Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Empire, Paris Commune: rare books, testimonies and political texts

First edition.
Minor lacks of no consequence at head and foot of spine, some foxing.

Rare first edition of this "Interesting collection of revolutionary studies written by the leaders of the democratic party under the July Monarchy" (Lacombe, 1190).
Half tan calf bindings, smooth spines richly decorated with gilt and blind tooling in arabesque motifs, gilt dentelles at head and foot, headcaps rubbed, one joint partly cracked, extensive foxing.
Volume I: La force révolutionnaire (introduction), by G. Cavaignac; Le Palais-Royal by Eug. Briffault; Une Emeute sous la Régence by Marie Aycard; Le théâtre considéré comme moyen révolutionnaire by Etienne Arago; Le mardi-gras de Diderot by Saint-Germain Leduc; Une séance du comité de surveillance de la commune by Fontan...

First edition.
Bradel binding in full marbled boards, smooth spines decorated with double gilt fillets, brown sheep title labels, tears without loss to headcaps, two corners slightly bumped, yellow edges.
Work illustrated with a portrait of B. Constant as frontispiece to the second volume and complete with the folding facsimile.
Scattered foxing mainly affecting the first volume.

First edition. Spine slightly warped, small marginal tears to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed in 1000 copies and published by Charles L. Camp.
Full cream cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, complete with its rhodoid dust jacket which has three small corner chips.
Illustrated, complete with folding plan at rear.
Handsome copy.

First edition. Half sheep binding in hazelnut brown, smooth spine decorated with gilt typographical motif, gilt initials at foot, blind fillet on marbled paper boards, light scuffing to boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, bookplate pasted to verso of front board. Work illustrated with 4 plates featuring coats of arms heightened in colors. Light scattered foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's full beige skyvertex binding, complete with dust jacket, acetate cover and slipcase with slight split at head.
A handsome copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Spine faded, sunned and with lacks at head and foot, front board detached and re-glued, slight marginal lacks to boards, interior without foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Contemporary half sheep binding in fir green, sunned spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons showing traces of rubbing, black shagreen title label, red shagreen author label, marbled paper boards, scuffing to boards.
Some light foxing.

First edition of this critical study and response to Bismarck's speech of January 16, 1874. Half anthracite paper boards binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt cross-hatchings. Occasional foxing at beginning and end of the work.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Inscribed by the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Some light foxing, mostly marginal.
Complete with publisher's advertising slip.

First edition, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Inscribed by the author to the magazine "Miroir de l'histoire".
One joint lightly rubbed at center, light worming to head of spine and front board, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

First edition in French.
Spine of the first volume with two small tears at head and foot, spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, minimal worming to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Blond calf, spine rubbed with tiny lacks to headpieces, joints cracked andglued down, corners bumped and numerous scratches, contemporary binding.
Internally good, folding map included.
Rare.

First edition.
Half blonde sheep binding, smooth spine rubbed decorated with gilt fillets, lacks to headcaps, joints cracked at head and foot and small lack of leather affecting the first cover.
Occasional foxing, fresh interior, copy complete with both facsimiles.
Autograph inscription from the author "à la Bibliothèque de la Chambre des députés" [to the Library of the Chamber of Deputies].
Rare.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by the author.
Spine slightly faded, a pale and small dampstain at foot of front cover and first few pages, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies, no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by the author.
Illustrated cover.

First edition.
Contemporary half burgundy shagreen with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with richly ornamented double gilt compartments, double gilt fillets framing the boards, top edge gilt on deckled edges.
Rare and very handsome copy.

First edition.
Our copy is complete with the 2 folding plates at the end.
Spine split and worn, second board detached, manuscript annotations opposite the half-title page.
Rare.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Illustrated.

First edition, no limited issue printed.
Illustrated cover.

A nice copy.

Second edition.
A tear on the spine which also has a lack at head, copy almost free from foxing.

New edition.
Bradel binding in half blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with central gilt monogram, date and double gilt fillet at foot, burgundy shagreen title-label with minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, original wrappers with corner lacks preserved, contemporary binding.
Occasional foxing affecting mainly the first endpaper.

Second edition. This work is part of "L'épopée de l'histoire de France" which forms a collection of romanticized passages from French history.
Half green calf binding, the front cover shows fold marks, the back cover has paper losses, the corners, head and foot of spine are bumped, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, numerous tears and losses remain on the spine, scattered foxing, stamp on title page, pencil marks.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition.
Half black calf binding, spine with 5 decorated raised bands, numerous lacks and tears, restorations, spine of the sixth volume missing. Title page of the first volume absent, cover of the sixth volume very fragile.
Rare but in poor condition.

First edition edited under the direction of Charles-Edouard Temblaire. This trilogy is composed as follows: I. Exile, II. Captivity, III. Miscellany. Foxing, small tears with minor lacks to head and foot of spine of two volumes now faded, boards partially soiled, pen annotations to head of boards. Rare copy of this complete trilogy.

First edition.
Copy presented in temporary wrappers.
Peddler's stamps in the margins of three pages, scattered foxing.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half red cloth with corners, smooth faded spine decorated with central gilt typographical motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, dark brown sheep title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved.
Some occasional foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the general and 8 photographic plates hors-texte.
Handsome and rare copy despite a small tear with a tiny lack at foot of spine.

First edition.
Publisher's half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing slight rubbing, decorated with blind double compartments adorned at their centers with a gilt floral motif, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Work decorated with one out-of-text plate on page 223.
Occasional foxing, a small tear with minimal lack not affecting the text on page 683.
Rare.

First edition published under the pseudonym of Marquis de Villemer.
About T. Gautier, Garibaldi, C. Baudelaire, H. Berlioz...
Some occasional light foxing affecting the first cover and the very first leaves.

New edition.
Light spotting to front cover, minor interior foxing of no consequence.

First edition, extracted from the Revue des deux mondes. Rare.
In plain wrappers.

First edition printed under the pseudonym "Un chiffonier".
Binding in full embossed chocolate cardboard, smooth spine decorated with a small gilt floral motif, date at tail, rubbed headcaps with small lacks, navy shagreen title-label, traces of rubbing on one joint, shaded endpapers, original wrappers preserved.
Scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition. Half cherry red cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved (two corner losses to boards), front pastedown and endpaper starting to come loose. Some light foxing at beginning of volume.

First edition.
Contributions by L. Lalanne, L. Renier, T. Bernard, C. Laumier, S. Choler, J. Mongin, E. Janin, A. Deloye, C. Friess.
Half cherry-red morocco shagreen binding, spine with traces of rubbing with four raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, marbled paper boards, one upper corner missing, small traces of rubbing on edges.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
A rare and good copy.

First edition presented in plain temporary wrappers. Joints cracked at head and foot, threatening to come apart.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition.
One small nick to foot of spine, a good copy.

First edition in French published shortly after the original German edition.
One tear with small lack at foot of spine, tiny corner lacks to boards, some light foxing.
Rare.

Fourth edition. The letters of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte were written at the fort of Ham while he was imprisoned there. Joints cracked at head and foot, worming to boards, occasional foxing to interior.

Thirteenth edition. Preface by Emile de Girardin. Three corner lacks at head and foot of covers, some light foxing.

Second edition.
These are verse criticisms of the early July Monarchy.
Joints cracked at head and foot, some light foxing.

First edition.
Full navy blue paper boards binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments ornamented with central floral motifs and corner pieces, gilt roll tooling on headcaps, quintuple gilt fillets and frieze border with wide gilt dentelles on boards stamped with unidentified gilt arms at center, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillets on leading edges, top edge gilt, elegant unsigned contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Foxing affecting mainly the first pages and pages 183 to 186.
Copy established in a perfect and majestic unsigned binding.

Third edition, with some parts in first edition, expanded with unpublished correspondence by Confalonieri.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing minimal light rubbing of no significance, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved (two of which show marginal restorations).
Complete with its 4 steel engravings including 2 frontispieces.
Some foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spines slightly cracked at head with small losses, first covers soiled, first cover of first volume detached, small central loss to second cover of second volume, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
First cover and title page illustrated with a portrait of Zoé Talon, Countess du Cayla.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half-cloth binding in faded mauve, smooth spine with blind-ruled fillets, marbled paper boards with minor rubbing, lower corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Complete with its folding engraving page 252 and its 3 folding maps at rear.
Rare.

Third edition. Half sheep binding in mint green, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding. A pale angular dampstain at head of final pages, occasional foxing.

First edition.
Half navy paper boards binding, smooth spine, navy embossed paper boards, slight tear at foot of first board of second volume, minor rubbing to edges, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.

First edition published in the year of the Teste-Cubières affair. General Amédée-Louis Despans de Cubières, Minister Jean Baptiste Teste and the director of the Gouhenans salt mines company, one Parmentier, were involved in one of the most resounding scandals of the July Monarchy. Rear cover missing.

First edition.
Half-shagreen binding in navy blue, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt typographical motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Light foxing primarily affecting the edges;

First edition. Almanac enhanced with portraits and biographies of the most illustrious defenders of the republic: A. Thiers, L. Gambetta, V. Hugo, Marceau, L. Hoche, P. Denfert-Rochereau... Small traces of angular creases at head and foot of first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine faded, front cover detached with corner lacks.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious inscription from Edouard Krakowski to Philippe Soupault.
About the poets of the Spring of Nations in Poland, iconography.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, slight marginal tears to boards.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Photographic frontispiece depicting Duranty, writer and natural son of Prosper Mérimée.

First edition.
A pale dampstain at foot of the text block, light foxing affecting mainly the edges.
Complete with the publisher's catalogue at rear.

First edition, false statement of edition.
Light marginal worming to front cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Full sand-colored sheep binding, smooth spine, cherry red shagreen title-label, navy blue shagreen date label, slight tear at head of spine, triple twisted rope border on covers.
Foxing.

First edition.
Copy in its original wrappers under plain covers.
Small lacks to the unlettered spine, light tears, creases and lacks to the boards.
One autograph correction on page 35.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of letters.
Work enhanced with tables and diagrams.
Unlettered spine, marginal worming without gravity to the first cover, handsome interior condition.

Second edition with some parts in first edition.
Copy in its original stitching, therefore without covers.
Foxing on the first and last pages, a small angular lack at the head of the last page not touching the text.
Rare.

First edition.
Bound in full hazelnut sheep, smooth spines decorated with gilt romantic arabesques showing traces of rubbing, boards with double gilt frames, front boards stamped at center with laurel wreaths and the name of the educational establishment, corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing traces on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Some minor foxing, prize distribution labels pasted to versos of front boards.

New edition printed in 1000 numbered copies
Bradel binding in half lilac cloth with corners, smooth spine, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Auguste Johanet on the front cover.
Complete copy with its autograph facsimile.
One joint slightly cracked at head, light foxing affecting the first and last leaves.
Rare copy in its original wrappers.

First edition.
Frontispiece with a portrait of Jacques Besson implicated in the murder of Marcellange.
Spine cracked with lacks, tears and marginal lacks to boards, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Three manuscript corrections by the author in the text.
Our copy is presented without spine or covers; this is probably a proof copy reviewed one last time before the volume went to press for sale.

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

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, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies along with 70 on pure thread.
About P.J. Proudhon, H. Rochefort, J. Vallès, L. Bloy among others.
Light marginal tears and spotting to covers without significance, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition. Lacks to spine, front cover partly browned with small marginal lacks, handsome interior condition virtually free from any foxing.

First edition. Small marginal tears to covers restored, covers soiled, some light foxing to interior.

First edition.
Full hazel sheep bindings, lightened spines with four thin raised bands decorated with black fillets, double frame of black fillets on boards, first board of first volume with marginal scratch, blind floral motifs on leading edges, first board of second volume decorated with a laurel crown stamped in blind, blind frieze frames on pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Bound to match the above-described work and by the same compilers: "Annales des concours généraux, philosophie ou recueil de toutes les compositions couronnées en cette faculté aux concours généraux de l'université jusqu'à ce jour".
Copies almost entirely free of foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine slightly warped, minor worming without consequence to first cover, occasional light foxing to interior.
Complete with publisher's catalogue at rear.

First edition of this refutation of the famous book by the Marquis de Custine, no mention of deluxe copies. Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and stippling showing minor traces of rubbing, pupil's name and number in gilt, red sheep boards, front cover stamped with the school's arms, blind-ruled frames on covers, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with plans.
Rare.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and stippling showing minor traces of rubbing, pupil's name and number in gilt, red sheep boards, front cover stamped with the school's arms, blind-ruled frames on covers, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
At the end, two manuscript pages by the pupil serving as appendix and complement to a course.
Work illustrated with plans.
Rare.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
List of prefects and alphabetical index at the end.

Second edition. About Napoléon III.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Some foxing affecting the covers and first leaves.
Very rare.

First edition.
Occasional foxing.
Rare.

Second edition.
One tear reglued on a joint, another clumsily reglued in the inner margin, a small lack at foot of spine, light foxing, otherwise fine interior condition.

New edition.
Two small marginal tears without loss to the first cover, a central lack to the second, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Spine and covers lightly soiled, some foxing but otherwise a handsome copy.
Very rare.

Second edition entirely revised by the author. Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt dots, compartments, fillets and gilt dots on spine, contemporary binding. Handsome copy.

First edition.
Very rare 32-page pamphlet extensively documented regarding the concession project presented by M. Lacrosse and simply signed with the initial R.
Significant loss to the rear cover.
Our copy is complete with the comparative folding table at the end, together with an important newspaper cutting reproducing the report to the extraordinary general assembly of August 31, 1852 of the Lyon to Avignon railway.

First edition.
Very rare booklet of 28 pages, with one page of manuscript notes attached.

Third edition.
Cover slightly worn otherwise good interior condition.
Rare.