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‎Uber die gegenwartige Verfassung des turkischen Staates. - [ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE]‎

‎Hermannstadt, Hochmeister, 1790. 8vo. In contemporary (original?) blue paper covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Corners bumped and boards with scratches. Internally fine and clean. 276, (10) pp.‎

‎Exceedingly rare work on the state of the Turkish/Ottoman empire. The author is anonymous but with a focus on state income, state administration, juristically aspects and visits by foreign ministers and embassies, the author was most likely a diplomat in the Ottoman Empire. The late 18th century was a dire period for the Ottoman Empire which was facing several challenges and undergoing significant changes. Here are some key aspects of its state during that time. It was in a state of decline and facing numerous challenges, both internally and externally. While efforts were made to reform and modernize certain aspects of the empire, they were often met with resistance and were insufficient to reverse the overall decline.‎

‎Les ruses d'amour pour rendre les favoris contens. - [""TRICKS OF LOVE""]‎

‎A Ville Franche, Joli Le Franc, 1681. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, a few holes to front board, showing the wooden board. Corners bumped. Internally nice and clean. (10), 514 pp. + frontispiece.‎

‎Uncommon first edition of this work containing 31 gallant or facetious tales and stories, also referred to as ‘tricks of love. These short stories was most likely inspired by Boccaccio. The anonymous author announced a sequel which never appeared. Not in Barbier.‎

‎Chang and Fak-Hong's United Magicians presents The Bhuda ‎

‎Valencia Hija de E. Mirabet 1928 Affiche lithographique couleur anonyme, marouflée sur toile de lin. "Les magiciens unis de Chang et Fak-Hong présentent le Bhuda". 63,5 x 44 cm. Chang et Fak Hong étaient un duo illusionniste populaire des années 1920 et 1930, renommé dans toute l'Europe et les États-Unis. Très bonne condition. Quelques rousseurs sur les bords blanc et crème. Légère effilochage au bord du lin dévêtu. Globalement très attractif.‎

‎An anonymous colour lithographic poster, mounted on linen. "Chang and Fak-Hong's United Magicians presents The Bhuda". 63.5 x 44 cm. Chang and Fak Hong were a popular illusionist duo of the 1920s and 1930s, renowned throughout Europe and the United States. Very good condition. A few foxing spots to the white and cream edges. Slight fraying to the undressed linen edge. Overall very attractive.‎

‎Roesel, introduction à la 3° classe des papillons de nuit ou description abrégée des caractères qui distinguent les chenilles, chrisalides et papillons de cette classe.‎

‎n.d. (ca. late 18th century) Anonymous Manuscript. Decorated title-page, 399 p., 4to, black half cloth from around 1900 with marbled boards (wear on extremities). Well written in a regular hand. Lower right corner (blank) of first few pages with some water-damp damage (not affecting the text)Seems to be a translation [complement?] into French from a part of Rösel van Rosenhof’s famous work ‘’Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigungen’’. This work was published in German, and Dutch. Although the physician J.F. Isenflamm (1726- is said to has published a translation (without plates?) in 1779, it seems very rare and I could not find a physical trace of that book.Manuscrit anonyme, page de titre décorée, 399 p., 4to, demi-toile noire postérieure (vers 1900) à coins. Belle écriture régulière à la plume sur papier réglé, Très bon état général, quelques traces d'humidité en marge des premiers feuillets (avec un peu de manque de papier au coin inferieur) et sur une page. Semble constituer un complément d'informations à [ou une traduction d’une partie de] l'ouvrage de Roesel von Rosenhof "Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigungen", sur les premiers états de papillons nocturnes et diurnes. Ce livre était publié en Allemand et Hollandais. Bien que le Docteur J.F. Isemflamm apparement a publié une traduction en 1779, aucune trace physique de ce livre a était trouvé par moi.‎

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‎Aspasius: On Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 8. Anonymous: Paraphrase of Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 8 and 9. Michael Ephesus: On Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 9‎

‎London, Duckworth 2001 vii + 239pp., 1st edition, hardcover (editor's blue cart.cover with gilt lettering), dustwrapper, 24cm., in the series "Ancient commentators on Aristotle", very good condition, ISBN 0-7156-3071-7, F78204‎

‎Voyage de Robertson aux terres australes, traduit sur le manuscrit anglois.‎

‎Amsterdam ; Sans nom, 1767. 1767 1 volume In-12° (180 x 105 mm) non rogné de: 280 pp. (dont titre). Cartonnage éditeur de papier gris, trace d'étiquette au dos (auréole et petits manques au dos).‎

‎Seconde édition de cette utopie sociale et politique dauteur anonyme sous le pseudonyme de «Robertson». Lanonymat de son auteur sexplique sans doute de part la critique sévère de la société européenne et notamment du pouvoir parlementaire quil développe ici. En effet, dans cet ouvrage, l'auteur prétend avoir navigué en Amérique du Sud avec Francis Drake vers la fin du XVIe siècle et, une fois dans le Pacifique, avoir échoué sur une île inconnue dans lhémisphère austral. Sur cette dernière, il y trouve une société aux murs «idéales». Louvrage prend ainsi la forme dun comparatif entre cette société et la société européenne. Ainsi, déguisée en sorte de roman daventure, il sagit bel et bien dune vaste critique sociale, politique et philosophique visant à relever les travers de la société européenne. Exemplaire bien conservé et non rogné dans son brochage éditeur gris dépoque. 1 vol in-12° (180 x 105 mm) not trimmed of : 280 pp (including title).Grey publisher's paperback (halo and small tears on the spine). Second edition of this social and political utopia by an anonymous author under the pseudonym "Robertson". The anonymity of the author is probably explained by the severe criticism of the European society and in particular of the parliamentary power that he develops here. Indeed, in this work, the author claims to have sailed to South America with Francis Drake towards the end of the 16th century and, once in the Pacific, to have run aground on an unknown island in the southern hemisphere. On the latter, he found a society with "ideal" morals. The work thus takes the form of a comparison between this society and European society. Thus, disguised as a kind of adventure novel, it is indeed a vast social, political and philosophical critique aiming to point out the failings of European society. A well preserved and untrimmed copy in its original grey paperback.‎

‎Old Spanish Masters engraved by Timothy Cole,with historical notes by Charles H.CAFFIN,and comments by the engraver‎

‎ NEW YORK,THE CENTURY COMPAGNY 1907 - Narrow 4to. ix, 175pp. Bw eng frontis plus thirty bw eng ht text. yellowcloth, titles and decoration gilt to front and spine. Top edge gilt. White eps.,‎

‎dos bruni,texte frais,rare ‎

‎The Laws concerning travelling, &c viz. 1. robbery, 2. of such accidents as the traveller is liable to upon the road, 3. what satisfaction he shall have where he suffers by bad ways (...) 4. of land-carriage (...) 5. of innkeepers (...) 6. of water-ca...‎

‎Savoy (London), Nutt and R. Gosling, 1718. 8vo. In a contemporary modest full calf binding. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Wear and soiling to extremities. Leather to lower part of back board with tear and partly detached, showing the wooden boards underneath. Previous owner's name to title-page, but internally fine and clean. (13), 237, (3) pp. ‎

‎Scarce first edition of this legal guidebook, generally accepted to be the first work of its kind in English. It was later reprinted in Bristol. Goldsmiths 5424.2 Kress 3063.‎

‎Code des comites de surveillance et revolutionnaire (+) Premier supplément au code des comités de surveillance et révolutionnaires. - [LEGAL CODE FOR THE REIGN OF TERROR DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION]‎

‎Paris, Impremerie du depot des lois, An II (1793). 4to. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Wear to extremities. Upper part of back hinge split, with minor loss of letters. Small dampstain to upper inner margin, otherwise a nice copy. (2), VII, (2)-116, 100, 8 pp. ‎

‎Exceedingly rare first edition of this highly interesting document being the Code of the Committees of Surveillance containing 106 regulations and guidelines for the functioning of these committees during the French Revolution. The Committees of Surveillance were established during the Reign of Terror (September 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794), as part of the revolutionary government's efforts to identify and suppress counter-revolutionary activities. These committees were tasked with monitoring individuals' behavior, enforcing revolutionary laws and ensuring loyalty to the revolutionary government. The document outlines the powers, duties, and procedures of these committees, as well as the penalties for those found to be opposing the revolution, providing a unique and fascinating insight into the legal and administrative framework of revolutionary France – arguable one of the most profound and radical moments in modern European history. The Committee of Surveillance in France during 1793 was established as a part of the radical phase of the French Revolution. Its function was to oversee and monitor the activities of suspected counter-revolutionaries and enemies of the Revolution, as well as to enforce laws related to internal security and revolutionary principles. The committee was tasked with identifying individuals or groups deemed to be a threat to the revolutionary government, often leading to arrests, interrogations, and, in some cases, executions by the Revolutionary Tribunal. It played a significant role in the Reign of Terror, a period marked by extreme political violence and repression in France. The present work is of the utmost scarcity. We have not been able to trace a single copy at auction, and OCLC only lists one copy (in Paris). Nadaillac, Catalogue d’une Collection Importante Sur la Revolution Francaise 724 ‎

‎An attractive Dutch School Landscape Oil Painting ‎

‎A Dutch oil painting of a landscape scene - a water mill by a canal with trees and sky. Probably an amateur artist, it is signed P.M. '85. Assumed 1985. Oil on canvas, and mounted in a wooden and gilt frame. Sold with the frame. Frame size 500 mm width x 420 mm height. Image size 285 mm x 230 mm. The painting is in very good condition, with just a touch of crackle to the glaze. The frame is mainly in good condition, but with a little rubbing to the lower edge.‎

‎Das offt-beehrte, ehmals vermehrte, nun zimlich verheerte Lothringen das ist: Ausführliche alte und neue Beschreibung des alt-berühmten, schönen und großen Hertzogthums Lorreine oder Lothringen (...)‎

‎(No place, nor printer), 1671. 12mo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to spine. Wear to extremities, with loss of leather to back board and spine. (2), 279 pp. + folded map. ‎

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‎Rare work on the Lorraine territory and Duchy of Lorraine describing its history and topography including the then recent devastation and destruction from the French invasion in 1670.‎

‎Cruelle Zélande‎

‎Pauvert 30 octobre 1978, in-8 broché, 188pp; collection pseudo - très bon état‎

‎The Story of Audubon the Naturalist.‎

‎1876 (1st printing) 120 p., coloured frontispiece, coloured half title (both depicting Audubon in the field), publisher’s decorated cloth. Some wear on spine. Dedication written on first free endpaper: ‘’To Mr. Goodyear in acknowlegement of effort made to write an account of the life of Elyah, Dec. ‘87’’.‎

‎Histoire des États-Unis.‎

‎1826 (2nd ed.) 166 p., small 12mo (6 x 10 cm), contemporary hcalf. Published in the series ''Bibliothèque economique''.‎

‎Procédés Gannal mis a la portée de tout le monde. Embaumement appliqué a la conservation indéfinie et sans mutilation des Oisaeaux, Quadrupèdes, etc., découverte qui a mérité à l'inventeur le grand prix Monthyon: suivi de l'art de mégir, de parcheminer, d'empailler et de monter des peaux.‎

‎1840 (3rd ed.) 70 p., 1 portrait, paperbound (lower end front cover chipped, back cover missing). Although authorship is not claimed this little book is probably written by Gannal himself.‎

‎Le Muséum de Rouen en 1900. Historique. Description. Catalogue sommaire.‎

‎1900 100 p., 8 pls, 4 plans, paperbound.‎

‎Inde, Chine et Japon, ou nouveau tableau anecdotique de la religion, des moeurs, usages et coutumes des peuples de ces contrées lointaines.‎

‎n.d. (ca. 1850) 288 p., 2 pls, 1 frontispiece, contemporary printed, paper-covered boards. Small waterstain in lower, blank corner of frontispiece, otherwise a fine copy in a well preserved original binding.‎

‎Congrès Archéologique de France. LXIIeme session. Séances générales tenue a Clermont Ferrand en 1895.‎

‎1897 lx, 381 p., num. figs & pls, contemporary hcalf (outer ends spine) slightly rubbed). Good copy in attractive binding.‎

‎Éloge de M. Trudaine, conseiller d'état, & aux Conseils royaux de finance & de commerce, Intendant des finances.‎

‎ 1772 & Honoraire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences; 16 p. + title-page, no covers. ''Lû à l'assemblée de l'Académie des Sciences, le 5 Avril 1769''.‎

‎Code de Procédure Civile. Edition stéréotype, conforme à l'édition originale de l'Imprimerie Impériale. Avec une Table analytique et raisonnée des matières.‎

‎1806 [4], 302 p., contemporary full marbled calf, spine gilt.‎

‎Code des Curés ou nouveau recueil des règlements concernant les portions congrues, les fonctions, droits, honneurs, exemptions & privilèges des Curés, Vicaires perpétuels, Vicaires amovibles, Chanoines et autres bénéficiers, et la juridiction ecclésiastique. Tome 3 (of 3).‎

‎1753 [4], 581, xiii p., contemporary full marbled calf, spine gilt (outer ends spine and corners somewhat worn). Volume three only.‎

‎Dictionnaire raisonné et abrégé d'histoire naturelle, par d'anciens professeurs .‎

‎1807 ouvrage consacré aux progrès des sciences, de l'agriculture et des arts; 2 vols. iv, 571, 551 p., contemporary hcalf (spine gilt, joints/spines somewhat worn).‎

‎Art de la nacre. Coquillages sacrés.‎

‎1993 169 p., num. photographs (mostly col.), 4to, paperbound.Beautiful exposition catalogue (Musée Océanographique Monaco) depicting a multitude of objects made from shells or carved shells.‎

‎First Europeans. Frühe Kulturen - moderne Visionen.‎

‎1993 112 p., num. figs & photographs (mostly col.), 4to, paperbound. Catalogue of exhibition in the ''Grosse Orangerie des Schlosses Charlottenburg 1993-1994''.‎

‎Utilización de las mareas de la costa patagónica.‎

‎1928 381 p., num. figs, num. folded maps at rear, paperbound. Library stamp.‎