First edition, Signed book

Emile ZOLA

Retour de voyage. - Lettre du capitaine Tanera sur la débâcle

Société des Amis des Livres & Alphonse Lemerre, Lyon & Paris 1892, 12x18,5cm, 2 volumes reliés en 1.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête after 5 chamois.
Half red morocco over marbled paper boards by Canape & Corriez, spine in six compartments, date gilt at foot of spine,marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, two corners slightly bumped, [...]

3 000 €

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Jean COCTEAU

La difficulté d'être

Paul Morihien, Paris 1947, 11,5x17cm, broché sous chemise-étui.

COCTEAU Jean. La Difficulté d'être [The Difficulty Of Being]
Paul Morihien, Paris 1947, 11,5 x 17 cm, original wrappers with custom slipcase
The first edition, an advance [service de presse] copy.
A fine inscription from Jean [...]

3 500 €

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First edition, Signed book

Emile ZOLA

Contes à Ninon

J. Hetzel & A. Lacroix, Paris 1864, 11x18cm, relié.

The first edition of the author's first book.
Contemporary half red shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with gilt fillets and triple gilt frames, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, collector's blindstamp to head of one endpaper, speckled edges.
Handsome, [...]

3 800 €

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First edition

Egerton CASTLE

L'escrime et les escrimeurs depuis le Moyen Age jusqu'au XVIIIème siècle

Paul Ollendorff, Paris 1888, 20,5x26,5cm, reliure souple de l'éditeur.

First edition in French, translated by Albert Fierlants, one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies.
Publisher's flexible light brown cloth, upper cover decorated with fencing motifs, small black spots to upper cover, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge [...]

1 500 €

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Nicolas MOLLIEN comte

Mémoires d'un ministre du Trésor Public 1780 - 1815

H. Fournieret Cie, Paris 1845, In-8 (13x21,5cm), 4 tomes en 4 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Antique bookbinding half blond glazed calf. Back with false nerves decorated with nets cold and hot, tail wheel. As an exhibit in red morocco and volume number in black morocco.

1 500 €

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Friedrich von SCHILLER

Poésies

Charpentier, Paris 1844, 11,5x18,5cm, relié.

New edition of the French translation by Xavier Marmier.
Binding chocolate brown half shagreen, back with five nerves had set with black nets decorated with double black boxes, tail golden date marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and to the tank.
Some minor foxing.

80 €

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First edition

Jean-Louis SCHERER

Recherches historiques et geographiques sur le Nouveau-Monde

Chez Brunet, à Paris 1777, in-8 (12,5x20,2cm), xii (2f.) 352pp., relié.

SCHERER Jean-Louis
Recherches historiques et geographiques sur le Nouveau-Monde
Chez Brunet, Paris 1777, in-8 (12,5 x 20,2 cm), xii (2 f.) 352 pp., contemporary sheep
The rare first edition with eight illustrations (Chinese coins and [...]

1 500 €

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Victor HUGO

Le Pape

Calmann-Lévy, Paris 1878, 15x23,5cm, relié.

First edition, one of 15 copies on Whathman paper
Contemporary Bradel binding by Paul Vié in red cloth, gilt fleuron to spine, midnight blue morocco titlepiece, double fillet and date at foot of spine
Handsome autograph inscription from Victor Hugo to Leconte de Lisle, poet and head of the [...]

8 000 €

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