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Antoine Lenègre

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  1. [Allan Quatermain] Découverte des mines du roi Salomon
    Henry Rider HAGGARD, Édouard RIOU

    [Allan Quatermain] Découverte des mines du roi Salomon[King Solomon's Mines]

    Hetzel|Paris 1889|16.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First French edition, rare, published in Hetzel's Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation. Translation and adaptation by G. Lemaire. Preface and postface by Bentzon. EK catalogue in fine.
    Publisher's binding in half red shagreen signed Lenègre at tail. Spine with false raised bands decorated with gilt and blind compartments. White moiré endpapers. Blind fillet borders on boards. Rubbing to edges and corners. Some occasional worming and pale foxing. A few leaves slightly proud. Handsome copy.
    King Solomon's Mines first appeared in London in 1885. It relates the adventures of a group of English explorers in a part of that continent hitherto unknown to Europeans. Setting out in sear
    €650
  2. Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer
    Jules VERNE

    Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer

    Hetzel|Paris 1894|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 78 illustrations and 12 chromotypographic plates by George Roux and 2 colored maps.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "au portrait collé" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome first cover signed Souze depicting various means of locomotion (balloon, locomotive, ships), a sepia-toned portrait of the author mounted at center, various navigation instruments heightened in gold in the foreground, second cover type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. HF catalogue at rear.
    Spine very lightly darkened, corners slightly bumped, some minor foxing.
    €700
  3. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 chromolithographs as well as 3 maps. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé", plate signed Paul Souze on the cannonball and Lenègre et cie at foot of spine and on the anchor, spine with lighthouse, all edges gilt, second cover of Lenègre "e" type according to Jauzac.
    Foxing, right corners of first cover very slightly darkened.
    Science fiction novel in which an island containing an entire city is propelled by propellers. The protagonists are a quartet of musicians, allowing Verne to convey his love of music. Several acerbic remarks about Wagner can be read
    €800
  4. Les enfants du capitaine Grant
    Jules VERNE

    Les enfants du capitaine Grant

    Hetzel|Paris 1880|17.50 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated with 172 vignettes by Riou, engraved by Pannemaker.
    Publisher's binding known as "à la bannière", royal blue on red background. Beveled boards type 7. Lower board Lenègre type e 1 black. Plate signed Souze, binding signed Lenègre at foot. Black spotting on spine, small tear with lack at foot of one joint, headcaps sunken. First cover darkened, split at foot of pastedown, some foxing at beginning and end of volume, bookseller's label pasted at head of pastedown.
    One of the author's great classics, two children in search of their shipwrecked father. The story takes the reader from Scotland to New Zealand via the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, the Strait of Magellan,
    €480
  5. Les enfants du capitaine Grant
    Jules VERNE

    Les enfants du capitaine Grant

    Hetzel|Paris 1880|17.50 x 28 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 172 vignettes by Riou, engraved by Pannemaker. Catalogue AI at rear for 1880.
    Publisher's binding known as "à la bannière", royal blue on red ground. Beveled boards of type 7. Lower board of type Lenègre 3 in blind. Plate signed Souze, binding signed Lenègre at foot.
    Fine upper plate. Traces of rubbing in the blue cartouche. Spine sunned but with gilding well preserved. Corners rubbed. Rubbing to headcaps. Second board good. Edges perfect. Some scattered foxing, notably on the first leaves and the last, but overall rather clean on good white paper. Handsome copy.
    One of the author's great classics, 2 children searching for their shipwrecked father, whi
    €600
  6. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1914|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated edition with 150 drawings by Riou.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red percale signed A. Lenègre, first cover polychrome signed Engel, second cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Volume slightly warped, some soiling to lower board.
    Les Aventures du capitaine Hatteras is an adventure novel that relates an expedition to the North Pole. It features themes such as ethnographic study of hyperborean peoples (the Eskimos) or the harsh survival in an extreme environment.
    €1,000
  7. Un capitaine de quinze ans
    Jules VERNE

    Un capitaine de quinze ans

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition. It was in 1892 that the era of "pasted portrait" publisher's bindings with the "lighthouse" spine began, which would end in 1895. 95 illustrations including one full-page map, most by Meyer. GK catalogue at rear.
    Publisher's binding called "With printed portrait". Signed Souze plate. Lighthouse spine. Back cover of Lenègre e type. Edges gilt.
    Fine first plate, one area under the portrait without gold, revealing the red underneath; a line across the globe. Corners slightly rubbed and turned. Spine very lightly faded but quite sharp. Headcaps depressed. Back cover good but with some soiling. Paper very fresh, white with 3 pale foxing spots on 3 pages. Volume very solid a
    €900
  8. Hector Servadac
    Jules VERNE

    Hector Servadac

    Hetzel|Paris 1892-1895|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First large octavo edition illustrated with chromolithographic plates by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "with mounted portrait" in full red percaline signed A. Lenègre, front cover polychrome signed Souze depicting various means of locomotion (balloon, locomotive, boats), a sepia-toned portrait of the author mounted at center, various navigation instruments heightened in gold in foreground, rear cover type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. Catalogue D at rear.
    Spine somewhat faded and one corner of front cover slightly pushed in. Some foxing mainly at end of volume, otherwise a
    €700
  9. Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer
    Jules VERNE

    Mirifiques aventures de Maître Antifer

    Hetzel|Paris 1894|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition large octavo illustrated with chromolithographic plates by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "with pasted portrait" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome front cover signed Souze depicting various means of locomotion (balloon, locomotive, ships), a sepia-toned portrait of the author pasted in the center, various navigation instruments heightened in gold in the foreground, back cover type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. HF catalogue at rear.
    Spine very slightly faded and some scattered foxing. Joint cracked at head for a few centimeters on back cover./
    €700
  10. Deux ans de vacances
    Jules VERNE

    Deux ans de vacances

    Hetzel|Paris 1888|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition octavo illustrated with 92 illustrations by Benett including one color map hors-texte: this is the first appearance of polychrome illustration in a Jules Verne novel.
    Publisher's Hetzel "two elephants" binding in full red percaline signed Lenègre type 3, front cover signed Souze, back cover Lenègre type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. EL catalogue at rear.
    Some very slight whitish traces on the spine and back cover and two tiny tears at head of front cover and head joint of back cover. Scattered foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume, as usual. Original endpapers in pristine blue.
    Deux ans de
    €700
  11. Un capitaine de quinze ans
    Jules VERNE

    Un capitaine de quinze ans

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition. The era of bindings "with pasted portrait" with the "lighthouse" spine began in 1892 and ended in 1895. 95 illustrations including one full-page map, most by Meyer.
    Publisher's binding known as "With printed portrait". Plate signed Souze. Rear board of Lenègre type. Edges gilt.
    Very fine first plate, with sharp gilt. Corners slightly rubbed. Spine somewhat faded. Headcaps sunken. Rear board good but with some soiling, and the cloth along the lower joint narrowly split for 5cm. Paper fresh and bright, free from foxing. Volume solid and tight throughout. Fine copy overall.
    Adventure novel devoted to the question of slavery, and more particularly the slave trade by A
    €900
  12. Tunis et ses environs
    Charles LALLEMAND

    Tunis et ses environs

    Maison Quantin|Paris 1890|24.50 x 31.50 cm|relié
    First edition of this work magnificently illustrated with a color title-frontispiece, a color back cover and 150 watercolors by Charles Lallemand engraved by Michelet. Deluxe paper printing, strong laid paper. The watercolors were made in situ by the author.
    Sky blue beveled publisher's boards. Smooth spine decorated with a crescent and star, with roulettes and a Tunisian in color in picturesque attire. Gilt edges. On the upper board the title and the Tunisian flag. Plate signed Lenègre & cie. Soiling on the first board. Spine has become slightly turquoise. Headcaps slightly depressed. Traces of rubbing. Perfect freshness of the paper.
    Handsome copy of this superb publication, whos
    €650
  13. Deux ans de vacances
    Jules VERNE

    Deux ans de vacances

    Hetzel|Paris 1888|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition in octavo illustrated with 92 illustrations by Benett including one colored folding map: this is the first appearance of polychromy in an illustration for a Jules Verne novel.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "aux deux éléphants" in full red cloth signed Lenègre type 3, front cover signed Souze, back cover Lenègre type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. EL catalog at rear.
    The joints and headcaps of our copy have been retouched. One corner and one joint at foot slightly bumped.
    Deux ans de vacances is a robinsonnade featuring fourteen schoolboys from New Zealand.
    €700
  14. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican[Mistress Branican]

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1914|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated octavo edition decorated with illustrations by L. Benett and two large maps.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome first cover signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several black and gilt frames, a gilt elephant head in the upper left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second cover of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Mistress Branican begins in the United States to take the reader to deepest Australia, that of the desert bushla
    €800
  15. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 hors-texte in colors. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Signed Paul Souze plate on the cannonball. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine and on the anchor. Very fine first plate. Corners very slightly turned. Spine good, with a white stain on the title-label and a scratched area on the lighthouse vignette. Headcaps sunken. It should be noted that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue. Second cover good, but with darker areas and a whitish spot. Warped copy, one leaf protruding.
    Remarkably fresh paper, completely free of foxing, very ap
    €650
  16. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    New illustrated edition with numerous drawings by J. Ferat, as with other editions, and 8 polychrome plates. The first "Au portrait collé" publisher's boards from 1892 do not contain these chromotypographies. Catalogue D in fine.
    Publisher's boards known as "Au portrait collé" signed Lenègre relieur. Second board of Lenègre type e. The particularity of this binding is that it is actually the portrait binding for L'île à helice whose red title cartouches on the first board and spine have been masked by new labels, as can be noticed by running one's finger over the cartouches where one feels a thickness. This type of alteration has been observed on other titles. The depletion of
    €1,200
  17. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 color plates. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Plaque signed Lenègre on the anchor. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine. Second cover of Lenègre e type.
    Beautiful upper plaque, with sharp and brilliant gilding. Note that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue.
    Very handsome copy, despite minor flaws. Tiny black spots on the lower red border, one on the outer border. Small dark areas in the portrait. Corners slightly bent. Spine somewhat faded, rather well preserved, with the gilding slightly tarnished. 2 cm split at foot on uppe
    €650
  18. Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais
    Jules VERNE

    Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Banner edition of the first type, second edition after the shell binding. General title leaf bearing the date 1873. Catalogue no. 2 at the end.
    Binding known as "À la bannière" or "Au ballon bicolore", royal blue on bordeaux. First plate with balloon. Back cover signed at bottom Lenègre in blind (Lenègre b type), with hexagonal medallion in blind. Gilt edges. Green endpapers. Fine first plate with bright colors and gilt. Spine fairly good, but small scratched areas, one black stain at foot (restoration). Traces of rubbing to edges, headcaps, joints and corners. Dark areas on back cover. Pale scattered foxing, often in margins, but overall rather fresh.
    Quite handsome copy.
    Nov
    €600
  19. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with 150 drawings by Riou. GK catalogue in fine. Later reissues of this binding will have 6 color engravings, which will be simple colored enlargements of engravings already present in black and white.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" with signed Souze plate and bound by Lenègre. Spine with lighthouse. Second board of Lenègre "e" type. Fine upper plate. Light traces of discoloration beneath the author's name cartouche. One leaf very slightly protruding. One gathering detaching from the interior. Corners rubbed and slightly turned. Spine somewhat faded, but gilts and colors quite sharp. Headcaps rubbed and turned. Second board showing some soiling
    €900
  20. César Cascabel
    Jules VERNE

    César Cascabel

    Hetzel|1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    Rare new edition, illustrated with 85 drawings by Georges Roux and 12 chromotypographies. Catalogue FX in fine. First illustrated edition with the 2 elephants in 1890.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" signed in the plate Lenègre relieur. Spine with lighthouse signed Lenègre at foot.
    Beautiful upper plate with gleaming gilt. Traces of discoloration above the world map and small stains at the top of the author's name. Lower corners showing creases. Headcaps rubbed. Under "Jules Verne" inscribed in ink 134. Spine slightly faded. Fine second cover. Stain in right margin of title page beside the title, several numbers written in pen around the title. Fresh paper, almost
    €1,200
  21. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1884|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with drawings of J. Férat, engraved by Barbant. BR catalog for 1884.
    Cardboard with two elephants to the rare pink fuchsia signed tail Lenègre, type 1. spine three decorated boxes. Second flat Wearing a button Cold round, registered cold bottom left Lenegre rel. gray guards.
    Beautiful first plate, but two small spots along the black edge. upper joint split in head 2.5cm. Upper corner slightly blunted law. Insolated back evenly. Micro cuts copings. Inkblot down the second course, and on the last pages of the catalog. Fresh copy, free of foxing.
    €650
  22. Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes
    Silvio PELLICO

    Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes

    Delahaye|Paris 1853|18.50 x 26.50 cm|relié
    New edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 24 plates and numerous vignettes by Tony Johanot. Handsome romantic illustrated work.
    Polychrome publisher's boards signed Lenègre at foot of spine. Smooth spine richly decorated with a polychrome panel with elaborate design. Front board decorated with a chained man and a wide polychrome floral border frame. On the rear board, a scene showing a young man at his work table. The blue is somewhat faded on the spine, one corner rubbed, rear board dusty at margins. One crease on spine. Handsome copy, perfectly fresh, with some occasional scattered foxing.
    My Prisons are the memoirs of a man incarcerated by arbitrary power. Following the Ne
    €400
  23. Les Veillées de voyage
    Joseph-Alexis, Vicomte de WALSH

    Les Veillées de voyage

    R. Pornin & Cie|Tours 1845|13.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 3 out-of-text engravings.
    Publisher's signed romantic black cloth binding by Lenègre, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt and polychrome ornamentation, covers with frames of fillets and arabesques in blind, front cover enhanced with gilt and polychrome architectural decoration, large gilt and polychrome ornament on lower cover, edges gilt.
    Some stains on covers, small lacks of cloth at foot, occasional foxing.
    Handsome copy of this collection of moral tales in its romantic cloth binding.
    €70
  24. A rare copy with 24 illustrations of the Nile River with an Arabic inspired binding
    Le Nil
    Alfred Edmund BREHM, Johannes DUMICHEN

    Le Nil[The Nile]

    A. Lévy|Paris 1882|28 x 37 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition in French, printed on vergé paper.


    Publisher's Arabesque yellow paper binding by A. Lenègre, spine with gilt, black, and turquoise Arabic decorative motifs (head- and tail-pieces slightly rubbed), upper cover richly ornamented with Arabic decorative motifs in gilt, black and turquoise with a frame of gilt and black fillets, turquoise paper pastedowns and endpapers (corners slightly bumped), all edges gilt, a few small insignificant spots to lower cover.
    Text by Alfred Edmund Brehm & Johannes Dumichen.
    The work is illustrated with 24 watercolors after nature by Charles Werner.
    A few small spots, mostly affecting endpapers.
    Rare.

    €2,000
  25. Mosaïque. Soirée des salons
    Ernest de LIMAGNE

    Mosaïque. Soirée des salons

    H. Mandeville|Paris 1850|26 x 35 cm|relié
    Keepsake, illustrated with an engraved title and 23 steel engravings.
    Contemporary full green cloth. Large gilt plate on covers signed Lenègre. Small white humidity stains on upper cover. Slightly faded.
    Beyond accessory texts on fans and a chronicle of contemporary spectacles, one will particularly distinguish among the very fine English engravings Mont Saint-Michel, with no construction other than the abbey and with navigation around it; a scene in Algiers, another depicting Portsmouth offshore; a view of Venice by Turner...

    NB: This work is available at the bookstore on request within 48 hours.
    €180
  26. First illustrated collected edition in violet publisher's cloth
    Une ville flottante et Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais
    Jules VERNE

    Une ville flottante et Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais

    Edition J.Hetzel|Paris 1873|18 x 27.6 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur

    First collected illustrated edition, illustrated by Ferat, with engravings by Pannemaker and Hildibrand. The volume also includes Les Forceurs de blocus.

    Publisher's binding known as "à l'obus" in a rare violet cloth, with the back cover in Lenègre type C. Spine faded, as is almost always the case with this particularly light-sensitive color. Strikingly fresh front cover. One corner slightly blunted, the others rubbed and a little turned in. Head- and tailpieces in good condition. Generally fresh paper, with some leaves showing spots of browning. All edges gilt, perfectly preserved.

    A very good copy, clean and sound throughout.

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  31. La descendance de l'homme et la sélection sexuelle
    Charles DARWIN

    La descendance de l'homme et la sélection sexuelle

    C. Reinwald et Cie|Paris 1872|14.50 x 23.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First French edition, translated from English by Moulinié. Preface by Carl Vogt. 76 wood-engraved figures in text. At the end of volume I, 24 pages of catalogue from the Reinwald bookshop.
    Publisher's green cloth binding signed Lenègre at foot. Smooth spine with ornament at foot and head. Rubbing. Headcap of volume I sunken with micro-tear of a few millimeters at upper joint. 2 upper corners folded in volume I. Some pale foxing in margins. Handsome copy.
    If The Origin of Species made the author a pivot in the evolution of biology, "The Descent of Man" takes an additional step in what would be called Darwinism by building a bridge between biology and the human sciences and philosoph
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  32. Le tour du monde en 80 jours. Le docteur Ox
    Jules VERNE

    Le tour du monde en 80 jours. Le docteur Ox

    J. Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition illustrated with in-text drawings by Benett and Neuville. First issue with these printed portrait covers with 3 black full page illustrations for Le Tour du monde and 2 frontispieces. This type of binding was used from 1892 to 1898, with variations.
    Publisher's "Portrait collé" cloth binding. Plate signed Souze, binding by Lenègre. Lenègre "e" type second cover. Attractive first cover with bright gilt decoration, a little piece missing at the corner of the portrait, 2 vertical gray traces in the world map. One split corner. Spine quite good, with some of the gilt lacking in the lighthouse beams and rubbing near the beams; spine-ends folded. Second cover with 2 pale
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  35. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican

    Hetzel|Paris 1891|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
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  36. Les Naufragés du Jonathan
    Jules VERNE, [et Michel VERNE]

    Les Naufragés du Jonathan[The Survivors of the Jonathan]

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [fin 1909]|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First and only octavo edition with 78 illustrations by George Roux, including 12 chromotypography prints and 2 colored maps.
    Publisher's binding by Hetzel "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red percaline signed A. Lenègre, polychrome front cover signed Engel featuring the title in a black and gilt fan, multiple black and gilt frames, a gilt elephant head in the upper left corner, three small illustrations and various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, back cover of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several colored and gilt illustrations, all edges gilt.
    Spine somewhat faded with rubbing at headcaps. Blue endpapers r
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