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Photo DONNET || FREMIN || MONIN || LEVASSEUR. 

DONNET || FREMIN || MONIN || LEVASSEUR. 

Atlas géographique et statistique des départements de la France, de l'Algérie et des Colonies Françaises. 

Paris, B.Dusillion, [1841].
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9000 €

Copy offer to the doctor Alfred Velpeau by Giraudeau de St Gervais, the Publisher - Owner of this book.
A wrapping used to immobilize the arm to the chest wall is known as a "Velpeau bandage".

Superb atlas, which is rarely found complete, as large maps are usually sold individually.
In its original wooden box.

Photo LACROIX, Paul de (éditeur). 

LACROIX, Paul de (éditeur). 

Galerie contemporaine des illustrations françaises. 

Paris, Paul de Lacroix, [1884].
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6000 €

First edition.
Masterpiece of 19th century photography.

200 biographical chapters of 132 historical figures.

Copy complete with all the required notices and photographs.
Each chapter has 4 pages of text (8 for Corot 2 and Corot 3).

The series is therefore complete with the 200 entries for 132 biographies and is illustrated with 267 photographs:
- 131 portraits (65 in full-page and 66 in medallion in text)
- 136 reproductions of art works (135 in full-page and 1 in medallion the text).

Coming from the greatest photographic workshops (Nadar, Carjat, Goupil, Petit...) they are reproduced by photoglypie which is then the only printing process allowing such a faithful reproduction of photographic plates.

The portraits include the famous portrait of Baudelaire by Carjat but also those of Victor Hugo, Gustave Doré, Edmond de Goncourt, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Georges Sand, Sarah Bernhardt, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Eiffel, Victor Hugo, Louis Pasteur, Emile Zola, ...
We added a rare "specimen" volume ( a commercial presentation volume).

Photo [LIVRE DE FETES]. 

[LIVRE DE FETES]. 

Description des festes données par la ville de Paris à l'occasion du mariage de Madame Louise-Elisabeth de France, et de Dom Philippe, Infant & Grand amiral d'Espagne, les vingt-neuvième & trentième août mil sept cent trente. 

Paris, Le Mercier, 1740.
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6000 €

First edition.
One of the most beautiful festival books published in the 18th century to commemorate the festivities held in Paris for the wedding of Madame Première, Louise-Élisabeth de Bourbon, eldest daughter of Louis XV, to Philippe de Bourbon.

Beautiful copperplate engraving with 13 plates outside the text, including 8 double-page spreads, by Jacques-François Blondel based on his own drawings and those of the architects Jacques-Ange Gabriel and Giovanni.
There are also two vignettes in the text, one by Pierre Soubeyran after Edmé Bouchardon (coat of arms of the city of Paris), the other by Jacques Rigaud (nautical jousting scene).

Photo WEIS, Jean-Martin. 

WEIS, Jean-Martin. 

Représentation des fêtes données par la Ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du Roi; à l'arrivée et pendant le séjour de Sa Majesté en cette Ville. 

Paris, Aubert, 1744.
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4000 €

Unique edition of the festival celebrating the arrival of Louis XV in Strasbourg in October 1744. Published at the city's expense, the work is composed of a calligraphic title, 20 engr. calligraphic explanation pp.,- an equestrian portrait of Louis XV and 11 etchings on double pages swarming with 1000 lively details (onlookers, dances, acrobats...). They depict the arrival and the procession of the king into the town, the Cardinal of Rohan's welcome in the front of the cathedral, the night festivities (fireworks on the Ill, illuminated buildings) and the day festivities (water jousting, games, dances and sword exercises). Some foxing or otherwise soiled, armorial binding (joint split, sides and corners rubbed...).

Photo MÉNAGE, Gilles. 

MÉNAGE, Gilles. 

Les origines de la langue françoise. 

Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1650.
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3000 €

First edition of the first French etymological dictionary.
Bindig with gilt arms of Jacques Cadeau d'Acy, advisor to the Paris parliament.

Photo NICERON, Jean-François. 

NICERON, Jean-François. 

La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de : L’optique par la vision directe, la catoptrique, par la réflexion des miroirs plats, cylindriques & coniques, la dioptrique, par la réfraction des crystaux. 

Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638.
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2500 €

First edition.
This work is a treatise on optical illusions and anamorphic perspectives, written by Nicéron, a monk of the order of Minims and mathematician of the 17th century. In it, he explores the principles of geometry applied to perspective, in particular the deformations of images that are only correctly revealed from a certain angle or through a mirror.
La Perspective Curieuse is a major work in the history of visual perception and art, influencing both artists and scientists of its time.
The discussion in the fourth part is particularly famous for being the first reference to the law of refraction developed by Descartes that same year.
A title-frontispiece engraved by Daret.

Photo LE COINTE, Jourdan. 

LE COINTE, Jourdan. 

La cuisine de santé, ou moyens faciles & économiques de préparer toutes nos Productions Alimentaires, de la manière la plus délicate & la plus salutaire, d'après les nouvelles découvertes de la Cuisine Françoise et Italienne. 

Paris, Briand, 1789-1790.
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2500 €

Scarce first edition.
Each volumes with 2 title pages, first dated 1790 and a second dated 1789, as the Bitting [278] copy.

Photo MOMORO, Antoine-François. 

MOMORO, Antoine-François. 

Traité élémentaire de l'imprimerie, ou le Manuel de l'Imprimeur. 

Paris, A.F. Momoro, 1793.
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2000 €

The scarce first edition.
Manual which will remain a reference for printers for a long time.
Momoro was very active during the French Revolution, member of the Cordeliers club, printer for Père Duchesne d'Hébert, he put his career at the service of the Revolution but died on the scaffold in 1794 with his Hébertist friends. It would be to him that we owe the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".
Complete copy of the 36 plates required. The error which announced 40 plates on the title page was crossed out on our copy. This notice will be modified in the second edition.

Photo BOUTMY, Emile || RIBOT, Alexandre. 

BOUTMY, Emile || RIBOT, Alexandre. 

Cours d'Histoire Constitutionnelle donnés à l'École libre des sciences politiques. 

s.l., s.n., 1886.
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2000 €

Original manuscripts.
Rare and well-preserved set of two constitutional history courses given at Sciences Po Paris in 1886 by the founders of the school: Emile Boutmy and Alexandre Ribot.
Perfectly readable and careful manuscripts by a writer who will remain unknown who was a listener of Emile Boutmy's course on the Constitution of the United States in May-June 1886 and the course on the French Constitution since 1789 given by Alexandre Ribot in February-March 1886.
Created by Emile Boutmy in the aftermath of the 1870 defeat and the Paris Commune, the École Libre des Sciences Politiques (now known as Sciences-Po) aimed to teach political science as a positive science. She will form the elite of french politicians until today.
1886 was the last year in which Boutmy gave his course on the Constitution of the United States; we know a transcription of it in the notes left by Pierre de Coubertin who was also a listener of this course the same year. A comparison of the transcription of Coubertin's notes and our manuscript leads us to believe that our collection is more faithful (seems to be a word for word transcription) of Boutmy's teaching.

Alexandre Ribot's course on the French Constitution (second part of a more extensive course on European constitutions) leaves an important part on the birth of the Third Republic whose constitutional laws were only passed in 1875.

Photo REGEMORTES, Louis de. 

REGEMORTES, Louis de. 

Description du nouveau pont de pierre, construit sur la rivière d'Allier a Moulins; avec l'exposé des motifs qui ont déterminé son emplacement, et les dessins et détails relatifs à sa construction. 

Paris, Lottin, 1771.
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2000 €

First edition.
Monumental impression for the description of the Moulins bridge built from 1754 to 1762 under the direction of Louis de Règemortes, engineer of bridges and roads: Plans, sections, elevations and maps.
Note the impressive fifth plank measuring over 1.80m long representing the foundations of the bridge.
"The work that has illustrated his name is the construction of the Moulins bridge, for which several unsuccessful attempts had been made in the previous century. The success of the project drawn up by Louis de Règemorte is mainly due to the establishment of a general masonry base. , strongly defended against the action of water, with unsinkable longitudinal levees attached to the wedges, to prevent the disastrous effect of scouring and flooding which had brought the ruin of the works undertaken on the same point from 1679 to 1689. " Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin (Biographical notes on the engineers of the bridges and roads since the creation of the body, in 1716, until our days, Baudry, 1884)

The now "Pont Règemortes" still crosses the Allier more than 250 years more late proof of the success of the engineer.

Photo LEGRAND, Louis. 

LEGRAND, Louis. 

Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Marsy
Hôtel de Mme Riensch de Osa. 

Paris, s.n., 1894-1905.
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2000 €

18 architectural plans of Parisian mansions printed from the drawings of the architect Legrand. The plans show the interior layout, layout and facades.

- 10 plans for Mademoiselle De Marsy's Hotel (1905)
Marie-Louise Marsy, real name Anne-Marie-Louise-Joséphine Mars (1866-1942), member of the Comédie Française which she left in 1902 after becoming Mme de Vassart d'Hozier.
Hotel located at the intersection of Boulevard Jules Sandeau and Rue Octave Feuillet in the 16th arrondissement. The current facades at this address do not correspond to the architect's plans.

- 8 plans for the Hotel de Mme Riensch de Osa (1894).

Augusta de Osa (1855-1944), née Riensch, was born into a wealthy industrial family in Hamburg. The diplomatic position of her husband allowed Augusta to lead a brilliant social life by frequenting the Parisian high society of the Belle Epoque.
Each plan is countersigned by Mme Riensch de Osa with the mention Read and approved.
Hotel still visible at the current 35, avenue Georges V (current boutique which adjoins the Prince de Galles hotel).

Photo BOUCHARDON, Édmé || HUQUIER, Gabriel. 

BOUCHARDON, Édmé || HUQUIER, Gabriel. 

Apollon et Les Muses,
dessinés par Ed. Bouchardon, sculp. du Roi.
Gravés et dédiés à Mre. Gabriel Bernard de Rieux ... par ... Huquier. 

Paris, Chez Huquier, 1739.
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1500 €

Rare and complete first edition.

"Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) was celebrated in his time as an exceptional artist," Bouchardon must have been a great man, "said the collector Pierre Jean Mariette," because he enjoyed all his reputation during his life." As a sculptor, he was nicknamed "the new Phidias", the modern equivalent of the greatest artist of ancient Greece, and as a draftsman he was considered one of the best in Europe. Historians of art have not changed today, Bouchardon being still considered one of the most creative and fascinating artists of the 18th century French, the one who played a decisive role in the transition from rockery to neoclassicism. "
This quote comes from the preface of the catalog of the exhibition "Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762), une idée du beau", which took place in 2016, at the Louvre, and was written by Mr. J-L. Martinez ( President and director of the Louvre) and Mr.T. Potts (director of the J. Paul Getty Museum).

It perfectly illustrates the genius of the artist. This collection of engravings, is cited in the chronology of the artist's works, in the catalog of the Louvre exhibition (p. 415).

The engravings represent the god of Music and Love Apollo, followed by his muses Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Terpsicore, Euterpe, Polimnia and Urania.
The genius of the artist is illustrated, here, with balanced compositions, the detail of the draperies, the vigor but also the softness of the figures. They perfectly illustrate Neoclassical style and Bouchardon's maner, as a sculptor.

This collection of engravings also shows his interest in the diffusion of his works, with the collaboration of the publisher and engraver Gabriel Huquier.
He was an engraver and publisher (1695-1772) specializing in prints. He is the one who engraved and published the greatest number of prints from Bouchardon's drawings, more than a hundred.
The engravings were not intended for the making of sculptures, but were drawings intended for a diverse audience such as artists, amateurs and collectors (as Mr. Gabriel Bernard de Rieux, cited on the title page).

Very fine copy.

Photo HUET, Pierre Daniel. 

HUET, Pierre Daniel. 

Traitté de la Situation du Paradis Terrestre. 

Paris, Jean Anisson, 1691.
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1500 €

First edition.
Curious work in which Huet try to find the location of Paradise.
Rare in morocco binding (not in Caillet, Dorbon as only the 1701 edition).

Photo KÄMPFER, Engelbert. 

KÄMPFER, Engelbert. 

Histoire naturelle, civile, ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon. 

La Haye, P.Gosse & J.Neaulme, 1732.
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1450 €

First 12mo french edition, after one Folio (1729).
There is an other more current edition, printed at Amsterdam (Herman Uitwerf), also in 1732.
This work, has long been recognized as the most authoritative account of Japan.

Photo CLOUET, Jean-Baptiste Louis. 

CLOUET, Jean-Baptiste Louis. 

Géographie Moderne avec Introduction. Ouvrage utile à tous ceux qui veulent se perfectionner dans cette Science, on y trouve jusqu'aux notions les plus simples dont on a facilité l'intelligence par des figures pour le mettre à la portée de tout le monde, Chaque Carte à sur les marges l'explication de celle qu'elle renferme, la méthode qu'on y suite a pour objet de developper les connaissances qui tiennant a l'Histoire, ce qui rend cette Géographie très intéressante. 

s.l., s.n., 1780.
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1300 €

Atlas with 68 watercolor plates. Commplete.

Photo [VISSCHER, Nicolaus]. 

[VISSCHER, Nicolaus]. 

Labyrinte de Versailles. The labyrinth of Versailles. Der Irr-Garte zu Versailles. 't Dool-hof tot Versailles. 

Amsterdam, Visscher, Nicolaus, [1682].
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1250 €

Edition in four languages: French, English, German and Dutch.
A marvel of landscape art that has now disappeared, the Labyrinth of Versailles was commissioned from Le Notre by Louis XIV.
Labyrinth of hornbeams opening onto squares decorated with fountains whose lead subjects were multicolored.
Each fountain was inspired by Aesop's Fables.
The work reveals in 41 engravings, the plan of the labyrinth and each of the fountains with for each, the verses and the morals which had inspired them.
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Photo CHAPONE, Hester. 

CHAPONE, Hester. 

Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Young Lady. 

London, John Mourray, 1807.
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1250 €

The 'Letters on the Improvement of the Mind' aim to cultivate a rational understanding in young women through the study of the Bible, history, and literature.
Girls are also encouraged to pursue subjects such as accounting, household management, botany, geology, and astronomy.
Binding with the coat of arms of Marie Caroline of Bourbon-Sicily, the Duchess of Berry, this book came from her extensive library at Château de Rosny.\newline Known for her refined taste, she collected a wide range of books, especially in the arts, history, and literature, including many in English.
The library also contained numerous works suitable for educating her children, Louise d'Artois and Henri Dieudonné.

Photo FERRI DE SAINT CONSTANT, Giovanni. 

FERRI DE SAINT CONSTANT, Giovanni. 

Rudimens de la traduction, ou l'art de traduire le latin en français. 

Paris, Auguste Delalain, 1811.
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1200 €

Second edition.
Precious copy with the arms of Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Siciles Duchess of Berry (1798-1870). Romantic heroine of the Legitimists, Marie-Caroline, daughter of the King of the Two Sicilies Francis I Xavier and Marie-Clementine of Austria, married in 1816 the Duke of Berry Charles-Ferdinand (1778-1820), son of Charles she had a son, the Duke of Bordeaux. Exiled during the revolution of July 1830, she returned to France in April 1832 and tried without success to raise the people in Vendée and Brittany with the aim of a legitimist restoration: arrested in Nantes in November 1832, she was imprisoned in Blaye. It was released in 1833.

Beautiful binding signed by Simier binder of the king.

Photo [LITHOGRAPHIES] DE COULANGE. 

[LITHOGRAPHIES] DE COULANGE. 

St Germain en Laye pittoresque et ses environs. 

St Germain en Laye, Mayer et Paul, 1875.
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1000 €

First edition.
Rare collection of 30 lithographed views after the painter De Coulange, representing the main monuments of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Marly-le-Roi, Poissy, Le Vésinet, Chatou, Sartrouville ... T
The plates are accompanied by an explanatory text sheet.
Unlisted feature of our copy some plates are printed on colored paper (yellow, green and blue) others printed in gradient of sepia tones.

Photo LEGRAND, Louis. 

LEGRAND, Louis. 

Maison de M. le Marquis de Pracomtal,
Hôtel de Mme de Saint Paul
Hôtel de M. de Chanteaud. 

Paris, s.n., 1893.
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1000 €

8 plans of the House of M. le Marquis Pracomtal
House whose facade we still discover 10 rue Goujon Paris (8th) with its impasse d'Antin stables.

-9 plans of the Hôtel de Mme de Saint Paul
Hotel which was to be located between Dumont d'Urville and Galilée streets in the 16th arrondissement. The current facade does not correspond to the architect's plans.

- 7 plans of the Hôtel de Mr Ch. Chanteaud (1893)
Charles Chanteaud (?-1905) pharmacist who introduced dosimetric medicine to France.
Hotel which was intended for 39 rue Raynouard in Passy, ​​the existing facades currently do not correspond to the plans.

Photo CUYP, Aelbert. 

CUYP, Aelbert. 

VI Stüks koitjer Geetst door A. Cuyp. 

s.l, s.n, [v. 1660].
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1000 €

Complete series of 6 engravings by Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) Dutch painter, preceded by a title vignette.
Dimensions of the etchings: 67x75 mm
Dimensions of the paper: 170x135 mm

This complete set is rarely found with its margins preserved.

Photo HILLEMACHER, Frédéric. 

HILLEMACHER, Frédéric. 

Le Cirque Franconi. Détails historiques sur cet établissement hippique et sur ses principaux écuyers. 

Lyon, Louis Perrin & Marinet, 1875.
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950 €

Cirque Franconi known as the Olympic Circus is the oldest Parisian circus.
Rare work retracing the history of the Cirque Franconi, illustrated with 8 portraits of Franconi by Frédéric Hillemacher.
Limited edition of 200 copies. This copy, No. 1 on chinese papier.

Photo BULLART, Isaac. 

BULLART, Isaac. 

Académie Des Sciences et des Arts. 

Bruxelles, Fr. Poppens, 1682.
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950 €

First edition..
Decorated with more than 200 portraits engraved in the text.
Remarkable work for which Bullart worked for 30 years and which was published by his son. We will find, alongside humanists, navigators, scientists and inventors, printers, all the artists classified by school, Leonardo da Vinci, Magellan, Copernicus, Columbus, A. Paré, Gutenberg, etc.

Photo [ENFANTINA]. 

[ENFANTINA]. 

Le Livre des Jeunes Braves, ou Etrennes militaires, recueil d'anecdotes remarquables, de beaux-faits d'armes, de traits généreux, etc. 

paris, Rapilly, 1823.
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950 €

Fine copy containing twelve hand-colored plates.
A reworking in octavo format of the work "Les délassements des braves" published the previous year by the same publisher, containing only the 11 announced plates. Our copy additionally contains the plate of Marshal Ney.

One of the rare copies with the plates in color.

Photo LEMERY, Louis. 

LEMERY, Louis. 

Traité des Aliments, où l'on trouve par ordre, et séparément la différence & le choix qu'on doit faire de chacun d'eux en particulier; les bons & les mauvais effets qu'ils peuvent produire, les principes en quoy ils abondent; le temps, l'âge & le tempérament où ils conviennent. Avec des Remarques à la suite de chaque Chapitre, où l'on explique leur nature & leurs usages, suivant les principes Chymiques, & Méchaniques. 

Paris, J. B. Cusson & P. Witte, 1702.
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950 €

This celebrated books on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics, is now well known for his notes concerning the aphrodisiac power of chocolates.

SCARCE FIRST EDITON.

Photo EUDEL, Paul. 

EUDEL, Paul. 

Théatre. 

Paris, Librairie Molière, 1903.
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900 €

First edition.
Collector and art critic, Eudel presents us with a collection of plays through which he makes a brief foray into the theater.
Unique copy, the only one printed in Japan.
Splendid personal copy of the author linked to his arms.

Photo BOUTET, Henri. 

BOUTET, Henri. 

Paris - Croquis 1888-1889. 

Paris, [Henri Boutet], 1888-1889.
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900 €

First edition.

This book contains the collection of 28 issues of the magazine "Paris-Croquis" created, illustrated and published by the artist and engraver Henri Boutet (1851-1919), also known as the "little master of the corset". Each issue contains texts, by different authors, which have for main subject the Woman and a plate drawn by Boutet.
All issues of this magazine intend to emphasize the Woman and the Parisian elegance.

Photo VALERIAN Jean-Pierre. 

VALERIAN Jean-Pierre. 

Les Hiéroglyphiques. Autrement Commentaires des lettres et figures sacrées des Aegyptiens & autres nations. 

Lyon, Paul Frellon, 1615.
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900 €

First edition of the translation in French by Jean de Montlyard

One of the most famous emblem books from the end of the 16th century.

Pierio Valeriano (1477-1558) was inspired by the works left by Horapollo, the only ancient source on Egyptian hieroglyphics, to compose a book of allegorical emblems where the hieroglyphs mingle with biblical references and memories of classical antiquity.
Several hundred woodcuts illustrate the text.

Photo PETITOT, Ennemond Alexandre. 

PETITOT, Ennemond Alexandre. 

Raisonnement sur la perspective, pour en faciliter l'usage aux artistes. Dédié aux mêmes. 

Parme, Frères faure, 1758.
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800 €

First edition.
Beautiful perspective manual, written in French and Italian.

Petitot was a French architect who joined Parma in June 1753 with the title of first court architect and instructor at the newly created Academy of Fine Arts.

Copy with large margins.

Photo MARTINI, Jean Paul Egide. 

MARTINI, Jean Paul Egide. 

Mélopée moderne ou l'Art du chant réduit en principes composé et dédié à Monsieur Lenormant d'Etioles. 

Paris, Naderman, [ca. 1791].
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750 €

First edition.
Entirely engraved book, composed mainly of scores. Martini, is a composer of German origin. In 1788 he was appointed Superintendent of the King's Music and responsible for religious music. At the same time, he directed the biggest Parisian stages.

Title page signed by the publisher.

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