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Memoirs of General Count Rapp First Aide-De-Camp To Napoleon
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Memoirs of General Count Rapp First Aide-De-Camp To Napoleon

by General Count Rapp

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Rebound in blue full leather binding with decorative endpapers, binding is tight, 1st edition, cover is rubbed at spine and edges, some foxing on pages, 431 pp pictorial frontspiece. Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street
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Le Siecle de Louis XIV
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Le Siecle de Louis XIV

by Voltaire (Monsieur de Francheville / Francois-Marie Arouet)

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Berlin: C.F. Henning, 1751. 1st Edition . Very Good. 3.75 x 6 inches (9.5 x 15 cm). Complete in two volumes. Full calf leather bindings, red leather title labels and gilt decoration to spines. Good solid bindings. Volume one has light rippling to the pages and foxing up to page 3, hole to front free endpaper and three small holes to leading blank, Volume II is very clean throughout. Engraved bookplate to front endpapers (Charles Grave Hudson - 1st Baronet Hudson, of Wanlip Hall, Leicestershire.) The first edition of one of Voltaire's most important works, a landmark in the development of historiography, published under the alternative pseudonym M. de Francheville. A very nice example. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 3.75 x 6 inches (9.5 x 15 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 12mo. [14], 488, [1] (Errata) + [2], 466, [2] (Errata)
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Almanach Dedie Aux Dames. Pour l'An 1809
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Almanach Dedie Aux Dames. Pour l'An 1809

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Birsay, Orkney
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Paris: Le Fuel, 1809 A very good copy in full red morocco binding with card slip case in matching binding. With 6 black and white plates and additional vignette illustrations. The case is of a card case design in red morocco leather with a gilt border of leaves and flowers. The front has gilt titles and gilt compartments and the rear has a gilt chain design. It is clean and complete with some wear to corners and darkening in some places. The book has a matching binding which is in near fine condition, with just slight darkening where it fits into the case. All page edges gilt. Contents: half title; decorative vignette title page with tissue guard; 'Avis de l'Editeur' 2pp (with small loss to the bottom corner margin - no loss to text); Calendar; 5 plates; Poesies pp 1-108; half title - Melanges en Prose'; extracts pp 111-129; contents pp 130-134; further black and white plate; pages for notes on each month - with vignettes and blanks - mostly tissue-guarded. Contents are very clean and… Read More
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Two Summers in Guyenne.  A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
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Two Summers in Guyenne. A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside

by Barker, Edward Harrison

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First edition
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
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Richard Bentley and Son. London. 1894. First edition. Octavo. xii, 411pp. Engraved frontis. with tissue guard, 37 further engraved illustrations, folding map. Half morocco, marbled boards, bound by Mudie. Slight shelf wear, rubbing. Spine in six compartments with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers and edges. Spotting to free endpapers.
A cultural hike in the footsteps of Edward Harrison Barker has recently been created from his writings which chronicle his travels off the beaten path through the heart of the Dordogne and the Perigord, "the old English Duchy of Aquitaine as it was defined by the Treaty of Bretagny".
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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William Milligan Sloane...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William Milligan Sloane...

by Sloane, William Milligan, 1850-1928.

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NY, Century Co., 1896. Originally published serially in The Century Magazine 49: 1, Nov. 1894 through 52: 6, Oct. 1896. Lushly illustrated biography by a Princeton professor. Hard Cover. Four folio volumes: xvi, 283; xi, 283; x, 270; xii, 313 pages, color frontispieces, 293 illustrations, maps, plates (part color), portraits; 31 cm. Bibliography: vol. 4, pages 251-261. Bound in green cloth stamped in gold. Spine edges rubbed; volumes 1 & 2 shaken (in each a signature has come loose although it lies evenly with the rest); rear cover of vol. 3 has scratches; volumes 3 & 4 are whole & sturdy; top edges gilt; internally clean; withal Good. Shipping in the U.S. $20. Stock#OB940 oversize/h.
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Album d'Articles de Voyages d'après les Modèles de Messieurs Godillot Père et Fils, Brèvetès...
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Album d'Articles de Voyages d'après les Modèles de Messieurs Godillot Père et Fils, Brèvetès Malletiers du Roi

by GODILLOT

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Sydney, New South Wales
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Paris: Fabrique Générale d'Articles de Voyages, 1840. First Edition. Alexis Godillot (1816-1893) was a contemporary of Louis Vuitton (1821-1892) and first achieved renown in Paris for his beautiful hand-made luggage. With a workshop situated just a few blocks away from Vuitton's, this catalogue comes from this very early period of Godillot's life before he had revolutionised footwear by differentiating the moulding of the left shoe from the right and become the famous shoemaker who would go on to equip over one hundred thousand French soldiers for The Crimean War. 'Godillot' remains a slang French term for 'boot' to this day. The album features superb hand-coloured lithographs with an original sketch showcasing nearly one hundred accessories including bags, picnic baskets, apparel, wonderful old trunks, tents, and hammocks- true 'objets nomades' - many of which are in surprisingly bold and modern designs. A beautiful, rare, and precious catalogue of the articles a traveller might require for… Read More
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Binding, Fine -Bayntun)  CHIVALRY
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Binding, Fine -Bayntun) CHIVALRY

by Gautier, Leon; Translated by Henry Frith

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana
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London: George Routledge & Sons, 1891. RARE First Edition in English, finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in half crimson morocco over marbled boards, spine with five harp decorations with gilt borders, marbled end pages, all edges gilt. xii, 499 pp., with fifty-seven wood engraved illustrations (including frontispiece and 23 plates). Near Fine, spine sunned, light rubbing to marbled boards, internally clean and bright. Gautier's classic work on chivalry, in which he set out the "Ten Commandments of Chivalry", of course hundreds of years after the time of medieval chivalry. "Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil". . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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NAPOLEON 1812 1912 TEXTE TIRE DE LA CAMPAGNE DE RUSSIE 1812
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NAPOLEON 1812 1912 TEXTE TIRE DE LA CAMPAGNE DE RUSSIE 1812

by Philippe de Segur

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Mansonville, Quebec
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Paris: Ernest Flammarion Editeur, 1912. NAPOLEON 1812 1912 TEXTE TIRE DE LA CAMPAGNE DE RUSSIE 1812- by Philippe de Segur- Illustrated by repros from paintings by Charlet, Dezarno, Doou, Gérard, Guesse, Yvon, Kirchenko, Kossak, Kotzebou, Krasovski, Kruger, Matvieff, Maurin, Prianichnikoff, Scheffer, Tchoukine, Tropinine y Verestchaguine- Ernest Flammarion Editeur, Paris 1912- 1st Edition- Hardcover:- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall- VG/ no jacket as issued, original brown calf- 1/2 Leather & Marbled Boards- upper hinge starting but holding tight- rubs at extremities- 5 raised bands on spine with gilt inserts of French Napoleonic Eagle alternating with gilt 'N'- and gilt titles- 140 pages of text all clean on heavy stock paper, top page edges gilt, 64 tipped in color plates, 2 plates in duo tone and one pastedown color on title page- collation complete- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-historical-France-Napoleon-Napoleonic Wars-illustrated (4770) Very heavy and large book will require… Read More
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Voltairiana. In Four Volumes ( Four Bound in Two )
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Voltairiana. In Four Volumes ( Four Bound in Two )

by Voltaire; Selected and Translated from the French by Mary Julia Young

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London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes , 1805. RARE. Twelvemo printing, 6 3/4" x 4 1/2", four volumes bound in two. In contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, the backs with red morocco labels lettered in gilt and richly ornate gilt tooled decorations, marbled end papers, top edges gilt. Very Good Plus, 3/8" chip to top edge of rear cover Vol. I & II, light soiling to vellum. Bindings tight, interiors clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Remarques historiques, philologiques, critiques et litteraires, sur quelques locutions, proverbes...
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Remarques historiques, philologiques, critiques et litteraires, sur quelques locutions, proverbes et dictons populaires inedits du moyen-age

by G. A. Crapelet (Georges-Adrien)

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Half red morocco over marbled boards; four raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. French text. 2 book plates to front paste down (Rob de Billy and de Guinzbourg). Occasional foxing. [II], 138 pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches
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Babar And Father Christmas
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Babar And Father Christmas

by De Brunhoff, Jean

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Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.
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Henry III, King of France and Poland: His Court and Times. From Numerous Unpublished Sources,...
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Henry III, King of France and Poland: His Court and Times. From Numerous Unpublished Sources, including MS. Documents in the Bibliotheque Impe´riale, and the Archives of France and Italy, Etc. In Three Volumes

by Freer, Martha Walker

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First American Edition
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888. Three volumes finely bound in contemporary chocolate crushed morocco, gilt lettering and tops, marbled end papers, wide gilt inner dentelles. Near Fine, slight rubbing to morocco at edges, interior quite clean and bright. The American edition quite SCARCE. A heavy set, additional postage will be requested for priority and international orders. Please inquire before ordering. . First American Edition. Crushed Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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France Illustrated. Two Volumes
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France Illustrated. Two Volumes

by T.(homas) Allom, Illustrator

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London and Paris: Fisher, Son & Co. No date, circa 1840. No author, text attributed to G.N. Wright. Vol. I 80, 40 pp. with 48 engraved full-page plates and engraved title page, Vol.II, paginated 41-60, 48, 24, 24 pp., with 38 full-page plates and engraved title page, 88 engravings in all, both architectural and landscape views, with accompanying historical and descriptive text . Bound by E. Paul, Bookbinder, Southampton, their small binders tickets front paste downs, in contemporary half black morocco over black moire silk boards, the backs with gilt floral decorations, plain yellow end papers. Very Good Plus, some spots of browning to plates, mainly marginal, small chips to morocco bottom ends of spines, light rubbing at the tips. A handsome set with exquisite plates that are known for the characters in period costumes, and the places as they existed in that time. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes

by Lang, Andrew

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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Books, Inc. Edition)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Books, Inc. Edition)

by Hugo, Victor

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Hugo, Victor. Please excuse our group photo, but please see this item (in beige and red dust jacket) at bottom right. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Undated. Circa 1940. Books, Inc. VG/VG original Publishers price-clipped DJ. QUITE RARE THUS. Green leatherette boards. Beige dust jacket with red and yellow titling and ornamentation. Protected in a mylar wrap. 360 pages. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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