Paris (France)

First edition, extremely rare. One most often finds, even in libraries, the second and third editions of 1623 and 1629, and especially that of 1633. As an example, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France possesses 13 copies of the Ambassades, 5 from 1623, 2 from 1629, and 6 from 1633, but none of this 1620 edition. 2 blank leaves before the title. We have found no trace of this edition in online library catalogues, neither at the British Library, nor in English or French catalogues, Russian, etc. Printer's device on title page, Lion and fleur de lys. The 1623 edition would add a portrait and the epistle to Pierre Brulard, at the address of Antoine Estienne, or Guillaume Loyson, the 2 blank leaves before the title would suggest that the edition was hastily issued, pending these pieces.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Double fillet border on boards. Joints cracked at head, and at foot for the upper joint. A slash with loss to lower board. A brown stain on the same board. Rubbing. Some leaves more browned or yellowed and a loss of paper to one corner of a leaf, in margin. Very pale scattered foxing. Good copy.
Born into a Calvinist family, baroque poet and diplomat, Du Perron's career only took off after his conversion, at the age of 21 (he would moreover become a famous controversialist at the expense of the Protestants). He became close to Henri IV, and actively dealt with his conversion, then obtained the king's absolution in Rome, and the lifting of the interdict against France. He returned to Rome as France's chargé d'affaires, and had Alexandre de Medici, relative of the queen, elected, then Paul V, of the Borghese family. Finally, he took an active part in the États généraux of 1614. The Ambassades are a collection of letters gathered and preceded by summaries and notices by his secretary César de Ligny, and retraces the political life of the author.
Armorial bookplate of the Marquis de Rosambo, Louis Le Peletier (1747-1794).

First edition.
Contemporary brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, ornamented. Tan morocco title and volume labels. Headcap of volume I worn. Upper joint of volume I cracked at head and foot. Corners slightly bumped. Rubbing.
Gourville's public activity spanned nearly half a century, from the eve of the Fronde to the end of the 17th century. Of modest origins, he was able through his qualities to become a servant of the Duke of La Rochefoucauld, then of the Prince of Condé, and even of Mazarin. The memoirs recount the world of finance and taxation; being close to superintendent Fouquet, he became very wealthy, but followed the latter in his disgrace; but far from being ruined in exile, Gourville took advantage of this period to become a diplomat and be very close to Louis XIV's ministers; he would finally long manage the house of Condé and attempt to restore its fortune.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on papier de luxe, the only large paper copies.
Spine of the chemise sunned, a good copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on papier de luxe, the only large paper copies.
Spine of the slipcase slightly sunned, a good copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on papier de luxe, the only large paper copies.
Spine of the slipcase sunned, a good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Autograph of Georges Marchais to a militant.
Iconography.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of the rare copies on China paper.
Full red cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, rubbed black shagreen title-label, boards slightly soiled, original wrappers preserved (front cover detached), contemporary binding signed by Thivet.
Printed stamp of the Vanier bookstore with the manuscript initials L.V. probably in Vanier's own hand at the foot of the endpaper.
Work illustrated with humorous drawings by Henri de Sta.

First edition, one of 31 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 85 numbered copies on vélin pur fil Johannot paper, the tirage de tête.
Spine very slightly faded, not serious and as usual.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A good and well-margined copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, the only large paper copies along with some hors commerce.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Publisher's full grey cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, front board illustrated with a photograph, one upper corner slightly bumped.
Rich iconography, handsome copy.

First edition, rare.
Contemporary full marbled sheep. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title-label. Headcaps worn. Joints cracked at head for 0.5 cm. Lower joint cracked at tail along 2 compartments. Corners bumped and worn.
Typology of wounds caused by firearms. Literature on the subject. Various remedies.

First edition.
Publisher's polychrome paper boards in Bradel binding, smooth spine, joints with small tears at head and foot, cover specially designed by Francisco Borès.
Work illustrated with 8 original lithographs by the artist as well as 183 reproductions of his works including 12 in color.
Text by Jean Grenier.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on chiffon Auvergne paper, tirage de tête.

Spectacularly bound in black calf by Pierre-Lucien Martin, the covers inlaid with white and grey calf with a geometric decoration of gilt fillets making perspective shapes, endpapers and pastedowns of Auvergne paper, the delicate Auvergne paper covers and back preserved, top edge gilt. Slipcase with black paper flaps, lined with grey felt and with a spine of rhodoid plastic (small crack to head), trimmed with black calf and with a brown paper interior.

This copy is enriched with a manuscript sheet bearing six fragments of poems chosen and copied out by Paul Eluard, which had appeared in Poésie et vérité [Poetry and Truth] ten years before.
A magnificent copy remarkably bound in decorated black calf by Pierre-Lucien Martin.

First French edition, rare, translated by Charles Lefèvre from the fourth edition.
Contemporary full raspberry sheep. Smooth spines decorated with three compartments and fillets. Titles and volume numbers gilt. Large floral panel stamped in blind on covers. Gilt fillet border. One small wormhole to upper joint at tail of volume 3. Light rubbing to headcaps and some joints. Some scattered foxing on paper that remains white. Handsome copy, rare in full binding and in this condition.
From 1799 to 1825, Colletta was both a witness and an actor in all the Neapolitan revolutions. He thus adhered to the new government as soon as the French founded a new republic in Naples in 1799. As soon as Ferdinand IV had reconquered the city, he was thrown in prison. In 1806 the Bourbons were again thrown from the throne and Joseph Bonaparte settled in Naples. Colletta was then reinstated to his rank. In 1812, he was promoted to general and director of roads and bridges. He served under Murat's orders and fought the Austrians in 1815. During the Revolution of 1820, he was called by the king as advisor, and again fought the Austrians in 1821. When autocracy was restored, he was imprisoned for 3 months and escaped execution thanks to Austrian intervention. Colletta then knew exile and was permitted to reside in Florence where he wrote his History of Naples. This takes its place in European history.

First edition published anonymously.
Half brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt author's name at foot, minor rubbing to spine and corners, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
The author's name, E. Michelot, has been inscribed in ink on the title page.
Rare.

First edition.
Copy presented in its original wrappers.
Spine with three small paper losses, pale dampstaining and some light worming marginally affecting certain leaves.

First edition for the entirety of these sequential works. Each of the 5 Avertissements has a specific title page, the fourth and fifth dated 1690; the seven texts have the particularity of having continuous pagination, even though they did not appear on the same date, the last two being dated 1691 (L'antiquité eclaircie actually corresponds to the sixth avertissement, the seventh part Etat present des controverses forming the third and final part of the sixth avertissement. The last two texts are published by Jean Anisson and no longer by Sébastien Cramoisy. Publishers' devices on title pages, stork for the first, fleur-de-lys for Anisson.
Full dark green morocco binding from the late 19th century signed Duru 1851. Raised bands Jansenist spine. Gilt title and date. Double blind fillet border on covers. Rich interior border. Gilt edges. Minor rubbing to edges and corners. Thin scratches on covers without significance. Very handsome copy, (some gatherings yellowed throughout but very clean), in a master binding, with beautiful margins.
L'histoire des variations des églises protestantes which neutralized Protestant theses by demonstrating their incessant variations, appeared in 1688; its success was immediate and troubled the Protestant world. Very quickly the Protestant minister Jurieu responded in his work Lettres pastorales to Bossuet's book by attacking it sharply; in turn and masterfully, Bossuet published six avertissements in which he treats the principal points of doctrine opposing Catholicism to Protestantism. This battle of books brilliantly reactivated the theological and political quarrel of the two interpretations of Christianity. Bossuet fought Protestants all his life and with the greatest passion, even obtaining the conversion of Turenne and other notable figures.
Bookplate of Ysabel Sanchez de movellan. Second bookplate with the motto Sine angulis angulo. Library stamp on title page: Ex. Bibl. Eccl. Cath. Rupel. On verso of title page, another stamp: Couet. Chne.

Collection of 4 memoirs and two documents from the legal case that opposed Beaumarchais to Judge Goezman.
Details:
Memoire à consulter, pour Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Imprimerie de Valleyre. 1773. Paris.
Supplément au mémoire à consulter. Imprimerie de Quillau. 1773. Paris.
Addition au supplément du mémoire à consulter. Imprimerie de Clousier. Paris.
Requête d'attenuation pour le Sr Caron de Beaumarchais. Imprimerie de Knapen. 1773. Paris.
Quatrième mémoire à consulter. Imprimerie de Clousier. 1774. Paris.
Arrest de la cour du Parlement du 26 février 1774. Chez P.G. Simon. 1774. Paris.
Early 20th-century half vellum binding. Smooth spine with handwritten title. Marbled paper boards. Some manuscript notes in margins of certain leaves. Foxing and marginal dampstaining to right corner of the Addition au supplément... Overall paper more or less yellowed.
From 1773 to 1774, Beaumarchais published 4 memoirs in which he dramatized his legal adventure (one can see that he had chosen to represent himself). These 4 memoirs, which blend dialogues and interrogations, entertained all of Paris, even Madame Du Barry, and were performed everywhere in cafés and on the boulevards, as they constitute a formidable comedy in which lies are ultimately revealed. Beaumarchais was indeed acquitted in the case that opposed him to Judge Goezman; the latter was the reporting judge in his trial regarding the Paris-Duverney inheritance which ruined and dishonored the author. Beaumarchais accused Goezman of corruption and the judge in turn accused Beaumarchais of defamation and attempted corruption.
Judge Goezman constitutes above all a symbol of the corruption of the new Parliament erected by Louis XV, and of the arbitrariness of justice.

first edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Signed autograph Jean Sarment Etienne Rey and his wife: "... these little songs intermittent poet ..."
spine and marginally insolated boards, nice interior state.

First Edition, one of 129 numbered copies on laid Lafuma Navarre and reimposed format in-quarto tellière, head print.
Three small tears at the foot of the first board, a slight trace of sunstroke at the foot of the back.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy with good margins.

First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
A portrait of Arthur Symons as frontispiece.
Endpapers lightly and partially shadowed.

New edition published in the author's complete works.
Half green calf binding, faded spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments with corner ornaments, brown calf title label and author's name, small lack to head cap, scratches at head of joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Light foxing of no consequence.

New edition.
Half caramel long-grain morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned cipher as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Handsome copy in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

New edition.
Half long-grain caramel morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title-label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one lower corner slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned monogram serving as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Copy handsomely bound in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

First edition printed in 300 copies on laid paper of this text which inspired William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
Full two-tone blue and brown marbled sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with black fillets, hazelnut shagreen title-label, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edges gilt, contemporary binding.
Bookseller's descriptive label pasted at head of front endpaper of first volume.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Repaired tears to the spine, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 25 Hollande.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Papier rhapsodie d'Arjomari justified and numbered par José Corti, the only large paper copies.
Spine slightly faded, not serious, two small traces of folding to head of upper cover, otherwise a good copy.

First edition printed in 500 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding, faded spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, preserved wrappers refreshed and lined.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Corneille as frontispiece.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Half tan sheep binding with corners, faded spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, publisher's gilt monogram and date at foot, spine rubbed, one joint cracked at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners bumped and rubbed, contemporary binding.
Provenance: from the publisher's library with his gilt monogram at foot of spine and his engraved bookplate with his initials pasted on a pastedown.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on large vellum.
Half chocolate brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments at the centers of which the crowned and gilt monogram of Clément de Ris is repeated five times, gilt date at foot, small traces of rubbing on joints, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, upper corners slightly bumped, near-contemporary binding signed by Dupré.
Some light foxing affecting mainly some deckled edges of certain leaves.
Gift inscription and manuscript notation in pen by Clément de Ris at head of an endpaper and facing it.
Deluxe copy handsomely bound.

New revised and corrected edition.
Half-shagreen bindings in brown, smooth spines faded and decorated with gilt romantic cartouches, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, four corners slightly bumped.
Handsome interior condition almost entirely free from foxing.

New revised and corrected edition.
Half brown shagreen binding, smooth faded spine decorated with gilt romantic cartouches, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, two corners slightly bumped.
Handsome interior condition virtually free of foxing.

First edition.
Contributions by Théodore Duret "Le nationalisme', L. Tolstoï "Quarante ans" Mark Twain "A la dure", Alfred Jarry "Le guet-apens de M. Timbre", Félicien Fagus...
A small tear at foot of spine, a light stain at head of front board.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "De quelques viols légaux", Charles-Louis Philippe "Le père Perdrix", Julien Benda "A propos de Pelléas et Mélisande", Docteur Binet-Sanglé "Les cures miraculeuses de Jésus", Isabelle Eberhardt "Heures de Tunis"...
A small tear at the foot of the spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "Le prolongement du chemin de fer de ceinture" and "Les contes du vampire par A.-Ferdinand Hérold", Marcel Réja "Le péril imaginaire", Charles-Louis Philippe "Le père Perdrix", Robert Scheffer "Poèmes"...
A tiny tear at the foot of the spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "Messaline", Leo Tolstoy "Du sens de la vie", Matilde Serao "Infidèle", Charles Saulnier "Le musée de Lille", André Lebey "Quatre départs"...
Light foxing to the covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "Messaline", Leo Tolstoy "De l'éducation religieuse", Michel Arnauld on Friedrich Nietzsche, Alexandre Cohen 'Le niveleur de montagnes, légende javanaise"...
A stain at the foot of the front cover, a tear at the foot of the back cover.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry, Rachilde, Max Nordau, Jacques-Emile Blanche Georges Polti on singular and curious opinions concerning lord Hamlet; Jacques de Nittis "Vénus ennemie", Paul Louis "L'empire britannique", Thadée Natanson, Félicien Fagus...
Small lack at foot of spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Paul Adam "Oeuvres inédites de l'Empereur", Léon Tolstoï "Qu'est-ce que l'art?", Gustave Kahn "Jordon", Jean de Mitty, Alfred Athys...
Some stains to front cover.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Journal d'un femme de chambre", Edmond Fazy "Artin", Théodore de Wizewa, Gustave Kahn, Henri Ghéon...
Issue illustrated with 3 drawings by Frédéric Front on devotion to Saint Anthony of Padua and a portrait of Victor Barrucand by Félix Vallotton.
Some stains and worming to covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Journal d'un femme de chambre", Maurice Maindron "Les musées militaires", Urbain Gohier "Le ressort" Félicien Fagus "Louise, drame social", Romain Coolus...
Small tear at foot of spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Diary of a Chambermaid", Judith Gautier "The Flower-Bird", Thadée Natanson on Georges Seurat, Paul Louis, Romain Coolus...
A.-Ferdinand Hérold "Ballad to the Glory of Mercier", Gustave Kahn "Ruskin"...
Issue illustrated with 4 drawings by Georges Seurat
Some worming to covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Leo Tolstoy "What Love Demands", Romain Coolus "The Marquis of Carabas", Théodore Duret "Critical Studies of History", Léon Blum, Thadée Natanson...
Light worming to covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Journal d'un femme de chambre", Léon Blum "L'article 7", Judith Gautier "L'oiseau-fleur lisse ses plumes", Gustave Kahn "Images", André Gide, Emile Verhaeren...
Some tears to spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Journal d'un femme de chambre", Paul Louis "La réaction anti-marxiste", Franc-Nohain "La croix d'honneur ses plumes", Gustave Kahn, Victor Barrucand...
Issue illustrated with a portrait of Léon Blum by Félix Vallotton.
Two small tears to spine, foxing to covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Octave Mirbeau "Journal d'un femme de chambre", J.L. de Janasz "L'auteur de Quo Vadis", Alexandre Cohen "L'affaire de Polna", Henri Ghéon, Romain Coolus...
Issue illustrated with a portrait of Octave Mirbeau by Félix Vallotton.
Minor worming to covers without damage.

First edition.
Contributions by Alfred Jarry "Anthropophagie", Gustave Kahn "Victor Hugo et la critique", Paul VChenay "D'un cahier de Victor Hugo", Mark Twain "A la dure"...
Other contributions by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, Georges Eekhoud, Judith Gautier, Papus, Emile Zola notably on Tolstoy and the sexual question.
Light worming to covers.

First edition.
Contributions by Paul Louis "L'essor économique de l'Allemagne", Léon Tolstoï "La conférence de la Paix", Romain Coolus "Le marquis de Carabas", Robert Dreyfus "Egidy", Charles Péguy "La crise et le Parti Socialiste", Léon Blum, Félicien Fagus...
Light worming to covers.

Fourth edition.
Bradel binding in full brown cloth, smooth spine, date and double gilt fillet at foot, signed binding.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Full brown sheep binding, smooth discolored spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, gilt roulettes on headcaps, top headcap worn, frame of quadruple gilt fillets decorated with typographical fleurons in the corners on paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of fine gilt dentelle on pastedowns, original wrappers preserved with small corner restorations, corners slightly bumped, gilt fillets on leading edges, all edges gilt, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from the Vicomte de Larochefoucauld.
Some rubbing traces on binding, occasional light foxing.
Gift inscription in ink on front wrapper.

First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on vélin du marais paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

Reprint on laid paper published by Horemans in Lille, using the woodblocks from the edition by Jehan Lecocq in Troyes in 1539.
This work consists of the reproduction of 56 woodcuts after 15th-century xylographs.
Spine faded, front board detached, angular crease mark at head of rear board, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half green sheep binding, smooth spine faded decorated with the gilt bookplate of Count de Falloux repeated four times, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, binding signed by A. Lasneret, Angevin binder.
Signed autograph inscription from Victor de Laprade to Count de Falloux.
Some foxing mainly at the beginning of the volume, light dampstain at foot of leaves.
Provenance: from the library of Bourg d'Iré, property of Count de Falloux, with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.

Second illustrated edition with a portrait of Henri Régnault etched by Laguillermie.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded, marbled paper boards, front board with a white stain at head, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Provenance: from the library of Louis d'Eichtahl with a shelf label pasted on a pastedown.

First edition of the French translation established by prince Augustin Galitzin for the first and third volumes, first edition for the second; the third volume being printed on laid paper.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine richly decorated with the gilt ex-libris of comte de Falloux repeated four times, black paper boards.
Light foxing, a light dampstain without consequence to the half-title page of the second volume.
Provenance: from the library of Bourg d'Iré, property of comte de Falloux, with his bookplate pasted to a pastedown.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri Lavedan to the comte de Blois.
Two small tears to the slightly sunned spine, foxing to the front cover.
Complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

New edition illustrated with 8 engravings by Ridinger, headpieces after Routar and the 27 technical figures from earlier editions, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 on Lafuma.
Small light stains of no significance on first cover, handsome copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Very handsome and moving autograph inscription signed by Maurice Blanchot to his sister on a calling card pasted to head of one endpaper: "A ma chère Marg. Ce livre d'amitié et pour l'amitié (plus à feuilleter qu'à lire, peut-être) avec ma grande affection. Maurice [To my dear sister Marg. This book of friendship, or book for friendship (maybe more to leaf through than to read) with great affection. Maurice]."
A good copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
A very handsome and moving autograph inscription from Maurice Blanchot to his sister : "Pour ma chère Marguerite qui porte maintenant (mot illisible) le poids de mon affection. Maurice [For my dear Marguerite who now bears (illegible word) the weight of my affection. Maurice]."
A good copy.

New edition.
Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, one restored tear at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, one corner lacking.
Some foxing, scraped gift inscription causing a small paper loss at head of title page.

First French edition.
Publisher's binding in half black shagreen, smooth spine with light traces of rubbing, navy blue paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, Larousse bookstore emblem stamped in blind to center of rear board.
Rare and handsome copy.

Second edition.
Half chocolate brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Heavy foxing.
Handsomely bound copy.

New edition, with some parts in first edition, carefully collated with the first editions and expanded with a large number of variants. Half red calf bindings, spines with four raised bands adorned with gilt dots and gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, traces of discoloration to margins of some boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary Romantic bindings.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece to the first volume.

Some minor foxing.

Third edition, revised and expanded with general considerations on the improvement of breeds and a treatise on pigs by H. Magne.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with black and gilt fillets, a tear on the brown sheep title-label, headcaps rubbed and worn, some rubbing on the spine, one cracked joint, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some tears on the leading edges, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 2 plates outside the text decorated with figures.
Printed bibliophile stamps and pen gift inscriptions on one endpaper and the half-title page.

Edition of the same year as the original published in Brussels and London.
Full aubergine calf bindings, uniformly faded spines with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt compartments at the centers of which appear fleurons and the gilt coat of arms of Lord Seymour nicknamed Milord l'Arsouille, gilt friezes at head and foot, small scuffs at foot and head of joints, double gilt fillet frame on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges on cuts, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some foxing affecting principally the volumes at beginning and end.
Provenance: from the library of Lord Seymour.

First edition.
Half chocolate brown shagreen bindings, smooth faded spines decorated with gilt garlands and blind-stamped compartments, chocolate brown paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two corners slightly bumped.
Some light foxing.

New edition.
Half red calf binding, smooth spine lightly faded decorated with black and gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Blaise Pascal as frontispiece.
Some foxing.

First edition of this issue entirely devoted to Jean Laugier, one of 40 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Our copy is complete, like all deluxe copies, with its original wood engraving by Hilda Van Norden which she signed and inscribed to a close friend.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean L'Anselme to a couple of friends: "... ce bien modeste survol d'un déjà long parcours dans la ferveur de notre toujours jeune amitié..." ["... this very modest overview of an already long journey in the fervor of our ever-young friendship..."]
Other contributions by Jean Laugier, Jean-Yves Debreuille, Jean Rousselot, Robert Sabatier, Jean Alter, Luc Norin...
We include an invitation card to the conference honoring Jean Laugier on Monday March 12, 2007 at the Sorbonne on the occasion of the "Printemps des poètes"
Handsome copy.

First edition.
This copy is enriched with eight manuscripts poems by Marie Lorrain.
Rare.

First edition illustrated with 59 drawings by L. Bennet and P. Phillippoteaux, 35 facsimiles of old engravings, 20 maps or plans. Double volume, catalogue S.
Publisher's binding in lawn green cloth (undoubtedly the rarest of the colors), known as "La sphère ptolémaïque" (one of the most harmonious achievements among Souze bindings). Special plate designed by Souze. Superb front board, very fresh but with two small spots, one on the upper edge, the second next to one of the ships. A small tear on the right edge.
Back board type b, with rosette, corner palmettes. Brown endpapers characteristic of the first edition.
Corners, headcaps and joints skilfully and finely restored. 2 white spots along the lower joint. Small white spots on the back board.
Lower board with a few small white spots. Handsome copy, with very fresh plates. Scattered foxing.
This volume is the first published of the triptych: Les grands voyages et les grands voyageurs; it concerns travel by land.
On the first endpaper (pastedown): Large label with manuscript: Prix offert par le Comte de Pazic décerné à l'élève Bertin Armand. On the second endpaper, a dry stamp: Librairie Devisme, and a stamp, Bertin Postel, vitrier.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Cami to Jacques Chauvin enriched with a drawing depicting the profile of an old man.
Cover illustrated with a drawing by the author.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to Jacques Boulenger.
Guy Debrincat bookplate and publisher's slip pasted onto endpapers.
A small tear reglued at foot of spine.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
Handsome autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to François Mauriac.
Two small glued tears to the spine, sunned.

New edition.
Half black calf binding, faded spine with four raised bands set with gilt stippling decorated with double gilt compartments, upper headcap rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

Second edition, with some parts of the text in first edition as revised and corrected.
Half red calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded decorated with gilt stippling and fillets, gilt initials at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings signed by Bruillon.
Handsome copy.

New edition
Half caramel calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Half caramel calf binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt cartouches, green morocco title label, fragile joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two small tears to leading edges, contemporary binding.

First illustrated edition, rare, with 27 plates hors-texte, including the frontispiece by Philippoteaux, Pisan,
Contemporary half black grained shagreen binding signed Ch. Girard (Angers) with grained green percaline boards. Spine with raised bands decorated with blind and gilt fillets. Gilt title. Small pale and whitish stains on lower board, one darker stain on upper board. Leaves 351 and 355 restored (torn corner). Fresh overall but with small pale browning scattered and unevenly distributed. Although the paper appears clean, it now has a color close to laid paper and has lost its whiteness.
A title rarely encountered, the Three Musketeers or Count of Monte-Cristo series being more common. The novel bears the subtitle Mémoire d'un médecin, the whole forming a cycle of 5 novels more or less sequential, as Alexandre Dumas always proceeds: La comtesse de Charny, Le chevalier de Maison-Rouge, Le collier de la reine, Joseph Basalmo. These novels are all set during the French Revolution period.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Hollande, this one of 5 lettered hors commerce, the tirage de tête.
Half red morocco over marbled paper boards by Goy & Vilaine, spine in six compartments, endpapers and pastedowns of red paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gil .
A very good coop well-margined in a nice binding.

First edition.
Half red Russian morocco bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and double gilt compartments, gilt dots at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpavers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Some foxing.
Rare.

New edition.
Half red calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded, decorated with gilt romantic arabesques and a stamp in blind, gilt fillets at head and foot of spines, black calf title labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic bindings.
Provenance: from the library of J.B. Baillière with his labels pasted on the pastedowns.
Handsome copy in charming contemporary romantic bindings.

First Paris edition, revised by the author.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets, decorated with double black compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Montval, tirage de tête.
A small tear, not serious, and repaired on foot of a joint.
A rare and good copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded, not serious,.
A good and rare copy with good margins.