Beautiful illustrated books of the Belle Époque, first edition engravings and lithographs, Art Nouveau and first print books

Edition ornate with steel engravings after drawings by Stahl.
Publisher's binding in half red shagreen, spine with five raised bands decorated with rich ornamental gilt double compartments, light scratches on headcaps, sextuple blind fillet frame on red paper boards, cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Handsome copy free from foxing.

Edition illustrated with drawings by Montader, Bastet, Vavasseur, Madeline.
Publisher's full red cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, front cover stamped with the coat of arms of Dauphiné and decorated with the gilt inscription "Dauphiné" on which, and above each letter, rests snow, brown paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 7 original etchings by Léopold Flameng, one of 500 copies on Holland paper.
Bound in half havana morocco with corners, smooth spines, gilt dates at foot, marbled paper boards, one epidermure at foot of front board of last volume, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers preserved, elegant bindings signed by Carayon.
Notes and annotations by Paul Lacroix.
Handsome set beautifully executed by Carayon.

First edition.
Half blue sheep binding, spine sunned with five raised bands showing minor rubbing of no consequence, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with an original etching by Léopold Flameng as frontispiece.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition.
Full cherry red cloth binding, smooth spine slightly faded, worn black shagreen title-label, illustrated cover with a vignette by Ryckebusch preserved, Alphonse de Witte's bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
Some minor foxing.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and black fillets showing some minor rubbing, marbled paper boards affected by scratches as well as small lacks of paper, some tears on the edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
White ants, hunting of sable martens in Siberia, the great duke, sea monks, comets, the inhabitants of Mars and Jupiter...
Work illustrated with 30 wood engravings drawn in part by the author.

First edition, abundantly illustrated with wood engravings in text and on full pages on strong paper. Printed on tinted laid paper.
Publisher's half black glazed sheep with corners. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Rolled border on boards and corners. Rubbing and surface abrasions along joints. Some occasional foxing, notably on verso of full-page plates. Handsome copy.
History, physical and human geography, art, of all the remarkable places (cities, monuments, men...) of Great Britain. Excellent publication, very well documented and illustrated covering all of Great Britain (Ireland, Scotland, etc.); it is said to have been printed in only...

First edition illustrated with in-text engravings in black by Gerlier.
Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with black fillets and gilt compartments, front board historiated signed Engel depicting a woman saving a child from the waters, various black and gilt frames, back board decorated with a central blind fleuron and various vegetal and geometric frames, all edges gilt. Spine very slightly sunned, corners and headcaps lightly rubbed.
Scattered foxing, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of the first volume only, dealing with the year 1870.
Publisher's Bradel binding in full brown cloth, smooth spine decorated with richly decorated gilt compartments, front board illustrated with a war scene, frame of interlacing and burgundy mandorla on the second board which also bears the gilt mention "Lycée de jeunes filles. Le Puy" surrounded by a gilt laurel leaf, all edges gilt.
Work illustrated with drawings by Louis Blombed.
Prize book label pasted on a pastedown.
Handsome copy presented in illustrated boards of great freshness.

First edition
Dark green half cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards, gilt floral motif to spine, double gilt fillet at foot
Autograph inscription from Paul Verlaine to René Andreau
With a frontispiece portrait of the author by Louis Anquetin.

First illustrated edition, with some parts in first edition as it was revised and expanded with unpublished letters and documents.
Half morocco binding with red corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt decorative motifs, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, light scuffs to corners, top edge gilt, binding signed by the publisher.
Work illustrated with 55 copperplate reproductions by Dujardin and 2 color plates by Quinsac.
A handsome copy elegantly bound.

First edition.
Half cloth contemporary binding signed by Cabry.
Illustrated with a drawing by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as frontispiece.
Occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French, printed on vergé paper.

Publisher's Arabesque yellow paper binding by A. Lenègre, spine with gilt, black, and turquoise Arabic decorative motifs (head- and tail-pieces slightly rubbed), upper cover richly ornamented with Arabic decorative motifs in gilt, black and turquoise with a frame of gilt and black fillets, turquoise paper pastedowns and endpapers (corners slightly bumped), all edges gilt, a few small insignificant spots to lower cover.
Text by Alfred Edmund Brehm & Johannes Dumichen.
The work is illustrated with 24 watercolors after nature by Charles Werner.
A few small spots, mostly affecting endpapers.
Rare.

Eighth edition illustrated with 4 out-of-text engravings. Publisher's binding in full green boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, boards framed with blind fillets, boards enhanced with gilt typographical fleurons, lemon paper endpapers and pastedowns (rear endpaper soiled), publisher's romantic boards. Rare copy in its elegant romantic boards.

Fourteenth edition illustrated with 4 out-of-text engravings.
Publisher's binding in full blue boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind romantic arabesques at head and foot, boards framed with blind fillets, front board enhanced with gilt typographical fleuron, lemon paper endpapers and pastedowns, publisher's romantic boards.
Rare copy in its elegant romantic boards.

Edition printed on laid paper and illustrated with 2 lithographs, 5 vignettes and 4 tailpieces by P.E. Mesplès.
Half aubergine shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, traces of rubbing to spine, gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some small tears to leading edges and fore edges, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 450 wood engravings.
Some foxing affecting mainly the very first and very last pages.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with decorative patterned paper, smooth spine, chocolate morocco title label, top edge gilt, modern pastiche binding signed by T. Boichot.
Work illustrated with original color compositions in text and hors-texte by André Cahard.
Handsome and rare copy.

Third edition.
Publisher's full navy blue cloth binding, smooth spine faded, headcaps lightly rubbed, front cover decorated with gilt ornament, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, marbled edges.
Work illustrated with 43 wood vignettes by Gustave Doré.
Occasional foxing, two ink stains in margins of pages 72 and 73.

New edition, printed in 500 copies on laid paper, and reprinted from the very rare Hamburg edition of 1809.
Bradel binding in full paper, smooth spines, green shagreen title-labels, original wrappers preserved with lacks at feet.
Work illustrated with 2 engraved frontispieces.
Endpapers toned, otherwise handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with 17 original compositions by A. Lalauze, one of 300 numbered copies on Arches.
Bradel binding in half fir green cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by P. Ruban.
Autograph inscription signed by the publisher to Gabriel Hanotaux.
Our copy is enhanced with a duplicate state of the compositions.
Handsome copy.

First edition, illustrated with a title vignette and 14 compositions by Albert Lynch, two in colors, all engraved by Gaugean; the text has been entirely engraved in cursive letters by Leclere. Printed by Maison Quentin. Grand Velin d'Arches.
One of the first 50 nominative copies to Mme Edmond-Adam, no. 2, extra-illustrated with her etched portrait (before letters) and of Boufflers by Hilaire Le Dru. Total edition of 115 numbered copies.
Three-quarter navy morocco signed by Jarrigeon. Smooth Jansenist spine. Gilt title and date at foot. Original wrappers preserved. Head slightly faded. Very handsome copy. This charming libertine tale first appeared in 1762; it is certainly the most...

Edition limited to 250 copies, ours being one of the numbered copies on Holland paper (no. 6, printed for the library of M. Cros-Bonnel).
Slipcase rubbed in full brown percaline, gilt title and author's name stamped in blind on spine, decoration in the same style on front cover.
Our edition features 23 plates hors-texte sometimes in colors including several proofs before letters of the headpieces.
Some foxing and binding slightly detached.

Edition on vellum paper after 50 on china and on Whatman. Illustrated with a portrait by Braquemont and eight fine and beautiful plates by Monzies after Gravelot and Pasquier.
Contemporary half navy blue morocco with corners signed David. Spine with raised bands richly decorated and inlaid with red lozenges. Fillets on boards. Top edge gilt.
Uncut copy (the edition is usually found in duodecimo format), with wide margins.
Superb copy, in perfect fresh condition.

Edition printed in 325 numbered copies on laid paper.
Half hazelnut morocco binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded, publisher's name and date gilt at foot, minor rubbing to joints, marbled paper boards, slight superficial scuffs to boards without concern, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece as well as 9 vignettes drawn by Fesquet.
Edition enhanced with a notice on the author by Charles Monselet.
Handsome copy with full margins.

Edition with original compositions by H. Bellery-Desfontaines engraved by Eugène Froment, one of 400 numbered copies.
A very good copy.

Reprint of the 1559 edition by Claude Gruget, with notes by Paul Lacroix containing 72 novellas divided into 8 days and expanded with three other novellas from the Heptameron. Limited edition of only 120 copies on deluxe paper, this one of the 100 unnumbered copies on Holland paper with duplicate states of the engravings. Illustrated with etchings by Léopold Flammeng.
Contemporary half purple morocco with corners. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons and small green morocco mosaics. Date at foot. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved. Spine slightly faded. Very handsome copy, perfectly executed. Binding signed by Champs. Note that the tissue guards having been...

Edition printed on laid paper.
Bradel bindings in full red cloth, smooth spines decorated with double gilt fillets at foot, brown sheep title and volume labels showing traces of rubbing and small lacks, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 21 vignettes, some engraved by Champollion.

Edition printed on laid paper and illustrated with 5 drawings by Valton engraved by Gaujean.
Bradel binding in half olive cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, publisher's name gilt at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with minor scratches, marbled paper boards, a small marginal lack of paper on the front board, covers and spine preserved, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Accompanying press cuttings have left a shadow on the half-title page.

Edition with some parts in first edition and printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Half mint green morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments and adorned with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Original bio-bibliographical note by Octave Uzanne.
Work illustrated with plates.
Some minor foxing, mainly marginal.

First illustrated edition and first printing of the abundant in-text illustrations by Edmond Morin.
Half olive morocco binding with corners, smooth spine faded, date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, binding signed by Carayon.
Work illustrated with an etched portrait of the author as frontispiece by Léopold Flameng.
Occasional foxing.

New edition of the French translation established by A. Bordot.
Half fir-green shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with double blind-stamped compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs, quintuple fillets and cartouches framing the green paper boards, moiré paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, contemporary bindings. Work illustrated with Hadamard's lithographs printed in two tones.
Some minor foxing.

New edition printed from Cazin's 1781 edition.
Bradel binding in half midnight blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, green morocco title-label, some surface wear and stains on boards, endpapers foxed. Work illustrated on the title page with an engraving by A. M. Lynen, as well as tailpieces and an initial letter.
This work was condemned on May 19, 1815 and November 16, 1816; it contains the story of President Dubois, a non-conformist, which led the bookseller Merigot to the Bastille.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
Cover illustration by Antoon van Welie.
Two slight tears to foot of joints near edges, occasional small spots essentially to ffep, but otherwise a good, well-margined copy.
Rare.

New edition printed in 135 numbered copies on China laid paper.
Bradel binding in half cherry red percaline, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, black shagreen title label showing traces of rubbing with some losses, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Notice by Charles Monselet.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author and 9 vignettes drawn by Fesquet.
Occasional foxing affecting mainly the margins.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Small tears without consequence to head and foot of spine.
Our copy is complete with the etching by Léopold Flameng here in double state as with all deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, illustrated with a portrait and ten fine engravings by Adrien Moreau (eight of which are full-page) engraved by A. Lamothe. Limited to 500 copies, numbered 160, one of 349 on petit papier Velin du marais. The first 150 copies are on Grand Velin or Japan paper.
Contemporary half brown glazed morocco binding with corners signed David. Spine with raised bands handsomely decorated, date at foot. Orange covers preserved. At the end of the work is bound the prospectus comprising one engraving and one page of text. Foxing on the half-title and portrait, thereafter a perfectly fresh copy. Carteret IV-178 "Esteemed and sought-after publication".

First edition, printed on Hollande.
Illustrated covers and engraved frontispieces, borders by Fernand Besnier, Kauffmann...
Rare set, complete and in good condition despite some occasional little foxing.

New edition of the French translation.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments and gilt stars, quadruple fillets and blind cartouches framing the dark green paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated by Hadamard.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition of 51 numbered copies, initialed by the author on Whatman paper.
Modern pastiche Bradel binding of paper boards by T. Boichot, black morocco title piece, covers preserved.
With an original frontispiece lithograph by Paul Signac.
Worming to covers, a little foxing.
Rare.

First edition published in weekly instalments and consisting of 2400 pages with nearly 1000 wood engravings by Trichon de Castelli, Yan d'Argent, Yundt, Lix and Lançon.
Half tan sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, some minor insignificant scuffs, contemporary bindings.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 20 deluxe copies were issued.
Cover and sketches by Félicien Rops, work also illustrated with thirteen ornamentations by Etienne Morannes.
Handsome copy with unfaded covers.

First edition.
Full wine-red percaline binding, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, head caps worn down, double fillets framing the boards which show discoloration stains at feet, central gilt fleurons on the boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 10 original etchings by Emile Thérond.
Occasional foxing.

First edition.
Work decorated with original illustrations by Lunel.
A discreet restoration at head of spine which also has a small lack at foot, small marginal lacks affecting the very last pages of the work.
Handsome copy with fragile covers without defect.

Edition translated from the English version by S. Saito & E. Greey of this famous Japanese historical novel.
Work illustrated by Kei-Sai Yei-Sen.
Attractive illustrated cover.
Minor marginal lacks harmlessly affecting the margins of the first leaves.

First edition with original illustrations by Eugène Courboin.
Publisher's full mouse-grey cloth binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, very light scratches of no importance to the rear cover, top edge gilt.
Work with illustrations in black and in colour, in-text and full-page.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half wine-colored cloth binding, smooth spine with very light scratches, marbled paper boards with some surface wear, corners and edges lightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with drawings by Caran d'Ache forming 60 scenes of what can be considered the ancestor of comic strips.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, one of 1100 copies on laid paper, the only issue with 20 Whatman and 20 Japan copies.
Half chocolate morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments richly ornamented with gilt floral motifs, date at foot, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Frontispiece portrait of the author. Illustrations by A. Beauvais, A. Berchon, A. Duvivier, H. Hanoteau, L. Martin, M. Merlin, E. Pail, A. & Thomas...
Some foxing.
A handsomely bound copy.

First edition and first issue of Gavarni's illustrations.
Publisher's full red boards binding, smooth spine very slightly faded, boards decorated with gilt decorative motifs, small corner stains on front board.
Work illustrated with 100 large compositions by Gavarni.
A pale marginal dampstain on the title page diminishing and disappearing through the following pages, otherwise pleasant interior condition.

First edition with first printing of Gustave Doré's illustrations.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding, lightened spine with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with gilt stars, light rubbing traces on joints, blind fillet frames on chocolate brown paper boards, soiled moiré silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Work illustrated with 450 vignettes by G. Doré, Foster...
Some minor foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 45 Japan copies on deluxe paper.
Bradel binding in blue half-cloth, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with a gilt floral motif, gilt fillet at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, covers (with three small marginal tears repaired) preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 24 illustrations by H. Laurent-Desrousseaux.

Edition on ordinary paper from the year of the original.
Work illustrated by A. Calbet with a duplicate suite of sanguine plates.
Handsome copy.

New edition printed on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by Marold and Mittis with duplicate suite of sanguine plates hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 30 deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated by J. Parys and J. Roy.
Spine very lightly cracked without loss, occasional foxing, gift inscription in ink on front endpaper.

Edition illustrated with 25 original etchings by Emile Benassit.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with light traces of rubbing with four raised bands set with gilt dots, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated cover with author's portrait preserved, small traces of rubbing on edges, top edge gilt.
Foxing.

Edition decorated with numerous illustrations in and outside text.
Half mint green shagreen binding, smooth spine faded decorated with stippling and gilt and blind fillets with minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, rubbed edges, contemporary binding.
Contributions by L. Enault on B. Palissy, E. Arago on Molière, A. Desonnaz on Mirabeau and Rabelais, Fouquier on Michel-Ange, Puech on M. Cervantès and Hannibal, A. Cabrol on J. Bart, H. Martin on Jeanne d'Arc, A. Jamet on Socrate...
Some foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations by P. Kaufmann.
Spine cracked at head with two small lacks at head and foot, scattered foxing.

New edition illustrated with 50 original drawings in the text.
Publisher's full chocolate boards, smooth spine decorated with blind decorative motifs, front board decorated with gilt and blind decorative motifs, blind frames on the rear board.
Rare and handsome copy, free from foxing, in boards of exceptional freshness.

Edition illustrated with 134 drawings by A. Chapon.
Bradel binding in full brick-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with double fillets and black typographical fleurons, gilt-tooled with the motto of the French Republic and the arms of the city of Paris on the front board, a school prize book from the Parisian Chaptal college.
Handsome copy abundantly illustrated.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 6 deluxe copies were produced.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Etienne Morannes including one as frontispiece.
Rare work dedicated to Joris-Karl Huysmans, handsome copy.

Second edition.
Illustrated by Rochegrosse.

Illustrated edition with 28 compositions by O. Cortazzo etched by Abot & Clapès, one of 825 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 175 Japan and Holland paper copies.
A marginal lack affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 10 etchings by E. Thérond.
A small insignificant stain on the front free endpaper.

First edition of this Balzacian novel featuring a Don Juan and courtesans in the 19th-century style, with all the darkness and nonchalance desired. Illustrated with 20 steel engravings hors texte by Flameng, La Guillermie..., most printed in sanguine. Engravings as head-pieces, initials, tail-pieces...
Full black morocco. Spine with 4 false raised bands. Triple fillet forming 4 compartments each with a decorative tool. Relief escutcheon monogrammed J.D on the upper cover. Edges gilt. Corners somewhat rubbed. Light worming and pale foxing, mainly in the margins of the engravings. Some marginal dampstains on a few isolated leaves.
Handsome edition of this uncommon work. Houssaye was...