Edouard Dentu

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Edouard Dentu
  1. Le camp des bourgeois
    Gustave COURBET, Etienne BAUDRY

    Le camp des bourgeois

    E. Dentu|Paris 1868|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, for which there were no large paper copies.
    Work decorated with several original plate illustrations by Gustave Courbet. Spine slightly split at the head also with a small section missing.
    Emile Zola quotes this work in ‘L'Evénement illustré' on 5 May 1868: 'c'est là une œuvre qui fera sensation. L'auteur est un utilitaire tombant à bras raccourcis sur la bourgeoisie fainéante et oisive. (...) Courbet ne pouvait guère trouver un texte dont l'esprit convînt mieux à son genre de talent. Le Franc-Comtois a dû se réjouir en lui de ce plaidoyer en faveur des paysans, des rudes enfants de la terre. Aussi, comme il s'est mis volontiers à dauber les bourgeois, les messieurs...
    €1,000
  2. Tristia, histoire des misères et des fléaux de la chasse de France
    Alphonse TOUSSENEL

    Tristia, histoire des misères et des fléaux de la chasse de France

    E. Dentu|Paris 1863|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare copies on Hollande paper of which no mention is made.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets, some minor rubbing to edges, contemporary binding.
    €480
  3. La pupille du vieux garçon
    Hippolyte METTAIS

    La pupille du vieux garçon

    E. Dentu|Paris 1878|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
    Small tears repaired to spine with very slight lack at head, some foxing, tear with lack to final endpaper not touching text.
    Rare.
    €100
  6. Les lions du jour
    Alfred DELVAU

    Les lions du jour

    E. Dentu|Paris 1867|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half sea-green cardboard with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, date at foot, brown shagreen title-label showing traces of wear, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Poulnays.
    With frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrated cover.
    Worming and shadows on binding endpapers, copy almost entirely free of foxing.
    €80
  8. Voyage au pays des palmiers
    Louis JACOLLIOT

    Voyage au pays des palmiers

    E. Dentu & Cie|Paris 1887|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated by Rickebush and El Geardi.
    About a journey to Ceylon.
    €45
  9. Jean Mornas
    Jules CLARETIE

    Jean Mornas

    E. Dentu|Paris 1885|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
    Light tears with small lacks at head and foot of spine, two small corner lacks and two stains on first cover, occasional light foxing.
    €45
  10. Je me souviens!
    Césarie FARRENC

    Je me souviens!

    Dentu|Paris 1840|9.50 x 15 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A portrait of the author as frontispiece.
    Foxing, rare.
    €120
  11. Les démocrates assermentés et les réfractaires
    Pierre-Joseph-Marie PROUDHON

    Les démocrates assermentés et les réfractaires

    Dentu|Paris 1863|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bradel binding in half dark green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet at tail, shagreen title-label with some light rubbing, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    €120
  12. Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique
    Bryan EDOUARD

    Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique

    Dentu|Paris 1801|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché

    BRYAN Edouard
    Histoire civile et commerciale des colonies anglaises dans les Indes occidentales depuis leur découverte par Christophe Colomb jusqu'à nos jour, suivie d'un tableau historique et politique
    Dentu, Paris 1801, 13,5 x 21,5 cm, original wrappers
    First edition in French.
    With the folding map at front present.
    Small insignificant wear with tiny lacks to head and foot of one joint, a little light insignificant foxing.
    A rare copy in its original wrappers.
    €500
  13. Les tragédies de Paris
    Xavier de MONTÉPIN, SAINT-AIGNAN CHOLER

    Les tragédies de Paris

    Dentu|Paris 1877|13 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Autograph inscription by Xavier de Montépin.
    Spine sunned with two small tears at foot, otherwise handsome copy.
    €100
  14. Recueil de chansons
    Gustave NADAUD

    Recueil de chansons

    Dentu|Paris 1857|11 x 18 cm|relié
    Third edition with some parts of the text in first edition.
    Half sheep binding in bottle green, spine in four compartments showing traces of rubbing at head and foot, decorated with double blind-stamped compartments.
    Autograph inscription from Gustave Nadaud to one of his friends to whom he presents the first copy of this new edition that he recently received.
    Headcaps worn.
    Handsome interior condition nearly free of foxing.
    €80
  15. Extremely rare first edition, no copies in French libraries and only two in libraries worldwide
    Sans famille
    Hector MALOT

    Sans famille

    E. Dentu|1878|12.2 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés

    Very rare first edition.

    Green half basane contemporary binding, flat spines framed in gilt, gilt initials at the foot of the spines, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, discreet restoration to the spine-ends, contemporary bindings. Occasional foxing, mainly affecting the edges.

    Extremely rare presentation copy in first edition, signed and inscribed by Hector Malot to Campbell Clarke, British journalist and noted collector of French literature.

    No copy of this edition appears in the catalogues of French institutions.

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  17. Paris oublié
    Charles VIRMAITRE

    Paris oublié

    E. Dentu|Paris 1886|12 x 19 cm|relié
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  18. Fleetwood
    William GODWIN

    Fleetwood

    Dentu|Paris 1805|10 x 17.50 cm|3 volumes reliés
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  20. Les folies amoureuses
    Catulle MENDÈS

    Les folies amoureuses

    Dentu|Paris 1877|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half brown cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved.
    Foxing mainly affecting the edges.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Catulle Mendès to Léon Gambetta.
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  23. Lucien Leuwen
    STENDHAL

    Lucien Leuwen

    E. Dentu|Paris 1894|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
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  26. Paris démoli
    Édouard FOURNIER, Théophile GAUTIER

    Paris démoli

    E. Dentu|Paris 1883|9.50 x 16 cm|relié
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  28. Les diaboliques
    Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

    Les diaboliques

    E. Dentu|Paris 1874|11 x 18 cm|relié
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  29. Les diaboliques
    Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

    Les diaboliques

    E. Dentu|Paris 1874|12 x 19 cm|relié

    first edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.

    Binding in half red morocco with corners, back with five nerves set with golden dots and double richly decorated gilded boxes, date golden tail, slight traces of friction on the joints, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper , preserved covers, golden head.
    Our copy is enriched, frontispiece, a portrait of the author on China engraved by Paul-Adolphe Rajon (1843-1888).
    Nice copy.

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  36. Le monde des coquins
    Louis Mathurin MOREAU-CHRISTOPHE

    Le monde des coquins

    E. Dentu|Paris 1863|11.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
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  37. Werther
    Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE

    Werther

    E. Dentu|Paris 1892|7.50 x 13.50 cm|relié
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  46. Une visite à l'empereur Ménélick. Notes et impressions de route
    Henri d' ORLEANS

    Une visite à l'empereur Ménélick. Notes et impressions de route

    Dentu|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated first edition of plates inset.
    Braid binding in half cardboard blue sky, smooth back adorned with a gilt finial, double gilt fillet tail, marbled paper plates, title piece of brown shagreen, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, Contemporary binding.
    Signed autograph of Henri d'Orléans to the painter Jean Béraud.
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  48. Les abeilles d'or. Chants impériaux
    Stéphen LIÉGEARD

    Les abeilles d'or. Chants impériaux

    E. Dentu|Paris 1859|13 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Binding half black shagreen, back with five nerves adorned with double black boxes, crown and initials gilded tail, black thread frames on black cardboard plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, all golden edges, corners slightly blunted , Contemporary binding.
    Autograph dedication dated and signed by Stéphen Liégeard to Colonel Pajol.
    A pale wetness in the heads of the first leaves, rare foxinges.
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  49. John Brown
    Victor HUGO

    John Brown

    E. Dentu • Dusacq|Paris 1861|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    HUGO Victor
    John Brown E. Dentu & Dusacq, Paris 1861, 155 x 235 mm
    (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ”), original wrappers
    The very rare first edition.
    This copy retains its original photograph of Victor Hugo’s famous drawing of the hanging of John Brown and the facsimile of his manuscript text authorizing the reproduction of this drawing.
    A militant for, and martyr of, the abolitionist cause who incited people to armed insurrection, John Brown was arrested in 1859 and hanged on 2 December in Charlestown, Virginia. His execution was one of the causes of the American Civil War.
    From exile in Guernsey, Hugo tried to obtain a pardon, but...
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  52. Nuits à Paris
    Rodolphe DARZENS, Adolphe Léon WILLETTE

    Nuits à Paris

    Dentu|Paris 1889|12 x 17.50 cm|broché
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  53. Les séductions du chevalier Navoni
    Louis Emile Edmond DURANTY

    Les séductions du chevalier Navoni

    E. Dentu|Paris 1877|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    first edition.
    Binding half shagreen chocolate brown, cleared back with five nerves set with golden dots and decorated with gilded finials, some rubbings on spine, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, sprinkled edges, then binding .
    Signed autograph of Louis Edmond Duranty Emile Marius Roux topped the half-title page.
    Two missing paper Length of the second flat, a restored tear Length of the title page, small foxing mainly affecting the first and last pages.
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  55. Rimes neuves et vieilles
    Armand SILVESTRE

    Rimes neuves et vieilles

    E. Dentu|Paris 1866|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition.
    autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated Armand Silvestre Augustus Vacquerie.
    Foreword by George Sand.
    A restored tear in the foot of the first flat, a small hole on the half-title page where Armand Silvestre scored the year of writing the autograph, scattered spots.
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  56. De la censure que l'on vient d'établir en vertu de l'article 4 de la loi du 17 Mars 1822. - Les amis de la liberté de la presse. Marche et effets de la censure. - De la restauration et de la monarchie élective ou réponse à quelques journaux sur mon refus de servir le nouveau gouvernement. - Mémoire sur la captivité de Madame la duchesse de Berry. - Réquisitoire de M. Persil, procureur-général, dans l'affaire de M. de Chateaubriand. - La liste civile de la branche aînée dévoilée, réponse à monsieur le préfet de Police.
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND, PERSIL

    De la censure que l'on vient d'établir en vertu de l'article 4 de la loi du 17 Mars 1822. - Les amis de la liberté de la presse. Marche et effets de la censure. - De la restauration et de la monarchie élective ou réponse à quelques journaux sur mon refus de servir le nouveau gouvernement. - Mémoire sur la captivité de Madame la duchesse de Berry. - Réquisitoire de M. Persil, procureur-général, dans l'affaire de M. de Chateaubriand. - La liste civile de la branche aînée dévoilée, réponse à monsieur le préfet de Police.

    Le Normant père et fils • A. Pihan de La Forest • Au bureau de la France • E. Dentu|Paris 1824-1837|14 x 22 cm|5 volumes reliés en 1
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  57. La patrie en danger
    Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

    La patrie en danger[The Fatherland in Danger]

    Dentu|Paris s. d. [1873]|15 x 24 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies and justified on laid by Edmond de Goncourt, deluxe edition.
    Binding half shagreen chocolate brown back with four nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, red head, contemporary binding.
    Signed autograph of Edmond de Goncourt to his friend the painter and enameller Claudius Popelin.
    Two light snagging minor on the cuts, nice copy.
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  59. Richard Wagner et Tannhauser à Paris
    Charles BAUDELAIRE

    Richard Wagner et Tannhauser à Paris

    E. Dentu|Paris 1861|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no large paper copies
    One small tear, stuck down, to head of spine, a miniscule lack to foot of upper cover, occasional spotting affecting mostly margins of certain leaves
    Rare.
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  61. Comment on a restauré l'Empire
    Jules RICHARD

    Comment on a restauré l'Empire

    E. Dentu|Paris 1884|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the few copies on Holland paper which there is no mention to the justification of the draw.
    Binding to bradel half red calico, smooth back, blue shagreen as Exhibit navy, marbled paper boards, gold monogram Théophile Gautier son won the first board, guard and contreplats of handmade paper, binding the time.
    Signed autograph Jules Richard at (Theophilus) Gautier son.
    Nice copy.
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  64. La gynandre
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    La gynandre

    E. Dentu|Paris 1891|12 x 19 cm|broché
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  65. Les diaboliques
    Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

    Les diaboliques

    E. Dentu|Paris 1874|12 x 18.50 cm|relié

    First edition, of which there were no large paper copies.
    Contemporary half red shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
    A little spotting.
    A rare copy in its contemporary binding. 

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  68. Scènes populaires dessinées à la plume
    Henry MONNIER

    Scènes populaires dessinées à la plume

    E. Dentu|Paris 1864|12.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    New edition with some parts in first edition.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five thin raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards with some scuffing, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Work illustrated with numerous in-text drawings by Henry Monnier engraved on wood.
    Provenance: from Château Laffite with bookplate pasted on pastedown and enhanced with manuscript notes specifying its location in the library.
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  70. La légende de l'Aigle
    Georges d' ESPARBÈS, Adolphe Léon WILLETTE

    La légende de l'Aigle

    Dentu|Paris 1893|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    first edition.
    Binding pine green half morocco with corners, evenly spent smooth back with a gold decorated with floral motifs cartrouche e (t of pellets mosaiced brown morocco, gilt tail date coaching gilded nets on marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, preserved covers, bookplate pasted on a contreplat, the time of Charles Lanoë signed binding.
    Bel autograph signed Georges Esparbès: "In March Chief Oscar Méténier to the writer, the friend, his subordinate, Corporal G. Esparbès."
    Illustrated by Adolphe Willette coverage.
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  72. Lettres de Junius
    Alfred DELVAU, Alphonse DUCHESNE

    Lettres de Junius

    E. Dentu|Paris 1862|12 x 19 cm|relié
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  75. La Naples de Garibaldi
    Louise COLET

    La Naples de Garibaldi

    E. Dentu|Paris 1861|12 x 19 cm|relié
    first edition.
    Binding to open bradel purple paper to the tank, smooth back, part of title garnet shagreen, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, modern binding signed Thomas Boichot.
    Precious signed autograph from the author to the Immortal (Henri) Patin.
    Our copy is enriched with two handwritten corrections of the author in the preface.
    Beautiful copy fully established.
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  76. Port-Tarascon
    Alphonse DAUDET

    Port-Tarascon

    Dentu|Paris 1890|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Illustrated with drawings by Bieler, Conconi, Montégut, Montenard, Myrbach and Rossi.
    With an autograph inscription from Alphonse Daudet to Henry Fèvre.
    SOme pale foxings.
    A very good copy, as issued.
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  86. Les épaves
    Auguste LACAUSSADE

    Les épaves

    E. Dentu|Paris 1862|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    first edition.
    Binding half navy calf, back with five nerves set with dotted gold decorated with double gilded boxes, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, elegant binding of the unsigned time.
    Signed autograph of Augustus Lacaussade: "To my dear friend Hyacinthe Husson memory of an old friendship ..."
    Rare and enjoyable copy free of freckles established in a charming contemporary binding.
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  87. Histoire des faïences patriotiques sous la Révolution
    CHAMPFLEURY

    Histoire des faïences patriotiques sous la Révolution

    E. Dentu|Paris 1867|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    Second edition illustrated with 83 engravings boards and in-text and Inserts.
    Bound in half red morocco, back with five nerves set with ornate golden dotted double golden boxes decorated with gold floral patterns, location and environment golden dated back net gilded on the boards of marbled paper, guards and contreplats of paper at vat, gilded head.
    Our copy is enriched with a flying autograph note signed and dated Champfleury addressed to Mr. Méréchal about including postal delivery problems corrected proofs to the publisher Rothschild.
    Pleasant copy.
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  89. La vie artistique, deuxième série
    Auguste RODIN, Gustave GEFFROY

    La vie artistique, deuxième série

    Dentu|Paris 1893|11 x 17 cm|broché
    Edition printed on rod.
    Signed autograph of the author Henry Fevre (sic).
    Our copy is full of its original drypoint by Auguste Rodin frontispiece.
    About Auguste Rodin, Rembrandt, Gustave Doré, Jules Cheret, symbolism, 1892 show ...
    A few bites on the back and evenly insolated boards, a small tear in the back head.
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