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

First edition, one of 170 numbered copies on wove paper under double wrappers.
Worming affecting both covers of the first set of wrappers, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were issued, one of the service de presse copies.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 50 on vélin du Marais.
Work illustrated with 10 illustrations and two unpublished drawings.
Spine and boards uniformly faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were issued.
Preface by Luigi Pirandello.
Spine slightly faded, small foxing spots on the front cover.
Press cutting included.
Rare.

First edition.
About Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, G. Sand, E. Zola, A. Daudet, M. Rollinat...
Spine faded, handsome interior condition.

First editions of these three rare novels. Not held by the BNF or French catalogs but present in English catalogs (Oxford and British Library).
Contemporary full calf binding, spine with raised bands decorated with red morocco title-label. Upper headcap with 2/3 missing. 2 cracks of 1 and 2 cm to upper joint. 2 worn corners. One border open with loss of leather.
Collection in one volume of these three exotic novels, the first of which is drawn from ancient history and set in Sicily, the other two novels taking place in India. Louis Adrien Duperron, abbé de Castéra made numerous translations from Latin, Spanish and Italian, and wrote several novels. Montcrif is a better-known...

First edition.
Spine cracked with small worming and a lack at foot, foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with a bust of R.M. Rilke by F. Huf.
Handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy, only 72 deluxe copies were printed.
A repaired tear at foot of spine, another on one joint, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of which there has not been deluxe copies ("grands papiers").

First edition published in a very small number of copies.
Rare and handsome copy of this small collection of poems celebrating the pioneers of French Aviation.

First edition of this thesis presented for a university doctorate at the faculty of letters in Paris.
Autograph signature by the author on the title page.

First edition. Spine clumsily restored with tape repair, copy almost entirely free from foxing. Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Two manuscript corrections in the text, work illustrated with a plan of the Marais in the 17th century.
Small lacks to spine and boards.

First edition. Spine broken and reglued, copy free from foxing.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies and reimposed on vergé d'Arches paper, the tirage de tête.
Occasional marginal foxing.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Bible vellum, the only deluxe copies along with 10 on pure linen.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on pur fil, the deluxe copies after only 5 on Holland paper.
Half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in a very small number of copies.
One joint reattached, minor lacks without consequence to the other joint, three tiny marginal lacks to the second cover, some foxing. Rare.

First edition, one of 74 numbered copies on alfa Djebel paper, deluxe copies after 26 special alfa Djebel.
About notably H. Bazin, R. Fallet, L. Calaferte, Y. Gibeau.
Handsome copy despite the spine slightly faded.

First edition.
Corner lacking affecting the first 5 pages without touching the text, some foxing and small marginal dampstains of no consequence.

First edition of which there is no mention of deluxe copies.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands, contemporary binding.
Some very occasional foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition printed in 350 copies, ours one of 300 copies on laid paper.
Bradel binding in full mouse-grey cloth, smooth spine, black shagreen title-label with a small lack, marginal foxing to boards, original wrappers preserved, modest contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by J. Kerremans.
Some occasional foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Uncommon.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine in four compartments decorated with dotted lines and gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillets at head and foot, corners bumped. Foxing affecting essentially the very first and very last pages.
Rare.

Second edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine with minor wear marks decorated with gilt fillets, library labels at head and foot, some corners slightly bumped, library stamps.
Poems by E. Boulay-Paty, A. Pommier, L. Colet, C. Millevoye among others.
Fresh interior.

First edition.
Full red sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Work illustrated with plates.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full caramel cardboard, smooth spine with small lacks at head and foot decorated with gilt fillets, title-label and volume label in red shagreen with small scratches, tears on edges. Work complete with the frontispiece portrait of Mr de Fongeray and the facsimile of his handwriting.
Foxing.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
With a note by Paul Valéry.

First collected edition.
Tears with lacks to head and foot of spine of temporary binding, some minor foxing without gravity.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 55 other deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Maryse Elot.
Stamp and gift inscription from the dedicatee, stains to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue along with 50 on Japan paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half moiré-effect cardboard, red half-shagreen title-label, later binding.
Complete with the dedication to Honoré Daumier. Foxing.
Rare.

First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Light tears with small lacks at head and foot of spine, two small corner lacks and two stains on first cover, occasional light foxing.

First edition published anonymously and generally attributed to Escoffier or to J. de Castelneau.
Spine faded, foxing, rare copy in its original wrappers.

First edition published anonymously and generally attributed to Escoffier or to J. de Castelneau.
Foxing, covers and spine lacking.
Rare.

First edition.
Handsome autograph inscription from Arthur de Grandeffe to an academician regarding the reception at the Académie Française of Jules Sandeau.
Spine cracked, some light occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation, one of 250 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A tiny marginal tear to the front cover, handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 220 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half chocolate moiré paper boards, smooth spine faded with gilt double fillets, corners slightly bumped without gravity.
Some foxing. Rare.

First edition, a service de presse copy.
Signed autograph inscription by Emmanuel Berl, attractive copy retaining publisher's wraparound band with a small defect.

First edition in French, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue. Minimal foxing to head of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
Latin text facing.
Rare.

First edition published from the autograph manuscript and printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Publisher's binding in full flexible red cardboard, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, blind frames on boards, a significant stain on the front board and a few other small stains slightly affecting both boards without damage to the interior condition.

Rare first edition.
Half-shagreen binding in blue, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt roulettes and floral motifs, traces of rubbing at head and foot, one corner slightly bumped.
Some light foxing, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half-shagreen binding in burgundy, spine with five raised bands showing minor traces of rubbing, joints lightly rubbed at head, covers preserved, fine bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Handsome interior condition, gift inscription by the owner in pencil on front cover.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Emmanuel Berl on the half-title page which has a small marginal tear repaired with tape.

First edition, one of the rare copies on laid paper of which no mention is made.
Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs showing slight traces of rubbing, date at foot, joints rubbed at head, covers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, corners slightly bumped.
Autograph inscription signed by Louis Ulbach.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the edges.

The rare first edition, published in a small number of copies, of this offprint from 'L'almanach du sonnet'.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were made.
Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine with minor rubbing, edges rubbed, one corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding signed by Barast.
About the depravities of high society. Rare.

Very rare first edition, absent from French and English catalogues, and from the Hollis catalogue of Harvard library. Complete with the portrait and frontispiece which are often lacking.
20th-century binding using a 19th-century manuscript vellum, smooth spine with red morocco title label. Dampstaining throughout the work. The frontispiece and portrait have been laid down.
It is undoubtedly, according to the exchange of verses at the beginning of the volume, when quite young that Thomas de Lorme, sieur de Bordes, from Dauphiné and native of la côte Saint André, lawyer at parliament, wrote this collection of rondeaux, epitaphs... At the end of the work, judgments on writers, poets...

First edition. Absent from the BN de France and French catalogues, one copy at the British Library and several in English catalogues. Le somnambule is on deluxe paper. Les nouveaux opuscules de Fleury are in first edition.
Half blue cloth binding from the first half of the 19th century. Corners slightly bumped.
French woman of letters (1737-1813), Countess Anne Marie Françoise de Beauharnais wrote novels, tales, plays and verse pieces, which are collected in this volume. Besides containing verse fables, les nouveaux opuscules de Feutry brings together a collection of texts on the birth and development of Castilian, Arab and Italian, Portuguese poetry of great interest. Biography of...

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Iconography.
Two manuscript corrections.

First edition in French.
About Tolstoy, Lomonosov, Derzhavin, Zhukovsky, Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol...
Minor spotting to boards, otherwise a handsome copy. Rare.

First edition.
Half green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, contemporary binding.
About peregrinations in Mexico.
Some foxing.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies with no mention of deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription from R.G. d'. Helle to Noël B. de la Mort.
Work illustrated with a color plate by M. Le P.T.F. Introduction by Georges Fourest in a truculent and preliminary pseudo-sonnet.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of the numbered copies on laid paper.
Spine faded with some losses.
Our copy is from the library of Maurice Fombeure who wrote his name in ink as well as a chronological notation on the half-title page.

First edition, one of 33 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 8 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
A small angular stain of no consequence to the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full purple boards, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, date at foot, brown title-label with minor rubbing.
Inscribed by P. de Saint-Victor, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 166 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 40 on pur fil paper.
With a portrait of a 'companion' and a somewhat wild preface...
Undoubtedly a masterpiece of argot literature and companionship. Author's signature on the justification page, some light foxing.

First edition.
Two lacks to head of spine, occasional foxing.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only printing with 30 on Lana vellum.
Small marginal lacks to the first cover.
With frontispiece portrait of the author by A. Beaudin.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
A corner lack to the front free endpaper, small harmless stains to the rear board.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.

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 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 edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa, the only printing with 35 Hollande.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Small tears with slight lacks to head and to foot of the joints.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
A small minor stain on the first cover, a pale dampstain to the margin of the second cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
Worming and a tear at head of spine, small tears at head and foot of joints, angular lack to rear board, occasional light foxing.

Published before the first edition.
Softcover, as issued.
Occasional foxing.

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, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Paul Olivier to Henri Lefort.
With a preface-poem by Jean Richepin.
Split spine with small lacks, small corner lacks to front board. Rare.

First edition, false statement of 1000 copies.
Eloquent illustrated cover.
Back cover marginally faded and also bearing a small stain, small angular tears with sometimes tiny lacks to covers.
Rare.

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Full vellum binding with overlapping edges. Smooth spine with handwritten title. Endpapers renewed.
Important Greek-Latin dictionary. The German humanist E. Lubin (1565-1621) taught poetics at the University of Rostock from 1595 to 1605 before becoming professor of theology. Fine Elzevier edition in small type. Between 1620 and 1680, Elzevier production experienced a golden age of typography. The origin of small formats and small type (a technical feat at the time) lay in cost considerations, as printing was then in crisis.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Rare and handsome autograph inscription by Maxime Rude.
Collection of poems, some of which are dedicated to T. de Banville, J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, C. Monselet, P. Arène among others.
A lack at head of spine, a tear with a loss to the front cover, slight marginal tears without loss to the front cover, occasional light foxing. Inscription page torn without loss.
Rare.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Full light grey cardboard binding, smooth spine, burgundy shagreen title-label, joints slightly cracked at head and foot, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by Gyp in purple ink.
Work illustrated with 100 photographs from nature.