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  1. Michel Butor et ses peintres
    (Michel BUTOR)

    Michel Butor et ses peintres

    Musée des Beaux-Arts du Havre|Paris 1973|18 x 24 cm|agrafé
    First edition of this exhibition catalog held at the Museum of Fine Arts of Le Havre, the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels and Massena Museum in Nice.
    Pleasant copy adorned with reproductions of works by Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Dotremont, Camille Bryen, Bernard Dufour, Jacques Herold, Andre Masson, Sebastian Matta, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Victor Vasarely ...
    Autograph dedication signed and dated by Michel Butor to his friends Georges and Alice Raillard.
    €80
  2. A la frontière
    Michel BUTOR

    A la frontière

    Editions de la Différence|Paris 1996|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Nice copy.
    Autograph dedication signed and dated by Michel Butor to his friends Georges and Alice Raillard.
    €80
  3. La rupture
    Albert ROBIDA, Albert CHRISTOPHLE

    La rupture

    Henry Floury|Paris 1904|25 x 32.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy and first printing of Albert Robida's illustrations.
    Fine copy.
    Work illustrated with large compositions forming frames around each page by Albert Robida.
    €600
  4. Mr. Cryptogame
    Rodolphe TÖPFFER

    Mr. CryptogameMr Bachelor Butterfly

    Imprimerie Levé|Paris s. d. [circa 1870]|28 x 19.50 cm|relié
    Rodolphe TÖPFFER & CHAM
    Mr. Cryptogame [Mr Bachelor Butterfly]
    Imprimerie Levé [Garnier] | Paris n. d. [c. 1870]| 28 x 19.5 cm | publisher's binding
    New Garnier edition. 64 pages of illustrations. The unique collaboration between the two inventors of comic books.
    Publisher's illustrated cloth in full red glazed calico, spine decorated at the top and bottom with gilt fillets and motifs with a gilt title, boards framed with black fillets and arabesques, the first with a large golden illustration in the centre, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    The upper spine end very slightly lifting, top joint of the upper board a lit
    €350
  5. Album Sartre
    (Jean-Paul SARTRE) Annie COHEN-SOLAL

    Album Sartre

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1991|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Richly illustrated.
    Handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and slipcase.
    €80
  6. Album Voltaire
    (VOLTAIRE) Jacques VAN DEN HEUVEL

    Album Voltaire

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1983|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Richly illustrated.
    Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and slipcase which has a small stain at foot.
    €100
  7. Album Diderot
    (Denis DIDEROT) COLLECTIF

    Album Diderot

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 2004|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple
    First edition.
    Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.
    €60
  8. La Plante enchantée
    Armand SILVESTRE, Albert ROBIDA

    La Plante enchantée

    Librairie illustrée|Paris 1895|24 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy and first printing of Albert Robida's illustrations.
    Contemporary binding in red half cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, long black morocco title label, illustrated pink covers preserved, binding signed Carayon.
    A very fine copy.
    €600
  9. Le Château de la grippe
    Albert ROBIDA, Emilie ROBIDA

    Le Château de la grippe

    Librairie Henri Floury|Paris 1904|25 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First edition of the text of Albert Robida illustrated by his daughter Emilie, one of 275 numbered copies on vellum, only large paper after 25 on Imperial paper of Japan.
    Signed autographs of Albert and Emilie Robida to E. Fargeau. Albert Robida repeated the name of the addressee, a certain L. (Eopold?) Carteret.
    €280
  10. Famille sans nom
    Jules VERNE

    Famille sans nom

    Hetzel|Paris 1907|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated edition with 82 drawings by G. Tiret-Bognet and one map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth, front cover in polychrome signed by Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Headcap with very minor rubbing, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Romanian gift inscription in ink on the title page.
    Famille sans nom recounts the life of a Lower Canada family during the Patriots' Rebellion (1837-1838).

    €700
  11. Berlingot et Décousu - Aventures de deux Saltimbanques
    Georges DELAW

    Berlingot et Décousu - Aventures de deux Saltimbanques

    Adrien Sporck|Paris 1929|26.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    Georges DELAW
    Berlingot et Décousu – Aventures de deux Saltimbanques
    Adrien Sporck | Paris 1929 | 26.5 x 19.5 cm| publisher's binding
    First edition illustrated with in-text color drawings by Georges Delaw.
    Illustrated publisher's cloth.
    Georges Delaw, the grandson and son of café owners from Sedan, France, moved into Montmartre in 1893 where he became one of the regulars of the Chat Noir, creating shadow theatre plays that were very fashionable at the time. In addition to his collaborations with humorous magazines such as Le Rire, La Vie Drôle and Fantasio, he remains very attached to the illustration of books for young people.
    €800
  12. Les vieilles villes des Flandres. Belgique et Flandre française
    Albert ROBIDA

    Les vieilles villes des Flandres. Belgique et Flandre française

    Librairie Dorbon Aîné|Paris s. d. [1908]|17.50 x 27.50 cm|en feuillets sous chemise
    First edition printed in 126 copies, ours one of 100 on Holland Van Gelder paper illustrated with 155 original compositions including 25 plates. Our copy is complete with its original etching, its Japan paper suite of the 25 plates, the original cover as well as the etching with remarque.
    Our copy is presented in its publisher's decorated chemise in full grey cloth. Ties missing.
    €400
  13. La mouche
    Katherine MANSFIELD

    La mouche

    Stock|Paris 1933|17.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation, one of 21 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, leading print after 8 imperial Japan.
    Binding half morocco blue corners, back with four nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, covers and back preserved, golden head on witnesses, Contemporary binding signed Nertenne.
    Nice copy pleasantly established.
    €150
  14. L'aérodrome
    Rex WARNER

    L'aérodrome

    Fontaine|Paris 1945|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 45 numbered copies on superior vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  15. De la cité socialiste
    [Charles PÉGUY as] Pierre DELOIRE

    De la cité socialiste

    Librairie de 'La revue socialiste'|Paris 1897|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition published under pseudonym of Charles Péguy's first work, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards marginally sunned as is often the case, otherwise a fine copy.
    €100
  16. Introduction à la philosophie védanta. Trois conférences faites à l'Institut Royal en Mars 1894
    Friedrich Maximilian MULLER

    Introduction à la philosophie védanta. Trois conférences faites à l'Institut Royal en Mars 1894

    Ernest Leroux|Paris 1899|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation by Léon Sorg.
    Bradel binding in half almond green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, red shagreen title-label, one small black stain at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, front board with small stain at foot, contemporary binding.
    A rare and handsome copy.
    €150
  17. Le D. Man
    Gabriel POMERAND

    Le D. Man

    Christian Bourgois|Paris 1966|13 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    A dizzying dive into the world of L.S.D. by "the archangel Gabriel," a legendary figure from Saint-Germain-des-Prés and one of the founders of Lettrism. In 1950, Boris Vian described him thus: "Twenty-four years old, five foot six, disheveled hair, black eyes, weight 110 pounds; he was successively a parasite, prisoner, student, resistance fighter, writer, gigolo, then husband. (...) Pomerand was one of the surprising elements of the Tabou, during those beautiful evenings. He had a very personal way of bellowing his Lettrist works in the face of the world."
    A rare and handsome copy.
    €120
  18. Mérimée
    André BILLY

    Mérimée

    Flammarion|Paris 1959|15.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €100
  19. La guerre en question
    Jules MONNEROT

    La guerre en question

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Yellowed paper as generally.
    Signed autograph of Jules Monnerot to Michel Guilmet: "... this old book that rejuvenates us both in hope Jules Monnerot"
    €40
  20. L'ours des Adirondacks
    Michel MOHRT

    L'ours des Adirondacks

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the review copies service.
    Wrinkled back, a slight light wetting at the head of the first board.
    Beautiful autograph signed by Michel Mohrt to the Duchess of La Rochefoucauld: "... who gave asylum to three small birds escaped from this American forest, Michel Mohrt."
    €30
  21. La gerbe d'or
    Henri BÉRAUD

    La gerbe d'or

    Les Editions de France|Paris 1928|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 39 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
    Small tears and shortfalls witnesses, a slight lack and a tear in the head of the first board and margins of both boards.
    Copy at all margins.
    Handwritten signature of Henri Béraud below the justification of the draw.
    Our copy is complete of a manuscript sheet of the book.
    €1,200
  22. Les derniers beaux jours
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Les derniers beaux jours

    Plon|Paris 1953|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    A small dampstain at foot of second cover also affecting some leaves in their margins, retaining its deckled edges.
    €250
  23. Rencontres
    Pierre MENDÈS FRANCE, Aneurin BEVAN

    Rencontres

    Julliard|Paris 1959|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Back slightly yellowed.
    Signed autograph Pierre Mendès France Jean Henneton and his wife.
    €200
  24. Lulu, pantomime en un acte
    Félicien CHAMPSAUR, Jules CHÉRET

    Lulu, pantomime en un acte

    Dentu|Paris 1888|15.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper, mention of fifth edition.
    Some small freckles without gravity.
    Illustrated book of color drawings by Louis Morin and Henry Gerbault, preface by Arsène Houssaye.
    Illustrated cover and frontispiece by Jules Chéret.
    Signed autograph of Félicien Champsaur to glass painter Henri Carot: "To the good artist Henri Carot, in strong sympathy ..."
    €200
  25. Notre-Dame de Val-Joyeux
    Étienne MOREAU-NÉLATON

    Notre-Dame de Val-Joyeux

    Henri Floury|Paris 1900|17.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 135 copies on Arches paper numbered and justified by Etienne Moreau-Nélaton , only draw after 5 Japan old.
    Some small freckles without gravity affecting essentially the guards, complete copy of its fragile on protective cover on paper of China.
    Book decorated with illustrations and frames Art Nouveau.
    Signed autograph of Etienne Moreau-Nélaton glass painter Henri Carot: "To the good artist Henri Carot, in strong sympathy ..."
    €250
  26. Le Peau-Rouge
    Étienne MOREAU-NÉLATON

    Le Peau-Rouge

    Henri Floury|Paris 1902|17.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First Edition printed in 100 copies numbered on Arches paper.
    Rare foxing, nice copy.
    Signed autograph of Etienne Moreau-Nélaton glass painter Henri Carot.
    €350
  27. Entwurf einer Landschaft
    Carl EINSTEIN, Gaston-Louis ROUX

    Entwurf einer LandschaftSketch of a Landscape

    Edition de la Galerie Simon|Paris 1930|19 x 25 cm|relié
    Entwurf einer Landschaft [Sketch of a Landscape]
    Édition de la Galerie Simon Paris 1930 | 19 x 25 cm | full calf
    First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on Holland paper signed by Carl Einstein and Gaston-Louis Roux on the justification page, the only issue with 10 copies on Japan paper and 10 on Chapelle paper.

    With five full page black lithographs by Gaston-Louis Roux, one of which on the frontispiece.

    Binding in full brown-pink box, spine with blue, pink and green title in œser, significant inlaid decoration on the boards, four bands of five strips of pink, purple, green and blue calf, arranged arou
    €5,000
  28. Balzac
    Stefan ZWEIG (Honoré de BALZAC)

    Balzac

    Albin Michel|Paris 1950|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 80 numbered copies on vélin de Renage, the only deluxe copies printed.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.
    « Le Grand Balzac comme Zweig désignait dans la vie familière son entreprise, - pour la distinguer d'essais antérieurs de moindre importance, - devait selon le voeu de l'auteur, devenir son oeuvre capitale, son magnus opus. Il travaillait au manuscrit depuis dix ans. Il voulait y inclure la somme de son expérience d'écrivain et de sa connaissance de la vie, Balzac lui semblait le plus grand sujet accessible, et à proprement parler, prédestiné à son talent partic
    €2,000
  29. Séquences
    Blaise CENDRARS

    SéquencesSequences

    Editions des hommes nouveaux|Paris 13 juin1913|17 x 22.50 cm|broché

    First edition of Cendrars's second book, printed in 150 copies on handmade Hollande paper and offered to subscribers.

    According to Sonia Delaunay, Séquences, Pâques à New York and theTranssibérien were published at the author's expense, thanks to a small inheritance. The address given - Éditions Hommes nouveaux - 4, rue de Savoie, was in fact the small attic room that Blaise Cendrars occupied at that time.

    A precious copy of Blaise Cendrars's early poems, exceptionally rare and in remarkable condition.

    €8,500
  30. Mémoires tirés des papiers d'un homme d'Etat, sur les causes secrètes qui ont déterminé la politique des cabinets dans les guerres de la Révolution
    Armand-François ALLONVILLE, Alphonse de BEAUCHAMP

    Mémoires tirés des papiers d'un homme d'Etat, sur les causes secrètes qui ont déterminé la politique des cabinets dans les guerres de la Révolution

    L.-G. Michaud|Paris 1831 - 1838|12.80 x 21 cm|13 volumes reliés
    First edition, with 2 maps, one in color, the second plain at the end of volume I, both showing the position of the coalition armies.
    Contemporary full wine-colored sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with rocaille tools. Gilt titles and volume labels. Boards stamped in blind with central medallion in a lozenge with Restoration ornaments. Spines now uniformly faded to blond, the gilding on volumes more or less worn. Some corners slightly bumped. Scattered foxing. Cuts on some head caps. Despite flaws, handsome set in full contemporary binding.
    19th-century armorial bookplate, Count Bernard d'Imécourt. Second bookplate: L. Dussieux.
    Political history of Europe from 1786 to 18
    €700
  31. Tout Céline, 2
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Tout Céline, 2

    Bibliothèque de l'Université Paris 7|Paris 1983|18 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 500 numbered copies.
    Nice copy.
    €120
  32. Lettres à Joseph Garcin (1929-1938)
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Lettres à Joseph Garcin (1929-1938)

    Librairie Monnier|Paris 1987|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 1400 unnumbered copies on offset corot paper.
    Very fine copy.
    €50
  33. Manuel de chymie
    Antoine BAUMÉ

    Manuel de chymie

    Chez Didot le jeune|à Paris 1766|10 x 16.50 cm|relié
    Second edition statement.
    Contemporary worn full brown marbled sheep binding. Decorated raised-band spine. Red morocco title label. Head cap worn down. Foot cap partly lacking. Upper joint cracked at head and foot. Corners bumped, one broken and trimmed. Surface wear to boards. Overall rubbed. Paper crease at upper right corner extending to page 15.
    Summary of all chemical experiments governed by the phlogistic theory postulate which implies that there exists a fluid in the air at the origin of combustion. This theory was refuted by the discovery of oxygen's role in the combustion process by Lavoisier at the end of the 18th century.

    €250
  34. Elément de chymie, suivant les principes de Becker & de Stahl
    Jean-François DEMACHY

    Elément de chymie, suivant les principes de Becker & de Stahl

    Chez Siméon-Prosper Hardy|à Paris 1757|10 x 17 cm|6 volumes reliés
    First edition. One folding plate at the end of volume I on chemical symbols.
    Contemporary full marbled blonde sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Beige sheep title and volume labels. Set rubbed throughout. Headcaps worn. Scratches to boards. Corners slightly bumped. Upper joint of volume I cracked, lower joint of volume I cracked at foot. Lower joint of volume IV split at head over the first 3 compartments; upper joint cracked at head.
    Treatise and manual of chemistry according to the German theories of Becker and Stahl. Becker originated the phlogiston theory, which held that a principle of combustion was present and active in air, a theory that would be disproved by
    €600
  35. La chute d'un ange
    Alphonse de LAMARTINE

    La chute d'un ange

    Charles Gosselin • et W. Coquebert|Paris 1838|13.50 x 21.20 cm|relié
    First edition, without false statement of edition, which is quite rare for this work. The half-titles bear the heading: Complete Works, as the 2 volumes were indeed part of the staggered publication over several years of Lamartine's works, each volume being available for separate purchase, a common practice at the time.
    Contemporary full tobacco calf binding. Smooth spine with 4 romantic tools in mirror arrangement. Brown calf title and volume labels. Blind-ruled frame and gilt fillet. Light scattered foxing. Upper joints rubbed. Traces of rubbing. Handsome copy in full contemporary binding.
    Epic poetry recounting how an angel, in love with a mortal woman, takes human form at the m
    €800
  36. Selectiora numismata in aere maximi moduli e museo
    Jean VAILLANT

    Selectiora numismata in aere maximi moduli e museo

    Apud Antonium Dezallier|Parisiis [Paris] 1694|18.2 x 26.6 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a beautiful allegorical frontispiece in a portico engraved and drawn by Erlanger, and 59 plates also engraved by Erlanger. Each plate contains 6 medals, some spaces are empty. Publisher's device on title page with ornate cipher.
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Richly decorated spine with raised bands. Brown sheep title-label. Headcap split. Upper joint cracked over the first 4 compartments. Overall rubbed. 3 corners bumped.
    François de Camps, Bishop of Pamiers, owned a collection of Roman medals, which Jean Vaillant, numismatist, published. The medals are classified by historical figures, with brief descriptions given in Latin. This work provid
    €600
  37. La complainte des enfants frivoles
    Alexandre VIALATTE

    La complainte des enfants frivoles

    Le dilettante|Paris 1999|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 33 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, deluxe copies before 99 hors commerce copies reserved for Alexandre Vialatte's friends.
    Handsome copy.


    €120
  38. Description des pyramides de Guizé, de la ville du Caire et de ses environs
    Jacques François GROBERT

    Description des pyramides de Guizé, de la ville du Caire et de ses environs

    Chez Logerot-Petiet • Rémont|à Paris 1801|In-4|relié
    First edition illustrated with 5 plates (a figure of a Mameluke on horseback, a view of Mourat-Bey's palace, a plan, an elevation and a cross-section of the pyramids of Giza) after the author's drawings and a large folding map of Cairo.
    Modern half marbled tawny calf binding with small corners. The spine is a skillful and deceptive pastiche of the original binding. The boards are period, unchanged. Smooth spine decorated with roulettes. Gilt title. Boards and corners rubbed. The map is detached. The 2 single plates are shorter on the outer margin. A handsome copy.
    Just after Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign, Grobert was placed as commander at Giza. He provides us with one of the first
    €1,500
  39. Unpublished texts, letters and articles - everything you've always wanted to know...
    Cahiers Céline : collection complète
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Cahiers Céline : collection complète

    Gallimard|Paris 1976-1988|14 x 20.50 cm|8 volumes brochés

    First editions, with no deluxe copies printed (except for No. 7) for each volume.
    Our complete set comprises:
    Cahiers Céline 1: Céline et l'actualité littéraire 1932-1957.
    Cahiers Céline 2: Céline et l'actualité littéraire 1957-1961
    Cahiers Céline 3: Semmelweis et autres écrits médicaux
    Cahiers Céline 4: Lettres et premiers écrits d'Afrique 1916-1917
    Cahiers Céline 5: Lettres à des amies
    Cahiers Céline 6: Lettres à Albert Paraz 1947-1957
    Cahiers Céline 7: Céline et l'actualité 1933-1961
    Cahiers Céline 8: Progrès suivi de Oeuvres pour la scène et l'écran.
    Iconography.
    First endpaper of the first volume shadowed due to a press clipping.
    Rare complete set.

    €600
  40. Les idées politiques de Louis-Ferdinand Céline
    Jacqueline MORAND

    Les idées politiques de Louis-Ferdinand Céline

    R. Pichon & R. Durand-Auzias|Paris 1972|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this thesis, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
    €150
  41. Un général qui passe
    Jacques PERRET

    Un général qui passe

    Les Editions de la Nouvelle France|Paris 1945|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on white vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Illustrated with a frontispiece and headpieces by Forrer, handsome copy.
    €150
  42. Les troyennes
    EURIPIDE, Jean-Paul SARTRE

    Les troyennes

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the adaptation established by Jean-Paul Sartre, one of 80 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.
    Light spotting to spine and rear board, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €250
  43. Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do Imperio do Brazil
    J. C. R MILLIET DE SAINT-ADOLPHE

    Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do Imperio do Brazil

    J. P. Aillaud|Pariz [Paris] 1845|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
    Rare first edition, translated into Portuguese from the unpublished French manuscript by Gaetano Lopez de Moura. The map of Brazil and the 5 city plans announced were never printed, as evidenced by copies in the British Library, Oxford, and the University of Araquara in Brazil, the first two fully digitized by Google, the third by the biblioteca digital; likewise, copies that have appeared at auction in recent years lack illustrations.
    Contemporary half dark green shagreen binding. Spine with false raised bands decorated with 3 compartmentalized fleurons. Gilt title and volume number. Initials at foot: E.P.B. Minor rubbing traces. Handsome copy.
    One of the first works to give a com
    €1,200
  44. Nouveaux entretiens sur les faits divers
    Jean PAULHAN

    Nouveaux entretiens sur les faits divers

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies, the only issue after 29 on pure thread paper.
    Publisher's binding bound according to the original design by Mario Prassinos.
    Work decorated with illustrations by André Lhote.
    Spine very lightly sunned as usual, otherwise fine copy.
    €60
  45. Elemens de chymie theorique
    Pierre-Joseph MACQUER

    Elemens de chymie theorique

    Chez Jean-Thomas Herissant|à Paris 1749|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 4 folding plates at the end (instruments and tables of different elements).
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title-label. One lack at head. Spine very rubbed overall. 2 corners slightly bumped. Gilt dulled on spine.
    Engraved esoteric bookplate of AuG. Gilbert.
    The first work published by the chemist and pharmacist Pierre Joseph Macquer, before composing his dictionary of chemistry in 1766 which made him famous. Working alongside Sigaud de la Fond then Lavoisier, he was one of the protagonists of modern chemistry and the abandonment of the Aristotelian system of 4 elements (air, water, earth an
    €350
  46. Minéralogie, ou nouvelle exposition du regne minéral
    Jacques Christophe VALMONT DE BOMARE

    Minéralogie, ou nouvelle exposition du regne minéral

    Chez Vincent|à Paris 1774|13 x 20 cm|2 volumes reliés

    Second edition statement, after the first published in 1762, with 14 folding tables (most copies announcing only 13). 4 pages of catalogue in fine. Author's preface for this new corrected and expanded edition.
    Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding. Raised band spine with ornaments. Red morocco title label, black morocco volume label. Headcap of volume I torn off, damage to that of volume II. A lack at the tail of volume II. Corners very blunted and stripped. Set very rubbed.
    Red stamp on title page: Bibliothèque de M. Héricart de Thury, Conseiller d'état.
    Treatise on mineralogy based on Wallerius's system and Linné's classification, with the mechanical properties an

    €800
  47. Description et usage d'un cabinet de physique experimentale
    Joseph-Aignan SIGAUD DE LA FOND

    Description et usage d'un cabinet de physique experimentale

    Chez Gueffier|à Paris 1775|12.50 x 20.30 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition, illustrated with 51 folding plates (23 for volume I and 28 for the second, at end of volumes) on heavy paper.
    Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. Head of volume I split. One lack in head compartment of volume I. One lack in tail compartment of volume II. Set rubbed and scuffed. Tail of volume I worn. One strip of leather on lower cover of volume I torn away. 3 corners bumped on volume I. 2 plates badly folded in volume I and protruding.
    An extraordinary pedagogue and demonstrator, Sigaud de la Fond early attended the courses of Abbé Nollet (no less famous for his experiments in physics
    €800
  48. Iustini ex Trogi Pompeii historiis externis libri XXXXIIII
    TROGUE POMPÉE

    Iustini ex Trogi Pompeii historiis externis libri XXXXIIII

    Apud Hieronymum de Marnef|Parisiorum [Paris] 1585|8 x 13 cm|relié
    New edition. 12 portrait figures of emperors in medallions in The Lives and Deaths of Roman Emperors by Veneto. Publisher's device on title page and verso of last leaf. Printed in italics.
    17th-century German full brown morocco binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Black morocco title label. Covers stamped in blind with large central tool, frame of garland with corner tools. Rubbing. Brown stains on title page. Handsome copy.
    The work of Trogus Pompeius is known to us only through the famous epitome made by Justin of his Philippic Histories, which deals with all the countries conquered by Alexander the Great. The Histories of Trogus Pompeius are completed by the De vita et m
    €800
  52. La révolution ottomane
    Youssouf FEHMI

    La révolution ottomane

    V. Girard & E. Brière|Paris 1911|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A dampstain affecting the front cover as well as the very first leaves, small lacks inherent to this dampstain at the foot of the front cover.
    Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author.
    €50
  53. Moyse sauvé, Idile heroïque
    Marc-Antoine Girard SAINT-AMANT

    Moyse sauvé, Idile heroïque

    Chez Antoine de Sommaville|à Paris 1660|8.50 x 14 cm|relié
    New edition, after the first published in 1653. An allegorical frontispiece, unsigned, quite finely engraved.
    Bound in full contemporary soft vellum. Smooth spine, with illegible and faded penned title. Small brown stain on upper board. Frontispiece faded in margin. A good, fresh copy.
    The author's most famous work, whose classical prosody is still acclaimed today. Although not a member of any school, and especially not that of Malherbe and his disciples, Saint-Amant's style and manner are classical, recounting the story of Moses in the epic genre and in continuous verse. This highly readable, hyperbolic poetry has clear echoes of Victor Hugo. Preface by the author.
    €250
  54. Histoire des poteries, faïences, et porcelaines
    Joseph MARRYAT

    Histoire des poteries, faïences, et porcelaines

    Veuve Jules Renouard|Paris 1866|15.50 x 24 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Illustrated edition with 618 in-text figures and plates hors-texte at the end of the second volume.
    Preface by M. Riocreux.
    Half green sheep bindings, smooth spines faded and decorated with gilt fillets and stippling, epidermures on marbled paper boards, boards stamped at their centers with gilt arms, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, small tears on the leading edges.
    Some light foxing.
    €80
  55. Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes
    Silvio PELLICO

    Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes

    Delahaye|Paris 1843|18.50 x 26.50 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with a frontispiece on China paper and 24 hors-texte plates as well as numerous vignettes by Tony Johanot. Fine Romantic illustrated work.
    Publisher's binding in full red shagreen with special tools. Spine richly decorated with a large ornamental panel along its length, the publisher's name at foot. Upper cover with a special panel depicting the author in chains, large rocaille ornamental border tools, blind fillets. Lower cover decorated with a large central tool and rocaille border tools. Interior frieze. Gilt edges. White moiré silk endpapers. Spine gilt slightly faded, otherwise light scattered foxing, mainly on the endleaves and at the beginning, then in t
    €500
  57. La découverte de l'Amérique par les Turcs ou comment Jamil Bichara, défricheur de terres vierges, venu en la bonne ville d'Itabuna pour satisfaire aux nécessités du corps, s'y vit offrir fortune et mariage ou encore Les fiançailles d'Adma
    Jorge AMADO

    La découverte de l'Amérique par les Turcs ou comment Jamil Bichara, défricheur de terres vierges, venu en la bonne ville d'Itabuna pour satisfaire aux nécessités du corps, s'y vit offrir fortune et mariage ou encore Les fiançailles d'Adma

    Stock|Paris 1992|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation and for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Pleasant full copy of his jacket illustrated despite a trace of folding in the head of the first sheets.
    Signed autograph dedication of Jorge Amado, in Portuguese, to his translator Alice (Raillard) and her husband the art critic Georges.
    €150
  58. Les terres du bout du monde
    Jorge AMADO

    Les terres du bout du monde

    Editions Messidor|Paris 1985|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Pleasant full copy of his illustrated jacket.
    Signed autograph dedication of Jorge Amado, in Portuguese, to his translator Alice (Raillard) and her husband the art critic Georges.
    €150
  59. C'est à Alger
    FELLAG

    C'est à Alger

    J.-C. Lattès|Paris 2002|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Minute pits without gravity on white garges.
    Autograph dedication signed by Fellag to a close friend: "To Martine with all my tenderness and 1 million kisses."
    €50
  60. Le code de l'enfant du Christ, ou les dissertations religieuses d'un pâtre pyrénéen
    M. MOULLE

    Le code de l'enfant du Christ, ou les dissertations religieuses d'un pâtre pyrénéen

    Debécourt|Paris 1840|13 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition published anonymously.
    Half green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and black fillets, gilt monogram of Alcide de Beauchesne at foot of spine, marbled paper boards showing some traces of rubbing, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Rare.
    Provenance: from the library of Alcide de Beauchesne with his gilt monogram at foot of spine.

    €80
  61. Photographique originale dédicacée de Renée Saint-Cyr
    Marie-Louise Vittore, dite Renée SAINT-CYR

    Photographique originale dédicacée de Renée Saint-Cyr

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [circa 1925]|13 x 18 cm|une feuille verso
    Original photography taken around 1925 at Piaz studio.
    Silver print with a crease in the head.
    Handwritten signature of Renée Saint-Cyr on the left of her portrait.
    €50
  62. Carte postale photographique signée de Charles Boyer
    Charles BOYER

    Carte postale photographique signée de Charles Boyer

    J.R.P.R.|(Paris) s. d. [circa 1930]|9.50 x 14 cm|une feuille verso
    Photographic postcard representing Charles Boyer profile taken in the studio Gaston and Lucien Manuel brothers (active from 1913 to 1939).
    Nice copy.
    Handwritten signature of Charles Boyer below his portrait.
    €50
  63. Forêt vierge
    FERREIRA DE CASTRO, Blaise CENDRARS

    Forêt vierge

    Grasset|Paris 1938|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation established by Blaise Cendrars, one of 150 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 16 on pur fil.
    Spine slightly sunned and creased without gravity.
    €100
  64. Itinéraires
    Gisèle FREUND

    Itinéraires

    Albin Michel|Paris 1985|23.50 x 29.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Publisher's full black cloth binding, smooth spine, with the illustrated dust jacket.
    Rich iconography.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Gisèle Freund to Jack Lang.
    €350
  65. Illustrations IV
    Michel BUTOR

    Illustrations IV

    Gallimard|Paris 1976|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the review copies service.
    Back slightly insolated, nice interior state.
    Signed autograph dedication of Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard: "How to name Alice Raillard? You will call Victorian victorienne."
    We add Georges Raillard's extensively corrected typeface to the article and the criticism he devoted to it.
    €80
  66. 6810000 litres d'eau par seconde. Etude stéréophonique
    Michel BUTOR

    6810000 litres d'eau par seconde. Etude stéréophonique

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|18.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the review copies service.
    Back slightly wrinkled, clear discharges of adhesive paper in heads and feet of the guards, pleasant interior state.
    Press clipping and invitation card for the performance, at the comedy of the Grenoble Alps on February 13, 1968, of 6180000 liters of water per second.
    Autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard enriched with a watercolor representing, surreally, the course of a river.
    €150
  67. Lettres d'amour de Don Juan - L'amant de mille vierges
    ANONYME

    Lettres d'amour de Don Juan - L'amant de mille vierges

    Antony Balpe|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|8.20 x 12.50 cm|cousu
    First edition of this comic and risqué pamphlet illustrated with one plate and a small tailpiece.
    Pink cover illustrated with a reproduction of the Abduction of Psyche.
    Amusing anonymous publication compiling the alleged letters from Don Juan to his mistresses.
    €150
  68. Thérèse qui rit quand elle a de la braise
    ANONYME

    Thérèse qui rit quand elle a de la braise

    Antony Balpe|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|8.50 x 13 cm|cousu
    First edition of this illustrated pamphlet with three drawings including one plate.
    Illustrated pink cover.
    €180
  69. La boutique obscure. 124 rêves
    Georges PEREC

    La boutique obscure. 124 rêves[The Dream Shop. 124 Dreams]

    Denoël • Gonthier|Paris 1973|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    A nice copy retaining its advertising slip.
    Autograph inscription signed by Georges Perec to Claude Nahmias.
    €750
  70. Réalisations d'ensembles modernes
    Henri DEFRANCE

    Réalisations d'ensembles modernes

    C. Massin & Cie|Paris 1930|32.50 x 40.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise à lacets
    The rare first edition.
    Publisher's laced chemise in full boards with smooth unlettered spine, some foxing on the boards, the back board is detached.
    Rare work on interior decoration and furnishing, complete with its 32 plates.
    €300
  71. Douze années comiques, 1868-1879, 1000 dessins
    CHAM [pen name of Amédée de NOE]

    Douze années comiques, 1868-1879, 1000 dessins

    Chez Calmann Lévy|Paris 1882|22 x 31 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 1000 drawings by Cham.
    Publisher's binding in full red cloth signed Magnier. Spine slightly faded, headcaps rubbed, scratch on one of the leading edges.
    €100
  72. Aromates chasseurs
    René CHAR

    Aromates chasseurs

    Gallimard|Paris 1975|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe commercial issue after 20 laid paper hors commerce copies reserved for the author.
    A handsome copy.
    €350
  73. Notes pour comprendre le siècle
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    Notes pour comprendre le siècle

    Gallimard|Paris 1941|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the review copies service.
    Rare autograph dedication signed Pierre Drieu la Rochelle Robert Kemp on this text: "... through how many misunderstandings?"
    €680
  74. Lettres sur l'Italie
    Charles de BROSSES

    Lettres sur l'Italie

    Chez Ponthieu|à Paris 1799 (An VII)|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bound in half speckled brown sheep with flamed yellow paper boards, a skillful pastiche from the late 19th century. Smooth spine decorated with thick and thin fillets. Black shagreen title and volume labels. Minor traces of rubbing. Restoration to the verso of the title page of volume 2, filling a thin tear in the margin over 3 cm. P. 149, lack to margin. Fine copy, very fresh.
    President de Brosses made his journey to Italy in the years 1739 and 1740, then aged 30, some letters date from this period and were indeed sent from Italy, but most were written after the journey. These letters are of interest both for the fine arts and customs, the author shows himself to be
    €1,300
  75. Camouflage
    Elsa TRIOLET

    Camouflage

    Gallimard|Paris 1976|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Léon Robel, one of 15 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €300
  76. Les déserts de l'enthousiasme
    Jean-François CHABRUN

    Les déserts de l'enthousiasme

    Les éditions de La Main à Plume|Paris 1942|14.50 x 19.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition, one of 250 copies on laid paper, single print after 21 Holland paper.
    A tiny angular miss at the top of the first board.
    Plate decorated with a drawing of JV Manuel and a certificate of reading Marc Patin.
    Signed autograph of Jean-François Chabrun René (René) Rolland: "... this little time mixed with sand ..."
    .
    €150
  78. Pleins pouvoirs
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    Pleins pouvoirs

    Gallimard|Paris 1939|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 6 numbered copies on Chine, the tirage de tête.
    Inevitable foxing, because of the China paper, in the margins of some leaves.
    Rare and nice copy with edges preserved.
    €1,000
  79. Correspondance avec Daniel Halévy
    Marcel PROUST

    Correspondance avec Daniel Halévy

    Editions de Fallois|Paris 1992|14 x 19.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies printed on pure Lana vellum, the only large paper copies.
    Fine copy.
    Text established, presented and annotated by Anne Borrel and Jean-Pierre Halévy.

    €800
  80. Le prix de l'amour
    Michel DÉON

    Le prix de l'amour[The Price of Love]

    Gallimard|Paris 1992|14.50 x 22 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on vélin pur chiffon de Lana, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    A very nice copy.

    €400
  81. Les épées
    Roger NIMIER

    Les épées

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
    Yellowed paper as usually, a small tear in the foot of the back.
    Rare copy of the first novel by Roger Nimier in which insolence, tenderness, political provocation will tip the main character of the Resistance to the Militia.
    Beautiful autograph signed by Roger Nimier to Charles Orengo, journalist and creator of Editions du Rocher in 1943: "For Mr. Charles Orengo - now that Laudenbach shows him my letters, I dare to send him this novel.
    It starts badly, but rest assured: it ends well. Roger Nimier with the appearance of his respect for his new publisher. "
    €1,500
  82. La troisième génération
    Chester HIMES

    La troisième génération

    Plon|Paris 1957|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    Rare and nice copy.
    €750
  83. Lam
    Jacques CHARPIER

    Lam

    Le musée de poche|Paris 1960|14 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    A nice copy.
    Illustrated with reproductions of Wifredo Lam's artworks.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Wifredo Lam, in pink pencil, to Sabine Binder with a drawing of a fabulous animal.
    €750
  85. Tableaux analytiques de l'Esprit des Lois, de Montesquieu
    Théodore REGNAULT (MONTESQUIEU)

    Tableaux analytiques de l'Esprit des Lois, de Montesquieu

    Chez l'auteur • Janet et Cotelle • Delaunay et Ponthieu|Paris 1824|24.50 x 37 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary binding in half red Russia morocco, smooth spine damaged at headcap and rubbed at tail, red cardboard-style paper boards showing some surface wear.
    Volume detached from its binding.
    Regnault here publishes an egalitarian manifesto of great audacity. The tabular presentation is employed for pedagogical purposes with the aim of comparing different types of governments while showing himself very unfavorable to monarchy. The author publishes this indictment under the pretext of making Montesquieu's text accessible to all.
    €180
  86. La Sphère du monde, selon l'hypothèse de Copernic, décrite, démontrée, & comparée avec les sphères & les systèmes de Ptolomée, & de Tyco-Brahé
    Pierre de Lorraine, abbé de VALLEMONT

    La Sphère du monde, selon l'hypothèse de Copernic, décrite, démontrée, & comparée avec les sphères & les systèmes de Ptolomée, & de Tyco-Brahé

    Prosper Marchand|Paris 1707|10 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition containing 5 folding plates.
    Contemporary binding in full speckled brown sheep, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons as well as a red morocco title-label, board edges ruled with gilt, all edges red.
    Head-cap absent, tail-cap partially missing, bands rubbed, upper joint of front board cracked for 2.5cm, corners bumped. The two largest plates show tears without loss.
    Long manuscript note from the 19th century on front pastedown extending onto a small part of first endpaper. Bookplate from a La Rochelle library, also 19th century, on title page.
    First publication concerning the moving sphere of Pigeon
    €1,100
  87. Conjuration des Espagnols contre Venise
    César Vichard de SAINT-REAL

    Conjuration des Espagnols contre Venise

    De L' imprimerie de Monsieur|à Paris 1781|8 x 12.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Contemporary glazed blonde calf binding, very close to the work of Derôme le jeune to whom it can be attributed. Smooth spine decorated with 5 small tools, roulette at foot. Black morocco title label. Triple fillet frame on covers with small corner tools. Fillet on edges and turn-ins. Gilt edges. Light rubbing. Very fine copy, quite fresh.
    This history of the Spanish conspiracy against Venice was originally published in 1618, and had meanwhile become a great classic of historical literature. It thus joined the collection of works from Monsieur's printing house, all of which are distinguished by the quality and accuracy of their printing.

    €200
  88. Le monstre
    Gaston CHÉRAU

    Le monstre

    P.V. Stock|Paris 1913|24.50 x 33 cm|broché
    First Edition printed 300 copies numbered on large vellum Arches paper.
    Back and flat very slightly and marginally insolated without gravity.
    Nice copy.
    Handwritten signature of Gaston Chérau below the justification of the draw.
    €80
  89. Les petits drames de la vertu
    Eugène CHAVETTE, Paul-Adolphe KAUFFMANN

    Les petits drames de la vertu

    Marpon & Flammarion|Paris 1882|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, minor rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
    Foxing.
    Work illustrated by Kauffmann and Lévy.
    €40
  90. Les bêtises vraies
    Eugène CHAVETTE, Paul-Adolphe KAUFFMANN

    Les bêtises vraies

    Marpon & Flammarion|Paris s. d. [circa 1882]|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
    Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, spine slightly warped, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
    Handsome interior condition.
    Work illustrated by Kauffmann.
    €80
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