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CRAMER, Gabriel.

Introduction à l'analyse des lignes courbes algébriques.

Genève, Frères Cramer & Philibert, 1750.

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800 €

First edition.
The only publication by the Genevan mathematician Gabriel Cramer (1704-1752), it includes the method known today as Cramer's rule for the resolution of linear systems of equations, using what will later be called determinants.

BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT.

Les Evénements de Pontax.

Paris, Librairie Conquet-Carteret, 1899.

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450 €

First edition.
Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot.

One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

SAVARY, Jacques.

Pareres, ou Avis et Conseils sur les plus importantes Matières du Commerce.

Paris, Jean Guignard, 1688.

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750 €

First edition.
The “Pareres” follows the “Parfait négociant” by the same author, published in 1675 and which became the bible of trading in the eighteenth century.

[HELVETIUS, Claude-Adrien].

De l'Esprit.

Paris, Durand, 1758.

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450 €

First edition in B state.
Major work by Helvetius which caused a scandal upon its publication and was condemned to be burned. Too radical for its time, the book was nevertheless widely read thereafter.

ROSTAND, Edmond || MUCHA, Alfons.

La Samaritaine. Evangile en trois tableaux en vers.

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1897.

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300 €

First edition.
Piece designed at the request of Sarah Bernhardt, the author's friend. The cover features an illustration by Alfons Mucha.

GARROD, Alfred Baring || CHARCOT, Jean Martin.

La Goutte Sa Nature, Son Traitment Et Le Rhumatisme Goutteaux.

Paris, Adrien Delahaye, 1867.

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60 €

First french edition.
Work translated from English by Auguste Ollivier and annotated by Jean-Martin Charcot.
Charcot had given an article a few years earlier on the anatomical alterations of gout with André Cornil.

MERCURIALE, Girolamo.

De morbis cutaneis et omnibus corporis humani excrementis tractatus.

Venise, Iuntas, 1601.

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1000 €

Third edition.
The first work dedicated to skin diseases, written by Paul Aicardi based on lessons from Mercuriale.

"De decoratione liber", usually linked to the sequel to De morbis cutaneis, is absent here.

LULLIN, Charles Jean-Marc.

Observations sur les bêtes à laine, faites dans les environs de Genève, pendant vingt ans.

Genève, J.J. Paschoud, 1804.

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120 €

First edition.
Charles-Jean-Marc Lullin de Châteauvieux (1752-1833), is a Geneva agronomist.

ACCUM, Friedrich || WINSOR, Frédérick Albert.

Traité pratique de l'éclairage par le gaz inflammable, contenant une description sommaire de l'appareil et du mécanisme employés pour l'illumination des rues, des maisons et des manufactures, à l'aide du gaz hydrogène carburé, tiré du charbon de terre ; accompagné de remarques sur l'utilité, la sûreté et la nature générale de cette nouvelle branche d'économie civile.

Paris, L'Auteur, 1816.

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500 €

First french edition.
Frédéric Albert Winsor is a German inventor, one of the pioneers of gas lighting in the United Kingdom and France. Building on the work of his compatriot Accum, he developed lighting during the first decade of the 19th century. gas in England. In 1816, The Winsor company arrived in Paris. The first achievements, the passage of the Panoramas, the lighting of the Luxembourg and the surroundings of the Odéon arouse in the Parisian population as much approval as disapproval, enthusiasm as fear, particularly regarding the risk of the gas holders exploding . The publication of this work (which is partially the translation into French of Accum's work) supports the commercial development of gas lighting.

GAY-LUSSAC, Louis Joseph.

Instruction Pour l'usage de L'Alcoomètre Centésimal, et des Tables qui l'accompagnent.

Paris, Collardeau, 1824.

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250 €

First edition.
In 1821, he was commissioned by the French administration to define a practical method for accurately measuring the alcohol concentration of drinks. Gay-Lussac is developing a hydrometer graduated on the volumetric alcohol concentration. This gives the Gay-Lussac degree which corresponds to the percentage of alcohol in the wine for example. The law of 1824 on the taxation of alcoholic beverages uses his work. With Collardeau, a former student of the École Polytechnique, he became a manufacturer of scientific instruments and marketed his alcoholometer in 1830.

[BIEVRE, Georges François, (Mareschal de)].

Lettre écrite à Madame la Comtesse Tation, par le Sieur de Bois-Flotté, étudiant en droit-fil.

Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la compagnie de Perdreaux, 1770.

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300 €

First edition.
A prolix punsmith, the Marquis de Bièvre briefly shone at Court and in the salons of the end of the 18th century. Encouraged by the success, he published several works centered on this type of play on words.

PONSART, Gilles Benoît.

Traité méthodique de la goutte et du rhumatisme, où l'on enseigne d'après expérience les vrais moyens de se délivrer & se préserver de ces maladies.

Paris, Desventes de-La-Doué, 1770.

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150 €

First edition.
Ponsart received the title of doctor of medicine at the University of Reims in 1765, he then became a consulting physician to the prince-bishop of Liège and the prince-abbot of Stavelot.

BACHOT, Etienne.

Apologie ou défense pour la saignée contre ses calomniateurs.

Paris, Sébastien Cramoisy, 1646.

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600 €

First edition.
Doctor-poet, Étienne Bachot (1608-1688) here chose the French language to defend bloodletting. If the use of bloodletting was then, in the middle of the seventeenth century, at its peak; some criticisms began to appear. With his membership in the Paris faculty, Bachot answers them in this work.

[HUERNE DE LA MOTHE, François-Charles] || [CLAIRON, Claire-Josèphe Léris].

Libertés de la France, contre le pouvoir arbitraire de l'excommunication.

Amsterdam, s.n., 1761.

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500 €

First edition.
Work commissioned by the actress Mademoiselle Clairon from the lawyer Huerne de la Motte to defend the condition of actors.
Following the funeral ceremony that the actors of the Comédie Française had organized for Crébillon père, the Archbishop of Paris then recalled the French tradition of excommunication of actors.
This book was banned and burned by the executioner in the courtyard of the courthouse.

[Bound with]
[JOLY], Historical and critical letters on spectacles, [1762]
223-(1) pages. (title page missing]
Work by Capuchin Joly, demonstrating the just excommunication of the actors according to the canons of the Church.

LEPECQ DE LA CLOTURE, Louis.

Observations sur les maladies épidémiques. Ouvrage rédigé d'après le tableau des épidémiques d'Hippocrate et dans lequel on indique la meilleur méthode d'observer ce genre de maladies.

Paris, Vincent, 1776.

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350 €

First edition.
Work which relates the epidemics of fever which occurred in Normandy at Gros-Theil and Louviers during the year 1770.

[BRET, Antoine].

Mémoires sur la Vie De Mademoiselle De Lenclos.

Amsterdam, François Joly, 1751.

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75 €

Edition given the same year as the first edition.
Ninon de Lenclos was a courtesan, a woman of wit, a letter writer and a French woman of letters. A cultured and independent aristocrat, she hosted a salon on rue des Tournelles in Paris which brought together the great minds of the time, men and women alike.

The first part is a biography, the other two parts consist of correspondence with the Marquis de Sévigné.

LA CLEDE, Nicolas (de).

Histoire générale de Portugal.

Paris, Theodore le Gras, 1735.

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600 €

First edition in-12 published at the same time as the quarto edition.
Very complete set of three folding maps (two for Portugal, one for Brazil).

WINSLOW, Jacque Benigne.

Exposition anatomique de la structure du corps humain.

Amsterdam, Emanuel Tourneisen, 1753.

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One of the best seller of anatomy education in the 18th century.

ZOLA, Emile.

La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1922.

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300 €

Edition illustrated by Maurice Achener.

One of the 50 copies on Japan paper, ours n°41

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

DORGELES, Roland.

Le Réveil des morts.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1924.

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250 €

Edition illustrated by Carlègle.
Le Réveil des morts takes place in the immediate post-war years 14-18 on the Chemin des Dames. The refugees return to their flattened country, completely destitute, and begin to live again in this territory disfigured by the war, where the dead rub shoulders with the living. Story of a disaster, of the establishment of war damages, it is the period of reconstruction and mourning.

One of 30 copies on Japon, ours n°14.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

WELTER, Gustave.

Eloge de la Danse.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1925.

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250 €

Edition illustrated by Charles-Auguste Edelmann.

One of the 25 copies on Japan paper, ours n°20

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

L'Abbé Jules.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1925.

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250 €

Edition illustrated by Fernand Siméon.

One of the 72 copies on Japan paper, ours n°5.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

CONSTANTIN-WEYER, Maurice || FALKE, Pierre.

Clairière.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1929.

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250 €

Edition illustrated by George Barbier.
One of the 35 copies on Japan paper, ours n°10.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

GAUTIER, Théophile.

Une Nuit de Cléopatre.

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1894.

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Illustrated edition of 21 compositions by Paul Avril.
"Crossing the Nile on her royal cange to go to her summer palace, Cleopatra "is horribly bored." Meïamoun, in love with the queen, is caught spying on her in her bath. Having the whim of To be merciful, Cleopatra grants him an orgiastic night. When morning arrives, the men enter the room. Meïamoun then drinks the poisoned glass and dies."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°354.

Good copy in signed binding.
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GAUTIER, Théophile.

Jean et Jeannette.

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1894.

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Illustrated edition of 24 compositions by Lalauze.
"Tired of her formal and rococo suitors, the Marquise de Champrosé, a young widow, decides to accompany her servant and confidant, Justine, to the ball at the Moulin-Rouge. For his part, the Viscount de Candale, also tired , one of her dancers from the Opera, accompanies Master Bonnard to this same ball. Under the name of Jeannette, dressed as a grisette, the marquise is invited to dance by the viscount posing as M. Jean, arriving from his province. ."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°438.

Good copy in signed binding.
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ACKER, Paul.

L'Oiseau Vainqueur.

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1916.

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250 €

First edition.

One of 15 copies on Japon, ours n°12.

DUNAN, Renée.

Le Prix Lacombyne.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1924.

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200 €

Edition illustrated by Maurice Achener.

One of the 25 copies on Japan paper, ours n°9.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

GAUTIER, Théophile.

Le Roi Candaule.

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1893.

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200 €

Illustrated edition of 21 compositions by Paul Avril.

"King Candaule has become drunk with the beauty of his wife Nyssia. He conceives the strange project of sharing his admiration as an aesthete by proposing to the young and handsome Gyges, the head of the palace guards, to come and secretly see his wife in her simple nudity. Horrified by this sacrilegious request, Gyges refuses at first but can only obey his king. Hidden in the bridal chamber, Gyges discovers the incredible beauty of Nyssia and immediately falls in love with her."

One of the 250 copies on Arches, ours n°338.

Good copy in signed binding.
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MIRBEAU, Octave.

Le Jardin des Supplices.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1923.

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200 €

Edition illustrated by Paul de Pidoll.

One of the 60 copies on Japan paper, ours n°36.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

CURWOOD, James Oliver.

Nomades du Nord.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1932.

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180 €

Edition illustrated by Henri Deluermoz.

One of the 57 copies on Japan paper, ours n°20.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

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CRAMER, Gabriel.

Introduction à l'analyse des lignes courbes algébriques.

First edition.The only publication by the Genevan mathematician Gabriel Cramer (1704-1752), it includes the method known today as Cramer's rule for the resolution of linear systems of equations, using what will later be called determinants.

BERGERET, Gaston || HENRIOT.

Les Evénements de Pontax.

First edition. Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot. One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

SAVARY, Jacques.

Pareres, ou Avis et Conseils sur les plus importantes Matières du Commerce.

First edition.The “Pareres” follows the “Parfait négociant” by the same author, published in 1675 and which became the bible of trading in the eighteenth century.

[HELVETIUS, Claude-Adrien].

De l'Esprit.

First edition in B state.Major work by Helvetius which caused a scandal upon its publication and was condemned to be burned. Too radical for its time, the book was nevertheless widely read thereafter.

ROSTAND, Edmond || MUCHA, Alfons.

La Samaritaine. Evangile en trois tableaux en vers.

First edition.Piece designed at the request of Sarah Bernhardt, the author's friend. The cover features an illustration by Alfons Mucha.

GARROD, Alfred Baring || CHARCOT, Jean Martin.

La Goutte Sa Nature, Son Traitment Et Le Rhumatisme Goutteaux.

First french edition.Work translated from English by Auguste Ollivier and annotated by Jean-Martin Charcot. Charcot had given an article a few years earlier on the anatomical alterations of gout with André Cornil.

MERCURIALE, Girolamo.

De morbis cutaneis et omnibus corporis humani excrementis tractatus.

Third edition.The first work dedicated to skin diseases, written by Paul Aicardi based on lessons from Mercuriale. "De decoratione liber", usually linked to the sequel to De morbis cutaneis, is absent here.

LULLIN, Charles Jean-Marc.

Observations sur les bêtes à laine, faites dans les environs de Genève, pendant vingt ans.

First edition.Charles-Jean-Marc Lullin de Châteauvieux (1752-1833), is a Geneva agronomist.

ACCUM, Friedrich || WINSOR, Frédérick Albert.

GAY-LUSSAC, Louis Joseph.

Instruction Pour l'usage de L'Alcoomètre Centésimal, et des Tables qui l'accompagnent.

[BIEVRE, Georges François, (Mareschal de)].

Lettre écrite à Madame la Comtesse Tation, par le Sieur de Bois-Flotté, étudiant en droit-fil.

First edition.A prolix punsmith, the Marquis de Bièvre briefly shone at Court and in the salons of the end of the 18th century. Encouraged by the success, he published several works centered on this type of play on words.

PONSART, Gilles Benoît.

Traité méthodique de la goutte et du rhumatisme, où l'on enseigne d'après expérience les vrais moyens de se délivrer & se préserver de ces maladies.

First edition.Ponsart received the title of doctor of medicine at the University of Reims in 1765, he then became a consulting physician to the prince-bishop of Liège and the prince-abbot of Stavelot.

BACHOT, Etienne.

Apologie ou défense pour la saignée contre ses calomniateurs.

[HUERNE DE LA MOTHE, François-Charles] || [CLAIRON, Claire-Josèphe Léris].

Libertés de la France, contre le pouvoir arbitraire de l'excommunication.

LEPECQ DE LA CLOTURE, Louis.

Observations sur les maladies épidémiques. Ouvrage rédigé d'après le tableau des épidémiques d'Hippocrate et dans lequel on indique la meilleur méthode d'observer ce genre de maladies.

First edition.Work which relates the epidemics of fever which occurred in Normandy at Gros-Theil and Louviers during the year 1770.

[BRET, Antoine].

Mémoires sur la Vie De Mademoiselle De Lenclos.

LA CLEDE, Nicolas (de).

Histoire générale de Portugal.

First edition in-12 published at the same time as the quarto edition. Very complete set of three folding maps (two for Portugal, one for Brazil).

WINSLOW, Jacque Benigne.

Exposition anatomique de la structure du corps humain.

One of the best seller of anatomy education in the 18th century.

ZOLA, Emile.

La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret.

DORGELES, Roland.

Le Réveil des morts.

WELTER, Gustave.

Eloge de la Danse.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

L'Abbé Jules.

CONSTANTIN-WEYER, Maurice || FALKE, Pierre.

Clairière.

GAUTIER, Théophile.

Une Nuit de Cléopatre.

GAUTIER, Théophile.

Jean et Jeannette.

ACKER, Paul.

L'Oiseau Vainqueur.

First edition.One of 15 copies on Japon, ours n°12.

DUNAN, Renée.

Le Prix Lacombyne.

GAUTIER, Théophile.

Le Roi Candaule.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

Le Jardin des Supplices.

CURWOOD, James Oliver.

Nomades du Nord.

First edition.
The only publication by the Genevan mathematician Gabriel Cramer (1704-1752), it includes the method known today as Cramer's rule for the resolution of linear systems of equations, using what will later be called determinants.

First edition.
Illustrations, “handwriting and watercolors” by Henri Maigrot aka Henriot.

One of the 175 copies on marsh vellum, ours n°155.

First edition.
The “Pareres” follows the “Parfait négociant” by the same author, published in 1675 and which became the bible of trading in the eighteenth century.

First edition in B state.
Major work by Helvetius which caused a scandal upon its publication and was condemned to be burned. Too radical for its time, the book was nevertheless widely read thereafter.

First edition.
Piece designed at the request of Sarah Bernhardt, the author's friend. The cover features an illustration by Alfons Mucha.

First french edition.
Work translated from English by Auguste Ollivier and annotated by Jean-Martin Charcot.
Charcot had given an article a few years earlier on the anatomical alterations of gout with André Cornil.

Third edition.
The first work dedicated to skin diseases, written by Paul Aicardi based on lessons from Mercuriale.

"De decoratione liber", usually linked to the sequel to De morbis cutaneis, is absent here.

First edition.
Charles-Jean-Marc Lullin de Châteauvieux (1752-1833), is a Geneva agronomist.

First edition.
A prolix punsmith, the Marquis de Bièvre briefly shone at Court and in the salons of the end of the 18th century. Encouraged by the success, he published several works centered on this type of play on words.

First edition.
Ponsart received the title of doctor of medicine at the University of Reims in 1765, he then became a consulting physician to the prince-bishop of Liège and the prince-abbot of Stavelot.

First edition.
Work which relates the epidemics of fever which occurred in Normandy at Gros-Theil and Louviers during the year 1770.

First edition in-12 published at the same time as the quarto edition.
Very complete set of three folding maps (two for Portugal, one for Brazil).

First edition.

One of 15 copies on Japon, ours n°12.