Literature illustrated with engravings, lithographs, photographs, first edition drawings, beautiful illustrated books and artists' books

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Work illustrated by Eddy Legrand.
One joint slightly cracked at head, two tiny holes of no consequence to spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 265 numbered copies on Arches, the only issue with 14 Japan.
Work illustrated with 14 wood engravings by Roger Grillon.
Handsome copy.

Charming illustrated edition with 7 plates, including a frontispiece.
Full red glazed calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt arabesques, two tiny holes at foot of joints, gilt roulettes on headcaps, boards framed with gilt fillet and arabesque, discoloration stains on boards of first volume, quadruple gilt fillets framing endpapers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt fillets on leading edges, all edges gilt, elegant contemporary romantic bindings.
Some foxing.
Handsome copy elegantly bound in romantic binding.

First edition, one of 680 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 25 copies on Japan paper.
Illustrated with 13 drawings and a frontispiece by L. Cadène.
Small stains to spine and at foot of second cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Illustrated with original woodcuts by Maximilien Vox.
Spine and covers very lightly and marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, one of 1100 copies on laid paper, the only issue with 20 Whatman and 20 Japan copies.
Half chocolate morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments richly ornamented with gilt floral motifs, date at foot, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Frontispiece portrait of the author. Illustrations by A. Beauvais, A. Berchon, A. Duvivier, H. Hanoteau, L. Martin, M. Merlin, E. Pail, A. & Thomas...
Some foxing.
A handsomely bound copy.

First edition and first issue of Gavarni's illustrations.
Publisher's full red boards binding, smooth spine very slightly faded, boards decorated with gilt decorative motifs, small corner stains on front board.
Work illustrated with 100 large compositions by Gavarni.
A pale marginal dampstain on the title page diminishing and disappearing through the following pages, otherwise pleasant interior condition.

First edition with first printing of Gustave Doré's illustrations.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding, lightened spine with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with gilt stars, light rubbing traces on joints, blind fillet frames on chocolate brown paper boards, soiled moiré silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Work illustrated with 450 vignettes by G. Doré, Foster...
Some minor foxing.

First edition and first printing of the illustrations.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments embellished with floral corner motifs, light rubbing traces on joints, blind fillet frames on dark green cardboard boards, moiré-effect endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Work illustrated with drawings after Töpffer by Calame, Girardet, Français, d'Aubigny, Gagnet, Forest...
Scattered foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with 26 original illustrations by C. Atamian.
Minor marginal lacks of no importance to spine and boards.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 25 deluxe copies were printed on pure thread paper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Victor Brauner and a hors-texte by Jacques Hérold.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 45 Japan copies on deluxe paper.
Bradel binding in blue half-cloth, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with a gilt floral motif, gilt fillet at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, covers (with three small marginal tears repaired) preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 24 illustrations by H. Laurent-Desrousseaux.

Edition illustrated with original woodcuts by Joris Minne, one of the numbered copies on Estrella vellum.
Handsome copy.

Edition on ordinary paper from the year of the original.
Work illustrated by A. Calbet with a duplicate suite of sanguine plates.
Handsome copy.

New edition printed on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by Marold and Mittis with duplicate suite of sanguine plates hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with original color illustrations in-text and full-page, one of 380 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue with 120 on Japan paper.
Small tear to margin of front cover not affecting the text leaves.
Rare copy.

New edition with original illustrations by Jeanniot.
Half fir green shagreen binding with bands, spine faded, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with Jeanniot's illustrations engraved on wood by Lemoine.
One small insignificant stain at the foot of one endpaper.

Edition illustrated with 76 black (68) and colored (8) illustrations by Henry Morin.
Publisher's full cream cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
Introduction by Louis Tarsot.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with colored and black illustrations by Louis Morin.
Publisher's full navy cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover with minor scuffing of no importance, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Corner lack to head of half-title page.

Second edition, after the rare first edition of 1866, one of the copies on Japan paper, ours printed for Lucien Pâris.
Work illustrated with 8 hors-texte illustrations.
Handsome copy presented in slipcase and chemise.

First edition, illustrated with a title vignette and 6 figures engraved by Lambert after famous paintings. At the end of the work, 12 pages with engraved frames featuring different motifs including astrological signs, one per month; the souvenir section to be filled in by the owner.
Contemporary full straight-grained red morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated in grotesque style with a central radiating tool and scattered stars (the spine evokes Bozerian bindings). Decorative border on covers. Scattered pale foxing, very light. Edges gilt. Very handsome copy.
The almanac contains the calendar for the year and numerous texts by Ducis, Tissot, Fanny de Beauharnais, Boufflers...

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome inscription from the author to Georges Simenon.
Work illustrated with drawings by the author.

Illustrated edition with compositions in-text and hors-texte by Mirza Ali Ispahani, one of 1060 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the only issue along with 24 copies on Whatman and 44 on Japan paper.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on white vellum, the only printing with 30 Japan and 50 Holland.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Stobbaerts-Michel.
Minimal marginal worming to the front board also affecting the spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 30 deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated by J. Parys and J. Roy.
Spine very lightly cracked without loss, occasional foxing, gift inscription in ink on front endpaper.

First edition, one of 825 numbered copies on laid Rives paper, the only issue with 25 Annam.
Illustrated with 4 copperplate engravings by C. Guyot.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 775 numbered copies on Montgolfier laid paper from Annonay.
Work illustrated with original woodcuts by Jean Chièze.
A few minor spots, without gravity.

Second edition.
Publisher's red paper boards, spine decorated with gilt romantic ornamental motifs, covers with blind-stamped frieze borders, central gilt motif on front cover repeated blind on rear cover.
Rare work illustrated by the finest artists of the period.
Some minor foxing.

Edition illustrated with 25 original etchings by Emile Benassit.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with light traces of rubbing with four raised bands set with gilt dots, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated cover with author's portrait preserved, small traces of rubbing on edges, top edge gilt.
Foxing.

First edition of the French translation by Marc Chadourne, one of 500 numbered copies on Bride White paper, the only deluxe copies along with 60 on Hollande.
With an original lithograph by L.A. Moreau as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

Edition decorated with numerous illustrations in and outside text.
Half mint green shagreen binding, smooth spine faded decorated with stippling and gilt and blind fillets with minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, rubbed edges, contemporary binding.
Contributions by L. Enault on B. Palissy, E. Arago on Molière, A. Desonnaz on Mirabeau and Rabelais, Fouquier on Michel-Ange, Puech on M. Cervantès and Hannibal, A. Cabrol on J. Bart, H. Martin on Jeanne d'Arc, A. Jamet on Socrate...
Some foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and illustrations by P. Kaufmann.
Spine cracked at head with two small lacks at head and foot, scattered foxing.

Edition illustrated with 25 original wood engravings by Hermann Paul.
Half sand-coloured cloth binding, smooth spine, author's name and title in faded gilt, marbled paper boards. Bookplate on endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with 5 wood engravings by Jean Saint-Paul.
Marginal foxing on slightly faded covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by M. Van Moppès.

First edition illustrated with original photographs by Georgette Chadourne, one of the numbered copies, the only printing. Spine very slightly faded without consequence, tiny marginal tears without loss to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Marais paper, deluxe printing.
Work illustrated with 8 illustrations by Kirszenbaum.
Minor spotting of no consequence to the front board, handsome copy.

New edition illustrated with 50 original drawings in the text.
Publisher's full chocolate boards, smooth spine decorated with blind decorative motifs, front board decorated with gilt and blind decorative motifs, blind frames on the rear board.
Rare and handsome copy, free from foxing, in boards of exceptional freshness.

Edition illustrated with original woodcuts by Victor Stuyvaert, one of 500 copies on Taiwan paper, the only deluxe copies with 20 on vellum.
Two pale marginal stains of no consequence on the covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies after 35 Marais.
Illustrations hors-texte by Kirszenbaum.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Illustrations hors-texte by Edy Legrand.
Small lack at foot, printed bibliophile's stamp at head of first endpaper.

Edition illustrated with 134 drawings by A. Chapon.
Bradel binding in full brick-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with double fillets and black typographical fleurons, gilt-tooled with the motto of the French Republic and the arms of the city of Paris on the front board, a school prize book from the Parisian Chaptal college.
Handsome copy abundantly illustrated.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, only 6 deluxe copies were produced.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Etienne Morannes including one as frontispiece.
Rare work dedicated to Joris-Karl Huysmans, handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper, with only 6 copies printed on China paper and 24 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Laboureur.
Autograph inscription from André Billy to Albert Milhaud.
Spine and covers marginally faded as usual.

First illustrated edition preceded by an introduction by Pierre Leroux.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fillets, some traces of use, contemporary binding. Work illustrated with steel engravings in and outside the text after drawings by Daubigny, Gérard-Séguin, Cabasson, Adrien Guignet, C. Marville, C. Nanteuil, Staal, Traviès and others.
As frontispiece, a portrait of the author engraved by Pannier.
Rare.

Second edition.
Illustrated by Rochegrosse.

First edition, one of 875 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, the only issue with 30 copies on Japan paper.
The work illustrated with a portrait of the author by E. Hubert.
Handsome copy despite light marginal worming affecting the front cover.

First edition of M. Soudart's adaptation.
Work illustrated with 6 drawings by Fernand Fau.
A small angular lack affecting the back cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 28 compositions by O. Cortazzo etched by Abot & Clapès, one of 825 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 175 Japan and Holland paper copies.
A marginal lack affecting the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 10 etchings by E. Thérond.
A small insignificant stain on the front free endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of thousand.
Minor worming.
Cover illustrated by Courtois.

First edition, one of 480 numbered copies on Rives, ours specially printed for Louis de Gonzague-Frick and justified in hand by the publisher.
Illustrated book of engravings of Dubreuil, nice copy.

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

First edition, one of 250 hors commerce copies on Rives paper numbered and signed by the publisher, the only printing with 25 Japan and 125 tinted Rives.
Work illustrated with 8 original etchings by J.A. Mercier.
Light worming to the endpaper, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 copies on Lafuma paper, the only printing with 25 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with wood engravings by Jean-Paul Dubray.
Endpapers shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only issue with 50 on Arches paper.
Work illustrated with line drawings by Albert Marquet.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with original color illustrations by Domin.
Endpapers lightly and marginally shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated by C. Roussel.
Two light tears without consequence at head and foot of one joint, otherwise a handsome copy.