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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. Hardcover. See Description. Large 4to. pp. XVI, xxvii, [1], 470, [2]. With 22 portraits engraved on copper and 33 full page illustrations including the frontispiece. Hundreds of illustrations with the text. Plates have tanned or browned with age. The plate opposite p. 62 has a chipped outer edge. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration - a garland surrounding the crown of France inside ornate borders. The endpapers are similarly decorated. Some wear at the head and tail of the spine. Corners a bit bumped. All edges gilt. Interesting picture book illustrating this period of French history and culture.
Lettre De Monsieur Et De M. Le Comte D'artois Au Roy Leur Frère Avec La Declaration Signée A Pilnitz Le 27 Aoust 1791... by Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824 - [1791?]
by Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824
Lettre De Monsieur Et De M. Le Comte D'artois Au Roy Leur Frère Avec La Declaration Signée A Pilnitz Le 27 Aoust 1791...
by Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824
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France under Louis XIV (Le Grand Siecle) Its arts - its ideas.
by BOURGEOIS, Emile
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The Secret History of the Court and Cabinet of St. Cloud in a Series of Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman in London Written During the Months of August, September and October, 1805
by [Stewarton]
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London: H.S Nichols & Co, 1895. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 500 copies. In two volumes, 324, 281pp. "The writer of the letters (whose name is said to have been Stewarton, and who had been a friend of the Empress Josephine in her happier, if less brilliant days) gives full accounts of the lives of nearly all Napoleon's Ministers and Generals, in addition to those of a great number of other characters, and an insight into th inner life of those who formed Napoleon's Court"., bound in blue cloth, central gilt arms, spine lettering gilt, top edge cut all others uncut, brown coated endpapers, publisher's notice tipped in to both volumes at front. A very nice, clean bright set.
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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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THE SCHOOL AND THE ARMY IN GERMANY AND FRANCE,: WITH A DIARY OF SIEGE LIFE AT VERSAILLES
by MAJ.-GEN'L W. B. HAZEN
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An American officer's first-hand observations of German military life and service during the Franco-Prussian war and a comparison of the military and educational systems of France and Germany. Tightly bound and in very good condition (no bumped corners, splits, underlinings or marginal comments). It carries both the names of New York and London publishers and is dated 1873 although a previous owner's ink inscription dates its purchase as in 1872. This first European (London) edition was issued in January 1873 but apparently was available in bookshops in December 1872. Original owner, Louis Tronchin, was a Colonel in the Swiss Federal Army.408 pages including a 25-page annex: "Organization and administration of the German Army".Lower spine is gilt-letter stamped: "Trübner & Co."
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Novels: The Lily of the Valley
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-8 Books on Moroccan Blue with gold design on front. Fair condition one book is detaching from binding. Others have some stain and markings as well as wear. Some others may have loose binding starting. 1.) Lady of the Valley 422 pages binding coming loose and stain inside from left papers, 2.) Scenes of Parisian Life -volume 9- 413 pages with some stain on pages, 3.) Cousin Bette 409 Pages binding separating some stain and tear, 4.) The Unknown Masterpiece 1899- 335 pages , 5.) The Marriage Contract 1897-360 Pages some nicks on front board, 6.) a passion in the desert 372 pages outside spine on boards little tear, 7.) Scenes of Parisian Life -volume 5- 512 pages last page binding starting to loosen, 8.) Scenes of Parisian Life -volume 2 394 pages one page torn. Wikipedia Says this:noré de Balzac (/ˈbælzæk/ BAL-zak,[2] more commonly US: /ˈbɔːl-/ BAWL-,[3][4][5] French: [ɔnɔʁe d(ə) balzak]; born Honoré Balzac;[1] 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The…
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HISTOIRE DE MARIE ANTOINETTE (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
by Maxime de la Rocheterie
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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
by Desmoulins, Camille
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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 Louis XI [3 volumes]
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Paris: Frères Guerin & Prault, Fils, 1745. Hardcover. Very Good -. 3 volumes ([6], xxxiv, [4], 458 p.; [4], 548 p.; [4], 476, [60] p.), v. 1 frontispiece (signed: "Et Jeaurat del. Et Fessard sculp."); 17 cm. Contemporary full polished calf; six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled leather labels in second and third compartments with title and volume numbers. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining spine compartments and on board edges. All page edges speckled red. Woodcut title vignettes, head-pieces, and tail-pieces. Sometimes attributed to the abbé Joachim Legrand, whose notes are said to have been used by Duclos (cf. Quérard, La France Littéraire). Includes index. Front fixed endpaper bears armorial bookplate with the motto: "Aedes Carthusianae in usum Carthusianorum" and an added label indicating that the books were donated by G.J. Allen, Carthusiani in 1880. In Very Good- Condition: slight loss of leather at head of spines;…
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La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts: Les phases ornamentales de la mode
by Arnoult, Léon
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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,…
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Porgy
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THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.
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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
by Jacob Abbott
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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)
by Hugo, Victor
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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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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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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
by Hugo, Victor
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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 2
by W. B. Dixon
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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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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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The Little Juggler and Other French Tales Retold
by Higgins, Violet Moore
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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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