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  2. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "A la manière de Brassens"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "A la manière de Brassens"

    S. n.|s. l. 1954-1959|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet perforé
    Complete autograph manuscript on a perforated sheet of 24 lines written in blue ink and pencil of the song entitled "A la manière de Brassens" ["In the manner of Brassens"] containing corrections, deletions and additions while conforming to the final text of the song.
    Small marginal tears on the sheet which has been restored at the head with an adhesive piece.
    We include, on a perforated sheet, the complete typescript of the song.
    A fine ensemble of this song composed between 1954 and 1959.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €2,500
  4. "Il me semble que vous me deviez bien cela, pour ma peine..."
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    "Il me semble que vous me deviez bien cela, pour ma peine..."Autograph letter dated and signed by Robert de Montesquiou to a friend (Henry Lapauze) inviting him to an Easter lunch

    S. n.|s. l. 8 Avril 1911|27 x 21.50 cm|deux pages sur une feuille
    Autograph letter dated April 8, 1911 and signed by the dandy count, of two pages on one recto-verso sheet (19 lines), written in black ink inviting his friend Henri Lapauze and his wife for an Easter luncheon, on the 18th of the current month, at his property in the Landes near Vic-Bigorre.
    Robert de Montesquiou, in order to secure his invited friend's decision and to facilitate his travel, offers to put a vehicle at his disposal. But before this proposed Easter meal, the poet plans to visit his friend very soon.
    Henry Lapauze (1867-1925) was a journalist, art critic, then, in 1905, curator of the Petit Palais converted four years earlier into a museum and whose...
    €400
  5. Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou à son ami Henry Lapauze alors journaliste au Gaulois à propos de deux articles qu'il veut y voir publier
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou à son ami Henry Lapauze alors journaliste au Gaulois à propos de deux articles qu'il veut y voir publier

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1895]|12.50 x 17 cm|deux pages et demie sur une feuille rempliée
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, of two and a half pages (27 lines), written in black ink insisting to his friend Henry Lapauze, then journalist at Le Gaulois, to see published a note he had sent him as well as the project of an interview with a certain Monsieur Lavé and the related arrangements: "... je suis persuadé que vous trouverez, l'un comme l'autre, intérêt et plaisir à l'entretien projeté... Vous pouvez agir directement, en vous recommandant de moi..." ["... I am persuaded that you will both find interest and pleasure in the projected interview... You can act directly, recommending yourself through me..."]
    Finally, Robert de Montesquiou wishes to...
    €600
  6. ""Etre fidèle, ou infidèle, dans ses promesses, lequel vaut mieux ?"
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    ""Etre fidèle, ou infidèle, dans ses promesses, lequel vaut mieux ?"Vehement autograph letter dated and signed by Robert de Montesquiou to a dear friend (Henry Lapauze) protesting against his breach of his word

    S. n.|s. l. 9 Juin 1911|13.50 x 21 cm|quatre pages sur deux feuilles
    Remarkable autograph letter dated and signed by the dandy count, four pages on two large sheets (16 lines), written in black ink to his "dear friend" Henri Lapauze denouncing his failure to keep his word and provoking the poet's epistolary ire.
    Henry Lapauze was to celebrate Robert de Montesquiou in a tribute book regarding the latter and, to his great chagrin he forgot him, thus stinging his impulsive pride: "... it is not to recriminate, even less to complain - both incompatible with pride - but to record what compensates for misunderstandings..." and, additional affront to the dandy-poet's pride : "... you spoke... only of Lavedan !"...
    €700
  7. Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou s'assurant qu'une modification à apporter par son éditeur sera bien prise en compte
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou s'assurant qu'une modification à apporter par son éditeur sera bien prise en compte

    S. n.|s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [circa 1890]|26.50 x 20.50 cm|deux pages sur une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, two pages (26 lines), written in black ink (to Henri Lapauze) asking his correspondent to make modifications to a future publication concerning him: "... I would be obliged if you would not forget the promised bibliographical notice, it will repair the small error that we noted regarding the omission of my name..."
    He also wonders about the identity of the sender of a visiting card he recently received: "I would like to know if the enclosed card is that of M. Emile Blauet who long collaborated with Le Figaro, a word in reply on this subject, I beg you..."
    Henry Lapauze (1867-1925) was a journalist and art...
    €450
  8. Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou proposant plusieurs choix de rendez-vous à son correspondant
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou proposant plusieurs choix de rendez-vous à son correspondant

    S. n.|s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [circa 1890]|26.50 x 20.50 cm|une page et demie sur une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, one and a half pages (15 lines), written in black ink (to Henri Lapauze) offering him several appointment options at his home: "... I shall be delighted to receive you on Friday at 10 o'clock or at 2 o'clock as you prefer... We are charmed to have you in Douai..."
    A black ink stain in the margin on the verso of the letter.
    Henry Lapauze (1867-1925) was a journalist and art critic who became, in 1905, curator of the Petit Palais, converted four years earlier into a museum whose collections he considerably enriched by acquiring notably the Courbet, Henner, and Falguière collections, with, in the twilight of his life, a...
    €400
  9. Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou priant son correspondant journaliste de faire la chronique, dans le Gaulois, du dernier ouvrage qu'il lui a adressé
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    Lettre autographe signée de Robert de Montesquiou priant son correspondant journaliste de faire la chronique, dans le Gaulois, du dernier ouvrage qu'il lui a adressé

    S. n.|s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [circa 1890]|23 x 18 cm|deux pages sur une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, two pages (27 lines), written in black ink to Henri Lapauze, then journalist at Le Gaulois, asking him, after receiving his latest published work which he sent him, to write a favorable article about him: "... I am sending you my new volume, asking you to announce it with your usual good grace. I furthermore desire that the subsequent and detailed review of it be written by you for the readers of Le Gaulois."
    Robert de Montesquiou also requests from Henri Lapauze a meeting when he returns to Paris: "I will ask you for a brief meeting and we can chat for a moment..."
    Henry Lapauze (1867-1925) was a...
    €450
  10. "Réglons-nous sur Sarah ! "
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    "Réglons-nous sur Sarah ! "Autograph letter signed by Robert de Montesquiou signifying the joy he will have to meet his friends Lapauze despite the presence of a third and importunate person from their entourage

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1905]|15 x 19 cm|trois pages sur une double feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, three pages (27 lines), written in black ink to his friends the Lapauzes that he is delighted to see them again soon even if they impose upon him the presence of a certain Sarah who is not among the people the poet seems to appreciate: "Dear friends, I will not do you the affront of not telling you that I would have preferred just the two of you, alone," (words underlined) but, as the beautiful verse says: You do what you do / What you do is right."
    For this meeting arranged at the Petit Palais (of which Henry Lapauze becomes curator in 1905 after having been assistant director for the four preceding years)...
    €600
  11. "Votre intervention pour faire est déterminante..."
    Robert de MONTESQUIOU

    "Votre intervention pour faire est déterminante..."Autograph letter signed by Robert de Montesquiou to Henry Lapauze, then a journalist at Le Gaulois

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1895]|12.50 x 17 cm|une page et demie sur une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the dandy count, of a page and a half (13 lines), written in black ink to his friend the journalist from Le Gaulois Henry Lapauze so that he might use his decisive influence in the publication of a text: "Il doit s'imaginer que ce texte est subversif. Détrompez-le." ["He must imagine that this text is subversive. Disabuse him of this notion."] initially validated by Arthur Meyer but which Robert de Montesquiou wants to ensure through his friend will indeed be printed: "J'ai vu votre directeur qui accepte en principe. Cependant, comme votre intervention pour faire est déterminante, j'insiste auprès de vous." ["I have seen your...
    €400
  12. Muziekpaper - Musicaper - Papier à music - Notenpapier
    COLLECTIF, Pieter BRATTINGA

    Muziekpaper - Musicaper - Papier à music - Notenpapier

    Jong & Co|Hilversum 1970|24.50 x 24.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise à rabats
    First edition hors-commerce consisting of a cadrat sheet resulting from a series of printing experiments in the field of graphic art, plastic arts, literature, architecture and music initiated by the lithographic printers of Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co.
    Texts in Dutch, German, English and French.
    This music paper contains 16 cubes subdivided into four series of numbers and a playground composed of 16 plans (one sixteen-plan features white lines on black background and one sixteen-plan bearing black lines on white background).
    The multiple combinations that result offer numerous possibilities to make, for example, a game, an educational shape recognition exercise for...
    €200
  13. Manuscrit illustré de dessins originaux et composé de deux parties "La Porcelaine de Chine" et "Le Bronze chinois"
    ANONYME

    Manuscrit illustré de dessins originaux et composé de deux parties "La Porcelaine de Chine" et "Le Bronze chinois"Manuscript with original drawings and made up of two parts, "Chinese Porcelain" and "Chinese Bronze"

    Paris 1888|18 x 23 cm|relié
    Manuscript with original drawings and made up of two parts, “Chinese Porcelain” and “Chinese Bronze”
    Paris 1888 | 18 x 23 cm | contemporary half shagreen
    Manuscript entitled “Chinese Porcelain”, with numerous original drawings in and hors texte, in black and white and color, some full-page on delicate bits of China paper and stuck in to illustrate text or on occasional leaves of thick paper.

    The text is also enriched with a plate from Racinet's Costume historique (1888), as well as a printed page from the same text. This is a made-up volume from several texts: Octave de Sartel, La Porcelaine de Chine (1881), Stanislas Julien...
    €2,500
  15. L'ombre de la morte
    Alphonse NARCISSE

    L'ombre de la morte

    Plon|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché

    Edition of the same year as the first, statement of 17th thousand.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Signed and inscribed by Alphonse Narcisse to André Morice.

    €30
  17. Le vin blanc de la Villette
    Jules ROMAINS

    Le vin blanc de la Villette

    Nrf|Paris 1923|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine sunned with small tears.
    Precious signed autograph inscription by Jules Romains: "A Jacques Copeau son admirateur et ami." ["To Jacques Copeau his admirer and friend."]
    €300
  18. La culture du riz dans le delta du Tonkin
    René DUMONT

    La culture du riz dans le delta du Tonkin

    Prince of Songkla University|s. l. 1995|16 x 25 cm|broché
    New edition with some parts in first edition.
    Handsome copy complete with its 4 folding color maps at the end of the volume.
    Autograph inscription signed by René Dumont at the twilight of his life.

    €100
  19. L'ombre de la morte
    Alphonse NARCISSE

    L'ombre de la morte

    Plon|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché

    Edition of the year of the first edition, statement of 17th thousand.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alphonse Narcisse to madame André Morice.

    €30
  20. Etude sur le tir d'infanterie
    H. PATTE

    Etude sur le tir d'infanterie

    Henri Charles-Lavauzelle|Paris • & Limoges 1890|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half red cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at tail, marbled paper boards.
    Some light foxing, a hole with loss affecting the "T" of the word "tir" in the work's title on the title page, manuscript signature of a previous owner on the title page.
    Work illustrated with 29 figures in the text and tables at the end of the volume.
    €80
  21. Etude sur la géographie botanique de l'Auvergne. Esquisse phytogéographique du massif des Monts-Dores
    Aimé LUQUET

    Etude sur la géographie botanique de l'Auvergne. Esquisse phytogéographique du massif des Monts-Dores

    Université de Grenoble|Grenoble 1926|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from "Revue de géographie alpine".
    Half green cloth binding, smooth spine slightly faded, double gilt fillet at tail, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
    Some light foxing, a hole with loss affecting the "T" of the word "tir" in the work's title on the title page, manuscript signature of a previous owner on the title page.
    Work illustrated with 8 photographic plates and complete with its large folding map at the end of the volume.
    Autograph inscription signed by Aimé Luquet at the head of the title page.
    €100
  22. Chimie des gens du monde
    Samuel PARKES

    Chimie des gens du monde

    Leblanc|Paris 1822|13 x 20.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of the French translation based on the ninth English edition.
    Half black shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with blind double compartments, traces of rubbing to spines, traces of library shelf labels at head of spines, black paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
    Foxing, gift inscriptions in pen at head of half-title pages, it appears that an endpaper has been torn at the beginning of each volume.
    Another particularity of our copy: numerous blank leaves have been bound at the end of each volume, certainly intended to contain manuscript observations from a previous owner.
    Copy complete with its folding plate...
    €120
  28. Les sculpteurs français du XIIe siècle
    Louise LEFRANÇOIS-PILLION

    Les sculpteurs français du XIIe siècle

    Plon|Paris 1931|15.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with illustrations.
    Handsome copy despite the spine and boards being marginally sunned.
    €50
  34. Système financier de la France. Souvenirs de ma carrière
    Charles, marquis D'AUDIFFRET

    Système financier de la France. Souvenirs de ma carrière

    Imprimerie veuve Ethiou-Pérou|Paris 1876|15.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Half-green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double fillets, gilt dots and black fillets, marbled paper boards, traces of scratches at head of joints, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown, contemporary binding.
    Some foxing mainly affecting the endpapers.



    €60
  35. Leçons sur le carbone. La combustion, les lois chimiques
    Henry LE CHATELIER

    Leçons sur le carbone. La combustion, les lois chimiques

    Dunot & Pinat • A. Hermann|Paris 1908|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the "Annales de chimie et de physique".
    Two tears to the spine lightly cracked at foot, handsome interior condition.
    Gift inscription from a previous owner at head of first cover which has been almost entirely scraped away, gift inscription in pen on the half-title page.
    Work illustrated with 54 figures in the text.
    €100
  37. Catalogue de la bibliothèque du château de Mouchy
    Horace MOUCHY

    Catalogue de la bibliothèque du château de Mouchy

    Léon Techener|Paris 1872|18.50 x 27 cm|relié
    The first edition, published in a small number of copies on laid paper.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing some rubbing, gilt noble arms at foot of spine, joints rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Engraved bookplate pasted on one pastedown.
    Rare.
    Handsome interior condition.
    Signed autograph inscription from a member of the de Mouchy family to the vicomte de Lorencez.






    €350
  38. Fully engraved masterpiece dedicated to Marie-Antoinette
    Choix de chansons mises en musique. Dédiées à Madame la Dauphine
    Benjamin de LABORDE

    Choix de chansons mises en musique. Dédiées à Madame la Dauphine

    Chez De Lormel|Paris 1773|16 x 25 cm|4 volumes reliés

    First edition of one of the most beautiful books of the 18th century, of which the text and the music are entirely engraved. It is illustrated with an engraved title, 3 frontispieces by Le Bouteux and Le Barbier, a dedication page with the Dauphine arms, and 100 figures by Moreau le Jeune, Le Barbier, Le Bouteux and Saint-Quentin, finely engraved in copperplate by Masquelier and Née. The portrait of Laborde, which can be found on some copies, is not part of this edition and was printed in 1774, separately.

    Magnificent copy bound in 4 volumes, very rare condition. There are usually only copies with 2 volumes for understandable cost issues. It is...

    €7,500
  39. Rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France. - Deuxième rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France. - Troisième rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France
    Hector, comte de LA FERRIERE

    Rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France. - Deuxième rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France. - Troisième rapport sur les recherches faites à la Bibliothèque impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg concernant les lettres originales et manuscrits français sortis de France

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1867|15.50 x 24 cm|3 volumes reliés en 1
    The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires for each of the three volumes.
    Half brown shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt dots, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Some minor light foxing.
    €120
  40. La tactique financière de Calonne
    G. SUSANE

    La tactique financière de Calonne

    Arthur Rousseau|Paris 1901|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine very slightly faded with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled top edge, soiled cover preserved.
    Autograph inscription signed by G. Susane to Monsieur Baron.






    €60
  41. M. de Silhouette, Bouret, les derniers fermiers généraux
    Pierre CLÉMENT, Alfred LEMOINE

    M. de Silhouette, Bouret, les derniers fermiers généraux

    Didier & Cie|Paris 1872|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland laid paper of which no mention is made.
    Half brown shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments, spine with some rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Rare.
    Provenance: from the library of Guy Etchegoyen with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.






    €150
  42. Système financier de la France
    Charles, marquis D'AUDIFFRET

    Système financier de la France

    Librairie de P. Dufart|Paris 1840|14 x 22 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition.
    Spine of the first volume cracked with small angular lacks, three tears at head and foot of both spines, foxing.
    Complete copy with its 6 folding tables at the end of the volume.


    €100
  43. L'industrie française du pétrole en 1955
    COLLECTIF

    L'industrie française du pétrole en 1955

    Union des chambres syndicales de l'industrie du pétrole|Paris 1956|21 x 27.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Iconography.
    Handsome copy despite two small tears at the head of the spine.
    €40
  44. L'industrie française du pétrole en 1952
    COLLECTIF

    L'industrie française du pétrole en 1952

    Union des chambres syndicales de l'industrie du pétrole|Paris 1953|21 x 27 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Iconography.
    Handsome copy despite two small stains at the foot of the first cover.
    €40
  46. Histoire et prestige de l'Académie des sciences 1666-1966
    COLLECTIF

    Histoire et prestige de l'Académie des sciences 1666-1966

    Musée du conservatoire national des Arts et métiers|Paris 1966|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition published on the occasion of the tricentenary of the Academy of Sciences.
    Work decorated with illustrations.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  47. L'université de Pont-à-Mousson
    Eugène, chanoine MARTIN

    L'université de Pont-à-Mousson

    Edition du syndicat d'initiative de Pont-à-Mousson|Paris 1932|23 x 28.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Tiny corner lack at foot of front cover, spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without significance, handsome interior condition.
    Illustrated pamphlet with figures in text and hors-texte.


    €20
  50. Bibliographie historique des finances de la France au XVIIIème siècle
    René STOURM

    Bibliographie historique des finances de la France au XVIIIème siècle

    Guillaumin & Cie|Paris 1895|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half midnight blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, gilt initials at foot, traces of rubbing to bands and head of spine, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, one upper corner slightly bumped.
    A small annotation in blue ballpoint pen on the rear endpaper.

    €60
  52. Les manuscrits et la miniature
    Albert LECOY DE LA MARCHE

    Les manuscrits et la miniature

    A. Quantin|Paris s. d. [circa 1910]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bradel binding in half bottle-green cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillet at foot, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy illustrated with 107 figures in the text.
    €50
  53. De l'emploi du chalumeau dans les analyses chimiques et les déterminations minéralogiques
    Jöns Jacob BERZELIUS

    De l'emploi du chalumeau dans les analyses chimiques et les déterminations minéralogiques

    Méquignon-Marvis|Paris 1821|14 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition in French established by F. Fresnel.
    Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and typographical motifs, joints cracked and reglued at head and foot, small lacks to headcaps, marbled paper boards, some epidermures to second board, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
    Work complete with its 4 folding plates at rear.
    €200
  54. Bonjour cinéma
    Jean EPSTEIN

    Bonjour cinéma

    Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1921|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band: "This book, by explaining it, will enhance the pleasure of your cinema evenings".
    Work illustrated with 5 photographs and drawings by Claude Dalbanne.
    €600
  55. Hors oeuvre
    Abram KROL

    Hors oeuvre

    Editions Noël|Paris 1998|20 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Work illustrated with sketches by Victorine Séauve.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Abram Krol to his friend the poet Charles Dobzynski.
    €80
  56. L'hygiène des travailleurs adultes
    Jean SOURBES

    L'hygiène des travailleurs adultes

    L. Larose & L. Tenin|Paris 1905|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this thesis submitted for the doctorate in law at the University of Paris.
    Light marginal worming to boards.
    Rare.
    €120
  57. La pêche et les poissons. Nouveau Dictionnaire général des pêches
    Henri de LA BLANCHÈRE

    La pêche et les poissons. Nouveau Dictionnaire général des pêches

    Librairie de Ch. Delagrave et Cie|Paris 1868|19.50 x 27.30 cm|relié
    First edition abundantly illustrated with 1110 in-text wood engravings and 47 hand-colored lithographs by Mesnel after the author's photographs.
    Contemporary half-glazed black calf binding with small corners. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons. Restorations to headcaps and joints, blue percale boards renewed, corners renewed. Light marginal dampstains on first and last leaves of the table. Scattered foxing mainly in the margins.
    One of the most famous works on fishing, and certainly the most exhaustive ever published.
    €350
  58. Livres, suites, estampes gravés au burin 1958-1978
    Abram KROL

    Livres, suites, estampes gravés au burin 1958-1978

    A. Krol|Paris 1992|21 x 30 cm|broché
    first edition on current paper.
    Illustrated book of numerous reproductions of engraved works by Abram Krol.
    Preface by Dominique Daguet.
    Iconography.
    Autograph dated and signed by Abram Krol to his friend the poet Charles Dobzynski: "... two decades of a copper plowman, friendly."
    €80
  60. L'enseigne. Son histoire & sa philosophie. Ses particularités
    John GRAND-CARTERET, Gustave GIRRANE

    L'enseigne. Son histoire & sa philosophie. Ses particularités

    Librairie Dauphinoise H. Falque & F. Perrin • Librairie Savoyarde François Ducloz|Grenoble • & Moutiers 1902|22 x 29 cm|relié
    First edition printed in a numbered edition of 1,250 copies.
    Half tan shagreen binding with corners, spine slightly faded and rubbed with four raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with gilt double compartments, gilt friezes at head and foot, a mosaic shagreen piece in sand and black in the middle of the spine representing a sign, gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, red top edge, bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown, contemporary binding.
    Handsome interior condition without foxing.
    Work illustrated with numerous drawings in black and color, within the text and full-page by Gustave...
    €250
  61. Paris-Photographe, revue mensuelle illustrée de la photographie et de ses applications aux arts, aux sciences et à l'industrie. Troisième année complète soit 12 numéros
    Paul NADAR, Louis & Auguste LUMIERE

    Paris-Photographe, revue mensuelle illustrée de la photographie et de ses applications aux arts, aux sciences et à l'industrie. Troisième année complète soit 12 numéros[Paris-Photographe, illustrated monthly review of photography and its applications to the arts, sciences, and industry. Third complete year, comprising 12 issue]

    Office général de Photographie|Paris Janvier-Décembre 1893|18.50 x 27 cm|12 fascicules brochés
    First edition.
    Complete third year in 12 issues of this extremely rare scholarly review founded and directed by Paul Nadar. Each copy includes at least two plates outside the text, including a plate of Nadar's photographic prints and a photograph often reproduced in heliogravure. Contributions by P. Nadar, A. and L. Lumière, A. Marey, G. Geffroy, J. Grand-Carteret, J. Demarçay, Davison, S. Ferrand, H. Fourtier, C. Gravier, A. Guerronnan, Ponton d'Amécourt, H. Reeb, L. Vidal, J. Waterhouse... Among the numerous subjects treated, one will find chronophotography, color reproduction, skies in photography, The pilgrimage to Mecca (very beautiful heliogravure plate outside the text of the...
    €1,500
  62. Zoologie, Tome 1
    COLLECTIF

    Zoologie, Tome 1

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1963|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's full black grained sheepskin binding, blue top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, with its rhodoid protective wrapper.
    A bookshop label discretely pasted at the head of one endpaper.
    €25
  63. Oeuvre romanesque
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    Oeuvre romanesque

    Grasset|Paris 1955|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étui
    New edition, one of the numbered copies.
    Publisher's full cream boards, blue top edge, smooth spines decorated with gilt repeated decorative motifs on the covers, complete with slipcase.
    Works illustrated with color illustrations by Mariano Andreu, Roger Chapelain-Midy, Pierre-Eugène Clairin, Jacques Despierre, Jean-Denis Masclès, Lila de Nobili, Roland Oudot, Jacques Thévenet and Marcel Vertès.
    €80
  65. [RELIURE] Exposition de 1867. Délégation des ouvriers relieurs
    COLLECTIF

    [RELIURE] Exposition de 1867. Délégation des ouvriers relieurs

    Au siège de la commission|Paris 1868-1869-1875|11.50 x 18.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    first edition.
    Bindings in full caramel glazed calfskin, back with five nerves set with golden fillets adorned with triple golden boxes, piece of chocolate morocco title, piece of mint morocco number, dates and places gilded in tails, golden casters on the caps, framing of triple golden fillets on the boards, tiny minor scuffs on the boards, golden fillets on the cuts, framing of a large golden lace on the guards, all golden edges, superb bindings of the time signed by F. Bouché.
    Illustrated book of 9 binding boards.
    Rare and very beautiful copy, complete in two volumes, superbly established.
    €1,000
  66. Description de l'Egypte. De la géographie comparée et de l'ancien état des côtes de la mer rouge, considérés par rapport au commerce des égyptiens dans les différens âges
    M. ROZIERE

    Description de l'Egypte. De la géographie comparée et de l'ancien état des côtes de la mer rouge, considérés par rapport au commerce des égyptiens dans les différens âges

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1809|27 x 42.50 cm|relié
    First edition, extracted from the first installment of the Description de l'Égypte, section: Antiquités, Mémoires.
    Bound in full modern cream parchment boards. Black sheep title-label with gilt title. Very fine condition, as the copy is as issued, full-margined, on laid paper.
    Memoir dealing with commerce among the ancients and moderns with the Orient and Africa, and the comparative geography of present and ancient Egypt, notably the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez. Research among ancient authors. Bibliography at the end of the work, extracts in Greek...
    €350
  67. Description de l'Egypte. Extrait d'un mémoire sur les lacs et les déserts de la Basse Egypte [Ensemble] Notice topographique sur la partie de l'Egypte comprise entre Rahmanyeh et Alexandrie et sur les environs du lac Mareotis
    Gratien LE PÈRE, Gaspard de CHABROL

    Description de l'Egypte. Extrait d'un mémoire sur les lacs et les déserts de la Basse Egypte [Ensemble] Notice topographique sur la partie de l'Egypte comprise entre Rahmanyeh et Alexandrie et sur les environs du lac Mareotis

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1809|27 x 42.50 cm|relié
    First edition of these memoirs, extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, Modern State section, second volume, 3rd installment. Fine printing on strong rag paper.
    Bound in full modern cream parchment boards. Smooth spine with black sheep title-label. Some foxing. Uncut copy with full margins.
    The first study is an examination of the 9 lakes of Lower Egypt (topographical, physical and historical considerations); The second is a systematic description of the Alexandria canal region based on notes taken on site by the two witnesses who were the authors.
    €250
  68. Description de l'Egypte. Partie Antiquités. Notice historique de l'art de la verrerie né en Egypte, par M. Boudet
    BOUDET

    Description de l'Egypte. Partie Antiquités. Notice historique de l'art de la verrerie né en Egypte, par M. Boudet

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1818|27 x 42.50 cm|relié
    First edition of this memoir extracted from Volume II of the 3rd installment (Antiquities Section) of the Description de l'Egypte.
    Bound in full modern cream parchment boards. Black sheep title-label. Uncut copy with full margins.
    Historical and bibliographical considerations and evidence of the birth of glassmaking in Egypt; technical knowledge of the Egyptians in the matter of glass. 8 pages of notes.
    Some foxing.
    €250
  69. Description de l'Egypte. Observations météorologiques faites au Kaire en 1799, 1800 et 1801. [Ensemble] Observations sur la vallée d'Egypte et sur l'exhaussement séculaire qui la recouvre
    COUTELLE, Pierre-Simon GIRARD

    Description de l'Egypte. Observations météorologiques faites au Kaire en 1799, 1800 et 1801. [Ensemble] Observations sur la vallée d'Egypte et sur l'exhaussement séculaire qui la recouvre

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1809|27 x 42.50 cm|relié
    First edition of these two texts, extracted from volume II of the third delivery, Natural History section. Fine printing on strong rag paper.
    Modern full cream parchment paper boards. Smooth spine with black sheep title label. Full-margined copy, uncut.
    The first memoir consists essentially of monthly tables indicating meteorological readings. The second memoir is a physical description of the valley of Upper Egypt, then a study of the Nile allowing considerations on silting and the continual modifications of the valley, followed by historical considerations...
    Some foxing.
    €350
  70. Description de l'Egypte. Description de la vallée de l'Egarement, et conséquences géologiques qui résultent de la reconnaissance qu'on en a faite. [Suivie de ] Description minéralogique de la vallée de Qoçeyr
    M. ROZIERE, Pierre-Simon GIRARD

    Description de l'Egypte. Description de la vallée de l'Egarement, et conséquences géologiques qui résultent de la reconnaissance qu'on en a faite. [Suivie de ] Description minéralogique de la vallée de Qoçeyr

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1812|27 x 32 cm|relié
    First edition of these two texts extracted from volume II, Natural History section of the Description de l'Egypte.
    Modern full cream parchment paper boards. Black sheep title label.
    Topographical description of the valley known as the Valley of Error, located between the Nile and the Red Sea, by a researcher and witness of the Egyptian Expedition, narrated in the manner of a travel account. The description of the Qoseir valley follows the same approach, this valley being situated north of the ruins of Thebes.
    €250
  71. Description de l'Egypte. Mémoire sur la ville de Qoçeyr et ses environs, et sur les peuples nomades qui habitent cette partie de l'ancienne Troglodytique ; par M. du Bois-Aymé. Mémoire sur la Nubie et les Barâbras; par M. Costaz
    DUBOIS-AYME, Louis COSTAZ

    Description de l'Egypte. Mémoire sur la ville de Qoçeyr et ses environs, et sur les peuples nomades qui habitent cette partie de l'ancienne Troglodytique ; par M. du Bois-Aymé. Mémoire sur la Nubie et les Barâbras; par M. Costaz

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1809|27 x 32 cm|relié

    First edition of these memoirs - extract from the first issue of the Description de l'Égypte, in the section titled "Etat Moderne", 
    Bound in full modern cream parchment-style boards. Black morocco title label. A wide-margined, untrimmed copy.
    The city of Qoçeyr lies on the shores of the Red Sea, along the trade route between Egypt and Arabia. The author stayed there during his journey in Egypt. M. Costaz undertook a voyage and stay in Nubia in 1799, from which he brought back these invaluable observations, of a still largely unknown region.

    €400
  72. Description de l'Egypte. Tables nécrologiques du Kaire, pendant les années VII, VIII, IX [1798, 1799, 1800, 1801]
    René-Nicolas Dufriche DESGENETTES

    Description de l'Egypte. Tables nécrologiques du Kaire, pendant les années VII, VIII, IX [1798, 1799, 1800, 1801]

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809|27 x 44 cm|relié
    First edition, text extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, volume II, Modern State.
    Modern cream parchment paper Bradel binding. Black sheep title label.
    These tables provide us with precise information on mortality in Egypt (men, women and children) at the beginning of the 19th century. This information was rigorously recorded, giving valuable indications on the health and hygiene of Cairo when the French garrisons resided there.
    €200
  73. Description de l'Egypte. De la constitution physique de l'Egypte, et de ses rapports avec les anciennes institutions de cette contrée
    M. ROZIERE

    Description de l'Egypte. De la constitution physique de l'Egypte, et de ses rapports avec les anciennes institutions de cette contrée

    Imprimerie Impériale|à Paris 1809|27 x 42.50 cm|relié
    First edition of this memoir, extracted from volume II of the third installment, Natural History section. Fine printing on strong rag paper.
    Modern cream parchment paper binding. Black sheep title label. Uncut copy with full margins.
    The author seeks to establish the connection between Egypt's physical situation, its particularities, and the sciences and institutions of the ancient Egyptians. Interesting considerations on ancient measurements and time. One chapter is devoted to the general layout of Egypt's soil.
    Some foxing.
    €300
  74. Description de l'Egypte. Description hydrographique des provinces de Beny-Soueyf et du Fayoum
    Pierre-Dominique MARTIN

    Description de l'Egypte. Description hydrographique des provinces de Beny-Soueyf et du Fayoum

    Imprimerie Impériale|Paris 1809|27 x 44 cm|relié
    First edition, text extracted from the Description de l'Egypte, Volume II, Etat Moderne.
    Full modern cream parchment paper boards binding. Black sheep title-label.
    The author was part of the members of the scientific commission of Egypt, his mission was to establish a precise survey of the province of Beny-Souef and the Fayoum, this mission being coordinated with that of Jomard for Lake Moeris. The account of the journey dwells on the state of the canals and irrigation works, the topographical and demographic description of these regions, crucial for the agricultural economy of Egypt.
    Some foxing.
    €250
  75. La complainte des machines à coudre
    Jean-Loup PHILIPPE, Cozette de CHARMOY

    La complainte des machines à coudre

    Editions Loup & Cozette de Charmoy|Paris 1994|28 x 38 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition published in honor of Isaac Merritt Singer and printed in 80 numbered copies on Holland paper, head print after 30 Japan.
    Book decorated with 8 original serigraphs by Cozette de Charmoy.
    The translation into English of Jean-Loup Philippe's seven poems is located at the end of the volume.
    Beautiful copy.
    Handwritten signatures of Jean-Loup Philippe and Cozette de Charmoy at the justification of the print.
    €250
  77. Pilote de ballon à air chaud
    Arnaud de VILLARS

    Pilote de ballon à air chaud

    Chez l'auteur|s. l. s. d. [circa 1978]|21.50 x 29 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with figures, sometimes humorous, in the text.
    Minor soiling and a trace of marginal crease on the first cover, otherwise handsome copy.
    €150
  78. L'alimentation en combustible des moteurs d'aéronautique par le système AM
    Basile DEMTCHENKO

    L'alimentation en combustible des moteurs d'aéronautique par le système AM

    Gauthier-Villars|Paris 1937|15.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Astra paper, deluxe copy.
    Full tan sheep binding, smooth unlettered spine, black shagreen title vignette on the first cover also decorated with green and black shagreen strips, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 75 figures and photographs in the text and 19 tables at the end of the volume.
    €200
  79. Cinq années de propagande aéronautique 1928-1933
    AERO-CLUB DU NIVERNAIS

    Cinq années de propagande aéronautique 1928-1933

    Aéro-club du Nivernais|Nevers 1928|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with photographic figures in the text.
    Covers marginally discolored without gravity, small worming to the covers.
    €150
  81. L'hydravion
    Robert DESMONS

    L'hydravion

    Librairie aéronautique E. Chiron|Paris 1920|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two lacks at head and foot of spine, boards uniformly faded.
    Rare.
    Illustrated with 38 text figures and 15 photographic plates.
    €350
  82. Reportage photographique des établissements Arbel réalisé dans le cadre de la fabrication de la soucoupe plongeante du commandant Cousteau
    (Jacques-Yves COUSTEAU) Raoul WALLEMME

    Reportage photographique des établissements Arbel réalisé dans le cadre de la fabrication de la soucoupe plongeante du commandant CousteauPhotographic report of the etablissements Arbel carried out for the manufacture of Captain Cousteau's diving saucer

    Février 1964|26 x 30 cm|documents et photographies conservés dans un classeur

    Collection of documents formed of 33 original contemporary silver halide print photographs, a reproduction of a press clipping from La Voix du Nord and three mimeographed technical plans, united in a black binder with a label with the inscription «Production Report «press» – press-forming of the ½ spheres of Ct Cousteau's diving saucer – February 1964.» Handwritten title page.
    Signed, handwritten presentation: «Avec les amitiés du reporter photographe Wallemme Raoul» «With love from the photojournalist Wallemme Raoul.»
    Very beautiful and unique collection, testifying to the genius of the making of the Deep Star 4000, a diving saucer invented by...

    €2,300
  83. Documents sur l'art industriel au XXème siècle
    COLLECTIF

    Documents sur l'art industriel au XXème siècleDocuments on industrial art in the 20th Century

    Edition de la Maison moderne|Paris 1901|21 x 30 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Documents sur l'art industriel au XXème siècle [Documents on industrial art in the 20th Century]
    édition de la Maison moderne | Paris 1901 | 21 x 30 cm | publisher's binding
    First edition illustrated with photographic reproductions of the main works of the Maison Moderne collaborators in fields as diverse as furniture and decoration, metal objects and light fixtures, enamels, sculpture, watchmaking, marquetry, leather goods, ceramics, jewellery and goldsmithing, lace and dyed silks.
    Publisher's binding, blank green cloth spine, flexible mauve boards, first board illustrated with an Art Nouveau decoration by Paul Follot, pastedowns and endpapers designed by Georges...
    €800
  84. Recherches expérimentales sur l'emploi de la gélatine comme substance alimentaire. - Mémoire sur l'emploi de la gélatine comme substance alimentaire. - De la digestion et de la résorption des matières grasses sans le concours du fluide pancréatique
    William Frederic EDWARDS, Jean Baptiste Marie BAUDRY DE BALSAC

    Recherches expérimentales sur l'emploi de la gélatine comme substance alimentaire. - Mémoire sur l'emploi de la gélatine comme substance alimentaire. - De la digestion et de la résorption des matières grasses sans le concours du fluide pancréatique

    Imprimerie de Migneret • Imprimerie et fonderie de Rignoux et Cie • Victor Masson|Paris 1833 & 1835 & 1857|13.50 x 21 cm|3 volumes reliés en 1
    First edition for each issue.
    Some foxinges, pleasantly established examples.
    Binding half morocco green fir, back with five small nerves set with golden dots and adorned with gilt fleurons with a piece of red mosaic morocco, double gilded nets framing marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of combed paper, three corners blunt , golden head.
    Signed autograph dedication of Alfred Donne which was largely cut off by the binder.
    Rare together.
    €800
  85. Histoire physiologique et pathologique de la salive considérée particulièrement sous le rapport de ses usages, du rôle que joue ce fluide dans les fonctions digestives et dans les affections gastriques
    Alfred DONNÉ

    Histoire physiologique et pathologique de la salive considérée particulièrement sous le rapport de ses usages, du rôle que joue ce fluide dans les fonctions digestives et dans les affections gastriques

    Béchet jeune|Paris 1836|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five small raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with gilt compartments having at their centers a green mosaic morocco piece representing a flower, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, near-contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing.
    Rare and handsome copy beautifully executed.

    €400
  86. Recherches sur la route que prennent diverses substances pour passer de l'estomac et du canal intestinal dans le sang ; sur la fonction de la rate et sur les voies cachées de l'urine
    Friedrich TIEDEMANN, Leopold GMELIN

    Recherches sur la route que prennent diverses substances pour passer de l'estomac et du canal intestinal dans le sang ; sur la fonction de la rate et sur les voies cachées de l'urine

    Méquignon-Marvis|Paris 1821|13 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation by S Heller.
    Binding in red half calf, back with five small nerves set with golden dots and adorned with double gilded and decorated boxes, piece of black calf title, double gilded nets framing of marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of combed paper, head gilded, Contemporary binding.
    Some small foxinges.
    Rare and nice copy nicely established.
    Autograph dedication signed by S Heller to Dr. Renauldin.
    €500
  89. La banqueroute turque
    Benoit BRUNSWIK

    La banqueroute turque

    Ernest Leroux|Paris 1875|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two dampstains to head and foot of all leaves not touching text.
    Rare.

    €150
  90. Manuel du capitaliste en Turquie
    O. ISKENDER

    Manuel du capitaliste en Turquie

    Typographie et lithographie centrale|Constantinople [Istanbul] 1874|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two lacks and one stain to spine, tears and corner lacks to boards, two light dampstains to front board, some interior foxing and to boards.
    Rare.

    €200
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