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  1. Mémoires de Jacques Casanova
    Jacques CASANOVA DE SEINGALT

    Mémoires de Jacques Casanova

    J. Rozez|Bruxelles [Brussels] 1863|12 x 18.70 cm|6 volumes reliés
    New illustrated edition of the rare anonymous erotic suite of 48 engravings found in some copies. 8 engravings per volume.
    Contemporary half glazed navy calf binding. Spine with raised bands elegantly decorated. Author, title, volume number and date in gilt. Top edge gilt. Some traces of rubbing on the raised bands. Borders slightly rubbed. Some corners rubbed. Lower right corner of volume 1 having received an impact. Fine laid paper perfectly fresh (some foxing on the first engraving of volume V). Uncut copy.
    This edition was made from the Paulin edition of 1842. Carteret (Le trésor du bibliophile): "There exists a suite of 48 line engravings, unsigned, which are added to this...
    €1,000
  2. A la Gloire de Cynthie
    Geneviève ROSTAN, PROPERCE

    A la Gloire de Cynthie

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1932|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, deluxe copy.
    Small stains to margins of front cover, light sunning to head and foot of spine.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings by Geneviève Rostan.

    €60
  3. Six Satires
    René POTTIER, PERSE

    Six Satires

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1930|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, deluxe copy.
    Light sunning to head and foot of spine, handsome copy with full margins.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings by René Pottier.

    €60
  4. Orénoque
    Fernand LEGER, Robert GANZO

    Orénoque

    S. n.|Paris 1937|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with 3 original drawings by Fernand Léger and printed in 150 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
    A rare and handsome copy.
    €800
  5. Derrière le miroir numéro spécial Jacques Monory
    Jacques MONORY

    Derrière le miroir numéro spécial Jacques Monory

    Maeght éditeur|Paris 1978|28.50 x 37.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Arches Vellum, only large papers.
    Spine of the chemise slightly faded, a beautiful copy.
    Issue illustrated with 4 original lithographs by Jacques Monory.
    Text by Alain Jouffroy.
    A beautiful copy.
    Handwritten signature by Jacques Monory in pencil on the colophon.
    €700
  6. Mythologie du Ballet de Vigano à Lifar
    Andreï SCHAIKEVITCH

    Mythologie du Ballet de Vigano à Lifar

    Corrêa|Paris 1939|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Iconography.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Andreï Schaïkevitch to Gustave Bret.


    €80
  7. Le Surréalisme au Cinéma
    Jacques B. BRUNIUS, Marcel DUCHAMP

    Le Surréalisme au Cinéma

    Arcanes|Paris 1954|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition with illustrated cover by Marcel Duchamp.
    Iconography.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  8. Olga Spessivtzeva Ballerine en marge des Ballets Russes et des Ballets de l'Opéra de Paris
    Léandre VAILLAT, Dimitri BOUCHÈNE

    Olga Spessivtzeva Ballerine en marge des Ballets Russes et des Ballets de l'Opéra de Paris

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|19 x 25.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 473 numbered copies on Arches vellum.
    Two small tears of no consequence to the slipcase.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with 6 gouaches by Dimitri Bouchêne.
    Fine and premonitory autograph inscription signed by Léandre Vaillat to Maryelle Krempff, then a promising dancer as principal dancer at the Opera who would complete her career as prima ballerina at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the Conservatoire National de région de Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989: "A ma très jeune amie Maryelle Krempff qui regarde au firmament de la danse et qui finira bien par y décrocher une étoile avec ma respectueuse...
    €400
  9. La Danse d'Aujourd'hui
    André LEVINSON

    La Danse d'Aujourd'hui

    Editions Duchartre et Van Buggenhoudt|Paris 1929|23 x 29 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with 400 photographs including 16 hors-texte plates.
    Spine and boards marginally browned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by André Levinson to Frédéric Lefèvre: "... esthéticien fervent..."




    €300
  10. Du Temps que j'avais Faim
    Serge LIFAR

    Du Temps que j'avais Faim

    Stock|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Spine sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated 1943 and signed by Serge Lifar to Maryelle Krempff, then a promising dancer as principal subject of the Opera who would complete her career as principal dancer at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the National Regional Conservatory of Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989.




    €250
  11. Ma Vie
    Serge LIFAR

    Ma Vie

    Julliard|Paris 1965|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy, iconography.
    Autograph inscription dated 1965 and signed by Serge Lifar to Maryelle Krempff who completed her brilliant career as a dancer as principal dancer at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the National Regional Conservatory of Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989: "Pour Maryelle Krempff, ma vie pour la danse. Très cordialement." ["For Maryelle Krempff, my life for dance. Very cordially."]




    €250
  12. Jardins. Les Vrais et les Autres
    Pierre LE-TAN, Umberto PASTI

    Jardins. Les Vrais et les Autres

    Flammarion|Paris 2011|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation illustrated with drawings by Pierre Le Tan and of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Pierre Le Tan to Nelly Kaprichian.
    €300
  13. Transvaal suivi de Les Moujiks
    SERGE, Constantin FEDINE

    Transvaal suivi de Les Moujiks

    Editions Montaigne|Paris s. d. [1927]|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil de Rives, deluxe copy.
    A handsome full-margined copy.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Serge.

    €150
  14. Fromont Jeune et Risler Aîné
    Alphonse DAUDET

    Fromont Jeune et Risler Aîné

    Librairie L. Conquet|Paris 1885|14.50 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First illustrated edition with 12 compositions by E. Bayard engraved by Massard. One of 130 copies on Grand Japon Impérial, first deluxe paper, No. 32. Total edition of 500 copies. Each engraving in double state, before and after letters. Literary notice by Gustave Geffroy.
    Contemporary half morocco with corners, signed Grouillet at the top of the first endpaper. Light traces of rubbing (spine, joints, corners, edges). Spine uniformly faded to green. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh.
    Bookplate of Paul Gavault.
    Handsome copy.
    Considered by many as the author's masterpiece, this realistic novel of manners was...
    €550
  15. Journal d'un Génie
    Salvador DALÍ

    Journal d'un Génie

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1964|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Iconography.
    A very handsome copy complete with its transparent dust jacket illustrated by François Salvat after a design by Dali.

    €100
  16. Le bon Sens du Curé Meslier suivi de son Testament
    Louis MOREAU, Paul Henri Dietrich Baron d' HOLBACH

    Le bon Sens du Curé Meslier suivi de son Testament

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1930|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition of the French translation established by Samuel Kahen, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Louis Moreau.

    €150
  17. Quatre fascinants la Minutieuse
    René CHAR, Pierre CHARBONNIER

    Quatre fascinants la Minutieuse

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|26.50 x 34 cm|en feuilles
    First edition printed in 86 numbered copies on chamois Arches paper.
    Work illustrated with an original drypoint by Pierre Charbonnier as frontispiece.
    Handsome and rare copy.
    Manuscript signatures of René Char and Pierre Charbonnier on the colophon.
    €800
  18. Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox
    Jules VERNE

    Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox[Around the World in Eighty Days. Doctor Ox’s Experiment]

    Hetzel|Paris 1896|18 x 28 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New Edition. In-text drawings by Neuville and Benett, Bertrand, Bayard and Marie, 7 colour chromotypographs by Benett.
    Publisher's cloth binding “Au globe doré” on the first cover (Jauzac), with the second cover of type "Engel h". Upper corner of the first cover a little creased. Spine ends skillfully restored. Volume very lightly warped. Some small foxing.
    One of Jules Verne's most famous titles, in which a London gentleman bets with his club to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Jules Verne's mythical title, one of the most popular adventure novels ever written, has known many film adaptations.
    €1,200
  19. Le Surréalisme et la Peinture
    André BRETON

    Le Surréalisme et la Peinture

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|21.50 x 28 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition.
    Publisher's binding in full black cloth, smooth spine, with the illustrated dust jacket which shows very light marginal tears of no consequence.
    Rich iconography, handsome copy.
    €100
  20. Album Lewis Carroll
    (Lewis CARROLL) COLLECTIF

    Album Lewis Carroll

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1990|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Handsome copy complete with its acetate wrapper and flexible slipcase.
    €80
  21. Mademoiselle de Scudéry & Salvator Rosa
    François-Martin SALVAT, Ernst Theodor Amadeus HOFFMANN

    Mademoiselle de Scudéry & Salvator Rosa

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1929|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Some sunning to foot of spine, two creases to foot of back cover, otherwise handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood-engraved head- and tailpieces by François-Martin Salvat.
    €100
  22. Martinique charmeuse de Serpents. - Exemplaire de Jean Paulhan
    André BRETON, André MASSON

    Martinique charmeuse de Serpents. - Exemplaire de Jean Paulhan

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1948|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Paper yellowed as is often the case.
    Work illustrated with hors-texte illustrations by André Masson.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by André Breton to Jean Paulhan.

    €800
  23. Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon
    MARC-ANTOINE, Jean de LA FONTAINE

    Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1939|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Stains at head of second cover.
    A full-margined copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces consisting of reproductions of Marc-Antoine engravings.
    €100
  24. Momeries
    Lucien JACQUES

    Momeries

    Cahiers du Contadour|Saint-Paul 1938|16.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on antique laid paper, the only issue after 2 Japan and 5 Lafuma.
    Worming to head and foot of front cover.
    Work illustrated with 4 drawings by Lucien Jacques.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Lucien Jacques to D(aniel) Hirsch and his wife.
    €100
  25. Idylles et Elégies
    Ivana LEMAITRE, André CHÉNIER

    Idylles et Elégies

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1926|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings as head- and tailpieces by Ivana Lemaître.
    €150
  26. Lazarille de Tormes
    Bernard ROY, Diego HURTADO DE MENDOZA

    Lazarille de Tormes

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1929|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Bernard Roy.
    €150
  27. Abrégé de l'Histoire de Port-Royal
    François-Martin SALVAT, Jean RACINE

    Abrégé de l'Histoire de Port-Royal

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1928|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by François-Martin Salvat.
    €150
  28. Les Etoiles Dernière féerie [avec] Astronomie des dames par le Comte Foelix
    Joseph MÉRY, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GRANDVILLE

    Les Etoiles Dernière féerie [avec] Astronomie des dames par le Comte Foelix

    G. de Gonet|Paris s. d. [1849]|19.50 x 28.50 cm|relié
    G. de Gonet | Paris [1849] | 19 x 28,5 cm | publisher‘s binding
    First edition of this posthumous work illustrated with 15 insert steel-engraved plates by Charles Geoffroy and enhanced in color, including two frontispieces and a portrait of Grandville.

    Publisher's binding with full historiated cream boards, first board illustrated, browned endpapers as is usual for this period.
    Rare interior foxing.

    Superb publication, arguably one of Grandville's most poetic, in which – as for his Fleurs animées – the artist represents celestial bodies with young women.
    €2,800
  29. La Princesse de Babylone
    VOLTAIRE, Geneviève ROSTAN

    La Princesse de Babylone[The Princess of Babylon]

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1927|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Geneviève Rostan.

    €150
  30. Atala
    Francis FERRAND, François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    Atala

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1927|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy despite two small light stains on the first cover.
    Work illustrated with engraved wood head- and tailpieces by Francis Ferrand.

    €150
  31. Dialogues philosophiques
    Henry CHAPRONT, VOLTAIRE

    Dialogues philosophiques

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1929|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy despite the spine showing two small traces of sunning at head and foot.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Henry Chapront.

    €100
  32. La 628-E8
    Pierre BONNARD, Octave MIRBEAU

    La 628-E8

    Fasquelle|Paris 1908|19.50 x 25.50 cm|relié

    De luxe edition illustrated with a hundred drawings by Pierre Bonnard scattered in the margins of the leaves, one of 200 numbered copies on Arches vellum, one print after 25 Japan.
    A beautiful copy.
    Binding in half brown calf, spine decorated with double black fillets, gilt date at the foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on the rough.
    Handwritten presentation signed by Pierre Bonnard to Xavier Roux: “... à son compatriote dauphinois et ami...” “...to his Dauphiné compatriot and friend...” enriched with a handwritten presentation signed by Octave Mirbeau to the same.

    €4,500
  33. Soirs de Paris
    Raoul GINESTE

    Soirs de Paris

    Imprimé pour Henri Béraldi|Paris 1903|14.50 x 22.80 cm|relié

    First edition, illustrated with drawings by Minartz engraved on wood by Paillard. Limited edition of only 138 numbered copies on Marais laid paper. 3 plates including one frontispiece, 56 headpieces illustrating Parisian nightlife, shows... The illustration achieving close correspondence with the poems (the opera, merry-go-rounds, cabarets...).
    Near-contemporary Bradel binding in half morocco with old rose corners. Smooth Jansenist spine. Author and title in gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Fine paper freshness, with foxing on fore edge and very rare and pale internal foxing. Spine slightly faded, or having turned uniformly.



    Engraved bookplate of Jacques Crépineau...

    €600
  34. Animal'z
    Enki BILAL

    Animal'z

    Casterman|Paris 2009|23.50 x 32 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's full cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription by Enki Bilal to a couple enhanced with an original pencil drawing depicting the head of a puma with open jaws.

    €500
  35. Le Guerrier appliqué
    Jean-Emile LABOUREUR, Jean PAULHAN

    Le Guerrier appliqué

    Nrf|Paris 1930|11 x 17 cm|broché
    First Gallimard edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with a vignette by Jean-Emile Laboureur on the first cover.

    €150
  36. A Poings levés et Mains tendues
    FAWZI [Fawzi BAGHDADLI]

    A Poings levés et Mains tendues

    Chez l'auteur|Paris 2004|21 x 29.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy illustrated with political and polemical drawings by Fawzi.
    Preface by Patrick Cami.
    Signed and dated autograph inscription from Fawzi to a person named Yoram accompanied by an original drawing depicting an outstretched arm brandishing a placard in the middle of which is written the name of the dedicatee.



    €100
  37. Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines. 1- Les enfants terribles. Traductions en langue vulgaire. Les lorettes. Les actrices. Notices par Théophile Gautier et Laurent-Jan. 2- Fourberies de femmes en matière de sentiment. Clichy. Paris le soir. Notices par Laurent-Jan, Auguste Lireux et Léon Gozlan. 3- Le Carnaval à Paris. Paris le matin. Les étudiants de Paris. Notices par Théophile Gautier, A. Barthet et A. de Soubiran. 4- La vie de jeune homme. Les débardeurs. Notices par P.J. Stahl.
    Paul GAVARNI

    Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines. 1- Les enfants terribles. Traductions en langue vulgaire. Les lorettes. Les actrices. Notices par Théophile Gautier et Laurent-Jan. 2- Fourberies de femmes en matière de sentiment. Clichy. Paris le soir. Notices par Laurent-Jan, Auguste Lireux et Léon Gozlan. 3- Le Carnaval à Paris. Paris le matin. Les étudiants de Paris. Notices par Théophile Gautier, A. Barthet et A. de Soubiran. 4- La vie de jeune homme. Les débardeurs. Notices par P.J. Stahl.

    Hetzel|Paris 1845-1848|17.70 x 26.80 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First edition and first printing of the engravings.
    Contributions by Théophile Gautier, Laurent-Jan, Léon Gozlan, Auguste Lireux and Jules Hetzel under the pseudonym P.-J. Stahl among others.
    Contemporary publisher's binding in full black shagreen. Smooth spine decorated with 3 ornate compartments, blind and gilt fillets. Large rocaille composition on boards, thick triple fillet frame. Interior frieze. White watered silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Perimeter of watered silk endpapers brown-stained. Tailcap of volume 2 with a loss. Traces of rubbing. Thin scratch on the upper board of volume 1, lower board of volume 2. Some very occasional foxing on clean white paper. The binder...
    €1,800
  38. Frime et Châtiment
    Jacques FAIZANT

    Frime et Châtiment

    Denoël|Paris 1985|18.50 x 19 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition in volume form.
    Publisher's full white cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
    Work illustrated with humorous drawings by Jacques Faizant.
    Handsome copy despite covers slightly and partially yellowed at their margins.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Faizant to Jehanne Cacouault.


    €50
  39. Phocas
    Remy de GOURMONT

    Phocas

    L'Ymagier • Mercure de France|Paris 1895|15 x 15.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed with a small number of copies on laid.
    Work illustrated with a cover and three engraved wooden vignettes by Remy de Gourmont.
    €700
  40. Chansons fragiles
    Paul ROMILLY

    Chansons fragiles

    Flammarion|Paris 1898|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of these songs set to music by Marcel Legay.
    Fine illustrated cover.
    Preface by Francisque Sarcey.
    One small repaired tear to verso of front board with adhesive repair, otherwise handsome copy.
    €80
  41. Chansons d'Hier & d'Aujourd'hui.
    Victor MEUSY, Eugène RAPP

    Chansons d'Hier & d'Aujourd'hui.

    Librairie documentaire|Paris 1889|17 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Beautiful illustrated cover by Eugène Rapp.
    Work adorned with illustrations by Rapp, Joanon-Mairer.
    Preface by Coquelin-Cadet.
    Some foxing on the first endpaper, endpapers partially darkened, otherwise handsome copy.
    €100
  42. La Femme de ma Vie
    Franco MASSIAN, Pierre DABOUIS

    La Femme de ma Vie

    Presses du livre français|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 25 Holland and some hors commerce.
    Light clear foxing on spine, back cover marginally and partially shadowed.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Pierre Dabouis.




    €50
  43. Les Nuits de Rome
    Jules de SAINT-FELIX, Godefroy DURAND

    Les Nuits de Rome

    E. Dentu|Paris 1864|13 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which there is no mention.
    Spine slightly split at head, otherwise handsome copy with full margins.
    Work illustrated with 11 engravings by Godefroy Durand.




    €150
  44. La Barbe bleue
    Jacques LE LORRAIN, Gaston DUBREUILH

    La Barbe bleue

    Mathot|Paris 1910|19.50 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of this sung tale by Jacques Le Lorrain set to music by Gaston Dubreuilh.
    Publisher's binding in half steel-blue percaline, smooth spine unlettered, grey paper boards, illustrated front board, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated by Maurice de Lambert.
    Rare copy of this sung tale created by Gabriel de Montoya at the shadow theatre of the Quat-z-Arts.



    €200
  45. Au Pays des Chansons
    Georges MONTORGUEIL, JOB

    Au Pays des Chansons

    Boivin & Cie|Paris s. d. [1912]|23.50 x 32 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's binding in full blue percaline, smooth unlettered spine, beveled boards, front cover illustrated with a large composition by Job on a plate made by Engel, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    One endpaper with a fold and very light adhesive paper residue, light discoloration to second cover
    Handsome copy.
    Work decorated with full-page illustrations by Job.




    €150
  46. La Ville à l'envers
    Nane CARZOU, CARZOU

    La Ville à l'envers

    Edition d'art de Francony|Nice 1976|22 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's binding in full white cardboard with smooth unlettered spine, front cover illustrated with a drawing by Carzou, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    Handsome copy despite a slightly bumped upper corner.
    Autograph inscriptions signed by Nane Carzou and by Carzou to Maïté Kougoundjian.




    €60
  47. La Chanson des Cabots
    Paul CHAMBOT, Ambroise GIRIER

    La Chanson des Cabots

    Librairie Gueteville|Paris 1895|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a cover and drawings by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen.
    Bradel binding in half red shagreen, smooth spine, date in gilt at foot, pebbled paper boards, covers illustrated by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen and spine preserved in one piece.
    Handsome copy despite a small restoration to the upper corner of page 93, a slight lack at foot of the second cover of the illustrated wrapper.




    €150
  48. La Vie en Chansons
    Eugène LEMERCIER, Emmanuel BRUN

    La Vie en Chansons

    Georges Ondet|Paris 1891|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a cover and frontispiece by Emmanuel Brun.
    Bradel binding in half brown cloth, smooth spine, date in gilt at foot, pebbled paper boards, illustrated cover by Emmanuel Brun and spine preserved.
    Handsome copy of this collection of songs interpreted by Yvette Guilbert.




    €80
  49. Chansons de la Roulotte
    Jacques FERNY, Lucien MÉTIVET

    Chansons de la Roulotte

    E. Fromont|Paris 1900|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a cover and nearly 100 drawings by Lucien Métivet
    Half brown shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated covers by Lucien Métivet preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing, light rubbing to joints, one lack to upper corner of page 287.
    Handsome copy of this collection of songs performed by Jacques Ferny at the "La roulotte" theatre from 1896 to 1899 and at the Carillon and Tréteau de Tabarin in Montmartre in 1899-1900.




    €80
  50. La Souche
    Peter WESTERMEIER

    La Souche

    Aux dépens de l'auteur|s. l. 1980|24.50 x 31 cm|en feuilles sous chemise
    First edition printed in 40 numbered copies on Arches vellum, ours one of 11 to include a punched plate embedded in the chemise at the beginning of the volume.
    Chemise in full black cloth, smooth spine unlettered.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with 12 original engravings by Peter Westermeier which he has all signed and numbered.
    Manuscript signature by Peter Westermeier at the colophon.
    €400
  51. Chorus 8/9
    Jacques MONORY, Gérard TITUS-CARMEL

    Chorus 8/9

    Chorus|Paris 1972|18 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 90 numbered copies, the only ones to be enriched with a piece of crumpled paper signed by César, an etching signed by Titus-Carmel and an original lithograph by Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch, the “tirage de tête”.
    Numerous text and graphic contributions including those by Jacques Monory, Boltansky, Pierre Tilman, Le Gac, Peter Klasen, Daniel Biga, Hamilton, Gérard Titus-Carmel, Rémi Esnault,Françoise Thieck, Pierre Della Faille, Claude Held, César, etc...
    A rare and beautiful copy of the “tirage de tête” of this issue of the Chorus magazine, published from 1968 to 1973.
    €2,800
  52. Le petit Monde
    Adolphe LALAUZE

    Le petit Monde

    A. Cadart|Paris 1875|29 x 36 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition consisting of an album of 10 original etchings by Adolphe Lalauze and a sanguine frontispiece around the theme of childhood.
    Publisher's full red cardboard binding, smooth spine without lettering, some scratches on the headcaps, title and illustrator's name stamped in gold on the first cover, blind-ruled frame on covers, covers slightly faded at foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
    Pleasant interior condition, three of the ten etchings being signed in the plate.
    Presentation by Eugène Montrosier.
    Provenance: from the library of Ludovic Halévy with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    €400
  53. Poèmes parisiens
    Émile GOUDEAU

    Poèmes parisiens

    Imprimé pour Henri Beraldi|Paris 1897|16.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition, abundantly illustrated by Charles Jouas with a frontispiece and in-text compositions, engraved on wood by H. Paillard. Unique edition limited to 138 numbered copies on China paper, No. 77. This edition was produced by the celebrated bibliophile and bibliographer Henri Beraldi who launched Charles Jouas's career with this publication.
    Bradel binding in half tender green morocco with mosaic corners signed Charles Meunier at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine decorated with an iris on stem with its buds (flowers and buds in orange and brown mosaic). Separating fillets on the boards. Spine having uniformly turned to brown. One corner slightly bumped. Traces of...
    €900
  54. Les Héros. Toute la Flandre
    Émile VERHAEREN, Théo van RYSSELBERGHE

    Les Héros. Toute la Flandre

    Edmond Deman|Bruxelles [Brussels] 1908|16.50 x 24 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition illustrated with ornamentations by Théo van Rysselberghe.
    Half orange morocco binding with corners, smooth spine lightly browned, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, minor rubbing to corners and headcaps, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
    Some minor foxing.

    €60
  55. L'Amour de l'Art. - Quatorzième Année complète du N°1 au N°10
    René HUYGHE, COLLECTIF

    L'Amour de l'Art. - Quatorzième Année complète du N°1 au N°10

    Librairie Alcan|Paris Janvier-Décembre 1933|25 x 32 cm|10 fascicules agrafés
    First edition of this complete year 1933 which intends to present a history of contemporary art beginning at the end of Impressionism" to go up to "Cubism".
    Handsome set despite two stains and a slash of purple ink on the first and second covers of No. 6.
    Contributions by Jean Mistler, René Huyghe, Claude Roger-Marx, Waldemar George, Germain Bazin, André Salmon, Jean Cassou, Paul Fierens, Roger Brielle, Wilhelm Uhde, André Lhote...
    Issues illustrated with reproductions of works by Paul Signac, Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Louis Forain, Jacques-Emile Blanche, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Félix Vallotton, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Kees Van Dongen, Albert Marquet...
    €800
  56. Découverte de Longview
    Frans MASEREEL, Luc DURTAIN

    Découverte de Longview

    René Kieffer|Paris 1927|20.50 x 26.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, ours unnumbered, but properly watermarked Madagascar, the only issue after 10 Japan paper copies.
    Work illustrated with 19 original woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
    Very fine copy.


    €680
  58. La Grèce, notre mère
    Yves BRAYER, Roger PEYREFITTE

    La Grèce, notre mère[Greece, Our Mother]

    Michèle Trinckvel|Paris 1982|31 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous coffrets toilé et cartonné
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies properly containing an original watercolor and lithograph signed by Yves Brayer, deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full orange cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, complete with illustrated dust jacket, its orange full cloth slipcase with flaps as well as its full kraft-style paper box.
    Work decorated with illustrations by Yves Brayer.
    Very handsome copy.
    The signed original lithograph and watercolor are placed under separate chemises within the orange full cloth chemise with flaps.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Yves Brayer to Bernard Gauche enriched with an original...
    €1,200
  59. Une Vie gouachée
    Robert DAGO

    Une Vie gouachée

    S. n.|s. l. 1987|29.50 x 24 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full sand cloth binding, smooth spine.
    Preface by Michel Droit.
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Robert Dago.
    Very handsome copy to which is added an invitation card to an exhibition of Robert Dago's works.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Robert Dago to a friend named Gordana enriched with an original drawing in blue felt-tip pen depicting a painter painting a canvas mounted on an easel.
    €200
  60. Résonances singulières
    Claudine LOQUEN

    Résonances singulières

    Lelivredart|s. l. 2017|42.50 x 31 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    Edition printed in 300 copies numbered and justified by Claudine Loquen with her dry stamp, the only deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full burgundy cloth binding, smooth spine, copy complete with its slipcase and its mauve silk ties at the margins of the covers.
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Claudine Loquen.
    Very handsome copy.
    Preface and selected texts by Jean-Marie Le Goff
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jean-Marie Le Goff to a friend named Dorothée.

    €200
  61. Chansons d'Hier & d'Aujourd'hui. Répertoire du Chat Noir. - Ière Série
    Victor MEUSY, Eugène RAPP

    Chansons d'Hier & d'Aujourd'hui. Répertoire du Chat Noir. - Ière Série

    J.B. Ferreyrol|Paris 1891|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, justified by the publisher, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt wavy fillets, marbled paper boards, pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated covers preserved, red top edge, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated by Eugène Rapp, music by Paul Delmet.
    Preface by Coquelin-Cadet.
    Handsome copy, pleasantly bound.
    €300
  62. Chansons modernes. Répertoire du Chat Noir. - IIème Série
    Victor MEUSY, Fernand FAU

    Chansons modernes. Répertoire du Chat Noir. - IIème Série

    J.B. Ferreyrol|Paris 1891|11 x 18 cm|relié
    New edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, justified by the publisher, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt wavy fillets, marbled paper boards, pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated covers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated by Fernand Fau.
    Handsome copy, pleasantly bound.
    €300
  63. Quand les Mystères sont très malins...
    Yves BRAYER, Jean GIONO

    Quand les Mystères sont très malins...[When the Mysteries Are Very Cunning]

    Aux dépens d'un groupe de bibliophiles|Neuilly-sur-Seine 1973|38 x 30.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
    Strictly hors commerce edition illustrated with 64 original etchings by Yves Brayer and printed in 100 copies, all numbered on Arches wove paper, ours being one of 20 containing the suite on Japon Torinoko, and among these, one of the few copies enriched with 5 cancelled copperplate matrices.
    Our copy is exceptionally enhanced with two original watercolors by Yves Brayer which he signed: one on a sheet of 27x19.5cm mounted on cardboard and presented under mat, representing an equestrian scene; the second, a Camargue landscape, on the half-title page and dedicated in pencil by the artist to Bernard Gauche.
    The copy is also enriched with a greeting card for the...
    €1,500
  64. La fabrique du pré
    Francis PONGE

    La fabrique du pré

    Albert Skira|Genève [Geneva] 1971|16.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with illustrations.
    Handsome copy despite the missing slipcase and some inevitable lacks to the plastic film covering the boards.
    Autograph inscription signed by Francis Ponge to Max-Philippe Delatte.
    €230
  65. Douze petits écrits
    Francis PONGE

    Douze petits écrits

    Nrf|Paris 1928|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 718 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 16 Japan copies.
    Frontispiece with a portrait of the author lithographed by Mania Mavro.
    Fine copy despite minor marginal tears of no consequence to the covers, spine slightly faded as usual.
    Autograph inscription signed by Francis Ponge to the bookseller-bibliophile Max-Philippe Delatte: "... avec qui j'entretiens un commerce (au sens noble) dont je me félicite. Amicalement Francis Ponge" ["... with whom I maintain a relationship (in the noble sense) which pleases me greatly. Cordially Francis Ponge"].
    €250
  66. 2 Stances pour émouvoir
    Jean CORDESSE, Jean-Marie QUENEAU

    2 Stances pour émouvoir

    Editions de la Goulotte|Vézelay 1995|19.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 50 numbered copies on vellum, ours one of the 15 hors commerce copies.
    Work illustrated by Jean-Marie Queneau.
    Manuscript signatures of Jean-Marie Queneau and Jean Cordesse in pencil at the colophon.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Cordesse in pencil to Claude Couffon: "... en témoignage d'estime et d'amitié ce peu, mais habillé de luxe par des "amis substanciels" de J. Cordesse." ["in testimony of esteem and friendship this little work, but dressed in luxury by "substantial friends" of J. Cordesse."]
    €350
  67. Vlaminck
    Florent FELS

    Vlaminck

    Marcel Seheur|Paris 1928|19.50 x 26 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bound in tan sheep, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, speckled edges, contemporary binding signed by P. Saillot, binder on rue de Verneuil in Paris
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Maurice de Vlaminck including 10 in color.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  68. Scènes de la Bohème
    Henry MURGER

    Scènes de la Bohème

    Jouaust|Paris 1889|13.50 x 23 cm|relié
    New illustrated edition in first printing with a frontispiece and 12 etchings by Alphonse Bichard. Edition printed in 118 copies "pour les amis des livres". The first 100 copies bearing the names of subscribers. This one to Monsieur Bouret, No. 52. All engravings in double state, before and after lettering. Printed on Arches laid paper.
    Full brown morocco binding signed on the rear pastedown by Wampflug. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Author, title, place and date in gilt. Top edge gilt. Wide inner decorative border. Uncut copy, full-margined, perfectly fresh.
    Copy from the Ader sale of Jacques Crépineau's library, with the Ader bookmark reproducing Crépineau's bookplate.
    €900
  69. L'Amour chante
    Xavier PRIVAS, Jean TILD

    L'Amour chante

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1904|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Fine illustrated cover by Jean Tild.
    Tears at head and foot of spine with slight lacks without gravity.
    Fine and bohemian autograph inscription dated and signed by Xavier Privas: "A mon ami Emile Bessière pêcheur de lunes et (je l'espère) de thunes en confraternel hommage. Xavier Privas 8 Février 1904." ["To my friend Emile Bessière, fisher of moons and (I hope) of cash in fraternal tribute. Xavier Privas 8 February 1904."]
    €80
  70. Contes
    Charles NODIER

    Contes

    Magnin, Blanchard & Compagnie|Paris 1859|19 x 28.30 cm|relié
    New illustrated edition with 8 etchings by Tony Johannot bearing the artist's name engraved with the point, on China paper mounted. These illustrations belong to the first illustrated edition of 1845, 2 are artist's proofs without Johannot's name added by him. Printed on laid paper.
    Half old red shagreen binding with corners signed Petit at the top of the first endpaper. Spine with raised bands richly decorated with elaborately gilt compartments. Red shagreen title label. Top edge gilt. Uncut copy, full-margined, perfectly fresh. Spine slightly faded.
    Handsome copy from the sale of Jacques Crépineau's library, without his bookplate but with a bookmark from L'Etude Ader reproducing...
    €450
  71. La Roche-qui-tue
    Pierre MAËL, SCOTT

    La Roche-qui-tue

    A. Mame & fils|Tours 1898|22 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated by Scott.
    Publisher's full mouse-grey cloth binding, smooth spine, front cover decorated with a large plate by Paul Souze, grey-blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, corners slightly bumped without significance.
    Fine copy.
    €80
  72. Monsieur, madame et bébé
    Gustave DROZ

    Monsieur, madame et bébé

    Victor Havard|Paris 1878|18.70 x 28.50 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition with 250 wood-engraved compositions by Edmond Morin. One of 50 numbered copies on Wattman paper (No. 49 in manuscript), second paper after 10 Japan copies from a total edition of 260 deluxe copies. Portrait of the author as frontispiece by Léopold Flameng. The ordinary edition contains no justification.
    Contemporary half navy blue morocco with mosaic corners, signed Champs. Spine with raised bands decorated with richly ornamented compartments with a central red morocco motif. Roll tooling at head and foot, fillet on bands. Navy blue morocco title-label, date at foot. Separation fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full...
    €850
  73. Panama or the Adventures of my seven Uncles
    John DOS PASSOS, Blaise CENDRARS

    Panama or the Adventures of my seven Uncles[Panama ou les aventures de mes sept oncles]

    Harper & Brothers|New-York [New York] • & London 1931|19.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the English translation established by John Dos Passos and printed in 300 copies on Utopian laid paper.
    Bookplate pasted to verso of front cover, spine sunned with a tear at foot with minimal lacks, a stain in margin of front cover, small adhesive paper marks at head and foot of last endpaper and inner flap.
    Work illustrated with original illustrations by John Dos Passos.
    Autograph signatures of B. Cendrars and J. Dos Passos on the justification page.
    €700
  74. Scandale aux Abysses
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Scandale aux Abysses

    Frédéric Chambriand|Paris 1950|15 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on Savoie vellum.
    Half chocolate morocco binding, smooth spine with decorative paper boards, grey-blue paper pastedowns and endpapers, front wrapper preserved, binding signed by Goy et Vilaine.
    Work illustrated with images by Pierre Monnier alias Pierre-Marie Renet.
    The 0 from the year 50 in the autograph inscription has been trimmed by the binder.
    Signed autograph inscription from Louis-Ferdinand Céline to Monsieur and Madame Ribierre: "... Avec tous mes voeux de bonne année 50 et mille sentiments sincères et d'amitié et de reconnaissance." ["With all my wishes for a good year 50 and a thousand sincere sentiments of...
    €2,500
  75. L'enfant-Dieu, recueil de vieux Noëls des Pays de Champagne et de Lorraine
    Georges FRAGEROLLE, George AURIOL

    L'enfant-Dieu, recueil de vieux Noëls des Pays de Champagne et de Lorraine

    Enoch & Cie • Flammarion|Paris s. d. [circa 1898]|24.50 x 32 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of these Christmas carols set to music by Georges Fragerolle.
    Publisher's full white paper boards binding, smooth spine, front cover illustrated with a large decoration representing the Nativity, endpapers and pastedowns of floral-patterned paper.
    Work decorated with Art Nouveau illustrations and ornamentations by George Auriol.
    Gift inscription in pen on the page facing the half-title page.
    Handsome copy complete with its very fragile illustrated dust jacket.

    €150
  76. Le vicaire de Wakefield
    Oliver GOLDSMITH, Charles NODIER

    Le vicaire de Wakefield

    Bourgueleret|Paris 1838|14.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    Bilingual illustrated edition in first printing, translated by Charles Nodier with the English text facing. Notice by Charles Nodier. 10 plates by Johannot on heavy laid paper before letters and more than one hundred vignettes. Printed on fine tinted laid paper. A frontispiece on China paper mounted on heavy laid paper. Text within ruled borders.
    Full glazed midnight blue calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with long mirror tools. Boards stamped in blind with a large Cathedral plate with foliate scrollwork (motifs that seem to reproduce the front cover). Edges gilt. Interior border. Fresh overall, but foxing on the frontispiece and title leaf. Traces of rubbing. One upper edge...
    €450
  77. Feu et Flamme
    Philotée O'NEDDY, Célestin NANTEUIL

    Feu et Flamme[Fire and Flame]

    Dondey-Dupré|Paris 1833|13.50 x 22 cm|relié sous étui
    Very rare and sought-after first edition, according to Clouzot, printed in only 300 copies.
    Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt dentelle on pastedowns, double gilt fillets on edges, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, full marbled paper slipcase with marbled paper lining, perfect binding signed by Thivet, a binder who worked during the last quarter of the 19th century.
    Bookplate pasted on one pastedown, bibliophilic notes in pencil on an endpaper by a previous owner of the work.
    Handsome copy of one of the rarest "Romantics,"...
    €7,000
  78. La Geste héroïque des petits Soldats de Bois et de Plomb
    George AURIOL, André HELLE

    La Geste héroïque des petits Soldats de Bois et de Plomb

    Librairie Larousse|Paris 1925|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with drawings by André Hellé.
    Boards slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from George Auriol: "De tout coeur à Willette ancien gonfalonier de Rochechouart son vieil ami George Auriol." ["Wholeheartedly to Willette former standard-bearer of Rochechouart his old friend George Auriol."]
    €250
  79. Ollantay, drama kjechua
    Pablo CURATELLA MANES, ANONYME

    Ollantay, drama kjechua

    Agrupacion de amigos del libro de arte|Buenos Aires 1931|22.50 x 31.50 cm|broché sous chemise et étui
    Bilingual Franco-Spanish edition, printed in 300 numbered copies on Arches paper, translated from Quechua by Miguel A. Mossi and Gavino Pacheco Zegarra.
    Bookplate of a bibliophile pasted at the foot of the verso of the first cover of the chemise, the latter with three small tears and splits.
    Handsome copy complete with its chemise and full straw-pattern paper slipcase.
    Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 wood-engraved colored headpieces by the Argentine and Montparnos artist Pablo Curatella Manes who was a student of Antoine Bourdelle and Aristide Maillol at the "Grande Chaumière"
    Our copy was printed for the Peruvian diplomat and writer Garcia Ventura...
    €450
  80. Histoire d'Amour de la Rose de Sable
    Edouard CHIMOT, Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Histoire d'Amour de la Rose de Sable

    Deux-Rives|Paris 1951|17.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    Complete first edition illustrated with 26 original lithographs by Edouard Chimot, one of 900 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives laid paper.
    Spine of the chemise slightly faded.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  81. Perles et Parures, Les Joyaux, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Minéralogie des dames par le Cte Foelix. [suivi de] Les Parures, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Histoire de la mode par le Cte Foelix.
    Paul GAVARNI, Joseph MÉRY

    Perles et Parures, Les Joyaux, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Minéralogie des dames par le Cte Foelix. [suivi de] Les Parures, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Histoire de la mode par le Cte Foelix.

    G. de Gonet|Paris 1850 (S.d)|19 x 28.50 cm|relié
    First edition, illustrated with a repeated frontispiece and 30 steel-engraved plates by Gavarni engraved by Geoffroy on China paper laid down. Printed on fine white wove paper. Blue or neutral tissue guards. Illustrated orange-tinted covers preserved (spine and back covers with advertisements also preserved).
    Half lavender morocco binding with corners and long grain signed Mercier (1920) at the top of the first endpaper, in Romantic style. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated with two complex mirrored tools in each compartment, blind fillets and rolls on the bands. Separation fillets on the boards. Uncut copy, full-margined. Perfect paper freshness. Light rubbing traces...
    €1,200
  82. Catalogue Mazda. Quelques Illuminations du Tour de France de la Lumière
    COLLECTIF

    Catalogue Mazda. Quelques Illuminations du Tour de France de la Lumière

    Les Ateliers A.B.C. • La compagnie des lampes|Paris s. d. [1937]|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with more than 100 superb heliogravure photographs of French monuments and churches illuminated by the Mazda company.
    A slight lack to foot of spine.
    Handsome copy with unfaded blue covers and complete with its two tissue paper sheets protecting the very first and very last pages of this catalogue celebrating the glory of the Mazda company.
    €120
  84. La Femme intime
    Ferdinand BAC, André ROUVEYRE

    La Femme intime

    H. Simonis Empis|Paris s. d. [1894]|27.50 x 36 cm|relié
    First edition consisting of 26 full-page drawing plates by Ferdinand Bac.
    Preface by Marcel Prévost.
    Bradel binding in half red cloth with corners, smooth spine, black shagreen title-label, gilt date at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, speckled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    First wrapper preserved but tending to come loose, light superficial scuffing to boards without significance.
    €120
  85. Dans la Rue. Chansons et Monologues Volumes I, II & III . - Sur la Route. Ensemble complet en 4 volumes
    Aristide BRUANT, Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN

    Dans la Rue. Chansons et Monologues Volumes I, II & III . - Sur la Route. Ensemble complet en 4 volumes[In the Street. Songs and Monologues Volumes I, II & III. – On the Road. Complete set in 4 volumes]

    Furne & Cie|Paris 1885-1900|13.50 x 19 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First edition of each of the four volumes, one of 50 copies (for the first and third works) or one of 150 copies (for the second and fourth) printed on Japan paper, the only deluxe issue.
    Bradel bindings in citron half morocco with corners, smooth spines slightly darkened, marbled paper boards, pebble-grained endpapers and pastedowns, covers and backstrips preserved in one piece, contemporary bindings signed Champs.
    Covers and in-text or full-page drawings by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen for the first and second volumes, by Francisque Poulbot for the third, and by Louis Borgex for the fourth and final volume.
    Each volume bears Aristide Bruant’s autograph signature...
    €4,000
  86. Roger Somville
    Gita BRYS-SCHATAN

    Roger Somville

    Atelier Vokaer|Bruxelles [Brussels] 1988|31 x 34 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full grey cloth, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket and slipcase.
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Roger Somville.
    Handsome copy.
    Very fine full-page autograph inscription signed by Roger Somville to the poet Charles Dobzynski and his wife Eliane which reads like a manifesto of Roger Somville's painting: "To Charles Dobzynski, to Eliane, to a true artist, to a poet, to a man sensitive to the things of real life... this book... "a whole life" of battles for the realist attitude, for a public art, for assumed convictions, for a cultural "politics" of confrontation and not exclusion... and admiration for...
    €300
  87. Contes de Jean Boccace (Le Decameron)
    [BOCCACE] Giovanni BOCCACCIO

    Contes de Jean Boccace (Le Decameron)

    Barbier|Paris 1846|18 x 28.20 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with first printing of vignettes by Tony Johannot, Baron, Celestin Nanteuil, Grandville, Geoffroy and 32 plates by the same artists.
    Half chocolate brown morocco with corners, late 19th century, signed Bertault at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine richly decorated with mirror-pattern tools in Romantic style, roulette at head and tail, frame fillets. Separating fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh, immaculate. Spine slightly sunned. Some traces of rubbing.
    Very handsome copy of this rare illustrated Romantic work.



    €800
  88. Badonce et les Créatures
    Alexandre VIALATTE

    Badonce et les Créatures

    Aux éditions de la cigale|Uzès 1937|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    Rare first edition of Alexandre Vialatte's second work.
    Four small dark spots on the spine.
    Handsome copy illustrated with a sepia frontispiece by Jean Léon.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Alexandre Vialatte to Raymond Devert.




    €350
  89. Haute Folie
    Maurice de VLAMINCK, Paul BONET

    Haute FolieHaute Folie

    Scripta et Picta|Paris 1964|28.50 x 38 cm|en feuilles sous chemise-étui

    First edition illustrated with 48 color lithographs by the author, one of a few named copies on japon reserved for the principal collaborators of the publication, ours specially printed for the celebrated bibliophile Colonel Sickles, deluxe issue.

    This copy is complete, as stipulated in the justification, with the duplicate set of lithographs in black and in color.

    The work is also illustrated with 40 decorated initials designed by the prestigious bookbinder Paul Bonet.

    This is Maurice de Vlaminck's most important...

    €5,500
  90. Histoire Naturelle imaginaire
    Henry de MONTHERLANT, Charles GUYOT

    Histoire Naturelle imaginaire

    Editions du Trianon|Paris 1933|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Annam paper, deluxe copy.
    Illustrated with four copperplate engravings by Charles Guyot.
    Spine slightly sunned, handsome copy.
    €300
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