Auguste Blaizot

First edition, one of 100 copies on Arches wove, the only deluxe paper after a unique copy on Japon.
Bound in contemporary navy blue half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, pebble-patterned endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers and spine preserved, bookplate mounted on a pastedown, gilt edges, binding signed by Septier.
Illustrated with portraits outside the text, sometimes in colour, as in the deluxe paper copies.
A very handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with color lithographs by Madeleine Luka and printed in 207 numbered copies on Vosges laid paper, ours being one of 10 copies containing an original signed watercolor by Madeleine Luka as well as a color suite of all the illustrations.
Half red morocco binding, smooth spine faded and rubbed, frame of gilt Greek friezes on cream cardboard boards in vellum style, red paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, slipcase with red morocco borders, red cardboard boards, contemporary binding signed Madeleine Gras.

Rare first edition printed in 200 copies numbered and justified by Paul Claudel.
Some foxing to margins of leaves.

Illustrated edition with 41 original compositions by Luc-Olivier Merson, one of 200 numbered copies on vellum.
First cover slightly and partially shadowed, endpapers marginally shadowed, handsome interior condition.

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Louis Forain.
Handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 82 original color compositions by Pierre Vidal, one of 325 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Bound in half mouse-grey morocco with corners, smooth spine decorated with brown and red mosaicked morocco pieces depicting clusters of fruit and foliage, gilt date at foot, double black fillets on marbled paper boards, pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, elegant contemporary binding signed by René Kieffer.
Signed and inscribed by Auguste Blaizot to the bibliophile writer Léon Hennique below the justification page.
Provenance: from the library of Léon Hennique with his bookplate designed by Léon Glaize and engraved by Eugène Dété pasted on a pastedown.
Fine copy perfectly executed by René Kieffer in a mosaicked binding.

First edition, one of 480 numbered copies on Marais laid paper, the only issue after 1 Japan ancien and 19 Japan.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly engraved by Noyon as frontispiece as well as 62 facsimile reproductions of dedications by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
Handsome copy despite minor foxing affecting mainly the endpapers and two stains at the foot of the first cover.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours unjustified, deluxe copy.
Bradel binding in half lilac cloth with corners, smooth spine, lilac shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 2 unpublished photographic portraits of Ernest and Alain Renan.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 copies on laid paper, the only issue with 25 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece reproduction of the Frédéric Brou monument.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 100 copies off-trade Arjomari prioux.
Binding of the editor in full red fabric, smooth back.
Signed autograph François Chapon Professor Georges Blin.
Nice copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
With reproductions of works hors texte.
One small tear to head of spine, a good copy.

New edition enriched with unpublished drawings by V. Hugo, Pradier, Gavarni...
One small tear to head of spine, a good copy.