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A superb edition, nicely bound and illustrated with numerous illustrations and photographs, of this synthesis of scientific knowledge relating to the seas and oceans as it was established at the turn of the twentieth century, methodically presenting the physical, chemical, and

Science, Geography, Natural History, Ships and seafaring, Illustrated, Cartography, Nature - Quantity: 1 - Book

J. Richard - L'Océanographie - 1910

Marco Polo - Head Copy XV with original signed engraving - Éditions du Cadran (1987)

Extremely remarkable luxury bibliophile edition of the “Book of Marco Polo,” published by Éditions du Cadran in Paris in 1987.

Superb limited-edition copy no. XV, from a strictly limited print

Travels - Quantity: 1 - Tipped in plates - Book

Alain Thomas - Le livre de Marco Polo [Exemplaire de tête XV avec gravure originale signée] - 1987

The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixotte de la Manche [Rare blue publisher’s cloth]
Tony JOHANNOT - Miguel de CERVANTES.
J.J. Dubochet et Cie|Paris 1836-1840.
17 x 27 cm - 2 volumes bound.
744pp + 758pp.
2.7 kg.
Superb and scarce publisher’s binding edition of this original edition of

Literature - Quantity: 2 - Book

Tony JOHANNOT - Miguel de CERVANTES - Don Quichotte [Rare cartonnage éditeur bleu] - 1836-1840

Atlas to Pierre Rayer's "Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau" (2nd Edition)

Author: Pierre-François Olive Rayer (Plates by Ambroise Tardieu)
1835.
Publisher: J. B. Baillière, Paris.
Condition: Very Good.
Content: Complete with 26 hand-colored plates (numbered

Medicine, Illustrated, Anthropology, Art history, Biology, Curio & ephemera, Education, Dictionaries and thesauri, Encyclopedias, Europe, Graphic design, History, Original artwork - Quantity: 1 - Hand coloured illustrations - Book

Pierre Rayer / Ambroise Tardieu - Traité des Maladies de la Peau. Atlas - 1835

Infernal Dictionary, by J. Collin de Plancy.
Complete reproduction of the famous Paris edition of 1863, enriched with numerous engravings.

The Infernal Dictionary, written by Jacques Collin de Plancy and first published in 1818, is an encyclopedic work devoted to demonological

Esotericism, Religion - Quantity: 1 - Book

Collin de Plancy - Dictionnaire Infernal - 1980

Later red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Light general wear to exterior. Recent endpapers with bookplate of General Theological Seminary Library to front pastedown. Title page with previous owners ink inscription to top margin, slightly offsetting on facing

History, Religion, Anthropology, Natural History, Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Fold out maps or plates - Book

Jean-Charles Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac - Superstitions Orientales, ou Tableau Des Erreurs et Des Superstitions Des Principaux Peuples De - 1785

War tales. Paris besieged 1870-1871.
Jules Clarette.
Book bound in red percaline.
1871.
Publisher J. Strauss, 5 Rue du Croissant in Paris.
Hardcover bound in red percaline, gold-tooled.
34 x 27 cm.
Some rubbing to the corners and to the edge.

War history - Quantity: 1 - Book

Jules Clarette - Récits de guerre - 1871

Albert Lumbroso. Souvenirs on Maupassant. His last illness, his death. Rome, Bocca frères, 1905, 708 pp.

A volume in-8 (220x150 mm), full cloth binding, leather title piece (binding of the period). Leather title piece worn. Interior fresh, without foxing. Covers preserved.


Literature - Quantity: 1 - Book

Albert Lumbroso - Souvenirs sur Maupassant. Sa dernière maladie, sa mort - 1905

The Fête of Bacchus and Comus, or History of Drinking and Eating in Europe from Antiquity to the Present Day through Books.
By Gérard Oberlé
Tasked with drafting the catalog for an important collection of rare books on gastronomy, Gérard Oberlé conceived the idea of developing

Cookery, food & drink, History - Quantity: 1 - Book

Gérard Oberlé - Les Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus - 1989

L'Éducation Nouvelle, a journal of mothers and children published in Paris under the direction of Mr. Jules Delbruck. Sixth and last Series. Paris, at the Offices of Éducation Nouvelle. S.D. May 1850.
In-4 (cm 29.8 x 20) pp. 192-198, 12 color lithographic plates. Small flaw to

Children's books, Illustrated, Education - Quantity: 1 - Book

Jules Delbruck - Journal des Mères et des Enfants 12 Litohographies Coloriés - 1850

Fascinating two-volume set of this study devoted to mystical phenomena considered in their spiritual, psychological, and theological dimensions -

The work is written from an erudite Catholic perspective of the 19th century, seeking to distinguish experiences belonging to divine

Religion, Esotericism, History, Sociology - Quantity: 2 - Book

Görres & M. Charles Sainte-Foi - La mystique divine naturelle et diabolique - 1861

Collection of books from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods.
From the subject areas history, literature, religion, science, philosophy.
You are bidding on a beautiful collection of 52 books, predominantly in full- and half-leather bindings of the period, some with gold

History, Literature, Science, Religion - Quantity: 52 - Book

. - Kleine Bibliothek, Sammlung Bücher aus dem Barock,Klassizismus, - 1767-1900

MENDÈS (Catulle)
The Islands of Love.
Paris, L. Frinzine et Cie, 1886.
In-4 (32.8 cm x 26 cm) of VII-85-[6]pp.
Print run of 1,040 numbered copies, of which 1,000 copies on vérrge paper, 25 on Whatman and 15 on Imperial Japanese paper.
Blue half-leather with corners, spine adorned

Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Book

Catulle MENDÈS / Gustave FRAIPONT - Les Îles d'Amour - 1886

Madrid. Leipzig. C. Bailly Bailliere. 1879. VIII+374 pages. 24x16. Dutch binding with tips. Rare polyglot edition.

Medicine - Quantity: 1 - Book

Schwabe, Willmar.; Álvarez, Paz. - Pharmacopoea homoeopathica polyglotta - 1879

Paris Librairie Larousse 1953 in 4 (25x20) volume, binder simili-leather Bordeaux format from the publisher, spine and upper board adorned with a gilt-titled escutcheon [2] 856 pages, with numerous black-and-white photographs in the text, and color plates hors-texte. Portrait of

Cookery, food & drink - Quantity: 1 - Tipped in plates - Coffee table book

Curnonsky (Maurice-Edmond Sailland) - Cuisine et Vins de France - 1953-1953

Two books on the topic of Magnetism. Hardback bindings with cloth. Traite Experimental with wear as shown, marks, scuffs and some discolouring to cloth, corners bumped. Mesmer with light wear in a more recent binding. Both with ex libris Alan Gauld label to front pastedowns and

Philosophy, History, Science - Quantity: 2 - Book

Hector Durville - Mesmer et Le Magnétisme Animal & Traité Expérimental de Magnétisme (volume one). - 1853-1895

André Malraux — Complete Works I — Bibliothèque de la Pléiade — NRF Gallimard.
Volume I of André Malraux’s Complete Works, published in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade (NRF Gallimard), a definitive reference collection of French and world literature.
Volume published

André Malraux - Œuvres complètes - 1989

A classic treatise of obstetrics of the 19th century – Velpeau (1835)

Superb testament to 19th-century medicine, this volume II of the famous “Complete Treatise on the Art of Childbirth” by Alfred Velpeau, published in 1835, constitutes a major reference in classical obstetrics.

Medicine - Quantity: 1 - Tipped in plates - Book

Alfred Velpeau - Traité complet de l'art des accouchemens, ou Tocologie théorique et pratique - 1835

Fascinating numbered and illustrated edition of 29 color etchings by Foujita, a fine numbered copy 56 - 

This work by Thomas Raucat is in the spiritual and satirical vein of French literature of the interwar period, where the elegance of style serves an ironic observation of

Illustrated, Japan, Literature, History, Travels, Reference, Sociology - Quantity: 1 - Book

Thomas Raucay / Foujita - L'honorable partie de campagne - 1927

Superb numbered and illustrated edition of beautiful original lithographs by J.-H. Lengrand of this copy printed for Nicole Marbot -

This bibliophile edition from 1987 gathers rewritings of ancient Greek myths centered on female figures touched by desire, transgression, and

Literature, Illustrated, History - Quantity: 1 - Book

Pierre Louÿs / J.-H. Lengrand - Lêda, Byblis, Danaë - 1987

Original Edition. Frédéric Dillaye - The Games of Youth - Magnificent binding signed Souze - 1885.
Description:
An exceptional reference work on the history of leisure in the 19th century.
Discover this superb original edition of 1885, published by the prestigious Librairie

Games and pastimes, Children's books - Quantity: 1 - Book

Frédéric Dillaye - Les jeux de la jeunesse - 1885

"Ma Doctoresse" (My Doctor), by Dr. Houdre-Roussel (sometimes cited as Houdré-Rousselin) and published by Argentor in Paris (circa 1920–1925), is one of the home medical bibles most famous in its era.

It was designed specifically for a female audience, focusing on hygiene, child

Medicine, Illustrated - Quantity: 2 - Book

Dr. Houdre-Roursin - Ma Doctoresse guide pratique d'hygiène et de médecine de la femme moderne - 1928

Superb exemplar of "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoé" by Daniel Defoe, published at the end of the 19th century (undated but probably around 1890) by the Paris publisher Émile Guérin. This work is a classic item in the youth library of the era, presented in a publisher's

Daniel Defoe - Aventures de Robinson Crusoé - Cartonnage de luxe éditeur - 1890

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