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First edition of the republication of this rare and anonymous text by Louis Lacour. By this date, the Académie des bibliophiles had published 18 rare and forgotten texts, bibliophilic curiosities. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, No. 10. Title page in red and black.

Contemporary half red shagreen binding with corners signed Gaetan Ronner at the top of the endpaper. Smooth spine. Gilt title. Uncut throughout. 

Bookplate: Library of Count F. de Rohan Chabot.

The author of this piece wrote this account based on the testimony given to him by Madame de Grammont. He depicts the Duke of Choiseul visiting the Princess of Guéménée while she was...

First edition, one of 440 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only printing with 10 on China paper.
Half vellum-style cardboard binding, smooth spine, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

Féminies. Huit chapitres inédits dévoués à la femme, à l'amour,
à la beauté Edition illustrated of 8 frontispieces in color by Félicien Rops in a double state (black and color) and printed in 183 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours under the name of Louis Bourdery.
Full navy blue shagreen, the spine is richly embellished in a gilt typographic pattern as well as of a nude golden woman, gilded frieze on the head and on the foot, gilt fillets on the spine head, framed with quadruple gilt fillets on the covers, gilt ripples forming four by four rings at an angle of the covers...

Edition printed in small number, ours on strong paper from Holland paper.
Binding half black shagreen, back with five nerves decorated with gilded initials of Maxime du Camp repeated five times, some rubbings on spine, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, then binding .
Book illustrated with a portrait of François Hotman frontispiece.
autograph dedication of the author signed autograph of Charles Read, below the justification of the draw, to: "My old friend Maxime du Camp that made ??me approve of citing, naming it, and p.VI, without naming, P. 115. Charles Read. "
Provenance: Library of Maxime du Camp with his...

New edition, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 10 on China paper.
Bibliographical preface by Anatole de Montaiglon.
Paper boards in the manner of old books, title label pasted on the unlettered spine.
Handsome copy.