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

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 12 plates.
Annotations mostly in pencil on the front free endpaper, otherwise a handsome copy of these very interesting memoirs by the author.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Beautiful full-page autograph inscription from the author.
A small lack at the head of the spine.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of third edition, service de presse stamp on the back cover.
Very slight corner spotting on the back cover.

First edition.
Spine sunned with a small tear at head, handsome condition internally.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed, false statement of third edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Three tears at head and foot of spine, small angular lack to first cover, second cover lacking, handsome interior condition. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Illustrated with woodcuts by Frank Innocent. A suite of monochrome illustrations has been added, accompanying the 25 hors commerce copies on pure Lafuma laid paper (copies signed by the author and illustrator).
One of 25 hors commerce copies, marked O.
Lengthy circumstantial autograph inscriptions by the author and illustrator to Elie-Léon Bramy, gallery owner and poet.
Preface by Mac Orlan. First edition limited to 200 copies.
In original wrappers. Folded covers.

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

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

Edition limited to 100 numbered copies, ours being n°1 of the 96 on English laid paper after 4 on China paper.
Blue marbled paper Bradel binding. Black sheepskin title label in landscape format.
Textual reprint of the first edition of 1575, reproducing the title page, of this poetry by Guillaume de la Taysonnière, gentleman from Bresse who practiced poetry as pure distraction. L'attiffet is followed by other poems. The editors' note presents La Taysonnière's bibliography emphasizing the rarity of the editions, always highly sought after.

First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half-shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt initials at foot, gilt fillet frame on boards, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, light foxing on endpapers.
Autograph inscription from Marc Stéphane, the dedicatee's name has been cut out.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition, false statement of edition. Illustrated covers.
A pale dampstain affecting the spine and more significantly the verso of the front board and front endpaper.

First edition, one of 950 numbered copies, the only printing with 50 on chiffon.
With a portrait from the author by Zadkine.

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.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition on chestnut.
A small marginal tear without gravity on the second board, nice complete copy of his trailer.

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.

First edition, one of rare copies on China paper of which there is no mention in the justification of the print run, nor in the 'Talvart', the 'Carteret' or the 'Clouzot'.
Spine cracked, faint marginal dampstain to edges.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of third edition.
From the 'Dada' collection.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of only 45 numbered copies on vergé.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition.
Publisher's yellow cover, this copy, uncut, retains the handsome portrait of the author as frontispiece.notre exemplaire, non rogné, est complet du très beau portrait gravé de l'auteur en frontispice. Large but pale foxing to almost every leaf.

First edition of which only 10 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
A small repaired tear at foot of spine, another marginal tear on front cover, otherwise handsome copy almost free of foxing.

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

First edition printed to a very small number of copies.
Covers very slightly and marginally faded, a very good and rare copy.

First edition.
Spine of the second volume slightly cracked, marginal dampstains affecting the very first and last pages of the first volume, a faint angular dampstain affecting the opening pages of the second volume, copies almost entirely free of foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, after only 25 on Japan and 50 on Hollande.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

Remarkable Belgian pirate edition of a collection of short stories by Emile Bouchery published in 1837 under the title Après Vèpres and under the pseudonym Froulay. In the absence of revelation of the true author, the pirate publisher arbitrarily attributed it to Pétrus Borel for commercial opportunism and in reference to Madame Putiphar. This attribution occasioned numerous bibliographical debates, the work being somewhat scandalous due to its erotic verve: "Qu'il ose tout, qu'il prenne tout, qu'il les traite en esclaves... c'était leur espoir... le cou se renverse, le sein s'emplit et se développe, les reins s'allument et se soulèvent..." ("Let him dare everything, let him take everything, let him treat them as slaves... that was their hope... the neck arches back, the breast fills and swells, the loins ignite and rise...") Quérard "Supercheries", II, 105.
The work is composed of three short stories entitled Madame Isabelle, A quoi servent les oncles and Du Célibat ecclésiastique.
Half calf binding with corners in beige, spine with five raised bands decorated with fillets, gilt floral friezes and blind floral motifs, gilt fillets on boards, traces of rubbing to joints and corners, original wrappers preserved (boards with three small corner lacks, one of which is skillfully restored), red top edge, contemporary binding.
Rare copy free from foxing.

Remarkable Belgian pirate edition of a collection of short stories by Emile Bouchery published in 1837 under the title Après Vèpres and under the pseudonym Froulay. In the absence of revelation of the true author, the pirate publisher arbitrarily attributed it to Pétrus Borel for commercial opportunism and in reference to Madame Putiphar. This attribution occasioned numerous bibliographical debates, the work being somewhat scandalous due to its erotic verve: "Qu'il ose tout, qu'il prenne tout, qu'il les traite en esclaves... c'était leur espoir... le cou se renverse, le sein s'emplit et se développe, les reins s'allument et se soulèvent..." ("Let him dare everything, let him take everything, let him treat them as slaves... that was their hope... the neck arches back, the breast fills and swells, the loins ignite and rise...") Quérard "Supercheries", II, 105.
The work is composed of three short stories entitled Madame Isabelle, A quoi servent les oncles and Du Célibat ecclésiastique.
Some minor foxing without consequence, a very faint dampstain affecting the very last pages.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Covers soiled, small marginal tears without loss to boards and two tears to spine.

First edition.
Small occasional foxing, otherwise a good copy.

First edition.
A very good copy with practically no foxing.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition in French by J.N. Charles. one small tear to centre of spine, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Japon, the only large paper copies.
Colored cover, ilustrated by Mirande.

First edition.
Half havana calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and typographic motifs, slight traces of rubbing at head and foot of joints, contemporary Romantic bindings.
Work illustrated with 2 vignettes by Tony Johannot engraved by Lenoir and Thompson.
Fresh interior despite some inevitable light foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition, no deluxe copies were printed.
Bradel binding in olive half cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet, hazel shagreen title label, contemporary binding.

First edition published under a pseudonym.
Half-shagreen binding in dark green, smooth spine decorated with gilt typographical motifs with very light scuffs, contemporary binding.
Some rare foxing affecting mainly the very first and very last pages of the volume.

First edition, one of the copies of the first issue, he was fired 12 Holland paper in leading copies.
Binding cardboard vellum half way back smoothes decorated with gilded decorative motifs with small traces of minor friction, preserved cover, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph signed by the author Albert Mockel.

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, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon Torinoko paper, the tirage de tête.
Ex libris pasted onto endpaper.
A fine copy.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, decorated with double blind-tooled compartments, joints very lightly rubbed, one upper corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription from Aurélien Scholl to his friend Gustave Bourdin.
Some foxing.

First edition, one of 480 numbered copies on laid paper, ours unnumbered, the only issue with 20 on Holland paper and 100 hors commerce.
A tear at head of spine.

First edition.
A rare and good copy, with almost no spotting, retaining the publisher's catalogue at the end.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy free from foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, scattered foxing, a tiny angular lack at foot of second board.

First edition, one of 346 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, the only printing with 12 on Japan paper and 16 on Hollande paper. A very good copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Holland paper, the only issue with a few on China and Japan papers.
Work decorated with a frontispiece portrait of the author by Bouisset and illustrated with drawings by Poirson and Willette.
Preface by Clovis Hugues.
Bradel binding in full marbled paper, smooth spine, navy blue morocco title-label, soiled covers preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.

First edition, one of 150 copies on ordinary paper, the only printing with 5 on Hollande paper and 10 on Featherweight.
A very good and rare copy.

First edition, one of copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 6 on China paper.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil Johannot paper, the tirage de tête.
Author's signature to justification page.
A very good, well-margined copy.

First edition. Rare. Bibliographie des recueils de poésies T. III, pp. 178 to 180.
Contemporary full speckled calf binding. Raised bands spine decorated. Various rubbing.
Bouts-rimés are imposed and whimsical rhymes, it was a highly prized game to compose them in the 17th century. The theme, here the praise of the king, and the rhymes, were chosen, and poets had to write pieces in verse. It was a real fever as it appeared that not only in society, but in private, everyone amused themselves with this exercise. This collection is one of the best examples, gathered by Mignon, the sonnets have for rhymes Pan, Grenuche, Satan, Pluche, then Fan, Ruche, Lan, Autruche...
Many sonnets among the 193 are signed, 3 anonymous ones are by Benserade.

First edition. Tchemerzine VI, 331.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Worn headcaps. Overall rubbing. Large brown stain on upper cover. 3 corners slightly bumped. Pp. 158 to 168 foxed.
All posthumous works by La Bruyère (died in 1696) were completed by his editor Louis Ellies Dupin, who wrote two dialogues for this work. La Bruyère takes part in this book in the theological quarrel between Bossuet and Fénelon, defender of quietism. The author criticizes quietism in an ironic tone modeled on Pascal's Provincial Letters.

First French edition. The first edition of the Italian text dates from 1607. Illustrated with two allegorical frontispieces signed Gr. Huret. Uncommon edition. One copy at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France from 1628, and another at the British Library. Nothing in French and English union catalogues.
Contemporary full vellum binding with overlapping edges. Smooth spine with manuscript title partly illegible. Traces of ties. Scattered pale foxing.
Antonio Maria Spelta (1559-1632) was a writer, scholar and historian from Padua, and it was while recalling Erasmus's Praise of Folly that he wrote this collection composed partly of reflections on madness, and partly on various subjects ranging from astrologers to hunters, including historical anecdotes. The first part tends more towards an eulogy of folly, despite the ever-present satire, while the second part presents a tableau of men and professions prey to madness, whimsy and vanity. Spelta's alert and biting pen perfectly captures the portrait of folly in its every guise. A singular work.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only issue.
A lack and tear at foot of spine, spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A very good copy retaining its advertising band.

First edition.
A portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Foxing, rare.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Ingres, the only large paper copies.
Illustrations by the author.
A good and rare copy with good margins.

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.
Work illustrated with woodcuts and lithographs by C. Nanteuil, A. Devéria, T. Johannot...
Light shadow on the first endpaper.

First edition, one of 100 copies numbered and justified by the author on Holland paper, the only issue along with a few Japan copies.
Foxing to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Covers illustrated by Leyser.
Spine slightly cracked to head, small stains, not serious, to the lower cover, occasional small foxing.
Rare.

The first edition published in a small number of copies by Pierre Mac Orlan under a pseudonym, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Illustrated with works by Louis Malteste.
A tiny stain at foot of first cover, two very slight angular lacks to the last two pages, otherwise a handsome copy of this flagellation instruction manual.

First edition, one of 480 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 20 on Chine.
With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
A handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine with a small lack at head and traces of rubbing decorated with gilt motifs, date at foot, joints and boards rubbed.
Our copy lacks the author's portrait.
Some light foxing.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.

Plain paper cover.

Rare.

First edition.

Plain paper cover.

Rare.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 30 on Lana.
Handsome copy.

First edition illustrated with 4 frontispieces drawn by Huot and engraved by Texier.
Contemporary half brown calf bindings. Blue paper boards. Smooth spine decorated with 4 concentric tools and roulettes. Black title and volume labels. Handsome copy. Foxing.
Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault de l'Épinoy, known as Pigault-Lebrun, was a French novelist and playwright born in 1753 in Calais and died in 1835 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Pigault Lebrun was at the very source of the French popular novel that would flourish in the 19th century with Dumas and Sue. His life was as eventful as his work. He made the fortune of publisher Barba, who wrote his biography. New editions of this excellent author are still awaited.

First edition, one of 18 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Tiny stains to the spine and the first endpaper, tiny stains to final endpaper, otherwise a good copy.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half sheep binding with dark green spine, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, contemporary binding.

First edition, one of rare copies on Hollande paper of which there is no mention in the justification of the print run.
Somes rare a little light foxing, otherwise a good, well-margined copy.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 10 on China paper.
A small tear at head of spine, pen ex-libris at head of first cover, a tiny corner loss to first cover, fine interior condition.
Rare.

First edition, printed in a small number of copies.
With a frontispiece portrait of J.M. Audin by A. Salmon. Slight spotting on the upper cover, small scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Title page and final endpaper shaded, otherwise handsome copy with full margins.

First edition.
A pale angular dampstain to head of spine and upper cover, otherwise a rare and good copy.