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With United Provinces state emblem vignette on title. 8vo. 10 leaves, stitched. The Hague. August 2, 1652. Addressed to Europe's public opinion, this declaration by the States-General of the United Provinces argues that the blame for the failure of its negotiations with England lies entirely with the Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell. An important historical document concerning the conflict that is… Read more about this item
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Examen du System des Cours de Vienne, de Petersborug, et de Berlin. Concernant le demembrement de la Pologne.

by Felix Loyko or Ignatius Pokubiatto

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1773
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CONTEMPORARY ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST PARTITION OF POLAND 8vo. Disbound. London 1773. (The imprint is purposefully false; all examples of this pamphlet were actually printed in Amsterdam.) First Edition. The pamphlet concerns the 1772 first partition of Poland, judging the partition neither just nor useful. "… an unjust system by virtue of the violation of all the rights of Men; pernicious… Read more about this item
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A French Grammar, or Plain Instructions for the Learning of French

by William Cobbett

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1829
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8vo. Original paper boards; paper label on spine. Printed by B. Bensley; Published by the Author; London 1829. "A New Edition." Cobbett had spent his youth in the army, stationed in New Brunswick, where he felt the officers were corrupt and the soldiers underpaid and mistreated. He published The Soldier's Friend in 1792, complaining on these grievances, which caused him… Read more about this item
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Du Fanatisme Dans La Langue Révolutionnaire, Ou De La Persécution Suscitée par les Barbares du dix-huitième siècle, contre la Religion chrétienne et ses Ministres.

by Jean François La Harpe

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1797.
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THE CONCEPTUAL ORIGIN OF "NEWSPEAK" 8vo. Contemporary full calf; gilt decorations on spine; spine label; green silk bookmark. A Paris, Chez Les Marchands De Nouveautés, 1797. First Edition. La Harpe was the first to denounce an essential mechanism of terror, the manipulation of language; or the concept of "Newspeak," as developed by George Orwell in 1984. La Harpe shows how revolutionaries gave words… Read more about this item
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Poèmes. Léone – Allégories – La Crucifixion – Neiges.

by COCTEAU, JEAN.

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1948
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First Edition. Inscribed and signed by Cocteau with an original profile line drawing by Cocteau on the half-title. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, enclosed in modern cloth box. Paris: Gallimard 1948. Covers with splitting along spine, short tears and soiling, as usual, o/w Fine.
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Les Volcans et Les Tremblements de Terre.
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Les Volcans et Les Tremblements de Terre.

by Arnold Boscowitz

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First Illustrated French Edition
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c. 1865
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Illustrated with 16 colored lithograph plates and 40 black-and-white illustrations of volcanoes, some full page, by Eugene Ciceri. Original publisher's ¼-red crushed morocco, gilt decorated spine, over matching red cloth boards; spine with 4 raised bands and gilt lettering; aeg. Paris: Paul Ducrocq, Libraire Editeur, N. D. ca.1865. First Illustrated French Edition. A comprehensive and well-illustrated study of technical and spectacular… Read more about this item
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Esthétique du Mal. A Poem.

by STEVENS, WALLACE.

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1945.
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Illustrated by Wightman Williams. 8vo. Green Natsume straw-paper-covered boards with black mor spine. Cummington Press, Cummington 1945. First Edition. One of 300 numbered copies illustrated by Williams. Spine scuffed, o/w fine.
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Code Géneral des Impots. Text Officiel. (Tax Code.)

by Maurice Gonon, Éditeur.

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1958
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Illustrated with 42 color illustrations, in and out of text, by Albert Dubout. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers. Maurice Gonon (Neuilly sur Seine 1958). First Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies, with an extra suite of black-and-white illustrations. This copy #445. Albert Dubout was French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor, who was considered to be one of the great European satiric… Read more about this item
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Les Metamorphoses d’Ovide, en Latin et en Francois.
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Les Metamorphoses d’Ovide, en Latin et en Francois.

by Ovid

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1767 to 1771.
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One of the finest works of illustration ever published, marking the transition from Rococo to the Neo-Classical Era of European art. Illustrated with 139 full-page plates by Boucher, Eisen, Gravelot, Monnet, Moreau, and others. Plus engraved title, 3 pages of dedications, 4 fleurons on title pages, 30 engraved vignettes and 1 full-page cul-de-lampe by Choffard and Monnet closing Volume 4. Engraved… Read more about this item
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La Sagesse Dans Le Sang.

La Sagesse Dans Le Sang.

by Flannery O'Conner

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1959
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First French Edition. 1 of 36 numbered copies. O'CONNOR, FLANNERY. La Sagesse Dans Le Sang. (Wise Blood). Translated into French by M.E. Coindreau. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, in glassine sleeve. Gallimard (Paris 1959). First French Edition. 1 of 36 numbered exemplaire copies on vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre. This is copy #25. Flannery O'Connor was heavily influenced by several contemporary French writers,… Read more about this item
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Mémoires sur les Hôpitaux de Paris.

by Jacques René Tenon.

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Published
1788
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Illustrated with 15 large folding plates. 4to. Modern ½-leather-backed boards. Paris, Ph.-D. Pierres, 1788. First Edition. In 1785 the French surgeon Jacque René Tenon was required by royal command to make a scientific study of European hospitals. He traveled for 18 months in France, England and Germany, after which he prepared and published his report, which revealed the appalling conditions… Read more about this item
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Dissertation Physique à L’Occasion du Nègre Blanc.
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Dissertation Physique à L’Occasion du Nègre Blanc.

by Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

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1744
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8vo. Full 18th century-style morocco binding by Philip Dusel, gilt ruled, gilt decorations on spine, 5 raised bands, spine label with gilt letters. A Leyde 1744. First Edition of Maupertuis' pioneering work on embryology and genetics. Maupertuis, a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters, was the Director of the Académie des Sciences, and the first President of the Prussian… Read more about this item
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Essai d'un Art de Fusion, a l'Aide de l'Air du Feu

by Friedrich Ludwig Ehrmann, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.

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Illustrated with 3 folding engraved plates. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf binding, leather label on spine, 5 raised bands, gilt decorations. Strasbourg: Jean George Treuttel; Paris: Cuchet 1787. First Edition in French of Ehrmann's work; First Edition of Lavoisier's Mémoires. "Friedrich Ludwig Ehrmann, professor of physics at Strasbourg, was one of Lavoisier's correspondents and one of the earliest converts to his… Read more about this item
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Le Faucon de Malte.
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Le Faucon de Malte.

by DASHIELL HAMMETT

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1969.
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Translated into French by Henri Robillot. Illustrated with original Frontispiece and full-page color lithographs by Garcia-Fons. 8vo. Padded faux leather, gilt design. André Sauret; de la Collection des Douze Meilleurs Romans Policiers. No. 11. Lithographs printed at Les Presses de Mourlot Frères, Paris 1969. First French Illustrated Edition. Limited to a small number on alfa paper, unnumbered. Fine.
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Campagne de M. le Comte d’Estaing en Amérique, ou Mémoire pour servir de réfutation au Libelle contre ce Vice-Amiral.

by (Unknown)

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1782
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Although the author is unknown, he was an officer of the squadron commanded by Comte d'Estaing which was sent by France in 1778 to aid the American patriots. He gives a detailed account of the encounter with the British fleet under Lord Howe near Newport. He also gives a valuable firsthand report of the violent storm that separated the two… Read more about this item
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Rapport Fait au Nom de la Commission Chargée de L’examen des Papiers Trouvés Chez Robespierre et Ses Complices
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Rapport Fait au Nom de la Commission Chargée de L’examen des Papiers Trouvés Chez Robespierre et Ses Complices

by [la Commission Chargée de L'examen]

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1794 or 1795
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REPORT ON THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF ROBESPIERRE SEIZED FROM HIS HOUSE First Edition of this report on the personal papers of Robespierre, intended to be evidence of his guilt 8vo. 19th century leather-backed marbled boards, gold lettering on spine. A Paris, De L'Imprimerie Nationale Des Lois . (1794 or 1795). Spine worn, boards scuffed; title page toned; tear to page 51/52 missing some text;… Read more about this item
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Resolutions des Quatre Principaux Problemes d’Architecture par M. Blondel.  Et Ouvrages de Mathematique de M. Frénicle.
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Resolutions des Quatre Principaux Problemes d’Architecture par M. Blondel. Et Ouvrages de Mathematique de M. Frénicle.

by Nicolas-François Blondel; Bernard Frénicle de Bessy.

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1736.
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Illustrated with numerous tables and diagrams, engraved vignette and 21 folding engraved plates.Thick 4to. Later ½-backed marbled boards. Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier 1736. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, tome II. The volume contains Blondel's influential treatise solving four principal problems of architecture: 1. du Contour de l'enflure & dimunition des Collones; 2. L'Apollonius François des Tactions; 3. des Joints de… Read more about this item
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Descrizione Istorica, ed Antiquaria DellAntico Teatro di Tavormina Presentata A S. E. Signor Marchese di Bombelles . . .
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Descrizione Istorica, ed Antiquaria DellAntico Teatro di Tavormina Presentata A S. E. Signor Marchese di Bombelles . . .

by Andrea Gallo

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Edition
1st Edition
Published
1733
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Soft cover
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1733. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Illustrated with 7 tipped-in folded engraved plates; woodcut initials. 8vo. Modern beige wrappers. (Messina li 13 Settembre 1773). First Edition. 20 pages. A rare work on the ancient Theater in Taormina, Sicily. A fine copy with clean, engraved folding plates. Scarce
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Les Aventures d'Antoine Doinel

Les Aventures d'Antoine Doinel

by FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT (Inscribed)

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Les Aventures dAntoine Doinel. Les Quatre Cents Coups. LAmour à Vingt Ans. Baisers Volés. Domicile Conjugal. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. Original paper wrappers, in dust wrapper. Paris Mercure de France 1970. First Edition of Truffauts second book. Presentation copy inscribed by Truffaut, "Pour Mrs Ingrid Hjerting avec les hommages de François Truffaut." The book contains screenplays for the first four… Read more about this item
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Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire. (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.)

Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire. (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.)

by Carson McCullers

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INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY First French Edition of McCullers first book. One of 100 hors commerce copies, of a total edition of 2750 copies printed on velin blanc suedois. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For Francis Ambriere from Carson McCullers." Francis Ambrière was a French author. He was selected for the Prix Goncourt in 1940, for his book Les Grandes Vacances. Soft cover.… Read more about this item
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