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<p>The elegant laid paper (<em>verg&eacute; de Hollande</em>), with its wire and chain lines, is the illustrious descendant of the <em>verg&eacute;s</em> invented in France by Protestant craftsmen who took refuge in the Netherlands after Louis XIV ordered the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Although this fine paper is not very sensitive to foxing and ageing, it is rarely used for the very limited issues reserved for the author or a few bibliophiles. Laid paper is nevertheless the preferred special paper for limited issues of most novels of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This thick, supple paper, with a smooth ivory color, soaks up light and delightfully blends it with ink. It's the ideal medium for rereading your favorite texts.&nbsp;</p>

First Editions on Laid Paper

The elegant laid paper (vergé de Hollande), with its wire and chain lines, is the illustrious descendant of the vergés invented in France by Protestant craftsmen who took refuge in the Netherlands after Louis XIV ordered the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Although this fine paper is not very sensitive to foxing and ageing, it is rarely used for the very limited issues reserved for the author or a few bibliophiles. Laid paper is nevertheless the preferred special paper for limited issues of most novels of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This thick, supple paper, with a smooth ivory color, soaks up light and delightfully blends it with ink. It's the ideal medium for rereading your favorite texts. 

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  5. Kerkadec garde barrrière
    Léon CLADEL

    Kerkadec garde barrrière

    P. Delille & P. Vigneron|Paris 1884|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on Holland paper, the only issue with a few on China and Japan papers.
    Work decorated with a frontispiece portrait of the author by Bouisset and illustrated with drawings by Poirson and Willette.
    Preface by Clovis Hugues.
    Bradel binding in full marbled paper, smooth spine, navy blue morocco title-label, soiled covers preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
    €500
  17. En voyage. Poésies et souvenirs
    Eugène MANUEL

    En voyage. Poésies et souvenirs

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1882|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Full olive cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with marginal scratch, one lower corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding stamp-signed in blind by Pierson.
    Signed and inscribed by Eugène Manuel.
    Occasional light foxing of no consequence.
    €80
  52. Oeuvres choisies de Paul Labbé, poète et conteur normand (1855-1923), précédées d'une intoduction de Jacques-Noir et suivies d'opinion et d'hommages
    Paul LABBE

    Oeuvres choisies de Paul Labbé, poète et conteur normand (1855-1923), précédées d'une intoduction de Jacques-Noir et suivies d'opinion et d'hommages

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1929|-|broché
    Edition with some parts in first edition, one of 30 copies numbered in Roman numerals on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Fine full-page inscription by Jacques-Noir.
    Work decorated with headpieces, initial letters, tailpieces, 5 illustrations including two in color and two facsimiles.
    Spine lightly sunned otherwise handsome full-margined copy.
    €110
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