Memoirs, Biographies and Essays

New edition. A nice copy.

First edition, one of 33 numbered copies on Marais vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition of the introduction and bibliographical essay by Guillaume Apollinaire, one of 500 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only deluxe copies with 10 on Japan paper.
Some foxing to covers otherwise handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition, one of 396 numbered copies on Holland paper.
A light shadow mark affecting the justification and half-title pages without consequence, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy complete with its dust jacket.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only issue with 40 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with woodcuts drawn and engraved by Berthold Mann.

First edition published anonymously and printed in 290 copies.
Two dampstains at foot of front cover, cover and spine marginally soiled.
Rare.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
This is a thesis submitted for the university doctorate degree.
Handsome copy.
Provenance: from the library of P.G. Castex who annotated the thesis on the endpaper.

First edition.

Third edition.
A very good copy.

First edition.
A very good copy.

Rare first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Essay on methodical and reasoned bibliography up to 1924.
Spine cracked with lacks at foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine and covers marginally sunned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the front cover being marginally and lightly sunned.

Second edition.
Rare.

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

First edition on ordinary paper.
A rare and very good copy.

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

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Autograph inscription by the author.
With a frontispiece portrait of P. Adam by Jacques Blanche.
Work decorated with tailpieces by Orazi.
Illustrated biography with portraits, caricatures and autograph facsimiles, handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation by Pierre Quillard, one of 349 copies on laid paper, the only printing with 12 China and 12 Japan copies.
A crease mark on the front cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 deluxe copies on colored papers were printed.
Rare autograph inscription from Jean Jullien.
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, one of 150 numbered copies on Johannot paper, deluxe issue after 100 on Arches.
With a frontispiece photograph of C. Du Bos.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies, the only issue with 100 other deluxe copies.
Iconography.

First edition of which only 150 deluxe copies were printed.
But also M. Prévost, G. d'Houville, A. Hermant, among others.
Iconography.

First edition limited to only 250 copies.
Half-shagreen binding in green, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt tools, scratches, contemporary binding.

First edition.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
Boards marginally sunned, spine with repaired tear at foot, boards detached.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full havana cardboard, black sheep title-label, period binding.
Foxing, rare.

First edition.
Numerous contributions to this special issue of 'Rimes et raisons' devoted to Guillaume Apollinaire.
Poetic supplement with René Guy Cadiou among others.

The first edition published in a small number of copies on laid paper, only 42 deluxe copies were printed.
With frontispiece etching by Staal.
Small lacks to head and foot of spine of the second volume, spine of the first copy faded, front board of the first volume detached.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
This is a thesis presented to the Faculty of Letters of Paris.
A lack to the foot of the spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 100 copies were printed on Holland paper.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
These are conversations about war and other subjects.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 12 Holland copies were printed.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, cover preserved, top edge gilt.
Fine interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed on the press, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half red morocco-grained shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

Second edition.
Half shagreen binding in aubergine, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with gilt typographical motifs, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt. As frontispiece, a portrait of M. de Guérin engraved on wood by J. Bertrand, work illustrated with 5 engravings and facsimiles.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A slight lack at the head of the spine.

First edition, there were only 35 large paper copies.
Rare.

Second edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper which is not mentioned in the statement of edition.
Notice by Georges Valois.
Rare and handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Introduction by J. Savant.
Fragments of texts by H. de Balzac referring to the Emperor.
Illustrations, handsome copy.

First edition of this special issue devoted to C. Péguy.
Contributions by J. Maxence, M. Péguy, R. Francis among others and unpublished notes by C. Péguy to H. Massis.
Fine copy.

First edition of this article.
Half burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed to order, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
With frontispiece portrait of Elvire, complete with publisher's slip.
Two small stains on the first cover.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

First edition.
A tear with loss affecting the spine, scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pur fil, ours bearing No. 1, deluxe copy.
L'héritage victorien, R.L. Stevenson, R. Kipling, H.G. Wells, J. Conrad, la renaissance irlandaise...
Spine and boards sunned and faded, endpapers shadowed, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
The romanticized life of a Lyon native in the 19th century.
Very handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine cracked and repaired.

First edition. About A. Thiers, E. Scribe, J.J. Rousseau, the Rothschilds, Ingres, Marshal Raguse, the Duke of Morny, Marie-Antoinette, A. Boucher... Illustrated cover, spine split and reglued.

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

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.

First edition of this offprint from the 'Journal de médecine de Paris', printed in only 150 copies on laid paper.
Gift inscription and stamp on the first cover, a full-margined copy with soiled margins.

First edition.
Introduction by M. Poujoulat.
Recased spine, small marginal stains on the front cover.

First edition of this offprint from the 'Annales du midi' printed in a small number of copies.
A small tear with a lack to spine, handsome interior condition.
Copy without covers.

First edition.
About T. Renaudot, a very good and rare copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Preface by Marcel Béalu.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only issue.
Contributions by P. Adam, E. la Jeunesse, E. Faguet, E. Psichari, T. de Visan, R. Schwab, J.& J. Tharaud...
Work illustrated with two photogravure portraits by C. Demange and an original composition by G. Cornélius.
Marginal stains to front board, marginal dampstaining to rear board affecting the spine head and final leaves less severely.
Rare.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies, of this offprint from 'Manuscrit autographe'.
Iconography, facsimile.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from 'Mémoires de la société dunkerquoise.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.
About Romanticism. Two marginal lacks to the front board, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 374 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only issue with 26 other deluxe copies.
A marginal dampstain affecting the last page and less severely the rear board, very light worming to the front board.

First edition.
Foxing, a small marginal lack to the lower cover.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Important introduction by Maurice Bardèche.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 25 deluxe copies printed.
One reglued tear with loss at head of spine. Illustrated.

First edition.
Spine faded.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait and an autograph of M. Jacob.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait and an autograph of A. Jarry.
Spine sunned.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only issue with 350 on chiffon vellum.
Rich iconography.
A trace of tape repair at the head of one joint, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the July 15, 1921 issue.
Handsome copy.

Second edition.
Boards marginally reinforced, gift inscriptions on the front board, title page and half-title page, otherwise a handsome copy.
Bookplate.

First edition, one of 1120 numbered copies on chamois vellum, the only issue with 50 on pur fil.
Introduction by C. Lefèvre-Roujon, handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrated.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Autograph inscription from the author on the front cover.
Handsome copy.

First edition. H. Murger as seen by one of his characters.
A good copy.

First edition.
The prediction of Cazotte, the metamorphoses of Olivier Basselin, the deliquescences of Adoré Floupette, the songs of Bilitis...
Light worming affecting the endpapers, otherwise a handsome copy.

New critical edition established by Pierre Deloffre.
Illustrations, handsome copy.

New edition revised and expanded by Maurice Sabbe, museum curator.
Handsome copy.

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

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

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

First edition of the French translation.
Richly illustrated, a very good copy.

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

New edition.
Illustrated hors texte by J. Marmier.

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

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

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

New edition.
A small repaired tear at foot of spine, a tiny central flaw affecting the front cover, some foxing.

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

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

Third edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
One lack at head of sunned spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
A good copy.

Second edition largely in first printing, published in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.
A lack to head of spine which also bears a small angular dampstain affecting all leaves, otherwise a handsome copy.
Edouard Rahir's copy with his name inscribed on the half-title page.

First edition.
Illustrated with 8 portraits hors texte.