Flammarion

New edition based on the first 1906 printing, with a false statement of edition (thirteenth thousand).
Rare and appealing copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 25 numbered copies on alfa vellum, the only deluxe paper copies.

Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.

Some minor foxing mostly at the beginning and end of the volume.

Inscribed and signed by Maurice Genevoix to Jacques Gommy: "... en pensant aux forêts qu'il aime, avec les hommages et les amitiés de Maurice Genevoix."

First edition illustrated with 2 portraits and 318 in-text illustrations (mostly after photographs, some full-page) and a folding map at the end (cf. Rosove, Antarctica, 60 A.1d ["uncommon"]; Spence, 253).

Bound in contemporary half bottle-green shagreen, flat spine faded and decorated with gilt typographic motifs, upper headcap trimmed, cat’s-eye paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, illustrated wrappers and backstrip preserved, corners slightly rubbed.

Account of the voyage, followed by reports on several scientific studies carried out by members of the expedition: meteorology, atmospheric electricity and terrestrial magnetism by Rey; animal and...

First edition of Charcot's account of his second Antarctic expedition (August 1908 – June 1910).

Illustrated throughout with numerous in-text black-and-white figures, three folding maps, and a monochrome (blue) out-of-text view printed on two leaves.

Preface by Paul Doumer.

Bound in publisher's green bottle half shagreen, smooth spine gilt with typographic motifs, gilt date at foot, double gilt fillet borders on cat's-eye paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt; signed binding by Flammarion Vaillant.

Some soiling to the left margin of the upper board; internally clean and attractive overall, though the leaf bearing the autograph...

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Quarter red shagreen with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, gilt-patterned paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

A handsome and scarce copy, attractively bound.

First edition, one of 15 copies printed on pure Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy of this work dedicated by Paul Vialar to the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on special paper, the deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

Inscribed and signed by Jean de La Varende to Maurice Gorrée: "... son ami attentif..."

First edition, one of 25 copies printed on Lana wove paper, deluxe issue.

Full red morocco shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands framed with black fillets, hand-marbled endpapers and doublures, original wrappers and spine bound in, top edge gilt.

A handsome copy in an elegant binding.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on Lana wove paper, the deluxe issue.

Spine very slightly creased at head and foot.

A handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 30 copies printed on Lana white chiffon paper.

A fine copy.

Preface by Eleanor Roosevelt.

First edition, one of 110 copies printed on Arches wove paper, deluxe issue.
Handsome copy, untrimmed, illustrated with photographs.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Pierre Clostermann: "... en cordial hommage d'un \"chasseur\" des FADL qui maniait plus facilement son avion que la dédicace. Pierre Clostermann."

First edition, a review copy.

Wrappers printed on both covers.

Sewing a little weak, wrappers slightly soiled, spine creased, wrappers and leaves browned.

Autograph inscription signed by the author to Paul Feuga (1863-1939), mayor of Toulouse and senator for Haute-Garonne, in the Occitan dialect.

First edition, one of the ordinary copies, with no deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

Autograph inscription signed by Michel Houellebecq to Pascale Cassagnau.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Lafuma laid paper, the sole deluxe issue.

A fine copy.