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  1. Yanthis
    Jean LORRAIN

    Yanthis

    Charpentier & Fasquelle|Paris 1894|13 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
    Half black morocco binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
    Signed autograph inscription from Jean Lorrain to his friend Jules Grasset.
    €400
  2. La grande armée du drapeau noir, les anarchistes à travers le monde
    Georges BLOND

    La grande armée du drapeau noir, les anarchistes à travers le monde

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1972|13.50 x 20.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full black cloth binding, complete with dust jacket which has two tiny insignificant tears at the foot of the spine.
    Iconography.
    A handsome copy.
    €30
  4. Nouvelles tablettes chronologiques de l'histoire universelle ancienne et moderne rédigées par Mmes Clair, institutrices, revues par Félix Ansart pour servir à l'étude de la chronologie en général et spécialement pour faciliter l'enseignement de cette science par la méthode mnémonique polonaise
    CLAIR MMES

    Nouvelles tablettes chronologiques de l'histoire universelle ancienne et moderne rédigées par Mmes Clair, institutrices, revues par Félix Ansart pour servir à l'étude de la chronologie en général et spécialement pour faciliter l'enseignement de cette science par la méthode mnémonique polonaise

    Mme Vve Maire-Nyon|Paris 1857|15.50 x 22 cm|relié
    Second edition.
    Half-sheep binding with dark green spine, smooth spine showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, a marginal tear with loss to the front board, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Some foxing.
    Rare.
    €120
  6. Swedenborg ou l'introduction au mystère
    Marius RICHARD

    Swedenborg ou l'introduction au mystère

    Editions Athéna|Paris s. d.|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
    With a frontispiece portrait of Swedenborg.
    €30
  7. Les Originaux du siècle dernier
    Charles MONSELET

    Les Originaux du siècle dernier

    Michel Lévy|Paris 1863|19 x 12.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half grey cloth binding, smooth spine dated at foot, shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved. Minimal foxing.
    Handsome copy.
    €140
  8. Les Trois Glorieuses : 27, 28; 29 Juillet 1830
    Paul REYNAUD

    Les Trois Glorieuses : 27, 28; 29 Juillet 1830

    Hachette|Paris 1927|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, the only deluxe copies with 25 on Holland paper.
    Some foxing mainly affecting the endpapers and certain margins of a few pages.
    €50
  9. Le matériel humain
    Paul RAYNAL

    Le matériel humain

    Stock|Paris 1946|14.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 260 numbered copies on laid paper, ours one of 40 hors commerce, the only deluxe copies.
    Inscribed by Paul Raynal to Paul Gavault.
    Endpapers lightly and partially shaded without gravity, otherwise handsome copy with full margins.
    €80
  10. Oeuvres
    MALFILATRE

    Oeuvres

    Jehenne|Paris 1825|13 x 21 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Half cherry red calf binding, spine with four fine raised bands set with gilt roulettes decorated with gilt and blind romantic decorative motifs, title-labels and author's name in dark red calf, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, corners very slightly bumped, contemporary romantic binding.
    Some browning and light foxing on some pages.
    A handsome copy.
    €80
  11. Antigone
    Pierre-Simon BALLANCHE

    Antigone

    Beaujouan & Jourdan|Paris 1839|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    New edition.
    Work illustrated with 6 engravings after drawings by Bouillon.
    Some light foxing, tiny harmless lacks at head of spine, a small light stain on first board.
    Rare.
    €150
  12. Voyages en Californie et dans l'Orégon
    Pierre Charles Fournier de SAINT-AMANT

    Voyages en Californie et dans l'Orégon

    L. Maison|Paris 1854|17 x 25 cm|broché sous étui
    First edition.
    With two maps.
    Spine cracked with small lacks principally at head, upper cover detached, small angular lacks to covers, a little foxing. 
    A rare copy, housed in a protective case.
    €700
  13. L'aryenne
    Jean LORRAIN

    L'aryenne

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1907|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
    Cover illustration by Antoon van Welie.
    Two slight tears to foot of joints near edges, occasional small spots essentially to ffep, but otherwise a good, well-margined copy.
    Rare.
    €1,500
  14. Le vagabond et autres histoires
    Rabîndranâth TAGORE

    Le vagabond et autres histoires

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 47 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded as is often the case, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €80
  15. Ctésippe
    (to Maria CASARES) Jean BLOCH-MICHEL

    Ctésippe

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
    Fine autograph inscription from the author to Maria Casarès.
    Spine sunned, two light dampstains affecting the head of the first cover and the foot of the second cover, without any damage to the interior condition.
    €80
  16. Lamartinéide. Les Euménides - Satires historiques
    (Alphonse de LAMARTINE) G. MORET

    Lamartinéide. Les Euménides - Satires historiques

    S. n.|Paris 1855|22.50 x 15.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary full pasteboard binding, paper covered, smooth spine, red morocco title-label, blue pencil inscription on a blank page.
    Historical satire presented in the form of long poems in the manner of Lamartine. Very rare.
    €120
  17. Poésies ad libitum - Jephtali - Les jeux de l'enfance.
    Charles-Louis BALZAC, DECORDE - RABOTEAU

    Poésies ad libitum - Jephtali - Les jeux de l'enfance.

    Hérrissant Le Doux • Guyot et Scribe • Goujon|Paris 1817 - 1842 - An XI (1802)|21 x 13 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half black calf binding decorated with gilt fillets, tiny chip at head and foot, minute lacks to margin of front board. Frontispiece illustration by Jephtali.
    Copy lacking the author's portrait, light traces of dampstaining to margins of first pages, some foxing, pen annotations to title pages.
    €150
  18. Mémoires du Général Cluseret (le 2ème siège de Paris)
    Gustave-Paul CLUSERET

    Mémoires du Général Cluseret (le 2ème siège de Paris)

    Jules Lévy|Paris 1887|12 x 19 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First editions of the first two volumes of this trilogy. Spines faded, front cover of first volume and first leaf loose with angular loss at foot, small marginal loss at head of back cover of second volume, handsome interior condition for each volume.
    €100
  19. Potiron
    Georges COURTELINE, Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN

    Potiron

    Marpon & Flammarion|Paris s. d. [1890]|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper, with only 10 deluxe copies printed on Holland paper.
    Contemporary half-green shagreen binding, spine with 5 raised bands, covers and spine preserved at front of volume, front cover illustrated in colors by Steinlen.
    Our copy is enhanced with an autograph visiting card by the author mounted on stub on the half-title page.
    Minor surface wear to headcaps, otherwise handsome copy.
    €180
  20. La neuvaine de Cythère
    Jean-François MARMONTEL, Jules FESQUET

    La neuvaine de Cythère

    A. Barraud|Paris 1879|20 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition printed in 135 numbered copies on China laid paper.
    Bradel binding in half cherry red percaline, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, black shagreen title label showing traces of rubbing with some losses, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Notice by Charles Monselet.
    Work illustrated with a portrait of the author and 9 vignettes drawn by Fesquet.
    Occasional foxing affecting mainly the margins.
    €80
  21. Catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de l'Ukiyoye'. Première vente
    COLLECTIF

    Catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de catalogue de vente de la collection de C. Havilland d'estampes japonaises, peintures des écoles classiques et de quelques maitres de l'Ukiyoye'. Première vente

    S. n.|Paris 1922|23 x 31 cm|broché
    First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 27, 28 and 29, 1922 at the Hotel Drouot.
    Iconography.
    A small tear at the head of one joint, small stains on the front cover, handsome interior condition.
    €50
  22. Petits romans d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
    Jules JANIN

    Petits romans d'hier et d'aujourd'hui

    A. Sauton|Paris 1869|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half caramel gauffered shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and blind fillets, traces of rubbing to spine, two lacks to headcaps, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
    Handsome interior condition almost entirely free from foxing.
    €100
  23. Les chaleurs d'août
    (to Paul LÉAUTAUD) Raymond DUMAY

    Les chaleurs d'août

    René Julliard|Paris 1945|13 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to Paul Léautaud, who wrote a date in pencil below, probably that of receiving this work.
    Spine and covers slightly faded.
    €80
  24. Drames et poésies
    Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW

    Drames et poésies

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1872|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation established by Xavier Marmier with the author's authorization.
    Half red sheep binding, spine with four thin raised bands set with gilt dotted lines showing minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing of no great consequence.
    Rare.
    €70
  25. Les amours de Jacques
    Hector MALOT

    Les amours de Jacques

    Dentu|Paris 1877|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition, false statement of fourth edition.
    Half raspberry cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, navy shagreen title-label with a scratch, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.
    €70
  26. Les métamorphoses d'une goutte d'eau suivies des Aventures d'une fourmi, des guêpes, de la goutte de rosée, etc...
    Z. Mme CARRAUD

    Les métamorphoses d'une goutte d'eau suivies des Aventures d'une fourmi, des guêpes, de la goutte de rosée, etc...

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1870|11 x 18 cm|relié
    Third edition.
    Full rust-colored cardboard binding, smooth spine decorated with a typographic motif in blind, headcaps lightly rubbed without too much damage, triple frame of gilt fillets and double frame of blind fillets on the front board, double frame of blind fillets on the back board, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    Work illustrated with 50 vignettes by E. Bayard.
    Scattered foxing.
    €40
  27. Coquecigrues
    Jules RENARD

    Coquecigrues

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1893|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in half cherry red percaline, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt initials and double gilt fillet at foot, hazelnut shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Very slight marginal lacks at foot of title page.
    €100
  28. Axël
    Auguste de VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM

    Axël

    Maison Quantin|Paris 1890|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half mint green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, red sheep title-label showing minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing to edges, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Jean de Mitty's copy, with his autograph ownership inscription at head of half-title page.
    Some minor foxing, pale dampstain affecting head of certain pages.
    Bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
    €250
  29. Poésies et chants harmoniens
    Jean JOURNET

    Poésies et chants harmoniens

    Lib. universelle de Joubert|Paris 1857|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché

    The rare first edition of this collection of Fourierist poems.
    Our copy is presented in temporary green soft cardboard covers, smooth sandy spine with manuscript notations of the author's name and title of the work, original covers preserved, but first flyleaf with marginal lacks.

    €250
  30. Le pain
    Henri GHÉON

    Le pain

    Nrf|Paris 1912|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Half chocolate shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt cartouche, date at foot, marbled paper boards, moiré paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    €40
  31. Ballades, mélodies et poésies diverses
    Antoine FONTANEY

    Ballades, mélodies et poésies diverses

    Hayet • Delaunay • Roret|Paris 1829|10.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
    The first collected edition.
    Spine faded, covers detached, small corner losses to covers, foxing.
    Rare but in this condition.
    €80
  32. Colombes et couleuvres
    Roger de BEAUVOIR

    Colombes et couleuvres

    Librairie Nouvelle|Paris 1854|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Our copy contains an autograph letter from the author, 1/2 page, pasted to the verso of the front cover.
    Spine faded, two slight corner losses to front cover, handsome interior condition with virtually no foxing.
    €80
  33. Vita vera
    Johannes JOERGENSEN

    Vita vera

    Gabriel Beauchesne|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation on ordinary paper, one of the Service de Presse copies.
    Spine sunned, a pale dampstain to top margin of second cover also affecting, to a lesser extent, the preceding pages.
    €20
  34. Simplice ou les zigzags d'un bachelier
    Albert CASTELNAU

    Simplice ou les zigzags d'un bachelier

    L.Grollier|Paris 1866|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bound in half chocolate shagreen, spine with four raised bands decorated with cold fillets, minor rubbing to spine without consequence, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing to edges without consequence, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Rare autograph inscription from Albert Castelnau.
    Occasional light foxing.
    €80
  35. Histoire de Loango, Kakongo et autres royaumes d'Afrique
    PROYART ABBÉ

    Histoire de Loango, Kakongo et autres royaumes d'Afrique

    Méquignon fils|Paris 1819|10.50 x 18 cm|relié
    New edition forming volume XVII of the author's complete works.
    Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt ornamental motifs showing traces of rubbing, four nicks to edges, marbled paper boards.
    Work complete with its folding map at beginning of volume.
    Occasional foxing.
    €180
  36. La Plume troisième année complète : 1891
    COLLECTIF

    La Plume troisième année complète : 1891

    La Plume|Paris 1891|17 x 25.50 cm|broché

    First edition.


    Literary contributions by A. France, M. Barrès, J. Moréas, A. Bruant, O. Méténier, L. Bloy, L. Trézénik, J. Péladan, P. Vérola, Willy, S. Merrill, L. Cladel, P.N. Roinard, E. Pottier, J. Guesde, L. Michel, J.B. Clément, P. Verlaine, A. Fontainas, E. Demolder, G. Eekhoud, J. Roumanille, F. Mistral, P. Arène, T. Corbière, G. Darien, F. Fénéon, J.-K. Huysmans, R. Darzens, C. Baudelaire with previously unpublished pages, A. Le Braz, G. Ropartz ...


    Artistic contributions by P. Gauguin, H. de Toulouse-Lautrec with unpublished drawings, Steinlen, F.A. Cazals, Duclos, F. Fau, M. Denis, P. Signac, G. Seurat, E. Bernard, P. Bonnard, V. van Gogh, P. Sérusier, P...

    €800
  37. Mafarka le futuriste
    Filippo Tommaso MARINETTI

    Mafarka le futuristeMafarka the Futurist

    Sansot & Cie|Paris 1909|12.50 x 18 cm|broché
    MARINETTI Filippo Tommaso
    Mafarka le Futuriste
    [Mafarka the Futurist]
    Sansot & Cie, Paris 1909, 12,5 x 18 cm, original wrappers
    First edition, of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    Autograph inscription from Filippo-Tommaso Marinetti.
    Slight foxing mostly on the endpapers, otherwise internally good.
    $ 1 250
    €1,000
  38. Idylles prussiennes
    Théodore de BANVILLE

    Idylles prussiennes

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1871|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper; only a few deluxe Holland paper copies were printed.
    Half hazel shagreen binding, faded spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt typographical motifs, marbled paper boards, minor rubbing traces on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Copy virtually free from foxing.
    €80
  39. Théâtre III : Georgette Lemeunier - Le torrent - La bascule
    Maurice DONNAY

    Théâtre III : Georgette Lemeunier - Le torrent - La bascule

    Charpentier|Paris 1908|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First collective edition on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in half mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillets at foot, hazelnut shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Paul Vié.
    Our copy is enhanced with a recto-verso autograph note by the author pasted onto an endpaper.
    €70
  40. Education de prince
    Maurice DONNAY

    Education de prince

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1895|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
    Bradel binding in half mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, hazelnut shagreen title-label with traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Paul Vié.
    Signed autograph inscription from Maurice Donnay to Henri Lavedan.
    Furthermore, our copy is enriched with an autograph note from the author addressed to the same recipient.
    €80
  41. Théâtre IV : L'autre danger - Le retour de Jérusalem
    Maurice DONNAY

    Théâtre IV : L'autre danger - Le retour de Jérusalem

    Charpentier|Paris 1909|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in half mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, hazelnut shagreen title-label with traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, lower corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Paul Vié.
    Our copy is enriched with an autograph note recto-verso by the author.
    A small marginal tear skilfully repaired on the first page.
    €70
  42. L'autre danger
    Maurice DONNAY

    L'autre danger

    Charpentier & Fasquelle|Paris 1903|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
    Bradel binding in half mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, hazel shagreen title-label showing some rubbing, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Paul Vié.
    Inscribed by Maurice Donnay to Henri Lavedan.
    €70
  43. L'école des filles
    Marcel JOUHANDEAU

    L'école des filles

    Gallimard|Paris 1960|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 10 hors commerce copies on colored parchment reserved for the author.
    Handsome copy.
    €180
  44. La generation ou exposition des phenomenes relatifs a cette fonction naturelle de leur mechanisme, de leurs causes respectives et des effets immediats qui en resultent
    Albrecht von HALLER

    La generation ou exposition des phenomenes relatifs a cette fonction naturelle de leur mechanisme, de leurs causes respectives et des effets immediats qui en resultent

    Chez Des Ventes de la Doué|à Paris 1774|12.50 x 20 cm|2 volumes reliés

    French first edition and first translation into vernacular after the original Latin, which had appeared in the Elementa physiologica in 8 volumes, published from 1757 to 1766.



    Full speckled blonde calf bindings. Raised band spines with ornamentation. Red morocco title and volume labels. Head caps worn, same for the foot cap of volume 2. Two corners bumped on volume 2. Volume label of volume 1 missing. Some leaves yellowed.



    Important study devoted to the phenomena of generation, fertilization and embryology, with a description of sexual organs and their function. By establishing a state of contemporary knowledge, Haller refutes certain...

    €550
  45. Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismos de Cognoscendis et Curandis Morbis
    Herman BOERHAAVE, Gerard van SWIETEN

    Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismos de Cognoscendis et Curandis Morbis

    Apud Guilelmum Cavelier|Parisiis [Paris] • (Paris) 1755 - 1773|20 x 26 cm|5 volumes reliés

    New edition for the first three volumes, which appeared respectively in 1742 and 1743; volumes 4 and 5 appear here for the first time in 1765 and 1773. Title pages in red and black.
    Contemporary blonde calf, marbled and glazed. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title label. Headcaps of volumes 1 and 2 worn; headcaps of volumes 3, 4 and 5 frayed; tailcaps of volumes 2 and 5 worn. 4 corners bumped across the set. A handsome set overall.
    Hermann Boerhaave is one of the great figures of modern medicine, founder of clinical medicine, who published in 1709 his most famous book which contributed to his fame throughout Europe: the Aphorisms, a sort of fundamental manual in the...

    €850
  46. Traité de la suppuration
    François QUESNAY

    Traité de la suppuration

    Chez d'Houry|à Paris 1749|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary marbled full calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with five fleurons in compartments. Red morocco title-label. Headcaps worn. Rubbing to boards.
    One of the classic medical works by this great mind François Quesnay, great surgeon and physician, who became the father of physiocracy and one of the greatest modern economists around 1750, at the age of 56.
    €500
  47. Traité de l'organe de l'ouie, contenant la structure, les usages & les maladies de toutes les parties de l'oreille
    Joseph Guichard DU VERNEY

    Traité de l'organe de l'ouie, contenant la structure, les usages & les maladies de toutes les parties de l'oreille

    Chez Estienne Michallet|à Paris 1683|9 x 17 cm|relié
    The very rare first edition with 16 unsigned folding plates.

    Contemporary brown sheep, spine in compartments, headpiece and one corner repaired, wormtrack to middle of upper margin, a few insignificant wormholes. The final engraving is shaved and lacking the last lines of text from the legend. A very good copy.

    Du Verney's first work; he was renowned for his knowledge of anatomy and physiology, was tutor to the Dauphin and taught in the Botanical Gardens.

    This is the first scientific monograph on the structure of the ear and its illnesses, and is therefore very significant. It played a determining role in the understanding of this organ, whose study...

    €3,000
  48. Mémoires secrets sur l'établissement de la Maison de Bourbon en Espagne, extraits de la Correspondance du Marquis de Louville, gentilhomme de la chambre de Philippe V, et chef de sa maison française
    Marquis de LOUVILLE

    Mémoires secrets sur l'établissement de la Maison de Bourbon en Espagne, extraits de la Correspondance du Marquis de Louville, gentilhomme de la chambre de Philippe V, et chef de sa maison française

    Maradan|Paris 1818|12 x 19.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half wine-lees calf binding with corners, circa 1900; skillful pastiche of an 1820 binding. Spine with false flat raised bands decorated with roulettes and fillets. Spine uniformly lightened, without consequence. A handsome copy.
    This military man was appointed head of the French Household of Philip V of Spain, the first Bourbon king of Spain (from 1700 to 1703). He would receive a new mission in Spain in 1716, as extraordinary ambassador. During three essential years, everything done at court passed through him. Here is what the Duke of Saint-Simon says about him in his memoirs: "To speak truly, he governed the king and Spain." These memoirs were written during the...
    €450
  49. Elemens de physiologie
    Albrecht von HALLER

    Elemens de physiologie

    Chez Guillyn|à Paris 1769|10 x 17 cm|relié
    Second edition of the translation by Bordenave. The work had first appeared in Latin in 1749, in Göttingen.
    Full marbled blonde sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Worn headcaps. Scattered foxing. Paper partly yellowed.
    Considered one of the principal figures of his time, Haller was at once a naturalist, physician, anatomist and poet. He is justly regarded as the father of physiology. In this classic manual, Haller provides a critical overview of the anatomical and physiological knowledge of his era.
    €350
  50. Fausse couleur
    Maurice de VLAMINCK

    Fausse couleur

    Flammarion|Paris 1957|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Lana paper, deluxe copy.
    Spine sunned, small light marginal stains on boards, slight corner loss to front board, handsome interior condition despite minimal worming affecting some margins.
    €50
  51. Barbares et bandits : la Prusse et la Commune
    Paul de SAINT-VICTOR

    Barbares et bandits : la Prusse et la Commune

    Michel Lévy|Paris 1971|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half bronze sheep binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt stippling, decorated with double gilt compartments and corner typographical motifs, navy shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, corners very slightly rubbed, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    One harmless fold not touching the text at the head of page 227, handsome copy attractively bound.
    €60
  52. De l'oreille : anatomie normale et comparée, embryologie, développement, physiologie, pathologie, hygiène. - Pathogénie et traitement de la surdité
    Georges GELLE

    De l'oreille : anatomie normale et comparée, embryologie, développement, physiologie, pathologie, hygiène. - Pathogénie et traitement de la surdité

    Adrien Delahaye • Lecrosnier|Paris 1881|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    Second edition published a few months after the first edition.
    Work illustrated with figures in the text.
    We include a death notice of the author indicating the date and place of his burial.
    Worming to boards which also have small marginal tears of no consequence, some interior foxing.
    Rare.
    €150
  53. La nuit singulière
    Pierre-Jakez HELIAS

    La nuit singulière

    Editions de Fallois|Paris 1990|15.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Signed autograph inscription by Pierre Jakez Hélias to a woman named Suzy.
    Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
    €40
  54. Etat present de la grande Russie ou Moscovie
    John PERRY

    Etat present de la grande Russie ou Moscovie

    Chez André Cailleau|à Paris 1718|9.50 x 16.50 cm|3 parties reliées en un volume
    New French edition, quite rare. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Peter I and a large folding map. Reprint of the original French edition published in 1717 by Jean Boudot.
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, ornamented. Head cap partly worn. Surface damage to boards. Rubbing to headcaps and edges.
    This edition was provided by Hugony, following Peter I's voyage to France. Like the texts then available on Russia, this is a 17th-century account by an English engineer who was employed in Russia for many years; the strictly historical sections have been updated. This account is highly esteemed; it is the first to have given us accurate notions about...
    €1,000
  55. Recherches sur l'origine du despotisme oriental
    Nicolas-Antoine BOULANGER

    Recherches sur l'origine du despotisme oriental

    Par la Compagnie des Libraires Associés|à Paris 1763|93.50 x 16.30 cm|relié
    New edition following the original posthumous edition published by D'Holbach (some attribute partial authorship to him) in 1761.
    The edition does contain the letter to Helvetius absent from most reissues.
    Contemporary full grained calf binding. Smooth spine with ornaments. The gilding appears to have been renewed on the title-label. Quite a handsome copy.This famous political treatise was initially written to serve as an introduction to reading Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws, the work concluding moreover with remarks on that work. The work was incorporated into The Encyclopedia in abridged form under the article Political Economy. It is in theocracy that Boulanger locates the...
    €550
  56. Fables
    Antoine CARTERET

    Fables

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1862|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half almond percale, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, binding signed in blind by Arné Asper, Genevan bookbinder.
    Pleasant copy almost entirely free from foxing.
    €50
  57. L'echo des bardes
    ANONYME

    L'echo des bardes

    Chez Le Fuel|à Paris 18..|7.50 x 12.50 cm|relié
    First edition, decorated with 6 figures drawn by Berlin and engraved by Devilliers. 80 pages of engraved music.
    Contemporary full red straight-grained morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with two butterflies and two fleurons. Frame border on boards. One tiny lack at foot. Rubbing. Scattered foxing. Handsome copy.
    Song collection, whose songs are mainly drawn from operettas (Boieldieu, Piccini, Lemoine...). Although most of the texts are amorous laments, one notes an intruder: God save the king...

    NB: This work is available at the bookstore on request within 48 hours.
    €280
  58. La vie errante
    Guy de MAUPASSANT

    La vie errante[The Wandering Life]

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1890|15 x 19 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies along with 5 on Japon.
    Elegant brown morocco by G. Levitzsky, spine in six compartments, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, date at foot of spine, double gilt fillets to edges of covers, pastedowns with a frame of dentelles and quintuple gilt fillets, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Cover illustrated by Riou.
    A very good copy in a handsome binding. 

    €1,500
  59. Réflexions et menus propos d'un peintre genevois ou essai sur le beau dans les arts
    Rodolphe TÖPFFER

    Réflexions et menus propos d'un peintre genevois ou essai sur le beau dans les arts

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1858|11 x 18 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt compartments, gilt friezes on the rubbed headcaps, one joint rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, three slight tears to the leading edges.
    Pedlar's stamp.
    €60
  60. De Londres à Venise par New-York
    Valdo BARBEY, Claude FARRÈRE

    De Londres à Venise par New-York

    René Kieffer|Paris 1949|25.50 x 32.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on pure B.F.K. de Rives paper containing a suite of engravings before letters also on B.F.K. de Rives, deluxe copy with 9 other Rives and 9 Japan Imperial.
    Work illustrated with 18 original etchings by Valdo Barbey.
    Very handsome copy complete with the suite of illustrations as stipulated in the justification page.
    €300
  61. Mémoire au roi, pour le Sr. Joseph Lesurques, né à Douai...
    Jacques-Barthélemy SALGUES

    Mémoire au roi, pour le Sr. Joseph Lesurques, né à Douai...

    Chez Dentu|à Paris 1822|14 x 22 cm|relié
    First edition. One folding engraving before the title page in line.
    Contemporary half calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and roulettes. Bordeaux shagreen title label. Two tears with slight lacks on either side of the head cap. Spine rubbed and head cap browned. Upper joint cracked and open.
    Lesurques is one of the most famous victims of judicial error. He was unjustly arrested due to his resemblance to one Dubosc, in the Lyon mail coach affair of 1796, a famous case of robbery with murder of the courier. Lesurques was beheaded with Courriol. Dubosc, finally arrested in 1798, was also executed and Lesurques recognized as innocent. The family demanded Lesurques'...
    €300
  63. Chants pour tous
    Théodore Louis Auguste de, Marquis de FOUDRAS

    Chants pour tous

    Amyot|Paris 1842|13.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half pine-green shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with triple blind-tooled compartments and three double gilt fillets at head and foot, pine-colored boards with minor scratches of no consequence, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
    Occasional light foxing, gift inscription in ink on front endpaper.
    €230
  64. Oeuvres Choisies Du Comte De Tressan, avec figures
    Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne TRESSAN

    Oeuvres Choisies Du Comte De Tressan, avec figures

    [ Maradan • Desray • Giguet]|A Paris, rue et hôtel Serpente 1791|12 x 19.80 cm|relié
    First collected edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait (engraved by de Launay after Bérel) and 20 figures by Marillier engraved by Delvaux, de Ghendt, Croutelle, Patas, Langlois jeune, de Monchy, de Launay. Volumes 11 and 12 comprise the author's posthumous works and bear volume numbers 1 and 2 on the title page. A third volume of these posthumous works would appear in 1800.
    Contemporary full speckled calf. Smooth spine decorated with urn tools and stars; roulettes. Framing frieze on boards. Morocco title and volume labels in black. Headcaps of volumes 1, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 12 worn or partially worn. Foot caps of volumes 1, 2, 4, 6, likewise. Title and volume labels of volume 4...
    €800
  65. Essai sur l'origine des connoissances humaines
    Étienne Bonnot de CONDILLAC

    Essai sur l'origine des connoissances humaines

    Chez Pierre Mortier|à Amsterdam • [Paris] 1746|9.50 x 17 cm|2 tomes reliés en un volume
    First edition.
    Contemporary blonde sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Tail rolls. Red morocco title-label. Small lack at head. 3 corners bumped with loss of leather. Light bookworm damage to right margin of first leaves becoming simple wormholes throughout the work. A fairly good copy.
    This first work in which Condillac's thought takes shape draws considerably on the author's intellectual master: Locke. Already, abbé Condillac rejects all spiritual causes and attacks all idealist philosophies (Leibniz, Descartes...), but he is not yet the leader of Sensualism, which he would only affirm much later. His style is already clear, precise and logical, going directly to...
    €1,200
  66. Le volontaire, épisode de la guerre du Tonkin
    Alexandre HURÉ

    Le volontaire, épisode de la guerre du Tonkin

    Librairie Jouaust|Paris 1886|17 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
    Small tears without consequence to head and foot of spine.
    Our copy is complete with the etching by Léopold Flameng here in double state as with all deluxe copies.
    Rare and handsome full-margined copy.
    €150
  67. Sanguines
    Pierre LOUŸS

    Sanguines

    Charpentier|Paris 1903|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in full blue boards, spine very slightly faded, navy shagreen title-label, covers and spine preserved (tiny marginal corner lacks restored on first cover and three lacks to spine).
    Signed and inscribed copy from Pierre Louys to André Beaunier.
    €250
  68. Le chemin des écoliers
    Marcel AYMÉ

    Le chemin des écoliers

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on pure thread paper, deluxe copies with 19 on Holland paper.
    Two pale and very light traces of sunning in the middle of the spine and at the head of the first cover, handsome copy.
    €380
  69. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Hommes illustres dans la République des Lettres, avec un Catalogue raisonné de leurs Ouvrages. Vol. 20
    Jean-Pierre NICERON

    Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Hommes illustres dans la République des Lettres, avec un Catalogue raisonné de leurs Ouvrages. Vol. 20

    Chez Briasson|à Paris 1732|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary full sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Copy with the arms of Baron Carré de Vandeuvre, minister to Louis XVIII. The title and volume labels were redone at the same period, in the early 19th century.
    This volume contains the following biographical and bibliographical articles: George Abbot; Robert Abbot; Pierre Abelard; Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt; Henri Corneille Agrippa; Joseph Saens d'Aguirre; Louis Alamanni; Pierre Alcyonius; Noel Alexandre; Alexandre Ab Alessandro; Leon Allatius; Prosper Alpini; Ambroise Camaldule; Scipion Ammirato; Guillaume Amontons; Jacques Amyot; Chales Ancillon; David Ancillon; Dominique de Angelis; Michel...
    €180
  70. Observations curieuses sur toutes les parties de la physique. Extraites et recueillies des meilleurs memoires
    Guillaume-Hyacinthe BOUGEANT

    Observations curieuses sur toutes les parties de la physique. Extraites et recueillies des meilleurs memoires

    Chez André Cailleau|à Paris 1730|9 x 17 cm|2 volumes reliés

    New edition. The first volume of these Observations appeared in 1719, the second forming the sequel in 1725. In this edition, volume I is from 1730 and the second from 1737. It should be noted that it is extremely rare to find the two volumes together, especially in uniform binding.



    Contemporary full sheep bindings. Raised band spines with ornaments. Beige morocco title labels and red morocco volume labels. Worn headcaps. Surface wear to boards. Despite the noted defects, a handsome copy, well bound.



    Bougeant, famous Jesuit scholar, is the architect of this compilation which borrows articles from periodicals such as the Journal des...

    €550
  71. Le vol des oiseaux
    Étienne-Jules MAREY

    Le vol des oiseaux

    Masson|Paris 1890|15.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands with blind fillets, minor harmless rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, minor rubbing to edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 164 figures in the text and one plate.
    A small and light dampstain at foot of first leaves, some light foxing, printed stamps serving as bookplates on verso of front board and at foot of title page.
    Rare.
    €450
  72. Breviarium historiae romanae. Pauli Diaconi de gestis romanorum libri octo ad Eutropij historiam additi
    EUTROPE

    Breviarium historiae romanae. Pauli Diaconi de gestis romanorum libri octo ad Eutropij historiam additi

    apud Hyeronimum de Marnef • sub Pelicano|Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris] • (Paris) 1560|7.50 x 12 cm|relié
    The Roman histories seem to have appeared for the first time with annotations by Paul the Deacon in 1471 in Rome, in folio. The Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the British Library possess this incunable edition, but not ours, which we have been unable to locate in electronic catalogues.
    Printer's device with pelican on title page.
    Contemporary full calf binding. Raised spine decorated with 4 fleurons; blind fillets on headcaps. Boards with geometric motif. Blind ruled frames forming a central rectangle with 4 fleurons in the corners. Some stains. Handsome Renaissance binding.
    Eutropius lived in the 4th century. The Abridgment of Roman History, in ten books, covers from...
    €900
  73. Nouvelles oeuvres meslées
    Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis SAINT-ÉVREMOND

    Nouvelles oeuvres meslées

    Chez la veuve de Claude Barbin|à Paris 1700|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition of this collection, which contains maxims by La Rochefoucauld in interesting variants. Illustrated with a medallion portrait by Edelinck.
    Contemporary full glazed fawn calf binding. Richly decorated raised spine. Red morocco title label. Despite some wormholes, fine contemporary binding. Corner dampstain to a few leaves. Some pages yellowed.
    Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Évremond (1614-1703), was a moralist and libertine critic, his rigor and critical independence foreshadowed the Enlightenment philosophers, and he was perhaps the first author to make criticism a profession. He cared little for his writings which circulated mainly in manuscript...
    €450
  74. L'arretin
    [DULAURENS] Abbé Joseph DU LAURENS

    L'arretin

    Aux dépens de la Congrégation de l'Index|à Rome [Rome] • [Paris] 1768|10 x 15.50 cm|deux parties en un volume relié
    The first edition appeared in 1763 at the same address under the title: L'arretin, ou la débauche de l'esprit en fait de bon sens.
    Contemporary full citron morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated. Green morocco title-label. Triple fillet frame on covers. Edges gilt. Handsome copy. Upper joint lightly rubbed.
    L'arretin consists of 25 essays and tales on subjects as diverse as Les nègres, L'agriculture, La chasteté ou le célibat, Histoire de maître Pierre, etc. These are all violent critiques, sometimes direct, sometimes satirical or allegorical, of Biblical teaching, the church, and its history. Abbé Du Laurens (1719-1793) was a polemical and anti-religious writer whose...
    €1,200
  75. L'ordene de chevalerie, avec une dissertation sur l'origine de la langue françoise. Un essai sur les étimologies. Quelques contes anciens. Et un glossaire pour en faciliter l'intelligence
    Étienne BARBAZAN

    L'ordene de chevalerie, avec une dissertation sur l'origine de la langue françoise. Un essai sur les étimologies. Quelques contes anciens. Et un glossaire pour en faciliter l'intelligence

    Chez Chaubert • Claude Herissant|Lauzanne [Lausanne] • (Lausanne) • & se trouve à Paris 1759|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition. Uncommon.
    Half glacé calf with corners, 19th century, signed Petit succ de Simier. Raised spine decorated in compartments. Fillets on covers.
    Etienne Barbazan (1694-1770) was a philologist specializing in medieval manuscripts, notably contributing to bringing forgotten texts back to memory and rehabilitating the Middle Ages in the field of research. L'ordene de chevalerie is a 13th-century text on the rules and ceremonies of chivalry, of which Barbazan would have had a manuscript in his hands. The work contains other 13th-century texts and a glossary.
    €300
  77. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1837, 1er semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1837, 1er semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 janvier - 30 juin 1837|25 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First editions of 35 of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1837, 10th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Complete copy except for issue number 12.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with tears, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by Vidocq, F. Soulié, Ch. Nodier, A. Guiraud, L. Gozlan, E. Guinot, E. Scribe, A. Dumas, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, F. Tristan, T. Gautier, La Rochefoucauld, G. Sand, V. Hugo ...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile...
    €300
  78. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1836, 1er semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1836, 1er semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 janvier - 30 juin 1836|25 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1836, 9th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Spine rubbed, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by A. Dumas, E. Sue, E. Scribe, C. Nodier, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, L. Collet, A. de Lamartine, F. Soulié, A. Karr, J. Janin, H. Moreau, E. Souvestre, L. Gozlan, H. de Balzac, Chateaubriand...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days...
    €300
  79. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1836, 2e semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1836, 2e semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 juillet - 31 décembre 1836|25 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1836, 9th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with a lack at the foot of the spine, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by Chateaubriand, F. Soulié, A. Dumas, A. Karr, J. Janin, L. Gozlan, M. Masson, P. de Musset, E. Souvestre, C. Nodier, E. Deschamps, A. de Vigny, La Rochefoucauld, J. Canonge...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared...
    €250
  80. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1837, 2e semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1837, 2e semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 juillet - 31 décembre 1837|25 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1837, 10th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with significant damage to the spine, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by E. Guinot, V. Hugo, F. Soulié, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, C. Nodier, G. Sand, J. Janin, M. Masson, P. L. Jacob, L. Gozlan, E. Sue...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and was interested in...
    €300
  81. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1834, 1er semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1834, 1er semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 janvier - 30 juin 1834|25 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1834, 7th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine absent. Worn binding with front board partly detached, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by L. Gozlan, A. Dumas, P. L. Jacob, A. de Lamartine, V. Hugo, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, J. Janin, F. Soulié, M. Masson, Chateaubriand, A. Karr, E. Souvestre...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and covered literature as well as sciences, fine arts and social customs. It published mainly historical...
    €280
  82. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1840, 1er semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1840, 1er semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 janvier - 30 juin 1840|25 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1840, 12th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and cold fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Epidermures and rubbing to spine and joints, corners slightly bumped.
    Contributions by A. de Chesnel, A. Karr, E. Guinot, P. de Musset, A. Dumas, P. L. Jacob, J. Janin, E. Scribe, C. Nodier, F. Soulié, L. Collet, E. Souvestre, H. de Balzac, A. de Lamartine, E. Sue, T. Gauthier, V. Hugo, L. Gozlan, F. Tristan, G. Sand...
    Founded in 1825 by...
    €300
  83. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1841, 2e semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1841, 2e semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 juillet - 31 décembre 1841|24.50 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1841, 14th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Surface wear and rubbing to spine and joints, corners bumped.
    Contributions by A. Karr, P. Mérimée, F. Soulié, J. Janin, E. Guinot, E. Souvestre, A. de Lamartine, Chateaubriand, L. Gozlan, J. Michelet, E. Sue, J. Canonge, Guizot, G. Sand, M. Masson, C. de Bernard, J. Sandeau, E. Scribe...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de...
    €280
  84. Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1841, 1er semestre)
    COLLECTIF

    Le Voleur, gazette des journaux français et étrangers. (1841, 1er semestre)

    Le Voleur|Paris 5 janvier - 30 juin 1841|24.50 x 32 cm|relié
    First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1841, 14th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
    Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Binding worn with spine partly detached, corners bumped.
    Contributions by J. Janin, E. de Las Cases, A. Karr, C. de Bernard, F. Soulié, E. Sue, E. Souvestre, A. Dumas, H. de Balzac, E. Guinot, C. Nodier, P. de Musset, M. Masson, P. Durand...
    Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and was...
    €300
  85. Le Courrier Littéraire. 1877-1878
    COLLECTIF

    Le Courrier Littéraire. 1877-1878

    Bureaux du Courrier Littéraire|Paris 1877-1878|17 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First editions of the 24 issues of the second year of publication, from no. 1 of 10 March 1877 to no. 24 of 25 February 1878, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination.
    Half cream vellum binding, smooth spine, black shagreen title and volume labels. Spine soiled, corners rubbed.
    Contributions by: J. Aicard, Sully-Prudhomme, Marc-Monnier, A. Lefèvre, A. Lemoyne, M. Rollinat, A. Pigeon, E. des Essarts, F. Coppée, Th. de Banville...
    The review published the columns "Quinzaine littéraire", on the history and current affairs of letters, "Etudes" devoted to a particular work or author, short stories and poetry, as well as an important "Bibliographie" presenting...
    €300
  86. La Grande Revue N°7 de la treizième année
    COLLECTIF

    La Grande Revue N°7 de la treizième année

    La Grande Revue|Paris 10 Avril 1909|17 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Contributions by J. et J. Tharaud, Clémentel, J. Boitel, P.-J. Thoulet, G. Harry, J.-E. Vignes, L. Lalois...
    One black and white plate hors-texte: "Au Salon des Indépendants", by O. Feldmann.
    Marginal foxing to covers, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.
    €30
  87. La Grande Revue N°4 de la trente-septième année
    COLLECTIF

    La Grande Revue N°4 de la trente-septième année

    La Grande Revue|Paris Avril 1933|16 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Contributions by C. Chassé, P. Saisset, A. Mortier, A. Ferré, M. Roussou, M. Sadovéanu, M. Besson, H. Sérouya...
    Front cover detached with marginal tears, spine nearly detached, interior in pleasant condition.
    Rare.
    €30
  88. Revue Européenne, par les rédacteurs du Correspondant. (1831, 2 tomes)
    COLLECTIF

    Revue Européenne, par les rédacteurs du Correspondant. (1831, 2 tomes)

    Revue Européenne|Paris 1831|13 x 21 cm|relié
    Complete set of the first six issues of the journal bound in two volumes, with continuous pagination within each volume.
    Half brown sheep binding, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons. Spines worn and partly lacking.
    Contributions by E. de Cazalès, L. de Carné, A. de Lamartine, E. Jourdain, Chateaubriand, L. de Bonald, A. Guiraud, F. Baader...
    Some scattered foxing, a dampstain to the margin in the lower part of the second volume, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.
    €250
  89. Le Courrier Littéraire. 1876-1877
    COLLECTIF

    Le Courrier Littéraire. 1876-1877

    Bureaux du Courrier Littéraire|Paris 1876-1877|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this periodical run, complete first year of publication, from no. 1 of March 10, 1876 to no. 24 of February 25, 1877, together with the first 7 issues of the second year, from no. 1 of March 10, 1877 to no. 7 of June 10, 1877.
    Contributions by Jean Aicard, Camille Guymon, André Lemoyne, André Lefèvre, Charles Bigot, Jules Levallois, Célestin Hippeau, Marc Monnier, François Coppée, Gabriel Monod, ...
    The review published the sections "Quinzaine littéraire" and "Bulletin dramatique", on the history and current events of letters and theater, "Etudes" devoted to a particular work or author, a "Correspondance" from the rest of Europe, a "Bulletin des périodiques"...
    €230
  90. Description de l'Egypte. Observations sur la topographie de la presqu'île de Sinaï, les moeurs, les usages, l'industrie, le commerce et la population des habitans
    Jean Marie Joseph COUTELLE

    Description de l'Egypte. Observations sur la topographie de la presqu'île de Sinaï, les moeurs, les usages, l'industrie, le commerce et la population des habitans

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809|27 x 44 cm|relié
    First edition, text extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, volume II, Modern State.
    Modern cream parchment-paper full cloth Bradel binding. Black sheep title-label.
    Coutelle and Rozière were commissioned by the French government to gather precise information on the Sinai; a modest caravan was formed, composed of interpreters and guides. The travel account is divided into 28 days. The second part contains commentary on Arab customs and practices, population, industry, commerce...
    €350
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