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Photo TRICTRAC || JEU. 

TRICTRAC || JEU. 

Le jeu du Trictrac, enrichi de figures avec les jeux du Revertier, du Toute-table, du Tourne-case, des Dames rabatues, du Plain, et du Toc. 

Paris, Henry Charpentier, 1715.
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150 €

Third edition, corrected and increased.

This book deals with the rules of several unknown games today including the famous Trictrac.
Trictrac is a two-player reasoned game that is played with dice on a deck similar to backgammon. It belongs to the family of table games.
It was very popular in France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, at the court of Versailles and in aristocratic circles. It experienced a renaissance during the Restoration before almost disappearing in the late nineteenth century. It is part of reasoned games of chance such as backgammon which was known in France under the name all tables or backgammon.

Photo BOSTOCK, Franck C. 

BOSTOCK, Franck C. 

Le Dressage des Fauves. 

Paris, Hachette, 1904.
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90 €

with 34 plates.
Rare.

Photo HACHETTE. 

HACHETTE. 

Le Dix-neuvième Siècle. Les moeurs, les arts, les idées. 

Paris, Hachette, 1901.
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250 €

First edition.
One of 15 copy on "chine" paper.

Photo [SCATOLOGIE]. 

[SCATOLOGIE]. 

Le Dieu des vents ou les aventures d'Eole métamorphosé en P-t, ou le simplement le Dieu Pet. 

La Haye, s.n., 1776.
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500 €

First edition.
Badinage in free verse and twenty-seven little songs.
An unusual work whose author will remain in the shadows, under the scatological aspect it seems to have been written as a snub to Marmontel's "Poetics". Marmontel, as our petomane recalls, declared that it is not necessary for a thing to be beautiful in nature for it to be beautiful in poetry and that coarseness or finesse lies in the treatment of the subject rather than in the subject itself. Marmontel, by instituting the "moral tale" and rejecting the comic, had given rise to a wave of "immoral tales" in which this God of the winds participates.

Photo [GRAVURE]. 

[GRAVURE]. 

Le Cordonnier. 

s.l., s.n., s.d.>
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30 €

Craft scene, probably a shoemaker at work.
Signed "Meissonier" in the plate.

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 [MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel Riquetti comte de]. 

[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.

Photo MORET, Louis. 

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 €
Photo MONTESQUIOU, Robert de. 

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.

Photo NADAR. 

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.

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Le cabinet satyrique ou recueil parfaict des vers piquants et gaillards de ce temps, tiré des secrets cabinets des sieurs de Sigones, Regnier, Motin, Berthelot, Maynard et autres des plus signalez poëtes du dix-septièmes siècle. 

Gand & Paris, Duquesnes & Claudin, 1859-1860.
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200 €

One of the 134 copy. This is one of the 116 examples on handmade paper.

Photo [GRAVURE]. 

[GRAVURE]. 

LE BRUN. 

s.l., s.n., [1840].
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15 €

Portrait of Le Brun engraved by Lefevre after Decaisne
Steel engraving enhanced with colors for the French Plutarch (published around 1840).

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 [Pascal Pia, André Malraux]. 

[Pascal Pia, André Malraux]. 

La Quintessence satyrique du XXe siècle, composée de poèmes de quelques-uns des meilleurs esprits de ce temps qui ne figurent point dans leurs œuvres : Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, L.Tailhade, Tristan Bernard, Alfred Jarry, L.M. [Louis Marsolleau], A. Birot, Jean Cocteau, Raymond Radiguet, Guillaume Apollinaire, Pascal Pia, etc., etc. 

[Paris], [Les Artisans Imprimeurs], [1926].
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450 €

First edition published in 1926 of this collection of erotic poems Only Only 150 copies.
Rare complete with the two erotic engravings.

Photo BOUHOURS, Dominique. 

BOUHOURS, Dominique. 

La manière de bien penser dans les ouvrages d’esprit. 

Paris, Charles-Nicolas Poirion, 1756.
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50 €
Photo DE GASPARIN, Agénor. 

DE GASPARIN, Agénor. 

La Famille, ses devoir, ses joies et ses douleurs. 

Paris, Michel Levy, 1869.
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50 €

"Whether it is a question of politics, social organization, happiness, morals or religion, the family always reappears in the first row; it is she, always she, who holds the solutions in her hands." (extract from the preface).

Photo VAUBERT, Luc. 

VAUBERT, Luc. 

La Dévotion à Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ dans l'Eucharistie. 

Paris, Gabriel Charles Berton, 1752.
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180 €

Good copy in contemporary morocco bindings.

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 CLARMORGAN, Jean. 

CLARMORGAN, Jean. 

La Chasse du Loup nécessaire à la maison rustique. 

Rouen, Jean Baptiste Besongne, 1685.
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450 €

The Wolf Hunt by Jean Carlmorgan was appended to the editions of the Rustic House of Liebaut. Our edition has its own title page and includes the 14 mid-page woodcuts from the sixteenth century editions. A highly sought-after work in the 19th century, it represented the "dark ages" of the French countryside.

Following it we find "La Fabrique de la Gauge ou Diapason" in (10) sheets, (last sheet truncated). Another typical annex of the Rustic House.

Photo [BOUTET, Claude]. 

[BOUTET, Claude]. 

L'école de la mignature, dans laquelle on peut aisément apprendre à peindre sans maître, ainsi que les secrets de faire les plus belles couleurs; l'or bruni, & l'or en coquille. 

Paris, J. B. G. Musier fils, 1766.
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150 €

This book, written by Charles Boutet (French painter of the 17th and 18th centuries), is intended for all painting lovers wishing to master the art of miniature painting.
He explained the technique of miniature in great detail such as the representation of draperies, skin tones, landscapes and flowers and how to paint with gold and silver.

Photo DU FRESNOY, Charles-Alphonse || DE MARSY, François-Marie || [MEUSNIER DE QUERLON, A.-G.]. 

DU FRESNOY, Charles-Alphonse || DE MARSY, François-Marie || [MEUSNIER DE QUERLON, A.-G.]. 

L'école d'Uranie, ou l'art de la peinture. 

Paris, Saugrain & Lamy - Barrois, aîné, 1780.
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90 €

This book is devoted to the poetic work of the painter and art critic Charles-Alphonse Du Fresnoy (1611-1668), who was a student of Simon Vouet and a friend of Pierre Mignart.
It consists in the poem "De Graphica" in Latin and French, the notes by Roger de Piles on the poem, a text by Du Fresnoy on the great painters, an index of pictorial terms and the poem "Pictura" in Latin and French.

Photo FOREST, Louis || BERNARD, Tristan. 

FOREST, Louis || BERNARD, Tristan. 

L'Art de faire le café au lais à l'ancienne à l'aide de la Caféolette de Louis Forest. 

Paris, René Chauveau, [v. 1913].
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75 €

Advertising brochure presenting the Caféolette, a device patented by Louis Forest (writer and journalist) in 1913 for making coffee with milk easily. The object that could look like a joke has been produced and can still be found in flea markets.

The preface is signed by Tristan Bernard, fervent support of the café au lait without water!.

Photo JUBILE THEODORE TUFFIER. 

JUBILE THEODORE TUFFIER. 

Jubilé de Th. Tuffier (23 avril 1925). 

Paris, Imprimerie Lahure, [1925].
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40 €

First edition.

Théodore Tuffier (1857-1929) was a surgeon and specialist in cardiac and pulmonary surgery, highly respected in his time.
This book is the program of the official ceremony of the promotion of M. le Dr. Tuffier as "Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur".

Photo BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 

BARBE-MARBOIS, François. 

Journal d'un Déporté non jugé, ou déportation en violation des lois, décrétée le 18 Fructidor an V (4 Septembre 1797). 

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1834.
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200 €

First edition.
Elected from Moselle to the Council of Elders under the Directory, Barbé-Marbois was overthrown during the September 1797 insurrection and then sent into exile in Guyana. Exile journal which alternates between political considerations and observations of Guyana, its inhabitants and its prison system.

Photo [GRAVURE]. 

[GRAVURE]. 

Joseph VERNET. 

s.l., s.n., [1840].
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15 €

Portrait of Joseph Vernet engraved by Baudran after Guilleminot
Steel engraving enhanced with colors for the French Plutarch (published around 1840).

Photo [BRODEAU de MONCHARVILLE, Jean Pierre-Julien, marquis de Châtres]. 

[BRODEAU de MONCHARVILLE, Jean Pierre-Julien, marquis de Châtres]. 

Jeux d'esprit et de mémoire, ou conversations plaisantes avec des personnes les plus distinguées de l'Etat, par leur génie et leur rang. Avec quelques particularités qui se sont passées sous le règne de Louis le Grand. 

Cologne, Frédéric Le Jeune, 1694.
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130 €

First edition.

Photo [GRAVURE]. 

[GRAVURE]. 

Jacques CALLOT. 

s.l., s.n., [1840].
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15 €

Portrait of Jacques Callot engraved by Boilly after Jacquand.

Steel engraving enhanced with colors for the French Plutarch (published around 1840).

Photo [GRAVESANDE, Willem Jacob]. 

[GRAVESANDE, Willem Jacob]. 

Introduction à la philosophie, contenant la métaphysique et la logique. 

Leide, Jean et Herm Verbeek, 1748.
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100 €

Willem Jacob's Gravesande (1688 – 1742) was a Dutch jurist and diplomat, known today for his scientific work: he contributed to the introduction of Newton's theories and the experimental method. Interestingly, Gravesande presents his revolutionary method of coding and decoding encrypted letters ("De l'art de déchiffrer des Lettres", p. 391-408).

Photo BERQUIN, Arnaud. 

BERQUIN, Arnaud. 

Introduction à la connoissance de la Nature. 

Lyon, Librairie d'éducation de Perisse Frères, 1841.
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25 €
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).

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