First Editions

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, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
A lack at the foot of the second cover, otherwise a very handsome copy.
Our copy includes a page from the manuscript of the work and the author's autograph signature opposite.

First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on vélin mécanique paper, the only printing, along with 20 on grand vélin.
With a frontispiece portrait etching of the author engraved by E. Laforgue. This copy is in new covers intended for resale by L. Vanier. One small insignificant stain to upper cover , a little very light foxing.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation, one of 28 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First Edition, one of 120 numbered copies on Chapel, head print after 30 "pur-fil" paper.
Very nice copy.

First Gallimard edition, one of 330 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours being one of 30 hors commerce copies.
Two tears at head and foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
With a frontispiece vignette.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition. First completed printing on September 1, 1583. The first four books appeared in 1565. Printer's devices on title page and verso of final leaf.
Contemporary full calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Boards decorated with central medallion and gilt frame. Head and one corner restored by an amateur. The first endpaper, before the title page, is missing.
A treatise on poetics combining rhetoric, study of homonymy, verse structure, composition rules, studies of Latin poets... A dictionary of rhymes and poetic vocabulary.
Georgius Fabricius (1516-1571), born in Chemnitz, was an influential scholar and humanist of his time, an educator, but above all a renowned philologist. He is credited with editions of ancient poets and studies on Antiquity (which he studied in Italy), particularly on Rome, which are highly sought after.

Second edition for the two first volumes and first edition for the third one.
Contemporary half calf Romantic bindings, spines slightly faded, joints rubbed, foxing.

Rare first edition.
Half sheep binding in hazelnut, smooth spine browned with small traces of rubbing decorated with gilt fillets, small lacks to headcaps, one joint fragile, spine of first volume partially detached, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.
The author was one of H. de Balzac's secretaries and was a regular at the Arsenal salon.

New edition of the French translation.
Half sheep binding in dark green, spine in four compartments decorated with gilt fillets and panels showing minor rubbing at head and foot.
Copy complete with the English, Italian, Spanish and German translations of this text by Coluthus.
Some foxing.

First edition, one of 180 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 15 Japan paper copies.
Work illustrated with an etching by A. Dunoyer de Segonzac.
Some very rare and minor worming, 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.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First editions.
Bradel binding. One leaf of announce missing at the beginning of the second volume which retains, on the other hand, the folding lithograph by Charlet.
A little light spotting mostly on the last pages of the second volume, otherwise nices copies.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
One very pale marginal spot, a good and rare copy.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition, one of 215 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies with 2 on China paper, 5 on Japan paper and 8 on vergé anglais paper.
A good and rare copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Montgolfier, this copy not justified, the only large paper copies with 40 on Hollande paper.
A tiny lack to foot of spine.

First edition, one of 210 numbered copies on alfa, after only 15 Hollande and 60 pur fil.
A tiny angular lack to upper cover, some small marginal foxing, not serious.

Rare first edition.
Half navy shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, one joint slightly rubbed, one lower corner very slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Blind-stamped bookplate, some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of the rare copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies with 2 Chine.
Spine slightly faded, a little light spotting, not serious. Rare.

First edition printed in 201 copies, ours one of 140 numbered copies justified by the publisher on white laid paper.
Spine slightly warped and rubbed with a small lack at foot, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy, ex libris pasted onto one the first endpaper.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy, ex libris pasted onto one the first endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to Colette.
Spine faded as usual, two small glued tears to head and to foot of a joint, a leave badly cut by the dedicatee with small marginal lacks.

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 edition.
Inscription from Maurice Escoffier, the dedicatee's name has been skillfully erased.
Small tears and lacks at foot and head of spine, covers very slightly and marginally faded without consequence, handsome interior condition.

First edition not put into commerce and printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Autograph inscription by the author. Work illustrated with drawings by Töpffer and Raffet.
Some rare small wormholes without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition.
Half bottle-green sheep binding, faded spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, a light scratch with a small paper loss to the front board, contemporary binding.
Scattered foxing.

First edition.
Paper boards, dark brown sheep title label with a filled in angular lack, marbled edges.
Almost without foxing.
A rare copy.

First edition illustrated with two frontispieces by Horace Vernet and 5 original unsigned ink and wash drawings. A folding map heightened with colors at the end of the work showing the locations where the poem takes place.
Contemporary full calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated with two Grotesque compartments, multiple fillets and rolls. Green morocco title and volume labels. Boards with blind cross-hatching, wide border roll with foliage, Greek key and vase motifs. Rubbing to joints and boards, edges. All edges gilt.
Handsome copy, despite some flaws. Charles-Victor Prévost d'Arlincourt (1788-1856) was, before falling into oblivion, one of the figures of Romanticism, and his popularity rivaled that of Hugo. But, acclaimed by a female audience, he was harpooned by critics who judged his productions implausible. He published his poem on Charlemagne with great publicity fanfare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies and not to be sold.
Handsome autograph inscription from Narzale Jobert.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Two tiny lacks at head of spine, a very small insignificant stain on first cover, a minute corner lack at foot of second cover.
Rare copy in original wrappers retaining the publisher's catalogue at rear.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Camille Audigier to Henri de Régnier, then academician.
Spine sunned.

First edition, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean Giraudoux to François Porché and his wife.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded.

First edition printed in a small number of copies for which there was no mention of large paper copies.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription by Xavier de Montépin.
Spine sunned with two small tears at foot, otherwise handsome copy.

New edition published one year after the first in the collection 'La France Dramatique au dix-neuvième siècle'.
The main character of this play, adapted from Eugène Sue's eponymous novel, may have inspired Isidore Ducasse in choosing his pseudonym.
Bradel binding in half cherry percaline, spine decorated with a gilt typographic fleuron, blue shagreen title label, original wrappers preserved.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
An elegant poster, numerous photographs in heliogravure.
Illustrated cover, a very good copy.

First edition of this booklet printed in a very small number.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to the poet Alexandre de Saint-Léger.
A very small insignificant stain on the first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed in a very small number of this offprint.
Autograph inscription signed by a member of Jules Derocquigny's family to the poet Alexandre de Saint-Léger.
A small stain below the inscription, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this poem-tribute to Helvetia for its hospitality towards the French army of 1870-1871.
Inscription from Jules Blancard to General Baron Friant.
Spine and boards marginally faded, minor corner lacks of no significance to the boards, handsome interior condition without foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours specially printed for Léon Daudet.
Spine sunned, a small light stain on the back cover, a tiny hole at the head of the first endpaper, light foxing.
Complete with its publisher's slip also printed on alfa paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Béraud below the justification page: "Avec l'admiration et l'amitié d'Henri Béraud."

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Slight foxing to the spine, otherwise a fine copy with good margins.

First edition.
Rare autograph inscription by Charles Morgan.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket which has a small stain on the back panel.

First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on Johannot paper, the deluxe issue.
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies justified by the publisher on yellow parchment, ours bearing No. 1, deluxe copy.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 8 numbered copies and justified by the publisher on Chiffon-Lutétia, the tirage de tête.
A rare and good copy.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half red morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, J. Laurent's bookplate pasted to verso of front board, binding signed by Devauchelle.
Our copy includes the original Steinlen drypoint in two states.
The work is enhanced with a recto-verso autograph note from the author addressed to one of his friends.
Fine copy perfectly established.

First edition on ordinary paper, no mention of deluxe copies.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with four raised bands showing minor rubbing traces decorated with gilt floral motifs, red sheep title label, fine illustrated covers preserved, contemporary binding.
Light foxing of no consequence on endpapers, otherwise handsome interior condition, press clippings included.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Some light foxing of no consequence.
Modern pastiche binding in half mouse-colored sheep, spine with five raised bands decorated with cold-stamped fleurons, original wrappers preserved (corner restorations to front cover).
Autograph inscription signed by Léon Cladel.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Contemporary half pink sheep binding, smooth spine faded, decorated with gilt typographical motifs with three small holes at head.
Some foxing, a dampstain at the end of the second volume fading through the pages.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 6 on China paper.
Autograph inscription from C. Sernet to Jean Fraysse on upper cover.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A lack at foot of spine which also shows small harmless stains at its center.

First edition of the French translation based on the fifth English edition.
Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with marbled paper, smooth spine faded and decorated with double gilt fillets at head and foot, hazel sheep title and volume labels, two lower corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding. A very pale dampstain at foot of the last two pages of the second volume, otherwise handsome interior condition nearly free from foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Anatole Cerfbeer who offered this copy to a member of his family bearing the name Lévistahl, whose bookplate on an endpaper of the first volume remains legible.
Rare.

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.
Binding half green sheepskin, back smoothes decorated with gilded nets and cold, slight traces of abrasion in mind, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed Xavier Saintine to Eugène Scribe.
Some foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly cracked at head.
Very rare copy of the author's first work.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Edmond Pilon.

Rare counterfeit of the first edition published in Florence the same year, both falsely dated 1799. Illustrated with a plate facing the title page, depicting a henhouse with its cockerels and hens and the Latin legend Orga nascent (They organize themselves). The work is stuffed with small manuscript slips that fill the gaps in the text, such as the numerous suspension points in certain poems.
The first edition and the Turin counterfeit are perfectly identical except for a note on page 172 and a difference in the layout of the table of contents.
Contemporary half tawny morocco binding with straight grain. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and roulettes. Black title label. A brown stain on the upper board.
Famous anti-French work inspired by Revolutionary terror. Victor Alfieri (1749-1803) was poet, playwright and philosopher, he who was considered the Italian Byron, both champion of Romanticism and steeped in classical culture, revolutionized Italian literature. He came to France around 1788 with the Countess of Albany, his wife; the country he called the land of liberty frightened him with its excesses and revolutionary ardor and he withdrew in 1792 to Florence. The revolutionary government treated him as an émigré and stripped him of most of his fortune.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Alfax paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only deluxe copies.
This issue comprises two main sections:
- Pour arrêter un génocide with texts by Michel Pierdel "L'extermination des Indiens", Paul Sargos "Médecins au Biafra", Henri Bartoli "La société capitaliste", Jacques Julliard "Syndicats et partis", J.F. Rollin "Palmyre".
- Révisions du communisme with contributions by Henri Desroche, Jean-Marie Domenach, Pierre Grémion and Jean-Jacques Lentz: "Le socialisme de Richta", "Le tournant de Garaudy", "La foi de Djilas".
Light foxing to spine.

First edition, one of 1200 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 100 other Arches laid paper hors commerce copies.
Photographic frontispiece, handsome copy.

First edition.
A photograph of Gabriel Péri as frontispiece.

First edition of the French translation, printed on ordinary paper.
The work is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Stanislas Przybyszewski by L. Albert Lazard.
Spine lightly sunned with two small lacks at head and foot, worming to first cover.

First edition, on current paper, the French translation by Maurice Beerblock, mention thousand.
Signed autograph Maurice Beerblock WA to Bradley: "It's almost a fairy tale, this meeting of the translator and the one who was the principal tenant of O. Henry ..."
Illustrated book of drawings by Gus Bofa.
Two gaps on the back that also has stuck back tears.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine very lightly sunned, minimal harmless worming to boards.

first edition.
Signed autograph of Jean Guichard-Meili Bernard Privat: "Hommage a" denied "the Grasset ... hoping that the designs of the great Vieira da Silva will have his vote less ..."
Book illustrated with 32 drawings of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
Nice copy.

First edition.
Half dark green morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date in gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 15 maps and plans in colors.
Printed collector's stamps on the half-title, title and list of plates pages having become illegible with red ink discharge on the facing pages, occasional minor foxing.
Handsome copy nicely bound.

Edition illustrated with 8 hors-texte plates as well as 16 head- and tailpieces after the watercolors and drawings by Emile Aubry, one of 950 numbered copies on laid paper.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, two small stains on the back board, handsome interior condition.

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 of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by the translator to Pierre Hérold.
Spine sunned, paper yellowed, small marginal loss to head of first pages not touching text.

First edition.
Other contributions by Rémy de Gourmont "Entretiens sur le vers libre et Gustave Kahn" ["Conversations on free verse and Gustave Kahn"], Théodore Duret "La guerre de 1870-71" ["The war of 1870-71"], Stendhal "Consultation pour Banti" ["Consultation for Banti"]...
Minor worming to boards.

First edition.
Publisher's orange cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, black title partially faded, complete with slipcase which has a slight tear of no consequence.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on bouffant paper.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Guillaume Albert de Puysbusque to G. Chalande.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author's father.
Fine and rare copy.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on Biberist laid paper.
Some minor spotting without consequence affecting mainly the endpapers.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Auclair to Maurice Blanchot.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
A good copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Tears and small marginal lacks to the covers.
Rare vaudeville in one act.

First edition, one of 310 numbered copies on Featherweight antique paper, the only deluxe copies after 5 Holland and 32 pure thread Lafuma.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Maurice Careme to Jean Guéhenno.
Handsome copy.