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First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Two small tears in the head and foot of the spine, nice copy wide-margined.

First edition, rare, and illustrated with numerous woodcuts in the text including 11 vignettes, one large figure (p.179), 4 coats of arms and 14 miniature portraits.

Copy with 19th-century armorial binding of Baron Pavée de Vendeuvre, with his motto: Ardeo persevero spero.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated. Brown sheep title label. Head restored with tooling renewed, several restorations to joints. Upper joint cracked at head. Numerous pagination errors.
The purpose of this study is to elevate funeral ceremonies to the level of fine arts practice in France. As a first example, Ménestrier describes the funeral rites of Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria at Saint-Denis, then funeral ceremonies among various peoples. The author provides information on what should be done regarding epitaphs, decorations, what music may be played... and gives extensive details on the possibilities of funeral staging. He also treats emblems, coats of arms...

First illustrated edition. Collection Edouard Guillaume Lotus bleu. The cover is dated 1896, the title page 1897. A frontispiece in double state, black and sanguine, 6 plates and head-pieces, tailpieces... The whole delicately erotic by Mittis. Printed on white glazed laid paper. Ordinary issue after 50 numbered copies on Japan paper and 50 numbered copies on China paper. Original wrappers preserved.

Contemporary full black shagreen binding. Smooth spine decorated with 2 small mirrored tools at head and a stylized tulip on spine. Gilt fillet frame on covers. Interior border. Top edge gilt. Wide margins. Some occasional pale scattered foxing.

Very handsome copy.

Prehistoric novel featuring one of the best-known characters from Rosny Aîné's prehistoric universe, Vamireh. In his wanderings, he encounters Elem, a young girl from another tribe, whom he captures. He must fight this clan to keep his conquest. We find the author's incredibly dense and lyrical style, typical of this fin de siècle period. With different groups of hominids, Rosny Aîné is the only and first author to give a plausible and realistic version of prehistory.

New edition.

Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Richly decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label reading: Recueil de Gesvre. A small cut of a few millimeters to the upper joint at the head. Surface wear to the spine and cracks in the middle of the spine. A tear with loss to the tail compartment. 2 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing.
Bookplate: From the library of citizen Lemoine Giraudais.
Famous trial for impotence and frigidity. Emilie de Mascranny brought proceedings against her husband to annul their marriage to which she had brought a dowry of one million seven hundred thousand livres, on grounds of impotence. The trial caused a great stir and people would reserve seats to be entertained by it. Besides the official proceedings and documents, the work also contains satirical pieces on the question of virility and male potency.

New collected edition of the works of Théophile. The third part contains the pieces written during his imprisonment until his death. Text in italics.

Contemporary full red morocco binding. Raised spine richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Edges gilt. Owner's initials in the tail compartment: BD (these letters are found handwritten on the title leaf with the number 68). Joint widely cracked along the tail compartment, without damage to the headcap. A hole of one cm in diameter on leaf 83 of the second part, with the loss of one word over three lines. Leaf 115 with three restorations resulting in the loss of two letters. Foxing, sometimes heavy.
These Works are divided into three parts, after Scudery's preface: The treatise on the immortality of the soul and the poetic work, the tragedies and the last pieces, his poetry written during his imprisonment.