Paris (France)

Pre-first edition.
Other contributions by J. Chardonne "Politique", A. Robin "Mort d'un arbre", J. Giraudoux "Choix des élues, 4ème livraison", A. Suarès "Chronique de Caërdal", P. Léautaud "Chronique dramatique"...
Spine and covers with minor marginal soiling.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Maurice Careme to Jean Guéhenno.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author to Jean Guéhenno.
Work illustrated by Félix de Boeck.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt fillets, gilt initials and laurel leaf on the boards, pale discoloration stains without consequence on the first board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one endpaper missing, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 4 engravings outside the text including a frontispiece.

New edition partly in first edition as entirely revised, corrected and expanded.
Half dark green calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dots, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, surface wear with a lack of leather on the front cover, corners and edges bumped.
Ink ownership inscription, some foxing.

First edition.
Half brown shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments, marbled paper boards.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

Second edition published the same year as the first.
Bradel binding in full mouse-gray cloth, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed in blind by Pierson.
Autograph inscription signed by the author who was Arthur Rimbaud's classmate at the college of Charleville.
Some minor foxing.

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Full olive cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with marginal scratch, one lower corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding stamp-signed in blind by Pierson.
Signed and inscribed by Eugène Manuel.
Occasional light foxing of no consequence.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Nguyen-Huu-Khang.
Spine worn, front board detached with corner losses, slight marginal loss at head of second board, paper yellowed.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with two portraits.
Occasional marginal foxing of no consequence, handsome copy.

First edition.
Half hazel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled paper boards, top edge gilt, publisher's binding.
Work illustrated with 40 plates at the end.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded and bearing light scratches of no consequence, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, publisher's binding.
Work illustrated with 12 plates.

First edition.
Half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded and bearing light scratches of no consequence, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, publisher's binding.
Work illustrated with 24 plates.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 210 figures in the text.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on Rives paper.
Work illustrated with original copperplate engravings and woodcuts by Raphaël Drouart.
A small stain on the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half black shagreen bindings, smooth spines with slight harmless scratches decorated with gilt floral motifs, pine green percaline boards, front covers richly illustrated with gilt decorative motifs, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, green top edges, publisher's bindings.
Work abundantly decorated with illustrations in and outside the text.
Handsome set.

First edition.
Work illustrated with numerous figures in the text.
Spine lightly sunned without gravity and with a small tear at head, pleasant interior condition.

First edition.
Work illustrated with illustrations in and outside the text.
Gift inscription in ballpoint pen at the head of the first endpaper of the first volume, handsome copy.

First edition printed in 1800 numbered copies on fine paper.
Work illustrated with illustrations by Pierre Dandelot as well as 8 plates outside the text by Maia Devilliers reproduced in phototypy.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine lightly sunned without significance, minimal worming to front board, occasional foxing mainly affecting margins, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of twenty-fifth edition.
Signed autograph inscription by Gabriel Timmory.
Small lack at foot of spine, without significance.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth spine, copy complete with its rhodoid which has small corner pieces.
Contributions by Pierre Gaxotte, Yvan Christ, Roland Liot...
Richly illustrated.
A handsome copy.

First edition printed in 440 numbered copies on Lana paper.
Illustrated with a portrait of the author etched by André Jacquemin and colored vignettes by Maximilien Vox engraved on wood by L Bertault & Blaise Monod.
Preface by Jacques Audiberti.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on Turner paper, ours unnumbered.
Signed autograph inscription by Jean Renaud.

First edition.
Contributions by G. Kahn, Stendhal, C. Péguy, V. Barrucand, M. Boulenger...
Illustrated issue with a portrait of J.C. Mardrus by F. Vallotton, a portrait of H. Becque by E. Vuillard and 2 paintings by Jongkind.
Light worming and marginal stains to covers.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Contributions by L. Tolstoy, R. Coolus, L. Blum, T. Natanson.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by O. Mirbeau, F. Jammes, G. Kahn, A. Gide, H. Ghéon, J. de Nittis on tuberculosis among others.
A portrait of M. Harden by F. Vallotton.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed and inscribed by Jean Giraudoux to Max Descaves.
Spine and boards marginally sunned as often, small lack to foot of one joint, marginal tear to front board, paper yellowed.

First edition, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 109 reimposed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Lucien Fabre.
Our copy is enhanced with an original photograph of the author in swimwear posing by the sea, pasted on an endpaper.
Furthermore, the dedicatee has also pasted press clippings about the author and adorned an endpaper with a handwritten quote from Chamfort and, finally, annotated certain passages of the work in the margins.

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 30 copies on Japan vellum.
A slight lack at the foot of the spine, spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with blind fillets decorated with triple blind fillets, gilt title at foot, scratches to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, minor scratches to edges, bookplate pasted to endpaper, contemporary binding.
Occasional foxing, small nick at foot of spine.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours unnumbered but bearing, at the foot of the back cover, the mention "exemplaire sur papier alfa".
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, gift inscription in ballpoint pen at head of title page.

First edition, one of the first issue copies numbered at press.
Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine slightly faded and bearing a black stain at foot decorated with a gilt cartouche adorned with gilt arabesques, gilt date at tail, joints lightly rubbed, gilt fillet on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted on verso of front board, contemporary binding signed by Yseux successor to Thierry-Simier.
Provenance: from the library of the Château de Vertcoeur with provenance statement stamped in gilt at head of front board.

First edition of these two pamphlets. Rare.
Stitched without covers, under glassine paper. One gathering detached in the first pamphlet.
The Observations are a defense of the Count of Saint-Priest, who in 1789 was the first Minister of the Interior, against the calumnious attacks of Mirabeau. Saint-Priest would resign to the king in 1790, following Necker. Le Songe d'un anglais was written in the aftermath of the indictment of Louis XVI, imprisoned for 4 months. In his dream, the author attributes to the British sovereign words of indignation and the acts he would implement against France.

First edition printed in a small number of copies under the pseudonym André de Séipse.
Two small tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine.
Rare.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
A good copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Publisher's half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands very lightly sunned, marbled paper boards, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 24 plates.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Publisher's half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands very slightly faded, marbled paper boards, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 45 plates hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine and covers very slightly and marginally sunned without significance.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, after only 20 Japan and 30 Holland.
Work illustrated with 15 plates hors-texte as well as numerous in-text vignettes.
Light worming on endpapers, handsome copy.

First edition, one of the copies on alfa.
Autograph signature of the author below the justification page.
A small tear reglued at foot of one joint, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil, ours one of 5 hors commerce lettered copies, the only deluxe copies.
Small marginal tears with two slight lacks to covers, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A small angular crease mark at the foot of the front cover, handsome copy.
The book that Papillon wanted to ban...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's wood-grain paper boards, smooth spine.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Text illustrations by François Batet.

New edition illustrated with numerous vignettes in the text.
Bradel binding in olive half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, hazelnut shagreen title-label with slight marginal scratches, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine and covers uniformly and lightly sunned, occasional foxing without consequence, handsome interior condition.

Illustrated with 4 original color compositions by Sem, Arnoux, Marty and Chas Laborde, one of the numbered copies on vellum.
Spine slightly cracked at foot, small foxing to boards, handsome interior condition.

Edition illustrated with original color compositions by M.L. Rossignol, one of 1000 numbered copies on vellum, ours unnumbered, the only printing along with 5 on Japan paper.
Autograph inscription signed by the publisher.
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full dark blue boards, with the illustrated dust jacket complete, showing three small spots of discoloration of no consequence.
Signed and inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Florence Gould.
Iconography, preface by Marcel Pagnol.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
A small trace of angular fold, not serious, to head of upper cover.
A good copy.

First edition.
A good copy.

First edition.
A pale dampstain to head of the first few pages, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of this theatrical, literary and artistic review.
Bradel bindings in half hazelnut morocco-grained shagreen, smooth spines, some scratches of no great consequence on certain spines, marbled paper boards, some corners slightly bumped, covers preserved, top edges gilt.
Contributions by P. Margueritte, J. & H. Rosny, J. Doucet, G. Geffroy, A. Theuriet...
Illustrations by Marold, Mittis, Andréas, Vignet...
Handsome complete set in 12 volumes.

First edition.
Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dots, traces of rubbing to spine, burgundy shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by N.M. Le Senne.
Foxing, a date inscribed in ballpoint pen at head of first endpaper.
Rare.

First edition, one of the advance copies from the first printing.
Occasional light worming, handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 16 heliogravures hors-texte.
Two tiny tears without significance on the first cover.

First edition, one of the rare copies on vellum of which no mention is made.
The title page tending to come loose, the half-title page apparently lacking in our copy, spine partially sunned.
Rare full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece and in-text drawings by Pierre Gandon.
Minimal worming on the last endpaper, handsome copy.

Second edition.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine rubbed and decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, corners slightly bumped, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Scattered foxing, trace of a glued label at the foot of the endpaper facing the title page.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, pleasant interior condition almost entirely free from any foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half havana morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments enhanced with blind typographical motifs enriched with green shagreen inlays, gilt fillet on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, elegant unsigned contemporary binding. Foxing affecting almost exclusively the endpapers.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies on papyrus paper.
In-text illustrations.
Handsome set to which we add: issues 2, 3 and 5 of the second year.

First collected edition, one of the numbered copies printed on hand press.
Bradel binding in half indigo boards, smooth spine faded, bronze sheep title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 100 drawings by the author.

New edition of the French translation, established by Franz Toussaint, one of 1100 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Half brown shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motifs featuring, as petals, red shagreen incisions, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with 200 in-text vignettes by Cham.
Half Russian green morocco bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments enhanced with gilt and blind typographical motifs, gilt dates at foot, gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt.
Foxing, bookseller's description label pasted on an endpaper of the first volume.
Provenance: from the library of Henri Monnier with his bookplate pasted on the verso of the front boards.

First edition.
Half burgundy morocco-grained shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved. Original preface by Pierre Mac-Orlan.
Work illustrated with 5 color plates and numerous black illustrations in text and hors-texte.
Fine copy.

New edition of the French translation, this one by Franz Toussaint, one of 1000 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 50 Japan copies.
Half brown shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motifs featuring, as petals, incisions of red shagreen, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Work decorated with numerous ornamental borders and initials in two tones by J. Vergély.
Handsome copy.

First edition on alfa.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, deluxe copies.
Half chocolate sheep binding, smooth spines slightly sunned, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with hors-texte engravings.
Like the deluxe copies, our copy indeed contains the double state of each of the engravings.
Rare full-margined copy.

Edition illustrated with 2 drawings by Edouard Vuillard, one of the numbered copies on vellum.
Half morocco-grained havana shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt friezes decorated with gilt compartments enhanced with gilt and blind typographical motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved in one piece, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in 900 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Work illustrated with 20 original woodcuts, initials and tailpieces by Jacques Boullaire.
Pleasant copy.

First edition, one of 800 numbered copies on Lafuma paper.
A light shadow on the endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of the numbered copies printed at press.
Signed autograph inscription from one of the translators on the endpaper which has a tear not affecting the manuscript dedication.
Spine lightly sunned with a small minor nick.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation established by Jean Cassou, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Text preceded by a study on Inigo de Loyola or the triumph of the military spirit by René-Louis Doyon.
Fine copy.

First edition.
Work decorated with numerous in-text illustrations as well as 31 plates, 15 of which are in color.
Spine marginally faded with some losses at one weakened joint, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed and numbered on vellum.
Work illustrated with 67 reproductions.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 copies numbered and initialed by the author on Japan parchment paper, the only deluxe copies with 7 Madagascar and 18 extra laid paper.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Work decorated with original illustrations by Lunel.
A discreet restoration at head of spine which also has a small lack at foot, small marginal lacks affecting the very last pages of the work.
Handsome copy with fragile covers without defect.

First edition printed in 130 numbered copies on handmade laid paper.
Illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Marie Albagnac and original etchings by Noël Gouilloux.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 205 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Trinckvel.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, deluxe copy.
A small tear at the foot of one joint at the deckled edges, spine sunned at foot, handsome full-margined copy.

First edition of this catalogue for the sale held on Wednesday, April 26th, 1899. Work illustrated with about twenty plates reproducing works by Corot, Courbet, Daumier, T. Rousseau, Troyon... Prestigious sale during which works by Besnard, Corot including "La toilette", Courbet, Daubigny, Daumier, Delacroix, Diaz, Henner, Jongkind, Millet, Pissarro, Monet, Sisley, T. Rousseau were dispersed... Some minor foxing without gravity, the first two gatherings tending slightly to come loose. Rare.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives laid paper, the only issue.
Work illustrated with 2 original lithographs hors-texte by A. Smadja, signed by him in pencil.
Light marginal worming to the first cover, pleasant copy.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double compartments and cold fillets, black paper boards with slight scuffing, some rubbing traces on the edges, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire.
Some minor foxing without significance.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
Introduction by Henry Miller.
A good copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 42 compositions including 7 full-page plates.
Occasional worming affecting mainly the first cover, fine copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.

First edition.
Publisher's full red boards, smooth spine, front cover illustrated with gilt decoration and blind-ruled frame, rear cover with blind-ruled frame enhanced with a circular blind-stamped decoration in the center, all edges gilt.
Abundantly illustrated periodical.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full blue-grey cloth, smooth spine with small discoloration spots, light rubbing to joints, front cover richly illustrated with allegorical decoration in black, original wrappers preserved.
Numerous illustrations on separate leaves.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Illustrated pamphlet with 27 color caricatures.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, light interior foxing, stains and two minute holes to rear cover.
Rare.

First edition. Booklet illustrated with 27 black caricatures.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, light interior foxing.
Rare.