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  1. Peveril du Pic
    Walter SCOTT

    Peveril du Pic

    Charles Gosselin • A. Sautelet & Cie|Paris 1828|7.50 x 11 cm|8 volumes reliés
    New edition of the French translation by A.J.B. Defauconpret.
    Half caramel morocco bindings, spines with one large raised band decorated with black romantic cartouches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, three corners slightly bumped, contemporary romantic bindings signed by Meslant at foot of spines.
    Pen gift inscriptions dated 1922 on blank endpapers serving as bookplates.
    Handsome copy in charming uniform romantic binding signed by Meslant.
    €250
  2. Poems
    William COWPER

    Poems

    Printed for J. Johnson|London 1798|9.50 x 16 cm|2 volumes reliés
    New and first illustrated edition with 10 charming figures by Stothard and engraved by Neagle, Heath, Angus, on heavy paper. A first collected edition, but unillustrated, had appeared in 1782 for the first volume and 1785 for the second.
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 lyre stamps within a crown; fillets, roll tools. Red morocco title and volume labels. Dark area on the upper board of the first volume. Some foxing in the margins of the engravings, the tissue guards not having been removed. Handsome copy.
    William Cowper prefigures English Romantic poetry, and Coleridge would call him "The best modern poet"; he indeed gave a new direction to...
    €400
  3. Qu'en fera-t-il?
    Edward George Bulwer LYTTON

    Qu'en fera-t-il?

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1860|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    New edition of the French translation.
    Half black shagreen bindings, spine with four raised bands decorated with black compartments, black paper boards with scratches, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, three corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings signed in blind by Bonvoisin.
    An ink stain affecting the edges of the second volume.
    Provenance: from the library of the painter Hector Giacomelli with his pen-written gift inscriptions at the head of the blank endpapers.
    €100
  4. Mémoires de Victor Alfiéri, d'Asti, écrits par lui-même
    Vittorio ALFIERI

    Mémoires de Victor Alfiéri, d'Asti, écrits par lui-même

    Charpentier|Paris 1840|11 x 18 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation established by Antoine de Latour.
    Half green calf binding, spine slightly faded with four fine raised bands set with borders decorated with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Some light foxing without too much gravity.

    €80
  5. Nouvelles : Le Juif Susz. - La cantatrice. - La mendiante du Pont des Arts. - Othello. - Une nuit dans la cave du sénat de Brême
    Wilhem HAUFF

    Nouvelles : Le Juif Susz. - La cantatrice. - La mendiante du Pont des Arts. - Othello. - Une nuit dans la cave du sénat de Brême

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1871|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First collected edition of the French translation established by A. Materne.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt friezes on the spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one upper corner slightly bumped.
    Some foxing mainly affecting the edges.
    €60
  6. Histoire de la guerre de Trente ans
    Friedrich von SCHILLER

    Histoire de la guerre de Trente ans

    Charpentier|Paris 1841|11 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation.
    Half navy blue glazed calf binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt compartments, gilt friezes at head and tail, one joint showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, pastiche romantic binding.
    Handsome copy.
    Scattered foxing.
    €70
  7. Théâtre
    Friedrich von SCHILLER

    Théâtre

    Charpentier|Paris 1841|11 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation preceded by a notice on the life and works of Schiller by Xavier Marmier
    Half glazed navy blue calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with double gilt compartments, gilt friezes at head and foot, two fragile joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, romantic pastiche bindings.
    A handsomely bound copy.
    €100
  8. Mémoires d'un policeman
    ANONYME

    Mémoires d'un policeman

    Alexandre Cadot|Paris s. d. [circa 1860]|11 x 17.50 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation established by Perceval and published by Alexandre Dumas.
    Half dark green shagreen binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with double black compartments, marbled paper boards, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Minor foxing of no significance.
    €100
  9. Clément
    Joseph BREITBACH

    Clément

    Seghers|Paris 1958|11.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First French edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome autograph inscription from Joseph Breitbach to Albert Camus "... en hommage admiratif..."
    One small tear to foot of spine, slightly faded.
    €450
  10. Mémoires de Victor Alfiéri, d'Asti, écrits par lui-même
    Vittorio ALFIERI

    Mémoires de Victor Alfiéri, d'Asti, écrits par lui-même

    Charpentier|Paris 1840|11 x 18 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation established by Antoine de Latour.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, gilt fillet on red paper boards with shadow at head, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.

    €80
  11. Le berger fidelle
    Giovanni Battista GUARINI

    Le berger fidelle

    Chez Pierre du Marteau|à Cologne 1671|7.50 x 13.20 cm|relié
    Bilingual edition in Italian with the French text en regard, and illustrated with a frontispiece and five Dutch plates signed Bloote (particularly fine and beautiful), certainly executed by Abraham Blooteling, famous Dutch draftsman and engraver. Title page with sphere device.
    Full black morocco binding ca. 1860. Spine with raised bands in Jansenist style with blind-ruled frame. Triple blind fillet frame on boards. Rich interior border. Gilt edges. Very handsome copy, perfectly executed in an unsigned master binding.
    Guarini was a diplomat and writer, his most famous work being this play published under the original title Il Pastor fido, a tragi-comic pastoral written in...
    €1,000
  12. La raiz verdadera
    Jorge Enrique MOBILI

    La raiz verdadera

    Talleres graficos Alamos|Buenos Aires 1947|16.50 x 24 cm|relié
    Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
    autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Jorge Enrique Mobili in the singer Jane Bathori who was the companion of the actress and theater woman Andrée Tainsy.
    Our copy is enriched by the author's business card.
    €200
  13. Elegia
    Jorge Enrique MOBILI

    Elegia

    Imprenta Balmes|Buenos Aires 1948|16.50 x 24 cm|broché
    Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
    autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Jorge Enrique Mobili in the singer Jane Bathori who was the companion of the actress and theater woman Andrée Tainsy.
    Our copy is enriched by the author's business card.
    €300
  14. La gloria desolada
    Tristan FERNANDEZ

    La gloria desolada

    D. Francisco A. Colombo|Buenos Aires 1949|16.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Pergament, one draw with 15 Fabriano paper Magnani.
    autograph dedication of the author signed autograph Tristan Fernandez to the singer Jane (Batory) and his partner the actress and theater woman Andrée (Tainsy).
    First lightly shaded flat head.
    €200
  15. Testimonios
    Victoria OCAMPO

    Testimonios[Testimonies]

    Editorial Sudamericana|Buenos Aires 1946|14 x 20.50 cm|broché

    First edition.
    Handsome signed and dated autograph inscription in French from Victoria Ocampo to the singer (Jane) Bathori, who was the partner of the comedian Andrée Tainsy : "... qui a travaillé pour la musique en Argentine with tant de générosité and de chaleur..."
    Iconography.
    Spine sunned.

    €750
  16. La Célestine
    CALIXTE, MELIBEE

    La Célestine

    Librairie de Charles Gosselin|Paris 1843|11.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First French edition established by Germond de Lavigne.
    Half mint green calf binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt fillets, gilt frieze at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, engraved bookplate pasted on pastedown, contemporary binding.
    Text preceded by a historical essay by Germond de Lavigne.
    Rare copy almost entirely free from foxing.
    €100
  17. Axel. - Frithiof. - Poésies diverses
    Esaias TEGNÉR

    Axel. - Frithiof. - Poésies diverses

    Librairie française et étrangère|Paris 1846|13 x 21.50 cm|relié

    First edition of the French translation established by mademoiselle R. du Puget.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with double black compartments at whose centers the gilt monogram of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin is repeated five times, joints lightly rubbed at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, a slight nick to one leading edge, speckled edges.
    Some foxing.
    Provenance: from the library of Roger de Cormenin, son of Louis de Cormenin who was the confidant and secretary of Théophile Gautier and also the intimate friend of Gustave Flaubert.

    €80
  18. Afraja
    Theodor MÜGGE

    Afraja

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1869|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of the French translation by W. & E. de Suckau.
    Half red shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, two tears to leading edges, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
    Some light foxing of no real consequence.
    Rare.
    €150
  19. Choix de poésies allemandes [Avec] Daphnis et le premier navigateur [Avec] Idylles et poëmes champêtres
    Michael HUBER, Salomon GESSNER

    Choix de poésies allemandes [Avec] Daphnis et le premier navigateur [Avec] Idylles et poëmes champêtres

    Humblot • Vincent et Jean-Marie Bruyset|Paris(deux premiers textes) • et Lyon 1766, 1764 et 1762|10 x 16.50 cm|3 ouvrages reliés en 5 volumes
    New editions. One frontispiece engraved by De Longueil after Watelet and 4 title fleurons engraved by Watelet for the Choix de poésies (cf. Cohen, col. 500). One frontispiece engraved by Watelet after Pierre, 5 head-vignettes engraved by Marguerite Le Comte (4) and Watelet (1) and one tailpiece for Daphnis (cf. Cohen, col. 436). One frontispiece, 10 head-vignettes and 2 tailpieces engraved by Watelet for the Idylles (cf. Cohen, col. 431).
    Contemporary full grained calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated with blind fillets, unidentified gilt numbers at foot. Blind fillet frame to boards. All edges speckled red.
    Small hole in the blank of the title of volume...
    €450
  20. Les paysans de Westphalie
    Charles IMMERMANN

    Les paysans de Westphalie

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1869|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation established by Desfeuilles.
    Half purple calf binding, smooth spine lightly browned decorated with black and gilt fillets, gilt initials at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Provenance: from the library of Louis Greffulhe with his engraved bookplate "Bibliothèque de Bois Boudran" engraved and pasted on a pastedown.
    Some light foxing.
    Handsomely bound copy.
    €350
  21. The poetical works, and memoir of the author
    William COWPER

    The poetical works, and memoir of the author

    Charles Daly|London • (Londres) [London] 1840|10 x 16.70 cm|relié
    New edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 20 steel engravings by G. Standfast on heavy paper (tissue guards present).
    Contemporary English binding in full red shagreen. Raised spine richly decorated. Boards very ornate with different frames, large corner pieces... Floral roulette on leading edges and interior floral frieze. Edges gilt. Minor rubbing traces to joints at headcaps. Very handsome copy, completely free of foxing, on tinted paper.
    €400
  22. Ekoué-Yamba-O
    Alejo CARPENTIER

    Ekoué-Yamba-O[Ekoué-Yamba-O]

    Gallimard|Paris 1988|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 26 numbered copies on vélin chiffon paper, the only large paper copies.
    A very good copy.
    €250
  23. Bracebridge Hall ; or the humorists [Suivi de] Tales of a traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
    Washington IRVING

    Bracebridge Hall ; or the humorists [Suivi de] Tales of a traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

    Baudry, booseller in foreign languages|Paris 1834|9.50 x 14.60 cm|relié
    Rare Parisian edition. A specific title page for the Tales of a traveller. The first edition of Bracebridge hall appeared in 1822 in N.Y.
    Contemporary Romantic binding in full glazed red calf. Smooth spine richly decorated with foliage and other ornamental tools. Boards stamped in blind with a large central roundel, gilt ruled border. All edges gilt. Light rubbing, notably to lower board and corners... Small stains.
    A handsome and rare copy in a rich Romantic binding.
    €550
  24. Orlando Furioso
    L' ARIOSTE

    Orlando Furioso

    appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari|In Vinegia [Venice] • (Venise) [Venice] 1547|10.50 x 16 cm|relié

    A handsome illustrated edition and one of the first printed by Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari, dedicated to the Dauphin of France. It has a superb engraved title with Giolito's printer's device (a phoenix being reborn from its ashes on a globe marked with the printer's initials), 56 attractive woodcuts and numerous large ornate capitals, as well as a portrait of Ariosto after Titian in a medallion at the end of the poem, and two states of the printer's device.
    The end of the work is made up of a vocabulary of obscure words and an explanation of the difficult passages in the work compiled by Lodovico Dolce, with a separate title and not included in the pagination. Giolito published more...

    €7,000
  25. Poeta fit, non nascitur
    Lewis CARROLL

    Poeta fit, non nascitur

    Deuxième cahier de Vulturne|Paris 1941|12 x 16.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition in French by Henri Parisot.
    Handsome autograph inscription from Henri Parisot to Raymond Parisot.
    A good copy.
    €250
  26. Quattro poesie
    Giuseppe UNGARETTI

    Quattro poesie

    All' insegna del Pesce d'Oro|Milano [Milan] 1960|12.50 x 18 cm|broché
    First bilingual edition printed in 1,000 numbered copies.
    Handsome autograph inscription signed and dated by Giuseppe Ungaretti : "Pour Queneau son admirateur et ami. Giuseppe Ungaretti / Conegliani il 20/5/62. [For Queneau his admirer and friend. Giuseppe Ungaretti / Congeliani the 20/5/62]."
    The French translation is by Pierre-Jean Jouve.
    €1,500
  27. Le nuage dans le pantalon et suivi d'autres poèmes
    Vladimir MAIAKOVSKI

    Le nuage dans le pantalon et suivi d'autres poèmes

    Les revues|Paris 1947|14 x 20 cm|broché
    New edition of the French translation established by Benjamin Goriély, one of 2000 numbered copies on white vellum.
    Work illustrated with a portrait of Vladimir Mayakovsky by Granovski.
    Signed autograph inscription from Benjamin Goriély to the journalist, screenwriter and producer Pierre Dumayet, one of the pioneers of French television.


    €50
  28. Institutiones ac meditationes in graecam liguam
    Nicolas CLENARD

    Institutiones ac meditationes in graecam liguam

    Typis Wechelianis • apud Haeredes Ioannis|Hanoviae [Hanau] • (Hanovre) [Hanover] 1617|17 x 24 cm|relié
    New edition, the very first edition having appeared in 1530. Printer's device on title page. Two other different parts, with continuous pagination, with two respective title pages: Meditationes graecanicae in artem grammaticam (p.273) and In Clenardi et ante signani grammaticam anno MDLXXXX ex officina Wecheliana editam.
    Contemporary full vellum binding. Smooth spine with blind fillets. Blind frames on boards with a central fleuron and corner fleurons. The work is completely detached from the binding. The first cover is largely detached from its board. First gathering loose, held only by one stitch. Paper entirely browned.
    Famous work which enjoyed immense popular success of this...
    €250
  29. Le pèlerinage de Childe-Harold
    Louis TOUCHAGUES, George Noel Gordon BYRON LORD

    Le pèlerinage de Childe-Harold

    M.-P. Trémois|Paris 1930|26 x 33.50 cm|en feuilles
    Edition illustrated with a title vignette repeated on the cover, 8 in-text drawings as well as 8 original hors-texte etchings hand-colored with pochoir by Touchagues, one of 169 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 9 Japan and 22 Holland copies.
    Our copy is expanded with 5 study plates at rear.
    A small tear at head of spine which also has a lack at foot, endpapers lightly shaded, handsome interior condition.
    €150
  30. Le Robinson suisse traduit de l'allemand de Wyss par Mme Elise Voiart précédé d'une introduction de M. Charles Nodier
    Johann Rudolf WYSS, Charles NODIER

    Le Robinson suisse traduit de l'allemand de Wyss par Mme Elise Voiart précédé d'une introduction de M. Charles Nodier

    Lavigne|Paris 1843|15 x 24 cm|relié
    New edition of the French translation established by Elise Voiart and illustrated with 200 vignettes engraved after drawings by Charles Lemercier.
    Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets ornately gilt in triple compartments decorated with gilt typographical motifs, minor scratches to foot of spine, covers framed with triple gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two corners damaged, marbled edges.
    Work illustrated with numerous vignettes in the text.
    Preface by Charles Nodier.
    Foxing.
    €80
  31. Monsieur Caméléon
    Curzio MALAPARTE

    Monsieur Caméléon[Mr. Chameleon]

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 75 numbered copies on pur fil, tirage de tête.
    With original illustrations by Orfeo Tamburi.
    A good copy.
    €500
  32. La gloire de don Ramire
    Enrique LARRETA, Remy de GOURMONT

    La gloire de don Ramire

    Mercure de France|Paris 1910|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation established by Rémy de Gourmont, one of the numbered copies from the first printing, false statement of fourth edition.
    Handsome copy.
    €20
  33. Une rencontre
    Milan KUNDERA

    Une rencontre

    Gallimard|Paris 2009|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
    A very fine copy.
    €900
  34. Arsenic et boutons de manchettes
    Carter DICKSON

    Arsenic et boutons de manchettes

    Hachette|Paris 1950|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Our copy retains its illustrated dust jacket which has two small tears at the head of the spine and front panel.
    €30
  35. Le rideau
    Milan KUNDERA

    Le rideau

    Gallimard|Paris 2005|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
    A very fine copy.
    €900
  36. Description d'un combat
    Jean-Michel ATLAN, Franz KAFKA

    Description d'un combat

    Maeght éditeur|Paris 1946|24 x 30.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise
    First edition of the French translation by Clara Malraux, one of 300 numbered copies on vélin, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 50 Auvergne.
    Illustrated with 16 original lithographs including 8 hors-texte by Jean-Michel Atlan.
    Preface by Bernard Groethuysen.
    A small stain to head of a pastedown, nice copy.
    €680
  37. Gaspar Ruiz
    Joseph CONRAD

    Gaspar Ruiz

    Nrf|Paris 1927|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 995 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies after the 109 reimposed.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  38. Bucoliques
    Marcel PAGNOL (trans.) VIRGILE

    Bucoliques[Bucolics]

    Grasset|Paris 1958|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Marcel Pagnol, one of 32 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    Cover illustrated with a woodcut by Aristide Maillol.
    Slight traces of sunning to head and to foot of spine, nice copy.
    €680
  39. Mes montagnes
    Joaquín Víctor GONZÁLEZ

    Mes montagnes

    Institut international de coopération intellectuelle|Paris 1937|18 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on pure laid paper, ours one of 30 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine very slightly sunned with pale stains at foot, handsome full-margined copy.
    €200
  40. La Bible d'Amiens
    Marcel PROUST, John RUSKIN

    La Bible d'AmiensThe Bible of Amiens

    Mercure de France|Paris 1904|12 x 19 cm|relié
    La Bible d'Amiens [The Bible of Amiens]
    Mercure de France | Paris 1904 | 12 x 19 cm | half morocco
    First edition of Marcel Proust's translation of Ruskin's work into French. One of the first issue copies numbered at the press, there were only seven copies printed on Hollande luxury paper.
    Half brown hard-grained morocco, covers preserved. Contemporary binding.
    Rare autograph inscription from Marcel Proust to Georges Goyau:
    “à Monsieur Georges Goyau. Son admirateur affectueux et reconnaissant Marcel Proust” (“To Monsieur Georges Goyau. His affectionate and grateful admirer Marcel...
    €8,000
  41. Adolescence tropicale
    Enéas FERRAZ

    Adolescence tropicale

    Albin Michel|Paris 1931|12 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Half caramel sheep binding, spine with two raised bands decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets and gilt date at foot, traces of rubbing to spine, citron shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Inscribed by the translator to the poet Jean Ott: "... au poète de l'Effort des races, ce livre où ne se retrouvent guère les couleurs de notre "adolescence boréale". Mais le maître n'a-t-il pas écrit : j'en lis qui sont du Nord et qui sont du Midi..." ["...to the poet of l'Effort des races, this book...
    €80
  42. Les conquérants des forêts
    Stewart Edward WHITE, Léon BOCQUET

    Les conquérants des forêts

    Albin Michel|Paris 1927|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition in French translation for which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
    Half marbled caramel sheep binding, spine with two raised bands decorated with central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, traces of rubbing to spine, chocolate shagreen title-label, joints rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Autograph inscription signed by the translator, Léon Bocquet, to the poet Jean Ott.
    €50
  43. Le vertige de l'or
    Stewart Edward WHITE, Léon BOCQUET

    Le vertige de l'or

    Albin Michel|Paris 1930|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition in French of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Half caramel marbled sheep binding, spine faded with two raised bands decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, traces of rubbing to spine, lemon shagreen title-label, joints rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Autograph inscription signed by the translator, Léon Bocquet, to the poet Jean Ott.
    €50
  44. Mon journal d'enfant
    Selma LAGERLÖF

    Mon journal d'enfant

    Stock|Paris 1939|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 120 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
    A handsome copy.
    €150
  45. La saison des pluies
    Graham GREENE

    La saison des pluies

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1960|12.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper du marais paper, the tirage de tête.
    A good copy.
      €200
    • Le baron d'Holbach. Manuscrit autographe et tapuscrit complets
      Maurice BLANCHOT

      Le baron d'Holbach. Manuscrit autographe et tapuscrit complets[Baron d'Holbach. Complete autograph manuscript and typescript]

      S. n. • [ Journal des débats]|s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [1943]|13.50 x 21.50 cm|4 1/2 pages in-8
      Autograph manuscript by the author of 4½ pages in quarto published in the November 27-28, 1943 issue of Journal des Débats.
      Complete manuscript with very dense handwriting, containing numerous deletions, corrections and additions.
      Literary chronicle published on the occasion of the publication of Paul Thiry d'Holbach et la philosophie scientifique au XVIIIe siècle by Pierre Naville.
      The complete typescript is included.
      Far more than a critique of Pierre Naville's work on Baron d'Holbach, this long article by Blanchot is a veritable philosophical pamphlet against the materialist thought of the Encyclopedists, whom he accuses of wanting to « know the world...
      €1,200
    • Euphimia
      Giovanni Battista GIRALDI CINZIO

      Euphimia

      Apresso Giulio Cesare Cagnacini|in Venetia [Venice] 1583|9 x 13.50 cm|relié
      Rare and unique first edition, posthumous, of this play, which was composed around 1560.
      At the colophon, a different address: Apresso Paulo Zanfretti. Printed in italics. A portrait of the author in medallion on the verso of the first leaf, within a rich frame. Dedication to Dom Césare d'Este. Printer's device on title page. Brunet, II, 1607.
      Full glazed blonde calf binding of the 18th century. Smooth spine decorated with 5 small fleurons. Red morocco title label. Triple fillet frame on boards. Rubbing. Spine browned.
      Tragedy in verse in 5 acts written on the classical model, with chorus. Euphimia, daughter of the King of Corinth, marries Acharisto, her father's servant...
      €800
    • Un lit de ténèbres
      William STYRON

      Un lit de ténèbres

      Gallimard|Paris 1953|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
      First Gallimard edition and new edition of the French translation, one of 41 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
      Spine and covers marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.
      €70
    • Lexicon Manuale graeco - latinum et latino - graecum
      Corneille SCHREVEL

      Lexicon Manuale graeco - latinum et latino - graecum

      Ex officina Ptri - Augustini Le Mercier|Luteciae-Parisiorum [Paris] • [Paris] 1718|12.50 x 20 cm|relié
      New edition.
      Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated raised band spine. Brown calf title label. One lack to head; tail partly torn away. 2 corners slightly bumped. Generally rubbed. Second leaf with tear starting from bottom extending 5cm. The second endleaf before the title page is missing.
      The first Greek-Latin dictionary is followed by an inverted Latin-Greek dictionary; it includes a series of expressions and proverbs given in Greek and Latin and two treatises: De resolutione verborum, de articulis. This dictionary remained famous and was reprinted until the 19th century, and was long intended for generations of students. It is the work of the famous grammarian...
      €280
    • De Kafka à Kafka
      Maurice BLANCHOT (Franz KAFKA)

      De Kafka à Kafka[From Kafka to Kafka]

      Gallimard|Paris 1981|11 x 18 cm|broché
      The first edition published only in paperback format, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
      Moving and precious signed autograph inscription from Maurice Blanchot to his sister Marguerite on a card mounted on the first endpaper: "Chère Marg, ce livre qui n'est pas un livre mais qui te dit en ces jours si sombres, ma fidèle, ma profonde affection. Maurice." ["Dear Marg, this book which is not a book but which tells you in these dark days, my faithful one, my deep affection. Maurice."]
      Envelope bearing Marguerite Blanchot's address written by her brother Maurice mounted on the half-title page. Marguerite Blanchot...
      €1,200
    • Le livre de l'ami & de l'aimé
      Ramon LLULL

      Le livre de l'ami & de l'aimé

      GLM|Paris 1953|-|broché
      First edition of the French translation established by Guy Lévis-Mano and Josep Palau, one of 1000 numbered copies on vellum paper, the only printing along with 25 on Marais paper.
      Handsome and rare copy.
      €80
    • Le Questionnaire - Exemplaire de Maurice Blanchot
      Ernst von SALOMON (inscribed to Maurice BLANCHOT)

      Le Questionnaire - Exemplaire de Maurice Blanchot

      Gallimard|Paris 1953|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
      First edition in French, an advance (service de presse) copy.
      Handsome and rare autograph inscription from Ernst von Salomon to Maurice Blanchot.
      Plats slightly soiled, otherwise a good copy.
      €800
    • Le souterrain, ou Matilde
      Sophie LEE

      Le souterrain, ou Matilde

      Chez Théophile Barrois|à Paris 1788|9 x 16.50 cm|relié
      New edition, rare, following the first French edition published in 1786. Translation by De La Marre of the English novel: the Recess, or a tale of other time (1785).
      Contemporary half brown sheep binding with corners. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets. Havana morocco title label. Head slightly worn. Foot largely missing. A crack at foot. Corners slightly bumped. Split to upper joint at head. Modest binding.
      Like Walpole's Castle of Otranto, The Recess is one of the first Gothic novels, not yet inhabited by the formulas and stereotypes that would exhaust the genre itself, but it already contains all the ingredients that would make it successful: spleen, melancholy...
      €500
    • Vie de Fixlein, régent de cinquième
      Johann Paul Friedrich RICHTER, Pierre VELUT

      Vie de Fixlein, régent de cinquième

      Aubier Montaigne|Paris 1943|12 x 19 cm|broché
      New edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
      Signed autograph inscription from the translator.
      Provenance: from the library of Maurice Blanchot.
      Minor stains of no consequence to the covers.
      €40
    • La matrice
      T. E. LAWRENCE [LAWRENCE D'ARABIE]

      La matrice[The Mint]

      Gallimard|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
      First edition in French, one of 156 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
      Very slight spots, not serious to spine, otherwise a good copy.
      €80
    • Le mort qu'il faut
      Jorge SEMPRÚN

      Le mort qu'il faut[The Necessary Dead Man]

      Gallimard|Paris 2001|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
      First edition of the French translation, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
      A very handsome copy.
      €500
    • Jubiaba
      Jorge AMADO

      Jubiaba

      Martins|Sao Paulo [São Paulo] 1970|14 x 21 cm|broché
      New edition.
      Rare autograph inscription from Jorge Amado.
      Spine slightly wrinkled and faded.
      €150
    • Drames et fantaisies
      Henri HEINE

      Drames et fantaisies

      Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1864|12 x 19 cm|broché
      First edition published in the author's complete works.
      Spine very lightly sunned without consequence and with a small tear at head, otherwise a handsome copy.
      €60
    • Rivages des origines (archives des Cahiers du sud)
      COLLECTIF

      Rivages des origines (archives des Cahiers du sud)

      Archives de la ville de Marseille|Marseille 1981|22 x 30.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
      First edition.
      Publisher's binding over yellow plain paper boards citron, dust jacket missing.
      Richly illustrated.
      €50
    • Nanchou Gaishi Buyuden
      Sadahide UTAGAWA, Batei SHUJIN

      Nanchou Gaishi Buyuden

      Sadahide|Edo [Tokyo] 1856|14.50 x 23 cm|cousu
      First edition, rare, with 35 engravings, many double page in black, grey, and white (several with grey and black ink wash). The title may be translated as: A History of the Braves of the Southern Court.
      10 accordion-stitched volumes. Three different printed covers, the first series comprising three volumes, the second four and the third three. Rubbing. Two volumes with worming to upper margin, one wormhole to centre of book touching engravings.
      Numerous scenes of particularly violent combat, with decapitations and gushing blood; Court scenes. The figure of Sadahide is remarkably finely rendered and detailed, the grey and black wash adding contrast and depth.
      €1,200
    • Satires de Perse, traduites en français par Sélis
      PERSE

      Satires de Perse, traduites en français par Sélis

      Dalibon|Paris 1822|14 x 21.50 cm|relié
      New edition of the French translation revised and expanded with notes by N.L. Achaintre.
      Half-shagreen binding in navy blue, spine with four raised bands showing traces of rubbing, decorated with gilt fillets, headcaps worn, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, three tears to leading edges, contemporary binding.
      Gift inscription in ink on half-title page, foxing.
      €40
    • La Serpicina (le petit serpent)
      F.D. GUERRAZZI

      La Serpicina (le petit serpent)

      Maurice Glomeau|Paris 1921|14.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
      First edition in French, one of 500 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only deluxe copies after 65 Arches copies enhanced with a suite of illustrations.
      Half cherry red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands with very light scratches of no importance, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
      Work illustrated with original color illustrations by Frédéric Bourdin.
      Handsome copy in an attractive binding.
      €80
    • La sultane Daoulah
      Franz TOUSSAINT

      La sultane Daoulah

      Editions Mornay|Paris 1923|14 x 20 cm|relié
      Edition decorated with original orientalist illustrations by A.H. Thomas, one of 950 numbered copies on Guarro paper.
      Half brown shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motifs featuring, as petals, red shagreen incisions, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
      Handsome copy.
      €80
    • Unfamiliar Lafcadio Hearn
      Kenneth P. KIRKWOOD

      Unfamiliar Lafcadio Hearn

      The Hokuseido press|Tokyo 1936|13 x 19.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
      First edition.
      Publisher's binding in full forest green cloth, smooth spine, title label with slight lacks pasted at head of spine.
      Iconography.
      Rare worming affecting mainly the endpapers.
      €50
    • Mes enfants et moi
      Jerome K. JEROME

      Mes enfants et moi

      La Renaissance du livre|Paris s. d. [circa 1925]|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
      First edition in French on ordinary paper, only 25 copies were printed on deluxe paper.
      Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
      €50
    • Trois hommes dans un bateau
      Jerome K. JEROME

      Trois hommes dans un bateau

      Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1926|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
      New edition of the French translation on ordinary paper, false statement of sixth edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
      Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, two corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
      €50
    • Le vicaire de Wakefield
      Tony JOHANNOT, Oliver GOLDSMITH

      Le vicaire de Wakefield

      Bourgueleret|Paris 1838|14 x 22.50 cm|relié
      Bilingual edition translated by Charles Nodier and first printing of the frontispiece printed on China paper as well as the 10 hors-texte plates engraved on steel by Finden after drawings by Tony Johannot.
      Half glazed navy calf binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt cartouche adorned with gilt arabesques, light rubbing traces on the joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary Romantic binding.
      Work also illustrated with more than 100 in-text wood-engraved vignettes.
      Some minor foxing, handsome copy in contemporary Romantic binding, complete with its tissue guards protecting the 10 hors-texte plates, which is rare.
      €300
    • A.M.D.G scènes de la vie dans un collège de Jésuites
      René-Louis DOYON, Jean CASSOU

      A.M.D.G scènes de la vie dans un collège de Jésuites

      La Connaissance|Paris 1928|13 x 19 cm|relié
      First edition of the French translation established by Jean Cassou, one of 10 numbered copies on Japon impérial, ours unnumbered and printed specially for Jean Casenave, deluxe copy.
      Half black morocco with corners, spine with four raised bands with very light scratches of no consequence, gilt initials at foot, covers, endpapers and pastedowns of moiré paper, original covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
      Text preceded by a study on Inigo de Loyola ou le triomphe de l'esprit militaire by René-Louis Doyon, autograph inscription from the latter to a close friend at the end of this study. Our copy is complete with both portraits on Japon of I. de Loyola & R. Perez de Ayala and...
      €300
    • Les poètes des pauvres en Angleterre
      L. ETIENNE

      Les poètes des pauvres en Angleterre

      La Revue des deux mondes|Paris 1856|15.50 x 25 cm|en feuillets
      First edition.
      Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.
      In sheets, under chemise.
      €30
    • Histoire littéraire d'Italie
      Pierre-Louis GINGUENÉ

      Histoire littéraire d'Italie

      L.-G. Michaud|Paris 1824-1835|13 x 21 cm|14 volumes reliés
      Second edition revised and corrected from the manuscripts and expanded with a historical notice by M. Daunou.
      Half mint green cloth bindings, smooth spines decorated with blind fillets, gilt "société de lecture" lettering at foot of spines, some headcaps very lightly rubbed without consequence, a tear at head of upper headcap of volume 10, marbled paper boards, some boards with minor surface abrasions, some tears to certain leading edges.
      Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece to the first volume.
      Printed library stamps on title pages.
      Very rare set that is difficult to find complete due to the fact that the stock of the last five volumes...
      €380
    • Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Manche, traduction de Filleau de Saint-Martin ; avec un essai sur la vie et les ouvrages de Cervantès par M. Auger
      Miguel de CERVANTES

      Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Manche, traduction de Filleau de Saint-Martin ; avec un essai sur la vie et les ouvrages de Cervantès par M. Auger

      Delongchamps|Paris 1825|12.50 x 20.50 cm|6 volumes reliés
      New edition of the French translation established by Filleau de Saint-Martin.
      Half navy glazed calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with central floral motifs, gilt friezes at head and foot, traces of rubbing on spines, spine of the sixth volume with a marginal lack of leather, red morocco work title, olive morocco volume labels, upper headcaps rubbed, marbled paper boards bordered with a blind floral frieze, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, slightly later Romantic bindings.
      Work illustrated, as frontispieces to the 6 volumes, with a portrait of Miguel de Cervantes engraved by Lefèvre after Devéria, as well as 5 other engravings after...
      €450
    • Wallenstein
      Friedrich von SCHILLER

      Wallenstein

      In bureau der deutschen classiker|Carlsruhe [Karlsruhe] 1826|10.50 x 19 cm|relié
      New edition in German, the first having appeared in 1800.
      Contemporary full vellum binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and roulettes. Red morocco title-label. Title-label rubbed. Vellum soiled.
      Wallenstein is a dramatic trilogy. The three parts are Wallenstein's Camp, The Piccolomini and The Death of Wallenstein. The trilogy features generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, commander of Ferdinand II's army. He chooses to forge a secret alliance with the Swedes, thus plotting against the Emperor. Unmasked by certain officers including Ottavio Piccolomini, the situation balances between pro and anti-Wallenstein factions. He will be assassinated for...
      €400
    • Poetical works
      Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW

      Poetical works

      Routlege|London 1864|10 x 17 cm|relié
      New edition, the earliest to include Gilbert's illustrations dates back to 1856, the publisher having expanded the text based on unpublished material available at the time of publication. A frontispiece portrait and numerous wood-engraved illustrations after John Gilbert.
      Contemporary publisher's binding in full dark green shagreen. Spine with raised bands decorated in compartments; roulette at foot. Succession of hot- and cold-stamped border fillets on covers. Decorative gilt board-edges. All edges gilt. Handsome copy.
      This edition was shared with the London publisher Bell And Daldy (different collation and title).
      €450
    • La servante du passeur
      Ernst WIECHERT

      La servante du passeur

      Stock|Paris 1941|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
      First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
      Half hazel morocco binding, smooth spine, author's name and black morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, chestnut paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
      A handsomely bound copy.
      €50
    • The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson : an annotated list, 1944-1988
      Adrian WILSON, James LINDEN

      The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson : an annotated list, 1944-1988[Les éphémères d’Adrian Wilson : liste annotée, 1944-1988]

      Tuscany Alley|San Francisco 1994|27 x 39 cm|2 volumes reliures en de l'éditeur, sous étui
      First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Rives paper, the only printing with 10 others also on Rives signed by Adrian Wilson and 3 hors commerce copies.
      Cream-colored cloth, complete with slipcase.
      With numerous original woodcuts by Adrian Wilson.
      This copy retains its chemise, which holds 50 or so characteristic examples of the work of the printer Adrian Wilson.
      A fine and rare copy.
      €1,200
    • Gaspar Ruiz
      Joseph CONRAD

      Gaspar Ruiz

      Nrf|Paris 1927|12 x 19 cm|relié
      First edition, one of 995 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 109 reimposed.
      Half cloth binding with vellum-style corners, smooth spine, burgundy morocco title-label with minimal scratch, gilt fillet frames on moiré-effect paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding in the style of Stroobants.
      Handsome copy.
      €120
    • Tristan
      Thomas MANN

      Tristan

      Kra|Paris 1927|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
      First edition of the French translation, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, head print.
      Guards very slightly and partially shaded, nice copy at all margins.
      €300
    • Le printemps romain de Mrs. Stone
      Tennessee WILLIAMS

      Le printemps romain de Mrs. Stone

      Plon|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
      First edition in French, one of 85 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours unnumbered, one of 10 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
      Spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
      €380
    • Les lianes. Album mosaïque
      Ernest de LIMAGNE

      Les lianes. Album mosaïque

      H. Mandeville|à Paris [1850]|27 x 35 cm|cadeaux
      First edition of this large-format Keepsake, illustrated with 23 large steel-engraved plates, printed on strong vellum paper, by English engravers after Reynolds, Turner, Rubens, Frith, and other 19th-century English painters.
      Publisher's blue boards. Lenègre binder. Large gilt plaque on covers. Large ornaments on spine. A 3 cm split to lower joint (almost invisible). Foxing to margins of first two plates. Fine copy in boards in perfect condition. Wide margins preserved.
      Series of texts typical of keepsakes, on varied subjects, Brummel, Paris, Venice... and a poem by Hugo on the last leaf: Les lys du foyer. Notable is a famous engraving after Turner, depicting a train at full speed...
      €250
    • L'arc-en-ciel
      David Herbert LAWRENCE

      L'arc-en-ciel

      Gallimard|Paris 1939|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
      First edition of the French translation, one of 75 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies.
      A very good copy.
      €150
    • Sophocle
      Charles-Marie LECONTE DE LISLE

      Sophocle

      Alphonse Lemerre|Paris s. d.|15.50 x 24 cm|relié
      Second edition of the French translation of Sophocles' tragedies established by Leconte de Lisle.
      Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, a small tear to the upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
      Handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.
      €60
    • Le vagabond et autres histoires
      Rabîndranâth TAGORE

      Le vagabond et autres histoires

      Gallimard|Paris 1962|12 x 19 cm|broché
      First edition in French, one of 47 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
      Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded as is often the case, otherwise a handsome copy.
      €80
    • Cantos LII - LXXI
      Ezra POUND

      Cantos LII - LXXI

      New Directions|Norfolk [Norfolk] 1940|22.50 x 16 cm|relié
      First American edition printed in 1000 copies. Publication date stamped 17 Sept. 1940.
      Publisher's full black cloth binding. Our copy retains the colored dust jacket with some small tears and lacks at head and foot.
      €180
    • Drames et poésies
      Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW

      Drames et poésies

      Hachette & Cie|Paris 1872|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
      First edition of the French translation established by Xavier Marmier with the author's authorization.
      Half red sheep binding, spine with four thin raised bands set with gilt dotted lines showing minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
      Some minor foxing of no great consequence.
      Rare.
      €70
    • L'écharpe d'iris
      Osman NECMI GÜRMEN

      L'écharpe d'iris

      Gallimard|Paris 1976|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
      First edition on ordinary paper, no deluxe copies were printed.
      Autograph inscription from the author.
      Complete with publisher's wraparound band.
      Spine and covers very slightly faded without consequence, a tiny nick without loss at head of spine, handsome interior condition.
      €30
    • Les quatre saisons
      Arnold WESKER

      Les quatre saisons

      Gallimard|Paris 1970|11 x 16.50 cm|broché
      First edition of the French translation on ordinary paper, with no mention of deluxe copies. A Service de Presse (advance) copy.
      Inscribed by the translator, Pierre Roudy.
      Handsome copy.
      €20
    • Souvenir du présent
      György SOMLYÓ

      Souvenir du présent

      Pierre Seghers|Paris 1965|13 x 19 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
      First edition of the French translation of which no deluxe copies were printed.
      Rare French inscription from the author to Véronique and Georges Charaire enhanced with inscriptions from the translators Charles Dobzynski and Eugène Guillevic.
      Publisher's full blue paper boards binding, complete with its dust jacket.
      €150
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