London: George Bell and Sons, 1900. Read More about The XII Books of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Emperor. Translated by George Long

Amsterdam: 1708. Second edition. A charming copy of Chapelle's best known work. He recounts a voyage through Provence and Languedoc in both poetry and prose. The work also includes poems by the Kight of Cailly and accounts of campaigns against the Spanist at Rocroi. Read More about Voyages de Messieurs Bachaumont et La Chapelle: Auquel on a joint les Poesies Du Chevalier de...

Milan: Gotardo da Ponte, 1510. First Edition. Uncut and Bound in Red Morocco. The first edition of the chronicler's biography of St Francis, written in 1399 by the Italian Franciscan Bartolomeo da Rinonico (Pisa, d. 1401), and presenting an extended comparison of each aspect of his life with that of..... Read More about Liber Conformitatum (vitae beati Francisci ad vitam Domini Iesu

Paris: Bibliotheque Artistique et Littèraire, 1898. First collected edition, Issue on fine paper. Read More about Théâtre complet

Paris: Librarie de L. Conquet, 1895-1897. First edition, no. 142 of 295 numbered sets on papier velin du Marais. "…contains an enormous amount of material on the French nineteenth century binders, many of whom he, himself had still known and employed. Its lively, anecdotal style makes it a splendid read."..... Read More about La Reliure du XIXe Siecle

Paris: Didot, 1784. One of 200 copies on papier vélin. One in a series of works of French and Latin literature printed by Didot and originally published in 1681 by the order of Louis XIV for the education of the Dauphin. Boussuet’s history was the last in a long line..... Read More about Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle … Depuis le Commencement du Monde Jusqu’a l’Empire de...

Paris: Louis Janet, Libraire, 1827. A fine French romantic binding by the publisher and binder Louis Janet (1788-1840). Read More about Le Mérite des Femmes, Edition Nouvelle, Augmentée des Poésies Inédites

Paris: NRF, 1927. No. 103 of 320 copies (of 373 total) on papier vélin pur fil teinté Lafuma. A fine art deco binding by the French bookbinder Geneviève de Léotard (b. 1899) "The excitement of de Léotard's avant-garde covers lay in their fierce linearity and choice of modern materials.… Her..... Read More about Thomas L'Imposteur

Paris: Ernest Bourdin, [1850]. Ginain, Eugène. First edition. A stunningly fine copy in publisher’s binding, the gilt looking like it was stamped yesterday. “Le cartonnage spécial de l’éditeur est agréablement orné” (Carteret). Read More about Une Saison à Aix-les-Bains

Paris: Ém. Paul, L. Huard et Guillemin, 1893. First edition, no. 9 of 20 large-paper copies on Japon Impérial, of a total edition of 650 copies. A classic work on early French bookbinding, comprising a history of the bookbinding trade in Paris, a study of the progression of binding styles..... Read More about Les Relieurs Français (1500-1800). Biographie Critique et Anecdotique Précédée de l'Histoire...

A Leide: chez les Elzevirs, 1648. First Elzevier edition. The celebrated memoirs of the foremost French Renaissance historian (1445-1509), notable as an important analysis of 15th century culture, politics and personality. "...The graphic style of his narrative and above all the keenness of his insight into the motives of his..... Read More about Les Memoires de Messire Philippe de Commines, Sr. d'Argenton

Paris: 1771. Read More about Title page of Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismos & 32 pp. of text

Paris: Chez Rosa Rel. Librairie, 1812. First Edition. Read More about Conseils à ma Fille