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

First edition, one of 121 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue.

First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue.

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

First edition, one of the copies on tinted laid paper, the only printing with 5 Japan, 12 China and 25 Holland.
With a notice by Anatole France.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 350 copies on Holland paper, this copy unnumbered, the only issue with 30 Japan and 50 hors commerce copies.
Occasional minor worming, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition published anonymously and printed in 290 copies.
Two dampstains at foot of front cover, cover and spine marginally soiled.
Rare.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 2 China paper, 5 Japan paper and 25 Chapelle paper copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition on laid paper, no deluxe copies were issued.
Covers soiled and rubbed.

First edition on ordinary paper, there were only 36 large paper copies.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A brief praise of anarchy by the author of 'Réflexions sur l'Anarchie'.
Two tears to the spine.
Rare.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan Imperial, the only deluxe copies.
A lack at head of sunned spine, small marginal lacks to second board.

First edition printed in only 300 copies on laid paper.
Very fine typographical ornamentation in black and red.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 6 deluxe copies were produced.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Etienne Morannes including one as frontispiece.
Rare work dedicated to Joris-Karl Huysmans, handsome copy.

First edition.
Work illustrated with drawings in text and hors-texte by Willette.
Minor staining to front cover which also shows a crease mark.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which only 32 deluxe copies were printed.
Selected thoughts preceded by an introduction by Denys Amiel.
Handsome copy.

Definitive edition, one of 800 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 200 other deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with ten woodcuts drawn and engraved by Picart le Doux.
Minor worming affecting the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of which only 15 deluxe copies were printed, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
Angular dampstains framing both covers but not affecting the charming drawing by Chas Laborde adorning the first cover.

First edition, one of 740 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only printing with 50 Japan paper copies.
Work illustrated with wood engravings by P.A. Moras.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue.
Preface by Benjamin Crémieux.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first printing printed on the press.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 15 deluxe copies were printed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to Paul Léautaud on a loose slip.
Handsome copy despite a tiny marginal lack affecting the first cover.

First edition.
Spine cracked with lacks to foot and to head.
Rare.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, after only 5 China and 25 Holland.
The work illustrated with a self-portrait by the author.
A slight dampstain affecting the very first pages, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 copies on pur fil paper.
This is an offprint from an issue of the Nrf.
A marginal lack on the first page where an autograph inscription from the author should have appeared.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 16 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue after 7 on Chine.
Light worming affecting the front cover, handsome full-margined copy.

First edition on wove paper, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by G. de. Porto-Riche.
Minor marginal lacks affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 5 Japan copies and 25 hors commerce copies.
A marginal shadow affecting the front cover, small marginal tears with slight lacks to the boards.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A small tear on the first cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 53 on Arches paper.
Marginal worming affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.

First edition on ordinary paper; only 12 copies were printed on Holland paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 deluxe copies were printed.
Light spotting of no consequence to the back cover, handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Handsome copy, printed bookplate on the half-title page.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper, with only 6 copies printed on China paper and 24 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Laboureur.
Autograph inscription from André Billy to Albert Milhaud.
Spine and covers marginally faded as usual.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine sunned, a small tear affecting the rear cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of the rare copies on China paper.
Some light foxing mainly affecting the margins, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
One lack and tears to spine, paper yellowed as is often the case.

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

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
This is a thesis submitted for the university doctorate degree.
Handsome copy.
Provenance: from the library of P.G. Castex who annotated the thesis on the endpaper.

First edition limited to 600 copies, ours one of the 180 hors commerce copies.
Autograph inscription from Armand Salacrou to Edmond Sée.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on English laid paper, the only printing along with 30 on Holland paper.
Autograph inscription from Roland Dams to Philippe Soupault.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition, no deluxe copies were printed.
A tear without loss, reattached, affecting the front cover which shows some marginal worming, a tear without loss, reattached, at the foot of the spine.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Light stains on the back cover.
Rare.

New edition published under the pseudonym François Le François, one of 135 numbered copies on Marais vellum, the only printing.
Shadow on the first cover which also has some worming, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 700 copies on ordinary paper, the only issue with 10 on Japan paper.
Autograph inscription from René-Marie Hermant to Ernest Raynaud.
Cover, head- and tailpieces by C. Zdavii.
Contains poems, ballads and songs of low life.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on Japon Charavines paper, deluxe issue.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to Fernand Fleuret.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Armbruster.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this cinematic melodrama, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on laid paper, after 269 on Rives laid paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition, one of 542 numbered copies on Holland paper.
A repaired tear to one joint, otherwise handsome copy under double wrappers.

First edition printed in only 59 copies, ours one of 10 on Holland paper, the deluxe copies after 9 Japan.
Handsome and rare copy despite two shadows on the endpapers.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 25 Japan.
Work illustrated with three hors-texte etchings engraved by Henry de Groux.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed at the press.
Small lacks to head and foot of spine.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Occasional foxing.

First edition, one of 10 copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine cracked at foot, small stains to margins of boards.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only issue with 50 Japan.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 140 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 14 on Holland paper and 25 on pur fil.
Handsome copy despite a small angular tear neatly repaired to the front cover.

First edition, one of 1900 numbered copies on wove paper.
Edition illustrated with 4 photographs, spine faded as is often the case.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Deferential autograph inscription from Paul Bouju to Sully Prudhomme.
Handsome and rare copy.

First edition, one of the service de presse copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean de Bosschère to Pierre Leyris.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author by M. du Plantier.
Spine browned, paper yellowed and brittle at margins, angular loss to head of first endpaper.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on handmade laid paper, the only issue.
A handsome and rare copy with full margins.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome autograph inscription from Jean Carrère to G. de Labruyère.
Light worming affecting the endpapers and rear board, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 990 numbered copies on Lafuma vellum.
Foreword by Tancrède de Visan.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 20 copies on Holland paper were issued.
Magnificent full-page autograph inscription from the author to Renée Dunan in the form of a poem.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation by A. Gide, one of 300 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives paper, the only printing along with 5 on Chine, 25 on Japan and 30 hors commerce.
This is a bilingual edition, handsome copy.

First edition of which only 10 copies were printed on Holland paper.
Light sunning to spine extending marginally to both boards.
Rare.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only printing with 50 on Montgolfier vellum.
Illustrations hors texte.
Our copy is complete with publisher's slip and errata.
Rare.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue numbered at press.
Foreword by G. Valois.
One repaired tear to head of spine, two small stains of no consequence to first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of which only 100 copies were printed on Holland paper, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
A handsome and rare copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Marginal worming to front cover, two small tears neatly repaired without loss to spine.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Rare.

First edition.
Some light foxing to covers, worn copy, spine lacking.

Second edition. Illustrated cover, some small marginal tears. A gallery of portraits of Parisian personalities of the period.

First edition of the French translation by Francis de Miomandre.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
A lack to the foot of the spine, some light foxing and small ink stains on the spine and covers, otherwise a handsome copy as issued.
Gift inscription in pen.
Rare.

First edition, no mention is made of deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with numerous black photographs.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Rives paper, deluxe copy.
Light shadow affecting the front cover otherwise handsome copy, retaining its deckled edges.

First edition.

First edition, one of 95 numbered copies 'sù papié vegé Floéal ana-chlootique', the deluxe issue after 25 'papié pé-Inges Impéial'.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition on ordinary paper, only 30 deluxe copies were printed.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to Jacques-Rémy Zepher.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Affectionate autograph inscription from Henri Massis to André fraigneau.

First edition. This is an offprint from 'Le Correspondant'. Handsome and rare copy.

First edition in French, one of 100 numbered copies on wove paper, deluxe copies after 30 Holland.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 467 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 63 China.
A handsome copy with full margins.