François COURBOIN, Alfred de MUSSET

Mademoiselle Mimi Pinson, profil de grisette

Les Cent Bibliophiles, Paris 1899, 16x25cm, relié.

Printed edition of 115 numbered copies on vellum, ours printed specially for Louis Bourdery, and illustrated with 18 colored vignettes etched by François Courboin.
Binding in full blue shagreen, back with three false nerves adorned with gold cartridges richly embellished with floral motifs [...]

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Frédéric HILLEMACHER, ANONYME

Galerie historique des portraits des comédiens de la troupe de Molière

Imprimerie de Louis Perrin, Lyon 1858, 13,5x21,5cm, relié.

Rare first edition published anonymously and printed in 100 numbered copies on laid.
Binding full morocco caramel, back with five nerves burnished and set with golden dots, double gilded boxes with the center of which was placed a golden floral pattern, gold friezes at the head and tail, a [...]

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Marcel PAGNOL

Le temps des amours

Julliard, Paris 1977, 15x22cm, broché.

First edition, one of 100 copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 20 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 25 Hollande paper.
A very nice copy.

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Alexandre DUMAS FILS

Sophie Printems

Baudry, Paris s.d. (1854), 14x23cm, 2 volumes reliés.

First edition.
Binding in half red percaline, smooth backs adorned with gilded floral motifs, double gilded nets in tails, pieces of title of navy shagreen with scratches, plates of marbled paper, Contemporary binding.
Some small foxing.
Nice copy.
 

120 €

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Gustave DORE, Mary LAFON

Les aventures du chevalier Jaufre et de la belle Brunissende

Librairie Nouvelle, Paris 1856, 17,5x27,5cm, relié.

First edition of the numerous vignettes and 20 etchings of Gustave Doré.
Edition translated by Mary Lafon.
Binding half green shagreen corners, back with five nerves set with gilded nets adorned with double gilded boxes decorated with gilt typographic patterns, framing of gilt fillets on [...]

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CURNONSKY

Souvenirs littéraires et gastronomiques

Albin Michel, Paris 1958, 12,5x19cm, broché.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies.
Pleasant illustrated, frontispiece, a photographic portrait of the author.

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STENDHAL

Lucien Leuwen

Honoré Champion, Paris 1927, In-8 (14x22,2cm), 396pp. 462pp. et 438pp. et 501pp., 4 volumes reliés.

Edition established and annotated by Henry Debraye, with a preface by Paul Valéry. One of ten copies on China, first large paper, on a set of 1235. Copy No. 5, containing a double suite of boards including one on Imperial Japan. The boards consist of facsimiles. Title pages in red and [...]

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Walter SCOTT

La jolie fille de Perth

Librairie Firmin-Didot & Cie, Paris 1883, 18x27,5cm, relié.

Illustrated edition of many drawings in and inset of Detti, Gosselin, Kurner, Lemaistre, Marie, Pille and Taluet.
Binding in half red shagreen with corners, back with five nerves richly adorned with gilded fleurons and gilded boxes at the center of which was placed a golden thistle, the name of [...]

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