New edition partly in first edition as entirely revised, corrected and expanded. Half dark green calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dots, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, surface wear with a lack of leather on the front cover, corners and edges bumped. Ink ownership inscription, some foxing.
Second edition published the same year as the first. Bradel binding in full mouse-gray cloth, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed in blind by Pierson. Autograph inscription signed by the author who was Arthur Rimbaud's classmate at the college of Charleville. Some minor foxing.
First edition of the French translation and introduction by Xavier Marmier. A clear dampstain also affecting the margins throughout the text block, occasional foxing.
First separate edition. Half bronze sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, turquoise shagreen title label, red shagreen author label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding. Handsome copy.
First collected edition with some parts in first edition. Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Rare foxing affecting mainly the margins.
Charpentier|Paris 1861|11 x 18 cm|3 volumes reliés
Seventh edition. Half mint green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind and gilt compartments enhanced with gilt decorative motifs and gilt dotting, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges. Occasional foxing, minor stains of no consequence to opening pages of first volume. Handsome copy beautifully presented.
The French first edition dates from 1809; the first translation by Antoine de Latour, reprinted here, dates from 1840. Contemporary glazed caramel calf binding with corners. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 tulips and fillets. Brown morocco title-label and a second havana morocco title-label. Scattered foxing. A handsome copy, well bound. Perhaps the most famous and best of the writings of the Italian dramatist and poet Victor Alfieri.
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New edition. Bradel binding in half khaki cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at tail, hazel shagreen title-label, moiré paper boards. Some minor foxing of little consequence.
First edition on ordinary paper of the French translation established by Louis Schneider. Signed autograph inscription by the translator. Small lacks to head of spine which also has a small tear at foot.
First edition. Half anthracite shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled edges. Spine lightly rubbed, small paper loss to second cover, otherwise handsome copy without foxing.
The title page states: eleventh edition, revised and corrected. Half raspberry red smooth shagreen; spine with 5 raised bands; triple fillet forming 4 compartments, each containing an attractive tool of three daisies. Elegant binding. Top edge gilt. Very good condition; some minor rubbing to the raised bands. The paper contains pale foxing, heavier on a few scattered pages.
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First edition. Half sheep binding in beige, spine lacking, one joint fragile, marbled paper boards, bookplate pasted to verso of first board. Handsome interior condition almost entirely free of foxing. Rare.
Charpentier|Paris 1866|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
New edition of the French translation established by Léon de Wailly. Half bottle-green sheep bindings, spines with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings. As a preface, the life of Laurence Sterne by Sir Walter Scott. Rare foxing.
Second edition. Half caramel-colored sheep with corners, spine faded with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, slight lack to one headcap, marbled paper boards, fillet borders on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
First edition. Three manuscript corrections by the author in the text. Our copy is presented without spine or covers; this is probably a proof copy reviewed one last time before the volume went to press for sale.
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies. Some foxing, endpapers lightly browned and a small marginal tear on both covers, retaining its deckled edges, copy as issued.
First edition of the French translation, false statement of edition, no mention of deluxe copies. Gift inscription on front cover, three small stains on back cover, otherwise handsome copy.