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Review "Le Figaro Illustré" - Year 1894 complete.

Including the highly sought-after issue featuring the new "Les Plaisirs de Paris" illustrated by Toulouse Lautrec.
Together in good overall condition. Binding without notable defects.
Interior in good and fresh condition. Two to

Art, History, War history, Colonial history, Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Book

Collectif - Le Figaro Illustré [Toulouse Lautrec, Job...] - 1894

3 volumes in-8 (220x160 mm), demi veau havane, dos lisse, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge (reliure de l'époque). Usures et frottements sur le dos. Intérieur frais, sans rousseurs.

Publiés sous l'administration du ministre des Colonies, ces volume rassemblent les statistiques

History, Colonial history - Quantity: 3 - Book

Ministère des colonies - Statistiques de la navigation dans les colonies françaises pendant les années 1907, 1908 et 1909 - 1909-1911

Rare original edition from the early 18th century in large quarto format (see photos).

The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, with historical, critical, and geographical notes.
Contemporary leather binding, title piece, format 26 x 20 cm, engraved headbands, lamp

History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Literature, Sociology, Colonial history, War history - Quantity: 1 - Book

Denys d'Halicarnasse - Les antiquités Romaines de Denys d'Halicarnasse, avec notes historiques, critiques & géographiques - 1722

Lot of 5 (!) volumes of l’Histoire Generale des Voyages, with a hard leather binding that together describe mainly Africa and parts of Asia (India, Indonesia, Japan...) All text pages present, and largely all maps and engravings still present (see photos: photos have been taken

Cartography, History, Illustrated, Colonial history, War history, Natural History, Travels, Topography - Quantity: 5 - Book

Prévost d´Exiles / Bellin / Van der Schley - Histoire Générale des Voyages: volumes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - Africa, Asia - 1757-1757

Old books in good condition (see photos).
History of Louis XIV. From the death of Cardinal Mazarin in 1661. To the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Author: Paul Pellisson-Fontanier (often referred to as Mr. Pellisson, of the French Academy).
Contents of the two volumes:
Volume one:

Literature, History, Colonial history, War history, Biographies and memoirs, Bibliography - Quantity: 2 - Book

M. Pellisson - Histoire de Louis XIV depuis la mort du cardinal Mazarin en 1661 jusqu'à la paix de Nimegue en 1678 - 1702

BUXTON (Thomas Fowell). On the Slave Trade in Africa, and the means of remedying it. Translated from the English of the second edition, by J.-J. Pacaud.
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1840; 8vo, half raspberry calf with corners, smooth spine richly ornamented, marbled edges (Brunetier).

Africa, Colonial history, History - Quantity: 1 - Book

T. Foxwell Buxton - De la traite des esclaves en Afrique - 1840

FIRST FRENCH EDITION ON TRAVEL, EXPLORATION, CHINA, ASIA, NATURAL HISTORY, CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, COLONIALISM and on the first British diplomatic mission to China, to establish formal trade relations with the court of the Qianlong Emperor in Beijing,made in

Agriculture, Anthropology, Animals, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Art history, Asian art, Biographies and memoirs, Botany, Cartography, China, Cavalry and chivalry, Colonial history, Criminology, Economics, Europe, Fine Bindings, Geography, Geology, History, Hunting, shooting and fishing, Illustrated, Incunabula & early printing, Literature, Law, Memorabilia, Military, Medicine, Natural History, Nature, Ornithology, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Royalty, Science, Ships and seafaring, South East Asia, Topography, Transportation, Travels, Tribal art and culture, War history - Quantity: 2 - Fold out maps or plates, Signed by illustrator - Book

Lord Macartney / Samuel Holmes illustrations by William Alexander - Voyage en Chine et en Tartarie [complete first edition, 52 Engravings] - 1805

Historical context of the first edition:

This is the official first edition (Editio Princeps) in book form. Although the brothers Parmentier's voyage took place in 1529, the manuscript remained unpublished for centuries. In 1883, the historical text was first scholarly edited by

Travels, Geography, America, South East Asia, Outer space, Topography, Colonial history, History, Oceania, Cartography, Ships and seafaring - Quantity: 1 - Fold out maps or plates - Book

Jean et Raoul Parmentier - Le Discours de la Navigation - 1883

3 Albums of L'Illustration 1847-1849. Very Rare Copies - Complete edition of the famous illustrated weekly - Published in Paris, at J. Dubochet et Cie, Publishers; Publisher's modification from volume XI: A. Le Chevalier et Cie, Publishers, Paris - Folio format (28 x 37 cm) - 

Architecture, Archaeology, Art, Biographies and memoirs, History, Colonial history, War history, Natural History, Humour & caricature, Illustrated, Collected works, Politics, Royalty, Science, Sociology, Travels - Quantity: 3 - Book

Collectif - 3 Albums "L'illustration" - 1847-1849

2 Albums L'Illustration 1849 - Rarissimes Exemplaires - Complete edition of the famous illustrated weekly - Published in Paris, At A. Le Chevalier & Co., Publishers - Folio format (28 x 37 cm) -
Vol. XIII. of No. 314 of March 3, 1849 to No. 339 of August 25, 1849; 420 pages /

Architecture, Archaeology, Art, Biographies and memoirs, History, Colonial history, War history, Natural History, Humour & caricature, Illustrated, Collected works, Politics, Royalty, Science, Sociology, Travels - Quantity: 2 - Book

Collectif - 2 Albums "L'illustration" - 1849

Binding of L’Illustration – 2 volumes - Year 1915 - Complete - Red cloth bindings.
Famous weekly that marked the history of the French press.

Books in generally good condition. Interior in good condition, fresh and clean. The bindings are worn and show a restoration to attach

Colonial history, Illustrated, Politics, War history - Quantity: 2 - Book

Collectif - L'Illustration - 1915

Belgian Congo by Francis Lambin published in 1948 and dedicated to the children of Belgium and the Congo: the first explorations of the central Africa, physical aspects, flora and fauna, ethnography, agriculture, industry and commerce, communications, national parks… 225 pages.

Colonial history - Quantity: 2 - Book

Francis Lambin - Congo Belge / Nos images - 1948-1949

Bound volume of L’Illustration – 2 volumes - Year 1926.
A famous weekly that marked the history of the French press.

Books in good overall condition. Little read. The interior is clean. Note, however, regular humidity stains on the pages at the top right of Volume II on about a

Colonial history, History, Illustrated, Politics, War history - Quantity: 2 - Book

Collectif - L'Illustration - 1926

An extremely rare first edition in French of this celebrated scientific manual by the British physician and botanist John Coakley Lettsom, originally entitled “The Naturalist's and Traveller's Companion” and published in London in 1772.

The work served as a practical pocket

Science, Nature, Animals, Colonial history, Technology, Travels - Quantity: 1 - Tipped in plates - Book

Lettsom / Franklin - Le Voyageur Naturaliste - L'Art de Calmer les Flots de la Mer - 1775

The Life of Michiel de Ruiter, Duke, Knight, Lieutenant Admiral General of Holland and West Frisia. Wherein is included the Maritime History of the United Provinces, from the year 1652 up to 1676. (1699)

French-language edition of the famous book about the life of Michiel de

Colonial history, Geography, Heraldry, History, Illustrated, Topography, Travels, War history - Quantity: 1 - Book

G. Brandt / Stoopendaal - La Vie de Michel de Ruiter, Duc, Chevalier, Lieutenant Amiral Général de Hollande et de Ouest-Frise - 1699

Full title:
"Aperçu des États-Unis... au commencement du XIXe siècle, depuis 1800 jusqu’en 1810, avec des tables"

First edition. An important - and uncommon - early French account of the United States of America at the beginning of the 19th century. Complete with all maps and

Politics, History, Colonial history, America - Quantity: 1 - Fold out maps or plates, Hand coloured illustrations - Book

Chevalier Félix de Beaujour - Aperçu des États-Unis... - 1814

1.) Congo Panorama edited by the Touring Club of Belgium, 1912 - Homage from the Touring Club to the Members of the Chamber of Representatives - Album in-4 oblong format (31.5 x 42.5 cm) - Publisher's binding in blue percaline, titled and illustrated on the upper cover by Carl

Africa, Anthropology, Geography, Colonial history, Regional interest, Illustrated, Photography, Topography, Travels, Europe, Memorabilia - Quantity: 2 - Book

Divers auteurs - Panorama du Congo et Panorama de la Belgique - 1910-1912

8 books on Tonkin and Indochina, quarto (height about 25–30 cm), cherry-red half-leather. Title and author on the spine, a blind-stamped symbol on the lower cap. Books in very good condition, a few light scuffs, interiors impeccable. (see photos).

- "The Bloody Annam." By Albert

Travels, History, Photography, Illustrated, Colonial history - Quantity: 8 - Fold out maps or plates - Book

Divers - Ensemble de livres sur le Tonkin et l'Indochine - 1886-1922

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