INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
Histoire de la Régénération de la Grèce – 1824 (Vol. I)
€180.00A rare original first edition chronicling the events of the Greek War of Independence (1740–1824), written by French diplomat and philhellene François Pouqueville.
History of the War between Russia and Turkey, and especially of the Campaign of 1769 – St. Petersburg, 1773 — Histoire de la Guerre entre la Russie et la Turquie, et particulièrement de la Campagne de 1769. St. Petersburg, 1773.
€260.00Α 18th-century French account of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), focusing on the 1769 campaign. First edition, printed 1773, originally issued with nine maps (not present). Contemporary binding heavily worn, spine defective, covers detached, text complete and legible. An important source on Catherine II’s early campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
I Promessi Sposi, Volume II (1843 – Paris Edition) by Alessandro Manzoni
€280.00An early Parisian edition (1843) of I Promessi Sposi, one of the most important novels in the Italian literary canon. This edition was approved by Alessandro Manzoni himself, as explicitly stated on the title page:
“Edizione approvata dall’autore, e fatta su quella di Milano da lui riveduta.”
Published by the prestigious Baudry European Library in Paris, a well-known publisher of classical European literature during the 19th century, this volume reflects the early international recognition of Manzoni’s masterpiece.
Incisioni Europa – Grecia (Venice, Antonelli) c. 1850 “Engravings of Europe – Greece”
€1,450.00Venice: Stabilimento Tipografico Giuseppe Antonelli, c. 1840–1855. Complete: 2 folding maps of Greece by T. Duvotenay and 113 engraved plates of Greek subjects by Italian engravers (Salimbeni, Butasson, Lazzari, Tiozzo, Podestà, Bosa, Simonetti, Zuliani, Dal Pozzo, Musitelli). Binding worn with cracked hinges; scattered foxing and minor tears at map folds; plates generally clean, good impressions.
Karl Krumbacher – Geschichte der Byzantinischen Litteratur (2 Volumes)
€60.00An essential two-volume scholarly work, Geschichte der Byzantinischen Litteratur von Justinian bis zum Ende des Oströmischen Reiches (527–1453) by Karl Krumbacher. Complete Set – 2 Volumes | Burt Franklin, New York, 1958
Kreis und Kugel – Wilhelm Blaschke (1916, Veit & Comp., Leipzig)
€18.00Original 1916 German edition of Blaschke’s classic geometry text on circles and spheres, featuring 27 diagrams and foundational theorems in convex geometry.
L’Europe et l’Empire Ottoman by René Pinon – (Paris: Perrin, c.1909)
€45.00René Pinon’s influential work on the geopolitical situation of the Ottoman Empire and the “Eastern Question” at the turn of the 20th century. A prominent French historian and political analyst, Pinon offers valuable contemporary insight into European-Ottoman relations before the Balkan Wars and World War I.
L’Océanographie – J. Richard (1914)
€45.00Early 20th-century monograph on oceanography, dedicated to Prince Albert I of Monaco, the pioneer of modern oceanographic research. The work provides a comprehensive survey of the state of oceanographic science at the beginning of the 20th century, covering marine fauna, ocean currents, exploration voyages, and the establishment of the Institut Océanographique in Paris and the Monaco Oceanographic Museum.
Illustrated with numerous in-text figures and diagrams, including a frontispiece portrait of Prince Albert I.
La plus grande entreprise coloniale de l’histoire
€10.00A rare colonial-era political and military propaganda piece detailing what the author refers to as “the greatest colonial enterprise in history” — the 1935–1936 Italian invasion and occupation of Ethiopia.
Le Parthénon et le Génie Grec – Émile Boutmy (1897)
€20.00Rare and elegant first edition of Émile Boutmy’s philosophical and architectural study of ancient Greece, focused on the Parthenon and the essence of Greek genius. This volume, published in Paris in 1897.
Mémoires sur les Sciences Occultes by Arthur Schopenhauer – 1912
€45.00A French edition of “Mémoires sur les Sciences Occultes” offers a unique philosophical perspective by the renowned German thinker Arthur Schopenhauer on subjects that transcend the empirical world. It includes essays on:
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Animal magnetism and magic
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The destiny of the individual
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The appearance of spirits and related phenomena
Mesdames Nos Aïeules – Ten Centuries of Elegance
€85.00This is a rare and richly illustrated antique book by the celebrated French illustrator Albert Robida (1848–1926), best known for his satirical and imaginative works.
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