First edition

Philippe-Auguste de Sainte-Foix, Chevalier d' ARCQ

Le palais du silence. Conte philosophique

S.n., à Amsterdam [Paris] 1754, 2 tomes en un Vol. in 12 (10x17cm), (2) 229pp. , 270pp., relié.

Rare first edition of this literary hoax falsely attributed by the translator Cadmus Millet in a long explanatory preface. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Cochin. Full sheepskin vintage blonde. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Threadbare cap head portion and the upper joint open [...]

650 €

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First edition, Signed book

Alexis ROUSSET

Théâtre politique : La mort de Mirabeau. / La mort de Danton. / Un thé chez Barras. / La ...

S.n. & Chez tous les marchands de nouveauté & Boursy fils & Tresse, Lyon & Paris 1839 & 1844, 15x22,5cm, 4 volumes reliés en 1.

Editions originales de ces quatre supercheries littéraires. binding en demi chagrin sapin, spine lisse orné de motifs décoratifs romantiques dorés comportant quelques traces de frottements, un minuscule trou en pied d'un mors, plats de cartonnage, binding de l'époque. Envoi de l'auteur sur le [...]

500 €

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First edition

[Alphonse DAUDET & Paul ARENE, DELOR

Le Parnassiculet contemporain précédé de L'hôtel du dragon-bleu

Lib. centrale, Paris 1872, 13x19cm, broché.

Second edition, partly original because of increased 9 rooms unpublished one of 500 copies on Holland paper, one draw with 10 Chinese and 20 other papers. This is a famous and delicious parody of 'contemporary Parnassus' which was attended by P. Arena, A. Daudet, A. Delvau, J. du Boys, Fox and A. [...]

300 €

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Petrus BOREL [En réalité Emile BOUCHERY]

Madame Isabelle

Sté belge de librairie, Bruxelles 1844, 10,5x16cm, broché.

First edition of this literary fraud by Vicar does not attribute this work to Pétrus Borel and described as a Belgian infringement of the book 'After vespers' published under the name of the Father Froulay pseudonym Emile Bouchery . However, more recent studies render the authorship of this text [...]

230 €

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Petrus BOREL [En réalité Emile BOUCHERY]

Madame Isabelle

Sté belge de librairie, Bruxelles 1844, 10,5x16cm, relié.

First edition of this literary fraud by Vicar does not attribute this work to Pétrus Borel and described as a Belgian infringement of the book 'After vespers' published under the name of the Father Froulay pseudonym Emile Bouchery . However, more recent studies render the authorship of this text [...]

150 €

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Abbé Laurent BORDELON

Le voyage forcé de Becafort

Chez Fristch & Bomh, à Amsterdam 1719, in 12 (16,5x9,5cm), 342 pp., deux parties en un volume relié.

New edition after the original from 1709. Pages red and black titles. Full contemporary calf, spine tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Upper cap threadbare. Friction. Corners bumped. Like all the satirical works of the Father Bordelon, it is a curious and unclassifiable work in which a [...]

450 €

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First edition

Arthur RIMBAUD

Lettre au Baron de Petdechèvre à son secrétaire au château de Saint-Magloire

Pierre Cailler, Genève 1949, 13x19,5cm, broché.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
With two unpublished drawings.
[This text is not attributed to Rimbaud by everybody]

230 €

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