Paris: Société Franco-Belge de Matériel de Chemins De Fer, [1970s]. Quarto; unpaginated. Book is bound in a black presentation binder with internal metal spiral binding. Mustard yellow and white graphic cover. Full-color illustrations and diagrams throughout, some which fold-out. Text primarily in French with some portions also translated to English..... More

Paris: G. Charpentier, 1880. First Edition. Octavo (18cm.); contemporary brown morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers; [4],356pp. Some scuffing to boards with brief exposure at corners, spine leather a shade sunned, textblock uniformly toned and a bit foxed due to inferior paper stock, shallow dampstain to fore-edge of early..... More

[Paris]: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1970. First Edition. Tall, narrow octavo (24cm.); publisher's decorative white card wrappers printed in red and black, French flaps; 270pp.; Chinese text printed in red throughout, text in English and French printed in black. Light wear and dustiness, faint spine crease, else Very Good and sound. More

Angoulême: Chez Jean Emery, Editions d'Art "L’Heptaméron," 1948. First Thus: Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies of which this is No. 572. Octavo (22x16x1.5cm); 237pp. Fifteen full-page lithographic illustrations in color, with additional spot-color "ornementation" (orthographe française, chers lecteurs), all by P.-J. Emery. Jacket is in hand-made laid linen paper..... More

[Paris]: Hachette, [1964]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's decorative paper-covered boards; 90pp. Ownership sticker to front flyleaf, a hint of rubbing at spine foot, else a Fine copy. More

Paris: H. Floury, Editeur, 1923. First Edition. Quarto (10.25" x 8"); 215pp. Illustrated paper covers under folding glassine covering. French-language, with color and black and white illustrations throughout. Glassine torn at spine ends with nearly half of back missing. Book covers are bumped and worn along edges with chipping at..... More

Montauban: Victor Bertuot, 1862. First Edition. Octavo; [2],ix,[1],89pp; sepia-tinted frontispiece, 8 plates, 3 tinted; additional text illustrations throughout; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine in six compartments, black gilt-lettered morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. Extremities and spine bands rubbed, leather rather dry; interior fine. Pilgrim's guide to the newly..... More

Louvain: Publications Universitaires, 1961. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's printed card wrappers; vii,[1],362pp. Wrappers quite toned at extremities and along spine, faint crease to top fore-edge corner of front cover, contemporary ownership signatures to half title; overall Near Very Good, internally clean and sound. Includes papers presented in French, German, and..... More

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1867. 2e Édition. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],vii,[1],262pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes a contribution by the French..... More

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1864. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],410pp. General shelf wear, spine a bit toned, light soil to preliminaries, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes hygienist Apollinaire Bouchardat's..... More

Paris: Eugène Ducrocq, [n.d. but 1864]. First Edition. Quarto (30.5cm.); publisher's crimson morocco-backed paneled cloth, gilt-lettered spine in six compartments, all edges gilt, moiré endpapers; [4],204pp.; eau-forte frontispiece, thirteen leaves of plates, including five additional eaux-fortes etchings, text illus. throughout. Extremities a bit rubbed, chiefly at corners and spine crown..... More

Paris: Alexandre Cadot, 1856. First Edition. Small octavo (16cm.); contemporary brown calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine, marbled endpapers; 320pp. Boards a bit scuffed at extremities with some exposure, chiefly at corners, contemporary bookseller ticket to front pastedown and slightly latter rubber-stamps to title page a few internal leaves, stock uniformly..... More

Paris: Furne et Cie., n.d., ca. 1864. Octavo (18cm.); original blue pictorial wrappers; [4],294pp. Some light edge wear, small chip to spine crown, contemporary ownership signature to upper wrapper, minor later (early 20th century?) repair to loose signature, else a Very Good copy, interior quite fresh. Collection of poetry and..... More