LES TROIS ISLETS LIVRES RARES 55th New York Antiquarian

LES TROIS ISLETS
LIVRES RARES
55th New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Park Avenue Armory, April. 9-12
109. ISELIN (HENRI). [MANUSCRIPT.]. -LA MARINE. IMAGES DE LA MARINE. [Paris], 1951.
1 vol. 4to. 2 watercolours on the boards, 16 original plates: ink and watercolor, all signed. Unique manuscrit copy.
Jean-François Letenneur
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List of 180 items to see at booth A9
Travels: Americana, Asia, Egypt-Middle East, Africa, Europe ; Atlases, Explorations, Maritime, Pirates –
Corsairs - Shipwrecks, Sciences, Technology, Miniatures books.
Americana
1.
AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY
WAR.
DESTOUCHES
(CAPITAINE,
CHARLES
SOCHET). -A MONSIEUR DE LA GRANDIÈRE,
CAPT DU VAU COMMANDENT, LE CONQUÉRENT.
[Baie de Chesapeake], Ce 17 mars 1781. [2]
manuscript ll. Traces of the red wax seal. Fragile and
precious war document, a letter by Charles Sochet
Destouches (1727-1793) to one of his captains
Charles-Marie de la Grandière, the day after the Battle of Cape Henry, the 16th of March 1781. These lines, exchanged
between the main protagonists of the battle, are touching and bring a lot of valuable information. This battle was an
important step in the Revolutionary War because for the first time, American saw the British Navy wasn’t invincible. If the
British fleet, led by Graves, suffered, the battle was very murderous for the Conquérant, 74 guns, led by La Grandière who
lost more than 70 men. Both La Grandière and Destouches (who was the friend of Rochambeau, Lafayette and
Washington) were members of the Society of the Cincinnati. Scarce example of a war document, by one of the
Revolutionary War heroes, telling the violence of an important battle.
$ 7 000
2. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. BATTLE OF THE SAINTS. DESTOUCHES (CHARLES SOCHET). [AUTOGRAPHED LETTER]. Paris, le 21 août 1782. [2] manuscript ll. (some words missing). Beautiful letter from Charles
Sochet Destouches to Charles-Marie de La Grandière, both members of the Society of the Cincinnati, written short after his
return to France, after their glorious participation to the Revolutionary War. Charles-Marie de La Grandière served under
Chevalier Destouches during the Battle of Cape Henry (March 1781), and took part of the Battle of the Saint, as
Destouches, under Admiral de Grasse. Destouches evokes the unfortunate trial of de Grasse for his defeat at the Saint, as
well as personal matters and his moves to improve La Grandière’s situation toward the Order of Saint Louis. Precious
historical document.
$ 1 950
3. BERGERON (PIERRE). [BETHENCOURT (JEAN DE)]. [BONTHIER
(PIERRE), LE VERRIER (JEAN)]. -UN TRAICTE DE LA NAVIGATION ET DES
VOYAGES DE DESCOUVERTE & CONQUESTE MODERNES, & PRINCIPALEMENT
DES FRANCOIS. [SUIVI DE]. HISTOIRE DE LA PREMIERE DESCOUVERTE ET
CONQUESTE DES CANARIES. FAITE DÈS L'AN 1402 PAR MESSIRE JEAN DE
BETHENCOURT. A Paris, chez Jean de Heuqueville et Michel Soly, 1629.
(Traicte de la Navigation) - A Paris, chez Michel Soly, 1630. (Decouverte
des Canaries). 2 vols. 12mo. Jean de Bethencourt's
portrait by Balthasar Moncornet. Full calf with the
arms of Louis Urbain Le Fèvre de Caumartin (16531720). Fine copy of this scarce Americana, complete
with the 2 parts and portrait, only edition of the very
first French publication dealing with the history of
maritime explorations. The texts of the first part
were compiled by Pierre Bergeron: it's a wonderful
history of world exploration at the age of discovery,
concentrated on French' voyages. The second part,
written by Pierre Bontier and Jean le Verrier, is an
account of the conquest of the Canary Islands by
Jean de Bethencourt. Rare, with a nice portrait.
$ 25 900
4. BEULLOCH (WILLIAM BULLOCH OU
BULLOCK, DIT). -LE MEXIQUE EN 1823, OU
RELATION D’UN VOYAGE DANS LA NOUVELLEESPAGNE. Paris, Alexis-Eymery, 1824. 2 vols.
8vo, 1 vol. oblong 4to (Atlas). 20 plates (2 folding maps, 1 folding plate, 6 hand-coloured
costume plates). Contemporary sheep. Scarce first French edition (OE, London, same year), of
this account of a voyage to Mexico, the first English one since 1640 (Thomas Gage). The atlas’
plates are lithographed by Marlet, who signed the costumes plates. The other plates are: maps
of Mexico, views (1 folding) and Aztecs sculptures. Fine copy in contemporary binding of this
uncommon work.
$ 6 000
5. BOITE (GASTON). -[RÉCIT D’UN ÉMIGRANT AU CHILI]. [CHILI - FRENCH
IMIGRANT]. Ca. 1909. 1 vol. 8vo. 129 handwritten pp. [19] ll. 3 trolley tickets,
stamps, official papers, etc. Contemporary cloth binding. Spirited narrative by
Gaston Boite, French emigrant to Chile in the beginning of the 20th century. The
journey from France to South America still was an adventure, for the crossing and
the installation and this log gives a vivid picture of it.
$ 1 950
6. BONNIN DE FRAYSSEIX (JOSEPH-ANTONIN-ETIENNE, MARQUIS DE).
-CARNET DE CROQUIS ET D'AQUARELLES. A bord du Dubourdieu, 18961897. 1 vol. oblong 12mo. 21 watercolours, 9 pencil drawings or sketches.
Contemporary grey cloth. Very attractive set of drawings made during a naval
campaign around the world, led by the Amiral Pougin de la Maisonneuve, aboard
the Dubourdieu, by Joseph Antonin Etienne Bonnin de Fraysseix (1838-1914).
At this time, Amiral Pougin de la Maisonneuve was chief commander of the
“Division navale de l’Atlantique”, and aboard the Dubourdieu, with Captain
Marquis de Fraysseix. The watercolours depict beautiful landscapes: St Thomas,
New Orleans, Sydney, Halifax, St Peter (Canada), Newport. One of them depicts
the interior of the Castle of Erskine (commander of the English fleet) in Halifax.
Also some views of life aboard. Pleasant item.
$ 3 300
6. Bonnin de Fraysseix.
7. CHABERT (JEAN-BAPTISTE). -VOYAGE FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI EN
1750 ET 1751, DANS L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, POUR RECTIFIER LES
CARTES DES CÔTES DE L'ACADIE, DE L'ISLE ROYALE & DE L'ISLE DE TERRENEUVE. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1753. 1 vol. 4to. 6 folding maps, 1 folding
plate, 1 folding table, 1 engraved head-piece. Contemporary calf. First edition of
an important work on navigation by Joseph Bernard Chabert (1724-1805). The work was highly praised by the examining
commission of the French Academy of Sciences, it was recommended as a navigational model for future navigators. Fine
copy in armorial binding.
$ 3 800
8. CHAMPIGNY (CHEVALIER JEAN
DE).
-ETAT-PRESENT
DE LA
AVEC TOUTES LES PARTICULARITÉS DE CETTE PROVINCE D'AMERIQUE.
LOUISIANE,
A la Haye,
chez Frederic Staatman, 1776. 1 vol. 8vo. Original wrappers. “An absorbing
account of the trial and punishment of leading French citizens of Louisiana , inflicted
on them by Alexander O’Reilly, the Spanish Governor of the province at its transfer
from France to Spain after the Seven Years’ War”. (Streeter). Fine copy.
$ 7 000
9. FENWICK (JOSEPH). -MÉMOIRE À CONSULTER, POUR LE CITOYEN JOSEPH
FENWICK, FONDÉ DE PROCURATION D'ABEL LUNT, CAPITAINE DU BRICK
AMÉRICAIN L'UNION. [WITH] JOSEPH FENWICK À MONSIEUR JONA JONES,
DEVANT MESSIEURS LES JUGES DE LA COUR D'APPEL DE BORDEAUX. A
Bordeaux, de l'Imprimerie d'André Racle, an 9 [1800]. (I.) A Bordeaux, de
l'Imprimerie de Ve La court et Faye Ainé. 1806. (II.) 7 vols. 8vo. Ancient
portfolio.Joseph Fenwick (1762-1849) was the first Consul, appointed by Georges
Washington in 1795, for the United States in Bordeaux, first town in the world to have
an American consulate. The first document is very scarce (no reference found on
World Cat): « Mémoire à consulter, Pour le citoyen Joseph Fenwick, fondé de
procuration
d'Abel
Lunt, capitaine du
Brick
Américain
l'Union. » Six other
documents are related
to a case which
occupied the court of
Bordeaux for more
than 15 years: the 8. Champigny.
“Pigou case” involving
Jona Jones, Joseph Fenwick and his partner Mason. The
trial is still famous and appears in Merlin’s “Question de
droit” under “Serment”. Remarkable set of utmost scarce
documents, regarding two important trials, early
international trade law suits, involving the first American
consul in the world.
$ 6 500
10. Frézier.
10. FREZIER (AMÉDÉE FRANÇOIS). -RELATION DU VOYAGE DE LA MER DU SUD AUX CÔTES DU CHILY ET DU
PÉROU, FAIT PENDANT LES ANNÉES 1712, 1713 & 1714. Paris, Nyon - Ganeau - Quillau, 1716. 1 vol. 4to. 37 plates
(18 doubles). Contemporary calf. First edition of a classic in the literature of South American Voyages of exploration. The
book was first valued for its cartographic content (navigators such as Bougainville and La Pérouse quote him) he depicted a
dangerous area not very well known but very important in communications and trade at this time (Magellan, Horn, etc.) but
it's still appreciated today for the historical, ethnological and scientific observations. Fine copy.
$ 4 100
11. FROGER (FRANÇOIS). -RELATION D'UN VOYAGE DE LA MER DU SUD, DÉTROIT DE MAGELLAN, BRÉSIL,
CAYENNE ET LES ILES DES ANTILLES. Amsterdam, L'Honoré et Chatelain, 1715. 1 vol. 12mo. 18th century
paperboard. New edition of this travel account, which was frequently reissued. François Froger (1676-1715) French engineer
and cartographer, boarded in 1695 on a boat from a six ships squadron commanded by de Gennes to established a colony
in the Strait of Magellan area. From this travel he brings back the first accurate printed map of Rio, and a lot of informations
on different topics, richly illustrated with his own drawings. Gripping book of the first official French travel to the Strait of
Magellan.
$ 3 700
12. GRIMKE (JOHN FAUCHERAND). [PRINGLE (JOHN
JULIUS)]. -THE PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF SOUTHCAROLINA, FROM ITS FIRST ESTABLISHMENT AS A BRITISH
PROVINCE DOWN TO THE YEAR 1790. Philadelphia, printed
by Aitkens & son, 1790. 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary full sheep.
First edition of this important compilation of South Carolina
laws and statutes from the colonial era to the inception of
Federal government. The full Constitution is printed in the
appendix (pp.29-36), with the addition (on pp. 35-36) of the
twelve proposed amendments comprising the Bill of Rights as
ratified by South Carolina in January 1790. Fine copy of
prestigious provenance.
$ 5 950
13. [HERO OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. LATOUCHE TREVILLE
(LOUIS-RENÉ-MADELEINE). [MANUSCRIPT, SIGNÉ]. -LETTRE À SON EXCELLENCE,
MONSIEUR L’AMIRAL DUCKWORTH. A Saint-Domingue, le 3 Thermidor, an 11, 22
juillet 1802 (i.e. 1803). [4] ll. of blue paper folio (320 x 209 mm.), [3] manuscript in brown
ink. Letter signed by the famous Latouche Tréville (1745-1804), one of the most brillant
French navy officer of the sencond part of 18th century, one of the best captain who took
part to the American Revolutionary War, member of the Society of Cincinnati, who inflicted
to Nelson, the only failures he ever had. This letter, written in July 1803, certainly was one of
the last he wrote in America, it is addressed to Captain Duckworth (1747-1817), governor of
Jamaïca, to get a pass authorization to sail back to France, because of Latouche-Tréville's
health. This illness he gets in the Carribean, was the one which killed him two years later.
Fine copy.
$ 2 800
14. HENNEPIN (LOUIS) & DE LA BORDE. -VOYAGE OU
NOUVELLE DÉCOUVERTE D'UN TRÈS GRAND PAÏS, DANS
L'AMÉRIQUE, ENTRE LE NOUVEAU MEXIQUE ET LA MER
GLACIALE. [...] Amsterdam, Desbordes, 1712. 1 vol. 12mo. 6
folding engraved plates and 1 folding engraved map. Contemporary
full calf. Early edition of Hennepin's important account of his
American exploration, together with De La Borde's account of his
travels in the Caribbean. Fine copy.
$ 3 500
15. [JUSTEL
(HENRI)].
-RECUEIL DE
DIVERS
VOYAGES
FAITS
EN
AFRIQUE ET EN L'AMERIQUE QUI N’ONT POINT ESTE ENCORE
PUBLIEZ. Paris, Louis Billaine, 1674. 1 vol. 4to. 12 engraved plates
and 7 maps. Contemporary calf. First edition of one of the most
important French travels' collection, gathering 10 texts, 5 of them being
written by Jesuits, or connecting with Jesuit missions. The collection
includes travel accounts relating to Africa, the Caribbean, and the
English colonies in North America, some never before printed, others
translated into French from the English or the Portuguese. An excellent
copy of one of the rarest 17th century travels collection.
10 800
16. LABAT (R. PÈRE JEAN-BAPTISTE). -VOYAGE DU CHEVALIER
DES MARCHAIS EN GUINÉE, ISLES VOISINES, ET A CAYÉNNE, FAIT
EN 1725, 1726 & 1727. Paris, Pierre Prault, 1730. 4 vols. 12mo.
[36] & 31 plates and maps. Contemporary full calf, gilt titles, decorated
spine. First edition of this book by Father Jean-Baptiste Labat, French
missionary and explorer. Also engineer and physician, he modernized
sugar industry and developped production techniques while living in
Martinique. He wrote many travel books, in America, Africa and
Europe, always illustrated and very successful. This one, devoted to
Guinea and Cayenne is noteworthy historically and ethnographically and
presents fine maps and plates. Fine copy.
$ 3 800 15. Justel.
17. LAFITAU (JOSEPH-FRANÇOIS). -MŒURS DES SAUVAGES AMERIQUAINS COMPARÉES AUX MŒURS DES PREMIERS
TEMPS. A Paris, Chez Saugrain l’aîné, Quay des Augustins, 1724. 2 vols. 4to. 1 engraved frontispiece, 41 engraved
plates. Contemporary full calf. First edition, quarto, of this work by Lafitau, considered as one of the first text of modern
compared anthropology, devoted to Indians of America. “Gives very extended and very exact details of the customs,
manners and religion of the savages of America, though principally of the Indians of Canada. Charlevoix says, “We have
nothing so exact upon the subject of which it treats. His parallel of ancient nations with the American Indians is very
ingenious, and exhibits as great familiarity with the nations of the Antiquity in the Old World, as with the aborigines of the
new”. See “Bibliographie universelle”.” (Sabin, 38596). Fine copy in contemporary binding.
$ 5 200
17. Lafitau.
18. LAVAL (PÈRE ANTOINE JEAN DE).
-VOYAGE DE LA LOUISIANE, FAIT PAR
ORDRE DU ROY, EN L’ANNÉE MIL SEPT
CENT VINGT : DANS LEQUEL ONT ÉTÉ
TRAITÉES
DIVERSES
MATIÈRES
DE
PHYSIQUE, ASTRONOMIE, GÉOGRAPHIE
ET MARINE. A Paris, Chez Jean
Mariette, 1728 – 1727 (« Recueil de
Divers Voyages »). 1 vol. 4to. 16 maps
(4 folding), 11 folding tables, 4
astronomical
folding
plates.
Contemporary full calf. First edition. «
Principally occupied with mathematical
and astronomical details; A valuable and
scientific books of travels, which enters
very fully into the Physical Geography, of
the French Dominions in Louisiana and
the Mississipi Valley. There are copies on
large paper.” Sabin 39276. Ownership
inscription on the title-page indicating that
it was given to the "Séminaire Royal de la
Marine" by the author on June 2, 1728. Rare work, seldom met with, and one of the first major publications relating to
Louisiana.
$ 9 200
19. LAVALETTE (J.). -NOMS DES VOLONTAIRES EMBARQUÉS SUR LA GOÉLETTE LES DEUX AMIS, EXPÉDIÉE
SOUS PAVILLON PARLEMENTAIRE POUR KINGSTON, ISLE DE LA JAMAÏQUE. Port au Prince, 6 thermidor, an 11ème,
1803. 1 folio l., manuscript, brown ink on blue paper. Document from the French Navy administration, signed by Lavalette,
French Major, settled in Port au Prince, and dated of summer 1803, a few months before the surrender of this captain to
Pétion and Dessalines, captains of the Haïtian
Revolution. The document gives a list of 19
volunteers who had to defend the schooner
"Les Deux Amis", sent to Kingston, Jamaïca,
then English possession. Fine copy of this rare
document contemporary of a crucial period
for the West Indies history.
$ 1 400
20. LE BEAU (CLAUDE). -AVANTURES
DU SR. C. LE BEAU, AVOCAT EN
PARLEMENT, OU VOYAGE CURIEUX ET
NOUVEAU
PARMI
LES
SAUVAGES
DE
L'AMÉRIQUE
SEPTENTRIONALE, DANS
LEQUEL ON TROUVERA UNE DESCRIPTION
DU CANADA [...]. Amsterdam, Herman
Uytwerf, 1738. 2 vols. 12mo. 1 folding map
of Canada, 6 plates. Latter vellum binding.
Original edition of the account of this journey
in Canada by the French adventurer Claude
Le Beau, including his experience with the
local populations: Iroquois, Algonquins,
Hurons and others.
$ 1 700 20. Le Beau.
21. [MANUSCRIPT] -JOURNAL DE BORD, VOYAGE AMÉRIQUE DU SUD. ALLER-RETOUR À LIMA. FévrierDécembre 1856. 1 vol. 8vo. [92] manuscript ll. Contemporary half morocco. Travel log of a round-trip from Le Havre to
Lima, written in 1876 from February 26th to December 29th. The writer went aboard the "Batavia", commanded by Henri
Deglaire. He makes a daily report of his activities, the relationships with the other passengers and especially with the captain
and he frequently relates his dreams or nightmares reflecting his anxiety about his wife's loneliness. Before crossing Cape
Horn, the ship has already gone through some squalls, and the captain decides to stop in Montevideo to repair it. They
reach Montevideo April 29th and leave the town a month later (May 29th). They cross the Horn and the Strait of Magellan
and eventually reach Callao July 8th. There, the writer learns of the death of the friend he wanted to rejoin. He spends some
time in the country to settle business matters and recover from some injuries from the trip (some falls during the crossing of
the Strait of Magellan) and then boards to France. The log ends when the ship enters the Channel after a four months
navigation.
$ 7 000
22. [MANUSCRIPT. COD FISHING.] -PROSPECTUS D’UN ARMEMENT À ST PIERRE MIQUELON AUX COLONIES DE
LA GUADELOUPE, LA MARTINIQUE OU CAYENNE. [Saint Pierre & Miquelon, ca. 1800]. [4] manuscript ll. Uncommon
manuscript dealing with the cod fishing (early 19th century), in Canada intended to French ship-owners. The author,
probably a fisherman himself, first describes the current system, the time and the place for fishing, the boats and men
requested, and then suggest a new way to do it to make the fitting out and campaign more profitable. He bases the idea with
precise study of the costs of such an expedition and concludes saying: “Ainsi donc, même dans l’hypothèse d’une pêche
désastreuse, on jouirait encore d’un bénéfice équivalent à l’intérêt des avances”. Fine condition of this rare document
regarding on of the important resources of the French economy.
$ 1 300
23. MONTULE (EDOUARD DE).
-RECUEIL DES CARTES ET DES VUES DU
VOYAGE EN AMÉRIQUE, EN ITALIE, EN
SICILE ET EN EGYPTE FAIT PENDANT LES
ANNÉES 1816, 1817, 1818 ET 1819.
Paris, Delaunay, 1821. 2 text vols. 8vo, 1
atlas vol. oblong folio. 59 engraved plates
(14 views tinted) including 2 folding maps.
Contemporary half calf. Only edition of this
scarce collection of travel, one of the first
travel book illustrated with lithographs, by
Edouard de Montulé (1792-?) who travelled
in America, Italy, Sicilia and Egypt. The text
is a collection of letters, and of 59
lithographed plates and among them several
early lithographed views of America, and
even “lithographic firsts” as the 3rd plate:
“New-York vu de l’Ouest”, which is the
earliest view of New-York City. In the same
year, an English translation was published (2
vols. 8vo), but that translation only consisted
of the part on America and contains only 6
plates His drawings are especially interesting
for their accurate and precise details showing parts of America, Italy and Egypt not often visited at the time. Fine copy.
$ 23 800
[PREVOST (ANTOINE-FRANÇOIS)]. -VOYAGES DU
ROBERT LADE EN DIFFÉRENTES PARTIES DE
L'AFRIQUE, DE L'ASIE ET DE L'AMÉRIQUE. A Paris, chez
Didot, 1744 2 vols. 12mo. 2 folding maps. Contemporary calf.
24.
CAPITAINE
First edition of this charming literary forgery attributed to Abbé
Prévost, who pretend to give the translation of the account of the
travels of Captain Robert Lade, who never exists. The accuracy of
some information regarding the new colony of Georgia, founded
ten years earlier, drawn from English sources, gave credit to the
theory of a translation of an English text. But there is no sign of a
Captain Lade, and it is more likely a fancy of Prévost, who translate
numerous important English text during his exile in London, and
among them major travel relation as Henry Neville's Isle of Pines
(1668), and authored a compilation of voyages. Fine copy.
$ 2 000
25. [SAINTARD (PIERRE-LOUIS DE)]. -ESSAI SUR LES
COLONIES FRANÇOISES. [Paris ?], sans nom, 1754. 1 vol.
12mo. Contemporary full calf. First edition of this scarce book, first
work by Pierre-Louis de Saintard (1718-1766) about Saint
Domingue. Saintard worked for the India Company and traveled in
North America, he authored two other books: « Roman politique
sur l’état présent des affaires de l’Amérique » (Paris, Duchesne,
1756) and « Lettres d’un citoyen sur la permission de commercer
dans les Colonies » (1756), where he stands for a balance between
colonial powers for the increase of trade. The present work is a political, demographical, economical description of Saint
Domingue, with some ideas to promote the French colonial empire. Fine copy.
$ 4 900
26. SAINTARD (PIERRE-LOUIS DE). -ROMAN POLITIQUE SUR L'ÉTAT PRÉSENT DES AFFAIRES DE L'AMÉRIQUE. A
Amsterdam, Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1779. 1 vol. 12mo. Contemporary full calf. Second edition of this rare essay by
Saintard where he exposes the consequences of the presence of the different European nations in America, while the Seven
Years War was about to start. Through this epistolary novel (letters dated from July to September 1756), Pierre-Louis
Saintard (1718-1766), tries to give solutions to find a balance between the European powers and to prevent the conflict.
According to Chadenat, the work is “interesting for the origins of the war in Canada”. Fine copy.
$ 2 000
SCHOELCHER
(VICTOR).
-COLONIES
ET
HAÏTI,
RÉSULTATS
DE
L'ÉMANCIPATION ANGLAISE. Paris, Pagnerre, 1843. 2
27.
ÉTRANGÈRES
vols. 8vo. 1 folding map, tables in-text. Half morocco
(19th century). Scarce first edition of one of the major
works by the famous abolitionist Victor Schoelcher (18041893), French humanitarian and statesman. Long
involved in the abolition movement, he presided over a
commission that secured the abolition of slavery in
French territory (1848).The present work is interesting for
the history of islands such as Haïti, Jamaïca, Cuba, etc.
and an important step to the abolition of slavery in
France. Fine copy.
$ 3 200
28. SCHOELCHER
(VICTOR).
-DES
COLONIES
FRANÇAISES.
ABOLITION
27. Schoelcher.
IMMÉDIATE
L'ESCLAVAGE.
DE
PAR VICTOR SCHOELCHER. Paris. Pagnerre, Éditeur, rue de Seine,
14bis. 1842. 1 vol. 8vo. Contemporary half blue sheep. Rare first edition of one of the
first works by the famous abolitionist Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893). In the 1830’s, he
went to America, and saw what slavery was. Soon after, he became a militant abolitionist;
he was the first European who went to Haiti after her independence. His works
(including the present one) are based on what he saw in the colonies, and played an
important part in the abolition. At the end of the present one: “proverbs and
expressions” in Creole. Pleasant copy, very fresh.
$ 5 400
29. WALKER (CAPITAINE JAMES), HENIN (GÉNÉRAL CHARLES D’).
[MANUSCRIPT]. -[LETTRES ET CONVENTION. CONDITIONS DE REDDITION DE
L'ARMÉE FRANÇAISE]. [Antilles, septembre 1803]. [4] manuscript ll., 4to. Fine
manuscript gathering two letters exchanged between James Walker (1764-1831), and
François Joseph de Hénin (1771-1847), in order to prepare the Convention, with all the
condition of the French surrender, after they were defeated by the Haitian revolutionary
generals: Dessalines and Pétion. Fine copy of this important historical document.
28. Schoelcher.
30. WELD (ISAAC). -TRAVELS THROUGH THE
STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, AND THE
PROVINCES OF UPPER CANADA DURING THE
YEARS 1795, 1796 AND 1797. London,
Stockdale, 1800. 2 vols. 8vo. 1 hand-coloured
folding map, 15 engraved plates (most folding).
Contemporary half sheep. Third English edition of
two years journey of adventure and exploration in
North America. In 1795, Weld sailed from Dublin
to Philadelphia. With Indian guides, he explored the
vast forests and great rivers. He also visited some
great cities and met George Washington. Back in
1797, he published this account: a great publishing
success, translated in several languages. Fine copy of
this nicely illustrated work.
$ 1 500
$ 2 200
Asia
31. [PHOTO ALBUM]. [HU SHI. NAUCK (E RNST GEORGE)]. [TRAVEL IN FAR EAST AND CHINA: VIEWS, ETHNOGRAPHICAL &
PERSONAL PICTURES FROM NANKING, SHANGHAI, NAPO, HONG-KONG,
CANTON, MACAU, VIETNAM, ETC.]. Ca. 1924-1927. 1 vol. oblong folio.
26 ll. with 269 images (mostly original photographs, a few postcards, 100 x
150 mm. to 80 x 110 mm.). 2 original brown jackets from “Kai Chong &
Co” (Macao) and “Mei Young” (Shanghai) photography studio. Quarter
black cloth (beginning of 20th century). Exceptional set giving a very rich
iconography of China and Far East for the first half of 20th century,
featuring some portraits of Hu Shih. 58 photographs are captioned in
Chinese and English (10 x 15 cm.) and depict various sites in Chinese
countryside and some portraits with craftsmen working which are very
interesting. The rest of the pictures were taken and collected by a German
scientist who regularly appears
on the photographs. His trip
took him to Shanghai, Nanking,
Macao, Hong Kong, and Peking.
To the pictures of landscapes,
famous buildings, and touristic
sites, are added several nice
portraits of him with scientist
fellows both European (German)
and Asiatic. Among them, are
German scientists from the
Hamburg Tropen Institute (BNI for tropical medicine) who worked at the
Tongshi University and at Peking Union Medical College (including Dr Nauck,
and Kessler). Several pictures are portraits of Hu Shih, famous Chinese
philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is widely recognized today as a key
contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use
of written vernacular Chinese. He was influential in the May Fourth Movement,
one of the leaders of China's New Culture Movement, was a president of Peking
University. The photographer of the present set also appears on pictures with
strangers, mostly Chinese countrymen, and children. We find also numerous
portraits of groups of people from the remote China with ethnic minorities, as
well as street scenes (from Hong Kong) that are of important ethnographic
interest. The original manuscript captions on the back of the pictures have been
copied below the images. Fine album.
$ 11 900
32. [PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM]. -BIRD’S
EYE VIEW OF THE FAR EAST. KYOKUTO¯
TAIKAN. Tokyo : Kyokutô Tsû shinsha,
Taishô 9 [ca. 1920]. 1 vol. oblong folio. 149
collotype plates, 9 double-pages panoramas (5
folding). Original Japanese silk binding, labels in
English and Japanese on upper cover. Only
edition of this remarkable collection of
photographic views, depicting China, Manchuria
and islands of the South Sea. The pictures depict
antique buildings and classical Chinese
architecture, with references to painters and
poets, landscapes, cities (Shanghai, Suzhou,
Nanking, Yueyang, Yichang, Hsiaokushan,
Tayeh, Zhenjiang, Jiuiang, Hanyang, Guizhou,
Beijing), railways and harbours, etc. Fine copy of
this scarce work that offers very rich iconography
of China at the beginning of the 20th century.
$ 13 000
[ANONYMOUS]. -[RULERS FOR CHINESE
CALLIGRAPHY.] [China, ca. 1890]. 1 silvered brass box
33.
(232 x 32 mm.), 5 solid silver rulers with hallmark (4: 230 x
25 mm.; 1: 207 x 13 mm.). Attractive set of Chinese rulers
to help calligraphers to hold the rolls of paper. The box is
ornamented with Dragon and Fenghuang (mythic Chinese
bird). The five hall marked rulers had specific
ornamentation: dragons, temples, women, etc. Very refined
item.
$ 4 800
34. [ANONYMOUS. PHOTOGRAPHY. CHINA.].
-ALBUM CHINOIS. Sans lieu, ni nom, ca 1860. 1 vol.
4to. [1] l., 41 albumen prints. Contemporary black
buckram. Very
rare
work,
plainly entitled:
“Album
chinois”, one of
the first examples of a work illustrated with photographs depicting Chinese
subjects, published in Europe. That is also an important document for the
resurgence of the Jesuit Missions in China in 19th century. It is composed of 41
albumen prints, 17 of which are from original photographic portraits, taken by
the Missionaries: 8 portraits of Jesuits, 8 striking portraits of Chinese types; the
others being reproductions of engravings or paintings, illustrating the Chinese
history. Only two copies are referenced by World Cat (BnF and Getty). The
BnF dates the copy between 1850 and 1870, but a copy was discovered with a
bookplate belonging to a man who died in 1857. Furthermore, one of the
portraits, Father Borgniet, who was bishop of Shanghai between 1856 and 1862,
and who appears here as a bishop, allows to be more precise and dates the
publication between 1856 and 1857. Fine copy of this rare work, containing very
early photographs of China.
$ 7 000
35. BRETON DE LA MARTINIERE (JEAN-BAPTISTE JOSEPH). -LA
RUSSIE, OU MOEURS, USAGES ET COSTUMES DES HABITANS DE TOUTES
PROVINCES DE CET EMPIRE. A Paris, Nepveu, Passage des Panoramas, n°26,
1813. 6 vols. 16mo. 111 plates, all in contemporary colours but 5. Contemporary
pink boards. Untrimmed copy. First edition of one of the most remarkable works
of the Nepveu collection, dedicated to Russia and illustrated with 111 plates. This
little book is a learned compilation by Breton of the better contemporary sources
on Russia. It is illustrated with plates from original and unpublished drawings.
Given the few informations on Russia available in Europe, this work was one of the
best source of the period. It was published short after, but prepared before the great
fire of Moscow in 1812, and so it gives numerous details which disappeared during
this event. Very pleasant untrimmed copy.
$ 7 000
36. BROUGHTON (THOMAS DUER). -LES MARATTES. Paris, Nepveu,
1817. 2 vols. 16mo. 10 engraved plates, 6 folding. Original card-board bindings.
35. Breton de la Martinière.
First French edition. Broughton first arrived in India in 1795 as a cadet on the
Bengal establishment. Following the siege of Seringapatam in 1799, in which he was
actively engaged, he was appointed commandant of the cadet corps. At the time he
wrote the present work he was military resident with the Mahrattas. His book is
dedicated to the Marquis of Wellesley, "the acute detector of Mahratta wiles, the
firm repeller of their insolent pretensions, and the formidable barrier to their
ambitious projects; their vigorous opponent in time of war, and their generous
pacificator in the hour of victory. " Eight of the ten finely watercolored plates are
after original drawings by a native artist. Fine copy.
$ 2 000
37. [CHOISY (FRANCOIS TIMOLEON, ABBÉ DE)]. -JOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE SIAM FAIT EN M. DC. LXXXV. ET
M. DC. LXXXVI. PAR MR. L. D. C. A Paris, Chez Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, Imprimeur du Roy, rüe Saint
Jacques, aux Cicognes. 1687. 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary glazed calf. First edition of this important and early work on Siam
by the former-transvestite turned missionary. Detailed journal of Choisy's (1644-1724) observations during his stay as a
missionary in Siam in 1685 and 1686. (cf. n°106, Forbin). Fine copy.
$ 1 600
36. Broughton.
38. DELLON (CHARLES). -VOYAGES DE M. DELLON, AVEC SA RELATION DE L'INQUISITION DE GOA, AUGMENTÉE
DE DIVERSES PIÈCES CURIEUSES ET L'HISTOIRE DES DIEUX QU'ADORENT LES GENTILS DES INDES. Cologne, Les
héritiers de P. Marteau, 1711. 3 vols. 12mo. 6 engraved plates by Sevin. Contemporary calf. Ex-libris. First edition of the
most complete edition of Charles Dellon’s works. It includes the relation of his travel in «La Réunion», in Madagascar,
Surate, Malabar and Daman where he was arrested by the Inquisition. Fine copy.
$ 2 700
39. DROUVILLE (GASPARD). -VOYAGE EN PERSE FAIT EN 1812 ET 1813. Paris, Librairie Nationale et Etrangere,
1825. 2 vols. 8vo. 60 lithographed hand-coloured plates (6 folding), 1 folding map. Contemporary cardboard binding. First
octavo edition of this account of travels in Persia, including many costume plates and interior scenes. The present copy is
one of the 150 coloured copies of the Parisian edition, expanded version of the first edition published in St. Petersburg
(1819). (Cf. Wilson). Fine copy.
$ 3 000
40. [GERVAISE (NICOLAS)]. -DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE DU ROYAUME DE MACAÇAR DIVISÉE EN TROIS LIVRES.
Paris, Hilaire Foucault, 1688. 1 vol. 12mo. Manuscript ex-libris. Contemporary calf. Scarce original edition of this work,
the most complete on Makasar, now known as the island Sulawesi (Celebes) in the Indonesian archipelago, written by
Nicolas Gervaise (1662-1729) who was priest in Siam and then in America. Gervaise went as a missionary to the kingdom of
Siam and stayed there for four years, investigating the religion, customs, literature and history of its inhabitants.
$ 1 300
41. HARDOUIN (ERNEST). [BATAVIA.
ORIGINAL
WATERCOLOURS]. Batavia, 1850. 1
vol. oblong folio. 6 watercolours, 15
pencil drawings (some sketches).
Contemporary full green morocco.
Rare set of watercolours and original
drawings which gives a gallery of
portraits of Indonesian, sailors or
colonists. The work is signed by Ernest
Hardouin (1820-1854) who settled in
Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1837. The
album gathered some portraits, some
images of groups (watercolours or wash
drawing, and pencil). Precious original
iconography of the inhabitants of this
former Dutch colony.
$ 5 200
42. HUNTER (W.), WOLF
(CHR.),
ESCHELSKROON.
-DESCRIPTION DU PEGU ET DE L'ISLE DE CEYLAN. Paris, Maradan,
1793. 1 vol. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. First edition translated by
Langlès into French ; Hunter (1752-1815), doctor and Scottish
orientalist, who lived a long time in India, describes the products and
agriculture of Pegu, as well as the caves at Elephanta, Ambola, and
Canara.
$ 1 100
43. MAFFEI (GIOVANNI PIETRO). -RERUM A
SOCIETATE JESU IN ORIENTE GESTARUM VOLUMEN.
Cologne, G. Calenius, 1574. 1 vol. 8vo. Woodcut
vignette on title, several large historiated woodcut
initials, 5-pages of woodcut Japanese characters.
Contemporary limp vellum. Fourth expanded edition.
One of the most important compilations of letters
relating to the early Jesuit mission in the Far East
between 1548 and 1571, including 43 relating to Japan
written by St. Francis Xavier (two, one of which dated
November 1549 from Kagoshima on his arrival in
Japan), Frois, Almeida, Vilela and others which
provide invaluable details on Japanese culture and
customs. The “Specimen quoddam litterarum
vocumque Japonicarum” is illustrated with woodcut
Japanese calligraphy.
$ 6 000
44. [MANUSCRIPT]. KIAUTSCHOU CHINA.
-[VOYAGE IN CHINA]. HOCH LEBE UNSER
BATAILLON. III BAUMEISTER KIAUTSCHOU-CHINA.
1904. 1 vol. 8vo. [18] manuscript ll. 1 illustrated title page, 3 drawings. Contemporary cloth. Unique testimony of a German
sailor master-builder at the beginning of the 20th century. Kiautschou was from 1898 to 1914 a German colony in China,
and a naval base for the imperial navy in East Asia. The drawings depict the base : "Lager der I. Kompagnie, III S.B.
Kiautschou China", and the "Signastation in Tsigtau". Intersting historical document.
$ 1 300
45. NIEUHOF (JOAN). -HET
GEZANTSCHAP DER NEÊRLANDTSCHE
OOST-INDISCHE COMPAGNIE, AAN
DEN
GROOTEN
TARTARISCHEN
CHAM,
DEN
TEGENWORDIGEN
KEIZER VAN CHINA : Amsterdam,
Jacob Van Meurs, 1670. 1 vol. folio. 1
engraved frontispiece, 1 portrait, 1
folding map, 34 double-plates, 110 halfpage
engraved
illustrations.
Contemporary full vellum. Second
edition of Nieuhof's famous account
describing the first embassy of the Dutch
East India Company to the court of the
Emperor of China in the years 1655-57.
It is the most profusely illustrated work
on China of the period, with plates
showing Chinese towns, Chinese life and
animal- and plant life. Fine copy.
$ 7 000
46. TRIGAULT (NICOLAS). -HISTOIRE DE L'EXPEDITION CHRESTIENNE EN LA CHINE, ENTREPRISE PAR LES PÈRES
DE LA COMPAGNIE DE JESUS. Paris, P. Le Mur, 1618. 1 vol. 8vo. 1 folding plate. Contemporary vellum. Rare first
Parisian edition (Latin OE: 1615) of one of the most important and earliest works on China ever published in Europe . It
contains the diary of the pioneer Jesuit missionary in China, Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), edited and brought up-to-date by
Ricci's successor to the Chinese Mission, the Flemish Jesuit Nicolas Trigault (1577-1628). The French translation was made
by Trigault's nephew, Riquebourg-Trigault, physician to Philippe Guillaume of Orange. Fine copy.
$ 10 300
47. YU ZAN MORI (DESIGNER). -SHIKI NO YOSOII. Kyoto (Japan), Unsodo, 1903. 2 vols. 4to. 102 coloured
woodcuts. Japanese fan-glued binding. Rare Kimono Pattern Books containing woodblock prints of kimono textile designs.
Called “Zu-An-Cho” in Japanese, these books were used to communicate ideas between kimono dealers, their clients, and
the various craftsmen collaborating on kimono. The first book contains 50 full-page and polychrome patterns which are
richly decorated; the second book presents 30 patterns following by a variety of many floral generally circular-shaped
motives. Attractive book.
$ 3 600
Egypt - Middle East
48. Al Jazuli.
50. Castellan.
48. AL-JAZULI. [SULAYMAN (MUHAMMAD IBN)]. -DALA'IL AL KHARAYRAT. [Egypte, an 1179 de l’Hégire,
1801 de notre ère.] 1 vol. 8vo. [103] manuscript ll. (with 3 frontispieces in gold and colours, 2 painted miniatures).
Contemporary morocco. Manuscript, written at the very beginning of 19th century, of the Dala’il al-Kharayat (Waymarks of
Benefits), one of the most famous Muslim prayer books and one of the most popular. The present manuscript, finely
calligraphed with large margins and gilded frame, counts three illuminated frontispieces, and two miniatures with
geometrical and floral patterns, nine leaves are prayer tables and indicate when to pray. Fine copy.
$ 2 700
49. [ORIGINAL SKETCH BOOK].
BEAUFILS (LOUIS). -SOUVENIRS D'ALGÉRIE,
ALBUM DESSINÉ PAR MR. LOUIS BEAUFILS OU
L’ALGÉRIE, UN SONGE ROMANTIQUE. [Alger,
1841]. 1 vol. oblong 4to. 53 original pencil
drawings, captionned. Contemporary half
shagreen. Remarkable set of drawings, by Louis
Beaufils, in 1841, eleven years after the Invasion
of Algiers in 1830. Louis Beaufils most probably
was a French officer, he wrote in 1866 a treatise
on Algiers. The drawings are both of historical
and esthetical value: most of the depicted plates
were transformed by the colonization (Blidah,
Bab el Oued or the Casbah, for example), one of
the plate is entitle "Retour d'une razzia", testifying
of the contemporary events. Besides the historical
interest, the drawings are fully conforming of
orientalist aesthetics, evoking some of Delacroix's
painting ("Café Maure"), but also some dreams of
the East which appear in contemporary literature,
in works such as the "Comte de Monte Cristo" by
Alexandre Dumas. Exceptional set given an image
of Algeria both realistic and mysterious.
$ 16 200
50. CASTELLAN (ANTOINE-LAURENT). -MŒURS, USAGES, COSTUMES DES OTHOMANS ET ABRÉGÉ DE LEUR
HISTOIRE. Paris, Nepveu, 1812. 6 vols. 16mo. 72 hand-coloured engraved plates. Contemporary full calf. First edition of
this beautiful work richly illustrated with detailed hand-coloured full-page engravings depicting scenes, Ottoman’s costumes,
portraits, weapons, tools, musical instruments etc. Castellan gives an elaborate account of the history, emperors, people,
religion, arts and professions, richly illustrated. The quality of the colouring is variable, and for the present copy is
remarkable. With a richer and subtler pallet than most copies, the artist achieved the finest resulta, enhancing every detail
and emphasizing the beauty of the engravings. The French publisher Nepveu published a series of books with similar
descriptions of different countries and regions of the world. Beautiful set.
$ 5 200
51. [HAFEZ (KHOUAJEH CHAMS AD-DIN MOHAMMAD
HAFEZ-E CHIRAZI, DIT)]. [MANUSCRIPT]. -[DIWAN,
COMMENTAIRE]. Fin du 17ème siècle. 1 vol. 4to. 1st l.
inlluminated with gold. Contemporary full red sheep.
Manuscript commentary of the "Diwan", collection of verses
by the famous Hafez, important poet of the Persian tradition.
It was written between 1688 and 1689. Hafez's work
influenced many Persian writers as well as great occidental
poets, such as Goethe. 17th century manuscript, in very fine
condition.
$ 3 800
52.
[HERBETTE
(MAURICE).
BOURGEOIS].
COMPAGNIE
UNIVERSELLE DU CANAL MARITIME DE
SUEZ. -INAUGURATION DU MONUMENT DE
FERDINAND DE LESSEPS. LE 17
NOVEMBRE 1899. [Sans lieu ni nom, ca.
1900.] 1 vol. oblong folio. 48 plates
illustrated
with
74
photographic
reproductions. Original full green buckram.
First and only edition of this beautiful work
dedicated to the inauguration of Ferdinand de
Lesseps’ monument in Suez. The
photographer Maurice Herbette (1871-1929)
was later a diplomat and translator. He
followed the company in their travel from
Port Said to Suez, offering interesting views of
the canal, of the cities (Suez, Ismaïla, PortTewfik, Port Said), of the buildings of the
company, and portraits of the important
personalities who attended the event. Very
attractive copy.
$ 4 300
53. [MANUSCRIPT]. HUSSAM' UDDÎN. -[JURISPRUDENCE CORANIQUE]. Constantinople, 1629. (Colophon). 1
vol. 8vo. Illuminated frontispiece. Contemporary red shagreen. Very fine manuscript, case law treatise, dealing with
inheritance and successions, according to the Hadith (saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or
invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad). It was written by a judge from Constantinople, as we can see in the colophon
(Hussam' Uddîn, 1629). Fine copy of legal manuscript of early 17th century, with a beautiful illuminated frontispiece.
$ 2 800
54. MAYER (LUIGI). -VIEWS
IN PALESTINE, FROM THE
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF
LUIGI
MAYER.
London:
Bensley, 1804. 1 vol. folio. 24
aquatint plates in contemporary
colours. Contemporary quarter
shagreen. First edition of this
beautiful volume dedicated to
Palestine, by Luigi Mayer,
engraved by Thomas Milton.
Mayer (1755-1803), « the most
accurate delineator of the Near
East before David Roberts », was
the student of Piranese in Roma.
The drawings he made for
Robert Ainslie (1730-1812),
British Ambassodor in Ottoman
court, gave him fame. Very
pleasant copy.
$ 6 000
55. NEWMAN (MARY-ANNA). -TRAVELS IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN. Leominster, 1904. 1 vol. 4to. 192
tapuscripted ll. 18 illustrations. Contemporary quarter blue
morocco. Unique copy of this account of an honeymoon in
Mediterranean, from February until April 1887. Mary-Ann kept
a manuscript during the journey, and her husband decided to
make it print for their 41st anniversary. “Presented to Mary
Anna Newman by her loving husband on the anniversary of our
wedding day, in grateful acknowledgement of forty one years of
happy married live. Henry Stanley Newman., Buckfield,
Leominster, 20th August 1904”. They travelled in Italy, Egypt,
Holy Land and Greece. Fine copy.
$ 4 100
56. NIEBUHR (CARSTEN). -DESCRIPTION DE L'ARABIE
D'APRÈS LES OBSERVATIONS ET RECHERCHES FAITES DANS
LE PAYS MÊME. A Paris, Chez Brunet, 1779. 2 vols. 4to. 18
56. Niebuhr.
plates (1 folding), 7 maps (5 folding), 1 folding table.
Contemporary full calf. Second French edition of Niebuhr's
famous work, considered as the best printed of Niebuhr's travel
books, and the first scientific expedition to Arabia. Having the
large famous map of Yemen. This is the account of the Royal
Danish expedition (1761-1767) to the Arabian Peninsula, the
first scientific expedition to this area sponsored by King
Frederick V of Denmark, and from which Niebuhr returned as
the only survivor. His work still forms one of the most
authoritative descriptions of Arabia and Yemen in particular.
Fine copy.
$ 3 250
57.
[PRESENTATION
COPY].
VOLNEY
(CONSTANTIN FRANÇOIS DE CHASSEBOEUF, COMTE
DE). -VOYAGE EN SYRIE ET EN EGYPTE, PENDANT LES
ANNÉES 1783, 84 ET 85. A Paris, chez Dugour et
Durand, Libraires, rue et hôtel Serpente, An VII.
1799. 2 vols 8vo. 3 maps, 1 plan, 4 plates (all folded).
Contemporary half green morocco. Third edition of this
valuable account of Syria and Egypt. Volney (1757-1820),
distinguished French historian and philosopher, spent three
years of travelling in Syria and Egypt. His account contains
information about the natural history, politics, commerce,
customs and manners, etc. Includes an account of the
Arabic press at the convent of Mrkhamra with a catalogue
of books printed there. One of the most exact and valuable
works of its kind ever published (Cox). His account has
never really been surpassed. This copy belonged to JeanLouis Laya (1761-1833) French author, who was forced to
hide during the French Revolution because of his play
"L'Ami des Lois" where he denounces the excess of men
like Robespierre or Marat ("A Mr. Laya, de la part de
l'auteur"). Pleasant presentation copy.
$ 1 600
58. [VILLOTTE (R.P. JACQUES)]. -VOYAGES D'UN
MISSIONNAIRE DE LA COMPAGNIE DE JÉSUS EN
TURIQUIE, EN PERSE, EN ARMÉNIE, EN ARABIE, & EN
BARBARIE. A Paris, Chez Jacques Vincent, rue & vis-àvis l'Eglise de S. Severin, à l'Ange. M.DCC.XXX.
1730. 1 vol. 12mo. Contemporary full calf. Rare first
edition of the account of the 15 travels by Jacques Villotte 57. Volney.
from 1688 to 1712, in all Middle-East. His missions took
him in Turkey, Armenia, Persia, Arabia, and coming and going with no regard for his safety or confort, Father Villotte
brought back a precious testimony on caravans travels in the desert. He was deeply attached to Armenia and his Armenian
dictionary, one of the first of its kind, was published in Roma in 1714. Gripping book.
$ 2 700
Africa
59. CAILLIE (RENÉ). -JOURNAL D’UN VOYAGE À TEMBOCTOU ET À JENNE,
DANS L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1830. 3 vols. 8vo+ 1
atlas 4to, 1 folded map, 5 plates, 1 portrait. Later half-sheep. Original edition of this
scarce account. Rene Caillie was presented with the Legion of Honor as the first
European to return alive from Timbuktu. "He set out from Sierra Leone, reached
the Niger, and followed it to Kabara, the port of Timbuctoo. Thence he went to the
mysterious city, saw something of its real character, and crossed the Sahara to
Morocco, reaching the west coast of Fez. For this journey he was rewarded by the
Geographical Society of Paris" (Baker). From the Professor John Ralph Willis
Collection of Rare Africana.
$ 6 300
60. HODGSON (WILLIAM BROWN). -NOTES ON NORTHERN AFRICA, THE
SAHARA AND SOUDAN, IN RELATION TO THE ETHNOGRAPHY, LANGUAGES,
HISTORY, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITION, OF THE NATIONS OF THOSE
COUNTRIES. New Yok, Wiley and Putnam, 1844. 1 vol. 8vo. Original half calf.
First edition with a 3 pp. catalogue of books printed in the Berber language, and 6
brief word lists of words in six African
languages. Smith, American Travellers
Abroad, H-111: "The author was, for a
time, U. S. Counsel near the regency of
Tunis. He wrote as an orientalist interested
in Africa." Fine copy.
$ 430
59. Caillié.
61. JANNEQUIN (CLAUDE). -VOYAGE DE LYBIE AU ROYAUME DE SENEGA,
LE LONG DU NIGER, AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DES HABITANS QUI SONT LE LON
DE CE FLEUVE, LEURS COÛTUMES & FAÇONS DE VIVRES: LES PARTICULARITÉS
LES PLUS REMARQUABLES DE CES PAYS. A Paris, chez Charles Roüillard, M.
DC. XLVIII. (1643). 1 vol. 12mo. 18th century calf.First edition of this account
by Claude Jannequin who travelled in Libya from 1637 until 1639. In this
expedition, the French set up for the first time in Senegal. « Lambert and
Jannequin ascended the Senegal as far as Terrier Rouge, where they traded for
gum, gold and pepper. Treaties were concluded with the brak of the Walo and the
damel of the Cayor » (Howgego I, p. 604). Fine copy.
$ 8 400
62. LOYER (GODEFROY). -RELATION DU VOYAGE DU ROYAUME D’ISSYNY,
CÔTE D’OR, PAÏS DE GUINÉE, EN AFRIQUE. Paris, Arnoul Seneuze et JeanRaoul Morel, 1714. 1 vol. 12mo. 1 frontispiece, 7 plates. 19th century calf. First
edition of this very scarce account by a Dominican missionary in Guinea.
According to Numa Broc: “The best account in French for this country”. The
account is interesting for its anthropological dimension but also because it was a
country that French wanted to use for trade. Fine copy.
$ 6 300 62. Loyer.
61. Jannequin.
Europe
63. [BOURGEVIN DE VIALART
SAINT MORYS (CHARLES PAUL JEAN
BAPTISTE DE)]. -VOYAGE PITTORESQUE
DE SCANDINAVIE. CAHIER DE VINGTQUATRE VUES, AVEC DESCRIPTIONS. De
l'Imprimerie de Cox, Fils, & Baylis,
Great Queen Street. [1802]. 1 vol. 4to.
24 aquatint plates. Contemporary full calf,
spine covered with red morocco. First and
only edition of this nice travel in
Scandinavia. The author, seduced by the
beauty of the wild landscapes of Lapland,
Sweden, Norway and Finland, choose to
publish 24 drawings made by an artist on
the spot, that belong to his private
collection. Fine copy.
$ 2 200
64. DU CROS (JOSEPH AUGUSTE).
-HISTOIRE DES VOYAGES DE MONSIEUR
LE MARQUISVILLE EN LEVANT, ET DU SIÈGE DE CANDIE. A Lyon, Chez la Vévé de Guill. Barbier, 1669. Avec
Approbation & Permission. 1 vol. 8vo. Antique vellum. First edition of this scarce work by a clergyman dealing with the
role played by M. Le Marquis Ville in the Candie siege in the war between Ottoman and Venice for Crete control. The
Marquis was chosen by Venice Senators, in the critical period of this siege which took place from 1648 to 1669 (21 years)
known as the longuest in history. Fine copy.
$ 3 800
65. FILON (EUGÈNE). MANUSCRIPT. -UN VOYAGE EN NORMANDIE.
EUGÈNE FILON. [Normandie, Août 1850.] 1 vol. 12mo. 269 manuscript pp.
with an illustrated title in red and black. 4 original watercolors, 3 ink drawings, 1
pencil drawing. Contemporary half sheep. Lovely illustrated travel book, giving
the account of a trip in Normandy. Invited with his father to a marriage, Eugène
Filon (1829-1902), then 21 years old, traveled to Lessay. The two men enjoy the
occasion to visit different places in the area
(Lessay, Issigny, Cherbourg, etc). As a
conclusion, the narrator wrote: “here ends
this little trip, which I will remember for a
long time, if I wrote every details of it, it is
not to be the author of a pretentious work,
but to help my memory.” The enthusiasm
of the author appears through the
narration, and gives a very pleasant feeling
of ingenuousness. The impressions are
strong and the style is lively, sometimes
lyrical. The historical informations on the
cities, the trade; the descriptions of
landscapes, of the inhabitants, are included
in the narration. The handwriting is
beautiful, and Filon proves to be a talented
artist in the 8 drawings and watercolors that
illustrate his relation, taken from nature.
Very nice item.
$ 4 900
66. MAÎTRISE DE ROUEN. [BROADSIDE]. -SENTANCE DES EAUX ET
FORETS DE LA MAÎTRISE DE ROUEN. [CONTRE THOMAS DUBUC ACCUSÉ D'AVOIR COUPÉ ET ENFOUI TREIZE CHÊNES
APPARTENANT À MADAME L'ABESSE DE SAINT-AMAND.] Rouen, De l'Imprimerie d'Antoine Le Prevost, ruë Saint
Vivien, 19 mai 1724. 1 l. (400 x 350 mm.). Broadside, with the royal arms, giving the judgment for the theft of 13 oaks
stolen form the powerful St Amand Abbey, in Rouen. Alerted by his guard of the disappearance of oaks, the abbess
referred to the Rouen court against Thomas Dubusc. He was condemned to pay a fine, and the Abbess was allowed to post
some of the sentence rendered by the court. This kind of theft were not uncommon at the end of the 18th century, some
historians analyze it as a mark of social demand.
$ 270
Pacific & Explorations
67. BENYOWSKY (MAURICE AUGUSTE, COMTE DE). -VOYAGES ET MÉMOIRES DE MAURICE-AUGUSTE, COMTE
DE BENYOWKY, MAGNAT DES ROYAUMES D'HONGRIE ET DE POLOGNE, ETC. ETC. A Paris, Chez F. Buisson, 1791.
2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half sheep. First French edition of the account of Benyowsky’s travels (1741-1786), one of the
more fanciful characters of his time: his adventures in Kamchatka, North Pacific, Madagascar and in the United States
during the Revolutionary War, turned him into an hero, through these present Voyages et Mémoires. “One of the early and
fundamental books on the Northwest coast of America in general and on Alaska in particular” (Lada-Mocarski). Fine copy.
$ 2 600
68. BLIGH (LIEUTENANT WILLIAM). -RELATION DE L’ENLÈVEMENT DU NAVIRE LE BOUNTY. A Paris, chez
Firmin Didot, 1790. 1 vol. 8vo. 3 folding maps. First French edition of Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the Bounty,
the most notorious incident in maritime history. This publication predates Bligh's full account of the voyage by two years.
Bligh was anxious to have an account of the mutiny itself available to safeguard his own reputation and in order to present
copies to the Lords of the Admiralty before the court-martial of the mutineers, to absolve him from blame.
$ 2 700
69.
BLISMON
(SIMONFRANÇOIS BLOCQUEL, DIT).
-LE JEUNE VOYAGEUR DANS
LES CINQ PARTIES DU MONDE.
A Paris, Chez Delarue, et à
Lille, chez Castiaux, [ca.
1829]. 4 vols. 16mo. 36 plates
with 2 figures on each. Original
illustrated
green
wrappers,
untrimmed copy. Scarce copy in
publisher wrappers of this
illustrated series dedicated to
travels. Simon Blocquel (17801863), known as Blismon, was a
renowned printer, publisher and
bookseller in Lille. One of his
specialties was travel books. This
work counts four volumes
(Europe, Asia, Africa, America &
Oceania), each illustrated with
costume plates, and with specific woodcut on the spine and the boards.
Three of the plates of the last volume feature the inhabitants of Pacific
(Australia, Tahiti and Sandwich islands). Fine copy.
$ 1 600
70. [BONARD (AMIRAL LOUIS-ADOLPHE), BRUAT (AMIRAL ARMAND-JOSEPH), HAMELIN (AMIRAL
FERDINAND-ALPHONSE), POMARE IV]. -[LIVRE DE BORD DE LA FRÉGATE L'URANIE. CAMPAGNE DE TAHITI. /
LOG BOOK OF THE FRIGATE URANIE. CAMPAIGN OF TAHITI.] 1843-1847. 1 vol. folio. [129] ll. - [7] bl. - [4] ll.
Contemporary half vellum. 15 appended items. 12 complementary documents from the contemporary press. An original
document of capital interest for the history of Tahiti and the archipelago of the Society Islands: the precious log of the
frigate Uranie. It recounts all of her Polynesian
campaign (1843-47) under the orders of Captain
Louis-Adolphe Bonard (1805-1867). The log is
augmented with important handwritten and printed
appended items. This log, very readable, is more than
an account of daily navigation. Each event is related
in great details, most of the official acts from French
and local authorities are transcribed. The Uranie, her
captain and her crew were the main actors of the
events leading to the restoration of the French
protectorate on the island. The wealth of the
information in the log and the annexed pieces make
of this amazing document a great first hand historical
source, shining a new light on the history of Tahiti
and the French presence in the archipelago.
$ 51 850
71. CORVETTE DESCURBIERTA ORIGINAL MAPS FROM SPANISH SCIENTIFIC
EXPLORATIONS.
[GONZALES
(ANTONIO)].
MANUSCRIPT.
-[A
COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL SEA CHARTS AND
VIEWS.
INDONESIA, CHILI, PERU, MEXICO,
CALIFORNIA, INDONESIA,
SINGAPORE,
CHINA SEA, PATAGONIA.]. [Drawn aboard
the ship] 1815-1816. 1 vol. folio. 18
manuscript ll., (ink drawings, 3 hand-coloured,
1 recto-verso, some folding). Bound in a
contemporary album. A large set of manuscript
maps and coast views drawn by Antonio
Gonzales aboard the famous Spanish
exploration ship “Descurbierta” (Discovery)
during exploration journeys from 1810 to
1816. The corvette Descurbierta is famous for
being one of the two ships (with the Atrevida)
of the Malaspina's expedition (1786-1788, and
1789-1794), the most important voyage of
discovery dispatched by Spain in the 18th century. Alessandro Malaspina (1754-1810), under a Spanish royal commission,
undertook his voyage around the world to increase geographic and scientific knowledge in general: inspired by Cook’s and
La Perouse’s voyages, Malaspina’s expedition counted numerous scientists aboard, and was conducted in a highly scientific
manner. The second purpose of the expedition was to check on the status of Spain's vast empire, especially along the west
coast of North America, where the Russians and the British were expanding their influence. The present collection of 18
original drawings was made by Officer Antonio Gonzales aboard of the Descubierta from 1810 to 1816, during different
campaigns. The first plate is dated from 1810, and is one of the most striking leaves of the set. It is dedicated to Patagonia
(recto-verso), with many views and coastal profiles and an amazing representation of an Iceberg observed by lat. 57° and 69
west, in the South of Patagonia. A large series, dated from 1816, is dedicated to Asia (China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia, and
Malaysia). Then they cross the Pacific to arrive in Gulf of California, and going north, we find important maps of Chili and
Peru (including a beautiful map of Conception: “Plano de la Bahia de Concepcion de Chile”). The last chart depicts Saint
Helena. The quality of the charts is very nice, they are both accurate, richly captioned, and aesthetically realized. Gonzales
was stationed at the corvette for at least 6 years. His personal file is at the Spanish navy central archives.Those maps and
views are totally unknown and there is no recorded publication for the details of these campaigns, a continuation of
Malaspina expedition round the world. It proves that the Spanish continued their scientific and cartographic exploration
with the Descurbierta.
$ 33 500
72. DILLON (PETER). -VOYAGE AUX ÎLES DE LA MER DU SUD, EN 1827 ET 1828, ET RELATION DE LA
DÉCOUVERTE DU SORT DE LA PÉROUSE. A Paris, chez Pillet Aîné, 1830. 2 vols. 8vo. 3 plates, 2 folding, 1 folding map.
Contemporary wrappers. First French edition of this travel account by Peter Dillon: the first who gives the solution of the
fate of La Pérouse. The history of this discovery is long of 14 years. Peter Dillon (1788-1847) was not an explorer, but a
trader who crossed the South Seas for sandal wood. In 1826, he went back to Tikopia (from the Solomon), an island that he
visited in 1813, and where two men of his
former crew had been left. These men still
were in Tikopia when Dillon reached the
island. During their negotiations, Dillon saw
that they had some material from an
occidental ship. Following his intuition and
after different incidents, Dillon got to
Mannicolo where he found the proof that this
was the place where La Pérouse’s expedition
ended. He brought back the debris to France
and England. Besides solving the riddle of La
Pérouse, Dillon's narrative is a classic account
of the south Pacific in the 1820's. Hocken
describes the author as “a splendid specimen
of a wild Irishman and seaman' and his
narrative reflects the excitement and dangers
of a sole trader in the south Pacific during this
era.” Fine copy in publisher wrappers.
$ 3 500
73. [FLEURIEU (CHARLES PIERRE CLARET)]. -DECOUVERTES DES FRANÇOIS EN 1768 & 1769, DANS LE SUD-EST
DE LA NOUVELLE-GUINÉE. ET RECONNOISSANCES POSTÉRIEURES DES MÊMES TERRES PAR DES NAVIGATEURS
ANGLOIS QUI LEUR ONT IMPOSÉ DE NOUVEAUX NOMS. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale, 1790. 1 vol. 4to. 12 plates.
Contemporary half calf. First edition of this account by Fleurieu, French explorer and politician, one of the most famous
hydrographers of the 18th century. The purpose of the present book, presented to the French Academy of Science in 1790,
was to ensure Bougainville’s and Surville’s rights against some English sailors’ claims for the discovery of some islands. Fine
copy.
$ 6 300
74. FLEURIEU (CHARLES PIERRE
CLARET, COMTE DE). -VOYAGE FAIT PAR
ORDRE DU ROI EN 1768 ET 1769, À
DIFFÉRENTES PARTIES DU MONDE, POUR
ÉPROUVER EN MER LES HORLOGES
MARINES INVENTÉES PAR M. FERDINAND
BERTHOUD. A Paris, de l’Imprimerie
Royale, MDCCLXXIII. 1773. 2 vols.
4to. 4 folding maps, 2 plates (1 folding), 5
folding tables. (Vol. II: pp. 1-8 missing).
Contemporary full marbled sheep, « Ecole
d’Hydrographie de St Brieux », (stamped
on the superior board). Rare first edition of
the first work by Fleurieu, account of his
travel to test Berthoud’s marine clock, from
Fleurieu’s library (stamps). Count CharlesPierre Claret de Fleurieu (1738-1810) is one
of the most important figures of the history
of French exploration. Statesman, scientist
and navigator, he is closely involved in the
progress of the cartography and of nautical
sciences of his time. He studied the marine
clock with Ferdinand Berthoud, and it is a clock of his master he tested in the campaign of the Isis, that took them in Cadiz,
to the Canaries, in the Caribbean, etc. The results for the cartography were beyond their expectations. The scientific nature
of the voyage, explains the rarity of the book. Fine copy, of interesting provenance of this rare work.
$ 9 200
75. LAPLACE (CAPITAINE CYRILLE PIERRE THÉODORE). LAUVERGNE (BARTHÉLÉMY), PÂRIS, SAINSON. [ATLAS HISTORIQUE] VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE PAR LES MERS DE L'INDE ET DE CHINE EXÉCUTÉ SUR LA
CORVETTE DE L'ETAT LA FAVORITE PENDANT LES ANNÉES 1830, 1831 ET 1832 SOUS LE COMMANDEMENT DE M.
LAPLACE, CAPITAINE DE FRÉGATE. [Paris, Arthus Bertrand, Imp. de Casimir, 1833.] 1 vol. in-folio, historical atlas
only, 69 numbered plates on 72 (plates 54, 56 and 71 missing, 2 plates n°35). Contemporary half sheep. Historical Atlas of
the captain Laplace's famous circumnavigation, with the illustrations by Lauvergne, Pâris and Sainson. In May 1829,
Lieutenant
Commander
Laplace (1793-1875) was
appointed to command
two scientific expeditions
in austral seas, in order to
protect French trade. La
Favorite left Toulon in
1829 and came back in
1832. This expedition was
successful and collected a
lot of new knowledge. In
addition to the scientific
interst, this atlas presents
an aesthetic dimension,
according
to
Sabin:
"perhaps the finest series of
plates of any picturesque
voyage". Among them:
Réunion,
Maurice,
Singapore, Manille, Sydney
or Rio. Fine copy.
$ 13 500
76. MANBY (GEORGE WILLIAM). -REISE NACH
GRÖNLAND IM JAHR 1821. AUS DEM ENGLISCHEN
ÜBERSEZT VON D. C. F. MICHAELIS. MIT VIER
COLORIRTEN UNE ZWEI SCHWARZNERN KUPFERN
NEBST EINER KARTE. Leipzig: Ernst Fleicher. 1823. 1
vol. 12mo. 6 engraved plates (4 watercoloured), 1 folding
watercoloured map. Contemporary quarter sheep. Scarce
first German edition of the account by Manby (17651854) of his travel in Greenland, a classic of Polar and
whaling literature. In 1821, Manby sailed to Greenland
on the Baffin commanded by William Scoresby (17981857), in order to test a new type of harpoon for whaling.
The present text contains interesting informations about
the flora and the fauna of the Arctic regions as well as the
practice of whale hunting. It is beatifully illustrated with 6
plates: two with different figures of natural history, 4
nicely handcoloured with impressive whaling scenes.
$ 2 200
77. MULLER (GERHARD FRIEDRICH). -VOYAGES ET DÉCOUVERTES FAITES PAR LES RUSSES LE LONG DES CÔTES
DE LA MER GLACIALE & SUR L'OCÉAN ORIENTAL, TANT VERS LE JAPON QUE VERS L'AMÉRIQUE. ON Y A JOINT
L'HISTOIRE DU FLEUVE AMUR ET DES PAYS ADJACENS, DEPUIS LE CONQUÊTE DES RUSSES ; AVEC LA NOUVELLE
CARTE QUI PRÉSENTE CES DÉCOUVERTES & LE COURS DE L'AMUR, DRESSÉE SUR DES MÉMOIRES AUTHENTIQUES. A
Amsterdam, Chez Marc-Michel
Rey, MDCCLXVI. 1766. 2 vols.
12mo. 1 folding map. Contemporary
full calf. First edition of the French
translation of this important work for
the history of the exploration of Russia,
north-east Asia, and north-west coasts of
America. The text by Gerhard Friedrich
Müller (1705-1783) is regarded as the
best account of Vitus Bering second
exploration in Kamchatka (1733-1743),
from which they brought back the proof
of the existence of a body of water
between Asian and American continent:
the Bering Strait, as well as very
important cartographic, hydrographic
and ethnological discoveries. The map
depicts the strait, presents a correct
delineation of the Kurile Islands, and
contains
the
first
cartographic
representation of the Alaska Peninsula.
Müller also gives the account of a
manuscript in found in Yakoutsk which
establishes that the Bering Strait had actually been navigated and discovered by Simon Djenev in 1648. Fine copy of this
work: “indispensable for the history of discovery and exploration in North Pacific.” (Sabin).
$ 6 000
78. PARRY (WILLIAM EDOUARD), TRADUIT PAR L’AUTEUR DE QUINZE JOURS À LONDRES. -VOYAGE FAIT EN 1819
ET 1820, SUR LES VAISSEAUX DE S.M.B., L'HECLA ET LE GRIPPER, POUR DÉCOUVRIR UN PASSAGE DU NORD-OUEST
DE L'OCÉAN ATLANTIQUE À LA MER PACIFIQUE. Paris, Librairie des Gide Fils, 1822. 1 vol. 8vo. 2 folding
handcoloured maps. 19th half red calf. First French edition of this account of one of the most important travel in Arctic. It
shows that the Strait of Lancaster opens a way to the West, and reveals the complexity of this sea way through the islands
maze. Fine copy.
$ 1 700
79. ROSS (JAMES CLARK). -A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC
REGIONS, DURING THE YEARS 1839-43. BY CAPTAIN SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS, R.N. London: John Murray,
Albemarle Street. 1847. 2 vols. 8vo. 8 lithographic plates (2 frontispieces, 1 folding), 8 maps (3 folding), 18 steel-engraved
vignettes. Contemporary quarter blue morocco. First edition of the account of the first scientific expedition in Antarctic, by
James Ross (1800-1868). The work, illustrated with maps, impressive plates and nice vignettes (by Hooker, the expedition’s
botanist), is “one of the most important works in the history of Antarctic exploration” (Hill). Fine copy.
$ 3 800
Maritime
80. BAUDIN (LOUIS-STANISLAS).
-MANUEL DU JEUNE MARIN, OU
PRÉCIS PRATIQUE SUR L'ARRIMAGE,
L'INSTALLATION, LE GRÉEMENT ET
LA MANŒUVRE D'UNE FRÉGATE DE
44 CANONS. A Toulon, chez L.
Laurent, Libraire pour la Marine.
A Paris, chez Bachelier, Libraire.
1828. 1 vol. 8vo. 6 folding plates.
Contemporary half sheep. First and
only edition of this rare nautical work.
It is simply dedicated to the young who
had fixed on naval. Except the third
part, dedicated to navigation, the work
consists in a very careful description of
a 44-guns frigate. The style is very
didactic and very interesting because it gives a concrete idea of what the ship was. Fine copy.
$ 2 000
81. BERTRAND DE MOLEVILLE (ANTOINE FRANÇOIS). -DISCOURS PRONONCÉ À L'ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE
PAR LE MINISTRE DE LA MARINE LE 2 JANVIER 1792. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale, 1792. 1 vol. 4to. Half red
morocco. (later). Rare edition of this discourse by Bertrand de Moleville (1477-1818), French naval Minister, pronounced
in front of the Assemblée as a defense against some accusations. Moleville was accused to help Navy officers from the
French nobility to emigrate. The discourse is followed by the accusations (7parts). Fine copy of this text which shows the
difficulties that the French Navy encounters after the Revolution.
$ 650
82. BLONDEL DE SAINT AUBIN (GUILLAUME). -LE TRÉSOR DE LA NAVIGATION. Au Havre de Grace,
chez Jacques Gruchet, 1673. 1 vol. 4to. Numerous wood engravings. Contemporary full vellum. Fine copy of the
extremely rare first edition of this French school book on navigation, teaching on spherical geometry details and its
application to navigation and practice of seamanship. Only 1 copy appeared at auction during the last 40 years. $ 7 400
83. BOUGARD (RENÉ). -LE PETIT FLAMBEAU DE LA MER, OU LE
VÉRITABLE GUIDE DES PILOTES COTIERS. Au Havre de Grâce, Chez
P.J.D.G. Faure, 1763. 1 vol. 4to. Numerous woodcuts including some full
page. Contemporary full limp vellum. Famous
pilot, frequently reissued (OE: Gruchet, 1684),
which describes the coastlines in terms of
accessibility and of the quality of anchorage. It is
illustrated with numerous sea charts and coastal
profiles. In this work, the sailors fund nautical
instructions and topographical details for
Ireland, England, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy,
Sicily, Malta, Africa, Madagascar and India. Fine
copy in contemporary binding.
$ 2 400
84. BURCHETT (JOSIAH. ESQ.) -MÉMOIRES
DE TOUT CE QUI S'EST PASSÉ DE PLUS
CONSIDÉRABLE SUR MER DURANT LA GUERRE
AVEC LA FRANCE DEPUIS L'AN 1688 JUSQU'À
LA FIN DE 1697. A Amsterdam, Imprimé
aux Dépens d'Estienne Roger, 1704. 1 vol.
12mo. 1 engraved frontispiece. Contemporary
full calf. Rare first French edition of this work by
the Secretary of the Admiralty in England (1695-1742), Josiah Burchett, on the sea
engagements between British and French Navy (1688-1697). His position as Secretary of the
Admiralty allowed Burchett to have access to the materials from which he wrote the present
work. “Invaluable for the naval aspects of the War of the English Succession”. Fine copy.
$ 980
85. CASTELLANE MAJASTRE (HENRI-CÉSAR, COMTE DE). -JOURNAL DE CASTELLANE MAJASTRE,
CAPITAINE DES VAISSEAUX DU ROY. COMMANDANT LA FRÉGATE DU ROY LA FLORE ARMÉE LE 6 MARS 1778
AYANT 26 CANONS DU CALIBRE 8 EN BATTERIE ET 4 SUR LES GAILLARDS DU CALIBRE DE 4. A bord du vaisseau,
du 6 mars au 31 décembre 1778. 1 vol. 4to. [39] manuscript ll. Contemporary full vellum. Original logbook by
Castellane Majastre (1733-1789) from his first campaign as master and commander, on the “Flore”, during the first years
of the American Revolution. He served as ship lieutenant from 1762 to 1771 on different ships; in 1777, he was
appointed to command the “Flore”, in a squadron under Admiral d’Estaing’s orders: the present logbook. His success in
the Mediterranean encouraged the Admiralty to trust him and to send him in America: in 1780, he was appointed captain
of the “Marseillois”, part of Admiral de Grasse’s squadron, where he brilliantly fought. The present logbook is very
interesting because it was written by a young captain who wanted to prove his worth: he did his best at sea and registered
(sometimes explained) his actions very carefully (even his reactions towards his crew). It is important because it is
contemporary of the beginning of French intervention in the American Revolution. On the Flore, Castellane was part of
d’Estaing’s squadron, which went to America (he gives the detail of the ships and captains, among them: Barras,
Bougainville, Chabert, Suffren, etc.). When the squadron left Gibraltar (May 19, 1780), d’Estaing charged him to bring
back the sick sailors and some important letters to France. The young captain was not thrilled, but he executed the order
(“Sa prière étant un ordre pour moi…”). From then, he had his own cruise Mediterranean and protected the French trade,
merchant ships and harbors, because the war against England had started there too. Important historical document.
$ 9 200
86. DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU
(HENRI LOUIS). -TRAITÉ DE LA
FABRIQUE DES MANŒUVRES POUR
LES VAISSEAUX OU L'ART DE LA
CORDERIE PERFECTIONNÉ. Paris, de
l'Imprimerie
Royale.
M.
DCCXLII. 1747. 1 vol. 4to. 7 folding
plates, 13 engraved head pieces.
Contemporary full sheep. First edition
of this rare treatise regarding a very
important matter for maritime: rigging.
A second edition was published in
1769 (more common). In addition to
what it gives for history of nautical
technics, this work is also important for
botanic, because it is one of the first to
deal with the commercial culture of
cannabis. The first two plates are
depiction of the plant. Fine copy.
$ 3 000
87. DUMAITZ DE GOIMPY (FRANÇOIS-LOUIS, COMTE). -TRAITÉ SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DES VAISSEAUX. A
Paris, Couturier; 1776. 1 vol. 4to. 2 folding plates. Complete with the l. "Correction de la hauteur du point Vélique".
Enhanced with an engraving depicting a ship. Contemporary full red morocco, with the arms of Jean Baptiste Bertin
(1720-1792). First edition of this innovative shipbuilding treatise, based on the latest theoretical researches, but expressed
in clear terms: to be accessible to the shipbuilder. French naval officer, Dumaitz de Goimpy (1729-1807) was
commissioned a commander in 1772, and served during the whole of the war of American independence. He led the 1st
division of the fleet under Admiral Count de Guichen, which defeated Lord Rodney off Dominique three times, and was
severely wounded in the first battle, which he gained for the French by a timely movement. He commanded a division of
the fleet that under Count de Grasse blockaded the Chesapeake bay, and defeated the English on 5 September, 1781. He
fought also under De Grasse in the battles off Dominique on 9 and 12 April, 1782, and in 1783 became a member of the
Cincinnati. Fine copy in armorial binding.
$ 3 000
88. DUVAL-LE-ROY (NICOLAS). -ELÉMENS DE NAVIGATION.
PAR N. C. DUVAL-LE-ROY, ASSOCIÉ NON RÉSIDANT DE
L'INSTITUT NATIONAL DE FRANCE, & PROFESSEUR DE
MATHÉMATIQUES AUX ECOLES DE NAVIGATION. A Brest, Paris,
Chez Malassis, Chez Louis, An X -1802. 1 vol. 8vo. 7 folding
plates. Contemporary half-sheep. First edition of this uncommon
maritime treatise. Duval who wrote some of the articles for the
Maritime Dictionary of the Encyclopédie (some corrections for these
articles are present in this work), is the author of a text on maritime
barometers. Fine copy, complete with the half title (not mentioned
by Polak).
$ 900
89. GROTIUS (HUGO), MERULA (PAUL). -HUGO GROTIUS
DE MARY LIBERA ET P. MERULA DE MARIBUS. Lugd.
Batavorum, Ex Officina Elzeviriana, Anno 1633. 1 vol. 24mo.
Contemporary vellum. Second edition, printed by Bonaventure and
Abraham Elzevier, as beautiful as the first, of this treatise by Grotius
who supports the rights of the Dutch to sail in the East India. Fine
copy.
$ 760
90. JENKINS (JAMES). -THE NAVAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE YEAR 1793 TO 1817.
London, Printed for J. Jenkins, N°48, Strand, by L. Harrison, 373 Strand. 1 vol. folio. Title with watercolored
engraved label, 55 aquatint plates in contemporary colors (including frontispiece), [75] ll. of text. Contemporary quarter
red morocco. First edition of this work featuring in 55 plates the greatest naval engagements and other actions of the Royal
Navy from 1793 to 1817. The publication is contemporary of the most glorious period for the Royal Navy, and the plates
show British domination against French, American, Danish, Spanish, etc. at sea. Three plates are dedicated to the Battle
of Trafalgar. “As a record
of naval events spanning a
period of over twenty
years
[it]
has
no
precedent. At no time
prior to 1817 had a
publisher attempted such
a complete volume of
documentary naval prints.
It is the quality of accuracy
which makes Jenkins so
valuable above all, and it
is the pictures rather than
the text to which the value
can
be
attributed”.
“(Roger Quarm, National
Maritime
Museum
curator). The plates of the
present copy are all in
contemporary and very
bright colors, printed on
thick paper, larger than
most copies. Remarkable
iconography.
$ 15 100
91. KERGUELEN DE TREMAREC (YVES-JOSEPH DE). -RELATION DES COMBATS ET DES ÉVÈNEMENTS DE LA
GUERRE MARITIME DE 1778 ENTRE LA FRANCE ET L'ANGLETERRE. [Paris], Imprimerie de Patris,
M.DCC.XCVI. 1796. 1 vol. 8vo. Contemporary half-sheep. First edition of this rare work by Kerguelen de Tremarec
(1734-1797), French naval officer and explorer. In April 1796, retired of the navy, he started working on this text from the
notes he took in 1779. The work, recognized for its liability, relates the main battles of the American Revolutionary War.
Fine copy of this valuable testimony upon naval history by a great explorer.
$ 3 000
92. KNOWLES (JOHN). -RECHERCHES
SUR LES MOYENS EMPLOYÉS DANS LA
MARINE ANGLAISE POUR LA
A Paris, de
CONSERVATION DES BOIS ET DES VAISSEAUX DEPUIS LES TEMPS LES PLUS RECULÉS JUSQU'À CE JOUR.
l'Imprimerie Royale, 1825. 1 vol. 8vo. Publisher printed blue boards. First and only French edition of this treatise that
deals with the conservation of ships. John Knowles is the author of one of the most important ship-building treatise in
English: "The Elements and Practise of Naval Architecture ", first published by David Steel in 1805. In this work, he insists
on the importance, for a Naval power as United Kingdom, to the care they have of their fleet. It was the first treatise of
that kind published in England. It brings very useful informations about
the quality and treatment of the wood, as well as about the shipbuilding.
Fine untrimmed copy.
$ 900
93. [LESCALLIER (DANIEL)]. -VOCABULAIRE DES TERMES DE
MARINE ANGLOIS ET FRANÇOIS, EN DEUX PARTIES ; ORNÉ DE
PLANCHES. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1777. 1 vol. 4to. 31 plates (25
hand-coloured). Contemporary marbled paper boards. First edition of this
important French-English dictionary of marine terms, on 2 columns, with
31 engraved plates. This work is one of the main source for the
Panckoucke's « Encyclopédie Méthodique de la Marine » and was often
reprint. Fine copy
$ 2 700
94. [MINISTERE DE LA MARINE]. -ORDONNANCES ET
RÉGLEMENS CONCERNANT LA MARINE. A Paris, de l’Imprimerie
Royale. M. DCCLXXVI. 1786. 1 vol. 4to. Some folding tables,
93. Jenkins.
woodcut ornaments. Contemporary pink marbled paper boards. Scarce
first edition of this set of legal texts. All the articles referenced by the index
are there, and additional pieces can be found: as model for logbook or
leaves. Provenance: “Pour Madame la Marquise de Castellane, à Gardes”,
manuscript ex-dono, she most probably was the wife of Captain Castellane
Majastre (1733-1789), hero of the American Revolution, member of the
Cincinnati, and nephew of Admiral de Grasse. Fine copy of prestigious
provenance.
$ 2 000
95. MOZIN (CHARLES). -[MARINE]. Paris,
Londres. Goupil et Cie, Editeurs, Imp. Lemercier
à Paris. [1851]. 1 vol. oblong 4to. 36 lithographed and
watercolored plates.. Very rare set of watercolored
engravings featuring maritime scenes in Normandy at
the beginning of the 19th century, by Charles Mozin
(1806-1862). It was published in 6 parts of 6 plates. The
36 scenes, nicely hand-colored and very well
documented (Mozin worked with ships’ model to be
more precise), give an idea of the life of these people
who made a living from the sea, accurate depiction of
various ships, fishing scenes, etc. Fine copy.
$ 4 900
96. OZANNE (NICOLAS). -MARINE MILITAIRE OU
RECUEIL DES DIFFERENS VAISSEAUX QUI SERVENT À
LA GUERRE SUIVIS DES MANOEUVRES QUI ONT LE
PLUS DE RAPORT AU COMBAT AINSI QU'A L'ATAQUE
ET LA DEFFENCE DES PORTS. PAR OZANNE L'AÎNÉ,
DESSINATEUR DE LA MARINE. Sans lieu ni nom.
[1762]. 1 vol. 8vo. 50 engraved plates. Contemporary95. Mozin.
marbled paper wrappers. First edition of this work entirely designed and engraved by the famous navy painter: Nicolas
Ozanne (1728-1811). It composed of two parts: the first dealing with ships and the second with naval tactics' manoeuvres.
Fine copy.
$ 2 100
97. OZANNE (NICOLAS MARIE). -[COLLECTION
DES
VUES
DES
PORTS, AVEC LES
ENVIRONS, LEURS BÂTIMENTS,
[Paris, ca. 1791]. 1 vol. small
oblong folio. 60 engraved plates. Contemporary half morocco. Beautiful work by Nicolas Ozanne (1728-1811),
considered with his brother Pierre, as one of the master of the maritime iconography for the 18th century. The 60 fine
engraved plates give a vivid and picturesque representation of the French harbours. Fine copy.
$ 9 200
CE QUI EST UTILE AUX ÉLÈVES ET ARMATEURS DE LA PEINTURE ET ARCHITECTURE].
98. SEGONDAT (CHARLES-HENRI). -TRAITÉ GÉNÉRAL DE LA MESURE DES BOIS. PAR MR. SEGONDAT,
COMMISSAIRE DES PORTS & ARSENAUX DE MARINE. A Rochefort, Chez Bonhomme, Libraire & Compagnie.
M.DCC.LXXXII. 1782. 2 parts in 1 vol. 8vo. 8 engraved plates. Contemporary full sheep. Second and enhanced
edition (OE: 1765) of this work, regulating the measurements of the wood pieces used in shipbuilding. Contemporary of
the American Revolution, very costly for France in terms of ships, this treatise is very important for the wood supply in
French dockyards. Fine copy.
$ 380
Pirates - Corsairs – Shipwreck – Sea Rescue
99. ARCHENHOLZ (JOHANN WILHELM VON). -THE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES, FREE-BOOTERS, OR
BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. TRANSLATED... BY GEORGE MASON. London, J. Stratford, 1807. 1 vol. 8vo.
Contemporary full calf. Rare first English edition of this history buccaneers by Wilhelm von Archenholtz (1741-1812),
German publicist and professor of history wellrespected throughout Europe because of his
history of the Seven Years' War, Geschichte des
siebenjährigen Krieges (1787). The text, translated
by George A. Mason from the German, gives a
serious history about pirates and their actions in
the Caribbean. Fine copy of this scarce work.
$ 1 500
100.
CHAMPAGNAC
(JEAN-BAPTISTE
JOSEPH). -HISTOIRE ABRÉGÉE DES NAUFRAGES
OU EXTRAIT FIDÈLE DES RELATIONS TANT
ANCIENNES QUE RÉCENTES DES NAUFRAGES ET
Paris, Fruget et
Brunet, Libraires, rue Mazarine, n°30. 1836.
AUTRES SINISTRES MARITIMES.
100. Champagnac.
2 vols. 12mo. 8 plates. Contemporary full sheep.
First and only edition of this rare anthology of
shipwrecks, complete of the second volume (no
reference found). The Méduse shipwreck account
is illustrated with a terrible plate: « Ils coupèrent
un cadavre par tranches pour le dévorer. » Fine
copy.
$ 950
101. [CHEMIN DEFORGUES (FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-MICHEL). CONSEIL EXÉCUTIF PROVISOIRE]. -DÉCRET DE LA
CONVENTION NATIONALE, DU 1ER OCTOBRE 1793, L'AN SECOND DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, UNE &
INDIVISIBLE, QUI DÉTERMINE LE MODE DE RÉPARTITION DES PRISES FAITES PAR LES VAISSEAUX FRANÇAIS SUR LES
ENNEMIS DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE. N°1658. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie Nationale exécutive du Louvre. An IIe de la
République. 1794. 1 vol. 4to. Untrimmed. Ancient
wrappers. Rare decree about prize money and privateers,
adopted five years after the French Revolution. In 1793
Louis XVI was executed and France is at war with all
European countries.
All the decisions
presented here are
(pecuniary) incitations
to fight against the
ennemies of the
Republic. At the end,
a table with the
distribution of prize
money according to
rank. Fine copy.
101. Chemin Deforges.
$ 350
102. CONSEIL [CONSEILS] (JULES-AIMÉ). -GUIDE PRATIQUE DU
SAUVETAGE À L'USAGE DES MARINS PAR M. CONSEIL, ANCIEN CAPITAINE DE
PORT, CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR. Paris, Arthus Bertrand,
Éditeur, Librairie Maritime et scientifique, rue Hautefeuille, 21, [s.d., ca.
1860]. 1 vol. 8vo. 4 full pages of illustration, numerous in-text illustrations.
Publisher wrappers. First and only edition of this treatise of sea rescue. The Société
Générale des naufrages exists at this time, but it is not endorsed by the French
Government. The style of this richly illustrated work is pedagogical, and the author
doesn’t hesitate to chock his reader when he describes the bad management of
shipwrecks in France. Fine copy.
$ 380
103. DEPERTHES (JEAN LOUIS HUBERT SIMON). [EYRIES (JEANBAPTISTE BENOÎT)]. -HISTOIRE DES NAUFRAGES, OU RECUEIL DES
RELATIONS LES PLUS INTÉRESSANTES DES NAUFRAGES, HIVERNEMENS,
DÉLAISSEMENS, INCENDIES ET AUTRES EVÉNEMENS FUNESTES ARRIVÉS
SUR MER. Paris, Ledoux et Tenré, 1818. 3 vols. 12mo. 6 plates.
Contemporary half sheep. Third edition, very rare, of this classic on
shipwrecks, the first with the account of the tragedy of La Méduse. “It is
obvious that all of the later anthologies of shipwrecks and disasters at sea
levied on Deperthes, either directly or by stealing from each other”
(Huntress). Fine copy.
$ 950
104. DU GUAY-TROUIN (RENÉ). -MÉMOIRES DE M. DUGUAYTROUIN. [Amsterdam, chez Pierre Mortier,] 1740. 1 vol. 4to. 1 author's
portrait, 6 folding plates. Half calf (19th century). Rare original edition inquarto on large paper. Dugay-Trouin’s memories were published after his
death and became a real best seller in the 18th century, with many editions.
This famous corsair of Louis XIV was born in Saint-Malo. He relates here
all his campaign against the British fleet and his most famous expedition
against the town of Rio de Janeiro in 1711, which was a great military success.
Illustrated with folding plates (details of a ship, naval battles) and a chart of
the bay of Rio. Nice copy.
$ 2 700
103. Deperthes.
105. [DUGUAY-TROUIN] DU GUE-TROUIN (RENÉ). -MEMOIRES
DE DU GUÉ-TROUIN, CHEF D'ESCADRE DES ARMÉES DE S. M. T. C.
ET GRAND-CROIX DE L'ORDRE MILITAIRE DE S. LOUIS. A Amsterdam,
Chez Pierre Mortier, 1730. 1 vol. 12mo. Contemporary full calf. Scarce
first "pirate" edition. Duguay-Trouin's memoirs are known to be trusty and
sincere, maybe because he wrote them but didn't intend to publish. He was annoyed when the present edition was
published in 1730 in Amsterdam from a manuscript he lended to cardinal Dubois, in an unbowdlerized version due to
Pierre de Villepontoux. In the official version, published in 1740, they removed the passages about the youth disorders
and the style isn't as spontaneous as it is in the present edition which is closer of the original manuscript, according to
Nepvou de Carfort. Rare and fine copy in contemporary binding.
$ 2 700
106. FORBIN (CLAUDE, COMTE DE). -MÉMOIRES DU COMTE DE FORBIN. [MANUSCRIPT]. Slnd [Marseille, entre
1710 et 1729]. 1 vol. folio. 210 manuscript pp. (brown ink, with additions from another hand). Not bound, kept in an
ancient full sheep cover.
Precious manuscript copy of Claude de Forbin’s Memoirs, prior to the Amsterdam edition of 1729, document unknown
by the historians. Jean Bart, Duguay-Trouin and Forbin are the most famous privateers of Louis XIV’s reign. Allies or
rivals, according to the circumstances, these sailors left their mark on this period of the history of French Navy, when the
efficiency of his privateers filled in for the squadron war, by ruining the trade of rival countries (England, Netherlands,
Portugal), and by filling the trunks of the king through the prize money.
Claude de Forbin (1656-1733), chevalier, then Earl of Gardanne, certainly is the one with the most adventurous carrier.
After numerous adventures and naval campaigns (West Indies, Alger: 1683), he is charged to escort the embassy to Siam
led by Chaumont. Choisy, who also takes part to this mission, famous for his “Journal de Voyage au Siam”, says about
Forbin that: “il est vif, [il a] une imagination de feu, cent desseins, enfin Provençal et Forbin. Il fera fortune ; ou s'il ne la
fait pas, ce ne sera pas sa faute. (…) En un mot, c'est un fort joli garçon, qui a la mine de n'être pas longtemps lieutenant”.
After three years in Siam (he was appointed governor of Bangkok), Forbin get back to France in July 1688. Cruising in the
Chanel under the command of Jean Bart, they are captured by the English to protect a convoy. They escaped eleven days
later, and crossed the Chanel. After that, Forbin is captain, and until peace in 1710, he had a brilliant privateer carrier.
After 40 years of service, Forbin retired in Marseille. Some historians assume he wrote his memoirs at this period, others
think he kept some kind of diary along his expeditions, diary he turned into memoirs. In any case, he charged his
secretary Simon Reboulet, to put some order and to write the text. The book was published in Amsterdam in 1729 (no
mention of Reboulet’s name), very successful, it was frequently reissued. The present manuscript, wrote on a paper from
the beginning of the 18th century is different from the printed version: it is entirely written in the third person (first in the
printed version), the preface is not the same, and the text (even if it recounts the same events) is different for the turns of
phrase, vocabulary, and numerous little facts. The main text is by a regular hand (most probably Reboulet’s), and
corrections are added by another hand: less steady, and in the first person, certainly Forbin’s. He corrects names or facts,
deletes some passages, and brings more details, comments episodes and style. Some remarks probably are echoes of
previous discussions between the two men.
A comparative reading of the manuscript and the printed edition shows that the annotations were included, and it seems
obvious that the manuscript predates the edition of 1729, which is a version of the manuscript in the first person, with the
corrections. It is interesting to see which elements Forbin judged important to make appeared, and also, what he preferred
to be removed, and which was never published.
The discovery of this manuscript shed new light on Forbin’s memoirs origin, and a careful comparative analysis should
bring new informations about the life of Forbin, and about the historical events he witnessed. The manuscript ends with
this sentence (not present in the printed version): « Lassé d’espérer et de feindre, éloigné du monde et du sort, je viens
attendre ici la mort sans la désirer ni la craindre ». Gripping maritime document, forgotten for 300 years, importance
historical source deserving a complete and careful study.
$ 24 800
107. GODDE DE LIANCOURT (COMTE A.). -TRAITÉ
PRATIQUE DES MOYENS DE SAUVETAGE, CONTENANT DES DÉTAILS
COMPLETS SUR L'EMPLOI DE LA BALISTIQUE DES PROJECTILES
PORTE-AMARRES. Paris, Rue Neuve-des-Mathurins, 31. Chez
tous les libraires de la France et de l'étranger. 1841. 1 vol. 8vo.
Numerous illustrations. Publisher wrappers. First and only edition of
this very rare treatise. This text, by Godde de Liancourt, the founder
of the Société Générale Internationale des Naufrages, is very
innovative. The author regrets the total absence of governmental
implication in sea rescue, and shows the importance of his association
despite their lack of material means. They diffuse informations,
sometimes through manuscripts, and this publication is rare. It
presents official documents regarding the official founding of the
association, and various informations for sea rescue (how turn
weapons into sea rescue devices, life boat, what care shall be given to
drowned people, etc). Fine copy of one of the first serious work
dedicated to sea rescue.
$ 2 700
108. GUE-TROUIN. [DUGUAY-TROUIN (RENÉ)]. -MEMOIRES DE M DU GUÉ-TROUIN, CHEF D'ESCADRE.
NOUVELLE EDITION, AUGMENTÉE DE QUELQUES FAITS OÙ IL A EU PART DANS LA DERNIÈRE GUERRE, JUSQUES À
SA MORT ARRIVÉE EN 1736. A Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Mortier, M. DCC. XL. 1740. 1 vol. 12mo. Contemporary
full calf. Last pirate edition of the famous Duguay-Trouin’s Mémoires, published ten years after the first pirate and the
same year than the first official. It is the first and the only to give the account of some events of the latest years of DuguayTrouin’s life (1673-1736). Fine copy.
$ 500
109. ISELIN (HENRI). [MANUSCRIPT.]. -LA MARINE.
IMAGES DE LA MARINE. [Paris], 1951. 1 vol. 4to. 2
watercolours on the boards, 16 original plates: ink and
watercolor, all signed. Unique manuscript copy of this naval
history, entirely drawn and watercolored by Henri Iselin.
Confirmed illustrator, Iselin published several works. In the
16 plates of this manuscript, he recounts naval history from
antiquity to the 20th century. He features the characters,
ships, places, nautical tools emblematic for each period
(Antiquity, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century). This
nice ludic work was never published, but the plates were
used to illustrate an “Images de la Marine” for the child
periodical “Calamus”. The original manuscript was sent by
the author for the boy of one of his friends. Fine copy.
3 000
110. LAFOND DE BRAUX (PIERRE, LIEUTENANT DE
VAISSEAU). -RELATION DU SIEUR DE LA FOND,
LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU DU PRINCE. Sl, sn, 1753. 1 vol.
109. Iselin.
4to. Later boards. Rare first and only edition of this account,
by a firsthand witness and actor of the tragedy, of the fire of
the Prince, French East India Company ship. Pierre Lafond
de Braux was second lieutenant on the ship, which sailed to
America with 302 people: soldiers, sailors and passengers.
While they approached Brazil, a fire started. Soon they
realized there was no hope for the ship. Only 10 people
(including Lafond) survived to this terrible sea event. Fine
copy.
$ 1 300
111. [LOUIS XIV]. [EXTRAIT DES REGISTRES DE PARLEMENTS].
-EDIT DU ROY, QUI SUPPRIME LES OFFICES DE RECEVEURS DES
ECHOUËMENS, CRÉEZ PAR EDIT DU MOIS DE DECEMBRE 1709 ET
CRÉATION D'OFFICE DE CONSEILLER, COMMESSAIRE RECEVEUR,
GARDE DÉPOSITAIRE DES VAISSEAUX. A Rennes, Chez la Veuve de
François Vatar, 1713. 1 vol. 4to. Ancient boards. Very rare edict from
the end of the reign of Louis the XIVth, regarding the office of the guard
depositary of the vessels: meaning the officer in charge to get back, to store,
and to sell (in certain occasions), what can be recovered from a shipwreck.
It also concerns the prize money of sailor who would not be there to take
their share. Fine copy.
$ 400
112. [LOUIS XV]. CHOISEUL, DUC DE PRASLIN (CÉSAR
GABRIEL). BOURBON, DUC DE PENTHIEVRE (LOUIS-JEANMARIE DE). -ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ETAT DU ROI, PORTANT QUE
L'ORDONNANCE DU PREMIER NOVEMBRE 1745, QUI FAIT DÉFENSES À
TOUS PARTICULIERS & HABITANS DES VILLES MARITIMES, DE FORMER
AUCUNE ACTION SUR LA SOLDE DES MATELOTS. A Paris, chez P. G.
Simon, 1767. 1 vol. 4to. Ancient boards. Rare booklet with the case of a
sailor from Granville, Pierre Jean, who contests the judgement given by the
court of this city. The court had ruled in favor of Sieur Boisnard, shipowner who seized the prize money of Pierre Jean, on the pretext that his
mother owned money to an acquaintance of Boisnard. The “Conseil d’Etat 111. Louis XIV.
du Roi” court, from Paris broke this judgement, in regard of the 1745
ordonnance. Fine copy.
$ 300
113. [LOUIS XV. CHOISEUL PRALIN (C ÉSAR-GABRIEL DE)]. -DÉCLARATION DU ROI, CONCERNANT LES
NAUFRAGES & ECHOUEMENS. DONNÉE À VERSAILLES LE DIX JANVIER 1770. REGISTRÉE EN PARLEMENT LE
TRENTE-UN MAI 1771. Fait à Versailles le dix janvier mil sept cent soixante-dix. 1 vol. 4to. Ancient boards. Very
rare legal text adopted when Choiseul Praslin (1712-1785) was Minister of the Navy, and first legislation for the
shipwrecks from 1681. Louis the XIVth created some offices in the Admiralties dedicated to get back and stored what
could be recovered from shipwrecks (and found through this the Invalids hotel). But there were plenty of abuses, and the
present text insists on the need of transparency and gives a very specific ruling for the process. Fine copy.
$ 550
114. [MANUSCRIPT]. TOUBOULIE
(P.). -BATEAU SAUVEUR. Brest, 26 juin
1827. 1 vol. 4to. [6] manuscript ll. (5 pp. bl.),
1 folding l.: ink drawing on tracing paper.
Ancient cardboards. Illustrated description of
a new device of sea rescue, by P. Touboulié,
inventor of a licensed fire engine. He
proposes to rescue the shipwrecked sailor
with a boat equipped with a lantern, a bell, a
whistle, supplies and layed out to allow the
sailor to sit, to fight back against the fishes
and even sleep fearless. Fine copy.
$ 1 300
115. MENDEZ PINTO (FERDINAND).
-LES VOYAGES ADVENTUREUX DE
FERNAND MENDEZ PINTO, FIDÈLEMENT
TRADUICTS DU PORTUGAIS EN FRANÇAIS
PAR
LE
SIEUR
BERNARD FIGUIER 114. Touboulié.
GENTILHOMME PORTUGAIS ET DÉDIEZ À MONSEIGNEUR LE CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU. Paris, Arnould Cotinet et
Jean Roger, 1645. 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf. Second French edition of this scarce narrative of Mendez
Pinto (1509-1583), true adventurer who set sail for the Indies in 1537 and travelled through Asia and the Far East.
$ 3 000
116. PITON (E. - T.). -NOUVEL ABRÉGÉ
DE L’HISTOIRE DES
NAUFRAGES, INCENDIES, ATTAQUES, SURPRISES,
RÉVOLTES,
SINISTRES
ET
AVENTURES
MARITIMES LES PLUS REMARQUABLES DE NOTRE
ÉPOQUE, PAR
L’UNIVERSITÉ.
M. E. – T. PITON, MEMBRE DE
Paris, Lavigne, Libraire. 1836. 1
vol. 12mo. 2 plates, 1 folding map. Contemporary
full sheep. Only edition of this very rare anthology
of shipwrecks. It gathered 19 accounts of sea
catastrophes (in Pacific, West Indies, Greenland,
Africa, etc.) mainly focused on the 19th century.
The plates show the shipwreck of an English
brigantine in 1780, and of the Woodrop Sims in
1830. Regarding Pacific: the account of the Mutiny
on the Bounty, and a less famous episode that
occurred in the Sandwich Islands. (We didn’t find
any record for this book in public auction. Only
reference in library collections: Hamilton Pacific
Rare Library, Hawaii). Fine copy.
$ 900
117. [REBOULET (SIMON), FORBIN (CLAUDE DE)]. -MÉMOIRES DU COMTE DE FORBIN, CHEF D'ESCADRE,
CHEVALIER DE L'ORDRE MILITAIRE DE SAINT-LOUIS. A Amsterdam, Chez François Girardi, 1740. 2 vols. 8vo. 1
frontispiece portrait. Contemporary full calf. Second edition of this work attributed to Simon Reboulet (OE: 1729).
Reboulet was Forbin's secretary, who charged him to writte his memoirs. Forbin (1656-1733), French naval commander
who was governor of Bangkok and a general in the Siamese army, distinguished himself with Jean Bart and DuguayTrouin during several naval battles. In this work, he took credit for a glorious attack against a British squadron led by
Duguay-Trouin, who decided to publish his own memoirs to set the record straight. Fine copy.(cf. N°6)
$ 650
118. [SURCOUF (BERTRAND-MALO, SEIGNEUR DE SAINT-AUBIN). DESLANDES (NICOLAS, SEIGNEUR DE LA
MEURDRAQUIÈRE)]. MANUSCRIPT-RÉFLEXIONS POUR MONSIEUR DESLANDES, NEGT À GRANVILLE,
ARMATEUR DE LA FRÉGATE MADAME, ARMÉE EN COURSE. CONTRE MR SURCOUF DE ST AUBIN, NÉGOCIANT À ST
MALO, ARMATEUR DU CORSAIRE LA LEVRETTE. [Granville ou St Malo, ca. 1783]. 1 vol. 8vo. [5] manuscript pp.
Ancient wrappers. Manuscript exposing an interesting and tricky maritime case that occured in the Chanel Sea during the
last years of the American Revolution. It involves a very famous name: Surcouf de Saint Aubin, the uncle of the renowned
captain. One of his ships (the “Levrette”) came to rescue an English ship (“Carolyn Packet”) that had been taken by “La
Madame” from Granville. Surcouf de Saint Aubin, pretending this captured ship was a wreck, claimed for his share to
Nicolas Deslandes (1744-1816), ship owner from Granville (owner of “La Madame” and therefor of the “Carolyn
Packet”). The manuscript is written by the lawyer of Deslandes, and shows why this claim is not admissible. Fine copy.
$ 2 700
119. TEMPLE (LOUIS DU). -DU
SCAPHANDRE ET DE SON EMPLOI À BORD
DES NAVIRES PAR M.L. DU TEMPLE,
LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU, PROFESSEUR
DE MACHINES À VAPEUR AU PORT DE
BREST. ACCOMPAGNÉ DE 2 PLANCHES.
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, Editeur,
Librairie Maritime et scientifique, Rue
Hautefeuille, 21. [1860]. 1 vol. 8vo. 2
plates (1 folding, 1 double). Publisher
illustrated wrappers. First and only edition
of this work dedicated to Cabirol’s diving
suit. This suit represents an important step
to security, and won the silver medal at the
Exposition Universelle in Paris. Louis
Temple, ship lieutenant, offers in this work
a description of this suit, the mechanisms
involve, the circumstances when it can
useful and some safety procedures. Fine
copy of this nicely illustrated work.
$ 2 700
Military - Naval tactics
120. BURGUES DE MISSIESSY (EDOUARD-JACQUES, COMTE
DE). [EXEMPLAIRE AVEC ENVOI - PRESENTATION COPY].
-TACTIQUE ET SIGNAUX DE JOUR, DE NUIT ET DE BRUME, À
L'ANCRE ET À LA VOILE. Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale. 1826. 1
vol. 4to. Numerous drawings and schemes in-text. Ancient blue
wrappers. Second edition of this rare work on naval tactics by Burgues
de Missiessy (1756-1837). (First edition: 1802). The confidential
nature of this kind of treatise is confirmed by a letter addressed to the
recipient of the book: Captain Leblanc (the book was sent at the
request of the Naval Minister). The letter was written in Toulon,
January 30th 1828, by Jacote, from the French admiralty. Jacote
recommends: “the greatest circumspection in the communication you
could make of this work, in order to
prevent rival navies to be aware about
it and to take advantage of the entirely
new data, due to the long experience
of Mr. de Missiessy.” Very attractive
copy of interesting provenance:
capitaine Leblanc.
$ 2 000
121. LE COINTE (JEAN-LOUIS).
-LA SCIENCE DES POSTES
MILITAIRES
OU
TRAITÉ DES
FORTIFICATIONS DE CAMPAGNE. A
Paris, chez Desaint & Saillant,
1759 1 vol. 8vo. 10 folding plates with 52 figures engraved by Patte. Contemporary green
morocco with the arms of the Marquis of Argentueil, Jean-Louis-Marie Le Bascle. Fine
copy of this first edition of this military work by Jean-Louis Le Cointe de Marcillac.
$ 2 700
122. [MANUSCRIPT]. -LIBRO D’OGNI SORTE DI FORTIFICATIONI. SI REGOLARI
CH’INREGOLARI PIATTE FORME REVELINI MEZZE LUNE OPERE A CORNO CORONATE
TENAGLIE FORTI DA CAMPAGNA RIDOTE MEZZE RIDOTE STELLE DI PIU SORTI CON
TICARSI NEL OPERARE IN CAMPAGNA. [Rome,
ca. 1700.] 1 vol. 4to. [2] ll., 126 pp., [1] l. 14 numbered plates (11 folding), 28 full-page
UN METODO FACILLISSIMO A PRAT
illustrations, 15 diagrams. Contemporary full sheep. Unpublished
manuscript treatise on fortification, finely written and richly illustrated, dated
from the end of 17th century / beginning of the 18th, contemporary of
Vauban’s works. At this time, the star fort or “trace à l’italienne”, introduced
by the Italians in the mid-15th century because of the French’s military
attacks and their artillery, were taken to its logical extreme by Vauban. This
very detailed treatise gives a precise study of the subtleties of this art, with
nice captioned illustrations, depicting forts. Fine work, in a nice
contemporary binding.
$ 8 650
123. [MANUSCRIPT]. -ETAT
DES
TANT GENERAUX QUE PARTICULIERS ET
GOUVERNEMENTS MILITAIRES
ETATS MAJORS DES PLACES DU
ROYAUME ANNEE 1773. [Ca. 1773]. 1 vol. 12mo. [7] ll. (Engraved title
completed with ink, Introduction, Table), 117 double ll. The text is written
by hand with black and red ink, pages framed with a red line. Contemporary
full red morocco, black morocco box. Very interesting manuscript document
given information on the French military places in 1773, one year before
Louis XV’s death. Precious item, carefully written and nicely bound.
$ 7 000
124. [MILITARIA]. -INSTRUCTION SUR LE SERVICE EN CAMPAGNE
DES ARMÉES RUSSES. Paris, Limoges, Henri Charles-Lavauzelle,
Editeur militaire, 1894. 1 vol. 8vo. 1 table, 6 in-text engravings.
Contemporary green morocco. First edition of this scarce book (only in
BnF's and Harvard's collections) dealing with the Russian army. Fine copy,
very nice binding.
$ 5 400
123. Etat des Gouvernements...
Atlas
125.
BELLIN
-DESCRIPTION
(JACQUES-NICOLAS).
GÉOGRAPHIQUE
DES
NORD DE
L'ISLE DE SAINT DOMINGUE. A Paris, de
l'Imprimerie de Didot, M. DCC.
LXVIII. 1768. 1 vol. 4to. Engraved title, 34
DÉBOUQUEMENS QUI SONT AU
engraved maps (16 doubles, 2 foldings), 1
engraved border by Choffard. [5] manuscript
pp. Contemporary full calf. Rare first edition
of this routier of the Caribean Sea by the
famous French hydrographer Nicolas Bellin
(1703-1772). Bellin gathered in this work
sailing directions for the waters north of St.
Domingo. The copy certainly belonged to a
sailor: in front of the title page there is a
manuscript page giving the way to change a
tiller on board, and in-fine, a letter with
sailing instructions for the Sea Islands
(Amelia and Cumberland Islands). Fine
copy.
$ 3 300
126. [BETT (JOHN). GEOGRAPHIC PUZZLE.] -BETT'S NEW MAP OF THE WORLD. NEATLY DISSECTED. London,
John Betts, [c. 1840]. Puzzle in 56 pieces (295 x 455 mm.), featuring a world map by John Bett. Kept in his original
illustrated box, with sliding lid. Rare item.
$ 1 300
127. BONNE (RIGOBERT). -PETIT TABLEAU DE LA FRANCE OU CARTES GEOGRAPHIQUES SUR TOUTES LES
PARTIES DE CE ROYAUME. AVEC "DESCRIPTION ABREGÉE DE FRANCE". Paris, chez Lattre, 1764 / Paris, de
l'imprimerie de Butard, 1764. 2 parts in 1 vol. 12mo. 1 engraved coloured title, 28 hand-coloured maps on doublepage (I.). Contemporary full red morocco. Only edition of this charming pocket atlas, with title + 28 maps nicely
contemporary colouring and original morocco binding. Bound with Description Geographique Abregee de la France.
Fine copy.
$ 2 000
126. Bett.
128. CASSINI DE THURY (CÉSAR-FRANÇOIS). -CARTE DE FRANCE DIVISÉE EN XXXI GOUVERNEMENTS
MILITAIRES ET EN SES PROVINCES. A Paris, Chez Crépy, rue St Jacques, 1778. 1 vol. oblong folio. Engraved handcoloured title, [24] double maps hand-coloured. + 1 manuscript table and 1 double map hand-coloured. Contemporary
hal-calf. "Carte de France", by the famous Cassini de Thury (1714-1784). Louis XV was very impressed by Cassini's work.
Fine copy in contemporary binding.
$ 3 800
129. DU CAILLE (LOUIS-ALEXANDRE). [RIZZI-ZANNONI (GIOVANNI BAPTISTA ANTONIO). ANVILLE
(JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURGUIGNON D’)]. -ETRENNES GÉOGRAPHIQUES. A Paris, chez Ballard, Imprimeur du Roi,
Rue St Jean de Beuavais à Ste Cecile Et aux Spectacles. Avec permission. [1766]. 1 vol. 16mo. Engraved
allegorical frontispiece, engraved title, 26 double-page maps with handcoloured borders. Contemporary red morocco.
Charming pocket atlas by Du Caille, containing 26 maps reduced by Rizzi-Zannoni, very nicely handcoloured. It counts
two world maps, Europe, Asia, Africa, America (2), Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, France (5),
Netherlands and a Belgium, Germany (7), Prussia, Portugal and Spain, Italy. The book is entirely engraved by Durand
and Le Roy. Lovely copy in red morocco.
$ 2 000
130. [JOLLAIN (GÉRARD IER)]. -TRESOR DES CARTES GEOGRAPHIQUES DES PRINCIPAUX ESTATS DE LUNIVERS.
Ce vend A Paris, chez Jollain rue St Jaque a la Ville de Cologne. (ca. 1659 ou 1660). 1 vol. oblong 8vo. 38
engraved maps. Ancient full calf. Very rare first edition by Jollain of one of the first world atlas of this shape published in
France. It is inspired from Mercator-Hondius "Atlas minor", and shows the popularity of this atlas, but it marks also the
beginning of the period (until the end of 18th century) of the French preeminence in the cartographic production
(d’Anville, de l’Isle, Bellin, Le Rouge, etc.). The caption of the maps are all (except one, n°12) in French (with fanciful
spellings and names). Korea is depicted twice as an island. Fine copy with contemporary manuscript captions in Latin.
$ 12 400
130. Jollain.
131. [LA SERRE, INGÉNIEUR DES PONTS ET CHAUSSÉES
AU HAVRE] -PLANS DES PRINCIPAUX PORTS DE FRANCE
TOUS RÉDUITS SUR LA MÊME ÉCHELLE. S.l.n.d. [Ca. 1790].
1 vol. 4to. 1 engraved title, 35 simple ll. with 42 plans of
harbours, 4 double leaves with 4 plans. Ancient quarter green
vellum. Utmost rare set of engraved plans of the French
harbors. The library of Le Havre keeps a manuscript of 35
leaves, of similar seize with the present text, untitled: “Plans
des principaux ports de France réduits sur la même échelle,
par La Serre, ingénieur des Ponts et chaussées au Havre”,
certainly the original version of this completely engraved
version. Very few copies were printed, and this one counts four
double plates (Toulon, Rochefort, Brest, Lorient) not present
in the manuscript. The plans are very detailed. Attractive copy
of this beautiful and rare work.
$ 4 900
132. LE ROUGE (GEORGE-LOUIS). -RECUEIL DES
FORTIFICATIONS, FORTS ET PORTS DE MER DE FRANCE.
Paris, Le Rouge, ca. 1757 ou 1755. 1 vol. 8vo. 131 plans
131. La Serre.
engraved on 89 plates. Contemporary full glazed calf. First
edition of this nice collection featuring the topographical
details of the maritime cities of Europe and of the New
World. The detailed plans are signed by Georges-Louis Le
Rouge (1712-1790), Géographe ordinaire du Roy. Provenance:
Chevalier Palys de Montrepos (engraved bookplate), one of
the first member of the Society of the Cincinnati, an honor
reserved to the French officers who took part to the American
Revolutionary War. Very pleasant copy of prestigious
provenance.
$ 1 650
133. [LOGEROT. FREMIN (A.R.). PUZZLE
GÉOGRAPHIQUE]. -ATLAS. S.l., Logerot, [c. 1850]. 1 box
with 8 puzzles of 16 pieces (colored). The puzzles features
maps: Mappemonde, continents (Europe, Asia, Northern
and South America, Africa, Oceania) and France. The maps
were drawn by A.R. Frémin. Fine set in very nice condition.
$ 1 500
134. MANESSON MALLET (ALAIN). -DESCRIPTION
DE L'UNIVERS CONTENANT LES DIFFÉRENTS SYSTÈMES
DU MONDE. A Paris, Chez Denys Thierry, 1683. 5 vols.
8vo. Plates and maps. Contemporary calf. Original edition
of this monumental work of geography realized by the
French cartographer and engineer, Alain Manesson Mallet
(1630-1706) whose encyclopaedic work collects useful
informations on history, geography and ethnology. Alain
Manesson Mallet started his career as a soldier in the army
of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major and an Inspector of
Fortifications. This is his his major publication. He also
published : « Les Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre”
(1684). Fine copy.
$ 21 600
135. ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM). -L'EPITOME DU
THÉÂTRE DE L'UNIVERS, NOUVELLEMENT RECOGNEU,
AUGMENTÉ
ET
RESTAURÉ
DE
MESSEURE
GÉOGRAPHIQUE, PAR MICHEL COIGNET, MATHEMAT
D'ANVERS. RELIÉ AVEC "ADDITION À L'EPITOME DU
PETIT THÉÂTRE D'ABRAHAM ORTELIUS..." Anvers,
Joanris Keerberoii, 1602. 1 vol. oblong 12mo. 123 maps. 133. Logerot.
Contemporary vellum. Fine copy of this rare French pocket
atlas: reprint by the mathematician Michel Coignet, of A. Ortélius’ famous work, offering a priceless vision of the world at
the end of the 16th Century.
$ 13 000
Science and Technology
MANUSCRIPT. ANONYMOUS]. -BOTANIQUE – HERBIER. [Sans lieu], 1864. 1 vol. folio. 2
watercoloured titles, 50 manuscript pp., [5] pp. (Index). 70 samples of plants. Contemporary half morocco. Attractive
manuscript devoted to botany, finely calligraphed and ornamented with watercolours motives. The first part, entierly
watercoloured, gives some generalty about botany. The second is an herbarium, nicely presented, following Jussieu's
classification. The texts describing each of the plants are both accurate and serious, but also poetical. Very charming work.
136. [WATERCOLORED
$ 2 100
137.
[ANONYMOUS].
[MANUSCRIPT
AND
WATERCOLOUR].
-ENCYCLOPÉDIE ADMINISTRATIVE, MARITIME ET MILITAIRE DE LA FRANCE
COMMENCÉE À NANTES LE 1ER JANVIER 1886, TERMINÉ À PARIS LE 1ER MAI
1892. Nantes, Paris, 1886-1892. 1 vol. 4to. 456 manuscript pp., illustrated with
hundreds of figures (on 62 pp., 39 in colors, 20 in black). Contemporary half red
morocco. Amazing manuscript: personal illustrated encyclopedia, on the
predilection fields of the author. The style of the manuscript is exceptional for the
handwriting (how tiny it can be, it is still perfectly readable), the page layout
(presentation of the different articles, integrations of the illustrations), and of course
for the illustrations both accurate and aesthetic, with very bright colors. The texts are
taken from different dictionaries and encyclopedi including the Encyclopedia by
Malte Brun, and are related to French geography, military (artillery, cavalry,
fortification, tactics, etc.) and maritime (shipbuilding, tactics, signals, flags, etc.). He
also wrote about astronomy, cartography, botanic, physic, optics, typography, etc.
The illustration is composed of hundreds of drawings, mostly in beautiful colors,
featuring shipbuilding, nautical knots, signals, flags, wind rose, military uniforms,
fortification plans, celestial map, botanic plate, etc. Exceptional item.
$ 9 800
138. [ANONYMOUS, MANUSCRIPT. 18TH CENTURY]. -[HANDBOOK FOR THE USE OF ARCHITECTS COMPOSED
WITH VARIOUS TREATISES OF ENGINEERING, GEOMETRY AND ARCHITECTURE]. [Paris, ca. 1750]. 1 vol. 4to. [189]
manuscript ll. (brown ink) illustrated with numerous pencil and ink drawings (2 on full page). Contemporary full calf. Rare
set of manuscript unpublished treatises, written in the 18th century, and composing a very complete handbook for
architects. The nine texts are dedicated to various fields such as land surveying, hydrostatics, mensuration, engineering and
masonry. From generalities to very accurate instructions based on mathematical demonstrations or a solid experience as
an architect, the author of this work gives to his reader everything he needs to appropriate the different parts of the
profession. The manuscript is carefully written and finely illustrated with schemes or drawings depicting buildings, bridges,
stairs, chimney, fountains, etc.
$ 8 100
138. Manuel à l'usage des Architectes.
138.
139. ARCONS (CÉSAR D'). -LE SECRET DU FLUX ET REFLUX DE LA MER, ET DES LONGITUDES DÉDIÉ À LA
SAPIENCE ÉTERNELLE. Rouen, L. Maurry, 1655. 1 vol. 12mo. 12 schemes and 4 tables. Contemporary ivory vellum.
Original edition of this surprising treatise of César D’Arcons ( ?-1681), jurist, engineer, physician, and lawyer but also
scholar and theologian, who abandoned a law career for the sea.
$ 2 700
140. [CARON (PIERRE LE). PLATEARIUS (MATTHAEUS)]. -LE GRANT HERBIER EN FRANÇOIS. CONTENANT
LES QUALITEZ, VERTUS, PROPRIÉTEZ DES HERBES, ARBRES, GOMMES & SEMENCES. EXTRAICT DE PLUSIEURS
TRAICTEZ DE MEDICINE COMME DE AVICENNE, DE RASIS, DE CONSTANTIN DE ISAAC & PLATAIRE, SELON LE
COMMUN USAGE. BIEN CORRECT. Imprimé à Paris, par Pierre le Caron. [1498-1499]. 1 vol. folio. 126 ll. (double
column, 52-53 lines), 308 wood engravings, printer device on title page and on recto of colophon leaf. 18th century full
vellum (tinted in green).
Utmost scarce incunabula Parisian edition of the famous “Grant Herbier en François”, which was used as a model for the
following editions. Only referenced copy in private hands of this work by Pierre Le Caron, who was the first to illustrate it
with French woodcuts. The first French edition of the book, entitled “Arbolaire”, was published in Besancon (1486-88) by
Petrus Metlinger. In contradiction to the tradition which wants that the French herbarium were translations of German
texts, the “Arbolaire” is a French translation of the “Antidotarium”, “Circa Instans” by Mattheus Platearius (cf. Meyer,
“Geschischte der Botanik”). Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school at Salerno, he is told to be the
author of a 12th century Latin manuscript regarding the use of medicinal herbs: « Circa Instans » or : « Liber Simplici
Medicina ». 264 of the 474 chapters of the present “Grant Herbier en François” come from this work. The prolog of the
“Grant Herbier en François” says: “En cette présente besogne est notre propos et intention de traiter des simples
médecines. Et est à
savoir
que
la
médecine
des
simples
est
dite
simple
pour
ce
qu’elle est telle que
nature l’a produite et
formée.
”
The
Besancon edition by
Metlinger
(“Arbolaire”)
is
illustrated
with
German
woodcuts
(from “Gart des
Gesundheit”
or
“Hortus Sanitatis”.
For practical reasons,
this kind of work was
profusely illustrated.
The first Parisien
edition, ten years
later by Le Caron, is
the first to be
illustrated
with
French woodcuts. It is scarce, but not as scarce as the following edition (the
present copy): only three libraries reference this corrected and enhanced
version. According to our researches, the present copy would be the only one in
private hands. The corrections are important, among them: Le Caron removed
one woodcut, added three more (308 illustrations, vs 306 in the 1498 edition),
the presentation of the text is not the same (52-53 lines vs 46). The following
editions of the 16th century were based on this version. The extensive index
which is printed on the lastest 16 pages, lists the plants according to their
medicinal use; prescriptions against nervous diseases are followed by a list of
plants recommended for the eye, ear, nose, teeth, stomach, skin, etc. Then the
herbs are listed in alphabetical order. The 308 woodcuts of plants and animals
are printed within a line border and are here extant in brilliant impressions.
Utmost rare and precious copy of this cornerstone book in history of French
printed herbarium.
$ 59 000
141. CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). -VOYAGE EN CALIFORNIE
POUR L'OBSERVATION DU PASSAGE DE VÉNUS SUR LE DISQUE DU
SOLEIL, LE 3 JUIN 1769 . A Paris, chez Charles-Antoine Jombert,
1772. 1 vol. 4to. 1 folding plan of Mexico city, 1 folding table, 3 engraved
plates. Contemporary full calf. First edition of one of the earliest scientific
mission in California, sent by the French Académie des Sciences to observe
the Transit of Venus in 1769. Sabin describes the account as: ''A thrilling
account of a race against time to reach Lower California before the transit of
Venus occurred. After nerve-racking delays, which began in Spain, and
narrow escapes from disaster, the goal was reached late in May. Two days
after the transit was observed a malignant fever spread through the little
group and Chappe d'Auteroche [1728-1769], who nursed the sick and
dying, took it himself and died on the first of August." Fine copy.
$ 7 560
142. COSTA (EMANUEL MENDES DA). -HISTORIA NATURALIS
TESTACEORUM BRITANNIAE, OR THE BRITISH CONCHOLOGY.
London, printed for the Author, Millan, B. White, Elmsley and
Robson, 1778. 1 vol. folio. 17 hand-colored engraved plates. Text in
English and French on facing pages. Contemporary calf, vellum corners.
First edition, of this treatise by Emanuel Mendes da Costa, member of the
Imperial Caesarian Academy Naturae Curiosorum and of the botanic
Society of Florence. Scarce book, fresh copy.
$ 3 100 141. Chappe d'Auteroche.
143. CÔTES (ROGER). -LEÇONS DE PHYSIQUE EXPÉRIMENTALE SUR L'ÉQUILIBRE DES LIQUEURS, & SUR LA
NATURE & LES PROPRIÉTÉS DE L'AIR. A Paris, Chez David fils, 1742. 1 vol. 8vo. 6 folding plates. Contemporary halfsheep. First edition of the French translation by Lemonnier. “Cotes was a close friend of Newton, who selected him to
edit and write the preface for the second edition of the Principia in 1713. He succeeded Newton as Lucasian professor at
Trinity College in 1706. These lectures were among the earliest of their kind given
in England. The appendix contains the only English translation of Newton's Scale of
Degrees of Heat, his law of cooling. Also a paper by Halley and two by Dr. Jurin”.
(Babson collection n° 162). Fine copy.
$ 880
144. COURTANVAUX (FRANÇOIS CÉSAR LETELLIER, MARQUIS DE).
-JOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE M. LE MARQUIS DE COURTANVAUX, SUR LA
FRÉGATE L'AURORE, POUR ESSAYER PAR ORDRE DE L'ACADÉMIE, PLUSIEURS
INSTRUMENTS RELATIFS À LA LONGITUDE. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie Royale,
M DCCLXVIII (1768). 1 vol. 4to. 1 frontispiece depicting the Aurore, 5 folding
plates (1 map). Contemporary calf. Fine copy of the first edition this account of an
important practical trial to perfect a method of measuring longitude. The present
work is his report of a voyage in the frigate L’Aurore - a vessel that Courtanvaux
fitted out at his own expense to allow an accurate daily assessment for the prize
offered by the Academie for the first successful method of measuring longitude).
The main contender assessed was the “Horloger du Roi”, Pierre Le Roy, who
invented a completely original marine chronometer in the 1750's, which he
perfected over the next decade and presented to Louis XV in 1766. Le Roy was
awarded a double prize in 1768, for his chronometer and for his memoir describing
it. Fine copy.
$ 5 400
144. Courtanvaux.
148. La Chapelle.
145. DORTOUS DE MAIRAN (JEAN-JACQUES). -DISSERTATION SUR LA GLACE, OU EXPLICATION PHYSIQUE DE
LA FORMATION DE LA GLACE, & DE SES DIVERS PHÉNOMÈNES. A Paris, De l'Imprimerie royale, 1749. 1 vol. 12mo.
Frontispiece, 5 folding plates. Contemporary marbled calf. Rare early treatise on Ice. Hoover coll. 554; the first edition of
this book on the formation of ice appeared at Bordeaux in 1716. The frontisp. depicts a glacier in the mountains, the
other snow cristals. His other book published in 1731 was: Traité physique et historique de l'Aurore and was also an early
book on this subject.
$ 700
146. DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (HENRI-LOUIS). [MANUSCRIT]. -STUDY ON THE QUALITY OF THE AIR. Sans
lieu ni date, ca. 1745-1759. [9] manuscript ff. 8vo (brown ink). Autograph preparatory work of a study by Duhamel du
Monceau on the air. Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782), one of the important scientists of the 18th century, in relation
with the great minds of his time (Buffon, Malesherbes, Jussieu), often in conflict with the “Encyclopédistes”, was Member
of the Académie des Sciences from 1728, and the author of more than 60 works in various fields. The present manuscript
is a rough draught of a study on the quality on the air, undertaken to a larger work, he published in 1759 “Moyen de
conserver la santé aux equipages des vaisseaux”. Duhamel du Monceau wrote in 1745 a Memoir for the Académie, of
which he refers to in the present text, on the quality of the air, but in 1746, the French Navy faced a health disaster in the
squadron of the Duke d’Anville, so Duhamel decided to find out how to improve the quality of the air in the ships. His
researches allowed him to identify several factors that occasion the epidemics at sea, and to propose solutions, that already
presented in this manuscript. Indeed, in these pages, referring to important works of scientists as Du Hales, he explains
the basic rules to keep a clear air. Rare autograph manuscript.
$ 4 850
147. JACQUINOT (DOMINIQUE). -L'USAGE
DE L'ASTROLABE AVEC UN PETIT TRAICTÉ DE
LA SPHÈRE, PAR DOMINIQUE JACQUINOT
CHAMPENOIS. A Paris, En la Boutique de
Hierosme de Marnef, 1617. 1 vol. 12mo. many
woodcuts in-text and 1 full-page. Bookplate.
Contemporary vellum. Later edition, expended
and updated, of the first French work on the
astrolabe. Jacquinot's publication, a clear and
comprehenisve introduction in the use of the
astrolabe, was based on Stoeffler's Elucidatio
fabricae ususque astrolabii. (Oppenheim, 1513).
Fine copy.
$ 3 800
148. LA CHAPELLE (M. DE). -TRAITÉ DE
LA CONSTRUCTION THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE
DU SCAPHANDRE OU DU BATEAU DE
L'HOMME. Paris, Debure pere et chez
l'auteur, 1775. 1 vol. 12mo. 2 folding plates.
Original marbled paperboard binding. Original
edition of this particularly interesting treatise.
147. Jacquinot.
Because the author considered these swimming
devices also of importance for use of people not able to swim and for preventing people from drowning. The floating suit
was originally designed for military purposes, and the suit was accompanied by a special hat in the shape of a swan. The
author is also considered as the inventor of the word “scaphandre”, later used for a diving suits. The plates depict the
floating suits, both in detail and in full use. Fine copy in it's original cardboard.
$ 1 600
149. [MANUSCRIPT]. BRUYAS & FILS. -[MANUSCRIPT AND WATERCOLOUR FRENCH TRADE CATALOGUE].
Lyon, circa 1850. 1 vol. folio. 159 watercolours. Original full sheep. Exceptional French hardware trade catalogue
containing 159 fine and detailed watercolour plates, 6 plates with imprints and one sample sheet on together 91 leaves.
The depicted wares are keys and locks, screws, bells, many kitchen accessoires, knives, scissors, revolvers, bells, etc. Very
attractive set.
$ 27 500
150. MONTES DE OCA (RAFAEL). -ALBUM PINTORESCO HERBARIO. Jalapa, México, 1873. 1 vol. folio (440 x 320 mm.).
14 collage plates made with plants, mosses, branches, bird feathers
and other items from nature, mounted on cardboard sheets.
Contemporary full leather in dark colors, romantic style with
embossed and gilded in both planes and back, decorated with pieces
of mother of pearl. A wonderful example of this kind of Mexican
work using flowers and feathers, executed by a scientist: Rafael
Montes de Oca. He was a naturalist, botanist, ornithologist,
professor and 19th century Mexican illustrator. He worked a long
time on the border between Mexico and Guatemala, where he
collected and classified many plant species. Later extended his
studies to almost all of Mexico, touring Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla and
Veracruz. He devoted much of his efforts in the observation and
study of Mexican hummingbirds. In 1874, he published in the
journal "Nature " series of papers regarding hummingbirds in
Mexico, illustrated with the pictures that drew on the advice of the
painter José María Velasco. Some of these sheets would become
part of the next year the first edition of his major work; "Ensayo
Ornitológico de los Troquilideos ó Colibríes" (1875), which
contained detailed descriptions of 48 species of Mexican
hummingbirds. This beautiful herbal, made in person by Montes de
Oca, was a gift from the powerful Antonio de Mendizabal to Doña
Francisca Temple Ajuria, daughter of Californian landowner
Jonathan Temple and wife of Gregorio Ajuria, Spanish businessman
who tried to overthrow the Mexican government supporting the
Mexican soldiers of Santos Degollado, funded by his wealthy father.
Fine copy.
$ 15 900
151. NEWTON (ISAAC). -TRAITÉ D'OPTIQUE SUR LES RÉFLEXIONS, RÉFRACTIONS, INFLEXIONS ET LES COULEURS
DE LA LUMIÈRE. A Paris, chez Montalant, Quay des Augustins, du côté du Pont Saint Michel, 1722. 1 vol. 4to.
12 folding plates, 5 vignettes. Contemporary calf. Second French edition (first quarto), better than the Amsterdam's one.
The book is illustrated with 12 folding plates. Pierre Coste, Protestant, had to leave France for England where he met
Shaftesbury and Locke. They encouraged him to translate Newton, and his work contributes to spread the English
physicist and astronomer on the continent. Fine copy.
$ 4 900
152. [PERRAULT (CLAUDE)]. -DESCRIPTION ANATOMIQUE D’UN CAMÉLÉON, D’UN CASTOR, D’UN
DROMADAIRE, D’UN OURS, ET D’UNE GAZELLE. A Paris, chez Frédéric Leonard, 1669. 1 vol. 8vo. 5 folding plates.
First edition of the second publication of the "Parisians", due to Claude Perrault (1613-1688), leader of the famous group
of anatomists in Paris; their publications mark the beginnings of modern comparative anatomy. Fine copy.
$ 3 800
153. PEZENAS (ESPRIT). -NOUVELLE MÉTHODE POUR LE JAUGEAGE DES SEGMENTS DES TONNEAUX, OU
SOLUTION D'UN PROBLÉME PROPOSÉ PAR KEPLER. A Marseille, De l'Imprimerie de Dominique Sibié,
Imprimeur du Roy ; de la Ville, & Marchand-Libraire, sur le Port. MDCCXLII. 1742. 1 vol. 8vo. 2 tables, 1
folding plate (1 missing). Contemporary full calf. First and only edition edition of this utmost rare text. Not in Polak or
Supplément, only three libraries reference the book. It is one of the first work by Pezenas, ordered by Maurepas, dealing
with the gauging of the barrels. Fine copy.
$ 1 300
154. PICCOLOMINI (ALESSANDRO). -I. LA SFERA DEL MONDO DI NUOVO DA LUI RIPOLITA, ACCRESCIUTA, &
FINO A SEI LIBRI. II. DE LE STELLE FISSE LIBRO UNO ; III. INTITULES CON QUAL GRADO DEL ZODIACO
NASCHINO ET TRAMONTINO LE PRINCIPALI STELLE DEL CIELO. I. In Vinegia, Apresso Giovanni Varisco, &
Paganino Paganini, s.d. (vers 1595), II. In Venetia, Per Gio. Varisco, &
Compagni. 2 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Numerous in-text drawings, 47 plates
printed on both recto and verso. Contemporary full vellum. Together 2
important texts of Alessandro Piccolomini, Italian philosopher and
astronomer (1508-1578). Those present are his two major works. His "Delle
stelle fisse" was the first printed star atlas, it is an important testimony of the
astronomical knowledge of the time. Very popular, the book saw at least 12
editions in the XVIth century. Fine copy.
$ 5 400
155. TROCQUET. [MANUSCRIPT]. -RECUEIL DE DESSINS
D’ARCHITECTURE. Sans lieu, Ca. 1780-1800. 1 vol. 12mo. 64 original
drawings (4 wash drawings, 30 watercolors, 27 pencil drawings, 3 ink
drawings, most of them captioned, one signed). Contemporary red morocco.
Lovely manuscript of architecture drawings by Trocquet, who is the author of
the conception of the buildings and of the drawings. Several projects, very
varied, private houses in the country or in the city, gardens, fountains, public
buildings. Eight projects in several drawings: « maison de 7 toises ½ de long
sur 3 toises 2 demis de face », « projet d’une petite maison à construire
faubourg du Roule », « Petite maison à construire à Héry en Champagne », «
Projet de fontaines jaillissantes dans le jardin des Tuileries, dans les endroits
où sont actuellement les statues d’Idoménée, d’Atalante et d’Apollon. », «
Projet de salle d’opéra pouvant contenir 2.200 personnes et dont la recette
pourrait aller à 4.220 livres », : « Projet d’un cabinet pour être construit dans
un jardin à la campagne », « Bains », « Progetto di casa in un terrero irregolare
piano raserte alla terra ». Very attractive and refined item.
$ 6 500
156. ULLOA (ANTONIO DE). [DARQUIER DE PELLEPOIX (AUGUSTIN)]. -OBSERVATION DE L'ÉCLIPSE DE
SOLEIL DU 24 JUIN 1778 FAITE EN MER SUR L'ESPAGNE, VAISSEAU AMIRAL DE LA FLOTTE DES INDES, PAR DOM
ANTONIO DE ULLOA. Sl, sn, 1780. 1 vol. 8vo. 2 folding plates. Contemporary calf. First and only French edition, of
this utmost rare text (in any edition or language), of the account of the observation of the eclipse of the sun, June 24th
1778, the first realized at sea by Antonio de Ulloa. The text was translated from Spanish by Augustin Darquier de
Pellepoix. It was also the first described observation of a solar flare (they didn’t know at the time what was this
phenomenon: solar flare was not defined before the 19th century). Very rare in public collection or private hand, it is one
of the very rare ancient works completely dedicated to the observation of eclipse of sun. The author, Antonio de Ulloa
(1716-1795), explorer, astronomer, officer, and Spanish governor of Louisiana, was an important actor of the scientific
exploration of the 18th century, famous for his numerous works, and his participation of several America campaigns. In a
50 pp. development, where one can read how
enthusiastic he was, Ulloa gives a remarkable description
of the astronomic phenomenon. He first explains the
delicate circumstances of the observation (he had planned
to observe the eclipse from earth), and in spite of the lack
of precision of the calculation of the exact beginning of
the phenomenon, he managed to observe it almost
completely. He gives the description of sun spots: « Les
taches du Soleil furent vues très distinctement avant et
après l’éclipse ; elles étaient au nombre de six : deux à la
partie de l’est du disque, peu distantes l’une de l’autre ;
deux vers le milieu du disque, aussi assez près l’une de
l’autre ; et deux enfin vers la partie du Nord, un peu vers
Nord-Ouest ». At the end of the book, two remarkable
plates (with an explanatory leaf) give a visual depiction of
the phenomenon describes by the author. Very fresh and
attractive copy.
$ 10 300
Litterature
157. [CHOISNET (PIERRE DE)]. -LE ROZIER OU EPITHOME HISTORIAL DE FRANCE DIVISE EN TROIS PARTIES.
On les vend a Paris en la rue sainct Jacques a l’enseigne de Lelephant, Regnault, 1528. 1 vol. folio of XL ll.,
CLXXX ll. and IX ll., + [1] l. (Subscription with Regnault's mark). Contemporary calf, blind stamped, wooden boards.
Second edition, in a beautiful original binding of this historical treatise for Princes. Choisnet (ca. 1411-ca. 1484) became
King Louis XI physician and astrologer in 1466. He wrote several books intended to Prince's education. This Rozier is
illustrated with more than 250 wood engravings. Very fine copy.
$ 19 500
158. LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). -CONTES ET NOUVELLES EN VERS, PAR
M. DE LA FONTAINE. Amsterdam, [Paris, Barbou], 1762. 2 vols. 8vo. 80
plates after Eisen, 2 portraits, 6 vignettes by Choffard: 2 on title-page, 2
headpieces for the first tale of each volume, and 2 full-page as well as 52
tailpieces by Choffard. Contemporary red morocco. Superb “Fermiers
Généraux” edition of the “Contes et Nouvelles en vers” by La Fontaine. “The
Fermiers Généraux, an association of the members of which had charge of
gathering certain kinds of taxes, formed “the first financial company in the
kingdom”. Seeking to affirm their position, they commissioned this edition of
La Fontaine's broad and spirited tales, a suitable choice for men of affairs who
had recently risen to prominence and did not pretend to refined and delicate
taste. They were determined that the book should be the best of its kind: “one
of the handsomest disbursements of witty and sensual money of Louis XV's
reign”.
Eisen's
eighty designs for
La Fontaine are
the liveliest and
most adroit that he
ever drew. (…)
Choffard's
tailpieces and four
vignette fleurons
form a perfect
complement
to
Eisen's
plates.”
(Ray, Art of the
French Illustrated
Book, 26). In some copies, after the editor’s intervention,
some plates are covered, as for the present copy for: « Cas de
conscience » (II, pp. 143) and « Diable de Papefiguière » (II,
149). Very pleasant copy, in a contemporary morocco
binding.
$ 13 800
Miniature Books & Varia
159. [ALBERTUS PARVUS LUCIUS, DIT LE PETIT ALBERT]. -SECRETS MERVEILLEUX DE LA MAGIE
NATURELLE & CABALISTIQUE DU PETIT ALBERT. A Lion, Chez les Heritiers de
Beringos Fratres à l’Enseigne d’Agrippa. M DCC VI. (1706). 1 vol. 16mo. 10 plates
(5 folding), 4 illustrations. Quarter black morocco (19th century). Early French edition
(the third) of this famous work of magic recipes and formula. Fine copy of this scarce
edition.
$ 1 700
160. [ALMANAC] -CALENDRIER BELGIQUE POUR L'ANNÉE M.D.CC.XCIII. A
Gand, Chez A. Colier, rue de Bruges. 1792. 1 vol. 16mo. Contemporary green
morocco, boards decorated with a medallion of white silk embroidered with little flowers.
Rare Belgian almanack, which provides, as well as the Calendar for 1793, some songs,
and various useful informations regarding post offices, physicians, jurists, etc. Lovely
copy.
$ 1 600
161. [ALMANAC]. -LE CALENDRIER DE LA COUR, TIRÉ DES ÉPHÉMÉRIDES, POUR
L’ANNÉE BISSEXTILE MIL SEPT CENT SOIXANTE HUIT. [SUIVI DE] ETRENNES
MIGNONES, CURIEUSES ET UTILES, AVEC PLUSIEURS AUGMENTATIONS &
CORRECTIONS, POUR L’ANNÉE MIL SEPT CENT SOIXANTE-HUIT. Paris, rue st Jacques,
Herissant, imprimeur du Roi, des Cabinet & Maison de sa Majesté. 1768. (I.) ;
Paris, chez la veuve Durand, rue des noyers, vis-à-vis Saint Yves. (II.) 1 vol. 32mo.
160. Calendrier Belgique.
2 folding maps. Contemporary full red morroco, richly gilded, with metallic clasps.
Attractive almanack for the year 1768. It gives historical remarks, various governemental
or clerical orders. It is illustrated with two maps: "France Ecclésiastique" and "Environs de
Paris". Fine copy nicely bound in contemporary red morroco.
$ 900
162. [ALMANAC]. -LES ROSES, ÉTRENNES AUX DAMES. SECONDE ÉDITION. A Paris, chez Rosa, 1815. De
l'Imprimerie de Fain. 1 vol. 24mo. 12 watercoloured plates. Original publisher pink boards. Attractive book illustrated
with 12 charming watercolours depicting various kind of roses and poems. Grand-Carteret 1710: "This lovely little set was
very successful and was reprint several times without any change." Fine and fresh copy.
$ 500
163. [ALMANAC]. -L'INDÉPENDANT. ALMANACH DÉDIÉ AUX BELGES. Au Temple de la Force, A Gand, Chez
G. de Busscher et fils, Imprimeurs-libraires, rue de la Catalogne, N°5 et chez L. de Busscher, Imp. de la Ville,
Marché aux Grains, N°13. [1830]. 1 vol. 16mo. Engraved, watercoloured frontispiece. Pink cardboards. Very rare
almanack published by Busscher in 1830, contemporary of the Belgian revolution, which lead to Belgium independence.
Besides the calendar and some courteous songs, the Independant provides numerous patriotic and political songs, such as
"La Marseillaise des Belges". Fine copy of this scarce and curious little text.
$ 1 300
164. [ALMANAC. DESSAIN]. -ETRENNES MIGNONNES. POUR L’ANNÉE BISSEXTILE DE N. SGR. M. DCC.
LXXVI. A Liège, Chez J. Dessain, Imprimeur-Libraire, vis-à-vis du Palais. [1775]. 1 vol. 24mo. 3 titles, 12 plates
of medals and coins. Contemporary pink gilded morocco. Nice copy of these Etrennes mignonnes for the year 1776,
which provides, in addition to the calendar, the "Naissances Des Rois, Reines, principaux Princes & Princesses de
l'Europe", "Valeur des Pièces d'or de France & autres"
(illustrated with 12 plates), "Table de multiplication",
"Magistrature de la noble cité de Liège", etc. Fine copy. $ 500
165. [EMBROIDERED BINDING]. -DIARIO ECCLESIASTICO
PARA O REINO DE PORTUGAL, PRINCIPALMENTE PARA A
CIDADE DE LISBOA, PARA O ANNO 1808, BISSEXTO.
ORDENADO PELA CONGREGAÇAO DO ORATORIO DE
LISBOA. Lisboa, Na impressam Regia. [1807]. 1 vol. 16mo.
1 engraved map, coloured by hand. Contemporary
embroidered red velvet binding, letter "H" embroidered with
golden thread in the center of the boards, which are richly
decorated with floral patterns, as well as the spine. Lovely
almanack for the year 1808, giving numerous valuable scientific
and historical informations. It is illustrated with a nicely
watercoloured map. Engraved bookplate. Fine copy, beatifully
bound.
$ 2 700
166. [GERMAN FRAKTUR /
PENSYLVANIA.WOLLET] -MEIN
HERZ. [Pennsylanie, ca. 17501776]. 1 vol. 16mo. Contemporary
full sheep, blindstamped, copper
clasp. Nice Dutch American leather
wallet, it is composed with two
pleats, one covered with marbled
paper, the other with a painted leaf:
polychrome pattern, with the motto:
"Ich bin klein. Mein Herz ist kein."
(1776, Jos. Jonod. G.). This style of
lettering and illumination is typical
of the folk art named Franktur,
created by the Pennsylvania Dutch
(also known as Pennsylvanian
German). This wallet was made at
the beginning of this art (first known examples: 1740, last 1860). The characteristics are the lettering, and the pattern used
for illumination (birds, tulips, hearts). It was used for the birth and baptismal
certificates, marriage and house blessings, book plates, etc. today, these
pieces of art (that reach high prices at auction) are part of the collections of
the greatest American museums. The present wallet, is executed entirely by
hand and this is typical of the earlier Franktur (printed text became more
common in later examples). Very nice and rare Franktur wallet.
$ 1 200
167. [RUSSIAN ARTS]. -[IVORY CARDHOLDER]. [Russie, ca. 1860]. 1
box (110 x 81 mm.) in ivory with silver rivets, metallic clasp. Fine 19th
century ivory cardholder. In the second half of 19th century the cardholder
were very popular, because of the generalization of the calling card. If men
could keep their cards in the pocket, women had to have this kind of object.
The present item, certainly made by Russian craftsman (very typical motives
and use of silver rivet), is very delicate.
$ 1 000
168. [CARNET VIERGE.] -AUX OISEAUX SUR DES BRANCHES
FLEURIES, AUX PENSÉES ET À LA GUITARE. [Bruxelles, G. F. Prudent,
ca. 1850 (étiquette contrecollée sur la garde)]. 1 vol. 24mo. 10 blanks ll.
(2 are thicker, maybe for watercolors). 19th century white shot silk binding,
all edges gilded. Over binding: half gilded morocco, with embroidered silk
on the boards, little leather loops to close the book with an ivory stylus. A
label announces: "G. F. Prudent, reliures en tous genres", and this binding is
of the best and most delicate taste. The embroidered patterns depict some
birds on flowered branchs (first board), and a guitar (second board). Very
attractive item.
$ 2 700
168.
169.
[GRUEL
(LÉON)
&
ENGELMANN]. -HEURES DU
MOYEN-ÂGE. Gruel-Engelmann,
Rue Royale St-honoré, 10. Paris,
Mdccclxii. 1862. 1 vol. 12mo. All ll.
illuminated, 12 full page illustrations.
Contemporary morocco by Gruel,
with brass clasps. Nicely bound copy
of this “Heures du Moyen Age” by
Gruel, completely illuminated work,
lithographed in colors enlightened
with gold, matching the taste of the
medieval hours for their fantasy and
refinement.
Beautiful
copy.
$ 1 600
170. [GRUEL (LÉON) &
ENGELMANN].
-PETITES
HEURES. Gruel-Engelmann, 35
rue Boissy d'Anglas. Paris.
1875 (Colophon). 1 vol. 16mo.
[160] ll., all illuminated, 25 with
full
page
illustration.
Contemporary gilded morocco by
Gruel.
Lovely
chromolithographed book of
Hours, inspired by medieval
illuminations. Gruel was one of
the first to sign this kind of
religious books, and it was often
gift for marriage. It is the case
here: in the marriage mass, the
void left was completed with the
names, finely handwritten in blue
and red, of Marguerite d’Orsetti
and Alvar de Torcy. Beautiful
copy, very nicely bound.
$ 1 600
171. [GRUEL (LÉON) & ENGELMANN.]. -LE NOUVEAU TESTAMENT DE NOTRE
SEIGNEUR JÉSUS-CHRIST. REVU SUR LE TEXTE GREC PAR DAVID MARTIN. AVEC DES
PARALLÈLES. Bruxelles, au dépôt de la Société Biblique britannique et étrangère,
M DCCC LVII. (1857). 1 vol. 16mo. Contemporary full red morocco with metallic
clasps, red edges with golden stars (signed Gruel). Belgian edition of the New Testament,
beautifully bound by Gruel. Léon Gruel (1840-1923) one of the scarce binders who signed
his works for these religious books. He is the author of a famous "Manuel historique et
bibliographique de l'amateur de reliure". Very attractive book.
$ 1 000
172. GUARINI (BATTISTA). [MINIATURE]. -IL PASTOR FIDO, & LE RIME DEL
M. ILLUSTRE SIGNOR CAVALIER BATTISTA GUARINI : ET IN QUESTA NUOVA
IMPRESSIONE AGGIUNTOUI VARIE POESIE IN MORTE DELL'AUTORE. Venise,
Appresso Nicolo Misserini, 1627. 1 vol. 24mo (97 x 51 mm.). 5 wood-engraved scenes.
Numerous head-pieces and ornamental initials. Contemporary full red morocco.
Charming and scarce miniature edition of Il Pastor Fido, (OE: 1589, Mettayer), Giovanni
Battista Guarini's (1538-1612, poet and diplomat) main work. This text is a very successful
tragic-comical pastoral, and was translated and
published all over Europe. Haendel wrote an opera
based on the play in 1712. Beautiful copy of this
finely illustrated edition, in morocco binding.
$ 1 300
172. Guarini.
173. [IMPRESSION MICROSCOPIQUE]. -DE IMITATIONE CHRITI, LIBRI
QUATUOR.
Coloniae, Sumptibus Joannis Leonard, Bibliopolae
Bruxellensis. M DC LXXXIV. 1684. 1 vol. 64mo. Contemporary red
morocco. Scarce edition from Cologne, in microscopic types of this beautiful text
of devotion. The text is consistent with the one established by Philippe Chifflet in
Lyon, 1680. Provenance: "J.B.S." Marquis de Seignelay, Jean-Baptiste Colbert
(1651-1690), son of the "Grand Colbert", who followed his father as Ministre de la
Marine. He kept working in the direction his father showed, and made the French
Navy the equal of her rivals: the Dutch and British Navies. Fine copy, beautifully
bound and from a pretigious provenance.
$ 650
174. LEGOUVE (GABRIEL MARIE). -LE MÉRITE DES FEMMES, NOUVELLE
EDITION AUGMENTÉE DE POÉSIES INÉDITES. PAR LEGOUVÉ. Paris, Louis
Janet, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, n°59, 1825 1 vol. 16mo. Engraved
frontispiece. Contemporary calf, nicely decorated with blind and gold stamped and
painted motives. Very nice copy of this book of poetry.
$ 550
174. Legouvé.
175. [LIVRE À SECRET]. -L'ANNÉE HEUREUSE. [Sans lieu, date ou nom,
ca. 1750]. 1 vol. 32mo, with 2 bottles of glass in two paper compartments. 18th
century full red morocco, gilded title on spine: “l’Année heureuse”. This book is
not a book, it is a hollow and contains two vials, very carefully closed. They are still
intact, and still contain the strange liquid the first owner put into it. Puzzling item,
adorned with nice morocco binding of the 18th century.
$ 1 300
176. [MINIATURE]. -CHÂTEAU DE BLOIS. RELIURE AUX ARMES D'ANNE
DE BRETAGNE. Ca. 1900. 1 miniature vol. (12 x 9 mm.) of 2 metallic leaves with
6 photographs. Hinged metal cover with the arms of Anne de Bretagne. Very nice
and rare lilliputian album with views of the castle of Blois, the last dwelling of
Anne
de
Bretagne, bound
with her arms
.
$ 350
175.
177.
[MINIATURES].
-COLLECTION
16
1893
À 1916. Dusseuil Confiseur, Brest, 1893 ; Au Bon
Marché, Paris, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905,
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 ;
Parfumerie Legrand, Paris, 1903 ; Nouvelles
Gallerie, Paris, 1903.16 vols. (ca. 55 x 35 mm.).
DE
AGENDAS DE GRANDS MAGAZINS PARISIENS DE
Publisher illustrated cardboards. Rare set of advertising
diaries for great Parisian shops from 1893 and 1916: Au
Bon Marché, Parfumerie Legrand, Nouvelles Galeries.
Almost perfect condition.
$ 1 300
178. [EMBROIDERED BINDING]. -ETRENNES MIGNONNES. POUR L’AN DE GRACE DE
NOTRE SEIGNEUR M. DCC. XLIX. A Liège, chez Everard Kints, Imprimeur de
S.S.E. & de ses Etats. Avec privilège. [1749]. 1 vol. 32mo. 11 full plates with coins. 12
blanck leaves. Needlework binding richly decorated with gold sequins and thread, the boards
are entirely covered by silver and gold thread with the exception of a painted medaillion
featuring two different scenes of hunting. All edges gilded. Marbled endpaper. Loevly copy of
this Almanack printed by Kints for 1749. This wonderful
embroidered binding is one of the first of its kind. Very
rare and precious item, in excellent condition. $ 6 000
[EMBROIDERED
BINDING].
-ETRENNES
POUR L’AN DE GRACE DE N. SEIGNEUR
M. DCC. LXXXII. A Liege, Chez la Veuve J.
Dessain, Imprimeur Lib. près le Palais. [1782]. 1
179.
MIGNONNES.
vol. 32mo. 12 full plates with coins. 12 blanck leaves.
Needlework binding richly decorated with gold sequins
and thread, the boards are entirely covered by silver and
gold thread with the exception of a painted medaillion
featuring two different courteous scenes in pale red hues.
Lovely copy of this Almanack printed by Dessain widow
for 1782..Beautiful copy.
$ 4 900
[EMBROIDERED
BINDING].
-ETRENNES
POUR L’AN DE GRACE DE N. SEIGNEUR
M. DCC. LXXXVI. A Liege, Chez la Veuve J.
Dessain, [1786].1 vol. 32mo. 12 full plates with coins. 178.
180.
MIGNONNES.
12 blanck leaves. Needlework binding richly decorated
with leaf designs and flourishes in gold and silver thread, and sequins on a white silk
background, painted medaillion featuring two different women in blue and green hues
in the center of the boards. All edges gilded. Lovely copy of this Almanack printed by
Dessain widow for 1786. Contemporary of the golden age of embroidered almanacks
in Europe. Rare and precious item, in excellent condition.
$ 3 800
179.