Paris

Photographic portrait of Mikhaïl Bakunine
An extremely rare original photograph on albumin paper showing Mikhail Bakunin, in visiting card format, laid down on card from the studio of Nadar. Bakunin, leaning on the back of a chair, with cane in hand, gives the camera an intense, focused look.
Pencil note to verso.
This photograph, taken between 1862 and 1864, was probably sold after 1871, as witnessed by the photographer's address on the back of the mount: “51 rue d'Anjou St Honoré – Anciennement boulevart [sic] des Capucines”.
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First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on Lana laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.
Our copy is enriched with an autograph note signed by Madeleine Chapsal which bears a paper adhesive mark at head.

Photographic portrait of Alexandre Dumas
Original photograph on albumin paper in a visiting card format, laid down on card, by Gustave Le Gray and showing Alexandre Dumas with a beard in white trousers. Deep blacks and good contrast.
Photo mounted on card. Very good condition. The Legray studio having been bought by the Alophe studio, the photo is no doubt a little later. In any case, while the first photo shows the feet of the writer on the ground, he is here enclosed in a medallion that cuts off his feet. Therefore we would date the photo to around 1870.
On the back,

First edition on ordinary paper.
Nice copy despite the spine faded as usually.
Illustrated with 5 photographs and drawings by Claude Dalbanne.

First edition of the translation in French, one of the 110 numbered copies on vergé pur fil Lafuma-Navarre and re-imposed in quarto Tellière format, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Nice copy.

Photographic portrait of émile Zola A very rare original photograph on albumin paper in a visiting card format, laid down on yellow card with red edging.
Manuscript annotation to verso.
We have found only one other copy of this youthful photograph, in the National Portrait Gallery of London.

Photographic portrait of Charles Baudelaire with his hands in his pockets: “Seen face on, he seems more troubled and sadder than in the previous attempt.”
Nadar | Paris 1862 | photograph: 5.1 x 8.5 cm / board: 6.3 x 10.3 cm |a photograph

Extremely rare original photograph showing Charles Baudelaire on albumen paper, contemporary print in carte de visite format, mounted on a board from the Nadar workshop, 35 boulevart (sic) des Capucines; “Photographic portrait for us taken by Nadar. Taken the same day as the previous one, same dimensions, same clothes. The waistcoat is still unbuttoned but Baudelaire hides his hands in the pockets of his trousers. Seen face on, he seems more

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half havana morocco binding, browned spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, navy blue calf title label, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean Pons Guillaume Viennet to Camille Doucet at the head of the half-title page, which has been slightly trimmed.
Provenance: from the library of Camille Doucet with his engraved bookplate pasted on a pastedown.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine sunned with a tiny tear at foot, small stains on boards.
Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Jean Lurçat.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Jean Marcenac to the poet Charles Dobzynski: "A mon frère Charles que j'aime pour les raisons du coeur et de la terre..." ["To my brother Charles whom I love for reasons of the heart and of the earth..."] enriched with an autograph inscription signed by Jean Lurçat.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Important text on expression in space and the experience of the world in the novels of Louis-Ferdinand Céline.
Handsome copy.

Amusante lettre autographe signée du graveur Nicolas Toussaint Charlet aux frères Gihaut, graveurs, les invitant à un dîner et les priant d'apporter du vin de Champagne.
"Charlet invite M.M. Gihaut frères, éditeurs de l'oeuvre de Géricault etc...
à venir dîner dimanche avec lui, s'ils étaient hommes à envoyer dimanche matin quelques bouteilles de Champagne ou les acompterait.
Nous serons 12. Il faudrait au moins 4 bouteilles
Il compte sur eux il n'y a aucun moyen de refuser
Salut et amitié
Charlet"