Jean François Prosper DELDUC, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Le Chat botté, "Bonnes gens qui moissonnez, si vous ne dites pas que tous ces blés appartiennent à M. le marquis de Carabas, vous serez tous hachés menu comme chair à pâté" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Jean Delduc on China paper and mounted on Holland laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Tales in 1862.
Very rare foxing in the margin not affecting the design.
These illustrations of the Tales are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the scene to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism thanks to the technique called "t
€100
François PANNEMAKER, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Le Chat botté, "L'ogre le reçut aussi civilement que le peut un ogre" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by François Pannemaker on China paper and mounted on Holland laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Tales in 1862.
Some soiling and foxing in the margins not affecting the engraving.
These illustrations of the Tales are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the
€100
François PANNEMAKER, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Riquet à la houppe, "Elle vit sous ses pieds comme une grande cuisine pleine de cuisiniers, de marmitons, & de toutes sortes d'officiers nécessaires pour faire un festin magnifique" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition by Gustave Doré and engraved by François Pannemaker on China paper and laid down on Dutch laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Worming to margins not affecting the engraving.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful for this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism thanks to the technique known as "ti
€80
François PANNEMAKER, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Peau d'Âne, "Les grands de l'Etat s'asemblèrent & vinrent en corps prier le roi de se remarier. Cette proposition lui parut dure" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition by Gustave Doré and engraved by François Pannemaker on China paper and laid down on Dutch laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Rare worming to margins not affecting the engraving and crease to lower left corner of margin.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful for this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifyi
€100
BOETZEL, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Peau d'Âne, "Le roi, qui s'était mis en tête ce bizarre projet, avait consulté un vieux druide" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Boetzel on China paper and mounted on Holland laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Occasional light worming in margins not affecting the engraving.
These illustrations for the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the composition to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the techniq
€100
Héliodore PISAN, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Peau d'Âne, "La joie de se trouver si belle lui donna envie de s'y baigner, ce qu'elle exécuta" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition executed by Gustave Doré and engraved by Héliodore Pisan on China paper and mounted on Holland laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Fold in the lower right corner and very rare worming.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the technique know
€90
HEBERT, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Peau d'Âne, "Il vint des rois de tous les pays" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition executed by Gustave Doré and engraved by Hébert on China paper and mounted on Holland laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Fold in the lower left corner and very rare and pale worming.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the technique known
€100
Charles MAURAND, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, Les Fées, "Un jour qu'elle était à cette fontaine, il vint à elle une pauvre femme qui lui pria de lui donner à boire" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed on the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Charles Maurand on China paper and mounted on laid Holland paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Occasional worming and soiling to lower right corner, not affecting the engraving.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré presents an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the scene to the smallest details that generate terrifying realis
€80
Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, La Barbe bleue, "Les voisines & les amies tant elles avaient d'impatience de voir toutes les richesses de sa maison" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed on the plate by the artist and engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved on China paper and mounted on laid Holland paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Small fold to lower right corner not affecting the engraving and occasional light worming to margin.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré presents an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the scene to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism
€100
Héliodore PISAN, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, La Barbe bleue, "Ils lui passèrent leur épée au travers du corps" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and the engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Héliodore Pisan on China paper and mounted on Dutch laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Worming in margins not touching the engraving.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the scene to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the technique known as "ti
€80
Héliodore PISAN, Gustave DORÉ
Charles Perrault, Contes, La Barbe bleue, "Dieu soit loué ! s'écria-t-elle, ce sont mes frères" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
Hetzel|Paris 1862|29.90 x 42.10 cm|une feuille
Original wood engraving signed in the plate by the artist and the engraver. Composition created by Gustave Doré and engraved by Héliodore Pisan on China paper and mounted on Dutch laid paper at the request of publisher Hetzel to illustrate his folio edition of Perrault's Contes in 1862.
Two scratches in the margin, a small tear in the upper margin without loss and very rare worming not touching the engraving.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the scene to the smalle
€100
Ernst Theodor Amadeus HOFFMANN
Contes fantastiques
Lavigne|Paris 1843|14.50 x 24 cm|relié
First edition of the new French translation by Christian, illustrated with first printing of 10 plates by Gavarni on wood and multiple vignettes, initials, tailpieces by the same. Preface on Hoffmann by Christian.
Half lemon yellow morocco binding with corners, late 19th century, signed Champs at the top of the first endpaper. Raised bands spine richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Decorative fillets on boards. Peacock eye paper on boards. Top edge gilt. Small dark spots on upper board. Small dent at foot over 2 mm. Fresh tinted paper free from foxing, rare condition for this edition usually covered with foxing and browning.
Very handsome copy.
17 tales (Salvator Rosa, A
€600
Jacques LE LORRAIN, Gaston DUBREUILH
La Barbe bleue
Mathot|Paris 1910|19.50 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
First edition of this sung tale by Jacques Le Lorrain set to music by Gaston Dubreuilh.
Publisher's binding in half steel-blue percaline, smooth spine unlettered, grey paper boards, illustrated front board, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Handsome copy.
Work illustrated by Maurice de Lambert.
Rare copy of this sung tale created by Gabriel de Montoya at the shadow theatre of the Quat-z-Arts.

€200
James RIDLEY
Les contes des Génies, ou les charmantes leçons d'Horam fils d'Asmar. Ouvrage traduit du Persan en Anglois, par Sir Charles Morell, et en François sur la traduction Angloise.
Chez Marc-Michel Rey|à Amsterdam 1766|10 x 16 cm|3 volumes reliés
First French illustrated edition with 13 attractive unsigned figures. Title pages in red and black. Sir Charles Morell is the pseudonym of James Ridley. The first English edition dates from 1764, here translated by Robinet.
Contemporary full brown marbled and glazed calf bindings. Spines with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Headcap of volume I with loss. Restorations at head of volumes II and III, likewise at tail of volume I. Joint of volume II split at tail. A filled loss along the upper joint of volume II. Upper joint of volume III split at tail. Fresh copy overall with some yellowed leaves. The plates of volume III have been bound in volume II and vice
€500
Charles NODIER
Contes
Magnin, Blanchard & Compagnie|Paris 1859|19 x 28.30 cm|relié
New illustrated edition with 8 etchings by Tony Johannot bearing the artist's name engraved with the point, on China paper mounted. These illustrations belong to the first illustrated edition of 1845, 2 are artist's proofs without Johannot's name added by him. Printed on laid paper.
Half old red shagreen binding with corners signed Petit at the top of the first endpaper. Spine with raised bands richly decorated with elaborately gilt compartments. Red shagreen title label. Top edge gilt. Uncut copy, full-margined, perfectly fresh. Spine slightly faded.
Handsome copy from the sale of Jacques Crépineau's library, without his bookplate but with a bookmark from L'Etude Ader reproducing
€450
[BOCCACE] Giovanni BOCCACCIO
Contes de Jean Boccace (Le Decameron)
Barbier|Paris 1846|18 x 28.20 cm|relié
Illustrated edition with first printing of vignettes by Tony Johannot, Baron, Celestin Nanteuil, Grandville, Geoffroy and 32 plates by the same artists.
Half chocolate brown morocco with corners, late 19th century, signed Bertault at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine richly decorated with mirror-pattern tools in Romantic style, roulette at head and tail, frame fillets. Separating fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh, immaculate. Spine slightly sunned. Some traces of rubbing.
Very handsome copy of this rare illustrated Romantic work.

€800
Georges DUMÉZIL
Apollon sonore et autres essais, esquisse de mythologie
Gallimard|Paris 1982|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Two small stains at head of first endpaper and on verso of front board facing it, slight tear without loss at foot of title page.
Autograph inscription signed by Georges Dumézil to René Etiemble.
€150
Georges DUMÉZIL
Loki
Flammarion|Paris 1986|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Georges Dumézil to René Etiemble.
€150
Oscar WILDE, ALASTAIR
L'Anniversaire de l'infanteThe Birthday of the Infanta
Editions Narcisse|Paris 1928|23 x 28.50 cm|broché sous chemise
L'Anniversaire de l'infante
[The Birthday of the Infanta]
Éditions Narcisse | Paris 1928 | 23 x 28,5 cm | original wrappers sous chemise

Edition illustrated with paged and unpaged drawings by Alastair with 110 printed copies, ours is one of 100 copies printed on Holland Van Gelder Zone, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 10 Japan Imperial. Scattered foxing, most noticeable at the beginning and end of the volume.
€1,200
Charles PERRAULT
Contes de Perrault
Magnin, Blanchard & Compagnie|Paris 1850 (S.d.)|17.50 x 27.20 cm|relié
This illustrated edition originally appeared from Curmer but the frontispieces of each tale were only printed in black whereas they have been printed in bistre in this edition. The text of the tales is entirely engraved in italics and superbly printed on strong laid paper. The illustrations in the text are finely engraved on steel, they are due to the imagination of Pauquet, Marvy, Jeanron, Jacque, Beaucé, Jules Compagnon, and engraved by Monin.
The 15-page notice on the life and works of Perrault by Paul Jacob appeared for the first time in the 1836 edition, the same is true for the dissertation in fine on fairy tales.
One general title in bistre and 9 frontispieces in bistre; eac
€1,400
Frédéric GODEFROY
La mission de Jeanne d'Arc
Philippe Reichel|Paris 1878|18.50 x 26.80 cm|relié
First edition illustrated with an unpublished portrait in chromolithography, 14 frames on tinted frieze, ornaments and tailpieces extracted from a 15th-century manuscript, and 14 beautiful original compositions printed in monochrome by Claudius Ciappori-Puche.
Deluxe publisher's binding in full brown shagreen gilt and polychrome signed at foot by Legros and Pelletier. Spine with raised bands decorated with special tools. Large ornamental panel on boards, with at the center of the upper board a shield on blue ground, same on the lower board with the initials JD within a decorative medallion. Foot headcap slightly worn in part. Gilt roll on leading edges and rich interior frieze. Edges gi
€750
Edgar Allan POE, Charles BAUDELAIRE
Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires
Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1857|11.20 x 18 cm|relié
First edition.
Bound contemporary brown half-shagreen. Spine decorated with gilt fillets. Gilt title. Traces of rubbing to edges. Scattered foxing. A good copy.
This translation of Poe was published a few months before Baudelaire's first collection of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.
While we know how much E.A. Poe owes to Baudelaire, whose superb translation is known to even surpass the original work, we often overlook Baudelaire's own literary debt to his American model. More than an exercise in translation, Baudelaire found in reading Poe's extraordinary stories the very soul of his poems, which we still being written at the time.
Following the success of his first t
€1,000
Henry LEMARIE, Charles PERRAULT
La belle au bois dormant. - La barbe bleue. - Cendrillon
Jean Porson|Paris 1948-1950|16 x 24.50 cm|3 volumes en feuilles
First printing of the 109 color miniatures by Henry Lemarié, one of the numbered copies on Rives laid paper for each volume.
Small traces of soiling on the inner flaps of the slipcases which also have small paper lacks to the corners.
Handsome and rare set, lacking three of its slipcases, which was originally intended to comprise six tales but of which only three were published.

€250
ANONYME
Mythologie ou histoire de la fable poétique
J. Delmas|Bordeaux 1859|11 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition published anonymously.
Spine cracked with small lacks, a lack at the head of the first cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.
€60
Prosper MÉRIMÉE
mosaïque, par l'auteur du théatre de Clara Gazul
H. Fournier jeune|Paris 1833|13 x 20 cm|relié
First edition.

Half-shagreen binding of the late 19th century. Smooth spine decorated with repeated romantic tooling, title and date in gilt. Top edge gilt. Spine uniformly sunned. Light scattered foxing.

Bookplate with crowned cipher, Alfred and Blanche de Curzon. Alfred de Curzon was a French painter, deceased in 1895.

This collection contains important short stories by the author, including Mateo Falcone, L'enlèvement de la Redoute, Vision de Charles XI, Le vase étrusque...
€800
Henri POURRAT
Le trésor des contes [The Treasure of Tales]
Gallimard|Paris 1948-1962|12 x 19 cm|13 volumes brochés
First edition, one of 25 (for the first four copies of the series) or one of 23 (from the fifth volume until thirteenth) numbered copies on cloth Auvergne for each of the volumes, sometimes a non-commercial copies literate, draw of head.
Very rare and beautiful complete copy in 13 volumes.
Fine autographs signed by Henri Pourrat, sometimes full page, Gibert or Anne-Marie Kempf on the first eight copies of the series.
Exceptional complete set enriched with autographs signed by Henri Pourrat.
€7,500
Jean de LA FONTAINE
Contes et nouvelles en vers
Chez Henry Desbordes|à Amsterdam 1695|9.50 x 16.50 cm|relié
This edition is a modified impression of the first illustrated edition of 1685. The illustration consists of 2 frontispieces and 58 half-page vignettes drawn by Romeyn de Hooghe (except the second frontispiece which is not found in the 1685 edition and the figures of the 4 last tales). "The frontispiece of the first volume is that of 1685 reversed, without signature. The date and the bookseller's name have been removed. The frontispiece of the 2nd vol. is a new composition without signature. The vignettes are those of 1685, reversed and engraved with a certain fineness". Hédé-Haüy, p. 13. This is therefore not a reissue, the figures having been newly engraved and reversed. This particularity
€2,500
Claude-Etienne SAVARY
Les amours d'Anas-Eloujoud et de Ouardi, conte traduit de l'Arabe
Chez Onfroy|A Bagdadse trouve [Baghdad] • à Paris 1789|7.50 x 12.50 cm|relié
The rare first posthumous edition. After the half-title, 4pp. catalogue.
Contemporary full porphyry calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons. Black calf title label. Frame border on boards. Small 0.5cm split to upper joint at head and foot, minimal. Handsome copy.
Famous orientalist and pioneer of Egyptology, translator of the Quran, fluent Arabic speaker, Savary brought back several tales from his travels, and it is specified in the foreword that this is a translation. It is nevertheless preferable to consider that Savary is the author, and that his great knowledge of Arab customs makes this tale a story close to those of the Thousand and One Nights.
The Mercure d
€500
Marguerite YOURCENAR
Electre ou la chute des masques[Electra, or The Fall of the Masks]
Plon|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A nice copy despite the very slightly sunned spine.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Marguerite Yourcenar to Maurice Bourdel, director of publishing house Plon, and his wife : "... cette Electre perdue dans "un monde où l'ordre n'est pas"
€2,800
Giovanni Battista MASCOLO, Johann Wolfgang BAUMGARTNER
Encomia Coelituum, Digesta Per Singulos Anni Dies, Una Cum Veterum Fastis, Recensibitus Victorias, Triumphos, Sacrificia, Ceterasque Res Insignes
Viennae [Vienna] 1753-1755|11 x 17.50 cm|4 volumes reliés
Very rare first Viennese edition, illustrated with 366 figures by Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner. Remarkable baroque iconography. Only one copy located in electronic library catalogues at Strasbourg, one copy at Cambridge and another at Oxford.
Contemporary half brown sheep bindings, spines with raised bands decorated with fillets, green sheep title and volume labels. Skilful restorations to joints and headcaps. Rubbing to speckled paper boards. Although pagination is continuous across the four volumes and collation appears complete, we note the absence of a title page to the third part (binder's oversight?).
Engraved bookplate Froissart, second manuscript bookplate Augustin Sotteau.
€2,000
Georges DUMÉZIL
Mythe et épopée, tome III : Histoires romaines
Gallimard|Paris 1973|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
first edition for which no large papers were taken, one of the review copies service.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Georges Dumézil to Pierre Dumayet.
Back slightly insolated.
€80
Édouard FOURNIER, Louis-Edouard FOURNIER
Chroniques et légendes des rues de Paris
E. Dentu|Paris 1893|11.50 x 17 cm|broché
New edition, one of the copies printed on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by Louis-Edouard Fournier.
Spine and boards uniformly sunned, a light marginal dampstain to the front board, handsome interior condition.
€60
André GIDE
Thésée
Pantheon Books|New-York [New York] 1946|13 x 21 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full brown cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket which shows slight marginal tears.
€70
Henri PAJON
Histoire du prince Soly, surnommé Prenany, et de la princesse Feslée
Aux dépens de La Compagnie|à Amsterdam 1750|9 x 15.50 cm|2 parties en un volume relié
First edition, rare. Title pages in red and black. The work was reprinted in the Collection des voyages imaginaires, songes, visions et romans cabalistiques, volume XXV.
Contemporary full glazed and marbled calf binding. Smooth decorated spine. Havana morocco title-label. 2 corners bumped, one trimmed. Rubbing, particularly to edges. Scattered browning. A reasonably good copy.
A tale set in an imaginary country in South America between two peoples, the moon-worshipping Amazons, and the sun-worshipping Solinians. The story begins with the abduction by the Amazons of the prince of the Solinians. It is a marvelous tale, in the tradition of oriental tales of the period, including fairi
€500
Jean de LA FONTAINE, Charles EISEN
Contes et nouvelles en vers[Tales and Novellas in Verse]
S. n.|à Amsterdam • [Paris] 1762|12 x 18.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
The so-called Fermiers Généraux edition, using the editions of 1685 and 1696 for the text and adding tales by d’Autreau and de Vergier, present in the 1718 edition.

From an edition of 2,000 copies on vergé de Hollande, the present copy is one of the rare first issue copies in contemporary morocco with uncensored engravings and a fleuron error on p. 240 of vol. 1, later corrected.
€9,000
Antoine HAMILTON
Oeuvres
S. n. • [ Le Jay]|s. l. • [Paris] 1760 - 1776|8 x 14.50 cm|7 volumes reliés
Factitious collection of several editions by the same publisher at different dates comprising the author's works. The first 4 volumes dated 1762 bring together the tales and miscellaneous works. The 2 volumes numbered 5 and 6 are the Memoirs of the Count of Grammont, dated 1760 and with the same device as on the title pages of the first 4 volumes. The seventh volume contains miscellaneous works dated 1776, the only volume bearing an address and place (Le Jay in Paris).
Contemporary bindings in full glazed blonde marbled calf. Smooth spines decorated with acorn tools. Red morocco title labels, and black morocco volume labels (that of volume II in green morocco may have changed color). Ta
€300
François-Antoine CHEVRIER
Bi-bi conte, traduit du chinois par un français
Chez Khi-lo-khula|à Mazuli [Fictional Place] 1764 - L'an 623|10 x 16 cm|broché
New edition. Date of edition according to the catalogue given by the Publisher's Notice. Engraved title.
In original wrappers, under contemporary marbled paper. Unlettered spine. Paper lacking at headcaps. 2 small tears on the upper cover at top margin. Corners turned down.
Story of Queen Argentine, in China, ugly but with a nature devoted to pleasure. She meets Osaco whom a fairy's curse prevents from fulfilling his desire when a woman pleases him, then Prince Valicar whom an enchantment keeps sleeping and whom only a queen can awaken... The tale is a pretext for the author to make observations on Parisian customs.
€200
Nicolas BRICAIRE DE LA DIXMERIE
Contes philosophiques et moraux
Chez Delalain|A Londres [London] • & se trouve à Paris 1769|9.50 x 17 cm|3 volumes reliés
New edition, after the first published in 1765, expanded with a third volume appearing here for the first time.
Contemporary full brown marbled calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. One corner slightly bumped. Some rubbing. Handsome copy.
For many years La Dixmerie would supply the Mercure with his tales almost free of charge after Marmontel's departure, and most of the 24 titles in this collection appeared there. They belong to all genres of tales: marvelous, oriental, moralist and historical. The author explains in the preface his use of the epithet "philosophical" added to his tales, mocking this term applied at the time to everything and an
€550
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
Philippe POT, Romain DE HOOGHE
Les cent nouvelles nouvelles. Suivent les cent nouvelles contenant les cent histoires nouveaux, qui sont moult plaisans a raconter, en toutes bonnes compagnies; par maniere de joyeuseté
Chez Pierre Gaillard|à Cologne 1736|9.50 x 15.50 cm|relié
Reprint by the same publisher of the first edition of 1701, illustrated with a frontispiece and 100 half-page figures by Romain de Hooghe and retouched by Picart le Romain. Rare.
Late 18th century binding (possibly later) in full red Russia leather. Foreign binding, perhaps Russian. Spine with raised bands decorated with compartmented tulip tools. Gilt title and volume label. Head and foot rolls. Decorative border on covers. All edges gilt. Headcap of volume 2 partly worn. Corners slightly bumped. A tear to the lower joint of volume 2. Despite minor defects, handsome and uncommon binding, the set in good condition and well-printed.
Les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles is the
€1,800
MÉON
Nouveau recueil de fabliaux et contes inédits, des poètes français des XII, XIII, XIV et XVème siècles publié par M. Méon, employé aux manuscrits de la bibliothèque du Roi
Chassériau|Paris 1823|16 x 23.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
Rare first edition printed on strong laid paper.
Half blue calf bindings with corners, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets forming triple compartments and large Romantic motifs stamped in gold, gilt fillet on covers, some rubbing, pastedowns and endpapers lined with marbled paper, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Barrois in volume I and a frontispiece drawn and engraved by Langlois du-Pont-de-l'Arche in volume II.
€700
Antoine HAMILTON
Oeuvres mêlées en prose et en vers
Chez Je. Fr. Josse|à Paris 1731|9 x 16 cm|2 tomes reliés en un volume
First collected edition; two additional volumes would be added in a new collected edition in 1749.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Spine with five raised bands richly decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, with a camel morocco title label. Blind fillet and corner fleurons framing the boards. Gilt roll on edges and headcaps. All edges red. Title page lightly browned at outer margin, same for the last leaf. A small corner lack on page 103 of the first part.
Antoine Hamilton is primarily the author of the Mémoires du comte de Grammont, which Etiemble (author of the anthology of 18th-century authors in the Pléiade collection and rediscoverer of 18th-century authors like
€250
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
€900
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
Emile & Alexandre ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN
Contes populaires
Jules Hetzel • A. Lacroix|Paris 1866|11 x 18 cm|relié
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half caramel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind-stamped compartments, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Signed and inscribed by Alexandre Chatrian to his friend Ludovic Bouyon.
Bookplate of the dedicatee pasted on a pastedown.
Some minor foxing.
€250
Élisabeth Charlotte Pauline GUIZOT
Nouveaux contes
Didier|Paris 1856|15 x 24.20 cm|relié
New edition, illustrated with 9 lovely hand-colored sepia lithographs hors-texte.
Publisher's polychrome dark blue boards. Large decorative plate on the upper cover in red, gold, blue and cream. Smooth spine decorated with two polychrome plates. A polychrome central medallion stamped on the lower cover. Spine lightened. A pale dampstain in the upper margin; some scattered foxing on well-white paper. Handsome copy.

NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.
€130
Georges DUMÉZIL
Apollon sonore et autres essais. Esquisses de mythologie
Gallimard|Paris 1982|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Georges Dumézil.
A good copy.
€120
Madame de COTTIS
Contes à mon neveu
Eymery, Fruger & Cie|Paris 1829|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
New edition.
Contemporary full green sheep bindings, smooth spines faded, decorated with gilt fillets, friezes and fleurons, headcaps damaged with lacks at tail and rubbed at head, gilt roulettes almost faded on headcaps, quintuple gilt fillet frames on covers, corners slightly bumped, gilt tools at head and tail of leading edges, laurel leaves and "Pension Fayollat" gilt on front covers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with hors-texte engravings including 2 frontispieces.
Foxing.
€40
Michel MASSON
Les contes de l'atelier
Charles Gosselin|Paris 1840|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
New edition.
Half black shagreen bindings, smooth spines decorated with double gilt fillets, black paper boards with some surface wear, tears to corners and edges.
Foxing, light dampstaining affecting the foot of the entire text block of the first volume.
€50
G. REBIERE
Contes et apologues de Léon Riffard
Imp. Lecesne-Allein|Étampes 1887|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition printed in a small number of copies.
Spots to covers, internal foxing and dampstains.
Rare.
€50
Максимъ ГОРЬКІЙ [Maxime GORKI]
Cказки[Tales]
Ladyschnikow Verlag|Berlin s. d. [1911]|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition.
Half saffron calf Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets at head and foot, gilt border on the covers, marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, gilt edges; contemporary binding.
Very rare and valuable autograph inscription in Cyrillic signed by Maxime Gorky to Grigory Alexey Alexinsky, deputy of the Duma and man of letters: "à G.A. Alexinsky, au camarade, avec toute la sympathie et le respect, l'auteur."
€8,000
Joséphin PÉLADAN
Histoire et légende de Marion de Lorme
La Connaissance|Paris 1927|14.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives, deluxe copy.
Full havana shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, small and light marginal stains on the front cover, original wrappers preserved.
Handsome copy.
€150
Antoine HAMILTON
Oeuvres du Comte Antoine Hamilton
S. n.|à Londres [London] 1776|8 x 14.50 cm|relié
New, more complete edition of Hamilton's works.
Miscellaneous works: Letters and epistles. Volume I: The Ram, poems. Volume II: Thorn Blossom; songs. Volume III: The Four Facardins; poems.
Each tale has its own title page.
Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. Head slightly worn. Rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. A good copy.
Besides being the author of the famous Memoirs of the Count of Grammont, Hamilton wrote several tales that were much appreciated in their time and are usually included in the anthology of 18th-century tales.
€250
Rodolphe SALIS
Contes du Chat Noir
Les arts et le livre|Paris 1927|15 x 20.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
Edition with original color illustrations by Joseph Hémard, one of 1100 numbered copies on tinted vellum, the only printing with 65 Annam.
Handsome copy.
€150
François-Félix NOGARET
Le fond du sac, recueil de contes en vers
J. Lemonnyer|Rouen 1879|10.50 x 16.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
Edition printed on laid paper.
Bradel bindings in full red cloth, smooth spines decorated with double gilt fillets at foot, brown sheep title and volume labels showing traces of rubbing and small lacks, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 21 vignettes, some engraved by Champollion.
€80
Charles PINOT DUCLOS
Contes
A. Quantin|Paris 1880|14.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
Edition with some parts in first edition and printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Half mint green morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments and adorned with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Original bio-bibliographical note by Octave Uzanne.
Work illustrated with plates.
Some minor foxing, mainly marginal.
€150
Chanoine SCHMIDT
Contes
J. Vermot|Paris s. d. [1880]|14.50 x 23 cm|2 volumes reliés
New edition of the French translation established by A. Bordot.
Half fir-green shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with double blind-stamped compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs, quintuple fillets and cartouches framing the green paper boards, moiré paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, contemporary bindings. Work illustrated with Hadamard's lithographs printed in two tones.
Some minor foxing.
€150
André THEURIET
Coeurs meurtris
Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1896|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
First edition on ordinary paper.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Autograph inscription by André Theuriet.
€80
Maurice BOUCHOR
Contes parisiens en vers
Charpentier|Paris 1880|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 10 copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies.
Jansenist red morocco binding by Marius Michel, spine in five compartments, date to foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red morocco frame to pastedowns with seven gilt fillets, covers preserved, all edges gilt.
This copy is enriched with two autograph letters by the author of 3 and 2 pages length respectively.
A fine copy in a superb binding by Marius Michel.
Provenance : collection of Marius Michel with his ex libris pasted onto one of the endpapers.
€750
Armand de PONTMARTIN
Contes d'un planteur de choux
Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1856|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
New edition.
Half chocolate sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets showing minor traces of rubbing, one slight tear skillfully restored at the foot of a joint, marbled paper boards, traces of rubbing on edges, modest contemporary binding.
Gift inscription in place of bookplate on first endpaper, some foxing.
€50
François-Antoine POMEY, Andrew TOOKE
The pantheon, representing the fabulous histories of the gods, and most illustrious heroes, in a short, plain, and familiar method, by way of dialogue. For the use of schools
Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington...|London 1787|11 x 17.50 cm|relié
Certainly erroneous mention of 28th edition, the 1824 edition itself being noted as 25th. Illustrated with 28 out-of-text plates in the taste of the late 18th century, unsigned. The first edition and the following ones contained only 7 figures. The first edition of this work seems to date from 1694.
Contemporary full marbled calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and frame roulettes. Red morocco title label. Upper headcap partly missing, same for the tail headcap. 2 corners bumped. Rubbing. Crack at head to upper joint.
This book by Pomey, 17th century author, was translated by Andrew Tooke. It contains an index of names of all the deities of mythology. The reading is
€450
(Charles-Marie LECONTE DE LISLE's copy) Louis BOUILHET
Melaenis, conte romain
Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1857|11 x 18 cm|relié
First edition. Contemporary half sheep binding in dark green, spine with four raised bands, corners slightly bumped.
Printed stamp of the Leconte de Lisle library as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
€120
Charles-Louis PHILIPPE
Contes du matin
Nrf|Paris 1916|13 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on laid paper, with only 56 deluxe copies printed.
Handsome copy.
€60
Charles-Henri HIRSCH
Légendes naïves
Edmond Girard|Paris 1894|13 x 16.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 275 numbered copies on strong tinted paper, the only issue with 25 deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite rare worming lightly affecting the first leaves.
€80
Jean RENAUD, Tahar ESSAFI
La sorcière d'émeraude. Récits nord-africains
Edgar Malfère|Paris 1929|15 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on Turner paper, ours unnumbered.
Signed autograph inscription by Jean Renaud.
€40
L.-G. MAYNIEL
Contes du pays d'Oc
Eugène Figuière|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, no deluxe copies mentioned.
Signed and inscribed by the author.
Covers slightly and marginally soiled, handsome interior condition.
€40
Alfred MICHIELS
Contes des montagnes
Alphonse Delahays|Paris 1858|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition.
Two small tears and losses at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition despite occasional foxing.
€40
Hugues LAPAIRE
Contes de la ville et des champs
Crépin-Leblond|Moulins 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome copy.
€40
Robert GAILLARD
Sortilèges des mers du sud
Les éditions universelles|Paris 1945|15 x 20 cm|broché sous étui
Edition with original illustrations by Pierre Leroy and printed in 520 copies on Rives laid paper.
A small lack to foot of spine, spine and covers marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.
Copy complete with its slipcase split at head and with some tears.
€40
Auguste DORCHAIN
Conte d'avril
Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1885|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Bradel binding in full mouse-grey boards, smooth spine, date at foot, small marginal discoloration stains on the first cover, original wrappers preserved, worming on the endpapers.
€40
Émile PAULY
Les Brayauds de Combraille
Crépin-Leblond|Moulins 1936|18.50 x 24 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 30 pen drawings.
Preface by Camille Gagnon.
Light foxing to boards.
€50
Olier MORDREL
Les hommes-dieux, récits de mythologie celtique
Copernic|Paris 1979|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated wrappers, handsome copy.
€30
Chanoine SCHMIDT
Contes : Geneviève de Brabant. - Les oeufs de Pâques. - La corbeille de fleurs. - Rose de Tannebourg
Henri Laurens|Paris s. d. [1912]|22.50 x 28 cm|reliure cartonnée de l'éditeur
Edition illustrated with colored and black illustrations by Louis Morin.
Publisher's full navy cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover with minor scuffing of no importance, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Corner lack to head of half-title page.
€60
Maurice d' HARTOY
Au jardin du monastère, vieilles légendes catholiques de Normandie
Honoré Champion|Paris s. d.|19 x 24 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
First edition on ordinary paper.
Publisher's binding in full boards, spine partially faded but not seriously, handsome interior condition.
Work illustrated by Jean Gay.
Handsome copy complete with its wraparound band.
€60
Henri POURRAT
Histoire des gens dans les montagnes du Centre
Albin Michel|Paris 1959|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Illustrated cover, handsome copy despite a slight marginal crease at the foot of the back cover.
€40
Gottfried KELLER
Sept légendes
Rieder & Cie|Paris 1921|14 x 21 cm|broché
First French edition, one of 37 numbered copies on Hollande paper, deluxe issue.
Minimal worming of no consequence affecting some deckled edges as well as the first endpaper, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.
€80
[JAUBERT]
Quelques pensées de l'esprit frappeur, fables, contes, sonnets, odes etc...
Imprimerie de P. Polère|Carcassonne 1878|15 x 22 cm|broché
Second edition revised and enlarged.
Curious autograph inscription signed by the author.
Lacking at head and foot of spine, joints partly cracked, some lacks affecting the cover boards, interior fresh. Very rare.
€250
Gaston LAVALLEY
Le Maître de l'oeuvre de Norrey, légende normande
Charles Mandel|Paris 1894|20 x 26 cm|broché
New edition with illustrations from nature by H. Magron.
Covers replaced with plain wrappers, lacking spine.
Rare.
€80
Jean MISTLER
Hoffmann le fantastique
Albin Michel|Paris 1950|14 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated cover with central roundel.
Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.
€30
Henri LIZERAY
Ogmios ou Orphée
Vigot frères|Paris 1903|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition.
The two Gallic schools: Orpheus and Pythagoras, Orpheus in Greece, ancient opinions on the world and the immortality of the soul, how to understand Rabelais...
A handsome and rare copy.
€70
Marc BLANCPAIN
Contes de la lampe à graisse
Flammarion|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper, fanciful statement of one thousand copies.
Fine nearly full-page autograph inscription by the author.
€25
Édouard FOURNIER
Chroniques et légendes des rues de Paris
E. Dentu|Paris 1893|11.50 x 17 cm|broché
New edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, of which no mention is made.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by L.E. Fournier.
Front endpaper lightly and partially shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.
€120
Denis-Casimir CASSAN
Lou Darnié Pla, amé quaouqui picho conte
Imp. dé Bonet fils|Avignoun [Avignon] • (Avignon) 1849|14 x 22 cm|broché
First edition published in a small number of copies.
Tiny corner lack at head of first cover, some light foxing at head of certain pages.
Rare.
€50
Emile DARTES
Contes en omnibus, tome II seul : Montrouge-Gare de l'Est
Flammarion|Paris 1893|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
First edition.

Work illustrated by Vogel.

Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.
€30
Aimée BLECH
Ombres et lumières, contes et nouvelles théosophiques
Publications théosophiques|Paris 1912|13 x 19 cm|broché
First edition.
Spine slightly faded, tears repaired to joints, one joint cracked, handsome interior condition.
Rare.
€45
Emmanuel COSQUIN
Etude de folk-lore comparé : Le conte de 'La chaudière bouillante et la feinte maladresse' dans l'Inde et hors de l'Inde
Imp. Simon|Rennes 1910|16.50 x 25 cm|broché
First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from 'Revue des traditions populaires'.
Lacks to spine, first cover detached and marginally sunned, second cover lacking, handsome interior condition.
Autograph inscription from Emmanuel Cosquin.
Rare.
€60
ANONYME
Le conte de La Ramée grenadier de Champagne
Sansot & Cie|Paris 1912|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
New edition.
€60
N. SIERRA
Contes exotiques
H. Welter|Paris • & Leipzig 1897|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Authorities in the East, in Albania, Hanifa, two negresses...
Rare and handsome copy.
€80
Ernest-Théodore HAMY
La roche fendue de Santenay (Côte d'Or)
Bulletin de la société de sciences historiques et naturelles de Semur|s. l. 1873|16.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Work complete with its folding map.
Some light foxing.
Rare.
€70
Littérature orale de la Picardie : contes secrets, tome 2
H. Welter|Paris 1907|11 x 17 cm|broché
First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
A small corner loss to rear cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.
€80