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1934réf. 30156New York: Harrison of Paris 1934. No. 439 of 895 copies; signed by Porter. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth fine in original labeled slipcase. No. 439 of 895 copies; signed by Porter. 1 vols. 8vo. The thirteenth publication of Harrison of Paris designed by Monroe Wheeler. Ransom Check Lists p. 380 Harrison of Paris unknown books
1817réf. 29207Paris: Chez l'Auteur 1817. Second edition. Large folding engraved map some short tears along gutter small hole along fold else very good. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards. Boards rubbed some staining and starting of joints rubbing of spine some light spotting of text else very good. Second edition. Large folding engraved map some short tears along gutter small hole along fold else very good. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez l'Auteur unknown books
1823réf. 29769London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green 1823. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards recently rebacked with brown morocco. Some light rubbing light spotting of text mostly at front and back else very good. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine". 1 vols. 8vo. The Marquis de Vermont and Sir Charles Darnley Bart are both pseudonyms. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green unknown books
1812réf. 29210Paris: De L'Imprimerie de J. G. Dentu 1812. First edition. Large folding engraved map. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. Head of spine pulled some rubbing label rubbed else fine. First edition. Large folding engraved map. 1 vols. 8vo. De L'Imprimerie de J. G. Dentu unknown books
1878réf. 29001Paris: A. Quantin 1878. One of 330 copies. Some illustrations each with introduction by L'Abbé Valentin Dufour. 4 vols. 8vo. Recent red morocco gilt backed blue cloth by G. Gauché. Some light discoloration but generally very good. One of 330 copies. Some illustrations each with introduction by L'Abbé Valentin Dufour. 4 vols. 8vo. A. Quantin unknown books
1724réf. 10445Paris: Antoine Urbain 1724. 2 parts in one: pp. i-viii 1-231; i-iv 1-204. 1 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary polished calf gilt spine. 2 parts in one: pp. i-viii 1-231; i-iv 1-204. 1 vols. 8vo. Antoine Urbain unknown books
1759réf. 29000Paris: Chez Moreau Hochereau l'ainé 1759. With uncancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary stained sheep red morocco label spine gilt. Rubbed head and tail of spine chipped some soiling and light browning else very good with an 1811 ex-libris on the title. With uncancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez Moreau, Hochereau l'ainé unknown books
1759réf. 28993Paris: Chez Moreau Hochereau l'ainé 1759. Cancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf red morocco label. Some rubbing of extremities short cracks along upper joint light spotting hole in last page affecting a few letters else very good with a manuscript ex-libris on title-page. Cancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez Moreau, Hochereau l'ainé unknown books
1971réf. 17171New York: Hawthorn Books Inc 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good jacket unclipped $8.95 generally rubbed and bumped at the edges and corners. Quarter white cloth with black cloth on the boards pushed at the spine. Square and firmly bound soiled at the top edge ownership signature on the front endpaper clean otherwise. A concise authoritative history of flying saucers their origin and government cover-ups. Hawthorn Books Inc hardcover books
1826réf. 1355121Philadelphia: Robert H. Small 1826. Hardcover. Octavo iv 210 pp. Good; bound in contemporary black and brown cloth with wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block discolored and age-toned; foxing to pages throughout; obituary of author in front pastedown; ex-library copy with usual markings including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil and ink. MF consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Rockville Annex Aisle A Top Shelf. 1355121. Special Collections - Upstairs. Robert H. Small hardcover books
1972réf. 75635Berkeley: University Art Museum 1972. First edition. 66 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Berkeley: University Art Museum unknown books
1959réf. 58518Paris: Centre Culturel Americain 1959. Ten mimeographed leaves stapled upper left. Fine. Produced for distribution at this 1959 exhibition. Text in French. Catalogue of American writers who parked in Paris during the 20s from Margaret Anderson to Thomas Wolfe. Paris: Centre Culturel Americain unknown books
2001réf. UMANCRE00CGMNorth Light 2001. Very Good. Mannion Paris. Create Your Own Tabletop Fountains. Cincinnati: North Light 2001. 128pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light bumping and small black mark on bottom edge. North Light paperback books
2010réf. 22308S.G.P. Saveurs et Creations 2010. Pictorial boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the uncommon 2010 1st edition of this lavish celebration of French tarts afternoon teas and entremets "small dishes served between courses". Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. First-rate color photography throughout by Gaelle Astier-Perret. Text in both French and English. S.G.P. Saveurs et Creations unknown books
1975réf. 21132New York: The Jewish Museum 1975. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Uncommon catalogue published in 1975 by the Jewish Museum of New York. Clean and Near Fine in its folded single sheet with haunting black-and-white images taken by Rouben Samberg. The Jewish Museum unknown books
1793réf. 1418569Paris: C.F. Patris 1793. Other. Side-Sewn Octavo Pamphlet 27 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Pamphlet has deckled edges; has light scuffing to first page and rear a small open tear to rear lower edge faint toning to top edge of leaves throughout fading to some text on right side of page 26 legibility unaffected and age-toning throughout. Text in French. Shelved in Box #3 in room F. A statement issued by the Paris Commune leadership following the Insurrection of 31 May - 2 June which forced out the remaining Girondins from the National Convention and marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror. 1418569. Special Collections - Upstairs. C.F. Patris unknown books
1880réf. 621862London: Henry G. Bohn 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Volumes I and II of three only. Translated with a preface by Rev. J. A. Giles. 12mos. vii 536; 539pp. Volume I with a frontispiece engraving of Paris. Publisher's elaborately blindstamped with spines titled in gilt. Each volumes with 31 pages of publisher's ads for works published by George Bell and Sons bound before the text and Bohn's various Libraries bound after the text. Binding with sunned spines and some edge loss hinges neatly strengthened flyleaves darkened and Volume I with a marginal foredge chip to the final two pages of ads a near very good set. Issued as part Bohn's Antiquarian Library. N.B. While the title page states 1853 the publisher's ad on front pastedown advertises the 1880 edition of Webster's Dictionary. Henry G. Bohn hardcover books
1873réf. 1731931873. BOILDIEU firm Paris. Outillage typographique La Brochure La Réliure. catalogue et prix courants. 38 pp. 1 f Table. Folio 320 x 240 mm bound in original publisher's boards. Paris: Boildieu 1873. An appealing bookbinding tools trade catalogue profusely illustrated throughout with woodcut illustrations some full- and double-page of paper & board cutters paper ploughs stitching machines laminating machines gilding presses perforators and handtools for book finishing. There are also Once a giant typographic and bookbinding tool supplier in Paris the Boildieu firm has been all but forgotten and is now represented only by the series of catalogues it issued. Some discoloration to leaves adjacent to binding but a very good copy. hardcover books
1905réf. 1723391905. PARIS. Galerie Haussmann. PICABIA. Introduction by L. Roger-Miles. 12 pages 5 leaves of plates. 4to original wrappers 1905. A fine copy of the incredibly rare catalogue of Picabia's first one-man exhibition. The exhibition was a critical success launching his career as an artist. OCLC lists the Metropolitan Museum Getty National Gallery Frick Princeton Menil and Harvard the U.S. unknown books
1931réf. 1714431931. PARIS METRO. Le Chemin de Fer Metropolitain de Paris. 67 pp. with 13 coloured plates statistics diagrams plans 4 coloured plates after drawings by R. Ménager and numerous photo illustrations in the text. Folio 308 x 235 mm. original silver boards with coloured decorations in a new cloth folding box. Paris: Ateliers ABC 1931. A very desirable publication published to mark the opening of the 8th "underground line" from the centre of Paris to Port de Picpus & Charenton with which one could also reach the 1931 Expo Coloniale Internationale. Background information on the history of the Paris Metro illustrated with fine photographs of the work in progress stations coaches etc. A stunning piece of bookmaking from the binding to the elaborate colour charts and illustrations. Rare especially with the fragile binding in such fine condition. Not listed on OCLC. hardcover books
1879réf. 1693961879. PARIS Ministere de Travaux Publics. Album de statistique graphique. 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1885 1887 1888 1889 1890-1891 1892 1893 1895-1896. Each volume contains 12-26 colored plates of informational graphics many folding. Folio 330 x 255 mm. publisher's boards. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1879-1896. These splendid volumes were published by the French statistical bureau between 1870 and 1897 and are very much in the style established by Charles Josph Minard. On the outside they appear drab and undistinguished but on the inside they are alive with a profusion of dazzling coloured charts. They have been called "the finest specimens of French graphic art in the century" H.G. Funkhuser. All of the volumes are rare and the series remains largely unknown. Some wear to a couple of bindings and a few inoffensive library stamps but otherwise sound. hardcover books
1944réf. 185391944. Paris Liberation parade photographs 1944 document the public reassertion of French sovereignty and Allied military authority immediately following the collapse of Nazi control in the capital. The images center on the ceremonial procession along the Champs-Élysées on 26 August 1944 one day after German forces formally surrendered in Paris. They include appearances by Charles de Gaulle Dwight D. Eisenhower Marie-Pierre Kœnig and Omar Bradley placing the photographs within the coordinated political and military staging of liberation in which Free French leadership and Allied command presented a unified front before a mass civilian audience. The scenes of tanks artillery units and dense crowds mark the transition from occupation to liberation while the inclusion of captured German soldiers being publicly displayed records the immediate aftermath of military defeat and the symbolic reversal of power in an occupied European capital. 20 black and white silver gelatin photographs. Paris France August 1944. Images depict the Champs-Élysées procession Place de la Concorde gatherings and ceremonial activity at the Arc de Triomphe including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Several photographs show American field artillery units advancing through Paris streets surrounded by civilians while others capture official reviewing platforms with de Gaulle Kœnig and Bradley. One photograph shows Eisenhower at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; another documents German prisoners under public observation. Individual prints measure approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches. The liberation of Paris followed the entry of General Philippe Leclerc's forces into the city on 25 August 1944 targeting key administrative and symbolic sites including Place de la Concorde Opéra Garnier and Rue de Rivoli where German command structures had been concentrated. The surrender at the Hôtel de la Marine and the immediate restoration of the French flag marked the end of four years of occupation. The following day's parade functioned as both a military demonstration and a political act reinforcing de Gaulle's authority and asserting continuity of the French state. These photographs provide a contemporaneous visual record of that moment capturing both the organized display of Allied force and the civilian participation that defined the public experience of liberation. Light wear and minor handling marks consistent with age; overall very good condition. unknown books
1880réf. 180081880. Paris in the nineteenth century photo archive of 9 albumen prints on original photographer's cardstock with thin red borders. C. 1880s. Cabinet size 6.5" x 4.25" inches. The photographs were issued by "BTE Guerard" a photography and estampe publisher located at "204 Rue de Rivoli" by "Au Jardin des Tuileries" with his label on the verso of each photo Vintage sepia photos of famous Parisian landmarks including the Le Boulevard Saint-Martin the Arc of Triomphe the opera the place de la Concord Saint Germain and the Madeline on Rue Royale. Some of the images show Paris streets before the automobiles with multiple horse-drawn carriages and Parisians in nineteenth century clothing. One other image shows a panoramic view of famous Paris bridges on the Seine with the Notre Dame in the background. A look back through time at the famous streets and monuments of Paris. Interestingly the architecture remains the same to date but the streets have grown crowded and the carriages replaced with cars. Images are sharp with good contrast. All cabinet cards in very good condition. unknown books
1867réf. 1594951867. PARIS. Paris Guide par les principaux ecrivains et artistes de la France. Two volumes. I: xiv 902 27 1 pp. II: xiv 903-2139 1 pp. illustrated throughout including many folding plates and maps. Thick 8vo 190 x 120 mm. bound in publisher's red cloth gilt armorial at center of front panels title gilt on spine. Paris: Librairie Internationale 1867. First edition. One of the most interesting guide books to nineteenth-century Paris with essays on every aspect of the city by leading French writers and artists. In addition to the author of the introduction Victor Hugo well-known contributors include: George Sand Nadar Alexandre Dumas Ernest Renan Sainte-Beuve Viollet-le-Duc and Ambroise Thomas. The first volume of this comprehensive guide covers art and science with sections on important libraries art schools museums and palaces among other institutions and cultural sites. Volume two addresses the practice of everyday life in Paris ranging from promenades and politics to transportation prisons and morgues. Both volumes are illustrated throughout with intricate wood engravings depicting views of historical sites panoramas and scenes of city life with such diverse images as a view of the city taken from the Trocadero to an image of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Additionally each volume includes wonderfully detailed folding maps with an extensive corresponding street index in volume one. At once practical and poetic this Haussmann-era guide paints a vivid portrait of Paris at the dawn of the modern age. Occasional light foxing gilt on spine faded joints tender but overall an exceptionally well preserved set of this important guide book. hardcover books
1847réf. 452736Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Later American edition. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. 12mo. Red cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Contemporary neat gift inscription moderate edgewear on the boards a sound very good copy. Lea and Blanchard hardcover books
