Memoirs, Biographies and Essays

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Illustrated with a portrait and a facsimile.
Spine sunned.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Illustrated cover.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Illustrated with 2 reproductions.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of sixth edition; only 25 deluxe copies on alfa paper were printed.
One scratch with small lack at foot of spine.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Work illustrated with a portrait of J.K. Huysmans as frontispiece.

Definitive edition with some parts in first edition on ordinary paper as expanded with unpublished letters and pieces.
Text preceded by a study on the author by Rioux de Maillou.
Small repaired tear at head of spine, spine and covers marginally faded.

First edition.
Work illustrated by Jacques Leman. Contributions by A. Houssaye, L. Ratisbonne, G. Boissier, Sully Prudhomme...
Parchment-covered wrappers with marginal tears and lacks, which seems inevitable given their fragility, occasional light foxing.

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.

First edition, one of 1200 copies on bouffant paper, the only printing with 150 copies on bouffant afnor.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half red cloth binding with corners, smooth spine, yellowed endpapers, annotations on the title page, occasional foxing. Ernest Renan was commissioned to compile an inventory of oriental manuscripts preserved in Italian libraries. This mission, completed in June 1850, resulted in two reports.
Very handsome copy.

Seventh edition.
Half mint green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind and gilt compartments enhanced with gilt decorative motifs and gilt dotting, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
Occasional foxing, minor stains of no consequence to opening pages of first volume.
Handsome copy beautifully presented.

First edition, one of 31 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Spine wrinkled, slight traces of marginal fold to lower cover, a good copy.

First edition printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper, ours inscribed to Emile Henriot.
Endpapers very lightly and marginally shaded without consequence, handsome copy.

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

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Printed bibliophile's stamp at head of front endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Spine with minor restoration marks at head and foot, boards marginally shaded, some foxing affecting mainly the very first and last leaves.

The French first edition dates from 1809; the first translation by Antoine de Latour, reprinted here, dates from 1840.
Contemporary glazed caramel calf binding with corners. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 tulips and fillets. Brown morocco title-label and a second havana morocco title-label. Scattered foxing.
A handsome copy, well bound.
Perhaps the most famous and best of the writings of the Italian dramatist and poet Victor Alfieri.

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

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription from M. de Pongerville at head of front cover.
A small tear at head of spine, light foxing to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies under the pseudonym Job-Lazare.
Work illustrated with an etching by A. Esnault as frontispiece.
Two slight lacks of no consequence at head and foot of spine, a tiny marginal lack at foot of second cover, foxing on first endpaper, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 10 Japan and 40 Holland deluxe copies were printed.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 177 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Endpapers very lightly and marginally shaded, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author.
Notes by Henri de Montherlant.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Two small tears of no consequence at foot of joints, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

New edition, one of 34 numbered copies on Arjomari paper, the only deluxe copies.
Two pale and small marginal stains at the foot of the front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to Jean (Leymarie).
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 980 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies along with 26 on Japan paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of J. Moréas as frontispiece and an autograph facsimile.
Handsome copy.

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.

New edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, of which no mention is made.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by L.E. Fournier.
Front endpaper lightly and partially shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.

First trade edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 50 on Japan paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 4 Japan, 15 China and 50 pure linen paper.
Spine and boards clumsily restored with adhesive pieces, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
A good copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Tears and marginal lacks to the front board extending throughout the text block, boards slightly and marginally faded.
Paper browned.
Rare.

The first edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper of this offprint from Rabelaisian studies.
Spine and boards marginally faded, minor foxing and slight corner losses to boards.
Rare.

Second edition, published after the first edition of 1767.
Contemporary full glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. One wormhole on the title label, 2 on the upper board. A pale dampstain in the margin of the first 3 leaves; a tear with loss to leaf 71, without any damage to the text.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792) was, after being a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel had immediate success and the following ones were even better received, praised for the fineness of style and the interest of details, placing Madame Riccoboni among the best novelists of the 18th century. Her work is above all a reflection of the feminine condition of her time, while at the same time paving the way for Romanticism by affirming the primacy of the heart over reason and social conventions. This novel is that of a group of women made independent by widowhood, and finally liberated.

First edition printed in 50 copies, ours one of 15 on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Rare and handsome copy despite some light worming to the boards.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Full navy cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, cherry red shagreen title label, original wrappers preserved.
Complete text in itself.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of third edition.
About notably F. Mauriac, A. Bonnard, Catholicism and literature, P. Valéry, J. Moréas...

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint. One joint cracked at foot, boards slightly and marginally faded, trace of a pasted label on the first cover.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of Max Jacob.
Very light marginal spotting without consequence to the front cover.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author to Jacques Chabannes.
Spine faded, rear board nearly detached.

Third edition, with some parts in first edition, being the first revised and expanded text. Half dark brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding. Both copies are complete with the two frontispiece engravings (the second with tears and small corner losses has been pasted onto a loose leaf). One loose leaf, some occasional minor foxing, the half-title and title pages of the second volume are missing which prevents us from indicating which edition this is.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A photographic portrait of V. Larbaud as frontispiece.
First cover partially and lightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

New edition with some parts in first edition.
Half olive sheep binding with corners, smooth spine now decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, light scratches to spine, pine cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary romantic binding.
Work complete with its musical stave plates at rear.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Illustrated.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Split spine with small lacks, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 21 Holland and 70 pur fil copies.
The work is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of P. Claudel by Jean Charlot and a portrait of Jean Racine by Edelinck.
Handsome copy.

New edition with introduction and notes by Henri Clouard, one of 2,500 numbered copies, the only printing.
Frontispiece with a portrait of Gérard de Nerval engraved by Ouvré.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned.

New edition of the French translation, this one established by Albert Savine.
Autograph inscription from the latter to Camille de Sainte-Croix.
Spine clumsily restored with a piece of mouse-colored cloth, a small marginal tear at foot of the first cover tending to come loose.

Second edition with some parts in first edition as it is "augmented by nearly double".
Small lacks at head and foot of spine, slight corner lacks to boards, occasional foxing.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Mémoires de la Sté Impériale des antiquaires de France.
Copy presented in its original wrappers and under plain covers with title and author's name inscribed in pen at the head of the first board.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
About the letters of Mme de Sévigné, Aristophanes and Rabelais, Don Quixote, history of the canton of Vaud, introduction to the history of Indian Buddhism, translations of some of Schiller's poems...
Some foxing.

First edition, published anonymously, purporting to contain letters written to Prosper Mérimée by "his unknown correspondent", one of the rare copies on Holland paper of which no mention is made.
Split spine with small losses, copy partly unbound, small corner losses to boards, some foxing.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Unlettered spine with handwritten title showing a small lack, boards marginally faded with two small angular stains, occasional worming.

First editions.
Small tears to the spines which also show lacks at the foot, one of which has been restored.
Rare minor foxing without significance.

The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Revue historique vaudoise.
A small marginal tear without loss to the title page, boards very slightly faded, but not serious.

First edition.
The frontispiece portrait, first endpaper and half-title page are lacking from our copy which is presented in its original wrappers.
Occasional light foxing.

Second edition.
Half caramel-colored sheep with corners, spine faded with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, slight lack to one headcap, marbled paper boards, fillet borders on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.

Third edition on ordinary paper, with some parts in first edition, of 'Rêveries sur la nature primitive de l'homme', only a few colored paper copies were printed as deluxe copies.
Copy presented in its original plain wrappers.
Spine faded with lacks at head and foot, title and author's name in pen, small corner lacks on covers, worming, dampstain affecting 2/3 of the text block.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 300 numbered copies on pure watermarked rag paper, ours one of 10 hors commerce copies.
Tiny corner lacks to the head of the first board, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with four fine raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, slight wear to one headcap, light traces of rubbing to one joint, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Handsome interior condition nearly free of foxing.

First edition.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some rare minor foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition as Ma soeur Henriette had appeared previously.
Half turquoise shagreen binding, faded spine with four raised bands decorated with richly ornamented gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy free from any foxing.

First edition.
Half red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, dates at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Complete set with the fourth and final volume entitled: 'Les contemporains'.
Occasional minor foxing.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on Holland paper.
Speeches by P. Bourget and E. Haraucourt, with autograph inscription signed by the latter.
Work illustrated with 3 photographic reproductions of portraits of G. Flaubert.
Spine and covers marginally sunned, foxing to endpapers, first endpaper marginally stained, occasional light foxing.

First edition, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies along with 70 on pure thread.
About P.J. Proudhon, H. Rochefort, J. Vallès, L. Bloy among others.
Light marginal tears and spotting to covers without significance, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 792 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 108 reimposed.
Spine lightly browned at foot, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Tiny stains to head, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 10 China paper, 30 Japan paper and 30 hors commerce copies.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and vignettes engraved on wood by A. Latour.
Endpapers lightly foxed, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 10 on Japan nacré.
Very handsome copy.

First edition in French.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece portrait of the celebrated actress.
Spine sunned with minor losses, one joint cracked at head.
Rare copy almost entirely free from foxing and presented in its original wrappers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscription from Laure Vacherie de Laporte.
About Charles d'Orléans, C. Marot, F. Villon, P. Dupont, Béranger, Vendean songs, fabliaux...
Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author.
Spine lightly sunned, rare.

Second edition.
Bradel binding in half mouse-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, hazel shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Press clippings relating to the work and the author pasted in at the end.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Jules Troubat, the author's secretary.
A slight lack at the foot of one joint, two small ink stains probably made by J. Troubat on the first leaf.

First edition. Important thesis submitted for the doctorate.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, one of 1550 numbered copies on Annonay vellum, the only issue with 45 Japan.
With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 15 deluxe copies printed.
Bradel binding in brown half cloth, smooth spine decorated with a typographical fleuron, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Laurent Tailhade to publisher P.V. Stock.

First edition of the French translation, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 25 on pure linen paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Handsome copy despite a small tear of no consequence to the front endpaper.

First edition, one of 1,230 numbered copies on pure thread Lafuma paper.
Retaining its deckled edges, handsome copy.

First edition of which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Remarkable anthology abundantly illustrated in which one finds Mariotti, Laubreaux and Carco among others.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
With a photographic portrait of Edgar Poe as frontispiece, spine slightly sunned, publisher's slip laid in.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Some foxing affecting the last endpaper.

First edition, one of the alfa copies, only 40 deluxe copies were printed.
Spine sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Superb full-page autograph inscription by the author, spine sunned.

First edition.
Following articles: Fr. Lafosse: 'Esquisse d'une biographie intellectuelle', Br. Lagrange: 'La preuve par l'homme', R. Lafranc: 'Les valeurs permanentes', M. Oraison: 'Une science combattante', Interview with J. Sulivan: 'Qu'est-ce qu'un écrivain catholique', A. Rivière and E. de Monpezat: 'Notre avant-guerre', S. de Wendel: 'Une quête parallèle : Berdiaev', G. Gilloux: 'Mounier face aux jeunes'.
Illustrated, handsome copy.