Lot n° 38
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90 - 130
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[Dauphiné] Lot of 3 19th century works relating to the Grand - Lot 38
[Dauphiné] Lot of 3 19th century works relating to the Grande-Chartreuse:
1/ [RAMBAUD (Dom Bruno)]. Tableau historique et pittoresque de la Grande-Chartreuse et de ses alentours. By a monk of the monastery. Grenoble, Baratier Frères et Fils, 1837. One volume in-8, modern full boards, covers cons. Scattered foxing. 150-(1) pp. + 4 lithographs h.t.
First edition.
2/ DU BOYS (Albert). La Grande-Chartreuse, ou tableau historique et descriptif de ce monastère, précédé d'une vie abrégée de Saint Bruno, fondateur de l'Ordre des Chartreux. Grenoble, Baratier Frères et Fils and Ch. Vellot et Ce, 1845. One volume in-8, contemporary half-basane. Upper margin of 2 ff. slightly torn but not missing, a few freckles. 223-(1) pp. + 7 h.t. lithographs + 1 h.t. map.
First edition.
3/ DUPRÉ DELOIRE (Esprit-François-Marie). Voyage à la Grande-Chartreuse. Valence, L. Borel, 1830. One volume in-12 from pp. [3] to 352 ; contemporary half-basane.
First edition.
"In his account of an excursion made in 1822, E.-F.-M. Dupré Deloire combines emotions and scientific observations, revealing the evolution of the way we look at nature." (E.A. Pepy, Imaginaire du sauvage: l'ours sur le territoire de la Grande Chartreuse, pp. 87-102).
It includes a picturesque account of his encounter with a bear.
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