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France under Louis XIV (Le Grand Siecle) Its arts - its ideas. by BOURGEOIS, Emile - 1897
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France under Louis XIV (Le Grand Siecle) Its arts - its ideas.
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HISTOIRE DE MARIE ANTOINETTE (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
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Le Vieux Cordelier, Journal Politique, Rédigé en l'An II: Causes secrètes de la journée du 9 au 10 Thermidor an II, suivies des mystères de la mère de Dieu dévoilés, par Vilate, ex-juré au Tribunal Révolutionnaire
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Paris: Baudouin Frères, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "Précis historique inédit des événements de la soirée du 9 Thermidor an II, par C.A. Méda, Gendarme, Chargé de Réduire la Commune de Paris et les conventionnels insurgés; avec une notice sur la vie de l'auteur, mort géneral de brigade et Baron." [4], 394 p.; 21 cm. Contemporary full polished Spanish calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red and green morocco spine labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled series title in one and the names of the authors, Desmoulins, Vilate, and Méda, in the other. "Paris 1825" is gilt-tooled at tail of spine. Remainder of spine is densely gilt-tooled. Gilt rule border on each board. Board edges are gilt-tooled; turn-ins are blind-tooled. All page edges red. Part of the series Collection des Mémoires Relativs a la Révolution…
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HISTOIRE DE CHARLES VIII ROI DE FRANCE
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Paris: Bellizard Et Compagnie. Good. 1835. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Leather spines, raised bands with gilt decorated panels. Clean marbled boards with front leather protected corners. Texts tight, clean & intact. Vol. #1, 422 pp. , has an illustrated fold out "Plan De La Salle", Vol. #2, 408pp. French text. The author, a French general and historian, works include: Histoire de Napoleon et de la Grande Armee pendant l'anee 1812, 1824; Histoire de Russie et de Pierre le Grand, 1829. Provenance note: Heraldic book plate inside front cover, "AFC" initials beneath crown. Front hinges of both volumes cracked with covers firmly attached. Spine leather with delicate network of fine cracks. France; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1230 pages .
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Marie Antoinette and Her Son
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DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE, TOPOGRAPHIQUE ET MILITAIRE DE TOUSLES ENVIRONS DE PARIS (WITH MAP) )
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Paris: Charles Louis Fleury. Panckoucke. Good+. 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather with marbled boards. (i-iv) 647pp. Interior of text Is clean without foxing. Marbled page edges. Gilt title on spine. 2 book plates of previous owners. Historical & Topographical Guide of Paris including surrounding towns, villages and castles. Military facts, historical events and industry. Topographic fold out map designed by Henry Guillot. Front hinge is cracked & re-enforced with archival hinging tape. Scuffed boards, spine ends and front corners rubbed. Paris Guide, France; Map; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 647 pages .
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HISTOIRE DE MARIE ANTOINETTE (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
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Paris: Perrin et Cie., 1892. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 1- xvi + 596 pages. Frontis illustration with tissue. Vol. 2- 596 pages. 5 x 7 1/4 in. "Bound by Blackwell" stamped on back corner of ffep. Blue half morocco binding with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, 5 raised bands, top edge of text block gilt, end papers marbled. Condition of each volume is VERY GOOD: light wear to covers and spines, corners bent, spine of Vol. 1 cracking near top- small piece missing from spine of Vol. 2 near bottom. Boards lightly worn, edges of text block yellowed and lightly foxed, light foxing to first and last few pages, pages clean, bindings fine, small book plate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover.
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Le Vieux Cordelier, Journal Politique, Rédigé en l'An II: Causes secrètes de la journée du 9 au 10 Thermidor an II, suivies des mystères de la mère de Dieu dévoilés, par Vilate, ex-juré au Tribunal Révolutionnaire
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Paris: Baudouin Frères, 1825. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "Précis historique inédit des événements de la soirée du 9 Thermidor an II, par C.A. Méda, Gendarme, Chargé de Réduire la Commune de Paris et les conventionnels insurgés; avec une notice sur la vie de l'auteur, mort géneral de brigade et Baron." [4], 394 p.; 21 cm. Contemporary full polished Spanish calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Red and green morocco spine labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled series title in one and the names of the authors, Desmoulins, Vilate, and Méda, in the other. "Paris 1825" is gilt-tooled at tail of spine. Remainder of spine is densely gilt-tooled. Gilt rule border on each board. Board edges are gilt-tooled; turn-ins are blind-tooled. All page edges red. Part of the series Collection des Mémoires Relativs a la Révolution…
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Paris: Bellizard Et Compagnie. Good. 1835. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Leather spines, raised bands with gilt decorated panels. Clean marbled boards with front leather protected corners. Texts tight, clean & intact. Vol. #1, 422 pp. , has an illustrated fold out "Plan De La Salle", Vol. #2, 408pp. French text. The author, a French general and historian, works include: Histoire de Napoleon et de la Grande Armee pendant l'anee 1812, 1824; Histoire de Russie et de Pierre le Grand, 1829. Provenance note: Heraldic book plate inside front cover, "AFC" initials beneath crown. Front hinges of both volumes cracked with covers firmly attached. Spine leather with delicate network of fine cracks. France; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1230 pages .
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DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE, TOPOGRAPHIQUE ET MILITAIRE DE TOUSLES ENVIRONS DE PARIS (WITH MAP) )
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Paris: Charles Louis Fleury. Panckoucke. Good+. 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather with marbled boards. (i-iv) 647pp. Interior of text Is clean without foxing. Marbled page edges. Gilt title on spine. 2 book plates of previous owners. Historical & Topographical Guide of Paris including surrounding towns, villages and castles. Military facts, historical events and industry. Topographic fold out map designed by Henry Guillot. Front hinge is cracked & re-enforced with archival hinging tape. Scuffed boards, spine ends and front corners rubbed. Paris Guide, France; Map; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 647 pages .
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France Under Louis XIV [The Grand Siecle], Its Arts - Its Ideas
by Bourgeois, Emile [translated By Mrs. Cashel Hoey]
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New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1897. First American Edition . Red Cloth, Gilt. Near Fine. 12 1/2" Tall. 22 Copper Engravings, 36 Full Page Plates,100's of Illustrations in the Text. Xvi, 470 Pp. Red Cloth, Elaborately Gilt, Red Gilt Endpapers. 12 3/4" X 9 1/4" X 2 1/8". All Edges Gilt.Near Fine And Scarce Thus. Slight Rubbing At Corners, Spine Gilt Lettering Brilliant. Touch Of Rubbing At Bottom Of Spine And In Small Areas Of Edges/Tops. Very Strong Hinges. No Marks Or Signatures, Small Bookplate And Price Sticker On Front Pastedown. Foxing To Verso Of Front And Rear Free Endpaper, Plates Aged, As Usual, But Otherwise Fine. Remarkable For The Profuse Reproductions Of Fifteenth Century Engravings. Very Heavy, Foreign Shipping At Usps Priority Mail Insured Box Rate.
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Chantilly au XVIIIe Siecle.
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Paris Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 39391925, paperback. Text in FRENCH. -- Social history focused on gardens, castles, visitors. Includes 40 plates. 121 pages, 9x11.5 inches. Large softcover. Condition: very good (cover light soil; binding bit fragile).
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The History of Madame Roland: With Engravings
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The 1854 edition of Jacob Abbott's The History of Madame Roland, part of the Abbott's Histories series. Red cloth, blindstamped on both front and back. Gilt on spine. Famed full-color frontispiece is intact, as is tipped-in protective tissue. All eight B&W engravings are intact, including frontispiece. (Plate on page 97 has a deckled bottom edge.)Spine is discolored and darker than rest of jacket, with slight wear on heel and top. Pages are age tanned and have small stains. Two of the pages are uncut.All four endpapers are significantly discolored with a black waxy substance (see photos), something like crayon.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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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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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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The Little Juggler and Other French Tales Retold
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771HigginsJuggler Higgins, Violet Moore. THE LITTLE JUGGLER and Other French Tales Retold. Story-Time Tales. 1917, Whitman Publishing Company Racine and Chicago. USED. VG CONDITION/ No DJ included if issued. 70 pages 6 ½ X 8 5/8. A nice copy.
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier Of The Czar (PHOTOPLAY EDITION)
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Verne, Jules MICHAEL STROGOFF, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR. No info on copyright page. Grosset & Dunlap 1926 Universal-Film de France Photoplay Edition. USED. VG/Acceptable Original charging charioteer dust jacket. Front panel and spine of jacket have some loss. Please see our photos. Apple green boards with orange titles box. Film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. Now protected by a mylar wrap. 315 pages 5 ¼ X 7 5/8.Please excuse our stack of books photos. Michael Strogoff is the only title available here.
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon
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The Adventure: Ghosts of the Petit Trianon (2014 reprint, White Rabbit Press) By C. Moberly. Used. Very Good Condition. Paperback. By C. Moberly, L. Jourdain, and Tony Walker. MARIE ANTOINETTE. TIMESLIP, PARANORMAL. Summary: On 10 August, 1901, two English women walked into the past. During a visit to the Palace of Versailles, on the anniversary of the French Revolution, two ordinary women saw the French Queen, Marie Antionette sitting in the gardens in front of them, along with nobles, gardeners, houses, bridges and stones that when they went back were no longer there. Their timeslip experience has become known as the Ghosts of the Petit Trianon. Previously out of print, this is a new edition with additional timeslip type experiences at Versailles. A hard to find item.
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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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."…
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