Paris

first edition.
Binding half black shagreen, back with four nerves set with ornate golden dotted double golden boxes decorated with golden typographical reasons, higher caps of the second volume rubbed, flat black cardboard, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, light minor snags on the cuts, sprinkled edges.
Rare autograph signed by Paul de Kock: "To my friend and collaborator Valory / Romainville 4 August 1845".
Some foxing.

Edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper justified by Ludovic Halevy, head draw.
Bound in red half morocco with corners, back with five nerves with traces of friction, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head on witnesses, slightly later signed binding Raparlier.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Ludovic Halévy his friend Henri Meilhac with whom he collaborated on many occasions.
Pleasant beautifully drawn copy.

First edition for some parts, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Handsome autograph inscription dated and signed by Adrienne Monnier : "A Léon-Paul Fargue, avec ma grande admiration..."
A small marginal tear to the centre of upper cover, endpapers slightly shaded.

First edition of this choice made by Louis Aragon of wich no leading copies exists, review copy.
Precious autograph signed by the great Louis Aragon Emmanuel d'Astier de La resistant Vigerie and his wife Lyuba "... to help me to make myself heard ..." enriched with the handwritten signature of Elsa Triolet.
Back insolated.

First edition, review copy.
Precious autograph signed by the great Louis Aragon Emmanuel d'Astier de La resistant Vigerie and his wife Lyuba enriched with a fine autograph signed by Francis Cremieux spoke to another couple of friend: "... that was an extraordinary oral memoirist my microphone as you will see by listening to France Culture at 19h 35 between June 8 and July 7. "
Back insolated.

First edition, review copy.
Precious autograph signed by Antonin Artaud: "A Léon-Paul Fargue for whom poetry is freedom ..."
6 illustrated book thumbnail André Derain.
A small marginal spot on the first board.

The first edition of each of the volumes, each one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
Half green morocco over marbled paper boards by David, spine in six compartments, wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
A rare and very handsome large paper set on Hollande in perfectly matched uniform bindings.

First edition, one of the 5 numbered copies on Japan, deluxe edition with 5 China.
Binding half morocco caramel with corners, back with five nerves passed, turquoise morocco part of title, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head on witnesses, signed the binding time of Bauser.
Signed autograph of Paul Hervieu Ferdinand Brunetiere.
Beautiful copy wide-margined set in a charming bookbinding signed at the time.

First edition, one of the few copies on Holland paper which he is no mention, only large papers.
Binding half morocco tree with corners, back with five nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head on witnesses, wrappers preserved and bound in.
Signed autograph of one of the authors for both Mr. Maillet.
Pleasant copy wide-margined established pleasantly.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Tiny foxings and stains, not serious, on the covers.

First edition, one of 26 copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Elegant contemporary light brown calf in the english Romantic style, spine richly gilt with blindstamped friezes, gilt friezes to head and foot of the spine, upper cover richly ornamented with blindstamped decorative motifs, plats frappés en leurs centres d'un grand cartouche en losange et estampé à froid agrémenté d'un quadrilobe, marble pastedowns and endpapers, all edges green.
Occasional small foxing, a lack to edge of head-piece, Quelques petites rousseurs, un manque en tête d'une coiffe supérieure, slight insignificant rubbing to some spines, some corners rubbed.
Provenance : thee Bloomfield's library with his armorial etching ex libris to head of pastedowns.
A very attractive copy handsomely bound.

First edition of this important work for the understanding of the Second Empire.
Binders half red shagreen, back with five nerves decorated with gilded initials of great bibliophile Roger Cormenin repeated five times, parts of title and volume number of black shagreen, some traces of rubbing on some minor back and joint, paper boards marbled, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, sprinkled edges, elegant slightly posterior unsigned bindings.
Our copy contains handwritten corrections Roger Cormenin in margins of some leaves and autograph note explaining that these corrections "" corrections in ink have been made ??according to the exempalire Maxime Du Camp. / Roger Cormenin. "
Foreword by Louis-Antoine Léouzon Duke.
Provenance: the library Cormenin Roger, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also a close friend of Gustave Flaubert.
Pleasant copy free of freckles set in a charming uniform binding.

first edition.
Binding half navy calf, back with five nerves set with dotted gold decorated with double gilded boxes, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, elegant binding of the unsigned time.
Signed autograph of Augustus Lacaussade: "To my dear friend Hyacinthe Husson memory of an old friendship ..."
Rare and enjoyable copy free of freckles established in a charming contemporary binding.