Félicité Robert de LAMENNAIS

L'imitation de Jésus-Christ

Chez Ambroise Bray, à Paris 1859, 17x26cm, relié.

New illustrated edition of two headpieces, one engraved by Joseph von Keller, the other by Léon Gruel, the latter color embellished with gold and four inset plates

100 €

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First edition, Signed book

Henri MICHAUX

Un barbare en Asie

Nrf, Paris 1933, 11,5x18,5cm, relié.

First edition for which there were only 23 large-paper copies on pur fil paper, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Contemporary half black morocco over Surrealist marbled-paper boards by Duhayon, gilt date to foot of spine, pastedowns and endpapers of black glacé paper, covers and spine [...]

1 500 €

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Torquato Tasso (dit) LE TASSE

Jérusalem délivrée

chez Bossange, Masson et Besson, à Paris 1808, 9,5x17cm, 2 volumes reliés.

New illustrated edition of 19 figures inset designed by Plover and engraved by Le Roy.
Binders full calf olive green, smooth back a bit rubbed, adorned with typographical reasons, double gilded nets and rollers, fine hatching on the caps, joints slightly cracked at the head and tail if not a [...]

250 €

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First edition

Eugène de GENOUDE

La vie de Jésus-Christ et des apotres tirée des saints évangiles

Pourrat frères, Paris 1836, Grd. in-8 (17x26cm), 272pp. et 270pp., 2 volumes reliés.

First edition, illustrated with a folding map of Palestine in 27 colors and laminated boards on chine.
Binders full red morocco contemporary long grain (Russian leather) signed Malabert. spine smooth ornate a large plate. boards decorated with a large central iron cross-shaped and large bezel [...]

1 000 €

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First edition

Antoine-Augustin BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE

Le Grand dictionnaire géographique, historique et critique

Chez P. G. Le Mercier & Le Mercier & Boudet, à Paris 1739-1741, in-4 (25,5x38,5cm), (4) XII pp. (2) 525 pp. (3) 334

original and complete well Editing six volumes
Binders of the time in the open marbled brown calf,

1 000 €

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First edition

Ezra POUND & James JOYCE

Lettres d'Ezra Pound à James Joyce

Mercure de France, Paris 1970, 15x21cm, broché.

First edition of the French translation, one of 60 copies numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
Nice copy.

350 €

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Pierre CORNEILLE

Oeuvres de Corneille avec les commentaires de Voltaire

Chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard, à Paris 1817, 13,5x23cm, 12 volumes reliés.

Later edition of the works of Pierre Corneille with a commentary by Voltaire.
Contemporary half green Russia over paper boards (a little rubbed), spine with gilt Restoration typographic motifs.
A little foxing.
The set is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author drawn and [...]

1 000 €

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(Capitaine Frederick) MARRYAT

Oeuvres complètes

Chez Charles Gosselin, à Paris 1838-1841, 13x21,5cm, 30 tomes en 15 volumes reliés.

Nouvelle édition française traduite par A.J.B. Defauconpret.
Reliures en demi-basane blonde, dos à quatre nerfs ornés de filets et de fleurons estampés à froid, pièces de titre et de tomaison en veau ornées de filets dorés, quelques coiffes frottées, certains mors fendus en tête et [...]

1 000 €

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