A SHELF OF ANTIQUE MOSTLY LEATHER BOOKSA shelf of antique mostly leather books, including (8) 18th century French books, 1728 Conduite Pour Passer Saintement Le Temps De L'Avent; 1739 Histoire Du Systeme Des Finances...
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DESCRIPTION DE L EGYPTE, PANCKOUCKE,1820-1830Description de l Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l expedition de l Egypte. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1830...
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A GROUP OF FIFTY-THREE ANTIQUE HISTORYBOOK TITLES, NAP... BOOK TITLES, NAPOLEONIC, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH INTEREST, 1751-1902, comprising, "History of England," a set of twelve vols., Froude, London, 1870; "Hudibras,"...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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A SELECTION OF ANTIQUE ARCHITECTUREBOOKS (9) vols: Stegman & Geymueller. The Architecture of the Renaissance inn Tuscany. Architectural Book Publishing, vols. 1 and 2; Roussel. Le Palais de Fontainebleu. Librairie...
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(2 VOL.) FRENCH WORLD WAR I ILLUSTRATEDBOOKS(2 volumes) Book: "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919," c.1932, published by L'Illustration, Paris, leather-backed spine over gilt embossed boards, numerous tipped-in and...
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TWO CATALOG RAISONEE BOOKS FOR PABLOPICASSO & JOAN MIRO, CHRISTIAN ZERVOS, VOL. 8, OEUVRES DE 1932 A 1937, EDITION CAHIERS DE ART, PARIS, 1957 (IN FRENCH), JACQUES DUPIN, ARIANE LELONG-MAINARD, CATALOGUE RAISONNE....
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[ART, DECORATIVE ART AND ILLUSTRATIVEBOOKS], 18 VOLUMES, INCLUDING: MCCRACKEN, GIBSON, BREWINGTON, MEIER-GRAEFE, JACKSON AND OTHERS[Art, Decorative Art and Illustrative Books], 18 vols., 8vo-folio, including:...
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DANTE, THE DIVINE COMEDY, 1828-1830,(6) VOLS. Dante Alighieri, translated by A. F. Artaud, Firmin Didot, Paris, each vol. in Italian and French, notes sections at back in French, all 2nd editions, includes:...
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(10) VOLS. VINTAGE NON-FICTION, SOMESIGNED Includes: 1) Father Paul Schulte "The Flying Priest". The Flying Cross over the Arctic. Harper & Brothers, 1940, ADVANCE COPY signed by the author, contains only the...
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COLLECTION OF 14 BOOKS RELATED TO JAMESABBOTTMcNeill Whistler, to include: "The Life of Whistler", 2 vols, by E. R. and J. Pennell, Lippincott Co. , London, 1908, cloth bound boards, 8vo, hand cut pages, numerous...
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(19) BOOKS: FRENCH CULTURE & HISTORY,19TH C.(lot of 19) Library shelf books: French books on history and culture, all with embossed leather spines, including: (2 vols) "Histoire de Madame de Maintenon", by Duc...
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LORENZ SCHWARTZ BOUND COMPLETE WRITINGSOF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT, THE ROYCROFT BINDERY, 1908, VOL. 1 11 1/2 X 8 IN. (29.21 X 20.32 CM.) OF ELBERT HUBBARD, INDIVIDUAL SET, IN FULL LEVANT,...
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BOOKS: (4) VOLS FRENCH ARTISTS, SOMESIGNED Four hardcovers in matching buckram bindings, includes: 1) Baudelaire. Les Fleurs du Mal, Limited Editions Club, 1940, art by Rodin, #68/1500; 2) C. Despiau by Leon...
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(5) VOLS. FRENCH ARTISTS INCL. CATALOGUESRAISONNE Includes (5) hardcovers: Brame and Reff, Degas et Son Oeuvre A Supplement, Garland Publishing, 1984; Friedlaender and Blunt, The Drawings of Nicolas Poussin Catalogue...
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MEMOIRS OF THE STATE OF FRANCE, CHARLESNeufiesme,1578, 3 vols. Written in French with original vellum boards and leather spines. Octavo, 7 1/4" x 4 1/2". Vol. I states on frontispage "Containing most notable things made...
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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL ANTI-GALLICANPUNCH BOWL Early Qianlong Era, circa 1745 beautifully decorated bowl bearing the arms of the Anti-Gallican League, in extraordinarily bright polychrome enamels. The Anti-Gallican...
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9 vols. Leather Bindings - French Subjects:James, G.P.R. The Life and Times of Louis The Fourteenth. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 4 vols. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered & emblematic...
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Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau(French worked in Italy 1721-1820) "A Chimneypiece in the Neo-Classical Style" c. 1770s/1780s ink and two tones of gray wash on cream-colored laid paper (perhaps with an even...
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French School 18th c. "Male Nude Dragginga Fallen Figure by the Feet" red chalk or sanguine crayon on cream-colored paper fully watermarked and countermarked with untranslated French maker's marks (crowned shield...
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Books: Fine art furniture decorativearts and travel guides Bernier Rosamond. MATISSE PICASSO MIRO: AS I KNEW THEM. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Bridgman George B. BRIDGMAN'S LIFE-DRAWING. London: John Lane...
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3 vols. French Literature: Rousseau,J(ean) J(acques). Les Confessions de... Leipzig: Chez Gerard Fleischer le Cadet, 1804-1805. 4 vols. in 2. Sm. 8vo, orig. blue bds.; edges, spine ends & joints scuffed, occasionally...
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3 vols. French 18th-Century ArmorialBindings: Marsy, Abbe Francois Marie de. Pictura, Carmen. Paris: Le Mercier, 1736. 12mo, contemp. full armorial brown calf, gilt, spine gilt, hand-screened endpapers; scuffed,...
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6 pieces. Hand-Colored Engraved Maps- German States & C: Homann, Johann Baptist. "Principatus Gotha, Coburg et Aetenburg." Nuremberg, [ca. 1720]. 19 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches (489 x 565 mm), margins. Minor, mostly...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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4 vols. French Travels & Soldiers inAmerica: Comettant, Oscar. Voyage Pittoresque et Anecdotique dans le Nord et le Sud Des Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Paris, 1866. Lg. 8vo, contemp. green pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered...
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Fine leatherbound books: Histories LansdaleMaria Honor. THE CHATEAUX OF TOURAINE. New York: The Century Co. 1907; Carlyle Thomas. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 2 Vols. Chicago: Belford Clarke & Co. n.d.; Yarrell William....
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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An Antique Biscuit Porcelain PortraitBust of Napoleon mid-19th c. after Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828) cast signature "Houdon" and inscription "Buste Officiel/Napoleon/Empereur/1805" at back of neck;...
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Gaston V. Leroux (French 1854-1942)"A Desert Tribesman (Guerrier Arabe)" 1880s-1890s bronze cast signature on base height 38 in. Note: Gaston Leroux was a member of the "second generation" of Orientalist...
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7 vols. French & British Travelersin America: Lahontan, (Baron). Voyages... dans l'Amerique Septentrionale. Amsterdam, 1741. Vol. 1 (of 2) only. 12mo, contemp. calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label; scuffed,...
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5 vols. American Description & Travel- Kentucky & Adjoining Regions: Imlay, G(ilbert). A Topographical Description of The Western Territory. New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. 2 vols. 12mo, modern morocco or cloth...
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Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont (French1720-1791) "Section Drawing of a Church Project to be Built on a Greek-Cross Plan " c. 1750s/1760s ink gray and light rose washes on cream-colored laid paper unsigned 12 1/4...
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6 vols. French Literature & Curiosa:Guerin, Maurice de. Relquiae Publie par G.S. Trebutien, avec une etude Biographique et Litteraire par Sainte-Bevue. Paris: Didier, 1861. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. green wrappers,...
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2 vols. (French Revolution.) Adolphus,John. Biographical Memoirs of The French Revolution. London: for T. Cadell, et al., 1799. First edition. 8vo, 19th-century 3/4 pebbled red morocco & marbled bds., gilt, gilt-lettered...
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23 vols. (Leather Bindings.) FrenchAuthors: Florian, (Jean Pierre Claris) de. Ouvres. Paris: Didot, 1786-An XI (1803). 20 vols. 16mo, contemp. full polished brown tree calf, gilt, gilt-paneled spines, inner...
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