Paris

New edition.
Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Paul Bonet.
Tiny foxing, not serious, to first free endpaper.

Second edition, the first of some parts, following the first, which appeared in Berlin the year before. With 16 folding plates at the end of volume two, 3 maps, charts, fauna and inhabitants…(2 plates missing). This edition also contains the "Journal historique du voyage fait aux îles Malouines [An Historic Account of a Voyage to the Falkland Islands]" and the valuable "Remarks" by Delisle de Sales at the bottom of the pages.
Contemporary light brown half marbled sheep, spine gilt, red morocco title-piece. Black morocco volume label very rubbed, lack to foot and upper joint of volume II. Title page of vol I fragile in upper margin. A good copy.
The abbé Pernetty was the chaplain on...

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription signed and dated from Henry Miller to a friend.

Edition, but first for many parts, one of 43 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

Later edition, but partly first thanks to presence of the preface “à la France de 1872 [To the France of 1872]” published on the occasion of the revival of the piece at the Odeon on the 19^th February 1872.
Half brown shagreen, spine in six compartments, covers preserved.
An exceptional autograph inscription from Victor Hugo to his mistress, Juliette Drouet: “Premier exemplaire aux pieds de ma dame [The first copy, laid at the feet of my lady]”.
From its very creation until its overdue consecration, the story of Ruy Blas was intimately tied to that of Juliette Drouet.
Shut up at home all the while the piece was being written, Juliette was to be its first reader...

First edition, one of 63 numbered copies on pure wire, the only major papers.
Signed autograph of the author.
Rare and beautiful specimen.

First edition of the French translation by André du Bouchet, one of 50 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, head print.
Our copy has, in frontispiece, the original etching of Gisèle Celan-Lestrange.
Handwritten signatures of Gisèle Celan-Lestrange and André du Bouchet at the colophon.
Very nice copy.

First edition in French, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies. A very fine copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on papier de luxe, the only large paper copies.
A rare and good copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on vergé Lafuma-Navarre and re-imposed in Tellière quarto format, tirage de tête.
tiny foxing, not serious, to the spine.
A good and rare copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from André Dhôtel.
Spine very slightly wrinkled.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa, advance (service de presse) copies.
Handsome autograph inscription from Irène Némirovsky to Jacques-Emile Blanche and his wife.
Occasional small foxing, not serious.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa.
A good copy.