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First edition of this auction catalogue held on June 1st and 2nd, 1932.
Preface letter by Charles Maurras.
A restored tear at head of spine, foxing to spine and marginally to boards, handsome interior condition. The price results from this sale have been pasted onto the rear endpaper.

First edition published anonymously.
Half blue-grey boards, smooth unlettered spine, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this catalogue whose sale took place from Monday October 14, 1878 and the following 5 days.
Spine warped and cracked with losses.

First edition.
Copy in original plain wrappers.
Worming to covers, some light foxing to interior without detriment.

First edition of this sale catalogue held in two parts on Tuesday June 2nd, 1959 at the Georges Charpentier gallery.
Catalogue illustrated with facsimiles.
Minor stains of no consequence and a marginal tear at foot of first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 copies on laid paper, deluxe copies after 1 Japan.
A trace of rubbing at foot of first cover, light worming on endpapers.
Rare.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on June 7, 8 and 9, 1932 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
A small tear at head of spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 27, 28 and 29, 1922 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
Small tear at head of one joint, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 30, December 1 and 2, 1922 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
Spine slightly faded, one plate loose, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this sale catalogue held on 3 December 1860 and the following days.
Half-sheep binding in fir green, smooth spine with minor rubbing traces decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, one joint slightly cracked at foot, marbled paper boards.
Notice by Le Roux de Lincy.
Marginal price indications in pen for each of the books offered at this sale.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on 28 March 1862 and the following days.
Spine with two small lacks at head and foot, two small corner lacks to boards, two pale marginal dampstains at head of boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this auction catalogue held from December 10 to 28, 1928.
History of Paris and its surroundings, fine arts, newspapers & magazines, history of France and foreign countries...
Some minor marginal worming without significance to the covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated brochure with photographs notably by G. Besson, Nora Dumas, G. Noël.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated booklet with 10 figures in the text.
Development with pyrogallic acid, projection lantern...
Covers with minor spotting of no consequence, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Pamphlet in plain temporary wrapper with minor corner lacks without damage, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on May 18, 1894 with Georges Petit as expert, printed in small numbers on laid paper.
Texts by A. Silvestre & L. Roger-Milès.
Illustrated catalogue with reproductions of the 2 paintings exhibited: Fontainebleau by Corot and Le four à chaux by A. de Neuville.
Complete with invitation card.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of second edition.
Temporary binding in full marbled paper, spine reinforced with a piece of paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from the author to Leconte de Lisle.

First edition.
Inscription by Lily Bienvenu to a couple of friends who were her neighbors and who took in the famous Pianette as a boarder.
Accompanied by a collection of press articles printed and gathered in a fascicle all in praise of L. Bienvenu on which she has written another inscription in the same vein as the one described above.
Iconography and sheet music.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Lorenzo Costa, poems as funeral eulogies by G.C. Di Negro, G. Ponta, J. Sanvitale, P. Parodi, G. Chiappe...
Spine split with some loss, boards marginally spotted and soiled, handsome interior condition.
Copy presented in its original wrappers under plain covers.

First edition printed in 350 copies.
Publisher's binding in full black boards.
Fine copy.

Second edition.
Full purple cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, blind frames on the boards.
Work illustrated with 4 folding plates with figures, in-text illustrations.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition of this exhibition booklet.
Preface by Octave Mirbeau, front cover illustrated with a bust photographic portrait of F. Vallotton bearing the manuscript signature of the gallery owner J. Rodrigues-Henriques.
Iconography.
Minor stains of no consequence to the front cover.

First edition.
Publisher's cream paper boards, smooth unlettered spine with lacks, small angular scratches and light stains on covers, some minor interior worming.
Our copy lacks engraved plates 1, 2, 3 and engraved plates 19 to 34 (it is complete with engraved plates 4 to 19 inclusive).
Rare.

First edition.
Three tiny marginal lacks to covers, occasional light foxing.
Work illustrated with 98 figures in the text.
Rare.

First edition of this auction catalogue held at Hôtel Drouot on 23 March 1896, one of 800 numbered copies on Marais laid paper, the only printing with 110 Japan copies.
Work illustrated with 2 engravings and drawings by J. Le Blant.
Two small marginal tears to the front cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this sale catalogue held on 22 and 23 May 1896 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Preface by Jules Clarétie, autograph inscription from the author.
Illustrated.
Spine and boards uniformly faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which only 25 copies were printed on Holland paper in deluxe format.
Fine full-page autograph inscription from the author to Galipaux on the half-title page, expanded with a second full-page autograph inscription from the author to Robert Dol, the new owner of this work.
About Mounet-Sully, L. Guitry, Mistinguett, M. Dearly, S. Guitry. Iconography.

First edition of this sale catalogue of books from the library of Mme S. Bernhardt held from 25 to 27 June 1923.
With a photographic portrait of the famous actress as frontispiece to the first volume.
Spine and boards marginally faded, with press cuttings included.

First edition of this auction catalog held at the Hôtel Drouot on February 16, 1877. Preface by Louis Ratisbonne.
Lacking spine, worming, minor lacks and marginal restorations to covers, occasional light interior foxing.
Rare.

First edition of this sale catalogue held at the collector's residence by Maître Fromont assisted by Etienne Charavay, initiator of the autograph market in France.
A slight angular tear to the front cover otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on 4, 5, 6 and 7 May 1914.
Bradel binding in half fir-green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, date at foot, red shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
French poets of the 16th & 17th centuries, rare items relating to the Netherlands, works published by the Elzeviers...
Iconography, marginal price indications inscribed in pen.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Autograph inscription by the author on the front cover.
Covers slightly and marginally faded without significance, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition published anonymously.
About Chassériau, Corot, Delacroix, Ingres, Henner, Fromentin, Meissonier, Vernet...
Very light staining to boards without consequence, small tear without loss affecting final pages, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Rare autograph inscription from Antoine Etex.
Split spine with small lacks, minor tears and slight corner lacks to covers, dampstains mainly at rear affecting the leaves. Rare.

First edition in French.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece portrait of the celebrated actress.
Spine sunned with minor losses, one joint cracked at head.
Rare copy almost entirely free from foxing and presented in its original wrappers.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Autograph inscription from P. Mougin-Rusan to Cl(aude) Bernard on the front cover.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of the deluxe copies on pur fil Lafuma.
Cover and numerous illustrations in-text and out-of-text by Robida.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription by the author, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 copies were printed on Arches paper.
Photographs by Boubat, Clergue, Doisneau, Sieff, etc...
Corner dampstains at foot.

First edition.
Numerous illustrations to texte, foxing.

First edition.
Italian sculpture, Milanese painting, Bernardino Luini, Van Dyck, drawings by old masters, Chantilly collection, mourning in art, the Paris salon.
Of note, a very fine page on Nicolas Poussin. Spine sunned with lack at head, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Very rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Index.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Eight photogravure plates.

First edition.
Index at end.

First edition for which there was no mention of large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Illustrated with 33 photographies by Sougez.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Publisher's sand-colored cloth binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, complete with glassine wrapper.
Autograph inscription signed by Eliseo Trenc Ballester.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription signed by Agustin Ruiz Cabriada.
Work illustrated with 60 photographic plates at rear. Spine very lightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Half caramel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, red shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved.
Corner losses to wrapper boards, top margins of first pages backed for 1 cm, foxing.
Rare.

First edition on fine edition paper, only 50 copies printed on Japan paper.
Cover and illustrations by Henri Boutet.
Covers slightly soiled, very handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Tears with losses to spine, small corner losses to both boards, some foxing.
Rare copy.

First edition, falsely stated second edition.
Rare copy.

First edition.
Half sheep binding in havana brown, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, traces of rubbing to spine and joints.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 35 engravings and portraits, handsome illustrated color cover by Géo Dorival.

First edition.

First edition.
Texts by Alain Jouffroy and reproductions of artworks by P. Hiquily.
A very good copy.

First edition based on unpublished documents.
A very good copy.

First edition.
A very good copy.

First edition.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition.
The origin of music, its importance among ancient peoples, music of the Greeks, of the Romans, the origin of plainchant, Gregorian chant, the bards, the troubadours, minstrelsy, music in France and England in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Oratorio, opera, Lully, Bach and Handel, the fortepiano, the symphony, the founding of the conservatory, music in France in the nineteenth century among others.
Two small lacks at the head of both volumes, otherwise rare and handsome copies.

First edition.
Small marginal stains affecting the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Preface by J. Goddé.
Joints rubbed, two lacks at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Handsome copy, despite the front cover being slightly and marginally sunned, complete with the folding plan depicting the danse macabre.

First edition.
Repaired tears with slight losses affecting spine, fine interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
A very good copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Autograph inscription by Pierre-Paul Plan.
From the collection 'Bibliographie rabelaisienne'.
Work illustrated with wood engravings.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Illustrations, a very good copy.

First edition.
A very good copy with an illustration.

First edition.
Autograph inscription by the author, dedicatee's name erased.
Fine copy with an illustration.

First edition.
Illustrated, bibliography.
A very good copy.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Light crease marks of no consequence affecting the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated by Marjollin with three plates hors-texte.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
About 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' by R. Wagner and a study on musical discourse.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Work illustrated with 12 reproductions.
Handsome autograph inscription by E. van Heurck, some foxing.

First edition.
A minor stain of no consequence to the front cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the bulletin of the archaeological society of the Drôme.
Half brown sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with blind-stamped compartments and typographical motifs, a lack to the first cover, original wrappers preserved, upper corners slightly bumped.
It should be noted that two copies of this text have been bound together.
Fine interior condition.

First edition printed in only 500 copies on fine paper. An irreplaceable mine of information for any bibliophile worthy of the name.
Spine cracked and reglued, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Richly illustrated.

First edition printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author and 8 drawings by Mich.
Worming to covers, spine cracked and reglued with two small lacks at foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this lecture given at the Sorbonne on February 16, 1933.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this offprint from the 'Revue de philologie' printed in a small number of copies.
A small marginal lack to the first cover.

First edition.
Autograph inscription by the author.
A marginal dampstain to the front cover, a small marginal lack to the back cover.

First edition printed in 200 copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Spine faded, front cover reattached, fine interior condition.
Autograph inscription by J. Renouvier on the front cover, bookplate partially erased on the latter. Rare.

First edition.
Work illustrated with figures and 7 engraved plates, some light foxing, one joint reattached, marginal lack to front board. It should be noted that at the end of the volume are the 'Instructions sur la musique' by Bottée de Toulmon.
From the collection 'Instructions du comité historique des arts et des monuments'.

First edition, one of the numbered copies.
Rich iconography, introduction by R. Borde.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition.
With frontispiece engraved portrait of the tragedian.
Spine skilfully reinforced, gift inscriptions, some light worming.
Rare.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing decorated with gilt fleurons, joints and boards rubbed, one lower corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition.
An angular tear with two small lacks to the front cover, foxing.

First edition.
Illustrated pamphlet with figures.
Handsome and rare copy despite small marginal lacks affecting the covers.