réf. 180500Paris: Larouse. Softcover. Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Browning of panels/spine/pgs. Larouse unknown books
1852réf. 4152bdaNew York: George R. Lockwood 1852. Octavo cloth hardcover gilt letters 141 pp unpaginated Dictionary French and English of All the Words Contained in This Volume. Good with soiling to covers and light edgewear; foxing throughout age darkened spotting; a few pencilled notes. George R. Lockwood, (1852). hardcover books
1959réf. 54046Paris:: B. Arthaud. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Text is in French. Notes and commentaries by Robert Mantran. Black and white photographs by Yan throughout. First edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper else very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning dust jacket. . B. Arthaud, hardcover books
1892réf. 207541New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1892. Hardcover. VG. Leloir Maurice. Half-bound white fabric with gilt text and design on the spine. Color patterned paper wraps over the remainder of the boards. Gilted textblocks. 197 pages; illustrated in black-and-white; each page has a lovely and intricate light green border. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
1927réf. 59582Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good condtion with a worn spine hinge and general wear from age to the boards ; Saint-Pierre Arthur and Barry O'Neill's St. Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is a descriptive and historical account of the oratory and its founder St. Joseph. The oratory is located on Mount Royal in Montreal and is the largest Marian shrine in North America. The authors provide an in-depth look at the history of the oratory its founders and the miracles that have been attributed to it. The book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Catholic history or the history of Montreal.; 100 pages . hardcover books
1891réf. 1388Philadelphia: Henry Altemus 28 S. Fourth Street 1891. Boards. Very good . Maurice LELOIR. 8vo; 296pp; dark green cloth over board; stamped pictorial gilt figures and silver flowers on front decorative spine; all edges gilt; gift inscription to ffep dated 1892; engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page 11 additional full-page engravings and small illustrations in the text; rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners; very good plus. Written on the eve of the French Revolution in 1788 the novel takes place on the island of Mauritius. The story is of love between Paul and Virginia and of the upper class of French society. A biography of the author and a preface precede the story. Henry Altemus, 28 S. Fourth Street unknown books
1925réf. 60055Kralicka: L. Bradac 1925. vellum top edge gilt paper-covered slipcase. small 12mo. vellum top edge gilt paper-covered slipcase. 238 5 pages. A Czech translation of Saint-Pierre's classic eighteenth century sentimental novel about two young people raised with no conception of the class gender or ideological differences between them. Translated from the French by J.M. Augusta. Published by L. Bradac. Illustrated with five engravings. Frontispiece. Some foxing to edges. L. Bradac unknown books
1883réf. RDESPAU00vgRoberts Brothers 1883. Very Good. De Saint-Pierre Bernardin. Paul and Virginia. Boston: Roberts Brothers 1883. 291pp. 12mo. Grey cloth. Book condition: Very good. Rubbed covers with bumped corners and slightly chipped backstrip. Front cover has faint stains. One gathering is loose. Roberts Brothers hardcover books
1906réf. 123339Boston: HMCo 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. First thus. Very good minus. Pages: 155 Many pages uncut. Spine and spine label are browned very light soiling to covers.; Small waterstain at top and bottom of spine affecting front pastedown and front endpaper only. Binder's ticket bound in between rear pastedown and rear endpaper. 1/225 copies. HMCo hardcover books
1962réf. 31223London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1962. Very Good/Very Good. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1962. First English Language Edition. Octavo 20 cm; 218pp. Boards in red cloth with gilt stamping inside publisher's bright yellow price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed with minor dust soiling and toning as well as sunning to spine. Boards bumped and rubbed at spine ends margins corners and joints with minor sunning to top margin. Binding slightly cocked but firm. Previous owner's inscription rubbed away at first free endsheet but otherwise pages clean. A Very Good copy in like dust jacket. The first English translation of Saint-Pierre's novel of young men at a Jesuit school challenging the traditional Christian ways. Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown books
1888réf. 216283London England 1888. Hardcover. Sold As Is cloth on spine peeling edges of book with rips in cloth general wear to boards binding tenous but holding pages tanned but generally excellent slightly wavy but no water damage. Red and black cloth-bound boards with gilt text on cover and spine. xxvii 208 pp. 12 unnumbered leaves of plates. "A rather short novel . which recounts the youth of two children who are raised as brother and sister by their mothers on the edge of society on the island of Mauritius at that time a French colony known as Île de France. The children's paradise unravels as they enter their teenage years and their awakening sensuality taints their innocent affection. Virginia is sent to Europe by her mother who seeks to keep her away from Paul. When Virginia returns her ship is caught in a storm off the coast of the island" hardcover books
1791réf. WB15666Paris: Chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. Variant issue from the more frequently encountered 130 pp. first edition from the same year. Early calf; small loss to top of spine minor wear but in all a very nice copy. Chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune hardcover books
1838réf. 1319390Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Hardcover. Quarto 458 14; VG-; bound in full blind-stamped black calf gilt to spine; some rubbing to spine removing some gilt chipping to head of spine; marbled text block and endpapers; some foxing throughout; profusely illustrated; GH consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #5 . 1319390. FP New Rockville Stock. L. Curmer hardcover books
1794réf. 17555Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by William Spotswood 1794. 12mo. Original leather-backed marbled paper over boards 1.5" wide horizontal piece missing from bottom front cover. 79pp. Rubberstamp and light pencil writing on front free endpaper. Scattered light fox light wear. Good. According to ESTC this is the second title of PAUL AND MARY Evans 27667 and Welch 11401. Printed and Sold by William Spotswood unknown books
1906réf. 192920Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1906. Number 74 of 280 copies. Hardcover. VG Boards show shelf/edgewear smudging; spine top is moderately worn; bookplate on front pastedown; text block edges are darkened and foxed; some pages show darkening around the edges; otherwise pages are clean and bright; binding is solid. Green paper-covered boards with title plate on the spine with blue lettering; 154 pp. 4 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations. Pages are untrimmed. Text in French. This is a numbered copy 74 of 280. This is a lovely copy of this classic French Romance novel. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1945réf. 388258Paris: Aux dépens d'un Amateur 1945. Softcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition with these illustrations. Illustrated in color by Roger Mauge. Tiny tear very near fine in modestly chipped very good unprinted glassine dustwrapper. Copy numbered 262 oof 700 numbered copies on chiffon de Renage paper. Attractive edition. Aux dépens d'un Amateur unknown books
1860réf. 452184Paris: Garnier Freres 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. Nouvelle edition. Small quarto. 335pp. Text in French. Illustrated by Alexandre De Bar. Three quarter leather gilt-ruled and gilt-stamped on spine papercovered boards and endpapers top edge gilt. Light scattered foxing on pages and page edges extremities lightly worn very good. Garnier Freres hardcover books
1789réf. 11749Paris: P.F. Didot 1789. Hardcover. Very Good . The 1789 1st edition re-bound in simple tan boards and new endsheets with gilt-lettering along the spine. The wonderful original marbled wrappers are bound in as well. Clean and VG with just a touch of light foxing to the original text. 12mo 218 pgs. Important late 18th century reflection on solitude. P.F. Didot hardcover books
1789réf. WB15662Paris: . . del'Imprimerie de Monsieur i.e. Didot jeune 1789. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. With four engravings after J. M. Moreau le jeune J.M. 18mo full contemporary calf; a.e.g. The first separate edition of this famous novel published the year before in volume 4 of the author's Etudes de Nature. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 54; Cohen-De Ricci 931. Calf rubbed a bit but still a nice copy. . . del'Imprimerie de Monsieur [i.e. Didot jeune], hardcover books
1838réf. 179472Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Leather bound. VG boards have overall wear and rubbing with front cover cracked along spine at front edge but all pages are intact. Sporadic foxing throughout. Deep purple full leather boards with extensive gilt tooling and lettering all edges gilt four raised bands on spine bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard. lvi 458 14 pages 37 unnumbered leaves of plates with protective tissue guards illustrations map portraits. Text in French. Half title: Paul et Virginie et La chaumière indienne. "Literary historical notice on J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre" by Sainte-Beuve on p. IX -LII at front./ "La chaumière Indien / by J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Paris: L. Curmer 1838" on p. 317 -418 with special t.p. we p. 317 ./ "Flora of Paul and Virginia and of the Indian cottage" on p. 419 -458./ "Table of contents" "Table of names of designers and engravers" "Large vignettes" and "Steel engravings" on 14 p. at end./ Originally issued in 30 i.e. 29 deliveries 1836-1837. For full description cf. Vicar Manuel t. 7 col. 42-68./ Vignette on verso of half title page: "By the care of L. Curmer" and "Typography and foundry of A. Everat & Cie xvi rue du Cadran." / Eng. of Marguerite has "Marguerite." printed as part of the plate as is the case for the plates for "Mme. de la Tour" "Virginie" and "Paul" etc. each has legend printed as part of its plate instead the legend being printed on the tissue guard facing it. There is no vignette "Une bonne femme" the first Mme. Curmer on India paper forming the tail-piece of p. 418. L. Curmer hardcover books
1888réf. 33841London: George Routledge and Sons 1888. Edition limited to 800 copies this no. 42; large 8vo pp. xxxvii 1 208 1; inserted title-p. after a design by Leloir printed in green engraved frontispiece vignette title-p. printed in red and black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text; contemporary full blue morocco gilt-ruled covers with gilt floral sprays in the corners gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 1 a.e.g. inner dentelles; some minor scuffing to the covers but in all a very good sound copy. The preliminary matter includes a 16-page memoir of the author as well as the author's own introduction to his classic story of adventure love and death on the isle of Mauritius. George Routledge and Sons unknown books
1928réf. 43075Paris: Editions Nilsson 1928. Large 8vo pp. 225; 6 tipped-in plates of pochoir illustrations on glassine paper by P. Charavel; original stiff wrappers in pochoir-illustrated glassine dust jacket; small chip to upper jacket cover edge 3-inch tear to jacket spine; interior fine. Forms part of the "Collection 'Lotus' Editions Nilsson unknown books
1906réf. 18339Boston: Houghton Mifflin et Cie 1906. patterned paper-covered boards paper spine label. Rogers Bruce. small 4to. patterned paper-covered boards paper spine label. viii 154 2 pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Warde No.68. Some rubbing to boards. Some wear at spine ends with minor loss at head of spine. Else a fine copy. Typography by Bruce Rogers. Printed on hand- made paper with type imported from France. The original copper plates have been cut on wood by M. Lamont Brown and the prints mounted. With an engraved title page. Loosely inserted is a prospectus. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers 1870-1957 who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" ANB. Francis Meynell stated that Rogers was."the greatest artificer of the book who ever lived Houghton Mifflin et Cie unknown books
1947réf. 45298Paris: Editions de la Maison Française 1947. Near fine in original slipcase. Limited edition of this illustrated 18th-century French tragedy with abolitionist themes - with a numbered print by Friesz loosely laid in. The story of two French colonist children who grow up side-by-side in Mauritius and fall in love only to be torn apart by class expectations. PAUL ET VIRGINIE is punctuated by anti-slavery sentiments part of Saint-Pierre's desire to explore the possibility of "building a new society free of specific clearly identified European ideals" Wasserman 104. This limited edition features illustrations by Fauvist E. Othon Friesz and was published two years before his death. 11'' x 8.75''. Original stiff wrappers. Original glassine. Illustrated in color. 8 LVI 146 4 pages in loose folia. Black-and-white Friesz print numbered 92/230 loosely laid in. In original stiff folder with title to spine and original slipcase. Slipcase with some edgewear light shelfwear; small bump to rear. Folder spine a bit sunned. Glassine with mild bumping to spine ends. Interior clean and bright. (Editions de la Maison Française) unknown books
1833réf. 230554Paris: Lefèvre 1833. 784; 621 pp. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Three-quarter calf marbled boards red and black morocco spine labels. Spine label of Vol. I slightly chipped else a Near Fine set. 784; 621 pp. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Lefèvre unknown books