Paris

First edition.
Half dark green morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments and black fillets, gilt monogram of Gabriel du Tillet at foot of spine, some light rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, binding signed Canape-Belz.
Some foxing.





 

Second edition, published shortly after the first on the same date. A folding frontispiece depicting a mausoleum, piled dead soldiers and generals.
Contemporary full red morocco binding with long grain. Richly decorated spine with five raised bands, a central fleuron, 2 other small fleurons and several fillets. Red morocco title-label. Covers decorated with 3 frames with corner fleurons. Fillet on leading edges and board-edges. All edges gilt. One wormhole on the upper joint at foot. Foxing. A very handsome copy.

History of the French campaigns from 1792 to 1815.

First edition of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Bradel binding, spine slightly faded with a small spot to head, small stains on the covers, covers and spine preserved,
Contemporary binding signed by M.P. Trémois.
Exceptional and handsome autograph inscription signed by André Breton to Man Ray: “à Man Ray, dans la lumière qu'il a recréée, de tout cœur. André Breton” (“To Man Ray, in the light that he recreated, with all my heart. André Breton”)

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, the deluxe issue.
Bradel binding in half chocolate-brown morocco with bands, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, brown endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, gilt edges, binding signed Honnelaître.