Eugène CORNEAU 1894-1976, Alphonse de LAMARTINE

Entretiens XV du cours familier de littérature

Aux dépens de l'artiste, Paris 1948, 25,5x33,5cm, en feuilles sous chemise et étui.

Edition illustrated with original etchings by Eugène Corneau, and printed 210 copies on "pur-fil" paper Lana, ours one of 20 numbered copies with a black suite, leading copy after another 10 Lana. Our copy is full of his suite in black-fine. Bites on the shirt and on the first pages of the book, [...]

250 €

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François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

Essai historique, politique et moral sur les révolutions anciennes et modernes considérées dans ...

Henry Colburn, Londres 1814, 13,5x22,5cm, relié.

Second edition of the first book of the author printed after the very rare first edition London 1797. Bound in half tan sheepskin, back with five set with golden friezes nerves decorated with black pinstripes and typographical reasons cold boards marbled paper guards and contreplats of handmade [...]

700 €

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First edition

ANONYME

Galerie des artistes anglais de l'école moderne, ou collection de gravures d'après Turner, ...

Chez Desenne, à Paris 1835 - 1837, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 4 (21,5x27,5cm), relié.

Edition of two series published in 1835 and 1836 respectively. 36 steel engravings power the first volume and the second 40 or 76 prints engraved by various English writers and imrpimées on strong paper under curve. A large vignette title and frontispiece in the second volume, both dated 1836, [...]

550 €

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First edition

Théophile Marion DUMERSAN & Noël SEGUR

Chansons nationales et populaires de France

G. de Gonet, Paris S.d. ca 1850, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 8 (15,5x24cm), 388pp. et 520pp., relié.

First Edition. This issue is often confused with the wrong songs and popular songs Garnier of France (in volume and in number) edition, yet it is so drastically different from the illustration that the content. She is illustrated 48 inset steel shot in sepia after Gavarni Travies ... and numerous [...]

300 €

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First edition

Gérard de NERVAL

Contes et facéties

Giraud & Dagneau, Paris 1852, 9,5x16cm, relié.

The very rare first edition, of which there were no large paper copies, this copy being from the very first issue without mention and with the correct publisher, Giraud et Dagneau.
Bradel binding in half indigo cloth over marbled paper boards, spine with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet [...]

1 500 €

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First edition, Signed book

Théophile GAUTIER

Emaux et camées

Eugène Didier, Paris 1853, 9,5x15,5cm, relié.

Second edition, first for some parts: augmented with two poems
Contemporary black half shagreen over black paper boards, spine in five compartments with triple gilt compartments, double gilt fillet frame to covers, marbled pastedowns and endpapers
Rare autograph inscription from Théophile [...]

4 000 €

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First edition

Emile de LA BEDOLLIERE

Soirées d'hiver

Curmer, Paris 1839, Pet. in 8 (12x19,2cm), 342pp., relié.

First edition, illustrated with 12 full-page on acier.Plein morocco brown vintage long grain. Smooth spine decorated with great Romantic date with irons tail. boards with great coaching cold Greek golden framing net. Gilt edges. Interior lace. Guards moire white paper. spine uniformly irradiated, [...]

450 €

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First edition

William BEATTIE

L'Ecosse pittoresque, ou suite de vues prises expressement pour cet ouvrage par MM. T. Allom, W.H. ...

Virtue et Ferrier, Londres & Paris 1838, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in 4 (21x27,5cm), relié.

First Edition, illustrated with two engraved titles (in English), a colored plate and 117 inset steel (with serpentes) by Allom, Bartlett, and M'Culloch, engraved by Griffiths, Varrall, Prior, etc. . Stunning artwork, English writers were at this time particularly prized for their quality [...]

1 200 €

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