Paris (France)

First edition.
Boards and endpapers marginally soiled, one marginal crease to rear board.
Rare pamphlet.

First Edition printed with 150 copies numbered and justified by André Hurtret on superior offset .
Illustrated book of 23 drawings by the author.
Back and flat slightly and marginally insolated.
Autograph dedication dated and signed André Hurtret to Mr. and Mrs. Bertin.

First edition.
Half green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, olive green shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, Count de Kersaint's bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
Some foxing.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
A tear at foot of first cover, covers marginally discolored and sunned, a dampstain at head of second cover.
Handsome interior condition.
Signed autograph inscription by Jean Psichari, the dedicatee's name has been erased.

Intérieurs au salon des artistes décorateurs, Paris 1928
[Interiors at the Salon des artistes décorateurs]
tCharles Moreau | Paris 1928 | 25 x 32.5 cm | in leaves in a chemise
First edition printed on Japan for the text. Introduction by René Prou.
Beautiful and rare copy.
Illustrated with 48 plates, including 6 colored by stencil reproducing the interiors presented to the eighteenth Salon des Artistes Décorateurs at the Grand Palais by the following artists and workshops: P. Montagnac, J.E. Leleu, l'Atelier moderne, H. Rapin, E. Printz, L. Bouchet, L. Jallot, M. Jallot, Holt Le Son, Studio Abran, Compagnie des glaces de Boussois, A. Fréchet, J. Rulh
mann, Pomone, R. Cogneville, A. Lavezzari, E. Bagge, E. Champion, M. Dufrène, Djo-Bourgeois, C. Perriand, S. Guichard, F. G. Saddier, Compagnie des Arts Français, L. Renaudot, G. de Bardyère.

First illustrated collected edition. 36 drawings by Georges Roux for Sans dessus dessous, 41 drawings and two maps for Le chemin de France.
Publisher's binding with two elephants, Lenègre type 3, existing only in red. Back cover of Lenègre type e, with central roundel with black frond. Beautiful first plate, with bright gilt, with scratched areas in the lower border. Headcaps slightly turned in. Spine good, but slightly sunned. Back cover very good, with scratched area in the lower border, and a small area at the top, a fine horizontal scratch. Upper corners slightly turned in. Paper perfectly fresh, completely free of foxing. Cohesive and solid volume.
Very handsome copy.
Sans dessus dessous is a science fiction novel in which certain characters from De la Terre à la Lune reappear. Jules Verne depicts the gunners of the Gun-Club of Baltimore planning, by means of a cannon shot, to straighten the Earth's axis of rotation to make it perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic.
Le Chemin de France relates the adventures of Natalis Delpierre, a French soldier visiting his sister in Prussia when the Franco-Prussian conflict breaks out. The story takes place in 1792. While Natalis Delpierre, a soldier in the French army, is in Prussia visiting his sister, war breaks out between France and Prussia; Delpierre and his friends must then find a way to return to France.

First edition. Illustrated with a chromotypographic frontispiece, 16 hand-colored pattern plates, 36 ornamental headpieces and letters, and 487 engravings (24 of which printed separately from text). Printed on large glazed white vellum paper.
Publisher's half red shagreen binding by Engel. Smooth spine decorated with a large ornamental floral plate, red shagreen title label. Large special plate on covers signed Giraldon with a central eagle, two roosters... Edges gilt. Some scattered foxing mainly in margins. Slight dampstain under the eagle, otherwise a very handsome copy.
Good copy.
Classic work attempting to capture through history, politics, costumes and customs, the spirit of the 19th century.

New edition.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Albert Cossery to Jacques Chevallier.

Greeting card printed and addressed to Georges and Alice Raillard for the year 1968 signed by Hans Hartung and his wife Anna-Eva Bergman.
Beautiful copy, envelope attached.

First edition, one of 38 numbered copies on wove paper, ours one of 18 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Allard to Louis Cheronnet: "... en souvenir d'un remords et d'une faute qui prive ce livre de tout sens philosophique. Paul Allard." ["... in memory of a remorse and a fault which deprives this book of all philosophical meaning. Paul Allard."]

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Alfa paper, ours one of the 10 out of trade, only leading copies after 35 vellum Marais.
Nice copy despite the back very slightly insolated.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Jacques Chardonne to his friend the writer and publisher Jean-Paul Caracalla and his wife: "For Jeanine and Jean-Paul Caracalla with the warm and well-known friendship

First edition, one of the copies on Japan of which no mention is made.
Back slightly insolated without gravity.
Beautiful and rare copy at all margins.
Precious autograph signed by André-Ferdinand Herold: "To the venerated master Leconte de Lisle with respectful admiration."

First edition. Gift inscription on cover: "De la part de Regnault pour Baudet Lafarge, représentant, rue et hotel des champs Elisées". Title of the title page: Catalogue raisonné d'un choix précieux de dessins, et d'une nombreuse et riche collection d'estampes anciennes et modernes, en feuilles, en recueils et en oeuvres, livres à figures, science et arts, tableaux et autres objets curieux. A handsome allegorical frontispiece depicting the interior of a cabinet, and a title vignette with Basan's portrait in medallion, both by Choffart.
Original grey paper wrappers, restored with blue paper boards. Spine unlettered with small lacks of paper. Brown dampstain traces to upper margin of final table leaves. Handsome copy, full-margined, fresh.
In the preliminary pages, biography of Basan and presentation of the collection. Followed by the catalogue, arranged by schools. At the end, an alphabetical table of artists' names, and a table of contents (prints, schools...).

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Small foxing in the margins of the boards and on the back, a clear wetness at the head of the second board.
Precious autograph dedication signed by Raymond Queneau to his close friend and biographer Jean Queval, like him, figure and creator, Oulipo.
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First edition, one of the review copies service.
Insolated back, clear marginal wetness on the boards.
Precious autograph dedication signed by Raymond Queneau to his close friend and biographer Jean Queval, like him, figure and creator, Oulipo.
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First edition, one of the review copies service.
Freckles on the boards and the back.
Precious autograph dedication signed by Raymond Queneau to his close friend and biographer Jean Queval, like him, figure and creator, Oulipo.
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First edition.
Rare and nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Roger Bouffé: "To Bernard Martin with the challenge of carrying out a reflection with a view to a common achievement".
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First edition of the French translation, one of the review copies service.
A small hitch in the back of the back slightly discolored.
Signed autograph dedication from Lawrence Durrell in English to Françoise Cardot in blue marker.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Binding half brown Moroccan brown, back thinned with four nerves set with double gilded nets and triple golden boxes, back with some traces of rubbing, golden date tail, gilt fillet on marble paper plates, guards and contreplats of paper in the bowl, gilded head, preserved covers, ex-libris glued on a contreplat, Contemporary binding.
Our copy is enriched by an autograph ticket signed by Jules Lemaître, stamped on a guard who left a shadow on the page opposite.

Illustrated edition with 8 two-tone plates and 2 etchings by Adolphe Lalauze.
Half brown-grey morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, gilt initials at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, light scuffs to corners, gilt edges decorated with incised arabesque design, cherubs and the former owner's cipher.
Some minor foxing.

For each of the two volumes, first edition illustrated with 32 lithographed plates in color (including the cover) by Draner.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double fillets and gilt fleurons, cold-tooled fillet frame on red paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two corners very slightly bumped, illustrated covers preserved.
Some light foxing, two small corner losses to the first cover of the second volume, some leaves dog-eared at head.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy decorated with 16 illustrations.
Autograph signed by Maurice Andrieux Gerard Mainguet.

First edition published anonymously for the first volume, third edition statement for the second volume.
Half old rose sheep binding, smooth spine lightly faded decorated with gilt garlands, minor rubbing to spine, scuffing to marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
The second subscription list of the "Pélerin" is absent from our copy.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition illustrated with 13 lithographs including one in color on the half-title page.
Some light dampstaining to margins of leaves in the second half of the work.
Publisher's full black shagreen binding, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, headcaps lightly rubbed without significance, covers stamped at their centers with large gilt decoration, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, scratches to corners, edges gilt.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfama paper.
One small minor tear at head of spine very lightly sunned, handsome interior condition.
Contributions by André Suarès "Hélène chez Archimède", Dominique Aury "Notes critiques", Jules Supervielle "Oublieuse mémoire", Marcel Jouhandeau "Les garçons", Jean Paulhan "De la paille et du grain", Joë Bousquet "Le sème-chemins"...

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfama paper.
Three tears at head of one endpaper, handsome interior condition.
Contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue "Tragique", Jean Grenier "Le mal et la liberté", André Breton "La nuit du Rose-Hôtel, et la collection "Révélation", Maurice Fourré "La nuit du Rose-Hôtel", Georges Limbour "Elocoquente", Jorge Luis Borges "Histoire du guerrier de la captive (traduction de Roger Caillois), André Dhôtel "Cieux éclatants du soir", Roger Caillois "Montesquieu ou la révolution sociologique"...

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfama.
Handsome copy.
Contributions by Saint-John Perse "Message pour Valéry Larbaud", Louis Guilloux "Bizarreries", Franz Kafka "Lettrres" and "Le château, chapitre XVIII", Guillaume Apollinaire "Poèmes"...

First edition of this book dedicated to Igor Strawinsky, a copy of the press service.
Pleasant copy despite the back slightly insolated, small dumps of adhesive paper heads and feet of the guards.
Biblical autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend the art critic and specialist of the New Roman Georges Raillard.

First edition of this book entirely produced, illustrated and formatted by Germaine de Coster and printed 100 copies numbered on Japan and justified by the latter .
Nice copy.
Illustrated book for each of the 14 stations of an original composition engraved on wire wood with the Japanese method.
Binding in the bradel half vellum cardboard, paper plates with gold and silver decorative motifs, guards and contreplats of the same paper, gilded head, preserved covers, flexible cardboard case, platd of silver and gold marbled paper.

First edition of this book entirely produced, illustrated and formatted by Germaine de Coster and printed 100 copies numbered on Japan and justified by the latter .
Nice copy.
Illustrated book for each of the 14 stations of an original composition engraved on wire wood with the Japanese method.
Binding in the bradel half vellum cardboard, paper plates with gold and silver decorative motifs, guards and contreplats of the same paper, gilded head, preserved covers, flexible cardboard case, platd of silver and gold marbled paper.

Rare catalog of the exhibition devoted to the work of Paul Colin, held at the publisher of prints Edouard Sagot, from May 26 to June 6, 1902.
Some inevitable foxinges on Chinese paper cover plates, pleasant interior state.
The catalog is illustrated with 5 original Paul Colin woods, including 2 on the cover plates.
A handwritten correction about an exposed work (the 31st which had been forgotten in the exhibition's census)
Preface by Gustave Geffroy.
Note that this catalog is printed on vellum and watermarked "Victor Hugo".

Rare first edition.
Mute back insolated.
Signed autograph of Pierre Laflèche to a friend named Jean: "To my friend found Jean (illegible name), affectionate tribute on 15/3/18."

Greeting card printed and addressed to Georges and Alice Raillard for the year 1967 signed by Hans Hartung and his wife Anna-Eva Bergman.
Beautiful copy, envelope attached.

First edition despite a mention of second edition, one of the few copies on laid that is made no mention.
Binding in full green shagreen, faded back with five nerves set with gilded nets and adorned with triple gilded boxes adorned in their centers with a gilt typographic pattern, golden wheels on the caps, framing of triple golden nets on the boards struck in their centers a large gold typographic ornament, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, framing of a golden lace on the contreplats, gilt fillets on the cups, gilded head, preserved cover, Contemporary binding signed Frantz.
Copy nicely established.
Autograph signed by Charles Deulin: "To Dr. G. Piogey my friend and my savior ..."

Pléiade library edition printed on India paper.
Publisher's full green grained sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, handsome copy complete with its acetate protector and dust jacket.

First edition of this catalog of the exhibition entitled "New Architectures" held at the Seine Gallery from February 19 to March 21, 1981.
The second board of the catalog is slightly discolored in the foot.
Pleasant illustrated example of reproductions of Hugh Weiss's works.
We add the invitation card to the opening of the exhibition, Thursday, February 19, on which Hugh Weiss broke a signed autograph tribute enriched with a drawing representing the face of a character characteristic of his style.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard.

Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's binding in full green grained sheep, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, handsome copy complete with its glassine and dust jacket.

Collective first edition.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Roger Caillois to Alain Bosquet: "... these obliques that I would like closer to the acute than the obtuse ..."

Collective first edition with illustrations by Jorge Camacho.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Joyce Mansour to Jacqueline Pratier enriched with the handwritten signature of Jorge Camacho.

First edition on current paper.
A trace of vertical fold on the first plate, some small freckles without gravity affecting mainly the edges and margins of the First printinging of Hans Arp
Full copy of his prayer to insert.
Illustrated book of 10 drawings by Hans Arp.
Autograph signed by Tristan Tzara to the Belgian dadaist Georges Marlier: "To G. Marlier sympathetically, Tristan Tzara, July 1929."

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Montgolfier paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies with 40 on Hollande.
Small lack to foot of spine, another to margin of back cover.

Third edition, definitive and partly original as augmented by several notes and a table of contents.
Binding in marbled sheepskin, smooth back adorned with triple gilded nets, monograms and date (Year I) gilded tail tail, title label of black shagreen, marble paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, red head.
Illustrated book, frontispiece, a portrait of Pierre-Samuel Dupont de Nemours.
The work begins with the poem-dialogue entitled "Oromasis" with its own title page (Oromasis, poem dialogue / The Year One) placed next to the portrait of Dupont de Nemours and is followed by "Principles and research on the Philosophy of the Universe ", text dedicated to his friend Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and his wife.
Our copy is enriched by a long biographical note of five pages about the author by the famous bibliophile Alcide de Beauchesne who has linked to his monogram the book.

First edition.
Pleasant copy despite tiny bites without gravity on the boards.
Preface by General Leclerc de Hautecloque.
We enclose the reproduction of a photograph autographed by General Leclerc.
Handwritten signature of Jean Leroy-Thiébaut.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Jean d'Ormesson to Pierre (Moinot): "For Pierre, for Madeleine, tender kisses of Casimir.Mille vows my dear Pierre, get back quickly!"

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition.
Autograph signed by Jacques Chazot to a friend named Lucien.

First edition of this exhibition catalog held at the Museum of Fine Arts of Le Havre, the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels and Massena Museum in Nice.
Pleasant copy adorned with reproductions of works by Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Dotremont, Camille Bryen, Bernard Dufour, Jacques Herold, Andre Masson, Sebastian Matta, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Victor Vasarely ...
Autograph dedication signed and dated by Michel Butor to his friends Georges and Alice Raillard.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed and dated by Michel Butor to his friends Georges and Alice Raillard.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy and first printing of Albert Robida's illustrations.
Fine copy.
Work illustrated with large compositions forming frames around each page by Albert Robida.

Rodolphe TÖPFFER & CHAM
Mr. Cryptogame [Mr Bachelor Butterfly]
Imprimerie Levé [Garnier] | Paris n. d. [c. 1870]| 28 x 19.5 cm | publisher's binding
New Garnier edition. 64 pages of illustrations. The unique collaboration between the two inventors of comic books.
Publisher's illustrated cloth in full red glazed calico, spine decorated at the top and bottom with gilt fillets and motifs with a gilt title, boards framed with black fillets and arabesques, the first with a large golden illustration in the centre, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
The upper spine end very slightly lifting, top joint of the upper board a little open, minor. Very fresh copy without any foxing whatsoever.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and slipcase.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and slipcase which has a small stain at foot.

First edition.
Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy and first printing of Albert Robida's illustrations.
Contemporary binding in red half cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, long black morocco title label, illustrated pink covers preserved, binding signed Carayon.
A very fine copy.

First edition of the text of Albert Robida illustrated by his daughter Emilie, one of 275 numbered copies on vellum, only large paper after 25 on Imperial paper of Japan.
Signed autographs of Albert and Emilie Robida to E. Fargeau. Albert Robida repeated the name of the addressee, a certain L. (Eopold?) Carteret.

Illustrated edition with 82 drawings by G. Tiret-Bognet and one map.
Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth, front cover in polychrome signed by Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Headcap with very minor rubbing, otherwise a handsome copy.
Romanian gift inscription in ink on the title page.
Famille sans nom recounts the life of a Lower Canada family during the Patriots' Rebellion (1837-1838).

Georges DELAW
Berlingot et Décousu – Aventures de deux Saltimbanques
Adrien Sporck | Paris 1929 | 26.5 x 19.5 cm| publisher's binding
First edition illustrated with in-text color drawings by Georges Delaw.
Illustrated publisher's cloth.
Georges Delaw, the grandson and son of café owners from Sedan, France, moved into Montmartre in 1893 where he became one of the regulars of the Chat Noir, creating shadow theatre plays that were very fashionable at the time. In addition to his collaborations with humorous magazines such as Le Rire, La Vie Drôle and Fantasio, he remains very attached to the illustration of books for young people.

First edition printed in 126 copies, ours one of 100 on Holland Van Gelder paper illustrated with 155 original compositions including 25 plates. Our copy is complete with its original etching, its Japan paper suite of the 25 plates, the original cover as well as the etching with remarque.
Our copy is presented in its publisher's decorated chemise in full grey cloth. Ties missing.

First edition of the French translation, one of 21 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, leading print after 8 imperial Japan.
Binding half morocco blue corners, back with four nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, covers and back preserved, golden head on witnesses, Contemporary binding signed Nertenne.
Nice copy pleasantly established.

First edition in French, one of 45 numbered copies on superior vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.

First edition published under pseudonym of Charles Péguy's first work, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine and boards marginally sunned as is often the case, otherwise a fine copy.

First edition of the French translation by Léon Sorg.
Bradel binding in half almond green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, red shagreen title-label, one small black stain at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, front board with small stain at foot, contemporary binding.
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
A dizzying dive into the world of L.S.D. by "the archangel Gabriel," a legendary figure from Saint-Germain-des-Prés and one of the founders of Lettrism. In 1950, Boris Vian described him thus: "Twenty-four years old, five foot six, disheveled hair, black eyes, weight 110 pounds; he was successively a parasite, prisoner, student, resistance fighter, writer, gigolo, then husband. (...) Pomerand was one of the surprising elements of the Tabou, during those beautiful evenings. He had a very personal way of bellowing his Lettrist works in the face of the world."
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite a shadow on the first endpaper.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Yellowed paper as generally.
Signed autograph of Jules Monnerot to Michel Guilmet: "... this old book that rejuvenates us both in hope Jules Monnerot"

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Wrinkled back, a slight light wetting at the head of the first board.
Beautiful autograph signed by Michel Mohrt to the Duchess of La Rochefoucauld: "... who gave asylum to three small birds escaped from this American forest, Michel Mohrt."

First edition, one of 39 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
Small tears and shortfalls witnesses, a slight lack and a tear in the head of the first board and margins of both boards.
Copy at all margins.
Handwritten signature of Henri Béraud below the justification of the draw.
Our copy is complete of a manuscript sheet of the book.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
A small dampstain at foot of second cover also affecting some leaves in their margins, retaining its deckled edges.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Back slightly yellowed.
Signed autograph Pierre Mendès France Jean Henneton and his wife.

First edition on current paper, mention of fifth edition.
Some small freckles without gravity.
Illustrated book of color drawings by Louis Morin and Henry Gerbault, preface by Arsène Houssaye.
Illustrated cover and frontispiece by Jules Chéret.
Signed autograph of Félicien Champsaur to glass painter Henri Carot: "To the good artist Henri Carot, in strong sympathy ..."

First edition, one of 135 copies on Arches paper numbered and justified by Etienne Moreau-Nélaton , only draw after 5 Japan old.
Some small freckles without gravity affecting essentially the guards, complete copy of its fragile on protective cover on paper of China.
Book decorated with illustrations and frames Art Nouveau.
Signed autograph of Etienne Moreau-Nélaton glass painter Henri Carot: "To the good artist Henri Carot, in strong sympathy ..."

First Edition printed in 100 copies numbered on Arches paper.
Rare foxing, nice copy.
Signed autograph of Etienne Moreau-Nélaton glass painter Henri Carot.

First edition.
A nice copy.

Entwurf einer Landschaft [Sketch of a Landscape]
First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on Holland paper signed by Carl Einstein and Gaston-Louis Roux on the justification page, the only issue with 10 copies on Japan paper and 10 on Chapelle paper.

With five full page black lithographs by Gaston-Louis Roux, one of which on the frontispiece.

Binding in full brown-pink box, spine with blue, pink and green title in œser, significant inlaid decoration on the boards, four bands of five strips of pink, purple, green and blue calf, arranged around a central piece of rectangular multi-colored marbled box, endpapers in flesh-side pink suede, wrappers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, dust jacket in half brown-pink box, spine with blue, pink and green title in œser, slip case lined with brown-pink box, binding signed by Georges Leroux and dated 1994.
Carl Einstein is an anarchist writer, art historian, friend of George Grosz, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, collaborator of Jean Renoir, lived through the wars and revolutions that shook Europe during the first part of the twentieth century. He volunteer during the Spanish civil revolution in 1936 and went to Barcelona to fight in the ranks of the Confédération nationale du tra
vail (National Labor Confederation), before joining the Groupe international de la Colonne Durruti (Durruti Column International Group). Of Jewish faith, he committed suicide in 1940 to avoid failing into the hands of the Nazis.

Magnificent copy perfectly set in a full inlaid box binding signed by Georges Leroux, one of the greatest binders of the second part of the 20th century.

First edition of Cendrars's second book, printed in 150 copies on handmade Hollande paper and offered to subscribers.

According to Sonia Delaunay, Séquences, Pâques à New York and theTranssibérien were published at the author's expense, thanks to a small inheritance. The address given - Éditions Hommes nouveaux - 4, rue de Savoie, was in fact the small attic room that Blaise Cendrars occupied at that time.

A precious copy of Blaise Cendrars's early poems, exceptionally rare and in remarkable condition.

First edition, with 2 maps, one in color, the second plain at the end of volume I, both showing the position of the coalition armies.
Contemporary full wine-colored sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with rocaille tools. Gilt titles and volume labels. Boards stamped in blind with central medallion in a lozenge with Restoration ornaments. Spines now uniformly faded to blond, the gilding on volumes more or less worn. Some corners slightly bumped. Scattered foxing. Cuts on some head caps. Despite flaws, handsome set in full contemporary binding.
19th-century armorial bookplate, Count Bernard d'Imécourt. Second bookplate: L. Dussieux.
Political history of Europe from 1786 to 1815. The author studies the politics of the cabinets of all the great powers in their conduct of war against the French Revolution. The author shows how the Revolution in France overturned the old political and moral world of Europe. The second part of the work, which we owe to d'Allonville, deals in turn with Europe during the First Empire and the change that took place in European politics. Both authors seek to capture the secrets of history's march, meticulously retracing how the upheavals of the Revolution and Empire came about. An officer since 1778 in an infantry regiment of the king's army, François-Armand d'Allonville exercised military functions as far as Russia during the Empire; it was when he returned to France in 1828 that he assisted Alphonse de Beauchamp in various historical works.

First edition printed in 500 numbered copies.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 1400 unnumbered copies on offset corot paper.
Very fine copy.

Second edition statement.
Contemporary worn full brown marbled sheep binding. Decorated raised-band spine. Red morocco title label. Head cap worn down. Foot cap partly lacking. Upper joint cracked at head and foot. Corners bumped, one broken and trimmed. Surface wear to boards. Overall rubbed. Paper crease at upper right corner extending to page 15.
Summary of all chemical experiments governed by the phlogistic theory postulate which implies that there exists a fluid in the air at the origin of combustion. This theory was refuted by the discovery of oxygen's role in the combustion process by Lavoisier at the end of the 18th century.

First edition. One folding plate at the end of volume I on chemical symbols.
Contemporary full marbled blonde sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Beige sheep title and volume labels. Set rubbed throughout. Headcaps worn. Scratches to boards. Corners slightly bumped. Upper joint of volume I cracked, lower joint of volume I cracked at foot. Lower joint of volume IV split at head over the first 3 compartments; upper joint cracked at head.
Treatise and manual of chemistry according to the German theories of Becker and Stahl. Becker originated the phlogiston theory, which held that a principle of combustion was present and active in air, a theory that would be disproved by Lavoisier's experiments on combustion. This phlogiston theory was perfected by Stahl. Demachy devoted his life to spreading German chemistry and successfully translated various treatises. Demonstrator of natural history at the College of Chemistry founded by Louis XVI, Demachy held this position from 1777 to 1801 and, faithful to German theories, refused the evolution of chemistry introduced by Lavoisier and others. Demachy's work is very comprehensive on the history of chemistry and contemporary knowledge.

First edition, without false statement of edition, which is quite rare for this work. The half-titles bear the heading: Complete Works, as the 2 volumes were indeed part of the staggered publication over several years of Lamartine's works, each volume being available for separate purchase, a common practice at the time.
Contemporary full tobacco calf binding. Smooth spine with 4 romantic tools in mirror arrangement. Brown calf title and volume labels. Blind-ruled frame and gilt fillet. Light scattered foxing. Upper joints rubbed. Traces of rubbing. Handsome copy in full contemporary binding.
Epic poetry recounting how an angel, in love with a mortal woman, takes human form at the moment she is about to be carried off into slavery by giants. Verlaine found in this book "unprecedented things of beauty." "The new episode that M. de Lamartine publishes today is full of both grandeur and grace, and reveals in the author an energy, a virility that we were far from expecting. Neither the Meditations, nor the Harmonies, nor Jocelyn promised what we find in the Fall of an Angel." Gustave Planche. Revue des deux mondes. 1838.

First edition illustrated with a beautiful allegorical frontispiece in a portico engraved and drawn by Erlanger, and 59 plates also engraved by Erlanger. Each plate contains 6 medals, some spaces are empty. Publisher's device on title page with ornate cipher.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Richly decorated spine with raised bands. Brown sheep title-label. Headcap split. Upper joint cracked over the first 4 compartments. Overall rubbed. 3 corners bumped.
François de Camps, Bishop of Pamiers, owned a collection of Roman medals, which Jean Vaillant, numismatist, published. The medals are classified by historical figures, with brief descriptions given in Latin. This work provides a perfect historical example of a private collector's medal cabinet.

First edition, one of 33 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, deluxe copies before 99 hors commerce copies reserved for Alexandre Vialatte's friends.
Handsome copy.

First edition illustrated with 5 plates (a figure of a Mameluke on horseback, a view of Mourat-Bey's palace, a plan, an elevation and a cross-section of the pyramids of Giza) after the author's drawings and a large folding map of Cairo.
Modern half marbled tawny calf binding with small corners. The spine is a skillful and deceptive pastiche of the original binding. The boards are period, unchanged. Smooth spine decorated with roulettes. Gilt title. Boards and corners rubbed. The map is detached. The 2 single plates are shorter on the outer margin. A handsome copy.
Just after Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign, Grobert was placed as commander at Giza. He provides us with one of the first Western descriptions of the pyramids with very fine details and measurements, as well as their histories. The work also contains a description of the city of Cairo. The volumes of the Description de l'Égypte would not appear until 1810 (dated 1809).