L'Estampe originale|Paris 1893|31.50 x 43 cm|Lithographie(s)|en feuilles
The full suite of 22 lithographed plates - 11 by Toulouse-Lautrec and 11 by Ibels – of the series Le Café-Concert, published by Publications de l'Edition Originale. Original proofs, printed in 500 copies on vellum. A few small marginal tears, angular lacks, the occasional bit of foxing. References : Delteil 28 to 38 ; Wittrock 18 to 28 ; Adriani 16 to 26. A very rare and attractive complete original suite of these 22 famous lithographs of "fin de siècle Paris by night."
First edition of the author's first book, one of 13 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies. Endpapers very slightly sunned, not serious, a very good copy.
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on vergé américain, the only large paper copies. With an autograph inscription from Marcel Pagnol to madame Goguay Degrenan. A very good copy.
First edition in French, one of 26 numbered copies on Arches paper, this copy justified "Arches", the tirage de tête after 12 on Montval. Half red morocco over marbled paper boards by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, spine in six compartments, brown paper endpapers and pastedowns, ccovers and spine preserved. A very good copy with good margins and nicely bound.
Mame-Delaunay|Paris 1833|12.50 x 18.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
The rare first edition, one of the most sought-after of Balzac’s major novels according to Clouzot. Contemporary half speckled sheep over marbled paper boards, gilt fillets to spine. A little occasional spotting, a short-margined copy. Provenance: from the library at the Château du Lac Tegern (Tegernsee), which belonged to Prince Charles-Theodore of Bavaria (1795-1875). Charles-Theodore of Bavaria, the son of the first King of Bavaria, Maximilian I, was "Generalfeldmarschall" and personal councilor to the King of Bavaria (stamp: "S.K.H.D Prinzen Carl V. Bayern Güter Administration Tegernsee"). A rare copy with a princely provenance in a strictly contemporary binding.
First edition printed on vergé d'Arches paper. Small tears, not serious, to edges of covers, a trace of vertical fold to upper cover, otherwise a rare and good copy.