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Spain and the Hispanic World
  1. Arroyo
    Eduardo ARROYO, Pierre ASTIER

    Arroyo

    Flammarion|Paris 1982|21.50 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Binding of the publisher in full white canvas, smooth back, complete copy of his jacket illustrated flawless.
    Rich iconography.
    Signed autographs by Pierre Astier and Eduardo Arroyo to art critic Georges Raillard.
    €100
  2. A summer's work 7 April - 7 May 1994
    Antoni TÀPIES, Manuel J. BORJA-VILLEL

    A summer's work 7 April - 7 May 1994

    Waddington galleries|London 1994|25 x 30.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of this exhibition catalog of works by Antoni Tapies presented at the Waddington Gallery in London from April 7 to May 7, 1994.
    Binding of the editor in full red canvas, smooth back, first flat illustrated with a vignette representing a work of Antoni Tapies.
    Nice copy.
    Iconography, we join an invitation card to a retrospective of the works of Antoni Tapies at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Barcelona on February 17, 2004.
    Text by Manuel J. Borja-Villel.
    Autographed and signed autograph by Antoni Tapies, in French, to his friend Georges Raillard, who was director of the French Institute of Barcelona and great specialist of the work of Antoni Tapies.
    €450
  3. Antoni Tapies obra recent
    Antoni TÀPIES, Antoni LLENA

    Antoni Tapies obra recent

    Seuil|Paris 1994|22.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this exhibition catalog of new works by Antoni Tapies presented at the Toni Tapies Gallery in Barcelona from December 2004 to February 2005.
    Nice copy.
    Iconography.
    Text by Antoni Llena.
    Signed autograph of Antoni Tapies to his friend Georges Raillard, who was director of the French Institute of Barcelona and great specialist of the work of Antoni Tapies.
    €450
  4. Rinconète et Cortadillo
    Enrique ATALAYA, Miguel de CERVANTES

    Rinconète et Cortadillo

    H. Launette & Cie|Paris 1891|18 x 28.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 67 original compositions by Enrique Atalaya, one of 500 numbered copies on white laid paper.
    Full red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt typographical motifs, gilt roulettes on headcaps, triple gilt fillet border on boards ornamented with a scatter of floral motifs connected by floral friezes stamped in blind, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, blind fillet border and floral corner motifs, gilt edges on leading edges, original wrappers preserved.
    Foxing.











    €180
  5. La mode et la mort. Suivi d'un essai sur Soriano et l'Italie.
    André PIEYRE DE MANDIARGUES, Giacomo LEOPARDI

    La mode et la mort. Suivi d'un essai sur Soriano et l'Italie.

    Fata Morgana|Fontfroide 1989|19 x 28.50 cm|en feuilles
    First edition of the French translation by André Pieyre of Mandiargues, one of 50 copies numbered on "pur-fil" paper Arches paper, only leading copies, ours one of the 20 copies enriched with a color suite of engravings signed and numbered by Juan Soriano.
    Nice copy.
    Illustrated book of two original engravings by Juan Soriano that he has numbered and signed .
    Handwritten signature of André Pieyre of Mandiargues to the colophon.
    Our copy is enriched with a business card of Juan Soriano on which it was split of an autograph shipment dated and signed for Alice and Georges (Raillard), envelope attached.
    €1,200
  7. Petit théâtre
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA, Albert DUBOUT

    Petit théâtre

    Les lettres mondiales|Paris 1951|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    New edition of the French translation illustrated by Albert Dubout, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Handsome copy despite a shadow on the first endpaper.
    €120
  8. Manuscrit autographe du chapitre XI du Voyage d'Espagne "Boire de l'eau est une volupté que je n'ai connue qu'en Espagne"
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Manuscrit autographe du chapitre XI du Voyage d'Espagne "Boire de l'eau est une volupté que je n'ai connue qu'en Espagne"[Autograph manuscript of Chapter XI of Voyage d'Espagne, “Drinking water is a pleasure I have known only in Spain]

    s. d. [circa 1843]|13.20 x 21.90 cm|4 feuillets
    Admirable set of four manuscript fragments of chapter XI of the Voyage d'Espagne which exposes behind the scenes of Gautier's writing which, guided by the romantic taste for the picturesque, relates his stays in Madrid and Ocaña and his passages by La Guardia and Tembleque .
    Gautier adopts an astonishing working format revealing the intimate / particular process of writing where flying sheets of different sizes, very tight writing and corrections, and inks of different colors come together.
    Originally intended for a publication in the press, Gautier's article, itself seduced by Spanish exoticism, satisfies the search for picturesque then at its peak in France: " The perpetual carousel of the...
    €5,000
  9. Tremblement de ciel
    Vicente HUIDOBRO, Juan GRIS

    Tremblement de ciel

    Editions de l'as de coeur|Paris 1932|13.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with a portrait of Vincente Huidobro by Juan Gris.
    Handsome copy.

    €300
  10. Semaine sainte
    Valery LARBAUD (trans.) Gabriel MIRÓ

    Semaine sainte[Holy Week]

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1925|11.50 x 16 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation by Valery Larbaud and Noémi Larthe.
    Binding in black half box, smooth back, golden date in tail, wooden paper plates, guards and contreplats paper wood way, covers and back preserved, gilded head, binding signed by Daniel-Henri Mercher.
    Nice copy pleasantly established.
    Signed autograph signed Valéry Larbaud Jules Romains enriched by the signature of Noémi Larthe.
    €580
  11. Guerre d'Espagne. Extrait des souvenirs inédits du général Jomini (1808-1814)
    Ferdinand LECOMTE

    Guerre d'Espagne. Extrait des souvenirs inédits du général Jomini (1808-1814)

    Librairie militaire Baudoin & Cie|Paris 1892|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in sienna half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, one upper corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Gift inscription in pen from a previous owner on the half-title page, some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers.
    Complete with its folding map at the end of the volume.



    €350
  12. Chansons cubaines et autres poèmes
    Nicolás GUILLÉN

    Chansons cubaines et autres poèmes

    Pierre Seghers|Paris 1955|12.50 x 19.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Bilingual first edition on current paper.
    Binding of the publisher in full black cardboard, smooth back of brown canvas, complete copy of his illustrated jacket that has light tears without gravity.
    Signed autograph dedication of Nicolas Guillen, written in French, the magazine "Le Thyrse" enriched with an autograph signed by Claude Couffon, the translator, to this same magazine.


    €120
  13. Roulements de tambours pour Rancas
    Manuel SCORZA

    Roulements de tambours pour Rancas

    Grasset|Paris 1972|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
    first edition of the French translation for which it was not taken from large papers, one of the review copies service.
    Autograph signed by Manuel Scorza to Pierre Dumayet.
    Pleasant complete copy of his illustrated jacket.
    €30
  14. Voyage en Alcarria
    Camilo José CELA

    Voyage en Alcarria

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 41 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards slightly, marginally discolored and sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
    €60
  15. Itinéraire descriptif de l'Espagne, et tableau élémentaire des différentes branches de l'administration et de l'industrie de ce royaume
    Alexandre (Comte de) LABORDE

    Itinéraire descriptif de l'Espagne, et tableau élémentaire des différentes branches de l'administration et de l'industrie de ce royaume

    H. Nicolle • Lenormant|Paris 1808|12 x 20.50 cm|6 volumes reliés dont un atlas
    First edition.
    Bradel bindings in full dark blue boards, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and cold-stamped fleurons, gilt friezes at foot, marbled paper boards, yellow and speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
    The atlas contains 29 engraved plates printed separately.
    Some rubbing at head and foot of spines with a lack at foot of the fifth volume, small dampstains at foot of front board of the fourth volume and at head of fore-edge, occasional foxing.
    Set in uniform boards and complete with its atlas.
    One of the most famous works on Spain. Archaeologist and politician, Alexandre de Laborde (1773-1842) was sent in 1800 to Lucien Bonaparte's Embassy in Madrid. Charmed by Spain, he would...
    €1,200
  16. Voyage en Espagne, fait dans les années 1786 et 1787
    Joseph TOWNSEND

    Voyage en Espagne, fait dans les années 1786 et 1787

    Dentu|Paris 1809|12.50 x 20.20 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition, very rare, without the atlas published separately. Translated from English from the second edition by Pictet-Mallet.
    Contemporary full flamed sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with 2 different tools, roulettes and a large grotesque compartment. Red morocco title labels, and black morocco volume labels. Headcaps of volumes 2 and 3 partly worn away; a slight lack at tail of volume 3. Lower joint of volume 1 largely split along its length; upper joint of volume 2 cracked at head and tail. Rubbing. Good copy.
    Picturesque travel account beginning with Figueres and the Pyrenees, Barcelona and its surroundings, Madrid, Zaragoza, Aranjuez and Toledo, the Asturias, Salamanca...
    €900
  17. Essais sur l'Espagne faits en 1777 et 1778 ; où l'on traite des moeurs, du caractere, des monuments, du commerce, du théatre, & des tribunaux particuliers à ce royaume
    Jean-François PEYRON

    Essais sur l'Espagne faits en 1777 et 1778 ; où l'on traite des moeurs, du caractere, des monuments, du commerce, du théatre, & des tribunaux particuliers à ce royaume

    S. n.|Genève [Geneva] 1780|13 x 20 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition, rare.
    Contemporary full speckled blonde calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated, with roulettes at head and foot. Red morocco title and volume labels. One small lack at head of volume II. Signs of rubbing. One corner slightly bumped. One dampstain on one board, one epidermure. Handsome copy, particularly fresh.
    Travel account in Spain which is characterized by its accuracy and its numerous descriptions of monuments, its study of customs and its extensive interest in jurisprudence, literature, theater, costumes, commerce... According to Quérard the details of this journey "being of perfect fidelity, [they] served as a guide to the draughtsmen employed in the creation of the Voyage...
    €1,200
  18. Le petit retable de Don Cristobal
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA

    Le petit retable de Don Cristobal

    Edmond Charlot|Alger [Algiers] 1944|11.50 x 18.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition of the French translation, printed on ordinary paper, one of the numbered copies.
    A handsome and rare copy.
    €100
  19. La syllabe noire de Tapies
    Antoni TAPIES, Georges RAILLARD

    La syllabe noire de Tapies[The Black Syllable of Tàpies]

    André Dimanche|Marseille 1994|19 x 26.50 cm|Lithograph|broché

    First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies with a few hors commerce also on vergé d'Arches.
    Illustrated with 6 original lithographs by Antoni Tapies.

    A very nice copy.
    HAndwritten signatures of Antoni Tapies and Georges Raillard to colophon.

    €2,300
  20. Trois conférences
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA

    Trois conférences

    Pierre Seghers|Paris 1947|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 800 numbered copies on Marais alma paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 on Johannot.
    Handsome copy despite the spine being very lightly sunned.
    €60
  21. Yerma
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA

    Yerma

    Les Cahiers du Journal des Poètes|Paris 1939|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on Featherweight, the tirage de tête.
    Illustrated with a photograph of the poet and his mother.
    A nice and rare copy, printed colportage stamp on half-title page.
    €750
  22. Romancero gitan
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA

    Romancero gitan[Gypsy Ballads]

    Edmond Charlot|Alger [Algiers] 1942|17.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 50 copies reimposed on Ingres paper, the tirage de tête after 5 reimposed on Canson, 10 on Japan and 50 more in Ingres paper.
    One tiny tear to head of spine, otherwise a very good copy.
    Rare and sought-after.
    €500
  25. La deuxième mort de Ramon Mercader
    Jorge SEMPRÚN

    La deuxième mort de Ramon Mercader[The Second Death of Ramón Mercader]

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the presentation copies.
    A pleasant copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Jorge Semprun to Professor Georges Blin.
    Georges Blin, a specialist in the works of Baudelaire and Stendhal, was a leading literary critic and academic. Alongside Vladimir Jankélévitch and Jean Wahl, among others, he served on the Sorbonne jury before which Emmanuel Lévinas defended his doctoral thesis, Totalité et infini. Blin was also director of the Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet at the Universities of Paris (Sorbonne, 1961-1988), Professor of Modern French Literature at the Collège de France (1965-1988), and subsequently Honorary Professor at the Collège de France.

    €250
  26. Le marquis de Lumbria
    Miguel de UNAMUNO

    Le marquis de Lumbria

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1924|16 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
    A good copy with good margins.
    €300
  27. Satyre Menippée de la vertu du Catholicon d'Espagne et de la tenue des estats de Paris ; augmentée de notes tirées des éditions de Du Puy et de Le Duchat par V. Verger ; et d'un commentaire historique, littéraire et philologique par Charles Nodier
    Eugène DEVERIA, COLLECTIF

    Satyre Menippée de la vertu du Catholicon d'Espagne et de la tenue des estats de Paris ; augmentée de notes tirées des éditions de Du Puy et de Le Duchat par V. Verger ; et d'un commentaire historique, littéraire et philologique par Charles Nodier

    N. Delangle|Paris 1824|15 x 24 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of Charles Nodier's commentary and first printing of the frontispiece and 8 illustrations hors-texte by Eugène Devéria, one of the rare copies printed on vellum.
    Half brown morocco bindings with corners, spines slightly lightened with four fine raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments richly decorated, gilt friezes at head and foot, traces of rubbing on joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings signed by Bibolet.
    Some light foxing, library classification labels pasted opposite half-title pages.
    Provenance: from the library of Paul Lacombe with his bookplates pasted on pastedowns.
    €300
  28. Cigognes d'Estrémadure ou quelques entretiens sur l'Espagne d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
    Mathieu VARILLE

    Cigognes d'Estrémadure ou quelques entretiens sur l'Espagne d'hier et d'aujourd'hui

    P. Masson|Lyon 1930|11 x 17 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Mathieu Varille to Henri Béraud: "... qui a vu l'Espagne sous d'autres jours..." ["...who has seen Spain in other days..."]
    Work decorated with illustrations by Madame Favrot-Houllevigue.
    Handsome copy.
    Provenance: from the Île de Ré library of Henri Béraud.
    €80
  29. Espagne pont de l'Europe
    Georges SUAREZ

    Espagne pont de l'Europe

    Editions France-Empire|Paris 1944|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Suarez: "A Henri Béraud que j'aime..." ["To Henri Béraud whom I love..."]
    Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud on Île de Ré.
    €80
  30. Du miel aux cendres
    Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS (inscribed to Raymond FIRTH)

    Du miel aux cendres[From Honey to Ashes]

    Plon|Paris 1966|15.50 x 24 cm|broché

    First edition, for which no copies on larger paper were produced.
    A pleasing copy, with press clippings laid in.
    Exceptional autograph presentation copy inscribed in English by Claude Lévi-Strauss to the anthropologist Raymond Firth.

    €500
  31. Lettres sur l'Espagne
    Adolphe GUÉROULT

    Lettres sur l'Espagne

    Louis Desessart|Paris 1838|13 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Signed autograph inscription from the author on the half-title page "à son ami Michel Chevalier".
    Contemporary binding in half midnight blue calf, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt and cold fillets as well as gilt foliate interlacing, gilt mention "bibliothèque de Michel Chevalier" at tail.
    Some rubbing and foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Provenance: from the library of Michel Chevalier with his bookplate.
    €150
  32. Testimonios
    Victoria OCAMPO

    Testimonios[Testimonies]

    Editorial Sudamericana|Buenos Aires 1946|14 x 20.50 cm|broché

    First edition.
    Handsome signed and dated autograph inscription in French from Victoria Ocampo to the singer (Jane) Bathori, who was the partner of the comedian Andrée Tainsy : "... qui a travaillé pour la musique en Argentine with tant de générosité and de chaleur..."
    Iconography.
    Spine sunned.

    €750
  33. Le Théâtre espagnol, ou les meilleures comédies des plus fameux auteurs espagnols
    Alain-René LESAGE

    Le Théâtre espagnol, ou les meilleures comédies des plus fameux auteurs espagnols

    Chez Jean Moreau|à Paris 1700|9.50 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition. Translation by Lesage.
    Contemporary binding in full blonde sheep. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons. Gilt roulette on the edges and headcaps. Head restored, otherwise good copy.
    This volume is the first that Lesage provides of Spanish plays from the Golden Age. We know that other French authors of the 17th century provided adaptations of Spanish theater, but the translations were nearly contemporary and one may question Lesage's project of adapting plays that might seem outdated in the eyes of the public. Lesage explains himself in the preface which is a sort of demonstration of his aesthetic project: to renovate the scene of French...
    €400
  34. Ekoué-Yamba-O
    Alejo CARPENTIER

    Ekoué-Yamba-O[Ekoué-Yamba-O]

    Gallimard|Paris 1988|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 26 numbered copies on vélin chiffon paper, the only large paper copies.
    A very good copy.
    €250
  35. Histoire du chevalier du soleil, et de son frère Rosiclair, et de leurs descendants
    Diego ORTUÑEZ DE CALAHORRA, Antoine René de Voyer d' ARGENSON

    Histoire du chevalier du soleil, et de son frère Rosiclair, et de leurs descendants

    Chez Pissot|à Amsterdam • & se trouve à Paris 1780|9.50 x 17 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of the translation and abridgment by the Marquis de Paulmy and Contant d'Orville.
    Armorial copy of the Rohan Chabot family, certainly, given the date of the edition, of Louis-Antoine de Rohan-Chabot, known as the Chevalier de Rohan. 2 mascles and two chabot fish crowned in the corners. We know that the library of Cardinal de Rohan (famous!) bore mascles on the spine as a stamp.
    Contemporary full glazed blonde calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated. Title label and volume label in brown morocco. 3 scratches on the upper cover of volume II, without consequence. Cracking of upper joints with very slight leather loss. Fine copy.
    Le chevalier du soleil is a translation of the Spanish...
    €900
  36. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Les meuniers les tirèrent l'un l'autre, par les pieds, par la tête. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.29
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Les meuniers les tirèrent l'un l'autre, par les pieds, par la tête. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.29

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|31 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate specially created for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.
    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an avid hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with his exploits and thus create...
    €45
  37. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Celui-ci répondit pour le singe. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.25
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Celui-ci répondit pour le singe. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.25

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|31 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate specially created for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quichotte: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire...
    €45
  38. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Montésinos me dit que tous ces gens de la procession étaient les serviteurs de Durandart et de Bélerme. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.23
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Montésinos me dit que tous ces gens de la procession étaient les serviteurs de Durandart et de Bélerme. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.23

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|31 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate specially created for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quichotte: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire...
    €45
  39. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Ils virent qu'il avait les yeux fermés comme un homme endormi. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.22
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Ils virent qu'il avait les yeux fermés comme un homme endormi. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.22

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|31 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an avid hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire ainsi une...
    €45
  40. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Finalement, maître et valet restèrent trois jours chez les mariés, où ils furent traités comme des rois. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.22
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Finalement, maître et valet restèrent trois jours chez les mariés, où ils furent traités comme des rois. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.22

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|31 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an avid hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire ainsi une...
    €45
  41. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Pour être si grièvement blessé, dit Sancho, ce garçon-là jase beaucoup. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.21
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Pour être si grièvement blessé, dit Sancho, ce garçon-là jase beaucoup. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.21

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|43 x 21 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable Hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire ainsi...
    €45
  42. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Il ne fut pas moins ravi d'un autre choeur de danse qui entra bientôt après. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.20
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Il ne fut pas moins ravi d'un autre choeur de danse qui entra bientôt après. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.20

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|43 x 21 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable Hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire ainsi...
    €45
  43. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, L'hidalgo se décida à piquer sa jument. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.17
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, L'hidalgo se décida à piquer sa jument. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.17

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. Light foxing to lower right margin, not touching the plate.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first travelled to Spain in 1855, accompanied by Théophile Gautier and the publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, fulfilling a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an experienced hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the...
    €45
  44. Cervantès, Don Quichotte,Don Quichotte qui s'était déjà jeté à genoux au côté de Sancho. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.10
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte,Don Quichotte qui s'était déjà jeté à genoux au côté de Sancho. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.10

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|43 x 21 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed on the plate by the artist. Light foxing not affecting the engraving.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote in the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he...
    €45
  45. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, De l'aventure, Sancho resta moulu, Don Quichotte épouvanté, le grison meurtri de coups et rossinante fort peu catholique. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.58
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, De l'aventure, Sancho resta moulu, Don Quichotte épouvanté, le grison meurtri de coups et rossinante fort peu catholique. Gravure originale sur bois debout. Tome 2, ch.58

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|43 x 21 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed on the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote in the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with his exploits...
    €45
  46. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, S'il vous plaît, seigneur, de devenir notre hôte, vous serez accueilli avec courtoisie et libéralité. Tome 2, ch.58
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, S'il vous plaît, seigneur, de devenir notre hôte, vous serez accueilli avec courtoisie et libéralité. Tome 2, ch.58

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|43 x 21 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. Pale foxing in the upper margin not affecting the engraving.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Don Quixote by Cervantes for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable Hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les...
    €45
  47. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Un jour donc il demanda au duc et à la duchesse la permission de prendre congé d'eux. Tome 2, ch.57
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Un jour donc il demanda au duc et à la duchesse la permission de prendre congé d'eux. Tome 2, ch.57

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. Some pale spotting in the margin of the plate.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Don Quixote by Cervantes for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable Hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a...
    €45
  48. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Retirez-vous, Seigneur Don Quichotte ; la pauvre enfant ne reviendra point à elle tant que votre grâce restera là. Tome 2, ch.46
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Retirez-vous, Seigneur Don Quichotte ; la pauvre enfant ne reviendra point à elle tant que votre grâce restera là. Tome 2, ch.46

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed on the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, accompanied by Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an avid hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily for the illustration of Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with his exploits, and thus create...
    €45
  49. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Le gouverneur Sancho Panza rendant la justice. Tome 2, ch.45
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Le gouverneur Sancho Panza rendant la justice. Tome 2, ch.45

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. A small foxing spot in the upper margin, not touching the engraving.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré traveled to Spain first in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there mainly with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study...
    €45
  50. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Là se termine le chant de l'amoureuse Altisidore. Tome 2, ch.44
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Là se termine le chant de l'amoureuse Altisidore. Tome 2, ch.44

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. Some very discreet worming.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote in the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first travelled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and the publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a learned hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis...
    €45
  51. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Puis il alla prendre la bénédiction de son seigneur. Tome 2, ch.44
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Puis il alla prendre la bénédiction de son seigneur. Tome 2, ch.44

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.
    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote in the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first travelled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and the publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a learned hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a parcourus et remplis de ses exploits et faire...
    €45
  52. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, On releva Don Quichotte et on lui découvrit le visage qu'on trouva pâle, inanimé et inondé de sueur. Tome 2, ch. 64
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, On releva Don Quichotte et on lui découvrit le visage qu'on trouva pâle, inanimé et inondé de sueur. Tome 2, ch. 64

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. A long tear without loss to the left margin of the plate.

    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the 1863 Hachette edition.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, accompanied by Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an informed hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "Je me rends donc dans la patrie de cet illustre hidalgo pour étudier tous les lieux qu'il a...
    €45
  53. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Dis-moi, toi qui réponds, était-ce la vérit, était-ce un songe ?. Tome 2, ch. 62
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Dis-moi, toi qui réponds, était-ce la vérit, était-ce un songe ?. Tome 2, ch. 62

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist. Some light foxing.

    Plate specially created for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.


    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with...
    €45
  54. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, L'on regarda la maison, où il y eut grande assemblée de dames. Tome 2, ch. 62
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, L'on regarda la maison, où il y eut grande assemblée de dames. Tome 2, ch. 62

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.

    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, a knowledgeable hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with his exploits...
    €45
  55. Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Voilà comme je châtie les insolents qui ne savent pas retenir leur langue. Tome 2, ch. 60
    Gustave DORE, Héliodore PISAN

    Cervantès, Don Quichotte, Voilà comme je châtie les insolents qui ne savent pas retenir leur langue. Tome 2, ch. 60

    Hetzel|Paris 1863|21 x 43 cm|une feuille
    First edition. Wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist.

    Plate created specifically for the illustration of Cervantes' Don Quixote for the Hachette edition of 1863.

    Gustave Doré first traveled to Spain in 1855, in the company of Théophile Gautier and publisher Paul Dalloz. In 1861, responding to a commission from the journal Le Tour du monde, he returned there with Baron Jean Charles Davillier, an experienced hispanophile, who would recount their journey in his Voyage en Espagne.
    Doré went there primarily with a view to illustrating Don Quixote: "I am therefore going to the homeland of this illustrious hidalgo to study all the places he traveled through and filled with his exploits...
    €45
  56. Ambassade du Mareschal de Bassompierre en Espagne l'an 1621 ; en suisse l'an 1625 ; en Angleterre l'an 1626
    François Maréchal de BASSOMPIERRE

    Ambassade du Mareschal de Bassompierre en Espagne l'an 1621 ; en suisse l'an 1625 ; en Angleterre l'an 1626

    [ Elsevier] • Chez Pierre du Marteau|à Cologne • [Amsterdam] 1668|7.50 x 13.50 cm|4 parties reliées en 2 volumes
    First edition, printed by the Elsevier press. 4 title pages with the sphere, two of which for L'Ambassade en Suisse.
    Contemporary full brown speckled sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Brown morocco title and volume labels, decorated with roll tools. A slight lack to the joint at the head of each volume. Good copy.
    Important diplomatic relations by one who was a great lord and great military man concerning the Valtellina affair with Spain and Switzerland, and that of the projected marriage of the king's sister and the Prince of Wales in England. A collection of articles and letters that allow one to realistically follow the progress of diplomatic missions (a historical...
    €550
  57. Guerre du temps
    Alejo CARPENTIER

    Guerre du temps

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine very lightly browned without consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Alejo Carpentier to Marc Saporta.
    €200
  59. Gitanes et toréros
    SERGE

    Gitanes et toréros

    Editions Baudinière|Paris 1952|15.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Signed autograph inscription from Serge embellished with a small drawing depicting an anchor, a heart and a star.
    Work illustrated with 84 unpublished drawings by the author.
    Handsome copy lacking its illustrated dust jacket.
    €60
  60. Ordenanzas de las armadas navales de la corona de Aragon
    Antonio de CAPMANY

    Ordenanzas de las armadas navales de la corona de Aragon

    En la imprenta real|Madrid 1787|17.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary full parchment binding. Smooth spine with pen-and-ink title faded at head. Lacking one third of the leather on upper board, also at edges. Without endpaper. Good freshness of paper.
    Aragonese naval ordinances from the 14th century. In appendix, English naval ordinances and various documents relating to the Spanish navy, notably ordinances from the 16th century.
    €950
  62. L'espoir
    André MALRAUX

    L'espoir

    Gallimard|Paris 1937|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on Alfa paper. Handwritten inscription signed by the author. A tiny marginal tear on the front cover, ex-libris pasted on the first blank endpaper.
    €2,000
  63. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Bandido
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Bandido

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic of the period, signed in the plate by Clerman lower right.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de coutumes" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same period.
    Superb watercolor whose gum arabic varnish...
    €60
  64. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Contrabandista
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Contrabandista

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic of the period, signed in the plate by Clerman lower right. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de coutumes" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same period.
    Superb watercolor...
    €60
  65. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Habitante de las cercanias de Xeres
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Habitante de las cercanias de Xeres

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic of the period. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "costume paintings" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" at the same period.
    Superb watercolor whose gum varnish accentuates the contrasts.
    €60
  66. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Corregidor
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Corregidor

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic of the period, signature in the plate by Clerman at bottom right. Plate engraved by Duverger.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "costume paintings" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" at the same period. Superb...
    €60
  67. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Mendigo
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Mendigo

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving enhanced with watercolor and gum arabic highlights from the period, signature in the plate by Clerman at lower right. Plate engraved by Duverger.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "costume studies" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" from the same period.
    Superb...
    €60
  68. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Majo
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Majo

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving enhanced with watercolor and gum arabic highlights from the period. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "costume studies" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" from the same period. Superb watercolor whose gum arabic varnish...
    €60
  69. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Cara de Sevilla
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Cara de Sevilla

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic highlights of the period, signature in the plate by Clerman at lower right. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de costumbres" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same...
    €60
  70. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Jovencita en la iglesia
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Jovencita en la iglesia

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original wood engraving heightened with watercolor and gum arabic highlights of the period. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place. This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de costumbres" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same period.
    Superb watercolor whose gum arabic varnish...
    €60
  71. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Manola
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Manola

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original woodcut heightened with watercolor and gum arabic highlights of the period, signed lower right by Clerman. Plate engraved by Pannemaker.
    Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place.
    This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de coutumes" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same period.
    Superb watercolor whose gum...
    €60
  72. Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Seise de la catedral de Sevilla
    Francisco Paula DE MELLADO

    Recuerdos de un viage por España. - Seise de la catedral de Sevilla

    Establecimiento tipografico de Mellado|Madrid 1851|15.50 x 23 cm|une feuille
    Original woodcut heightened with watercolor and gum arabic highlights of the period, signed lower left by Clerman. Plate engraved by Duverger. Print created for "Recuerdos de un viage por España" by Francisco de Paula Mellado, an account of his journey through the multiple provinces of Spain and overseas territories in which the author studies the customs, legends, literature, history and geography of each place.
    This type of illustration is emblematic of Spanish Romantic aesthetics and its fashion for "tableaux de coutumes" ("Cuadro de costumbres"), veritable galleries of generic characters in the manner of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" of the same period.
    Superb watercolor whose gum...
    €60
  73. Nouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'etat actuel de cette monarchie
    Jean-François de BOURGOING

    Nouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'etat actuel de cette monarchie

    Chez Regnault|à Paris 1789|12 x 20 cm|relié
    Second issue of the first edition with alternate title, illustrated with 3 folding maps (Spain, Madrid and the Bay of Cadiz) including the map of Spain hand-colored, and 9 plates of which 7 are folding.
    Contemporary half brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with bold fillets. Title-label and volume label in fawn calf. Headcap of volume I partly worn, split on volume 2, a lack to volume 3; tail of volumes I and 2 partly split. Lower joint of volume 2 open at tail. Upper joint of volume 3 cracked at tail. Set heavily rubbed. Edges of volume I trimmed and those of other volumes bumped. 3 plates with tears. Dampstain at beginning of volume II.
    The interest of this voyage is to...
    €700
  74. Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Manche, traduction de Filleau de Saint-Martin ; avec un essai sur la vie et les ouvrages de Cervantès par M. Auger
    Miguel de CERVANTES

    Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Manche, traduction de Filleau de Saint-Martin ; avec un essai sur la vie et les ouvrages de Cervantès par M. Auger

    Delongchamps|Paris 1825|12.50 x 20.50 cm|6 volumes reliés
    New edition of the French translation established by Filleau de Saint-Martin.
    Half navy glazed calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with central floral motifs, gilt friezes at head and foot, traces of rubbing on spines, spine of the sixth volume with a marginal lack of leather, red morocco work title, olive morocco volume labels, upper headcaps rubbed, marbled paper boards bordered with a blind floral frieze, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, slightly later Romantic bindings.
    Work illustrated, as frontispieces to the 6 volumes, with a portrait of Miguel de Cervantes engraved by Lefèvre after Devéria, as well as 5 other engravings after...
    €450
  75. Anecdotes espagnoles et portugaises
    Guillaume BERTOUX

    Anecdotes espagnoles et portugaises

    Chez Vincent|à Paris 1773|10.50 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Red morocco title label and black morocco volume label. 2 corners slightly bumped. Missing one marbled endpaper in volume I. Otherwise a handsome copy.
    Chronological history of Spain and Portugal in the form of anecdotes, that is to say short articles. The Anecdotes are skillful compilations, not without critical spirit, and allow one to have at hand in a very practical manner the history of a nation.
    €550
  76. Epilogo de Utrera: Sus grandezas, y hazañas gloriosas de sus hijos
    Pedro Roman MELENDEZ

    Epilogo de Utrera: Sus grandezas, y hazañas gloriosas de sus hijos

    Por Juan Francisco Blas de Quesada|En Sevilla, Impressor Mayor de dicha ciudad [Seville] 1730|15 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition. Large arms of Utrera on second leaf. Title in red and black with a floral frame.
    Contemporary vellum, spine titled in ink (smudged). One tie in good condition, spine partly detached. Traces of glue to final endpaper. A good copy without significant faults, generally fresh.
    A monograph on the town of Utrera in the south-west of Spain, not far from Seville (in the province of Andalusia). The town has a rich history, recorded events from which stretch back to the 13th century, when Alfonso X conquered Seville. Archeological digs have shown that the town was inhabited even before the Roman period.
    20th century ex libris with an image of a 16th century hand press.
    €1,400
  77. Mémoires secrets sur l'établissement de la Maison de Bourbon en Espagne, extraits de la Correspondance du Marquis de Louville, gentilhomme de la chambre de Philippe V, et chef de sa maison française
    Marquis de LOUVILLE

    Mémoires secrets sur l'établissement de la Maison de Bourbon en Espagne, extraits de la Correspondance du Marquis de Louville, gentilhomme de la chambre de Philippe V, et chef de sa maison française

    Maradan|Paris 1818|12 x 19.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Half wine-lees calf binding with corners, circa 1900; skillful pastiche of an 1820 binding. Spine with false flat raised bands decorated with roulettes and fillets. Spine uniformly lightened, without consequence. A handsome copy.
    This military man was appointed head of the French Household of Philip V of Spain, the first Bourbon king of Spain (from 1700 to 1703). He would receive a new mission in Spain in 1716, as extraordinary ambassador. During three essential years, everything done at court passed through him. Here is what the Duke of Saint-Simon says about him in his memoirs: "To speak truly, he governed the king and Spain." These memoirs were written during the marquis's...
    €450
  78. Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays
    William BULLOCK

    Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays

    Alexis Eymery|Paris 1824|12.50 x 20 cm|relié

    BULLOCK William
    Le Mexique en 1823, ou relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays
    Alexis Eymery, Paris 1824, in-8 (12,5 x 20m) and one atlas atlas in-8 landscape format(20 x 26,5 cm), (4) III, LXXII, 364 pp & (4) 370 pp., (2) and a large atlas in-8 landscape format, 11 pp., 2 volumes, publisher's binding
    First French edition. The first English edition preceded it by a few months. The atlas is made up of a portrait of the author, 2 folding maps of Mexico, 12 lithographed plates (view of Mexico, Veracruz, Puebla, and sculptures), and 5 lithographed plates of costumes, finely colored (the...
    €1,200
  79. La reine d'espagne. - Souvenirs et fantaisies
    Hyacinthe Joseph Alexandre Thabaud de LATOUCHE

    La reine d'espagne. - Souvenirs et fantaisies

    Alphonse Levavasseur|Paris 1831-1833|13.50 x 21.50 cm|2 volumes reliés en 1
    First edition of each volume.
    Half olive calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, red morocco title label, marbled paper boards, light rubbing to joints, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Some foxing.
    €250
  80. Magnificent romantic binding by a great binder of the period.
    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane, avec des notes historiques et littéraires par M. le Comte François de Neufchateau
    Alain-René LESAGE, Victor HUGO

    Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane, avec des notes historiques et littéraires par M. le Comte François de Neufchateau

    Chez Lefèvre • Imprimerie de Jules Didot l'aîné|A Paris 1825|14.50 x 23 cm|trois volumes reliés

    New edition from La collection des classiques français, illustrated with a portrait and a folding map of Spain. Fine edition with classical typography and wide margins.


    Full glazed wine-red calf bindings, sky blue title and volume labels, smooth spines richly decorated with cathedral tools and rolls, boards stamped in blind with a large central monastic medallion, a blind border frieze and a second in gilt, boards with slight worm damage, marbled edges.


    Magnificent romantic binding by a great binder of the period.


    It should be noted that the preface by the Comte de Neufchâteau, academician, is actually by Victor Hugo (then aged 16); the count found it so remarkably written that he published...

    €700
  81. Obras de Don Joseph Cadalso
    Joseph CADALSO

    Obras de Don Joseph Cadalso

    Por Don Matteo Repullès|Madrid 1803|10 x 15 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First collected edition.
    Contemporary marbled brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with thick and thin fillets. Red morocco title label, black morocco volume label in a circle. One wormhole at foot of volume 1, a second at foot of volume 4.
    José Cadalso (1741-1792), Spanish poet and man of letters, journalist, studied in England and France at the Jesuit college Louis le Grand, then at the seminary in Madrid. After traveling through Europe, he pursued a military career. His prose helped awaken the spirit of the Enlightenment in Spain and defend national identity. These works bring together his poetry, translations and criticism, as well as his essays.
    Bookplate of J. J. Ballard...
    €700
  82. Las tarascas de Madrid, y tribunal espantoso. Passos del hombre perdido, y relacion del espiritu malo
    Francisco SANTOS

    Las tarascas de Madrid, y tribunal espantoso. Passos del hombre perdido, y relacion del espiritu malo

    Por Francisco Antonio de Burgos|en Valencia 1694|10.50 x 16.30 cm|relié
    New edition after the first edition of 1665. Rare.
    Contemporary full vellum binding. Smooth spine with handwritten title. Scattered foxing.
    Prolific Spanish writer, Francisco Santos (1618-1696), who was a soldier by profession, is famous for his picaresque novels and short stories from which Lesage drew abundantly for Gil Blas and his Diable boiteux. He defends the poor against the rich, and the humble against the wealthy, a typical attitude of the picaresque novel, and reflection of Madrilenian and Spanish society. Most of Santos's works are full of Christian and Catholic morals, and this spirit led to this work which departs from the strict domain of literature, where the author becomes the...
    €900
  83. Oeuvres complètes d'Antoine Raphaël Mengs, premier peintre du roi d'Espagne, contenant différents traités sur la théorie de la peinture
    Anton Raphael MENGS

    Oeuvres complètes d'Antoine Raphaël Mengs, premier peintre du roi d'Espagne, contenant différents traités sur la théorie de la peinture

    A l'hôtel de Thou|à Paris 1786|25.50 x 20 cm|deux volumes reliés
    First French edition, translated from Italian by M. Jansen (the work was indeed first published in Italian by Bodoni).
    Near-contemporary full sheep bindings with smooth spines, bronze title and volume labels. Handsome copy.
    The work begins with memoirs on the life and works of Mengs (1728-1779) by Chevalier d'Azara and a notice on Mengs's paintings, followed by the painter's treatises on painting, covering beauty, taste, technical aspects of painting as well as various celebrated painters (Raphael, Correggio, Titian). The preface contains a paragraph by Klopstock (the German editor) and Fuessli. Court painter to the King of Poland, he joined the Spanish court at the behest of Charles III, King...
    €1,200
  84. Leyes de recopilacion, que contiene los libros primero, segundo, tercero... nono

    Leyes de recopilacion, que contiene los libros primero, segundo, tercero... nono

    En la imprenta de Juan de Zuniga.|Madrid 1745|30 x 20 cm|deux volumes reliés
    The first collection of laws governing Spain appeared in 1567 under the instigation of King Philip II. This collection would be reprinted and supplemented until 1775. A third book appeared containing los autos acordados.
    This edition is complete with its index at the end of volume II.
    Absent from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and French catalogues, copies from 1775 and 1772 at the British Library, Cambridge and Southampton (these libraries never hold all 2 volumes, but either the first, second, or third).

    Full flamed calf bindings from the early 19th century. Smooth spine with fillets. Red title label and black volume label. Headcaps rubbed. Various scuffing. One tear to the tailcap of...
    €900
  85. Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...]
    Jullien MELLET

    Voyages dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale [...][Journeys to the interior of Central America ...]

    Chez Masson et fils.|Paris 1824|13 x 20 cm|relié

    [Journeys to the interior of Central America: including those from Buenos Aires to Assumption by way of the Plata river and back, from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso by way of the Mendoza plain and the town of Santiago de Chile, into the valleys and peaks of the Cordillera over a distance of almost 450 leagues, containing some of the richest mines in Chile, the return from Valparaiso and Santiago, the navigation of the Coquimbo to Lima, the capital of all Central America, the tortuous route from Lima to Guayaquil, and around Quito province, including to an ancient Inca city. Also including the voyage from the aforementioned capital to Santa Fe de Bogota by way of Cuença, Calil, and Popayan, an...

    €1,000
  86. 3 conférences
    Federico GARCÍA LORCA

    3 conférences

    P. Seghers|Paris 1947|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on Johannot paper, the deluxe issue.
    A rare and handsome copy.
    €450
  87. Geografia de Pablo Neruda
    (Pablo NERUDA) Sara FACIO

    Geografia de Pablo Neruda

    Ayma|Barcelona 1973|26 x 29.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's red paper boards.
    Rich iconography.
    Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
    €50
  88. Holocaustum ou le borgne
    Eduardo MANET

    Holocaustum ou le borgne

    Gallimard|Paris 1972|11 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Eduardo Manet.
    €30
  89. Hommage et profanations
    Octavio PAZ

    Hommage et profanations

    Jean Hugues|Paris 1963|16 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 300 numbered copies on Rives paper, the only issue.
    €60
  90. Juan Girador
    Miguel Ángel ASTURIAS

    Juan Girador

    Centre de recherches de l'Institut d'études hispaniques|Paris 1964|16.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 280 copies on fine offset paper.
    Handsome and rare copy.
    €80
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