Edouard Dentu

First edition. About A. Thiers, E. Scribe, J.J. Rousseau, the Rothschilds, Ingres, Marshal Raguse, the Duke of Morny, Marie-Antoinette, A. Boucher... Illustrated cover, spine split and reglued.

First edition.
Minimal lacks to head of spine, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Concerning J.B. Marat, an angular tear reglued to the first cover, some foxing.
Rare.

First edition of this Balzacian novel featuring a Don Juan and courtesans in the 19th-century style, with all the darkness and nonchalance desired. Illustrated with 20 steel engravings hors texte by Flameng, La Guillermie..., most printed in sanguine. Engravings as head-pieces, initials, tail-pieces...
Full black morocco. Spine with 4 false raised bands. Triple fillet forming 4 compartments each with a decorative tool. Relief escutcheon monogrammed J.D on the upper cover. Edges gilt. Corners somewhat rubbed. Light worming and pale foxing, mainly in the margins of the engravings. Some marginal dampstains on a few isolated leaves.
Handsome edition of this uncommon work. Houssaye was...

Second edition corrected and augmented.
Foxing.

First edition.
Worn covers with significant loss to spine, foxing.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Three small stains to boards, occasional worming.

Third edition.
Copy with occasional foxing.

First edition.
A tear at head of spine which also has a small lack at foot, corner tears to covers which also have stains, dampstaining affecting all leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
Covers detached with some small tears, handsome condition internally.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine slightly cracked.

First edition. Spine reinforced but cracked, occasional foxing. Rare.

Second edition with some parts in first edition.
Half green morocco bindings with corners, spines faded with five raised bands and showing signs of rubbing, gilt fillet frames on boards, scuffs on edges and corners, top edges gilt on deckled paper, original front covers preserved.
Work illustrated with plates.
Fine interior condition free from foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Light lack to head of spine, two small tears to one joint, two pale corner dampstains affecting first and last leaves, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition which was pulped.
About Marat.
Two tears and a slight lack at the foot of the spine and one joint, occasional foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine split with lack at foot, marginal worming to front board, rear board marginally folded with two lacks.
Autograph inscriptions signed by the authors.
Rare but in poor condition.

First edition. About General Boulanger, religion, European monarchies facing France, equality... Two small lacks to spine, slight marginal lacks to boards, small corner lack to all pages not touching text, some foxing. Rare.

First edition.
Spine slightly split, a small lack to one joint, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition. Small harmless tears to head and foot of joints, light foxing affecting mainly the first few pages.

First edition? We have found no trace of this work in electronic catalogues in France and the United Kingdom. Original pamphlet in pink paper wrappers. History of Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans from a slanderous and denunciatory perspective. The author presents and depicts the man as a skillful and unscrupulous hypocrite. As epigraph, a quotation from Cicero: « Je ne crois pas qu'il ait jamais existé sur terre un pareil monstre. » (I do not believe that such a monster has ever existed on earth.) The author appears to be a witness to the Revolution, as numerous revolutionary scenes are described from his viewpoint.

First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Alexandre Weill.
Lacks to head and foot of spine.
Pen gift inscription on front cover, rare.

First edition.
Half mouse-colored sheep binding, spine with four raised bands, plum shagreen title-label, gilt initials at foot. The truth about the mysteries of his life according to authentic documents followed by 12 unpublished letters by Beaumarchais. Some light foxing.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Alexandre Weill on the front cover to Madame de Girardin.
Some minor foxing of no consequence, one leaf roughly cut with small marginal lacks of no consequence.
Rare.

First edition.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition.

First edition. Spine faded, foxing.