Search Results: French Language from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Paris: Librairie d'Amyot, 1845. SCARCE biography of King Francis I of France (1494-1547, who ruled 1515 until his death in 1547). Four volumes bound in contemporary midnight polished calf, gilt rules and decorations, rules in blind, marbled end papers and edges, silk markers, Vol. I with the stamp of Simier R. du Roi front end page and in gilt at tail , that of René Simier (1772-1843), one of the best French binders of the nineteenth century and binder to the King. Near Fine, widely scattered toning, boards lightly rubbed, a quite distinguished set. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place: (Vichy French Air Corps) No publisher, no date, circa 1941-1942. Notation in ink at front page reads "Taken from Port Lyautey Air Port in French Morocco Africa 1943 by Jim Williams". The Battle of Port Lyautey began on 8 November 1942 and ended on Nov. 10 after fierce fighting between the attacking American troops and Vichy French defenders. Khaki cardboard binding with 2 holes punched and held together by bolts and nuts. Stamped "Confidential, D.C.W 41" . Contains approx 80-90 pages printed rectos only on thick card stock with silhouettes of naval war ships for France, Germany, England, America, and Italy. Notes and corrections in blue ink on many of the pages. Very Good, light wear and soiling to covers. A book that was used to train French pilots to recognize battle ships by their silhouettes. Contains silhouettes for the Bismarck, King George V, and the New York among many others. RARE< not found at OCLC, not found in commerce or in online searches. . Cardboard.… Read More

Paris: Hotel De Cluy, 1857. With the bookplate and ownership signature of John V. L. Pruyn, a member of the US House of Representatives from 1863-1865. serving as a pro-Union Democrat who supported the war effort> He served a 2nd term in 1867-1869. Handsomely bound in contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers. Very Good Plus, end papers browned, moderate rubbing to edges. . First Edition. Quarter Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

[Place of publication not identified]: La Haye : Aux depens de la Compagnie, 1775. Each volume with half-title and engraved title page. With 22 plates. With red stamped "Bibliotheque Guerin-?" at front end pages. Finely bound in early 20th c. quarter calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers. Some pages with marginal pencil lines, lacking the portrait frontis Vol. I. An uncommon edition. . . New Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Charpentier et Cie., 1883. 4 3/8" x 3 3/8". "Petit Bibliotheque Charpentier, avec deux dessins de Jeanniot, grave´s en fac-simile´ par Dujardin". Finely bound in contemporary full polished calf, five raised bands with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, spine and front cover sunned, light toning, prior owner name at title page, Uncommon, OCLC lists 4 holdings. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Paris: Henri Cyral , 1928. Copy # 307 of 600 copies printed on Papier Velin de Rives. Beautifully rebound in full dark-blue leather, gilt lettering and decorations, ribbon marker, marbled endpages, profuse color illustrations by Henri Arrault. This edition RARE. Book is Near Fine, leather ever-so-lightly rubbed at the spine tips, two bookbinders labels front endpages. From the limitation page - "Ce livre, le quatrieme des oeuvres illustrees de stendhal, tire a 629 exemplaires, a ete acheve d'imprimer le quinze Avril mil neuf cent vingt-huit, a Argentuil, sue les presses du maitre imprimeur R. Coulouma, H. Barthelemy etant directeur, pour Henri Cyral, editeur a Paris. No. 1 a 29: 29 exemplaires sur Papier de Madagascar, renfermant chacun deux dessins originaux de Henri Arrault; No. 30 a 629: 600 exemplaires sur Papier Velin de Rives .". First Edition Thus. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Illus. by Henri Arrault . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Chez Mequignon-Marvis, 1821. vi, 396, (2) errata, 4 fold-out plates. Handsomely bound in 20th c. butterscotch morocco, gilt lettering at spine, dark brown end papers, Near Fine with scattered light toning. An important work on the theory of scientific experimentation. . First Edition in French . Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

A Londres; et se trouve A Paris : Chez Le Jay & Maradan , 1788. Four volumes bound in contemporary full vellum, red morocco labels back with gilt lettering and devices, marbled end papers. Provenance; with the bookplates of Francesco Rizzo Patarol (1749-1807) front paste downs of Vols. I, III, and IV, whose noble family built the Rizzo Patarol palace in Venice which was at one time the seat of the Savoy embassy, then the French embassy. A Very Good Plus set, light soiling to vellum, uniform browning. Vol. I: xliv, 522 pp., 8 tables, 7 of them fold-out. Vol. II: (2), 566, (4) pp., 34 tables, 25 fold-out. Vol. III, 710 pp., 2 fold-outs at p. 34, plus engraved Metropolis of Scotland Colledge fold-out plate tipped in at p. 449. Vol. IV: (4), 560, (1) pp., 14 fold-outs. An oversize and heavy set, extra postage will be requested for priority mail or international orders. . First Edition. Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lausanne: Editions Spes, 1927. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page and dated by her II-XII-1927. 139 pages. Fold-out frontis illustration. Bound in full calf, five raised bands and gilt back, decorative end papers. #55 of 300 copies printed on papier verge. Very Good Plus, corners and edges a bit rubbed. SCARCE. OCLC locates 8 copies, only one copy in the US, at Harvard. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Lyon, France: Leroy, 1800. Originally published in 1686, Fontenelle's influential work on the plurality of worlds. Very Good in contemporary calf, lacking the frontispiece, the boards soiled and with light edge wear, light internal toning. The fold-out brightly printed, a small crease at fore edge, else Fine. . New Edition. Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

(Paris): No Publisher RARE. No Publisher, No Date, circa 1900. Printed in an edition of 150 copies, 125 copies on papier Verge, 5 on Album Jaune, and 20 on papier de Hollande. This one of the copies on papier Verge. Unnumbered. Contains 4 volumes bound in 1 as follows: I. Le Parc-Aux-Cerfs Episcopal, Histoire Edifiante et Curieuse du Seminaire de Venus ou les Fo....ries Sacerdotales, publ. A Cythere, Chez le Gardien du Temple, Annee Perpetuelle, 76 pp. II. Le Tartuffe Libertin ou Le Triomphe du Vice ( par le Marquis de Sade), En Hollande, Chez Les Libraires Associes, 1789, pag. 77-138. III. La Bulle Alexandre VI, c'est a scavoir De l'Obligation aux Femmes....La Clementine par La Chaussee A Paris Chez Dabin, 1803(?), pag. 139-165. IV. Le Reclusieres de Venus ou La Defaite des Gitons, Histoire Vrasemblable, A La Nouvelle Lutece, Chez Les Abbesses in Renom, 1759, pag. 166-180. Bound in quarter red morocco over marbled boards, gilt rules and lettering back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt,… Read More

Paris: Adrien Le Clere et Cie, 1855. Two volumes bound as one. Lambillotte's Esthetiqu du Chant Gregorien, 1 preliminary leaf, vi, 418 pages frontispiece (portrait) facsimile, folded table, with Abbe Raillard's Memoire Sur La Restauration De Chant Gregorien, Paris, 1862, Librairie Catholique et Classique de Perisse Freres, folded table, 46 pages, bound at rear with original wrappers, and SCARCE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front wrapper -"A Monsieur Bellaquet, Secretaire Gen. du Ministaire d l'Etat F. Raill(ard)" (the book being trimmed for binding causing partial loss of the signature).Both books bound as one in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine, hand written label top corner front cover. Very Good scattered light toning, edges of boards rubbed, prior owner name in ink front end page. A significant refernce work for the study of Gregorian chant. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket,… Read More

9 Rue De Beaux Arts, Paris: Galerie Claude Bernard/ Mourlot, 1977. Original lithograph on paper exhibition poster for Galerie Claude Bernard's 1977 showing of the recent paintings by Esteve, 20 5/8"w x 31 3/4 "h, Near Fine, crease with 1/4" tear top left corner. Maurice Esteve ( 1904-2001) was a well-known French painter, from the Ecole de Paris school, whose abstract paintings were lyrical and poetic. A poster well suited for framing. All posters will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube.. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 20 5/8" x 31 3/4 ".

Paris: A. Quantin, 1879. xlvi, (2), 246, (2) pp. Headbands, engraved culs-de-lamps. 5 magnificent full-page engravings. One of 100 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and likely one of the 80 copies on Whatman paper. Bound in contemporary half green crushed morocco over marbled boards, stamp signed Thierry sc de PetitSimier, with gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, gilt crown device stamped front cover with an armorial bookplate front paste down bearing the same crown image. Near Fine, small rubs at corners, slight toning at end papers only. . Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Quarter Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Paris: H. Delloye et V. Lecou, Impr. de Bethune et Plon, 1838. Beautifully bound in contemporary unsigned full dark green pebbled morocco, the covers with intricate and flowing floral gilt decorations bordered by double gilt rules, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, all edges gilt, silk marker. Very Good, moderate browning throughout, bottom panel at spine a bit faded, a few small rubs at edges. Tall 8vo, 10 1/2" x 6 3/4". In the foretitle: "Balzac illustre". 402 pages, illustrations. 100 vignettes in text plus one on title engraved on steel by Brunellière, Nargeot, Langlois from drawings by Gavarni, Baron, Janet-Lange, François Marckl. Without the additional two full page portraits of Pauline and Foedora. 20th c. prior owner bookplate front paste down. The book that firmly established Balzac as a writer of significance in France. . First Illustrated Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.

Paris: Editions / Galerie Marquet,, 1972. SCARCE original silkscreen poster for Folon's du 18 Octobre au 18 Novembre 1972 show at Galerie Marquet in Paris. 19 1/2"w x 25 1/2"h. Signed in the silkscreen print- not numbered, as this was printed to promote the exhibition. Near Fine, tiny rubs at edges. Well suited for framing, will be shipped flat. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 19 1/2"w x 25 1/2"h.

Paris: Galerie Lahumiere , 1981. Original exhibition poster featuring Auguste Herbin's "Mer" 1945, a silkscreen which measures 25" x 19" within the larger poster, 28 1/4" x 37". An exhibition at this famous Paris gallery that featured the works of Geometric Abstarct artists, including Bauduin, Claisse, Dewasne, Herbin, D'Imbleval, Kowalski, Marcoussis, Magnelli, Poliakoff, Vasarely, and Villon. Near Fine, faint creases. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 28 1/4" x 37".

Paris: Gallimard, 1959. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR Paul Viallaneix at the half-title of Vol. II- "A. J. Seznec, ami de Michelet. homage amicale de l'editeur du JOURNAL Paul Viallaneix". Jean J. Seznec (1905-1983) was a French historian and Renaissance scholar. Jules Michelet (1798-1874) is best known for his monumental Histoire de France (1833-67). and for being the first historian to use and define the term Renaissance. Tome I Published 1959, Tome II, 1962. Two volumes bound in blue cloth, gilt backs, Near Fine, tidy marginal check marks, rear end page Vol. I with neat annotations in ink and pencil. Uncommon in hardcover and SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

Bruxelles, Belgium: Gay et Douce, 1881. Bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards,gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, one of 500 unnumbered copies printed. The binding stamp-signed "Bound by S. Kaufmann", Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners, foxing at end papers only. Illustrated with a frontispiece on chine etched and printed in bistre featuring a woman in bed with 2 men standing by.Text framed in oval. Originally published early in the Eighteenth Century. Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Paris: Paul Ollendorff, Editeur, 1892. Bound in contemporary quarter red buckram over marbled boards, marbled end papers. Very Good Plus, the pages uniformly browning, spine ever so slightly sunned and title label a bit rubbed. The author's first successful novel, basis for a 1964 TV movie in France. . First Edition. Quarter Buckram. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.