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LEMERY, Louis.

Traité des alimens.

Paris, Durand, 1755.

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500 €

Third greatly enlarged edition of this famous book on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics.

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.

[LESAGE, Louis Ernest ] SAHIB.

Croquis maritimes.

Paris, Léon Vanier, 1880.

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100 €

First edition.
Sahib is the pseudonym used by the illustrator Louis Ernest Lesage (1847-1919) who after starting a career in the navy will devote himself to drawing.

[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.

[LITHOGRAPHIE] HUMBERT, Paulette.

Armée en débacle.

s.l., s.n., [v. 1930].

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35 €

Engraving signed in the plate Paulette Humbert (1904 - 1994), artist active as an illustrator in the 30s and 40s
Beautiful night scene of an army in debacle.

[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).

[LYCEE HENRI IV].

Distribution solennelle des prix (année scolaire 1917-1918).

Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, 1918.

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40 €

Solemn distribution of the prizes under the chairmanship of Gaston Bonnier and M. Vial on October 10, 1918.

[MAGNÉ de MAROLLES, François-Gervais].

Essai sur la chasse au fusil contenant un détail de ce qui concerne la fabrication des canons soit ordinaires, tordus, à ruban ou filés: l'examen de plusieurs questions touchant leur porté, eu égard à leur longueur, à leur calibre, à la charge, &c. & quelques notions sommaires sur les autres parties du fusil de chasse, avec des règles & instructions pour parvenir à bien tirer.

Paris, Chez Théophile Barrois jeune, 1781.

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300 €

First edition.
Very interesting book on the weaponry of the hunter. With an interresting the chapter on rifled guns, which were not generalized until the nineteenth century.

Maison Edmond Bournaud.

Fabrique de Moules en Plâtre ou Etain pour pièces montées à Socles. Décors de table.
Anciennes Maisons J.Bosch & E.Minder réunies.

Paris, Bournaud, 1927.

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75 €

MANGIN, Arthur || [JARDINS].

Histoire des jardins anciens et modernes.

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1888.

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150 €

Book on the history and art of gardens, illustrated with many illustrations by Anastasi, Daubigny, V. Foulquier, French, W. Freeman, H. Giacomelli and Lancelot.

One plate illustrates the picturesque park of Le Vésinet and its large lake.

[MANNOURY d'ECTOT Marquise de] [curiosa].

Le Roman de Violette. Oeuvre Posthume d'une célébrité Masquée.

Lisbonne, Chez Antonio Da Boa-Vista, 1870.

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400 €

First edition of this Sapphic-inspired novel.

MARESCHAL || SIMON || DANTY.

Traité des Droits Honorifiques des Seigneurs dans les Eglises Par feu M. MARESCHAL, Avocat. Et un Traité du Droit de Patronage, de la Présentation aux Bénéfices.

Paris, Claude Robustel, 1724.

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150 €

Reference book on a very particular point of the law of the old regime which aims to govern the privileges of the nobles within the Church (Right of patronage, Right of bench ...).

MARTIN CHAUFFIER, Louis.

Lettre autographe signée à François Berge.

s.l., s.n., 1 février 1960.

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30 €

Autograph letter from Louis Martin Chauffier (1894-1980) addressed to François Berge (grandsons of President Félix Faure and director of "Cahiers du mois") about a controversy over a film on deportation which will give rise to a chronicle by Louis Martin Chauffier in the Figaro.

[MARTIN, Alexandre] Dardanus.

Traité médico-gastronomique sur les indigestions.

Paris, Audot, 1828.

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500 €

Scarce first edition.
The author "feu dardanus, former apothecary" is represented in color on the frontispiece.
Book attributed to Alexandre Martin dedicated "to the gourmands of all countries" for "the useful and fun library".

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.

MATTHIS, Charles-Émile.

Les deux Gaspards.

Paris, Jouvet et Cie, 1887.

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50 €

First edition, text and drawings by the author.

Charles-Émile Matthis (1838-1893) is a French painter, engraver and illustrator, especially for childhood and youth literature.

Fine copy.

MAZERET, Constantin.

Dénorama, ou Spicilège historique et anecdotique sur chaque partie du corps humain.

Paris, Peytieux, 1825.

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350 €

First edition.

MEIER-GRAEFE, Julius.

Auguste Renoir avec 100 reproductions.

Paris, H. Floury, 1912.

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75 €

First french edition.

MENDES, Catulle.

Monstres parisiens.

Paris, Chez tous les libraires, 1883.

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250 €

First edition.

MICHAÉLIS, Johann David.

Recueil de questions, proposées à une société de savants, qui par ordre de Sa Majesté Danoise font le voyage de l'Arabie.

Utrecht, S.J. Baalde, 1774.

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500 €

Johann David Michaélis (1717-1791) is a German scholar and professor, renowned for his work and research at the University of Halle.
His specialties are Eastern civilizations and languages, Hebrew civilization, Philosophy, History, Literature, Geography and Natural Sciences. In particular, he was associated with the great German spirits of his time as Auguste Schlegel (scholar and forerunner of the Romantic movement).
With this collection of articles devoted to the Arab civilization, he exposes a diversity of knowledge and interests on a multitude of domains such as Architecture, Linguistics, Morals, etc ...

Very good second edition in French. This book retraces a brief state of knowledge on the Arab world, presented to the court of the King of Denmark.

[MILITARIA].

Ordonnance Provisoire sur l'exercice et les manoeuvres de la cavalerie.

Paris, Magimel, 1810.

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220 €

Second edition.
The 1804 ordinance governs the doctrine of the use of cavalry in the Napoleonic armies, the manners of charging, the use of the sabre, etc. Our very complete copy of all the plates: musical scores, anatomy of the horse, uniforms of riders, troop movements.

[MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti comte de].

Le chien après les moines.

Genève, J.Gay et fils, 1869.

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280 €

Edition limited to 100 copy.

MONNIER, Henri.

Les Bas-Fonds de la société.

Paris, Jules Claye, 1862.

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400 €

First édition.

Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed.
The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

MONTESQUIOU, Robert de.

Le Chancelier de Fleurs.

Chateaudun, La Maison du livre, 1907.

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600 €

First edition.
Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921), is a French man of letters, poet, dandy and art and literature critic. This book was written in memory of his friend (secretary and companion), Gabriel de Yturri.
One of the hundred numbered copies printed exclusively for the author, ours n°10

Handwritten dedication from the author to Jean Richepin (1849-1926), poet and writer who had just been elected to the Académie française (March 1908).

We enclose an empty, postmarked envelope, addressed by Montesquiou to Marcel Le Roy-Dupré.

MORET, Louis.

Le Chemin de Fer de Saint-Germain.
Premier chemin de Fer de Paris. 1837.

Saint-Germain-En-Laye, s.n., 1927.

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150 €

MOUREY, Gabriel || QUELVÉE, François.

Fêtes foraines.

Paris, André Delpeuch, 1927.

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100 €

Dedication copy from the author and from the illustrator.

NADAR.

Le Cas des cloches.

Chambery, impr. de Ménard, [1883].

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250 €

First edition.
One of the 66 copies on Japon, first luxury paper, ours n°66.
Amusing little pamphlet written by the famous photographer Nadar to protest against the disturbance caused by the ringing of the bells.
Both driven by his republican convictions and his desire for tranquility during his stays in the Province, Nadar addressed his pamphlet to the Mayor of Aix les Bains and to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Presentation copy.

NECKER, Jacques.

De l'importance de la morale et des opinions religieuses.

Londres - Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788.

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150 €

Edition published the same year as the first one, with a new title (the first edition is untitled "De l'Importance des opinions religieuses").

Jacques Necker was one of Louis XVI's finance ministers. This book deals with the link between religion and sovereignty, philosophy and morality, and Necker highlights social inequalities.

OCELLUS, Lucanus.

De la nature de l'univers Avec la Traduction Françoise & des Remarques, par M. l'Abbé Batteux.

Paris, Saillant, 1768.

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150 €

First edition of the Batteux's translation in french. With the text in greek.
Bound after, Timée de Locres "De l'Ame du Monde" and Aristote "Lettres d'Aristote à Alexandre sur le Système du Monde", also with the translation of Batteux.

PACIUS, Julius.

Enantiophanon [graece] seu legum conciliatarum centuriae decem.

Lyon, Petri Ravaud, 1643.

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150 €

This book deals with law and was written by by Giulio Pace da Beriga (1550-1635), who was a recognized professor of law and an Italian jurisconsult.

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Miscellany

LEMERY, Louis.

Traité des alimens.

Third greatly enlarged edition of this famous book on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics.

LEMERY, Louis.

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.

[LESAGE, Louis Ernest ] SAHIB.

Croquis maritimes.

First edition.Sahib is the pseudonym used by the illustrator Louis Ernest Lesage (1847-1919) who after starting a career in the navy will devote himself to drawing.

[LITHOGRAPHIES] DE COULANGE.

St Germain en Laye pittoresque et ses environs.

[LITHOGRAPHIE] HUMBERT, Paulette.

Armée en débacle.

Engraving signed in the plate Paulette Humbert (1904 - 1994), artist active as an illustrator in the 30s and 40s Beautiful night scene of an army in debacle.

[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.

[LYCEE HENRI IV].

Distribution solennelle des prix (année scolaire 1917-1918).

Solemn distribution of the prizes under the chairmanship of Gaston Bonnier and M. Vial on October 10, 1918.

[MAGNÉ de MAROLLES, François-Gervais].

First edition.Very interesting book on the weaponry of the hunter. With an interresting the chapter on rifled guns, which were not generalized until the nineteenth century.

Maison Edmond Bournaud.

Fabrique de Moules en Plâtre ou Etain pour pièces montées à Socles. Décors de table. Anciennes Maisons J.Bosch & E.Minder réunies.

MANGIN, Arthur || [JARDINS].

Histoire des jardins anciens et modernes.

Book on the history and art of gardens, illustrated with many illustrations by Anastasi, Daubigny, V. Foulquier, French, W. Freeman, H. Giacomelli and Lancelot. One plate illustrates the picturesque park of Le Vésinet and its large lake.

[MANNOURY d'ECTOT Marquise de] [curiosa].

Le Roman de Violette. Oeuvre Posthume d'une célébrité Masquée.

First edition of this Sapphic-inspired novel.

MARESCHAL || SIMON || DANTY.

Traité des Droits Honorifiques des Seigneurs dans les Eglises Par feu M. MARESCHAL, Avocat. Et un Traité du Droit de Patronage, de la Présentation aux Bénéfices.

Reference book on a very particular point of the law of the old regime which aims to govern the privileges of the nobles within the Church (Right of patronage, Right of bench ...).

MARTIN CHAUFFIER, Louis.

Lettre autographe signée à François Berge.

Autograph letter from Louis Martin Chauffier (1894-1980) addressed to François Berge (grandsons of President Félix Faure and director of "Cahiers du mois") about a controversy over a film on deportation which will give rise to a chronicle by Louis Martin Chauffier in the Figaro.

[MARTIN, Alexandre] Dardanus.

Traité médico-gastronomique sur les indigestions.

Scarce first edition.The author "feu dardanus, former apothecary" is represented in color on the frontispiece.Book attributed to Alexandre Martin dedicated "to the gourmands of all countries" for "the useful and fun library".

MARTINI, Jean Paul Egide.

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

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.

MATTHIS, Charles-Émile.

Les deux Gaspards.

First edition, text and drawings by the author. Charles-Émile Matthis (1838-1893) is a French painter, engraver and illustrator, especially for childhood and youth literature. Fine copy.

MAZERET, Constantin.

Dénorama, ou Spicilège historique et anecdotique sur chaque partie du corps humain.

First edition.

MEIER-GRAEFE, Julius.

Auguste Renoir avec 100 reproductions.

First french edition.

MENDES, Catulle.

Monstres parisiens.

First edition.

MICHAÉLIS, Johann David.

Recueil de questions, proposées à une société de savants, qui par ordre de Sa Majesté Danoise font le voyage de l'Arabie.

[MILITARIA].

Ordonnance Provisoire sur l'exercice et les manoeuvres de la cavalerie.

Second edition.The 1804 ordinance governs the doctrine of the use of cavalry in the Napoleonic armies, the manners of charging, the use of the sabre, etc. Our very complete copy of all the plates: musical scores, anatomy of the horse, uniforms of riders, troop movements.

[MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti comte de].

Le chien après les moines.

Edition limited to 100 copy.

MONNIER, Henri.

Les Bas-Fonds de la société.

First édition.Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed. The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

MONTESQUIOU, Robert de.

Le Chancelier de Fleurs.

MORET, Louis.

Le Chemin de Fer de Saint-Germain. Premier chemin de Fer de Paris. 1837.

MOUREY, Gabriel || QUELVÉE, François.

Fêtes foraines.

Dedication copy from the author and from the illustrator.

NADAR.

Le Cas des cloches.

NECKER, Jacques.

De l'importance de la morale et des opinions religieuses.

OCELLUS, Lucanus.

De la nature de l'univers Avec la Traduction Françoise & des Remarques, par M. l'Abbé Batteux.

First edition of the Batteux's translation in french. With the text in greek. Bound after, Timée de Locres "De l'Ame du Monde" and Aristote "Lettres d'Aristote à Alexandre sur le Système du Monde", also with the translation of Batteux.

PACIUS, Julius.

Enantiophanon [graece] seu legum conciliatarum centuriae decem.

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.

First edition.
Sahib is the pseudonym used by the illustrator Louis Ernest Lesage (1847-1919) who after starting a career in the navy will devote himself to drawing.

Engraving signed in the plate Paulette Humbert (1904 - 1994), artist active as an illustrator in the 30s and 40s
Beautiful night scene of an army in debacle.

First edition.
Very interesting book on the weaponry of the hunter. With an interresting the chapter on rifled guns, which were not generalized until the nineteenth century.

Fabrique de Moules en Plâtre ou Etain pour pièces montées à Socles. Décors de table.
Anciennes Maisons J.Bosch & E.Minder réunies.

Book on the history and art of gardens, illustrated with many illustrations by Anastasi, Daubigny, V. Foulquier, French, W. Freeman, H. Giacomelli and Lancelot.

One plate illustrates the picturesque park of Le Vésinet and its large lake.

Scarce first edition.
The author "feu dardanus, former apothecary" is represented in color on the frontispiece.
Book attributed to Alexandre Martin dedicated "to the gourmands of all countries" for "the useful and fun library".

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.

First edition, text and drawings by the author.

Charles-Émile Matthis (1838-1893) is a French painter, engraver and illustrator, especially for childhood and youth literature.

Fine copy.

Second edition.
The 1804 ordinance governs the doctrine of the use of cavalry in the Napoleonic armies, the manners of charging, the use of the sabre, etc. Our very complete copy of all the plates: musical scores, anatomy of the horse, uniforms of riders, troop movements.

First édition.

Copy n°19 of the only 200 that were printed.
The printing on beautiful Holland paper is very neat.

Le Chemin de Fer de Saint-Germain.
Premier chemin de Fer de Paris. 1837.

First edition of the Batteux's translation in french. With the text in greek.
Bound after, Timée de Locres "De l'Ame du Monde" and Aristote "Lettres d'Aristote à Alexandre sur le Système du Monde", also with the translation of Batteux.