1854 (2nd ed.) 73 p., original blue printed wrappers (back taped). Ex library Herbert Ant (with his small stamp). Some scattered foxing. Rare.
Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1793. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Some wormtrachts to lower part of upper joint. Stamps on title-page. 61 pp. Internally clean, on good paper.
Göttingen und Gotha, Dieterich, 1773. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamp on title-page. 108 pp., 18 folded engraved plates. A few faint scattered brownspots.
BiblioBazaar 2009 in4. 2009. Broché. 384 pages. Très Bon Etat
Cologne, Jeremie Plantie, 1692. 12mo. In contemporary half calf over floral decorated wrappers. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities. Title-page with underlinings in red. Intgernally nice and clean. 192 pp. + 1 engraved portrait.
Uncommon first edition of this account of the romantic entanglements and military exploits of Charles Louis I, Elector Palatine. The son of Frederick V, the ""Winter King"" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart, sister of Charles I, Charles Louis spent much of his early life in exile due to the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War. His political career was eventful but he is best known for his controversial personal life including his divorce from Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel and his bigamous marriage to Marie Luise von Degenfeld. His daughter, Elizabeth Charlotte, married Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of Louis XIV. She later became known as the ""Grandmother of Europe"" since her descendants included Francis I and Marie Antoinette.
Ulm, Stettinischen Buchhandlung, 1804. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Wear to spine ends. 112 pp.
Amsterdam, Paul de la Feuille, 1722 & 1718. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities, boards with scratches and some of gilting worm off. Internally nice and clean. (6), 198 pp. + 19 folded engraved plates (presumably lacking 1) and the 4 engraved plates with flags, which are often missing 123, (2) pp.
Uncommon description of Amsterdam, richly illustrateds, here together with a work, called for on the title of the first work, containing tariff rates for import and export of all kinds of goods imposed by the Seven Dutch United Provinces.
Berlin, Reimer, 1829. Nice contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Old owners name and stamps on titlepage. XVI,694,(1) pp. and 10 large folded engraved plates. Printed on good paper. Internally clean and fine.
1900 100 p., 8 pls, 4 plans, paperbound.
Chez seguin ainé 1842 in12. 1842. Broché.
couverture très défraîchie.pages cornées. petit livre de l'époque. pages blanches bonne tenue
Gowans 1908 in12. 1908. Broché jaquette.
Etat Correct. Tampon de bibliothèque. Couverture défraîchie
LEFORT. 1856. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Quelques rousseurs. 144 pages - Frontispice en noir et blanc de la prise de Sebastopol. . . . Classification Dewey : 990-Histoire générale des autres pays
2ème Edition - Classification Dewey : 990-Histoire générale des autres pays
Paris, Libr. de Bibliophiles, 1885. Small 8vo. Fine orig. hcalf, gilt spine and gilt lettering to covers. (4),62,(1) pp. Printed on fine paper.
Siloe 1952 in8. 1952. Broché. Illustrées par Soeur Christiane-Marie I.C. et commentées par M.Philibert
Bon Etat. Tache sur le côté droit de la couverture et pages jaunis
Paris, 1650. 12mo. In contemporary limp vellum. Paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Small tear to spine, otherwise a nice and clean copy. (2), 333, (3), 96 pp.
The uncommon first edition of the account of the trial of Louis de Marillac who was decapitated on 10 May 1632 at the Place de Grève in Paris. The present work function as part two of “Memoires du cardinal de Richelieu”, but is a separate work in itself.
A Ville Franche, Joli Le Franc, 1681. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, a few holes to front board, showing the wooden board. Corners bumped. Internally nice and clean. (10), 514 pp. + frontispiece.
Uncommon first edition of this work containing 31 gallant or facetious tales and stories, also referred to as ‘tricks of love. These short stories was most likely inspired by Boccaccio. The anonymous author announced a sequel which never appeared. Not in Barbier.
Prague, Kronberger et Weber, 1833. Orig. printed boards, clothbacked. Stamp on title. 22 pp.
1931 12, 2 p., 56 (of 60) pls, roy. 4to, loose in original decorated cloth covers (as issued). Plates 21/22 & 33/34 are missing.
1948 Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, supplément, 1948 : In-8 Raisin, Broché. xxx, Très bon état,
1884 Trans.ent.Soc.London, 1884 : in-8, broché extrait, xi-xvi, très bon état !
Stockholm, Stockh. Art. Lith. Anstalt, 1872. 4to. Orig. blåt helshirtbd. med guldtryk på forperm, blindtryk på permer. Øverste kapitæl slidt. (2),22 pp. samt 18 lithograferede plancher (landskaber, portrætter, genre) heriblandt et stort Stockholmsprospekt i tonet litografi.
1953 237 p., num. photographs, one drawing by Cocteau, 4to, hardbound (embossed front cover). Five hundreds numbered copies were printed (this is number 115).
1934 238 p., 16 photographic pls (last 4 with faint waterstain in lower blank margin), paperbound (original printed covers with photograph of horse laid on - as issued). Scarce.The first in a series French Stud Books (''Cet ouvrage est le premier de toute une série de livres généalogiques ou livres d'élite concernant nos races de chevaux de sang......'' from the preface by le Marquis H. de Pierre).
Frankfurt, Esslinger, 1794 - 1796. 8vo. Seven volumes: Four in contemporary blue paper covered boards, three in purple paper covered boards, otherwise uniformly bound with gilt lettering and small paper-label to spines. Wear to extremities, scratches to boards and edges of boards miscoloured. Internally with occassional light foxing, but generally nice and clean. (4), 268 pp. (4), 332, (1) pp. 336, (1) pp. 340 pp. 334, (2) pp. 336 pp. + 2 folded tables. 311 pp. + 3 folded plates.
The scarce first edition, rarely found complete with all seven volumes as here, of this work offering accounts detailing significant and notable events from recent wars supplemented by examples from earlier historical conflicts.
Metz, Collignon, n. d. ca. 1800. Uncut in original blue blank covers. Upper cover detached. 88 pp.