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BLACK, C.B. The Riviera Or The Coast From Marseilles to Leghorn Including The Interior Towns of Carrara, Lucca, Pisa and Pistoria. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Fourteenth edition. 12mo., orig. blue cloth, xvi, 182, 8, 7pp. Near fine.
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BLACK, C.B. Touraine and Brittany , Their Celtic Monuments and Ancient Castles Oceans and Sea-Bathing Stations, Places of Pilgrimage, The Loire from Orleans to the Ocean. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. "Thirteenth edition." Black's Guide Books. 12mo., orig. blindstamped blue cloth, xii, 204pp. Touch of rubbing to spine ends but in fact a fine copy.
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BLACKBURN, Henry.
Artistic Travel In Normandy, Brittany, The Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria......With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company.... 1892. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. dark blue cloth, (xiv), 320pp. An almost fine copy.
An autumn journey in the aforementioned areas providing the expected information about the countryside and the habits of the population.
Artistic Travel In Normandy, Brittany, The Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria......With One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations.
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company.... 1892. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. dark blue cloth, (xiv), 320pp. An almost fine copy.
An autumn journey in the aforementioned areas providing the expected information about the countryside and the habits of the population.
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BOITEAU, Paul.
Aventures du Baron de Trenck d'apres ses memoires.
Paris: Librarie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1853. Part of "Bibliotheque des Chemins de Fer, Deuxieme Serie, Histoire et Voyages."
Sm.8vo., orig. green printed wrappers, iii, (191)pp. Wrappers chipped a good copy only.
The misadventures of the "English latude" based on his memoirs.
Aventures du Baron de Trenck d'apres ses memoires.
Paris: Librarie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1853. Part of "Bibliotheque des Chemins de Fer, Deuxieme Serie, Histoire et Voyages."
Sm.8vo., orig. green printed wrappers, iii, (191)pp. Wrappers chipped a good copy only.
The misadventures of the "English latude" based on his memoirs.
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BOURASSE, J.J.
Les Cathedrales de France.
Tours: Ad Mame et Cie., 1845.
Tall thick 8vo., cont. leather spine, cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, 684pp. Name, bookplate, 1/2" crack in outer front hinge but in face a near fine copy.
Les Cathedrales de France.
Tours: Ad Mame et Cie., 1845.
Tall thick 8vo., cont. leather spine, cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, 684pp. Name, bookplate, 1/2" crack in outer front hinge but in face a near fine copy.
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CALTON, Robert Bell. Annals and Legends of Calais. With Sketches of Emigre Notabilities and Memoir of Lady Hamilton. London: Russell Smith, 1852. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, viii, 220pp. Stain on the upper corner of the frontis, spine slightly faded o/w a near fine copy.
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CALTON, Robert Bell. Annals and Legends of Calais. With Sketches of Emigre Notabilities and Memoir of Lady Hamilton. London: Russell Smith, 1852. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, viii, 220pp. Spine slightly faded with a small hole in the upper spine gutter o/w fine.
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(CAMPBELL, W.F.) Life In Normandy. Sketches of French Fishing, Farming, Cooking, Natural History and Politics Drawn from Nature. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1865. Third edition, but first edition in one volume. 8vo., orig. red blindstamped cloth, xviii, (408)pp. Stain on outer edge not extending onto pages except slightly on the title and frontis, cheap paper browned as usual, spine darkened with some rubbing o/w very goo.
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CARR, John.
The Stranger In France: Or, A Tour From Devonshire to Paris.
Brattleboro: Printed for Isiah Thomas, Jun. Worcester, William Fessenden....printer, 1806. Early U.S. edition. (First U.S. edition, Hartford, 1804; first edition London 1803).
Sm.8vo., full contemporary calf, leather spine label, viii, (9)-288pp. Pages browned, small hold in front free e/paper, circular gouge in front board where calf is missing but still a near fine copy.
The Stranger In France: Or, A Tour From Devonshire to Paris.
Brattleboro: Printed for Isiah Thomas, Jun. Worcester, William Fessenden....printer, 1806. Early U.S. edition. (First U.S. edition, Hartford, 1804; first edition London 1803).
Sm.8vo., full contemporary calf, leather spine label, viii, (9)-288pp. Pages browned, small hold in front free e/paper, circular gouge in front board where calf is missing but still a near fine copy.
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CARR, Philip. The French At Home In the Country and in Town. London: Methuen and Co., (1930). First edition. With a signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife reading, "For my dear Lucie, the first copy, Phil. Sept. 29/1930." Fine in a lightly rubbed but nice d/w.
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CARRINGTON, Dorothy. This Corsica A Complete Guide. London: Hammond, Hammond & Company, (1962). First edition. Cloth, 272pp. Near fine in a price clipped d/w.
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(CATHOLIC CHURCH).
The Concordat Between Bonaparte Chief Counsel of the French Republic and His Holiness Pope Pius VII. Togther wtih the Speech of Citizen Portales, .......Translated from The Official Documents.
London: Printed for J. Ridgway..... 1802.
Tall 8vo., recently rebound in paper wrappers, (4), 79, (1)p.ads. Some staining on the last 10 pp. not affecting the legibility of the text o/w a very nice copy.
The Concordat Between Bonaparte Chief Counsel of the French Republic and His Holiness Pope Pius VII. Togther wtih the Speech of Citizen Portales, .......Translated from The Official Documents.
London: Printed for J. Ridgway..... 1802.
Tall 8vo., recently rebound in paper wrappers, (4), 79, (1)p.ads. Some staining on the last 10 pp. not affecting the legibility of the text o/w a very nice copy.
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(CHALLICE, Dr.)
French Authors At Home. Episodes in the Lives and Works of Balzac, Madame de Girardin, George Sand, Lamartine, Leon Golazan, Victor Hugo, etc.
London: Booth, 1864. Two volumes in one, as issued.
8vo., orig. green cloth, xxxix, 291, vii, 296 (4)pp.ads. Wear to extremities o/w very good.
French Authors At Home. Episodes in the Lives and Works of Balzac, Madame de Girardin, George Sand, Lamartine, Leon Golazan, Victor Hugo, etc.
London: Booth, 1864. Two volumes in one, as issued.
8vo., orig. green cloth, xxxix, 291, vii, 296 (4)pp.ads. Wear to extremities o/w very good.
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CHEVALIER, C.
Naples, le Vesuve et Pompei. Croquis de Voyage. Illustrations par Anastasi.
Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1871.
Tall 8vo., cont. leather spine, cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, 420pp. Name, cloth mottled but still a very nice copy.
Travel description of Naples, Vesuvius and Pompeii, with history, sights, anecdotes, in French.
Naples, le Vesuve et Pompei. Croquis de Voyage. Illustrations par Anastasi.
Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1871.
Tall 8vo., cont. leather spine, cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, 420pp. Name, cloth mottled but still a very nice copy.
Travel description of Naples, Vesuvius and Pompeii, with history, sights, anecdotes, in French.
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COIGNET, C.
A Gentleman of the Olden Time. Francois De Scepeaux, Sire De Vieilleville, 1509-1571. Portraits and Stories of the Sixteenth Century During the Reign of Henri II.
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1887. In two volumes.
8vo., orig. blue cloth, bevelled edges, xxii, 307, vii, 313, (2)pp.ads. Some occasional foxing on first few leaves o/w a fine set.
Volume one is an introductory volume outlining "the leading traits of society of the time, grouping them around the central figure of Francois I, all that relates to his reign, and keeping over for a second volume, the life of Vieilleville, and the reign of Henri II."
A Gentleman of the Olden Time. Francois De Scepeaux, Sire De Vieilleville, 1509-1571. Portraits and Stories of the Sixteenth Century During the Reign of Henri II.
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1887. In two volumes.
8vo., orig. blue cloth, bevelled edges, xxii, 307, vii, 313, (2)pp.ads. Some occasional foxing on first few leaves o/w a fine set.
Volume one is an introductory volume outlining "the leading traits of society of the time, grouping them around the central figure of Francois I, all that relates to his reign, and keeping over for a second volume, the life of Vieilleville, and the reign of Henri II."
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CORNEILLE, P.
Chefs-D'Oeuvre P. Corneille.
Paris: Adrien Egron..... 1818. In five volumes.
12mo., full contemporary calf, elaborate gilt decoration on the spine, leather spine labels. Boards slightly warpped o/w a near fine copy in a nice binding.
Chefs-D'Oeuvre P. Corneille.
Paris: Adrien Egron..... 1818. In five volumes.
12mo., full contemporary calf, elaborate gilt decoration on the spine, leather spine labels. Boards slightly warpped o/w a near fine copy in a nice binding.
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COYER, L'Abbe.
Bagatelles Morales.....
Paris: Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Later edition. (first published 1754 with a fictious imprint).
Sm.8vo., cont. red half calf, marble boards, (xii), 99pp. Fine.
The Abbe Coyer was noted for his pamphlet written in a light vein and with finesse, which behind a frivolous appearance, contained lessons in wisdom. Collected under the title "Bagatelles Morale" they were judged at the time of their appearance with an enthusiasm they did not merit, and, a little later criticized with a bile equally misplaced.
Bagatelles Morales.....
Paris: Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Later edition. (first published 1754 with a fictious imprint).
Sm.8vo., cont. red half calf, marble boards, (xii), 99pp. Fine.
The Abbe Coyer was noted for his pamphlet written in a light vein and with finesse, which behind a frivolous appearance, contained lessons in wisdom. Collected under the title "Bagatelles Morale" they were judged at the time of their appearance with an enthusiasm they did not merit, and, a little later criticized with a bile equally misplaced.
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CRAUFURD, W.D. and E. & E.A. Manton. Peeps Into Picardy. Illustrated with Numerous Photographs by the Authors. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., (1916). Second edition. Sm. 8vo., orig. tan dec. cloth, (xxii), 194pp. Fine. A tour around the French province of Picardy following the chief railway route; this work is divided into sections corresponding to the four natural divisions of the old province.
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CRAWFORD, M. MacDermot. Madame De Lafayette and Her Family. New York: James Pott, 1907. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 358pp. A nice copy.
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CRONYN, George. The Fool of Venus The Story of Piere Vidal. New York: Covici Friede, 1934. First edition. Cloth, 438pp. Bookplate o/w about fine in a near fine d/w.
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