[De Beauvois, Ambroise Marie-Francois Joseph de Palisot (1752-1820)].

Memoir on Amphibia. No. XLII. [from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume IV"].

[Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Thomas Dobson], [1799]. [1799]. ILLUSTRATED WITH A LARGE FOLDING PLATE OF AN EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE - Quarto, 11-7/8 inches high by 9-1/8 inches wide. Unbound signatures from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". 25 deckle-edged pages in all, with large uncut & untrimmed margins, consisting of pages 362 to 386. Illustrated with a large 11-1/2 inch high by 17-3/4 inch wide folding plate engraved by R. Scot depicting 2 views of an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus). The top right corner of the folding plate is dampstained. The front edges of a few leaves are lightly chipped. Very good. Together with: "ON PHLOGISTON. NO. XLIII. An Appendix to the two Articles.. by Dr. Priestley, in a Letter to B.S. Barton, M.D." consisting of pages 382 through 386. Unbound sheets from volume 4 of the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". The naturalist and botanist, Baron Palisot de Beauvois (1752-1820) led an adventurous life plagued by disasters. His 1786 exploration of the Gulf of Guinea was ill-fated from the start. Within 6 months, 250 out of the 300 men who'd accompanied him died of fever and he himself was so ill that he was transported to Haiti on a slave ship so that he could recuperate. His extensive botanical collections were burned when the English attacked the Owara trading station on the Gulf of Guinea. Another, a collection which he'd spent 3 years acquiring while in Haiti, was destroyed by Haitian insurgents along with his house. His American collections, acquired over 5 years, were lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Halifax. Beauvois was captured by Haitian insurgents only to be saved from execution by the intervention of a mulatto and deported to the United States. In 1793, he arrived in Philadelphia penniless as the American ship on which he traveled was intercepted by the British and his possessions were seized. The French revolutionary government had placed his name on the list of emigres, and condemned him to death should he return. He, at first, turned to teaching French and music to make a living and, after meeting Dr. Caspar Wistar and C.W. Peale, he worked preparing and publishing a descriptive catalog of Peale's museum holdings. He was elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society in 1792 and many of his first natural history papers were prepared for and published by the Society. He finally returned to France where he devoted the last 24 years of his life to the study of botany, publishing important papers and substantial works. Were it not for his losses, he would be considered the equal of Michaux as one of the most important early botanical explorers of North America. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; AMPHIBIANS; MEMOIR ON AMPHIBIA. NO. XLIII; TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; UNBOUND; AMBROISE MARIE-FRANCOIS JOSEPH DE PALISOT DE BEAUVOIS; AMERICA; SNAKES; SERPENTS; ON PHILOGISTON. NO

[De Beauvois, Ambroise Marie-Francois Joseph de Palisot (1752-1820)].

Translations of a Memoir on a New Species of Siren. By M. De Beauvois. [from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume IV"].

[Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Thomas Dobson], [1799]. [1799]. ILLUSTRATED WITH A FULL-PAGE PLATE OF A SALAMANDER - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide. Unbound signatures from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". 6 deckle-edged pages in all, with large uncut & untrimmed margins, consisting of pages 277 to [282], the last page having been misnumbered as 288. Illustrated with a full-page plate engraved by R. Scot depicting several views of the salamander referred to as a Siren by the author. The edges of the plate and of the last leaf are chipped. Very good. Unbound sheets from volume 4 of the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". Siren is a genus of the aquatic salamanders of the species Sirenidae. An early review of M. de Beauvois' article summarizes the content: "The existence of this animal, denominated by M. de Beauvois the Siren operculata, from two opercula united under the head, proves in his opinion that Linne was correct in classing the Inguana [sic] among amphibious animals. He proposes accordingly to revive the class of Meantes established by that author, but suppressed by some later naturalists". The naturalist and botanist, Baron Palisot de Beauvois (1752-1820) led an adventurous life plagued by disasters. His 1786 exploration of the Gulf of Guinea was ill-fated from the start. Within 6 months, 250 out of the 300 men who'd accompanied him died of fever and he himself was so ill that he was transported to Haiti on a slave ship so that he could recuperate. His extensive botanical collections were burned when the English attacked the Owara trading station on the Gulf of Guinea. Another, a collection which he'd spent 3 years acquiring while in Haiti, was destroyed by Haitian insurgents along with his house. His American collections, acquired over 5 years, were lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Halifax. Beauvois was captured by Haitian insurgents only to be saved from execution by the intervention of a mulatto and deported to the United States. In 1793, he arrived in Philadelphia penniless as the American ship on which he traveled was intercepted by the British and his possessions were seized. The French revolutionary government had placed his name on the list of emigres, and condemned him to death should he return. He, at first, turned to teaching French and music to make a living and, after meeting Dr. Caspar Wistar and C.W. Peale, he worked preparing and publishing a descriptive catalog of Peale's museum holdings. He was elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society in 1792 and many of his first natural history papers were prepared for and published by the Society. He finally returned to France where he devoted the last 24 years of his life to the study of botany, publishing important papers and substantial works. Were it not for his losses, he would be considered the equal of Michaux as one of the most important early botanical explorers of North America. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; SCIENCE; NATURE; AQUATIC ANIMAL; SALAMANDER; SIREN; SIRENIDAE; TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; UNBOUND; AMBROISE MARIE-FRANCOIS JOSEPH DE PALISOT DE BEAUVOIS; AMERICA; ENGRAVING; R. SC

Beebe, William.

Beneath Tropic Seas: A Record of Diving Among the Coral Reefs of Haiti.

New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 1928. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 1928. Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth titled in gilt on the spine and in green within a gilt panel on the front cover. The covers are slightly rubbed and soiled with some spotting to the spine. xiii & 234 pages, illustrated with pictorial endpapers, a color frontispiece after a painting by Zarh Pritchard with a printed tissue guard, and black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout. The book's top edge is soiled. Very good. First edition. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; WILLIAM BEEBE; BENEATH TROPIC SEAS: A Record of Diving Among the Coral Reefs of Haiti; MARINE RESEARCH; TROPICAL RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; FISH; JELLYFISH; SEA ANEMONES; MARINE LIFE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; illustrated; 20th

Clemenceau, Georges (1841-1929). French Prime Minister before and after the war who led the nation in the First World War and was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles.

A Bright Color Portrait of the French Statesman Who Led the Nation in the First World War, Signed by Georges Clemenceau.

Paris, November, 1929. 1929. Paris, November, 1929. 1929. Fair. - A 7-1/2 inch high by 4-7/8 inch wide color portrait of Georges Clemenceau mounted into an 11 inch high by 7-1/8 inch wide mat. The portrait depicts the French Prime Minister from the shoulders up, a period hat above his heavy white eyebrows and mustache. Signed "Clemenceau" in ink on the mat below the image. The portrait, mounted with glue from the verso, is scratched, heavily creased, and subsequently waxed to protect it. The crude mat's backing is stained and the keyhole mat itself is cracked at the bottom and top edges.

An autograph letter accompanying the signed portrait attests that Clemenceau signed the portrait on his deathbed. The letter, dated November 29, 1929, reads as follows: "Monsieur, Monsieur Clemenceau ayant signe cette photographie que vous lui avez envoyee la veille de sa mort, je me fais le devoir de vous l'envoyer. Bien respectueusement.." Clemenceau died 5 days earlier, on November 24th. This letter has been folded for mailing.

The leader of the Radical Party, Georges Clemenceau played a central role during France's Third Republic, serving as it's Prime Minister from 1906 to 1909 and subsequently leading the nation in the First World War. He again served as his nation's Prime Minister from 1917 to 1920. One of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles, he pushed for the restitution of Alsace-Lorraine to France.

Provenance: From the autograph collection of Seymour Halpern.

The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co- sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Fair .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; FRENCH; SIGNED PORTRAIT; GEORGES CLEMENCEAU; PRIME MINISTER; STATESMAN; RADICAL PARTY LEADER; LED THE NATION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR; WORLD WAR ONE; WWI; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; DEATHBED; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; TREATY OF VERSAILLES

(Mary Queen of Scots). Benger, Miss

Memoirs of the Life of Mary Queen of Scots, / with Anecdotes of the Court of Henry II. During Her Residence in France. In Two Volumes. The Second Edition

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1823. 1823. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1823. 1823. Good. - Octavo, brown boards backed with brown cloth with printed paper labels on the spines. The bindings are bumped & rubbed with small stains to the boards. The heads & tails of the spines are creased & the head of the Vol. 2 spine is chipped & torn. The labels are darkened & chipped with pieces out of the Vol. 1 label, affecting the titling. xii & 375 pages; and v & 399 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with 2 frontispieces [a portrait & a facsimile]. The Vol. 1 front hinge is cracked with the rear hinge starting. The Vol. 2 front hinge is starting with the front endpaper partially detached. There is light staining to the top page corners in Vol. 1. The top edges of the Vol. 2 prelims are stained with light staining to the top edges of the pages in the first two-thirds of the book. The pages in both volumes are rippled & there is occasional foxing, including to the Vol. 2 frontispiece. Good.

From the library of John Ross Coulthart with his book label depicting his family's coat of arms on the front pastedown of each volume. Later from the library of Edward S. Marsh with his book label also on the front pastedown of each volume.

John Ross Coulthart was the wealthy manager of the Ashton, Stalybridge, Hyde and Glossop bank for forty years. His father, William Coulthart of Collyn, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, was granted a coat of arms consisting of three horses--allegedly the three horses which the Coulthart family was bound to furnish the King in times of war. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; SCOTLAND; ENGLAND; FRANCE; MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS; BIOGRAPHY; HENRY II; MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS; MISS BENGER; PORTRAIT; FACSIMILE; ELIZABETH 1; JOHN ROSS COULTHART; COAT OF ARMS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Berridge, W. S.

Marvels of the Animal World.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, (1922). (1922). - 8vo, brown cloth (lightly bumped) titled on spine (faded), in dw (soiled & chipped; piece out of top edge of rear panel; dw spine spotted & torn with pieces out of head & mid-section). 253 pp. (light offsetting to endpapers; page edges slightly darkened). B&W frontispiece & B&W illustrations from photographs by the author. Good.

This book about the curious habits, dispositions and characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects from around the world discusses such topics as "Some Curious Domestic Sheep of Foreign Lands", "Wild Animals Which Are Trained by Man to Hunt", "The Offensive and Defensive Weapons of Animals", "Animals Which Give Electric Shocks", "Animals Locomotion" and "A Talk About Kangaroos". Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ZOOLOGY; ANIMALS; MAMMALS; BIRDS; REPTILES; FISH; INSECTS; SHEEP; HUNTING; KANGAROOS; GOLDFISH; ILLUSTRATIONS; NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; W. S. BERRIDGE.

Besant, Sir Walter

London in the Time of the Stuarts

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903. 1903. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903. 1903. Good. - Quarto, maroon cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & in gilt with profuse decorations in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed with a small dent to the front cover & a small stain to the rear cover. The head & tail of the spine are chipped. xiii & 400 pages with a large folding black-and-white map in the rear. Black-and- white frontispiece with tissue guard & black-and-white plates & full-page & textual illustrations. There is some foxing to the prelims & to the last page of the index. There is an ink name on the front endpaper & 1 corner of the tissue guard is torn. Good. Good .

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Katalog: History

Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; ENGLAND; LONDON; STUARTS; WALTER BESANT; PLAGUE; FIRE OF LONDON; CIVIL WAR; COMMONWEALTH; RESTORATION; ILLUSTRATIONS; MAP; FOLDING MAP; CITY OF LONDON.

Bethune, C. J. S.; Caesar, L.; Felt, E. P.; et al. Walker, Edmund M.; editor.

Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 1913.

Toronto, Canada: Ontario Department of Agriculture, 1914. 1914. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wraps. There are 2 brown stains & a tiny mark to the inner edge of the front cover and the corners of the cover are slightly creased. 131 pages. Full-page & textual illustrations in black & white, including a group photo of society members at the meeting. Very good. Printed by Order of The Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Among the contents of this report are "An Entomological Picnic" by C. J. S. Bethune, "Insects of the Season in Ontario" by L. Caesar, and "Adaptation in the Gall Midges: by E. P. Felt. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ENTOMOLOGY; INSECTS; AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURAL PESTS; ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO 1913; ILLUSTRATIONS; EDMUND M. WALKER, EDITOR; AN ENTOMOLOGICAL PICNIC; C. J. S. B

Blackey, Robert

Modern Revolutions and Revolutionists: A Bibligraphy

Santa Barbara, CA and Oxford, U.K.: Clio Books, (1976). (1976). Santa Barbara, CA and Oxford, U.K.: Clio Books, (1976). (1976). Very good. - Octavo, red cloth, in dw. The binding is bumped. The dw is soiled with several tears & creases. 257 pp. USPS auction stamp on front pastedown. Very good in a good dw. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; REVOLUTIONS; REVOLUTIONISTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; ROBERT BLACKEY; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS. (History). MODERN REVOLUTIONS AND REVOLUTIONISTS: A Bibligraphy. Blackey, Robert.

Blair, Edward T.

Henry of Navarre and the Religious Wars.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1895. 1895. - Large octavo [9-7/8 inches high by 7 inches wide], blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine & in gilt within a decorative gilt panel on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed with some minor white spotting to the front cover. 307 pages. Illustrated with 4 plates with tissue guard, 3 sepia-toned & 1 in black & white, & with black-and-white textual illustrations. Very good.

Inscribed by the author at the top of the title page to Civil War veteran Louis Livingston: "To Col. Livingston / with the compliments of the author / Edward Blair". Livingston, a member of the notable Dutchess County, New York family, was a Captain and later Aide de Camp in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the XII Corps. He served under General Samuel Crawford and was breveted to Major for his service at Antietam and to Lieutenant Colonel for "conspicuous gallantry" at Gettysburg. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; HENRY OF NAVARRE AND THE RELIGIOUS WARS; HENRY IV; ROMAN CATHOLICS; PROTESTANTS; HUGUENOTS; EDWARD T. BLAIR; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; LOUIS LIVINGSTON; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Borum, Villy.

Gronland: Danmark I Nord.

Copenhagen: Berlingske Forlag, 1947. 1947. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is rubbed & bumped with soiling to the rear wrap. The spine is darkened & chipped. 96 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations & maps in brown & white. The corners of some front & rear pages are creased. Good.

A book about life in Greenland and its relationship with Denmark.

The text is in Danish with an English translation by Aa. Hald Madsen. Good .

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Katalog: Travel & History

Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL & HISTORY; GREENLAND; GRONLAND: DANMARK I NORD; SOCIOLOGY; LIFE IN GREENLAND; NATIVE AMERICANS; ILLUSTRATIONS; VILLY BORUM; AA. HALD MADSEN, TRANSLATOR.

Bossuet, Jacques Benigne

Oraison Funebre de Henriette Anne D'Angleterre, Duchesse D'Orleans. Prononcee a Saint Denis le 21. Jour D'Aoust 1670. Par Messire Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Conseiller Du Roi En Ses Conseils, Eveque de Condom, Precepteur de Monseigneur le Dauphin

(Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1942). 1942). (Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1942). 1942). Very good. - Large octavo [11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide]. 6 signatures are laid into printed cream wraps with a vignette of a printing press on the front wrap. The corners of the front wrap are bumped. 36 & [1] pages plus colophon, partially unopened. Illustrated in black & cream with an engravedd title vignette, and with an engraved portrait frontispiece, head- piece & tail-piece by J. Pheulpin. Very good.

Reprinted from the original 1670 edition. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; FRENCH; ORAISON FUNEBRE DE HENRIETTE ANNE D'ANGLETERRE, DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; FUNERAL ORATION; JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET; CONSEILLER DU ROI; EVEQUE DE CONDOM; LES BIBLIOLATRES DE FRANCE; ILLUSTRATION

Bossuet, Jacques Benigne

Oraison Funebre de Marie Terese D'Austriche, Infante D'Espagne, Reine de France Et de Navarre. Prononcee a Saint Denis le Premier de Septembre 1683. Par Monsieur Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Evesque de Meaux, Conseiller Du Roy En Ses Conseils, Cy-Devant Precepteur de Monseigneur le Dauphin, Premier Aumosnier de Madame la Dauphine

(Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1942). 1942). (Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1942). 1942). Good. - Large octavo [11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide]. 7 signatures are laid into printed cream wraps with a vignette of a printing press on the front wrap. There is a long tear to the spine & the lower half of the rear wrap is detached. 41 & [2] pages plus colophon, partially unopened. Illustrated in black & cream with a portrait frontispiece, a title vignette & a head-piece by J. Pheulpin. Good.

Reprinted from the original 1683 edition. The text is in French. Good .

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Katalog: History

Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; FUNERAL ORATION; ORAISON FUNEBRE DE MARIE TERESE D'AUSTRICHE, INFANTE D'ESPAGNE, REINE DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET; PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE; J. PHEULPIN.

Bossuet, Jacques Benigne

Oraison Funebre de Tres-Haut, Et Tres-Puissant Prince Louis de Bourbon / Prince de Conde, Premier Prince Du Sang. Prononcee a L'Eglise de Nostre-Dame de Paris le 10. Jour de Mars 1687. Par Monsieur Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Evesque de Meaux, Conseiller Du Roy En Ses Conseils, Cy-Devant Precepteur de Monseigneur le Dauphin, Premier Aumosnier de Madame la Dauphine

(Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1943). 1943). (Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1943). 1943). Fine. - Large octavo [11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide]. 7 signatures are laid into printed cream wraps with a vignette of a printing press on the front wrap. The rear wrap is slightly darkened around the edges & the tail of the spine is lightly chipped. 43 pages plus colophon, partially unopened. Illustrated in brown & cream with a portrait frontispiece, a title vignette & a head-piece & tail-piece by J. Pheulpin. Near fine.

Reprinted from the original 1687 edition. The text is in French. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; FUNERAL ORATION; ORAISON FUNEBRE DE TRES-HAUT, ET TRES-PUISSANT PRINCE LOUIS DE BOURBON PRINCE DE CONDE, PREMIER PRINCE DU SANG; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET; PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE; J. PHEULPIN.

Bossuet, Jacques Benigne

Oraison Funebre de Tres-Haute Et Tres-Puissante Princesse Anne de Gonzague de Cleves, Princesse Palatine. Prononcee En Presence de Monseigneur le Duc, de Madame la Duchesse, & de Monseigneur le Duc de Bourbon, Dans L'Eglise Des Carmelites Du Fauxbourg Saint Jacques, le 9. Aoust 1685. Par Messire Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Evesque de Meaux, Conseiller Du Roy En Ses Conseils, Cy-Devant Precepteur de Monseigneur le Dauphin, Premier Aumosnier de Madame la Dauphine

(Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1943). 1943). (Paris: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1943). 1943). Very good. - Large octavo [11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide]. 7 signatures are laid into printed gray wraps with a vignette of a printing press on the front wrap. The wraps are lightly bumped with a short tear to the bottom corner of the front wrap & a tiny stain to the rear wrap. There is a small piece out of the tail of the spine. 42 pages plus colophon, partially unopened. Illustrated in brown & cream with a portrait frontispiece, a title vignette & a head-piece & tail-piece by J. Pheulpin. Very good.

Reprinted from the original 1685 edition. The text is in French. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRANCE; FUNERAL ORATION; ORAISON FUNEBRE DE TRES-HAUTE ET TRES-PUISSANTE PRINCESSE ANNE DE GONZAGUE DE CLEVES, PRINCESSE PALATINE; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; JACQUES BENIGNE BOSSUET; PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE; J. PHEULPHIN.