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<p>It's our first literary emotion, and one of the peaks of the art of the book: Hetzel Editions, Romantic bindings, illustrated by Robida, Dor&eacute;, Job, Rabier... Children's books bring together fine arts, literature, and the noble art of book binding.</p>

Enfantina - Children's Books

It's our first literary emotion, and one of the peaks of the art of the book: Hetzel Editions, Romantic bindings, illustrated by Robida, Doré, Job, Rabier... Children's books bring together fine arts, literature, and the noble art of book binding.

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Enfantina - Children's Books
  1. Voyages de Gulliver dans des contrées lointaines
    Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GRANDVILLE, Jonathan SWIFT

    Voyages de Gulliver dans des contrées lointaines

    Furne et Cie • H. Fournier|Paris 1838|13 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First printing of Grandville's illustration. A frontispiece on flying China paper and 450 wood-engraved vignettes in-text, and 5 hors texte, the four titles of the four voyages and the literary allegory as frontispiece to the notice. New translation, biographical and literary notice on Jonathan Swift by Walter Scott.
    Contemporary grey glazed calf half-binding in Romantic style. Smooth spine with a long Romantic tool and 2 mirrored tools, with fillets. Light traces of rubbing. Some scattered foxing, mainly marginal. Handsome copy.
    "This complete illustration occupies one of the first ranks in Grandville's work." (Carteret, III, 578). This very beautiful illustrated Romantic work is...
    €850
  2. La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube
    Jules VERNE, [et Michel VERNE]

    La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube[The Chase of the Golden Meteor. The Danube Pilot]

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1908]|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, front board polychrome signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several frames in black and gold, a gilt elephant head at top left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second board of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Pen gift inscription on front endpaper.
    A fine copy.
    €1,000
  3. Famille sans nom
    Jules VERNE

    Famille sans nom

    Hetzel|Paris 1907|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated edition with 82 drawings by G. Tiret-Bognet and one map.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth, front cover in polychrome signed by Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Headcap with very minor rubbing, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Romanian gift inscription in ink on the title page.
    Famille sans nom recounts the life of a Lower Canada family during the Patriots' Rebellion (1837-1838).

    €700
  4. Berlingot et Décousu - Aventures de deux Saltimbanques
    Georges DELAW

    Berlingot et Décousu - Aventures de deux Saltimbanques

    Adrien Sporck|Paris 1929|26.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    Georges DELAW
    Berlingot et Décousu – Aventures de deux Saltimbanques
    Adrien Sporck | Paris 1929 | 26.5 x 19.5 cm| publisher's binding
    First edition illustrated with in-text color drawings by Georges Delaw.
    Illustrated publisher's cloth.
    Georges Delaw, the grandson and son of café owners from Sedan, France, moved into Montmartre in 1893 where he became one of the regulars of the Chat Noir, creating shadow theatre plays that were very fashionable at the time. In addition to his collaborations with humorous magazines such as Le Rire, La Vie Drôle and Fantasio, he remains very attached to the illustration of books for young people.
    €800
  5. L'Agence Thompson and Co.
    Jules VERNE

    L'Agence Thompson and Co.

    Hetzel|Paris 1907|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First and only edition in octavo illustrated by L. Benett also containing numerous photographs and chromotypography plates.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, polychrome front cover signed Engel, back cover type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally shadowed as usual.
    Gift inscription in pen at head of first endpaper.
    Posthumous novel, L'Agence Thompson and Co. tells the unfortunate adventures of a cruise meant to take its passengers to the Azores, Madeira and the Canaries.
    Handsome copy.
    €700
  6. Deux ans de vacances
    Jules VERNE

    Deux ans de vacances

    Hetzel|Paris 1888|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First edition in octavo illustrated with 92 illustrations by Benett including one colored folding map: this is the first appearance of polychromy in an illustration for a Jules Verne novel.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "aux deux éléphants" in full red cloth signed Lenègre type 3, front cover signed Souze, back cover Lenègre type "e" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt. EL catalog at rear.
    The joints and headcaps of our copy have been retouched. One corner and one joint at foot slightly bumped.
    Deux ans de vacances is a robinsonnade featuring fourteen schoolboys from New Zealand.
    €700
  7. Exposition Benjamin Rabier
    Guillaume APOLLINAIRE, Benjamin RABIER

    Exposition Benjamin Rabier

    Galerie d'art Deplanche|Paris 1910|24 x 15.50 cm|une feuille rempliée

    Rare first edition of the catalogue of the first exhibition of Benjamin Rabier's watercolors, showing 41 works at the Galerie d'art Deplanche from 8 June to 4 July 1910.
    A very good copy despite slight staining to edge of upper cover.
    An important and amusing preface by Guillaume Apollinaire who awards Rabier the prize for the "most spiritual of our animal painters."
    The catalogue is illustrated with a reproduction of one original watercolor by Benjamin Rabier on the cover.

    €1,800
  8. [Allan Quatermain] Découverte des mines du roi Salomon
    Henry Rider HAGGARD, Édouard RIOU

    [Allan Quatermain] Découverte des mines du roi Salomon[King Solomon's Mines]

    Hetzel|Paris 1889|16.50 x 24.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur

    Scarce first French edition issued in Hetzel’s Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation series.

    Translated and adapted by G. Lemaire, with a preface and postface by Bentzon.

    Publisher’s red half morocco binding, signed Lenègre at foot, spine with false raised bands richly decorated in gilt and blind, white moiré endpapers, covers framed with blind fillets, light rubbing to edges and corners.
    EK catalogue at end.

    A few occasional foxing spots and faint browning. A few leaves slightly sprung, otherwise a very good copy.
    King Solomon's Mines was first published in London in 1885. The novel recounts the adventures of a party of English explorers venturing into...

    €650
  9. L'étoile du sud. Le pays des diamants
    Jules VERNE

    L'étoile du sud. Le pays des diamants

    Hetzel|Paris 1884|-|relié
    First illustrated edition. 63 engravings and one map after Benett. CH catalogue in fine.
    Publisher's binding called "Aux initiales" in dark green signed Magnier at tail. Second board with blind rosette. Handsome first plate with particularly brilliant gilt. Corners rubbed, and the 2 of the pastedown slightly turned in. Spine with faded gilt. Headcaps rubbed. Traces of rubbing on joints. Blue stamp in the form of a label on half-title. Lescude bookshop label, Pau on pastedown.
    Paper overall very fresh, with some pale foxing on title page and on first leaf of catalogue.
    Handsome copy.
    L'Étoile du Sud is an adventure novel by Paschal Grousset, sold to publisher Hetzel, then...
    €500
  10. Oeuvres
    François RABELAIS, Albert ROBIDA

    Oeuvres

    La librairie illustrée|Paris 1885 - 1886|24.50 x 32 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Illustrated edition by Robida, first printing with 49 plates (8 in color, 35 in camaieu and 6 in black), and numerous text illustrations (approximately 600).
    Publisher's polychrome illustrated boards signed Souze and bound by Engel. Special gilt and blue plate on red ground. Spine similar. Rear board with a half-timbered house in a central roundel and blind angular cornerpieces.
    Front board of first volume very good, that of the second with a 1cm diameter stain, and soiling to the upper part of the black border. Lower corners bumped, others rubbed. A tear to the spine of the first volume. Headcaps rubbed, those at head turned in. Soiling to rear boards. Scattered and unevenly...
    €950
  12. Le Superbe Orénoque
    Jules VERNE

    Le Superbe Orénoque

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1903-1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 73 drawings by George Roux: 1 frontispiece engraved by Froment, 1 title vignette engraved by Pannemaker, 2 large black engravings without captions, 48 black in-text engravings, 1 full-page black map of the Orinoco course, 20 polychrome hors-texte engravings, or printed in sepia or blue-grey.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 3, spine with lighthouse, second cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers very marginally lightened as usual, some rubbing to spine and gilt on first cover, copy slightly warped. Some signatures slightly protruding.
    Le Superbe Orénoque is an...
    €700
  13. Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie
    Jules VERNE

    Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie[Master of the World – A Drama in Livonia]

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1904|17.50 x 27.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    First large octavo edition illustrated by George Roux.
    Hetzel publisher's binding signed Engel known as "au globe" type 4, spine with lighthouse, second board type Engel "i" according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual. A small mark at the top of the first board.
    Sequel to Robur the Conqueror, Master of the World tells of Robur's return to civilization aboard an amphibious vehicle.
    A Drama in Livonia is a detective novel featuring an innocent man accused of a murder he did not commit in Livonia.
    Handsome copy.
    €800
  14. Le secret de Wilhelm Storitz
    Jules VERNE

    Le secret de Wilhelm Storitz

    Hetzel|Paris 1910|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    Rare first and only illustrated edition with 37 drawings by Georges Roux including 6 polychrome plates and 11 black and white plates outside the text.
    Publisher's binding known as "aux feuilles d'acanthe" with red title medallion. The first editions were subsequently issued with a gilt medallion.
    Good first issue, quite crisp, but with several scratched or rubbed areas. Corners somewhat rubbed and slightly turned in. Half-title and title with pale foxing otherwise very fresh throughout. Spine very lightly faded with dulled gilt. Rear board in good condition with slight water stain beneath the rosette. Lower joint at head restored. Two signatures slightly protruding.
    Science...
    €500
  15. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican[Mistress Branican]

    Hetzel|Paris 1905-1914|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Illustrated octavo edition decorated with illustrations by L. Benett and two large maps.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed A. Lenègre, polychrome first cover signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several black and gilt frames, a gilt elephant head in the upper left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second cover of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Mistress Branican begins in the United States to take the reader to deepest Australia, that of the desert...
    €800
  16. Le Volcan d'or
    Jules VERNE

    Le Volcan d'or[The Golden Volcano]

    Jules Hetzel|Paris 1907-1910|17.50 x 27.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 64 drawings by Roux including 12 polychrome out-of-text engravings with blank verso.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding signed Engel called "à l'éventail et à un éléphant avec titre dans l'éventail", lighthouse spine, first cover with gilt scientific instruments in the foreground, three gilt illustrations and green foliage, second cover of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac, all edges gilt.
    Original blue endpapers marginally lightened as usual, first hinge very slightly cracked.
    Posthumous novel, Le Volcan d'or takes place during the gold rush period and features two Franco-Canadian cousins inheriting a concession on the banks of...
    €700
  17. Mistress Branican
    Jules VERNE

    Mistress Branican

    Hetzel|Paris 1891|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    Second printing of the first illustrated edition. 83 drawings by Benett, 12 colored plates hors-texte, 2 colored maps. Catalogue FX in fine.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait imprimé", this being its first appearance. At the bottom of the upper plate "Collection hetzel" appears on a black background; copies with a red background constitute the very first illustrated edition, while this represents the definitive version of the binding, published however in the same year. Second plate of Lenègre type e, with the medallion on black background.
    Handsome first plate, with beautiful red gilt. Spine sunned, with faded colors. Headcaps rubbed and depressed. Second plate good with...
    €550
  18. Le superbe Orénoque
    Jules VERNE

    Le superbe OrénoqueThe Mighty Orinoco

    Hetzel|Paris 1898|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    VERNE Jules
    Le Superbe Orénoque
    [The Mighty Orinoco]
    Hetzel, Paris 1898, 18,5 x 28 cm, publisher's binding
    First illustrated edition by George Roux, completed with 20 plates; most are polychromes, but some are black and white or sepia. Catalogue AJ at end. There is only one cover au globe doré for this title.
    Publisher's binding au globe doré in type 3. Plate by Blancheland, binding by Engel. The second cover of the type Engel's e, red vertical letters on a black background.
    Written in 1894 and appearing for the first time in 1898, Le Superbe Orénoque is an adventure novel about a girl in search of her father. The novel is...
    €550
  19. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with 150 vignettes by Riou.
    Publisher's binding known as "A la bannière" in bright blue on burgundy, type 1. Second board of Lenègre type b, with the octagonal blind-stamped medallion. Plate signed Souze. Lenègre binder. On verso of title page Imp. Gauthier-Villars.
    Fine first plate with minute defects, a whitish spot in the outer border, a scratch on a spot at the lower border; upper right corner having suffered a fold. Spine good, headcaps rubbed, the head one slightly folded over. Minute split at the lower joint at head for a few millimeters, with a slight tear to the cloth. Spine with dark soiling and a dampstain in the medallion. 2 leaves slightly...
    €550
  20. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 hors-texte in colors. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Signed Paul Souze plate on the cannonball. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine and on the anchor. Very fine first plate. Corners very slightly turned. Spine good, with a white stain on the title-label and a scratched area on the lighthouse vignette. Headcaps sunken. It should be noted that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue. Second cover good, but with darker areas and a whitish spot. Warped copy, one leaf protruding.
    Remarkably fresh paper, completely free of foxing, very...
    €650
  21. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    New illustrated edition with numerous drawings by J. Ferat, as with other editions, and 8 polychrome plates. The first "Au portrait collé" publisher's boards from 1892 do not contain these chromotypographies. Catalogue D in fine.
    Publisher's boards known as "Au portrait collé" signed Lenègre relieur. Second board of Lenègre type e. The particularity of this binding is that it is actually the portrait binding for L'île à helice whose red title cartouches on the first board and spine have been masked by new labels, as can be noticed by running one's finger over the cartouches where one feels a thickness. This type of alteration has been observed on other titles. The depletion of...
    €1,200
  22. L'île à hélice
    Jules VERNE

    L'île à hélice

    Hetzel|Paris 1895|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 80 drawings by Benett and 12 color plates. Catalogue D for 1895 attesting to the first edition.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé". Plaque signed Lenègre on the anchor. Lenègre et cie at foot of spine. Second cover of Lenègre e type.
    Beautiful upper plaque, with sharp and brilliant gilding. Note that the lighthouse vignette is no longer sky blue but midnight blue.
    Very handsome copy, despite minor flaws. Tiny black spots on the lower red border, one on the outer border. Small dark areas in the portrait. Corners slightly bent. Spine somewhat faded, rather well preserved, with the gilding slightly tarnished. 2 cm split at foot on...
    €650
  23. Bourse de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourse de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris 1904|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition. 74 illustrations by Benett, including 13 photographs (Barbados, Saint Lucia...), and 12 polychrome plates and a map of the West Indies.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au globe doré" type 4, with the upper plate signed Blancheland, bound by Engel. Second cover type i, with straight red letters on striped background.
    Fine first plate with brilliant gilt with discreet soiling in the cartouche and in the sky. Corners turned in. Spine sunned, the gilt still quite brilliant. Soiling in the lighthouse vignette. Headcaps rubbed, the top one slightly depressed. Second cover with some fine scratches. A few leaves slightly proud. Rare scattered foxing, either in margins or on...
    €600
  24. Les voyages au théatre
    Jules VERNE, Adolphe d' ENNERY

    Les voyages au théatre

    Hetzel|Paris 1881|16.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition. 68 illustrations, including 14 plates after drawings by Benett and Meyer. Catalogue AQ in fine for the year 1882 (a later issue of the printing contains a catalogue from 1889). This is the same printing that served for the publisher's different formats: in wrappers, half-shagreen, or clothbound.
    Special publisher's binding, with the first type theater curtain. Red cloth. Jauzac attributes it to Lenègre. Spine with ornate compartments. Brown endpapers.
    First cover good, but upper right corner worn at bottom. Spine fairly good with discreet stains. Headcaps somewhat rubbed and softened. Corners rubbed, the 2 on the second cover slightly bent. Second cover with a darker...
    €550
  25. Le village aérien. Les histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin
    Jules VERNE

    Le village aérien. Les histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin

    Hetzel|Paris 1901|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First collected illustrated edition, with 38 drawings by Georges Roux, 12 large color engravings. One map.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au globe doré" type 3; second cover type Engel h. Spine with lighthouse.
    Fine first plate, with brilliant gilt. Small soiling in the sky. Lower corner creased, 2 others slightly turned in. Spine sunned. Second cover good, but traces of white glue along the Greek key border. Text block slightly separated from binding. 2 signatures slightly proud. Pale scattered foxing.
    Adventure novel set in central Africa, in which Verne cites Darwin's theory several times; the protagonists discovering a people living in trees, a sort of tailless ape-men. The...
    €650
  26. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition in octavo illustrated with 2 maps, 12 large chromotypographies, 6 full-page photographic reproductions, (39 illustrations engravings and documents including photographs), by Georges Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding with golden globe, signed Blancheland plate, bound by Engel, spine with lighthouse, second board of Engel "h" type according to Jauzac.
    Fine first plate with well-marked and brilliant gilding. Light soiling in the cartouche. Small scratches in the sky. Some rubbing on the outer red border. 2 corners slightly bumped, the corners folded. Spine sunned, but with gilding well preserved. Rubbing to headcaps. Second board good, with soiling. Copy slightly warped...
    €600
  27. Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe[Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in Southern Africa]

    Hetzel|Paris 1910|18 x 27.20 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, the first illustrated dating from 1872. 53 in-text illustrations by Ferat and 3 color chromolithographs hors-texte, and one map in black. Second issue of the "Aux feuilles d'acanthe" binding.
    Publisher's binding called "Aux feuilles d'acanthe" with red medallion. Fine first plate with points of discoloration in the medallion. Second board clean but bearing on the upper part whitish traces of light discoloration. Some very skillful small restorations at the joints and headcaps. Fresh copy free from foxing, with paper uniformly slightly tinted. Good copy.
    In southern Africa, three Russian scientists and three English scientists are tasked with measuring a meridional arc...
    €600
  28. L'oeuf magique
    LALANDE, Rose CELLI

    L'oeuf magique

    Nrf|Paris 1937|19 x 23 cm|reliure souple de l'éditeur
    First edition illustrated with text drawings by Lalande, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Publisher's flexible full cardboard binding, smooth unlettered spine, illustrated boards.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  29. Famille sans nom
    Jules VERNE

    Famille sans nom

    Hetzel|Paris 1889|17.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 82 drawings by Tiret-Bognet, and a colored map of the Saint Lawrence River course. EX catalogue in fine condition for 1890.
    Binding with the 2 elephants of Lenègre type 3. Back cover of Lenègre type e. This binding was only known in red. Some scattered foxing on very white paper. This edition bears an added label on the corrected spine, Une famille sans nom, becoming Famille sans nom with the new label.
    Beautiful upper cover, with crisp gilding. Well-pointed and rigid corners. Regular gilt edges. Spine uniformly sunned but with gilding still present. Headcaps slightly turned over. Beautiful back cover, without defect. Shiny cloth. Handsome copy, firm...
    €550
  30. Claudius Bombarnac
    Jules VERNE

    Claudius Bombarnac

    Hetzel|Paris 1906|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    Second illustrated edition. It benefits from a new printing with substantial modifications to the text and engravings. The 6 polychrome plates are printed in dominant tones of blue, greenish, pale. The later edition with red medallion will have only 3 polychromes out of 6. 52 illustrations by Benett.
    Publisher's binding known as "Aux feuilles d'acanthe", with gilt ground medallion. Good first plate, with slight discoloration on the outer border. Spine with small lacks of cloth, like spots, on the title label, at foot and headcap. Second board fairly good but with 2 areas as if scratched. Corners lightly rubbed. Fairly good copy, overall fresh, with pale reddish-brown halos on title page...
    €500
  31. Grandir!
    Luc LEGUEY, Cecile Marie TROUESSART

    Grandir!

    Librairie Ducrocq|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|16.50 x 25.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated by Luc Leguey.
    Publisher's full polychrome boards, smooth spine, illustrated spine and covers, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns with traces of adhesive tape at head and foot, gilt edges, binding signed by Engel.
    A lack at foot of pages 9-10, otherwise handsome interior condition.

    €60
  32. Les jeunes naturalistes, ou entretiens sur l'histoire naturelle
    ULLIAC TREMADEURE

    Les jeunes naturalistes, ou entretiens sur l'histoire naturelle

    Didier|Paris 1841|11 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    New revised and recast edition, illustrated with 16 plates and 2 figures enhanced and hand-colored on heavy paper, totaling 32 figures (the drawing is charming, often animated with several characters). Third edition statement, the first having appeared in 1838.
    Bound in full black romantic shagreen. Smooth spines richly decorated with rocaille tooling. Covers decorated with a rocaille frame and double fillet border. Interior frieze. White moiré endpapers. All edges gilt. Relatively fresh, with foxing at the tissue guards and the plates more brown; some scattered browning. Multiple pagination, each part having its own pagination. 3 corners slightly bumped.
    Very handsome copy, rare...
    €450
  33. Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais
    Jules VERNE

    Une ville flottante et aventures de 3 russes et de 3 anglais

    Hetzel|Paris 1875|18.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Banner edition of the first type, second edition after the shell binding. General title leaf bearing the date 1873. Catalogue no. 2 at the end.
    Binding known as "À la bannière" or "Au ballon bicolore", royal blue on bordeaux. First plate with balloon. Back cover signed at bottom Lenègre in blind (Lenègre b type), with hexagonal medallion in blind. Gilt edges. Green endpapers. Fine first plate with bright colors and gilt. Spine fairly good, but small scratched areas, one black stain at foot (restoration). Traces of rubbing to edges, headcaps, joints and corners. Dark areas on back cover. Pale scattered foxing, often in margins, but overall rather fresh.
    Quite handsome copy.
    €600
  34. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First octavo edition illustrated with 59 drawings by George Roux.
    Hetzel publisher's binding with gilt globe, signed Blancheland plate, bound by Engel, lighthouse spine, second cover of Engel "h" type according to Jauzac.
    A few very minor lacks to gilding on the globe of the first cover. Binding very skillfully restored.
    Occasional minor worming, as usual.


    €700
  35. François Ier (Le roi chevalier)
    Albert ROBIDA, Georges TOUDOUZE

    François Ier (Le roi chevalier)

    Boivin & Cie|Paris 1909|30 x 37 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition and first issue of the full-page color illustrations by Albert Robida.
    Publisher's full grey percaline binding, smooth spine, front cover illustrated with a polychrome composition by Albert Robida, blue-grey paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
    Headcaps lightly rubbed as often, handsome copy.
    €400
  36. Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie
    Jules VERNE

    Maître du monde - Un drame en Livonie

    Hetzel|Paris 1904|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    First octavo edition illustrated by George Roux and Benett, including 12 chromotypographic engravings.
    Hetzel publisher's "golden globe" binding in full red percaline signed Engel, polychrome front board signed Blanchelant, second board type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Spine slightly sunned, some very minor rubbing to plates, two corners rubbed and original blue endpapers very lightly sunned at margins, as usual.
    €600
  37. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1903-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
    Publisher's "golden globe" boards. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse design. Rear board of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
    Spine uniformly faded, headcaps and corners slightly rubbed.
    Pen gift inscription on the first blue endpaper.
    €500
  38. Le Testament d'un excentrique
    Jules VERNE

    Le Testament d'un excentriqueThe Will of an Eccentric

    Collection Hetzel|Paris 1899|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    VERNE Jules
    Le Testament d'un excentrique [The Will of an Eccentric]
    Hetzel, Paris 1899, 18,5 x 28 cm, publisher's binding
    First edition with 61 illustrations by Georges Roux, of which 20 large color plates and chromotypographic plates, 35 photographic views of the United States (cities and landscapes), a folding map of the USA and one of the Game of the Goose. This work had only one second edition in 1905 (with an à un éléphant binding).
    Publisher's binding au globe doré, the design signed by Blancheland and bound by Souze. Dos au phare spine.
    Spine uniformly sunned, head- and tail-pieces a little rubbed, one small lack to head of...
    €600
  39. Les Frères Kip
    Jules VERNE

    Les Frères Kip

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1902-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition in-8 illustrated with 59 drawings by George Roux.
    Publisher's binding by Hetzel "au globe doré", the design signed by Blancheland, bound by Engel, "Au phare" spine, lower cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac.
    Spine a little faded and a corner slightly bumped, otherwise nice cop, with fresh gold.
    €750
  40. La Maison à Vapeur
    Jules VERNE

    La Maison à Vapeur

    Chez Hetzel|à Paris s. d. [1905-1914]|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    New edition illustrated with 101 drawings by Benett.
    Hetzel publisher's binding known as "fan" binding with "an elephant", lighthouse spine, first cover polychrome signed Engel, second cover of Engel "i" type.
    Head and tail slightly rubbed, original blue endpapers lightly sunned at margins as usual, two corners bumped.
    La Maison à Vapeur is a historical and adventure novel set in India, shortly after the Sepoy Rebellion whose memory is at the origin of the plot. The novel features a revolutionary means of transport: a gigantic steam elephant pulling two comfortable wagons that travels without needing railway tracks.
    Good fresh copy.
    €600
  41. P'tit Bonhomme
    Jules VERNE

    P'tit Bonhomme

    Hetzel|Paris 1898-1902|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated with 85 illustrations by Léon Benett.
    Hetzel publisher's "globe doré" binding in full red percaline signed Engel, first cover polychrome signed Blancheland depicting various gilt navigation instruments in a frame of gilt chains surmounted by green plants, second cover of type "h" as indicated by Jauzac, spine with lighthouse decorated with several illustrations in color and gilt, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Spine uniformly but slightly faded and somewhat rubbed at head and foot, a small tear on the second cover, blue endpapers slightly sunned at margins, as usual.

    €600
  42. Bourses de voyage
    Jules VERNE

    Bourses de voyage

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1903-1904]|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
    Publisher's "globe doré" binding. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse. Second cover of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
    Spine very slightly faded, a tiny small lack to the polychrome plate and a stain on the second cover, original blue endpapers slightly lightened at margins as usual, otherwise handsome copy.
    €600
  43. Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord
    Jules VERNE

    Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord

    Hetzel|Paris 1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with 150 drawings by Riou. GK catalogue in fine. Later reissues of this binding will have 6 color engravings, which will be simple colored enlargements of engravings already present in black and white.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" with signed Souze plate and bound by Lenègre. Spine with lighthouse. Second board of Lenègre "e" type. Fine upper plate. Light traces of discoloration beneath the author's name cartouche. One leaf very slightly protruding. One gathering detaching from the interior. Corners rubbed and slightly turned. Spine somewhat faded, but gilts and colors quite sharp. Headcaps rubbed and turned. Second board showing some...
    €900
  44. César Cascabel
    Jules VERNE

    César Cascabel

    Hetzel|1892|18 x 28 cm|relié
    Rare new edition, illustrated with 85 drawings by Georges Roux and 12 chromotypographies. Catalogue FX in fine. First illustrated edition with the 2 elephants in 1890.
    Publisher's binding known as "Au portrait collé" signed in the plate Lenègre relieur. Spine with lighthouse signed Lenègre at foot.
    Beautiful upper plate with gleaming gilt. Traces of discoloration above the world map and small stains at the top of the author's name. Lower corners showing creases. Headcaps rubbed. Under "Jules Verne" inscribed in ink 134. Spine slightly faded. Fine second cover. Stain in right margin of title page beside the title, several numbers written in pen around the title. Fresh paper, almost...
    €1,200
  45. Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique
    Jules VERNE

    Michel Strogoff. De Moscou à Irkoutsk, suivi de un drame au Mexique

    Hetzel|Paris 1884|18 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with drawings of J. Férat, engraved by Barbant. BR catalog for 1884.
    Cardboard with two elephants to the rare pink fuchsia signed tail Lenègre, type 1. spine three decorated boxes. Second flat Wearing a button Cold round, registered cold bottom left Lenegre rel. gray guards.
    Beautiful first plate, but two small spots along the black edge. upper joint split in head 2.5cm. Upper corner slightly blunted law. Insolated back evenly. Micro cuts copings. Inkblot down the second course, and on the last pages of the catalog. Fresh copy, free of foxing.
    €650
  46. La découverte de la terre
    Jules VERNE

    La découverte de la terre

    Hetzel|Paris 1878|18 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with 59 drawings by L. Bennet and P. Phillippoteaux, 35 facsimiles of old engravings, 20 maps or plans. Double volume, catalogue S.
    Publisher's binding in lawn green cloth (undoubtedly the rarest of the colors), known as "La sphère ptolémaïque" (one of the most harmonious achievements among Souze bindings). Special plate designed by Souze. Superb front board, very fresh but with two small spots, one on the upper edge, the second next to one of the ships. A small tear on the right edge.
    Back board type b, with rosette, corner palmettes. Brown endpapers characteristic of the first edition.
    Corners, headcaps and joints skilfully and finely restored. 2...
    €950
  47. Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
    Michel TOURNIER

    Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

    Gallimard|Paris 1981|22.50 x 31.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated with photographs of Pat York and Sygma.
    Binding to bradel Editor open carton, flat spine, illustrated boards.
    Signed autograph Michel Tournier: "A Aymeric with the smile of Michel Tournier ..."
    Pleasant copy.
    €150
  48. Le testament d'un excentrique
    Jules VERNE

    Le testament d'un excentrique

    Collection Hetzel|Paris 1899|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    Illustrated Edition. Sixty-one illustrations by Georges ROUX, including 20 large color plates in chromotypographies, 35 photographic views of the United States of America (cities and landscapes), a fold-out map of the United States of "America and that of the board game . Catalog Hetzel for 1899-1900 of 8p. end of the book. The title will know that one second edition in 1905 (cartonnage an elephant).
    Cardboard editor golden globe, or said, to the world map. Signed Blancheland plate, connected by Souze. Back to the lighthouse. Very pale scattered spots. Small discolorations along the lower edge of the first flat. Rubbed upper right corner. On the lower...
    €700
  49. L'Ami des enfants et des adolescents
    Arnaud BERQUIN

    L'Ami des enfants et des adolescents

    Librairie Pittoresque de la Jeunesse|Paris 1845|-|relié
    New edition.
    Publisher's full blue paper boards binding, smooth spine richly decorated with romantic fleurons, boards stamped in blind with multiple frames, first board decorated with a large central fleuron and second with a smaller one, all edges gilt, original yellow endpapers.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings by Perrassin, J. Caboche Demerville, Demorain, lithographs by Ferogio.
    Foxing.
    €150
  50. Les Veillées de voyage
    Joseph-Alexis, Vicomte de WALSH

    Les Veillées de voyage

    R. Pornin & Cie|Tours 1845|13.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 3 out-of-text engravings.
    Publisher's signed romantic black cloth binding by Lenègre, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt and polychrome ornamentation, covers with frames of fillets and arabesques in blind, front cover enhanced with gilt and polychrome architectural decoration, large gilt and polychrome ornament on lower cover, edges gilt.
    Some stains on covers, small lacks of cloth at foot, occasional foxing.
    Handsome copy of this collection of moral tales in its romantic cloth binding.
    €70
  51. Laissez circuler la monnaie d'argent et de billon utile à notre commerce

    Laissez circuler la monnaie d'argent et de billon utile à notre commerce

    Comité national de prévoyance et d'économies pour la guerre|Paris s. d. [circa 1917]|36 x 78 cm|une feuille
    First edition of this color lithographed poster signed "Béatrice Grognuz, élève Bd Péreire 221".
    This poster was published during the First World War, it is part of a series drawn by children from Paris schools, to encourage the French to participate in the war effort.
    Rare copy in fine condition of these propaganda posters, most of which have been destroyed.
    €300
  52. Dictionnaire populaire d'histoire naturelle
    Jules PIZZETTA

    Dictionnaire populaire d'histoire naturelle

    J. Martinon|Paris S.d. ca1860|18 x 27.30 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with more than 500 wood-engraved figures in the text. An engraved title-frontispiece on wood. Text in double column.
    Full publisher's binding in navy blue shagreen and gilt. Spine decorated with a large romantic stamp running lengthwise. Covers stamped with a decorative floral plate. Excellent condition. One corner with a slight fold. Free from foxing.
    Dictionary of science and natural history bringing together all animals, plants and natural phenomena. Work also summarizing the studies and discoveries of great naturalists as well as their biography: Linnaeus, Buffon, Réaumur, Jussieu, Arago, Humboldt...

    NB: This work is available at the...
    €180
  53. Le voyageur de la jeunesse dans les cinq parties du Monde, contenant la description géographique et pittoresque de divers Pays, l'esquisse des moeurs de chaque peuple ; le tableau des religions et des gouvernements ; l'historique rapide des principaux états ; des détails ethnographiques sur les races humaines...
    CHAMPAGNAC, OLIVIER

    Le voyageur de la jeunesse dans les cinq parties du Monde, contenant la description géographique et pittoresque de divers Pays, l'esquisse des moeurs de chaque peuple ; le tableau des religions et des gouvernements ; l'historique rapide des principaux états ; des détails ethnographiques sur les races humaines...

    Belin-Leprieur et Morizot|Paris 1858|17 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition, illustrated with 22 engravings including 16 hand-colored and hand-finished costume plates; the 6 others are steel engravings of city views; by the Rouargue brothers. The engravings are fine and detailed and of very beautiful quality.
    Publisher's gilt binding. Full black cloth. Special plates for the upper cover, lower cover and spine. Edges gilt. Cloth somewhat faded overall. Narrow one-centimeter split to lower joint at head. Foxing on the first leaves, then much rarer thereafter. The tissue guards have browned but not the plates. Paper fresh white overall. Corners worn at edges.
    €450
  54. Le robinson des glaces
    Ernest FOUINET

    Le robinson des glaces

    Chez Martial Ardant frères|A Limoges • & à Paris 1855|18.50 x 28.50 cm|relié
    New edition illustrated with 4 sepia lithographs. Text within decorative borders.
    Publisher's polychrome binding in black percaline. Large special gilt panel on the upper cover. Rich blue, yellow, pink, white frame. Smooth spine very richly decorated with polychromy. Special panel on the lower cover: Robinson in a medallion decorated with polychromy. A thin crack at the foot. One corner slightly bumped. Some signatures slightly loosened. Handsome copy.
    Adventure story for young readers. A Robinsonade on an ice island.
    €300
  55. Voyages en zigzag ou excursions d'un pensionnat en vacances dans les cantons suisses et sur le revers italien des Alpes
    Rodolphe TÖPFFER

    Voyages en zigzag ou excursions d'un pensionnat en vacances dans les cantons suisses et sur le revers italien des Alpes

    J.J. Dubochet • Le Chevalier & Cie|Paris 1846|18.50 x 28 cm|relié
    Second edition.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with four fine raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments, frame of gilt fillet on black paper boards, some tears to leading edges, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns.
    Work illustrated after drawings by the author as well as 15 hors-texte drawings by Calame.
    Occasional light foxing affecting mainly the beginning and end of the volume.
    €150
  56. Trésor des fèves et fleur des pois. Le génie bonhomme. Histoire du chien de Brisquet. Vignettes de Tony Johannot.
    Charles NODIER

    Trésor des fèves et fleur des pois. Le génie bonhomme. Histoire du chien de Brisquet. Vignettes de Tony Johannot.

    Hetzel|Paris 1844|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First separate edition.
    Half lemon yellow shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with arabesques and gilt floral tooling, marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, contemporary binding.
    Numerous engraved illustrations in the text by Tony Johannot, preface by P.-J. Stahl.
    From the collection of the Nouveau Magazine des Enfants.*
    A handsome copy in a charming Romantic binding.
    €250
  57. Les jeux du cirque et la vie foraine
    Hugues LE ROUX, Jules GARNIER

    Les jeux du cirque et la vie foraine

    Plon-Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1889|21 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition on ordinary paper, there has been printed only 50 Japon large paper copies.
    Publisher's binding over flexible paper boards, top edge gilt.
    Original illustrations by Jules Garnier.
    Endpapers uniformly shaded, otherwise nice copy.
    Very fresh binding.
    €600
  58. Les enfantines du bon pays de France
    Philippe KUHFF

    Les enfantines du bon pays de France

    Lib. Sandoz • Fischbacher|Paris 1878|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Lullabies, nursery rhymes, riddles, sayings and quatrains...
    Small lacks to foot of spine, one repaired tear to back cover, foxing to covers.
    €70
  59. Théâtre à l'usage des jeunes personnes
    Madame de GENLIS

    Théâtre à l'usage des jeunes personnes

    Chez Panckoucke|à Paris 1779-1780|12 x 20 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Contemporary half calf bindings. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label and brown sheep volume label. Lacks to headcaps of volume IV. A small lack to tail of volume III. Rubbing. Quite good copies, very fresh.
    The complete set comprises 24 plays. Many of these plays were originally intended for the children of Orléans under the care of the Comtesse de Genlis. The roles are performed by children. Madame de Genlis thus inaugurated a new genre in theatre, a theatre made by and for children. In the final volume, the preface specifies that this volume is intended solely for the children of artisans and merchants. It goes without saying that none of the...
    €550
  60. Journal de la jeunesse, nouveau recueil hebdomadaire illustré. 1900, deuxième semestre
    COLLECTIF

    Journal de la jeunesse, nouveau recueil hebdomadaire illustré. 1900, deuxième semestre

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1900|20 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's full red boards, smooth spine, front cover illustrated with gilt decoration and blind-ruled frame, rear cover with blind-ruled frame enhanced with a circular blind-stamped decoration in the center, all edges gilt.
    Abundantly illustrated periodical.
    Handsome copy.
    €70
  61. Firmin ou le jeune voyageur en Egypte
    MARTES

    Firmin ou le jeune voyageur en Egypte

    Alfred Mame & Cie|Tours s. d. [circa 1850]|10.50 x 17.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Full dark green shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques, gilt roulettes on headcaps, traces of rubbing to joints, triple blind-ruled frames on boards decorated at their centers with blind-stamped arabesques as well as a gilt fountain, gilt fillets on edges, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary Romantic binding.
    Work illustrated with two vignettes engraved on the title and half-title pages.
    Foxing mainly at beginning and end of volume.
    Rare.
    €80
  62. Colin-tampon
    Eugène COURBOIN, QUATRELLES [Ernest L'EPINE]

    Colin-tampon

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1885|25 x 32.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition with original illustrations by Eugène Courboin.
    Publisher's full mouse-grey cloth binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, very light scratches of no importance to the rear cover, top edge gilt.
    Work with illustrations in black and in colour, in-text and full-page.
    Handsome copy.
    €70
  63. Nouveaux voyages en zigzag à la Grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc dans les vallées d'Herens, de Zermatt, au Grimsel, à Gênes et à la corniche
    Rodolphe TÖPFFER

    Nouveaux voyages en zigzag à la Grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc dans les vallées d'Herens, de Zermatt, au Grimsel, à Gênes et à la corniche

    Garnier frères|Paris 1870|17.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Third edition.
    Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with sextuple gilt compartments and one blind compartment, gilt dotted ornaments at head and foot, triple blind fillets framing the red boards, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
    Preface by Sainte-Beuve.
    Work illustrated after the author's original drawings by Calame, K. Girardet, Français, d'Aubigny, de Bar, Gagnet, Forest.
    Some minor foxing without consequence affecting mainly the beginning and end of the volume.
    €120
  64. Les lundis de Caran d'Ache. Album pour les enfants de 40 ans et au-dessus
    CARAN D'ACHE

    Les lundis de Caran d'Ache. Album pour les enfants de 40 ans et au-dessus

    Plon|Paris s. d. [1896]|28.50 x 39 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half wine-colored cloth binding, smooth spine with very light scratches, marbled paper boards with some surface wear, corners and edges lightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Caran d'Ache forming 60 scenes of what can be considered the ancestor of comic strips.
    Handsome interior condition.
    €100
  66. Joseph le manteau-noir ou ce que Dieu fait est bien fait
    J.G. SALZMANN

    Joseph le manteau-noir ou ce que Dieu fait est bien fait

    Lib. de l'enfance et de la jeunesse Pierre Blanchard|Paris s. d.|11 x 18.50 cm|cousu
    First edition of the French translation established by S. Cahen.
    Work illustrated with 2 engraved figures, one of which serves as frontispiece.
    Our copy is presented in plain temporary covers, with title label pasted at head of spine.
    Some light foxing.
    €50
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