Added engraved t.p. in v. 1 and v. 2; signed 'F.C.' [i.e. François Chauveau]., CtY-BR, Description based on v. 2 of Beinecke Library copy and Guibert., Imperfect: all but v. 2 wanting. Imprint date of v.2 appears to be 'MDCLXXII.' Bookplate: Walter L. Pforzheimer. From the library of Walter L. Pforzheimer., Imprints vary. Other issues are known with imprint names that include: Claude Barbin, Gabriel Quinet, Thomas Joly, Charles de Sercy, Louis Billaine, Guillaume de Luyne, and Etienne Loyson. Cf. Guibert., and Vols. 1-2 are reprinted from the 1666 collected ed.; v. 3-7 are composed of remainders of separate plays with various imprints, and some newly printed plays.
Publisher:
Chez Jean Guignard, fils, dans la grande sale du Palais, du costé de la Cour des aydes, à l'image Saint Jean,
Subject (Name):
Chauveau, François, 1613-1676., Guignard, Jean, 1632?-1719, bookseller., and Pforzheimer, Walter L.--(Walter Lionel),--1914-2003--Bookplate.
Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et divertissements du roy, a Versailles, Festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles, and Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee
Description:
1 unnumbered plate by Francois Chauveau, representing entertainments held in 1674 on the termination of the campaign in Franche-Comte., 5 plates, numbered I-V, by Jean Le Pautre, representing the festivities at Versailles on July 18, 1668., 5 unnumbered plates by Jean Le Pautre., Armorial bookplate with motto: Ubique patriam reminisci., Binding with French royal arms (Bourbon)., Nine plates, numbered 1-9, by Israel Silvestre., On spine: Tom. XI., The first series of 9 plates was originally published in 1673 under the title: Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee ..., The next series of 5 plates was originally published in 1679 under the title: Relation de la feste de Versailles, du 18e juillet mil six cens soixante-huit., The third series of 6 plates was originally published in 1676 under the title: Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la roy a toute sa cour, au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte, en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV ..., The three sequences of plates were each originally published separately with text by Andre Felibien., and Two plates have Yale proprietary stamps on verso; all other versos blank.
Subject (Geographic):
France --Court and courtiers --Pictorial works
and France --History --Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Subject (Name):
Chauveau, Francois, 1613-1676, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Relation de la feste de Versailles du dix-huitieme juillet mil six cents soixante-huit, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, and Silvestre, Israel, 1621-1691
Élémens philosophiques des arcanes et du dissoluant général., Propositions touchant la physique resolutiue., Rvdimens de la philosophie natvrelle :, and Vertus magnetiques du sang.
Description:
[8] p. of chemical characters appear in pt. 5., [ptie. 1] Les rudimens ... : cours theorique. 1665.--[ptie. 2] Les rudimens ... : cours pratique. 1665.--[ptie. 3] Les rudimens ... : de la fermentation. 1665.--[ptie. 4] Les vertus magnetiques du sang. Paris, Imp. I. Le Gentil, 1664.--[ptie. 5] Propositions touchant la physique resolutiue. 1665.--[ptie. 6] Élémens philosophiques des arcanes et du dissolvant général. 1668., All 6 parts bound in 1 volume with frontispiece (bled at top and bottom) before part 1; part 4 bound following part 6., Each part has separate t.p. and pagination., and Reference: Ferguson, II, 42.
Publisher:
Chez Geoffroy Marcher ...,
Subject (Topic):
Alchemy--Early works to 1800. and Chemistry--Early works to 1800.
The fourth volume contains 98 letters (copies) to and from George Legge, 1st baron Dartmouth, 1648-1691. Followed by papers written by Lord Dartmouth during his confinement in the Tower of London, and an appendix.
Description:
Blank versos not digitized., Letters 275-373., and Purchased by James Marshall Osborn from Maggs in 1958. Bequest of James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn, 1976.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Court and courtiers and Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1688
Subject (Name):
Bagot, William Bagot,--Baron,--1773-1856, Dartmouth, George Legge,--Baron,--1647-1691, Great Britain.--Army, Great Britain.--Parliament, Great Britain.--Royal Navy, Wharton, Philip,--4th baron Wharton,--1613-1696, and William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702