Paris

Edition, one of the copies Alfa paper.
Precious autograph signed by Francis Carco Descaves to Lucien: "... no hard feelings ..."
spine slightly insolated.

Edition adorned with 65 illustrations from the documents of the National Library, one of 400 numbered copies on Arches paper, one draw after 20 and 10 outside Japan trade.
Precious autograph signed by Francis Carco Descaves to Lucien: "... for his many readers of the Journal ..."
Two gaps at the head and foot of the back, otherwise nice copy.

Second edition, after the first published in 1684.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons as well as a red title-label. Gilt roulette on edges and headcaps. All edges speckled red. Handsome copy.
The work was written after the publication of the Nouveaux dialogues de mort, and is connected to it only by the literary device of giving voice to the dead, a genre which was very popular in the 17th century. Through a series of letters, Lettres des Vivants aux Morts, Requête des morts désintéressés... Fénelon presents a satirical portrait of the political events of his time.

New edition.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding, smooth spine lined with slightly faded red morocco, decorated with gilt arabesques and crosshatch patterns, gilt dentelle border on covers, gilt striping on edges and headcaps, all edges yellow speckled with red.
Corners slightly bumped. Foxing mainly on endpapers and first and last leaves of each volume.

First edition. There would be three editions the same year.
Contemporary half brown sheep bindings with corners. Smooth spines decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons as well as red and blue morocco title and volume labels. Joints slightly cracked and showing some rubbing. Some dampstaining.
"Woman writer, salonnière and friend of philosophers and famous writers in the 18th century, Louise d'Épinay is the author of Memoirs whose originality is situated on two levels: from the point of view of content first, because it is a history of her family and the literary events of the century, a history however 'self-reflective' and filled with her own feelings and reflections; then, from the point of view of form, since it involves a singular combination of letters, memories and first-person diary pages and short third-person narratives." Sanda Nemeth-Badescu, Dalhousie French Studies, 2005. The famous muse of the late 18th century was indeed a friend of Rousseau, Grimm, Diderot, Voltaire, etc, and her memoirs interspersed with correspondence best illustrate the world of letters of this late 18th century.

first edition of the French translation of Brunet.
Our copy contains a letter from the author to the editor.
Then half green morocco binding, back with five nerves decorated uniformly past net cold and golden, gilded boxes, double net gilded on the boards handmade paper, gilded head on witnesses.

New edition.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with gilt dentelle and fleurons as well as a brown morocco title label. Triple gilt fillet framing the boards. Gilt roulette on the edges and headcaps. All edges gilt. Good copy.
These two poems by Pope were brought together quite early and multiple editions were made of them, the first is a rather lyrical didactic poem on the nature of man and his place in the universe, and the second, quite different, is a graceful and libertine poem on the divinities of love, sylphs and gnomes, who assist young girls in their amorous emotions.

First edition.
Half caramel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with black double compartments at the centers of which appear the gilt monogram of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin repeated five times, turquoise blue shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, elegant later unsigned binding.
Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.

New edition of the French translation accompanied by an appendix containing extracts from the Journal of Samuel Pepys and that of John Evelyn on the facts and characters of the Memoirs of Grammont.
Half red calf binding with corners, spine lightened with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt double compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, dark green morocco title label, frame of double gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Some light foxing.

Seventh edition.
Half navy blue calf binding, smooth spine decorated with black and gilt fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, elegant contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Copy with some foxing.

First edition.
Half-shagreen binding in red, smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Handsome copy.

First French edition established by Germond de Lavigne.
Half mint green calf binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt fillets, gilt frieze at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, engraved bookplate pasted on pastedown, contemporary binding.
Text preceded by a historical essay by Germond de Lavigne.
Rare copy almost entirely free from foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition, the main part of which appeared in 1597, but which contains for the first time Le Fresne, L'Espérance, La Divinité des procès, Sur un anneau, Je pensais que vertu, La Femme et le Procès, Ce Petit Dieu colère, On demande en vain; that is 7 new poems (only 17 had appeared in 1597).
Full dark green morocco binding late 19th century. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Boards decorated à la Du Seuil, inner frame with fleurons in the corners. Rich inner frieze. Spine lightened. Light rubbing to corners, joints and headcaps. The copy appears, judging by the handmade paper of the pastedowns, to have been rebound.
This is the last book published during the author's lifetime and revised by his hand, the latter having died in 1602, at the age of 68. Although he was a very enlightened humanist and a profound scholar, friend to many poets (Muret, Ronsard, Baïf...), he is the author of light and particularly witty poetry, without affectation, nourished by Antiquity, where wordplay and rhymes embellish the poems. Professor of eloquence and Belles-Lettres, Passerat would publish very little during his lifetime, yet he was highly appreciated

Second edition of the French translation established by J. Dusaulx, expanded with notes and preceded by historical notices on the life of Juvenal and on that of Dusaulx.
Half dark green straight-grained morocco with corners, spine with four raised bands set with double gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, elegant near-contemporary unsigned bindings but attributable to Niédrée.
Our copy is exceptionally expanded with over 90 engravings including 3 portraits of Juvenal as well as vignettes and portraits.
Provenance: from the library of Léon Rattier with his bookplates pasted on the blank endpapers.
Bibliophile's annotation at the head of an endpaper in the first volume, some light foxing of no consequence.
Handsome copy beautifully presented in a charming near-contemporary binding.

Edition illustrated with 11 original compositions by Stanislaw Rejchan, one of 100 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Half navy blue morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with gilt double compartments embellished with gilt typographical motifs, gilt date at foot, gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, some tears on the leading edges, contemporary binding signed by A. Knecht. Our copy, as stipulated in the justification page, is indeed complete with the duplicate suite of compositions.
Fine interior condition.
A handsomely established copy in a charming signed contemporary binding which shows some defects of wear.

« Développer à toute leur puissance les dons physiques et intellectuels qu'il tenait du hasard , faire de lui-même le type accompli d'un civilisé de son temps, charmer les femmes et dominer les hommes, se donner toutes les joies de l'esprit , des sens et du pouvoir , dompter tous les sentiments naturels comme des instincts de servage , dédaigner toutes les croyances vulgaires comme des chimères ou des hypocrisies, ne rien aimer, ne rien craindre et ne rien respecter que l'honneur : tels furent, en résumé, les devoirs qu'il se reconnut et les droits qu'il s'arrogea . »

Sixth edition preceded by a study by Edmond Scherer.
Full chocolate brown morocco bindings, spine with five raised bands, gilt roulettes on headcaps, marbled paper boards, front covers stamped in their centers with a gilt monogram, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle framing the pastedowns, top edges gilt, gilt fillets on the leading edges, elegant unsigned bindings.
A perfectly established copy.

Edition published by Georges d'Heylli and illustrated with original etchings by Guillaumot père et fils, one of 30 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe issue with 30 on Whatman.
Half caramel calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced at angles with gilt typographical motifs, hazelnut brown morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, traces of soiling to board margins, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, upper corners slightly bumped.
Occasional light foxing.

first edition.
Binding half sheepskin pine green, smooth back, plates, guards and contreplats paper moiré, preserved covers, gilded head, contemporary binding signed cold.
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph Maurice Barres Francis Chevassu.
Light marginal gaps on the first text reached without slip.
Nice copy.

First edition.
Half black calf binding with corners, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with double gilt fillets decorated with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic binding signed by Bauzonnet-Trautz.
Some light foxing mainly affecting the endpapers.

First edition.
Half-bronze calf bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt borders decorated with cold-stamped typographical motifs as well as gilt garlands, traces of rubbing to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some light foxing of no consequence.

First edition.
Half-caramel calf bindings, spines with five raised bands set with gilt fillets and decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs, navy blue morocco title and volume labels, small stains at foot of spine of second volume, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant contemporary bindings.
Some light foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of 42 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Rare and fine full-margined copy.

First edition.
Half-sheep binding in navy blue, spine with five raised bands set with black stippling decorated with double black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one tear to a leading edge, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition.
Half-shagreen bindings in black, smooth spines faded and decorated with gilt cartouches, black paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary bindings.
Some minor foxing, one stain affecting a leaf in the second volume.

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, one joint rubbed and fragile, marbled paper boards with some surface wear, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing affecting mainly the margins.

First edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper and illustrated with an original etching by Gustave Staal as frontispiece.
Bradel binding in half blue morocco with corners, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Half navy blue calf bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt and black fillets, gilt friezes at head and tail, traces of rubbing to spine of second volume, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some foxing.

New edition preceded by a notice on the life and works of this author.
Half red calf bindings, spines slightly faded with four raised bands set with seven gilt fillets decorated with cold-stamped fleurons as well as black dotted lines, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic bindings signed by Thouvenin.
Work illustrated with 12 engravings hors-texte.
Occasional light foxing of no consequence.
Handsome set in a charming contemporary Romantic binding signed by Thouvenin, one of the most famous binders of the first half of the 19th century.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Half brown shagreen bindings, spines faded with four fine raised bands set with double gilt dotted lines decorated with double gilt compartments and black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Rare set free from worming or foxing (cf Clouzot).

Edition printed in 400 numbered copies on Hollande paper and illustrated with a frontispiece as well as 11 vignettes by Duplessis-Bertaux.
Half green morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with the gilt monogram of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin repeated five times, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.

First edition.
Half purple calf bindings, faded spines with four raised bands set with double gilt fillets decorated with gilt and black fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, romantic contemporary bindings.
Provenance: from the library of Mouchy with engraved bookplates pasted on the pastedowns bearing pen-written library shelf marks.
Rare.

First edition.
Full purple calf binding, faded spine decorated with a gilt cartouche adorned with romantic gilt arabesques, traces of rubbing on the joints, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, frame of a garland stamped in blind as well as double gilt fillets on the boards, boards partially faded, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges on the cuts, some scratches on the boards and cuts, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Occasional light foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.

first edition printed in small numbers.
Full binding shagreen midnight blue, back with four nerves set with gold decorated with double black boxes threads and golden, light head scrapes back, framing of double gold and black nets on the boards, guards and white moiré silk contreplats containing small foxing, framing a set of triple gilt fillets on contreplats, all edges gilt, net gilded on the cuts, both corners with traces of friction, contemporary binding.
Our copy is enriched with an autograph quatrain signed Leon Laurent-Pichat.
Some minor foxing.

First edition, translated from English by M. Eidous.
Contemporary binding in full blonde calf. Smooth spine decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons as well as a red morocco title label. Gilt fillet on the edges. All edges red. Two corners slightly bumped and some rubbing, otherwise good copy.
A work of moral philosophy by pastor William Jameson, based on natural morality, whose purpose, through the study of understanding and perception, is to define moral duty.

First edition of the French translation established by J.F. Minssen.
Half dark green morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands, dates and places gilt at foot, some traces of rubbing and scratches on some spines, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped without gravity for the set, marbled edges, elegant bindings.
Some light foxing. Second board damaged at head with head joint slightly cracked and two corners bumped for volume 4.
Bookplates from the library of Vaux-le-Vicomte pasted on pastedowns.
Handsome complete set in 23 volumes (22 volumes of text and 1 volume of introduction to 19th century history) established in a charming uniform binding.

Edition, one of the 15 copies on China, deluxe edition after 5 and 10 Whatman Japan.
Our copy is the publisher Alphonse Lemerre who signed the book by "copy editor" enriched his initials under the justification of the draw.
A wetting at the foot of the second half of the body of the work.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after 20 Japan.
Tears with lacks to margins of spine and boards and endpapers partially shaded.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, speckled edges.
Gift inscription in blue ballpoint pen on one endpaper.
Rare and handsome copy.

New edition and first edition under this title, adopting that of the publication in the periodical La Semaine in 1848: Une pécheresse.
The first edition in volume form would appear in 1851 under the title La Femme du Banquier. (cf. Paul Féval. Parcours d'une œuvre, by Jean-Pierre Galvan).
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one upper corner slightly bumped, speckled edges.
Gift inscription in blue ballpoint pen on one endpaper.
Rare and handsome copy.

first edition.
Binding to bradel in full brown calico, smooth back thinned with a gold central finial, date and double gold thread tail, navy blue shagreen as an exhibit, preserved Blankets, two corners bumped, then binding signed in cold Pierson.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Jules Clarétie Albert Delpit: "... his colleague and friend ..."
Our copy is enriched with an engraved portrait of Jules Clarétie.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Half dark green morocco with corners, faded spine with five raised bands, gilt date at tail, small trace of rubbing to one band, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, contemporary binding signed by Durvand.

New edition printed on laid paper.
Half navy blue morocco binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece engraving.
A trace of a bookseller's description label on an endpaper.
Handsome set in a charming uniform signed contemporary binding.

First edition. Translation by Lesage.
Contemporary binding in full blonde sheep. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons. Gilt roulette on the edges and headcaps. Head restored, otherwise good copy.
This volume is the first that Lesage provides of Spanish plays from the Golden Age. We know that other French authors of the 17th century provided adaptations of Spanish theater, but the translations were nearly contemporary and one may question Lesage's project of adapting plays that might seem outdated in the eyes of the public. Lesage explains himself in the preface which is a sort of demonstration of his aesthetic project: to renovate the scene of French comedy through the contribution of foreign dramaturgy while preserving the study of characters proper to French writing. Now, the plays presented are indeed adaptations and not merely translations, Lesage moves from the three-act play of Spanish theater to the five acts of French comedy, he substitutes a prose style for the metrical style. The work contains the plays Le Traistre puni and Don Felix de Mendoce.

First edition?
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, as well as a brown morocco title label. Gilt fillet and dotted lines on boards. Greek key roll in blind framing the pastedowns. Gilt rolls and lines on edges and headcaps. All edges gilt.
Corners rubbed, otherwise a handsome copy.
Joseph Alexandre de Ségur is the brother of the Comte de Ségur, he is the author of light comedies and songs. His brother, whose career as a statesman was ruined by the Revolution and who was condemned to live by his pen, becoming a historian, curiously also published a collection of tales and songs in 1801.
Bookplate from the library of Henri Bachimont (Henri Bresles), French composer and songwriter.

Edition illustrated with a portrait of the author and five figures by Moreau le Jeune.
Contemporary bindings in half red long-grain morocco with corners. Smooth spines decorated with eight gilt fillets. Paper boards. Some foxing, mainly on endpapers. Handsome copy.
Late edition of the author's works, a playful, light and sarcastic poetry, whose genre he himself established at the beginning of the 18th century.

New edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy without foxing.

First edition of the French translation by W. & E. de Suckau.
Half red shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, two tears to leading edges, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Some light foxing of no real consequence.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half caramel cloth, smooth spine decorated with a black fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, dark blue shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
A handsome copy.

First edition.
Half lavender cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, chocolate brown shagreen title-label with minor harmless scratches, double gilt fillet at foot of spine, floral patterned paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Handsome and attractively bound copy.

First edition.
Full navy blue cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and date at foot, brown shagreen title-label, contemporary binding signed in blind by Pierson.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, front board with a small paper lack at foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Occasional foxing.

New edition illustrated with the author's portrait by Baron Gérard, 20 engravings after Girodet and Desenne as well as 2 music plates.
Half navy blue calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded decorated with quadruple gilt cartouches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some minor foxing.
Handsome copy uniformly bound in contemporary Romantic bindings.

first edition.
Binding half navy blue shagreen, back with four nerves set with double gilded nets decorated with double gilded boxes, marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and the tank ..
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph of Roger de Beauvoir in her kind friend the Marquis de Foresta.
The autograph was trimmed by the bookbinder, foxing.

New edition of the French translation by Xavier Marmier.
Binding chocolate brown half shagreen, back with five nerves had set with black nets decorated with double black boxes, tail golden date marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and to the tank.
Some minor foxing.

First edition.
Full red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with gilt compartments adorned with gilt floral motifs, gilt roulettes nearly faded on headcaps, triple gilt fillet frame on boards, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillet frame on pastedowns, all edges gilt, gilt fillets on leading edges.
Some foxing.
Handsomely bound copy.

First edition.
Half mouse grey morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments ornamented with grotesques, date and publisher's name gilt at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, pale marginal dampstain at head of front board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled top edge, illustrated covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Salvador David.
Some foxing on endpapers.

New edition
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt name at foot, red shagreen title-label with a lack, red shagreen author label with a small marginal lack, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Provenance: from the library of the great tragedienne Gabrielle Réjane with her name gilt at foot of spine.

First printing edition, with Le Brun's translation, accompanied by the life of Tasso by Suard. The illustration comprises the portrait of Tasso engraved by Delvaux after Chasselat, and 20 figures by Le Barbier engraved by Bovinet, Dambrun, Delignon, Langlois, Trière, etc, protected by tissue guards.
Contemporary bindings in full marbled calf. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons and dentelles. Boards framed with gilt roulette. Gilt roulette framing the pastedowns. Gilt roulette on the leading edges. All edges gilt. Head joint of the first volume cracked, headcap slightly damaged. Some rubbing. Scattered foxing. A reasonably good copy.
Handsome edition illustrated by Le Barbier, in neo-classical style. This edition was reprinted in 1813.

First edition.
Half caramel calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, turquoise morocco title label, author's name in red morocco, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.
Provenance: from the library of the Count of Mougins Roquefort with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.

First edition.
Half long-grain dark green morocco binding, lightened spine with five raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt fillets, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
About Michel Lévy, André Gill, Pierre Larousse, Armand Barbès, Eugène Renduel...
Scattered foxing.

First edition.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, corners very slightly bumped without gravity.
Copy almost free from foxing.

First French edition after the rare original published in London in 1912, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.
Bradel binding in half boards with vellum-style corners, smooth spine, hazelnut brown shagreen title label, red fillet frame on floral-patterned paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with initials, headpieces and tailpieces.
Light worming on spine.
Handsome full-margined copy beautifully bound of this literary hoax.
This collection of libertine poems was much appreciated by Apollinaire who devoted a fine notice to it in L'Enfer de la Bibliotheque Nationale.

First collected edition.
Bradel bindings in brown half morocco with corners, smooth lightened spines, black morocco title labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, covers and spines preserved, bindings signed by Kaufmann.
Handsome set.

First edition.
Half navy blue morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, two bands with small tears, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, elegant unsigned binding.
Occasional foxing.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition.
Contemporary full marbled calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons as well as a red morocco title-label. All edges speckled.
Some rubbing and two wormholes on the tail headcap.
The collection brings together various pieces in verse published in different periodicals. Guyétand reflects the poetry of the pre-revolutionary period, and his most accomplished work is a defense of Voltaire, Le génie vengé; he was an upright character who claimed his Jura and social origins, it is claimed that he was one of the models for the character created by Stendhal, Julien Sorel, which is undoubtedly his greatest glory.
Manuscript note by a modern reader on the verso of the first endpaper. Manuscript gift inscription from 1792 on the title page.

First edition.
Bindings in half red Russia morocco, spines with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with triple gilt compartments, gilt fillet on marbled paper covers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, yellow and speckled edges, elegant near-contemporary bindings signed by Capé.
Engraved bookplates mounted on pastedowns.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

Second edition published a few months after the first edition, this second edition has the merit of containing tributes by Saint Aignan, Scudery, Bertault, Ménard.
Contemporary binding in full porphyry calf. Spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, as well as a red morocco title-label. Double gilt fillet framing the covers. All edges marbled.
Adam Billaut (1602-1662) was one of the first working-class poets; Les chevilles by Master Adam appeared in 1644 and had great critical success. Billaut became the protégé of the Prince de Condé, was pensioned by Richelieu and admired by his peers. If his poetry shines little through elegance, in a century that was full of it, his language is full of verve and originality and his collections make him one of the very first poets of the 17th century, one of those whose language is always appreciated, devoid of affectation and unnecessary ornaments.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half lavender blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with blind floral motif, chocolate brown shagreen title-label, double gilt fillet at foot of spine, floral patterned paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy beautifully bound.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half lavender blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, chocolate brown shagreen title-label with slight tear, double gilt fillet at foot of spine, floral patterned paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy beautifully bound.

First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, small black spots in margins of boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle border on pastedowns, double gilt fillets on leading edges, all edges gilt, elegant unsigned binding.
Work illustrated with 12 unpublished drawings by Alphonse de Neuville and L. Sergent.
Occasional foxing.
Fine copy.

Fourth edition.
Half yellow mustard calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, navy blue morocco title-label, red morocco author label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Handsome copy.

Tenth edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Handsome copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Albert Camus to Raymond Peju.
Spine lightly, but insignificantly, sunned.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma-Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
A small stain at the foot of the front board which also bears minor pinholes at the head, a handsome copy.

first edition.
Bound in half red shagreen, back with five nerves set with black nets decorated with double gilded coffered, gold tail date caps slightly rubbed minor, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled edges, corners blunted.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Armand Silvestre to Monsieur de Margorie.
Our copy has been enriched with a portrait of the author pasted next to the title page.
Preface by George Sand.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with gilt floral motifs, double fillets on marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, one corner bumped, contemporary binding.
Rare.

First edition.
Half mint green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets showing some scratches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, one corner slightly bumped.
Provenance: from the library of the Count of Lanet with his engraved bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
Rare.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with fillets and gilt floral motifs, gilt coat of arms at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, tears to leading edges, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.

Edition from the year of the first.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double compartments with centers decorated with gilt typographical motifs, dark green paper boards with light scratches of no consequence, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Preface by Jules Janin.

Elzevier edition.
Half dark green sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double compartments centered with gilt typographical motifs, small lack to upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Handsome interior condition without foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition and the only complete edition.
Half bronze calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, joints showing traces of wear, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Half chocolate brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, traces of a bookplate that has been torn off a pastedown, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, elegant unsigned binding.
Some foxing.
Handsome copy handsomely bound.

Second edition.
Half blue shagreen binding, lightened spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with gilt double compartments ornamented with gilt typographical motifs, minor scratches of no consequence to spine and joints, double fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
About notably Henri Heine and Alfred de Musset, whose mistress Madame Jaubert was.

First edition.
Half navy blue morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Some foxing affecting mainly the edges.
Rare.

First edition.
Half caramel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments at the centers of which the gilt paraph of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin is repeated five times, gilt date at foot, turquoise morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, elegant near-contemporary unsigned binding.
Work illustrated with a drawing by Georges Rochegrosse printed on China paper.
Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.
Handsome copy beautifully bound.

New edition, the original dating from 1601, at Bordeaux.
Later late 19th century bindings in full blonde calf. Spine with five raised bands decorated with grotesque-style compartments, as well as red and green morocco title and volume labels. Triple gilt fillet on boards. Gilt fillet on leading edges and headcaps. Gilt decorative board-edges framing the pastedowns. All edges gilt. Some rubbing, otherwise handsome copy.
Fine printing from the Didot press of this classic of philosophy, which reproduces the complete text of the original.

First edition of the first three volumes out of four.
Work illustrated with 2 portraits and 1 facsimile as frontispieces.
Stains on the spines and boards, some light foxing affecting primarily the spines, boards and endpapers.

New edition.
Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, red paper boards decorated with cold-stamped decorative motifs, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.

New edition printed in 100 numbered copies on vellum.
Full brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, one joint slightly cracked at head, gilt roulettes on headcaps, frame of interlaced triple gilt fillets with decorative corners and gilt floral motifs at angles on full red morocco doublures, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, double gilt fillets on leading edges, superb near-contemporary binding by P.R. Raparlier.
Work illustrated with 6 plates including 1 frontispiece by Lefebvre.
Some foxing mainly at the beginning of the volume.
Copy perfectly executed in a signed doublure binding by P.R. Raparlier.