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[NOUGARET, Pierre Jean-Baptiste].
Histoire de la Révolution française, et des malheurs qu'elle a occasionés, depuis l'époque de la formation des États-Généraux, en 1789, jusqu'au 18 brumaire de l'an VIII (1799).
Paris, Lerouge, 1803.
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450 €
First edition.
Historical book about the French Revolution. Rare.
MAYER, Charles-Joseph de.
Vie publique et privée de Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, ministre d'état; discours couronné par L'Académie d'Amiens, le 25 août 1788.
Paris, Maradan, 1789.
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150 €
First edition.
Book on the life and career of Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes (1719-1787), who was Foreign Minister of Louis XVI from 1774 until his death.
NECKER, Jacques || [GRIMOARD, Philippe-Henri de].
Lettre du marquis de C*** [Caraccioli], à M. D'A*** [d'Alembert].
Paris, [s. n.], 1781.
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400 €
This harsh pamphlet was published as part of a political campaign against Necker, then Finance Minister of Louis XVI, in the spring of 1781. It ended with the minister's resignation on May 19th1781.
This fictional letter features Louis-Antoine Caraccioli and D'Alembert, questioning the reasons for Necker's popularity. It is traditionally attributed to Philippe-Henri de Grimoard (Barbier and BNF).
This letter is bound with six other texts related to Necker :
1) Mémoire donné au roi, par M. Necker. 1778. (4)-50 pages ---
2) Observations modestes d'un citoyen, sur les opérations de finances de M. Necker [...] 98 pages --
3) Suite des observations d'un citoyen 45 pages ----
4) Lettre du marquis de C***, à M. D'A***. Paris le 1er Mai 1781 51 pages ---
5) Lettre d'un ami, à M. Necker 23 pages ----
6) Les comment 45 pages ----
7) Compte rendu au roi, par l'abbé Terray 18 pages ----.
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de.
Examen du décret d'accusation de P. A. Caron Beaumarchais, sur l'affaire des fusils de Hollande; et résumé de sa justification.
s.l., [s. n.], 1793.
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50 €
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was a French writer, playwright, musician and businessman. He was also a spy and arms dealer for the king.
This booklet is a response, by Beaumarchais, to his accusation for the Dutch rifle trial.
COMPTES RENDUS PAR LES MINISTRES.
Comptes rendus par les ministres pour les années 1814 et 1815.
Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1816.
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90 €
First edition.
This work is an account of France's finances in 1814 and 1815, a troubled time during which Napoleon I abdicated (11 April 1814) and was exiled and the return of the monarchy with Louis XVIII.
RAMEL DE NOGARET, Dominique Vincent.
Des finances de la République française en l'an IX.
Paris, H. Agasse, An IX [1800].
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250 €
First edition.
Dominique-Vincent Ramel, known as "Ramel de Nogaret" (1760-1829) was a French politician and Minister of Finance during the Directoire.
NECKER, Jacques.
Mémoire de M. Necker.
s.l., [s. n.], 1787.
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90 €
First edition.
Jacques Necker (1732-1804) was a politician from Geneva and was the Finance minister of Louis XVI.
This book was published in response to the speech of Charles Calonne (1734-1802, Minister and inspector General of Finance of Louis XVI between 1783 and 1787), who accused Necker of having published false informations in his report to the king.
TURGOT, Anne-Robert-Jacques.
Le conciliateur, ou lettres d'un ecclésiastique à un magistrat sur les affaires présentes.
s.l., [s. n.], 1788.
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240 €
Second édition.
Rare copy.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (1727-1781) was an important French politician and economist of the 18th century. He was Secretary of State for the Navy, then Controller General of Finances for King Louis XVI. This text is a plea for religious tolerance, particularly towards Protestants, whose freedoms were reviewed when the text was first published in 1754.
THIRION, Henri.
La vie privée des financiers au XVIIIe siècle.
Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1895.
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45 €
First edition.
PUGNET, Jean-François-Xavier.
Mémoires sur les fièvres de mauvais caractère du levant et des antilles, avec un aperçu physique et médical du Sayd, et un essai sur la topographe de Sainte-Lucie dédiés à l'empereur.
Lyon, Reymann, An XII - 1804.
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500 €
Jean-François-Xavier Pugnet (1765-1846) was a French military doctor who distinguished himself during the Egyptian campaign, first at the Rosette hospital and then at Cairo where he was confronted with the plague. He then went to the West Indies to study yellow fever and compare it to Levant fevers.
He compiles his observations from 1802, here the most complete edition plus the part on Saint Lucia.
The folding plate takes up a low relief collected in Egypt in a tomb representing the fertilization of the Earth by the Sun.
FALLET, Céline.
Conquête de l'Algérie.
Rouen, Mégard et Cie, 1857.
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40 €
Seconde edition.
Justinus (Justin) || Abrahamo Gronovio.
Justini Historiae Philippicae cum integris commentariis Jac. Bongarsii, Franc. Modii, Matth. Bernecceri, M. Z. Boxhornii, Is. Vossii, J. Fr. Gronovii, J. G. Graevii, T. Fabri, J. Vorstii, J. Schefferi, et excerptis aliorum. Curante Abrahamo Gronovio.
Lugduni Batavorum [Leyde], Theodorum Haak, 1719.
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100 €
This book deals with ancient history and was written by Justinus, a Roman historian of the 3rd/ 4th century AD.
Latin text.
RESTOUT, Jean-Bernard.
Galerie Françoise ou Portraits de Hommes et des Femmes Célèbres qui ont paru en France gravés en taille-douce par les meilleurs
artistes, sous la conduite de M. Restout,
avec un abrégé de leur vie, par une société de lettres.
Paris, Herissant Le Fils, 1771-1772.
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950 €
First edition.
A rare well complete copy with the 40 engraved portraits.
A very good copy.
[LAMY, François].
Le nouvel athéisme renversé, ou réfutation du sistême de Spinosa tirée pour la plupart de la conoissance de la nature de l'homme.
Paris, Jean de Nully, 1696.
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900 €
Rare first edition in a morocco bilding with gilt arms on covers.
MAZARINADES NORMANDES.
Mazarinades normandes.
s.l., [Société rouennaise de bibliophiles], [1880-1881-1882-1884].
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200 €
Collection of reprints of 21 mazarinades:
- "Lettre de consolation aux Princes sur la mort de leur mère",
-"Le siège de Pont-Audemer",
-"Le congé burlesque de l'armée normande",
-"La prise de Quillebeuf",
-"Relation de la prise de Harfleur",
-"Lettre joviale aux Princes pour leur sortie du Havre",
-"La fureur des Normands contre les Mazarinistes",
-"Apologie du Duc de Longueville",
-"Apologie des Normands",
-"La marche du Roy dans la Normandie",
-"La réduction du Pont-de-l'Arche",
-"La réduction de Dieppe",
-"Les Maltotiers",
-"Arrest du Parlement de Rouen contre Mazarin",
-"Les particularités de l'entrée des Princes à Paris et celle du cardinal Mazarin au Havre",
-"Désaveu de l'apologie du Duc de Longueville faite par un gentilhomme breton",
-"Réponse à une lettre écrite de Rouen sur l'apologie du Duc de Longueville",
-"Plaintes et réflexions politiques sur la harangue de Mgr l'Archevèque de Rouen contre le Parlement de Paris",
-"Lettres de Monsieur le Duc de Longueville et de Messieurs du Parlement de Normandie",
-"Remerciment des Normands à son altesse de Longueville pour la paix",
-"Lettre de Messieurs du Parlement de Normandie, au Roy".
BOURGEOIS, Emile.
Le grand siècle - Louis XIV - Les arts - Les idées.
Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1896.
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300 €
First edition.
One of the only 10 copies on Japon paper.
Émile Bourgeois (1857-1934) was a French historian, lecturer at the École normale supérieure, then professor of history at the Sorbonne. He was a great specialist of the 17th century.
This book deals with the "Great French Century", whichstands for the reign of the King of France Louis XIV.
[MALINGRE, Claude].
Histoire de Louys XIII. Roy de France et de Navarre : contenant les choses mémorables arriuees, tant en France qu'és pays estrangers, durant le temps de l'auguste régence de la reyne sa mere, & depuis sa majorité [...].
Paris, Jean Petit-Pas, 1616.
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300 €
First edition.
This book deals with the very beginning of the reign of Louis XIII (1601-1643) known as "Le Juste", son of Henri IV and Marie de Médicis.
[MUSSET-PATAY, Victor Donatien de].
Histoire de la vie et des ouvrages de J.- J. Rousseau.
Paris, J. L. J. Brière, 1822.
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90 €
Bibliographical book on Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).
DEVILLE, Étienne.
Funérailles de Henri II d'Orléans - Duc de Longueville - Gouverneur de Normandie (11 mai 1663).
Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1909.
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70 €
First edition.
Offprint and presentation copy to Mr. Beranger.
Etienne Deville (1873-1944) was historian and curator of the Lisieux Museum and Library.
REGNIER, Louis.
La maison forte de Villetertre - Son rôle et ses possesseurs à la fin du Moyen Age - Son état actuel.
Paris, Édouard Champion, 1919.
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150 €
First edition. Rare copy.
(only 100 published copies).
Historical and archaeological study on the "Maison forte" of Villetertre, which was a fortified defence point for the Kingdom of France against the Duchy of Normandy. It was built at the end of the 12th century and was destroyed by the English in 1418, after the Battle of Azincourt.
The remaining ruins were demolished in 1922.
The book contains reproductions of two drawings of the keep (north face and west face, in its 18th century state), two plans of the keep (ground floor and first floor), a view of a window in its 1919 state and its restitution drawing.
[PASSY, Louis] || [DEPOIN, Joseph] || COLLECTIF.
La Société Historique du Vexin et le millénaire Normand.
Pontoise, Bureaux de la Société Historique, 1911.
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30 €
First edition.
This booklet consists in two dissertations which are : "Les compagnes de Rollon" by J. Depoin and "Les normands à Saint-Clair" by Germain Lefèvre-Pontalis.
[MADAME ANTOINETTE D'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE].
Madame Antoinette d'Orléans-Longueville Marquise de Belle-Isle en religion Mère Antoinette de Sainte-Scholastique 1572-1618 par une moniale de la même congrégation.
Poitiers, Imprimerie moderne, Nicolas, Renault et Cie, 1932.
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30 €
First edition.
TERVER, Pierre.
L'Isle-Adam au temps de la Révolution française et du Directoire - 1789-1799.
L'Isle-Adam, Chez l'auteur - Imprimerie de Persan-Beaumont, 1981.
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30 €
First edition.
RANDOUIN-BERTHIER, Vicomte || OISE.
Nouveau précis statistique sur la canton de Chaumont - Extrait de l'annuaire de 1859.
Beauvais, Imprimerie d'Achille Desjardins, 1859.
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50 €
First edition.
The book is bound in with "Précis statistique sur le canton du Coudray-Saint-Germer, arrondissement de Beauvais (Oise). (Extrait de l'annuaire de 1841)" and "Précis statistique sur le canton de Formerie, arrondissement de Beauvais (Oise)".
REGNIER, Louis.
Les historiens de Gisors - Robert Denyau, ses Continuateurs et ses Copistes.
Pontoise, Aux bureaux de la Société Historique du Vexin, 1912.
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30 €
First edition.
Robert Denyau (1581-1664), a native of Rouen, was parish priest and dean of Gisors from 1611 and was notably historiographer to King Louis XIV of France (1663).
He is the first historian of Gisors.
[DULAURE, Jacques-Antoine].
Des divinités génératrices, ou du culte du phallus chez les Anciens et les Modernes.
Paris, Dentu, 1805.
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80 €
First edition.
Jacques-Antoine Dulaure (1755-1835) was a French archaeologist, historian and politician.
STURM, Christophe-Chrétien.
Considérations sur les oeuvres de Dieu, dans le règne de la Nature et de la Providence. Pour tous les jours de l'année.
Lausanne, Hignou et Companie, 1799.
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80 €
Christoph Christian Sturm (1740-1786) was a German theologian whose most famous work is this book, in which he claims to prove the existence of God from the Natural Sciences.
[COUSIN D'AVALLON, Charles-Yves].
Histoire du général Pichegru, précédée d'une notice sur sa vie politique et militaire; et suivie des anecdotes, traits intéressans et réponses remarquables de ce général.
Paris, Barba, an x - 1802.
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150 €
First edition.
General Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) had a brilliant career in the revolutionary army, but an attempt to plot with the monarchists caused his death.
MILTON, John || [SALAVILLE, Jean-Baptiste].
Théorie de la royauté, d'après la doctrine de Milton.
s.l., s.n., 1789.
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200 €
MARGUERITTE, Paul et Victor.
Histoire de la guerre de 1870-71.
Paris, Georges Chamerot, [1903].
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30 €
Book on the Franco-Prussian War (from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871) which ended with the defeat of France and the loss of Alsace and Lorraine.
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