4 vols. in two, 18mo. viii, 202; 204; 215, [1]; 214, [2] pp. 24 engraved plates, including 12 stipple engravings in vol. 1, faintly signed Dien sc. Contemporary tree calf gilt (scraped and worn). Inscription on front flyleaf of vol. 1: Souvenir de Thse de Butler à son frère Maurice... More about Le Nouvel ami des enfans, ou le Berquin anglais...Traduction libre de l'anglais ... Cinquième...

Manuscript on laid paper, 4to (236 x 176 mm). 126 leaves, foliated [3], 1-3, [1], 4-42, [1], 43-51 [1] 52-61 [1] 62-103 [1] 104-118 (apparently complete). The numbered leaves containing one hundred and eighteen highly finished emblematic drawings, all full-page, explanations written on versos, the unnumbered leaves containing the title... More about Emblemi sulla Dottrina Cristiana ad uso de' Sordo-Muti inventati da S. R. Il Padre Gio. Bat[is]ta...

8vo (171 x 105 mm). [iv], 107 pp. Contemporary brown speckled paper boards, edges sprinkled red.***Only Edition, only known copy, of a household guide for the German lady of the house, with instructions on domestic and personal care, from the pantry to the boudoir. 216 short chapters arranged by subject... More about Compendiöses Wirthschafts-Buch für Frauenzimmer

16mo (113 x 62 mm). viii, 97, [1] pp. (folding table counted as 4 pages). Ninety-one etchings after Gravelot, including allegorical frontispiece signed by N. Le Mire and dated 1758, and 90 etched plates of girls and women engaged in various activities of daily life. Text within double rule border... More about Almanach utile et agréable de la loterie de l’Ecole Royale Militaire pour l’année 1759 ......

16mo (108 x 75 mm). [64] ff. Type ornament title border, printer’s woodcut device, woodcut initial and headpiece. Discreet marginal paper repairs to first half dozen leaves, causing loss to portions of title border, supplied in neat facsimile, a few other small marginal repairs. 19th-century green morocco, central gold-stamped arms... More about Proverbes commvns, et belles sentences pour familierement parler Latin & Francois a tous propos

4to (200 x 139 mm). Collation: ¶8 A-B4 C-Q8 R4 (R4 blank). [8], 113, [10] leaves. Index in two columns. Title woodcut of Saints Peter and Paul, woodcut floriated initials. Wormtracks in gutters, scattered dampstaining, dark marginal stains to corners in quires K-L. Contemporary vellum, manuscript spine title, stained, upper... More about Ceremonial romano para Missas cantadas y rezadas. En el qual se ponen todas las Rubricas...