Lucien CLARELa quintaine, la course de bague et le jeu de têtesEditions du C.N.R.S.|Paris 1983|21 x 27 cm|brochéFirst edition.Autograph inscription from the author.A very good copy.€45
Alain BOSQUETSonnets pour une fin de siècleIn Europe|Paris 1980|13.50 x 21.50 cm|agraféFirst edition of this offprint from the March 1980 issue of Europe magazine, one of 30 numbered copies, the only deluxe copies.Handsome copy.€60
Emile de CASTELVERDMémorial militaire des françaisJ. Dumaine & Dutertre|Paris 1846|13 x 21.50 cm|reliéFirst edition. Worn half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, corners slightly bumped, stamp and bibliophile's bookplate. The military history of the French from the Merovingians to the Bourbon-Orléans. Some occasional foxing, copy complete with its colored maps at the end.€80
François-Vincent RASPAILHistoire naturelle de la santé et de la maladie chez les végétaux et chez les animaux en général et en particulier chez l'homme suivie du Formulaire pour la nouvelle méthode du traitemeChez l'éditeur des ouvrages de Raspail|Paris • & Bruxelles [Brussels] 1860|15.50 x 24 cm|3 volumes reliésThird edition largely in first printing. Half tan sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt rolls and fillets, a small lack of paper on the first board of the third volume, contemporary bindings. Work illustrated with woodcut figures in the text and 19 steel-engraved plates. Gift inscriptions, copies virtually free from foxing.€150
ANONYMEPierre Bonaparte et le crime d'AuteuilChez tous les libraires de France|Paris 1870|12 x 18.50 cm|brochéSecond edition. Rare historical, biographical, legal and forensic study. Small marginal tear to front cover, some foxing.€60
Pierre-Corneille BLESSEBOISThéatreS. n.|Paris 1864|12 x 18.50 cm|brochéNew edition, one of 132 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 3 vellum and 15 Holland copies.Two slight lacks at head and foot of spine, very light worming.Rare.€80
Marie-Jeanne DURRYRaymond SchwabLe Divan|Paris 1932|14 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.Small marginal stains to front cover, otherwise handsome copy.€40
Jules CHARLES-ROUXComment rendre nos colonies propèresL. Chailley • A. Challamel|Paris 1896|14.50 x 23.50 cm|agraféFirst edition. First cover marginally sunned with a small marginal tear, handsome interior condition.€60
Clotilde de SURVILLEPoésies inéditesNepveu|Paris 1827|14 x 22 cm|brochéFirst edition.Work illustrated with engravings 'in the Gothic style' after drawings by Colin.Repaired tear with two small lacks affecting the spine, light foxing.€80
Émile CORRALa bataille de Sedan les véritables coupables par le Général de Wimpffen, histoire complète, politique et militaire d'après des matériaux inédits, élaborés et coordonnés par E. CorraOllendorff|Paris 1887|11.50 x 18 cm|reliéSecond edition. Half black sheep binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, contemporary binding. Some occasional foxing.€60
Robert MALLETUne mort ambiguëGallimard|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition, an advance copy.Fine autograph inscription by the author to Pierre Seghers, paper yellowed.€40
Victor BACHELETPour dire et pour jouer la comédieLibrairie Théâtrale|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|12 x 19 cm|brochéNew edition first in part.Two marginal lacks to the lower cover.€40
SEVERINL'homme blanc, souvenirs d'un pierrot par le mime SéverinPlon|Paris 1929|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.Autograph inscription from the author.Iconography. A tear affecting the last endpaper, tape marks on the back board.€50
Annie FRATELLINIUn cirque pour l'avenirLe centurion|Paris 1977|13.50 x 21 cm|brochéfirst edition of which he was not drawn large papers.autograph dedication of the author signed autograph of Anne Fratellini.Photographic, fine example coverage.€40
René BOYLESVELes Français en voyageEditions Mornay|Paris 1929|13 x 20.50 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 480 numbered copies on Rives, ours specially printed for Louis de Gonzague-Frick and justified in hand by the publisher.Illustrated book of engravings of Dubreuil, nice copy.€100
(Honoré de BALZAC) Jean SAVANTNapoléon dans BalzacEditions Napoléon|Paris 1950|14 x 21 cm|brochéFirst edition.Introduction by J. Savant.Fragments of texts by H. de Balzac referring to the Emperor.Illustrations, handsome copy.€40
COLLECTIFLe décadent N°20 de la troisième annéeLe Décadent|Paris 1er Octobre 1888|12 x 18 cm|brochéFirst edition.Contributions by Laurent Tailhade and Ernest Raynaud among others.Covers lined with minimal lacks affecting the inner margins of both boards, spine reinforced.€100
COLLECTIFLe décadent N°18 de la troisième annéeLe Décadent|Paris 1er Septembre 1888|12 x 18 cm|brochéFirst edition.With contributions by Laurent Tailhade and Boyer d'Agen among others.Covers reinforced with significant lacks affecting both boards, spine reinforced.€75
COLLECTIFLe décadent N°17 de la troisième annéeLe Décadent|Paris 15 Août 1888|12 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition.With contributions by Laurent Tailhade and Ernest Raynaud among others.Covers reinforced with small marginal lacks affecting both boards, spine reinforced.€100
COLLECTIFLe décadent N°26 de la quatrième annéeLe Décadent|Paris 15 Novembre 1888|12 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition.Contributions by Ernest Raynaud among others.Lined covers with small marginal lacks affecting both boards.€80
COLLECTIFLe décadent N°21 de la troisième annéeLe Décadent|Paris 15 Octobre 1888|12 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition.Contributions by Laurent Tailhade and Ernest Raynaud among others.Lined covers with small marginal lacks affecting both boards, spine reinforced.€100
George DILNOTLe vol du GiganticGallimard|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.€45
A. MARRASTLa vie byzantine au VIème siècleE. Thorin|Paris 1881|16.50 x 25 cm|reliéFirst edition. Half olive cloth binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with fleuron and double gilt fillet, date and number at foot, red shagreen title-label with minor scratches, contemporary binding. Handsome interior condition.€70
H. PICARDLa vallée de DavosAux bureaux du Progrès médical • A. Delahaye • E. Lecrosnier|Paris 1882|14 x 22.50 cm|brochéFirst edition. Small tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine, interior in good condition. Rare.€60
Marcellin ALLARDBallet en langage forésien de trois bergers et trois bergères se gaussant des ampureux qui nomment leurs maistresses, leur doux souvenir, leur belle pensée, leur lis, leur rose, leur oeillA. Aubry • A. Brun|Paris • & Lyon 1855|13 x 22 cm|brochéNew edition printed in a small number of copies.With a frontispiece portrait of the author.A handsome and rare copy.€70
J. COMBEJérome BoschEditions P. Tisné|Paris 1946|22 x 26 cm|reliéFirst edition.Richly illustrated.€40
Raoul de NAJACSouvenirs d'un mimeEmile-Paul|Paris 1909|14.50 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper.Work illustrated with a portrait of the author and 8 drawings by Mich.Worming to covers, spine cracked and reglued with two small lacks at foot, handsome interior condition.€60
S. PALMERUn drame au collègeGallimard|Paris 1936|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy, of which there were no deluxe copies.Two stains on the first cover, two small lacks at foot of spine.€40
(Charles PÉGUY) COLLECTIFPorche à l'oeuvre de Charles PéguyGodmé|Paris 1930|13.50 x 18 cm|agraféFirst edition of this special issue devoted to C. Péguy.Contributions by J. Maxence, M. Péguy, R. Francis among others and unpublished notes by C. Péguy to H. Massis.Fine copy.€60
ANONYMETryvelyan - Lucie Craylen (par l'auteur d'Elisa Riwers et du Mariage dans le grand monde)A. Guyot|Paris 1834|13.50 x 21.50 cm|3 volumes brochésFirst edition in French, published in a small number of copies.Occasional light foxing, otherwise handsome copies as issued.Rare.€100
Ernest RENANLe roman chrétien des ReconnaissancesIn le Journal des savants|Paris Novembre 1880|23 x 29 cm|reliéFirst edition of this article.Half burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.Handsome copy.€60
François CANTAGRELLe fou du Palais-RoyalLibrairie sociétaire|Paris 1845|13 x 19 cm|brochéSecond edition, entirely reviewed by the author.Small spots on the first board, otherwise nice copy.€120
Francis William ASTONLes isotopesHermann & Cie|Paris 1923|14 x 22.50 cm|brochéFirst edition in French. Work illustrated with plates. Handsome copy.€80
Antoine Augustin COURNOTConsidérations sur la marche des idées et des évènements dans les temps modernesHachette & Cie|Paris 1872|14 x 23 cm|2 volumes brochésFirst edition. Rares and beautiful copies without foxing, small lacks to foot of spine.€380
Elme-Marie CAROL'idée de Dieu et ses nouveaux critiquesHachette & Cie|Paris 1864|13.50 x 22 cm|reliéFirst edition. Half bottle-green sheep binding, spine with a tear at head, in four compartments with gilt decorations and stippling, light foxing to edges. Fine interior condition, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.€60
(Alphonse de LAMARTINE) Alphonse SÉCHÉLamartine de 1816 à 1830 Elvire et Les Méditations (documents inédits)Mercure de France|Paris 1906|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed to order, no mention of deluxe copies.Autograph inscription by the author. With frontispiece portrait of Elvire, complete with publisher's slip.Two small stains on the first cover.€40
ANONYMEPour bien connaître les usages du mondeP. Lafitte & Cie|Paris 1900|14.50 x 20 cm|reliéFirst edition.Preface by Madame G. Jollivet, work illustrated with 24 pages of photographic illustrations.Family life, outings, ceremonies, correspondence...Handsome copy.€60
J. BERLIOZ D'AURIACLa guerre noire, souvenirs de Saint-DominguePutois-Cretté|Paris 1869|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliéSecond edition. Half chocolate shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, one of which has a loss, joints rubbed.€70
ANONYMEHistoire populaire de Jeanne d'ArcHaton • Bureau de La Semaine catholique|Paris • & Toulouse 1892|10.50 x 15.50 cm|brochéFirst edition.Illustrations.€40
Nicolas BEAUDUINSanta VeneziaEditions du trident|Paris 1937|14.50 x 19.50 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 20 numbered copies on laid Arches paper, head print.Nice copy.Signed autograph of Nicolas Beauduin.€230
Nicolas BEAUDUINDans le songe des dieuxEditions du trident|Paris 1938|14.50 x 19.50 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 500 numbered copies on biblio vellum, the only issue.Autograph inscription signed by Nicolas Beauduin. Very light foxing on the covers, otherwise handsome copy.€150
Nicolas BEAUDUINMare nostrumEditions du trident|Paris 1936|14.50 x 19.50 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe copy.Fine autograph inscription signed by Nicolas Beauduin. Two small innocuous stains on the front cover, a slight marginal tear on the back cover, otherwise handsome copy.€230
Nicolas BEAUDUINLes dieux-cygnesEditions du trident|Paris 1935|14.50 x 19.50 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Lafuma paper hand-justified by the author in the names of the 9 Muses and their mother, this copy in the name of Terpsichore, deluxe copy.Fine autograph inscription by Nicolas Beauduin. Marginal dampstain affecting the covers and the first three and last leaves.€100
Henry CHARPENTIERLa nuit de JuinCollection de latinité|Paris 1930|14.50 x 19.50 cm|en feuillesThe first edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.Autograph inscription by the author, dedicatee's name crossed out. Handsome copy.€40
Jules SIMONEtudes sur la Théodicée de Platon et d'AristoteJoubert|Paris 1840|13 x 21 cm|reliéFirst edition.Half mint sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, date at tail. Foxing.Another text by the author has been curiously and partially bound at the rear of the volume.€70
A. de. VILLENEUVE, MASSONLe collège de ..., souvenirs de la Suisse en1794Delavigne|Paris 1830|13.50 x 21 cm|brochéFirst edition.Fragile.Rare.€60
Henri BOUCHOTLa préparation et la publication d'un livre illustré au XVIème siècle (1573-1588)S. n.|Paris s. d. [circa 1890]|16.50 x 25 cm|brochéFirst edition of this offprint. Printed gift label.Marginal tears to plain covers, handsome interior condition.€40
INSTRUCTION MILITAIRE DU ROI DE PRUSSE POUR SES GENERAUXAnselin & Pochard|Paris 1821|10.50 x 18 cm|reliéNew edition of the French translation. Bradel binding in half red cloth, smooth spine decorated with a fleuron and double gilt fillets, navy blue shagreen title-label. Our copy is complete with its thirteen folding plates at rear. Handsome copy almost entirely free of foxing.€280
ANONYMEVariations sur l'épiderme des femmesLa Connaissance|Paris 1920|16.50 x 25.50 cm|brochéFirst edition printed in 200 numbered copies justified by hand.A pale dampstain affecting the back cover, otherwise handsome copy.Rare.€50
Henri COURTEAULTLa Fronde à Paris premières et dernières journéesF. Didot & Cie|Paris 1930|14.50 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition on ordinary paper, with only 40 deluxe copies printed. A slight lack to foot of spine, illustrated, fine interior condition.€30
(COLETTE) Sylvain BONMARIAGEWilly, Colette et moiC. Fremanger|Paris 1954|14 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition for which there were no large paper copies.€40
Ambroise de GRISYJoseph Addison ou un attique en AngleterreC. Delagrave & Cie|Paris 1873|14 x 22 cm|brochéFirst edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.Autograph inscription by A. de. Grisy on the front cover which curiously bears traces of postal franking, the book having apparently been sent as such to its recipient. Rare.€80
Claude PEYROUXFrédéric OzanamEditions du Petit démocrate • J. Gabalda & Cie|Limoges • & Paris s. d. [1912]|14.50 x 22.50 cm|brochéFirst edition.A good copy.€45
SAINT-RENÉ TAILLANDIERRotrou sa vie et ses oeuvresC. Lahure|Paris 1865|12.50 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition.A tear with loss affecting the spine, scattered foxing.Rare.€50
Serge RAFFALOVICHBentham, principes de législation et d'économie politiqueGuillaumin & Cie|Paris s. d. [circa 1850]|9.50 x 15 cm|reliéFirst edition.Publisher's chocolate cloth, smooth spine.Frontispiece portrait of Bentham.Minor worming mainly affecting the endpapers.€55
Henry VALENSIL'allègement progressif de la matière à travers l'évolution de l'art - In Journal de la psychologie N°1-2 F. AlcanJournal de la psychologie|Paris 15 Janvier-15 Février 1934|16.50 x 24.50 cm|brochéFirst edition of this lecture given at the Sorbonne on February 16, 1933.Handsome copy.€40
René LALOUPanorama de la littérature anglaise contemporaineKra|Paris 1927|20 x 21 cm|brochéFirst edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pur fil, ours bearing No. 1, deluxe copy.L'héritage victorien, R.L. Stevenson, R. Kipling, H.G. Wells, J. Conrad, la renaissance irlandaise...Spine and boards sunned and faded, endpapers shadowed, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.€60
Agricol PERDIGUIERHistoire démocratique des peuples anciens et modernes : temps anciensMarcel • Gosset|Paris 1849|11 x 17 cm|brochéFirst edition.Pre-Adamite times, the Hebrews, the Assyrians.Two marginal lacks affecting the first cover.Volume 1 only.€60
Amédée de PASTORETRécits historiquesImprimerie de Crapelet|Paris 1826|12.50 x 20 cm|brochéFirst edition printed in only 100 copies.The baptism of the Duke of Bordeaux, the entry of the Duke of Angoulême, death and funeral of Louis XVIII, the coronation of Charles X.Our copy is presented without its wrappers, some foxing.Rare.€80
E. VANDER-BURCH, F. LANGLELouis-Bronze et le Saint-simonien, parodie de Louis XI en trois actes et en vers burlesquesJ.N. Barba|Paris 1832|14 x 22 cm|brochéFirst edition.Tears with losses to covers, handsome interior condition.€40
Paul FÉVALCorbeille d'histoiresV. Palmé • J. Albanel|Paris • & Bruxelles [Brussels] 1880|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition.Spine cracked and repaired.€60
J. AMÉDÉESpiritisme de salonImprimerie typographique J. Gainche|Paris 1906|13.50 x 22 cm|brochéFirst edition of this offprint from 'L'écho du merveilleux'.Handsome and rare copy.€40
François COLLETFait inédit de la vie de PascalJoubert|Paris 1848|14.50 x 23 cm|brochéFirst edition.Occasional small foxing, otherwise a good copy.€50
Jules LECOMTELe perron de Tortoni, indiscrétions biographiquesE. Dentu|Paris 1863|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition. About A. Thiers, E. Scribe, J.J. Rousseau, the Rothschilds, Ingres, Marshal Raguse, the Duke of Morny, Marie-Antoinette, A. Boucher... Illustrated cover, spine split and reglued.€60
René BOUVIERQuevedo 'homme du diable, homme de dieu'H. Champion|Paris s. d. [ca 1925]|17.50 x 22 cm|2 volumes brochés en unFirst edition. Spine and covers marginally sunned.€45
Étienne BUISSONLes Bolchéviki (1917-1919)Librairie Fischbacher|Paris 1919|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition.€35
Jeanne-Georgette PERKINSSiméon La Roque, poète de l'absence 1550-1615Nizet|Paris 1967|14 x 22.50 cm|brochéFirst edition for which there were no large paper copies.A very good copy.€35
Pierre FLOTTESHistoire de la poésie politique et sociale en France de 1815 à 1939La pensée universelle|Paris 1976|15.50 x 24 cm|brochéFirst edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. A slight marginal tear of no consequence to the front cover.€40
J.M. CARREGoethe en AngleterrePlon & Nourrit|Paris 1920|14 x 23 cm|brochéFirst edition for which there were no large paper copies.€40
Anthelme TRIMOLETLe comic-almanach pour 1842Aubert & Cie|Paris 1842|12.50 x 18.50 cm|brochéFirst edition. This is a small booklet gathering twelve etchings by Trimolet. Two slight tears to the spine with two small lacks at head and foot, two marginal lacks to the boards.€60
Jean-Edmond WEELENRochambeauPlon|Paris 1934|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition on ordinary paper. Autograph inscription by the author, author's calling card pasted below. Illustrated. Preface by G. Hanotaux, fine copy complete with publisher's slip.€40
COLLECTIFLes chansons de la guerre, pages d'histoire 1914-1916Berger-Levrault|Paris • & Nancy 1916|11 x 17 cm|brochéEdition of the year of the first edition.Rondeau-preface by H. Delorme.A slight marginal lack to the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.€45
A. COLLIGNONNote sur une grammaire latine du VIIIème siècle appartenant à la bibliothèque de Nancy contenant des fragments inédits de Virgilius MaroC. Klincksiek|Paris 1883|16 x 24 cm|brochéFirst edition of this offprint from the 'Revue de philologie' printed in a small number of copies.A small marginal lack to the first cover.€40
Dominique TARDISur le vocabulaire de Virgile le grammairienH. Champion|Paris 1927|16 x 24 cm|brochéFirst edition of this poster.A very good copy.€40
(François VILLON) L. Dr. LE PILEURLes maladies de Vénus dans l'oeuvre de François VillonH. Champion|Paris 1910|16.50 x 24 cm|agraféFirst edition of this offprint from the 'Journal de médecine de Paris', printed in only 150 copies on laid paper.Gift inscription and stamp on the first cover, a full-margined copy with soiled margins.€50
J sir. JEANSLes nouvelles bases philosophiques de la scienceHermann & Cie|Paris 1935|16.50 x 25.50 cm|brochéFirst edition of the French translation.A very good copy.€40
SAINT-YVESObservations sur les arts et sur quelques morceaux de peinture et de sculpture exposés au Louvre en 1748L'arche du livre|Paris 1970|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliéReprint conforming to the first edition printed in 250 copies.Bradel binding in full red boards.Handsome copy.€60
COLLECTIFAletheia N°4Aletheia|Paris Mai 1966|15.50 x 23.50 cm|brochéFirst edition.Issue devoted in part to structuralism,contributions by C. Lévi-Strauss, R. Barthes, M. Heidegger, S. Thion among others.€60
Camille LE SENNEMonsieur Etienne et le théatre sous l'EmpireP. Rosier|Paris s. d. [circa 1890]|15.50 x 24 cm|brochéFirst edition.Autograph inscription by the author.A marginal dampstain to the front cover, a small marginal lack to the back cover.€40
Paul BELMONTLe testament de SocrateHermann & Cie|Paris 1938|16.50 x 25.50 cm|brochéFirst edition. A tear to head of spine, otherwise a good copy.€45
Jean de GOURMONTMuses d'aujourd'huiMercure de France|Paris 1910|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition on ordinary paper, only 15 copies were printed on Holland paper. About the Countess de Noailles, Renée Vivien, Cécile Sauvage, Gérard d'Houville...Scratches to the front cover, spine creased, a tear reglued on one joint, complete with the publisher's catalogue at the end.€45
Alexandre SOUMETJeanne d'Arc, trilogie nationale dédiée à la FranceF. Didot|Paris 1846|13.50 x 22.50 cm|reliéFirst edition.Full sheep binding in hazelnut, smooth spine showing traces of use decorated with gilt fillets and typographical motifs, some small scratches on the boards, gilt roulettes on the headcaps and edges, lower corners slightly bumped.Interior foxing, ink gift inscription.€80
ANONYMEHistoire d'une pauvre égliseJ. Albanel|Paris 1873|13.50 x 21.50 cm|agraféFirst edition.Cracked joints, small marginal tears with lacks to covers.€45
Pierre GUIEU, Francis BABEYLa houille blanche dans la petite industrie agricole et ruraleGarnier|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition. Autograph inscription by P. Guieu. Work illustrated with sketches and charts. One small marginal stain on the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.€45
J. de Nîmes. REBOULLettresM. Lévy frères|Paris 1866|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition.Introduction by M. Poujoulat.Recased spine, small marginal stains on the front cover.€50
PHARASIUSLe parlementarisme aux aboisLibrairie des sciences phsychiques|Paris 1926|12 x 19 cm|brochéFirst edition.€40
Alcanter de BRAHMDeux logis de qualité : Lauzun -CarnavaletBibliothèque de La Critique|Paris 1906|13 x 16.50 cm|brochéFirst edition. Autograph inscription from the author.€45
François CANTAGRELLe fou du Palais-RoyalA la libraire sociétaire|Paris 1845|12.50 x 18.50 cm|reliéSecond edition with some parts in first edition.Half brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt friezes and fillets, traces of rubbing to joints, one with a small tear at head.Copy almost free from foxing.€120
Gaston PARISLe roman du comte de ToulouseE. Bouillon • E. Privat|Paris • & Toulouse 1900|16 x 24 cm|brochéFirst edition of this offprint from the 'Annales du midi' printed in a small number of copies.A small tear with a lack to spine, handsome interior condition.Copy without covers.€40