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GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. Le petit la bruyere, ou caracteres et moeurs dens enfans de ce siecle... Hambourg et Brunswic. Chez P. F. Fauche et Compagne, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [3], vi-x, 226pp, [4]. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Heavily rubbed, without lettering-piece. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32409

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SCOTT, [Robert Falcon], Capitaine. Le Pôle Meutrier: journal du Capitaine Scott. Paris. Librairie Hachette et Cie., 1914. First edition in French. Quarto. x, 380pp, [2]. With 91 illustrations and a folding map. Original publisher's decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Closed tear to margin of p.141-2. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice 'Kenn' Back (b. 1942), meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1963 to 2002, and a descendant of Arctic explorer George Back, with his bookplate to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23454

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TRESSAN, [Louis-Elisabeth de la Vergne], comte de. Le prince gerard, comte de nevers, et la belle euriant, sa mie. Paris. [s.n.], 1780. 12mo. 171pp, [1]. With four engraved plates. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Blue silk endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21147

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[BONNAY, Charles-Francois, marquis de]. Le prophete jonas. Juillet 1793 par un emigre. A Ninive. [s.n.], [1793]. Seconde edition. 8vo. [2], 38pp. Uncut, stitched into original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Lightly dust-soiled, contemporary inked ownership inscription to upper wrapper; 'Monsieur De la Galailiere / a Moleubeck', likely the Marquis de la Galailiere, state councillor and intendant of justice and finances in Lorraine province. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 19032

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PETRARCH, Francesco. Le rime di francesco petrarca secondo la revisione ultima del poeta a cura di giuseppe salvo cozzo. In Firenze [i.e. Florence]. G. C. Sansoni, editore, [1905]. Second edition. 16mo. xix, [3], 355pp, [1]. With a half-title. Bound in near contemporary calf, ruled and lettered in gilt, laurel wreath design comprised of green and black morocco onlays to both boards, A.E.G., kindred floral pattern onlays to corners of turn-ins, signed 'Ruby Moffat 1915' to rear lower turn-in. Slightest of marking to extremities. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 27798

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JODRELL, Richard Paul. L'eroina persiana. opera dalla tragedia di ricardo paolo jodrell inglese tirate dall'autore. Londra, [i.e. London]. A spese dell'autore dai torchi di Samuel E Richard Bentley, 1821. First edition. Quarto. vi, [3], 80pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree calf, contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Slightly rubbed to extremities, small chip to head of spine. With the bookplate of the author's son, Sir Richard Paul Jodrell Bart, and also the later bookplate of Ron Fiske of Morningthorpe Manor. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15172

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COIGNET, Capitaine. Les cahiers du capitaine coignet (1799-1815). Publies d'apres le manuscrit original par loredan larchey. Paris. Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1889. Nouvelle edition revue et corrigee. 8vo. [4], xxxi, [1], 494pp. With half-title. Finely bound in red half morocco, gilt, buckram boards. Original printed paper wrappers bound in. George Meredith's copy, with his ink inscription to head of upper wrapper. A fine copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 13298

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DE MARLES, J.. Les cent merveilles des sciences et des arts. Tours. Ad. Mame et Cie, 1863. Sixieme edition [i.e. sixth edition]. 12mo. [2], 236pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved titlepage. Handsomely bound in contemporary black calf, tooled in gilt and blind, gilt device of the Lycee Imperial de Lyon to upper board, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 20067

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SCUDÉRY, [Madeleine de]. Les conversations Sur divers sujets par mademoiselle de scudery. Amsterdam. Chez Daniel du Fresne, 1682. Third edition. 12mo. [28], 175, [1]; 210pp. With an additional engraved title page. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind. Rubbed, upper joint starting, slight loss to foot of spine. Later armorial bookplate of Beilby Thompson to FEP, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19674

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PUFENDORF, Samuel von. Les devoirs de l'homme, et du citoien, Tels qu'ils lui sont prescrits par la Loi Naturelle. Amsterdam. P. de Coup & G. Kuyper, 1735. Fifth edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. [2], xlix, [3], 523pp, [4]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author and a divisional title to volume two. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, small worm-hole to upper joint. Armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to FEP. Light staining to endpapers, scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 33434

PUFENDORF, Samuel von. Les devoirs de l'homme, et du citoien, Tels qu'ils lui sont prescrits par la Loi Naturelle. Amsterdam. P. de Coup & G. Kuyper, 1735. Fifth edition. 8vo. Two volumes bound as one. [2], xlix, [3], 523pp, [4]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author and a divisional title to volume II. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, remnants of lettering-piece. Light staining to endpapers and title of vol. I, scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33442

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MIKSCHE, Lt-Colonel F. O. Les erreurs strategiques de hitler. Paris. Payot, 1945. First edition in French. 8vo. 204pp, [2]. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. Rubbed, marked, and sunned, loss to spine and upper panel. Leaves browned. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to half-title. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30723

VILLEDIEU, [Marie-Catherine de]. Les exilez de la cour d'auguste. Amsterdam. Chez Andre' de Hoogenhuysen, 1695. 12mo. 496pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled speckled calf. Lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, early inked ownership inscription to title page, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23060

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VERBOQUET LE GENEREUX. Les facetieuses rencontres de verboquet, Pour, réjouir les Mélancoliques. Contes plaisans pour passer le temps. A Troyes. Chez la Veuve Jacques Oudot & Jean Oudot, [s.d., 1735] 12mo. 35pp, [1].

[Bound with:] Les rencontres fantaisies et Coqs-a-l'asne facetieux du baron grateland... Troyes. Chez Pierre Garnier, [s.d., 1738]. [36]pp.

12mo. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, loss to spine caps, corners exposed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Richard Chase Sidney to FEP, blind-stamp of John Fowles to front blank fly-leaf, leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 28453

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GROSCLAUDE. Les gaietes de l'annee (deuxieme annee). Paris. Librairie Moderne, 1887. 8vo. [4], 310pp, [2]. With numerous illustrations in the text by Caran d'Ache. Contemporary navy half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, original publisher's illustrated paper wraps bound-in. Minor wear to extremities, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, occasional spots of foxing. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 13400

HOUSSAYE, Arsene. Les grandes dames. Paris. E. Dentu, 1868. First edition. 8vo. In four volumes. [4], viii, 387, [1]; [4], 379, [1]; [4], 363, [1]; [4], 366pp. With four engraved plates. Contemporary calf-backed marbled brown cloth boards, gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, lightly spotted, occasional toning to leaves. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18199

GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. Le siege de la rochelle, ou le malheur et la conscience. Paris, réimprimé a Londres, pour H. Colburn. 1808. 12mo. In two volumes. xi, [1], 190; [4], 251pp, [1]. Contemporary marbled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Anna Wigley to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I, occasional spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 19588

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BLANQUART DE SEPT-FONTAINES, L. M.. Les interets des comptes courans tout calcules, quels qu'en soient et le taux et le capital... Paris. Chez Henri Agasse, 1802. First edition. Quarto. [2], xvi, 378pp. With a half-title. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, joints split, some surface loss/scoring. Marbled endpapers, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22394

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[PSALMS]. Les pseaumes traduits sur l'hebreu... Paris. Chez Charles Osmont, 1739. Nouvelle edition. 12mo. lxxii, 502pp. Near contemporary blind-tooled light brown morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed.Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 30407

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THOMSON, [James]. Les saisons, poëme de thompson... Paris. Chez Le Normant, 1806. 8vo. vii, [1], 303pp, [3]. With a half-title. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22335