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DIDEROT, [Denis]. La religieuse. Paris. P. Arnould, [1886]. 16mo. [2], 412pp. With an engraved frontispiece and one further engraved plate by P. Kauffmann. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, T.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Marbled endpapers, later bookplate of E. L. Allhusen to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP, leaves toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 27833
VOLTAIRE. La pucelle d'orléans, poëme en vingt-un chants. Paris. [De l'Imprimerie de Crapelet], An VII [i.e. 1799] 8vo. In two volumes. xiii, [1], 223, [1]; [4], 243pp, [1]. With half-titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I, and a further 21 engraved plates. Original publisher's pink paper boards, printed paper lettering-pieces to spines. Rubbed, joints starting, spines sunned. Very occasional light spotting. Ink-stamps 'Se Vend Chez Marrot Receveur de la loterie-Nationale, à Rochefort' to half-title of Vol. I and FFEP of Vol. II. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29783
GOLOWKIN, Fedor. La princesse d'amalfi. Paris. Chez A. Chasseriau, 1821. First edition. 8vo. 209pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Printed in Didot type. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, marbled boards, black morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed, loss to lettering-piece. Inked ownership inscription to FEP: 'John Fowles / 1963'. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 23971
UN ANCIEN MAGISTRAT [HOLBACH, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d']. La politique naturelle, ou discours sur les vrais principes du gouvernement. Londres [i.e. London]. [s.n.], 1774. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. vii, [1], 232; [4], 280pp. With half-titles. The imprint is false; printed on the continent. Uncut in later blue paper wrappers, paper labels with title in manuscript to spines. Rubbed, creased, and a trifle marked. Short tear to foot of Vol. II title page. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 19381
ELLIOTT, Marie. La petite rapporteuse.*...*The telltale. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez William Darton, [s.d., c.1825] First edition in French. 12mo. 36pp. With a folding engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's printed stiff buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed, marked, and dusty. Frontispiece a little creased, very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21704
ELLIOTT, Marie. La petite entremetteuse;* ou, une faute conduit a plusieurs...*the little meddler. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez William Darton, 1829. First edition in French. 12mo. 36pp. With a folding, partially hand-coloured, engraved frontispiece and two further plain engraved plates. Original publisher's printed light blue stiff paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, faint pen-trials, ticket of bookseller T. Connolly of Dublin to upper wrapper. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, ink-stamp of W. T. Matier of Belfast to title, very short tear to margin of final leaf, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21705
LEMIERRE, [Antoine-Marin]. La peinture: poeme en trois chants. A Paris. Chez le Jay Librarie, [1769]. First edition. Quarto. [4], vii, [1], 94pp. With a half-title, an engraved titlepage, and three engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep, morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, some loss to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, contemporary book-label of the Chez Bouvat Library, St. Petersburg to FEP, loss to gutter of front blank fly-leaf, contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, slight paper-flaw to border of one plate, twentieth-century Russian library stamp/label to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 20055
ARETINO, Pietro. La orazia: tragedia. Firenze [i.e. Florence]. Nella Tipografia Bonducciana e presso Luigi Molini, 1855. Terza edizione [i.e. third edition]. 8vo. 106pp. Contemporary gilt-ruled half-calf, green cloth boards, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 25738
SENECA. L. annaei senecae philosophi epistolae, Qua exstant Ex recensione I. Lipsii & Io. Fr. Gronovii. Amsterlodami [i.e. Amsterdam]. Apud Ludovicum & Danielem Elzevirios, 1658. 12mo. 480pp. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Rubbed and marked, upper joint cracked and starting. Without pastedowns and front free-endpapers, title page lightly browned. The Macclesfield copy, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate and typical armorial blind-stamps to title page and first two leaves of text. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33172
BERTHELOT, [Claude François]. La mécanique appliquée aux arts, aux manufactures, a l'agriculture et a la guerre. Paris. Chez l'Auteur, 1782. First edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. 141, [3]; 142pp. With half-titles and 132 engraved plates (two folding). Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, recently rebacked and recornered preserving contemporary backstrip, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed. Early manuscript lists of plates to verso both half-titles, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 24250
MACHIAVELLI, [Niccolò]. La mandragola commedia. [Verona]. Stampato per I Cento Amici del Libro, 1957. Quarto. Limited edition of 120 copies. 98pp, [4]. With seven full-page lithographed illustrations in the text by Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra (1890-1971). Original publisher's limp cream paper boards, lettered in red, glassine wrapper. Very minor shelf-wear, loss to spine of wrapper. Internally immaculate. Signed by Sanminiatelli on the colophon. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27820
[LITURGY - French]. La liturgie, ou formulaire des prieres publiques, Selon 'usage de l'eglise anglicane. A Londres [i.e. London]. Chez J. Nourse & P. Elmsly, 1780. Nouvelle edition [i.e. new edition]. 12mo. [2], xlix, [1], 438pp, [2]. With a half-title and a table. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled morocco, A.E.G. Very slight rubbing and marking to extremities. Marbled endpapers, contemporary armorial bookplate of Richard Langley to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 19055
PROD'HOMME, J. G.. La jeunesse de beethoven (1770-1800). Paris. Librarie Delagrave, [1927]. Quarto. 384pp. Title page in red and black. With half-title, four photographic plates and 125 musical examples. Uncut in contemporary morocco-backed mustard cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A little rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers. Inked presentation inscription: 'A. M. Ernest Newman Critique musical au Sunday Times confraternal hommage. J. Prod'homme.' to head of half-title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25915
TASSO, Torquato. La gerusalemme liberata. Venetia [i.e. Venice]. Sarzima, 1625. Quarto. [24], 255pp, [1]. With an engraved title page and 20 full- page engraved illustrations in the text by Francesco Valesio and Giacomo Valegio. Later gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities rubbed, spine dulled. Later bookplate of the Gaddesden library (and therefore likely previously in the library of English courtier, diplomat and alchemist Thomas Henshaw (1618-1700), whose books had descended there via ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 31763
OZANAM, M. [Jacques]. La geometrie theorique et pratique, qui contient La Geodesie ou division des Champs...La Planimetrie ou mesure des Surfaces, & son application a l'Arpentage. Et la Stereometrie ou mesure des Solides, avec son usage pour le Toise & pour la Jauge. A Paris. Chez Claude Jombert, 1720. 8vo. [8], 321pp, [1]. With 24 engraved plates illustrating numerous geometric constants. Attractively bound in recent calf-backed marbled boards. Some marginal foxing to prelims., otherwise an exemplary copy. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 11862
DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. La fausse agnes, ou le poete campagnard. Comedie En prose en trois Actes. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [4], 137pp, [3].

[Bound with:] DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. Le tambour nocturne, ou le mari devin, comedie angloise. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [10], 116pp, [4].

[And:] DESTOUCHES, Nericault [Philippe]. Le dissipateur ou l'honneste-friponne, comedie. Paris. Chez Prault Pere, 1736. [2], xii, 127pp, [3].

8vo. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco lettering-piece, spine richly gilt. Extremities worn, joints split. Typed booksellers description pasted to FEP. Armorial bookplate of ... More >
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21594