Paris

New edition, corrected and augmented.
Half glazed caramel calf bindings, later (1850). Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title-label and brown morocco volume labels. Handsome set. Excellent condition.
Series of humorous and satirical tales of daily life. The first edition of Contes à rire appeared in 1681 (2 parts in one volume), a third volume appeared in 1762, a fourth volume was added for this edition.

First edition, one of 1050 copies numbered on alfa.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author by Francis Picabia, illustrated cover by Franz Masereel.
Spine very slightly faded, otherwise a good copy, almost without foxing.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe copies.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre and re-imposed in Tellière quarto format, tirage de tête.
Small traces of adhesive paper to head and foot of endpapers, spine slightly faded, a small stain in the margin of half-title page, otherwise internally good.