Central France: Loire castles, Auvergne traditions, Limousin heritage and Massif Central terroirs

Poster for the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday November 8, 1818 - theatrical performance: Coriolan au camp des Volsques, followed by Une journée à Versailles, and Les Perroquets de la Mère Philippe.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Playbill from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday, September 22, 1816 - theatrical performance: Mérope, followed by La Danse interrompue.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Playbill from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday, August 10, 1817 - theatrical performance: Encore un Pourceaugnac, followed by Nuit de la garde nationale, Haine aux femmes and La Danse interrompue.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Orleans Theatre Poster, Sunday January 19, 1817 1817 - theatrical performance: Corbeaux accusateurs, followed by Le Chevalier à la mode.
Woodcut and typography on laid watermarked paper.

Orleans Theatre Poster, Monday December 22, 1817 - theatrical performance: Le Château de Montenero, followed by La Lettre de change, ou les huissiers en défaut.
Woodcut and typography on laid watermarked paper.

Poster from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Monday September 23, 1816 - theatrical performance: L'Homme du jour, ou les dehors trompeurs, followed by Crispin médecin.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Poster from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday November 10, 1816 - theatrical performance: Le Piège, followed by Bouffe et le Tailleur, and La Chaumière Moscowite.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Poster from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday November 17, 1816 - theatrical performance: Les Ruines de Babylone, ou Giafar et Zaida, followed by Mélomanie and preceded by Remouleur et la meunière.
Woodcut and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Poster from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday December 15, 1816 - theatrical performance: Iphigénie en Aulide, followed by Les Travestissemens and Le Dîner de Madelon.
Woodcut and typography on watermarked laid paper.

Poster from the Théâtre d'Orléans, Sunday February 2nd 1817 - theatrical play: Misanthropie et repentir, followed by Les Deux Philibert.
Wood engraving and typography on watermarked laid paper.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from l'Auvergne littéraire. Handsome copy.

First edition, quite rare, illustrated with a panoramic view of the city of Clermont and the surrounding volcanoes.
Half midnight blue calf Restoration binding. Smooth spine with large romantic tooling lengthwise. Good copy. The last leaf of the table of contents is frayed at the margin.
The author having spent five months in Clermont Ferrand and visited Auvergne, proposed to make a travel account to the glory of an unknown and remarkable region for tourism; a large part of the work is a description of the city of Clermont-Ferrand. The rest of the book is devoted to the particularities of Auvergne, namely its volcanoes and springs. At the very end of the work, the author provides...

First edition, one of 944 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 111 reimposed.
A very good copy.

First edition for each of the volumes, one of 200 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Each fascicle is illustrated with 20 pen drawings by G. Latallerie-Beurier.
Signed autograph inscription from the illustrator on two of the four volumes.
Prefaces by Edouard Richard and Jean Montaurier. The set is presented in a chemise and slipcase in half tawny sheep, spine with four false raised bands, marbled paper boards.
Handsome copy.

First edition for each of the volumes, one of 200 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Each fascicle is illustrated with 20 pen drawings by G. Latallerie-Beurier.
Signed autograph inscription from the illustrator on each of the volumes.
Texts by G. de Bussac, P. Laporte, M. Vizier, G. Latallerie-Beurier. The set is presented in a chemise and slipcase in half tawny sheep, spine with four false raised bands, marbled paper boards.
The spine of the slipcase is very slightly worn.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, traces of rubbing to spine and joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 120 engravings in the text, 12 plates and 1 chromolithograph hors-texte.
Occasional foxing, handsome interior condition.

Second edition.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean-Baptiste Bouillet at head of first cover.
Spine faded, lacks and marginal tears to covers, some foxing.
As is.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Light worming to boards, foxing to endpapers.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine rubbed, chocolate sheep title-label, two small lacks at foot of one joint, marbled paper boards, two corners slightly bumped.
Some light foxing, gift inscription in pen at head of first endpaper.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of this offprint. Signed autograph inscription by the author. An angular tear with lack at the head of the front cover affecting the following four pages (including the autograph inscription) but without damage to the text, another tear with lack still without touching the text. Rare brochure in this condition.

First edition.
Half cloth binding in imitation vellum, title label pasted at head of smooth spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Rare and handsome copy modestly bound.

First edition.
A small tear at the foot of the spine, slight marginal lacks to the first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Edita vellum.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this conference given to the Historical and Archaeological Society of Vichy on 12 June 1945.
Minimal light worming to covers without significance, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
A rare and good copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies, in two fascicles, of this offprint from the Revue bryologique.
Light foxing.
Copy presented in plain temporary wrappers, with title label pasted to the front cover.
Rare fascicles.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 136 figures in the text and complete with its 5 geological maps on loose sheets.
A slight marginal tear on the first cover, otherwise fine copy.

Second edition largely first.
Full grey cloth binding with smooth spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
A small repaired tear at the foot of pages 391-392 causing a one-line text loss completed by hand by a previous owner.
Handsome and rare copy.

First editions (reissue for the first volume).
Full grey cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, front covers preserved.
First volume: vertebrates. Illustrated with 4 plates at rear.
Second volume: Annelida. First part: coleoptera.
Third volume: annelida. Second part: orthoptera.
Fourth volume (one fascicle): Branch II: Annelida. Sub-branch I: articulated. Class I. Insects. Order III: Hemiptera.
Autograph inscription signed by Ernest Olivier on the second volume.
Handsome set.
Rare collection.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 12 hors-texte plates in two tones.
Original preface by George Sand.
Spine faded, boards loose, handsome interior condition.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition.
A printer's error making some lines on pages 43 and 44 difficult to read.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition.
Pamphlet illustrated with 4 figures in the text.
Light foxing to the covers, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Numerous contributions.
Tears affecting the covers.
Rare.

First edition.
Work illustrated with courtroom sketches attributed to Emile Clouard.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece engraving depicting the château de Tournoël.
Occasional worming, handsome copy.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Minor tears at head and foot of spine, spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned, occasional worming.
Rare.

First edition.
Three slight marginal lacks to covers, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

Fourth edition.
Tiny stains to the upper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Half chocolate sheep binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with 11 plates at the end comprising 390 figures.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
A rare and good copy, softcover.

New edition.
A good copy.

First edition. Work illustrated with 437 and 65 figures in the text respectively. Handsome complete copy in 2 volumes.

New edition.
Pamphlet with 6 hors-texte illustrations and unpublished drawings.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of the few numbered copies on fine paper.
Our copy, like all deluxe copies, is complete with the engraving by Paul Eychart, which he numbered and signed.
Work illustrated with 18 drawings, 15 plans and 22 photographs.
Rare and handsome copy complete with its publisher's slip.
Press cuttings included,

New edition.
A good copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Félix Bonafé.
Our copy is enhanced with a two-page autograph letter signed by the author addressed to the same dedicatee.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 160 numbered copies on Hélio-Marais paper, the only deluxe copies with 10 on Auvergne paper.
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this offprint, printed in a small number of copies.
A good copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies. Work illustrated with 23 alphabet forms. Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Work illustrated with 16 plates at rear. Spine sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Minimal foxing, mainly marginal.

New edition.
Publisher's full chocolate cardboard binding, smooth spine.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Publisher's binding in full chocolate boards, smooth spine.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine of the second volume slightly worn, foxing to boards, attractive interior condition.
Illustrated.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on 100-gram Ingres paper.
Illustrated.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 4 folding plans and 2 tables.
Occasional light foxing.

Reprint of the first edition.
Publisher's full tobacco-colored paper boards, smooth spine.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated hors texte.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
A small and light marginal dampstain to the head of the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author.
Illustrations in and hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Publisher's full green cloth binding, smooth unlettered spine, black paper endpapers and pastedowns, complete with its acetate dust jacket.
Rich iconography, handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with in-text and full-page illustrations.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with in-text and full-page illustrations.
Fine copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with marbled paper, original wrappers and spine preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with drawings by the author outside the text.
A bookseller's label concerning the description of this work pasted on an endpaper.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 2 plates drawn by Commander Peragallo.
Half old rose shagreen binding, smooth spine, title lettered lengthwise, original wrappers preserved

First edition.
Illustrated at end.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Spine and boards very lightly and marginally faded, tiny tear at foot of spine, handsome copy.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
An angular crease mark at foot of front board, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated.
A good copy.

First edition.
Illustrated.
A good copy.

New edition.
Publisher's Bradel binding of brown cloth.
A very good copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies under the pseudonym Le iaude do Béron, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with images by Paul Devaux under the pseudonym Jean Chapouteux tailleu d'images à Vesse.
Unlettered spine on which the title of the work has been written in ballpoint pen, handsome and rare copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 30 pen drawings.
Preface by Camille Gagnon.
Light foxing to boards.

First edition printed in a small number of copies with no deluxe copies produced.
Work illustrated with line drawings by the author.
Text preceded by "Notes on the dialect of the Cérilly region" followed by a French-Bourbonnais lexicon.
Preface by Pierrette Dubuisson.
Rare and handsome copy.

New edition.
Work illustrated with a photographic frontispiece and illustrations hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Complete with its folding map at the beginning of the volume.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Louis Vacheron.
Copy in plain temporary wrappers.
Rare.

First edition of this second delivery.
Half black shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands, date at foot, traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Work illustrated with 16 lithographs.
Pale marginal dampstain affecting the first 40 pages at head, scattered foxing, small hole to one endpaper.
Rare.

First edition. Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine with lacks at head and foot as well as significant rubbing, gilt arabesques on spine, one cracked joint, scuffing to green paper boards, small nicks to edges, contemporary binding. Interior foxing especially at beginning and end of volume.

First edition.
Preface by H. Humbert.
Work illustrated with 16 photographic plates and complete with its 2 folding maps at the end.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Illustrated with 5 plates.
Spine faded with some lacks, small corner lacks to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure Lafuma thread paper, deluxe copy.
Fine copy complete with publisher's slips.

First edition under reissue cover dated 1898.
Preface by A. Mallat.
Split spine with lack at head, small corner lacks to boards, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half fawn sheep binding, spine with four raised bands, navy sheep title label, red sheep author label, marbled paper boards.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind fillets and gilt dentelles at head and foot, marbled endpapers, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by the author on the half-title page.
Rare.