French Non-fiction from LeCrastinBooks

Apparently two copies of this 48 page brochure exist in the BNF. These are the only ones we have been able to locate - so, VERY RARE! This is an argument in favour of a drastic (two-thirds) reduction to leave only the light brigades, still in 1869 potentially useful on the battlefield. This booklet was purchased by Louis Tronchin, a Colonel… Read more about this item

Extremely rare first edition in exceptional near fine condition in elegant contemporary (circa 1850) private binding. The author of this first comprehensive treatise on administration was a prominent French lawyer and politician of the mid-19th Century. A member of the Chambre des Députés, his book is based on a two-part article he contributed to the Revue des Deux Mondes 1841.… Read more about this item

This is a First edition thus of the "Quatrième Edition, revue & considérablement augmentée", printed in 1780. New articles are starred (*) to differentiate from those which had appeared in previous editions of this momumental work. This a complete 12-volume set, with each volume between 500 and 600 pages. Later bindings are still tight and text remarkably free from foxing,… Read more about this item

Guide de Charme

Paris: Alphonse Derenne, 1880. softcover, 68 pages extant. poor. Medical thesis: full title " De l'Absence Congénitale du Vagin consideree surtout au point de vue de sa pathogénie et de son traitement"