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New edition.
Full dark green shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques, gilt roulettes on headcaps, traces of rubbing to joints, triple blind-ruled frames on boards decorated at their centers with blind-stamped arabesques as well as a gilt fountain, gilt fillets on edges, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary Romantic binding.
Work illustrated with two vignettes engraved on the title and half-title pages.
Foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Des Courières to Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
Fascicle illustrated with an unpublished portrait of the artist by himself engraved on wood by G. Aubert as well as 30 reproductions of C. Orloff's works.
Spine sunned.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Pierre Guegen to Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
Fascicle illustrated with 32 reproductions of the artist's works. Worming to covers and endpapers, copy detached.
Precious relic.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Auvergne paper, deluxe copy.
Illustrated with a drawing by the author as frontispiece and wood engravings in text.
Occasional light foxing, handsome copy.

First edition.
Minor lacks of no consequence at head and foot of spine, a discoloration stain at foot of first cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper.
A slight vertical crease mark on the first cover which also has a stain at the head.

First edition printed on vergé.
A good copy.

First edition of the French translation and introduction by Xavier Marmier.
A clear dampstain also affecting the margins throughout the text block, occasional foxing.

New edition.
Spines restored with adhesive pieces due to wear, lacks and angular tears to boards, some light foxing.

Bilingual first edition in Gascon with French translation on facing pages.
One joint slightly cracked at head and foot, minimal marginal spotting to front cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the magazine La vie wallonne.
A tiny tear at the foot of the spine, a light stain at the foot of one joint.
Handsome and rare pamphlet illustrated with photographic plates.

Second edition with some parts in first edition as revised and expanded.
Illustrated with 4 photographic plates.
Spine sunned with a small stain at head, trace of label at head of first cover, good interior condition despite occasional light foxing, gift inscription in pen on title page.
Rare.

First edition, one of 100 copies on pure Rives linen, deluxe issue.
Work illustrated with 70 plates. Occasional foxing, chemise spine lacking, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pure Rives linen, deluxe issue.
Work illustrated with 50 plates.
Boards and endpapers of chemises shaded, spine of one chemise faded, small tears without consequence to slipcase spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on pure Rives rag paper, deluxe issue.
Work illustrated with 74 plates.
Covers and endpapers of the chemises sunned with some marginal lacks, handsome interior condition despite some light foxing.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 4 plates.
A tear at head of spine which also has a lack at foot, small marginal stains on covers, some foxing particularly affecting the first endpaper.

New edition.
Half chocolate sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 320 figures in the text as well as plates hors-texte.
Work complete with its alphabetical table of common and scientific names of all subjects described or illustrated in this encyclopedia.
Some light foxing.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 270 numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only deluxe copies with 7 Marais.
Work illustrated with an original composition by V.R. Geiser on the front cover and a drawing by the author as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full cherry red boards, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, scuffs to boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Works illustrated with 4 frontispiece portraits.
Foxing.

First edition of this catalogue whose sale took place on 19th & 20th March 1902.
Bradel binding in full mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine, cherry red shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Pages 1 to 16 of the first part of the catalogue are detached.

First edition in French.
The work illustrated with 16 photographs, 9 maps and 7 panoramic views.
Spines sunned, a small tear at the foot of the spine of the second volume, one joint of the first volume re-glued and with two tears, a stain on the front board of the first volume, a repair using an adhesive piece at the head of the half-title page of the first volume, occasional light foxing to interior without consequence.

First edition.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without damage, a light dampstain at foot of second cover, handsome interior condition.

Reissue.
Two tears to spine, a lack at foot of front board, small stains to boards, a corner crease at head of rear board, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, a tiny tear with lack also affecting the following pages while diminishing to, finally, disappear, handsome interior condition.

First edition. Title page in red and black.
Contemporary binding in full mottled brown sheep. Decorated spine with raised bands. One title-label in red morocco and the second in black morocco. Restorations to head and tail.
Collected by Abbot Berthier, these letters are the work of the Bishop of Chartres and a spiritual confessor to Madame de Maintenon.

First edition in Latin and German.
Some pencil and ink annotations by previous entomologist owners, otherwise rare and handsome copy.

First edition in Latin and German.
Stamp of the Society for the Study of Natural Sciences of Reims on the cover and one of the pages.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition in latin and german.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition in latin and german.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition in latin and german.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition in latin and german.
Spine cracked, otherwise a good copy.

First edition in Latin and German.
Some light foxing, otherwise good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 20 on Arches and 50 on alfa.
Tiny worming without consequence on boards and spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Two tiny lacks without consequence at head and foot of spine, some small worming.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.

First edition, printed clandestinely.
Two tears to head and foot of spine neatly repaired, handsome copy.

First edition.
Contemporary half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets, a tiny hole at the head of one joint, marbled paper boards.
Work illustrated with in-text vignettes as well as 4 maps and 46 full-page plates. A dampstain affecting the entire text block, occasional foxing.

First edition with original illustrations by Eugène Courboin.
Publisher's full mouse-grey cloth binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, very light scratches of no importance to the rear cover, top edge gilt.
Work with illustrations in black and in colour, in-text and full-page.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half hazel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes and fleurons, three small holes on spine, burgundy morocco title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, three corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding. Some foxing, pen annotations at head of one endpaper.

First collected edition.
Bound in full marbled fawn sheep, smooth spines richly decorated with cross-hatched compartments, morocco title and volume labels in burgundy, upper headcaps worn, some tears notably at foot of spines, gilt roulettes on headcaps, covers framed with gilt floral dentelle, second cover of first volume marginally scuffed, gilt pointillé on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Portrait of the author as frontispiece to first volume.
Occasional foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend.
Work illustrated with original photographs by the author.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, handsome copy.

New edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours one of the few hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
Small brown stains of no consequence at foot of spine and front cover, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 5 Holland and 20 pur fil.
Three stains on the spine and back cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe issue after 10 Japan.
Light worming to spine, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe copy after 21 Japan.
Spine and boards marginally sunned without gravity, a small lack to foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy with full margins.

First edition in French, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 109 reimposed.
Spine and boards uniformly and lightly sunned, two small lacks to foot of spine, a library label pasted to foot of half-title page as bookplate.

First edition.
Minor marginal worming to boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis under Nizet resale label.
Covers very slightly and marginally sunned without significance, one crease mark on the back cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis.
Spine slightly faded and warped without significance, handsome copy.

Edition of the same year as the original.
Spine clumsily repaired at head with adhesive patch.

First edition.
Light marginal foxing to spine and covers, not serious.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 2 maps of Paris.
Light marginal worming to the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition despite a false statement of third edition at the foot of the first cover.
Work illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Paul Baudier.
A faint dampstain of no consequence to the spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Rich iconography.
Light traces of rubbing to joints without significance, minimal corner wear to front board, two marginal creases to rear board which also has a small stain.

New edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by P. Zenker.
Tiny lack to foot of spine, handsome copy.

First edition.
Bound in half red shagreen, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with gilt fleurons, slight rubbing to spines, marbled paper boards lightly scuffed, corners bumped, minor nicks to edges, contemporary bindings.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Foxing and two marginal lacks to the covers.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by the author to Nathalie Sarraute.
Spine slightly sunned, one marginal tear without loss to second cover.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with gilt compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, gilt date at foot, turquoise shagreen title-label, some traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, two corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with 24 plates.

Edition gathering numerous unpublished texts by several authors: Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Jules Janin, Charles Nodier, Schiller, etc.
Strictly contemporary Romantic binding in full cherry calf, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets, blind fleurons, a gilt arabesque at center, gilt dentelles at head and foot, boards framed with a black fillet, a wide floral dentelle stamped in blind and gilt corner ornaments, gilt dentelle framing the doublures, headcaps and board edges highlighted with gilt roulette, all edges gilt.
The work is illustrated with eight plates after T. Lawrence, J. Boaden, J. Wood, J. Martin, E. F. Pastorini, J. Hayes, J. P. Davis, engraved by W. Greatbach, C. Marr, Ch. Rolls, E. J. Roberts, W. Ensom, J. W. Cook, T. A. Dean.
The keepsake, known in the English book tradition from the 1820s onward, enjoyed great success and was imitated in France from the 1830s. The French collections, as our edition demonstrates, reproduced the English engravings and texts. These publications provided opportunities for collaboration by numerous French writers: Balzac, Nodier, Dumas, Jules Janin, Hugo, and Mérimée. They offered women the opportunity to publish numerous sentimental novellas.

First edition.
Publisher's soft brick red cloth binding, smooth spine.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Pamphlet illustrated with 3 photographic plates.
Gift inscription in pen from a previous owner to the head of the first cover, handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 12 plates.
Light folding traces of no consequence to the second cover, a tear with angular loss to the head of the first endpaper, handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this offprint, printed in a small number of copies.
Foxing to upper cover, otherwise a rare and good copy, softcover.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without significance, a ballpoint pen mark at the head of the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half black cloth, smooth spine, glued title label at head with minor scratches and slight lacks, marbled paper boards.
Rare periodical, "The official organ of the Swiss federation of metalworkers and clockmakers".
Handsome copy.

Third edition.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with sextuple gilt compartments and one blind compartment, gilt dotted ornaments at head and foot, triple blind fillets framing the red boards, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Preface by Sainte-Beuve.
Work illustrated after the author's original drawings by Calame, K. Girardet, Français, d'Aubigny, de Bar, Gagnet, Forest.
Some minor foxing without consequence affecting mainly the beginning and end of the volume.

New edition, expanded with the idea of Civil Justice.
Contemporary full blonde mottled calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and floral motifs, red morocco title and volume labels. All edges red. Some surface wear.
The Code Louis is the name given to the "ordinances on the reformation of civil and criminal justice" of 1666 and 1670, in honor of King Louis XIV. It is the standardization of laws and jurisdictions of the kingdom, whose South was under "Roman" law and the north under customary law. It was developed under the direction of Colbert from 1661. The commentary on this legal revolution is the work of a renowned jurist, Daniel Jousse.

First edition.
Half hazelnut shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with double black fillets, slight rubbing traces on spine, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 570 coat of arms.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1980 at the UER of Iberian and Latin American studies at the Sorbonne.
Flexible binding, smooth spine in sand-colored cloth, white flexible cardboard covers.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Full marbled sheep binding, spine with five raised bands set with wavy borders decorated with double fillets and gilt fleurons, spine with minimal harmless scratches, gilt frieze border on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red edges.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copies.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription by Geneviève Barbe-Coquelin de Lisle on the first volume.
Richly illustrated in the second volume.
Handsome set.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1974 for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, two small stains on the second cover of the second volume, a tear at the head of one joint of the fifth and final volume, otherwise handsome set.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated with 12 photographic plates at the end.
Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.

First edition of this thesis defended at the faculty of letters of Bordeaux.
Soft binding, smooth cream cloth spine, soft almond cardboard covers.
One crease on the cloth of the first volume, handsome set.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed copy.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without significance, otherwise handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without significance, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of this offprint from "l'Economiste français".
First cover detached and with significant lacks, second cover absent, interior in good condition.
Autograph inscription signed by the author on the title page.
Rare.

First edition.
Text by Alain.
Rich iconography.
Spine and covers very lightly and marginally sunned without significance, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Works illustrated with 250 plates at the end of the second volume.
Handsome copies complete with their dust jackets which have minor marginal tears of no consequence.

First edition of this thesis defended in November to obtain the degree of third-cycle doctor.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis defended in December 1975 for a master's degree in history.
Full flexible indigo cloth binding.
Thesis illustrated with photographic reproductions of monuments mounted on separate leaves.
Rare.

First edition, with service de presse stamp at end.
Publisher's full cream cloth binding, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket, slightly sunned and stained on the spine.
Signed autograph inscription from Andrée de Bosque.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy.

First collected edition printed in facsimile in 700 numbered copies on laid paper.
Fine copy complete with its chemise with flaps, the spine of which is lightly faded.