France & French Language
The Other Conquest
New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. First US Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; black spine with white and red text; first US edition; dust jacket has very slight exterior wear; mild toning to rear; jacket wrapped in protective mylar; cloth exterior clean; lightly rubbed edges; good, solid binding; text block exterior edges have light toning; slight smudge to front endpaper; interior very good; illustrated; The Norman Conquest of Sicily in the 11th century brilliantly described by a gifted historian; pp 355. More
THE DEBATE ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789-1800
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1963. Second Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; 496 pages; G+/G+; Sunned brown spine with red and black text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, sunning to spine, minor edgewear and shelfwear; Tearing along head edge of boards, rubbing along edges; Textblock has library ink stamps on front endpaper and along head and tail edges; Ex-library; RWO. More
FRENCH IMAGES FROM THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1821-1830
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Quarto; 176 pages; VG-/VG-; Black spine with White text; Dustjacket has minor edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock has spotting along head edge; RWO. More
La Justice
Antebi, 1992. First Edition. Quarto; 221 pages; VG-/VG-; Black spine with white text; Dustjacket has minor edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; RWO. More
HISTOIRE DE LA VIE POLITIQUE ET PRIVÉE DE LOUIS-PHILIPPE
Paris: Dufour et Mulat, 1852. Octavo; Volumes 1 & 2 issued in single binding; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with black leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards, tattered spine caps and corners, tears to hinges, rubbing to paper; Text block has marbled endpapers, cracked front hinge repaired with tape, light cracking to rear hinge, significant foxing throughout; Text in French; 320, 311 pages, frontispiece(port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More
RECONSTITUTIONS
Paris, France: Phileas Fogg, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Small quarto; 94 pages; VG; spine black with pink and white text; mild shelfwear to covers; including gentle scuffing and two small dents to the front cover; textblock clean; full color photographs throughout; shelved Photographers K-N. More
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON - THE MIND AND METHOD OF HISTORY'S GREATEST SOLDIER [SIGNED]
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1966. First Edition, Second Printing. Thick Octavo, xliii, 1172 pages; VG/VG; spine green with yellow and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$17.50'; dust jacket with mild wear; slightly sunken text block due to weight, as usual; with 78 maps including foldout and 50 illustrations; First Edition, Second Printing; inscribed by Chandler on the title page, dated 4 July 1970; shelved case 9. More
LA FRANCE SON EMPIRE DANS LA GUERRE [3 VOLUMES]
Paris: Editions Literaires de France, 1947. 3 Volumes; Folios; 331/367/329 pages; G; Tan spines with Red and blue text; Bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing along edges, splitting along front joint of volumes 2 and 3; Textblocks have age toning; Text in French; RWO. More
THROUGH BRITTANY IN "CHARMINA" : FROM TORBAY TO THE BAY OF BISCAY IN A 6-TONNER
London: Rich & Cowan, 1933. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number label taped at bottom; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps, hinges, edges and corners, cocked spine, smudging/shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, light foxing to page edges throughout, clean text; xiii, 256 pages, “With a frontispiece in Colour, and over 60 other illustrations”. More
Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (Unwin Critical Library)
London: George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd, 1985. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+; gray spine with white text; first edition; dust cover exterior has gentle shelf wear; very minor wear to edges; black exterior to cloth shows fairly mild wear, one or two miscellaneous marks; sturdy binding; textblock edges have mildly toned; few notations inside; pp 228. More
RÈGLES INTERNATIONALES ET DIPLOMATIE DE LA MER [2 VOLUMES]
Paris: Librairie de Henri Plon, 1864. Fourth Edition. Octavo; xxvii, 474 (volume 1), 580 (volume 2) pages; VG; contemporary quarter red calf binding over pebbled red cloth boards with gilt titling to paneled spines; some wear to covers, including chips, scuffs, stains, and exposed boards on all edges; top edges of both textblocks dyed, blue speckling to fore and bottom edges of both textblocks; ex libris CC van Lidth de Jeude to the front pastedown of both volumes, offprint and ink transfer to front pastedown and ffep of both volumes, all four endpapers split to expose binding cords at hinges, small hole in ffep of volume 2; ink name to half-title of both volumes; foxing of varying severity throughout both volumes; RW consignment; shelved case 9. More
BIBLIOTHEQUE RAISONNÉE DES OUVRAGES DES SAVANS DES L'EUROPE [TOME VINGT-HUIT]
Amsterdam: J. Wetstein, 1742. Octavo, 485, [11] pages; VG-; bound in contemporary full acid-washed calf, paneled spine with gilt stamping, morocco label with gilt titling; moderate shelfwear and rubbing, some letaher worn off of board edges; some bowing to front board; edges of text block dyed red; with two title pages, one for Janvier, Fevrier, & Mars, and one for Avril, Mai, & Juin; Tome Vingt-Huit only; shelved case 3. More
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID: EMPIRE TO EXILE
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto; xvii, 379 pages; VG; spine magenta with white text; mild shelfwear to covers, including a small chip to the tail of the spine; textblock clean; black and white and color photographs throughout; shelved Artists A-F. More
THE CODE NAPOLEON, VERBALLY TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH, TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE, CONTAINING A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL REGULATIONS, COMPRISED IN THE JEWISH LAW, THE ORDINANCES OF MENU, THE YA TSING LEU LEE, THE ZEND AVESTA, THE LAWS OF SOLON, THE TWELVE TABLES OF ROME,THE LAWS OF THE BARBARIANS, THE ASSISES OF JERUSALEM, AND THE KORAN
Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1983. Octavo; cccxcii Introduction, 575 pages; VG-; Bound in tan leather with gilt lettering and detailing; gilt textblock; silk ribbon bookmark; Boards strong; Textblock has wear to gilt along edges; RWO. More
Crisis and Commitment: The Life History of a French Social Movement
Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach, 1994. Octavo; VG; green spine with yellow and white text; cloth exterior has minimal wear; slight rubbing to front tail fore edge; tight, solid binding; no jacket; textblock exterior edges show minimal wear; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 190. More
Histoire Militaire de L'Indochine Francaise Des Debuts a Nos Jours, Juillet 1930 (Edition 1930)
n.p. Hachette Livre BNF, 2018. Facsimile Reprint. Octavo; VG-/paperback; creamy yellow spine with black text; volume 2 only; facsimile reprint; originally published in 1931 by Imprimerie D'Extreme-Orient, Paris; covers have mild overall wear; slight soiling to front head fore corner; minor edge wear; binding intact; textblock exterior fore edge shows light soiling wear; head and tail exterior edges good; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 306; text in French. More
JERSEY, GUERNSEY, HERM, SARK, ALDERNEY AND WESTERN NORMANDY
London: A. & C. Black, 1896. Eight edition. 12mo; 8th edition; Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, label torn away at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, fraying to spine caps and corners, light edgewear, light shelfwear; Text block has red speckled edges, library book plate partially torn away on front pastedown, owner initials in ink on front endpapers, library pocket on rear pastedown, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, slight notation in ink or pencil, tear at edge of two folded maps; “The Channel Islands and West Normandy”— cover title; xiv, 134 pages, illustrated (color folded maps and plans). More
La France au XXe Siecle (inscribed)
New York: The Dryden Press, 1954. Octavo; G+; black and white photographic spine with red text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows slight sunning; some rubbing wear to edges; small stain to spine; mild handling wear otherwise; sturdy boards and binding; text block exterior head edge colored red; other edges mildly toned; deckled fore edge; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 329; text in French; inscribed by author. More
THE RUSSELL COLLECTION: BOOKS, BROADSIDES, AND EPHEMERA OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
1571 - 1947. The Russell Collection contains over 300 books, broadsides, and pieces of ephemera produced between the waning decades of the ancien regime and the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The collection was assembled in the early 1950s by William F. Russell (1890 – 1956), President of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College from 1949 to 1954. With material spanning the 16th to the early 20th century, the majority of the collection was produced between 1775 and 1800. Highlights include early editions of the 1791 and 1793 French Constitutions, letters written and signed by pioneering economist Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, and official documents signed by Robespierre and other members of the Comite du Salut Public. The Collection is comprised of the following components: 1) The French Monarchy and the Ancien Regime; 2) Ideological Roots of Revolution; 3) The Transition to Republicanism and Collapse of the Monarchy; 4) The National Convention and the Committee for Public Safety; 5) Historical and Contemporary Context; and, 6) Miscellanea (Ephemera, Manuscripts, and Books). Most of the printed material was published by one of the two major publishing houses in Limoges. This concentration of material from a single city offers perspective on the publication and distribution of political and governmental texts in a particular city or departement (one which was especially impacted by the Crown’s frequently shifting tax and trade policies). It also provides important insight into the early work and career of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, who served as intendant of Limoges from 1761 – 1774. Limoges was home to several printing houses which, at various times during the Monarchy and Revolution, were designated as official printers of government documents for the region. Most notable among these were the Barbou and Dalesmes families. Both families had been established printers for centuries, but the Barbou appear to have been too closely aligned with the ecclesiastical hierarchy – after 1791, all of the officially published material printed in Limoges was released by members of chez Dalesme. 1) The French Monarchy and the Ancien Regime A significant portion of the collection is made up of documents from the reign of Louis XVI, issued by the crown, members of the regime, and the Parisian Parlement in the two decades leading up to the Revolution. These items, ranging from royal decrees to trial testimonies, illustrate governmental practice under the monarchy, especially as it relates to trade policy and criminal justice. 2) Ideological Roots of Revolution The Russell Collection includes a number of books and tracts from writers crucial to the development of revolutionary thought and discourse in France during the 18th-century. First or early editions by Mirabeau, Raynal, Mounier, Marat, and Condorcet, written before and during the upheavals of the early 1790s, reveal the increasingly liberal and radical intellectual currents among France’s intelligentsia. First or early editions of works by Jacques Necker and Turgot also appear, shedding light on abortive efforts at modernization during the various governments under Louis XVI. 3) The Transition to Republicanism and Dissolution of the Monarchy The full span of the National Assembly, from its foundations during the Brienne and Necker governments to its ceding of legislative authority to the National Convention, is captured through official printed documents (Royal and republican), periodicals, regionally-drafted complaints and instructions, and published addresses. Also included are first or early editions of the French Constitutions of 1791 and 1793, as well as various edicts and documents issued by Louis XVI during l’Assemblee Nationale. The formal inauguration of the National Convention (and the removal of all executive powers from the King) is represented both by an Extrait of the relevant Assembly session, and in an officially published broadside explaining “des motif d’apres lesquels l’Assemblee Nationale a proclame la convocation d’un Convention nationale, et prononce la suspension su Pouvoir executive dans les mains du Roi.” 4) The National Convention and the Committee for Public Safety; A substantial component of the Russell Collection is comprised of material created by, or related to, the Convention Nationale and the Comite du Salut Public. Nearly 90 official decrees from the legislative body are present, in addition to numerous printed addresses, departmental complaints, and two officially published broadsides related to the trial of Louis XVI. Other highlights include printed decrees and orders from the Committee for Public Safety, a document issued by the Parisian Communards, and an order signed by seven members of the Committee. 5) Historical and Contemporary Context; A subset of the Collection is made up of books and pamphlets responding to the events of the Revolution, from contemporaneous accounts to late 19th-century histories. The works published during the 1790s and early 1800s, whether biographies of revolutionaries or socio-political commentaries, reveal the mix of horror, regret, enthusiasm and hope stirred up among emigres, international observers, and participants in the revolutionary melee. The texts printed after 1840 reflect the intensive, documentary approach of the French historians in the latter half of the century. 6) Miscellaneous Documents (regional, subject-specific, etc.). Also included are a number of items (ephemera and manuscripts) that are either subject specific and tangentially related to the French Revolution (i.e.; treatises on the French language, moral philosophy deduced from botanical studies, 17th century medicine), or specific to Limoges and the Haute-Vienne. The latter includes several 16th and 17th century manuscripts from Limoges and Orleans. Several 20th century books, inscribed to the collector W.F. Russell, appear in the collection as well. All items are in good or better condition, unless otherwise stated. To view the full inventory, please click HERE. More
Napoleon as General (Volume 2)
London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1955. Octavo; G+; lightly sunned blue spine with gilt text; volume 2 only; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight whitish smudges to front; some wear to spine edges; minor rubbing to fore corners; tight binding; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; former owner's name to front pastedown; interior pages lightly toned; illustrated; pp 478. More
VINDICIAE GALLICAE: DEFENCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND ITS ENGLISH ADMIRERS AGAINST THE ACCUSATIONS OF THE RIGHT HON. EDMUND BURKE; INCLUDING SOME STRICUTRES ON THE LATE PRODUCTION OF MANS. DE CALONNE
Philadelphia: William Young, 1792. First American Edition. Octavo; 175 pages; G; Bound in Brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Heavy rubbing to corners, rubbing along edges, wear along joints, bumping to corners; Texblock has age toning, foxing to pages, partial splitting along front interior hinge, foxing along edges; RWO. More
A NARRATIVE OF WHAT PASSED AT KILLALLA, IN THE COUNTY OF MAYO, AND THE PARTS ADJACENT, DURING THE FRENCH INVASION IN THE SUMMER OF 1798
London: John Stockdale and R. Baldwin, 1800. First Edition. Octavo; 148 pages; G-; 1/2 bound in brown leather with patterned paper boards; Boards exposed at corners, rubbing along edges, indenting to middle of front cover, chipping along spine edges, splitting along joints; Textblock has bookplate on front pastedown, splitting along front interior hinge, age toning; RWO. More
ABRAHAM BOSSE ET LA SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE AU DIX-SEPTIÈME SIÈCLE (ARCHIVES DE L'AMATEUR)
Paris: Éditions Albert Morancé, 1924. Limited edition. Octavo; Limited edition, 39/50; VG-; Paperback; Spine, cream with black print; Cover has light edgewear, light creasing to spine, else clean and bright; Text block has deckled edges, clean and tight; Text in French; xxiii, 226 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). [Shelf: Artist biographies]. More
HISTORIA DELLE GUERRE CIVILI DI FRANCIA, DI HENRICO CATERINO DAVILA, NELLA QUALE SI CONTENGONO LE OPERATIONI DI QUATTRO REl: FRANCESO II, CARLO IX, HENRICO III & HENRICO IV COGNOMINATO IL GRANDE
Venice: Pietro Brigonci, 1660. Large Octavo; 833 pages; G+; 3/4 bound in off white leather with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on brown spine label; Toning to leather on covers, brown marks on spine, scratch on rear cover; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages, marking in pencil on front endpaper and pastedown; Text in Italian; RWO. More
THE PARIS LAW COURTS: SKETCHES OF MEN AND MANNERS
London: Seeley and Co., 1894. Octavo; 293 pages; G+; Bound in dark red cloth with gilt lettering and detailing; Bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing and bending along spine edges; Textblock has black marks along tail edge, light foxing along edges and to some pages; RWO. More
RICHELIEU AND REASON OF STATE
Princeton: Princeton Univeristy Press, 1972. Octavo; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white and brown with brown and black print; DJ has slight edgewear, toning to spine, peripheral toning, price-clipped; Boards in grey cloth, light soiling to spine, light warping, else clean and strong; Text block has tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; 554 pages. More
LAUSANNE DESSINÉE
Lausanne, Switzerlans: Édition Spes, 1957. First Edition. Small quarto, 93 pages; VG/G; age-toned white spine with blue lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; some shelf wear and tearing to the edges of the dust jacket, age-toning and staining throughout, gift inscription on the ffep, pages clean; text in French, heavily illustrated; shelved in French langues. More
BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, AND OF OTHER EMINENT CHARACTERS, WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION
Philadelphia: Matthew Carey, 1803. Octavo; 210 pages; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing and chipping along edges, head edge of spine missing, wear to gilt on spine; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages, splitting along front interior hinge, small open tear in fire edge of front endpaper; RWO. More
LE CITOYEN FRANCOIS OU MEMOIRES HISTORIQUES, POLITIQUES, PHYSIQUES, &C.
London: 1787. Octavo; 260 pages; G+; 20th century rebind; Half bound in olive green cloth with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on red spine label; Rubbing and bumping to corners, rubbing along edges, slight bowing to covers, peeling along spine label; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages; RWO. More
LES JACOBITES: DRAME EN CINQ ACTES IN VERS REPRESENTE POUR LA PREMIERE FOIS SURE LE THEATRE NATIONAL DE L'ODEON LE 21 NOVEMBRE 1885 [INSCRIBED]
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1885. Octavo; 139 pages; G; Half bound in brown leather with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on ridged spine; Heavy rubbing to corners and along edges, bumping to corners, rubbing to spine ridges; Textblock has age toning to pages, half title page mostly separated, sticker on front pastedown, splitting along half title page; Signed and inscribed by author on half title page; RWO. More
SOUVENIRS ET CAUSERIES D'UN DIPLOMATE
Paris: Librarie Plon, 1909. Second Edition. Octavo; 398 pages; G+; Half bound in brown leather with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on ridged spine; Minor wear to edges, scuffing along spine, slight indenting to joint edges, rubbing to corners; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages; RWO. More
JOSUE, LES JUGES ET RUTH. TRADUITS EN FRANCOIS AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS TIREES DES SAINTS PERES, & DES AUTEURS ECCLESIASTIQUES
Paris: Chez Guillaume Desprez, 1687. Second Edition. 12mo; 363 pages; G; Rebound in brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Ridged spine; Patterned endpapers; Bumping and rubbing to corners, splitting along front joint, chipping along spine edges, rubbing along edges, stain on front cover; Textblock has age toning to pages, foxing to pages, open tearing along endpapers and pastedowns, possibly due to eating from insects; Text in French; RWO. More
DIE VOLKER DES ERDBALLS [TWO VOLUMES]
Brussel: Carl Muquardt, 1861/1862. New Edition. Quartos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in later 3/4 acid-washed calf, marbled paper boards, spines paneled with two teal labels, gilt titling; some mild shelfwear and rubbing, primarily to marbled paper; name stamp to sfep of both volumes; Volume 1 with 63 of 64 plates, lacking plate 31, Volume 2 with 86 plates, for a total of 149 of 150 exquisite hand-colored plates with representations of costumes and uniforms from all over the world.; text in German; shelved case 9. More
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON - THE MIND AND METHOD OF HISTORY'S GREATEST SOLDIER
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1966. First Edition, Fourteenth Printing. Thick Octavo, xliii, 1172 pages; VG/VG; spine green with yellow and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$75.00'; dust jacket with minimal wear; with 78 maps including foldout and 50 illustrations; First Edition, Fourteenth Printing; shelved Napoleon. More
LA FEUILLE VILLAGEOISE, ADRESEE, CHAQUE SEMAINE, A TOUS LES VILLAGES DE LA FRANCE, POUIR LES INSTUIRE DES LOIX, DES EVENEMENS, DES DECOUVERTES QUI INTERESSENT TOUT CITOYEN: PROPOSEE PAR SOUSCRIPTION AUX PROPRIETAIRES, FERMIERS, PASTUERS, HABITANS & AMIS DES CAMPAGNES, A 7 LIVE, 4 SOLS PAR AN, FRANC DE PORT: PROSPECTUS
Paris: Chez Desenne, 1790. First Edition. Octavo; 500 pages; G-; Bound in blue paper with black text on spine and front cover; Covers have tearing and chipping to edges, tearing along spine edges, tearing along front joint, front cover partially detached, red ink stamp on front cover, bending to corners; Textblock has age toning to pages, light foxing to pages, bending along page edges; RWO. More
THE ANTI-JACOBIN REVIEW AND MAGAZINE; OR, MONTHLY POLITICAL AND LITERARY CENSOR, FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER (INCLUSIVE,) 1799. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING AN AMPLE REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE (VOL IV ONLY)
London: Anti-Jacobin Press, 1800. Octavo; 592 pages; Poor; 3/4 bound in brown leather with patterned paper boards; Bumping and rubbing to corners, front cover fully separated from spine, cracking along rear joint, spine edges missing, cracking along spine; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages, marking in pencil on front endpaper; RWO. More
TRAITE DU CONTRAT DE LOUAGE, SELON LES REGLES TANT DU FOR DE LA CONSCIENCE QUE DU FOR EXTERIEUR, PAR L'AUTEUR DU TRAITE DES OBLIGATIONS
Paris: Chez Debure, 1771. New Edition. Octavo; 688 pages [Two Volumes in One, 484/204 pages]; Fair; Bound in brown leather with ridged spine; heavy rubbing to corners, splitting along spine from tail edge, splitting along front joint, rubbing along edges, holes in spine (possibly from insect damage), tearing along head edge of spine, tail edge of spine missing; Textblock has age toning to pages, holes along tail edge of pages (likely from insect eating), splitting between pages 338 and 339, marking in pencil on half title; Text in French; RWO. More
LETTERS SUR L'AMERIQUE DU NORD [2 VOLUMES]
Paris: Librairie de Charles Gosselin, 1838. 2 Volumes; Octavos; 438/535 pages; G; Quarter bound in brown leather purple patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on spines; Patterned textblock; Rubbing and bumping to corners, rubbing along edges, rubbing to covers, rubbing along spine edges; Textblocks have waviness to pages, foxing to pages, writing in pencil on front endpaper of volume 1; Text in French; RWO. More
VOYAGES OF AMASIS
Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, 1795. First American Edition. 12mo; iii, [274 pages]; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Bumping and rubbing to corners, splitting along joints, rubbing along edges, circular stain on front cover, small tear on rear cover; Textblock has age toning to pages, foxing to pages, marking in pencil on front pastedown, splitting to interior hinges; Text in French on verso and English on recto, each language numbered separately; Evans 29461; RWO. More
DE L'USURE DANS L'ETAT ACTUEL DE LA LEGISLATION
Paris: Antoine Bavoux, 1825. Octavo; 143 pages; G-; Quarter bound in brown leather with patterned brown paper boards and gilt lettering on spine; Rubbing and bumping to corners, splitting along joints, tearing to spine, spine edges of missing, rubbing along edges, spine mostly separated from binding; Textblock has age toning to pages, label stuck to front pastedown, foxing to pages, splitting to front interior hinge; Text in French; RWO. More
ENCYCLOPÉDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNÉ DES SCIENCES, DES ART ET DES MÉTIERS, PAR UNE SOCIÉTÉ DE GENS DE LETTRES. [28 Volumes, Complete]
Paris; Neufchastel [Neuchatel]: Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie, 1751 - 1772. First Edition. A complete 28-volume set of the true first edition of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyclopedie, comprised of 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates. The text volumes were published between 1751 and 1765, the first seven listing Paris as their place of publication, and the remaining 10 volumes (all released in 1765) stating “Neufchastel”. The titlepages of the text volumes include accent marks. These accord with the standard points for a true first edition. All 2,885 of the original plates appear to be present. Some bibliographies count the double-, triple-, etc. plates as multiples (rendering a count of 3,129 plates). The figure "2,885" reflects the numbering of the encyclopedists themselves and represents the total of originally included plates (See Darnton, The Business of Enlightenment). All text volumes are double-columned. All 28 volumes are bound in contemporary tree-calf, with banded and gilt-ornamented spines, and brown leather spine labels with gilt lettering. The textblock edges of all volumes are dyed red. All volumes have marbled endpapers, and (unless otherwise indicated) cloth bookmarks. Shelved in Room C. Sold as is. Text / Article Volumes ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME PREMIER; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1751; First Edition. Folio, [xii], [fold-out chart], lii, 914 pages, [errata page]. In good plus condition. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping and wear to corners, and significant cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelf wear and several instances of light soiling to edges, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves. The fold-out chart Systeme Figure des Connaissances Humaines is intact, but has a 1.5-inch tear along the bottom fold. Includes the famous frontispiece engraving by Cochin, with explanatory text, as well as d’Alembert’s Discours Preliminaire. ALS of noted Diderot scholar Norman Torrey to Columbia President William Russell, dated November 11, 1953, laid in at front. Torrey explains to Russell how to determine if his copy of the Encyclopedie is a genuine first edition. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME SECOND; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1751; First Edition. Folio, [iv], iv, 871 pages, [one errata page]. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, , some minor chipping to leather on covers and at head of spine, and significant cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has several instances of light soiling to edges, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME TROISIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1753; First Edition. Folio, [iv], xvi, 905 pages, [one errata page]. In good plus condition. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping and wear to corners, and significant cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling to top edge, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME QUATRIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1754; First Edition. Folio, [iv], iv, 1098 pages. In good plus condition. Boards show light wear overall, light plus bumping and wear to top corners, and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling to top edge, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME CINQUIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1755; First Edition. Folio, [iv], xviii, 1011 pages, [one errata page]. In good condition. Boards show light wear overall, moderate bumping and wear corners, and moderate plus cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has several instances of light soiling, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some light foxing to first few leaves. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME SIXIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1756; First Edition. Folio, [iv], viii, 926 pages, [two errata pages]. In good condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, light bumping and wear to corners, and moderate plus cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelf wear to bottom edge, several instances of light soiling, very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and some minor creasing to top fore-edge of blank leaves / endpapers at back of volume. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME SEPTIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1757; First Edition. Folio, [iv], xiv, 1030 pages. In good plus condition. Boards show light wear overall, light bumping to corners, and minor cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelf wear to bottom edge and very minor age-toning to pages throughout interiorly. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME HUITIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], ii, 936 pages. In good minus condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, moderate plus bumping and wear to corners, significant cracking to leather along spine, and front board loose (but attached). Textblock has light age-toning, and occasional faint foxing throughout. Fold-out chart between pp. 934 and 935 is intact. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME NEUVIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 956 pages. In good plus condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges, light cracking to joints, and light plus wear to corners. Textblock has light soiling to top edge, and moderate uneven age-toning to endpapers. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME DIXIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 927 pages. In good condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, moderate plus bumping and wear to corners, and significant cracking to leather along spine. Textblock has light age-toning interiorly, and some light soiling to front endpapers. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME ONZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 963 pages. In good condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, light plus bumping and wear to corners, and significant cracking to leather along spine. Textblock has light age-toning interiorly, and some light soiling to front endpapers. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME DOUZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 965 pages. In good condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, significant cracking to leather along spine, and moderate chipping to leather at tail of spine. Top spine label has pulled away slightly from the spine, but is fully intact and attached. Textblock has light age-toning interiorly, and a small closed tear ffep [blank]. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME TREIZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 914 pages, 34 pages. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to top corners, moderate cracking to leather along spine, moderate wear to covers, and some minor chipping to leather at head/tail of spine. Textblock has light age-toning interiorly, and very light soiling to top edge. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME QUATORZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 949 pages. In good plus condition. Boards show minor wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, and light plus cracking to leather along spine. Textblock has light soiling to edges and light uneven age-toning to pages throughout interiorly. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME QUINZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 950 pages. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, significant cracking to leather along spine, and moderate chipping to leather at head/tail of spine. Textblock has light shelfwear to bottom edge, minor soiling to eop edge, and moderate foxing to ffep (blank). ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME SEZIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 962 pages. In good condition. Boards show moderate wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, and significant pus cracking to leather along spine (boards slightly loose, but attached). Textblock has light soiling to edges. ENCYCLOPEDIE, OU DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNE DES SCIENCES, DES ARTS ET DES METIERS, PAR UNE SOCIETE DE GENS DE LETTRES… TOME DIX-SEPTIEME; Diderot, Denis; d’Alembert, Jean le Rond; Samuel Faulche & Compagnie : Neufchastel, 1765; First Edition. Folio, [ii], 890 pages. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges and corners, significant cracking to leather along spine, and moderate chipping to leather along spine. Textblock has light soiling to edges, light uneven age-toning to pages throughout interiorly, and light soiling/age-toning to bfep. Planches / Plates Volumes RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION (Planches Vol. 1.); Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1762; First Edition. Folio, 269 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping/wear to corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, significant cracking to leather along joints, and the top spine label is slightly lifted from spine (but fully intact). Textblock has light shelfwear to bottom edge. All plates appear to be to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. SECONDE LIVRAISON, EN DEUX PARTIES. PREMIERE PARTIE (Planches Vol. 2.); Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1763; First Edition. Folio, 233 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good plus condition. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping/wear to corners, light chipping to head of spine, light plus cracking to leather along joints, and the bottom spine label is slightly lifted from spine (but fully intact). Textblock has light shelfwear to bottom edge. The second collection of plates was released in two parts; this is part one. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. SECONDE LIVRAISON, EN DEUX PARTIES. SECONDE PARTIE (Planches Vol. 3); Briasson, David, Le Breton, Durand : Paris, 1763; First Edition. Folio, 201 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping/wear to corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, and significant cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has light shelfwear to bottom edge. The second collection of plates was released in two parts; this is part two. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. TROISIEME LIVRAISON (Planches Vol. 4); Briasson, David, Le Breton : Paris, 1765; First Edition. Folio, 298 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges and corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, a one-inch gash to the leather along the spine, and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. QUATRIEME LIVRAISON (Planches Vol. 5); Briasson, David, Le Breton : Paris, 1767; First Edition. Folio, 248 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light wear to edges and corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. CINQUIEME LIVRAISON, OU SIXIEME VOLUME (Planches Vol. 6); Briasson, David, Le Breton : Paris, 1768; First Edition. Folio, 294 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, the top spine label is partially lifted from the spine (but attached and fully intact), and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock has very light shelfwear to bottom edge, and plate xxi of the Histoire Naturelle section has partially separated from the binding (exposing part of the fore-edge, with some minre closed tears and light age-toning). All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. SIXIEME LIVRAISON, OU SEPTIEME VOLUME (Planches Vol. 7); Briasson, Le Breton : Paris, 1769; First Edition. Folio, 259 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, both spine labels are partially lifted from the spine with some minor chipping to bottom label (but attached and fully intact), one minor instance of damage to the front cover apparently from application of an adhesive, and significant cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. SEPTIEME LIVRAISON, OU HUITIEME VOLUME (Planches Vol. 8); Briasson : Paris, 1771; First Edition. Folio, 254 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, the top spine label is partially lifted from the spine (but attached and fully intact), moderate plus wear to front cover, and light plus cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. HUITIEME LIVRAISON, OU NEUVIEME VOLUME (Planches Vol. 9); Briasson : Paris, 1771; First Edition. Folio, 253 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, light chipping to tail of spine, one instance of damage to the front cover from application of adhesive tape, and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. NEUVIEME LIVRAISON, OU DIXIEME VOLUME (Planches Vol. 10); Briasson : Paris, 1772; First Edition. Folio, 337 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good condition. Boards show light plus wear to edges and corners, light chipping to tail of spine, one instance of damage to the front cover from application of adhesive tape, and moderate cracking to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. RECUEIL DE PLANCHES, SUR LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS LIBERAUX, ET LES ARTS MECHANIQUES, AVEC LEUR EXPLICATION. DIXIEME ET DERNIERE LIVRAISON, OU ONZIEME ET DERNIER VOLUME (Planches Vol. 11); Briasson : Paris, 1772; First Edition. Folio, 239 plates with textual explication prefacing each subject. In good minus condition. Boards show light wear to edges, moderate bumping and wear to corners, moderate chipping to head/tail of spine, and significant cracking and chipping to leather along joints. Textblock clean. All plates appear to be intact. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
The French Revolution: The Fall of the French Monarchy, 1787-1792; The Jacobin Republic, 1792-1794; and, The Thermidorean Regime and the Directory, 1794-1799 [3 Volumes]
London and Paris: Cambridge University Press and Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. Mixed Editions. Octavo; G+/paperback; off-white spines with red and blue text; 3 volumes: volume 1, The Fall of the French Monarchy 1787-1792 [Michel Vovelle], pp 247, ISBN 0521289165, 1986 [reprinted]; volume 2, The Jacobin Republic 1792-1794, pp 251, ISBN 0521289181, 1987 [reprinted]; volume 3, The Thermidorean Regime and the Directory 1784-1799, ISBN 0521289173, 1984; covers have slight toning to exteriors; publisher's small sticker to rear to volume 3; slight smudges to exteriors; slight damp staining to rear tail edge to volume 1; intact bindings; textblock edges have age toned modestly; interior pages good; illustrated. More
LE STATUT INTERNATIONAL DES GOUVERNEMENTS REFUGIES ET LE CAS DE LA FRANCE LIBRE 1939-1945
Paris: Editions A. Pedone, 1952. Octavo; 311 pages; Fair; Brown paper covers with black text on spine; Covers have splitting and tearing along spine, open tear along head edge of spine and front cover, chipping along edges, bottom corner of front cover missing, open tear along head edge of rear cover; Textblock has bottom corner of forward pages missing, age toning to pages, bookplate on inside of front cover; fragile; RWO. More
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Paris: Chez de Nully, 1749. 12mo; 523 pages; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on spine; Red Textblock; Boards have rubbing to corners and along edges, fraying and chipping to head edge of spine, shelfwear to covers, remnant of label on spine near tail edge; Textblock has creasing to pages, color bleeding from rear endpaper, library ink stamp on title page, age toning and foxing to pages; RWO. More
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Haye: Chez Scheurleer, 1751. 2 Volumes; 12mos; 255/254 pages; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and detailing on spines; Red textblock edges; Boards have rubbing to corners and along edges, rubbing to spine ridges, wear to covers; Textblocks have bookplates on front endpapers, waviness to pages, age toning and foxing to pages; RWO. More
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Paris: Chez Vente, 1765. 12mo; 236 pages; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and detailing on spine; Boards have rubbing to corners, rubbing along edges, wear to spine; Textblock has damp staining along tail edge of pages, brown spots on front endpaper and pastedown, dark blue staining along edges, wrinkling to pages; RWO. More
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Paris: Chez Debure, 1763. 12mo; 704 pages; G; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and detailing on spine; Red Textblock edge; Boards have bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing along edges, head edge of spine missing, splitting along joints, rubbing to covers; Textblock has bookplate on front pastedown, creasing to pages, age toning and foxing to pages; RWO. More
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Paris: Chez H. Nicolle, 1820. First Edition. Octavo; 317 pages; G; Pink-Brown paper covers with torn spine label; Covers have bending at corners, chipping along edges, small closed tears along edges, tearing along joints, tearing to spine label; Textblock has bending along page edges and corners, age toning to pages, foxing to pages. More
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Paris: Le Prieur, 1811. Small Octavo; 708 pages; G; 3/4 bound in brown leather with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on spine; colored textblock edges; Boards have rubbing to corners, splitting along joints, rubbing and chipping along edges; Textblock has book plate on front pastedown, foxing to pages, split hinge between front endpaper and pastedown, waviness to pages; RWO. More