MANUSCRIPTS - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS
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50 - [FREEMASONRY]. LENOIR (Alexandre)]. Freemasonry returned to its true origin, or the antiquity of Freemasonry proven by the explanation of ancient and modern mysteries. By Alexandre Lenoir...with ten plates, Paris, Fournier, October 1814. In-4, 4ff. - 302pp. - 1 f. of table, with 7 engraved plates (out of 10, missing the plates p. 42, p. 52 and p. 244), the large folding plate "Procession in honour of the goddess Isis" is well present p. 127. Havana half-basane with corners, spine with 5 nerves
Estimate €900 - €1,000 -
51 - [HOLY LAND]. PORTER (Robert Ker)]. The Siege of Acre, or Descriptive Collections relative to the Late Scene of Contest in Syria between the British and Turkish Force, under the Orders of Sir W. Sidney Smith and the Republican French, Commanded by General Buonaparte. Chiefly Intended as a Companion to the Great Historical Picture, Painted by Robert Ker Porter, now exhibiting at the Lyceum, London, Printed by W. Glendinning, 1801 [followed by] [PORTER (Jane)]. Set of engravings and autographs rela
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000 -
52 - [FREEMASONRY]. DEVOT (Adolphe)]. Anglo-Saxon Poem on the Constitutions of Masonry, translated literally on the text [followed by] Here begin the Constitutions of the art of geometry according to Euclyde. In French and English, manuscript on paper and facsimile printing. France, 19th c. 24 ff. preceded by 2 blank ff. and followed by 3 blank ff., title in red and black with Masonic emblems, facsimile on blue paper . Bound in full aubergine chagrin cloth, smooth spine, title in gilt letters on
Result €256Estimate €150 - €200 -
53 - [DIPLOMACY]. [HENRI IV]. LOUIS XIII]. Secret conference of Henry the Great held for the subject of reaching the Empire; Treaty of league planned Between his Holiness, the King, Mr de Savoye, Venice & Mantua; [GODEFROY Théodore]. Le droit du Roy au Royaulme de Navarre, contre les pretentions des Espagnols (1629); Lettre de Monseigneur le Prince à Monsieur de Rohan (Nov. 4 1628); Réponse de Monseigneur le Duc de Rohan à Monseigneur le Prince (Nov. 6 1628). In French, manuscript on paper. Franc
Estimate €600 - €700 -
54 - MILITARIA]. Curious and instructive collection for those who take or have taken the noble party of the weapons, the whole drawn from the best ancient and modern authors and the ordinances of the Kings Louis fourteen, Louis fifteen and their predecessors &c. Finally, of which Receuil are the titles and articles of the ordinance of 1670, applicable [sic] to the instruction of the criminal trials of the military included in the said Recueil. In French, manuscript on paper. France, second half of th
Estimate €800 - €900 -
55 - PAYEN (Pontus). De la guerre civile des Pays bas [followed by] Discours véritable de ce qui s'est passé en la ville d'Arras, depuis l'union et confédération des Estatz d'Artois avecq aultres provinces du Pays bas. In French, manuscript on paper. S.l.n.d. [17th century]. 138]-[63] ff. Bound in contemporary marbled calf, smooth spine decorated, boards framed with a double gilt fillet. Hinges a little split, corners dull, first board stained and rubbed. Manuscript containing two memoirs on t
Estimate €700 - €900 -
56 - OPERA]. DEZÈDE, Nicolas-Alexandre and BOUTET DE MONVEL, Jacques-Marie. Alexis and Justine. Opera in two acts. In French, manuscript on paper, France, probably Paris, after 1785. 1 small folio of [1] title leaf and 86 ff, preceded by a flyleaf (foliotation of the time, in ink, in the hand of the text), complete, title page inscribed in a frame of triple fillet in ink and adorned with a composition in pen and watercolour depicting a set of instruments (lute, horn, violin and its bow), a scor
Estimate €700 - €800 -
57 - [NORMANDY]. [SEINE-MARITIME]. [BOIS-HÉROULT]. [BOSC-BORDEL (BOIS BORDEL)]. LAVAL (Guy XIV) de]. Prise for the lands of Bois-Héroult and Bois-Bordel in favour of Guy de Laval (1406-1486). Documents relating to the assessment of the lands of Bois-Héroult and Bois-Bordel. In Latin and French, manuscript on parchment and paper. France, 1475-1476. 158 ff (actually 157, fol. 1 missing), bastard script in brown ink. Bound in vellum, smooth spine, parchment ties. Stains on the boards, first leaves
Result €2,816Estimate €1,000 - €1,200 -
58 - ALTIERI (Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi). Ristretto della visita fatta da Monsignori Corsi a diverse communità dello stato ecclesiastico. To'Eminissimo et illustrissimo signore Cardinale Altieri. In Italian, manuscript on paper. Italy, Rome, 1670. 100 ff. preceded and followed by two ff. of paper endpapers, cursive writing in brown ink, old quotation at the end of the volume: "II e 4", repeated twice . Binding (circa 1670 or shortly thereafter) in red morocco (Roman binding of the Andreoli brothers
Result €2,688Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
59 - [VAUCLUSE]. [LAURIS]. [MESSEGUIÈRES]. [MALAUCÈNE]. LOURMARIN] and other places. Book of accounts and seigneurial recognitions due to M. Bressier. In French, manuscript on paper. France, 17th century, 18th century additions. 42] ff. 119 ff + [45] ff - 143 ff + 33 ff. Numerous loose leaves, added pieces not foliated. Register covered with parchment, inscriptions on the boards, stains and losses of parchment. Size: 300 x 210 mm.
Estimate €300 - €400 -
60 - [VAR]. [SAINT-MAXIMIN-LA-SAINTE-BAUME]. Processionale sacri ordinis FF. Praedicatorum ad usum P.F. Antonii Rostan San-Maximinensis ejusdem ordinis alumni. Apud Sancti Maximinum anno domini MDCCLXXVII [1777]. In Latin, manuscript on paper France, Saint-Maximin, 1777. 58 pp. preceded by 3 ff. (including the title) and followed by 14 ff. with title in red and black, square notation on 4-line staves in red ink. Bound in full tan basane, smooth spine decorated, red leather title page, red edges, m
Result €1,024Estimate €400 - €500 -
61 - MUSIC]. Miscellaneous notes on scales, tones and several musical instrumentsIn French, manuscript on paperFrance , ca. 1750Two unbound quires, preserved in a modern custom-made slipcase. On paper (watermark dated 1748). Notated music. Pen drawings (instruments; ornamental elements; architecture). Tables and charts. Size: 167 x 260 mm. Contains : Method by the game [sic]. - The various tones or intonations of the common songs of the church. - Transpositions of notes. - Motets for singing at the
Result €473Estimate €300 - €350 -
62 - GENÉTEAUD (Henri). Class of 1909. Souvenir of my second year of service. In French, manuscript on paperFrance , 1911-1918 [2] ff.-355 pp.-[2] ff. (pages 328-341 and 344-355 are blank), 25 in-text illustrations in pen, black and red ink and coloured pencil. Bound in green percaline (period worn binding). The volume begins on "October 25, 1911 at 8 o'clock in the evening and still counting 329 [days]". It stops "At the defence office on September 19, 1912 at 7 p.m." ... But resumes briefly (ff.
Estimate €500 - €600 -
63 - [YVELINES]. [MANTES]. Antiquities of the City of Mantes. In French, manuscript on paper. France, s. l., [ca. 1867]. 130 pages in brown ink on paper, engraving by Merian depicting Mantes and its fortifications [ca. 1650]. Bound in white half vellum and marbled boards, smooth spine. Title in red ink on first page. Unidentified bookplate with the number "PVP". Dimensions: 265 x 184 mm. A note at the end of the volume states that "this copy [...] was made on a manuscript from the beginning of the
Estimate €400 - €600 -
64 - [EPIGRAMS]. Selection of epigrams. In French, manuscript on paper. France, ca. 1750 or shortly thereafter. 24 pp. Bound in 19th century blue half-sheepskin, smooth spine titled throughout. Beautifully calligraphed manuscript containing a selection of saucy, comic or witty epigrams. Most of them are actually dated 1749, for example the verses from Frederick II of Prussia to Baculard d'Arnaud and the latter's reply to the king. The "Requête de Godonesche musicien ordinaire de la musique du roi",
Estimate €200 - €300 -
65 - PILES (Roger de). Dialogue sur le Coloris. In Paris, at Nicolas Langlois, ruë saint Jacques, à la Victoire. M.DC.X CIX. With privilege of the King. In French, manuscript on paper. France, 20th century. 40] ff. Bound in green half-percaline, tan morocco title-piece (binding rubbed). Very legible handwritten copy made by three people at the beginning of the 20th century, of the essay by the painter and critic Roger de Piles (1635-1709). This dialogue takes place in a dispute that was raging a
Estimate €200 - €300 -
66 - TSCHOUDY (Baron de). Moral and Christian Testament. In French, manuscript [autograph?]. France, s.d. (ca. 1789). 87 pp. with 6 ink vignettes. Bound in half tan basane, framed with double cold fillet on the boards, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges, superficial spotting on the first board, corners rubbed. This small book, here in manuscript copy (autograph?), was printed without place or name of publisher, probably in Yverdon in 1789, for the author and in a small number of copies. The text
Result €153Estimate €100 - €150 -
67 - [RELIGION]. Spiritual manuscript. In French, manuscript on paper. France, 18th century. 188] ff. written in a large and neat handwriting. Bound in black morocco with 5 nerves, framed with cold fillet on the boards, chiselled edges, gilt edges, restorations on the first board, defective top cover, small wormhole on the upper bit. Handwritten bookplate on flyleaf: "I am to Guyot, priest, of Baugé". Manuscript, written by a priest for the use of his flock, divided into short chapters giving meth
Estimate €100 - €150 -
68 - SAN PEDRO (Abad)]. Vida, Prision y Muerte del Serenisimo Senor Dn Carlos de Austria, Principe de Asturias, Hijo del Rey Phelipe Segundo. In Spanish, manuscript on paper. Spain, 18th century. 83] ff. Bound in fawn-coloured basane, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt flowers, red edges, minor superficial spotting on the first cover, wormholes on the upper flyleaf and front cover. Biography of Charles of Austria (1545-1568), rebel son of Philip II of Spain, who died in prison on July
Result €448Estimate €300 - €400 -
69 - [ALBUM AMICORUM]. D'AUBREVILLE]. France, Alsace, 1827-1834, Italian style album in-12, [54] ff. with autographs, drawings or engravings pasted on, between which are interspersed several blank leaves . Bound in havana calf, large cold plate on the boards in a gilt border, and the inscription in the centre of the first board "a l'amitié", smooth spine decorated and titled in the same way, inner gilt border, gilt edges. Nice little Album amicorum linked to Alsace. The young man for whom this al
Estimate €400 - €500 -
70 - [SONGS]. [BERENGER]. Complete songs by Mr. J.P. Bérenger. In French, manuscript on paper. France, July 1822 copy. 573 pp. 9 pp. and (6)ff. Bound in 19th century long-grained midnight blue morocco. Large gilt framing with gilt foliage and scrolls, gilt lyre in the centre, spine decorated with gilt lyres and scrolls, inner gilt border, gilt edges, first two leaves mounted on tab. Very legible manuscript in an unsigned but fine romantic binding. Label on the back cover: "Bibliothèque de la Ville
Result €320Estimate €200 - €300 -
71 - [BUSSY RABUTIN]. History of the Royal Palace. In French, manuscript on paper. France, early 18th century. 83 pp. and (4)ff. Bound in brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt fleurons, chiselled edges (spines, headpieces and corners rubbed, tarnished edges). Interesting manuscript on the affair of Louis XIV with the most touching of his mistresses. A more or less faithful copy of the "Palais royal ou Amours de Madame La Vallière" from the Amours des Dames illustres by Bussy Rabutin firs
Result €320Estimate €200 - €300 -
72 - LANCELOT (Claude). The garden of the Greek roots [Le jardin de Mnémosyne]. In Greek and French, manuscript on paper. France, early 19th century. 4] ff. (illustrated title, subtitle "the garden of Mnemosyne" and dedicatory epistle to Mnemosyne, prologue), 216 pp. carefully ruled in pencil, volume in-12 Italian style, red half calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt roulette frame on the boards covered with green paper in imitation of long-grained morocco, yellow edges, corners rubbed. This manuscrip
Estimate €400 - €500 -
73 - MILITARIA]. State of the 33 companies which compose today the regiment of the French Guards according to the rank and the seniority of Mrs. captains, officers and sergeants. In French, manuscript on paper. France, S.l., 1740. 56 ff, small in-16 . Bound in red morocco with large gilt lace framing the boards with small fleurons at the corners, arms in the centre, spine ribbed and decorated, edges gilt, central worm gallery on all pages, sometimes affecting the text. A fine copy. Copy with the r
Result €704Estimate €500 - €600 -
74 - [SPIRITUALITY]. Les gémissemens de la Colombe ou Les Elevations du cœur & de l'ame vers son Dieu Tirées de l'Ecriture Sainte et surtout des Epistres de saint Paul. In French, manuscript on paper. France, 18th century. 3] ff. 162 pp. (pp. 158-162 blank), format in-8. Bound in brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, chiselled edges, red edges (jaws rubbed). These spiritual meditations were written by a nun in circumstances which she does not explain: order of her Superior or her confessor,
Estimate €150 - €200 -
75 - TALON (Denis)]. [PAPAUTY]. Various printed and manuscript pieces. Composite collection, on paper. France, 18th century. Volume in-4, bound in worn brown calf of the period. Denys Talon, a brilliant advocate general at the Parliament of Paris, was one of the most attentive defenders of the independence and rights of the monarchy in the face of what he considered to be inadmissible encroachments by Rome. He intervened on the question of franchises, but he also demanded that a national council be
Result €384Estimate €300 - €400 -
76 - [DRAWING]. LORRAINE]. FARCY (Hippolyte)]. Souvenir of my best friend. S. l. n. d. Nancy, circa 1872]. In-4 oblong, 67 ff. n. ch. (numbering added in pencil). Bound in red half-chagrin, spine decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt title on the upper board; marbled paper endpapers (period binding). Boards slightly rubbed, corners worn; one flyleaf; a few pages torn off. Size: 265 x 355 mm. Beautiful album of poems, illustrated with 35 drawings, of which 20 in black ink, 7 in watercolour, 7 in wash
Result €2,048Estimate €900 - €1,000 -
77 - [PAS-DE-CALAIS]. [LENS]. Research on the city of Lens. In French, manuscript on paper. France, circa 1920, [6] ff + 120 pp. + 20 pp. + 16 pp. in blond marbled half calf, smooth spine decorated, red leather title-piece with gilt lettering : " Père Ignace. Recherches sur Lens", boards covered with shagreened marbled paper. Contains: (1) Notes on Lens by M. Felix Bollaert [Bollaert le Gavrian (Félix) (1855-1936)]. - (2) Representation of the Collegiate Church of Lens destroyed in 1918 (German
Result €1,536Estimate €1,000 - €1,200 -
78 - VOLTAIRE]. La Henriade [followed by]: Essay on the Civil Wars of France. In French, manuscript on paper. France, 18th c. 241 pp. 19th century binding, purple half calf, double filleted boards, gilt arms in the centre, smooth spine decorated (corners dulled, cuffs rubbed, brown stains on the first few leaves) . Interesting manuscript of a major work of Voltaire to which have been assembled the main pieces that are usually attached to it. This long epic poem in 10 songs, both historical and
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
79 - [SPIRITUALITY]. General Principles for the True Understanding of the Divine Scriptures [followed by] An Explanation of the Psalms which may teach the way of discovering Jesus Christ and all his Church in these divine canticles. In French, manuscript on paper. France, eighteenth century. 82 pp, [1] blank page, 692 pp. A small volume in-4, bound in contemporary brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, spotted edges, binding rubbed, lower headband frayed, religious institution stamp on first leaf.
Estimate €200 - €250 -
80 - NAPOLEON]. Historical notes on Napoleon. In French, manuscript on paper. France, ca. 1842, [1] f. of table, [1] blank f., 373 pp., [1] p. (continuation of the table of contents), volume in-4. Worn hardback binding. The author of this biography has "drawn from the most authentic and proven documents" and has "compared the report of several historians to recall only positive facts on which they agreed.» An admirer of the Emperor, "a man so great, so extraordinary", he intends not to deliver a ha
Estimate €500 - €700 -
81 - BERNARD (Pierre-Joseph). The Art of Love - Pauline and Theodore. In French, manuscript on paper. France, circa 1790 [2] ff, III pp. 83 pp, 1] blank page, 9 beautiful watercolours in shades of parma, grey wash and white highlights + [38] pages for Pauline and Theodore, poem in 4 songs, each song separated by a blank page + [24] pages of miscellaneous pieces, volume in-8, in French. of miscellaneous pieces, volume in-8, contemporary binding in porphyry calf, framed with triple gilt fillet on the b
Result €576Estimate €500 - €600 -
82 - POETRY]. Collection of poetry pieces by different authors In French, manuscript on paperParis , 1760 [5] ff. 245 pp. volume in-12. Bound in soft vellum, spine rebacked, large wetness on the first few leaves, angular lack of a leaf with loss of some letters. Interesting manuscript containing rare or little known pieces. The volume opens with this note: "This volume contains some rare and little known pieces; thus Le prêche philosophique, a tale that I read for the first time. Le Batelier et le
Estimate €400 - €600 -
83 - [PERROT]. [ENGRAVING]. Manual of engraving with au [sic]forte and burin. In French, manuscript on paper. France, s.d., ca. 1795. Frontispiece title, 89 pp. (including 24 pp. of pen-and-ink drawings, and 4 pages of watercolour illustrations) - [2] ff. small in-4. Bound in replacement vellum. Unpublished manuscript by an amateur engraver. Short manual for the composition of which the author relied on Abraham Bosse and Jacques Callot. Most of the text is devoted to varnishes, hard and soft. Two
Estimate €300 - €350 -
84 - LEMAZURIER Pierre-David]. Notes recueillies de mes lectures En français et en latin, manuscript on paperFrance , first quarter of the 19th century 65 pp. Bound in vellum, spine with title "Notes 2" (period binding). (period binding). Size: 180 x 127 mm. This collection belongs to a scholar who meticulously notes his readings in this manuscript. His readings are eclectic: theatre, history, periodicals, travelogues, and so on. He reviews them. Among the works he analyses, we can cite: Co
Estimate €400 - €500 -
85 - ROUBEAU (G. S.). Songs. In French, manuscript on paper. France, ca. 1850, [15] ff, [1] blank f., [29] ff, [1] blank f., [15] ff, [1] blank f., large in-8 . Bound in green morocco with five raised bands and brown morocco title-piece. Spine and part of the first cover faded. Beautiful collection of songs carefully calligraphed with watercoloured titles. It gathers the texts of arias extracted from comic operas such as Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer, the Domino noir by Scribe and Auber, L'Éclair b
Estimate €200 - €300 -
86 - PARLIAMENTS]. Defense of the royal authority against the Parliaments. In French, manuscript on paper. France, [1754]. 407 pp, small volume in-4, modern paper boards, red edges. Manuscript copy of a writing dated August 20, 1753, in which the author has "the desire to make known the royal authority by a simple compilation of what has been said and thought on this subject by our most famous jurisconsults and our most accredited authors, it will remind us in short a precise history of our monarchy
Estimate €200 - €300 -
87 - LITERATURE]. Various mixtures, in the form of a Dictionary, in which are contained a great number of good words chosen from the ancients and the moderns, serious and enjoined, intermingled with short and remarkable historical events, fine and delicate thoughts, moral phisical maxims and reflections, and erudition; An exact choice of the best Latin and French verses mottoes &c. In French, manuscript on paper. France, [1713]. 11] ff, pp. 3-104, [1] blank ff, [3] ff, [3] blank ff, 62 pp, volume in
Result €358Estimate €300 - €350 -
88 - [SAPPHO]. The Adventures of Sapho. In French, manuscript on paper. France, late 18th century. 1] f., 69 pp, 69 pp, [1] blank f., 64 pp, [1] f., 69 pp, 71 pp, [1] blank f., 63 pp, VI pp, [1] f. table. One volume in-4, bound in contemporary half basane, smooth spine decorated with amphora, fleurons and double gilt fillets, chiselled edges, rubbed edges, headpieces and corners. Translation of Alessandro Verri's book, Le Avventure di Saffo, poetessa di Mitilene, first published in Padua in 1780, wh
Estimate €300 - €400 -
89 - POETRY]. Collection of French verses, including odes, sonnets, epigrams, fables, madrigals and other types of poetry. In French, manuscript on paper. France, A Paris, le neuf May 1750, [1] f., 252 pp, [96] ff, [5] ff. of table, several hands, forma in-4 . Bound in green half calf with small corners, long spine decorated with cold fleurons, gilt roulettes simulating the nerves. Binding rubbed, hinge of the first board split. A true volume of " mixtures " (title given on the spine). (title gi
Estimate €400 - €500 -
90 - [HEBREW]. [Hebrew Dictionary]. In Latin and Hebrew (transcribed in Latin alphabet). France, early 19th c. 334 pp. Bound in half tan calf, smooth spine decorated (upper spine split at foot, small wormhole at upper head). Dimensions: 210 x 165 mmCompilation of lemmas, Hebrew radicals, with Latin synonyms, to assimilate meanings and draw parallels with Latin, and to give Semitic roots to notions known in Latin . Ex-libris C.B. Dartois, Priest.
Estimate €150 - €200 -
91 - CALOTTE (regiment of the). On the Calotte. In French, manuscript on paper. France, ca. 1721-1750 (?). 2 volumes in-4, marbled calf, framed with triple cold fillet on the boards, spines ornamented, chiselled edges, all edges gilt, lower jaw of the first volume cracked, corners dull, small wormholes on some leaves of the second volume, bookplate (Binding of the time) Interesting manuscripts from this amazing satirical society which played a major role in the society of the first half of the 18th
Result €768Estimate €600 - €700 -
92 - [NORTH]. [VALENCIENNES]. Historical memory of the Inca March. Photographic album, enhanced and colored photographs. France, Valenciennes, 1866. 85 photographs mounted in an album, four views per hardback page . Dimensions of the album: 300 x 240 mm. The Charitable Society known as "The Incas" was a carnival and philanthropic society more than Masonic founded in 1826. It organized a "march" on Ash Wednesday bringing together young people from Valenciennes and members of the society whose main
Result €1,536Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
93 - AGUESSEAU (Henri François d'). Œuvres. Paris : Les libraires associés, 1759 (1761)-1783. 12 volumes in-4 (of 13), 254 x 197 : I. portrait, xliv pp., (1 f.), pp. (xlv)-cxlviij, 622 pp. ; II. xxxvj, 692 pp. ; III. xxiv, 822 pp. ; IV. xxx, 737 pp. ; V. (2 ff.), xxxij, 752 pp. ; VI. (2 ff.), xvj, 773 pp. and 1 blank page; VII. (2 ff.), xlviij, 685 pp. ; VIII. (2 ff.), xxiv, 711 pp. ; IX. (2 ff.), xx, 731 pp. ; X. (2 ff.), xvj, 460, xij pp. and (1 f.), 316 pp. ; XI. (2 ff.), xvj, 677 pp. and (1 f.
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
94 - ALENCÉ (Joachim d'). A treatise on magnan. Divided into two parts. The first contains the Experiments, & the second the reasons that one can give. Amsterdam : Henry Wetstein, 1687. - In-12, 147 x 89: frontispiece, (9 ff.), 140 pp. and (4 ff.), 33 plates. Tan calf, cold fillet framing the boards, gilt and painted arms on the first board, super gilt and coloured bookplate on the second board, ornamented spine (period binding). First edition of this physics treatise composed by the astronomer and
Result €500Estimate €400 - €500 -
95 - ALMANACH]. Kalendario manual, y guia de forasteros en Madrid para el año de M. DCC. LXIII. Madrid: Antonio Sanz, 1763. - In-24, 108 x 66. Dark green morocco, gilt plate with foliage and interlacing motifs surrounding gilt arms in the centre, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). Beautiful almanac illustrated with a portrait of Charles III of Spain, a coloured map of Spain, a double-page engraving of the Escurial and a very nice folding map of Madrid, printed in red and black and
Result €625Estimate €400 - €500 -
96 - [ALMANACH]. Almanach des Muses. Paris, 1776-1826. - 19 volumes in-12. A set of 19 years of this famous almanac offering poems, epistles, and romances, some of which were signed by the greatest authors of the time. It was created in 1765 by Sautreau de Marsy who directed its publication until 1793. He was succeeded by Étienne Vigée until 1820, Justin Gensoul until 1829 and Jean-Pierre Lesguillon until 1833. In addition to the literary pieces, each volume contains at the end an inter
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
97 - ALMANACH]. Calendar of the court, taken from the ephemeris, for the leap year One thousand seven hundred and seventy-six. Paris : Veuve Hérissant, 1776. - In-24, 101 x 55 : (66 ff.). Red morocco, gilt plate and trophy of arms in a medallion of garlands, gilt in the centre on the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). A very fine copy of this almanac, covered with a binding decorated with a very rare gilt plate presenting a rich decoration of two palmettes in the centre at
Estimate €600 - €800 -
98 - ALMANACH]. Calendar of the court, taken from the ephemeris, for the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six. Paris : Veuve Hérissant, 1786. - In-24, 103 x 55 : (64 ff.). Red morocco, gilt plate and design of a dog with various hunting attributes in the centre on the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). Copy in a binding decorated with a rare plate comprising scrolls forming compartments bordered by dots, lines, scrolls and gilt foliage motifs. In the centre is an
Estimate €400 - €500 -
99 - [ALMANACH]. [Collection of tunes to be sung]. S.l., 1783. - In-32 oblong, 35 x 69 : (19 ff.). Red morocco, boards decorated with a central medallion representing a temple of love surmounted by two flaming hearts with two doves crowning them, within a frame of gilt foliage and fillets, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges, red morocco slipcase decorated on the boards with a frame identical to the one of the binding and in the centre with a gilt motif representing a love shooting an arrow at a winge
Result €750Estimate €500 - €600
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