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Ouvrard Speculator of Genius 1770-1846

Wolff, Otto [Translated by Stewart Thomson] With an Introduction and Notes by T. A. B. Corley [Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard was a French financier who was born in Moulins d'Antières at Cugand (Vendée) on 11 October 1770 and who died in London in October 1846].

(Book #ID 6111)

Published by Barrie and Rockliff, London First edition 1962. 1962.

First edition hard back vivid blue cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. 239 pp. Illustrated. A financial manipulator of breathtaking audacity, Gabriel Ouvrard played an important part in the economic affairs of France through the Revolution, the Directory, the Napoleonic Empire, and up to the reign of Louis XVIII. Responsible for the settlement of French debts after Waterloo, Ouvard financed empires, while Napoleon conquered them. Small rust spot to front panel and in near Fine condition, dust wrapper with two 10 mm closed tears to front panel, 15 mm closed tear to foot of spine edge, price clipped and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Paris Today with a Gazetteer of Places of Interest and Entertainment

Whelpton, Eric

(Book #ID 12541)

Published by Rockliff Salisbury Square, London First Edition 1948. 1948.

First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¾" x, 229 [pages]. Maps to end papers, twenty-three monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Light offsetting to end papers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with two small chips to centre of spine, light rubbing to corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Notre-Dame De Paris | Wonders of Man Series

Winston, Richard and Clara Winston and Newsweek Book Division

(Book #ID 110020)

Published by The Readers Digest Association Ltd., London | Newsweek, New York First Edition 1971. 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, Notre-Dame gilt outline to the front board, colour illustrated end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 172 pp with colour and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The French Revolution; From the Age of Louis XIV to the Coming of Napoleon

Wheeler, Harold F. B.

(Book #ID 60589)

Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack, 67 Long Acre, London 1913. London 1913.

Hard back binding in publisher's original toffee cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel with black illustration of French aristocrat, gilt to the upper edges, lower and fore edges uncut . Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains 477 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Shallow rubs and small splits to the spine ends, tan age spots to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Painters' Paris; An Artist's Guide to Paris [Signed]

Whelpton, Barbara

(Book #ID 62771)

Published by Johnson Publications Ltd., 11/14 Stanhope Mews West, London First Edition 1970. London 1970.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lemon paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, maps to the end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 188 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. A little foxing to the closed fore edges. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, with shallow rubs to the front fore edge and upper corners, not price clipped 30s. SIGNED by the Author to the front fly paper 'To Ricky with the most cordial good wishes of the Author, Barbara Whelpton, Rye 1974'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Companion Guide to The Loire

Wade, Richard [Jacket Illustration by Charles Gorham]

(Book #ID 94669)

Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., St. James's Place, London First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cinnamon paper covered boards, gilt and green title block to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 333 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations, photographs, maps and plans throughout. Lower spine end turned-in. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0002161419

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A Village in The Cevennes

Willings, Heather

(Book #ID 69820)

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd., 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1979. London 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, pale olive green end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 186 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0575026960

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Stories of Charlemagne

Westwood, Jennifer [Jacket Illustration by Victor Ambrus]

(Book #ID 69823)

Published by The Bodley Head Ltd., 9 Bow Street, London First Edition 1972. London 1972.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light sage green paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, sage green dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 153 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0370012666

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Les Plans en Relief des Places Fortes du Nord dans Les Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille [Relief Maps of Fortifications of he North in the Collections of the Palace of Beaux-Arts, Lille]

Warmoes, Isabelle

(Book #ID 74101)

Published by Somogy éditions d'art, Paris First Edition 2006. Paris 2006.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated French Flap card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9½'' x 8½''. Contains 96 pages of colour illustrations throughout with French text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 2850568384

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A Glance At French Literature

Wilson, N. Scarlyn

(Book #ID 89371)

Published by Sequana Ltd., 16 Buckingham Palace Road, London First Edition 1934. 1934.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt 840 to the spine and title and author lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 67 printed pages of text. Ex library copy with plate to the paste down and stamp to the copyright page only, rubs to the spine ends, shelf rubs to the covers, foxing to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Morts sans Sépulture et la Putain Respectueuse | Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at Theatre Antoine

Written by Jean-Paul Sartre [Starring Hélèna Bossis, Habib Benglia, Yves Vincent, Roland Bailly, Eugène Durand in:] Directed by Simone Berriau

(Book #ID 100462)

Performance Programme circa 1947. 1947.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 4½'' x 4''. Contains 12 pages with photographs of the characters from the productions. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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AA Road Book of France with Gazetteer Itineraries, Maps and Town Plans

Whelpton, Eric (An Outline History) Introduction by Jean Ravanel.

(Book #ID 106114)

Published by The Automobile Association, Leicester Square, London | Charles Letts and Co. Ltd., Diary House, London 1969. 1969.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, measurement and distance charts to the end papers. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains (viii), 528 pp with black and brown town maps followed by 13 pp colour maps with a scale of 16 miles to the inch. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, small repaired tears to the top of the spine, corners rubbed, not price clipped, 35s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Custom, Kinship, and Gifts to Saints; The Laudatio Parentum in Western France 1050-1150

White, Stephen D.

(Book #ID 107794)

Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, USA First Edition 1982. 1982.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original purple cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 313 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0807817791

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