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The fashion of 1848 View picture(s) 176 [PERIODICAL]. Le tresor des Demoiselles. 1848. (Paris, 1848). Large 8vo. Contemp. half cloth, with green title-label on spine. With 6 full-page handcoloured lithographed costume-plates on strong paper, 7 handcoloured lithographed plates on thinner paper with costume-accessories and detail-illustrations, and 9 large, several times folded plates on thinner yellow or white  paper, with patterns for dresses, and models for needlework. pp. 193-384 Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  French  Needlework  Periodicals  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A legal history of the Gauls View picture(s) 177 [PERRECIOT, Claude Joseph]. De l'état civil des personnes et de la condition des terres dans les Gaules, dès les temps Celtiques, jusquá la rédaction des coutumes. Suisse, aux dépens de la Société, 1786. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt and decorated with title lettered in gold on 2 labels, gilt binding edges, marbled edges and endpapers. Woodcut head- and endpieces. (2), X, 37 (1 blank), 584, VIII, (2) 612 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Economy  French  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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To amuse and instruct youth View picture(s) 178 [PHILIDOR, André Danican]. Élémens théoriques et pratiques du jeu des échets, avec des réflexions morales, politiques, historiques et militaires, relatives a ce jeu. Paris, Madame veuve Hocquart, 1810. Sm.8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine with orange title-label, orange painted edges. With stipple-engraved frontispiece-portrait of Philidor, full-page engraved plate showing the chessmen, and two woodcut playing boards in text, one with the letters and numbers used for the game-notations, and the other showing all possible moves of the horse on the chess board, numbered on the fields from 1 tot 64. XXIV, 266, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Chess  Education  French  Games & Pastimes  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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French Jesuit prayer book, elaborately dressed up for presentation to Anne Rouveau View picture(s) 179 [PRAYERBOOK - FRENCH AND LATIN]. [COTON, Pierre?]. Les Saincts devoirs de l'ame devote. Including: L'Office de la Vierge Marie pour tous les temps de l'annee. Paris, Sébastien Huré, 1645. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Mottled tanned sheepskin (ca. 1800) with a richly gold-tooled spine with a black morocco label, marbled endpapers and a green, red and yellow ribbon marker. With 2 title-pages, each with a different woodcut device showing a holy figure in a heart, a woodcut headpiece, 6 woodcut decorative initials, and decorations built up from cast fleurons. Extra illustrated with 15 later 17th- and early 18th-century engraved plates of saints, drawn, engraved or published by Pierre Mariette, P. Bertrand, Matheus, Herman Weyen, Jean Picart and Firens. With all plates, the title-page devices, headpiece, decorative initials and built-up decorations hand-coloured and highlighted with gold. With a manuscript calligraphic dedication panel (ca. 1800) from Jacques Le Loy to Anne Rouveau on a flyleaf at front and her manuscript "AR II" monogram on drapery at back, both painted in gold, blue, red and grey. [12], 286, [2]; 224 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Colour Platebooks  Devotion  French  Illustrated Books  Jesuits  Prayer Books  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Original edition of an important imaginary voyage to America by Robert Lade View picture(s) 180 [PRÉVOST D'EXILES, Antoine François]. Voyages du Capitaine Robert Lade en differentes parties de l'Afrique, de l'Asie et de l'Amerique: contenant l'histoire de la fortune, & les observations sur les colonies & le commerce des Espagnols, des Anglois, des Hollandois, &c. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois. Paris, Cl. Simon for Didot, 1744. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and green morocco title labels lettered in gold. Folding map of Eastern America and the Caribbean by Jacques Nic. Bellin engraved by F. Desbruslins, and a folding engraved map of the world showing the route of the voyage by Jean Lattré, dated 1743. (2), XVI, 370; (2), 384, (2), 387(-400) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Africa  America, North  Asia  French  Imaginary Voyages & Utopias  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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