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ROLLE, Michel.
Traité d'Algèbre ou principes généraux pour résoudre les questions de mathématique.
Paris, Estienne Michalet, 1690 [MDCLXC].
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1500 €
First edition.
The "Traité d'algèbre" is the most important work of Rolle.
He invented the notation n √ x to the nth root of x, which is still used today.
His most important contribution, however, is the part where he introduced the concept of "cascades". Let the polynomial equation P (x) = 0 with real roots a and b, then built polynmoe P '(x) he calls the first "cascade" as P' (a) = (ba) Q (b) where Q (x) is a polynomial of degree less. Now P '(x) is call the first derivative of P (x).
Rolle then built second cascade, the second derivative, and so forth to find all the roots of the polynomial.
According to our research, there have been several changes during the printing of the "Traité d'Algèbre".
Copie's with the wrong date (MDCLXC) as our copy, then corrected (M.DC.XC).
Copie's with the sheets FF and FFII (pages 223-226) replaced as in our copy by a single sheet Ff (paged 267/266 error).
Our copy is after adding the FF leaf, but before changing the wrong date on title page.
EULER, Léonard.
Introduction à l’analyse infinitésimale.
Paris, Barrois, An IV (1796) - an V (1797).
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1200 €
First french edition (The original edition is in Latin) of this fundamental work in which Euler discusses the general study of functions and highlights for the first time the connections between exponential and circular functions.
It introduces common abbreviations for trigonometric functions, and shows the relation cos θ + i sin θ = e (iθ).
[REVUE ESOTERIQUE].
Psyché, revue du spiritualisme moderne (51 volumes).
Paris, s.n., 1920-1931.
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Collection of 51 issues of the magazine Psyché.
This esoteric review took over from the review "Le Spiritualisme Moderne" created in 1897.
Among the regular contributors to this review are: Beaudelot, J.K. Huysmans, Edouard Schure, Leon Combes, Victor-Emile Michelet, Phaneg, Marc Haven, Papus, Dr. Alta, Sedir...
Details of the issues:
1920: 5 issues (No. 286 to 290) 1923: No. 330, 331 1924: 8 issues (No. 333 to 339, No. 343 and 344) 1925: 8 issues (No. 346 to 351 and No. 354 to 357) 1926: 3 issues (No. 360, 366, 368) 1927: 5 issues (No. 371 and No. 374 to 377) 1928: 4 issues (No. 383 to 387) 1929: 4 issues (No. 391 to 394) 1930: 9 issues (No. 400 to 402 and No. 404 to 408 and No. 410) 1931: 3 issues (No. 412 to 414).
SEDIR, Paul.
Les Amitiés Spirituelles (166 numéros).
Paris, s.n., 1920-1971.
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Collection of 166 volumes of the Bulletin of the Association of Spiritual Friendships founded in 1920 by Paul Sédir, French esotericist and mystic.
This association, still active, defines itself as: "a group of people of good will, whatever their nationality or religion, who recognize Christ as the only Master of the interior life and the Gospel as the true law of consciences and peoples."
Volume details:
2nd year 1920-1921: 8 issues (missing numbers 7, 8, 10).
3rd year 1921-1922: 10 issues (full year).
4th year 1922-1923: 9 issues (missing number 6).
5th year 1923-1924: 9 issues (missing number 4).
6th year 1924-1925: 10 issues (full year).
7th year 1925-1926: 9 issues (missing no. 5).
1928: no. 1 .
1930: no. 7, 9, 10 .
1931: no. 12 .
1932-1937: 16 issues (no. 18 to 34) .
1938: no. 39 .
1939: no. 43, 44 .
1950-1971: continuous series of 88 volumes (no. 1 to 88).
DUTENS, Louis.
Des Pierres précieuses et des Pierres fines, avec les moyens de les connoitre & de les évaluer.
Paris, F.A. Didot, 1776.
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800 €
First edition.
In the first part Dutens explains his system of classification whereby the finest and most durable of gemstones are dubbed "oriental" while those of lesser quality and hardness receive the title of "occidental," thus perpetuating in a highly popular and widely distributed work these unfortunate and misleading terms that persisted in use well into the last century. Some generalities on gemstones also appear here as curious lore, origin of gemstones, and other topics, followed by separate chapters on the major gemstones beginning with diamond. The latter chapter records recent experiments in France and elsewhere on the combustibility of diamond, one such experiment he personally observed. The second part describes lesser gemstones, mainly massive types, used mostly in cabochons or in the manufacture of small to large ornamental articles or decorations.
VISSAC, Marc.
Allégories & symboles.
Paris, Aubry, 1872.
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50 €
First edition.
Printed within 460 copies on beautiful laid paper.
PETAIN, Philippe.
Cours d'Infanterie.
s.l., Ecole supérieure de guerre, 1911.
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1600 €
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Infantry course given by Colonel Philippe Pétain at the War School in 1911.
Major document for understanding the strategic thinking of the future hero of Verdun.
This course was only rediscovered and studied in 1960 by General Jean Delmas and published for the first time in 2010 by Editions du Cosmogone.
Pétain taught the infantry course at the War School between 1908 and 1911. His course is divided into three parts: the first two, of around a hundred pages each, are devoted to the story and study of combat. infantry that Pétain considers exemplary (Auerstedt in 1806, Saint-Privas in 1870). The third part, of only fifty pages, offers an uncompromising analysis of the infantry regulations in use in the French army between 1870 and 1902. It promotes a change in the doctrine of use of the infantry which must no longer expose itself to enemy fire as the Napoleonic vision of combat wanted.
Through its concern to spare the blood of men, this course clearly announces the Pétain of 1917-1918.
MATTIOLI, Per André.
Les commentaires de M. P. André Matthiolus, médecin senois, sur les six livres de Pedacius Dioscoride Anazarbeen, de la matière médecinale.
Lyon, Claude Prost, 1655.
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1200 €
Latest revised and corrected edition, expanded.
Translation from Latin into French by Antoine du Pinet.
The work comments on the six books of Dioscorides on medicinal materials, with additions on simple remedies, oils, distillations and the treatment of various diseases. Our edition is illustrated with a full-page portrait of the author and numerous small woodcuts in the text representing a large number of carefully engraved plants, as well as some crustaceans, fish, shellfish, insects, animals, scenes of country life. In fine, Brief discourse on the distillation of water with figures showing distillation apparatus. Mattioli, in addition to his work to match ancient botanical descriptions with contemporary botany, describes more than 100 new plants and notably one of the first European varieties of tomato.
PICARD, Charles.
- L'ACROPOLE. L'Enceinte - L'entrée, Le Bastion d'Athéna, Niké - Les Propylées.
- L'ACROPOLE. Le plateau supérieur, l'Erechtheion, les annexes sud.
Paris, Albert Morancé, [1929-1932].
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850 €
First edition.
DUFOUR, Henri.
Le Bayon d'Angkor Thom. Bas-Reliefs.
Publiés par les soins de la Commission Archéologique de l'Indochine, d'après les documents recueillis par la Mission Henri Dufour avec la collaboration de Charles Carpeaux.
Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1910-1913.
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2500 €
The first monograph to reproduce in its entirety the decorative bas-reliefs of the most important Khmer building, the Bayon of Angkor Thom.
The documents it contains were gathered during two archaeological missions entrusted to Henri Dufour.
This rare work is complete in both parts (bas-reliefs of the outer galleries and bas-reliefs of the inner galleries) and includes all the required plates, for a total of 1 general plan, 16 plans (1 per booklet of plates), and 252 plates.
GALLAND, Antoine.
Les Mille et une nuits, contes arabes.
Paris, Compagnie des libraires, 1774.
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Between 1704 and 1717, Antoine Galland translated three Arabic manuscripts from Aleppo, creating the first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. He thus brought the Orient into Western popular culture through the characters of Ali Baba, Scheherazade, Sinbad the Sailor, and more.
FICHET DE FLÉCHY, Philippe.
Observations sur différens cas singuliers, relatifs à la médecine-pratique.
Paris, Michel Lambert, 1761.
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60 €
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A compilation of rare medical and surgical observations, including cases of venereal disease and issues related to childbirth. Dr. Fichet de Fléchy, a renowned military physician, also offers practical advice for medical and surgical students.
FAISSOLE, Jean || CHAMPEAUX, Claude.
Expériences et observations sur la cause de la mort des noyés.
Lyon, Aimé de la Roche, 1768.
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200 €
First edition.
Medical observations on the cases of drowned people, which takes as its starting point the case of Claudine Rouge, a young woman whose body was pulled from the Rhône and examined by Faisolle and Champeaux.
CAUFAPE, Anicet.
Nouvelle explication des fièvres et de la gangrène.
Avignon, Pierre Offray, 1687.
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200 €
First edition.
A doctor from Albi, Caufapé practiced medicine in Montpellier before ending his life in England.
HELVETIUS, Jean Claude Adrien.
Traité des maladies les plus fréquentes, et des remèdes propres à les guérir.
Paris, Le Mercier, 1727.
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120 €
A classic 18th-century medical treatise written by Helvétius, a renowned physician and inspector general of hospitals in Flanders. The work offers a practical and accessible approach to treating common illnesses with remedies validated by contemporary medical experience.
LEMERY, Nicolas.
Pharmacopée universelle contenant toutes les compositions de pharmacie.
Avignon, Jean Delorme, 1716.
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450 €
Second edition augmented.
A fundamental treatise by Nicolas Lemery, a renowned French pharmacist and physician. This work presents a comprehensive overview of pharmaceutical preparations used in early 18th-century Europe, accompanied by a pharmaceutical glossary. Lemery is a major figure in modern chemistry and pharmacy.
DARWIN, Charles.
La Descendance de l'homme et la sélection sexuelle.
Paris, Reinwald, 1873.
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Second edition in French.
This book is Darwin's second major work on the theory of evolution and follows "On the Origin of Species" published in 1859. In it, he describes the application of his theory to human evolution and clarifies the theory of sexual selection.
GARINET, Jules.
Histoire de la magie en France, depuis le commencement de la monarchie jusqu’à nos jours.
Paris, Foulon, 1818.
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One of the first modern works to critically retrace the history of magical practices and superstitions in France. Highly prized by historians of the imagination and mentalities.
The work is well-documented. Garinet was working at this time with Collin de Plancy, who published the first edition of his Dictionnaire infernal that same year.
A copy as published, with full margins.
CORROZET, Gilles || Le Bibliophile JACOB.
La Fleur des antiquitez de la noble et triomphante ville et cité de Paris.
Paris, Léon Willem, 1874.
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200 €
Reprint with an erudite preface by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix) of this 1532 booklet by Gilles Corrozet.
La Fleur des Antiquités is the first work written on the annals of Paris and its citizens. It is particularly insightful on the topography of Parisian streets at the time.
One of 22 copies on China paper, ours is number 20.
CHÉREAU, Achille.
Les Ordonnances de la ville de Paris pour éviter le danger de peste 1531.
Paris, Léon Willem, 1873.
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200 €
Scholarly reprint of Renaissance hygienic prescriptions, accompanied by a historical study.
One of 22 copies on China paper, ours number 11.
Some engravings in the text.
FRANKLIN, Alfred.
Les Rues et les cris de Paris au XIIIe siècle.
Paris, Léon Willem / Paul Daffis, 1874.
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250 €
First edition.
In this work, Franklin mainly used the book of the size of Paris from 1292 which had been published by H. Géraud in 1837. He added several poems by Rutebeuf.
One of 35 copies on China paper, ours number 15.
DIONIS, Pierre.
Cours d'Opérations de Chirurgie.
Paris, Veuve d'Houry, 1773.
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200 €
Pierre Dionis (1643-1718) gave anatomy lessons at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris from 1672, he introduced the discoveries of William Harvey on the circulation of the blood. In 1712, he became doctor and first surgeon of the Dauphin, of the House of France and of several princes of the blood.
Many plates of surgical instruments and many engravings in the text.
VIGIER, Jean.
Les Aphorismes d'Hippocrate.
Paris, Jean d'Houry, 1666.
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120 €
Translation of the aphorisms of Hippocrates by Jean Vigier, a doctor from Castres, who died in 1659.
The book opens with the Hippocratic oath.
LUDWIG, Daniel || ETTMÜLLER, Michel.
Traité du bon choix des médicamens.
Lyon, Frères Bruyset, 1730.
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200 €
Second french edition.
Galenic Pharmacopoeia translated from texts by German physicians Ludwig (Ludovicus) and Ettmuller.
An important pharmacological treatise, originally published in Latin, intended to guide physicians and pharmacists in the judicious selection of medications. It provides practical and precise advice for choosing the most appropriate remedies for each condition based on their effectiveness, qualities, and potential toxicity.
ORFILA, Mathieu.
Traité des poisons tirés des règnes minéral, végétal et animal, ou toxicologie générale.
Paris, Crochard, 1818.
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200 €
Second edition.
[PHARMACOPEE].
Codex, Pharmacopée française.
Paris, Béchet Jeune, 1839.
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60 €
1839 edition of the Codex Medicamentarius, a directory of medicines published by the Faculty of Medicine.
BOYER, Jean-Baptiste.
Codex medicamentarius seu pharmacopoea Parisiensis.
Francfort-sur-le-Main, Franciscum Varrentrapp, 1760.
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First printed edition in Germany of the Codex parisiensis.
Pharmacopoeia written in 1758 under the direction of Jean Baptiste Boyer, professor of pharmacy at the Faculty of Paris.
BARREIRA, Isidoro de.
Tratado das significaçoens das plantas, flores e frutos.
Lisbonne, Manoel Lopes Ferreyra, 1698.
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300 €
Second edition.
Rare Portuguese treatise on the symbolism of plants in sacred and secular writings.
COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques-Albin-Simon.
Le Diable peint par lui-même.
Paris, P. Mongie Aîné, 1819.
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A unique literary work about demons, from the dark romantic movement. It extends Collin de Plancy's work on demonology with a narrative style, the Devil boasting of his exactions: Forms and Metamorphoses. Demons in mud, in tree trunks, in toads, in black cats, in bears, in pigs, in young girls, etc. Services rendered by demons, the devil and St. Dominic, misadventures and weaknesses of demons, the Infernal Council, Agrippa, Cardan, Scaliger, Mesmer, Cagliostro, etc. Loves of demons with mortals, Love of a nun and a demon, Love of a devil for a chaste nun, etc.
With a curious grave frontispiece representing an interview between the author and the devil.
REYNEAU, Charles-Rene.
Analyse démontrée ou la méthode de résoudre les problèmes de mathématiques et d'apprendre facilement ces sciences, expliquée et démontrée dans le premier volume et appliquée dans le second, à découvrir les propietez des Figures de la géometrie simple et composée ;.
Paris, Quillau, 1736.
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700 €
Second edition.
Numerous scientific notes from the period on free paper inserted in volume II.
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