French History

Paris: Frères Guerin & Prault, Fils, 1745. Hardcover. Very Good -. 3 volumes ([6], xxxiv, [4], 458 p.; [4], 548 p.; [4], 476, [60] p.), v. 1 frontispiece (signed: "Et Jeaurat del. Et Fessard sculp."); 17 cm. Contemporary full polished calf; six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled leather labels in second and third compartments with title and volume numbers. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining spine compartments and on board edges. All page edges speckled red. Woodcut title vignettes, head-pieces, and tail-pieces. Sometimes attributed to the abbé Joachim Legrand, whose notes are said to have been used by Duclos (cf. Quérard, La France Littéraire). Includes index. Front fixed endpaper bears armorial bookplate with the motto: "Aedes Carthusianae in usum Carthusianorum" and an added label indicating that the books were donated by G.J. Allen, Carthusiani in 1880. In Very Good- Condition: slight loss of leather at head of spines;… Read More

Philadelphia: J. & A.Y. Humphreys, 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. 256 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. Former owner's name at head of title page: Geo. Metzger. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 25386. Translation of Notices sur l'intérieur de la France by Gotthilf Theodor von Faber (1766-1847), published in St Petersburg in 1807. Fascinating first-hand account of France under Napoleon Bonaparte. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed, with minor loss at head of spine; stain on pp. 86-87; minimal foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

S.l.: s.n., 1707. Hardcover. Fair. [2], v-xii, 268 p., 2 folded leaves of plates: tables; 16 cm. Signatures: *6(-1) A-L12 M2 (12mo). Remains of full calf with gilt-tooled title on spine. Modern box covered in maroon cloth with gilt-tooled title on spine and front section. Title vignette (printer's device?). Woodcut head-pieces, tail-pieces, and initials. Circular stamp of Dickinson College Library on title page (sold at an auction of items withdrawn from the library). The author, Sébastien Le Prestre Vauban (1633-1707), is considered one of the greatest military engineers of all time. In this treatise he used statistical data to support his argument that all taxes should be repealed and replaced by a standard 10% tax on all agricultural output and on all income from trade and manufactures. After the work was condemned by the royal government, he attempted to reclaim all the copies that he had given away. He was fairly successful--WorldCat shows only one copy dated 1707. In Fair Condition: lacking… Read More

1788 1ed French Almanac Parisien Louis XVI Illustrated Tourist Guide Castles ArtThe 'Almanach Parisien' was a mid-18th-century French almanac designed for foreigners and travelers in Paris. This 1788 edition covers a variety of topics including Parisian monuments and fine art, descriptions of curious places, castles, parks, and royal houses, general information for those visiting Paris, and a collection of interesting anecdotes by Paris locals. It features 8 fine engravings depicting many of these locations.Item number: #5542Price: $499FranceAlmanach parisien, en faveur des etrangers et des voyageurs : indiquant par ordre alphabétique, 1. Tous les monumens des beaux-arts ... 2. Les spectacles, les promenades & généralement tous les endroits dignes de curiosité. 3. Les châteaux, parcs, maisons royales & maisons de plaisance, qui environnent la capitale à 15, à 18 lieues. 4. Tout ce qui peut être utile & nécessaire à savoir pour un voyageur qui séjourne à Paris. 5. Un recueil… Read More

1792 French Revolution National Assembly 8v Antoine Dugour School of Politics

Antoine Jeudy Dugour's 'School of Politics' is a collection of speeches, treatises, essays, and discussions present during the French National Assembly of 1789-1792. These works, written and spoken by a variety of figures, focus primarily around the events of the French Revolution.

Item number: #6860
Price: $599
DUGOUR, Antoine Jeudy
École de politique, ou collection, par ordre de matières
A Paris: chez Gattey ..., [1792].
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London: Printed for G. Strahan et al, 1726. SCARCE. Last copy sold at auction 1951. Five volumes in contemporary polished calf, gilt backs with decoration in four of the compartments, covers with gilt rules with acorn decorations at corners, bookplate of British clergyman Scrope Berdmore, dated 1790 front paste downs, bookplates at rear of Henry F; Compton, Conservative British MP known for having the shortest term (46 days) of an MP who did not die in office. A Very Good set, light wear at joints but bindings holding quite nicely, light wear at edges, toning at edges of end papers from binders glue. *** Heavy set. Extra shipping charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . First English Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place: No Publisher, 1789. xvii, 318, 376 pp. Collated complete. Two volumes bound in contemporary marbled calf, the backs ruled in gilt with gilt devices, the covers gilt ruled framing delicate gilt floral scrolls, marbled end papers. Very Good, the boards rubbed, scattered light toning. First edition of this scandalous anonymously published book which was condemned to be burned after it caused embarrassment to the French court. Uncommon in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Marbled Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1815 Campaign in Russia French Napoleon Invasion Scottish Ker Porter MAP Moscow
Robert Ker Porter was a Scottish diplomat who in the early 19th-century was appointed royal historical painter to Alexander I of Russia. He became close friends with the Tsar and married his daughter the princess, which kept his home in Russia for most of the first half of the 1800s. Because he was well acquainted with Russian military men, he published an important account of the events in 1812, particularly the French invasion of Russia.
This 1815 edition of Porter's 'Narrative of the Campaign in Russia in the Year 1812' includes a folding map of the French Army and their pursuit of Moscow.
Item number: #16777
Price: $499
PORTER, Robert Ker
A narrative of the campaign in Russia during the year 1812
Hartford : Andrus and Starr, 1815.

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Hardcover Condition: Very Good. 2nd edition. Three (3) volumes bound as one. Full calf. Marbled end papers. Historical Tablets and Anecdotes of the Kings of France From Pharamond To Louis XV: containing the remarkable features of their history their singular actions their maxims & their good words. Edge wear to spine, boards, and tips. Top of spine chipped. Leather at front hinge has 1.5" crack (not all the way through) but board is still firm and attached. Some foxing to end papers and title page, very limited foxing elsewhere. Couple of internal pages have chips in lower right corner.Additional shipping costs for international orders.

The french journalist Julien Besançon had been commenting on major live events, like John F. Kennedy's funeral and the first steps on the moon for the French television station Europe 1.

While covering the events of May 1968, Julien Besancon felt the need to preserve the graffitis, that the protestors had written on the walls. These writings, many of them fragments of literature, quoting poets and political thinkers, were as spontaneous as they were ephemeral.
The Japanese edition of Les Murs ont la Parole was published in 1969, one year after the first French edition, and offers a completely different experience through the powerful combination of text and images. Beautifully designed by Kiyoshi Awazu, one of the leading designers in postwar Japan.
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Tokyo: Takeuchi-shoten, 1969. First Japanese edition. Oblong 8vo (13x19cm), French Flaps with printed obi. Unpaginated 144pp. Translated by Masayoshi Hirota. Designed by Kiyoshi Awazu. Text in Japanese. Small damp stain on obi. Slight… Read More

Paris, chez Delloye et Leipzig chez Brockhaus et Avenarius, 1838.
2 volumes 8vo [208 x 125 mm] of : I/(2) ll., III pp., 488 pp.; II/ (2) ll., 476 pp., (2) ll. A few browned ll. in volume 2. Aubergine half-calf, flat spines decorated, sprinkled edges. Contemporary binding.
First edition of this "text which importance ended up appearing".
Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur, I, 289 ; Carteret, I, 163 ; Sabin 12252.
"Text which importance ended up appearing, it is indeed a part, and not negligible, of 'Mémoires d'Outre-tombe.'" (Clouzot, p. 66)
Chateaubriand published it in 1838 to justify his activity as Minister of Foreign Affairs to the public opinion.
We recognize the dazzling style of the writer in it, the polemists' verve, the imagination of the poet. The book contains many passages from Mémoires d'Outre-tombe, Chateaubriand having hesitated for a long time to reinstate this text in his major work.
"This book is by no means void of interest; it is really written with great cleverness; and although… Read More

N. p. [Paris], circa 1550.
4to [216 x 154 mm] of (40) ll. (A-K4), the last one bl. Full limp fawn morocco called "from Constantinople", with the arms and symbols of Henri II, double blind and gilt-stamped fillet around the covers with gilt fleur-de-lys in the corners, royal gilt arms of Diane in the center with the presence of the crescent moon, gilt bows on the four inner corners, gilt quivers on the center of each side on the edge of the framing, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and gilt fleur-de-lys, gilt edges, stains and usual restorations at the head and foot of the spine and at the corners. Contemporary binding with arms.
The struggle with Charles V:

In an attempt to gather the nobility with the monarchy and more importantly to fight against the appeal of the Order of the Golden Fleece founded by the Burgundian Dukes, Louis XI founded the French Order of Saint Michael, enacted its 66 rules at Plessis-lez-Tours during his meeting in Péronne, on August 1, 1469, with… Read More

View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, "Hallam's Middle Ages" 1848. From the Sixth London Edition, complete in one volume. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1848. 568 pages.
Condition: This original 1848 book is in its original leather. Faint marbling still on page edges. Minimal foxing, expected toning of pages. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! NOT a library book.
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Very Good /noneFirst American Edition1915 Doubleday, New YorkCollection of military poems and short stories. Decorated with British Admiralty and French Flags.

Satin book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Illustrated slipcase near new, light shelf wear.
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The extraordinary early nineteenth century gardens of Josephine Bonaparte at Malmaison are revealed in this lavish publication. One hundred and twenty colored stipple engravings depict a dazzling array of exotic plants from around the world, while the text tells the fascinating story of how the first wife of Napoleon I came to transform a modest estate on the outskirts of Paris into a botanical and zoological garden to rival the great Jardin des Plantes itself.
Keen to have these biological rarities recorded in lifelike watercolor, Josephine engaged the foremost plant illustrator of the day, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, to paint 120 of them on fine parchment, and commissioned Etienne-Pierre Ventenat, librarian of the Pantheon in Paris, to write accompanying plant… Read More