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Paris (France)
  1. Les historiettes
    Gédéon TALLEMANT DES RÉAUX

    Les historiettes

    J. Techener|Paris 1862|11.60 x 18.40 cm|6 volumes reliés
    Statement of third edition. Title pages in red and black.
    Contemporary half red shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands. Gilt title and date. Top edge gilt. Uncut copy. Some rubbing. Scattered foxing.
    Fine edition, highly regarded, revised against the original manuscript.
    Handsome copy.
    €400
  2. Commentaire
    Jean CHAUVEL

    Commentaire

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1971-1972|14.50 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition, one of the few numbered copies on alfa paper for the first volume, one of the few numbered copies on Japan bamboo paper for the second, the only deluxe copies.
    Half chocolate brown shagreen bindings with corners, spines with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt retaining deckled edges.
    A handsome set attractively bound.
    €200
  3. Elisabeth Ière. Reine d'Angleterre 1533-1603
    Jacques HUMBERT-ZELLER

    Elisabeth Ière. Reine d'Angleterre 1533-1603

    Dominique Wapler|Paris 1953|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 1 copy on vellum d'Arches specially printed for Queen Elizabeth II.
    Half blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Spine slightly faded, otherwise a handsome copy attractively bound.
    €100
  4. La République et son Armée
    Paul-Marie de LA GORCE

    La République et son Armée

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1963|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half havana shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with cold fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt retaining its deckled edges.
    Spine lightly sunned, fine copy handsomely bound.
    Autograph inscription signed by Paul-Marie de la Gorce to Bernard Gauche, manuscript signature of Paul-Marie de la Gorce below the justification page.
    €120
  7. La Française du siècle
    Octave UZANNE

    La Française du siècle

    A. Quantin|Paris 1886|17.50 x 25.80 cm|relié
    First edition. Printed on laid paper. Illustrated covers on Japan paper. Watercolor illustrations by Albert Lynch, engraved in colored etching by Eugène Gaujean. 20 colored engravings (including 10 full-page), 10 illustrated colored initials, numerous tailpieces and vignettes in black.
    Contemporary full mosaic shagreen binding in blue and brown. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 fleurons in ornate compartments. Head and tail rolls. Bordeaux morocco title label, ornate brown shagreen date label. Covers with mosaic work featuring a large rectangular frame very richly decorated in the manner of lace-work bindings, corner and angular tools, multiple framing fillets. Broad inner...
    €800
  8. Rive Gauche. Quartier latin. - Plaisance. - Montparnasse. - Les Quais. - Saint-Germain-des-Prés
    Maurice de VLAMINCK, André SALMON

    Rive Gauche. Quartier latin. - Plaisance. - Montparnasse. - Les Quais. - Saint-Germain-des-Prés[Left Bank. Latin Quarter. – Plaisance. – Montparnasse. – The Quays. – Saint-Germain-des-Prés]

    Chez l'auteur|Paris 1951|32.50 x 40.50 cm|relié sous étui

    First edition illustrated with 15 original copperplate engravings, including 10 in color, by Maurice de Vlaminck, one of 250 numbered copies on Arches laid paper.


    The work is also illustrated with 2 portraits by Amedeo Modigliani depicting Maurice de Vlaminck and his wife.


    Full Empire green morocco binding, spine with two prominent raised bands extending as triangles in blind on the covers, spine decorated with three gilt lozenges with gilt title and separated by a transverse gilt bar, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, triple gilt fillets framing the pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, Empire green morocco-edged slipcase, marbled paper...

    €1,200
  9. Presque Rien sur Presque Tout
    Jean d' ORMESSON

    Presque Rien sur Presque Tout

    Gallimard|Paris 1996|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy complete with its wraparound band.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean d'Ormesson to a woman named Jeanne.




    €120
  10. Louis-Philippe Roi des Français. Le Chemin vers le Trône
    Raymond RECOULY

    Louis-Philippe Roi des Français. Le Chemin vers le Trône

    Les Editions de France|Paris 1930|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 218 numbered copies on alfa paper, deluxe issue after 29 on pure linen.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.
    Manuscript signature of Raymond Recouly on the half-title page.
    €70
  11. Vies quotidiennes contemporaines en Israël
    Pierre PARAF

    Vies quotidiennes contemporaines en Israël

    Hachette|Paris 1971|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Signed autograph inscription by Pierre Paraf: "A mes amis Les Etudiants Juifs de France en cordial et dévoué hommage. Pierre Paraf." ["To my friends the Jewish Students of France with cordial and devoted homage. Pierre Paraf."]
    Provenance: from the library of the Jewish Students of France with the printed stamp on the verso of the first cover.

    €50
  12. Les Bonnes Intentions
    Philippe DE CONINCK

    Les Bonnes Intentions

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1958|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Philippe de Coninck to Denise Got.


    €50
  13. Les Clés du Pouvoir
    Michel DRANCOURT

    Les Clés du Pouvoir

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1964|15 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half aubergine shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges.
    Conclusion by Louis Armand.
    Handsome copy pleasantly bound.

    €120
  14. Six Lettres à un jeune Prince
    Jean de LA VARENDE

    Six Lettres à un jeune Prince

    La Palatine|Paris • & Genève [Geneva] 1955|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe copy.
    Fine copy.
    Dated and signed autograph inscription from Jean de La Varende to Louis Charlot: "Pour maître Charlot, ces souvenirs, ces regrets, ces remords..." ["For master Charlot, these memories, these regrets, these remorse..."]
    Our copy is enhanced with an original lightened photograph representing the painted portrait of the Commandeur de Galart above a chest of drawers, Jean de La Varende having inscribed on the back: "Le fantôme du Commandeur de Galart, portrait de 1779. LV" ["The ghost of Commandeur de Galart, portrait from 1779. LV"].
    €400
  15. Des classes ouvrières en France pendant l'année 1848. Première partie
    Adolphe BLANQUI

    Des classes ouvrières en France pendant l'année 1848. Première partie

    Pagnerre • Paulin & Cie|Paris 1849|9.50 x 16 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary half tanned calf binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, gilt library name at foot, red morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, pebbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
    Copy free from foxing.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Adolphe Blanqui to the economist Michel Chevalier.
    Provenance: from the library of economist Michel Chevalier with his engraved bookplate pasted on a pastedown and from that of Jacques Laget with his bookplate pasted on the facing page.

    €1,500
  16. Le Cheval de Troie
    Paul NIZAN

    Le Cheval de Troie

    Gallimard|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, with only 23 numbered copies printed on alfa deluxe paper.
    Spine lightly sunned with a discreet adhesive piece at foot.
    €50
  17. La République fédérale allemande. Evolution politique, économique et sociale de sa création à nos jours
    André MANNON, Léa MARCOU

    La République fédérale allemande. Evolution politique, économique et sociale de sa création à nos jours

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on alfa, the only deluxe copies.
    Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges.
    Spine very lightly sunned without gravity.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.

    €150
  18. Mémoires
    Jacques DUCLOS

    Mémoires[Memoirs]

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1968-1972|13 x 19.50 cm|6 volumes reliés en 7
    First edition for each of the volumes: one of 100 numbered copies on alfa paper for volumes I, II and III and III bis, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper for volumes IV & V, the last and sixth volume printed in 70 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Bound in half red shagreen with corners, spines with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt, retaining deckled edges.
    Spines slightly faded.
    Handsome copy attractively bound and complete in 7 volumes (the third volume comprising two volumes).

    €600
  19. Mémoires - Complet en trois volumes
    Jacques CASANOVA

    Mémoires - Complet en trois volumes

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1958-1960|10.50 x 17.50 cm|3 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étuis souples et cartonnés
    Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's full grained blue sheep bindings, blue tops, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets.
    A small tear to the cellophane at the head of the spine of the first volume.
    Handsome set complete with cellophane covers, dust jackets (except for the second volume) and slipcases.
    €150
  20. Les Français peints par eux-mêmes. Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle - Le prisme [Avec] Les Anglais peints par eux-mêmes
    Paul GAVARNI, Eugène DELACROIX

    Les Français peints par eux-mêmes. Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle - Le prisme [Avec] Les Anglais peints par eux-mêmes[The French Painted by Themselves. Moral Encyclopaedia of the Nineteenth Century – The Prism [With] The English Painted by Themselves]

    Léon Curmer|Paris 1840-1842|18 x 26.50 cm|11 volumes reliés
    Les Français peints par eux-mêmes. Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle – Le Prisme [with] Les Anglais peints par eux-mêmes [The French painted by themselves – The English painted by themselves]
    Léon Curmer | Paris 1840-1842 | 18 x 26,5 cm 11 volumes in half morocco
    First edition, one of the grand papier (deluxe) copies with two states of the illustrations for the 8 volumes of Les Français peints par eux-mêmes: one in black on tinted paper, and one enhanced by hand using the so-called “coloris gommé” technique with watercolour and varnish on...
    €10,000
  21. Etes-vous fous?
    René CREVEL

    Etes-vous fous?

    Nrf|Paris 1929|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Minor worming to boards.
    Autograph inscription signed by René Crevel to Alfred Fabre-Luce and his wife.
    €350
  22. Corneille
    (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo,dit CORNEILLE) Jean-Clarence LAMBERT

    Corneille

    Le musée de poche|Paris 1960|14 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with reproductions of works by Corneille.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Corneille to Madame Stotoff.
    €120
  23. Evangéliaire
    Pierre EMMANUEL

    Evangéliaire

    Seuil|Paris 1961|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 37 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A tiny insignificant tear at foot of spine.
    Handsome copy.
    €200
  24. Ce Siècle appelle au Secours
    Gilbert CESBRON

    Ce Siècle appelle au Secours

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Gilbert Cesbron to Alfred Fabre-Luce and his wife.

    €60
  25. Croisade pour l'Anémone (Lettres de Terre sainte)
    Marthe Lucie Lahovary, princesse de BIBESCO

    Croisade pour l'Anémone (Lettres de Terre sainte)

    Plon|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by Princess Bibesco: "A mon ami Alfred Fabre-Luce avec un sixième lettre imaginaire, en souvenir d'une anémone de mer, cueillie à Biarritz" ["To my friend Alfred Fabre-Luce with a sixth imaginary letter, in memory of a sea anemone, picked at Biarritz"].
    €100
  26. Secouons le Cocotier
    Jean RASPAIL

    Secouons le Cocotier

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1966|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Dated and signed autograph tribute from Jean Raspail.
    €80
  27. L'Affaire Frankfurter
    Pierre BLOCH, Didier MERAN

    L'Affaire Frankfurter

    Denoël|Paris 1937|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    David Frankfurter is known for having assassinated Wilhelm Gustloff, head of the Swiss branch of the NSDAP in Davos, in 1936.
    Signed autograph inscription from Didier Meran to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €100
  29. Les Portes de Glace
    Etienne FALCK

    Les Portes de Glace

    Plon|Paris 1955|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography.
    With the illustrated dust jacket.
    Autograph inscription signed by Etienne Falck to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  30. Le Colonel de La Rocque
    Jean EFFEL

    Le Colonel de La Rocque

    Gallimard|Paris 1936|13.50 x 18.50 cm|agrafé
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy given the fragility of the paper.
    Work illustrated with numerous humorous drawings by Jean Effel.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Effel to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €120
  31. Chère Visiteuse
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    Chère Visiteuse

    Le Pré aux Clercs|Paris 1990|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Press cutting and photocopies included.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alphonse Boudard to his close friend André Tillieu: "... who I hope will be somewhat amused by the journey of this dear visitor with my friendship."
    André Tillieu from Brussels, very close friend and biographer of Georges Brassens, maintained an epistolary correspondence with Alphonse Boudard for almost thirty years, from 1972 until the latter's death in 2000.
    The irreverent Parisian writer very quickly showed him his friendship, considering him as one of the rare critics to understand him perfectly, to the...
    €100
  32. Le Monde et ma Caméra
    Gisèle FREUND

    Le Monde et ma Caméra[The World in My Camera]

    Denoël • Gonthier|Paris 1970|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with photographs by Gisèle Freund.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Gisèle Freund to Palmyre Robert.
    €250
  33. Le Dieu nu
    Robert MARGERIT

    Le Dieu nu

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine very lightly browned without consequence.

    €170
  34. Roland furieux
    L' ARIOSTE

    Roland furieux

    Knab|Paris 1839|12.50 x 21.80 cm|3 volumes reliés
    New translation by A. Mazuy. The 3 volumes are illustrated with a portrait of Ariosto as frontispiece and 85 wood-engraved figures printed on China paper and mounted on strong paper. They are numbered from 1 to 85. The 3 volumes properly contain the placement sheets for the engravings at the end and the errata. This beautiful illustration, a romantic vision of the chivalrous Middle Ages, is the work of Meissonnier, Baron, Français, Girardet...
    Contemporary full glazed calf binding in violet. Smooth spine decorated with Rocaille tools in long and mirror patterns. Gilt title. Boards stamped in blind with a large ornamental plate in Renaissance style. Gilt framing fillets. Interior frieze...
    €850
  35. Mémoires Tome II. Le Trouble et la Lumière 1955-1998
    Pierre VIDAL-NAQUET

    Mémoires Tome II. Le Trouble et la Lumière 1955-1998

    Seuil|Paris 1998|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite two small light stains at foot of boards.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Pierre Vidal-Naquet to Alain Dalatel: "... en souvenir d'une émission de France-Aligre
    €60
  36. Erromango
    Pierre BENOIT

    Erromango

    Albin Michel|Paris 1939|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 675 numbered copies on Montgolfier paper, the only deluxe copies after 300 on Holland paper.
    Some worming to endpapers, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €40
  37. La Maison des Confidences
    Henri DUVERNOIS

    La Maison des Confidences

    Flammarion|Paris 1914|13 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine full-margined copy.
    €100
  38. Rappels
    Jacques FRANÇOIS

    Rappels

    Editions Ramsay|Paris 1992|15 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Photographic cover, iconography.
    Handsome copy.
    Fine autograph inscription dated and signed by Jacques François to Claude Roy and his wife, actress Loleh Bellon, with whom Jacques François acted: "11 September 1992. To Loleh and to Claude, these "reminders" of my affection, my profound admiration and my respect. Jacques François. For my Loleh, as a bonus, the tender memory of the little "moment of weakness!" in Louis Dacquin's film."
    €60
  39. Le Coran
    COLLECTIF

    Le Coran

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1980|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's binding in full grey grained sheep, mauve top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Fine copy complete with its glassine, dust jacket and slipcase.
    €55
  40. Adrienne ou la Vie de Mme de La Fayette
    André MAUROIS

    Adrienne ou la Vie de Mme de La Fayette

    Hachette|Paris 1961|15.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Marais vellum, the only deluxe copies after 40 on Arches
    Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with cold fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Spine and boards very slightly and marginally lightened without gravity.
    Handsome copy beautifully bound.
    €80
  41. Poètes du XVIème siècle
    COLLECTIF

    Poètes du XVIème siècle

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    First edition published in the Bibliothèque de La Pléiade.
    Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, grey top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Handsome copy complete with its glassine wrapper, dust jacket and soft slipcase.
    €40
  42. Henri Heine
    Victor BERNARD

    Henri Heine

    Grasset|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Paper yellowed, two fold marks at foot of first cover.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Victor Bernard to Pierre Loewel
    €30
  43. Moi, Juif Livre posthume
    René SCHWOB

    Moi, Juif Livre posthume

    Plon|Paris 1928|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Spine wrinkled, small tears at foot of spine, full-margined copy.
    €200
  44. Fragments des Mémoires d'un Poème
    Paul VALÉRY

    Fragments des Mémoires d'un Poème

    Grasset|Paris 1938|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Some small wormholes to margins of certain leaves and to boards.
    Autograph inscription signed by Paul Valéry to Paul Jamot: "... en souvenir de sa visite..." ["in memory of his visit..."]
    €280
  45. Les Français à Rome
    Maurice ANDRIEUX

    Les Français à Rome

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1968|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
    Handsome copy handsomely bound.
    €150
  46. Pour Monia
    Raymond LAFAYE

    Pour Monia

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|11 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €50
  47. La chasse au mérou
    Georges LIMBOUR

    La chasse au mérou

    Gallimard|Paris 1963|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the slightly sunned spine.
    €40
  48. Frédéric II
    Ludwig REINERS

    Frédéric II

    Amiot Dumont|Paris 1956|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition in French, one of 10 numbered copies on Annonay laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half black shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining its deckled edges.
    Handsome copy beautifully bound of this biography devoted to Frederick II of Prussia.
    €150
  49. Expérience du drame
    Roger VAILLAND

    Expérience du drame

    Corrêa|Paris 1953|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Roger Vailland to Léon Moussinac.
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    €70
  51. Le pinceau voyageur
    Pierre ALECHINSKY, Marcelin PLEYNET

    Le pinceau voyageur

    Gallimard|Paris 2002|15.50 x 20.50 cm|reliure souple de l'éditeur
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Fine copy.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Pierre Alechinsky.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed, in pencil, by Pierre Alechinsky to his friends François and Catherine (Trèves).
    €150
  52. Remarques marginales
    Pierre ALECHINSKY

    Remarques marginales

    Gallimard|Paris 1997|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Fine copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed in pencil by Pierre Alechinsky to his friends François and Catherine Trèves.
    €150
  53. Romans
    Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE

    Romans

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1984|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    Pléiade Library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's full grained green sheepskin binding, blue top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Fine copy complete with its glassine wrapper, dust jacket and soft slipcase.
    €40
  54. Etudes sur les Origines du Christianisme
    Louis Nicolas MENARD

    Etudes sur les Origines du Christianisme

    Librairie de l'Art Indépendant|Paris 1893|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
    Spine and boards very lightly and marginally lightened.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Louis Ménard to Judith Gautier: "Hommage affectueux et soüvenir affectueux..." ["Affectionate homage and fond remembrance..."]
    €350
  55. Hector Berlioz sa vie ses oeuvres
    Adolphe JULLIEN, Hector BERLIOZ

    Hector Berlioz sa vie ses oeuvres

    Librairie de l'art|Paris 1888|24.50 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Work illustrated with 14 original lithographs by Adolphe Fantin-Latour printed on China paper as well as 12 portraits of Hector Berlioz, 3 plates hors-texte and 122 engravings, facsimiles of autographs, caricatures...
    Binding in full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt rolls on headcaps, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, fine engraved bookplate mounted on one pastedown, gilt dentelle border on pastedowns, covers preserved, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on edges, perfect contemporary binding signed Cuzin.
    Our copy is enhanced with an autograph note signed by Hector Berlioz...
    €2,300
  56. Vie et aventures de Robinson Crusoé
    Daniel DEFOE

    Vie et aventures de Robinson Crusoé

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1998|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on India paper.
    Publisher's binding in full blue grained sheep, blue top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Fine copy complete with its glassine, dust jacket and slipcase.
    €40
  57. Théâtre complet
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    Théâtre complet

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1982|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    La Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Handsome copy complete with its acetate cover, dust jacket and slipcase.
    €40
  58. Une Leçon de Morale
    Paul ÉLUARD

    Une Leçon de Morale

    Gallimard|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.

    €50
  59. J'agace...
    CHENEZ [Bernard CHENEZ]

    J'agace...

    Denoël|Paris 1991|23 x 30 cm|broché
    First edition of this album of humorous drawings devoted to François Mitterrand.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Chenez to the theatre actress Denise Gence enhanced with an original drawing representing François Mitterrand from behind, draped in his famous red scarf and wearing his hat, pronouncing these few words of thanks addressed to the dedicatee: "Pour Denise Gence en souvenir du 10 Mai et surtout pour la joie que vous me donnez au théâtre."
    €120
  60. Oeuvres romanesques
    Jean-Paul SARTRE

    Oeuvres romanesques

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1982|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    First edition.
    Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, glassine wrapper and soft slipcase slightly split at head.
    €40
  61. Historiettes
    Gédéon TALLEMANT DES RÉAUX

    Historiettes

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1960-1970|10.50 x 18 cm|2 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étuis souples et cartonnés
    Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's full red grained sheep bindings, grey top edges, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, complete with their protective wrappers and soft slipcases.
    Two small tears to the protective wrappers at the spine heads.
    Handsome set.
    €80
  62. Le Panorama des boudoirs, ou l'Empire des Nairs
    James LAWRENCE

    Le Panorama des boudoirs, ou l'Empire des Nairs[FEMINISME] [[FEMINISM - The Empire of the Nairs or the Rights of Women, An Utopian Romance]

    Chez Pigoreau|Paris 1817|9.50 x 16 cm|4 volumes reliés
    Le Panorama des boudoirs, ou l'Empire des Nairs
    Chez Pigoreau | Paris 1817 | 9,5 x 16 cm | 4 volumes bound in sheep
    One of the first great but almost unknown feminist books, admired by Schiller, Goethe, Godwin, Burr and which influenced Carlisle, Percy and Mary Shelley, Suzanne Volquin and Flora Tristan.

    First edition of an extraordinary rarity, with a new title page with the Pigoreau address and enriched with four color-enhanced frontispieces, including one folding.

    Contemporary bindings in half blonde sheep, spines decorated with gilt finishing tools and fillets and title pieces and volume labels in...
    €5,000
  63. Des deux Mains
    Pierre ALECHINSKY

    Des deux Mains

    Mercure de France|Paris 2004|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed in pencil by Pierre Alechinsky to François and Catherine Trèves.
    €150
  64. Une voie pour l'insubordination
    Henri MICHAUX

    Une voie pour l'insubordination

    Fata Morgana|Paris 1980|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    A fine copy.
    Inscribed and signed by Henri Michaux to François and Catherine Trèves.
    €300
  65. Eloge de M. Racine
    Jean François de LA HARPE

    Eloge de M. Racine[In Praise of Mr. Racine]

    Chez Lacombe|Amsterdam • & Paris 1772|16.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in brown half-cloth, smooth spine, havana morocco title label with a small angular loss, marbled paper boards, modern binding.
    Very rare autograph inscription signed by Jean-François de La Harpe on the half-title page: "Pour M. thomas de la part de l'auteur." ["For M. thomas from the author."]
    The last two letters of the word "part" having been trimmed by the binder.
    €800
  66. Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu

    Paris 31 Mars 1978|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Manuscript letter dated and signed with 15 lines from Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion for boozy lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu, who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope enclosed, with one crease inherent to the folding of the letter for mailing.
    "Old man,
    your wife told you that I received "l'Album de famille" and that I thank you... I'm running a bit late, but I have the devil's own workload! Screenplays, TV films and then my novel that I'm revising meticulously... like a motor before the twenty-four hours of Le Mans. Agreed for the meal with Jean Giono's...
    €150
  67. Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu à propos de la réussite commerciale de son dernier ouvrage "Le Corbillard de Jules"
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu à propos de la réussite commerciale de son dernier ouvrage "Le Corbillard de Jules"

    Paris 4 Mars 1979|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Manuscript letter dated and signed, 23 lines by Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion of boozy lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope included, a fold mark inherent to the letter being placed in the envelope.
    "Vieux,
    merci de ton petit mot... oui cette soirée était formidable. On va remettre ça dès que tu pointeras ton nez en pays civilisé (c'est à dire à Paris bien sûr) . Le livre (le Corbillard de Jules) a l'air de partir sur les chapeaux de roues... très bons papiers dans l'Express, Fr-soir, Figaro magazine...
    €200
  68. "à bientôt j'espère à la table des vieux de la vieille..."
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    "à bientôt j'espère à la table des vieux de la vieille..."Handwritten letter addressed by Alphonse Boudard to his great friend, the Brussels journalist, great friend and biographer of Georges Brassens, André Tillieu

    S. n.|Paris 8 Décembre 1980|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Manuscript letter dated and signed, 12 lines by Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion of boozy lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope included, a fold mark inherent to the letter being placed in the envelope.
    "Vieux,
    merci , grand merci... avec un peu de retard excuse-moi... pour ton article. Comme toujours c'est le meilleur, le + complet... celui qui va au fond des choses... et qui part du coeur ! à bientôt j'espère à la table des vieux de la vieille... Mon amitié. Aboudard."
    André...
    €150
  69. Fort Frédérick
    Françoise DES LIGNERIS

    Fort Frédérick

    Grasset|Paris 1957|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 22 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €50
  70. La grâce humaine
    André FRAIGNEAU

    La grâce humaine

    Gallimard|Paris 1938|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Light worming to covers and endpapers which are also very slightly yellowed due to the stitching threads having bled.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by André Fraigneau to Manuel Burrus: "... cet antidote contre tous les modernismes fourbus. Souvenir amical de Fraigneau..." ["...this antidote against all worn-out modernisms. Friendly remembrance from Fraigneau..."]
    €120
  71. Une histoire vraie
    Stephen HUDSON

    Une histoire vraie

    Gallimard|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    A lack to the foot of the spine, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
    Autograph inscription signed by the translator Emmanuel Boudot-Lamotte to Alain Laubreaux: "A monsieur Alain Laubreaux, je présente cet essai de traduction d'un livre sur lequel je me permets d'attirer tout particulièrement son attention..." ["To Mr. Alain Laubreaux, I present this translation attempt of a book to which I dare to draw his particular attention..."]
    €50
  72. Une journée d'Ivan Denissovitch
    Alexandre SOLJENITSYNE

    Une journée d'Ivan Denissovitch[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]

    René Julliard|Paris 1968|13.50 x 20.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition of the French translation.
    Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, slightly and marginally sunned at the head of the covers.
    Rare and precious autograph inscription signed by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on his masterpiece: "Für J.J. Piot".
    €4,500
  73. L'art de cultiver les muriers blancs, d'élever les vers à soye, et de tirer la soye des cocons
    L. POMMIER

    L'art de cultiver les muriers blancs, d'élever les vers à soye, et de tirer la soye des cocons

    Chez la veuve Lottin • J. H. Butard|à Paris 1754|10.5 x 17 cm (In-12)|Copper engraving|relié

    First edition, rare, illustrated with 5 folding plates at the end.
    Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Spine with raised bands, gilt tooling. Beige morocco title-piece. One corner trimmed, the others rubbed. A tiny 2 mm tear at head of spine. A small worm gallery in the lower margin from the title-page to p. 24, slight at the beginning, widening and then fading out. A good, rather clean copy.
    Red stamp on half-title and title-page, with the arms: Bibliothèque Chapuys-Montlaville

    €800
  74. La lanterne magique. Histoire de Napoléon
    Frédéric SOULIÉ

    La lanterne magique. Histoire de Napoléon

    Alphonse Henriot|Paris 1838|14 x 22.20 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 50 vignettes by Charles Jacque. Chronological table at end.
    Half red straight-grained morocco binding, late 19th or early 20th century. Raised-band spine decorated with 4 fleurons and roll-tooling on bands and headcaps. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved. Front wrapper with restorations. Uncut throughout, full-margined, of superb freshness.
    Very handsome copy. Rare in this condition.
    Popular and entertaining history of Napoleon. In narrative form, the narrator tells how as a child, he witnessed the arrival of two soldiers who, by means of a magic lantern, recounted Napoleon's story to him. The vignettes thus correspond to the magic...
    €400
  75. Pensées sur l'Art
    André COMTE-SPONVILLE

    Pensées sur l'Art

    Albin Michel|Paris 1999|12.50 x 22 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Publisher's binding in full boards, smooth spine.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by André Comte-Sponville to a friend named Frédéric.
    €120
  76. Flaubert ou le Désert en Abîme
    Jacques CHESSEX

    Flaubert ou le Désert en Abîme

    Grasset|Paris 1991|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly sunned.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jacques Chessex to André Bourin: "... ces fouilles dans le style..." ["... these excavations in style..."]
    €100
  77. Raisons d'aimer... La Mer
    Henri QUEFFÉLEC

    Raisons d'aimer... La Mer

    Wesmael-Charlier|Paris 1966|12.50 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Photographic cover, handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Henri Queffelec to a couple of friends named Bernard and Jacqueline: "et en souvenir du bel Ouragan sur le Caine et de Maître à bord après Dieu"... ["and in memory of the beautiful Hurricane on the Caine and Master on board after God"...]
    €60
  78. Combat contre l'Invisible
    Henri QUEFFÉLEC

    Combat contre l'Invisible

    Fayard|Paris 1966|12.50 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Dated and signed autograph inscription from Henri Queffelec to a couple of friends named Bernard and Jacqueline.
    €60
  79. L'Accusé
    Alexandre WEISSBERG

    L'Accusé

    Fasquelle|Paris 1953|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Paul Stéphano and Eugène Bestaux.
    Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
    Signed autograph inscription from Eugène Bestaux to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €60
  80. Un Monde en Folie
    Paul SCORTESCO

    Un Monde en Folie

    La Colombe|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
    One fold in the margin of the second cover.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Paul Scortesco to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... ces pages qui combattent pour la cause que vous défendez avec tant d'éclat et que l'auteur vous prie de prendre sans introspection !" ["... these pages which fight for the cause that you defend with such brilliance and which the author asks you to take without introspection!"]
    We include a stunning signed autograph letter from the author of one page addressed to Alfred Fabre-Luce in which he asks him if he could not help him to "combattre avec succès le communisme et...
    €60
  81. "Si le "Nouvel Obs" me fait de pareilles fleurs, c'est que le climat change un peu..."
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    "Si le "Nouvel Obs" me fait de pareilles fleurs, c'est que le climat change un peu..."Handwritten letter addressed by Alphonse Boudard to his great friend, the Brussels journalist, great friend and biographer of Georges Brassens, André Tillieu

    S. n.|Paris 25 Septembre 1975|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Manuscript letter dated and signed, 18 lines from Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion of wine-soaked lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope included, a fold mark inherent to placing the letter in the envelope.
    "Friend,
    thank you for sending me this cutting. I hadn't noticed it. If "Nouvel Obs" pays me such compliments it's because the climate is changing a bit... indeed! Didn't receive your note with the article for "Relax"; the last thing I received was the piece from "Rail" I thought it was from you under a pseudonym. See you...
    €200
  82. "Ca fait toujours plaisir de savoir que la Cerise a des lecteurs compétants... (les autres achètent n'importe quoi... Papillon, Sagan ou Guy Descar...)"
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    "Ca fait toujours plaisir de savoir que la Cerise a des lecteurs compétants... (les autres achètent n'importe quoi... Papillon, Sagan ou Guy Descar...)"Handwritten letter addressed by Alphonse Boudard to his great friend, the Brussels journalist, great friend and biographer of Georges Brassens, André Tillieu

    S. n.|Paris 7 Octobre 1974|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Handwritten letter dated and signed with 20 lines from Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion of well-watered lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu, who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope included, a fold mark inherent to the letter's placement in the envelope.
    "Ami,
    merci de ton petit mot... Ca fait toujours plaisir de savoir que la Cerise a des lecteurs compétants (sic)... (les autres achètent n'importe quoi... Papillon, Sagan ou Guy Descar...) Le "Cinoche" est en panne. Il faudrait qu'ils me filent le Renaudot pour bien faire... mais...
    €250
  83. Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu
    Alphonse BOUDARD

    Lettre manuscrite adressée par Alphonse Boudard à son grand ami le journaliste bruxellois, grand ami et biographe de Georges Brassens, André Tillieu

    Flammarion|Paris 3 Octobre 1975|21 x 29.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Handwritten letter dated and signed with 11 lines from Alphonse Boudard to his great friend and companion of well-watered lunches, the Brussels journalist André Tillieu, who was, like Alphonse Boudard, a great friend of Georges Brassens but also of Louis Nucéra.
    Envelope included, a fold mark inherent to the letter's placement in the envelope.
    "Pote,
    bien reçu les numéros de "Relax"... que te dire ? ... merci bien sûr, mais je crois que c'est superflu. Je ne sais pas si je mérite toutes ces fleurs. en tout cas à bientôt j'espère devant le pot de l'amitié. Aboudard." ["Mate, received the issues of 'Relax'... what can I say?...
    €150
  84. Les Boulevards de Ceinture
    Patrick MODIANO

    Les Boulevards de Ceinture

    Gallimard|Paris 1972|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    Second edition published just over a month after the first edition and of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Spine very lightly sunned with a small stain at head.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Patrick Modiano to Anne Germain on this text.
    €700
  85. Histoires buissonnières
    NADAR [Félix TOURNACHON]

    Histoires buissonnières

    Georges Decaux|Paris s. d. [1877]|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fleurons, some minor rubbing to spine without gravity, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of pebbled paper, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing without gravity, a pencil library shelf mark on one endpaper.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Nadar: "A M. Bertrand de main amie. Nadar. Nov".
    €350
  86. Textes et documents, 3
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Textes et documents, 3

    Bibliothèque de l'Université Paris 7|Paris 1984|18.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 400 numbered copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  87. Vente et Achat
    Pierre DOMINIQUE

    Vente et Achat

    Denoël|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Signed autograph inscription from Pierre Dominique to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... ce "pamphlet" mon cher, mais oui... en toute amitié." ["... this "pamphlet" my dear, but yes... in all friendship."]
    €50
  88. Au pied du Sinaï
    Georges CLEMENCEAU

    Au pied du Sinaï[At the Foot of Sinai]

    Georges Crès & Cie|Paris 1920|13 x 20 cm|relié
    New edition, one of 550 numbered copies on vellum, the only large-paper issue.
    Illustrated wrappers.
    Half chocolate-brown morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers preserved, top edge gilt on witnesses, binding signed P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
    Autograph presentation signed by Georges Clemenceau to his secretary Jean Martet on the front wrapper.
    €1,200
  89. Torquemada
    Victor HUGO

    Torquemada

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1882|15 x 25 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Contrary to what bibliographers indicate (Clouzot, Carteret and Vicaire), the print run on this paper does not appear to be 15 copies but indeed 10 as mentioned on the justification page. This paper was moreover, upon publication, at 40 francs, the most expensive, China paper being only 20 francs and Holland 15.
    Half chocolate brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, pebbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on a pastedown, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
    Handsome copy.
    €3,000
  90. Palace-Hôtels
    Victor MAURICE-VERNE, Robert HAARDT

    Palace-Hôtels

    Editions Montaigne|Paris 1882|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on pure laid paper, deluxe issue.
    Work illustrated with original woodcuts by Robert Haardt including the cover.
    Fine copy.
    €120
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