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Published by LE LIVRE CLUB DU LIBRAIRE, 1956
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Published by Jean de Bonnot, Paris, 1983
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. François de MARCILLAC DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD REFLEXIONS OU SENTENCES ET MAXIMES MORALES Texte collationné sur l'édition de Paris de 1678 suivi des Maximes posthumes et de lettres originales 1983, Paris, Edition Jean de Bonnot Format : In-8 (21 x 14,5 cm), relié, LXXV-359 pages Reliure plein cuir de mouton havane décoré de motifs gaufrés, dos orné, titre doré à l'or fin 22 carats, tête de tranche dorée, signet illustré de gravures de deux gravures en frontispice et bandeaux Imprimé sur papier vergé filigrané à la forme ronde Etat : dorure parfaite, reliure solide, papier bien blanc, bel exemplaire poids : 1,1 kg. …
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Published by THE HAWORTH PRESS, HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE, 1931
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus Edition. BOUND IN QUARTER VELLUM WITH MARBLED BOARDS, THIS 8vo LIMITED EDITION OF 1075 COPIES, OF WHICH THIS IS No. 699, IS IN VG CONDITION. INTRODUCTION IN ENGLISH BY KENNETH PRATT, TRANSLATOR'S NOTE, WHICH FOLLOWS, CLAIMS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE THE EXACT AND LITERAL MEANING OF THE MAXIMS WHOSE ECONOMY OF LANGUAGE GIVES THE TRANSLATOR A HARD TASK. THIS EDITION IS THE FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH. THIS EDITION PLACES THE ORIGINAL FRENCH MAXIMS ON THE LEFT OF A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD, AND THE ENGLISH ON THE PAGE OPPOSITE. AN INDEX OF CATEGORIES FOLLOWS THE MAXIMS. WILLIAM PATTERSON OF HALIFAX WERE THE PRINTERS, ON SAVOY ANTIQUE LAID PAPER, AND THE COAT OF ARMS OF LA ROCHEFOUCAULD IS REPRODUCED, IN CORRECT COLOURS ON THE FORE-TITLE PAGE. CONDITION VG. Limited Edition.…
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Published by JEAN DE BONNOT, 1983
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Neuf. TEXTE COLLATIONNE SUR L'EDITION DE PARIS DE 1678 SUIVI DES MAXIMES POSTHUMES ET DE LETTRES ORIGINALES-PETIT IN 8-370 PAGES-PLATS A DECORS REPOUSSES-TRANCHE SUPERIEURE DOREE-SIGNET-(100G).

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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. ROD0096485: 1970. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Mors fendus, Intérieur frais. 359 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Bandeaux en noir et blanc en début de chapitre. Tranches rouges. Un signet. Contre-plats jaspés. Page ex-libris vierge. Dos à 5 nerfs. Epidermures. Dorures sur le dos. Illustrations incrustées sur les plats. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle.…

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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40152001: 1957. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Bon état, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 313 pages. Quelques rousseurs sur la tranche. . . . Classification Dewey : 94.4-Editions numérotées.

Published by Libraire De Firmin Didot Freres, 1850
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. [xii] 345pp. Half-bound w marbled boards and calf. Raised bands to spine and gilt decoration, Marbled eps and edges and ribbon marker. Some foxing mainly to first few pages, otherwise still clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.

Published by LIBRAIRIE DE LA SOCIETE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE, 1880
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: bon. RO30102513: 1880. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Manque en coiffe de tête, Intérieur acceptable. 173 pages. Quelques traces de crayon rouge, n'altérant pas la lecture. Déchirures sur le deuxième plat, n'altérant pas la lecture. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française.…

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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO30085990: 1880. In-18. Cartonné. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 173 pages. Dos coins toilés rouge. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle.
JOURNAL DE VOYAGE EN AMERIQUE ET D'UN SEJOUR A PHILADELPHIE 1 Octobre 1794 - 18 Avril 1795
DUC de LIANCOURT (LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT) with an introduction and notes by MARCHAND, Jean
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Add to basketLarge softback (26.5cm x 19.5cm). Text in French. 157pp, some pages uncut, illus with b/w plates. Clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Some light foxing, creasing and handling wear to covers. Overall a Good, Sound copy. (SHELF 203 BOX 6) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Published by Perrin, 1980
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. LE DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD LIANCOURT 1737 - 1827 DE LOUIS XV A CHARLES X UN GRAND SEIGNEUR PATRIOTE ET LE MOUVEMENT POPULAIRE Par J.-D. Duc de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD EDITIONS LIBRAIRIE ACADEMIQUE PERRIN, 1980 FORMAT IN-8, BROCHE, 457 PAGES, INDEX, ANNEXES. ILLUSTRE DE 48 GRAVURES, CARTES ET DOCUMENTS « Avec le Duc de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT, c'est tout le temps d'une longue vie qui rejoint l'histoire, de LOUIS XV à la Restauration. Vie exceptionnelle, avec ses fidélités ses grands desseins, ses contradictions, en un moment exceptionnel: témoin et acteur des vastes changements politiques et sociaux qui secouent la France de 1763 à 1827, LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT a vécu le passage de l'Ancien Régime à la Révolution puis à l'Empire et le retour à la Monarchie. C'est un novateur, toute sa vie s'enracine dans le mouvement des Lumières et son nom reste attaché à la révolution des sciences, des techniques et des murs. Malgré le poids des usages de sa famille, ce monarchiste constitutionnel -et qui fut jusqu'en 1792 grand maître de la garde-robe du Roi- s'emploi à réformer « les monstrueux abus qui environnent la législation et l'administration françaises ». Élu aux États Généraux de 1789, premier président de l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante, fondateur du département de l'Oise, il est mêlé de près aux journées révolutionnaires. Après le 10 août 1792, c'est l'émigration et l'exil aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique ou ce patriote sans cocarde découvre une république d'un genre nouveau. De retour en France en 1800, appelé par CHAPTAL, il reconstitue sa fortune à Liancourt par la manufacture et dirige en même temps à Paris une sorte de « ministère du Bien public ». Nommé par NAPOLEON inspecteur général des écoles nationales d'arts et métiers (qu'il a fondé en 1780), propagateur de la vaccine ( ce fut LA ROCHEFOUCAULD qui vaccina le Roi de Rome) et de l'enseignement populaire, cofondateur de la Caisse d'Épargne, LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT « naturalise » en France les progrès observés à l'étranger. Malgré la présence de ses proches à la Cour impériale, au service politique de NAPOLEON, il ne parut en public que très rarement et n'accepta aucun emploi (il même deux fois refusa d'être ministre) ni honorifique, ni lucratif. LA ROCHEFOUCAULD se servait de l'aptitude de l'Empereur de reconnaître que ce qui est utile est toujours glorieuxet NAPOLEON se servait de l'activité bienfaisante de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD pour en augmenter les gloires de son règne. Sous la Restauration LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT, monarchiste constitutionnel adversaire de la politique réactionnaire des Ultras royalistes, ne cessa d'observer et de mettre en pratique les évolutions importantes de son temps, qu'elles soient agronomiques, industrielles, médicales, pédagogiques ou institutionnelles. Sa curiosité, jusqu'à sa mort en 1827, demeura inépuisable. EXCELLENTE BIOGRAPHIE DOCUMENTEE DE CE GRAND SEIGNEUR PHILANTHROPE AUX VUES PARTICULIEREMENT NOVATRICES DISTINGUEES PAR NAPOLEON. EXEMPLAIRE DEDICACE PAR L'AUTEUR, ACTUEL DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT PUBLIE À L'OCCASION DE LA CELEBRATION DU BI-CENTENAIRE DE LA CREATION L'ECOLE NATIONALE DES ARTS ET METIERS (1780-1980) PAR LE DUC DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT. BON ETAT, POSSIBILITE DE REGLEMENT EN PLUSIEURS FOIS SANS FRAIS : ME CONSULTER ***** ATTENTION ! ! A PARTIR DU 1er JUILLET, LE TARIF ECONOMIQUE LIVRE ET BROCHURE N'EXISTE PLUS. ENVOI A L'INTERNATIONAL EN TARIF COURRIER OU COLISSIMO, BEAUCOUP PLUS ONEREUX. Dédicacé par l'auteur. …

Published by Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, Paris, 1818
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40244035: 1818. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Mouillures. 300 pages. Texte en grec, en français et en anglais en regard. Titre, fleurons et filets dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Ex-Libris illustré d'une gravure en noir et blanc (Armoiries, F. Duilhé de Saint-Projet) et fichette de bibliothèque au dos du premier plat. Annotations en page de garde. Epidermures sur le dos. Rousseurs. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.04-XVII ème siècle.…

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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1790 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 66 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 66 La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Franc?ois-Alexandre-Fre?de?ric, duc de, 1747-1827.,La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Franc?ois-Alexandre-Fre?de?ric, duc de, 1747-1827,La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Franc?ois-Alexandre-Fre?de?ric, duc de, 1747-1827. Rapport fait au nom du Comite? de mendicite?, des visites faites dans les divers ho?pitaux, hospices et maisons de charite? de Paris,France. Assemble?e nationale constituante (1789-1791),France. Assemble?e nationale constituante (1789-1791). Comite? de mendicite?,Imprimerie nationale (France), publisher.…

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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1790. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Pages: - 66, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 66 66.…
More imagesCONSTITUTIONS DES TREIZE ETATS-UNIS DE L'AMERIQUE
(UNITED STATES - FOUNDING DOCUMENTS). DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD D'ENVILLE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE, DUC DE, Translator
Published by [Printed for La Rochefoucault and Benjamin Franklin by] Philippe-Denys Pierres [and] Pissot, père et fils, Philadelphia and Paris, 1783
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Add to basket194 x 122 mm. (7 5/8 x 4 3/4"). 2 p.l., 540 pp.With extensive explanatory footnotes by Benjamin Franklin. Contemporary cat's paw calf, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with pomegranate centerpiece, volute cornerpieces, brown morocco label, marbled endpapers. With the Great Seal of the United States on title page. A PRESENTATION COPY: the title page with contemporary ink note (in Latin), dated 1783, stating that this book was the gift of the Duc de La Rochefoucauld, who translated the American documents from "idiomatic English" into French. Livingston, "Franklin's Press at Passy," pp. 181-88; Howes C-716; Sabin 16118; Streeter sale II:1035. Thin strip missing from head of spine, backstrip rather dried, joints, edges, and corners a bit rubbed, leather a little pitted from acid treatment (as usual), other minor external defects, but the binding agreeable as an original, unrestored survival. First two and last two leaves a little foxed and soiled (minor foxing in a number of other places), but the text quite fresh and generally clean and appealing. This is an especially desirable copy of a work containing founding documents of the American republic in French, an important language for the international community, the book apparently being a gift--as indicated on the title page--from the translator. The volume represents a collaboration between compiler Benjamin Franklin, the man the U.S. State Department considers "America's first diplomat," and translator Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld (1743-92), an important French aristocrat who was an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution. The book contains the state constitutions of the original 13 states, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation (precursor to the U.S. Constition), and the treaties between the United States and France, the Low Countries, and Sweden. Printer, polymath, and Founding Father Franklin (1706-90) explained the motivation behind this work to Thomas Mifflin, president of the Confederation Congress, in a letter of 25 December 1783: "The extravagant Misrepresentations of our Political State, in foreign Countries, made it appear necessary to give them better Information, which I thought could not be more effectually and authentically done than by publishing a Translation into French, now the most general Language in Europe, of the Book of Constitutions which had been printed by Order of Congress. This I accordingly got well done. It has been well taken, and has afforded [a] Matter of Surprise to many, who had conceived mean Ideas of the State of Civilization in America, and could not have expected so much political Knowledge and Sagacity had existed in our Wilderness. And from all Parts I have the Satisfaction to hear that our Constitutions in general are much admired. I am persuaded that this Step will not only tend to promote the Emigration to our Country of substantial People from all Parts of Europe, by the numerous Copies I shall dispense, but will facilitate our future Treaties with Foreign Courts, who could not before know what kind of Government and People they had to treat with." Franklin called on his friend Louis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld (1743-92) to translate the documents, with Franklin providing corrections and clarifications, often included here as footnotes. According to Livingston, Franklin had 100 copies of the work printed in quarto for presentation to various European dignitaries, and had 50 of the octavo copies bound in calf. As our copy is noted to be the gift of La Rochefoucauld, it seems possible that it was one of those 50. This publication had one more distinction, noted by Livingston: it contains the first appearance in any printed book of the Great Seal of the United States, adopted by Congress in 1782. The First Collected Edition in French of the Constitutions of the U.S. States. ONE OF 500 COPIES of the regular issue (and 100 Large Paper Copies; this apparently one of the 50 regular copie.…
More imagesPublished by [Imprimé par D. Jouaust] Librairie Des Bibliophiles, E. Flammarion, Successeur, Paris, 1892
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Contact seller4-star seller188 x 104 pp. (6 3/4 x 4 1/4"). XL, 290 pp., [1] leaf.Preface and notes by J.-F. Thénard. With the autobiographical essay "Self-Portrait by Himself" from the 1665 first edition, the introductions to the 1665 and the 1678 (fifth) editions, maxims removed from earlier editions, and the posthumously published essays "Reflections." EXQUISITE DARK BROWN MOROCCO, EXUBERANTLY GILT IN THE FANFARE STYLE, BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in, blind Exhibition stamp on rear doublure), covers with fillet border enclosing a panel with central oval strapwork medallion surrounded by rows of geometric ornaments, with sprays of leafy fronds connecting them and filling the space between, raised bands, spine compartments with central geometric ornament with leafy cornerpieces, gilt lettering, turn-ins with gilt fillets accented with leaf sprigs, crimson silk doublures and free endleaves, all edges gilt. Printer's device on title page. Front flyleaf with quote (in French) from the text ["It is more necessary to study men than to study books"] and "Christmas 1895" written in ink; recto of rear free endleaf with Taplow Court library label of William Grenfell, Baron Desborough. âMinor soiling to flyleaves, very faint browning to edges of leaves, otherwise very fine, the text clean and fresh, and in a virtually unworn binding bright with gilt. This comprehensive edition of the French moralist's famed collection of epigrams is offered here in a binding done in the fanfare style popular when this work was first printed. After a turbulent youth of court intrigue and aristocratic rebellions against King Louis XIII, François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-80) settled into a quiet life in the Parisian salons of Madame de Sablé, Madame de Sévigné, and Madame de La Fayette. It was among this intellectual, witty society that he honed the pithy epigrams that would have such an influence on French literature and culture. As the Oxford Companion notes, "The high degree of polish in the phrasing of the 'Maximes,' which excel in conciseness, precision, and appropriateness of expression, is to some extent due to discussions among his friends . . . . The work is a collection of some 500 gnomic sentences in which the author analyses the motives of human conduct with merciless penetration. While he recognizes in rare cases the existence of pure virtue and disinterested sentiments, he finds them tainted, almost universally, with some element of self-love or interested motive." Voltaire drew on La Rochefoucauld's views when writing "Candide," and the "Maximes" impacted the works of French writers from Stendhal to André Gide, as well as philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and English novelist Thomas Hardy. The duke's worldview would have resonated with former owner William Grenfell, Baron Desborough (1855-1945), a sportsman and indefatigable public servant who was one of the founding members of The Souls (fl. 1886-1900), an elite group of friends whose social gatherings for intellectual discussions were perhaps Victorian London's closest approximation of a Parisian salon. Although other members included prominent and accomplished men and women, it was the parties given by Grenfell's wife and fellow Soul Ettie that attracted guests like Vita Sackville-West, H. G. Wells, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde, Edward VII (when Prince of Wales), and Winston Churchill. One can easily imagine one of the Souls presenting this volume to the Grenfells for Christmas in 1895. By one of the great London workshops, the binding here is a modified example of the fanfare style of decoration popular in France from the late 16th to mid-17th century. The main features of this style, in Glaister's words, "are interlacing ribbons" that form "compartments of various shapes, with emphasis given to a central compartment." Ornaments made with small hand tools "fill all the compartments except the central one and almost completely cover the sides." The fanfare style is perhaps most frequently.…
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Contact seller2-star sellerLA ROCHEFOUCAULD, Francois, Duc de. REFLEXIONS OU SENTENCES ET MAXIMES MORALES. Two volumes bound as one. Paris: Chez Lefevre, 1822. 12mo. Contemporary quarter calf. Frontispiece, (viii), 221; (iv), 140 pages. La Rochefoucauld's "Maxims" were first published in 1665 and went through many editions. Their influence extended into the age of Voltaire who said that he contributed to the "taste of the Nation." His insights into human motivations and character penetrated the superficial shell of people and were a sharp analysis of the leading people of mid-seventeenth century France. Foxing. Good. …
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1799. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Vol:- Volume 5, Pages:- 370, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 5 370 370.…
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1799. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Vol:- Volume 7, Pages:- 388, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 7 388 388.…