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

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies with 5 Japan and 25 Holland.
Fine copy.

First edition of the French translation on ordinary paper established by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, of which only 25 deluxe copies were printed.
Contributions by Machado de Assis, G. Barroso, L. Carneiro, A. Maia, P. Setubal...
Spine faded as usual, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Spine sunned.

First edition.
Les fleurs et les perles du vieux mélodrame.
A lack at the head of the spine

First edition.
Work illustrated with a portrait of F. Ponsard as frontispiece.
Spine split.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue littéraire de l'histoire de France.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
About Robert Greene's 'Pandosto' (1588) translated into French in 1615.
Covers detached with corner lacks, a slight corner lack to front cover, marginal dampstaining.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Charles Nisard.
Unbound with silent boards showing tears and small marginal lacks.
Rare.

First edition.
This is a bibliography and chronology of Protestant pamphlets against Ronsard's speeches with a critical edition of three unpublished pieces and one little-known piece.
Two minor ballpoint pen marks on spine, first cover slightly and marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition of the French translation on ordinary paper, with only 10 deluxe copies printed on Holland paper.
A lack at foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine faded and clumsily reinforced with tape, marginal lacks to boards, foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
With an etching as frontispiece.
A rare and very good copy with practically no foxing.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies, of this offprint from the Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Chartes.
Manuscript annotations in pencil.
Tears with small lacks to spine.

First edition.
Two slight lacks to spine, small worming to boards, corner dampstain affecting the final leaves.

First edition of the French translation, false statement of edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
Gift inscription on front cover, three small stains on back cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation by Max Buchon, no deluxe copies mentioned.
Some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
About Plutarch, Iambulus, Conon, Xenophon, Eumathe, Petronius...
A tiny marginal lack to the first cover, small traces of adhesive to the endpapers, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Small tears to spine, one joint reglued, two small marginal lacks to front board, light interior foxing.

First edition printed in small number of this offprint.
Unpublished texts.
Brochure illustrated with a facsimile.
Two tears at head and foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 44 deluxe copies printed.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 100 deluxe copies printed.
Complete with publisher's slip.

First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Worming to covers, light foxing mainly affecting the first pages.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 5 copies were printed on deluxe Holland paper.
Worming to covers and spine split.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of M. de Staël and established from the letters of M. de Montmorency to Mme. de Staël.
Lacks at head and foot of spine, two small marginal lacks on the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed to a very small number of copies on vergé.
A very good and rare copy of the first book of the author.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were issued.
Small tear at foot of spine, rare and fine copy.

First edition of this speech delivered at the opening of the Conference of Lawyers and printed at the order's expense; no deluxe copies were issued.
Spine absent, small corner lacks to boards, boards detached, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this pamphlet printed in very small numbers on laid paper.
Some foxing and a marginal tear without consequence to the first cover, minor foxing to interior.
Rare.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed on the press, only 6 copies on Holland paper were printed.
Lacks to spine, one tear at foot of joint, two small adhesive marks on first cover.

First edition, one of 305 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only printing with 5 Japan copies.
Handsome copy despite very slight worming to the front board and a light shadow on the second.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Louise Labé, Christine de Pisan, poets in the 16th century, Mme de la Fayette, Mlle de Scudéry, Mlle de Gournay, la marquise de Caylus, la maréchale Oudinot, Mmes de Sévigné and de Maintenon, Eugénie de Guérin...
A marginal dampstain on the first cover.

First edition of this Balzacian novel featuring a Don Juan and courtesans in the 19th-century style, with all the darkness and nonchalance desired. Illustrated with 20 steel engravings hors texte by Flameng, La Guillermie..., most printed in sanguine. Engravings as head-pieces, initials, tail-pieces...
Full black morocco. Spine with 4 false raised bands. Triple fillet forming 4 compartments each with a decorative tool. Relief escutcheon monogrammed J.D on the upper cover. Edges gilt. Corners somewhat rubbed. Light worming and pale foxing, mainly in the margins of the engravings. Some marginal dampstains on a few isolated leaves.
Handsome edition of this uncommon work. Houssaye was a literary personality of the period, theatre director, he created Hernani, plays by Nerval...

NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition.
Worn covers with significant loss to spine, foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French.
Full cream cardboard binding, smooth spine.
Light foxing to endpapers and edges.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Three small stains to boards, occasional worming.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Joseph Delteil.
A small tear without loss to head of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Bible vellum, the only deluxe copies along with 15 on pure linen.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 10 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
A small tear reglued at the head of one joint, two tiny corner lacks to the second cover, scattered foxing.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Audiberti to Marcel Espiau.

First edition.
Ex dono to endpaper, a good copy.

First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies. Work illustrated with numerous photographic illustrations. Rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 3 copies on Holland paper were issued as deluxe copies.
Handsome copy of the author's second work.

First collected edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, upper corners slightly bumped, gilt fillet frames on boards, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
Numerous contributions including those by M. Proust, P. Bourget, C.A. Cantacuzène, F. Coppée, E. Ducoté, A. Dumas fils, V. Hugo, A. Karr...
Handsome copy free from foxing.

Definitive edition with some parts in first edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
First cover detached, with a tear.

First edition.
A good copy.

First edition of the French translation, of which no deluxe copies were issued.
A small tear with slight lack at foot of spine, a tiny corner chip to first cover.
Some light foxing.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
An ink stain on the second cover.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Hollande, the only printing.
Spine faded, lack to foot of upper cover.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
This is a theatrical work during whose first performance the authors consumed, according to them: seven boxes of sardines, four pounds of romsteak, two garlic sausages, five pounds of bread and three packets of biscuits.
Spine and boards uniformly faded, rare.

First edition of the French translation, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours bearing number 1, the only deluxe copies.
Illustrated covers, two tiny marginal lacks to boards.

First edition. Worming to front cover, small corner loss at foot of rear cover.

First edition, one of 1035 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 25 on Japan paper.
With frontispiece portrait of the author on China paper by Edouard Vuillard.
Preface by P. Valéry, spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 354 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue.
Notice by A. de Hevesy, handsome copy.

First edition.
Two traces of angular fold to the covers, occasional foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 5 Japan and 30 Holland deluxe copies.
A very slight marginal tear to the front cover.

First edition printed in 300 numbered copies justified by the author.
Autograph inscription signed by Charles Théophile Féret.
Two small stains on the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from N.M. Bernardin.
Small stains and a corner lack to the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only deluxe copies announced.
Split and worn spine, small marginal lacks to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the rare copies on Hollande paper of which no mention is made.
This is a comic opera in three acts set to music by C. Lecocq.
Lacks to head and foot of spine and marginal tears to boards, full-margined copy.

First edition printed in small numbers on laid paper.
The final endpaper is shadowed, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Spine with some cracking and a small loss at head, slight tear without loss to title page, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Illustrated with 8 portraits hors texte.

First edition in French printed in only 250 copies on laid paper.
A handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
One small nick without lack to foot of a joint.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Two lacks at head and foot of spine, spine and front board slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition in French of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor at the faculty of Berne.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition not put into trade and printed in a small number of copies.
A small tear without gravity at head of spine.
Iconography, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition not published for sale and printed in a small number of copies.
Two tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine.

First edition of this one-act comedy performed despite censorship on June 30, 1901, no deluxe copies were issued, false statement of a thousand copies.
Autograph inscription from J. Drault.
Spine sunned with a small tear at foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 deluxe copies were printed on Chiffon paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine lightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japon, the only large paper copies.
Illustrated cover, a very good copy.

First edition of this thesis, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Numerous unpublished works, preface by René Dumesnil.
Work illustrated with 2 photographs.
Spine and boards marginally sunned.

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on vélin, the only printing with 50 chiffon.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Armand Bourgeois to Paul Eudel who enriched the last page of text with a handwritten note about a work by André Chénier.
Some minor foxing of no consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription by Maurice Bardèche.
Some minor worming to the front cover.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Bicolored autograph inscription by the author.
Preface by Charles Dornier.
Spine slightly creased at foot, otherwise a handsome copy, with author's visiting card inserted.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Garland of sonnets suspended from the monuments of Saint-Rémy, a letter by F. Mistral.
Iconography, bibliography.
Foxing to boards, a tiny corner loss to the rear board, pale marginal dampstaining affecting the final pages.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper, despite a false statement of a thousand copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Charles Maurras, printed bookplate, gift inscription.

First edition on ordinary paper. Bradel binding in full citron paper boards, smooth spine, red sheep title label, original wrappers preserved. Fine autograph inscription from Flora Groult to a friend.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author.
About the prison universe. Spine sunned.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to a couple of his friends.
Spine sunned.

First edition.
Contributions by P. Valéry, G. Bachelard, A. Rouveyre, A. Fontainas, H. Mondor, H. Charpentier...
Illustrated.
With the dust jacket which shows minor corner chips without consequence to the front cover.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

First edition.
A small stain of no consequence affecting the last page, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition in French.
Signatures of Frédéric Paulhan on the front cover and half-title page.
Spine with a small lack at foot and another at head. Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Abbé G. Geispitz, chaplain at La Santé.
Illustrated cover, rare.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed on the press, with no mention of deluxe copies.

First edition.
Small lacks to the spine.