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75 975 Emerson Tennent J 75 975 Emerson Tennent J
75 975 Emerson Tennent J 75 975 Emerson Tennent J
75/ 975 Emerson Tennent, J. The Wild Elephant and the Method of Capturing and Taming it in Ceylon. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1867, 1st ed., XIX,(3),198,(2)p., engr. frontisp., 2 plates, ills., bound by Edmonds & Remnants in orig. gilt pict. cl.

- Owner's entry on first blank; occas. (sl.) foxed; binder's ticket on lower pastedown.

= On the binding see Packer, Bookbinders of Victorian London, p.48.

Barry, W.J. Up and Down; or, Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences in Australia, California, New Zealand, India, China, and the South Pacific. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878, 1st ed., XII,(2),307,(1),32p., engr. portraits/ plates/ ills., orig. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g.

- Owner's entry on title; occas. sl. foxed; hinges starting.

= With the collector's stamp of John W. Wilson on the title-p. Lugt 2581.

Parley, P. Our Oriental Kingdom; or, Tales about India. London, Darton and Co., n.d. (1857), 1st ed., IX,(1),280p., orig. (sl. worn) gilt pict. cl., a.e.g.

- First few and final few leaves (sl.) foxed. Binding (sl.) worn. Otherwise fine. Rare.

AND 1 other: W.G. MARSHALL, Through America (London, 1882, engr. plates/ ills., orig. gilt pict. cl. Hinges starting).

€ (100-150) 170
75 976 France Baines E 75 976 France Baines E
75 976 France Baines E 75 976 France Baines E
75/ 976 [France]. Baines, E. History of the Wars of the French Revolution (...). Comprehending the Civil History of Great Britain and France, during that Period. London, Longman a.o., 1817, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),539,(1); (4),595,(1)p., 8 (fold.) (double-p.) engr. maps, 3 plans, 15 portraits, 5 (double-p.) plates, contemp. gilt calf, 4to.

- Plates (sl.) foxed; map of Europe torn in lower margin over 4 cm. along middle fold. Otherwise fine.

€ (80-100) 120
75 977 France Barruel A 75 977 France Barruel A
75/ 977 [France]. Barruel, A. Gedenkschriften om te dienen tot de geschiedenis der Jacobijnen. Naar het Fransch. Hamburg, P. Fauché, 1800-1801, 5 vols., fold. table, contemp. unif. plain boards.

- All vols. library stamps on title-p. Backstrips worn; covers dustsoiled.

= Goldsmiths 18084 (French ed., Hamburg, 1800). "Jacobinism (...) derives from the Jacobins, the revolutionary group which, under Robespierre's leadership, imposed the Reign of Terror on France during 1793-4. Used more widely, it is the belief that the will of the people can be represented by a small elite group who act in their name but are not formally accountable (...)" (Blackwell Encycl. of Political Thought p.254).

€ (50-70)
75 978 France Beattie W 75 978 France Beattie W
75/ 978 [France]. Beattie, W. The Waldenses or protestant valleys of Piedmont, Dauphiny, and the Ban de la Roche. London, G. Virtue, 1838, 1st ed., (8),216p., engr. fold. map., stipple-engr. frontisp. portrait, steelengr. title and 70 plates after W.H. BARTLETT and W. BROCKEDON, contemp. hmor. w. gilt spine, 4to.

- Foxed as usual; second half w. sm. waterstain in lower blank corner. Good copy.

€ (80-100) 90
75 979 France Breton G 75 979 France Breton G
75/ 979 [France]. Breton, G. Histoire d'amour de l'histoire de France. Paris, Noir et Blanc, 1963-1966 (some vols. without date), 20 vols., text in various colours in 2 columns, tipped-in plates, orig. unif. gilt rexine, square 8vo.

- A fine and complete set.

€ (150-250)
75 980 France Buchon J A C 75 980 France Buchon J A C
75/ 980 [France]. Buchon, J.A.C. Les chroniques de Sire Jean Froissart. Paris, Société du Pantheon Littéraire, 1838-1840, 3 vols., (8),LX,740; (6),774; (6),695p., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf, 4to.

- Vol. 2 and 3 bookplate on upper pastedown. Spines trifle worn. A fine set.

€ (50-70)
75 981 France Campe J H 75 981 France Campe J H
75 981 France Campe J H 75 981 France Campe J H
75/ 981 [France]. Campe, J.H. Over de staats-omwenteling in Frankrijk, in brieven. Amst., J. Allart, 1790, (4),X,(2),447,(1 advert.)p., contemp. handcol. engr. plate, fold. plate of the Bastille by G. BOGERTS, 2 engr. portraits by DE SALLIETH, contemp. boards.

- Several quires loose; owner's stamp on htitle, hinges broken. Boards loose(ning); binding worn/ dam.

€ (40-60) 40
75 982 France Capefigue M 75 982 France Capefigue M
75/ 982 [France]. Capefigue, M. Histoire de Philippe-Auguste. Paris, Charpentier, 1842, 2 vols., 468; 456p., contemp. unif. green gilt hmor.

- Owner's entry on both htitles.

€ (30-50)
75 983 France Chazaud A M 75 983 France Chazaud A M
75 983 France Chazaud A M 75 983 France Chazaud A M
75/ 983 [France]. Chazaud, A.-M. Les Enseignements d'Anne de France à sa fille Susanne de Bourbon. Moulins, C. Desrosiers, 1878, XXXIX,(1),338,(2)p., chromolithogr. frontisp., engr. ills., contemp. gilt hmor., 4to (top of spine bumped). - AND 1 other: C. CROIZY-NAQUET, Ecrire l'histoire Romaine au début du XIIIe siècle (Paris, 1999, orig. cl.).
€ (60-80)
75/984 France Code Civil des Français Éditions Originale et Seulle Officielle 75/984 France Code Civil des Français Éditions Originale et Seulle Officielle
75/984 France Code Civil des Français Éditions Originale et Seulle Officielle 75/984 France Code Civil des Français Éditions Originale et Seulle Officielle
75/ 984 [France]. Code Civil des Français. Éditions Originale et Seulle Officielle. Paris, L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1804, (4),436p., contemp. calf w. gilt spine.

- Sm. stamp on upper pastedown.

= Camus p.164: "Il y a eu trois éditions officielles du Code civil, in-4o, in-8o et in-32o (...)". Our copy published by I'Imprimerie de la République, in 8vo. The Civil Code had the great merit of unifying French law shared under the Ancien Régime between written law and a multitude of customs. It achieves a fair balance between ancient principles and revolutionary conquests.

BOUND WITH: Table Alphabétique des matières du code civil des Français, rédigée sur l'Édition originale et seule officielle. Ibis., Rondonneau, 1804, 240p.

€ (80-100) 350
75 985 France d'Héricault C 75 985 France d'Héricault C
75 985 France d'Héricault C 75 985 France d'Héricault C
75/ 985 [France]. d'Héricault, C. La France révolutionnaire 1789-1889. Paris/ Lille, Perrin/ Saint-Charles-Borromée, 1889, (4),756p., num. engr. portraits, ills., contemp. gilt hcalf, orig. frontwr. pres., 4to.

- Lower hinge splitting. Foot of spine (sl.) worn. Otherwise fine.

Aulard, A. Histoire politique de la révolution Française. Origines et Développement de la Démocratie et de la République (1789-1804). Paris, A. Colin, 1901, XII,805,(3)p., gilt hcalf, sm. 4to.

- Hinges weakening; endpapers sl. browned; owner's annots. on first blank. Spine sunned.

Bouillé, F.C.A. du Chariol de. Mémoires sur la revolution française. London, Cadell and Davies, 1797, 2 parts in 1 vol., VIII,216; 219,(1)p., contemp. gilt mottled hcalf w. yellow mor. letterpiece, gilt board edges.

- Owner's ticket on upper pastedown; owner's stamp on first free endpaper and title-p.; waterstained in upper inner margin throughout. Boards sl. chafed; joints splitting.

€ (70-90) 70
75 986 France Delille C J 75 986 France Delille C J
75/ 986 [France]. Delille, C.-J. La France au XIXe siècle, illustré dans ses monuments et ses plus beaux sites. Paris/ London, Fisher, Fils et Cie., n.d. (±1850), 3 vols., 3 diff. steelengr. title-p. w. vignette and 93 steelengr. plates by Th. ALLOM, orig. (vol. 3 sl. diff. col.) unif. richly gilt cl., a.e.g., 4to.

- Usual occas. yellowing/ foxing.

Paris & Environs. N.pl., N.D. Phot., n.d. (±1910), 54 photo-engr. plates, orig. gilt dec. cl., obl. 4to. - AND 2 others not related, i.a. B.E.A. ROTTIERS, Description des monumens de Rhodes (Brussels, 1828, contemp. hmor., 4to. Without the plate vol.).

€ (80-100) 80
75 987 France Fauques M A P de 75 987 France Fauques M A P de
75/ 987 [France]. (Fauques, M.A.P. de.). Histoire de Madame de Pompadour. London, S. Hooper, 1759, 2 parts in 1 vol. w. continuous pagination, 232p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown. = Hayn/ Gotendorff VI, p.245.

Pompadour, (J.A.P. de). Lettres (...) depuis MDCCLIII jusqu'à MDCCLXII, inclusivement. London, G. Owen and T. Cadell, 1772, 2nd ed., 2 vols., (16),173,(1); (16),236p., both vols. bound unif. w. the preceding.

- Paper over covers rubbed; gilt on backstrips flaking off.

= Cf. Gay/ Lemonnyer II, p.823 and Hayn/ Gotendorf VI, p.245 (later eds.).

€ (70-90) 80
75 988 France Fresne de Beaucourt G du 75 988 France Fresne de Beaucourt G du
75/ 988 [France]. Fresne de Beaucourt, G. du. Chronique de Mathieu d'Escouchy. Paris, J. Renouard, 1863-1864, 3 vols., new ed., XLII[=LXII],462,(2); VII,578,(2); 477,(3)p., 3 identical engr. title-vignettes, orig. unif. wr., sm. 4to.

- A few lvs. loose(ning); vol. 2 quire loosening. Spine-ends trifle worn. Nevertheless a fine set.

= Mathieu d'Escouchy (1420-1482) was a chronicler from Picardy during the last stages of the Hundred Years War.

€ (50-70)
75 989 France Kampen N G van 75 989 France Kampen N G van
75 989 France Kampen N G van 75 989 France Kampen N G van
75/ 989 [France]. Kampen, N.G. van. Geschiedenis van de Fransche heerschappij in Europa. The Hague, J. Allart, 1815-1823, 8 vols., engr. frontisp. by R. VINKELES after M.J. VAN BREE, contemp. unif. marbled paper wr.

- All vols. owner's entry on htitle; (sl.) foxed/ (water)stained. Spines sunned; covers sl. worn, mainly at spine-ends.

= Contemporary account of the rise and fall of France in Europe from the French Revolution to Napoleon.

€ (70-90)
75 990 France Lamartine A de75 990 France Lamartine A de
75/ 990 [France]. Lamartine, A. de Histoire des Girondins. Paris, Furne & Cie./ W. Coquebert, 1847, 8 parts in 4 vols., 40 engr. portraits, contemp. unif. richly gilt and blindst. red mor. by A. VAN ROSSUM ("Hof-Boekbinder"), a.e.g.

- Sl. foxed. = Vicaire IV, p.985f.

€ (60-80)
75 991 France Mallet du Pan J 75 991 France Mallet du Pan J
75/ 991 [France]. (Mallet du Pan, J.). Considérations sur la nature de la révolution de France, Et sur les Causes qui en prolongent la durée. London/ Brussels, E. Flon, 1793, (2 blank),VIII,79,(1)p., without binding, in modern dropback box.

- Sl. frayed. Fine copy.

= Rare work by the Swiss journalist Jacques Mallet du Pan, who collaborated with Linguet on his Annales. Cioranescu 42076.

€ (70-90)
75 992 France Moufle d'Angerville 75 992 France Moufle d'Angerville
75/ 992 [France]. (Moufle d'Angerville). Vie privée de Louis XV; ou Principaux Événemens, Particularités et Anecdotes de son Règne. London (= Bern), J.P. Lyton, 1781, 4 vols., 8 engr. portraits, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- Some offsetting; ident. bookplates on upper pastedown (over old ident. bookplates). Bindings trifle rubbed.

= Cioranescu 47506; Cohen/ De Ricci p.741; Quérard, La France Littéraire VI, p.334; Weller II, p.215.

€ (100-150)
75 993 France Prudhomme L 75 993 France Prudhomme L
75 993 France Prudhomme L 75 993 France Prudhomme L
75/ 993 [France]. Prudhomme, L. Dictionnaire des individus envoyés a la mort judiciairement ... pendant la révolution, particulièrement sous le règne de la convention nationale. Paris, n.publ., 1796, 2 vols., 20,LXXVIII,496; (4),516,27p., 2 fold. engr. plates, 5 fold. tables, prob. 19th cent. unif. clothbacked boards.

- Both vols. owner's stamp on upper pastedown, htitle and/ or title-p.; occas. browned/ (water)stained. Library stamp on top-edge; covers sl. rubbed along extremities.

Idem. Histoire genérale et impartiale des erreurs, des fautes et des crimes commis pendant la révolution française (...). Ibid., n.publ., 1797, 4 vols., 4 engr. plates, 2 (of 3) (fold.) tables, bound unif. w. the above.

- Lacks one table; all vols. owner's stamp on title-p. and/ or in margins.; occas. browned/ (water)stained. Library stamp on top-edge; covers sl. rubbed along extremities.

= Mondglond III, p.610.

€ (100-150) 100
75 994 France Sandras de Courtilz G 75 994 France Sandras de Courtilz G
75 994 France Sandras de Courtilz G 75 994 France Sandras de Courtilz G
75/ 994 [France]. (Sandras de Courtilz, G). Mémoires de Mr. L.C.D.R. Contenant ce qui s'est passé de plus particulier sous le Ministère du Cardinal de Richelieu et du Cardinal Mazarin, avec plusieurs particularités remarquables du Regne de Louis le Grand. The Hague, H. van Bulderen, 1696, (16),456,(31)p., woodcut printer's mark on title-p., contemp. vellum.

- First 8 lvs. waterst. in upper outer corner, sl. affecting text; occas. sl. browned/ foxed; sm. contemp. owner's entry on first free endpaper. Frontcover partly waterstained.

= The initials "L.C.D.R." probably stand for "Le Comte de Rochefort". Cf. cat. M. Nijhoff 771, no. 868, listing the 5th ed. published by H. van Bulderen, The Hague, 1713.

(Rousset de Missy, J.). Histoire publique, et secrete De la cour de Madrid; Dès l'avenement du roi Philippe V. à la Couronne (...). Cologne, P. le Sincere, 1719, (2),476,(8)p., 5 engr. portraits (incl. frontisp.), contemp. wr.

- Partly browned; occas. some waterstaining; sl. frayed along extremities; title-p. lacks portion of lower blank corner; frontisp. portr. dam. and w. annot. and scribbling on verso. Wrapper badly dam., lacks greater part of frontcover.

AND 1 other by J.J. ROUSSEAU.

€ (80-100) 80
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