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.
Preface by Ugo Capponi, study on Italian theatre in France by C. Simond. Work illustrated with 44 engravings and portraits.
Spine sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition.
Autograph inscription by the author on the half-title page.
Gift inscription by the dedicatee on the half-title page, a tiny lack at head of spine which also has a tear with lack at foot.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Mémoires de la Sté Impériale des antiquaires de France.
Copy presented in its original wrappers and under plain covers with title and author's name inscribed in pen at the head of the first board.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this literary pastiche.
Spine restored with tape repair, small lacks and marginal tears to boards, occasional and minor foxing.

First edition of this play first performed at the Théâtre de Guignol on 23 October 1905.
Spine and boards marginally faded, minimal marginal lacks without consequence at the top of leaves due to the fact that the work has been clumsily cut.

First edition.
Spine cracked, joints rubbed with small lacks, copy almost free from foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
About the letters of Mme de Sévigné, Aristophanes and Rabelais, Don Quixote, history of the canton of Vaud, introduction to the history of Indian Buddhism, translations of some of Schiller's poems...
Some foxing.

First edition of this issue entirely devoted to André Fontainas. Contributions by A. Fontainas, A. Ferdinand-Hérold, C. Mauclair, A. Mockel, Touny-Lérys... Worming to head of first cover, pale angular dampstains to covers also affecting first and last leaves.

First edition, published anonymously, purporting to contain letters written to Prosper Mérimée by "his unknown correspondent", one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Split spine with small losses, copy partly unbound, small corner losses to boards, some foxing.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscription from the author's son.
A handsome and rare copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies, service de presse stamp.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Dreyfus.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, one angular tear without lack to head of first cover.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations by P. Kaufmann.
Spine cracked at head with two small lacks at head and foot, scattered foxing.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies reserved for the service de presse.
Handsome copy.

First edition.

Work illustrated by Vogel.

Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Unlettered spine with handwritten title showing a small lack, boards marginally faded with two small angular stains, occasional worming.

First edition of this comedy in 1 act interspersed with songs.
Our copy is presented in its original stitching and without covers.
A pale marginal dampstain at the head of the leaves. Rare.

First edition of this comic opera in three acts set to music by Weigel, first performed at Saint-Cloud before Joséphine de Beauharnais.
We present this copy in its original wrappers under plain covers.
Light foxing, small creases and corner tears to covers and margins.
Rare.

First edition.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 10 deluxe copies printed on Holland paper.
Light worming to boards, small corner loss at foot of front board, light internal foxing.

First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with 5 wood engravings by Jean Saint-Paul.
Marginal foxing on slightly faded covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, possibly a specimen copy from the very last printing for verification before commercial release.
Our copy is presented in blue wrappers, author's name-title-publisher's name in black, unlettered spine and conjugate leaves.
A curiosity.

First edition, one of the copies from the first issue, from a limited edition of only 15 deluxe copies on Holland paper.

First editions.
Small tears to the spines which also show lacks at the foot, one of which has been restored.
Rare minor foxing without significance.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Tiny loss at head of spine with slight tear at foot without loss, handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Spine very slightly faded with a tiny lack at foot, a small lack at head of second cover, some small spots affecting mainly the endpapers.

The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue historique vaudoise.
A small marginal tear without loss to the title page, boards very slightly faded, but not serious.

First edition printed in 200 copies.
Rare autograph inscription from Delessert to Princess Galitzin.
Tears with small lacks at head and foot of spine, slight corner lacks to covers, worming to last endpaper, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition printed in 250 copies on Holland paper.
Our copy, contrary to what is stipulated in the justification, is not signed by the author.
A small tear repaired at head of spine, covers stained, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 5 Japan and 20 Holland deluxe copies printed.
Publisher's sand-colored cardboard binding, spine absent, front board identical to front cover, traces of rubbing to corners, small marginal ink stain to head of rear board.
Handsome interior condition.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Marcel Barrière.
Handsome copy.

First edition, review copy.
Bel autograph signed by Pierre-Philippe Moinot Max Delatte.

First edition.
Rare foxing, leaves partly detached.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Slight foxing to the covers.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 5 Hollande copies on deluxe paper.
Signed autograph inscription by Charles Derennes.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Brunet, under pseudonym, to a close friend.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Superb full-page inscription from the author to Germaine Beaumont.

First edition on ordinary paper, only a few Holland deluxe copies were printed.
Half black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding. Bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Two pale angular dampstains affecting the very first and very last pages, some light foxing.
This is the second book of the famous 'Histoire des origines du christianisme'.

First edition.
The frontispiece portrait, first endpaper and half-title page are lacking from our copy which is presented in its original wrappers.
Occasional light foxing.

New edition of the French translation established by Léon de Wailly.
Half bottle-green sheep bindings, spines with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
As a preface, the life of Laurence Sterne by Sir Walter Scott.
Rare foxing.

First edition of the Spanish translation freely established by Alfonso Reyes.
Spine faded, marginal tears to boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper of the first work published in the famous 'Edgar Poe' collection.
Light worming and small stains on the boards.

First edition.
Minor insignificant lacks and marginal spotting to dust jacket flaps, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 82 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe printing with 17 on Auvergne.
First endpaper shaded and spotted, pale marginal dampstain at head of pages.

First edition of the French translation established by Marie Canavaggia, one of 210 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards marginally faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on pur chiffon, deluxe issue with 2 Angoumois laid papers.
Fine inscription from Michel Mercoeur to a close friend.
Rare.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the deluxe issue after 10 on Madagascar.
Handsome and rare full-margined copy.

First edition on ordinary paper for Protée, reprint for La cantate à trois voix, only 20 copies were printed on deluxe Arches laid paper. Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation established by Valéry Larbaud, one of 830 numbered copies on pur fil paper, one of 120 re-imposed.
Foxing mainly affecting the very first and very last pages.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Work illustrated with a photographic frontispiece and 16 heliogravure plates.
Two tiny nicks to spine, very light foxing to front board.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with black and color illustrations by Baldrich, B. Mann and Vertès.
At the end, a text by J. Giraudoux entitled 'Barbe'.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by M. Van Moppès.

First edition.
Publisher's Bradel binding in full green cloth, dust jacket preserved with very slight corner losses.
Illustrations by Robert King.

First American edition.
Publisher's half vellum-style boards, green paper boards, smooth unlettered spine.
A pale marginal dampstain at foot of pages.

First edition, one of 100 numbered hors commerce copies on alfa paper, deluxe issue.
Autograph inscription from Henri Bordeaux.
Minor foxing to boards and front endpaper, an angular crease mark on the back board.

First edition in French, one of 130 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 27 on pur fil.
Two small tears at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe issue with 60 on Ingres.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the copies on Corvol l'orgueilleux under special wrapper printed specially for the Séquana collection.
Spine slightly faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Spine and covers marginally faded, internally good.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Light marginal worming without consequence to the front board, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
Autograph inscription from Léon Riotor to Paul Bonhomme on the first cover.
A small trace of restoration using a piece of tape at the foot of the spine, marginal lacks to the boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Henry Spiess.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Handsome full-page autograph inscription from the author to Edmond Haraucourt.
A tiny tear without loss to head of front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition under publisher's reissue covers at Floury, one of 240 numbered copies on English paper, the only printing with 32 Japan copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Eugène Montfort to Jean Moréas.
Small corner lacks to covers, foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 300 numbered copies on pure watermarked rag paper, ours one of 10 hors commerce copies.
Tiny corner lacks to the head of the first board, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition printed in 500 numbered copies justified by the author.
Fine autograph inscription from the author to Georges Oudard.
Paper yellowed.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Publisher's binding in full burgundy boards, smooth spine, one headcap with slight damage but no loss, red edges. Iconography, autograph facsimiles.
Annotations and highlighting in colored pencils by the previous owner of the work.

First edition, one of 11 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
Small tears of no consequence at foot of one joint at the deckled edges and a tear without loss at head of spine, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Occasional light foxing, a marginal tear at head of second board discreetly repaired with tape.
Rare.

First edition, one of 25 copies on laid paper, the deluxe issue after 1 Japan.
Foxing to boards, endpapers lightly shaded.
Rare.

First edition, one of 25 copies on laid paper, deluxe copies after 1 Japan.
Three slight corner lacks at head of covers, worming on endpapers.
Rare.

First edition, one of 450 numbered copies on tinted paper justified by the author, the only printing with 5 Japan, 10 Holland and 20 Japan français.
Inscription from Charles Esquier to Edmond Haraucourt.
Beautiful illustrated cover, foxing on the first cover and endpapers, a small tear at the head of the first cover.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Rare signed autograph inscription by Sebastien-Charles Leconte.
Spine sunned with small restorations and very slight lacks at head and foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which only 3 copies on Japan paper and 12 on Holland paper were printed as deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription by André Ferdinand-Herold.
Front board detached, spine split and worn.

First edition printed in a small number, no mention is made of deluxe copies
Rare inscription from Jean Carrère to Robert Vallée.
Spine slightly faded, tiny worming to boards.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
Inscription from Bard Ab Alor in Breton.
This work has the particularity of being in bilingual edition: in Breton and, below, the French translation.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies mentioned.
Preface by a fumiste.
One corner lacking at head of front cover, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed and inscribed by Henri de Régnier to Albert Erlande.

First edition.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some rare minor foxing.

First edition, one of 15 copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies with 5 Japon not announced.
A very good copy with good margins.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper under double wrappers, deluxe printing with 15 on Japan paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Alphonse de Chateaubriant.
Spine sunned with a dampstain in its center, a tear at head of first board, a full-margined copy.
Provenance: from the library of André Castelot.

First edition.
Half red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, dates at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Complete set with the fourth and final volume entitled: 'Les contemporains'.
Occasional minor foxing.

First edition, one of 60 copies on Madagascar paper.
Spine with lacks and affected by a large tear, a full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 100 copies on ordinary paper, the only issue with 25 on laid paper.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition, service de presse copy, only 10 copies printed on pur fil paper.
Friendly inscription from the author.
Spine faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription from Julien Guillemard to Henry Bataille.
First gathering detached.
Spine faded with lack at foot, foxing.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies along with 100 on Holland paper.
Beautiful full-page autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Holland paper specially printed for the Bibliophiles du Nord, deluxe copy with 5 Annam.
Author's signature on the endpaper.

First edition. Rare.
In original wrappers. Lacking right corner of title page (the letter E of "lune" is therefore missing), and lower right corner.
A satire of the French Revolution. Cousin Jacques was the pseudonym of the journalist Beffroy de Reigny to whom he owed his celebrity. He is the author of comic pieces on the French Revolution and the political and social transformations of his time.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Nicolas Beauduin to Albert de Bersaucourt.
Work illustrated by Maurice de Linière.
Spine slightly faded, otherwise handsome copy.