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Photo [Necker, Jacques]. 

[Necker, Jacques]. 

"J'ai servi le Roi pendant cinq années avec un zèle auquel je n'ai jamais connu de bornes ; [...]". 

s.l., s.n., [1787].
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In this essay, Necker (732-1804), financier and politician from Geneva, Minister of Finance of Louis XVI) justified his administration and policy in response to the attacks of Charles de Calonne (1734-1802, Minister and Controller General of Finance of Louis XVI between 1783 and 1787), his successor.
It consists of letters between Calonne and Necker, a letter addressed to Louis XVI and a praise of the former minister.

Photo MOSER, Henri. 

MOSER, Henri. 

A travers l'Asie centrale, impressions de voyage. 

Paris, Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1885.
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250 €

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Travel story through the Kyrgyz steppe, Russian Turkestan, Bukhara, Khiva, the land of the Turcomans and Persia ...richly illustrated by 117 drawings by Van Muyden and 16 Heliotypies.

Photo AUFRERE, Anthony. 

AUFRERE, Anthony. 

A Warning to Britons against french perfidy and cruelty. 

London, Cadell, 1798.
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Book translated from German testimony of the exactions of the revolutionary armies of the Rhine against the Prussian armies.

Photo LA HARPE, Jean-Francois. 

LA HARPE, Jean-Francois. 

Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages, contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avéré dans les pays où les voyageurs ont pénétré; les moeurs des habitans, la religion, les usages, arts et sciences, commerce et manufactures. 

Paris, Ledoux et Tenré, 1816.
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600 €
Photo FENELON, François Salignac de la Mothe. 

FENELON, François Salignac de la Mothe. 

Abrégé de la vie des plus illustres philosophes de l'antiquité. 

Limoges, Barbou frères, 1846.
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35 €

Synthetic presentation of the main philosophers of antiquity and their philosophies.

Photo [JANSÉNISME]. 

[JANSÉNISME]. 

Affaire de Douai : Recueil de 13 pièces. 

s.l., s.n., 1691-1692.
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Collection of pieces published during the Douai Affair, which opposed the Jesuits and Jansenists. This began in 1688 when Jacques Gilbert, professor at the theology faculty of Douai, was relieved of his duties and exiled by letter of cachet following a course given on "Grace" (a theme dear to the Jansenists).

Volume I :
– Avertissement touchant les plaintes de Mr. Arnauld (1691). (12) pages.
– Secrets du parti de Mr. Arnauld, découverts depuis peu. Troisième édition. (1692). (12)-71 pages.
– Lettres À Mr. Arnauld sur ses plaintes adressées à Monseigneur l’Evêque d’Arras [etc.]. (1691). 72 pages.
– Réponse du P. Payen de la Compagnie de Jésus à la troisième plainte de Monsieur Arnauld. Nouvelle Édition revue corrigée. [sans date.]. 24 pages.
– Remarques sur l’écrit intitulé, Relation sommaire de ce qui s’est passé dans l’affaire de quelques Théologiens de Doüay. Nouvelle Édition. (1692). 48 pages.
– Réponse d’un prélat de la Cour de Rome à la lettre d’un Abbé sur la Censure des 31 propositions. (1691). 24 pages.
Volume 2 :
– Plainte de Mr. Arnauld Docteur de Sorbonne, à Monseigneur l’Evesque d’Arras (1691). (2)- 68 pages.
– Seconde plainte de Mr. Arnauld Docteur de Sorbonne aux RR. PP. Jésuites. (1691). 43 pages.
– Troisième plainte de Mr. Arnauld Docteur de Sorbonne à son Altesse Monseigneur L’Evesque et Prince de Liège. (1691). 24 pages.
– Quatrième plainte de Mr. Arnauld Docteur de Sorbonne, aux RR. PP. Jésuites. (1692). 128 pages.
– Lettre de Mr. de Ligny à un de ses amis. (1692). 57 pages.
– Lettres du Faux-Arnauld à Mr. de Ligny. (1692). 36 pages.
– Le Vain triomphe des Jésuites. (1692). 45 pages.

Photo [MOIR, John] || [HASTINGS, Warren] || [SOULÈS, François]. 

[MOIR, John] || [HASTINGS, Warren] || [SOULÈS, François]. 

Affaires de l'Inde depuis le commencement de la Guerre avec la France en 1756 jusqu'à la conclusion de la Paix en 1783. 

Londres et Paris, Buisson, 1788.
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350 €

First edition.
Beautiful fold-out map of India, Cochinchina and the Indonesian islands.
The book recounts France's loss of influence in India during and after the Seven Years' War which saw the fall of the first French colonial empire, and India's shift to English influence.

Photo [LESCONVEL, Pierre de]. 

[LESCONVEL, Pierre de]. 

Anecdotes secrètes des Règnes de Charles VIII et de Louis XII. Avec des notes historiques. 

La Haye, J.Neaulme, 1741.
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350 €
Photo [GAZAIGNES, Jean-Antoine]. 

[GAZAIGNES, Jean-Antoine]. 

Annales de la Société des soi-disans Jésuites ; ou Recueil historique-chronologique de tous les actes, écrits, dénonciations, avis doctrinaux, requêtes, ordonnances, mandemens, instructions pastorales, décrets, censures, bulles, brefs, édits, arrêts, sentences & jugemens émanés des tribunaux ecclésiastiques & séculiers. Contre la doctrine, l'enseignement, les entreprises & les forfaits des soi-disans Jésuites, depuis 1552, époque de leur naissance en France, jusqu'en 1763. 

Paris, s.n., 1764-1769.
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The Annales de la Société des soi-disans Jésuites is a collection of historical acts, documents, and letters that was published between 1764 and 1771 to denounce the place of the Order of Jesuits in French society. The collection was produced by the Abbé Jean-Antoine Gazaignes and consists of five volumes (Last is missing in our copy). It contains information about the founding of the order, its doctrines, its activities, and its various political movements. The Annales are of great importance for understanding the history of the Jesuits and their influence on French society. The Annales have also served as the basis for many historical works and studies on the Jesuits and their role in French history.

Photo DELAUNAY, Abbé || DENIS, Ferdinand. 

DELAUNAY, Abbé || DENIS, Ferdinand. 

Appendice à l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, Suivi de Auteurs présumés de l'Imitation par M. l'Abbé Delaunay.Histoire de l'ornementation des manuscrits par M. Ferdinand Denis. Catalogue bibliographique indiquant les manuscrits reproduits dans l'Imitation et les imprimés cités dans l'Histoire de l'ornementation des manuscrits. Index des manuscrits avec l'indication des noms dessinateurs et des chromographes. Grande danse Macabre. 

Paris, L. Curmer, 1858.
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150 €

First edition.

Very fine binding, with elegant ornamentations in gold.

Photo [THEATRE]. 

[THEATRE]. 

Arrests du Conseil d'Etat du roi, lettres patentes, acte de société et règlements de messieurs les premiers gentilshommes de la Chambre de roi, concernant les comédiens françois. 

Paris, Christophe Ballard, 1761.
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1500 €

First edition.
Letters patent reorganizing the operation of the troupe of the Comédie Française.

Bound with the following:
"Règlement pour les comédiens françois ordinaires du roi"
Defining article by article, the organization of the troupe of the Comédie Française: schedules, remuneration, rights and duties.

Photo DE MARTONNE, Edouard. 

DE MARTONNE, Edouard. 

Atlas des cartes administratives et ethnographiques des colonies de l'A.O.F. 

Paris, Forest, 1922.
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100 €

New edition.
Rare atlas for the French West Africa.

Photo TARDIEU, Ambroise || VUILLEMIN, A. 

TARDIEU, Ambroise || VUILLEMIN, A. 

Atlas Universel de Géographie ancienne et moderne. 

Paris, Furne et Cie, 1858.
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150 €

Beautiful maps mounted on tabs in the middle (card size: 417x540 mm).

Photo TONNEAU, Alfred. 

TONNEAU, Alfred. 

Au Salève, Souvenirs, Descriptions et Légendes. 

Genève, Ch. Eggimann & Cie, [1897].
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220 €

Numerous photographs by Edmond Meylan in the text.

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Barème Des Droits Réunis, approuvé par M. Le Conseiller d'État à Vie, commandant de la Légion d'Honneur, Directeur général de la Régie des Droits Réunis. 

Paris, J.H. Stone, 1806.
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75 €
Photo HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Barthélemy d'. 

HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE, Barthélemy d'. 

Bibliothèque orientale, ou dictionnaire universel. 

Paris, Moutard, 1781.
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750 €

New edition done by Desessart.
Considered as the first western encyclopædia of the Islamic world.
"It was based on the Arabic bibliography (the Kashf al-Zunun) of Hadji Khalfa (Katip Celebi), of which it is in large part a translation, but it also contains material from numerous other Arabic, Persian and Turkish publications and manuscripts." (wikipedia).

Photo ARRETS COUR DE CASSATION. 

ARRETS COUR DE CASSATION. 

Bulletin des arrêts de la Cour de Cassation rendus en matière criminelle. 

Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1858 à 1912.
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The "Bulletin des arrêts de la Cour de Cassation" concerning criminal cases has been published since 1793 (French Revolution) to the present day.
Each report stand for one year, which is made up of several issues.
This collection of reports consists of 40 volumes (from years 1857 and 1858, 1865 to 1886, 1889 to 1893, 1895 to 1898, 1900 to 1903, 1905, 1910 and 1911) and 2 volumes of tables and an appendix volume.
These annual reports are archives of the highest jurisdiction of the French judiciary system over more than 50 years.

Photo MOUTON, Léo. 

MOUTON, Léo. 

Bussy d'Amboise et Madame de Montsoreau. 

Paris, Hachette, 1912.
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95 €

First edition.
Fine copy.

Photo [NOAILLES]. 

[NOAILLES]. 

Campagne de Monsieur le Maréchal Duc de Noailles en Allemagne l'an 1743. 

Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1760-1761.
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300 €

First edition.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1708-1766) was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army during the Austrian Succession War (1740-1748).
This work brings together many letters to serve the history of this campaign where the French armies did not really shine.

Photo [FOURIERISME]. 

[FOURIERISME]. 

Catalogue raisonné des publications de l'École sociétaire. 

Paris, Paul Renouard, [1842].
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150 €

First edition.
During the 1840s, Fourierists led by Victor Considerant engaged in extensive written propaganda, especially through the Society for the Propagation and Realization of Fourier's Theory, aiming to inspire individuals to initiate or fund experiments in communal living. The Sociétaire Bookstore in Paris produced a vast amount of literature. Catalogs detailing their publications with summaries were frequently released, often accompanying other works. The 1842 catalog serves as an illustration.

Photo PASSALACQUA, Joseph. 

PASSALACQUA, Joseph. 

Catalogue raisonné et historique des antiquités découvertes en Egypte. 

Paris, Galerie d'Antiquites Egyptiennes, 1826.
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6000 €

First edition.

Catalogue of the private collection of Joseph Passalacqua, which he assembled through private excavations in Egypt between 1822 and 1825 and exhibited in Paris at 12 Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas. He tried to sell this collection of antiquities to France, but it was eventually bought by the King of Prussia. The ensemble formed the core of the Berlin Museum's Egyptian collections.

Presentation copy to the Duc D'Augoulème with it's gilt arms on covers.
Binding from Simier, "Relieur du Roi".

Photo SIBOUR, Ernest. 

SIBOUR, Ernest. 

Centralisation industrielle excessive ses causes, ses effets : Industries & Métiers disparus ou qui sont en décadence dans le chef-lieu du département des Hautes-Alpes. 

Gap, Jean, 1890.
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60 €

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Book that studies the upheavals that the steam engine caused in the artisanal fabric of the Hautes Alpes. "In a word, we are trying to bring out the effect produced by this new direction, this irresistible impulse given to industry by the steam engine which has annihilated the manual production of the workman in many localities, without any compensation for them." (from the preface).

Photo ALHAIZA, Adolphe. 

ALHAIZA, Adolphe. 

Charles Fourier et sa sociologie sociétaire. 

Paris, Librairie Marcel Riviére, 1911.
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80 €

First edition.
Jean-Adolphe Alhaiza is a French essayist, disciple of Charles Fourier and the Societary School. Exposition of the doctrine of Charles Fourier.
"This succinct, but very accurate work, also contains an absolutely unpublished historical summary of the Societary School, from Fourier to the present day." (p.7).

Photo GUILLAUME, Laurent-Mathieu. 

GUILLAUME, Laurent-Mathieu. 

Charte constitutionnelle précédée de la déclaration de Saint-Ouen, mises en vers. 

Paris, Guillaume et cie, 1829.
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250 €

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Curious publication from doctrinaire circles (royalists who hoped to reconcile the monarchy with the revolution) under the Restoration. Vignette by Couché fils representing Louis XVIII meditating on the charter. The Constitutional Charter of June 4, 1814 is the constitution of the Kingdom of France in force under the First then the Second Restoration
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Photo [MOSSE, J.-M]. 

[MOSSE, J.-M]. 

Chronique de Paris, ou Le Spectateur moderne, contenant des tableaux des moeurs et usages, caractères, anecdotes et ridicules du jour ; des mélanges polémiques et critiques sur un grand nombre d'hommes de lettres et d'écrits de ce temps ; des révélations de plagiats ; des petites nouvelles et faits singuliers concernant les lettres, les beaux-arts, les théâtres, les journaux, les modes, etc. 

Paris, Au bureau de la chronique, 1819.
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250 €

First edition.
Rare royalist gazette adorned with a beautiful plate of political caricature.
Our volume includes the first three issues, only published.
Talleyrand's copy.

Photo LAVOREL, Jean Marie. 

LAVOREL, Jean Marie. 

Cluses et le Faucigny, étude historique. 

Annecy, J. Nierat, 1888-1889.
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250 €

First edition.

Photo [REVOLUTION]. 

[REVOLUTION]. 

Code de l'Administration et de l'Aliénation des Biens Nationaux [Suivi de] Supplément au Code de l'Administration. 

Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1791.
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200 €

First edition.
Code governing the alienation of the property of the Church and of emigrant nobles which became national property during the Revolution.

Photo FABRO, Antonio || [ FAVRE, Antoine ]. 

FABRO, Antonio || [ FAVRE, Antoine ]. 

Codex Fabrianus definitionum forensum et rerum in sacro sabaudiae senatu tractatarum, ad ordinem titulorum codicis iustinianei, et in novem libros distributus. 

Coloniae Allobrogum [Cologny], Petrum & Iacobum Chouër, 1628.
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300 €

The "Codex Fabrianus" or "Fabrian Code" is the best known book by Antoine Favre (1557-1624, jurist, French lawyer).
This collection of jurisprudence consisting of judgments from the decisions of the Savoy Senate, first published in 1606, was written to help lawyers in their work, through its practical use, and to avoid contradictory decisions.

Photo [CODE JUSTINIEN]. 

[CODE JUSTINIEN]. 

Codicis Iustiniani Imp[er]atoris cu[m] varijs su[m]marijs diuina p[ro]mulgatio. 

Paris, François Regnault, 1518.
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600 €

Pretty post-incunabula edition with headings printed in red.

According to Renouard this is the typographical material of Pierre Olivier.
The Justinian Code is the most complete corpus of Roman law, rediscovered and completed during the Renaissance, it will serve as the basis for European law.

Photo [MATHON DE LA COUR, Charles Joseph]. 

[MATHON DE LA COUR, Charles Joseph]. 

Collection des Comptes-Rendus, piéces Authentiques, états et Tableaux, concernant Les Finances de France depuis 1758 jusqu'en 1787. 

Lausanne, Cuchet, 1788.
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175 €

First edition.
The public accounts and in particular their deficits were at the center of the political debates of the 1780s.

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