Lexique de L'Ancien Francais
Paris: Librairie Honore Champion, 1982. Soft cover. 8vo. Text in French. Soft cover. 544 pp. Creasing to spine and corners, light wear to joints. A dictionary of the French language to 1300 A.D. More
Paris: Librairie Honore Champion, 1982. Soft cover. 8vo. Text in French. Soft cover. 544 pp. Creasing to spine and corners, light wear to joints. A dictionary of the French language to 1300 A.D. More
Paris: H. Welter, Editeur, 1901. Hardcover. 8vo. Full black cloth, gilt titling to spine. 544 pp. Light rubbing and wear to spine ends and corners. Ink ownership inscription to ffep. A dictionary of ancient French. More
Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers, 1982. First Thus. Soft cover. 8vo. Original card wraps, staple bound. 69 pp. Text in English and French, with separate title pages. B&W illustrations. Light bumping and age toning to edges of wraps, else fine. 'Organised crime' remains an element of statistics until it..... More
Larousse. Hardcover. 8vo. Full blue cloth, white lettering. Moire endpapers. xxi, 630 pp. Navy ribbon marker. Light age toning to pages. Slight darkening to spine and top edges of dust jacket, bump to top edge of rear cover. This dictionary looks at the historical limits of ancient French, from la..... More
London: Almark Publications, 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8.25" x 7.75" Soft cover. 36 pp. Fully illustrated. Some rubbing to lower edge of front cover and spine foot, else fine. More
Bern: A. Francke S.A., 1960. Hardcover. 12mo. Orig. tan cloth. x, 176 pp. Spine tilted, rubbing to extremities. Interior is age toned. More
Paris: Maloine S.A. Editeur, 1975. Limited Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Orig. printed blue card wrappers. 407 pp. B&W maps and illustrations. Spine sunned, chafing to extremities, light soiling to covers. More
Paris: Self-published, 1970. Girbal, Jack. Limited Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Limited edition, 2500 copies. Orig. printed card wrappers. 407 pp. Colour plates, B&W maps. Spine sunned, chafing to extremities, light soiling to covers. More
Paris: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Hardcover. 18mo. N.d., [ca. 1948 or slightly later]. The Nelson Classics. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Top edges green. 640 pp.; 576 pp. Chafing to spine ends and corners. Movie tie-in sleeves for the 1948 Italian adaptation. Dust jackets are lightly rubbed, a few small..... More
London: Collins Clear-Type Press. Hardcover. 18mo. N.d., [ca. 1920s?]. Burgundy stiffened leatherette. T.E.G. 508 pp.; 509-1016 pp. Chafing to spine ends and corners, spine sunned. In VG burgundy slipcase with some scuffing and wear. One of Hugo's most powerful and popular romances, with vivid pictures of life as it was..... More
Paris: Editions Salvator - Mulhouse, 1957. Soft cover. 8vo. Orig. tan card wraps, sewn and glued binding. 421 pp., [4] B&W plates + B&W maps. Spine tilted and creased. Cracking to hinges, covers lifting. Stamp to foot of ffep. Age toning to interior. French translation by Charles Munier. More
Gardeny City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 18mo. Brown paper boards, printed paper spine label, pictorial onlay to front board. 130 pp. Light rubbing and soiling to boards, bumping to spine ends, spine slightly tilted. Bookplate of C.B. Farrar. More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1957. Hardcover. 8vo (royal). Full red cloth. xxii, 248 pp. Numerous B&W illustrations in text. Rubbing to spine ends. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned to spine, chipped to spine head and upper corners. An original and eminently readable study of medieval art in relation to..... More
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (imperial). First French Edition. Halfbound morocco over blue marbled boards, iv, 599pp. Frontispiece, [18] b/w and colour lithographic plates, plus numerous handsome woodcuts in-text; light foxing, bottom edges somewhat trimmed; marble chipping on rear board along spine, o/w very..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. teal paper boards. 179 pp. [16] pp. B&W photos. Light sunning and bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket is price clipped, edge worn, a few short tears, some scuffing to rear cover. More
Gibbings and Company, 1894. Hardcover. 1 o 500 limited copies printed in this edition. Tan cloth with paneled burgundy and publishers initial on lower right front board, xxxvi, 460pp. Frontispiece, plus 4 plates. Light foxing throughout; a small stain on upper front board, otherwise a very good copy of the..... More
Paris: Horizons de France, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (royal). Full grey cloth. 376 pp. Copiously illustrated in colour and B&W. Spine tilted. Dust jacket is price clipped, edge worn, sunned to spine, a few chips to edges. More
1896: Berger-Levrault, 1897. Hardcover. Full burgundy morocco, a.e.g. with inner dentelle edges and decorated endpapers, xvii, 633pp. Pages a bit faded, corners worn with some light wear to leather, otherwise very good. A collection of Church Hymns and Psalms from late 19th century Paris. More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1927. Morin, Henry. Hardcover. 18mo. Nelson's "Modern Studies" SeriesFull orange cloth, gilt sailboat device to front board. 176 pp. B&W illustration in text. Spine darkened, cloth lightly soiled, rubbed to extremities. Ink ownership inscription to tail edge of text block. Offsetting to endpapers. Ink inscriptions..... More
Bruxelles: Paul Lacomblez, 1907. Hardcover. 18mo. Half red cloth, blue leather spine label, marbled paper boards. 83 pp. Boards bowed, edge worn, spotting and staining to cloth. Bookplate of C.B. Farrar. Very good overall. More
Krefeld: Verlag Heere der Vergangenheit, 1972. Hardcover. 8vo. Two volumes, with Album. Orig. red cloth. x, ; Album - 248 pp. Some bumping to edges of dust jackets, else fine. In custom card slipcases with some wear and sunning to extremities. More
Paris: Editions des Musees Nationaux, 1938. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 8vo (royal). Soft cover. xiv, 108 pp., 103 pp. numbered plates of B&W reproductions. Spine sunned and creased, repaired at head with tape. Some bumping to edges. Interior is age toned. More
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1842. Hardcover. 8vo. From the fourth edition. Previously rebound, orig. green cloth laid down in panels to newer leather, gilt titling to spines. xxiv, 13-516, pl. 1-14; xii, 15-437, pl. 15- 28; xvi, 15-495, pl. 29-37; xii, 15-485, p. 38-55. Numerous b&w diagrams and maps of..... More
Southampton: Ordnance Survey Office, 1914. No Binding. Folded paper map. 4.5" x 6.5" folded. 1:20000 scale. Age toned, creased, a few damp stains, several perforations, a few short tears to edges, chip to head of rear when folded. Rubber stamp to front. More