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Voltaire (1694-1778). Letter signed ‘Voltaire’, Château de Ferney, 29 January 1765, to ‘Monsieur’ [André Gallatin le jeune, syndic of Genève]. 2 pp. in-4°. With its envelope written in the same hand: ‘A Monsieur / Monsieur le Sindic De La […]
Alexander Harrison (1774 – after 1854), Quarter Master, 1st [then 3rd] Garrison Battalion. [Housebook]. 1808-1854. Manuscript in-4° (24 x 19,5 cm). [1], 1 bl., [52] leaves, 78 bl. leaves. Contemporary fawn basane, smooth spine decorated with double cold fillets, […]
Psalterium chorale fratrum S. Dominici cum versiculis, Responsorijs horarum, Annis nocturnalibus, Psalmis, Himnisque omnibus, cantu et litera, summo studio recognitum et emendatum: in hac parva forma ita redactum ut Novitii et Moniales dicti ordinis, commodius cantare, sine legere queant. […]
Recueil de plusieurs choses utiles intéressantes, et curieuses concernant : La République de Genève. [Genève], 1771. Manuscript in-8°, written in elegant, highly legible ink. Title, [2] pp. of table, 168 pp. Early 20th century glazed green sheepskin, spine with […]
Geslin cadet [?]. Promotion des Officiers de la Compagnie des Indes. Du 28 7bre 1756. [Suivi de ] Tableau de la marine de la Compagnie des Indes arrêté par une délibération du 2 août 1766. Promotion de 1747. No […]
[Henri, Earl of Boulainvilliers]. Mémoire contenant les moyens d’establir le droit d’amortissement des gabelles ; et de convertir le revenu des aydes en droit de Bouchon ; avec les avantages que le Roy, & ses sujets en peuvent retirer. Manuscript early […]
Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922), painting merchant. 2 autograph letters signed “DurandRuel”, Paris, June 20 and [Le Havre] August 15, 1881, to Claude Monet, 4 pp. in-8°, and 4 letters signed by his accountant Charles Marriott to the artist, Paris, March […]
Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly. Les Bas-bleus. Paris, Victor Palmé et Bruxelles, G. Lebrocquy, 1878. In-12. XXIII introductory pages, 1 blank page, and 346 pages. Blue velvet Bradel binding, havana sheepskin morocconed label , blue and red cover preserved. Original edition […]
[Elisabeth-Claire Leduc]. [Prayer book]. No place [Paris ?], march 1792. Notebook. In-32. 170 pp., autograph manuscript in a beautiful handwriting in brown ink, framed by a border in brown ink. Contemporary red morocco, plain spine, lace decorated covers with […]
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955). Automne. Autograph musical manuscript signed, Zurich, August 1915. Notated in black ink on 2 folio pages with 12 lines. Handwritten title in blue ink, in another hand, on a white endpaper. : « Arthur Honegger / […]