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Photographic postcard depicting actor Jean-Pierre Aumont of three-quarter and dressed in apache.
Signed autograph Jean-Pierre Aumont Micheline Cappio at the foot of his portrait.

Photographic postcard depicting Lucien Guitry three-quarter, arms crossed and wearing a bowler hat, taken in the studio A. Bert.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Lucien Guitry on the right of his portrait.

Photographic postcard of Harry Baur in Jean Valjean, slightly in front, taken in the photographic studio of Pathé Nathan.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Harry Baur on the back of his portrait.

Photographic postcard representing Pierre Bertin, slightly of three quarter, taken in the studio Gaston and Lucien Manuel brothers (active from 1913 to 1939).
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Pierre Bertin underneath his portrait.

Photographic postcard representing Orane Demazis, slightly in profile.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph Orane Demazis, at the foot of his portrait, Micheline Coppio.

Photographic postcard representing André Brulé, front, in the role of Arsène Lupine adapted by Francis de Croisset and Maurice Leblanc at the theater in 1920.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of André Brulé on the right of his portrait: "Arsène Lupine, memory of André Brulé."

Color photographic postcard depicting soprano Felia Litvinne creating the role of "victorious France".
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Felia Litvinne.

Photographic postcard, on albumen paper, representing three-quarter Sacha Guitry.
Handwritten signature of Sacha Guitry to the right of his portrait enriched with the amusing remark: "I have lost weight ever since."

Photographic postcard depicting the great tragedian Sarah Bernhardt, pensive, her right arm leaning on the armrest of a carved armchair.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature dated Sarah Bernhardt on the left of her portrait.

Photographic postcard depicting actor Charles Vanel from the front.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Charles Vanel at the foot of his portrait.

no publisher | no place [ca 1900] | 10.3 x 14 cm | sewed

First edition of this set of 10 erotic engravings, of which the title refers to Victor Ernst Nesslerb's eponymous opera created in 1884, showing the bawdiness of said trumpet player and a lady. The last engraving picks up a verse from the opera: «Behüt dich Gott, es wär so schön gewesen».
Blank cover with red and black patterned paper heightened with gold.
Some minor, marginal tears. Title page rubbed and a little water stained.
The pamphlet has a minor central fold.
Of the utmost rarity: no other copies referenced in libraries.

Musée des familles Extremely rare erotic set, anonymous but attributed to Achille Devéria, comprising an illustrated cover depicting a teacher showing 3 children drawings on a board of female and male genitals, and 12 black lithographs, numbered and entitled respectively: Childhood. –Pucelage. – The Bride. – A good position. – All places are good. – My Husband is sleeping. – The Bidet. – Pastimes – The Boudoir. – The Discovery. – The Official Report. – The Cantinière (Historical 1830). This copy also includes 2 further lithographs, un-numbered, one...

Rare first edition out of commerce and not on sale, printed in small numbers, and illustrated with most unpublished photographs.
A pale wetness at the top of the first board and the title page on which the consignment appears.
Signed autograph of Jean-Baptiste Charcot to Mr. Foutette.

First edition.
Back and flat slightly and marginally discolored and insolated without gravity.
Rare signed autograph, in French, from Illyes Gyula to her friend Véronique (Charaire), her French translator.

Illustrated edition of 12 original lithographs by Albert Rafols-Camasada and printed 112 copies numbered on pure super Alfa paper thread, ours one of 12 copies numbered in Roman numerals and reserved for employees.
Rare and nice complete copy of his cardboard shirt and black cloth with laces that has some angular friction.
Handwritten signatures of Josep Palau I Fabre and Albert Rafols-Casamada on colophon.

First edition of the first flyer manifesto by Guillaume Apollinaire.
A trace of central fold and some slight marginal gaps.

New edition.
Contemporary binding in full green morocco with crosshatch pattern, smooth spine decorated with three fleurons, roulettes and fillets, double fillet frame on covers, edges gilt, interior frieze. Spine sunned and faded, two wormholes along the upper joint of volume 2. Light rubbing to corners.
Originally published in 1660 under the pseudonym of Aloisia Sigea by Nicolas Chorier and presented as a translation of a Spanish manuscript by Johannes Meursius, this erotic book took pleasure in deceiving censorship through its title page reproduced in this edition under the heading Elegantiae latini sermonis.
This parodic text composed of several conversations on...

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies of luxury, ours unjustified, only leading copies.
Autograph signed by the author.
Rare and beautiful complete copy of its ilustrate jacket which has some tears and small marginal gaps.

First edition of this review directed by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac. The collection is complete with eight issues published between April 1935 and February 1936. Joints, three newsletter subscriptions to the magazine accompanied by a humorous text.
Folds, marginal tears.
A rare complete collection of The Black Beast, an artistic and literary magazine created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris. It was conceived as an attempt at intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The magazine was baptized by...

Rare gathering of these 3 works by Voltaire. For La princesse de babilone, this is one of the reprints bearing the date of the original. The text conforms to that of the original with some variants (one reads Candide instead of Quatre facardins p. 85; the lettre de l'archevêque de Cantorbéry à l'archevêque de Paris appears at the end). Bengesco believes this edition came from the Dresden presses, while Beuchot thinks it was printed by Carmer in Geneva.
Saul, tragedy by Voltaire is a new edition not listed by Bengesco. 1765.
New edition of Dîner du Comte de Boulainvilliers with the false date of 1728

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, only leading copies.
Rare and nice copy.
Handwritten signatures of Clelia Pisa and Piza below the justification of the draw.
Illustrated book of three original engravings of Piza.
Signed autograph of Clelia Pisa, enriched by the handwritten signature of Piza, to Alice and Georges Raillard.

Leaflet: "Ne visitez pas l'Exposition Coloniale” “Do not visit the Colonial Exhibition”

Rare first edition of this famous leaflet, published by the group of “Surréalistes,” directed against colonialism and, more precisely, the chief of police Jean Chiappe, guilty of having recently deported a Communist Indochinese student.
Rare and beautiful copy despite signs of frequent folding inherent in this type of document.
Text by André Breton, Paul Eluard, Benjamin Péret, Georges Sadoul, Pierre Unik, André Thirion, René Crevel, Louis Aragon, René Char, Maxime Alexandre, Yves Tanguy and Georges Malkine.
This leaflet is an opportunity for the “Surréalistes” to not only...

Very rare collection of all the English Theater established and translated by La Place. All volumes bear the address of London, but we know that the volumes have appeared indifferently to the false address of London or that of Paris (same typographic material). All eight volumes appeared from 1745 to 1749, and the volumes constituting our copy are exceptionally homogeneous and follow each other, but none bears the date of 1745, date of the first edition for the first two volumes at least: Volume I ( 1746); Volume II (1746); Volume III (1746); Volume IV (1746). The following volumes seem to correspond to the dates of first publications: volume V (1747); volumes VI (1748); volumes...

Rare newsletter of the sixth book of the author he had printed on his account.
Nice copy despite a trace of vertical bend.
It should be noted that, in addition to the 30 Holland paper luxury draws, only Japan was planned, while the justification for the draw indicates 14.

Extremely rare first edition printed in 32 numbered copies of the first issue – only three were published – of this journal presented by the group “Les Réverbères.”

Small marginal tears on the boards as well as the top and bottom of the spine.
Unique copy complete with the two double-page color supplement (missing and unknown in the already preserved rare copies).
This journal of exceptional visual and literary quality marks one of the last productions of the French artistic avant-garde before the start of the German oppression.
Le Cheval de 4 was published during 1940 by a collective of Dada artists, the “Réverbères” club. This club was...

Extremely rare first edition printed in 31 numbered copies of the second issue – only three issues were published – of this journal presented by the group “Les Réverbères.” Illustrated with wood cuts of painters Aline Gagnaire and Michel Tapié.
Small marginal tears on the top and bottom of the spine.
Unique copy complete with the 2 double-page color supplement (missing and unknown in the already preserved rare copies).
This journal of exceptional visual and literary quality marks one of the last attempts of the French artistic avant-garde before the start of the German oppression.
Dédal-e...

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Pleasant copy despite a small inner tear discreetly restored using an adhesive piece.
Illustrated book of drawings by Jacques Ferrand.
Humoristic autograph dedication dated and signed by Anatole Jakovsky to MJ Renard: "... this minute dedication, since it insists ... Na!"

first edition printed in small numbers.
Rare and nice copy of the minute tiny bites.
Autograph dedication signed by Francis Jammes in blue pencil, the name of the dedicatee has been properly erased.

First edition of the French translation prepared by the author and published on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Pablo Picasso, one of 100 numbered copies, only leading copies with 10 out of trade.
Shirt with red silk laces in half black canvas, smooth back mute, cardboard boards covered with marbled paper, label of title glued on the first board.
Autographed and signed autograph by Josep Palau I Fabre to Alice and Georges Raillard: "... those youthful poems I tried to rejuvenate with the old affection."

First edition.
Contemporary half black cloth binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards.
Rare.

First edition.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Rare.

First edition.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Rare.

First Edition printed in 200 numbered copies.
Nice copy.

Original photograph, vintage print , representing Ernest Hemingway surrounded by a crew of seven men hoisting an imposing marlin they have just caught.
Precious autograph written from Peru and dated May 1956 signed Ernest Hemingway Adolphe Lévèque (1902-1975), bartender leader of the liner Ile-de-France : "Everyone works. Ernest Hemingway. Peru May 1956 » .
This fishing scene offered to a modest bartender synthesizes, in its apparent simplicity, all the passions and the spirit of the most famous American writer of his time.
The photograph was taken during the shooting of the adaptation of Old Man and the Sea . Hemingway was...

Original photograph, inscribed from Ernest Hemingway to Adolphe Lévêque
Original photograph, contemporary print, depicting Ernest Hemingway holding an imposing marlin that he had caught.

A handsome autograph inscription from Peru May 1956 by Ernest Hemingway to Adolphe Lévêque (1902-1975), head bartender on the liner Île-de-France: “à mon vieux et cher ami Adolphe Lévèque” “To my dear old friend Adolphe Lévèque.”

This fishing scene, sent to a humble bartender epitomizes, with its apparent simplicity, Hemingway's – the most celebrated American writer of his time – passions and...

First edition.
Bindings in half green sheepskin, smooth backs adorned with jewels and gilded friezes, pieces of title and tomaison of green sheepskin, some traces of rubbing on the backs, plates of green embossed cardboard, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, slices speckles, bindings of the time.
Some foxinges and three marginal tears without affecting the text.
Illustrated book of 27, 25, 29 and 33 plates engraved hors-texte most of China and due to the chisel of the majority of the painters of Lyon of the time as well as frontispices, engravings of heads of books and many vignettes.
Rare autograph dedication signed and rhymed Alexis Rousset on the first...

Printed business card of Edouard Herriot, then minister, with these handwritten words addressed to Maurice Martin du Gard: "My dear Martin du Gard thank you for this book Thanks to you I am going to make a beautiful trip in precious company Sincerely Herriot . "

Printed business card of Marshal Lyautey with these handwritten words addressed to Maurice Martin du Gard: "Thank you, dear Maurice, for this trip to (illegible word) that" you certainly do not have me ", but where I find so many dear memories Your very devoted Lyautey. "

L’éloge de la folie [In Praise of Folly]
n. n. | [Paris] 1751 | 4to (18 x 23.5 cm) | (8) xxiv ; 222 pp (2)
| contemporary morocco
First print of this revised and corrected edition based on the text of the Basel edition, one of the grand papier (deluxe) copies reimposed in 4to format. The work is illustrated with a frontispiece and 13 woodcuts by Eisen and engraved by Aliamet, De La Fosse, Flipart, Le Mire, Martinasie, Pinssio and Tardieu. The 7th plate is not signed, the first is unnumbered.
Contemporary red morocco binding, spine in five compartments underlined with gilt fillets and adorned with panels, gilt fleurons and dentelles...

First edition.
Rare and nice copy.
A moving autograph signed by Jean Migeat: "To my fellow prisoner, Father Hesse, in all sympathy".

Original photograph inscribed by Charles De Gaulle to Émilien Amaury

No publisher | no place | 18 June 1956 | 19 x 26 cm | single framed sheet
An original photograph showing Charles de Gaulle with, beside him, the patron of the press and founder of Parisien libéré, Émilien Amaury.
Handsome dated autograph inscription from 18 June 1956 and signed by Charles de Gaulle to Émilien Amaury.
Émilien Amaury (1909-1977) led from 1941 the «groupe de la rue de Lille», an underground cell hidden in the offices of the Office de publicité générale, which aimed to combat propaganda and the occupation. Amaury, thanks to his good official position, placed...

Photographic postcard depicting Jehan Rictus from the front.
Traces of bedbugs at the corners of the postcard.
Signed autograph dedication of Jehan Rictus to his friend Félix Rey .

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Discolored back and having a lack in foot, tears, creases and marginal lacks on the boards.
Illustrated book of vignettes of Pierre Hepp.
Autograph signed by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer to Louis Thomas.

First edition.
Nice copy.
We enclose a business card of Ferdinand Lop designating him as "Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great" and " candidate for the presidency of the Republic".
Autograph signed by Ferdinand Lop.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full white canvas, smooth back, complete copy of his illustrated jacket
Illustrated book of reproductions of works by Michel Lablais.
Jean Claval's other contributions, Horst Egon Kalinowski, Philippe Renaud ...
Provenance: from the library of Anne-Marie Frélaut.
Nice copy.
Autographed and signed autograph by Michel Lablais to Anne-Marie Frélaut: "What a beautiful unity it was in the workshop! Work, joy, and affection were always present, to Nanie Frélaut in memory of those happy days."

First edition.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Hermann Hesse.




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First Edition illustrated with 2 original engravings by Pierre Collin, one of 150 numbered copies on Ingres d'Arches paper, the only print after 30 Japan.
Beautiful and rare copy.
Handwritten signatures of Pascal Commère and Pierre Collin at the colophon.
Autograph dedication signed by Pierre Collin presenting his wishes for 1993.