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[Thomas a. Kempis]. De Imitatione Christi. Libri quatuor, Ad Manuscriptorum ac primarum editionum fidem castigati, & mendis plus sexcentis expurgati. Recensuit J. Valart, Acad. Amb. Dissertationemque de ejusdem operis auctore addidit. Nova editio. Paris, J. Barbou, 1764. In-12. XI, […]
Pierre Gaveaux and Frédérick Duvernoy. Harmonies et Chants funèbres, exécutés par la R∴ L▭∴ de l’Age d’Or, Or∴ de Paris, dans ses Travx∴ du 29e Jour du 2e mois 5805 ; En l’honneur du T∴ C∴ F∴ Mathurin Bouché […]
Gotlib. A quoi ça sert que la mère Ducros elle se décarcasse ? [1983]. China ink on strong paper. Signed in black marker lower right. References in pencil top right:« gotlib IL53 ». Size: 15.2 x 14.1 cm. Framed. Original […]
Louis Crusius. Calendrier Antikamnia 1900. St. Louis, États-Unis, The Antikamnia Chemical Company, 1899. 6 sheets of strong paper in-8°.(25,3 x 17,6 cm) printed on both sides, illustrated with 7 macabre plates, 6 in colour with captions. Bound together with […]
Louys du Thaoum. Le Tremble-Terre où sont contenus ses signes, causes, remedes, &.effets. Par Louys du Thoum Docteur és Droicts, & Advocat en la Cour. Bordeaux, Gilbert Vernoy, 1616. In-8°. [8]-250 pp., 2 blank leaves. Title printed in a […]
Champagne Giesler (Friedrich Giesler, 1793-1870, founder in 1827 of Mumm & Cie with Gotlieb Mumm, created his own Champagne House in Avize in 1837, taken over by Lanson). Important business correspondence from Friedrich Giesler Fils (b. 1850), London, 5 […]
Lighthouse St. George Reef, Californie. [Technical plan in half vertical cut of the lantern of St. George’s Lighthouse]. No place, 14 septembre 1886. Drawing in watercoloured China ink (68 x 48 cm.) of the focal plane of the […]
Libro de Nobili, che portano Veste, cioè L’Anno Mese e Giorno, che sono nati, et anco L’Anno che sono congiunti in Mattrimonio. Fatto del Mese di Marzo l’Anno 1708. [Register of nobles ‘who wear the habit’ (patricians), it […]
Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), French singer and composer, sister of La Malibran. [Son] Agenda ou Tablettes journalières [pour l’année] 1901. In-18. Full cream contemporary morocco, gilt metal cipher inlaid on upper cover, white tabis counter-plates and endpapers with gusset on […]
[Military photographs]. Germaine Krull. World War II. Rhine and Danube. Liberation of Alsace and Colmar. General de Lattre de Tassigny in Colmar. Around 13 February 1945. 13 photographs from the time period, unpublished. middle format size : 9 x […]