Graphic Art of the 18th Century
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. Illustrated (b/w and color). 254 pages. 8vo., tan cloth. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1964). A near fine copy. More
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Degas; The Complete Etchings Lithographs and Monotypes
Secaucus: Chartwell, 1973. Translated from the French by Jane Brenton; forward by John Rewald. Profusely illustrated. Large 4to, brown cloth, d.w. Secaucus: Chartwell Books, 1973. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Florentine Portrait.
London: 1948. 32 plates. 4to, cloth. London, (1948). More
Ingres et l'Ingrisme.
Paris: Albin Michel, 1950. 297pp., illustrated with 112 black & white plates. Short square 4to, original pictorial wrappers. Paris: Albin Michel, (1950). Text in French. Fine. More
Southern Indiana.
many photo. illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Indiana UP, (1966). vg. More
Recueil de 163 des Principaux Plans des Ports et Rades de la Mediterranee dont 40 ont ete dernierement publies par Jean Joseph Allezard Ancien Capitaine de Marine et plus 16 des meilleurs Capitaines Anglais.
Livourne: Gamba, 1833. Ornate copper-engraved title page; hand-colored frontispiece of flags; and illustrated with 163 engraved detailed maps, with folding map of Odessa (professionally repaired). Each map is numbered in the plate, but some are bound out of sequence, and the numbers reach as high as 180... Oblong 8vo, original marbled boards, calf spine (leather is chipped but still solid; toning and scattered foxing throughout; manuscript notes in ink on flyleaf). Livourne: Joseph Gamba, 1833. Very good. Scarce. More
![Item #303130 Les Eaux de Paris; [The Waters of Paris]. Jean-Charles Adolphe ALPHAND, L. FAUVE](https://argosybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/303130.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1634764303)
Les Eaux de Paris; [The Waters of Paris]
Paris: Wuhrer, 1889. Color lithograph. 26 3/4 x 34 1/2 inches. Lovely large map of Paris showing the city's water network in 1854, drawn up by the surveyor L. Fauve. It comes from the work Les Travaux de Paris 1789-1889, retracing the work carried out in Paris between 1789 and 1889. The waters of the Ourcq, the Seine, the Grenelle well and the aqueducts of the waters of Ourcq and of sources are clearly printed in four colors as noted..... More
Memoire sur la Destruction des Hemorrhoides Internes par la Cauterisation Circulaire de leur Pedicule avec Le Caustique de Potasse et de Chaux.
50 pages. Slim 8vo, original green printed wrappers; rear cover lacking, uncut. ex-lib. (Paris, 1846). Extr. de la Gazette Med. de Paris. More
Picasso: 1945-1949 l'ere du renouveau
Antibes: Editions Snoeck, 2009. Illustrated (color). 208 pages, 8vo., paperback with clear plastic wrapper. Antibes: Editions Snoeck/Musee Picasso Antibes, (2009). A fine copy. The catalog for an exhibition of the same title shown at the Musee Picasso, Antibes (March-June, 2009). More
Plan de l'Isle de Bourbon, Situee sur l'Ocean Oriental.
Paris: Le Neptune Oriental. Sea chart. Copper plate engraving with original hand color. Image measures 19 x 13". This beautiful map of the Isle of Bourbon or modern day Reunion dates to 1775. It covers the entire island, noting coastal details and some inland topography. The sea chart is covered with rhumb lines throughout and depicts a very remote region of the Indian Ocean. Text in the lower left describes the history, including its discovery and naming of the island..... More
Entretiens sur le Musee de Dresde.
Paris: Cercle d'Art, 1957. 122 illustrations, mostly full-page, including 52 mounted color plates. 201pp with text in French. Folio, natural cloth. Paris: Cercle d'Art, 1957. First edition. A very good (+). More
Histoire de L'Esprit Humain ou Memoires Secrets et Universels de la Republique des Lettres.
Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Frontispiece copper plate portrait in first volume. 14 volumes, 12mo, full mottled calf, marbled edges, gilt spine, leather spine labels (rubbed), small library stamp on title pages. Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Very good. More
Memoires Secrets de La Republique des Lettres, ou le Theatre de la Verite
La Haye: Jean Neaulme, 1743. 19 letters, complete in 6 volumes. [8], 442, [1]; [4], 431; [4], 433-907; [4], 913-1076, 202, 130; [8], 318, [8]; [4], 98, 114, 108 pages. Thick 12mos, full contemporary mottled calf with gilt spines; marbled endpapers and page edges; rubricated titles. La Haye: Chez Jean Neaulme, 1743-1748. First edition. A near fine set, very attractive and clean. Scarce - OCLC lists only 5 complete sets. Contains 19 letters, each with added separate title page, some..... More
Lettres Cabalistiques, ou Correspondance philosophique, historique et critique entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires et le seigneur Astarot.h
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes, 12mo, original 3/4 calf, leather spine labels, well rubbed. (34) 374pp;(16) 392pp; (10) 395pp;(8) 344pp; (2) 350pp; (2) 244pp. and Table des Matieres(90). This work was blacklisted in 1742. The author discusses some topics of Jewish Letters especially regarding religion, superstition and various forms of belief; there are many critical considerations on the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, the Templars, Alchemists, etc. The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. Very good. Caillet 1605 Bibliotheca Esoterica 985... More
La Philosophie du Bon-Sens, ou Reflexions Philosophiques Sur l'Inceritude des Connaissances Humaibne, a l'Usage des Cavaliers & du Beau-Sexe.
La Haye: Pierre Paupie, 1746. Copperplate frontispiece and portrait. 2 volumes, 12mo, mottled calf, ornately gilt spine, rubricated edges. La HAye: Pierre Paupie, 1746. Very good (+). More
Lettres Chinoises, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique et Critique...
La Haye: Pierre Gosse, 1756. 5 of 6 volumes, lacks volume 1. 12mo, rubricated titles and edges, yellow glossy boards (corner lightly bumped), leather spine labels. La Haye: Pierre Gosse & Nicolas Van Daalen, 1756. Fifth Edition. Very good (+). More
Memoires de Monsieur le Marquis D'Argens. Avec quelques Lettres sur Divers Sujets.
Londres: de la Compagnie, 1735. 312 pages, rubricated title (small inking scratched out). 12mo, full mottled calf, gilt spine, rubricated edges. Londres: de la Compagnie, 1735. Very good (+). More
Lettres Juives, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique & Critique, Entre un Juif Voyageur end differens Etats de l'Europe, & Les Correspondans en divers endroits
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1764. 8 volumes. 12mo, mottled calf with gilt decorated spines; covers rubbed and lightly worn, with some minor chipping at heads of spines, spine of volume 8 is damaged but sound. La haye: Chez Pierre Paupie, 1764. Nouvelle Edition. A very good set. More
Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp.
New York: Galerie Chalette, 1960. Exhibition catalogue. Text in French & English: "The Spiritual Mission of Art", by Michel Seuphor. Slim square 4to, blue flocked wrappers with gold tone metal applique. 52 illustrations in black & white and color. New York: Galerie Chalette, 1960. Covers just a bit scuffed and spotty; some minor foxing. Very good. One of 970 numbered copies. More
Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. xxiii+524pp. Tall & thick 4to, terra cotta cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2008). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Published in association with Yale University Press in conjunction with the Met exhibition, "Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C." held from November 18, 2008 - March 15, 2009. More
Histoire des Troubles et des Demeles Litteraires, Depuis leur origine jusqu'a nos jours inclusivement.
Amsterdam: Libraires en Nouveau, 1779. Some decorative woodcut initials and devices throughout. 2 volumes bound in one. xii, 232; [4], 309, [1] pages. 8vo, contemporary tree calf (well-worn but sound, with some neat repairs at board edges); marbled edges. Amsterdam et se traove a Paris: Chez les Libraires en Nouveau, 1779. Light foxing and some marginal penciling, easily erasable, still a very good copy of an uncommon book. -- Conlon, 79:620. More
The Land of Painted Caves
New York: crown, 2011. 757pp., two toned boards, d.s. New York: Crown (2011). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Mammoth Hunters
New York: Crown, 1985. 645pp., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Crown, (1985). First Edition. Pristine copy, signed by Auel on the title pagel. More
The Shelters of Stone
New York: Crown, 2002. 751pp., cloth backed boards, d.e. New York: Crown, (2002). First Edition. Fine. Pristine copy, autographed by the author. More
The Plains of Passage
New York: Crown, 1990. 760pp., cloth, dust wrapper (spine lightly sunned, light crinkling to edges). New York: Crown, (1990). First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Autographed by the author. More