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Autograph manuscript of 70 pages written on the recto in black ink with important deletions, corrections and suppressions. Paper cover bearing the title, date and place (Paris 7 December 1897 - 6 January 1898).
Unpublished comedy in verse and prose, featuring Claridiane, Queen of Bohemia, Lélio, Prince Escalus, Arlequin, master of ceremonies, Colombine, lady-in-waiting, plus five ministers and Illyrian officers; the scene is set in Bohemia.

Complete and unpublished autograph manuscript of 77 pages written and numbered on the recto in black ink.
Paper cover bearing the title, date and place Paris 12 December 1899 - 12 January 1900. Some autograph corrections by the author.
Unpublished comedy in prose; the action takes place in the contemporary period, in Paris and in the forest of Fontainebleau; it features a dramatic author, a charming actress, a provincial journalist...

New edition.
Full cloth Bradel binding in almond-colored percale, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and date at foot, burgundy shagreen title-label, binding cold-stamped signed by Pierson.
Some minor foxing.

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands decorated with quadruple gilt fillets and adorned with a gilt fleuron enriched with a red shagreen mosaic piece, light scratches of no consequence to the joints, cold-stamped fillet and interlacing frame on boards, gilt edges, binding signed by Charles Magnier.
Work illustrated with 73 engravings in and outside the text.
Some minor foxing.

First edition of this tri-monthly review directed by Emile Kahn.
Set of 25 fascicles including 5 double issues. Nos. 1, 26, 28 and 33 are missing.
Official organ of the League of Human Rights established in 1920, the Cahiers are considered by democracy's defenders as both a militant tool and an important source of documentary information.

First edition of this tri-monthly review directed by Emile Kahn.
Set of 17 fascicles including one double issue. No. 21 is missing.
Official organ of the League of Human Rights established in 1920, the Cahiers are considered by democracy's defenders as both a militant tool and an important source of documentary information.

First edition de cette revue tri-mensuelle dirigée par Emile Kahn.
Ensemble de 29 fascicules. Nr 5, 14 and 17 are missing.

First edition of this tri-monthly review directed by Emile Kahn. Set of 5 fascicles: no. 9 of May 1st, 1939, no. 12 of June 15th, 1939, no. 13 of July 1st, 1939, no. 14 of July 15th, 1939 and no. 15 of August 1st, 1939. Official organ of the League of Human Rights which appeared in 1920, the Cahiers are considered by defenders of democracy as both a militant tool and an important source of documentary information.

First edition of this tri-monthly review directed by Emile Kahn.
Set of 7 fascicles. Issues nos. 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 and 13 are missing.
Official organ of the League of Human Rights which appeared in 1920, the Cahiers are considered by defenders of democracy as both a militant tool and an important source of documentary information.

First illustrated edition and marked as second edition, after the original, published in 1815 by the same publisher. 6 figures by Bouillon in the antique style engraved by Baquoy. Fine printing on laid paper and elegant typographic execution by Didot.
Contemporary full green straight-grained morocco binding. Smooth spine with 4 flat raised bands, decorated with 3 Restoration stamps, multiple decorative rolls, fillets, etc. Gilt title and date. Covers stamped in blind with a central Restoration roundel; 4 large corner stamps connected by 3 fillets forming a frame. Fine copy, very fresh, some worming on tissue guards and in margins of engravings. Very fine unsigned master binding.
Philosophical and poetic novel praised by Chateaubriand, of whom Ballanche was a friend. Ballanche, while respecting the Greek myth, makes Antigone a Christian heroine. More than a novel, it is a sort of prose poem in the style of Chateaubriand's Martyrs, in which Ballanche substitutes vengeance for inexorable fate. Antigone forms one of the elements of Ballanche's Social Palingenesis, where humanity progresses through trials and expiations.
Bookplate: Bibliothèque de Courbonne.

First printing of Eekman's lithographs published in 740 copies (no. 80) signed by the authors.
One joint of the chemise very slightly split at foot for a few centimeters.
The work is illustrated with lithographs hors-texte in black by Eekman.
Handsome copy.

Second edition copiously expanded with numerous texts on the Turks and Persians, following the first edition published in 1583. A rare edition, preferable to the first for its multiple additions. Printer's device on title page.
Bound in full marbled brown sheep, later 17th century. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Beige morocco title label. Upper joint split and open at head. A pale dampstain to the lower third of pages throughout the volume. Numerous leaves browned, unfortunately typical of German and Swiss paper from this period. Final leaf bearing the printer's device partly detached.
History of Persia from Antiquity to the Ottoman Empire up to 1581. This precious history is followed by no less rare texts on the subject: the Persian War by Henri Porsi, the Turkish War by Oratio Callimachi, Venice against the Turks, the Journey to Tanaim by Koseph Barbaro which provides precious information on Crimea and the mysterious province of Gotha, the Journey to Persia by the same, the Journey to Persia by Ambroise Contaren, the History of the war between the Turks and Persians by Jean Thomas Minado.

First edition, our copy being one of the service de presse copies. Cover somewhat faded, pale dampstain affecting the entire spine. Literary contributions by Saint-John Perse (Chanson), Max Jacob (Poèmes), André Breton (Introduction au discours "Sur le peu de réalité"), Léon-Paul Fargue (Nuées), Valery Larbaud (Lettre d'Italie), etc. Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the direction of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten key texts. Some pages marginally shaded, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Livre de Christophe Colomb), T.S. Eliott (Som de l'Escalina), Valery Larbaud (Le Patron des traducteurs), Léon-Paul Fargue (Mimes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Littérature), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Première épître aux directeurs), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Essai sur Stendhal), Léon-Paul Fargue (Trouvé dans des papiers de famille), Valery Larbaud (Sur le rebut), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light foxing at beginning of volume.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Au sujet des lettres persanes), Valery Larbaud (Rues et visages de Paris), Max Jacob (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light foxing at beginning of volume.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Allocution), Léon-Paul Fargue (D'un porte-plume à un aimant), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Deuxième épître aux serins et même aux rossignols), Franz Kafka (Récits), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Vieillard sur le Mont Omi), Francis Jammes (Trois extraits de "Ma France poétique"), Paul Valéry (Préface pour une nouvelle traduction de la Soirée avec M. Teste), Léon-Paul Fargue (Poème), Valery Larbaud (Sir Thomas Wyat), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Réponse), Valery Larbaud (Le Vaisseau de Thésée), T.S. Eliot (Difficultés d'un homme d'Etat), Henri Michaux (Nous autres), William Faulkner (Une rose pour Emily), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Moralités), Valery Larbaud (Du sel ou du sable), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Valery Larbaud (Trois belles mendiantes), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Au delà du pouvoir), Jean Paulhan (Sur une poésie obscure), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue (Banalité), Valery Larbaud (Le Vain travail de voir divers pays), André Suarès (Saint-Juin de la Primevère), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Amphion), Joé Bousquet (L'Ombre d'une ombre).
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (A B C), Léon-Paul Fargue (Tumulte), Jean Paulhan (L'Expérience du proverbe), Francis Ponge (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe issue.
Our copy, like all copies from the deluxe issue, is complete with its original etching in double state signed by Auguste Brouet.
Work illustrated with 270 plates reproducing the artist's engraved work.
The slipcase of the second volume is worn.
Handsome copy.

New edition adorned with seven frontispieces by Scotin the elder. The journal first appeared in volume form in 1712.

Contemporary full speckled brown sheep binding. Spine with five raised bands, red morocco title and volume labels, gilt compartments and floral fleurons. All edges red. Head caps of volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 and foot caps of volumes 2, 3, 4 and 9 abraded (some damaged). Corners slightly bumped. Four joints cracked. Pale marginal dampstains to the second volume.

Edition with 32 original lithographs by Robert Lotiron, one of 200 numbered copies on Rives, the only printing.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Half hazel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled paper boards, top edge gilt, publisher's binding.
Work illustrated with 49 plates at the end.

First edition on ordinary paper.

Half-forest green shagreen contemporary binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper board and endpapers, bookplate pasted on one guard.
Some slight, minor foxing.

Rare signed and inscribed copy by Gustave Flaubert to (Louis) de Carné, journalist and historian, several of whose works were listed in the inventory of Flaubert's personal library.

Flaubert's interest in de Carné's work was not always benevolent, however. Critical notes on his articles can be found in the Bouvard and Pécuchet files.
Moreover, the publication of Salammbô coincided with the controversial election of Louis de Carné to the Académie Française, which some critics deemed a clerical coup d'état. His election resulted from a campaign orchestrated by Bishop Dupanloup against the opposing candidate, Émile Littré, whose materialist definition of man had provoked the ire of religious and Orléanist factions. Flaubert refers to the scandal of this election in a letter to the Goncourt brothers dated 6 May 1863: "Have you sufficiently railed against Sainte-Beuve and cursed the Académie over Carné's appointment?"
While this inscription likely predates the election, it remains a curious tribute from an author once accused of “offense against public morality and religion” to a future representative of religious power within the prestigious Académie.

A precious copy, featuring a rare autograph inscription, handsomely bound in a contemporary binding.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and was devoted to representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. A fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving.
Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of Saint Peter's in Rome.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings very fashionable between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards.
Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were drawing room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and was dedicated to representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of the Orient and the West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the Royal Academy of Painting in Rome. Blue paper. Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings very fashionable between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were drawing room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and was dedicated to representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of the Orient and the West. Some very light marginal foxing. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors, depicting a view of the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Blue paper. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo," are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a series of mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were drawing room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Some very light marginal foxing. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors, depicting a view of the Church of St. John Lateran in Rome. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo," are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a series of mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were drawing room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving.
Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the great Piazza del Popolo, in Rome.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards.
Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and sought to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the Boulevards of Paris taken from the Porte du Temple. Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and sought to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Two pale corner dampstains not affecting the engraving. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the three galleries of the Palace of Arts and Sciences in Rome. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the predecessors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and sought to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Hand-colored optical view in watercolor, depicting a view of the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very popular between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. A central fold mark. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Hand-colored optical view in watercolor, depicting a view of the review of the King's Household, "infantry which takes place every year in the plain of Sablons one league from Paris". Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", were engravings very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and aimed to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. A small angular crease mark. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Hand-colored optical view in watercolor, depicting an interior view of St. Paul's in Rome. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", were engravings very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and aimed to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving.
Optical view heightened in watercolors, depicting an interior view of Saint Sulpice church.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of multiple mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as precursors to three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards.
Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolour, depicting a view of the Louvre colonnade. Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings very fashionable between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zegrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and was dedicated to representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A very slight foxing at the top of the plate, otherwise fine impression with very fresh colours.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of Holyrood Palace in Scotland. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and aimed to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of St. Ouen church in Rouen taken from the botanical garden. Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and aimed to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Some minimal foxing, otherwise a fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors, representing a perspective view of the review of the royal household. Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process developed first in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.

Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors, representing a view of Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church in London. Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process developed first in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Some minor foxing, otherwise a fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the court of Marseille.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was developed first in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A tiny tear with lack to lower left corner, otherwise fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the interior of Westminster Abbey.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was developed first in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Vue d'optique heightened in watercolour, depicting an interior view of the Royal Exchange in London.
Vues d'optique, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were highly fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Vues d'optique can be considered the precursors to three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Vues d'optique appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were drawing-room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and sought to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of the Orient and Occident.
Fine impression with very fresh colours.

Original engraving. Vue d'optique heightened in watercolour, depicting a view of the Lord Mayor's residence in London.
Vues d'optique, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were highly fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Vues d'optique can be considered the precursors to three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Vues d'optique appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were drawing-room entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany, and sought to represent - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of the Orient and Occident.
Fine impression with very fresh colours.

Original engraving. Hand-colored optical view in watercolor, depicting a view of the Dunkirk Exchange.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the predecessors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Hand-colored optical view in watercolor, depicting a view of the Exchange or Trading Lodge in Lyon.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the predecessors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Fine impression with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of St Denis taken from the bridge.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings very much in vogue between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of multiple mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered precursors to three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A very slight foxing in the upper part of the plate, otherwise a fine proof with very fresh colors.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolours, depicting a view of the grand square of Tournai.
Optical views, also called vues, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings very much in vogue between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and was dedicated to representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
Fine impression with very fresh colours.

First edition, illustrated with a medallion portrait of Corneille on the title page, and three figures on heavy paper after Cochin, and engraved by Prévost, Ponce and Saint-Aubin.
Contemporary brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title-label. Roulette on leading edges. Rubbing. 3 corners slightly bumped.
Didactic and lyrical poem, in alexandrines.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened with watercolors, depicting Saint Eustache Church. Optical views, also known as views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of multiple mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London and finally in Germany and focused on representing - in an idealized manner - the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West. Fine impression with very fresh colors.

First edition.
Contemporary full brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title-label. Triple gilt fillet frame on boards. Rubbing to headcaps, joints, edges and corners. 2 corners slightly bumped. Good copy.
Treatise on the courtier, and the manner of conducting oneself with princes.

Fragility of the courtier's position and utility of diplomacy.

The rare first edition of this pamphlet.
Stitched pamphlet, unbound.

The commission of agriculture and arts was founded in 1794 and Parmentier was from its creation an eminent and influential member. The potato was soon perceived, thanks to Parmentier, as a means to combat famine and food shortages, whether for humans or animals.

NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Guy de Maupassant to M. Renoul.
Spine slightly warped, joints rubbed, otherwise a very good, unsophisticated copy.

Second edition, illustrated with 51 folding plates (23 for volume I and 28 for the second, at the end of volumes) on heavy paper.
Contemporary full glazed blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Gilt and rubbed volume numbering. Various rubbing. Two corners slightly bumped. Good copy, fresh.
An extraordinary pedagogue and demonstrator, Sigaud de la Fond early on attended the courses of Abbé Nollet (no less famous for his experiments in physics and electricity) whom he would succeed, and quickly established an experimental physics cabinet. His experiments were numerous and engaged many fields: electricity, but also phosphorus, toothpaste recipes, medicine... Over time, he would devote himself more fully to his physics cabinet and his experiments, even though he maintained a teaching activity admired throughout Europe.

Fourth edition produced by Lodoycus Tiletanus for the first text; this edition having been shared among multiple printer-booksellers in Paris. Printer's device on title page. Initials. Colophon: Parisiis, Excudebat Iohannes Lodoycus Tiletanus. M. D. XXXIX. Not listed in Adams. Edition found several times in the British Library catalogue but with different printers.
The second work appears to have been published for the first time in 1532. Magnificent woodcut title page, with Claude Chevallon's printer's device, Christ in glory and a nativity with the Virgin and the Magi, symbolic images representing the position of Claude Chevallon's widow. Initials. This edition is not found in English catalogues; one copy at the BNF dated 1536 published by Gilles de Gourmont.
Full brown sheep 18th-century binding. Spine with six raised bands decorated with compartments, arabesques and small gilt fleurons. Leading edges and headcaps outlined with gilt roll. All edges speckled red. A small loss at the joint of the second board and one of the leading edges. Surface abrasions. Some small wormholes.
Numerous manuscript notes on both texts, which were trimmed when the book was rebound in the 18th century. Two very faint marginal dampstains affecting a few pages, otherwise a handsome copy. 65 lines per page.
The scriptural writings of Denis the Carthusian were published from 1530 onwards and comprise 14 books; the two works we offer concern two fundamental texts of the Bible: the psalms of David and the four gospels, two collections, one from the Old Testament, the second from the New, entirely emblematic of the Catholic Church's reading of Christ's church. These commentaries were authoritative from their publication (Denis died in 1471) as they bring together all the opinions of the church fathers and theologians of his time. The multiplication of Denis's editions in the 1530s rests on the vast Counter-Reformation movement initiated by the Church. Protestantism was indeed primarily based on Bible reading, and the Catholic Church had to maintain, by drawing on its history, the exegetical monopoly. Furthermore, the Church thus relied with Denis the Carthusian on a great mystical and philosophical figure participating in spiritual and Christian renewal, moreover a canonical figure (Denis's doctrinal position being moderate, between Aristotle, Plato, and Saint Augustine), which directly opposed that of Luther, excommunicated in 1521 and outlawed from the Empire shortly after.
A 19th-century bookplate on one of the endpapers, as well as several other unidentifiable ones at the end of the first text and on the title page of the second.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Francis Carco to Lucien Descaves.
Light worming affecting mainly the endpapers.

First edition, one of 940 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies with 118 re-imposed.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by the author in pencil to Monsieur Hennique.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only issue after 5 Japan and 20 Hollande.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jean Paulhan to (Jean-Emile) Laboureur.
Work illustrated with a vignette by André Derain on the cover.
Two tiny insignificant lacks at head and foot of one joint, small sunning at foot of spine extending slightly onto both boards, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription from the author to his friend Fernand Vandérem, to whom the work is dedicated and in which he evokes the world of horse racing.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to his friend Fernand Vandérem.
A very good copy.

MARINETTI Filippo Tommaso
Les Dieux s'en vont d'Annunzio reste [The Gods Are Leaving, D'Annunzio Remains]
Sansot, Paris 1906, 11,5 x 19 cm, contemporary half red morocco
First edition in French, for which there is no mention of grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Contemporary half ed morocco over marbled paper boards by Stroobants, spine in six compartments decorated with gilt spots and double gilt compartments with gilt typographic devices (slight insignificant rubbing to three bands), gilt fillet frame to boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Autograph inscription from Filippo-Tommaso Marinetti in French to the journalist and politician Eugène Lautier.
With ink drawings by Valeri. A very good copy in a nice binding.
$ 2 800

New edition.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville to his close friend Edmond de Goncourt.

New edition.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Our copy is enhanced with a laudatory autograph letter dated and signed by the author to his close friend Edmond de Goncourt.

New edition.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville to his close friend Edmond de Goncourt.

New edition.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville to his close friend Edmond de Goncourt.

New edition.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville to his close friend Edmond de Goncourt.

Second edition published one year after the first edition.
Half fir green shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with double black compartments embellished with gilt fleurons, slight scratches without any gravity on one joint, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Autograph inscription signed by Nadar to Madame Dufay.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half forest green shagreen bindings, faded spines with four raised bands slightly stained at foot and rubbed at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers (lined) preserved. About G. Brummel, G.M. Lewis "the Monk", E.B. Lytton, A. Tennison, O'Connel and Irish nationalism...
Some minor foxing without gravity. Rare.

First edition.
Contemporary full parchment binding. Smooth spine with pen-and-ink title faded at head. Lacking one third of the leather on upper board, also at edges. Without endpaper. Good freshness of paper.
Aragonese naval ordinances from the 14th century. In appendix, English naval ordinances and various documents relating to the Spanish navy, notably ordinances from the 16th century.

First edition of the French translation, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription by Vassilis Vassilikos (the dedicatee's name, Jean Blanzat, was probably written by the translator to facilitate V. Vassilikos' task).
Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.

Second edition.
Contemporary half red shagreen. Spine with raised bands decorated with grotesques. 2 corners slightly bumped.
Scattered foxing on paper that has remained white.
Handsome copy.
Preface by Victor Hugo for the first edition of 1830. Poet from Maine-et-Loire who died tragically at 22 in a duel.

First edition.
Spine lacking, second cover absent replaced by a blank temporary cover, lacks to first cover soiled, some interior foxing.
Rare pamphlet written by the future Napoleon III.

First edition, one of 5 numbered copies on handmade Normandy vellum paper, ours unnumbered, deluxe copy.
Illustrations hors-texte by Jacques Martin.
A lack at head of spine which also shows marginal tears with tiny lacks, one joint reglued, minute lacks and corner tears to second cover, pale dampstain at head of first endpaper, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Very rare copy of the author's fifth work.

First edition.
Mp of the Paraguay, partly in color.
Faint angular dampstain to head.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full green percale, smooth spine, blind-ruled frames on covers, a slight tear without consequence at head of spine.
Work illustrated with 4 photographic plates at rear.

First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only printing along with 100 copies on Japan paper.
Covers lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, a stain at head of front cover, occasional foxing affecting mainly some margins.

Edition printed in 400 numbered copies on Lana royal paper.
Work illustrated with 12 original drawings by Jean Velliot.
Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without significance.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Signed autograph inscription by the author, the dedicatee's name has been scratched out.
Light foxing to boards and front endpaper, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

New edition decorated with a headpiece by Eisen engraved by Sernique, repeated at the head of the text in the second volume.
Contemporary smooth blonde calf binding. Smooth spines decorated with red morocco title labels, gilt compartments and small gilt tools, as well as gilt dentelle at foot. All edges red. One joint very slightly cracked and some rubbing. A charming copy.

First edition printed in 800 numbered copies on bibliophile vellum, ours one of the 100 hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
Half dark green shagreen binding with corners, spine sunned with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, two corners with two scratches showing slight loss of leather, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with original illustrations by Maurice Millière.

Edition with original illustrations by Emmanuel Blanche, one of 600 numbered copies on Renage vellum.
Work illustrated with 15 full-page color plates by E. Blanche as well as 14 color vignettes in text.
Handsome copy.

New edition of the French translation revised and expanded with notes by N.L. Achaintre.
Half-shagreen binding in navy blue, spine with four raised bands showing traces of rubbing, decorated with gilt fillets, headcaps worn, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, three tears to leading edges, contemporary binding.
Gift inscription in ink on half-title page, foxing.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half brown sheep with corners, lightened spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one lower corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, in Spanish, to Gabriel Hanotaux.
Handsome copy.