Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE

Goethe's poetische und prosaische werke in zwei banden. [Oeuvres complètes]

J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart und Tubingen 1836, Grd. in-8 (18x27cm), 4 volumes reliés.

Goethe's complete works including poetry, drama, novels, critical essays and correspondence. Gothic impression on 2 columns. 5 engravings on steel on strong paper and yellow snakes in the volume 2 by Kaulbach and Felner in a Gothic or classical style and engraved by English, 2 engravings in the [...]

1 200 €

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Victor HUGO

Drame. Cromwell. Hernani. Marion Delorme. Le Roi s'amuse. Lucrèce Borgia . Marie Tudor. Angelo. ...

Alexandre Houssiaux, Paris 1869, In-8 (15,5x23,2cm), 4 volumes reliés.

New complete edition of the theater of Victor Hugo tomée 1 to 4, and illustrated with many engravings on steel
These editions were sold in separate titles, they were gathered here and were part of the collection of works of Victor Hugo under the false title Drama, whose publication spanned [...]

500 €

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André BILLY

Mérimée

Flammarion, Paris 1959, 15,5x21cm, broché.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on cloth Lana, only leading copies.
Nice copy at all margins.

100 €

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Stefan ZWEIG

Balzac

Albin Michel, Paris 1950, 14x21,5cm, broché.

First edition of the French translation, one of 80 numbered copies on vellum Renage, only leading copies.
Back and flat slightly and marginally insolated without gravity, otherwise beautiful copy.
"The Grand Balzac, like Zweig, designated in his familiar life his enterprise-to distinguish [...]

2 500 €

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Alphonse de LAMARTINE

La chute d'un ange

Charles Gosselin et W. Coquebert, Paris 1838, In-8 (13,5x21,2cm), 339pp. et 429pp., relié.

First edition, without fictional mention of editing, which is quite rare for this work.
Binding full calf vintage tobacco. Smooth back of 4 romantic irons mirrored. Title and volume pieces of brown calf. Frieze framing cold and golden net. Small scattered foxinges. Upper joint rubbed. Traces of [...]

800 €

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Silvio PELLICO

Mes prisons suivies du discours sur les devoirs des hommes

Delahaye, Paris 1843, In-8 (18,5x26,5cm), 374pp., relié.

First illustrated with a frontispiece on China and 25 inset and many vignettes by Tony Johanot. Beautiful illustrated romantic.
Editor binding in full red shagreen with special irons. Back richly adorned with a large ornamental plaque in length, the name of the editor in tail. Upper dish with a [...]

500 €

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ANONYME

Album orné

Branston, London 1840 (S.d), In-4 (24x30,5cm), relié.

Collection consisting of an anonymous hand of chromolithographs, engravings. Many pages with various frames, Gothic, ornamental, intended to receive engravings. Frontispiece in chromolithography enhanced with colors. The papers intended to receive drawings, engravings or chromos are of various [...]

450 €

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First edition

(Honoré de BALZAC) COLLECTIF

Le saphir, morceaux inédits de littérature moderne

Urbain Canel & Adolphe Guyot, Paris 1832, 11x18cm, relié.

First edition bringing together unpublished texts, including 'The refusal' of Honoré de Balzac.
Some foxinges.
Binding in brown icy calf, back slightly crossed for four nerves ends adorned with gilt and black nets, two split joints in feet, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, [...]

400 €

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