First edition, Signed book

Georges BATAILLE

Lettre autographe signée à Denise Rollin : « je songe à toi dans cette chambre et à tout ce ...

Paris s.d. [3 ou 4 juin 1940], 20,9x26,9 cm, 2 pages sur un feuillet.

Handwritten signed letter to Denise Rollin: “I think of you in this room and all that will happen there when we are together again.” “ je songe à toi dans cette chambre et à tout ce qui arrivera là quand nous serons de nouveau ensemble.”
Paris s.d[3 or 4 June 1940], 20.9 x 26.9 cm, 2 [...]

4 500 €

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First edition, Signed book

Guy de MAUPASSANT

Lettre autographe signée à la Comtesse Potocka : « Dites, Madame, voulez-vous un fétiche ? ...

Paris s.d. [début janvier 1884], 10,2x13 cm, 4 pages sur un feuillet double.

Signed autograph letter from Guy de Maupassant to the Countess Potocka, 67 lines in black ink on a letterhead "GM 83, rue Dulong", envelope attached.
This long letter begins with a commission that was made to Maupassant: " I immediately pay for a commission for which I [...]

5 000 €

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First edition

Auguste LEROUX, Pierre de NOLHAC

Louis XV et madame de Pompadour

Goupil & Cie, Paris 1903, 25x32,5cm, relié.

first edition, one of the 100 numbered copies on Imperial Japan, drawing of head.
Binding in full red morocco, back with six nerves set with golden fillets and adorned with double golden caissons decorated with typographic golden patterns, date golden in tail, golden wheels on the [...]

1 800 €

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First edition, Signed book

Edmond HARAUCOURT (sous le pseudonyme de) LE SIRE DE [...]

La légende des sexes. Pöemes hystériques

Imprimé spécialement pour l'auteur, Bruxelles 15 Avril 1883, 14,5x23cm, relié.

First Edition printed, in two parts, on laid to 200 copies numbered and initialed by the author, ours a copy of the second tranche, only draw after 12 Japan.
Binding half morocco old rose corners, back with five nerves, golden tail date, piece of red morocco title, marble paper [...]

1 500 €

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First edition, Signed book

Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

Le théâtre contemporain

L. Frinzine, Paris 1887, 11,5x19cm, relié.

First edition of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Half shagreen, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly to Charlotte Amélie de Musset, sister of Alfred de Musset.
Rare foxing.

2 000 €

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First edition

Honoré de BALZAC

Le lys dans la vallée

Werdet, Paris 1836, 12x19,5cm, 2 volumes reliés.

The rare and very sought-after first edition (cf Clouzot).
Contemporary Romantic half green sheep over marbled paper boards, spine with gilt Romantic typographical motifs, gilt friezes to head and foot of spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
Occasional minor spotting, [...]

10 000 €

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First edition, Signed book

Honoré de BALZAC

Louis Lambert suivi de Séraphîta

Charpentier, Paris 1842, 12x19cm, relié.

First definitive editions, some parts in first edition.
3/4 red shagreen binding, spine abundantly ruled in blind, entwined gilt Jules Hetzel monogram at foot of spine, untrimmed copy, contemporary binding.
Some rare brown spots.
Exceptionally signed and inscribed by Honoré de [...]

20 000 €

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First edition

Arthur RIMBAUD

Reliquaire

Léon Genonceaux, Paris 1891, 11,5x18cm, relié.

The first edition for large parts of the text, printed in 550 copies with the correct date of 1891 on the title.
 
Contemporary paper boards with blindstamped floral motifs, spine very slightly [...]

7 000 €

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