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(Abbey, J.R.) CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY PART III
London Messrs. Sotheby & Co. 1967 small 4to. boards. (vii), 233, (9) pages.
S-K 1184. This catalogue describes Abbey's collection of French bindings and contains a full color frontispiece and 51 full-page plates of bindings.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 5652

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Adeline, Jules LES ARTS DE REPRODUCTION VULGARISES.
Paris Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies n.d. (circa 1894) 8vo. modern cloth with original stiff paper wrapper bound-in. (viii), x, 379, (3) pages.
First edition. A manual of reproduction processes. Includes 140 illustrations within the text and examples of each process reproducing original designs of the author. Techniques discussed in this volume include dry point, lithography, heliogravure, and various color processes. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. A xerox of the entry for Adeline in Balteau's Dictionnaire Biographie Francaise is loosely inserted in the back.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 42765

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Adhemar, Jean. INFLUENCES ANTIQUES DANS L'ART DU MOYEN AGE FRANCAIS.
Nendeln, Liechtenstein Kraus Reprint 1968 8vo. cloth, leather spine label xx, 344 pages followed by 40 plates
Reprinted from Studies of the Warburg Institute, No. 7, 1939. A study of how examples and influences of Ancient art shaped the development of Medieval art. The first part examines how the classical era and humanism were studied through the fifteenth-century. Part two focus on knowledge of classical art in the Middle Ages and the final section debates themes and proves influences between the two periods. Illustrated with black-and-white images of architecture, sculpture, printed and manuscript illustrations and painting. Images on the same plates allow for comparison of similar motifs. Heavy emphasis on carved column capitals. Index of proper names and works of art cited in the text. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 77471

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(Africa) CATALOGUE DE L'HISTOIRE DE L'AFRIQUE.
New York Burt Franklin 1971 4to. cloth. (viii), 308 pages.
A Burt Franklin reprint (their Bibliography and Reference Series no. 412) of the original 1895 edition, which was a facsimile reproduction of a handwritten bibliography (dated no earlier than 1893) from the Bibliothèque Nationale. Besterman 173. Arranged by chapter (23) and then by topical subdivisions. Most of the items covered deal with Egypt and Northern Africa. About 5,000 unnumbered entries. The handwriting is generally quite good, but the quality of the reproduction, made from a copy in the NY Public Library, varys from page to page, so that parts of some pages are difficult to read. A few small stains and scratches, nothing of consequence.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 50232

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AIDE-MÉMOIRE DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES
Avec l'indication de leur valeur dans le commerce, par un Ancien Libraire Paris Aide-Mémoire du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres 1906 large 8vo. cloth (iv), 443(+1) pages
Handbook with prices for antiquarian book sellers and collectors. The cloth of this copy has split at the joints. The upper portion of the spine has pulled away from the book block. Someone has attempted to repair the front joint with clear tape. The cover also has darkened unevenly, shows some soiling and is worn at the corners. The gilding is still present on the upper edges but barely. A penned signature of a former owner (Sarah Dickson) appears on the front free endpaper. The leaves have darkened and become brittle at the edges and near the front and back of the book. The half-title is loose but present; the title page is barely attached. A few leaves have lost fragments at the edges.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 90593

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(Aillaud, J.-P.) CATALOGUE GÉNÉRAL AU RABAIS, DES LIVRES DE FONDS D'ASSORTIMENT, ET EN COMMISSION, FRANÇAIS, ITALIENS, ANGLAIS, ESPAGNOLS, ALLEMANDS, GRECS, LATINS, ET EN LANGUES ORIENTALES, ETC., DE LA LIBRAIRIE DIPLOMATIQUE, FRANÇAISE, ET ETRANGÈRE DE J.-P AILLAUD, A PARIS, QUAI VOLTAIRE, NO 11, JUILLET 1857
Paris Imprimerie de Casimir 1857 4to original paper wrappers 38 pages
Text in French. Catalogue of sale of library of J.-P. Aillaud, 1857. Supplements laid in. Wrappers soiled, stained, chipping to edges and head and tail of spine with some paper loss. Hinges weak. Page corners curled.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 106433

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Allison, John M.S. (editor) CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF A PRINCE, CORRESPONDENCE OF THE PRINCESS OF NASSAU-SAARBRUCK, 13 JUNE - 15 NOVEMBER 1758.
New Haven Yale University Press 1941 small 8vo. faux leather. 48 pages.
Allison also provided an introduction. Correspondence between Diderot and this Princess.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 93492

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Allut, Paul ETUDE BIOGRAPHIQUE & BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE SUR SYMPHORIEN CHAMPIER.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1972 21x13 cm cloth (iv), xxiv, 431 pages.
Reprint of the 1859 first edition published in Lyon. Very detailed descriptions of 50 printed works. Champier (1472-1539), a renowned physician, historian and theologian, was one of the earliest of the French humanists. pp. 97-264: bibliographie 1498-1537. With portrait, plate, and some facsimiles.

Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
Price: $ 115.00 other currencies Order nr. 103396

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(Americana) Leclerc, Ch. BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA: CATALOGUES DE 1867 ET 1878 ET SUPPLÉMENTS DE 1881 ET 1887.
Photographic reprint of 1878 Edition and Supplements 1 and 2 (1881 and 1887) Paris G.-P. Maisonneuve et Larose 1974 8vo cloth (iv),vii,424; (v),xx,737,(3); (iii),102; (iii),127(+1) pages
Four volumes reprinted in one. Charles Leclerc edited the 1878 catalogue (and supplements) of Americana offered for sale by the French firm Maisonneuve and Co. (Besterman 310, Blogie 634 & 637) By the time of the last supplement (1887), the company's name had changed to Maisonneuve Frères & Ch. Leclerc. The combined work includes well over 3620 entries dealing with North and South (and Central) America and the Philippines. The first catalogue was issued in 1867. Bookseller's ink stamp on free endpaper.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 103808

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Amiot, Edith and Jean-Louis Azizollah MARQUES FRANÇAISES, 150 ANS DE GRAPHISME, 1824-1974.
(St.-Cloud) Historicom Éditions (1990) thick 4to. cloth. 415+(1) pages.
Text in French and English. Published under the patronage of the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle. Translated into English by Mary Lefèvre. A historical study of French trademarks. Preface by Jean-Claude Combaldieu, director of the Institute. Organized by type of industry. Index. Boards scuffed at edges. Tear at back of top spine. Back hinge cracked.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 108509

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Amiot, Edith Et Jean-Louis Azizollah MARQUES FRANCAISE, 150 ANS DE GRAPHISME, 1824-1974.
Saint-Cloud Historicom Editions (1990) thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 415+(1) pages.
First edition. Text in English and French. Reproductions of 2,500 trademarks with a number illustrated in color. Chipped jacket.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 41016

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Andrews, William Loring. JEAN GROLIER DE SERVIER VISCOUNT d'AGUISY, SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE
New York The DeVinne Press 1892 8vo. original gilt-decorated blue cloth. 68 pages with 14 beautiful colored plates.
First edition, limited to 140 copies printed on hand-made paper and ten on Imperial Japan Paper, with a number of well-executed plates showing famous Grolier bindings, some of which are in color. Minor cover rubbing. Front end paper detached. Damp stain on some of the rear pages.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 114217

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(Angeriano, Girolamo) Wilson, Alice E. THE EROTOPAEGNION, A TRIFLING BOOK OF LOVE, OF GIROLAMO ANGERIANO. EDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH COMMENTARY.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1995 8vo cloth. 466 pages.
When the volume Poetae Tres Elegantissimi was produced at Paris in 1582, the poets included were Joannes Secundus, Michelle Marullo and Girolamo Angeriano, represented by his best-known work, the "Eropaegnion," originally published in Florence in 1512, which had come to enjoy particular popularity in France and had exercised a considerable influence on vernacular literature there. All 199 poems (with the few alternative versions) are assembled from the various sixteenth century editions in a newly edited Latin text. Each poem translated into English prose; substantial commentary. (Bibliotheca Humanistica & Reformatorica, Vol. LIII).

Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
Price: $ 145.00 other currencies Order nr. 103391

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(Anisson, Jean) Willemetz, Geneviève JEAN ANISSON, 1642-1721
Un Homme d'Affaires et de Culture au Grand Siècle (Paris) Éditions des Cendres (2004) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 206, (2) pages
Text in French. Limited to an edition of 399. An account of the life and work of printer Jean Anisson. Includes extracts from Anisson's correspondence as well as illustrations of his work. Foreword by Paul-Marie Grinevald.
Price: $ 38.00 other currencies Order nr. 94608

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Anninger, Anne THE RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS.
Cambridge The Houghton Library 1995 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral binding 25+(1) pages.
Illustrated.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 94792

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ANNUAIRE CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS 1968 DES VENTES PUBLIQUES EN FRANCE.
N.P. Hachette 1968 4to. cloth, paper cover label 212 pages
Text in French. A volume in Hachette's Collection Connaissance des Arts series. An overview of public art sales and auctions in France during 1968. Index. Listing of public sales and auctions in France during the 1967-8 season.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 115430

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ANNUAIRE GRAPHIQUE, REVUE ANNUELLE DES ARTS ET DES INDUSTRIES GRAPHIQUE. 1910-1911.
Paris Attinger Frères 1911 tall 8vo. decorated cloth. (vi), 181 pages.
Second year of this periodical. Not in Ulrich & Kup or in the Union List of Periodicals. A magnificent periodical devoted to the graphic arts. Many of the tipped-in plates are in color. The articles on different aspects of the graphic arts. Published under the direction of Maurice Reymond. Lettering on front cover flaked away.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 61980

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Arago, J[acques Etienne Victor] NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD
in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, commanded by Captain Freycinet, during the years 1817. 1818, 1819, and 1820; on a scientific expedition undertaken by order of the French government, in a Series of Letters to a Friend London Treuttel, and Wurtz, Treuttel, Jr. and Richter 1823 4to 20th century half leather, raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards xxxi, 297, (2) pages
First edition in English (Ferguson 885; Hill, page 10).Translated from French. Arago was draftsman to the expedition. Frontispiece map of the world showing route of voyage. Report to the Academy of Sciences on the General Results of the Expediton prefixed. With 26 full-page plates by the author. Table of three appendices include study of vocabularies of native people encountered, list of officers of the Uranie, and weather observations in ports visited. Bookseller's advertisement and invoice laid in. Pencil notations and bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Map and two plates folded at the bottom to fit. Light foxing and small tears to a couple of the plates. Text and illustrations clean.
Price: $ 8,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 107111

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(Architecture) Wiebenson, Dora. THE, VOL. 1 MARK J. MILLARD ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION, FRENCH BOOKS.
Washington National Gallery of Art / New York: G. Braziller 1993 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxv, 512 pages.
First edition. catalogue of 172 French books on architecture, antiquities, and decoration, from the 16th into the 19th centuries, all in the Millard Collection at the National Gallery of Art. Includes important French translations of non-French works, and a few engineering books, along with some illustrated books containing scenes of architectural interest, views of interiors, etc. Each numbered entry provides bibliographic and physical descriptions, references, provenance where applicable, and contains a brief discussion of relevant points (the architect, the architecture, and so on).There are many black-and-white reproductions of drawings and engravings. Front of dust jack and endpapers are decorated with reproductions of engravings. Indexed.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 51975

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ART & PUB: ART & PUBLICITÉ 1890-1990.
(Paris) Centre Georges Pompidou 1990 8vo illustrated paper-covered boards 560, (2) pages
Text in French. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Pompidou Center, Paris, 1990-1, linking modern artistic movements and advertising. Listings of credits and acknowledgements. Preface and table of contents. Essays by numerous scholars. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Bibliography, organized by subject, and photographic credits.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 108957

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(Astronomy) Houzeau, Jean Charles VADE-MECUM DE L'ASTRONOME (ANNALES DE L'OBSERVATOIRE ROYAL DE BRUXELLES, APPENDICE A LA NOUVELLE SERIE DES ANNA LES ASTRONOMIQUES).
(Mansfield Centre, CT Martino Publishing Co. 2002) 8vo. cloth xxviii, 1144 pages
Reprint of this scarce bibliography, originally published in Bruxelles, F. Hayez, 1882 (Besterman 587), by the author of Bibliographie General de l'Astronomie. Contains 3347 carefully selected and often annotated entries, arranged by subject. The several indexes include: (1) Table Bibliographique/ renfermant, dans l'ordre alphabetique des noms d'auteurs, l'indication des ouvrages et memoires renseignes a titre bibliographieque dans le present volume; (2) Table Alphabetique des Chapitres, Paragraphes et Articles; (3) Table des Differentes Parties de L'Ouvrage.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 73101

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Atkinson, Geoffrey LES RELATIONS DE VOYAGES DU XVIIe SIECLE ET L'EVOLUTION DES IDEES,
Geneva Slatkine Reprints 1972 8vo cloth vi, 220 pages
Text in French. Reprint of 1924 edition. Impact of discovery and exploration on ideas of the Enlightenment. Appendix, bibliography and index.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 106349

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Atkinson, Geoffroy LES NOUVEAUX HORIZONS DE LA RENAISSANCE FRANÇAISE.
Geneva Slatkine Publishers 1969 8vo cloth xx, 502 pages
Reprint of the 1931 first edition. History of the Renaissance in 16th century France. Includes chapters on religion, literature, and politics.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 106430

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(Auction Catalogues) Two French Auction Catalogues
Paris Adolphe Labitte 1879 8vo. cloth, paper spine label with original paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), 112, (ii), 74, (2) pages
Two French auction catalogues bound in one. The first is "Catalogue des Grands Livres a Figures des Ouvrages de Littérature et d'Histoire Composant la Bibliothèque de Feu M. W. S. T*** (de Moscou) Dont la Vente Aura Lieu Le Lundi 16 Juin 1879 et Jours Suivants," which lists 1092 books of all kinds. The second is "Catalogue des Livres Modernes de la Bibliothèque de M. N*** dont la Vente Aura Lieu Le Mercredi 4 Juin 1879 et Jours Suivants," which describes 715 books published in the nineteenth century. Neither catalogue is listed in Blogie. Original wrappers bound-in. Spine label pulling up at upper edge, minor wear to boards. Leaf edges chipped.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 95576

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(Auction) [COLLECTION OF SEVEN AUCTION CATALOGUES FROM 1912]
Paris various 1912 large 8vo. quarter cloth and paper-covered boards with original paper wrappers bound in variously paginated
Auction catalogues from 1912. Details as follows:
1--Catalogue de Livres Anciens..., by Henri Leclerc held February 21-22. (Not in Blogie). 374 lots.
2--Catalogue de Livres Anciens..., by Henri Leclerc held May 13-15. (Not in Blogie). 597 lots.
3--Catalogue de Livres Anciens...Autographs, by Henri Leclerc and Noël Charavay held Jun 20-21. (Blogie II, 281). 420 lots, fold out facsimiles.
4--Catalogue de Livres Anciens et Modernes..., by Henri Leclerc held November 11-13. (Blogie II, 282). 505 lots.
5--Catalogue d'une Collection de Bons Livres Modernes..., by Ch. Bosse on October 24-25. (Not in Blogie). 297 lots.
6--Catalogue d'une Collection de Beaux Livres Modernes..., by Ch. Bosse held October 29. (Not in Blogie). 232 lots.
7--Bibliothèque de feu Mr. E.-C.-A. Legrand, by A. Durel and De Saint-Jorre held April 24-27. (Blogie II, 280). 1008 lots.
The catalogues are priced in pencil in the margins. Some illustrations in black-and-white. Pages in brittle condition, many are chipped or torn along hinge. Front cover and spine detached from text block. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 77740

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