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BERTALL, [Charles Albert D'ARNOULD, called] [1820-1882].
La Vie Hors De Chez Soi (Comédie De Notre Temps) L'Hiver - Le Printemps L'Été - L'Automne Études Au Crayon Et À La Plume.
Paris: E.Plon Et Cie., 1876..
large 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 667, [1]. with half-title. frontis. & numerous text illus. (some full-page). title in red & black with vignette. original quarter chagrin, gilt back, all edges gilt (joints worn & partly cracked, spine ends & corners worn). First Edition. Vicaire I 439. Carteret III p. 89.
$400 USD Book Number: FRTVBERT77 Order / Enquire

BERTRAND DE MOL[L]EVILLE, Ant[oine] Fr[ançois] [1744-1818].
Private Memoirs Relative To The Last Year Of The Reign Of Lewis The Sixteenth, Late King Of France.
London: Printed for A. Strahan, T. Cadell jun. & W. Davies, 1797..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xi, [1]errata, 418; ix, [1]errata, 418, vii, [1]errata, 446. 5 engraved portraits by Agar. uncut in original bds. (stained & chipped, titles & portraits dampstained). First Edition of the English Translation. A defence of the character and reign of Louis XVI written by an emigré royalist. cfMartin & Walter I 3057.
$513 USD Book Number: FRTivBER60 Order / Enquire

BERWICK, [James Fitzjames, Duke of] [1670-1734].
Mémoires Du Maréchal De Berwick, Écrits Par Lui-Même.
Paris: Chez Moutard, 1780..
2 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 2 p.l., xlviii, 508; 2 p.l., 516, [3]. with half-titles. engraved frontis. portrait. folding engraved map. woodcut headpieces. contemporary marbled calf, gilt backs. Second Edition. Memoirs of the celebrated Duke of Berwick, Marshal of France, the natural son of James Duke of York, afterwards James II, by Arabella Churchill, sister of the Duke of Marlborough. They cover the period down to 1705, with a continuation to 1734 by the Abbé Hooke, and prefatory éloges by Bolingbroke and Montesquieu. Berwick fled to France with his father in 1688 after an unsuccessful attempt to oppose the Prince of Orange and was naturalized in 1703. He distinguished himself in twenty-nine campaigns, his most famous victory being that of Almanza, the only battle on record in which an English general commanding a French army defeated an English army commanded by a Frenchman. Berwick was killed by a cannon-shot during the siege of Philipsburg. cfDavies & Keeler 1694. cfGrose 3101.
$275 USD Book Number: elala1246 Order / Enquire

BINGHAM, [Denis Arthur].
Journal Of The Siege Of Paris.
London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1871..
8vo. pp. 358, [1 leaf]. with half-title. folding frontis. map. original black-stamped cloth (joints frayed, head of spine chipped, foxing to outer leaves). First Edition.
$250 USD Book Number: elala3681 Order / Enquire

BIRÉ, [Jean Baptiste] Edmond [1829-1907].
The Diary of A Citizen Of Paris During 'The Terror'. Translated & Edited by John De Villiers.
London: Chatto & Windus & New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1896..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, 389; vi, 402 + 32(ads). with half-titles. titles in red & black. 2 frontis. portraits. original cloth (rubbed, spines faded, label of Mudie's Select Library on upper covers, dampstaining to frontis.). First Edition of the English Translation.
$154 USD Book Number: FRÉeBIRÉ34 Order / Enquire

BLANC, Louis [1811-1882].
The History Of Ten Years, 1830-1840.
London: Chapman And Hall, 1844-45..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., viii, 627, [1]; viii, 656. with half-titles. 1 folding lithographed map. uncut in original blind-stamped cloth (occasional light spotting, extremities slightly frayed). First Edition of the English Translation, of the author's Révolution française; histoire de dix ans. Palgrave p. 153. cfVicaire I 810-11.
$231 USD Book Number: FANeBLAN61 Order / Enquire

BOCCAGE, [Marie Anne Le Page] Du [1710-1802].
La Colombiade, Ou La Foi Portée Au Nouveau Monde, Poëme.
Paris: Desaint & Saillant and Durand, 1756..
8vo. pp. viii, 184. engraved frontis. portrait by Tardieu after Mlle Loir & 10 engraved plates by Chedel. engraved title vignette. contemporary quarter calf, gilt back (spine rubbed & wanting label, front joint partly cracked, light soiling to title). Published the same year as the first edition, this omits the culs-de-lampe; the frontispiece is slightly different and all plates are unsigned. An epic poem on the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. cfCioranescu 25467. cfCohen-De Ricci 328. JCB I 1112. Lewine p. 157. Quérard II 598. Sabin 21007. [BOUND WITH:] [BOCCAGE, Marie Anne Le Page Du] [1710-1802]. Le Paradis Terrestre, Poëme Imité De Milton.Augmentée & corrigé par l'Auteur. 8vo. vi, [2], engraved frontis. portrait. title in red & black with engraved vignette. 6 engraved headpieces. woodcut tailpieces. London: 1755. cfCioranescu 25463. cfCohen-De Ricci 328. cfQuérard II 598.
$649 USD Book Number: elala1438 Order / Enquire

BOCCAGE, [Marie Anne Le Page] Du [1710-1802].
Recueil Des Oeuvres.Augmenté De L'Imitation En Vers Du Poème D'Abel.
Lyon: les Frères Perisse, 1770..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 336; 2 p.l., 351; 2 p.l., 396, [3]privilege. with half-titles. engraved frontis. portrait by J.Tardieu after Mlle Loir, engraved plate & engraved headpiece by J.Tardieu after Briard. engraved title vignettes. woodcut ornaments. contemporary quarter calf. Second Enlarged Edition. Including Du Boccage's tragedy 'Les Amazones', imitations of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and Gessner's 'Death of Abel', 'La Colombiade', an epic poem on the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, letters concerning the author's travels in England, Holland and Italy, and other works. Cioranescu 25459 [vide DU BOCAGE]. cfQuérard II [vide DUBOCAGE].
$400 USD Book Number: elala1382 Order / Enquire

BOILEAU DESPRÉAUX, [Nicolas] [1636-1711].
Oeuvres Complètes.Nouvelle Édition Conforme Au Texte Donné Par Berriat-Saint Prix Avec Les Notes De Tous Les Commentateurs Publiée Par M.Paul Cheron.Précédée D'Une Notice.Par C.A.Sainte-Beuve.
Paris: Garnier Frères, 1885..
large 8vo. pp. xx, 543. with half-title. text in double columns. 7 plates, engraved by F.Delannoy after drawings by G.Staal. contemporary half morocco, gilt back, t.e.g. (extremities bit rubbed, some scattered foxing, otherwise a nice untrimmed copy).
$231 USD Book Number: FILuvBOI41 Order / Enquire

BOILEAU DESPRÉAUX, [Nicolas] [1636-1711].
Oeuvres De. Avec Des Éclaircissemens Historiques, Donnez par Lui-même.
Geneva: Fabri & Barrillot, 1716..
2 Vols. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., xxviii, 506, [1 leaf]errata; 3 p.l., 427, [34]errata & index. with half-titles. titles in red & black. engraved frontis. portrait by Fr.Chereau after H.Rigaud, engraved portrait of Philippe d'Orléans by Fr.Chereau after J.B.Santerre. 6 engraved plates by Chereau for Le Lutrin. engraved title vignettes, dedication headpiece & initial by Ant.Chopy. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt backs (rubbed, joints repaired, some light foxing, portraits closely trimmed at lower margin). ownership entry of Thomas Jefferson Hogg [1792-1862], friend & biographer of Shelley. One of the most important editions of Boileau's works, edited by Claude Brossette [1671-1743] and incorporating explanatory and historical notes and commentary based on information provided by Boileau himself. This is also the first edition to contain the Satire XII sur l'Équivoque. Brunet I 1058. Cioranescu 12732. Cohen-De Ricci 165. Magne 568. Tchemerzine II 291-92.
$849 USD Book Number: FILuvBOI13 Order / Enquire

[BORDELON, Laurent] [1653-1730].
Le Voyage Forcé De Becafort.
Amsterdam: Fristch & Bomh, 1719..
2 Parts in 1 volume [continuous pagination]. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l., 172, [2]divisional title, 173-342. title & divisional title in red & black. woodcut title vignette. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt back (spine ends repaired, joints cracked). Second Edition of this utopian novel, originally published in 1709 under the title Le Voyage Forcé De Becafort Hypocondriaque, qui s'imagine être indispensablement obligé de dire ou d'écrire, et qui dit ou écrit en effet tout ce qu'il pense des autres et de lui-même. The author, a French theologian, and prolific dramatist and novelist, referred to his works as "ses péchés mortels, dont le public faisait la pénitence." cfBarbier IV 1090. cfCioranescu 12894. cfCaillet 1427. cfNegly 130. cfQuérard I 415.
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BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, [Jean Baptiste Genevieve Marcellin, Baron] [1778-1846].
Justification De La Conduite Et Des Opinions De M. Bory De St. Vincent, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, membre de la chambre des Représentans en 1815; correspondant de l'Institut national; officier français, et compris dans l'ordonnance du 24 juillet 18
Paris: 'Chez Les Marchands De Nouveautés', 1815..
8vo. pp. 110. contemporary half calf, gilt back from the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps. Bound with 5 other political tracts: (2) CARNOT, [Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte] [1753-1823]. Exposé De La Conduite Politique De M. Le Lieutenant-Général Carnot, Depuis le 1er Juillet 1814. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 51. Paris: Mme Ve Courcier, 1815. cfMartin & Walter I 6175.(3) [ROCQUES DE MONTGAILLARD, Jean Gabriel Maurice, Comte]. Clémence Et Justice. 8vo. pp. 52. Paris: 'Chez Les Marchands De Nouveautés', 1815. Barbier I 616. (4) FRANCE. MINISTERE DE LA POLICE GÉÑÉRALE. Rapport Au Roi, Sur La Situation De La France Et Sur Les Relations Avec Les Armées Étrangères, Fait dans le conseil des Ministres, le 15 aout 1815 Par Le Duc D'Otrante [Joseph Fouché, Duc d'Otranto]; Et Mémoire Présenté Au Roi, Le Aout 1815. 8vo. pp. 64[ie54]. complete with half-title & final blank. Paris: 1815. Martin & Walter II 13655. (5) LES PRINCES Actuellement Regnans En Europe Au Tribunal De L'Opinion. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [5]-28. lacking half-title? (imprint cut out). [Paris?: 1815?]. (6) [FOUCHÉ, Joseph], Duc d'Otranto [1759-1820]. Correspondance Du Duc D'Otrante Avec Le Duc De Wellington. Première Lettre. Dresde, Le Premier Janvier, 1816. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 65, [1]. London: H.Colburn & Leipzig & Amsterdam: F.A.Brockhaus & C.G.Sulpke, 1816.
$900 USD Book Number: FRYstBOR36 Order / Enquire

BOSSUET, Jacques Bégigne [1627-1704].
Discours Sur L'Histoire Universelle.
Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1681..
4to. pp. 1 p.l., 561, [1]blank, [6]. engraved head & tailpiece & initial by Jolain after Le Pautre. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt back (wear to extremities, short splits in joints, internally very good). First Edition. "This Treatise on World-History is the last noteworthy exercise in that type of universal history which, beginning with St. Augustine, interpreted the course of human history as a continuous manifestation of divine providence leading mankind towards salvation. Bossuet was the most famous court-preacher of Louis XIV.He wrote the Discours for the instruction of the Dauphin, whose tutor he was from 1670 to 1679; for history, Bossuet declared, is 'the counsellor of princes'.a noble specimen of French prose." (PMM) "[Cet] ouvrage excita, dès qu'il parut, une admiration universelle que le temps n'a pas affaiblie; et il est impossible, en effet, de trouver dans aucune oeuvre humaine plus de force, de grandeur et d'éclat, une plus constante élévation de pensée avec une telle magnificence de langage." (Nouvelle Biographie Générale) Brunet I 1134. Cioranescu 14031. Le Petit p. 420. Printing and the Mind of Man 157. Quérard I 427-28. Tchemerzine II 365-66.
$1499 USD Book Number: elala1345 Order / Enquire

BOUFFLERS, Stanislas, [Jean de, Marquis] [1738-1815].
Le Libre Arbitre.
Paris: F.Buisson, 1808..
8vo. pp. xv, 249. complete with half-title. A fine uncut copy in original wrs. (spine faded, rubberstamp on half-title, former owners's name on fr. wr.). First Edition. NUC cites only the Harvard copy. Not in BMC. Cioranescu 13099.
$500 USD Book Number: FUFLBOUF70 Order / Enquire

[BOURDE, Paul] [1851-1914].
Les Membres De La Commune Et du Comité central Par Paul Delion [Pseud.].
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1871..
18mo. pp. 2 p.l., xiii, 446, [1 leaf]. with half-title. uncut in original printed wrs. (spinal extremities chipped). Second Edition (so stated on front wr.).
$288 USD Book Number: FOUs[BOU99 Order / Enquire

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