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CHAVIGNY, Jean.

Le roman d'un artiste. Robert-Houdin rénovateur de la magie blanche.

Blois-Vienne, Imprimerie Lhermitte, [1943].

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The rare first edition of the best biography on Robert-Houdin (Fechner).

LEMERY, Louis.

Traité des alimens.

Paris, Durand, 1755.

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500 €

Third greatly enlarged edition of this famous book on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics.

KÄMPFER, Engelbert.

Histoire naturelle, civile, ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon.

La Haye, P.Gosse & J.Neaulme, 1732.

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1450 €

First 12mo french edition, after one Folio (1729).
There is an other more current edition, printed at Amsterdam (Herman Uitwerf), also in 1732.
This work, has long been recognized as the most authoritative account of Japan.

VERLAINE.

Les amies. Femmes.

s.l., Au dépens de deux cent cinquante disciples d'Hippocrate, [1942].

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400 €

Limited edition to 250 copy.
Our, one the the first one hundred (n° 65) with twenty-five original compositions including twelve lithographic plate and in addition a suite of twelve original lithographs in color.

[TASSIN, Nicolas].

Plans et profilz des principales villes du duché de LORRAINE, avec la carte génate & les particuliéres de chascun gouvernement d'icelles.

[Paris], [Cramoisy], [sd. vers 1630].

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350 €

First edition of this atlas. This part, complete in itself contain the description of the Lorraine.

BOUCHOT, Henri.

Des livres modernes qu'il convient d'acquérir.

Paris, Édouard Rouveyre, 1891.

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30 €

First edition.
Copy 682 on 750.
Good copy.

DIGBY, Kenelm.

Nouveaux secrets experimentez pour conserver la beauté des Dames et pour guérir plusieurs sortes de maladie.

La Haye, Jean Van Vlaenderen, 1715.

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450 €

Receipt and the curious treatise on the powder of sympathy of Digby.

LEMERY, Louis.

Traité des Aliments, où l'on trouve par ordre, et séparément la différence & le choix qu'on doit faire de chacun d'eux en particulier; les bons & les mauvais effets qu'ils peuvent produire, les principes en quoy ils abondent; le temps, l'âge & le tempérament où ils conviennent. Avec des Remarques à la suite de chaque Chapitre, où l'on explique leur nature & leurs usages, suivant les principes Chymiques, & Méchaniques.

Paris, J. B. Cusson & P. Witte, 1702.

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950 €

This celebrated books on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics, is now well known for his notes concerning the aphrodisiac power of chocolates.

SCARCE FIRST EDITON.

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CHAVIGNY, Jean.

Le roman d'un artiste. Robert-Houdin rénovateur de la magie blanche.

The rare first edition of the best biography on Robert-Houdin (Fechner).

LEMERY, Louis.

Traité des alimens.

Third greatly enlarged edition of this famous book on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics.

KÄMPFER, Engelbert.

Histoire naturelle, civile, ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon.

First 12mo french edition, after one Folio (1729). There is an other more current edition, printed at Amsterdam (Herman Uitwerf), also in 1732. This work, has long been recognized as the most authoritative account of Japan.

VERLAINE.

Les amies. Femmes.

Limited edition to 250 copy. Our, one the the first one hundred (n° 65) with twenty-five original compositions including twelve lithographic plate and in addition a suite of twelve original lithographs in color.

[TASSIN, Nicolas].

Plans et profilz des principales villes du duché de LORRAINE, avec la carte génate & les particuliéres de chascun gouvernement d'icelles.

First edition of this atlas. This part, complete in itself contain the description of the Lorraine.

BOUCHOT, Henri.

Des livres modernes qu'il convient d'acquérir.

First edition. Copy 682 on 750. Good copy.

DIGBY, Kenelm.

Nouveaux secrets experimentez pour conserver la beauté des Dames et pour guérir plusieurs sortes de maladie.

Receipt and the curious treatise on the powder of sympathy of Digby.

LEMERY, Louis.

This celebrated books on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics, is now well known for his notes concerning the aphrodisiac power of chocolates. SCARCE FIRST EDITON.

First 12mo french edition, after one Folio (1729).
There is an other more current edition, printed at Amsterdam (Herman Uitwerf), also in 1732.
This work, has long been recognized as the most authoritative account of Japan.

Limited edition to 250 copy.
Our, one the the first one hundred (n° 65) with twenty-five original compositions including twelve lithographic plate and in addition a suite of twelve original lithographs in color.

First edition.
Copy 682 on 750.
Good copy.

This celebrated books on food, which became the leading book on the chemistry of dietetics, is now well known for his notes concerning the aphrodisiac power of chocolates.

SCARCE FIRST EDITON.