Nantes (Loire-Atlantique)

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on royal Lana wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Texts preceded by an interview of Serge Gainsbourg with Alain Coelho.
Illustrated with 10 plates hors texte.
A small light stain on the spine.
A rare and appealing copy.

First edition illustrated with 167 plates drawn from life by Félix Benoist and lithographed by leading Parisian artists including Arnout, Bachelier, Benoist, David, Fichot, Tirpenne...
Bound in half bottle-green shagreen, spines with four raised bands framed with gilt rolls and decorated with double gilt panels featuring typographic motifs and gilt heraldic ermines, gilt names and places at the foot, covers of bottle-green percaline framed with a broad gilt lace border enriched with heraldic ermines and gilt armorials, boards stamped in the centre with the gilt arms of Brittany and of the city of Nantes within a gilt mandorla, white moiré silk endleaves and pastedowns, publisher's bindings.
Historical introduction by Arthur de La Borderie, epilogue on Breton poetry by De La Villemarqué, descriptive texts by Aurélien de Courson, Pol de Courcy, Ropartz, A. de La Borderie, De La Villemarqué...
Some minor foxing, not affecting the text or plates.
A handsome copy in a fine publisher's binding with the arms of Brittany and the city of Nantes.

First edition.
Contents: Marc Boasson "Lettres (septembre 1916 et Octobre 1917)", Julien Lanoë "Hilaire, discours illustré sur le coeur", Roger Lesbats "Un musicien d'extrême-orient : E.C. Grassi".
Light marginal worming to front cover.

Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work bearing witness to the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Jules David and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original black and white lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original color lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration in Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy.

Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration in Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming and a small tear without loss to lower margin, not affecting the image.

Original lithograph in colors engraved by Jules Gaildrau after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal foxing spots, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original lithograph in colors engraved by Charles-Claude Bachelier after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original color lithograph by Albert Adam, Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and Félix Benoist, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some worming.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some discrete worming.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some worming.

Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some discreet worming.

First edition illustrated with fifty-nine engravings on copper and wood by Auguste Lepère, one of 220 numbered copies on pure Arches laid paper with the Nantes watermark, the only issue, this one printed specially for M. Join-Lambert.
Full tawny calf binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, boards richly decorated with a broad design of compartments, interlacing and shells inlaid with green, mahogany and black calf in the Renaissance taste, silk moiré doublures framed with seven gilt fillets, endpapers of matching silk, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, slipcase with rubbed and peeling headcaps, Art Nouveau binding signed with the monogram DLR at foot of first board.
Our copy is enhanced with one of the destroyed wood-engraved plates from the first series "Rue des Barres - Rue Grenier sur l'eau - Sortie de l'exposition" given to the Nantes museum.
Rare and very handsome copy perfectly executed in an elegant binding with Art Nouveau decoration.

first edition on current paper.
Illustrated book of 7 drawings by Karel Appel.
Beautiful copy.
Autograph dated and signed by André Verdet to his friend the poet Charles Dobzynski: "For my friend Charles Dobzynski, to my spatio-poet accomplice, very much his own A. Verdet." enriched with a large original tricolor design.

First edition.
Foreword by Olivier de Gourcuff.
One marginal tear to upper cover.
A rare copy.

Reprint for the first play, hors commerce first editions for the three others.
Half marbled caramel sheep binding, faded spine with two raised bands decorated with gilt central fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, olive sheep title label, traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved for each of the 4 volumes, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from Jules Gringoire to the poet Jean Ott on each of the plays.
Rare collection of these plays not distributed in trade

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Lana royal, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition limited to only 180 copies, ours being one of the 38 copies with duplicate suite on pure Renage thread.
The twelve lithographs by Robert Villard retrace and pay homage to the bombing of Nantes on September 16 and 23, 1943.
The justification page as well as each plate - including those of the suite, are signed by the artist.
Some foxing on the first leaves and joints slightly cracked, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition in French. Half-shagreen bindings in black, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and typographic motifs, two small lacks to headcaps, contemporary bindings. Some foxing, rare.

First edition.
Half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
One joint slightly scuffed.
Some light foxing.

New edition of the French translation, the latter by André Bellivier, printed in 125 numbered copies on vellum of the Marais.
Signed autograph Andre Bellivier Guy Lavaud.
Wettings clear and bites into margins flat, nice interior state.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on chiffon Lana royal paper, the only large paper copies.
Text preceded by an interview with Serge Gainsbourg by Alain Coelho.
With 10 hors texte illustrations.
One small clear stain to foot of spine.
A good and rare copy.

First edition. With contributions by F. Garcia Lorca, B. Cendrars, T. Briant, M. Lebesque, J-C. Pichon, M. Fombeure, J. Bour, R-G Cadou.