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Le Must de Cartier Vendome ballpoin pen. Fluted gold-plated barrel and cap; pressing the top of the cap opens the clip to the desired width; releasing the pressure returns the clip ...

Vintage tabletop swing ball game. A rare tabletop swing ball game in original pine box. The exterior of the lid with stenciled name 'Le Spiroble de Salon'. The interior with paper instructions. The Victorian or early Edwardian game comprises of a short beech-wood pole with weighted X base and a ball on a piece of string. There are two very nice long handled rackets to accompany the set, the rackets with original gut stringing. A fine and I believe very rare set. The paper instructions are in French and read:- Le Spiroble de Salon. Deux Joueurs:- Ce jeu se joue sur une table divisee en deux parties egales par le Trace. Il se compose d'un Poteau au sommet duquel est attachee une cordelet le terminee par une balle en caoutehoue. Pour installer le Poteau on en fait entrer l' extremite dans le support alour- di de plomb en forme decroix. Le support est place au milieu de la table dans l'axe du Trace. Deux joueurs prennent part au jeu. Munis chacun d'une raquette, ils se placent en ???? l'un de l'autre de chaque cote du Trace et tirent au sort a qui lancera la balle. Le joueur faorise lance la balle fortement aves sa raquettsde facon a enrouler la cor...

A 3 ½ inch Regency Lane’s pocket globe, dated 1818, the terrestrial globe with the seas in light green and the land masses outlined in darker green, contained within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...

Pontormo e Rosso Fiorentino " Divergenti Vie Della "Maniera". Falciani Caro e Natali Antonio a cura di, 1st Ed softcover Exhibition Catalog. Published to accompany an exhibition at P...

Nicely framed map titled 'Greece'. Original antique map of Greece published by C. Smith, 1818. Frame included.

Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Title: Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes Par Mr. Felibien, Secretaire de l' Academie des Sciences & Historiographe du Roi. Tome premier, 1705, Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigeer & augmentée des Conferences de l'Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture and Tome second, 1705 A londres, chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, a l'enseigne d' Erafme Tome premier 68 pages and on page 69 second entretien till page 248 8 pages with table des martieres, Continues dans le premier Tome Tome second 165 pages with troisieme entretien and on page 166 quatrième entretien till page 297 5 pages 'table' Brown leather binding with paper board and 5 spine...

Le Must de Cartier Vendome fountain pen. Fluted gold-plated barrel and cap; pressing the top of the cap opens the clip to the desired width; relea...

Set of eight French language book series titled "Letters of Madame de Sévigné", was printed in Paris in 1818. The spines are dark blue almost black sheepskin leather bindings with gi...

- Fabulous rare set of Tour de France commemorative plates for the cycling enthusiast - In original condition, no damage - Luneville 1959 1. June 25 depart Mullhouse, 26 June, 17 July, 18 July 2. June 29 Rennes June 30 Blain July 1 Nantes 3. July 2 Rochelle July 3 Bordeaux, July 4 Bayonne, July 5 Bagneres de Bigorre 4. July 6 St Gaudens...

Le Palais de Topkapi, Topkapi Palace. Published 1993 by Aksit Kultur Turizm Sanat Ajans First Edition January 1993) Edition Language French. By the 16th cent...

AUTHOR: Cyprien Berard and Charles Nodier. TITLE: Lord Ruthwen, ou Les Vampires. PUBLISHER: Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire, 1820. DESCRIPTION: FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 2 vols., 6-3/...

Dutch Golf Engraving By J. Aliamet, Les Amusements De L'Hiver. Rare 18th century Dutch golf engraving by J. Aliamet depicting Dutchman playing the early form of golf on the ice near Haarlem in 1668. The engraving is taken from Adriaen van de Velde original oil painting but is printed in reverse, the Kolf engraving is entitled 'Les Amusemens De L'Hiver' (Winter Fun). A print of this engraving was published in Darwins 1920 book, A Golfers Gallery of Old Masters. The scene shows a group of four Dutch gentlemen in the foreground playing kolf, the forerunner of golf. The main player can be seen taking aim to hit the post which is next to the man standing over his right shoulder. They are eagerly watched by a young lad who has his hands in his pockets to keep warm with a Kolf club under his arms, looking as if longing to join in. Two ladies are being pushed and pulled in a wooden sledge...