French Books from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Paris: Garnier FreÌ€res 1864. Tall 8vo. Two volumes with binding signed by Flammarion Vaillant, French text. xlv, 454; 458 pp. Quarter mottled calf over marbled boards, ornate gilt-tooled spines and all edges red with decorative endpapers. A popular picaresque novel that observes Gil Blas make his way through society, this was described by Edgar Allan Poe as 'one of the… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: L'édition D'art, H. Piazza 1927. 8vo.Illustrated. FRENCH TEXT. Limited edition deluxe version on japon with original watercolour, 138 pp. Full dark red morocco by Durvand, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, in a marbled slipcase. With silk endpapers and gilt lined borders, then marbled end pages and original wraps bound in. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Boris… Ler mais sobre este item

Quimper: Chez Alain Bargain 1990. 4to. FRENCH TEXT. 160 pp. Cloth in pictorial jacket. Slight rubbing to jacket and fading to its spine, otherwise clean and fresh in fine condition. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. . Fine. Cloth. 1990.

Paris: P. Didot L'Aine 1795. 12mo. 4 volumes - 2 books bound in 4 parts. 12mo in sixes. viii, 118; [iii], 119-256; 164; [iii], 165-298 pp. Full red straight grained morocco, with elaborate gilt borders, decoration and lettering to boards and spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to joints and corners and one small area of damage to… Ler mais sobre este item

Rouen: Chez Jacques Besongne 1624. Small 8vo. [16], 724, [13] pp. Vellum binding, gilt lettering to spine, edges speckled red. A few very small marks where the vellum has worn. Internally clean, occasionally a bit of creasing to pages, as usual. Laid paper. Two fold-out illustrations. A very smart volume. . Very Good. Vellum Binding. 1624.

Paris: fils, libraire 1771. 8vo. Latin and French dual language. 3 volumes. xxiv, [i], 591, [1]; [iii], 512, [1]; [iii], 485, [3] pp. Full sheep with gilt stamped cardinal arms to boards, gilt decoration and lettering to spine, raised bands, gilt-decorated turn-ins and a.e.g. Some wear and rubbing to extremities, including small areas of loss to spine ends. Internally clean.… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Libraire de Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie 1869. 4to.Illustrated. French Language. [ii], frontis, [i], iv, 530 pp. Chromolithograph plates throughout. Full morocco with gilt borders to boards, gilt turn-ins, raised bands and gilt lettering and devices to spine; a.e.g; marbled endpapers. Rubbing to extremities, some foxing. Bookplate to pastedown and ink ownership mark to ffep. The author was… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Chez Clousier 1739. 12mo. 6 volumes. French text. Full speckled calf with gilt lettering and devices and raised bands to spines; edges speckled red. Rubbing to volume labels and light bumping and rubbing elsewhere. Two bookplates to pastedowns. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Speckled Calf.… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy 1682. 4to. Part of a larger work. [xii], 513, [16] pp. Half vellum over marbled boards. Spotting and rubbing to extremities. Pencil note to ffep and library stamp to title. . Very Good. Half Vellum. 1682.

Paris: Bernardin-Bechet 1873. 8vo. [iii], 462 pp. Original green illustrated paper-covered boards, with the spine laid down when recased. Rubbing and wear, including loss to paper covering at spine ends. Ink ownership mark to ffep. Internally quite clean. Recipes in French. . Very Good. Original Boards. 1873.

Paris: Chez J. Smith 1832. 16mo. French language. 374 pp. Contemporary brown tree sheep binding with red title label and gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Slight split to bottom of front joint and minor rubbing to extremities. Light foxing throughout, with a few instances of staining to corners, text unaffected. French New Testament. . Very Good.… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Libraire Hachette et Cie 1883. Large 4to. French language. xvi, 636 pp. Full red publisher's cloth and morocco spine with elaborate gilt and black tribal and Native American decoration; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to joints and corners, and the minimal marks, otherwise all clean and gilt bright. Very minor spots throughout but generally internally clean. With… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Libraire Hachette et Cie 1884. Large 4to. French language. [iii], 675 pp. Full red publisher's cloth and morocco spine with elaborate gilt and black arabesque decoration; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to spine ends and joints, otherwise all clean and gilt bright. Internally clean. With 364 incredible engraved black & white illustrations, many of which are full… Ler mais sobre este item

Lyon: J. B. Delamolliere 1790. 8vo. French language. [iv], 268 pp. Full brown leather with gilt borders, raised bands, black title label, gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges red. Minor wear to extremities, slight watermarks to boards. Ink name to prelim, slight yellowing to pages but generally internally clean. One of Rousseau's and the Enlightenment's most important works,… Ler mais sobre este item

n. p.: Samuel Chamberlain 1930. 4to.Illustrated. French text. 59 [6 additional prints] pp. 100 copies, this is one of the 89 Montval edition with 6 full paid etchings, along with carious illustrations in the text, and an additional suite of the 6 etching in a folder at the rear. Paper wraps with gilt lettering within vaneered boards case, itself in… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: John Grant 1907. 8vo. Dual English and French language. 8 volumes. Half crushed chocolate morocco over pink boards with raised bands, gilt lettering and borders to spines; marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Minor marks to boards and minimal rubbing to edges. Spotting to fore-edges and occasional foxing throughout all the volumes. 31 etchings after Alexandre-Louis Leloir. Original French text… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Antoine-Urbain Coustelier 1723. 12mo. 2 parts in 1. [xiv], 112; 64 pp. Full black straight-grained morocco with elaborate gilt- and blind-stamped decoration to boards and spine, and raised bands and gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Externally clean and bright. Pages slightly toned with occasional minor spots, generally internally clean. Bound in the early 19th century… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Pierre Prault 1716. 16mo. French language. 2 volumes. [xi], lxxiv, 264; [iv], 320, [4], 12 ads. pp. Full dark blue morocco with raised bands and gilt letering to spines; all edges gilt. Minimal fading to edges of boards, otherwise externally in near fine condition. Pages toned with occasional minor offsetting of spots, but generally very good. Black & white… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Chez Gabon 1828. 8vo. French language. 2 volumes. xxviii, 539; [iii], 522 pp. Speckled hardback boards with title labels to spine. Marks and rubbing to boards, wear to spine ends, cracking to joints. Foxing, offsetting and a little staining to pages, which are slightly fragile - text is clear. Ink name to half-title. Practical guide to treatment for syphilis.… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Librarie Benoît Forgeot 2005. 8vo. FRENCH TEXT. [92 pp]. Blue illustrated paper covers. Illustrations throughout. Some minor wear to the spine Internally clean. . Very Good. Paper Covers. 2005.