Pierre LEROUX

First printing of the illustrations and original preface by Pierre Leroux.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments enhanced with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillet frame on red paper boards, corners slightly bumped, some rubbing to bottom edge, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, binding signed by Sénez.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece, 13 steel-engraved plates by Nanteuil, Staal, Daubigny, Cabasson, Marville... as well as in-text vignettes.
Some foxing.

New edition.
Half fir green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with sextuple gilt fillets with very light traces of rubbing, gilt fillet at tail, red morocco title-label, one library classification label at tail of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Rare foxing, printed bibliophile's stamp at foot of half-title page serving as bookplate.

Second edition.
Contemporary half brown sheep, spine with gilt floral devices and borders, covers covered with red sheep with the same devices of the spine.
Some foxing mostly to endpapers, otherwise very good copies.

Pre-original edition.
Half bright red morocco binding, scuffs to boards, smooth spine decorated with 7 series of triple gilt fillets, titled, dated at foot.
This volume also contains: De la tendance de notre époque vers la République, by M. TH. Fabas; Sur la situation physique de Paris considérée dans ses rapports avec la politique by M. Jean Reynaud; Résumé des progrès et des sciences géographiques en 1834 by M d'Avezac; Du théâtre en 1834 by Hyppolite Fortoul.
Followed by various contributors: B. Laroche, De Potter, Reghellini de Schio, Hindoglou...
Some foxing.

Reissue for 'De l'égalité' and first edition for 'Aphorismes.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motifs, burgundy sheep boards decorated with the same motifs as on the spine.
Handsome and rare copy.

New edition.
Half brown shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motifs, date at foot.
Scattered foxing, marginal dampstain affecting the first leaves.

First edition.
Worn covers with significant loss to spine, foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
A marginal lack affecting the front cover of the magazine, rear cover of the magazine also preserved, some foxing, peddling stamp.
Rare.