Armand Colin

First printing of the 85 drawings by Albert Robida including 14 hors-texte color plates.
Publisher's binding in red half cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, publisher's name gilt at tail, marbled paper boards, grey-blue paper endpapers and pastedowns partially discolored, two corners slightly bumped.
Some minor foxing of no consequence, otherwise pleasant interior condition.

First edition printed on alfa paper with numerous plates.
Some spines lightly sunned, without significance.
Handsome complete set in 20 volumes.

First edition.
Spine slightly discolored, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation.
Spine and covers faded.
Work illustrated with 8 engravings in the text, a map at the end of the volume and 16 plates of photographic reproductions hors-texte.

First edition of this presentation.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets and decorated with gilt typographical motifs, triple gilt fillet frame on red paper boards, front board stamped at center with gilt laurel crown and mention of prize book awarded by the Academy of Paris, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.
A handsome copy beautifully executed.

First edition.
Spine lightly sunned, small tears to margins of covers, handsome interior condition.

Edition illustrated with 16 original phototype plates as well as a folding map at the end.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with four raised bands set with black dots decorated with double gilt fillets, gilt dots at head and foot, olive cloth title-label and author's name, one scratch at head of spine, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full flexible almond cloth, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with 100 engravings.
Handsome copy.

First edition, illustrated with 68 fine photogravures including one large folding colored plate.
Preface by André Michel. A chronological catalogue of his principal works, and the location where they are found.
Publisher's wrappers.
Virgin copy, conjugate leaves, printed on strong laid paper. (After 100 deluxe copies). The colored plate is detached. A crack to the lower joint at head.
Very good condition.

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First edition.
Half dark brown sheep binding, smooth spine showing traces of rubbing decorated with double gilt fillets, lower headcaps rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition. Spine cracked, small corner tear to front board, handsome interior condition.

First edition of the French translation established by G. Roth.
Preface by Salomon Reinach.
Second cover lacking, a loss to head of first cover and spine slightly worn.
Interior in good condition.

First edition.
Bindings in half red shagreen with corners, back with five nerves set with golden dots and adorned with richly decorated double gilded boxes, double gilded nets on the marble paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded heads.
Some small foxinges, ex-dono with the feather of a previous owner of the work on a guard of the third volume, traces of friction on the upper edges of the volumes.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Arthur Chuquet to Commander Pineau on the first volume.

first edition for which no large papers were taken, one of the review copies service.
An autograph signed by Maurice Dommanget to Pierre Dumayet.
Backs and boards marginally insolated.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Autograph signed by Jean-Pierre Aron to Pierre Dumayet.
A snag and a lack of foot of the spine.

first edition in paperback format.
Autograph signed by Jacques Lethève to Pierre Dumayet.

Eighth edition.
Occasional small foxing, not serious.

ROOSEVELT Theodore. L'Idéal américain [American Ideal]
Armand Colin, Paris 1904, 12 x 18,5 cm, Bradel binding
First edition in French, of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Contemporary navy blue morocco Bradel binding, the upper cover with gilt floral decorative motif and morocco inlay of the flag of the United States, frame of navy blue morocco decorated with gilt fillets to pastedowns, pastedowns and endpapers of pink moiré silk decorated with gilt motifs, marbled paper endpapers thereafter, covers and spine preserved, all edges gilt.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Theodore Roosevelt to Jules Aghion.
Two small marginal repairs to one endpaper, which also has a tiny angular lack.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 7 maps.
About China, Japan, Vietnam...

First edition.
Illustrated with 40 etchings and 2 maps.

First edition.
Work enhanced with 510 musical quotations and 140 figures.
Spine partially sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue littéraire de l'histoire de France.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
About Robert Greene's 'Pandosto' (1588) translated into French in 1615.
Covers detached with corner lacks, a slight corner lack to front cover, marginal dampstaining.

First edition.
A good copy.

Second edition of the French translation.
Title of the work underlined in red ballpoint pen on the spine.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue d'histoire littéraire de la France.
Pamphlet illustrated with two facsimiles.
Covers slightly detached and marginally toned, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Small lack at foot of spine, slight corner lack to front board, otherwise rare and handsome copy.

First French edition. Spine sunned with two tears and three lacks at head and foot of spine, foxing and small stains to boards, ink gift inscription by E. Demolins still visible on front board, tiny insignificant corner lack to final page, some light occasional foxing. Rare.