First editions and fine papers of poetry collections, lyrical works, poems in verse and prose, calligrams

Second edition printed in 75 copies numbered on vellum. Pleasant copy.

First collected edition.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author by Louis Chevalier engraved by Lalauze.
Bradel binding in full marbled paper, smooth spine, brown morocco title-label, original wrappers preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Charles Monselet to Jules Clarétie.
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New edition, revised and enlarged. 2 title vignettes.
Contemporary full marbled havana calf bindings. Smooth spines richly decorated with Greek key and other rolls. Red morocco title label. Boards decorated with 3 enclosing rolls. Interior frieze. 3 corners slightly bumped. Small tears to headcaps. Rubbing. Elegant English binding, despite some flaws.
The extracts are divided into four books or sections: Sacred and moral poetry (Pope, Gray, Dryden...); Didactic and descriptive poetry; Dramas (Shakespeare, Johnson...); Lyrical and sentimental poetry (Milton, Spenser, Tasso, Smith...).

Collected edition.
Bradel binding in full dark brown cardboard, smooth spine faded with traces of rubbing and some losses, hazel shagreen title-label with Malherbe's name in gilt, corners slightly bumped.
With an engraved portrait of Boileau as frontispiece.
Printed in two columns.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing.

Belgian counterfeit edition published one year after the original.
Full cloth Bradel binding in old rose percaline, smooth spine slightly faded, lacks to spine, chocolate sheep title-label.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full caramel boards, smooth spine, navy blue shagreen title-label, headcaps rubbed, library label at head of spine, corners slightly bumped.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author.
Some light foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 5 copies were printed on deluxe pure thread paper.
About Rimbaud's precocity, the relevance of Leconte de Lisle, Verlaine's fame, an afternoon with Moréas, Rachilde's imagination...
Spine and front cover slightly and marginally faded, a small angular lack at head of front cover, a marginal fold on back cover.

The most complete collected edition, expanded with two previously unpublished pieces, namely two verse letters from Cretin to Molinet, with a response from the latter. Preface by the editor, who had specialized in republishing poets from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Contemporary full calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 small fleurons in compartments of 3 fillets. Red morocco title label. Head worn. Title page yellowed.
Guillaume Dubois, known as Crétin, (1460?-1525) was treasurer of the Sainte-Chapelle at Vincennes, then cantor of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and ordinary almoner to King François I. He was recognized as a master, notably by Jean Lemaire de Belges and Clément Marot. He is ranked among the Grands Rhétoriqueurs. His poetry is divided into two main parts: the chants royaux and the epistles (verse letters addressed to different figures).

The first edition, published in a small number of copies, of this poem composed by the brother of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
Spine sunned with a small lack at foot, foxing and stains to boards, small angular lack at foot of second board.
Rare.

Second edition with some parts in first edition.
Half red Russia morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Copy virtually free from foxing.

First edition.
Half cherry red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Pagnant.
Handsome and rare copy.
Bibliophilic notation on the verso of a pastedown.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on laid paper, ours not justified, only print with 3 Japan and 15 Holland paper.
A very small spot without gravity at the head of the second board, otherwise pleasant copy.
Rare.

First edition. Rare.
Contemporary full speckled calf binding. Spine with raised bands and gilt ornament. Split headcaps. Pale marginal dampstain to first 50 pages. Our copy lacks leaf A1 which is a half-title, with no loss of text.
Gabriel Gilbert (1610-1680) was initially considered a precursor to Racine with regard to his dramatic production. Before becoming secretary to Queen Christina of Sweden, he served the Duchess of Rohan.
The work contains 7 odes addressed to great figures (King of Sweden, Mazarin...) and Christian poetry.

NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half turquoise sheep binding, spine sunned with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
Fine autograph inscription from Emile Faisant.
Rare work dedicated to the memory of Leconte de Lisle.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Arden Quin, creator of the MADI artistic movement, to Josée Lapeyrère, a close collaborator.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 520 numbered copies on Biberist laid paper.
Handsome copy.

New edition, one of 1275 numbered copies on vélin paper, the only printing with 25 on marais paper.
A good and rare copy.

First edition, one of 450 copies on tinted paper, the only issue with 50 on Holland paper.
Two tears to spine, three slight marginal lacks to boards, otherwise handsome copy with unfaded gilt covers.
Work illustrated with drawings by Eugène Froment.

First editions of the text and the preface by Charles Baudelaire.
Half red shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with double gilt decorated compartments, blindruled fillets to covers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Dupont to his friend the painter Jean Gigoux at head of first chanson of first volume.
With steel engravings by T. Johannot, C. Nanteuil, Gavarni, Andrieux.
Inkspot affecting 'Les louis d'or' (pages 37 to 41 of volume one), occasional light foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's full citron paper Bradel binding, smooth spine, front cover decorated with floral interlacing, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated by C.J. Newman.
Handsome copy.

First edition. Contemporary half sheep binding in dark green, spine with four raised bands, corners slightly bumped.
Printed stamp of the Leconte de Lisle library as bookplate.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition of this poem of Théophile Gautier, music by Ernest Reyer.
Upper cover faded, small spots to covers, slight internal foxing.
A very good and rare copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, deluxe copy after only 6 on pure rag paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Henri Pichette to François Erval.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on pur chiffon, the only print run with 13 Chine and 37 Japan copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Prévost.
Rare work illustrated with a wood engraving by Deslignières and an out-of-text drawing by Maurice Barraud.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of copies on châtaignier paper, the only printing with 15 on pur fil paper.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 5 on Japan and 50 on vellum.
Handsome copy, despite two light marginal shadows affecting both boards.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Light spotting affecting the front cover.
Rare.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only printing.
A small tear glued to head of spine, one trace of sunning to the first free endpaper.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A stain on the first cover, three corner lacks to covers, some scattered foxing.
Rare and very fine autograph inscription signed by Emile Goudeau to one of his friends: "A mon frère Léo dit Montancey soldat-laboureur qui sème sur le bitume la parole, après avoir usé le fer au service des écoles militaires, j'offre ce plat de lentilles plus beau que celui d'Esaü. Emile Goudeau." (To my brother Léo called Montancey soldier-plowman who sows the word on the asphalt, after having worn down iron in the service of military schools, I offer this dish of lentils more beautiful than that of Esau. Emile Goudeau.)

First edition sur vergé paper d'edition, there was no mention of large paper copies.
A very good copy.

New edition with some parts in first edition, only 25 Japan copies were printed.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half-cardboard binding, spine with five raised bands showing two light rubbing marks at head and foot of no consequence, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Maurice de Pharamond to Eugène Figuière.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A very good and rare copy.

Second edition.
Spine cracked with a tiny lack at head, foxing to boards, light spotting to interior.
Rare.

First edition of the first poetic work of the author for which was not drawn great papers.
André Rolland from Renéville is sent.
Our copy is enriched with two beautiful autographed letters of the author addressed to the dedicatee and which concern this work.
Illustrations of Edmond Rocher, rare and beautiful copy.

Edition first in part, one of 200 numbered copies on papier de Rives.
Like new.

First edition in French.
A lack affecting a joint, another marginal one affecting upper cover, occasional foxing.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Bradel binding in half green shagreen with corners, smooth spine.
Autograph inscription from the author to A. Godoy, handsome copy of this collection of poems.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe edition after only 1 vellum and 20 Japan copies.
Half red sheep binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition printed in 355 copies, ours one of 145 numbered by hand on laid paper.
Half burgundy morocco binding, spine with five raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, top edge gilt, binding signed by Herluison.
Occasional light worming.

Second edition.
Illustrated with etchings.
Occasional foxing, rare.

Second edition.
Bradel binding in half almond cloth, smooth spine browned decorated with gilt floral motif and double gilt fillet at foot, original wrappers with corner lacks preserved, corners slightly bumped.
Occasional foxing.

First edition published in a very small number of copies.
Rare and handsome copy of this small collection of poems celebrating the pioneers of French Aviation.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies and reimposed on vergé d'Arches paper, the tirage de tête.
Occasional marginal foxing.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 55 other deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Maryse Elot.
Stamp and gift inscription from the dedicatee, stains to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
A corner lack to the front free endpaper, small harmless stains to the rear board.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
A small minor stain on the first cover, a pale dampstain to the margin of the second cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Paul Olivier to Henri Lefort.
With a preface-poem by Jean Richepin.
Split spine with small lacks, small corner lacks to front board. Rare.

New edition, more complete than the previous ones. The first dates from 1694.
Contemporary full marbled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Red edges. Handsome copy.
Antoinette Ligier de la Garde was married at 13 to Sieur Deshoulières, a woman of taste and wit, she cared only to live as she pleased. She was however the first female academician (Arles). She was an original mind, whose verses contain a certain interiority. It was her friends who urged her to publish her poems which had considerable success. After her death her daughter published all of her poems, adding her own.

First edition, published in a small number of copies.
Occasional foxing, two lacks to head and foot of spine.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

New edition but first for many parts, one of 250 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies with 20 Japon.
A rare and very good copy.

Statement of fourth edition.
Contemporary rigid vellum binding. Smooth spine. Red morocco title label.
Anthology of poems by Pierre Daniel Huet (1630-1721), historian, scholar and prolific writer, with a section of notes on the Greek epigrams used in the poems (the quotations are in Greek).

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

Second edition first in part.
One angular lack to head of lower cover, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition en volume, one of 300 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only printing with 60 on papier grossier dit 'Chandelle' and 30 on Whatman.
A rare and very good copy.

Fourth edition.
Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine faded, decorated with double gilt fillets with minor rubbing at head.
Some light foxing.

First duodecimo edition of this selection compiled by Sainte-Beuve.
Half bronze sheep binding, spine in four compartments decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, chocolate shagreen title label, contemporary binding.
A few scattered light foxing spots of no consequence.

First edition.
Worming to the front board, a repaired angular tear to the half-title page, marginal lack to the rear board, occasional foxing.

First edition.

Plain paper cover.

Rare.

Rare first edition of some parts of the author's first commercially published work, no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Second cover marginally shaded, a small lack at the foot of the spine.

First edition.
Half cherry morocco binding with straight grain and corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt roulettes showing minor traces of rubbing at foot, corners slightly bumped, fore-edges rubbed, scratches with slight lacks of marbled paper to boards.
Some minor foxing, handsome interior condition.
Bookplate pasted to verso of front board from the Comtesse de Montebello, a second unidentified bookplate pasted above the first.

New illustrated edition of these Romances. One frontispiece and 13 unsigned figures, and 44 pages of engraved music. Printed on heavy laid paper.
Contemporary full tree-calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with arabesques and fleurons. Triple fillet border on covers. All edges gilt. Handsome copy. Light rubbing to corners and joints.
Berquin's poetry enjoyed immense success, and was consequently qualified as popular, while it perfectly reflects European literature of the late 18th century, and one sometimes feels the first Romanticism coming from Germany and England. Some poems are dark and theatrical, full of Gothic reminiscences: « Sous la tour du château s'ouvre une enceinte affreuse/ Où jamais n'a percé le jour/ Les flots d'une vapeur infecte et ténébreuse/ Inondent cet impur séjour. » (Under the castle tower opens a dreadful enclosure/ Where daylight has never pierced/ The waves of an infected and dark vapor/ Flood this impure dwelling.) After devoting himself to poetry, Berquin (1747-1791) was the first French author to specialize in children's literature. The music pages are by Cousin-Jacques, a columnist of the period. On the endpaper, manuscript gift inscription: A Claire de Caperoy.

First edition of this anthology of Russian poetry presented by P. Collin, of which no deluxe copies were issued.
Bradel binding in full saffron cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, date at foot, saffron shagreen title-label with a small trace of rubbing, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Paul Collin: "Au grand poète Leconte de Lisle respectueux hommage d'un admirateur." (To the great poet Leconte de Lisle respectful homage from an admirer.)

First separate edition.
Bound in full red paper simulating morocco, smooth spine in red Russia morocco decorated with gilt fillets, gilt roulettes at head and foot, slight rubbing at head and foot of spine, one upper corner lightly bumped, yellow edges, contemporary binding.
A pale marginal dampstain affecting most leaves, copy almost entirely free from foxing.

First edition. Publisher's full burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, publisher's gilt cipher at foot.
Rare autograph inscription from Martha Perry Lowe Lowe to Etienne Coquerel.
Rare and handsome copy complete with publisher's catalogue at rear.

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 30 copies on Japan vellum.
A slight lack at the foot of the spine, spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 270 numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only deluxe copies with 7 Marais.
Work illustrated with an original composition by V.R. Geiser on the front cover and a drawing by the author as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

First collected edition.
Bound in full marbled fawn sheep, smooth spines richly decorated with cross-hatched compartments, morocco title and volume labels in burgundy, upper headcaps worn, some tears notably at foot of spines, gilt roulettes on headcaps, covers framed with gilt floral dentelle, second cover of first volume marginally scuffed, gilt pointillé on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Portrait of the author as frontispiece to first volume.
Occasional foxing.

First edition of this thesis defended in November to obtain the degree of third-cycle doctor.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Iconography.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, endpapers lightly and partially shaded, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of letters.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without severity, otherwise handsome copy.

New edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and a drawing on the front cover.
Spine faded, small corner lacks to boards, some foxing.

Definitive edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to André Coeuroy.
Handsome copy.

The first separate edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece portrait of the author by Louis Anquetin.
Light foxing of no consequence to the endpapers.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Eugène Choucary.
Cover illustrated by Jean Laronze, work illustrated with drawings by Alfred Plauzau and René Ristroph.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, light marginal scratches to front cover.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Signed bilingual autograph inscription from the author to a couple who were friends.
A handsome copy.

First edition for which there were no deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Light foxing to covers, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition of which there is no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome and rare copy despite some light worming to front board.

New edition illustrated with 2 unpublished drawings by Edouard Vuillard, one of 995 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by the author to a poet from the Nièvre region.
Handsome copy.