Poésie

First edition.
With drawings by Baron engraved.
A few small spots, not serious.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan paper, the tirage de tête.
Elegant Romantic pastiche binding of half light brown morocco over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt friezes and gilt decorative motifs, gilt date to foot, gilt fillet frame to covers, moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved (with small marginal repairs), top edge gilt.
The number of this copy has been skillfully scratched out from the justification page.
A very good copy, nicely bound.

Folio edition printed in a small number of copies on large vélin paper. Translated by Le Brun and with a preface from the 1774 edition. The illustrations are from the Italian edition published by Didot in 1784. With a frontispiece and 40 illustrations by Cochin engraved by Saint-Aubin, Tilliard, Delignon, Dambrun, etc. The Life of Tasso is by Suard.
Half red long-grained Empire morocco over red morocco-effect paper, gilt fillets to spine, headpieces slightly rubbed, corners bumped, a little spotting, but otherwise a very good copy with magnificent plates.
This is what Cohen has to say about the illustrations of the Italian edition: “A book published in grand style thanks to the support of the Count of Provence who paid Cochin 40,000 livres for the drawings".

First edition.
Richly illustrated.
A very good copy retaining its plastic rhodoid jacket.

First edition on bluish paper.
Contemporary glacé full red morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated. Black morocco title and volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. Interior roll tooling. Edges gilt. Handsome copy.
Year calendar, numerous pieces and anonymous poetry, some signed by the publisher Baude de la Croix, extracts from Saadi, fables, etc...

First edition on ordinary paper, false edition statement.
Half maroon morocco Bradel binding by Laurenchet, marbled paper boards, covers preserved.
Inscribed by Jean Cocteau in blue ink, with a drawing of the face of a young man in profile.
A nicely bound copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Three small clear stains to upper cover, otherwise a good copy.

New edition, first for some part, one of 20 numbered copies on vélin de Rives, the only large paper copies.
A very fine copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

Later edition, first for some parts.
Elegant contemporary long-grained cherry-red morocco, spine in three compartments, double bands with gilt fillets, friezes and dots, date at foot, blindstamped roulettes to head- and tail- pieces, triple gilt fillet and gilt frieze frame to covers, upper corners slightly bumped, gilt fillets to edges of covers, pastedowns edged in cherry-red long-grained morocco with a frame of gilt dots, marbled pastedowns and endpaper, top edge gilt.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Jacques Delille.
A very good copy with almost no spotting in a handsome binding.

First edition. Preface by Alphonse Daudet.
Frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations hors-texte by the author.
Spine very lightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.