Paris

First edition of this issue of the magazine consisting of two folded sheets.
Light marginal tears and minor lacks of no consequence to the sheets.
On the first, a color woodcut depicting Anatole Baju by Manuel Luque.
On the following ones, text by Paul Verlaine in first edition entitled "Anatole Baju".
Paul Verlaine, always impecunious, would be the only contributor to the magazine that Léon Vanier, its director, would agree to pay in order to provide him with financial assistance.

First edition of this issue of the magazine consisting of two refolded sheets.
Inevitable minor lacks of no consequence to the margins of the sheets.
On the first, a color woodcut representing Charles Le Goffic by Gaston Noury.
On the following ones, text by Charles Maurras in first edition entitled "Charles Le Goffic".

First edition of this issue of the magazine consisting of two refolded sheets.
Inevitable minor marginal tears of no consequence to the sheets.
On the first, a color woodcut representing Leconte de Lisle by Coll-Toc.
On the following ones, text by Paul Verlaine in first edition entitled "Leconte de Lisle" which is the first of twenty-seven contributions by Paul Verlaine to the magazine.
Paul Verlaine, always impecunious, will be the only contributor to the magazine that Léon Vanier, its director, will agree to remunerate in order to help him financially.

First edition of this issue of the review consisting of two folded sheets.
Inevitable minor marginal tears of no consequence to the sheets.
On the first, a color woodcut representing Henri de Régnier by Manuel Luque.
On the following ones, text by Léon Vanier, under the pseudonym Pierre et Paul, in first edition entitled "Henri de Régnier".

First edition printed on laid paper.
Contributions by Edmond Rostand "La tristesse d'un éventail" ["The sadness of a fan"], Tancrède de Visan "L'invitation au voyage" ["The invitation to travel"], Sacha Guitry "Strophes dissemblables ayant pour but de chanter l'été" ["Dissimilar stanzas intended to sing of summer"], Rob Mallet-Stevens "Whistler - Borodine - Rodenbach", Stéphane Mallarmé with 14 unpublished poems, Charles Baudelaire on a score by Reynaldo Hahn "Infinis bercements du loisir embaumé" ["Infinite lulling of fragrant leisure"], Jean Cocteau "La nuit quitte un parc" ["Night leaves a park"], Valentine de Saint-Point "J'interroge" ["I question"], François Bernouard "Fin"...

"L'incantation" (Salammbô) – Original lithograph on papier japon – L'Estampe Moderne

L'Estampe Moderne, Imprimerie Champenois for C H Masson & H Piazza | Paris (june 1897) | subject: 23.5 x 33 cm, plate: 40.8 x 55 cm | one leaf and one captioned silk tissue

Rare Alphonse Mucha color lithograph heightened with gold for L'Estampe Moderne 'The free first prize reserved to subscribers to a whole annual run of L'Estampe Moderne'.
One of 50 'grand luxe' prints with wide margins, signed by the artist in the plate, publisher's stamp to lower margin, de luxe printing numbered stamp to...

Rare original color lithograph executed by Louis-Auguste Girardot for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 1 published in May 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japan paper with full margins, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe issue on verso; print preceded by tissue guard.
Magnificent French monthly publication issued between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards, were created...

Rare original lithograph executed by Louis-Auguste Girardot for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 1 published in May 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's dry stamp depicting a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with on the verso, the numbered stamp of the deluxe issue, occasional marginal foxing.
Magnificent French monthly publication issued between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue...

Rare original lithograph executed by Louis Malteste for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 1 published in May 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's dry stamp depicting a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with on the verso, the numbered stamp of the deluxe issue, some pale foxing marginally affecting the figure.
Magnificent French monthly publication issued between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on...

Rare original lithograph executed by Louis Malteste for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 1 published in May 1897.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japan paper with wide margins, printed on sepia ground, artist's signature and date in the plate, publisher's embossed stamp depicting a child's profile in lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe edition on verso.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards, were created specially...

First edition of this bulletin printed and distributed during the Algerian War by the Organisation Clandestine du Contingent.
The O.C.C. brought together, within the French army, communist elements campaigning against the war in Algeria and seeking to end France's colonial adventure by denouncing the misdeeds and abuses of colonialism.
Rare document alerting O.C.C. militants against the actions of the O.A.S., the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète fighting for the preservation of a French Algeria.
Fold mark inherent to postal distribution.

First edition.
Spine and covers with minor corner worming.
Contributions by Jean Follain "Je ne suis pas d'accord", Edmond Humeau "Ne pensez qu'aux vivants", Adrian Miatlev "Vie des saints"...

First edition.
Light corner creases to covers, not affecting text.
Contributions by Emmanuel Looten "Néogénèse", Ernest Haumesser "Remontons au déluge ou les pré-lupasciens", Gaston Chaissac...

First edition.
A crease at foot of front cover, worming to rear cover.
Contributions by Pierre Boujut, Adolphe Grad, Fred Bourguignon, Jean Laurent...

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Beautiful illustrated cover by Charles Martin.
Handsome full-margined copy despite a small tear at head of spine and a tiny lack at foot.

First edition, one of 99 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

Manuscript with original drawings and made up of two parts, “Chinese Porcelain” and “Chinese Bronze”Manuscript entitled “Chinese Porcelain”, with numerous original drawings in and hors texte, in black and white and color, some full-page on delicate bits of China paper and stuck in to illustrate text or on occasional leaves of thick paper.

The text is also enriched with a plate from Racinet's Costume historique (1888), as well as a printed page from the same text. This is a made-up volume from several texts: Octave de Sartel, La Porcelaine de Chine (1881), Stanislas Julien...

First edition, one of 32 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very fine copy.

New print of six engraved plates on laid by Duclos following the extremely rare series drawn and engraved on copper by Auguste de Saint-Aubin, initially published in 1770.
The 6 plates represent the different games played by young children in Paris at the end of the 18th century: la sabot (clog), la coupe-tête (leapfrog), la fossette or le jeu de noyaux (kernal game), la toupie (spinning top) or la corde (rope), the last plate illustrating the exit from school where we see children jumping, running and dancing.
Our series is presented in a laced chemise in full red shagreen comprising some rubbing on the boards, flattened corners, a library shelving label glued at the foot of the...

First edition under the reissue label of Armand Rosière in Paris.
Illustrated catalogue with 140 figures.
One scratch and a small paper loss at the head of the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation.
Handsome copy.
Issue illustrated with a cover by Gray Morrow.
Other contributions by John Brunner "Les bébés", Fred Saberhagen "Prisonnier de l'hypermasse", Gordon R. Dickson "Pour quelle guerre".

First edition in French.
Handsome copy despite some foxing on the first leaves.
Issue illustrated with a cover by Wenzel.
Other contributions by Christopher Anvil "Ceux d'Arcturus", Larry Niven "La face cachée de la terre", Gordon R. Dickson "Les mains nues".

First edition in French.
Handsome copy despite some foxing on the first leaves.
Issue illustrated with a cover by Pederson.
Other contributions by Daniel F. Galouye "La cité des sphères", William Tenn "Les escargots de Betelgeuse"...

First edition of the French translation.
Handsome copy despite some foxing on the first leaves.
Issue illustrated with a cover by Pederson.
Other contributions by John Brunner "Le secret de Gorgone", Algis Budrys "Le Veld", Jack Williamson "La planète masquée".

First edition published by Henri de Rothschild.
Minor lacks at head and foot of sunned spine, handsome interior condition.

Copiously illustrated first edition.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, plastic film covering the boards peeling at corners.
Fine autograph inscription signed by François de Vaux de Foletier to Jean-François Tournaire accompanied by a few words in Romani.

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri Troyat to René de Obaldia: "... ce portrait sans retouches d'un damné de l'écriture..."

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Jacques Sternberg to René de Obaldia: "... concerto sans doute peu concertant..."

Autograph letter dated and signed, one and a half pages (26 lines) on letterhead of the Hôtel Majestic in Cannes, addressed by Jean Dutourd to the writer and polemicist Jean Rimeize, biographer of Robert Poulet, to facilitate his "entry" at Gallimard in order to place more quickly and efficiently the manuscript he intends to have published:

"Cher Jean Rimeize

Vous avez parfaitement raison de penser à Gallimard. Envoyez votre manuscrit de ma part à Mme Odette Laigle, à la N.R.F., 5 rue Sébastien Bottin, VIIe.

Elle est secrétaire du comité de lecture. Voyez-la même, à l'occasion. C'est une femme très gentille, qui ne vous fera pas languir pendant des...

First edition, one of 16 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours one of 6 hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
Fine copy with full margins.

Typed letter dated and signed, half a page on Académie Française letterhead, addressed by Jean Dutourd to writer and polemicist Jean Rimeize, biographer of Robert Poulet, in which he points out a confusion by his correspondent regarding a fictional character, also thanking him for recently providing news of himself.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper of this auction catalogue listing the works comprising René-Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt's library.
Vignette depicting Pixérécourt's engraved bookplate on the title page.
Spine cracked with lacks, boards detached, handsome interior condition.

Autograph postcard dated and signed by Gregory Masurovsky addressed to art critic Georges Raillard, envelope included.
The front of the card is illustrated with a reproduction of a pictorial work by Gregory Masurovsky entitled "Eve, dessin à la plume et l'encre de Chine".
Gregory Masurovsky questions art critic Georges Raillard about the forthcoming publication, in the Quinzaine littéraire to which the latter contributes, of an article devoted to the opening of his exhibition which recently took place.
He also asks him if he has indeed received his latest work which he sent him by post.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Moinot to René de Obaldia and his wife Diane: "... ces récits au titre lugubre qui te diront ma fidèle amitié..." ["...these stories with their gloomy title that will tell you of my faithful friendship..."]

First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Spine slightly sunned and wrinkled.
Rare and handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Bound contemporary brown half-shagreen. Spine decorated with gilt fillets. Gilt title. Traces of rubbing to edges. Scattered foxing. A good copy.
This translation of Poe was published a few months before Baudelaire's first collection of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.
While we know how much E.A. Poe owes to Baudelaire, whose superb translation is known to even surpass the original work, we often overlook Baudelaire's own literary debt to his American model. More than an exercise in translation, Baudelaire found in reading Poe's extraordinary stories the very soul of his poems, which we still being written at the time.
Following the success of his first...

First edition illustrated with 36 hand-painted color plates with gold highlights
Half black morocco binding with long grain from the late 19th century. Spine with raised bands richly decorated with 3 stamps and Restoration-style ornaments. One corner rubbed. Paper uncut.
Very handsome copy, fresh
Henry Houssaye bookplate.
Remarkable illustration of theatrical costumes. At the head of the work are placed full-length portraits of the "greatest poet and greatest actor of the era," Voltaire and Lekain, shown rehearsing a scene from Mahomet. All illustrations are by Foech. "Engraved after gouaches of the smallest proportion, they are nonetheless of the most singular...

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with 7 drawings by André Masson.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally lightened.
Autograph inscription signed by Joaquim Vital to Véronique Charaire.

Fifth edition.
Publisher's full blue cloth binding, smooth spine, small stains at head of second cover.
A price label pasted at head of first cover, some light foxing.
Work illustrated with in-text and plate illustrations, complete with the catalogue of "Guides Pratiques Conty" and its folding map located at end of volume.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine lightly sunned without damage with small tears at head and foot.
Autograph inscription signed by Vladimir Jankélévitch in Cyrillic.

First edition printed in 250 numbered copies on ivoirine paper.
Work illustrated with japonisant butterfly compositions by Audrey Parr reproduced in white gouache by Jean Saudé, the properties of this ivoirine paper allowing one to discern the butterflies printed on both sides of the leaf, some white and the "shadows" of others showing through by transparency.
Handsome copy despite the cockling inherent to the quality of this paper and the fact that each leaf of the work is mounted.

First collected edition, an advance copy.
Spine split at head and lightly sunned, pale dampstains to margins at head of covers.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Armand Salacrou: "A Jacques Copeau tous ces vieux souvenirs avec mon amitié fidèle." ["To Jacques Copeau all these old memories with my faithful friendship."]

First edition, an advance copy.
Spine sunned with a small lack at foot, a marginal crease on the first cover.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Armand Salacrou: "Pour Jacques Copeau ces deux pièces qu'il n'a pas vues, et qu'il ne lira pas - mais qui lui porteront mon admiration et mon amitié." ["For Jacques Copeau these two plays that he has not seen, and that he will not read - but which will carry to him my admiration and my friendship."]

First edition, one of 790 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies after the 108 reimposed.
Spine sunned with dampstaining, clumsily filled lack at foot of spine, foxing to covers and browning to interior.
Precious signed autograph inscription by Jules Romains: "A Jacques Copeau, qu'un an de travail commun n'a fait que me rendre plus cher, son Jules Romains. Juin 22." ["To Jacques Copeau, whom a year of working together has only made more dear to me, his Jules Romains. June 22."]

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies
Front cover marginally sunned, sunning to margin of first endpaper.

First edition.
Spines lightly split and torn at head, some minor foxing of no consequence.
Rare copy presented in its original wrappers and under plain temporary covers, title labels pasted at head of spines.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy despite the covers being lightly and partially darkened.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean Valmy-Baysse to Achille Ory: "... ce livre où j'ai tenté de mettre un peu de mon pays du Médoc, et beaucoup de son pays de Montmartre, avec toute ma sympathie confraternelle..." ["... this book where I have tried to put a little of my Médoc country, and much of his Montmartre country, with all my fraternal sympathy..."]

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Some worming to front board, handsome interior condition.
Rare signed autograph inscription from Tibor Tardos to Georges and Véronique, translators of Magyar poets.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy despite marginally sunned boards at head.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean Rousselot to Véronique and Georges (Charaire).

First edition.
A small lack to head of title page, some foxing.
Iconography.

Illustrated edition with 25 original color compositions painted in gouache and signed by Philippe Lorin, one of 39 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Some light foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.
The slipcase is also illustrated with an original lithograph by Philippe Lorin.
Manuscript signatures of Philippe and the publisher below the justification page.

First illustrated edition with 17 original lithographs by Daniel Louradour, one of 210 numbered copies on grand vélin de lana containing the definitive state of the illustrations.
Some minor foxing on the chemise boards and endpapers, otherwise a pleasant copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Randal Lemoine to President Emilien Amaury enriched with the signatures of Daniel Louradour and Pierre de Tartas de Lanauve.

Autograph letter by Paul Léautaud signed with his pen name Maurice Boissard, his pseudonym at the Mercure de France, 15 lines in black ink written on a double sheet with letterhead and vignette of the Mercure de France where he worked for more than thirty years.
Léautaud writes to Marcel Lebarbier, his publisher at Editions de la Belle Page, who had published earlier that year his volume of chronicles entitled Villégiature. He asks for his author's royalties:
« Je n'ai votre lettre que ce matin mercredi. On peut très bien faire un mandat carte au nom de Maurice Boissard au Mercure. Le facteur me l'apportera fort bien, car on me...

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Rare pamphlet, text by Francis Carco, heliogravure photographs by Georges Besson, Jahan, Blanc et Demilly, Ergy Landau, Brassaï, ..
Illustrated cover, handsome copy despite covers marginally and slightly sunned.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japon, the tirage de tête.
Spine and boards very slightly and marginally faded without consequence, some edges partially toned, otherwise a pleasant copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Spine and covers very slightly and marginally faded without consequence, some deckled edges partially trimmed, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Spine and covers marginally sunned, some deckled edges partially trimmed, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.

First edition of the rare subscription bulletin for "Maltraité de peinture" by Jacques Hérold which was to be printed by Falaize in February 1957.
Handsome copy.

Rare invitation card for the gala, that day devoted to Arthur Rimbaud, given at the Guimet museum by Olga Nilza and part of the cycle "The great European poets".
Handsome copy.
With participation by André Dhotel, Suzanne Briet, Daniel de Graaf, Jean-Pierre Jorris and Olga Nilza who, that day, honored Arthur Rimbaud as "poet for all time".

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa paper and reserved for service de presse.
Two small tears at foot of spine and front cover, two creases on the endpaper bearing the inscription.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Montherlant to Noël B. de la Mort.

Collected edition with some parts in first edition, Les Poésies nouvelles appearing here for the first time as well as the poem entitled La passion (pp. 183-214). A very handsome etched title-frontispiece by Louis Duveau. Title page in red and black. Publisher's catalogue on the back cover.
Half grey morocco binding with corners signed Huser (1879-1961) at foot. Jansenist raised bands spine. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Interior perfectly fresh, uncut, full-margined. Light rubbing to top of lower board.
Very handsome copy perfectly established.

Autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau. 2 lines in black ink on a folded sheet, letterhead paper "68 avenue du bois de Boulogne".
"Alors, Monsieur, entendu, pour les Mauvais Bergers".
The Mauvais bergers corresponds to Octave Mirbeau's tragedy, a social drama performed at the Renaissance Theatre on December 15, 1897, with Sarah Bernhardt and Lucien Guitry in the leading roles.

Autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau addressed presumably to Léon Tonnelle, director of the review Le Roman Romanesque. 12 lines in black ink on a folded sheet, grey paper with letterhead "68 avenue du bois de Boulogne".
"Monsieur, je serais très heureux si vous vouliez bien reproduire dans Le Roman Romanesque et aux conditions de la Société des gens de lettres, Sébastien Roch, publié chez Fasquelle et qui est un livre auquel je tiens particulièrement. Peut-être aussi, trouverez-vous dans Les vingt et un jours d'un neurasthénique quelques nouvelles que vous pourriez publier. En outre, je vous indique en outre, dans Les Contes de la...

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
Signed and inscribed by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle to Dr. Buesche.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the press service.
Handsome copy although the front cover is slightly and partially sunfaded.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Montherlant to Adrien Marx.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa reserved for the service de presse.
Some foxing on endpapers, a small tear at foot of spine.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri de Montherlant to monsieur Monlhac.

First edition, whimsical statement of 39th edition, service de presse stamp on head of second cover.
Rare foxing on endpapers, spine lightly sunned without gravity, bookplate of dedicatee pasted on verso of first cover.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri de Montherlant to Noël B. de la Mort.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine slightly inevitably sunned, summer solstice obliges!
Signed autograph inscription from Henri de Montherlant to César Santelli.

First edition in French.
Handsome copy.
Publisher's grey paper boards, black cloth spine slightly faded, illustrated front cover.
Rich iconography.

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

Collection des guides Joanne series. Alphabetical list of Paris streets with also the list of omnibuses and their routes, fares, mobile carriages and other public transport.
Publisher's binding in full purple cloth. Smooth unlettered spine. Title and arms of Paris on the first cover.
Large folding map of Paris in colors. Several small tears. Handsome copy.
The Paris of Napoleon III and Haussmann. This map of Paris was published for the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition. At the end of the chapter on public carriages, one reads: "A special service, from Place du Palais-Royal to Pont d'Iéna, will operate throughout the duration of the exhibition".

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on laid paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine lightly discolored, otherwise handsome copy.
Iconography.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Alain Bombard to Madame Raymonde and Michel Coquilleau: "... pour que les grands navigateurs leur donnent le goût des aventures et des voyages..." ["... so that the great navigators give them a taste for adventures and voyages..."]

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
It should be noted that the justification page mentions, due to a printer's error, 45 pur fil as the only deluxe copies, whereas our copy bears the mention alfa at the foot of the back cover and correctly follows the numbering and is indeed printed on alfa paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Handsome copy, some passages underlined in black felt-tip pen by the dedicatee on certain pages at the beginning of the volume.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by André Comte-Sponville to a friend: "Pour toi, cher Frédéric, en amical hommage. André " ["For you, dear Frédéric, in friendly homage. André"]

First edition consisting of an offprint, stapled, of the article that Roger Munier devoted to René Char in the issue of Cahier de l'Herne concerning him.
The article has been folded, certainly to mail it to the dedicatee, causing a small marginal tear at the fold.
Signed autograph inscription by Roger Munier to Jean-Louis Brossat expanded with a correction and a manuscript precision at the foot of the last paragraph of the article.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
A tear at the foot of one joint.
Beautiful cover illustrated by Joseph Hémard.

New edition expanded with a preface by André Pieyre de Mandiargues.
Poetic autograph inscription signed by Marcel Béalu to Georges Charaire: "... le soleil fossile fertilise le silence des ténèbres. Amitié et bon voeux !" ["... the fossil sun fertilizes the silence of darkness. Friendship and best wishes!"]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the slightly sunned spine.
Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Dalle Nogare to Véronique and Georges (Charaire): "... ce combat de la mémoire..." ["... this battle of memory..."]

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue pressed.
Handsome copy despite a wormhole at foot of title page.

First edition on ordinary paper, with mention of second edition.
Spine sunned with a lack at foot, dampstain at foot of boards.
Precious signed autograph inscription from André Salmon: "A Jacques Copeau, son ami admirateur de son oeuvre, André Salmon. Paris, Juin 1920." ["To Jacques Copeau, his friend and admirer of his work, André Salmon. Paris, June 1920."]

First edition printed on ordinary paper, whimsical mention of thousand at foot of back cover.
Spine lightly sunned with a light dampstain, some foxing mainly to margins of leaves.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jules Romains: "A Jacques Copeau, son ami."

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Spine sunned with two tears to middle and head, boards marginally discolored as usual.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jules Romains enriched with the manuscript signature of Georges Chennevière: "A Jacques Copeau, son admirateur et ami."
With Jean Schlumberger, Jacques Copeau had just created, less than two months earlier, the Vieux Colombier theatre.

Original albumen photograph in cabinet card format, mounted on cardboard. At the bottom of the photograph: Aimé dupont, 574 fifth Avenue, New-York.
Portrait of the actress taken in New-York during the great American tour of 1880-1881 (256 performances in 50 cities). Sarah Bernhardt poses in elegant Parisian attire, her gaze turned skyward. Signed in the plate: Copyright by A. Dupont. Good overall condition, one dark stain on the right of the photograph, near the margin.
Aimé Dupont was a Belgian photographer, first active in Brussels, then in Paris. He settled in New-York with his American wife Etta Greer, herself a photographer. Already in Paris, the photographer had specialized...

Photographic Portrait of Gustave Courbet with a cane

Carjat | Paris n. d. [ca 1860] | 6.3 x 9.1 cm | one carte-de-visite photograph

Rare original photograph on albumin paper, in visiting card format, laid down on card. Remnants of glue, paper slightly rubbed on verso, but not seriously.

Gustave Courbet met Etienne Carjat in 1859 in Germany and the two men struck up a very strong friendship.

“My dear Carjat, I care for you, as you as you know, you are my confidant in love, my biographer, you are my friend.” (Letter from Courbet, February 1863).
We have been unable to find another copy of this photograph in public collections.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.

Handsome copy despite the second cover very lightly sunned without significance.

First edition of this tragedy first performed at the Comédie française on April 29, 1726. It had been nine years since the playwright had produced a play and Pyrrhus was a great success.
Contemporary binding in full speckled calf, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, double blind fillet frame on boards, gilt roulette on cuts and headcaps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges red.
Last endpaper restored with a paper strip.
Very rare autograph inscription signed by the author "à Monsieur / Monsieur de Fayolle de la part de son humble et très obéissant serviteur Crébillon" ["to Monsieur / Monsieur de Fayolle from his...

Third original edition: "In reality, an entirely new work, completely rewritten by Stendhal and expanded by one volume" (cf Clouzot).
The second edition was in fact only a reissue, after a few weeks, of the original edition with a new title page bearing publisher Colburn's address and mention of "second edition". This "third edition" is therefore the true second original edition, much more complete than the first.
Covers slightly and partially browned without gravity, some minor foxing.
Very rare copy as issued in original wrappers.