First editions, fine papers and deluxe printings of French and foreign literature, 16th to 21st century

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Copy in new condition.

First collected edition, one of the numbered copies on vellum, the only issue with 25 on pur fil.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Half-title page marginally shadowed due to a piece of envelope preserved, addressed to the dedicatee by the author.

First edition printed in 500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition. Large printer's device on the title page and on the verso of the last leaf. Illustrated with a portrait of Torrentius and a second of Horace on copper. Horace's text in italics.
Full marbled blonde sheep binding, early 20th century, pastiche of a 17th-century binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title-label and black morocco dating label. 2 corners darkened. Lacking at foot of spine.
An edition whose value lies in the commentaries by Laevinius Torrentius (1525-1595) on the odes, satires and epistles, Bishop of Antwerp and scholar, and those by Pierre Nanninck (1500-1557), Dutch scholar native of Alkmaar, who concludes the work by commenting on Horace's "Art of Poetry." Posthumous edition produced by the Jesuits of Antwerp, preceded by an Ode Horatiana by Father Andreas Schott.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Handsome copy lacking its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Half-shagreen binding in tête-de-nègre, spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, joints rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt retaining its deckled edges, contemporary binding.
Notice by Georges Valois.

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.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets, gilt frieze at tail, one headcap lacking, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped with lacks to marbled paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by A. Dean.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing, marginal annotations in pencil.

First edition, critical notes.
Bradel binding in half burgundy cloth, smooth spine, dark brown shagreen title-label showing traces of rubbing, date at foot, original wrappers preserved.
Concerning notably the symbolists, an illustrated edition of "Fleurs du mal", Enough of Alexandre Dumas! Stendhalisme, the young and Boulangism, E.A. Poe, Barbey d'Aurevilly as critic, G. de Maupassant poet...
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine and covers marginally and slightly faded, a small loss to lower corner of rear board, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 12 copies printed on Holland paper in deluxe format.
Inscribed by the author, the dedicatee's name has been erased.

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.

First edition.
Spine cracked, two small corner lacks to boards, handsome interior condition.

first edition of which he was not drawn large papers.
Signed autograph L. Fournier Henri Lérey.
spine and marginally past and quilted boards.
Rare.

First edition published under the pseudonym of Madame Bawr, false statement of second edition.
Half aubergine calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with triple gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, small skin losses to one joint, light traces of tape on endpapers, contemporary bindings.
Rare copy of this novel whose action takes place under the reign of Charles V of France.
Some minor foxing without gravity.

First edition in French on ordinary paper, translated by J.W. Bienstock, from a limited edition of only 5 deluxe copies on Holland paper.
A slight corner lack at the foot of the back cover.
Rare.

First edition of the French version, in verse and prose, established by Jean Richepin, one of the rare copies on salmon-colored paper of which no mention is made.
Light lacks to the spine, one joint cracked at foot, tears and small corner lacks to the boards, small lacks to some deckled edges, which is almost inevitable given the fragility of this paper.
Rare full-margined copy.

First edition.
Half cherry red sheep binding, smooth spine faded and decorated with gilt and blind fillets with traces of rubbing, dark brown sheep title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Some minor foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 60 copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Pleasant autograph inscription by the author.

First edition.
Half sheep binding in burgundy, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.

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.

First collected edition.
Contemporary marbled brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with thick and thin fillets. Red morocco title label, black morocco volume label in a circle. One wormhole at foot of volume 1, a second at foot of volume 4.
José Cadalso (1741-1792), Spanish poet and man of letters, journalist, studied in England and France at the Jesuit college Louis le Grand, then at the seminary in Madrid. After traveling through Europe, he pursued a military career. His prose helped awaken the spirit of the Enlightenment in Spain and defend national identity. These works bring together his poetry, translations and criticism, as well as his essays.
Bookplate of J. J. Ballard, physician, early 19th century.

Second edition, first in parts, printed in 539 copies, this one of 500 copies on paper from the Périgord works.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Joris-Karl Huysmans to (Edouard) Dujardin.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author. One small tear without lack to head of one joint, upper cover partially faded, one small marginal lack not touching text to page 23, otherwise internally good.

First edition, one of 145 numbered in the press copies, the only printing along with 5 Arches.
Autograph inscription from Paul Desmeth to his friends Lucien and Jérome Becker.
A good and rare copy of the author's first book.

First edition.
Publisher's Bradel binding in black half cloth with corners, smooth unlettered spine, vellum-style paper boards, a very pale dampstain to front cover, some traces of rubbing.
Author's portrait as frontispiece.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Inscribed by the author.

First edition.
Illustrated with a frontispiece title drawn by Gazard and engraved by Patas, and three engravings by Larrieu, engraved by the same.
Mid-19th century half red sheep binding. Smooth spine with fillets. Fine copy.
Barnabé Farmian Durosy or de Rozoi (1745-1792) was a journalist and man of letters from Toulouse, at once playwright, poet, novelist, historian and essayist. Founder and editor of a royalist daily newspaper in 1789, he was the first journalist to die by guillotine under the Terror. Henri IV ou la Bataille d'Ivry was deemed worthy of some twenty performances in Paris, Versailles, Toulouse and Brussels between 1774 and 1795. Antoine Rivarol seems to have been the only one to show enthusiasm for his lyrical work. It was necessary, wrote the author of Discours sur l'universalité de la langue française in 1788, for "poetic youth" to forget "the Voltaires, the Racines and the Corneilles" and take as model the one whose name "flies from mouth to mouth on the wing of vaudeville."

First edition on ordinary paper, no mention is made of deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with ornaments by L. Pissarro, L. Anquetin and F. Vallotton.
Our copy bears an autograph inscription from Marie-Blanche Arnac presenting this volume to Albert Morgan.
Lacks at head and foot of spine, a pale marginal dampstain at foot of first leaves, some minor foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 6 deluxe copies printed on Holland paper.
Autograph inscription from Nicolette Hennique to Michel Corday.
Spine slightly sunned with light cracking, occasional light foxing.

New edition, with some parts in first edition, with introduction and notes by Charles Asselineau.
Half chocolate morocco shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, decorated with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding signed by Petit successeur de Simier.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 4 steel plates.
Light marginal foxing affecting mainly the engravings.

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 fir green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands with minor rubbing, ornately gilt in double compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
A photographic portrait of the author taped to an endpaper, some light foxing.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine sunned with five raised bands, date at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing affecting mainly the first and last pages, marginal pencil annotations by a previous owner.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours unjustified, deluxe copy.
Bradel binding in half lilac cloth with corners, smooth spine, lilac shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 2 unpublished photographic portraits of Ernest and Alain Renan.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
Bradel binding in full red cloth, smooth spine, date at foot, original wrappers preserved.
Illustrated work, as frontispiece, with an etching by Staal.
Some minor worming without significance.

Definitive edition with some parts in first edition as it is expanded with unpublished letters and pieces.
Half mouse-colored shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands, traces of rubbing to joints, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
As frontispiece, a portrait of the author by René Ménard.
Detailed booksellers' catalog labels concerning this work taped to the verso of the front endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half cherry red shagreen with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, marbled paper boards, one upper corner slightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Alfred Farez.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half hazelnut morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing traces, date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Author's name misspelled in the title compartment.

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

First edition on ordinary paper of the only novel by Hippolyte Taine published during his lifetime.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, two small nicks on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved.
Rare inscription by Hippolyte Taine "offert par l'exécuteur H. Taine" ["offered by the executor H. Taine"] on the first cover.
Some light foxing of no great consequence.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies with 6 Chine.
Endpapers slightly shaded, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half olive percaline, smooth spine, rust-colored shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing.

First edition, one of 25 numbered hors commerce copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe copy.
Bradel binding in half mauve cloth with corners, smooth spine, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half sheep, small repairs to head and to foot of joints, covers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Joris-Karl Huysmans.

First edition, one of 30 copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
Endpapers and title page slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy with good margins.
Rare.

First edition printed in small numbers on laid paper.
Half sheep binding in aubergine, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt typographical motif and gilt frieze at foot, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition for the first text and second edition for the second.
Full cardboard binding, smooth spine, olive shagreen title-label, slight rubbing to one joint, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing light rubbing, gilt initials at foot, one upper corner slightly bumped, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Double autograph inscription by Jules Lemaître to the same dedicatee on the first endpaper and the half-title page.
Light worming to edges.

First edition of the adaptation and French translation established by A. Jarry of this text by S.T. Coleridge, one of 350 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 12 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with 7 head-pieces and 1 tailpiece engraved and designed by A. Deslignères.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Full wine-colored sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with quadruple compartments and triple gilt fillets, double gilt fillets on covers, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 2 illustrations on the title pages.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.
Rare.

MARINETTI Filippo Tommaso
Le Roi Bombance [The Feasting King]
Mercure de France, Paris 1905, 11,5 x 18,5 cm, half black shagreen
First edition on ordinary paper.
Half black shagreen, marbled boards, pastedowns and endpapers, wrappers preserved.
Handsome autograph inscription from Filippo-Tommaso Marinetti to Pierre Mortier, with in front, his address in Milan.
$ 1 250

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 printed on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half indigo cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from José Maria de Hérédia to Eugène Pailleron.

First edition printed in a small number of copies, only 10 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
Half cherry red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece drawn by Bracquemond.
Handsome and rare copy.

First French edition, the first having appeared the year before in Brussels, published by Lebègue.
Half navy blue shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine (very slightly faded) in six compartments a little rubbed (but not significantly), marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
A very rare autograph inscription signed by Henry Murger to his friend Michel Carré on half-title.
A tiny lack at the center of one pastedowns, a little light insignificant foxing, marginal trace of a label to half-title.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Half navy blue Bradel binding over marbled paper boards by T. Boichot, date to foot of spine, covers and spine preserved (wormholes to edges), top edge gilt.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes to Aldous Huxley.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author.

Second edition (the first one was only of 10 copies), with 23 original drawings by E. Tanguy. Affectionate autograph inscription from J.K. Huysmans.
A small tear glued to head of a joint, otherwise a good copy.

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, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscription from the author.
Spine very slightly warped, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of the Portuguese translation and first Brazilian edition.
Full red cloth binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with fleurons, dotwork and gilt fillets, gilt dentelle at head and foot, covers richly decorated with triple gilt compartments, with a central lozenge with hatched borders surrounded by a garland, black morocco inlays, gilt rolls framing the pastedowns and on the leading edges, edges gilt, endpapers and pastedowns of moiré paper, publisher's binding, binder's label pasted.
Minimal traces of rubbing, occasional light foxing, otherwise a handsome and well-established copy.

First edition of this adaptation of Schiller's drama and its important preface established by Benjamin Constant.
Half hazel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets slightly faded at foot, speckled edges, tiny wormhole at foot of one hinge.
Dampstain to head of final leaves, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais, the only large paper copies with some hors commerce copies, as well on pur fil du Marais.
A slight trace of angular to upper cover, a good copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Novel published anonymously and claimed to be translated from English. It would in fact later be translated into English by Frances Brooke, with whom the author was in contact.
Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Lower joint cracked at head along the first compartment, one corner bumped and worn.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792), was, after having been a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel had immediate success and the following ones were even better received, praised for the fineness of style and the interest of details, placing Madame Riccoboni among the best novelists of the 18th century.
NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition on ordinary paper, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription from the author to explorer Jean Charcot.
Light worming to first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

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 is no mention of leading copies.
Some small foxing affecting essentially the very first and last pages.
Binding half cardboard vellum style, past smooth back, title label of cherry shagreen with small traces of friction without gravity, marble paper plates, preserved cover, Contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed by Oscar Méténier to Georges Feydeau.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed, one of the advance copies.
Two light fold marks of no consequence to the covers, otherwise handsome copy.
Very beautiful signed autograph inscription from Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes to the architect Jean-Charles Moreux.

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.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Full hazel paper boards, smooth spine, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with an etching as frontispiece by Ulm.
Unpublished documents, life, writings, correspondence, and poetry of Pétrus Borel.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Half bottle-green sheep binding, smooth spine slightly faded with blind and gilt fillets and gilt typographical motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some foxing, rare.

First edition in French, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Alejo Carpentier to l'Immortel Jean Bernard.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on Hollande paper.
Three small stains, not serious, to upper cover, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 25 copies on Japan paper in deluxe format printed.
Half fir-green sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by René Maizeroy.
Some occasional light foxing mainly affecting the edges.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 25 copies were printed on laid paper as deluxe copies.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Rare inscription from Mirar-Yver.

First edition of this vaudeville comedy in one act.
Half black cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with two small gilt floral motifs, one joint cracked at head and foot, marbled paper boards, edges showing traces of rubbing, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Maurice Clouard with his bookplate.

First edition.
Half chocolate sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons and dots with small traces of rubbing at head and foot, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with numerous illustrations after photography.
Worming on endpapers, copy free from foxing.

First editions of these two works. Rare. L'hérésie détruite is noted as second edition.
Contemporary full calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated in grotesque style. Red morocco title label. Gilt ruling to boards. Edges gilt. Upper headcap worn. Upper joint cracked at head and lower joint cracked at foot. A dark stain on lower board.
Recent manuscript annotations on first endpaper, noting that L'allée de la seringue, a satirical poem, is in imitation of Boileau's Lutrin, that the Fradine is also a satire against an apothecary, and that L'hérésie détruite is a celebration of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The last text, in prose, is a strange staging of the Gods of Parnassus and symbols of literature who will crown Madame Deshoulières as the tenth muse. The text is dedicated to Mademoiselle de Scudéry, in competition with Madame Deshoulières, as she also wished to be considered a muse of letters.
Eustache Lenoble (1643-1711), Baron de Tenelière, is well known for his political satires and other curious productions that he created (most of his works are rather rare).

First edition.
Spine sunned with some lacks, covers marginally faded. Iconography.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full burgundy boards, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, hazel shagreen title-label with three small lacks, covers and spine preserved and mounted on guards as one piece at the beginning of the volume, modest contemporary binding.
Inscription from Jacques Bonhomme to Georges Berger, deputy of the Seine department.
Covers and illustrations by Maurice Graind'Orge, friend of the author.

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 with no mention of deluxe copies.
A tiny marginal lack at the foot of most pages, a minuscule corner lack at the foot of the front board, spine faded with lacks.
Rare copy almost entirely free of foxing.
A bookseller's catalog label concerning this work pasted at the head of the half-title page.

First edition, one of a few copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies with 5 Chine.
With an autograph inscription from Albert Glatigny to Mr. Raynard, actor at the Châtelet theater and husband of the actress to whom is dedicated this book.
Rare and slight foxings.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands with very light scratches of no significance, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy free of foxing.

First edition in French established by A.L. Blanchard.
Half black sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with cold-stamped tools and fillets as well as gilt fillets, headcaps and edges rubbed, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Notice by A.L. Blanchard on the author and his father-in-law Manzoni preceded by an essay on historical novels by Paulin Paris. Foxing, first endpaper of the first volume lacking.
Rare.

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.