First edition

Hugo GROTIUS

Traité de la vérité de la religion chrétienne

Élie Jacob Ledet & Compagnie, Amsterdam 1728, in-12 (9,5x15,5cm), LVI (5f. tab.) 455pp., relié.

New French edition, translated by Lejeune, the Christian apologetics Treaty philosopher and diplomat Hugo
Grotius (1583-1645); it is adorned with a sticker on the title, engraved intaglio by Duflos according Debrie.
Contemporary binding in full fawn calf. Back smooth decorated with the [...]

400 €

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Thomas A KEMPIS

Libri quatuor de Imitatione Christi

S.n. [Pierre-François Didot], Paris 1788, grand in-4 (24,5x32,5cm), (3f.) 338pp., relié.

Sumptuous edition printed on wove paper by Pierre-François Didot, decorated with a portrait of the Child Jesus engraved in intaglio by Klauber.
Binding slightly later (1800) in full fair calf. Back with five false nerves decorated with double gilded boxes and nets, and irons anchor, a red [...]

600 €

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Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde DESHOULIERES

Oeuvres choisies de Madame Deshoulieres

De l'Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné, à Paris 1795, In-18 (9,5x15,3cm), relié.

Edition neat Didot printed on Velin, illustrated with a frontispiece and 3 figures by Marillier engraved by Thumb, of Ghendt.
Full binding ripe orange morocco late nineteenth signed David. spine beautifully decorated nerves, wheels and tail head. As Exhibit and toaison brown morocco. Triple [...]

850 €

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Titus Livius (dit) TITE-LIVE

Historiarum libri

Ex Officina Elzeviriana (Elzevir), Lugduni Batavorum (Leyde) 1653-1654, petit in-12 (7x13,5cm), (24) 578pp. (12) et

New edition by John and Daniel Elsevir of Roman history of Livy, in publishing Gronovius. A title frontispiece in volume 1.
Blond in full calf binding croisillonné late nineteenth signed Spachmann (English binding). Back decorated coffered frois. Cold framing nets on the boards. Gilt edges. [...]

500 €

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François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

Oeuvres complètes

Furne & Charles Gosselin & Delloye, Paris 1837-1841, 13x21cm, 25 volumes reliés.

With a frontispiece portrait of the author after Girodet, two portraits and 25 engraved plates after Alfred and Tony Johannot, Rouargue, Régnier, Pourvoyeur, etc., as well as a large folding map. This copy complete with the Congrès de Vérone, which makes up the two final volumes and is often [...]

1 500 €

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Washington IRVING

Bracebridge Hall ; or the humorists [Suivi de] Tales of a traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

Baudry, booseller in foreign languages, Paris 1834, 2 parties en un Vol. In-12 (9,5x14,6cm), relié.

Rare Parisian edition. A specific title page for Tales of a traveler.
Binding romantic contemporary in full red glossy calf. Smooth spine richly decorated. Flat cold hit a large central medallion, Toulette golden framing. Gilt edges. Light rubbing, especially the lower flat, the corners ...

550 €

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Ludovico Ariosto (dit) L'ARIOSTE

Orlando Furioso

appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari , In Vinegia (Venise) 1547, in-8 (10,5x16cm), 227 ff. (29f.) - Sig.A-Z 8 Aa-Ff8 *-***8, relié.

 (Venice), bound.
A handsome illustrated edition and one of the first printed by Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari, dedicated to the Dauphin of France. It has a superb engraved title with Giolito's printer's device (a phoenix being reborn from its ashes on a globe marked with the printer's [...]

7 000 €

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First edition

Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY

Terre des hommes

Gallimard, Paris 1939, 13,5x19,5cm, relié sous étui.

First edition, one of 23 numbered copies on Hollande paper, tirage de tête after one copy on Whatman and 9 on China paper.
Light brown Oasis goatskin by Morina Mongin, covers and spine with dreamlike decoration of humanized mountains after a drawing by Peter Sis, printed in brown [...]

10 000 €

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