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

London: The Folio Society, 2008. First Thus. Octavo. 252 pp. Color illustrations. White boards stamped in green, gray, and orange. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Brief inoffensive smudge to spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Light rubbing to to edges of slipcase, but overall sound and stable. Overall..... More

Paris: Charpentier et Cie., 1876. Two volumes (of three); 32mo (11.5cm.); publisher's blue morocco-backed marbled boards, elaborate gilt spines in five compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers; [4],493; [4],461pp.; engraved frontispieces by Alphonse Leroy and Alphonse Lamothe, and two eaux-fortes Lalauze. Some scuffing to boards and spine ends, corners bumped..... 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

London: Peter Owen, 1964. First U.K. Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth in gilt price-clipped dust jacket lettered in blue; 94pp. Some minor shelf wear to jacket extremities including closed tear to top margin of upper panel not approaching text, general dust-soil, spine panel darkened, textblock uniformly toned, contemporary ownership signature..... 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: Jean Bosc & Co., 1907. First Edition Limited to 200 copies on "papier velin des manufactures d'Arches," of which this is no. 25. Quarto (28.5cm.); publisher's white pictorial wrappers printed in brown and black; [6]pp. & 54 + xxxv ll. of plates printed on rectos only. Wrapper extremities a...... More

New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, [1993]. Early Printing. Slim octavo; [10],64pp. Jacket a bit soiled, contemporary ownership signature to p. [i], else a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. More

London: J. Debrett, 1796. First Edition. Octavo; removed [from covers]; [4],90pp. ([A]2 B-M4 N1), half title present. Some minor toning to textblock with a few cover remnants along spine, else Very Good and sound. Oft-reprinted contemporary account of the ongoing conflict between Great Britain and France during the French..... More

Three volumes in one. Folio (34.5cm.); full contemporary calf, gilt emblem to both boards of an "A.R.", gilt-ruled spine in five compartments; woodcut title page vignettes and initials throughout. Leather rather worn with mid-19th century repairs to extremities, else a Very Good example of three early Parisian editions of the..... More

Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1981. Facsimile reprint of the 1674 edition. Octavo; publisher's red printed card wrappers, yapp edges; [10],319pp. Light shelf wear, spine a shade sunned, contemporary ownership signature inside upper cover, else Very Good and sound. 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],v,[1],253pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes essays on the Suez Canal..... More

Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1866. Two volumes; small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],237; [2],238pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. More