The French Revolution of 1789 as Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions.
New York: Harper, 1887. Frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. 2 volumes, large 8vo, green cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1887). VEry Good (+). More
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Channel Underground; A New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question.
illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Pall Mall, (1961). vg. More
Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education
New York: Library of America, 1983. 1246pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w., cloth lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. (New York): Library of America, (1983). Includes the Education of Henry Adams, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, and the novels, Democracy and Esther. More
The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1997). Fine Presentation copy from the author and Adelaide de Menil, the illustrator. More
Atget's Gardens.; A Selection of Eugene Atget's garden photographs.
New York: Doubleday, 1979. Introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. 76 black and white photographic illustrations. 120 pages. Thin square 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; spine faded. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. A very good (+) copy. More
Watteau: Sa Vie - Son Oeuvre
Paris: Pierre Tisne, 1950. With "L'Universe de Watteau" by Rene Huyghe, and a catalog of paintings and illustrations by Helene Adhemar. 155 plates, including 19 color tipped-in ones, plus many text illustrations. 262pp., 4to, green cloth with gilt lettering and color plate inlaid on front cover; spine ends discolored and chipped. Paris: Pierre Tisne, (1950). Internally near fine, a very good copy. More
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
Berthe Morisot.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987. Illustrated throughout, in color and black & white. Slim 4to, green boards, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1987). First American edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Measure of All Things; The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the Earth.
Color Frontis., b/w illus. 422pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Free Press, (2002). vg Pierre Mechain and Jean Delambre's experiments to measure the distance between the North pole and the equator. More
Bonapartism & Revolutionary Tradition in France: The federes of 1815
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 314 pages. 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Wrapper is lightly edge-worn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1991). A near-fine copy. More
La Maison de Victor Hugo.
Paris: Hachette, 1903. Photogravure portrait after Bastien-Lepage, tissue guard, numerous photo illustrations. 4to, 3/4 morocco, g.t.; uncut. Paris: Hachette, 1903. Very good. More
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in MDCCLXXXIX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1835. 10 volumes. Large 8vo, full contemporary light brown diced calf; gilt and blind-stamped spines with raised bands & tan leather labels, (lightly sunned). Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1835-1842. First and second edition mixed set, uniformly bound. A near fine set in a handsome binding. Alison's monumental History of Europe, "by far the most remarkable historical work of the century" -- Allibone, I:52. The set consists of second editions of volumes I...... More
An Introduction to Celtic Coins
London: British Museum Publications, 1978. Many Illus. 80pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (London): British Museum Publications, (1978). Very good. More
St. John de Crevecoeur; The life of an American Farmer.
New York: Viking. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Viking (1987). A near fine copy. More
A Lion For Love: A Critical Biography of Stendhal.
New York: Basic Books, 1979. In Collaboration with Carol Cosman. Illustrated. 285pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Basic Books, (1979). Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Report to American Manufacturers Export Association by the American Industrial Commission to France
New York: American Industrial Commission to France, 1917. Illustrated. 10 maps, two folding. 256pp., tall 8vo, printed boards; some play to hinges, edges worn. New York: American Industrial Commission to France, (1917). A very good(-) copy. More
Recueil d'Estampes representant les differents evenemens de la Guerre qui a procure l'Independance aux Etats unis de l'Amerique.
16 plates including engraved t.p., with tissue guards. 4to, contemporary mottled calf, leather label, a.e.g.; (covers lightly worn, front cover lightly bowed, internally very good except for a some foxing to the margins of the plates). Paris: Ponce and Godefroy, n.d., [1784]. "First French book with a title-page mentioning the United States." Howes C-576. This copy is "another issue" according to Howes, USIANA, with no separate title-page. It was published in the same year as the issue with a separate..... More
The Life and Campaigns of Victor Moreau. Comprehending His Trial, Justification and Other Events, Till the Period of his Embarkation for the United States. By an Officer of the Staff.
New York: David Bliss, 1806. Translated from French. 288 pages. 12mo, varnished leather backed marbled boards; covers considerably rubbed, corners bumped and worn, hinges weak, leather missing from head and foot of spine, spine label worn, pages foxed and toned. New York: David Bliss, 1806. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
The City and the Cathedral: A Reflection of the Glory of the Gothic and the Middle Ages at their High Tide in the City by the Seine.
New York: 1948. Frontispiece. 337 pages, slim 8vo, cloth. New York, 1948. A very good copy. More
Cent Jardins a Paris et en Ille-de-France
Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique, 1992. Profusely illustrated throughout with 300 images, just a few in color. 300pp with text in French. Square 4to, black boards, d.w. Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique/Hachette, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2006. 3 maps. 441pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Very good. More
The Terror: The Merciless War for Freedom in Revolutionary France.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005. Illustrated in black and white, includes 3 maps. x, 441 pages. Thick 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, (2006). Small bump at tail, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Popular Front Paris and the Poetics of Culture
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005. Illustrated in black and white. 449 pages. 8vo, 1/2 purple cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (2005). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Germaine: A Portrait of Madame de Stael
New York: Atheneum, 1963. Frontis. viii + 237pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; ownership signature on title page. New York: Athenum, 1963. First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Annuaire de la Chronique du Turf
Paris: Chronique du Turf, 1876. 66 volumes, various sizes, beautifully bound in 3/4 bright red morocco with ornate gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt. Paris: Chronique du Turf, 1876-1937. Printed on thin wood pulp paper, so the pages are slightly yellowed (otherwise a fine set). More