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1 piece. Letter Signed.
1 piece. Letter Signed. Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de. April 16, 1802. 1 p., folio, on Royal laid paper with French Crown watermark; areas of minor discoloration. To Robert Livingston, American Minister to France. Translated from the French: "You have received Sir, a letter from the Prefects of The Palace, who wish you to be at The Court of Justice on Easter Day at ten thirty in the morning. I have the honor to inform you that The First Consul [Napoleon] will betake himself from there to Notre Dame surrounded by his ministers. He ordered me to invite you to accompany him.... one has to foresee in the future for you, six meetings [with Napoleon's ministers]..." Talleyrand, Napoleon's Foreign Minister, writing to Livingston, the American Minister to France, appointed by Thomas Jefferson, at an early stage in the meetings & negotiations which led directly to the Louisiana Purchase treaty, signed by Livingston and James Monroe in Paris, France, on April 30, 1803. ,000-35,000Unsold
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NAPOLEON Connoisseur edition no. 22
NAPOLEON Connoisseur edition no. 22 of 75 copies sixteen volumes The Grolier Society London. Together with five volumes of the Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand edited by the Duc de Broglie; and The Life of S.M.W. Turner R.A. by Walter Thornbury in two volumes Hurst & Blackett London 1862. Provenance: Property from a Private Collector.
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Thiers (M A) Histoire de la
Thiers (M A) Histoire de la Revolution Francaise, 8 vols, Paris 1841 and Lamartine (A de) Histoire des Girondins, 8 vols., Paris 1848
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Thiers (M A) Histoire de la
Thiers (M A) Histoire de la Revolution Francaise, 8 vols, Paris 1841 and Lamartine (A de) Histoire des Girondins, 8 vols., Paris 1848
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After Louis De Carmontelle (1717
After Louis De Carmontelle (1717 - 1806) on l'a vu desarmer les tirans et le dieux Engraving, portrait of a seated Benjamin Franklin (Cresswell No. 77). 14 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
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GROUP, 20 VARIOUS BOOKSCourtiers
GROUP, 20 VARIOUS BOOKSCourtiers and Favorites of Royalty (Richelieu Vol. 1-3, Madame De Barri Vol. 1-4, Marmontel Vol. 1 and 2, Madame D'Epinay Vol. 1-3, Empress Josephine Vol. 1 and 2), Cardinal De Retz, Henry IV Of France, Talleyrand (Vol. 1-2), Memoirs of Fouche (Vol. 1-2) Publisher: Paris: Societé des Bibliophiles, London and New York: Merrill and Baker
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MEMOIRS OF THE PRINCE DE
MEMOIRS OF THE PRINCE DE TALLEYRAND, GROLIER, 1891 The Grolier Society, Imperial Edition, no. 159 of 1,000 copies with colored frontispieces, edited by Duc de Borglie, vols. II-V only, lacking the first vol., leather spine and corners, marbled sides and endpapers, top page edges gilt, 9"h x 6.25"w
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Paul Valery, Degas Danse Dessin ,
Paul Valery, Degas Danse Dessin , Paris, Ambroise Vollard editeur, 1936, bound by Jacques Anthoine Legrain, copy 55/305, 26 original color aquatint etchings, signed "J. Anthoine Legrain" inside front cover, with Rosenthal book plate, 13 x 10-1/4 in., in matching slip case with gilt tooling and edges. Book dealer's name and code in pencil on one front paper, front and back papers with slight stain at binding possibly from glue, otherwise excellent condition. Samuel Robert Rosenthal; Golden Legend, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, January 2006 (see attached information); Private Collection
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Charles Turner after Thomas
Charles Turner after Thomas Lawrence/Portrait of The Lord Viscount Castlereagh/engraving, 43cm x 34.5cm/Boucher after F Gerard/Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord/engraving, 50cm x 34.5cm/Norman Hirst after Henry Raeburn/Portrait of the Paterson Children/engraving, 42cm x 35.5cm/Provenance: Little Sodbury Manor, Property from the Estate of Lady Killearn
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EUGENE GALIEN-LALOUE (FRANCE,
EUGENE GALIEN-LALOUE (FRANCE, 1854-1941) "Le Boulevard Voltaire et la Place de la Republique", a rainy evening in Paris, oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled verso, circa 1910, with horses and streetcars, in the original gilt reticulated matched corner frame with brass name tag, OS: 11" x 19", SS: 8" x 13". Fine condition.
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After Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
After Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (French 1864-1901) Napoleon color lithograph 16 1/2 x 13 inches.
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[France] Four titles including
[France] Four titles including history and literature of the 17th to 19th century comprising: 1) R. L. De Beaufort ed. The Letters of George Sand (London: 1886) 3 vols. 8vo three-quarter leather marbled boards and matching endpapers; 2) Perkins France under Mazarin (NY: 1886) 2 vols 8vo half leather marbled boards and matching endpapers; 3) Gardner Quatre Bras Ligny and Waterloo 2nd ed. (Boston: 1882) 8vo. cloth; and 4) Carlisle The French Revolution (Philadelphia: n.d.) 3 vols half leather Estimate $ 100-200
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Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916
Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916 French) M. Duval d' Esprememil Confronted by the Mayor of Paris French Revolutionary Scene
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Vie politique et militaire de
Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon by ArnaultAntoine Vincent 1822 2 vol. folio printed by C. Motte. A. Paris chez Emile Babeuf 1822-1826. bound collection of 134 Napoleon lithographs vol. 1 pp.136 vol.2 pp.173. on woven paper red boards with gilt decorated spine. 24''H x 18''W
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AFTER RAZZIA (GERARD COURBOULEIX)
AFTER RAZZIA (GERARD COURBOULEIX) (FRENCH B. 1950), LE TOUQUET/PARIS- PLAGE, LITHOGRAPH IN COLOR, 1984 FRAME: 65 X 49 IN. (165.1 X 124.5 CM.)After Razzia (Gerard Courbouleix) (French b. 1950), Le Touquet/Paris- Plage, Lithograph in Color, 1984, Dimensions: Frame: 65 x 49 in. (165.1 x 124.5 cm.)
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Thiers (M A) Histoire de la
Thiers (M A) Histoire de la Revolution, 2 vols and 40 others on French and Italian History, Literature, Biography etc./Provenance: Spetchley Park
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Two portraits of French
Two portraits of French gentility, raven tressed 19th C. beauty wearing Chantilly collar accompanied by fashionable male in cutaway coat with Roman hair style and long sideburns; oil on canvas; 25" x 21"; unsigned. Female in good condition, male has minor paint loss and small hole.
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P. LANFREY, HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEAN I,
P. LANFREY, HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEAN I, PARIS 1870, 6 VOLUMESP. Lanfrey, Histoire De Napolean I, Paris 1870, 6 Volumes,
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FRENCH BUST OF VOLTAIRE, 20TH
FRENCH BUST OF VOLTAIRE, 20TH CENTURYAn early 20th century patinated spelter bust of Voltaire, the reverse stamped Fabrication Française - Made in France. Height, 11".
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GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971):
GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971): ''VIVE LA FRANCE!'' Hand-colored lithograph titled and signed in plate and dated 1917 and signed in pencil and numbered 3/250; matted and in a silvered wood frame. 17 x 13 1/2 in. (sight) 24 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (frame). Estate of Katherine W. Mellon Stonington CT.
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JEAN-FRANCOIS
JEAN-FRANCOIS RAFFAELLIJean-Francois Raffaelli(France, 1850-1924)Le Terrassier de la Plaine Saint-Denis, 1896lithograph in colors on japan wove papera very fine impression with full margins of an edition of 100; initialed i
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[COUTAUD] VOLTAIRE, LE TAUREAU
[COUTAUD] VOLTAIRE, LE TAUREAU BLANC Les Bibliophiles Comtois, with original etchings by Lucien Coutaud, 1956, number VI of 25 "Collaborateur", total edition of 150, this one with 14 working proofs of the etchings, most signed or initialed by Coutaud, loose signatures in paper cover with glassine wrapper, in chemise and slipcase, 14"h x 10.5"w
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A moving autograph letter signed by
A moving autograph letter signed by French novelist and politician Victor Hugo (1802-1885), dated September 16, 1843, to Madame de Courbonne on the death of his daughter. Leopoldine Hugo Vacquerie (1824-1843) and her husband drowned when their boat overturned in the River Seine on September 4th. According to an old catalog entry affixed to the accompanying collector's folder, the letter translates in part as "Your soul, Madame, is a treasure of charity. You have the fine and high intelligence that can touch our wounds without causing pain. A tear of yours comes so profoundly from the heart. Alas, Madam, I am overwhelmed. I have lost a child who was an angel. I thank you. You lean over me, you weep with me. May you be blessed and happy in all the ways you love..."
Madame de Courbonne (1786-1863), born Antoinette-Camille Le Pescheux, was one of the most prominent society figures of Restoration France. After becoming Madame de Courbonne in 1830, she maintained a famous Paris salon where she entertained many prominent figures, including not only Victor Hugo but Madame Recamier, Talleyrand and Lafayette. A contemporary described her hospitality: "This salon is the last refuge of talkers, men and women of spirit or those who claim to have one or who pass for one."
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THREE FRENCH BOOKSAdolphe Thiers'
THREE FRENCH BOOKSAdolphe Thiers' Histoire (French Revolution); Napoleon on St. Helene; and Pliny the Younger.Lot includes 23 volumes: 1. Histoire du consulat et de l'empire faisant suite ? la r?volution fran?aise. Ado
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PIERRE GABRIEL BERTHAULT, (16)
PIERRE GABRIEL BERTHAULT, (16) ENGRAVINGS Pierre Gabriel Berthault (French, 1737-1831), "Tableaux Historiques de la Revolution Francaise", c. 1791-1817, plates number 1-16, 10.75"h x 14"w (sight), 11.5"h x 14.75"w (frames)
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JEAN COCTEAU. "SALONS DE LA TWA,"
JEAN COCTEAU. "SALONS DE LA TWA," LITHOGRAPH (French, 1889-1963). Lithograph in colors, 1954, signed in the stone lr, for the Exposition Nice-Cote D'Azur, Paris, printed by Mourlot Paris, sheet size: 28 1/4 x 20 1/2 in., unframed.
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Louis Brion De La Tour (French
Louis Brion De La Tour (French 1756-1803) "Suite du Theatre de la Guerre dans l'Amerique Septentrionale y Compris le Golfe du Mexique par M. Brion de la Tour Ing.r Geographie du Roi" 1782 published by Esnauts & Rapilly Paris copperplate engraved map original coloring laid paper with cross and pendant watermark featuring an idealized vignette of Cornwallis surrendering his sword to Washington at Yorktown sheet 29 1/4 in. x 20 1/8 in. tipped on to board framed. Provenance: The Grove Tallahassee FL.
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THE MARSHAL OF THE VENDEE FERRANT
THE MARSHAL OF THE VENDEE FERRANT "Le maréchal ferrant de la Vendée". Gravure de Copia d'après Sablet. Paris, musée Carnavalet, approx 39cm x 29cm
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JEAN-PIERRE MARIE JAZET (FRENCH
JEAN-PIERRE MARIE JAZET (FRENCH 1788-1871), 'L;HALLALI', AFTER VENCH, ETCHING AND AQUATINT, FRAMED, 14-1/2 X 16-1/2 INCHESJean-Pierre Marie Jazet (French 1788-1871), 'L;Hallali', After Vench, Etching and Aquatint, Framed, 14-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches
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Adolphe Thiers (French, 1797-1877),
Adolphe Thiers (French, 1797-1877), Atlas des Campagnes de la Revolution Francaise, 1846, Paris, Furne et Cie., thirty-two maps, 10-7/8" x 16-1/2", engraved by Charles Dyonnet (fl. 1838-1865), surveyed by Thunot Duvotenay (1796-1875), with cities, departments, battlefields and strategic sites of the campaigns of the Consolate and Empire, published as a supplement to Thiers' Histoire de la Revolution, in a kraft paper folio with ex libris pencil notations on the cover.
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1 vol. Condorcet, (Antoine-Nicolas
1 vol. Condorcet, (Antoine-Nicolas de.) Vie de Voltaire. [Paris]: Societe Litteraire-Typographique, 1789. 8vo, contemp. bds., calf back & corners, red morocco spine label. Generally internally crisp & clean - very scattered light foxing. Complete with additions & corrections.
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Theodore Rousseau French, 1812-1867
Theodore Rousseau French, 1812-1867 Twilight, circa 1850
Estimate:$20,000-$30,000
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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH DOCUMENT. Printed
NAPOLEONIC FRENCH DOCUMENT. Printed and pen and ink on laid paper. "Soult, Marechal de l'Empire" addressed to "General Bertrand". Framed, 14.5"h. 13"w.
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GéRARD "RAZZIA" COURBOULEIX
GéRARD "RAZZIA" COURBOULEIX (FRENCH, BORN 1950), LE TOUQUET - PARIS PLAGE Lithographic poster in colors, circa 1980, with printed signature at lower right, framed.
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Adrien Henri Tanoux French,
Adrien Henri Tanoux French, 1865-1923 Vanity, 1905
Estimate:$2,500-$3,500
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Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour
Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1838-1910) French SOLDIER AT THE LOVER??TS DOOR Oil on cradled panel; signed lower right 14.5" (height) 36.8cm (height) 9.75" (width) 24.8cm (width)