First edition

Marthe-Marguerite Le Valois de Villette de Murçay, [...]

Souvenirs et correspondance de Madame de Caylus publiée avec annotation historique, biographique ...

Charpentier, Paris 1881, 12x19cm, relié.

Edition originale, un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur Holland papere, seuls grands papiers.
binding en demi chagrin rouge, spine à quatre nerfs ornés de filets et de doubles caissons dorés décorés d'arabesques romantiques dorées, plats de papier marbré, gardes et contreplats de papier [...]

200 €

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Philarète CHASLES

Olivier Cromwell. Sa vie privée, ses discours publics, sa correspondance particulière précédés ...

Amyot, Paris 1847, 11,5x19cm, relié.

first edition.
Binding half caramel calf, back with five nerves decorated with dotted and double gold ornate coffered, as Exhibit brown shagreen, some traces of scratches on the back, marbled paper boards, a marginal tear head of the first flat , guards and contreplats of handmade paper, [...]

120 €

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Eugénie de GUERIN

Lettres d'Eugénie de Guérin publiées avec l'assentiment de sa famille par G.S. Trébutien

Didier & Cie, Paris 1865, 12x18,5cm, relié.

Third Edition, one of the few copies on Holland paper which he makes no mention.
Binding chocolate brown half morocco with corners, back with five nerves with minor scrapes without gravity, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, preserved covers, signed [...]

150 €

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First edition

Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY

Lettres de jeunesse

Gallimard, Paris 1953, 12x19cm, relié.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête along with 10 Madagascar hors commerce.
Half black morocco, spine in six compartments, marbled paper boards, pastedowns and endpapers of papier uni, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding by Goy & Vilaine.
A [...]

2 300 €

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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de SEVIGNE

Lettres

Lefèvre, Paris 1843, 13x21,5cm, 6 volumes reliés.

New edition.
Binders full red shagreen, back with four nerves slightly thinned purposes set with cold garlands adorned with golden triple boxes decorated golden jewels angles of octuplets framing gilded nets and cold on covers, guards and shimmering white silk contreplats , framing a golden [...]

400 €

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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de SEVIGNE

Lettres de madame de Sévigné à sa fille et à ses amis

Ménard & Desenne, Paris 1827, 8,5x14,5cm, 12 volumes reliés.

New illustrated edition, frontispiece of the first volume of a portrait of Madame de Sevigne engraved by Dequevauviller.
Binders half raspberry calf, back with four nerves set with gilded garlands adorned with jewels and typographical motifs stamped cold as exhibits and black calfskin volume [...]

680 €

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Prosper MERIMEE

Lettres à une inconnue

Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1874, 13,5x22cm, 2 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Binders half morocco tree with corners, back with five nerves set with black fillets decorated with double cold boxes, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, elegant bindings.
The text is preceded by a study of Mérimée by Hippolyte [...]

200 €

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VOLTAIRE

Correspondance Tome I : 1704-1738

Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade, Paris 1964, 10,5x18cm, reliure de l'éditeur.

Editing the library La Pléiade printed on paper Bible.
Binders editor open blue sheep grained, flat spine decorated with gilt fillets, complete copies of their rhodoïds.

35 €

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