Bologna

LES TROIS ISLETS
LIVRES RARES
Mostra Internationale del Libro
Bologna - Italy
24 - 26 septembre 2010
N° 49, BERTELLI, Theatro delle citta d'Italia, 1629, 1 vol. in-4° obl., 68 plates.
Jean-François Letenneur
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List of 110 books to see on booth n°2
Travels : America, Asia, Egypt-Middle East, Africa, Europe, Explorations,
Marine, Atlases, Sciences, Technology, Costumes, Literature...
America
1. [DURRET]. -VOYAGE DE MARSEILLE À LIMA, ET DANS LES AUTRES LIEUX DES INDES OCCIDENTALES...Paris, J-B. Coignard,
1720. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-12°, 5 folded pl. Contemporary sheep. Édition originale de cette relation où l’auteur décrit les
côtes et les villes de l’Amérique du Sud dans un style vivant et détaillé. La relation est attribuée au Sieur Bachelard,
chirurgien de Bourg-en-Bresse, probablement retouchée pour en adoucir le ton. La liste des pays traversés est
abondante : France, Sardaigne, Malte, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, Baléares, Tunisie, Espagne, Maroc, Canaries, Cap Vert,
San Yago, Ascension, Ste Catherine, Brésil, Argentine, Paraguay, Chili, Pérou, Panama, Île des Cocos, Guyane,
Guadeloupe, Martinique. Bel exemplaire.
1 800 €
2. GARCIA CUBAS (ANTONIO). -ATLAS PINTORESCO E HISTÓRICO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS. Mexico, Debray
Succ., 1885. 1 vol. large in-folio, 13 chromolithographic pl. on double p. Publisher half green chagrin. ( Text vol. not
present). First edition. This atlas is regarded as one of the most beautiful colour-plate books on Mexico. It contains 13
chromolithographed plates, each with a specialized map of Mexico surrounded by vignettes corresponding to the map,
such as archaeology, botany, rivers, mining, volcanoes and mountains, rail-roads, costumed ethnographic types, etc.
Antonio García y Cubas devoted himself to the study of Mexican geography, history and archaeology, publishing a
succession of atlases beginning in 1858. The Atlas pintoresco e histórico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos can be said
to be a culmination of his work in its beauty and comprehensiveness.
8 500 €
3. LA CONDAMINE (CHARLES-MARIE DE). -JOURNAL DU VOYAGE FAIT PAR ORDRE DU ROI, À L'EQUATEUR, SERVANT
D'INTRODUCTION HISTORIQUE À LA MESURE DES TROIS PREMIERS DEGRÉS DU MÉRIDIEN. MESURE DES TROIS PREMIERS DEGRÉS DU MÉRIDIEN
DANS L'HÉMISPHÈRE AUSTRAL. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1751. 1 vol in-4°. 5 + 10 fold. plates and maps. Original calf..
Together first editions of those two principal works pubished by La Condamine after his remarquable trip in south
America: The official account of the great French scientific expedition to South America, for measuring an arc of the
meridian at the Equator for more accurately determining the dimensions and figure of the earth. Fine copy.
5 500 €
4. LE BEAU (Claude). -AVANTURES DU SR. C. LE BEAU, AVOCAT EN PARLEMENT, OU VOYAGE CURIEUX ET NOUVEAU PARMI LES
SAUVAGES DE L'AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, DANS LEQUEL ON TROUVERA UNE DESCRIPTION DU CANADA [...]. Amsterdam, Herman
Uytwerf, 1738. 2 vol. in-12°, 1 folding map of Canada, 6 plates. Vellum binding. Original edition of the account of this
journey in Canada by the french adventurer Claude Le Beau, including his experience with the local populations:
Iroquois, Algonquins, Hurons and others. Fine copy.
1 600 €
Asia
5. BARROS (J. DE). -L’ASIA DEL S. GIOVANNI DI BARROS [...] NELLA QUALE OLTRE LE COSE APPARTENENTI ALLA MILITIA [..].
Venice, 1562. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-quarto. Contemporary vellum. Second italian edition of the first and second of
Barros’Decadas (1496-1570) -portuguese historian and civil servant. (O.E: Lisbon, 1552-53).
4 500 €
6. BRINKLEY (FRANK). -JAPAN. DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE. WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES
AND SCHOLARS. 10 VOLUMES. ILLUSTRATED WITH FRONTISPIECE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK IN EACH VOLUME AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
INCLUDING MOUNTED COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS. Boston, J. B. Millet, (1897). 10 vol. in-folio. Gilt-embroidered silk-covered
boards with tassle ties. A fine copy of this original artwork. One of 100 sets of the Imperial edition. 60 matted handcoloured albumen prints and 200 smaller hand-colored albumen prints in-text by various Japanese photographers
(including Kimbei), 10 original colour collotype photographs of flowers by Ogawa, 10 frontispieces of mounted
original examples of Japanese art, and numerous colour plates reproducing notable works of Japanese art. Plates with
silk tissue guards.
5 500 €
7. [CHOISY, FR. -T. DE] -JOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE SIAM FAIT EN M. DC. LXXXV. ET M. DC. LXXXVI. PAR MR. L. D. C.
Paris, 1687. 1 vol. in-quarto. Contemporary glazed calf. First edition of this detailed journal of Choisy's observations
during his stay as a missionary in Siam between 1685 and 1686.
2 500 €
8. DU HALDE (J.- B.). -DESCRIPTION GEOGRAPHIQUE, HISTORIQUE, CHRONOLOGIQUE, POLITIQUE, ET PHYSIQUE DE L'EMPIRE DE LA
CHINE ET DE LA TARTARIE CHINOISE […]. Paris, 1736. 4 vol. in-quarto, 43 fine engraved maps, the great majority of them
folding and 21 plates. Contemporary half-calf. Second edition of this work, compiled by the Jesuit Du Halde, from
memoirs and letters, published and unpublished, sent by 27 Jesuit missionaries during their travels.
13 500 €
9. ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART). -TABLEAU DU ROYAUME DE CABOUL ET DE SES DÉPENDANCES, DANS LA PERSE, LA TARTARIE
ET L'INDE... Paris, Nepveu, 1817. 3 vol. in-18°. 14 engr. plates. Contemp. sheep. Original French translation of one of
the first exhaustive works on the kingdom of Kabul, now known as Afghanistan, written by a British official,
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859). The work gives a good impression of Afghan society at the beginning of the
nineteenth century, a time Afghanistan was still virtually unknown in Western Europe. Fine copy.
600 €
10. SCHOUTEN (GAUTIER). -VOYAGE DE GAUTIER SCHOUTEN AUX INDES ORIENTALES... Rouen, Pierre le Boucher, JeanBaptiste Machuel et Pierre Cailloix, 1725. 2 vol. in-12°. 2 frontispieces, 1 portrait, 8 plates. Contemporary calf. New
expanded edition (First Edition: 1707, Amsterdam). Gautier SCHOUTEN boarded in 1658 as a surgeon on the India
Company. When he came back in Amsterdam in 1665, he published this relation, dealing with customs of the people,
botanical and zoological subjects. This edition presents beautiful plates: views of the island and botanical illustrations.
Fine copy.
1 700 €
11. TRIGAULT (NICOLAS). -REGNI CHINENSIS DESCRIPTIO. EX VARIIS AUTHORIBUS. Lugd. Batav., Ex offic. Elzeviriana, 1639.
1 vol. in-24° 1 engr. map on title + 2 plates. Original vellum. First Elsevier edition. A Contains an extract from Ricci /
Trigault "De christiana expeditione apud sina" (1615). This is one of the most important and earliest works on China
ever published in Europe. It contains the diary of the pioneer Jesuit missionary in China, Matteo Ricci (1552-1610),
edited and brought up-to-date by Ricci's successor to the Chinese Mission, the Flemish Jesuit Nicolas Trigault (15771628). The work has been dedicated by the Elzeviers to Adriaan Pauw. Nice frontispiece title with a chart of China; 2
woodcuts showing Chinese costums. Fine copy in it's original vellum binding.
1 400 €
12. -VOYAGES AU THIBET, FAIT EN 1625 ET 1626, PAR LE PÈRE D'ANDARA, ET EN 1774, 1784 ET 1785 PAR BOGLE, TURNER
ET POURUNGUIR. TRADUITS PAR J.P. PARRAUD ET J.B. BILLECOQ Paris, an IV (1796). 1 vol. in-24° with 1 folding plate.
Marbled sheep. Scarce collection containing four accounts of travels realized in the Tibet between 17 th and 18th
Centuries.
900 €
Egypt - Middle East
13. [ALQUIE (FR. S. D')]. -LE VOYAGE DE GALILÉE. Paris, 1670. 1 vol. in-8°. Contemporary sheep. Rare first edition of
this account attributed to François Savinien d'Alquié (D.S.A) who visited many holy places at the 17th Century.
1 800 €
14. BROWNE (WILLIAM GEORGE). -NOUVEAU VOYAGE DANS LA HAUTE ET LA BASSE EGYPTE, LA SYRIE ET LE DAR-FOUR...
Paris, Dentu, An VIII (1800). 2 vol. in-8°; 1 engr. frontisp; 2 fold. maps, 1 engr. plan. Original calf. First French edition
of this fundamental work: Lowndes called this account of Central Africa and the Middle East a model for travel writers
to follow. It contains the first account of the Muslim sultanate of Darfur, now part of the Sudan. Fine copy. 1 500 €
15. CAILLIAUD (FRÉDÉRIC). - VOYAGE
À MÉROÉ, AU FLEUVE BLANC AU DELÀ DE FÂZOQL DANS LE MIDI DU ROYAUME DE
SENNÂR, À SYOUAH ET DANS CINQ AUTRES OASIS ;FAIT DANS LES ANNÉES 1819, 1820, 1821 ET 1822 PAR M. FRÉDÉRIC CAILLAUD
DE NANTES. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1826-1827. 4 vol. in-8°, 15 full page plates, 12 colored + 2 elephant folio
atlas, 149 engr. plates. Beautiful original half calf binding signed "Hering". First edition of the record of the voyage
by the French explorer Frédéric Cailliaud to the deserts of Egypt, Ethiopia and Nubia (Sudan), where he discovered
many important remains of ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. A rare complete set with both text and plates large
paper and bound in a fine contemporary binding.
25 000 €
16. CASTELLAN (A.L.). -MŒURS, USAGES, COSTUMES DES OTHOMANS ET ABRÉGÉ DE LEUR HISTOIRE AVEC DES ÉCLAIRCISSEMENTS
TIRÉS D’OUVRAGES ORIENTAUX ET COMMUNIQUÉS PAR M. LANGLES. Paris, Nepveu, 1812. 6 vol. in-18°, 72 engraved plates.
Contemporary sheep binding. First edition of this beautiful work richly illustrated with detailed full-page engravings
depicting scenes, Ottoman’s costumes, portraits, weapons, tools, musical instruments etc. Castellan depicts the
customs, habits and costumes of the people inhabiting the Ottoman Empire, he gives an elaborate account of the
history, emperors, people, religion, arts and professions, richly illustrated with detailed full-page engravings. The
French publisher Nepveu, published a series of books with similar descriptions of different countries and regions of the
world. Beautiful set.
1 500 €
17. CHARDIN (JEAN). -TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN CHARDIN INTO PERSIA AND THE EAST INDIES THROUGH THE
BLACK-SEA AND THE COUNTRY OF COLCHIS. - THE CORONATION OF SOLYMAN III, THE PRESENT KING OF PERSIA London,
Moyse Pitt, 1686. 1 vol. in-folio. 1 frontisp. portrait, 1 map, 16 fold. Plates, 7 full page plates. Contemporary calf. First
English edition of the first volume of Chardin's manuscript. Born in Paris in a Huguenot (Protestant) family, Jean
Chardin (1643-1713) undertook his travels to Persia because of his father's position as a jeweller and shareholder in the
French East India Company. Chardin enjoys the reputation of being one of the best-informed European observers of
Safavid Persia. The plates in Chardin's work are said to be after the artist Guillaume Grelot ; they include illustrations
of Tiflis, Erivan, Kashan, Kom and a large folding map of the Black Sea. A valuable work, highly praised by
Montesquieu, Rousseau etc., all of whom used this work for their sources.
5 000 €
18. [CLAUSTRE (A. DE) - CERCEAU (J-A. DU)]. - HISTOIRE DE THAMAS KOULI-KAN, NNOUVEAU ROI DE PERSE. OU
HISTOIRE DE LA DERNIÈRE RÉVOLUTION DE PERSE ARRIVÉE EN 1732. Paris, 1742. 1 vol. in-12° with 1 frontispiece of Thamas
Kouli-Kan signed by Mathey, 1 folding map of Persia and the states of the Mogol. Contemporary calf. First edition of
this history of the Persian King Thamas Kouli-Kan or Nader Chah, published anonymously. Nadir Chah (1688-1747)
was a member of the Afshar tribe and is generally considered as one of the greatest of all rulers of Persia. With
beautifully engraved frontispiece of Thamas Kouli-Kan signed Mathey and an engraved folding map of Persia and the
states of the Mogol. Fine Copy.
2 700 €
19. DAUZATS (A.) & DUMAS (ALEXANDRE). -LE SINAÏ. (IMPRESSIONS DE VOYAGES.) New York, Foreign and Classical
Bookstore, 1838. 1 vol. in-8°. Demi-veau brun à coins d'époque, dos à nerfs orné. Rare édition de New York de cette
relation.
600 €
20. DOUBDAN (JEAN). -LE VOYAGE DE LA TERRE-SAINTE, CONTENANT UNE VÉRITABLE DESCRIPTION DES LIEUX PLUS CONSIDERABLES
QUE N. S. A SANCTIFIÉ DE SA PRESENCE, PREDICATIONS, MIRACLES & SOUFFRANCES. Paris, G. Clousier, 1661. 1 vol. in-4°. 10
plantes (5 fold.). Original vellum titled with ink. The french ecclesiastic J. Doubdan visited the Holy Land in 1652 :
Bethlehem, Jericho, Haifa, Cana, Nazareth, Acre, &c. The first edition had only seven plates. This copy of the second
edition has ten plates. Although a number of chapters describe the author's impressions of Italy, where he visited
Livorno, Siennna, Rome, Bologna, Florence, and other cities on his way home, the work is not listed in Coff. 2 500 €
21. DROUVILLE (GASPARD). -VOYAGE EN PERSE FAIT EN 1812 ET 1813; PAR GASPARD DROUVILLE, COLONEL DE CAVALERIE AU
SERVICE DE S. M. L'EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES, CHEVALIER DE PLUSIEURS ORDRES. Paris, Librairie Nationale et
Etrangere, 1825. 2 vol. in-8°. 60 lithogr. plates hand colored (6 fold.) and 1 fold. map. Contemporary cardboard
binding. Fine illustrated account of travels in Persia, including many costume plates and interior scenes. According to
Wilson, the book was published in St. Petersburg twice in 1819, one with coloured plates, the other without. Due to
popularity, in 1825 the version with the coloured plates was expanded and republished in Paris, with only 150 copies in
the coloured version. This is a copy of that colour edition, including 60 plates, in witch 6 are folding. A later Paris
edition was published in 1828, also labelled second edition, but with only 8 plates.
2 800 €
22. GRELOT (G. J.). -RELATION NOUVELLE D’UN VOYAGE DE CONSTANTINOPLE. ENRICHIE DE PLANS LEVEZ PAR L’AUTEUR SUR
LES LIEUX, & DES FIGURES DE TOUT CE QU’IL YA DE PLUS REMARQUABLE DANS CETTE VILLE. Paris, Foucault, 1680. 1 vol. in-4°
(159 x 100 mm.) de, (7) ff., 371, (1) pp. et 14 pl. gr. ; vue générale de Constantinople, temples, sérail, etc. Plein veau
d'époque. Edition originale de cette relation due à un compagnon du célèbre Chardin. L’artiste voyageur GuillaumeJoseph Grelot travailla comme dessinateur pour Jean Chardin de 1671 à 1676, le suivant dans son périple en Perse et
au Levant. Puis ils se brouillèrent et Grelot voyagea seul. Ayant passé beaucoup de temps à Constantinople, il édita à
son retour le présent ouvrage où il fait le compte rendu de ses aventures et observations dans le but premier de
persuader Louis XIV de la beauté et de l'importance de Constantinople. La qualité du texte et les superbes gravures
réalisées à partir des dessins que l’artiste avait exécutés sur le vif , assurèrent le succès de son ouvrage qui fut
rapidement réédité et traduit en anglais dès 1683. Bel exemplaire de l'édition au format in-4°, bien complet de toutes
ses planches, dont les 2 vues panoramiques dépliantes représentant Constantinople.
3 500 €
23. IRWIN (Eyles). -A SERIES OF ADVENTURES IN THE COURSE OF A VOYAGE UP THE RED-SEA, ON THE COASTS OF ARABIA AND
EGYPT. WITH A SUPPLEMENT OF A VOYAGE FROM VENICE TO LATICHEA; AND OF A ROUTE THROUGH THE DESARTS OF ARABIA, BY ALEPPO,
BAGDAD, AND THE TYGRIS, TO BURSRAH... London, J. Dodsley, 1787. 2 vol. in-8°, 9 maps and engraved plates.
Contemporary tree calf. Third edition. "Eyels Irwin, an East India Company official who travelled up the Red Sea
coast of Arabia in the 1770's. His travel narrative of 1780 was a long recitation of Bedouin treachery." (Tidrick). Fine
copy.
1 200 €
24. LA ROQUE (JEAN DE). -VOYAGE DE SYRIE ET DU MONT-LIBAN... Paris, André Cailleau, 1722. 2 vol. in-12°. 8 engr.
plates, 1 fold. map. Original calf. First edition of a travel account to the Middle East by Jean de la Roque (1661-1745),
son of a merchant from Marseille. He made his first voyage to the Levant in 1689 where he visited amongst others
Syria and Lebanon. In the years that followed, he also travelled to Palestine, Jemen, and several other countries. He
settled in Paris in 1715 where he would publish many books on his experiences.
2 800 €
25. MAYER (LUIGI). -VIEWS IN EGYPT, FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS […] ENGRAVED BY AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THOMAS
MILTON: WITH HISTORICAL OBSERVATIONS, AND INCIDENTAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVES OF THAT
COUNTRY. London, Th; Bensley for R. Boyer, 1805. 1 vol. in-folio; 48 coloured plates by Thomas Milton after Luigi
Mayer. Contemp. half calf. Fine copy of Mayer's work on Egypt, here first published separately (before published
in 1801 as a part of the “Ottoman Empire”). The draughtsman Luigi Mayer studied in Rome with one of the greatest
artists of his day, Giovanni Battista Piranesi. In 1792, before accompanying Anslie back to England, Mayer toured
Egypt, Caramania and Palestine and executed many of the drawings. 48 hand-colored aquatints engraved by Thomas
Milton after Luigi Mayer’s drawings.
4 500 €
26. NIEBUHR (CARSTEN). -DESCRIPTION DE L'ARABIE, D'APRES LES OBSERVATIONS ET RECHERCHES FAITES DANS LE PAYS
MEME. NOUVELLE ÉDITION, REVUE & CORRIGÉE. Paris, Brunet, 1779. 2 vol. in-folio. 1 fold. map, 1 table, 24 plates and
maps. Contemporary half calf. Second and French edition of Niebuhr's famous work, which is considered the best
printed, of Niebuhr's travelbooks being the first scientific expedition to Arabia. Having the large famous map of
Yemen. This is the account of the Royal Danish expedition (1761-1767) to the Arabian Peninsula, the first scientific
expedition to this area sponsored by King Frederick V of Denmark, and from which Niebuhr returned as the only
survivor. His work still forms one of the most authoritative descriptions of Arabia and Yemen in particular. A very
desirable copy, with large paper and fine original binding.
2 800 €
27. NOE, (L.P.J.A.) (COMTE DE). -MÉMOIRES RELATIFS À L'EXPÉDITION ANGLAISE, PARTIE DU BENGALE EN 1800 POUR ALLER
COMBATTRE EN EGYPTE L'ARMÉE D'ORIENT. Paris, Imprimerie Royale , 1826. 1 vol. in-8°, 19 colored lithographies, 2 fold.
charts. Contemporary half sheep. Original edition. It gives the account of the trip of the english troups to Egypt and
the situation after the French leaved the country. Fine illustrations: landscapes and costumes from cipayes, brahmanes,
of Srilanka and Bombay, fellahs of Egypt, Arabish Bedouins, Albanians… Fine copy.
1 700 €
28. -[PHOTOS/ADEN] STEAMER POINT. 2 tirages argentiques (270 x 200, 260 x 190 mm.) formant une vue
panoramique de Steamer Point, Aden (Yemen). (ca. 1880).
600 €
29. PUGET DE SAINT PIERRE. -HISTOIRE DES DRUSES, PEUPLE DU LIBAN, FORMÉ PAR UNE COLONIE DE FRANÇOIS... Paris,
Cailleau, 1763. 1 vol. in-12°. 1 engr. title, 1 fold. map, 4 engr. plates. Contemporary calf. A scare historical relation
of the Druses people divided into three parts. The first discusses the origins, growth and expansion of the Druse faith,
with a detailed account of the history of their Prince Emir Fakhreddine named the Great. The second part discusses the
boundaries inside which the druses' lives, and their hatred to the Maronites, Jews and Turks, while the last part
discusses the nature of the Druse trade with Florence, Venice and later Marseille. This is the second edition which has
the folding map, the four engraved plates and an engraved title page. An attractive copy.
3 500 €
30. -RELACIONES DE PEDRO TEIXEIRA D'EL ORIGEN DESCENDENCIA Y SUCCESSION DE LOS REYES DE PERSIA, Y DE
HARMUZ, Y DE UN VIAJE HECHO POR EL MISMO AUTOR DENDE LA INDIA ORIENTAL HASTA ITALIA POR TIERRA. EN AMBERES, EN CASA DE
HIERONYMO VERDUSSEN, 1610. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-12° of (8), 383, (8), 215, (17) pp. Contemp. vellum. Scarce first
edition. The only work registered by this author, a Portuguese converted Jewish, who travelled by land during several
years to Persia and the Orient visiting places such as Bagdad and Goa. He first traveled for eighteen months through
the Philippines, China, and parts of America, and, after spending two years at Lisbon, undertook a scientific journey to
India, Persia, and other countries, and then published this work, that contains a history of the kings of Persia
according to Persian sources, as well as a fund of information on the Jews of Aleppo, Bagdad, and other cities, with
notes on Jewish monuments. It served as a guide for Thomas de Pinedo and others, and has been translated into
English by W. J. Sinclair, and edited by D. Fergeson. Fine copy.
11 000 €
31. RUSSELL (ALEXANDER). -THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALEPPO AND PARTS ADJACENT. CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE
CITY, AND THE PRINCIPAL NATURAL PRODUCTIONS IN ITS NEIGHBORHOOD. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CLIMATE,
INHABITANTS, AND DISEASES PARTICULARLY THE PLAGUE. London, A. Millar, “1856” [1756]. 1 vol. 4to, 17 engraved plates
(all folded). Contemporary full calf. Alexander Russell was physician to the British factory in Aleppo from 1740 to
1753. He learned to speak Arabic fluently and gained great influence with the Pasha and the natives. His work on
Aleppo is fascinating, ‘one of the most complete pictures of Eastern manners extant’ according to Pinkerton in his
Travels. Russell returned to London in 1755, and the next year saw the first edition of his work. The illustrations in
this work are very handsome; the botanical plates are by G.D. Ehret; the unsigned animal plates are presumed to be by
Russell himself. The last three plates represent inside scenes typical of the oriental soft manners. Fine copy. 2 500 €
32. SONNINI (CHARLES NICOLAS). -VOYAGE EN GRECE ET EN TURQUIE, FAIT PAR ORDRE DE LOUIS XVI, ET AVEC L'AUTORISATION
DE LA COUR OTTOMANE. Paris, F. Buisson, 1801. 2 text volumes 8vo and 1 atlas in-folio with large folding engraved map,
hand-coloured in outline, folding facsimile and 5 engraved plates. contemporary mottled calf. First edition. Despite
the broad sweep of the title Sonnini's travels in 1778-1780 were largely confined to Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes and the
Aegean, where he visited many of the Cyclades and Dodecanese Islands. The only major towns visited by Sonnini
were coastal ones such as Smyrna and Thessalonika, and then only briefly owing to the plague which was then raging.
The large folding map by J.B. Poirson (915 x 985 mm.), details the eastern Mediterranean, including the coast of
northeastern Africa, Palestine, Asia Minor, about half of Greece, etc. The large folding plate replicates a Firman from
the Ottoman sultan, the other are of a tarantula-like spider (called a scorpion), fish, an eel, a squid, and two plates of
female costumes.
4 500 €
33. THEVET (ANDRÉ). -COSMOGRAPHIE DE LEVANT. Lyon, J. de Tournes and G. Gazeau, 1556. 1 vol. in-4°. 32 woodcuts illustations. Original vellum. Second edition, expanded, of Thevet’s "Cosmographie de Levant" containing 9
more woodcuts, published by the same editor. A rare and highly valued relation of this travel of André Thevet (15161592): only 1 copy of that ed. and 2 copies of first ed. (1554) appear on the market those last 40 years. This
Angouleme Franciscan left Venice for Constantinople in 1549, from where (in company with Pierre Gilles) he went
on to explore Asia Minor. He extended his journey into Syria, the Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt and then returned to
Marseilles via Malta and Sardinia in 1554. This work is also noteworthy for the unusual illustrations by Bernard
Salomon, known as “le petit Bernard,” whom Updike considers “one of the most distinguished designers of the
French-Italian school” (Printing Types I, 203). Salomon was associated with the Lyons printer de Tournes the elder as
early as 1546 in the production of Focard’s Paraphrase de l’Astrolabe. The woodcuts in the present volume depict the
inhabitants, natural history, and monuments of the countries visited. The woodcut arms of Francois de La
Rochefoucauld, the dedicatee, appear on the title-page verso, and there is a portrait of Thevet near the end. The
initials are exquisitely designed in several styles, including fine large scribble blocks for the dedication and preface,
and there are head-and tail pieces. A fine copy of great provenance of this utmost rare illustrated work.
18 000 €
34. VOLNEY (CONSTANTIN FRANÇOIS, COMTE DE). -VOYAGE EN SYRIE ET EN EGYPTE, PENDANT LES ANNÉES 1783, 84 ET 85.
Paris, Dugour et Durand, An VII [1799]. 2 vol. in-8°, 3 cartes, 1 plan, 4 planches (tous dépliants). Pleine basane
mouchetée d'époque, dos lisse orné, titres et tomaisons de maroquain vert, filet sur les coupes. Third edition of this
valuable account of Syria and Egypt. Volney (1757-1820), a distinguished French historian and philosopher, spent
three year's of travelling within Syria and Egypt. His account contains information about the natural history, politics,
commerce, customs and manners, etc. Includes an account of the Arabic press at the convent of Mrkhamra with a
catalogue of books printed there. One of the most exact and valuable works of its kind ever published (Cox). His
account has never really been surpassed.
1 700 €
Africa
35. [BOULET (ABBÉ)]. -HISTOIRE DE L'EMPIRE DES CHERIFS EN AFRIQUE, SA DESCRIPTION GÉOGRAPHIQUE ET HISTORIQUEN LA
RELATION DE LA PRISE D'ORAN PAR PHILIPPE V ROI D'ESPAGNE, AVEC L'ABRÉGÉ DE LA LA VIE DE MONSIEUR SANTA-CRUX, CY-DEVANT
AMBASSADEUR EN FRANCE ET GOUVERNEUR D'ORAN DEPUIS LA PRISE DE CETTE VILLE. Paris, Prault père, 1733. 1 vol in-12°
with 2 folding plates. Ex-libris. Contemporary calf. First edition of this important work about the history of Morocco.
3 200 €
36. CAILLIE (RENÉ). -JOURNAL D’UN VOYAGE À TEMBOUCTOU ET À JENNE, DANS L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE, PRÉCÉDÉ D’OBSERVATIONS
FAITES CHEZ LES MAURES BRAKNAS, LES NALOUS ET D’AUTRES PEUPLES, PENDANT LES ANNÉES 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828.
Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1830. 3 vol. in-8° + 1 atlas in-4°, 1 fold. map, 5 plates, 1 portrait. Later half sheep. Original
edition of this scarce account. Rene Caillie was presented with the Legion of Honor as the first European to return
alive from Timbuktu. "He set out from Sierra Leone, reached the Niger, and followed it to Kabara, the port of
Timbuctoo. Thence he went to the mysterious city, saw something of its real character, and crossed the Sahara to
Morocco, reaching the west coast of Fez. For this journey he was rewarded by the Geographical Society of Paris"
(Baker). From the Professor John Ralph Willis Collection of Rare Africana.
4 500 €
37. CAVAZZI (GIOVANNI – ANTONIO, AUTEUR) / LABAT (R. PÈRE JEAN-BAPTISTE, TRADUCTEUR). -RELATION HISTORIQUE DE
L'ETHIOPIE OCCIDENTALE: CONTENANT LA DESCRIPTION DES ROYAUMES DE CONGO, ANGOLLE, & MATAMBA, TRADUITE . . . Paris,
Delespine, 1732. 5 vol in-12°. Three folding maps and twenty-four engraved folding plates. First edition in French,
translated and expanded from original Italian by father Labat of Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi di Montecuccolo'work
(1621-1692), first published in 1687. Labat also expanded it with important material and illustrations. Fine copy.
2 500 €
38. LABAT (R. PÈRE JEAN-BAPTISTE). -VOYAGE DU CHEVALIER DES MARCHAIS EN GUINÉE, ISLES VOISINES, ET A CAYÉNNE, FAIT
EN 1725, 1726 & 1727. Paris, Pierre Prault, 1730. 4 vol. in-12°, 31 planches et cartes. Plein veau d'époque, dos à nerfs
ornés, tranches rouges (quelques coiffes restaurées, rares taches ou salissures). Edition originale de cet ouvrage du au
Père Jean-Baptiste Labat, missionnaire et explorateur français, auteur de plusieurs ouvrages consacrés à l’Amérique et
à l’Afrique, toujours abondamment documentés et illustrés. Celui-ci, consacré au périple du Chevalier Des Marchais
de la Guinée à Cayenne est d’un grand intérêt ethnographique et historique, il comporte de remarquables cartes de
détails sur les régions visitées ainsi que de nombreuses planches d'ethnographie, de Botanique, villes, paysages…
3 500 €
39. LE MAIRE. -LES VOYAGES DU SIEUR LE MAIRE AUX ILES CANARIES, CAP-VERD, SÉNÉGAL, ET GAMBIE. SOUS MONSIEUR
DANCOURT, DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DE LA COMPAGNIE ROÏALE D'AFRIQUE . Paris , Jacques Collombat , 1695. 1 vol. in-12, 1 fold.
map and 5 engrav. Vellum binding. Original edition. Fine copy.
2 500 €
40. LE ROY (L.). -ETAT GÉNÉRAL ET PARTICULIER DU ROYAUME ET DE LA VILLE D'ALGER, DE SON GOUVERNEMENT, DE SES FORCES DE
TERRE ET DE MER, REVENUS, JUSTICE, POLICE, COMMERCE, POLITIQUE, ETC. AUQUEL ON A JOINT QUELQUES PIÈCES AUSSI AUTHENTIQUES
QUE RARES ET INTÉRESSANTES. La Haye, Antoine Van Dole, 1750. 1 vol in-12°. 1 tableau dépliant (« Etat de la marine
d'Alger en l'année 1718 »). Plein veau marbré d'époque. Uncommon original edition of this well-documented work on
the UK and the city of Algiers. It includes a large folding table of the maritime traffic in the harbour of Algier in the
year 1718, with the names of vessels and their captains, flags, cannons etc. Fine copy.
1 200 €
41. LYON (GEORGE FRANCIS, CAPITAINE). -VOYAGE DANS L'INTÉRIEUR DE L'AFRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE EN 1818, 1819 ET 1820.
TRADUIT DE L'ANGLAIS. Paris, Gide fils, 1822. 1 vol. in-8°, 1 large fold. map, 4 coloured fold. plates. Contemporary
cardboard binding. A fine copy of the scarce French edition of Lyon’s relation of his exploration of Saharian Africa
(EO : London, 1821). The plates of the French edition are different from the English as they are particularly artistic
and beautifully coloured.
2 000 €
42. MAREE (PIETER DE). -DESCRIPTION ET RECIT HISTORIAL DU RICHE ROYAUME D'OR DE GUNEA, AULTREMENT NOMMÉ, LA COSTE DE
L'OR DE MINA, GISANTE EN CERTAIN ENDROICT D'AFRICQUE... PAREILLEMENT UNG BRIEFF DEDUICT DU PASSAIGE QUE LES NAVIRES
PRENNENT POUR Y NAVIGUER, PASSANT AU TRAVERS DES ISLES DE CANARIE... Amsterdam, Cornille Claesson, 1605. 1 vol. in-folio.
22 gr. dans le texte. Plein velin ancien titré à l'encre, traces de lacets. Edition originale en français de cette célèbre
description de la Guinée due à Pieter de Marees. Le récit de De Marees constitue la première description conséquente
et réaliste de la Guinée, la géographie de ses côtes et de sa population et demeura pour longtemps la source majeure
d’informations sur la région pour les auteurs postérieurs, L’importante iconographie accompagnant le texte est
remarquablement réaliste pour l’époque, notamment pour la faune et la flore. Rare exemplaire complet de ce précieux
témoignage.
6 500 €
43. OGILBY (JOHN). -AFRICA: BEING AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE REGIONSOF AEGYPT, BARBARY, LYBIA, AND
BILLEDULGERID, THE LAND OF NEGROES, GUINEE, AETHIOPIA, AND THE ABYSSINES, WITH ALL THE ADJACENT ISLANDS, EITHER IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN, ATLANTICK, SOUTHERN, OR ORIENTAL SEA, BELONGING THEREUNTO. [...] COLLECTED AND TRANSLATED FROM THE
MOST AUTHENTICK AUTHORS, AND AUGMENTED WITH LATER OBSERVATIONS [...]. London, T. Johnson, 1670. 1 vol. in-folio. 91 pl.
and 10 maps. Contemporary calf. First edition of this striking work of John Ogilby (1600-1676), who was
Cosmographer to the King Charles II. This book is based on the previous Dapper’s work, but Ogilby used folio sheets
one-third larger than Dapper’s which made the volume more impressive, and added many plates. Fine copy. 11 000 €
44. PLANTET (EUGÈNE). -MOULEY ISMAËL EMPEREUR DU MAROC ET LA PRINCESSE DE CONTI. Paris, 1893. 1 vol. in-8°. Plein
veau vert, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, croissants de lune aux angles, dos à nerfs orné de caissons, tête dorée,
dentelle intérieure (couverture illustrée conservée). Edition originale tirée à trés petit nombre sur hollande, illustrée de
six planches de reproductions phototypiques (cinq portraits et le fac-similé de la demande en mariage de la princesse
de Conti). Envoi de l’auteur en tête de la couverture. Superbe exemplaire somptueusement relié.
1 100 €
45. VILLENEUVE (RENÉ CLAUDE GEOFFROY DE). -L'AFRIQUE OU HISTOIRE, MŒURS, USAGES ET COUTUMES DES AFRICAINS: LE
SÉNÉGAL. Paris, Nepveu, 1814. 4 vol. in-16°. 44 plates in original colours (4 on double p.), 4 engr. plates, 2 maps, 1
plate of musik. Contemporary half calf. First edition. Fine copy of this charming work on west Africa including
wonderful engravings of Africans and scenes from Africa that were later used in Shoberl's Africa volumes of
Acherman's The World in Miniature series, published seven years later.
2 500 €
Europe
46. ARMSTRONG (JOHN). -THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF MINORCA. BY JOHN ARMSTRONG, ENGINEER IN ORDINARY TO
HIS MAJESTY. London, L. Davis and C. Reymers, imp. Printers of the Royal Society, 1756. 1 vol. in-8°, 4 folding
engraved plates, 1 folding engraved map with outlines colored. Contemporary calf. Second issue, expanded and
including 2 more plates of this scarce work on Minorca by engineer of the King John Armstrong. (First ed.: 1752: 1
map, 2 plates). Mostly focus on history, his work deals also with the natural history and the botany of this Spanish
island. Fine copy in original binding.
1 500 €
47. [BARTHELEMY (JEAN-JACQUES)]. -VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANACHARSIS EN GRÈCE, DANS LE MILIEU DU QUATRIÈME SIÈCLE AVANT
L'ÈRE VULGAIRE. A Paris, De Bure, 1788. 4 vol. in-quarto de texte et 1 atlas in-4° de XLII-32 planches gr. dépl.: cartes,
plans, vues, élévations… Plein veau havane d'époque. Edition originale du célèbre ouvrage de Jean-Jacques
Barthélémy (1716-1795) qui voyagea en Italie avec le Duc et la Duchesse de Choiseul. Le présent ouvrage est le plus
connu de ses travaux, il lui prit 30 années. L'auteur substitue à l'analyse historique traditionnelle, la description des
lieux, des personnages, des us et coutumes tel qu'observés par un voyageur fictif, un jeune Scythe nommé Anacharsis,
qui aurait parcouru la Grèce vers le milieu du IVe siècle av. J.-C. Presque toutes les cartes de l'atlas sont de Barbié du
Bocage, quelques-unes de M. d’Anville, et gravées par Guillaume de la Haye. Bel exemplaire.
3 000 €
48. BERGIER (NICOLAS). -HISTOIRE DES GRANDS CHEMINS DE L'EMPIRE ROMAIN, CONTENANT L'ORIGINE, PROGRÈS & ETENDUE
QUASI INCROYABLE DES CHEMINS MILITAIRES, PAVEZ DEPUIS LE VILLE DE ROME JUSQUES AUX EXTREMITEZ DE L'EMPIRE. OÙ SE VOIT LA
GRANDEUR & LA PUISSANCE INCOMPARABLE DES ROMAINS : ENSEMBLE L'ECLAIRCISSEMENT DE L'ITINÉRAIRE D'ANTONIN & DE LA CARTE
DE PEUTINGER. Paris, Morel, 1622. 1 vol. in-4° de : [28] ff.; 856 pp. ; [14] ff. Plein veau moucheté d'époque. Scarce first
edition of this book by Pierre BERGIER (1557-1623), historian, lawyer, who was found of the History of the Roman
roads. Louis XIII charged him to write this study, which he realised in five years. This huge work is a worthy
document about the Roman Empire's historian geography, full of technical details concerning the via's construction.
The handsome typograph and woodcuts are remarkable. A 2nd edition was realised in 1728 by Jean Leonard from
Bruxelles. Fine copy.
2 500 €
49. BERTELLI (FRANCESCO). - THEATRO DELLE CITTA D'ITALIA CON LE SUE FIGURE INTAGLIATE IN
RAME, & DESCRITTIONI DIESSE IN QUESTA TERZA IMPRESSIONE ACCRESCIUTO DI NOVA AGGIUNTA DI MOLTE FIGURE, E DICHIARATIONI (...)
Padoue, Francesco Bertelli, 1629. 1 vol. in-4° oblong. 1 engr. frontispiece, 68 + 10 plates. Early half sheep. Scarce
copy of the first atlas devoted to Italian cities. This book is the main work of Francesco BERTELLI (1594-1629),
member of a famous family of engravers. He worked as an editor, typographer and engraver at the beginning of the
17th century, in Padova. The first maps and views of European cities, connecting with some military events, (cf.
Tooley) appeared around 1550. BERTELLI’s work, published in 1629, is the first work of that kind in his country: a
collection of maps put together as an atlas, concerning Italian cities. Most of the plates includes the blazons of the
cities, and also many interesting details as: vegetation, buildings, fortifications, coasts, and even some peoples and
animals. Bound at the end: a charming manuscript poem, celebrating 100 Italian cities. Unfortunately, the quality of
the illustrations caused the break of a lot of copies, making the complete book very rare. Fine copy of this scarce and
exceptional book.
22 000 €
50. -CONQUETE DE L'ISLE DE MINORQUE PAR LES FRANCAIS... S.L.S.N. [Avignon ?], 1756. — [PIDANSAT
DE MAIROBERT (MATHIEU-FRANÇOIS)] LETTRE MADAME DE *** SUR LES AFFAIRES DU JOUR. OU RÉFLEXIONS POLITIQUES SUR
L'USAGE QU'ON PEUT FAIRE DE LA CONQUÊTE DE MINORQUE, SUIVIES D'UN ÉTÉ CIRCONSTANCIÉ DES ISLES DE GERSEY & DE GUERNESAY,
É PRÉCÉDÉES DE L'ANALYSE HISTORIQUE DE NOS CONTESTATIONS AVEC LES ANGLOIS S.L.S.N. [PARIS, F-G. MÉRIGOT], 1756. — [LA
MARCHE-CAUMONT (IGNACE-HUNGARY DE)]. ESSAI POLITIQUE SUR LES AVANTAGES QUE LA FRANCE PEUT RETIRER DE LA CONQUÊTE
DE L'ISLE DE MINORQUE. A Port-Mahon (Paris), 1756. 3 texts bound in 1 vol. in-12°. Contemporary marbled calf. First
editions of these three works on the Battle of Minorca (20 mai 1756), French naval victory over a British fleet.
2 600 €
51. CORONELLI (PÈRE MARIA, VINCENZO). -MÉMOIRES HISTORIQUES & GÉOGRAPHIQUES DU ROYAUME DE LA MORÉE,
NEGREPONT & DES PLACES MARITIMES, JUSQUES À THESSALONIQUE. RECUEILLIS & ENRICHIES DES CARTES DES PAÏS & DES PLANS DES
PLACES, PAR P. M. CORONELLI, GÉOGRAPHE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE VENISE. Amsterdam, Wolfgang, Waesberge, Boom, &
van Someren, 1686. 1 vol. in-12° (153 x 94 mm.), 42 double-page engraved maps, plates and plans, 232 pp.
Contemporary calf. First Dutch edition. A scarce edition and the first printed in the Netherlands, this is a new
translation prepared from the Italian text rather than being simply a reprint of the French translation from Barbin's
edition. It seems to have appeared in octavo only, and not in folio as with other editions. The plates were also newly
engraved for this edition.
5 300 €
52. LASSELS (RICHARD). -THE VOYAGE OF ITALY, OR A COMPLEAT JOURNEY THROUGH ITALY, IN TWO PARTS. WITH THE
CHARACTERS OF THE PEOPLE, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHIEF TOWNS, CHURCHES, MONASTERIES, TOMBS, LIBRARIES, PALLACES, VILLAS,
GARDENS, PICTURES, STATUES, AND ANTIQUITIES. ALSO OF INTEREST, GOVERNMENT, RICHES, FORCE, &C. OF ALL THE PRINCES. WITH
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING TRAVEL. BY RICHARD LASSELS, GENT. WHO TRAVELLED THROUGH ITALY FIVE TIMES AS TUTOR TO SEVERAL OF
THE ENGLISH NOBILITY AND GENTRY. NEVER BEFORE EXTANT. London [Paris], John Starkey [Vincent de Moutier], 1670. 2 parts
in 1 vol. in-16° de: [48], 251, [3] 447, [4] pp. engr. title. Contemporary vellum. Original edition of the travel book
which initiated the "grand tour", very popular in eighteenth century. "The Voyage of Italy became the standard
guidebook to Italy after its publication in 1670, and even if its pro-Catholic bias was often criticized, the guide became
the model for a generation of tourists. "One of the more important books on Italian travel of its period, Lassels was a
Catholic priest who toured Italy five times as governor to young men on the Grand Tour . . . The 'Voyage' covers the
standard route and is preceded by an essay in which the value of travel is discussed" (Pine-Coffin). Fine copy. 1 500 €
53. -MEMOIRE SUR L'ITALIE [TOME PREMIER, TOME SECOND]. S. l. n. d. (vers 1720) 2 tomes en 1 vol. in-quarto (275
x 200 mm.) manuscrit à l'encre brune de : [3] ff. bl, [3] ff., 541 pp., [4] ff., 258, [3] pp., [4] ff bl. Plein veau marbré
d'époque. Important manuscrit historique inédit rédigé au début du XVIIIe siècle, très soigneusement calligraphié par
une seule main à l'encre brune, en italique, parfaitement régulière, sur papier vergé. Ce travail de synthèse historique
présente dans une première partie, une histoire générale de l'Italie, suivie d'un traité sur le pape avec une étude très
complète sur l'état pontifical. La seconde partie contient les études consacrées à la Savoie, aux républiques de Gênes,
Luques et Saint-Marin, aux duchés de Toscane, Modène, Mantoue, Parme, Guastalle et Mirandole, et enfin aux
principautés de Masse, Piombin, Monaco et Masseran. Le document s'achève par une lettre du cardinal d'Ossat
adressée à Henri IV et datée de Rome, le 20 décembre 1597, relative aux intérêts des princes d'Italie. Les lettres de ce
diplomate sont précieuses car elles abondent en renseignements de première main.
2 000 €
55. -RELATION DU VOYAGE D'ITALIE DE MES. LAMBERT DESCHAMPS ET LAMBERT DE MOREL,
COMMENCÉ LE 12 MARS 1767 ET TERMINÉ LE 26 MAY 1768. [Paris, 1768] 1 vol in-8° (184 x 120 mm.) de : [5] ff., 322 pp,
manuscrites à l'encre brune et [7] ff. blancs ; titre calligraphié portant la mention "Tome 1er". Plein vélin ancien. Récit
de voyage manuscrit, rédigé à l'encre brune, relatant la première partie du périple de deux frères en Italie, de Paris à
Ferraré. Il débute par une liste des ouvrages nécessaires pour entreprendre ce voyage (guides, cartes géographiques)
ainsi que par des «précautions à prendre pour éviter beaucoup d’embarras» (notions de la langue italienne, divers
documents), suivies de l’itinéraire, en lieues, du voyage. Suit le récit du voyage qui mène les deux frères à Lyon,
Chambéry, Suze, Turin, aux îles Borromée, à Sesto, Milan, Pavie, Plaisance, Parme, Mantoue, Vérone, Vicense, Venise
dont la description occupe presque la moitié de l’ouvrage qui s’achève par l’arrivée à Ferraré. Cette relation est
particulièrement riche en détails pittoresques et expériences vécues par les deux voyageurs : lieux visités, monuments,
paysages, populations etc., qui rendent passionnante la lecture de ce précieux témoignage.
1 800 €
55. SPON (JACOB)/ WHELER (GEORGE). -VOYAGE D'ITALIE, DE DALMATIE, DE GRÈCE ET DU LEVANT, FAIT AUX ANNÉES 1675 ET
1676. Lyon, Antoine Cellier, 1678. 3 vol in-12°; 1 portrait, 32 planches, figures dans le texte. Plein veau d'époque. Rare
édition originale de cette célébre relation. En 1675, Spon, accompagné du botaniste Wheler, visitèrent la Dalmatie, les
ëles Ioniennes, firent le tour de la Grèce par mer en explorant les îles les plus célèbres et arrivèrent enfin à
Constantinople. Ils parcoururent ensuite toute l'Asie mineure, passèrent de Smyrne en Grèce et parvinrent à Athènes,
but principal de l'expédition. On trouve aux pages 299 à 322 du second volume un petit dictionnaire du grec vulgaire.
La relation du voyage de Spon est une des plus importantes sur le Levant et elle contient la première description
authentique sur les monuments de l'architecture grecque et sur la ville d'Athènes plus particulièrement. L'ouvrage est
illustré d'un portrait et de 32 planches gravées hors-texte ; carte, vues, monuments.
2 500 €
56. -[TABLEAU MANUSCRIT] STATO DELL' ESERCITO DI S. RL. MTA. SICILIANA. Sans lieu ni date [vers 1780]. 1 feuille (490 x
697 mm.) calligraphiée en italien à l'encre brune, armoiries dessinées dans le titre, ornement calligraphié encadrant le
texte réhaussé à l'aquarelle. Important tableau entièrement calligraphié donnant l'état de l'armée du roi de Sicile
sous le règne de Ferdinand Ier (1751-1825). Il detaille chaque corps des forces militaires du royaume : chasseurs,
gardes du corps, marine, infanterie, artillerie et cavalerie, génie, artillerie de marine. Pour chaque corps, est donné le
nombre d'officiers et d'hommes de troupe, le nom des navires avec le nombre de canons, les régiments, les villes
d’implantation des unités (total général de 34 376 hommes). Bel encadrement dessiné à l'encre brune et aquarellé
surmonté des armes du roi de Sicile très finement exécutées à l’encre noire.
1 800 €
Sketch books
57. -[CARNET DE VOYAGE, DESSINS ORIGINAUX : ITALIE, SUISSE, FRANCE, RIO] (Circa 1831-1854). 1 vol. in8° oblong. 54 dessins originaux sous serpente, la plupart légendés, parfois datés, exécutés à la plume ou au crayon,
rehaussés de lavis d'encre ou de gouache blanche. Plein chagrin noir romantique orné de l'époque. Important album
contenant 54 dessins exécutés sur le vif lors de différents périples réalisés par l'artiste anonyme en Italie : Le lac
Majeur, Venise (4), Rome et ses environs (10), Pompéï datés de 1841 (2), Naples (6), Capri, etc. ; en France : le grand
Chambord ou Bourbon l'Archambault dans l'Allier, le Puy de Dôme, Le Havre, Vendôme (3), Dieppe (3), Paris,
Ermenonville, Neuilly, environs de Paris (3) ; et en Suisse : Genève, Lausanne ; auxquels s'ajoutent quelques paysages
exotiques, dont une vue de Rio de Janeiro datée de 1854. Bel ensemble conservé dans sa charmante reliure
romantique.
6 000 €
58. -[CARNETS DE DESSINS - AFRIQUE DU NORD]. Algérie, 1867-1868-1869. 3 carnets à dessin in-quarto
oblong (210 x 270, 240 x 300, 240 x 320 mm.) comprenant 85 dessins originaux au crayon, en noir ou en couleurs.
Pleine toile écrue d'époque. Remarquable ensemble de dessins, exécutés sur le vif par un artiste anonyme, lors d'un
périple en Algérie de 1867 à 1868. Chaque dessin est légendé et daté, ce qui permet de situer son voyage : Alger,
Constantine, Bougie... Mais aussi de nombreux lieux et villages situés en montagne, dans les Oueds et oasis : Sidi
Makhlouf, Aïn Oufiéra, Aïn Madhi, Oued Ouarren, Djebel Amour, Oued Berriche, Rafreirta, Hafri Negib, El Ouguilia,
Hafri d'Oloued, El Gada, El Kruma, El Mdilika, Haouafir Herarig, Aïn el Kahla, caravansérail devant Guelt es Stel,
Aïn Ousséra, Ben Gezout. Les campements des voyageurs sont souvent représentés avec les personnages, les tentes et
les mules. De nombreux paysages, forts, palmiers... sont croqués sur double page, mais l'artiste s'intéresse aussi à la
population : villageoises, paysans... Séduisant témoignage de l’Algérie du milieu du XIXe siècle.
3 500 €
Maritime Explorations
.
59. [BOUGAINVILLE (Louis-Antoine de)]. -VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE, PAR LA FREGATE DU ROI LA BOUDEUSE ET LA
FLÛTE L'ETOILE ; EN 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769. Paris, 1771. 1 vol. in-quarto with 20 engraved maps (15 folding) and 3
plates. Contemporary marbled calf. First edition of the narrative of the famous sailor Louis Antoine de Bougainville
(1729-1811), first French explorer to have made a circumnavigation.
5 600 €
60.
[JUSTEL (HENRI)]. -RECUEIL DE DIVERS VOYAGES FAITS EN AFRIQUE ET EN L’AMERIQUE QUI N’ONT POINT ESTE
ENCORE PUBLIEZ, CONTENANT L’ORIGINE, LES MŒURS, LES COUTUMES & LE COMMERCE DES HABITANTS DE CES DEUX PARTIES DU
MONDE […]. Paris, 1674. 1 vol. in-quarto with 12 engraved plates and 7 maps. Ex-libris. Calf. First edition of one of
the most important french travels' collection compiling by Henri Justel, Protestant scholar and bibliophile. The
collection includes travel accounts relating to Africa, the Caribbean, and the English colonies in North America, some
never before printed, others translated into French from the English or the Portuguese.
10 000 €
61. LA PEROUSE (JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE GALAUP, COMTE DE). -A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEARS
1785, 1786, 1787, AND 1788… TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. London, J. Johnson, 1798. 3 vol. in-8°, 42
engraved plates and maps. Contemporary sheep. First English edition of the famous expedition around the world of La
Pérouse, with the sailed from France in frigates Astrolabe and Boussole. After exploring the North Pacific, the
expedition visited, and accounts are given of: Easter Island, Hawaii, Macao, Formosa, the Aleutian Islands, Samoa,
Tonga, and Australia. Laperouse sent his dispatches to France from Kamchatka and Botany Bay. After leaving that
place, the expedition was never heard from again. Thirty-nine years later the broken remnants of his two ships were
found on the reef of Vanikoro, one of the Santa Cruz Islands, by Peter Dilton.
6 500 €
62. LAPEROUSE (JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE GALAUP, COMTE DE) & LESSEPS (JEAN-BAPTISTE BARTHÉLÉMY, BARON DE).
-VOYAGE DE LAPÉROUSE, RÉDIGÉ D'APRÈS SES MANUSCRITS ORIGINAUX, SUIVI D'UN APPENDICE RENFERMANT TOUT CE QUE L'ON A
DÉCOUVERT DEPUIS LE NAUFRAGE JUSQU'À NOS JOURS, ET ENRICHI DE NOTES PAR M. DE LESSEPS, CONSUL GÉNÉRAL DE FRANCE À
LISBONNE, ET SEUL DÉBRIS VIVANT DE L'EXPÉDITION DONT IL ÉTAIT INTERPRÈTE; ACCOMPAGNÉ D'UNE CARTE GÉNÉRALE DU VOYAGE, ORNÉ
DU PORTRAIT ET D'UN FAC-SIMILE DE LAPÉROUSE. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, Delaunay, 1831. 1 vol. in-8° de : (8), XVIII, 436
pp.; 1 portrait, 1 fac-similé de l'autographe de l'auteur et 1 carte dépliante in-fine. Demi-veau vert. Scarce unique
edition, the only including manuscripts from La Pérouse and notes from de Lesseps, as the only survivor of the
expedition, consequently is the only publication that gives us first-hand information about the journey. The work is
concluded with an extensive appendix, which contains letters from La Pérouse, as well as the account of Captain Peter
Dillon about his findings on Vanikoro, and a list of the crew members of both ships. Fine copy.
6 600 €
63. MENDEZ PINTO (FERDINAND). -LES VOYAGES ADVENTUREUX DE FERDINAND MENDEZ PINTO, FIDELEMENT TRADUICTS
DU PORTUGAIS EN FRANÇAIS PAR LE SIEUR BERNARD FIGUIER GENTILHOMME PORTUGAIS ET DEDIEZ À MONSEIGNEUR LE CARDINAL
DE RICHELIEU. Paris, Arnould Cotinet et Jean Roger, 1645. 1 vol. in-quarto. Contemporary marbled calf. Second
french edition of this scarce narrative of Mendez Pinto (1509-1583), veritable adventurer who took board to Indies in
1537 and travelled through Asia and the Far East.
2 800 €
Marine
64. -[ALBUM /AQUARELLES ORIGINALES /TYPES DE NAVIRES DU MONDE ENTIER]. Sans lieu ni date [Circa 1780]. 1 vol.
in-4°. 60 aquarelles avec légendes à l'encre brune en danois. Plein maroquin rouge d'époque, dos à nerfs orné de filets
et fleurons dorés, encadrement de motifs, fleurons et filets dorés sur les plats, monogramme surmonté de la couronne
royale du Danemark aux centres. Rare album d'aquarelles originales d'une très grande finesse montrant différents types
de bateaux utilisés dans le monde: vaisseaux de haut rang, navires de commerce ou de plaisance des pays d'Europe, de
la Méditerranée, d'Asie... frégates, brigantins, barques, felouques, chaloupes, sampans... Dont un modèle d'un des
premiers "Yacht" ainsi qu'une représentation de Kayak Inuit. Emouvant et précieux témoignage pour l'histoire
maritime, conservé dans sa somptueuse reliure d'origine.
18 000 €
65. BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ (CH.-FR). -MÉTHODES POUR LA LEVÉE ET LA CONSTRUCTION DES CARTES ET PLANS
HYDROGRAPHIQUES PUBLIÉS EN 1808, SOUS LE TITRE D’APPENDICE, À LA SUITE DE LA RELATION DU VOYAGE DU CONTRE-AMIRAL BRUNYDENTRECASTEAUX. Paris, Imprimerie impériale, 1811. 1 vol. in-quarto with 32 folding plates and 2 maps. Half calf. First
separated edition of this major treaty written by the father of french hydrography.
2 600 €
66. BRAGG (G. -F.), MARTENS (F. -V.). -[PLANCHES DE MARINE - PLATES OF SHIPPING]. [London], Ackermann & Co
Strand 96, Printed by Lefebvre & Kohler, [c.1830]., London, printed and published by Engelmann, 1829. 1 vol. oblong
in-8° (2), of plates of shipping : 48 lithograph plates after G. -F. Bragg, with 9 other lithograph plates of shipping by
F.V. Martens and others. Contemporary half-morocco over marbled boards. First series published by Ackermannn,
second by Engelmann. Fine copy.
1 500 €
67. DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (HENRI-LOUIS). -ELÉMENS DE L'ARCHITECTURE NAVALE OU TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE LA
CONSTRUCTION DES VAISSEAUX. Paris, Ch-A. Jombert,1752. 1 vol. in-quarto. 1 engr. frontisp., 24 fold. pl. Original calf.
First edition of this standard work on naval architecture. Duhamel du Monceau founded the school for students of
naval engineering and architecture at the Louvre. This work was intended for the training of the students at his school.
He was appointed inspector-general of the French navy in 1739 and opened his school in 1741. This treatise was very
successful and a second edition appears in 1758. Fine copy.
3 200 €
68. -ETAT DE LA MARINE ANNEE 1783 [..] BOUND WITH: -ALMANACH DES COLONIES ANNEE 1783.
Paris, 1783. 1 vol. in-18° in 2 parts. Red morocco. This work contains the list of the French marine staff and also the
list of the administrative staff in the French colonies at the year of 1783.
950 €
69. GAIL (PIERRE). -[MANUSCRIT-CARNET D'UN ASSUREUR MARITIME MARSEILLAIS] S.l. (Marseille), 1739-1741. 1 vol. in-12°
60 ff. Vélin souple à recouvrement d’ép. Emouvant témoignage de l'activité d'un assureur marseillais. Répertoire
alphabétique des noms de chacun des assurés auprès desquels figurent le montant de leur cotisation annuelle et le
registre de dettes liste de vaisseaux avec les sommes et intérêts pour quelques voyages maritimes méditerranéens, ou
au long court (Martinique, Saint-Domingue, Amérique centrale, Vénézuela).
1 500 €
70. GRUNDY (W. -M.). -THE SKETCH BOOK OF SHIPPING AND CRAFT. London, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, [c.1868]. 1 vol.
in-8° oblong, [2] ff., 24 original lithograph. plates. Publisher purple cloth binding, gilt title & decoration on cover. Fine
set of this scarce volume of marine engravings.
1 400 €
71. HERBIN DE HALLE (P.-ETIENNE). -DES BOIS PROPRES AU SERVICE DES ARSENAUX, DE LA MARINE… Paris, L'Huillier ,
1813. 1 vol in-8°. 40 planches hors-texte. Demi-basane à coins d'époque. Première édition de ce traité sur l'exploitation
et la législation des bois pour la marine. Illustré de 32 planches en couleurs représentant des arbres et diverses pièces
de construction, cet exemplaire comprend également 7 schémas de pièces ou de bateaux et une grande planche
dépliante imprimée sur les deux faces. (rare : le CCF ne signale qu'un seul exemplaire dans les bibliothèques publiques
françaises (à la BNF).
1 800 €
72. KNOWLES (JOHN). – THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE... London, Simpkin and Marshal, 1822. 1
vol. in-4° and 1 atlas large in plano, (2), XVI, 438, (2), (118 for LVII folios), LIX-LXXVI, 27, (IV), 62, [34 with 15
pl., 2 of them folded), and 1 large folding table] 34 fig. in text; frontip. Original half- sheep. Third edition, of this
famous treatise on ship-building, expanded with an appendix containing the the principles and practice of constructing
the royal and mercantile Navies. First published by David Steel in 1805, one of the most important works on the
subject in English. Published when there was a great need for shipbuilding to standardise, Steel's two volumes led the
way. David Steel's work shows exactly how these great ships were built, he shows how they were built at the time of
Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Today, the atlas of those early editions are excessively rare, this is due to the individual
draughts being taken from the folio. Nice set in contemporary binding.
7 500 €
73. LA CHAPELLE (M. DE). -TRAITÉ DE LA CONSTRUCTION THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE DU SCAPHANDRE OU DU BATEAU DE
L'HOMME. Paris, Debure père et chez l'auteur, 1775. 1 vol. in-12°. 4 figures on 2 fold. pl. Contemporary paper binding.
Original edition of this particularly interesting treatise describing the first example of life jacket: The floating suit was
originally designed for military purposes, and the suit was accompanied by a special hat in the shape of a swan. The
plates beautifully depict the floating suits, both in detail and in full use. Fine copy in it's original cardboard. The author
is also considered as the inventor of the word “scaphandre”, later used for a diving suits.
1 500 €
74. MEDINA (PIERRE DE). -L'ART DE NAVIGUER CONTENANT TOUTES LES REIGLES, SECRETS, & ENSEIGNEMENS NECESSAIRES À LA
BONNE NAVIGATION.... Rouen, 1607. 1 vol. in-quarto, 93 wood cuts plates. Ancient vellum. Scarce edition from Rouen of
this famous treatise of navigation : the first scientific work devoted to the subject. The Art of use must be read first, as
the model of contemporary knowledge, such as translation, in maritime language, a sort of Instauratio magna, in the
style of Francis Bacon, whose frontispiece still remembered in 1628, the caravel sailing towards the New World. Fine
copy.
7 500
75. OZANNE (NICOLAS-PIERRE). -MARINE MILITAIRE OU RECUEIL DES DIFFERENS VAISSEAUX QUI SERVENT À LA GUERRE, SUIVIS DES
MANŒUVRES QUI ONT LE PLUS DE RAPPORT AU COMBAT AINSI QU’À L’ATTAQUE ET LA DÉFENSE DES PORTS. Paris, Chéreau, s.d. [vers
1780]. 1 vol. in-8°. 1 engr. title, 50 engr. plates numbered 1 to 50. Later full morocco richely gilted, signed « Semet &
Plumelle ». Fine copy of this engraved book by the renowned marine painter: Nicolas Ozanne (1728-1811). Two parts:
first offers a kind of inventory that lists several types of vessels such as vessels 90, 80, 74, 64, 50 guns, the firebrand,
the flute, the ketches bomb or the Chebeck then different tactical naval manoeuvres are represented and commented:
"Order of Battle", "From Combat to the collision," "Playing in the wind at the enemy."
1 800 €
76. OZANNE (PIERRE) /FORFAIT (PIERRE-ALEXANDRE). -18 COUPES ET ÉTUDES TECHNIQUES SUR LES MATS. [S.L., 1788] 18
ff. (356 x 244 mm.). Lavis d’encre de Chine sur papier annotés, numérotées de V à XXII. Non reliées, concervées dans
un cartonnage demi-vélin, plats recouverts de papier marbré rose. An exceptional set of 18 original lavis drawn by the
Marine painter Pierre Ozanne for the illustration of TRAITE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA MATURE DES VAISSEAUX
by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait (OE: Paris, Clousier, 1788; 2nd E.: Paris, Bachelier, 1815. ). Nicolas Ozanne (1728-1811)
and his brother Pierre Ozanne (1737-1813) are the most famous artists of the French Navy of the second part of 18th
century. Precocious draughtsman originally drawing-master of the Gardes du Pavillon Amiral et de la Marine in Brest.
The two brothers produced numerous maritime drawings, watercolours and engravings: views of French ports, naval
battles, illustrated treatises on naval construction, some published as prints, the originals of others housed for the most
part at the Musee de la Marine, Paris, and the Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre, Paris. The present drawings are
due to Pierre, considered as the real sailor from the two brothers. This is a magisterial illustration of the first important
French treaty of devoted to the construction of the masts , by the Marine Engineer Pierre-Alexandre Forfait ( - 1807),
author of many works, some of witch have been published. The 18 plates are remarquably drawn and painted: each
peace of wood is represented in details and numbered. They were later reduced to a smaller size by the engraver
Benard. Joint to the plates: a copy of the first edition of the treaty (which include 24 plates).
12 500 €
Atlas
77. AKISATO RITO -MIYAKO MEISHO ZUE. Cica 1780. 6 vols in-4°. Original wrappers with original title-slips present
(French titles added in manuscript on upper covers). First edition. Comprehensive description of the famous sites of the
Imperial capital two years before its destruction by the great fire of 1788, profusely illustrated by Takehara Shunchôsai.
Fine copy.
3 500 €
78. [ATLAS] - ETRENNES UTILES ET NECESSAIRES AUX COMMERÇANS ET VOYAGEURS OU INDICATEUR FIDÈLE
ENSEIGNANT TOUTES LES ROUTES ROYALES ET PARTICULIÈRES DE LA FRANCE, ET LES CHEMINS DE COMMUNICATION[…]. Paris, 1772. 1
vol. in-24° with 2 double-page maps, 156 engraved maps. Contemporay marbled calf. Fine copy of this small road
atlas desbribing the routes of France for traders and travellers.
1 450 €
79. BONNE (RIGOBERT). -PETIT TABLEAU DE LA FRANCE OU CARTES GEOGRAPHIQUES SUR TOUTES LES PARTIES DE CE ROYAUME. AVEC
“DESCRIPTION ABREGÉE DE FRANCE”. Paris, chez Lattre, 1764 / Paris, de l'imprimerie de Butard, 1764. 2 parties en 1 vol.
in-12°. Only edition of this charming pocket atlas, with title + 28 maps nicely contemporary coloured and original
morocco binding. Bound with Description Géographique Abregée de la France. Fine copy.
1 800 €
80. CLÜVER (PHILIPPI). -INTRODUCTIONIS IN UNIVERSAM GEOGRAPHIAM TAM VETEREM QUAM NOVAM LIBRI VI. [...] ACCESSIT
P. BERTII BREVIARUM ORBIS TERRARUM. Amsterdam, 1661. 1 vol. in-12° with 1 engraved title page, 4 tables, 38 doublepage maps. Contemporary vellum. Philip Cluver (1580-1623) began to study law, but soon turned his attention to
history and geography under the tutelage of Joseph Scaliger.
1 800 €
81. FER (NICOLAS DE). -INTRODUCTION À LA FORTIFICATION DÉDIÉE À MONSEIGNEUR LE DUC DE BOURGOGNE. Paris, n.d. (1695).
1 vol. oblong in-folio with 1 engraved title-page, 183+1 engraved plates. Contemporary full vellum. New edition of
Nicolas de Fer's work detailing plans of military fortifications, produced during a crucial period in the history of
military engineering.
8 000 €
82. LE ROUGE (G.-L.). -ATLAS NOUVEAU PORTATIF A L'USAGE DES MILITAIRES ET DU VOYAGEURS CONCENTANT 91 CARTES
[...]. Paris, 1748. 1 vol. in-quarto, 4 engraved plates and 87 maps on double-page. Contemporary calf. First edition of
this uncommon world atlas, including many maps in colours of the time.
10 000 €
83. MANESSON-MALLET (ALAIN). -DESCRIPTION DE L’UNIVERS CONTENANT LES DIFFERENTS SYSTEMES DU MONDE, LES
CARTES GENERALES & PARTICULIERES DE LA GEOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE ET MODERNE […].. Paris, 1683. 5 vol. in-8°, engraved
title pages, 2 engraved portraits, and 677 plates (6 double page) depicting maps, plans, views, diagrams etc. Contemp.
calf. Original edition of this monumental handbook of general geography due to Alain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706),
famous for its work in March or the Art of War (1684). This engineer and sergeant-major of artillery in Portugal was
appointed mathematical master pages of the small stable of the king. His book, truly global encyclopedia, is an
invaluable source of historical, geographical, ethnological ... The very detailed analytical tables are placed at the end of
volume. Fine copy.
20 000 €
84. ORTELIUS (AB.). -L'EPITOME DU THEATRE DE L'UNIVERS, NOUVELLEMNT RECOGNEU, AUGMENTE ET RESTAURE DE
MESSEURE GEOGRAPHIQUE [...]. Anvers, 1602. 1 vol. in-8° with 123 engraved maps. Contemporary vellum. Fine copy of
this rare french pocket atlas : reprint by the mathematician Michel Coignet, of A. Ortélius’ famous work, offering a
priceless world vision at the end of the 16th Century.
12 000 €
85. SANSON D’ABBEVILLE (NICOLAS). -L'EUROPE -L'ASIE, - L'AFRIQUE, - L'AMERIQUE EN PLUSIEURS CARTES ET EN
DIVERS TRAITES DE GEOGRAPHIE ET D'HISTOIRE […]. Paris, 1683. 4 parts in 1 vol. in-quarto with 1 engraved frontispiece
and 62 coloured maps. Ancient vellum. Rare copy containing the four parts (one for each continent) by the famous
French cartographer Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667).
15 000 €
Sciences and Technology
86. APIAN (PETER). -COSMOGRAPHIA, SIVE DESCRIPTIO UNIVERSI ORBIS, PETRI APIANI & GEMMAE FRISII, MATHEMATICORUM
INSIGNIUM, IAM DEMUMINTEGRITATI SUAE RESTITUTA. Antiverpiae, 1584. 1 vol. in-quarto with astronomical woodcut on titlepage, woodcut diagrams with volvelles on 4 pp., 1 folding woodcut map of the world, over 100 plans and illustrations
including 1 full-page cut of an astrolabe. Contemporary vellum. Scarce and complete copy of this important and very
influential text of geography and astronomy by the German humanist Peter Apian (1495-1552).
12 000 €
87. ARCONS (CÉSAR D'). -LE SECRET DU FLUX ET REFLUX DE LA MER, ET DES LONGITUDES DÉDIÉ À LA SAPIENCE ÉTERNELLE.
Rouen, 1655. 1 vol in-12° with 12 schemes and 4 tables. Contemporary vellum. Original edition of this surprising
treaty of César D’Arcons (?-1681), jurist, ingeneer, physician, and lawyer but also scholar and theologian, who
disdained the law for the sea.
2 500 €
88. BERTHOUD (FERDINAND). -L'ART DE CONDUIRE ET DE RÉGLER LES PENDULES ET LES MONTRES À L'USAGE DE CEUX QUI N'ONT
AUCUNE CONNAISSANCE D'HORLOGERIE. Paris, Michel Lambert, 1759. 4 fold. plates by Choffard. Contemporary red morocco
with gilted arms of Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche (1717-780), mother of Marie Antoinette.
2 800 €
89. FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND (B.). -MINERALOGIE DES VOLCANS, OU DESCRIPTION DE TOUTES LES SUBSTANCES PRODUITES
OU REJETEES PAR LES FEUX SOUTERRAINS. Paris, 1784. 1 vol. in-8°, 3 folding plates. Half green morocco (19th Century). First
edition of one of the most famous and attractive of all geological works. Faujas (1741-1819), professor of geology at the Museum
d'Histoire Naturelle, also travelled to England and Scotland where he made important geological observations.
1 500 €
90. JACQUINOT (D.). -L'USAGE DE L'ASTROLABE AVEC UN PETIT TRAICTE DE LA SPHERE […]. Paris, 1617. 1 vol. in-12°,
many woodcuts in-text and 1 full-page. Ex-libris. Contemporary vellum. Later edition, expanded and actualised, of the
first french work on the astrolabe. Jacquinot's publication, a clear and comprehenisve introduction in the use of the
astrolabe, was based on Stoeffler's Elucidatio fabricae ususque astrolabii.
3 500 €
91. MACROBIUS (AMBROSIUS AURELIUS THEODOSIUS). -IN SOMNIUM SCIPIONIS, LIB II. SATURNALIORUM, LIB. VII. EX VARIIS,
AC VETUSTISSIMIS CODICIBUS RECOGNITI, & AUCTI. Venetiis, apud Ioan. Gryphium, [1565], MDLVVX.. 1 vol. in-8°. 567 pp.,
[32] ff., 8 engr. in-text. Contemp. vellum. Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius was a Roman grammarian and
Neoplatonist philosopher who flourished during the reigns of Honorius and Arcadius (395–423 AD). His present work,
form of Socratic discourse, deals with religion, philosophy, and philology, and contains some good words of famous
characters as Cicero and Augustus. Macrobius discourse upon the nature of the cosmos, transmitting much classical
philosophy to the later Middle Ages. The maps, pp. 129 and 144 illustrate the different theories about cosmos and
earth.
900 €
92. MARSIGLI (LUIGI FERDINANDO, COMTE DE). -HISTOIRE PHYSIQUE DE LA MER. OUVRAGE ENRICHI DE FIGURES DESSINÉES
D'APRÈS LE NATUREL. Amsterdam, Aux Dépens de la Compagnie, 1725. 1 vol. in-fol° (394 x 260 mm.) de (viii), xi, 173
pp. Page de titre en rouge avec vignette gravée, frontispice gravé représentant Neptune. 12 cartes et tables dépliantes et
40 gravures hors-texte par M. Pool. Exemplaire à toutes marges. Demi-veau à coins d'époque, dos muet, non rogné.
Original french edition of the first oceanographic treatise, by the Italian geographer and naturalist Luigi Ferdinando
Marsigli (1658-1730), member of a respectable aristocratic family of Bologna, founder of the prestigious Accademia
delle Scienze dell 'Instituto di Bologna. This work deals with the morphology of the ocean and the interaction between
land and sea, properties of the water surface and depth (color, temperature, salinity) and its movement (waves,
currents, tides). He also studied the biology of sea animals, shellfish and corals. Marsigli remains as the forerunner of
the systematic exploration of Oceanography, which will be implemented 50 years later with the famous campaigns of
exploration of Captain Cook's Endeavor. Maps, tables and many engravings from nature illustrate the remarkable
scientific demonstrations. Fine copy, preserved in all margins.
4 700 €
93. PICCOLOMINI (AL.). -I- LA SFERA DEL MONDO DI NUOVO DA LUI RIPOLITA, ACCRESCIUTA, & FINO A SEI LIBRI, DI
QUATTRO CHE ERANO AMPLIATA, & QUASI PER OGNI PARTE RINOVATA, & RIFORMATA. […] II- DE LE STELLE FISSE LIBRO UNO ;
DOVE DI TUTTE LE XLVIII IMAGIN CELESTI MINUTISSIMAMENTE SI TRATTA […]. Venice, n.d. [1595]. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-quarto
richly illustrated by many geometric and astronomic drawings, 47 plates. Ex-libris. Contemporary vellum. Fine copy
containing two major works of A. Piccolomini, the famous philosopher and Italian astronomer (1508-1578). 5 000 €
94. TWEEDIE (MAJOR-GENERAL W.). -ARABIAN HORSE: HIS COUNTRY AND PEOPLE. William Blackwood and Sons,
Edinburgh, 1894. 1 vol. in 4°. 7 full-page chromolithographic plates, 2 plates in bl., and 2 half-tone plates, 25 text
illustrations and 1 large folding map of Arabia in pocket. Original green cloth and gilt binding. Fine copy of the
original edition of this high-point classic of the Arabian horse literature. Major-General Tweedie had extensive
experience in the British Diplomatic service in the Middle East. His book is handsome and one of the most scholarly
accounts of the Arabian horse in its native land in English by any author having first-hand knowledge of the subject.
1 200 €
95. VALERIANI BELLUNENSIS (JOANNIS PIERRI). -• HIEROGLYPHICA, SIVE DE SACRIS ÆGYPTIORUM ALIARUMQUE GENTIUM LITERIS,
COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI LVIII. •• HIEROGLYPHICORUM, COLLECTANEA, EX VETERIBUS ET NEOTERICIS DESCRIPTA […]. Francfort-surle-Main, Ch. Kirchner, 1678. 1 vol. in-4°. 1 front. gravé. Nombreux bois gravés dans le texte. Plein vélin ivoire
d’époque. Valeriani worked according Horapollo the Physiologus, obelisks he saw in Rome, the Cabala and the Bible.
His work was so popular that eleven editions were born in the century that followed the EO of Lyon in 1576. At that
time the belief was that the hieroglyphics were a simple form of writing based on ideograms, used by Egyptian priests
to express their divine beliefs. Without revolutionizing these ideas, Valeriani helped to move the study of hieroglyphic
symbols of a philosophical point at a philological, allowing his followers to practice more practical work.. Beautiful
copy in contemporary vellum.
3 000 €
Costumes
96. [ALBUM OF SILK SAMPLES]. [Japan, circa 1900]. Original publisher binding. Magnificent album of many
coloured samples of silk.
1 200 €
97. - COSTUMI DELLA CORTE CORTEPONTIFICIA. Rome, G. Antonelli, s.d. (ca. 1850). 1 vol in-16° de 30
planches gravées aquarellées à la main montées à la japonaise en accordéon. Cartonnage rouge éditeur, étui cartonné.
Charmant petit recueil de gravures aquarellées donnant les principaux dignitaires de la cour pontificale sous le
pontificat de Pie IX (1846 -1878). Les planches sont vraisemblablement dues à Salvatore Busuttil.
1 400 €
98. -ÉTRENNES GEOGRAPHIQUES, OU COSTUMES DES PRINCIPAUX PEUPLES DE L'EUROPE [...]. Paris, 1815. 1 vol. in8°, 32 coloured plates. Beige cased binding. Fine copy of this work depicting many traditional costumes of several
european regions.
700 €
99. LANTÉ (L.M.) - LAMÉSANGERE (P. DE).-COSTUMES DES FEMMES DE HAMBOURG, DU TYROL, DE LA HOLLANDE,
DE LA SUISSE, DE LA FRANCONIE, DE L'ESPAGNE, DU ROYAUME DE NAPLES, ETC. […]. Paris, 1827. 1 vol. in-quarto with 100
hand-coloured engraved plates by G.-J. Gatine. Half red morocco. First edition of this beautifully illustrated work
about the toilettes of European women, looking for originality and elegance.
6 500 €
100. PALHARES. -COSTUMES PORTUGUEZES. Lisbone [circa 1830] 1 vol in-4° de 49 gr. en coloris d'époque. Demi-veau
rouge d'époque. Charmant ensemble de gravures aquarellées donnant une représentation de chaque corps de métier de
la population portugaise au début du 19ème siècle : agriculteurs, les pêcheurs, vendeurs de rue... sont représentés en
tenue de travail ou de ville. Coloris remarquablement vifs.
6 800 €
101. SOUVENIR DE BASSE BRETAGNE. [Paris, c.1840] 30 hand-coloured lithographed illustrations on fold-out
sheet. Original boards. A beautiful hand coloured set of 25 lithographs depicting each character of Britany around
1840.
400 €
102. -TYPES HOLLANDAIS Rotterdam, [c.1860] 11 chromolithographed plates on fold-out sheet.
200 €
103. -YU ZAN MORI (DESIGNER) -SHIKI NO YOSOII. Kyoto (Japan), 1903. 2 vol. in-quarto with 102 coloured
woodcuts. Japanese fan-glued bindind. Rare Kimono Pattern Books containing woodblock prints of kimono textile
designs. Called “Zu-An-Cho” in Japanese, these books were used to communicate ideas between kimono dealers, their
clients, and the various craftsmen collaborating on kimono.
3 300 €
Literature and Varia
104. BERALDI (HENRI). -PROPOS DE BIBLIOPHILE. GRAVURE ET LITHOGRAPHIE. RELIURE. Paris, H. B., 1901. 1 vol.
in-8°. Ex. n° 33/60 de M. A. D. Bordes, signé par l'auteur, Vignettes gravées, témoins conservés. Plein maroquin
caramel richement orné, double emboîtage de protection en demi-maroquin caramel (reliure signée « Mercier Sr de
Cuzin »). Edition originale de cette rare publication sur la bibliophilie due à Henri Beraldi (Paris, 1849-1931), grand
collectionneur d'estampes, bibliophile, écrivain d'art et éditeur français.
6 500 €
105. BIBLIA SACRA. VULGATE EDITIONIS, SIXTI V. PONT. M. JUSSU RECOGNITA, ET CLEMENTIS VIII AUCTORITATE
EDITA. NOVUM TESTAMENTUM DOMINI NOTRI IESU CHRISTI - VULGATE EDITIONIS. Coloniæ, Apud Jacobum Naulæum, 1679… 6
volumes in-16°, 6 titres gravés différents sur 5 volumes. Exemplaires réglés. Plein maroquin rouge à grains longs
d'époque. Bel exemplaire relié en maroquin rouge d'époque de cette édition minuscule de la Bible en 6 volumes.
1 300 €
106. -CUREAU DE LA CHAMBRE (MARIN). -LES CHARACTÈRES DES PASSIONS […]. Paris, 1640. 1 vol. in-quarto.
Contemporary red decorated morroco with ornaments (binding of « Atelier Rocolet »). Ex-libris. First edition of this
attractive work studying passions, moral virtues and vices. Provenance : Ambroise Firmin-Didot (ex-libris).
32 000 €
107. ELUARD (PAUL). -CINEMA PARFAIT. [S. L. N. D, circa 1919-1920] 1 vol. in-4° (212 x 166 mm.) de [35] ff. de
papier ligné de cahier d'écolier, contenant 30 poèmes, dont 13 entièrement manuscrits et 17 constitués par des coupures
imprimées prélevées dans les revues, journaux et tracts ou ils parurent. Annotations du poète, ajouts de noms de
dédicataires, corrections autographes. A la suite, 5 pp. manuscrites de "Table"… Bradel a dos de maroquin noir
(Reliure signée de Marcel Godillot), boîte postérieure signée de Mercher. Maquette originale d'un recueil poétique qui
ne vit pas le jour, mais fut refondu sous un nouveau titre, en troisième partie de l'ouvrage « Les Nécessites de la vie et
Les Conséquences des rêves ». Provenance : Paul Eluard (ex-libris dessiné par Max Ernst).
32 000 €
108. [GROLIER DE SERVIERES'S BINDER - PTOLEMEO / OVID] - CLA. PTOLEMAEI INTERRANTIUM STELLARUM
SIGNIFICATIONES PER NICOLAUM LEONUCUM É GRAECO TRANSLATE – XII ROMANORUM MENSES IN VETERIBUS MONIMENTIS ROMAE REPERTI –
SEX PRIORUM MENSIUM DIGESTIO EX SEX OVIDII FACTORUM LIBRIS EXCERPTA. Venetiis (Venice), Manuce Aldo Pio Manuzio, 1533.
1 vol. in-8° containing : - Ptolemeo : « Interrantium stellarum significationes » (translation carried out by Niccolo
Leoniceno) ; - Ovid : « Fastorum » (l. I to VI) ; « Tristium » (l. I to V) ; « De Ponto » (l.I to IV), « In Ibin » ; « Ad
Liviam ». (Text in latin). Contemporary brown morocco with gilt floral ornaments on spine and on covers, all edges
gilt. First and scarce Aldine edition of this compiling which contains astronomical works and poetry from Antiquity.
This book was published by the famous printer Alde Manuce in Venice and was bound by the last binder of Jean
Grolier de Servières (1479 -1565), the most famous French bibliophile of the 17th Century. Books from his prestigious
collection have been particulary wanted by collectors since the 18th Century.
P.O.R.
109. LUCRECE. -DI TITO LUCREZIO CARO DELLA NATURA DELLE COSE. LIBRI SEI TRADOTTI DAL LATINO IN ITALIANO DA ALESSANDRO
MARCHETTI. DATI NUOVAMENTE IN LUCE DA FRANCESCO GERBAULT INTERPETRE DI S. M. CMA PER LE LINGUE ITALIANA ET SPAGNOLA.
Amsterdamo, A Spece dell'Editore, 1754. 2 vol. in-8°. 2 engr. frontisp. and 2 engr. titles par Eisen; 6 figures, 7
vignettes, 5 culs-de-lampes by Cochin. Original red morocco richly gilted and decorated signed "Plumet". Superb
copy, in a contemporary signed red morocco binding, of this extravagant production, printed on thick paper of
Holland, published in Paris, despite the indication of Amsterdam on the titles. "The illustrations in this book are very
beautiful" (Cohen-de Ricci). Cochin was a prodigious and prestigious illustrator. Between 1737 and 1790 he illustrated
more than 200 books. His ideas on painting, many of them expressed in his “Lettres a un Jeune Artiste Peintre” (ca.
1774), attempted to remould tradition.
8 500 €
110. [MANUSCRIPT] MERARD SAINT JUST (SIMON-PIERRE DE). -VOLTAIRE. ODE. [AND OTHER VERSE AND DRAMA,
LETTERS AND PROSE EXTRACTS]. [Paris, c. 1782-83] 1 vol. in-12°. Calligraphic manuscript on vellum, signed by the scribe
F.F. Fyot and by the author. 84 leaves, mostly quired in sixes. Roman book script in imitation of printing, pen-and-ink
title drawing, a few historiated initials, ornamental head- and tailpieces. Original binding by Pierre-Joseph Bisiaux
(with binder's ticket): gold-tooled red morocco, multiple roll-tooled borders on sides, flat spine decorated with small
tools in compartments. roll-tooled turn-ins, silk liners, later slipcase. Written by Fyot for the author (writer and
bibliophile), who had most of his works either printed in very limited editions or copied by calligraphers. A very fine
work in perfect condition.
13 500 €
111. [POUJADE (ELISABETH)]. [RELIURE]. -FORMULAIRE DE PRIÈRES À L'USAGE DES RELIGIEUSES URSULINES. Limoges,
Chez Martial Ardant, 1834. 1 vol. in-8°. 8 gravures h-t, dont 2 en coul. Maroquin rouge mosaïqué, plats encadrés de
frises dorées, plat inférieur orné d'une rosace de maroquins rouge, vert et bleu, plat supérieur orné d'un décor à l'or et
mosaïqué, formant un cartouche au nom "ELISABETH POUJADE", dos à quatre nerfs orné, pièce de titre et
d'appartenance en maroquins noir et vert, frises dorées sur les coupes et internes, tranches dorées. Superbe exemple de
reliure mosaïquée du début du XIXème siècle, parant un ouvrage d'instruction religieuse destiné à une jeune fille.
Curieux titrage qui jure quelque peu avec le contenu du recueil : "Instructions du Sexe"!
700 €
112. RODERICUS ZAMORENSIS. -SPECULUM HUMANAE VITAE. [Paris, Petrus Cesaris et Johannes Strol, ca. 1473]. 1
vol. in-folio (280 x 198 mm.), de [117] ff. (33 lignes colonnes, grandes marges, caractères : semi-romaine GR110,
rubriqué en rouge et bleu, avec les capitales rehaussées en jaune). Plein maroquin rouge, XVIIIe siècle. Scarce copy
“La Vallière – Richard Heber - Ambroise Firmin Didot” of this incunable, produced by one of the first Parisian
printer: Petrus Caesaris et Johannes Stol (German printers who established the second press in Paris and who worked
with an only type, which is here in its second condition, allowing to say the book was printed about 1473). This copy
belongs to the Celestin from Sens (two ex-libris, a correction [23] f.). This Speculum Humanae Vitae, is a practical
moral essay, dealing with different conditions and trade of the 15e Century.
22 000 €
113. [VLACQ (Michiel)]. - I. EN NIEVWEN LUSTHOF. GHEPLANT VOL UYTGELESENE… / II. BRUYLOFTS BANCKET.
VERCIERT MET VEERTHIEN LIEDEKENS… Amsterdam, Hans Matthysz, [S.D., circa 1604]. 1 vol. in-8° oblong. 1 engrav. on 2
title pp. + 9 half page engravings of couples. Contemporary vellum. An early and rare Dutch songbook, published for
the “jeunesse dorée”. It contains 63 songs, 24 short poetical texts (“entremets”), 2 madrigals and one sonnet, and the
“Bruylofts-Bancket”, separately paginated, by Michiel Vlacq. Fine copy.
8 500 €