Angers

First edition printed in Angers, rare. On the verso of the title page, arms of Henry Arnauld, bishop of Angers. The first edition is found neither in the Bibliothèque nationale de France nor in the British Library, both of which hold the 1672 Couterot copy.
Contemporary full vellum binding. Smooth spine with title and author in manuscript. One corner turned. Between the title page and endpaper, inner joint opened and spine detached held by several stitches. Trace of pale dampstaining to upper margin, sometimes extending onto text, from title page to p. 264. Similarly, dampstain to lower right corner from p. 427 to end. The paper is relatively clean apart from these pale dampstains...

Autograph letter dated and signed by Renée Guilloux about friendship that transcends and sublimes human relationships, 80 lines written in black ink on four pages.
Folds inherent to mailing, small tears at foot without any damage to the text.
For Renée Guilloux, the friendship she feels for her correspondent dominates distance and silence: "... est-ce que les mots ont su dire la joie des coeurs..." ["have words been able to express the joy of hearts..."] and momentary disagreements: "Mais tous ces mois, toutes ces années nous pesaient douloureusement. J'avais l'impression que vous vous étiez mis d'un seul coup à parler très vite avec...

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy complete with its wraparound band: "An event!!! Audiberti and poetry..."

First edition, one of 362 numbered copies on pure Lana paper.
Our copy is complete with its additional duplicate suite of hors-texte plates and a color breakdown of one of the watercolors showing the ten different hand brushings, color by color.
The work illustrated with original lithographs by Roderic Laing.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A very good copy retaining its advertising band.

First Edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Vidalon, ours one of the few copies of publisher out of trade, leading print.
Illustrated book of vignettes in the text.
Small foxing primarily affecting the guards, otherwise nice copy at all margins.
Autograph signed by Jacques Isolle to Mr. R. Colarne.

First edition, one of 879 numbered copies on white vellum.
Work illustrated with color illustrations by Maurice Pouzet.
Minor corner losses without consequence affecting the fragile covers, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Pamphlet presented in plain grey wrappers, author's name inscribed in pencil at head of front cover.
Insignificant foxing of no consequence.
Bookplate pasted at head of verso of front wrapper, rare.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by H. Muffang to the symbolist poet André-Ferdinand Hérold on the front cover.
Corner foxing to covers, marginally and slightly sunned, small lack to head of rear cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Covers detached, handsome interior condition.
Rare pamphlet illustrated with a map at the beginning of the volume.

First edition.
A very good copy.

First edition.
A very good copy with an illustration.

First edition of this thesis printed in a small number of copies and defended at the Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Paris.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, four marginal lacks affecting the boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
A good and rare copy, softcover.