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Memoirs, Biographies and Essays
  1. Les lettres rustiques de Claudius Aélianus, prénestin
    Pierre QUILLARD

    Les lettres rustiques de Claudius Aélianus, prénestin

    Mercure de France|Paris 1895|10 x 15.50 cm|broché
    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.
    €80
  2. L'échéance précédée d'un essai sur le théâtre vivant
    Jean JULLIEN

    L'échéance précédée d'un essai sur le théâtre vivant

    Revue 'art et critique'|Paris 1890|10.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 deluxe copies on colored papers were printed.
    Rare autograph inscription from Jean Jullien.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  3. Histoire anecdotique des barrières de Paris
    Alfred DELVAU

    Histoire anecdotique des barrières de Paris

    E. Dentu|Paris 1865|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  4. Lettres de Charles Du Bos et réponses de André Gide
    André GIDE, Charles DU BOS

    Lettres de Charles Du Bos et réponses de André Gide

    Corrêa|Paris 1950|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Johannot paper, deluxe issue after 100 on Arches.
    With a frontispiece photograph of C. Du Bos.
    €50
  5. Dernier visage de Max Jacob 1937-1944
    (Max JACOB) Marcel BÉALU

    Dernier visage de Max Jacob 1937-1944

    Pierre Fanlac|Paris 1946|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 600 numbered copies, the only issue with 100 other deluxe copies.
    Iconography.
    €40
  6. Marcel Prévost et ses contemporains
    Léon-Paul FARGUE, Paul VALÉRY

    Marcel Prévost et ses contemporains

    Les Editions de France|Paris 1943|16 x 23 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition of which only 150 deluxe copies were printed.
    But also M. Prévost, G. d'Houville, A. Hermant, among others.
    Iconography.
    €70
  7. Vie, écrits et correspondance littéraire de Laurent Josse Leclerc
    L. BERTRAND

    Vie, écrits et correspondance littéraire de Laurent Josse Leclerc

    Léon Techener|Paris 1878|16 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition limited to only 250 copies.
    Half-shagreen binding in green, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt tools, scratches, contemporary binding.
    €40
  8. Les premières éditions d'Alfred de Musset
    (Alfred de MUSSET) Armand LODS

    Les premières éditions d'Alfred de Musset

    Mercure de France|Paris 1927|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Autograph inscription signed by the author.
    Boards marginally sunned, spine with repaired tear at foot, boards detached.
    €40
  9. Mémoires de Aug. Guil. Iffland auteur et comédien allemand avecunenotice sur les ouvrages de cet auteur
    A.G. IFFLAND

    Mémoires de Aug. Guil. Iffland auteur et comédien allemand avecunenotice sur les ouvrages de cet auteur

    Ponthieu|Paris 1923|13 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in full havana cardboard, black sheep title-label, period binding.
    Foxing, rare.
    €60
  10. Guillaume Apollinaire souvenirs et témoignages inédits
    (Guillaume APOLLINAIRE) COLLECTIF

    Guillaume Apollinaire souvenirs et témoignages inédits

    Editions de la tête noire|Albi 1946|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Numerous contributions to this special issue of 'Rimes et raisons' devoted to Guillaume Apollinaire.
    Poetic supplement with René Guy Cadiou among others.
    €50
  11. Béranger et son temps
    Jules JANIN

    Béranger et son temps

    R. Pincebourde|Paris 1866|16.50 x 12.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    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.
    €50
  12. Etude sur Thomas Otway
    Ambroise de GRISY

    Etude sur Thomas Otway

    E. Thorin|Paris 1868|14 x 22 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  13. En écoutant Tolstoï
    G. BOURDON

    En écoutant Tolstoï

    Charpentier & Fasquelle|Paris 1904|12 x 19 cm|relié
    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.
    €45
  14. Souvenirs sur Moréas
    (Jean MORÉAS) Louis THOMAS

    Souvenirs sur Moréas

    Sansot & Cie|Paris 1911|12 x 19 cm|relié
    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.
    €40
  15. Une amie inconnue de Molière suivie de Molière et l'université
    E. MAGNE

    Une amie inconnue de Molière suivie de Molière et l'université

    Emile-Paul frères|Paris 1922|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
    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.
    €45
  16. Maurice de Guérin d'après des documents inédits
    (Maurice de GUÉRIN) Abel LEFRANC

    Maurice de Guérin d'après des documents inédits

    H. Champion|Paris 1910|13 x 20.50 cm|relié
    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.
    €60
  17. Discours prononcé à l'ouverture du cours de poésie latine le 9 Mars 1855
    Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE

    Discours prononcé à l'ouverture du cours de poésie latine le 9 Mars 1855

    Garnier frères|Paris 1855|12 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A slight lack at the head of the spine.
    €50
  18. Quelle étrange histoire...
    Jean GALMOT

    Quelle étrange histoire...

    Editions et Librairie|Paris s. d. [1918]|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, there were only 35 large paper copies.
    Rare.
    €40
  19. Parmi les hommes
    Lucien JEAN

    Parmi les hommes

    Mercure de France|Paris 1910|14 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €50
  20. Napoléon dans Balzac
    (Honoré de BALZAC) Jean SAVANT

    Napoléon dans Balzac

    Editions Napoléon|Paris 1950|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Introduction by J. Savant.
    Fragments of texts by H. de Balzac referring to the Emperor.
    Illustrations, handsome copy.
    €40
  21. Porche à l'oeuvre de Charles Péguy
    (Charles PÉGUY) COLLECTIF

    Porche à l'oeuvre de Charles Péguy

    Godmé|Paris 1930|13.50 x 18 cm|agrafé
    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.
    €60
  22. Le roman chrétien des Reconnaissances
    Ernest RENAN

    Le roman chrétien des Reconnaissances

    In le Journal des savants|Paris Novembre 1880|23 x 29 cm|relié
    First edition of this article.
    Half burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.
    Handsome copy.
    €60
  23. Lamartine de 1816 à 1830 Elvire et Les Méditations (documents inédits)
    (Alphonse de LAMARTINE) Alphonse SÉCHÉ

    Lamartine de 1816 à 1830 Elvire et Les Méditations (documents inédits)

    Mercure de France|Paris 1906|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €40
  24. Willy, Colette et moi
    (COLETTE) Sylvain BONMARIAGE

    Willy, Colette et moi

    C. Fremanger|Paris 1954|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
    €40
  25. Rotrou sa vie et ses oeuvres
    SAINT-RENÉ TAILLANDIER

    Rotrou sa vie et ses oeuvres

    C. Lahure|Paris 1865|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A tear with loss affecting the spine, scattered foxing.
    Rare.
    €50
  26. Panorama de la littérature anglaise contemporaine
    René LALOU

    Panorama de la littérature anglaise contemporaine

    Kra|Paris 1927|20 x 21 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  27. Histoire d'André
    NIZIER DU PUITSPELU, ANONYME

    Histoire d'André

    S. n.|Lyon 1898|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    The romanticized life of a Lyon native in the 19th century.
    Very handsome copy.
    Rare.
    €100
  28. Corbeille d'histoires
    Paul FÉVAL

    Corbeille d'histoires

    V. Palmé • J. Albanel|Paris • & Bruxelles [Brussels] 1880|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine cracked and repaired.
    €60
  29. Le perron de Tortoni, indiscrétions biographiques
    Jules LECOMTE

    Le perron de Tortoni, indiscrétions biographiques

    E. Dentu|Paris 1863|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  30. Siméon La Roque, poète de l'absence 1550-1615
    Jeanne-Georgette PERKINS

    Siméon La Roque, poète de l'absence 1550-1615

    Nizet|Paris 1967|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
    A very good copy.
    €35
  31. Goethe en Angleterre
    J.M. CARRE

    Goethe en Angleterre

    Plon & Nourrit|Paris 1920|14 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
    €40
  32. Les maladies de Vénus dans l'oeuvre de François Villon
    (François VILLON) L. Dr. LE PILEUR

    Les maladies de Vénus dans l'oeuvre de François Villon

    H. Champion|Paris 1910|16.50 x 24 cm|agrafé
    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.
    €50
  33. Lettres
    J. de Nîmes. REBOUL

    Lettres

    M. Lévy frères|Paris 1866|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Introduction by M. Poujoulat.
    Recased spine, small marginal stains on the front cover.
    €50
  34. Le roman du comte de Toulouse
    Gaston PARIS

    Le roman du comte de Toulouse

    E. Bouillon • E. Privat|Paris • & Toulouse 1900|16 x 24 cm|broché
    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.
    €40
  35. L'histoire la fantaisie et la fatalité
    Eugène HATIN

    L'histoire la fantaisie et la fatalité

    Féchoz|Paris 1884|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition.
    About T. Renaudot, a very good and rare copy.
    €40
  36. Anthologie de la poésie française depuis le Surréalisme
    ANONYME

    Anthologie de la poésie française depuis le Surréalisme

    Editions de Beaune|Paris 1952|13.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Preface by Marcel Béalu.
    €25
  37. Le souvenir de Charles Demange
    COLLECTIF

    Le souvenir de Charles Demange

    Mercure de France|Paris 1911|15.50 x 22 cm|broché
    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.
    €75
  38. Etude psychologique sur la vie de Charles Baudelaire
    (Charles BAUDELAIRE) NUELLAS

    Etude psychologique sur la vie de Charles Baudelaire

    A. Blaizot & fils|Paris 1929|22.50 x 28.50 cm|agrafé
    The first edition, published in a small number of copies, of this offprint from 'Manuscrit autographe'.
    Iconography, facsimile.
    €40
  39. Lectures de jeunes filles il y a cent ans
    E. BOUCHET

    Lectures de jeunes filles il y a cent ans

    S. n.|Dunkerque [Dunkirk] s. d.|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    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.
    €40
  40. Vauquelin des-Yveteaux
    E.J.B. RATHERY

    Vauquelin des-Yveteaux

    A. Aubry|Paris 1854|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    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.
    €45
  41. Oehlenschläger le poète national du Danemark, étude biographique et littéraire
    Jules LE FÈVRE-DEUMIER

    Oehlenschläger le poète national du Danemark, étude biographique et littéraire

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1854|11 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Foxing, a small marginal lack to the lower cover.
    €70
  42. La femme auteur et autres fragments inédits
    Honoré de BALZAC

    La femme auteur et autres fragments inédits

    Grasset|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Important introduction by Maurice Bardèche.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  43. Aspects méconnus de Barbey d'Aurevilly
    (Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY) René MARTINEAU

    Aspects méconnus de Barbey d'Aurevilly

    Sorlot|Paris s. d.|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, with only 25 deluxe copies printed.
    One reglued tear with loss at head of spine. Illustrated.
    €35
  44. Les dernières années de Lord Byron : les rives du lac de Genève, l'Italie, la Grèce
    ANONYME

    Les dernières années de Lord Byron : les rives du lac de Genève, l'Italie, la Grèce

    M. Lévy frères|Paris 1873|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine faded.
    €40
  45. Max Jacob son oeuvre
    Hubert FABUREAU

    Max Jacob son oeuvre

    La nouvelle revue critique|Paris 1935|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Work illustrated with a portrait and an autograph of M. Jacob.
    €25
  46. Alfred Jarry
    (Alfred JARRY) Fernand LOT

    Alfred Jarry

    La nouvelle revue critique|Paris 1934|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Work illustrated with a portrait and an autograph of A. Jarry.
    Spine sunned.
    €30
  47. Marcel Jouhandeau et ses personnages
    (Marcel JOUHANDEAU) Henri RODE

    Marcel Jouhandeau et ses personnages

    F. Chambriand|Paris 1950|16 x 21.50 cm|broché
    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.
    €45
  48. Edmond de Goncourt membre de l'Académie de Bellesme suivi du texte intégral du Testament
    Léon DEFFOUX

    Edmond de Goncourt membre de l'Académie de Bellesme suivi du texte intégral du Testament

    Mercure de France|Paris 1921|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the July 15, 1921 issue.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  49. Histoire de la littérature portugaise
    Arthur LOISEAU

    Histoire de la littérature portugaise

    E. Thorin|Paris 1887|12 x 19 cm|broché
    Second edition.
    Boards marginally reinforced, gift inscriptions on the front board, title page and half-title page, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Bookplate.
    €45
  50. Correspondance inédite de Stéphane Mallarmé et Henry Roujon
    Stéphane MALLARMÉ

    Correspondance inédite de Stéphane Mallarmé et Henry Roujon

    P. Cailler|Genève [Geneva] 1949|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €45
  51. Baudelaire, Chenavard, and 'philosophic art'
    Joseph C. SLOANE

    Baudelaire, Chenavard, and 'philosophic art'

    The Journal of Aesthetics and art criticism|s. l. 3 March 1955|17.50 x 25 cm|agrafé
    First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
    Autograph inscription from the author on the front cover.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  52. Les grandes mystifications littéraires, deuxième série
    Augustin THIERRY

    Les grandes mystifications littéraires, deuxième série

    Plon|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €80
  53. Agréables conférences de deux paysans de Saint-Ouen et de Montmorency sur les affaires du temps (1649-1951)
    ANONYME, DELOFFRE

    Agréables conférences de deux paysans de Saint-Ouen et de Montmorency sur les affaires du temps (1649-1951)

    Les Belles Lettres|Paris 1961|17 x 25.50 cm|broché
    New critical edition established by Pierre Deloffre.
    Illustrations, handsome copy.
    €35
  54. Catalogue du musée Plantin-Moretus
    Max ROOSES

    Catalogue du musée Plantin-Moretus

    Imprimerie V. van Dieren & Co|Anvers [Antwerp] 1928|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    New edition revised and expanded by Maurice Sabbe, museum curator.
    Handsome copy.
    €40
  55. Souvenirs du dernier secrétaire de Sainte-Beuve
    (Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE) Jules TROUBAT

    Souvenirs du dernier secrétaire de Sainte-Beuve

    Calmann-Lévy|Paris 1890|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
    Spine sunned.
    €60
  56. Guy Patin nécessité d'une édition de ses lettres
    Charles NISARD

    Guy Patin nécessité d'une édition de ses lettres

    Imprimerie Moquet|Paris 1880|14 x 22 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  57. Pamphlets protestants contre Ronsard (1560-1577)
    F. CHARBONNIER

    Pamphlets protestants contre Ronsard (1560-1577)

    Edouard Champion|Paris 1923|16 x 25.50 cm|broché
    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.
    €45
  58. La science-fiction illustrée, une histoire de la S.F
    Franz ROTTENSTEINER

    La science-fiction illustrée, une histoire de la S.F

    Seuil|Paris 1975|20.50 x 28 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation.
    Richly illustrated, a very good copy.
    €60
  59. Les romanciers grecs et latins
    Victor CHAUVIN

    Les romanciers grecs et latins

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1864|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €40
  60. Frédéric List, sa vie, son oeuvre, son influence
    Maurice BOUVIER-AJAM

    Frédéric List, sa vie, son oeuvre, son influence

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1953|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    New edition.
    Illustrated hors texte by J. Marmier.
    €30
  61. Mathieu de Montmorency et Madame de Staël
    Paul GAUTIER

    Mathieu de Montmorency et Madame de Staël

    Plon|Paris 1908|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €40
  62. Victor Hugo et Rosita Rosa
    (Victor HUGO) M. de. LIMA-BARBOSA

    Victor Hugo et Rosita Rosa

    A. Blanchard|Paris 1927|16 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition of which no deluxe copies were issued.
    Small tear at foot of spine, rare and fine copy.
    €45
  63. Le monde judiciaire dans Balzac
    (Honoré de BALZAC) Henry BRÉAL

    Le monde judiciaire dans Balzac

    Alcan-Lévy|Paris 1903|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    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.
    €60
  64. Petits mémoires littéraires
    Charles MONSELET

    Petits mémoires littéraires

    G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle|Paris 1892|12 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition.
    A small repaired tear at foot of spine, a tiny central flaw affecting the front cover, some foxing.
    €60
  65. Histoires insolites
    Auguste de VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM

    Histoires insolites

    Librairie moderne|Paris 1888|12 x 19 cm|broché
    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.
    €120
  66. Stendhal chroniqueur
    (STENDHAL) Charles DÉDÉYAN

    Stendhal chroniqueur

    Didier|Paris 1962|15 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Ex dono to endpaper, a good copy.
    €30
  67. Jean-Jacques Rousseau et les femmes
    (Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU) Hippolyte BUFFENOIR

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau et les femmes

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1891|13 x 20 cm|broché
    Third edition.
    Autograph inscription from the author.
    One lack at head of sunned spine, handsome interior condition.
    €40
  68. Shakespeare en France sous l'Ancien Régime
    Jean-Jules JUSSERAND

    Shakespeare en France sous l'Ancien Régime

    A. Colin|Paris 1898|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    A good copy.
    €45
  69. La colombine et Clément Marot
    H. HARISSE

    La colombine et Clément Marot

    Chez tous les marchands de nouveautés|Paris 1886|21 x 29 cm|broché
    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.
    €80
  70. Le centenaire du premier cénacle romantique et de la 'Muse française' 1823-1824
    Henri GIRARD

    Le centenaire du premier cénacle romantique et de la 'Muse française' 1823-1824

    Editions des presses françaises|Paris 1926|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Illustrated with 8 portraits hors texte.
    €20
  71. Mérimée et la médecine
    (Prosper MÉRIMÉE) C. Dr. FRUTON

    Mérimée et la médecine

    V. Farré|Tournai 1938|16 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
    Two lacks at head and foot of spine, spine and front board slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
    Rare.
    €45
  72. Jacques Delille poète célèbre 1738-1813
    VEDAD ZEKI ORS

    Jacques Delille poète célèbre 1738-1813

    Imprimerie Leemann frères & Co|Zurich [Zurich] 1936|15.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor at the faculty of Berne.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €70
  73. Stendhal et les médecins
    (STENDHAL) André DÉNIER

    Stendhal et les médecins

    In Albums du Crocodile|Paris Novembre-Décembre 1958|16.50 x 25.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition not put into trade and printed in a small number of copies.
    A small tear without gravity at head of spine.
    Iconography, handsome copy.
    €45
  74. Les maladies et les infirmités de Boileau-Despréaux, le roman comique de sa cure thermale à Bourbon-l'Archambault
    Dr Georges ARMEILLA

    Les maladies et les infirmités de Boileau-Despréaux, le roman comique de sa cure thermale à Bourbon-l'Archambault

    In Albums du Crocodile|Paris 1946|16 x 25 cm|2 volumes agrafés
    First edition not published for sale and printed in a small number of copies.
    Two tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine.
    €60
  75. Emilia Pardo Bazan romancière
    Nelly CLÉMESSY

    Emilia Pardo Bazan romancière

    Centre de recherches hispaniques|Paris 1973|16 x 24.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition of this thesis, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €60
  76. Le 'Huysmans intime' de Henri Céard et Jean de Caldain
    (Joris-Karl HUYSMANS) P. COGNY

    Le 'Huysmans intime' de Henri Céard et Jean de Caldain

    Nizet|Paris 1957|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Numerous unpublished works, preface by René Dumesnil.
    Work illustrated with 2 photographs.
    Spine and boards marginally sunned.
    €40
  77. Sous les verrous, notes et souvenirs 1906-1916
    G. GEISPITZ

    Sous les verrous, notes et souvenirs 1906-1916

    Maison de La Bonne Presse|Paris 1950|10.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Autograph inscription from Abbé G. Geispitz, chaplain at La Santé.
    Illustrated cover, rare.
    €80
  78. La salle à manger de Sainte-Beuve
    (Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE) Jules TROUBAT

    La salle à manger de Sainte-Beuve

    Mercure de France|Paris 1910|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first issue printed on the press, with no mention of deluxe copies.
    €45
  79. Correspondance et fragments inédits
    Eugène FROMENTIN

    Correspondance et fragments inédits

    Plon|Paris 1912|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of second edition, only 20 copies were printed on Holland paper as deluxe copies.
    As frontispiece, a photographic portrait of the author.
    Biography and notes by P. Blanchon.
    Two small marginal dampstains affecting the boards, some light foxing.
    €70
  80. Littérature américaine
    William Peterfield TRENT

    Littérature américaine

    A. Colin|Paris 1923|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    Second edition of the French translation.
    Title of the work underlined in red ballpoint pen on the spine.
    €35
  81. L'amitié de Stéphane Mallarmé et de Georges Rodenbach
    Stéphane MALLARMÉ, Georges RODENBACH

    L'amitié de Stéphane Mallarmé et de Georges Rodenbach

    P. Caillier|Genève [Geneva] 1949|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on chamois laid paper.
    Previously unpublished letters and texts, preface by H. Mondor.
    Handsome copy.
    €45
  82. Samuel Johnson, étude sur sa vie et sur ses principaux ouvrages
    (Samuel JOHNSON) Hermile REYNALD

    Samuel Johnson, étude sur sa vie et sur ses principaux ouvrages

    Librairie A. Durand|Paris 1856|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Marginal tears with lacks affecting the covers, some light foxing.
    Rare.
    €80
  83. Les amis de Flaubert : Louis Bouilhet
    (Gustave FLAUBERT) A. Dr. FINOT

    Les amis de Flaubert : Louis Bouilhet

    S. n.|Paris 1951|16 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Iconography.
    From the 'essais de clinique littéraire' collection.
    €40
  84. L'Espagne des Lumières au Romantisme
    Manuel NÚÑEZ DE ARENAS, Robert MARRAST

    L'Espagne des Lumières au Romantisme

    Centre de recherches hispaniques|Paris 1964|16.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without severity, handsome interior condition.
    €40
  85. Théodore Aubanel la vie l'homme le poète
    (Théodore AUBANEL) José VINCENT

    Théodore Aubanel la vie l'homme le poète

    Aubanel frères|Avignon 1924|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, only 20 deluxe copies were printed.
    Fine autograph inscription from the author.
    Frontispiece portrait of T. Aubanel. Handsome copy.
    €45
  86. Le médecin de campagne, deuxième étude balzacienne
    (Honoré de BALZAC) Hubert GILLOT

    Le médecin de campagne, deuxième étude balzacienne

    G. Courville|Paris 1938|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Unlettered spine with two tears with slight lacks at head and foot.
    €35
  87. Jasmin sa vie ses oeuvres
    Léon RABAIN

    Jasmin sa vie ses oeuvres

    Firmin-Didot frères|Paris 1867|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Spine slightly browned with two small tears at head without gravity.
    Rare.
    €80
  88. L'écume de Paris, mémoires d'un parisien
    Albert WOLFF

    L'écume de Paris, mémoires d'un parisien

    V. Havard|Paris 1885|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Crime and misery, sinister thugs, famous convicts, monsters, bloody adulteries, crime and madness...
    Spine restored, minimal corner bumps to boards, spotting to boards, some light occasional foxing.
    Rare.
    €80
  89. Drames et romans de la vie littéraire
    SAINT RENE TAILLANDIER

    Drames et romans de la vie littéraire

    Librairie des bibliophiles|Paris 1870|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    About Countess Ahlefeldt, Henri and Charlotte Stieglitz and Heinrich von Kleist.
    Spine sunned and spotted, some marginal dampstaining affecting most leaves.
    Rare.
    €70
  90. PIERRE. / VAISSIERE P. de. - Bernardin de Saint-Pierre les années d'obscurité et de misère (1773-1783)
    (Jacques-Henri BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE) Pierre de VAISSIÈRE

    PIERRE. / VAISSIERE P. de. - Bernardin de Saint-Pierre les années d'obscurité et de misère (1773-1783)

    A. Picard & fils|Paris 1903|16.50 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
    Boards detached with small corner lacks, interior in good condition.
    Rare.
    €50
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