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  • SUPERB SIGNED SET IN SPLENDID FULL CALF
    Mémoires de Vidocq, Chef de la Police de Sureté, jusqu'en 1827. by VIDOCQ, Francois Eugene
    VIDOCQ, Francois Eugene
    Mémoires de Vidocq, Chef de la Police de Sureté, jusqu'en 1827.

    Paris: Tenon, 1828-29. 4 volume set, 8 1/4 inches tall. First Edition. A splendid full calf of the period, an ancient catalogue slip attributes it to the great C. Lewis, with dense gilt tooling and olive labels on smooth backs. The arms of the 3rd Earl of Clare are gilt blocked onto the boards. Signed by Vidocq in the first 3 volumes as called for. Eugene Vidocq was an adventurer and detective who helped create the 'secret police' in France and is considered the father of modern criminology. Dismissed in 1832 for a theft that he allegedly organised, Vidocq created a police agency 'Police de Sûreté", the prototype of modern detective agencies. Known all over France as a remarkably…

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    Paris: Tenon, 1828-29. 4 volume set, 8 1/4 inches tall. First Edition. A splendid full calf of the period, an ancient catalogue slip attributes it to the great C. Lewis, with dense gilt tooling and olive labels on smooth backs. The arms of the 3rd Earl of Clare are gilt blocked onto the boards. Signed by Vidocq in the first 3 volumes as called for. Eugene Vidocq was an adventurer and detective who helped create the 'secret police' in France and is considered the father of modern criminology. Dismissed in 1832 for a theft that he allegedly organised, Vidocq created a police agency 'Police de Sûreté", the prototype of modern detective agencies. Known all over France as a remarkably audacious man, Vidocq was a friend of such authors as Victor Hogo, Honoré de Balzac, Eugène Sue and Alexandre Dumas père and influenced Edgar Allen Poe. The figure of Vidocq is believed to have inspired Balzac's creation of the criminal genius Vautrin, one of the most vivid characters to appear in his novelistic series La Comédie Humaine. From the residual library of Charles Butler (1821-1910) of Warren Wood in Hatfield. The majority of his library was sold at Sotheby's on 5th April 1911. A wonderful set of this great work In the original French.

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  • MAGNIFICENT LARGE PAPER SET IN FULL GEORGIAN DICED CALF
    Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. by VIRGIL
    VIRGIL
    Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis.

    Londini (London): Apud A. Dulae & Co., 1800. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A beautiful and magnificent large-paper edition in full diced calf with gilt raised bands, gilt pallets, dentelles and a gilt roll framing the diced boards. This " is certainly the most beautiful octavo publication of the poet extant... the text is supposed to be faultless. Some few copies are struck off on LARGE PAPER, in imperial octavo, and sell high" (Dibdin). With the leather bookplate of Granville Hastings Wheler of Otterden Place. Embellished with 15 plates by Bartolozzi, James Fittler, J. Neagle, and Sharp, after Gerard and Girode. Exceptionally clean inside and out. In the original Latin.

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  • ONE OF 12 COPIES IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO
    Souvenirs et Grandeur Militaire. by VIGNY, Alfred de
    VIGNY, Alfred de
    Souvenirs et Grandeur Militaire.

    Paris: Armand Magnier, 1898. 2 volume set, 10.25 inches tall. 2 magnificent full morocco bindings by Stroobants. The spine is superbly tooled in the aesthetic manner with morocco onlays, the boards are bound with a natural tan morocco. Gilt top edges. This set in number 3 of 12 copies ,out of a limited edition of 300, on 'imperiales du Japon' with the plates in 4 states and the vignettes in 3. An unsentimental and gripping account of military life with the concept of honour vanishing from the post Napoleonic army. A superb set in pristine condition. In the original French.

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  • RARE LIMITED EDITION IN HALF MOROCCO
    Oeuvres Libres: Les Amies Femmes by VERLAINE, Paul. Louis Berthommé-Saint-André, (Illustrator)
    VERLAINE, Paul. Louis Berthommé-Saint-André, (Illustrator)
    Oeuvres Libres: Les Amies Femmes

    Paris: 'Disciples d'Hippocrate', 1942. Half crushed morocco, 11 inches tall. A simple binding with gilt tooled titles, fleurons and top edge. One of 250 copies on 'velin de rives', this being number 245. With 13 explicit illustrations in black and white and 12 in colour, with an extra suite of the 12 colour lithographs. A fine copy.

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  • FINE HUMPHREYS PRINTING IN STUNNING FULL CALF
    Maximes. by VAUVENARGUES, Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de
    VAUVENARGUES, Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de
    Maximes.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1903. 2 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A superb full crushed morocco binding for Hatchards. With raised bands and very fine gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. The text is in both French and English. Beautifully printed on handmade paper by Humphreys (see our other examples).

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  • FINE COPY IN FULL FRENCH 18TH CENTURY MOROCCO
    Caii Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae Libri Duo. by VELLEIUS. (Marcus Velleius Paterculus)
    VELLEIUS. (Marcus Velleius Paterculus)
    Caii Velleii Paterculi Historiae Romanae Libri Duo.

    Paris: Barbou, 1774 & 1777. 2 volumes bound in 1, 6 1/2 inches tall. A delightful French 18th century full morocco, ascribed to Bradel in a pencil note by Robert J. Hayhurst on the first blank with gilt bands, superb and very fine gilt tooling to the panels and boards and contrasting red label. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Engraved frontispiece and decorations. Bookplate. Velleius Paterculus was a Roman historian writing at the time of Christ covering the end of the Trojan wars, the death of Caesar up to the death of Emperor Augustus in AD 14. In the original Latin.

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  • MAGNIFICENT FULL TREE CALF IN PRISTINE CONDITION
    A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages. by VIEYRA, Anthony
    VIEYRA, Anthony
    A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages.

    London: Wingrave et al., 1805. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A magnificent full calf from the beginning of the 19th century with gilt bands, elaborate gilt centre tools, label and speckled edges. With the bookplate of M. General Sir Charles Stewart of Wynyard Park. From the library of Charles William Vane (formerly Stewart), third Marquess of Londonderry. Vane served with distinction throughout the Peninsula War. His dashing and dandified portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence is at the National Portrait Gallery. He amassed magnificent libraries in his various Country Houses.

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  • HANDSOME SET IN EDWARDIAN HALF MOROCCO BY BICKERS
    The Letters of Queen Victoria. by VICTORIA, Queen. BENSON, Arthur Christopher & ESHER, Viscount (edited by).
    VICTORIA, Queen. BENSON, Arthur Christopher & ESHER, Viscount (edited by).
    The Letters of Queen Victoria.

    London: John Murray, 1907. 3 volume set, 9 inches tall. A handsome Edwardian half morocco binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands, gilt crown and rose centre tools in the panels and gilt top edges. Foxing mostly confined to the preliminaries and edges. A few small marks to the boards but still a splendid looking set of 'a Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861'.

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  • EXCEPTIONALLY NICE COPY IN FULL 18th CENTURY CALF
    Épitres, Satires, Contes, Odes, et Pieces Fugitives, du Poete Philosophe.... by VOLTAIRE
    VOLTAIRE
    Épitres, Satires, Contes, Odes, et Pieces Fugitives, du Poete Philosophe....

    Londres (London, but probably Geneva, 1771. Full calf, 8 inches tall. A superb 18th century full calf with gilt raised bands, red label and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. Speckled boards and pink edges. With the bookplate of Vane Londonderry. From the library of Charles William Vane (formerly Stewart), third Marquess of Londonderry. Vane served with distinction throughout the Peninsula War. His dashing and dandified portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence is at the National Portrait Gallery. He amassed magnificent libraries in his various Country Houses. A splendid copy of a scarce title.

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  • EXTRAORDINARY FINELY GILT TOOLED, SILK LINED VELLUM WALLET
    Vellum wallet. by VELLUM
    VELLUM
    Vellum wallet.

    Vellum wallet, 4.5 inches tall. Very fine gilt tooling by Guilio Giannini, the famous Florentine binders, covering a double pocket watered silk lining.

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  • NEAT 'COUNTRY HOUSE' GEORGIAN HALF CALF
    Histoire des Revolutions de Portugal. by VERTOT, M. L'Abbé de
    VERTOT, M. L'Abbé de
    Histoire des Revolutions de Portugal.

    La Haye: Scheurleer, 1729. Half calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. A simple, though very pleasing, Georgian half calf with gilt bands, label and blind centre tools. With the armorial bookplate of Vane Londonderry. From the library of Charles William Vane (formerly Stewart), third Marquess of Londonderry. Vane served with distinction throughout the Peninsula War. His dashing and dandified portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence is at the National Portrait Gallery. He amassed magnificent libraries in his various Country Houses. Engraved frontispiece and folding Royal pedigree, the latter has a small tear with no loss.

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  • ELEGANT SET IN HALF CRUSHED MOROCCO
    The Works of Henry Vaughan by VAUGHAN, Henry
    VAUGHAN, Henry
    The Works of Henry Vaughan

    Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1914. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A very fine binding with wide gilt raised bands, elegant gilt tooling to the spine and gilt top edge. A handsome set of the Works of Henry Vaughan, the 17th Century Welsh author, physician and metaphysical poet.

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  • PRISTINE BINDING OF MOTTLED CALF
    Histoire des Revolutions de Suede by VERTOT, M. l’Abbe De
    VERTOT, M. l’Abbe De
    Histoire des Revolutions de Suede

    Paris: Belin, 1794. 3 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. Full mottled calf with raised bands, twin labels and gilt filets. Slight worming affecting the first few leaves in the bottom corner of volume one, otherwise a fine copy in a completely pristine binding.

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  • HANDSOME COPY IN HALF CALF
    Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, Bart. Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh. by VEITCH, John
    VEITCH, John
    Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, Bart. Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh.

    Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1869. Half calf, 8.75 inches tall. A handsome copy of this memoir of this celebrated Scottish Metaphysician. Portrait. Half calf with gilt raised bands, label and gilt panels.

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  • CHARMING GEORGIAN FULL STRAIGHT GRAIN CALF
    La Henriade. by VOLTAIRE
    VOLTAIRE
    La Henriade.

    London: Charles C. Arnold, 1825. Full calf, 5.5 inches tall. A delightful little binding in full straight grain calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. The boards framed within gilt fillets and a gilt roll. Engraved frontispiece. Neat ink inscription dated 1833 on first blank and previous owner's name on the title page, dated 1864. Voltaire's epic poem on the evils of religious extremism and civil disorder in French, printed and bound in England.

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  • SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN HALF CRUSHED MOROCCO
    Les Deux Rives by VANDEREM, Fernand
    VANDEREM, Fernand
    Les Deux Rives

    Paris: Ollendorff, 1897. Half crushed morocco by Durvand, 7.5 inches tall. With raised bands, label and gilt top edge. The foredge has not been trimmed, causing a rather eccentric effect with some leaves extending about an inch further than others, a deluxe style of the period. There is an inscription from the author to an A.M.R. Rolo. A lovely. copy.

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  • LONDON PRINTING IN FINE FULL 18TH CENTURY SPECKLED CALF
    La Henriade. by VOLTAIRE
    VOLTAIRE
    La Henriade.

    London: Molini et al, 1795. Full speckled calf, 5.5 inches tall. Delightful little binding with gilt bands, sun burst centre tools and label. Speckled edges. Engraved frontispiece.

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  • MORALITY TALES IN FINE HALF MOROCCO
    The Richest Man in Todmorton; And other stories about Riches and Happiness. by VARIOUS
    VARIOUS
    The Richest Man in Todmorton; And other stories about Riches and Happiness.

    London: The Religious Tract Society, c.1860. Half morocco, 6 inches tall. A fine mid-Victorian binding with gilt raised bands and neat gilt pallets and centre tools to the panels.

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