Search Results: French Language from Tarrington Books

Paris: Quillau, 1778. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5 x 7.75 inches (12.5 x 19.5 cm). Lacking covers but all pages securely bound together. Page numbers neatly written in red ink to upper corners. Small ink note to top left of title page. Staining to rear blank, clean text throughout. Complete with the half title page (with diagonal crease). Very rare original report on the first successful symphysiotomy performed by Sigault in Oct 1777. We also have a copy of Sigault's discourse paper, issued simultaneously with this item. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.75 inches (12.5 x 19.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 15

Paris: Victor Masson, 1860. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Disbound but all pages securely bound together. Light foxing to title page and first page of text, otherwise clean text throughout. French language. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 68

London: L. Frolich, 1863. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7.75 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). Quarter brown cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Spine heavily worn with much of the cloth missing, however securely bound with both boards fully attached. Soiling and light rubbing to boards, offsetting to endpapers, foxing to title page. A little light foxing to pages, but text and illustrations are otherwise in excellent clean condition. French language. A scarce Victorian children's title. Written by the artist's wife (Carolina Charlotta Frolich) and featuring illustrations of his daughter Edma. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 7.75 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). Hardback

Grand (Ghent): C. Vyt Librarie / L'Universite de Gand, 1897. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Limited edition of 200 copies. Original wraps. Page edges untrimmed and unopened. Covers have some marking and slight wear to edges. Light creasing to spine. Browning and light foxing to page edges. Good solid binding. A little light foxing to text. Several illustrations within the text. First volume of the bibliography of the works of Erasmus. This volume covers Adagia/Proverbs. Further volumes in the series were issued up to 1950. French language. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 579

Vienna: Chez Gay, 1786. 3rd Edition . Very Good. 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15.5 cm). Two volumes bound as one. Mottled paper covered boards, black leather title label with gilt decoration to spine. Slight wear to head/foot of spine and corners of boards. Marbled page edges. Inscription to front endpaper, engraved bookplate to front endpaper (Radowitz-Mumm, Kleiningersheim). Several stamps to first and last pages of each volume (Leihbibliothek Gustav Oehler). A few marks and spots of foxing but text is generally very clean throughout. Good solid binding. French Language. A rare Vienna printing of this popular 18th century novel, issued in the same year as the Swiss true first edition. WorldCat lists only one other (incomplete) copy at the Research Library in Olomouc (Czech Rep.). Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made… Read More

Paris: Aug. Aubry Librarie, 1857. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 19 cm). Signed by Author. Limited edition of 352 copies, this is one of 330 copies printed on papier verge. Brown cloth binding decorated in blind and gilt, page edges untrimmed. Fading to spine, marking to endpapers, single stamp to front pastedown endpaper (French Seminar Library, Taylor Institution, Oxford. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. From the private library of renowned Dante scholar Paget Toynbee with his engraved bookplate to front pastedown endpaper, signed and dated by Paget to front first blank page. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 208

London: Masson et Editeurs, Libraires de L'Academie de Medecine, 1923. 5th Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Grey flexible cloth binding. Foxing and slight bubbling to endpapers, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. French language. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 248, 48

London: Masson et Editeurs, Libraires de L'Academie de Medecine, 1913. 3rd Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Grey flexible cloth binding with light marking to boards. Light browning to pages, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xix, 173, 32

Cologne: Konemann, 1997. 1st Edition . Fine/Very Good. 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Unclipped. . Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First French language edition. Blue cloth binding. First class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Fine. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £24.45; USA £45.80; Oceania £46.95; Rest of World £38.45. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 3895085723. Size: 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 304

Louvain-La-Neuve: Cabay, 1980. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23 cm). Scarce first printing. Red card wraps. Slight wear to covers. No creasing to spine. Clean text throughout. French language. Gift inscription to leading blank. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 350

Paris: Librairie Germer-Bailliere et Cie, 1882. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7 x 11 inches (17 x 28 cm). Signed by Author. Original wraps with foxing and browning to front cover, heavy foxing and browning to rear cover. Spine worn with split to top 8cm. Short tear and slight foxing to upper edge of half title page. Clean text throughout. Complete with all 6 plates. Inscribed and signed by co-author Dubujadoux to half title page. French language. Rare. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 7 x 11 inches (17 x 28 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 39, 6 plates

Paris: Quillau, 1778. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.75 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Lacking covers but all pages securely bound together. Page numbers neatly written in red ink to upper corners. Small ink note to top left of title page. Clean text throughout. Lacking the half title page. Very rare original account of the first successful symphysiotomy, performed by Sigault in October 1977. We also have a copy of Sigault's analysis paper, issued simultaneously with this item. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.75 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 25

Paris: F. Savy Libraire Editeur, 1875. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 7.75 inches (14 x 20 cm). Quarter red leather with marbled boards. Slight wear to board edges. Good solid bindings. Some light foxing to text. Previous owner's name to title page. From the private library of Dr. John Kirkup, orthopaedic surgeon and renowned surgical historian, with his label to front pastedown endpaper and a few pencilled notes. Rare. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.5 x 7.75 inches (14 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 908

Paris: Gabon, 1802. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 5 x 8 inches (12.5 x 20.5 cm). Later grey paper covered boards. Light foxing to half title page and last contents page, otherwise excellent. Dissertation of Royer-Collard, best known for treating the Marquis de Sade during his 11 years at the Charenton Mental Asylum. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 8 inches (12.5 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 149

Paris: Le Leopard D'Or, 1986. 1st Edition . Very Good. 7 x 9.75 inches (18 x 25 cm). Card wraps. Slight creasing to corners of covers, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. French language. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 2863770500. Size: 7 x 9.75 inches (18 x 25 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 244

Paris: Librairie Academique Perrin, 1954. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 cm). First printing, issued three years after Lise Lamarre's death. Gift inscription from the late author's husband to Belgian literary critic and poet Juliette Decreus. Original card wraps in very clean condition, light creasing to spine. Pages unopened and untrimmed with slight creasing to upper corners, very clean text throughout. French language. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 372

Bayonne: P. Cazals, 1873. 1st Edition . Good. 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm). Original blue paper wraps with foxing and light marking, torn section to front cover. Page edges untrimmed, a few pages unopened. Foxing to first few pages and occasional spotting to text, a few marks and light stains. Scarce early guide to the Labourdin Basque dialect. Overall condition is Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: xxxv, [1] (blank), 200

Paris: H. Floury, 1927. 1st Edition . Very Good. 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 26.5 cm). First printing. The second volume of this important monograph by Lautrec's lifelong friend Maurice Joyant. Complete in itself, this volume covers Lautrec's drawings, prints and posters. This is the standard issue, containing an original drypoint etching: 'Portraint de Monsieur X'. Beige buckram binding with black morocco title label to spine. Original card wraps are bound in. Foxing to endpapers. Foxing and light soiling to wraps. Occasional patches of foxing - mostly to margins of the lithographs. Complete with all 47 plates (12 in full colour plus the colour front wrapper). French language. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 26.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 284

Amsterdam: E. van Harrevelt, 1766. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Complete two volume set. First French language edition. Quarter calf leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines with five raised bands and red morocco title labels. Wear and slight loss to ends of spine. Slight cracking to joints but both volumes remain securely bound. Wear to corners of boards. Light foxing to endpapers and blanks. Very clean text throughout. Numerous illustrations within the text. Two inked inscriptions to front pastedown endpaper in both volumes, one crossed out. Originally published in Dresden in 1764 as Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. A third volume of notes and additional thoughts was later issued in 1767. This French edition was highly important as German was rarely read by intellectuals and artists of the period. The first part was only translated into English in 1849 (as 'The History of Ancient Art Among the Greeks'). The full work only appeared in English in 1880 (as… Read More

Paris: J. Bachelet, 1913 (Circa). 6th Edition . Good. 9 x 11.75 inches (23 x 30 cm). Green cloth binding. Covers heavily stained and marked with cloth lifting from boards. Damp staining to endpapers. Pages have light browning, otherwise very clean throughout. Includes colour plates numbers 1-18, 20-24, 28-30, 34 and 45-46. None are missing, these are all number as issued with this catalogue. French language. A scarce vintage medical catalogue. Covers are damaged but contents are in good condition. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £16.05; USA £30.20; Oceania £32.85; Rest of World £27.05. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 9 x 11.75 inches (23 x 30 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 329, xviii, 24