First edition

Jean GENET, Alberto GIACOMETTI

Le balcon

Marc Barbezat, Décines 1956, 15,5x20,5cm, broché.

First edition, one of 32 numbered copies on Japon nacré, the tirage de tête.
Covers illustrated with an original lithograph by Alberto Giacometti.
A fine copy. %

2 500 €

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Denis DIDEROT

Le pere de famille. De la poësie dramatique

Chez Marc-Michel Rey, à Amsterdam 1759, Pet. in-8 (9x16,5cm), XVI, 115pp. (1), relié.

New edition, after the first published in 1758 Full Sheepskin blond ice. Spine ribbed 4 jewels in boxes; roulette tail. Part of title in red morocco. upper jaw cracked. Corners lightly bumped. Head cover restored by an amateur. This piece, published by Diderot second after natural son in 1757 (for [...]

350 €

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Jean-François REGNARD

Œuvres complètes

De l'imprimerie de Monsieur, chez la veuve Duchesne et fils, à Paris 1790, 6 tomes en 6 Vol. in 8 (12,5x20cm), (4)

The best and most complete editions of Regnard, when it contains much the fifth and sixth volumes, fired small number (as indicated by Cohen), and are rarely found attached to four premiers.Elle is illustrated a portrait of the author by Rigaud engraved by Tardieu and 11 beautiful figures of Moreau [...]

1 200 €

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Philippe Néricault DESTOUCHES

Oeuvres de theatre

Chez Prault père, à Paris 1736, 4 tomes en 4 Vol. in 12 (9,5x17cm), relié.

Dummy collection composed by the publisher, the title pages of the different pieces ranging from 1734 to 1742; the fourth volume being dated 1745 Note that the first part of the first volume comes after the general front cover without special title page, without apparent lack in the collation; same [...]

400 €

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First edition

Gabriel Francisco LE JAY

Josephus venditus. Tragoedia

Apud Antonium Lambin, Parisii (Paris) 1698, Pet. in-8 (9,5x17cm), (12) 67pp., relié.

Edition, illustrated by a figure from Cornelius engraved by Mariette and headband to arms. Full glossy blond Calf. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Double fillet border on covers. A slight hitch in mind. Roll on turns. Small spots on the lower flat. 2 corners bumped. Guards [...]

250 €

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Samuel RICHARSON

Pamela, ou la vertu recompensée

Aux dépens de la Compagnie, à Amsterdam 1744, 4 tomes en 4 Vol. in 12 (9,5x16,2cm), (26) 480pp. et (2) 491pp. et (6) 635pp. et (2) 646pp., relié.

New edition, illustrated with 32 figures by Punt and title vignette repeated on 4 volumes. Title pages in red and black. First edition, it seems, has to be fully illustrated, previous editions showed only four headpieces, however it should be noted that the figures are dated 1742 The mention of [...]

600 €

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Charles PALISSOT DE MONTENOY

Oeuvres

Chez Clement Plonteux, à Liège 1777, 7 tomes en 7 Vol. in 8 (12,5x20,5cm), relié.

Mention new edition, considerably increased. Indeed, it has been added to this multi-volume edition, in addition to the figures. llustrée a portrait by Monet frontispiece of Volume I and Figures 4 Meon. Volumes II: 4 figures Meon. Volume III: 10 figures by Monnet. Beautiful illustration, neat and [...]

950 €

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First edition

Jean Le Royer de PRADE

Arsace, roi des Partes

Chez Théodore Girard, à Paris 1666, in-12 (8,5x15,6cm), (12) 82pp; (1), relié.

First edition, rare. Full Calf frozen time. Back tooled raised the grotesque. Central florets on the flats and in the spandrels. Top cap leveled. Lower cap torn off. Lower jaw open 10 cm. Guards restarted late nineteenth. 3cm tear on p. 3 Brown spots on the first pages. The third play of Le Royer [...]

500 €

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