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

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition.Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only issue with 25 hors commerce copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition in French on ordinary paper.
Paper yellowed as is generally the case.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of sixth edition; only 25 deluxe copies on alfa paper were printed.
One scratch with small lack at foot of spine.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated with a portrait of J.K. Huysmans as frontispiece.

First edition in French, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this work printed in "a few copies".
The work has a blank cover, the title page bears a stain in the corner of the first cover. Previously unpublished piece by François Villon. Fine copy.
Rare.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by the author to the journalist Noël B. de la Mort.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Maximilien Luce.
Spine faded with small light stains.

First edition. Collaborations by A. André, J. Boher, M. Gorki, F. Jourdain, F. Jourdain, Kokoschka, K. Kraus, A. Maillol, Ch. - L. Philippe, M. Pottecher, J. renard, Van Dongen, Valloton, L. Werth. The work features a reproduction of a drawing by Albert Marquet as frontispiece. There are also numerous illustrations in the text by the aforementioned artists. Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Paul Morand.
Spine sunned with two small tears, marginal tear to back board.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing alongside 6 on Japan paper and 10 on San Francisco paper.
Spine very lightly sunned, small light stains of no consequence to second board, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Spine faded, a lack at the head of the half-title page where an inscription by the author should have appeared.

First edition.
Work illustrated by Jacques Leman. Contributions by A. Houssaye, L. Ratisbonne, G. Boissier, Sully Prudhomme...
Parchment-covered wrappers with marginal tears and lacks, which seems inevitable given their fragility, occasional light foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of 7th edition.
Spine slightly warped, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition printed in 550 numbered copies on Annonay laid paper.
Some spotting affecting mainly the first cover, light traces of adhesive tape on endpapers, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 50 Japan.
Our copy is complete with the double state of Waroquier's frontispiece.
Spine very slightly faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1200 copies on bouffant paper, the only printing with 150 copies on bouffant afnor.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on Arches paper, this copy unnumbered, the only printing with 25 on Japan and 50 on Holland paper.
A trace of a fold in the center of the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Half red cloth binding with corners, smooth spine, yellowed endpapers, annotations on the title page, occasional foxing. Ernest Renan was commissioned to compile an inventory of oriental manuscripts preserved in Italian libraries. This mission, completed in June 1850, resulted in two reports.
Very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the press.
Autograph inscription signed by André Suarès.
Light worming affecting exclusively the margins, handsome copy.

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

First edition, one of 31 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Spine wrinkled, slight traces of marginal fold to lower cover, a good copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper and justified by the printer, the only printing with 25 Japan copies.
First endpaper very lightly and partially shadowed, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 335 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only printing along with 5 on old Japan, 15 on Japan imperial and 30 on Holland paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper, ours inscribed to Emile Henriot.
Endpapers very lightly and marginally shaded without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by the author to Pierre Fresnay.
Three pale dampstains to covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome inscription from the author to Georges Simenon.
Work illustrated with drawings by the author.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Printed bibliophile's stamp at head of front endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition of this satirical play in Norman dialect.
Foreword, variants and dialectal notes by C. Guerlin de Guer. Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, bookseller's label pasted at head of front endpaper, marginal foxing on endpapers, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Inscribed by Hermann-Paul to Karl Boès.
Illustrated with drawings by the author.

First edition, one of 800 numbered copies on Outhenin-Chalandre paper, the only issue with 20 on Japan paper.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 1540 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 301 other deluxe papers.
Work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a portrait of the author by Berthold Mann.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 78 Japan and 130 Montval.
Work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a portrait of the author by Berthold Mann.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the endpapers and certain margins.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on wove paper.
Some shadows on certain margins, retaining its deckled edges.

First collected edition, an advance copy.
Inscribed by the author to Raymond Gallimard.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on pur fil.
A copy with good margins.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine inscription from Emile Vitta.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Publisher's red paper boards.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe printing along with 25 copies on Japan paper.
Endpapers partially shadowed, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Spine with minor restoration marks at head and foot, boards marginally shaded, some foxing affecting mainly the very first and last leaves.

First edition, one of 300 copies, ours unnumbered.
Our copy is complete with the engraving by René Passeron.
A transversal mark on the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated with photographic plates.
Half blonde marbled calf. Spine with raised bands decorated with small wheels on the bands.
Good copy.

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First edition, illustrated with portraits, views and autograph in frontispiece and hors-texte.
Half marbled tan calf. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets on the bands. Original wrappers preserved. Rubbing to headcaps. Good copy.
Critical study containing the correspondence with Sainte-Beuve.

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

First edition, one of 250 copies on offset paper, the only printing with 5 numbered hors commerce copies.
Illustrations hors-texte.
A handsome and rare copy.

First edition in French translated by Eugène Guillevic, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Somlyo, in French, to a couple who were his friends, enriched with Guillevic's signature.
Spine and covers very lightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription from M. de Pongerville at head of front cover.
A small tear at head of spine, light foxing to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Illustrations in the text.
Minor tears without loss at head of front cover which also has a tiny corner chip at foot.
Rare.

First edition printed in 950 numbered copies.
Unlettered spine slightly faded as usual and with a small lack at head, endpapers marginally and slightly shadowed, handsome interior condition.

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

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper, ours one of 97 hors commerce copies, the only issue with 43 on Holland paper.
Handsome copy.

The first collected edition, one of 950 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 50 on pure thread.
Handsome copy.

First edition. Work illustrated with 35 plates and numerous in-text figures. Spine and boards marginally faded as usual, three small angular lacks at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 325 numbered copies on pure laid paper.
Very occasional foxing affecting some deckled edges. A crack to the joint of the front cover also with an angular lack to the lower margin. Small paper loss to the spine at the level of the deckled edges.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Rare copy of this collection of verses by a poet-policeman.

First edition published in a small number of copies under the pseudonym Job-Lazare.
Work illustrated with an etching by A. Esnault as frontispiece.
Two slight lacks of no consequence at head and foot of spine, a tiny marginal lack at foot of second cover, foxing on first endpaper, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Iconography.
Work enhanced with numerous unpublished texts by A. Angellier.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 10 Japan and 40 Holland deluxe copies were printed.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Michel Georges-Michel to Marcel Espiau with a small drawing of a flower.
Illustrated with drawings by Roger de Valério.
Preface by Pierre Mac-Orlan.
Spine sunned, two small harmless spots on first cover.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Endpapers marginally and lightly shadowed, handsome full-margined copy.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 10 Japan and 12 Holland copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Laudatory inscription from Jean Hytier to a fellow poet.
A lack at the head of the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Piroué.
Two minute scratches at foot of spine very slightly faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce.
Inscribed by Lucie Faure.
Spine very slightly faded without any gravity, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce copies.
Autograph inscription signed by François Clément to Roland Bailly.
Spine very slightly faded without any gravity, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 49 numbered copies on Alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by Alain Bosquet.
A small tear and a crease mark at the foot of the back cover.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine near full-page inscription by the author.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with some hors commerce.
Fine inscription by Gérard Mourgue.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies.
Inscribed by Marie de Balkany.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies.
Inscribed by Anne Huré.
Spine very slightly faded without any significance, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered alfa copies, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce.
Autograph inscription by Jean-Jacques Gautier to Roland Bailly.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, deluxe copy.
Autograph inscription by Gérard Mourgue.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 26 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription by Robert de Poccadaz.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies reserved for friends of "Lettres nouvelles", the only deluxe copies.
Inscription by François Sonkin.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscription by Hélène Parmelin.
Spine very lightly faded without gravity, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce.
Inscription by Christian Mégret.
Spine very slightly faded without any concern, handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation by Francis Viélé-Griffin printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper.
A small stain to the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 23 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 19 Japan copies.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence, tiny marginal foxing on first endpaper, handsome full-margined copy.

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

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to a close friend.
Small stains at head of front board, rear board soiled, handsome interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Eduardo Manet.

The first edition published in a small number of copies.
Our copy is presented in plain wrappers, with manuscript annotation on the first cover.
Light worming to covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Four small marginal lacks to boards slightly and marginally sunned.
Rare.