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 copies on Corvol l'orgueilleux under special wrapper printed specially for the Séquana collection. Spine slightly faded, handsome interior condition.
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.
Bibliothèque de La Plume|Paris 1894|11.50 x 17 cm|broché
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.
Edition de 'La république de demain'|Paris 1900|13 x 19 cm|broché
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.
Editions d'hier et d'aujourd'hui|Paris 1945|15 x 23 cm|broché
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.
A. Joanin & Cie|Paris 1903|22.50 x 28 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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. Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with four fine raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, slight wear to one headcap, light traces of rubbing to one joint, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding. Handsome interior condition nearly free of foxing.
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.
Ledoyen • Schulz et Thuillié|Paris 1855|15 x 23 cm|broché
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 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.
Bibliothèque de La Plume|Paris 1893|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
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 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. 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 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.
Hachette & Cie|Paris 1863-1864|14.50 x 23 cm|4 volumes reliés
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, 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.
Les rubriques nouvelles|Paris 1911|12 x 19 cm|broché
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.
First edition. Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of front board and stamp of the same bibliophile at foot of title page. Anglo-American poets and novelists, the Puritans, poetry of revenge, the young Acadian woman... Occasional foxing affecting mainly the first pages of the volume.
Editions spectres familiers|Le Revest-les-Eaux 1983|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 450 numbered copies on laid Grifo paper, the only issue with 50 on pure thread. Beautiful full-page autograph inscription from the author to a close friend. Handsome and rare copy.
First edition, one of the copies on chestnut paper, the only printing with 550 Bonet. Minor marginal lacks not affecting text on the pages of the first leaf which was badly cut, otherwise a handsome copy.
First edition, one of 915 copies on ivory centaur paper, the only printing after 85 on laid paper. Cover illustrated by Antoni Tapiès. Light dampstain affecting the head of the spine and second cover, otherwise a very fine copy.
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue. A photographic portrait of the author pasted onto the endpaper which also bears a pasted bookplate. Manuscript annotations by a previous owner on the rear endpaper, a corner crease mark on the front board, otherwise handsome copy.
First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue with 30 on Japan paper. Light traces of corner creases without consequence at foot of boards, handsome full-margined copy.
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies. A tear and lack to head of spine. Marginal tears to covers. A full-margined copy.
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Marais paper, deluxe printing. Work illustrated with 8 illustrations by Kirszenbaum. Minor spotting of no consequence to the front board, handsome copy.
Les petits clasiques du Grand Pirate|Paris 1988|11.50 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of the few hors commerce copies reserved for friends of the publishing house. Beautiful autograph inscription signed by Michel Seuphor to the Apollinaire specialist Michel Decaudin. Handsome copy.
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Inscribed by the author to one of his close friends. One stain to the rear cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Inscription by John Blackwood in French to one of his friends. Our copy is enhanced with an autograph note by the author, in French, addressed to the same person. Spine and boards uniformly faded, handsome interior condition.
New edition, one of the numbered copies on Alfama paper, this one unnumbered, the only issue. A slight tear repaired at foot, spine and covers marginally faded.
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. A small angular lack at the foot of the second cover, occasional light foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition. Rare.
Editions des Cahiers Libres|Paris 1933|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 12 Japan and 77 Lafuma. Inscribed by the author's wife to a couple of her friends. Spine restored with cracking and a small lack at foot, three small marginal stains of no consequence on the boards, handsome interior condition.
First edition printed in a small number of copies on Holland paper. Speeches by P. Bourget and E. Haraucourt, with autograph inscription signed by the latter. Work illustrated with 3 photographic reproductions of portraits of G. Flaubert. Spine and covers marginally sunned, foxing to endpapers, first endpaper marginally stained, occasional light foxing.
First edition. Rare inscription by Delrieu. Frontispiece with an engraving illustrating a scene from this five-act play. A significant lack at the foot of the spine with a slight additional one at the head, copy presented in plain temporary wrappers on which some bibliophilic notes relating to the work have been written, occasional light foxing.
Sherman & Co|Philadelphia 1888|14 x 21 cm|reliure cartonnée de l'éditeur
New edition illustrated with 50 original drawings in the text. Publisher's full chocolate boards, smooth spine decorated with blind decorative motifs, front board decorated with gilt and blind decorative motifs, blind frames on the rear board. Rare and handsome copy, free from foxing, in boards of exceptional freshness.
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Arches paper, ours unnumbered, after only 5 Japan and 15 Holland copies. Spine sunned, minimal marginal spotting to covers and endpapers, otherwise handsome interior condition.
First edition, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies along with 70 on pure thread. About P.J. Proudhon, H. Rochefort, J. Vallès, L. Bloy among others. Light marginal tears and spotting to covers without significance, otherwise handsome copy.
First edition published in a small number of copies with no deluxe copies printed. Beautiful inscription by E. Vitta covering the verso of the first cover and part of the half-title page, enhanced with two autograph rhymed thoughts by E. Vitta mounted on tracing paper at pages 7 and 17 and a final one facing the last endpaper. Two manuscript corrections by Emile Vitta on the announcement leaf for his forthcoming publication.
First edition. Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with two typographical motifs and triple gilt fillets at head and foot, headcaps lightly rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, late 19th-century binding. A copy free from foxing.
First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies. A very small stain on the first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.
Editions des Cahiers Libres|Paris 1927|14 x 17.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue with 10 on Holland paper and a few hors commerce copies. Inscribed by the author to one of his friends. Small stain at foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.
First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on offset vellum, the only printing along with 10 on Rives vellum. Fine autograph inscription from Philippe Dumaine to André Schuck.
First edition, one of 36 numbered copies on Hollande paper, ours one of 6 hors commerce lettered copies, the only deluxe copies with 11 on Japon paper. Spine and covers marginally sunned.
First edition, one of 15 copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies. Inscribed by Binet-Valmer to Max and Alex Fischer, to whom one of the novels in this collection is dedicated. Minor worming to endpapers without significance, otherwise a handsome copy.
Louis Michaud|Paris s. d. [1913]|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of 6 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies. Cover illustrated by Géo Dorival. Spine slightly faded, minimal foxing on some deckled edges, otherwise a handsome and rare full-margined copy.