René-Yves CRESTON (1898-1964)
Sant Ronan pedit evidomp
Wood engraving, 1928.
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René-Yves CRESTON (1898-1964) Sant Ronan pedit evidomp Wood engraving, 1928. Monogrammed in the plate (Small folds and tears at edges.) Dim. 32 x 24.5 cm Youenn Drezen Collection

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René-Yves CRESTON (1898-1964)

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Estim. 20 - 40 EUR

Honoré de Balzac, Un drame dans les prisons. Paris, Hippolyte Souverain, 1847. In-8, 292p. Second edition, the first separate and with a modified title of the third part of Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes. Volume 1 only. Provenance: Two reading cabinets in Angoulême: mademoiselle Delouche (stamp on title) and monsieur Desbergerons (stamp p.7). Modest copy, spine of binding missing, angular wetness on last 50 pages, some foxing, first and last leaves detached. Lot of 6 illustrated volumes by Balzac: Honoré de Balzac, La Fille aux yeux d'or. Paris, Crès, 1923. In-12, 167p. Edition of 2007, one of 1845 on vélin du marais, illustrated with woodcuts by Sylvain Sauvage. Paperback, lined cover. Front cover hinge cracked. Honoré de Balzac, Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées. Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1946. In-8, 262p. Edition of 1500 copies on vellum, illustrated by Jean Droit. Honoré de Balzac, La Femme et l'Amour. Paris, Plon, 1947. In-8, 66p. Edition illustrated by the "best artists of the time", notably with 8 hors-texte based on lithographs by Devéria and Gavarni. Edition of 1650 copies on vellum. Paperback, spine browned with tears. Honoré de Balzac, La Peau de Chagrin. Paris, Jacques Vautrain, 1947. In-4, 229p. Edition illustrated by Colette Pettier, on fine laid paper (n°1427), with a presentation by Marcel Crouzet. Paperback, lined cover. A prospectus from Vautrain Editions is enclosed. Honoré de Balzac, Voyage de Paris à Java. S.l., L'amitié par le livre, 1947. In-8, 101p. Edition on white vellum illustrated by René Mels, not for sale and reserved for members of L'Amitié par le livre. Paperback, cover with flaps. Honoré de Balzac, Histoire de l'Empereur, racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat et recueillie par M. de Balzac. Paris, Les bibliophiles de l'Originale, 1969. In-12, 118p. Facsimile reprint of the 1842 edition (Dubochet, Hetzel & Paulin), on white vellum. Vignettes by Lorentz, engravings by Messrs. Brevière and Novion. Bound in full green leather, with imperial eagle on front cover. Set of 4 illustrated volumes by Balzac: Oeuvres de Jeunesse. Paris, Marescq et Cie, 1856. This volume is the one that often seems to be missing from the series of this edition (10 volumes in all). Half cloth. Oeuvres de Jeunesse. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1868. Spine repaired. Oeuvres de Balzac. Unpublished, ca.1865, popular edition containing Eugénie Grandet, Ferragus, La duchesse de Langeais, La recherche de l'absolu, etc. Separate paginations. Illustrations by Stahl, Nanteuil, etc. Eugénie Grandet. Paris, Gedalge, sd [ca.1910]. Demi-basane with corners. Honoré de Balzac, Eugénie Grandet. Paris, Laurent, 1936. In-4, 5p. Edition illustrated with 24 hors-texte color plates by René-X Prinet. Publisher's percaline boards, illustration on front cover. A good copy.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Set. Set of 9 works (9 volumes): - VEUILLOT (Louis), Les Odeurs de Paris. Third edition. Paris, Palmé, 1867. In-12 green half-chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt title (period binding). Some foxing. - CLARETIE (Jules), La Vie à Paris 1880. First year. Fourth edition. Paris, Havard, sd (c. 1880). In-12 green half-chagrin, ornate spine, gilt title (period binding). Bookplate of the Grand Cercle. - Guide de l'étranger dans Paris et ses environs. Illustrated with 130 woodcuts after drawings by A. de Bar, H. Clerget, Deroy, G. DORÉ, Lancelot, Marie, Thérond, Thiollet, etc., etc., 9th edition. Paris, Grand Hôtel du Louvre, 1877. In-12 publisher's brick boards (worn). Int. spine split, brown spots. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. Walks and excursions around Paris. Région du Nord. With 150 engravings, 2 panoramic views and 6 colored maps. Paris, Hennuyer, 1894. Fort in-12 modern beige cloth boards, black title page on spine. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. Walks and excursions around Paris. Eastern region. With 57 engravings and 2 maps. Paris, Hennuyer, 1898. Fort in-12, red percaline boards. Qqs foxing. - MARTIN (Alexis), Les Etapes d'un touriste en France. All around Paris. Walks and excursions in the Seine department. Illustrated with 20 hors texte engravings, 2 panoramic views and 5 colored maps and plans. Paris, Hennuyer, 1890. In-12 paperback, printed cover. - JOANNE (Adolphe), Les Environs de Paris illustrés. 3rd edition. Paris, Hachette, 1878. In-12 hardback, without general map. Covers worn, else a good copy. - JOANNE (Adolphe), De Paris à Lyonillustrés. 3rd edition containing a map and two plans and 100 vignettes [...] . Paris, Hachette, 1866. In-12 ed. boards, spine unstained, covers dulled. - AUDIAT (Pierre), Paris pendant la guerre (juin 1940-août 1944). Paris, Hachette, sd. In-12 paperback, printed illustrated cover. E.A.S. from the author to the writer Yves Gandon.

Estim. 180 - 200 EUR

BAUDIER (Paul) & DUHAMEL (Georges). Vie des Martyrs. Paris, Kieffer, 1924. In-8 light brown basane, spine decorated in cold, gilt title, large cold decoration on covers, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (René Kieffer). Etchings and woodcuts by Paul Baudier. Edition of 580 copies; no. 339 of 500 on vellum containing a state of the etchings. A fine copy in its publisher's binding.

Estim. 8 000 - 9 000 EUR

TUCCARO, Archangel. Trois dialogues de l'exercice de sauter, et voltiger en l'air. Paris, chez Claude de Monstr'oeil, 1599 4to, 225X170 mm; Binding full stiff vellum, title mss. on spine; cc. [5, including the Frontispiece], 197, i.e. 199, repeated numbering to papers 59-60, several pagination errors; Figured headpieces and Initials, 87 figures in the text of various sizes, one large fold-out table outside the text, all embossed in woodcut. Old owner's stamp to title page. Some restoration to title page. Some browning, complete specimen with fold-out table outside text often missing. Very rare original edition. The oldest treatise on acrobatics and one of the finest French figured books of the 16th century. The 87 full- and half-page figures depict gymnastic exercises and spectacular circus performances. The large fold-out woodcut, after paper 142, shows an acrobat jumping, with a three-stage vault, through ten hoops held by ten men. Toole Statt; "An early technical work on aerobatics, with accompanying wood engravings. Of this work Pierre Bost writes: Ces trois dialogues sont accompagnés d' images très précises, comme géométriques..." Brunet: "Ouvrage assez rare." The treatise, written with talent and lyricism, consists of three dialogues: the first examines the exercises that were practiced in antiquity, the art of jumping and the importance of dance; the second describes acrobatic movements in depth and is accompanied by a large number of woodcuts showing trained acrobats performing jumps, somersaults, handstands, vaults, and illustrating take-off and landing techniques; the third teaches how to use the exercises to keep the body agile, vigorous and healthy. The book is very rare: 6 copies are surveyed by OCLC in the US: Harvard, Getty, New York Public, Syracuse, Newberry Library, Illinois State University. Digital copy available in Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k87031900#Questa copy contains the paper added in very few copies with the King's Privilege, placed before the A4 file. Adams T-1017; Lipperheide 3037; Brun p. 306; Rahir 663; Toole Statt, Circus and alliend arts, II, 1693. See Jean Balsamo, L'amorevolezza verso le cose Italiche : le livre italien à Paris au XVIe siècle, Genève, Droz, 2015 (Travaux d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 86), no. 72; Alessandro Arcangeli, Renaissance Dance and Writing. 4to, 225X170 mm; full vellum binding, title on label on the spine; Leaves. [5], 197, i.e. 199, 1 blank, Repeated in the numbering pp. 59-60, errors in the page numbering; Woodcut initails and head pieces, 87 ilustrations in various dimensions, one large folded plate. Ancient owner's stamp to the titlepage. Some restoration on title page and last leaf reinforced. Some brownings, complete specimen. Very rare first edition. The oldest treatise on acrobatics and one of the most beautiful French illustrated books of the 16th century. The 87 full- and half-page figures depict gymnastic exercises and spectacular circus performances. The large plate, after page 142, shows an acrobat jumping, with a vault in three phases, through ten hoops held by ten men. Toole Statt; "An early technical work on aerobatics, with accompanying wood engravings. Of this work Pierre Bost writes: Ces trois dialogues sont accompagnés d' images très précises, comme géométriques..." Brunet: "Ouvrage assez rare. "The treatise, written with talent and lyricism, is made up of three dialogues: the first examines the exercises practiced in ancient times, the art of jumping and the importance of dance; the second describes the acrobatic movements in depth and is accompanied by a large number of woodcuts showing trained acrobats performing jumps, somersaults, handstands, vaults, and illustrating take-off and landing techniques; the third teaches how to use exercises to keep the body agile, vigorous and healthy.The book is very rare: 6 copies are listed by OCLC in the United States: Harvard, Getty, New York Public, Syracuse, Newberry Library, Illinois State University. Digital copy available in Gallica: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k87031900#This copy contains the leaf added in very few copies with the King's Privilege, placed before the A4 quire.

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