First edition

Jacques ARAGO

Souvenirs d'un aveugle, voyage autour du monde

Hortet et Ozanne, Paris 1839, In-8 (15,5x23,5cm), 400pp. et 423pp. et 399pp. et 451pp., 4 volumes reliés.

Reworked edition and really new, it was described incorrectly as a new edition, it is ultimately a revised edition and better than those that preceded it, plus illustrations. 60 lithographic plates according to the drawings of Jacques Arago.
Binding half black shagreen vintage. Back with nerves [...]

1 200 €

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François d'Aubusson duc de LA FEUILLADE

Journal de l'expédition de monsieur de la Feuillade pour le secours de Candi

Chez Jean Thioly, à Lyon 1669, in-12 (8,3x14,1cm), (8) 198pp. (2), relié.

Rare first edition.

It is stipulated that this diary was written by one of the 500 volunteers who composed the expedition commanded by François d'Aubusson, duke of La Feuillade, in order to help the republic of Venice to contain the assault of the Turks against the Crete . This expedition [...]

1 500 €

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Jean-François de LA HARPE

Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages

Chez Ledoux et Tenré, à Paris 1816, In-8 (12,5x20,5cm), 24 volumes reliés.

New edition, without the folio atlas of 15 boards.
Bindings half blond sheepskin contemporary. Smooth back nicely adorned with anchor and ship irons, wheels and ornaments. Title pieces in red morocco, pieces of tomaison in morocco green. Little lack in the tail of Volume I and at the head of [...]

1 800 €

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First edition

Rodolphe TOPFFER

Nouveaux voyages en zigzag à la Grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc dans les vallées ...

Victor Lecou, Paris 1854, 17,5x27,5cm, relié.

First edition and first edition of the illustrations.
Binding half black shagreen, back with four nerves adorned with boxes decorated with cold florets, framing of cold nets on the black cardboard plates, guards and contreplats of white silk moire marginally dirty, all golden edges.
Book [...]

150 €

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First edition

LAPLACE

Voyage autour du monde, par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine, exécuté sur la corvette de l'état La ...

Imprimerie Royale, Paris 1833 - 1835, Grd. in-8 (15,5x24,5cm), (4) XLI, 558pp. (1) et (4) 481pp. (1) et (4) 510pp. (1) et

first edition. The first two volumes were published in 1833, the second two in 1835.
Binders in carton of blond era.

1 600 €

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Jean MOCQUET

Voyages en Afrique, Asie, Indes Orientales et Occidentales, faits par Jean Mocquet

Imprimé aux frais du gouvernement, Paris 1830, In-8 (13x25cm), (8) 381pp., relié.

New edition after the original very rare to 1617.
Bound in full brown sheepskin contemporary. Back smooth decorated with screened dining chains, wheels and multiple threads. part of title in red morocco. frieze framing on the boards. Central medallion with the emblem of the Hallays-Dabon [...]

700 €

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First edition, Signed book

Maurice LARROUY

Eaux brûlantes. Croisières équatoriales

A. Fayard & Cie, Paris 1931, 14x19,5cm, broché.

First edition, one copy on Alfa paper.
Signing autograph Maurice Larrouy below the justification of the draw.
Iconography.
Back slightly discolored, otherwise nice copy.

30 €

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Jean-François REGNARD

Oeuvres complètes de Regnard

Chez Imprimerie de Crapelet, à Paris 1822, 15x24cm, 6 volumes reliés.

Nouvelle édition, un des 80 exemplaires imprimés sur grand vélin raisin. Ouvrage illustré de 5 portraits en frontispice des quatre premiers volumes et de 37 figures hors texte.

Reliures en demi-cuir de Russie à coins prune, dos à quatre nerfs sertis de fleurons, filets et roulettes [...]

480 €

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