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

First edition on ordinary paper.
Affectionate autograph inscription from Raymond Queneau.
Contributions from L. Calaferte, R. Fallet, Y. Gibeau, among others.

First edition.
Half bottle-green sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, spine detached but present.
Freedom of conscience, freedom of the press, divorce, regicide, relations between the spiritual and temporal...

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches vellum, deluxe copies.
Three tiny tears without loss to spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, spine showing a trace of rubbing at head with four raised bands decorated with blind compartments.
Head of spine missing.
Some light foxing.

First edition printed in 355 copies, ours one of 145 numbered by hand on laid paper.
Half burgundy morocco binding, spine with five raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, top edge gilt, binding signed by Herluison.
Occasional light worming.

First edition.
Publisher's grey soft paper boards.
Illustrated with 38 portraits and documents.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, an advance copy.
Half raspberry cloth binding with corners, smooth spine, bordeaux shagreen title-label, covers and spine preserved.
Autograph inscription by the author to A. Godoy, handsome copy.
Concerning P.L Courier, Madame de Sévigné, Bossuet among others.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 5 deluxe copies were printed.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
About the precocity of J.A. Rimbaud, Rachilde's imagination, Verlaine's renown, the relevance of Leconte de Lisle... Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Hustner.
Autograph inscription from J. Second to A. Godoy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Rives paper, ours specially printed for the author.
Half mint shagreen binding with corners, spine in five compartments with a scratch at foot, date at tail, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Kustner.

First edition.
Half hazel sheep Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with typographical motifs and gilt fillets with a lack at head and small tear at foot, one joint rubbed.
Illustrations by Robida, fine interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, front board marginally sunned, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
With frontispiece portrait of J. Montalvo, fine interior condition.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, false statement of eleventh edition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.

First edition.
Half olive calf bindings, smooth brownish spines decorated with gilt typographical motifs.
Rare autograph inscription from Bonnejoy-Perignon to the Countess of Chalon.
Foxing affecting almost exclusively the endpapers, half-title and title pages.

First Gallimard edition of the French translation, one of 90 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half vellum-style boards with corners, smooth spine, chocolate shagreen title-label, gilt fillet frames on boards, small marginal stains on first cover, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding.
Fine interior condition.

First edition.
Foxing, a rare copy with softcover, as issued.

First collected edition.
Half black sheep binding, spine in four compartments showing traces of rubbing, joints very rubbed, upper corners slightly bumped.
Foxing.

First edition.
Half olive cloth binding, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine in four compartments decorated with blind-tooled panels, traces of rubbing to boards.
Gift inscription in ink, scattered foxing.

First edition.
Half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
One joint slightly scuffed.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Cover and spine soiled, foxing.
Rare.

First edition of which there was no mention of large paper copies.
Tiny marginal lacks affecting the upper cover, otherwise a good copy.

First edition. Rare. One copy at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and one at Bristol in England, another in the catalogues of West Germany. A second edition appeared in 1675 with 2 new parts. 2 very handsome frontispieces
Later full vellum binding. 20th-century black title-label and endpapers. Light worming on the first 2 pages and the last 5. Scattered foxing.
Otto Aicher (1628-1705), Benedictine and professor, was an Austrian playwright, professor of rhetoric and grammarian, but also a historian. In this book he gathers epitaphs from all periods, notably of Roman emperors and kings, the whole constituting a theatre of death as epitaphs are like voices from beyond the grave...

First edition.
Publisher's red cardboard binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with dotted lines and gilt ornamental compartments, blind-ruled frames on boards, stains on boards, corners slightly bumped, edges gilt, soiled moiré endpapers.
Work illustrated with black illustrations and plates by Henri de Montaut.

First edition printed in very small numbers on laid paper.
Half sky-blue cloth binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, date at foot, navy shagreen title label, original wrappers preserved, one upper corner very slightly bumped, binding signed by Vermorel.
Rare.

First edition in French translated by L. Barthou, one of the numbered copies from the first impression printed under the press, no mention is made of deluxe copies. Spine sunned with a small lack at foot, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this collection of humorous texts principally based on ribaldry and drinking.
Later mid-19th century binding in half wine-colored glazed calf (spine lightened) with raised bands and gilt and blind fillets.
The work contains 12 texts by different authors whose titles are sufficiently significant in their irreverent character (one will note several Disputatio, but on cucurbits or the right to jest). The text is written in Latin and not in the vernacular, making it a violent satire against the learned and the church, which was not mistaken when it placed the book in its index of forbidden books.
Mattheus Delio de arte Jocandi, Nicodemi Frischlini in ebrietatem...

First edition printed on laid paper in a run of 100 copies of this pantomime in three acts interspersed with dialogues.
Autograph inscription signed by R. de. Najac.
Music by Léon Przepiorski de Cay.
Spine absent, front cover loose with slight corner lacks.
Very rare.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Ingres paper, the only issue with 4 Japan and 4 Holland copies.
Rare autograph inscription from the author, the dedicatee's name has been partially erased.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 12 Japan and 15 Holland deluxe copies printed.
First cover restored and reattached.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Lacks to spine and boards, handsome interior condition.

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. 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.