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Paris, Les Marges, s.d. (c.1933). Squared 8vo. Frontispiece. 15 pages. Paperback, printed cover. First Edition. Detailed account by Eugène Montfort (1877-1936), the extravagant and controversial editor of the literary magazine "Les Marges", of the secret collaboration with his friend Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), who published in his magazine several articles on women's literature in 1909 under the name of a mysterious Louise Lalanne. Photographic frontispiece depicting "Guillaume Apollinaire à l'époque de Louise Lalanne": lying on a sofa with his legs covered by a plaid, the floor strewn with books. One of twenty-five copies on Arches paper, numbered and initialed by the author. A fine copy, untrimmed. On Guillaume Apollinaire's deception of Louise Lalanne, cf. Fernand Chaffiol-Debillemont "Eugène Montfort et les Marges", in: Revue des Deux Mondes (1829-1971), (JANUARY 15 1967), pp. 201-213.

A Cologne, chez Jaques Kainkus, 1710. 12mo. Portrait. 3 leaves. 508 pages Full calf, ornate smooth spine, traces of blindstamped coat of arms on the boards (period binding somewhat restored). Utopian novel in which the hero, following a double shipwreck, discovers the island of Brustol and its social organization. The country is divided into equal, symmetrical cantons. Poverty is unknown, the inhabitants practice polygamy and strict equality reigns. "Of the robinsonnades, the best, rare enough today, is certainly that of Tyssot de Patot: Voyages et Aventures de Jacques Massé. It is the work of an intelligent and educated man" (translated from Lichtenberger). This edition, dated 1710, seems in reality to have been published in 1734 (cf. Rosenberg). A good copy. I.N.E.D., 4369. Lichtenberger, Le Socialisme au 18e siècle, 44. Valette, Catalogue Utopies, 314. Cioranescu, 62587. Soboul, Utopies au Siècle des Lumières, Microéditions Hachette, 021.

A Paris, chez Desaint et Saillant, et Durand, 1756. 8vo. Engraved portrait. VIII. 184 pages. 1 leaf. 10 out-of-text engraved plates. Full green morocco, ornate ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, edges painted red (contemporary binding). Original Edition of this famous epic poem composed of ten songs that tell the story of the discovery of "La Colombiade" by Christopher Columbus, the protagonist. It recounts his journey, his encounters with the inhabitants, the customs, the industries, the animals, the landscape and the battles that took place. It's the story of Christopher Columbus himself, in the form of a poem explaining the problems of financing, the adventures of the voyage, the discovery and part of the conquest. The publication of this work earned its author the praise of her most illustrious contemporaries: of Fontenelle, who called her his daughter; of Clairaut, who compared her to Madame du Châtelet; of La Condamine; of Voltaire who, receiving her in Ferney, went to meet… Leer más

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1734. 4to. 40 pages. + 2 plates. Modern half leather, ancient style. First Edition of this work by Italian physicist and mathematician Giovanni Poleni (1683-1761). He held the chair of astronomy at Padua, and then that of mathematics upon the the death of Bernoulli (1719). He was a member of the Paris, London, Berlin and St. Petersburg Sciences Academies. In 1740 he founded the "Teatro di filosofia sperimentale", the first physics laboratory to open in an Italian university, where numerous scientific instruments were available for research and experimentation. He himself owned numerous scientific instruments, and he was the inventor of several machines, including a calculator in 1709. The book, awarded by the Paris Académie des Sciences, includes the description of a new device of his creation, designed to calculate the speed of a naval ship. It is illustrated with 2 folding plates. While the title appears in French, the text is written in Latin.

A Zurich, 1796. 8vo. 5 leaves. LV. 1 leaf. 127 pages. Green quarter-morocco, ornamented spine with nerves, upper edge gilt (Raparlier). Very rare First Edition of this philosophical-poetic essay on love, printed in only one hundred copies on vellum paper. In the essay on erotic poetry that precedes the poem announced in the title (pp. I-LV), the author argues for a return to nature in line with the principles of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Montesquieu to whom he refers several times. The poem is also followed by copious explanatory notes (pp.55-127). Nicolas Cammaille-Saint-Aubin (1770-1832) was a playwright and theatre actor in Paris. He left several theatre plays, often inspired by revolutionary ideals. Not in Quérard. Barbier, II, 545.

A Cither, 1747. 2 parts in 1 volume, 12mo. 2 leaves. 107 pages. 2 leaves. 88 pages. Contemporary full calf, gilt spine with nerves (slightly restored). First Edition. Anonymous account of the amorous initiations of a fifteen years old young man, that passions lead to disguise as a woman to enter a convent. Heraldic ex-libris of Loppin de Masse (Burgundy) and ancient manuscript signature on the title page. Stain on the latest leaf, otherwise a nice copy.

Fuligno, Feliciano Campitelli, 1810. 8vo. 126 pages. Contemporary wrappers, uncropped. Very rare offprint, printed in small numbers in the small Italian town of Foligno, of two memoirs published the previous year in the Description of Egypt. Dubois-Aymé (1779-1846), engineer of bridges and roads was part of the expedition to Egypt as 'member of the Commission of Sciences and Arts of Egypt'. Good copy at all margins, in its original brochure (trace of worm in the inner margin of some leaves).

2 works in 1 volume, 8vo. 1). XVI. 47 pages. 2). 24 pages. 2 engravings were placed in frontispiece of the work by Demoustier, a portrait of the author and a spanking scene entitled "Discipline Patriotique". Later half-leather, ornated spine with nerves (late 19th century binding). Interesting collection of two anticlerical poetic pamphlets, to which has been attached a very rare revolutionary engraving representing a nun, bure curled up and buttocks in the air, whipped by sans-culottes with the legend inscribed at the bottom of the image: "Discipline Patriotique". The scene is observed from the background by a man leaving the "Caffé Richelieu".

A Paris, chez Louis Lucas, et au Palais, Etienne Ducastin, 1689. 12mo. (1 blank leaf). 11 leaves. 147 pages. 4 leaves. Full red morocco, ornate spine with nerves, triple gilt fillet on the boards, all edges gilt (contemporary binding, traces of wear, upper hinge slightly cracked). Uncommon First Edition of this treatise against astrology in which the author lists the various astrological practices to demonstrate their falsity. Excerpt from the alphabetical table of contents: "Astres, leur sexe", "Astrologie Judiciaire: son crédit dans la Chine, chez les Perses, en France, En quoi elle consiste, Ses contrarietez, Ses artifices, Ses équivoques, Ses succez fondez sur le hazard, Ses ridiculitez, Son impiété, Ses dangereuses consequences, Son inutilité", "Constellations des Chinois", "Eclypses", "Impost sur les Astrologues", "Influence des Astres et leur puissance", "Lune, de ses couleurs", "Magiciens", "Musique céleste imaginée par Pythagore", "Palladium", "Philosophes", "Pierre tombée du… Leer más

Bruxelles, Editions Alde, 1916. Small 4to. Frontipiece. (1 blank leaf). 1 original drawing in ink. 108 pages. (2 blank leaves). Quarter morocco, gilt spine with raised bands, double gilt fillet on joints, top edge gilt (contemporary binding). First Edition. First performed at the Théâtre Le Bois Sacré in Brussels on September, 19th, 1916, "Morphinomanes" is a realistic drama that depicts a Parisian writer struggling with artificial paradises. In the aftermath of World War I, the play met with great success in Paris where it was performed at the Fontaine theater (now La Nouvelle Eve cabaret). The text of the play is preceded here by a dissertation entitled "Morphinism", by a certain "Doctor B***", a friend of the author who offers a short historical study of the dangers of drug abuse. Precious present copy, one of the 50 numbered copies of the deluxe issue, inscribed by the author. Also features an inked miniature signed "Jotes" (a. k. a. Jerzy Szwajcer, a Polish cartoonist based in Brussels),… Leer más

Paris, Dentu, 1854. 2 parts in 1 volume, 8vo. XI. 140 pages. 148 pages. 4 out-of-text lithographs. Quarter-percaline (period binding). First Edition, illustrated with four beautiful two-tone lithographed plates, of the first French bullfighting manual. Inspired by the growing success of Spanish bullfighting among the French public, particularly in Paris, the author wanted to write a work specially intended for French "aficionados", explaining the ceremonies and different passes of bullfighting, explaining the most common terms, the most essential in these fights. The plates depict the spade pass ("entrada del toro a la vara"), the spear jump ("salto de la garrocha"), the banderillas half-turn ("banderillas a media vuelta") and the sword thrust ("estocada"). The work was printed in Bayonne by Lamaigne, and two editions are known to have appeared simultaneously, one with a Bayonne address, the other with a Paris address, as in this case. Autograph signature of the author on verso of the title page. The… Leer más

2 works in 1 volume 8vo. 1). 4 leaves. 292 numbered leaves. 2). 40 numbered leaves. Full brown calf, ornate ribbed spine (17th century binding). 1). Very rare, apparently unlisted, edition of these Lenten sermons by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and French Dominican Pierre de la Palud (1277-1342). De la Palud's sermons were a great success in the 15th century, and a number of incunabula editions are known to exist. The author, who was administrator of the bishopric of Nicosia (Cyprus), had notably pleaded the cause of the Christians of Palestine with the sultan of Egypt and, having achieved nothing, declared himself in favor of a new crusade. Handsome woodcut on the title and a full-page leaf with 4 charming woodcuts depicting scenes of piety. 2). First Edition published in France, of this theological work on the Passion of Christ, composed by the Dutch theologian Antoine Broickwy de Koninckstein (1470-1541). A very good, nicely bound copy. 1). and 2). Missing from the Bibliothèque Nationale catalog and… Leer más

Utopiae (Nuremberg), Literis Alphabeticis, s.d. (1694). 12mo. Folding frontispiece. Title page. Pages 7-166. Marbled calf, ornament flat spine (ancient binding, rebacked). First Edition of this curious collection of 4 works on fleas and lice. The first treaty is the work of Otto Philipp Zaunschliffer (1653-1729) who wrote under the pseudonym of Opizius Jocoserius. The second and third were writen by German Jesuit and writer Jakob Masen (Masenius), born in Dalen in 1606, and who died in 1681. The final text is poem on lice, written in Macaronic latin by Swiss doctor Janus Caecilius Frey (1586-1631), known for his bizarre productions (cf. Larousse) and who Naudé admired. Interesting engraved folding frontispiece depicting domestic scenes with female characters whose fleas have infested clothes, the bed, etc. Brunet cites this volume as follows: "Petit recueil peu commun qui paraît avoir été imprimé dans le courant du XVIIs". Some foxing. Brunet, IV, 708.

Paris, Henri Jonquières et Cie, 1926. Small 4to. Frontispiece. 2 leaves. (1 blank leaf). 183 pages. 1 leaf. 7 plates, out-of-text. Crimson morocco, spine with gilt embossed ornaments, gilt upper edge (contemporary binding, the printed covers were preserved). One of the 60 copies on Holland paper (copy n°83) of this nice edition illustrated by Jean Oberlé (including 8 out-of-text compositions). It contains a manuscript dedication by Colette to Marcel Bertrand: "Pour Marcel Bertrand ces petits plaisirs et ces petites peines de la "Grande Guerre", avec l'amitié de l'auteur". A handsome copy, nicely bound.

A Ville Franche, chés Nicolas l'Enjoué, à l'Enseigne de la Vigne Fleurie, 1682. 12mo. 4 leaves. 400 pages. Contemporary full vellum. Original Edition of this very rare collection of facetious and saucy tales, following the similar collection of "Roger Bontemps en belle humeur" from 1670. Part of this original edition was reissued in 1712 under a revival title. Ink signature of an Italian reader: "1743. Di Paco Soranzo". Brunet, II, 980. Gay-Lemonnyer, II, 104. Picot-Rothschild, II, 1816. Lever, 150.

Milano, dall'imp. Regia stamperia, 1828. 8vo. frontispiece. 28 pages. Later boards in Bradel style. First Edition. Booklet of great rarity on the asbestos suit invented by the author to protect firefighters during their interventions. The physicist Giovanni Aldini (1762-1834), best known for his galvanic experiments, was the first to use asbestos to equip firefighters and this booklet describes in particular the experiments he had conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of his suit. Following is the catalogue of a collection of objects and instruments relating to firefighters, and belonging to the author. Spectacular engraved frontispiece depicting a firefighter equipped with the asbestos suit and plunging his face into the fire. Very good copy. On Aldini, cf. Valentin, "Travail des Hommes et savants oubliés" (1978), pp. 176-184.

Parisiis, apud Claudium Fremy, 1569. 8vo. 12 unnumbered leaves. 170 numbered leaves. 2 leaves. 55 numbered leaves. Brown calf, one fleuron in the center of plates, four on the corners (contemporary binding, some marks of ancient restoration). First Collected Edition of this very rare collection of two important pieces on the history of Africa and of early Catholic evangelization of this continent. First published in 1549, Saint Optat's "De Schismate Donatistarum", in which the Donatist schism was denounced for the first time, had a considerable impact in Africa. The text is regarded a forerunner of Saint Augustine, who drew his inspiration from Saint-Optat in many occasions. The second text is a history of the African Church since the Vandals' conquest, written by Bishop Victor de Vite, who was forced to leave his seat because of the persecution he suffered. Its first publication dates back to 1537. This edition is to be credited to the famous historian François Baudouin (1520-1573), who enriched it… Leer más

A Paris, chez Cardin Besongne, 1654. 8vo. (1 blank leaf). 7 leaves. 475 pages. 2 leaves. Full speckled calf, ornate ribbed spine (period binding). Original Edition, with the author's coat of arms engraved in intaglio on the title page. Vauban's teacher, the mathematician and astronomer Blaise François, Comte de Pagan (1604-1665), enjoyed a great reputation among the scientists of his time, and his Paris home was a meeting place for scholars and intellectuals. On plane geometry, conic sections, planetary theory, navigation, fortifications, etc. Numerous woodcut figures in the text. A fine copy, very well bound in contemporary style. Poggendorff, t. II, col. 343-344.

A Paris, chez Regnard, Pankouke et Duchesne, 1764. 12mo. 1 leaf. 113 pages. Half calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding restored). First Edition. This political project to combat begging, written in the form of a dialogue, was published at the same time as other works on the same subject (such as Turmeau de la Morandière's "Police sur les Mendians"). In addition to the original nature of its proposals, which included the imprisonment of beggars, its particularity lies in the fact that it was written by Sidoine Séguier de Saint-Brisson (1738-1773), a young cavalry captain who was one of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's most exalted disciples. Such was his adoration for the philosopher that he came to want to apply his precepts to the letter, and entered into a regular correspondence with Rousseau that more than once embarrassed the master in the face of his panegyrist's excessive zeal. "Among the works describing more effective forms of aid was a tract entitled Philopénès ("Friend of the Poor") that… Leer más

Franckfurt und Leipzig, 1727. 4to. 12 leaves. 152 pages. Ancient boards. First Edition in German language of the "Russian Catechism" of the Kiev Metropolitan Petru Simeonovic Mogila (1597-1646). Mogila was the first to give a systematic survey of the doctrine and dogma of the Orthodox Church. The translator of this work is the German physician and scholar Johann Leonard Frisch (1666-1743), a friend of Leibnitz and member of the Science Academy of Berlin. A few waterstains, boards worn and a little bit stained.