Les feuilles libres|Paris Mai-Juin 1928|18.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition. Contributions by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, Pierre Reverdy, Roger Vitrac, Georges Hugnet. Drawings by Paul Klee. A handsome and rare copy.
First edition, one of the copies on tinted laid paper, the only printing with 5 Japan, 12 China and 25 Holland. With a notice by Anatole France. A handsome copy.
First edition, one of 350 copies on Holland paper, this copy unnumbered, the only issue with 30 Japan and 50 hors commerce copies. Occasional minor worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 2 China paper, 5 Japan paper and 25 Chapelle paper copies. Handsome copy.
Alphonse Picard & fils|Paris 1898|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Rare autograph inscription from Louis Ménard, three corner lacks affecting the front wrapper which also has a small marginal tear.
Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire|Paris 1896|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. A brief praise of anarchy by the author of 'Réflexions sur l'Anarchie'. Two tears to the spine. Rare.
Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire|Paris 1895|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan Imperial, the only deluxe copies. A lack at head of sunned spine, small marginal lacks to second board.
First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 6 deluxe copies were produced. Work illustrated with five drawings by Etienne Morannes including one as frontispiece. Rare work dedicated to Joris-Karl Huysmans, handsome copy.
E. Sansot & Cie|Paris s. d. [1912]|9.50 x 15.50 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper, of which only 32 deluxe copies were printed. Selected thoughts preceded by an introduction by Denys Amiel. Handsome copy.
Definitive edition, one of 800 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 200 other deluxe copies. Work illustrated with ten woodcuts drawn and engraved by Picart le Doux. Minor worming affecting the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
First edition of which only 15 deluxe copies were printed, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies. Angular dampstains framing both covers but not affecting the charming drawing by Chas Laborde adorning the first cover.
First edition, one of 740 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only printing with 50 Japan paper copies. Work illustrated with wood engravings by P.A. Moras. Handsome copy.
Lebigre-Duquesne frères|Paris 1860|9 x 14 cm|broché
First edition. Arianism, Emperor Julian, Attila, the iconoclasts, Abelard, the Albigensians, the Hussites, John Calvin, Anabaptism, Napoleon I among others... Rare.
First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue. Preface by Benjamin Crémieux. Handsome copy.
First edition on ordinary paper, only 15 deluxe copies were printed. Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to Paul Léautaud on a loose slip. Handsome copy despite a tiny marginal lack affecting the first cover.
First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, after only 5 China and 25 Holland. The work illustrated with a self-portrait by the author. A slight dampstain affecting the very first pages, otherwise a handsome copy.
Revue mensuelle d'art et de littérature de N°1 au N°16|Paris Juin 1900 à Novembre 1901|14.50 x 22.50 cm|17 volumes agrafés
A complete set of this review, edited by Ernest Raynaud. The first six copies of this set are part of a de luxe edition printed in only 12 copies on Japan paper for each issue; the subsequent volumes, of which there were no de luxe copies issued by the publisher, are on ordinary paper. This set retains its 8 loose plates hors texte as called for, 7 of which are portraits. N° 14 (August 1901) was a special issue dedicated to the opening of the monument to Arthur Rimbaud at Charleville. Among the principle contributors were: Charles Cros, Francis Jammes, Jean Moréas, Charles Morice, Rachilde and Paul Verlaine. An extremely rare set.
First edition, one of 50 copies on pur fil paper. This is an offprint from an issue of the Nrf. A marginal lack on the first page where an autograph inscription from the author should have appeared.
First edition, one of 16 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue after 7 on Chine. Light worming affecting the front cover, handsome full-margined copy.
First edition on wove paper, no mention of deluxe copies. Autograph inscription by G. de. Porto-Riche. Minor marginal lacks affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
François Bernouard|Paris 1920|26 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 5 Japan copies and 25 hors commerce copies. A marginal shadow affecting the front cover, small marginal tears with slight lacks to the boards.
First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 53 on Arches paper. Marginal worming affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.
Société littéraire de France|Paris 1917|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper, with only 6 copies printed on China paper and 24 on Japan paper. Work illustrated with five drawings by Laboureur. Autograph inscription from André Billy to Albert Milhaud. Spine and covers marginally faded as usual.
Le Merle blanc|Paris s. d. [1925]|24 x 31.50 cm|agrafé
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Twenty portraits of celebrities of the era drawn by Bib and satirized by Henri Béraud. One fold affecting the front cover. Rare.
Université de Paris|Paris s. d. [1970]|21 x 27 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. This is a thesis submitted for the university doctorate degree. Handsome copy. Provenance: from the library of P.G. Castex who annotated the thesis on the endpaper.
First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition, no deluxe copies were printed. A tear without loss, reattached, affecting the front cover which shows some marginal worming, a tear without loss, reattached, at the foot of the spine.
Cie des libraires|Paris 1949|23 x 29 cm|en feuilles
New edition published under the pseudonym François Le François, one of 135 numbered copies on Marais vellum, the only printing. Shadow on the first cover which also has some worming, handsome interior condition.
Edition de la revue littéraire des primaires|Paris 1919|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 700 copies on ordinary paper, the only issue with 10 on Japan paper. Autograph inscription from René-Marie Hermant to Ernest Raynaud. Cover, head- and tailpieces by C. Zdavii. Contains poems, ballads and songs of low life. Rare and handsome copy.
Librairie des connaissances médicales|Paris s. d. [ca 1910]|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition. Fertilization, gestation, birth, anomalies, giants, dwarfs and extraordinary children. Light foxing to first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
First edition. Half caramel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, red shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved. Corner losses to wrapper boards, top margins of first pages backed for 1 cm, foxing. Rare.
First edition on fine edition paper, only 50 copies printed on Japan paper. Cover and illustrations by Henri Boutet. Covers slightly soiled, very handsome interior condition.
First edition. The digestive phase of the sexual instinct, the narcissistic phase of the sexual instinct, normal adult auto-sexuality, morbid auto-sexuality, narcissistic culture. One angular lack to the first cover, handsome copy.
First edition. From the 'trésor judiciaire de la France' collection. One tear to a joint, foxing affecting mainly the edges, a corner loss to the first cover and the first two pages.
Baudry & fils, Librairie polytechnique|Paris 1890|16 x 24 cm|relié
First edition. Half caramel box calf binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and rules, morocco title-label, traces of rubbing to boards which also show some staining. Work illustrated with figures, sketches, tables, appendices at end of volume. Fine interior condition.
Librairie des contemporains|Paris 1871|12 x 19 cm|broché
Second edition. One tear reglued on a joint, another clumsily reglued in the inner margin, a small lack at foot of spine, light foxing, otherwise fine interior condition.
Revised second edition. Sensation of fatigue, sleep disorders, nutritional state, mental state... Work illustrated with 32 graphs in the text. Small marginal and harmless stains to first cover, small lack at foot of spine, one significant tear without loss to second cover, very fresh interior.
First edition. Work illustrated with numerous plates. Spine of first volume split at foot with also a small loss at head, slight tear to spine of second volume which also has a very small loss at foot, fresh interior.
First edition. Research on the origins, traditions, institutions of Germanic peoples and their establishment in the Roman world. Spine cracked and reattached with losses at head and foot, a crease mark affecting the second board and final leaves, foxing.
First edition. Topography, physical geography, political institutions, population, customs, railways of Salvador and Honduras... Spine cracked and reglued with very slight loss at foot, handsome interior condition. Rare.