La Rose De La Mer by VIALAR, Paul - 1952

Paris: Dentu & Cie Editeurs. Very Good. 1887. Soft Cover. In original paper covers as published. Inscribed by author. Color portrait frontispiece. Text tight, clean & intact. 12 tissue protected engraved portraits of women of the 18th Century of which 2 are in color. Ornamental head and tailpieces. Uncut and deckle page edges. French text. Rubbed spine ends with mended paper tear. France; Engraved Portraits; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 360 pages; Signed by Author .

Paris: Honnert, 1800. 12mo. In five volumes, Vol. I. May, 207pp, Vol. II. June, 207(1)pp. Vol. III. July, 221(3)pp., Vol. IV. Aug. 215(3)pp. and Vol. V. Sept. 211(1)pp., All uniformly bound in contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, compartments decoratively stamped in a floral motif, red morocco spine labels gilt, all edges red, marbled endpapers, front free endpapers to volume one, three and five detached. Contemporary owner's bookplate with the motto of the English chivalric Order of the Garter with initials E.D.C. These five bound volumes were issued monthly and provided an account of the current books being published. There were several books already published on Napoleon including his victory in Malta, a work on Rousseau is reviewed and many others on issues historical, philosophical, literary and scientific (with an emphasis on botanical works). In short, a marvelous window into Paris during the early reign of Napoleon. Hinges fine, upper joints fragile with volumes 3, 4 and 5 displaying some… Read More

Paris: Par La Compagnie Des Libraires Associez. Very Good. 1719. First Edition. Hardcover. Zayde Spanish History by Mr. Segrais Treaty with the Origin of the Romans by Mr. Huet. (La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, Comtesse de Segrais). Vol. #1, 312pp. Vol. #2, 324; Rear endpaper has top corner removed. Full leather. Spine with raised bands and gilt decorated panels. Front corners & spine ends lightly rubbed. Spain; 8vo; 636 pages .

Léon Arnoult: La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts. Les phases ornamentales de la mode (The variability of taste in the arts. The ornamental phases of fashion). Printed and published by Devambez "À l'enseigne du masque d'Or". Paris, 1921. ARNOULT Léon - William ABLETT (1877-1937 illustrator). Preowned, Signed. A l'Enseigne du Masque d'Or, chez Devambez, 1921, in-4°, 87 pp + 7 plate illustrations, printed in 303 numbered copies. Sewn, original printed stiff wrapper over blind wrapper. Printed wrapper, interior fine, uncut and unopened copy. Two of the illustrations are mixed technique plates by William Ablett, one is signed in pencil by the artist: a circular engraving with a lithographic image printed on it and heightened with gold. Editorial paperback, Jacket with title to the framed flat, beautiful allegorical friezes, endpapers, eyelet, cover page with the same frieze (antique collection stamp). The quantity of circulation - 303 copies justified, and numbering - №120, a preface paper,… Read More

Paris: La Connaissance, 1925. Hardcover. See Description. Georges Delaw. 8vo. (247 m). pp. 82, [2]. Limited edition; bottom of p. 83 is marked "Exemplaire justifie: 133". With color illustrations by Georges Delaw. Includes original velum paper wraps. Bound in full period calf with cat’s-paw pattern calf boards. Spine and inner dentelles are gilt. Miniscule rubbing is present to the extremities. Interior pages are fresh and clean. An English gift inscription dated "Christmas 1925" is written on a front free fly-leaf; the same fly-leaf contains a strip of minor rubbing/chaffing where an old Christmas card (now loosely inserted) was mounted. Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French journalist and novelist. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize in literature. His play "La comédie de celui qui épousa une femme muette" was first published in 1908.

Paris, France: Laplace, Sanchez et Cie., 1883. Half-Leather. Fine. Allouard, Henri. Beautifully bound in red calf, decorative gold stamping on the spine; marbled end papers, etc. Interior is clean and tight, with little foxing. 12mo, lii, 368 pages. Chosen plays: Esope a la Ville, Esope a la cour, Le Mercure galant, Phaeton, Les Mots a la Mode, La Satire des Satires, and Le Jaloux prisonnier. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Payot, 1925. Paperback. Near Fine. 7 Volumes, 8vo, 4.5 x 8.

Tournai, Belgique- Paris, France: Etablissements Casterman, 1867. NELIDA, Ou Les Guerres Canadiennes 1812-1814- Thil-Lorrain- Illustrated- Etablissements Casterman- Tournai, Belgique- Paris, France-nd-1867-1st Edition- Softcover:-4to- Good/ no dj as issued- publishers original maroon multi-colored illustrated paper wraps, chipped on spine, lightly frayed because of oversize in relation to pages, one dime size piece missing from front cover-binding is tight and square- Text in French- Illustrated with black & white drawings in text and full page- 227pp + table de matieres-are rough cut as per these early issues-Collection Iris, but clean- SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce early softcover novel of the war of 1812-14 in Canada-As per World Cat: Material Type: Fiction Document Type: Book Notes: Reproduction of original in: Bibliotheque de la Ville de Montre´al. Description: 227 p. : ill. Series Title: (CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches ; no. 28492). Other Titles:… Read More

Paris: Rene Haton, Librairie-Editeur, 1877. CONFERENCES THEOLOGIQUES ET SPIRITUELLES SUR LE GRANDEURS DE LA SAINTE VIERGE MARIE, MERE DE DIEU- Pere L. F. D'Argenatan- Rene Haton, Librairie-Editeur- Paris- 1877- 3 Tomes-1st edition Thus expanded from the original of 1680- Conferences theologiques et spirituelles sur les grandeurs : de La Sainte Vierge Marie Me`re de Dieu by Louis Franc¸ois d Argentan( Book ) 4 editions published between 1858 and 1877 in French and Latin and held by 10 libraries worldwide - Hardcover:-12mo-3 Volumes Complete-lightly rubbed with white numbers on spine of tomes- Quarter Brown Calf Leather and cloth with gilt titles on spine- 3 Volumes- 473, 513 and 513 pp, only lightly toned, PO name on ffep- otherwise tight and beautiful and in VG++- Near FINE condition- from the library of Les Freres Redemptoristes in Ottawa- no pockets, no stamps- owner plates on inside covers of the 3 volumes- SEE PHOTOS-Rare conference and study on the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. In French… Read More

Zurich: Druck von Orell, Fussli und Comp, 1848. Stated second revised edition. c.1830. Rebacked by KTB of Old Working Books & Bindery with J. Hewit burgundy calf over original marbled boards, speckled edges. 8vo. pp. [iv] blank, [iv], 429, [1] Berichtigungen (corrections), [6] blank. Very Good/Ex-Lib/No jacket, as issued. Bowdoin College oval stamps. Internally there is light foxing throughout a very good copy. Konrad was the son of Swiss philologist Johann Conrad and younger brother of Johann Caspar, teacher of French and Philosophy. He published the first grammar of Old French in 1830 which was later extensively corrected to this, the preferred edition. Scarce. [We rebind and restore books]..