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[MUSIC]. MONCRIF (Fr.-Aug. Paradis de). ZELINDOR,

101 - [MUSIC]. MONCRIF (Fr.-Aug. Paradis de). ZELINDOR, KING OF THE SILPHES. 1745. Three works bound together in a single Italian-style in-4 volume with a stiff green vellum cover and a garnet morocco title label (contemporary binding); (1) title page, 58 pp. The title label is missing. FIRST EDITION of the score of this opera set to music by Messrs. François REBEL and François FRANCOEUR, first performed before the king at Versailles on March 17, 1745. [Bound together:] MONCRIF (by Fr.-Aug. Paradis)

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[MUSIC]. [MENGOZZI (Bernardo)]. SINGING METHOD OF

102 - [MUSIC]. [MENGOZZI (Bernardo)]. SINGING METHOD OF THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, containing the Principles of Singing, Vocal Exercises, Solfège taken from the best ancient and modern works; and Arias in all tempos and various styles. Paris, Conservatory of Music Press, Year 12 [i.e., 1803–1804]. Large quarto, half ivy-green morocco, water-green cardboard covers, title and “ex-dono” gilded on the front cover over a large red morocco coat of arms, bordered by a gilded garland frame and surmount

Estimation

100 - 150 €

NECKER (Jacques). ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCE’

103 - NECKER (Jacques). ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANCE’S FINANCES. No place or publisher’s name, 1785. Three small 8vo volumes, paperback with temporary covers. EDITION published one year after the original 1784 edition of this IMPORTANT WORK ON POLITICAL ECONOMY. Copy printed on fine laid paper, preserved as published, untrimmed, in its temporary cover of dominoté paper. ¶ Ined, 3358, for the original 1784 edition—Cioranescu, 47910, for the 1784 edition.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[BIRDS - ORNITHOLOGY]. SELIGMANN (Johann Michael).

104 - [BIRDS - ORNITHOLOGY]. SELIGMANN (Johann Michael). COLLECTION OF VARIOUS FOREIGN AND RARE BIRDS, [etc.]. Nuremberg, Fleichmann, 1749–51. Two parts bound together in one folio volume in ½ fawn-colored chagrin, paper covers embossed with a border of gilt fillets, smooth spine decorated lengthwise with gilt metal tools depicting birds and insects, gilt foliage and scrolls, gilt title (contemporary binding); frontispiece, (9) leaves including a title page printed in red and black, (25) half-leave

Estimation

2 000 - 3 000 €

OZANNE (Nicolas Marie). MARINE MILITAIRE, or A Col

105 - OZANNE (Nicolas Marie). MARINE MILITAIRE, or A Collection of the Various Ships Used in War, Followed by the Maneuvers Most Relevant to Combat as Well as to the Attack and Defense of Ports. Paris, published by the author and by Chereau, [1762]. Large 8vo, paperback, with period marbled paper covers; 49 ff. (including the title page in the folio numbering). Restoration on the lower right corner of the first 4 leaves and a small loss on the lower right corner of the 5th leaf; the text remains intac

Estimation

200 - 300 €

PALUDANUS (Petrus de Palude, known as Pierre de la

106 - PALUDANUS (Petrus de Palude, known as Pierre de la Palud). THE MOST EXACT, MOST PROVEN, AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS DOCTOR PETER DE PALUDE […]. Paris, Jean Bienayse and Jacques Ferrebouc, for Jean Petit, François Regnault, and Claude Chevallon, October 7, 1514. [Bound together with:] ADRIAN VI (Pope). OF THE MOST BLESSED FATHER ADRIAN VI, THE GREATEST OF THE PONTIFFS […]. Paris, Nicolas Savetier, for Jean Petit, November 1527. Two works bound together in a sturdy large quarto volume (276 × 216 mm

Estimation

300 - 400 €

[PHOTOGRAPH]. FABRE (Ch.). ENCYCLOPEDIC TREATISE O

107 - [PHOTOGRAPH]. FABRE (Ch.). ENCYCLOPEDIC TREATISE ON PHOTOGRAPHY. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1889-1902. Eight volumes in-8 ½ red chagrin, spine ribbed, gilt title and tomaison (Vintage binding). A rare ORIGINAL EDITION of this important treatise on photographic technique, with numerous woodcut figures in the text. This series is complete with the 3 volumes of supplements published from 1892 to 1902. A 4th and final supplement volume was published in 1906, which is missing here. A copy in GOOD COND

Estimation

100 - 150 €

PLUTARCH. PLUTARCH’S LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN, tra

108 - PLUTARCH. PLUTARCH’S LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN, translated from the Greek by Dominique Ricard, with Notes at the end of each Life. Paris, P. Théophile Barrois, Year VII–Year XI [1798–1803]. 13 volumes. [Included in:] PLUTARCH’S MORAL WORKS, translated into French by Abbé Ricard. Paris, Veuve Desaint and P. Théophile Barrois, 1783–1795. 17 volumes. Set of 30 volumes in 12mo, glazed fawn calfskin, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers and fleurons at the corners, plain spine de

Estimation

150 - 200 €

POIRET (P. J. F.). LESSONS IN FLORA. A Comprehensi

109 - POIRET (P. J. F.). LESSONS IN FLORA. A Comprehensive Course in Botany. Paris: Panckoucke, 1819–20. Four parts bound in 2 in-8 volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, covers adorned with a gilt-rule border, coat of arms stamped in gold in the center, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, marbled edges (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION illustrated with 63 separately printed plates delicately colored in watercolor, numbered 1 throug

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[PSALMS]. SAINT AUGUSTINE. EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE WO

110 - [PSALMS]. SAINT AUGUSTINE. EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE WORKS OF THE HOLY AURELIUS AUGUSTINE, BISHOP OF HIPPO, CONTAINING EXPLANATIONS OF THE MYSTICAL PSALMS. Venetiis [Venice], ad Signum Spei, 1550. In-quarto (binding: 251 × 178 mm) comprising 381 ff. and (1) f.; signatures a–z⁸, A–2A⁸, 2B⁶. Quire register and a prayer by Saint Augustine on the last leaf. Traces of clasps with skillful and discreet restorations in their original locations, corner water stain without paper fragility in the lo

Estimation

5 000 - 7 000 €

[PYRENEES]. LUCHAIRE (Achille). STUDIES ON THE PYR

111 - [PYRENEES]. LUCHAIRE (Achille). STUDIES ON THE PYRENEAN DIALECTS OF THE FRENCH REGION. Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, 1879. In-8 ½, marbled fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt scrolls and fillets, red and green sheepskin title labels, red head (contemporary binding). Scattered foxing, sometimes pronounced. FIRST EDITION. One full-color fold-out map, out of print ¶ Dendaletche, 1195: “Rare.”

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[PYRENEES]. PETIT (Victor). BAGNÈRES-DE-LUCHON AND

112 - [PYRENEES]. PETIT (Victor). BAGNÈRES-DE-LUCHON AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. Dulon, Bagnères-de-Luchon, [c. 1855]. Italian-style quarto in the publisher’s ivy-green grained cloth, with rocaille metalwork and gilt title on the top cover, and cold-stamped borders and corner fleurons. Scuffs and discoloration on the covers, more pronounced on the second cover; scattered light foxing; some marginal water stains. ALBUM containing a large title VIGNETTE and 25 PLATES (including 3 doubles and 1 triple) wit

Estimation

60 - 80 €

RACINE (Louis). WORKS. Paris: Le Normant, 1808. Si

113 - RACINE (Louis). WORKS. Paris: Le Normant, 1808. Six volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, with twisted and gilt fillet borders, a smooth, compartmentalized spine fully decorated, title and volume number labels in red and green morocco leather, gilt filleted edges and caps, gilt edges (contemporary binding). FIRST COLLECTIVE EDITION, published by Julien-Louis Geoffroy. PORTRAIT of the author on the frontispiece, engraved by Gabriel de SAINT-AUBIN after a drawing by Joseph AVED. From the “Hornus”

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M.

114 - [COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M. DCC. LXV. P., Le Breton, 1765. In-8, garnet morocco, covers adorned with a wide garland border and gilt corner pieces, a vase and flowers embossed in gold in the center, spine with raised bands decorated with fleur-de-lis motifs, gilt title, ornate gilt caps and corners, gilt interior roulette, gilt edges, endpapers of gilt-patterned paper (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION of this royal almanac. A BEAUTIFUL COPY IN DECORATED MOROCCAN LEATHER

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, leap yea

115 - [COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, leap year M. DCC. LXVIII. Presented to His Majesty for the first time in 1699. P., Le Breton, 1768. In-8, garnet morocco, covers adorned with a large gilt plate, ribbed spine decorated with fleur-de-lis motifs, gilt title, ornate fillets and caps, gilt roulette on the inside, gilt edges, gilt paper endpapers adorned with floral motifs (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION of this royal almanac. A BEAUTIFUL COPY IN DECORATED MOROCCAN LEATHER featuring a

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[FRENCH REVOLUTION — CONSTITUTION OF 1791]. FRENCH

116 - [FRENCH REVOLUTION — CONSTITUTION OF 1791]. FRENCH CONSTITUTION, presented to the King by the National Assembly on September 3, 1791; accepted by His Majesty on the 14th of the same month. Paris, Imprimerie de Prudhomme, 1791. In-16, marbled fawn calfskin, with a border of fine gilt fillets and a beaded gilt fillet on the covers; smooth, compartmentalized spine adorned with a gilt iron stamp depicting Phrygian caps accompanied by the motto “Libre ou mourire [sic],” black morocco title labe

Estimation

100 - 150 €

RODRIGUEZ [or RODRIGUES] (Manuel). SUMMA CASUUM CO

117 - RODRIGUEZ [or RODRIGUES] (Manuel). SUMMA CASUUM CONSCIENTIÆ. The most comprehensive collection of all works published to date. Venetiis [Venice], published by Georgium Variscum [Giorgio Varisco], 1607. Small 4to, soft ivory vellum, ribbed spine bearing a paper label with the handwritten title “Rodriguez / Summa ” (contemporary binding); (48) ff., 483 ff., (1) p. of register. Traces of lacing on the covers, a few small areas of vellum missing from the spine. VENETIAN EDITION IN LATIN of this

Estimation

100 - 150 €

ROLLIN (Charles). ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIANS

118 - ROLLIN (Charles). ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIANS, the Carthaginians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Medes and the Persians, the Macedonians, and the Greeks. Paris: Veuve Estienne, 1740. Six and a half volumes in fawn-colored marbled sheepskin with corner pieces, ribbed spines, title and volume number labels in bronze-green morocco, edges speckled in red and black (contemporary binding). Minor losses on the top cap of vol. 2; slight leather wear on the top cap of vol. 5; top cap of vol. 6

Estimation

80 - 120 €

ROLLIN (Ch.). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Ledoux and Te

119 - ROLLIN (Ch.). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Ledoux and Tenré, 1817–18. Eighteen volumes, in-8, in brown grained sheepskin, with gilt chain decoration on the covers, plain, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, marbled edges, and one small folio volume in half granite-patterned brown sheepskin, plain, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title label in garnet morocco (contemporary binding). Worm damage along the side margins of maps 22 through 27

Estimation

150 - 200 €

ROUSSEAU (J. J.). JULIE, OR THE NEW HELOISE. Amste

120 - ROUSSEAU (J. J.). JULIE, OR THE NEW HELOISE. Amsterdam, Rey, 1769. Three volumes, in-8 ½, ivy-green sheepskin, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets, gilt title (contemporary binding). The spine has uniformly discolored to a dark tan; scattered light foxing; a few rare marginal water stains. Ex-libris from the “Hornus” library. A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL 1761 EDITION, announced on the title page of each volume as the “Third original edition, revised and corrected by the publisher.” I

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[RUSSIA—THE CORONATION OF NICHOLAS II]. KRIVENKO (

121 - [RUSSIA—THE CORONATION OF NICHOLAS II]. KRIVENKO (V. S.), ed. THE CEREMONIES OF THE HOLY CORONATION. Published with the permission of His Majesty the Emperor by the Ministry of the Imperial Household. French translation by M. G. Korsow. St. Petersburg, State Printing Office, 1899. Large folio, in the publisher’s ivory shagreen, ivory vellum spine, beveled covers illustrated in color and gold; front cover adorned with the double-headed imperial eagle within a floral design by Nicolas Samokich

Estimation

4 000 - 6 000 €

[RUSSIA - OLD BELIEVERS]. THE SHIELD OF FAITH. PAR

122 - [RUSSIA - OLD BELIEVERS]. THE SHIELD OF FAITH. PART FIVE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST. [THE SHIELD OF FAITH. Part Five: Questions and Answers About the Antichrist]. Moscow, Christian Printing House of the Transfiguration Hospice [Preobrazhenskoe], 7420 [1912]. In-quarto, brown calfskin on wooden boards, covers decorated with fillet borders and cold-stamped scrolls, spine with flat raised bands and cold-stamped decoration, title cold-stamped “ЩИТЪ ВѢРЫ О / АНТИХРИ

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[SAINTE-MARTHE (Claude de)]. ON THE PIETY OF CHRIS

123 - [SAINTE-MARTHE (Claude de)]. ON THE PIETY OF CHRISTIANS TOWARD THE DEAD. Paris, Charles Savreux, 1666. In-12 brown calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilded macabre ironwork, gilt title, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding); (10) ff., 435 pp. Small tear and restoration to the upper cap. Inked ex-libris stamp “F. X. Saurel” in the margin of the title page. SECOND EDITION, published one year after the first edition, of this treatise on piety regarding the Christian death. This wor

Estimation

100 - 150 €

SEIDEL (Paul). LES COLLECTIONS D'OEUVRES D'ART FRA

124 - SEIDEL (Paul). LES COLLECTIONS D'OEUVRES D'ART FRANÇAISES DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE appartenant à sa Majesté l'Empereur d'Allemagne, roi de Prusse. History and catalog. Berlin - Leipzg, Giesecke & Devrient, 1900. Publisher's eggplant percaline folio, boards framed in gilt roulettes with gold-stamped arms in center, gilt-cased spine with gilt numerals and irons, gilt title, red-tinted head, gold-illustrated endpapers. ORIGINAL EDITION of this fine work of documentation containing 14 EAUX-FORTES an

Estimation

50 - 100 €

SOULATGES (J.-A.). COUTUMES DE LA VILLE, GARDIAGE

125 - SOULATGES (J.-A.). COUTUMES DE LA VILLE, GARDIAGE ET VIGUERIE DE TOULOUSE, in Latin and French. Toulouse, Dupleix & Laporte, 1770. In-4, marbled fawn sheepskin, spine fully decorated with raised bands, red morocco title label, edges speckled blue (contemporary binding). Minor scuffs on the covers. FIRST EDITION. ¶ Saffroy, II, 26026 - Limouzin-Lamothe, 107.

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[SPANHEIM (Frédéric)]. THE SWEDISH SOLDIER. Or A T

126 - [SPANHEIM (Frédéric)]. THE SWEDISH SOLDIER. Or A True Account of What Happened from the Arrival of the King of Sweden in Germany Until His Death. Rouen, Jean Berthelin, 1633. 12mo, ivory vellum with small overlaps, smooth spine, title handwritten in brown ink (original binding); (4) ff., 496 pp., (28) ff. of table of contents and a “Letter from the Swedish Soldier” to Queen Marie-Éléonore. Handwritten bookplate “Bernhard Ferry de Czettrict” on the first endpaper and “Jean Sigmound

Estimation

100 - 150 €

THOMAS AQUINAS (Saint). SUMMA THEOLOGICA: “Prima p

127 - THOMAS AQUINAS (Saint). SUMMA THEOLOGICA: “Prima pars” – “Prima secunde” – “Secunda secunde” – “Tertia pars.” Venice, heirs of Ottaviano Scoto and associates, 1513–1522. Four parts bound in two small folio volumes in brown calfskin on wooden boards, with fillet borders and diamond-shaped compartments adorned with cold-stamped fleurons on the covers, ribbed spine, blind-stamped panels, metal clasps, and corners reinforced with metal strips; paper title labels and old libra

Estimation

600 - 800 €

[VENDÉE]. BEAUCHAMP (A. de). HISTORY OF THE WAR IN

128 - [VENDÉE]. BEAUCHAMP (A. de). HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE VENDÉE AND OF THE CHOUANS, from its origins to the pacification of 1800. P., Giguet and Michaud, 1809. Three volumes, in-8 ½, in tan sheepskin with small ivory vellum corners, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, title and volume number gilded (contemporary binding). Bindings restored. THIRD EDITION, revised, corrected, and expanded. 3 PORTRAITS as frontispieces and a large FOLD-OUT MAP with boundaries highlighted in color—DE

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[VENDÉE]. ROMAIN (Félix, Count of). MEMOIRS OF A R

129 - [VENDÉE]. ROMAIN (Félix, Count of). MEMOIRS OF A ROYALIST OFFICER, recounting his entry into service, his travels to Corsica and Italy, his emigration, his campaigns with the Army of Condé, and the 1815 campaign in the Vendée. P., Égron, 1824–29. Four tomes in three 8vo volumes, paperback bound in contemporary temporary covers, with a paper title label on the spine + a modern cloth slipcase, the entire set housed in a modern cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION. Complete text of the 4th tome wit

Estimation

150 - 200 €

VERNE (Jules). CAPTAIN GRANT’S CHILDREN. A Voyage

130 - VERNE (Jules). CAPTAIN GRANT’S CHILDREN. A Voyage Around the World. Paris, J. Hetzel, Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation, [circa 1867–1868]. Three parts in 3 in-12 volumes in tan half-basane, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets and decorated with embossed lozenges and a wide gilt scroll at the foot, title and volume number labels in black calfskin, marbled paper covers (contemporary binding). Slight signs of rubbing on the bindings, 2 small pinholes at the bottom of a page edge

Estimation

1 500 - 2 000 €

VERNE (Jules). SET OF 5 TITLES, first editions, in

131 - VERNE (Jules). SET OF 5 TITLES, first editions, in-12 format. P., Hetzel & Cie. Five works bound in 6 volumes, in-12 ½, in ivy-green shagreen, spines with five raised bands decorated with blind-stamped fillets, gilt title (contemporary binding). A few very scattered, light foxing spots.

Estimation

800 - 1 200 €

VIGNIER (Nicolas). THE THEATER OF THE ANTICHRIST:

132 - VIGNIER (Nicolas). THE THEATER OF THE ANTICHRIST: A Response to Cardinal Bellarmine, the Sieur de Remond, Pererius, Ribera, Viegas, Sanderus, and Others Who, Through Their Writings, Condemn the Doctrine of the Reformed Churches on This Subject. S.l.n.e. [Saumur, Th. Porteau], 1610. Small folio (288 × 202 mm), ivory-colored vellum with exposed stitching, plain, unmarked spine (contemporary binding); (15) ff., 692 pp., (7) ff. of title pages and errata. Water stain at the bottom of the title page

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VILLETTE (Claude). THE REASONS FOR THE RITES AND C

133 - VILLETTE (Claude). THE REASONS FOR THE RITES AND CEREMONIES PERFORMED IN THE CATHOLIC, APOSTOLIC, AND ROMAN CHURCH. Included are The Reasons for the Ceremonies of the Coronation of Our Kings of France, and the Twelve Unique Marks of Their Heavenly Kingship, Above All the Kings of the World. Paris, Guillaume Des Ruës, 1611 [in the colophon: François Jacquin, 1611]. In-quarto, marbled brown calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt scrolls and fleurons, speckled edges (17th-century binding); (2

Estimation

100 - 150 €

VIOLLET-LE-DUC (Eugène). A RATIONAL DICTIONARY OF

134 - VIOLLET-LE-DUC (Eugène). A RATIONAL DICTIONARY OF FRENCH FURNITURE from the Carolingian period to the Renaissance. Paris, Bance, 1858–75. Six volumes, large 8vo, in red half-maroquin with corner caps, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt title, gilt head (contemporary binding). Light foxing, spine slightly darkened, a few small scuffs on the bindings. FIRST EDITION containing numerous insert plates in chromolithography and black-and-white. Extensive general index at the end of the 6th volume. O

Estimation

150 - 200 €

VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, known as). THE WO

135 - VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, known as). THE WORKS OF VOLTAIRE. New edition, with notes and critical observations by M. Palissot. Paris, Stoupe & Servière, 1792. 50 volumes, in-8, in marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spines divided by fillets and richly decorated with fleurons, gilded floral motifs and scrolls, title and volume number labels in ochre and ivy-green sheepskin, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). Some scuffing and wear on the bindings, minor wear on the caps and c

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[TRAVEL]. BARBÉ-MARBOIS (François de). HISTORY OF

136 - [TRAVEL]. BARBÉ-MARBOIS (François de). HISTORY OF LOUISIANA and of the cession of that colony by France to the United States of North America; preceded by a discourse on the constitution and government of the United States. Paris, Didot, 1829. In-8 ½, brown calfskin, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, gilt initials crowned at the tail, edges yellow-stained. Spine darkened, slight rubbing on the binding, a few stains and foxing, more pronounced on the first and last leaves. FIRST

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[TRAVEL]. BARBÉ-MARBOIS (François de). HISTORY OF

137 - [TRAVEL]. BARBÉ-MARBOIS (François de). HISTORY OF LOUISIANA and of the Cession of That Colony by France to the United States of North America; Preceded by a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States. Paris, Didot, 1829. 8½ in. midnight blue sheepskin, smooth spine with longitudinal compartments and gilding, gilt title, speckled edges (contemporary binding). Light foxing. FIRST EDITION, complete with the engraved and watercolored fold-out MAP. The frontispiece portrait

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[TRAVEL]. BARRÉ SAINT-VENANT (Jean). ON MODERN COL

138 - [TRAVEL]. BARRÉ SAINT-VENANT (Jean). ON MODERN COLONIES IN THE TROPICS, AND PARTICULARLY THAT OF SANTO DOMINGO. Paris: Brochot, 1802. In-8, marbled fawn sheepskin, gilt chain border on the covers, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, red sheepskin title label (contemporary binding); (2) folios of half-title and title page, XVI-516 pp., (1) folio of errata, 1 fold-out chart. Minor leather losses on the front cover, 3 rounded corners. FIRST EDITION, with the author’s AUTOGRAPH SIGNAT

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[TRAVEL]. [CARTEAU (Jean-Félix)]. HISTORY OF THE D

139 - [TRAVEL]. [CARTEAU (Jean-Félix)]. HISTORY OF THE DISASTERS OF SAINT-DOMINGUE. By F. C***., one of its former colonists. Bordeaux, Pellier-Lawalle, 1802. In-8 ½, marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with two gilt scrolls, title label in garnet morocco (later binding); (1) half-title leaf, XLII–306 pp. Water damage along the side margin of the half-title and title leaves, in the lower corner of the last 10 leaves, and along the margins of a few other leaves; a black stain at the top

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[TRAVEL]. CHÉNIER (Louis de). HISTORICAL RESEARCH

140 - [TRAVEL]. CHÉNIER (Louis de). HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON THE MOORS AND THE HISTORY OF THE MOROCCAN EMPIRE. Paris: Published by the Author, Bailly, Royer, 1787. Three volumes in-8, brown calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels in red morocco (contemporary binding). One title label is missing; leather is missing at the bottom of one volume; scuffing; small areas of leather loss and scuffs on the covers; paper is missing from the upper

Estimation

300 - 400 €

[TRAVELS]. CHEVALIER (Michel). LETTERS ON NORTH AM

141 - [TRAVELS]. CHEVALIER (Michel). LETTERS ON NORTH AMERICA. Paris: Gosselin, 1837. Two volumes bound together in one 8vo volume in black shagreen, with gilt coats of arms in the center of the covers, ribbed spine, gilt title, inner border, and marbled edges (contemporary binding). Volume 1: (2) folios of half-title and title page, XV-470 pages, (1) folio of errata - Volume 2: (2) folios of half-title and title page, 527 pages, (1) page of errata, fold-out map. Scattered light foxing, a few foxed le

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[TRAVELS]. FRANKLIN (B.). MEMOIRS OF THE PRIVATE L

142 - [TRAVELS]. FRANKLIN (B.). MEMOIRS OF THE PRIVATE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, written by himself and addressed to his son; followed by a Historical Summary of his Political Life, and several Essays relating to this Father of Liberty. P., Buisson, 1791. Two parts bound in one 8vo volume in marbled fawn sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, title label in ivy-green sheepskin, marbled edges (contemporary binding); (1) title leaf, 156 pp. – VI–207 pp. [the last 4 pages are erroneously paginated 360��

Estimation

600 - 800 €

[TRAVEL]. HENNEPIN (Louis). NEW DISCOVERY OF A VER

143 - [TRAVEL]. HENNEPIN (Louis). NEW DISCOVERY OF A VERY LARGE COUNTRY LOCATED IN AMERICA, between New Mexico, and the Arctic Ocean, with the necessary maps and illustrations, as well as its natural and social history, and the benefits that may be derived from the establishment of colonies. Utrecht, Guillaume Broedelet, 1697. In-12 brown calfskin, ribbed spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, fawn-colored title label, gilt roulette on the edges, edges speckled with red (con

Estimation

800 - 1 200 €

[TRAVEL]. LA HARPE (Jean-François de). A BRIEF HIS

144 - [TRAVEL]. LA HARPE (Jean-François de). A BRIEF HISTORY OF TRAVEL, containing the most remarkable, useful, and well-documented facts about the countries explored by travelers; the customs of the inhabitants, religion, traditions, arts and sciences, commerce, and manufacturing; enriched with maps and illustrations. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, Laporte [later] Moutardier, 1780–1801. Thirty-two volumes, in-8, in marbled fawn calfskin, spined with raised bands adorned with fleurons and gilt metalwork, t

Estimation

400 - 600 €

[TRAVEL]. LESSON (R.-P.). A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORL

145 - [TRAVEL]. LESSON (R.-P.). A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, undertaken by order of the government aboard the corvette La Coquille. Paris: P. Pourrat frères, 1838–1839. Two volumes bound together into a very sturdy large 8vo volume in tan half-basane, smooth spine divided by gilt and blind-stamped bands, large blind-stamped fleurons, title and volume number gilt (contemporary binding). Minimal signs of rubbing on the binding; foxing. FIRST EDITION of the account by René-Primevère LESSON (1794–184

Estimation

150 - 250 €

[TRAVEL]. EDIFYING AND CURIOUS LETTERS, written fr

146 - [TRAVEL]. EDIFYING AND CURIOUS LETTERS, written from the Foreign Missions. Lyon, Vernarel - Cabin & Co., 1819. Fourteen volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, with smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spines; title and volume number labels in lemon-colored sheepskin; marbled edges (contemporary binding). One leaf (pages 61/62 of volume 7) torn but complete; a small corner loss on the map of Tonkin. NEW EDITION of this important collection of missionary correspondence compiled in the 18th cen

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[TRAVEL]. PELLETAN (Jean-Gabriel). MEMOIR ON THE F

147 - [TRAVEL]. PELLETAN (Jean-Gabriel). MEMOIR ON THE FRENCH COLONY OF SENEGAL. Paris: Panckoucke, Year IX [1801]. In-8, paperback, marbled paper dust jacket; (2) ff. of half-title and title page, XVI-118 pp., 1 fold-out map. FIRST EDITION, dedicated to Bonaparte, First Consul, illustrated with a MAP OF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA, from Cape Blanc to Cape Tagrin. A former director of the Senegal Company, Pelletan describes the colony’s situation and proposes ways to develop its resources and trade fol

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[TRAVELS] PRÉVOST D'EXILES (Antoine-François). THE

148 - [TRAVELS] PRÉVOST D'EXILES (Antoine-François). THE TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN ROBERT LADE to Various Parts of Africa, Asia, and America: Containing the History of His Fortunes, and His Observations on the Colonies and Trade of the Spaniards, the English, the Dutch, &c. Translated from the English. Paris, Didot, 1744. Two 12mo volumes in marbled fawn calfskin, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, red edges (contemporary binding)

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[TRAVELS]. ROBIN (Charles-César). A NEW JOURNEY TH

149 - [TRAVELS]. ROBIN (Charles-César). A NEW JOURNEY THROUGH NORTH AMERICA, in the year 1781; and The Campaign of the Army of Count de Rochambeau. Philadelphia and Paris, Moutard, 1782. In-8 ½, fawn-colored marbled sheepskin with small ivory-colored vellum corners, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, red sheepskin title label (contemporary binding); IX-222 pp. Top cap and upper box missing; lower cap trimmed. FIRST EDITION of this “excellent work on the history of the War of Independe

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[TRAVEL]. SERPA PINTO (Alexandre de). HOW I CROSSE

150 - [TRAVEL]. SERPA PINTO (Alexandre de). HOW I CROSSED AFRICA from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean through unknown regions. Paris: Hachette, 1881. Two volumes, in-8 ½, red shagreen, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Scuffing on the bindings; foxing, sometimes heavy. FIRST FRENCH EDITION, translated from the English by J. Belin de Launay. Portrait, illustrations, maps, and fold-out facsimiles.

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[TRAVELS]. SMITH (W.). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD an

151 - [TRAVELS]. SMITH (W.). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD and in the most curious regions of the globe from Christopher Columbus to the present day by the most famous navigators. Paris, Ch. de Lamotte, 1860. Two in-8 volumes in the publisher’s grained cloth, decorated with special gilt metal tools; smooth spine adorned with gilt metal tools in a rocaille pattern; gilt title; gilt edges. Gilt on the spine has tarnished; light foxing. A COMPILATION OF TRAVELS compiled by William SMITH, the complete series

Estimation

40 - 60 €

[TRAVEL]. SPARRMAN (André). JOURNEY TO THE CAPE OF

152 - [TRAVEL]. SPARRMAN (André). JOURNEY TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND AROUND THE WORLD WITH CAPTAIN COOK, AND PRINCIPALLY IN THE LAND OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND THE KAFIRS. Paris, Buisson, 1787. Three in-8 volumes. INCLUDED: COXE (William). JOURNEY TO POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, DENMARK, &c. Geneva, Barde, Manget & Co. — Paris, Buisson, 1786. Fourth volume only. Set of four volumes in 8½ format, marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt scrolls and fle

Estimation

80 - 120 €

WATSON (Robert). HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP II

153 - WATSON (Robert). HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP II, KING OF SPAIN. Translated from the English. Amsterdam, D. J. Changuion, 1778. Four in-12 volumes in marbled fawn calf, smooth spines divided by gilt fillets and adorned with fleurons, title labels in red morocco and volume numbers in brown, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges, marbled paper endpapers (contemporary binding). FRENCH EDITION, in the translation attributed to the Count of MIRABEAU and Jean-Baptiste Luton DURIVAL, of this account

Estimation

100 - 150 €

GERMANY (Henry-René d'). PLAYING CARDS FROM THE 14

154 - GERMANY (Henry-René d'). PLAYING CARDS FROM THE 14TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1906. Two substantial, large-format quarto volumes, paperback, with illustrated, full-color covers. Some tears on the covers; browning on the spines. FIRST EDITION of THIS IMPORTANT REFERENCE WORK ON THE HISTORY OF PLAYING CARDS, their manufacture, and the guilds of master cardmakers. Abundant illustrations: 3,200 reproductions of cards, including 956 in color; 12 separate plates colored

Estimation

300 - 400 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (Jean-Joseph Benjam

155 - [AUTOGRAPH]. BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (Jean-Joseph Benjamin, known as). AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED “Benj. Constant” addressed to “Dear Mr. [STREITBERG?],” possibly WILLIAM STESTBERG. Paris, 27 rue Pigalle, May 18 [“1897” according to the postmark on the envelope]. One page handwritten in ink on a sheet (172 x 105 mm) with a black border, with a matching autograph envelope, stamped and postmarked, addressed to the recipient at “7, place Pereire.” Horizontal fold. INTERESTING NOTE ON THE VALUE

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. BERGSON (Henri). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIG

156 - [AUTOGRAPH]. BERGSON (Henri). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED “H. Bergson” addressed to Henri DELACROIX. Vevey, July 20, 1934. Two handwritten pages on a double sheet (18 x 11 cm), with an autographed, stamped, and postmarked envelope addressed to “Mr. Henri Delacroix, Dean of the Faculty of Letters,” forwarded to the Hôtel des Bains in Aix-les-Bains. Horizontal fold. A BEAUTIFUL PHILOSOPHICAL LETTER ON MEMORY AND THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE. Bergson thanks his correspondent for sending him *Les

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. BERTRAND (Louis). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MA

157 - [AUTOGRAPH]. BERTRAND (Louis). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, TITLED "AFTER THE FESTIVITIES IN CARTHAGE." No place or date [May 1930]. Four handwritten pages on four sheets (30.5 × 23.5 cm); the first page is unnumbered, the following pages are numbered 2 through 4, with cross-outs, corrections, and interlinear and marginal additions. Blue pencil annotation “Not for tonight. M” at the top of the first sheet. Minor soiling, traces of central creases. INTERESTING WORKING MANUSCRIPT ON CATHOLICI

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. BLONDIN (Antoine). COMPLETE MANUSCRIP

158 - [AUTOGRAPH]. BLONDIN (Antoine). COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT (9 pages) that begins with the words: “WE HAVE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME…” Nine pages on the front side of 9 sheets taken from a quarto-sized school notebook, numbered 1 through 9. AN AMUSING CHRONICLE OF WINTER SPORTS, unsigned, which is said to have been published in part in the “Revue des voyages”. BEAUTIFUL MANUSCRIPT, perfectly legible, in Blondin’s highly distinctive handwriting—meticulous and almost childlike. A few words c

Estimation

300 - 400 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. COTTIN (Sophie, née Risteau). AUTOGRA

159 - [AUTOGRAPH]. COTTIN (Sophie, née Risteau). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED “Sophie,” TO CITIZEN VICTOR DE LAMOTHE. [Champlan], 11 Messidor [Year II—June 29, 1794]. Two handwritten pages in brown ink on a single sheet (235 × 195 mm), with an old identifying annotation at the top. Folds, browning at the margins, a few foxing spots, small tears along the right-hand margin with no loss of text. A MOVING LETTER WRITTEN DURING THE REIGN OF TERROR, BLENDING FAMILY CONCERNS AND CONFIDENCES OF GRIEF. Sop

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. FLAUBERT (Gustave). HANDWRITTEN NOTES

160 - [AUTOGRAPH]. FLAUBERT (Gustave). HANDWRITTEN NOTES FOR L'Éducation sentimentale. [Croisset, ca. 1867]. One and a half pages on a folio-sized sheet. Minor paper losses in the margins; a corner loss that does not affect the text, reinforced with tape covering three words without impeding readability; four small pieces of tape used to reinforce tears. HANDWRITTEN MEDICAL NOTES ON CRUP taken while reading the work Clinique médicale de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Paris by Armand TROUSSEAU, first publish

Estimation

700 - 800 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. HARRY (Myriam). AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT

161 - [AUTOGRAPH]. HARRY (Myriam). AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED “Myriam Harry,” TITLED “OFFICIERS DE BATT. D'AF.” [OFFICERS OF THE AFRICAN BATTALIONS]. No place or date. Five handwritten pages in violet ink, numbered 2 through 5 after the first page, on sheets of graph paper (34.5 × 22 cm), with numerous erasures, corrections, and interlinear additions. Yellowed paper, with a horizontal fold down the center, small tears, and marginal losses; old repairs and traces of browned adhesive tape, whi

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. JACOB (Max). PORTRAIT OF PIERRE-LOUIS

162 - [AUTOGRAPH]. JACOB (Max). PORTRAIT OF PIERRE-LOUIS BERTHAUD WITH A LONG, SIGNED AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION. No place or date. One sheet (29 x 21 cm). ORIGINAL pen-and-ink DRAWING, with a BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITTEN, SIGNED DEDICATION to Pierre-Louis BERTHAUD (1899–1956), a journalist, writer, and Occitan activist, who was also a figure in the Resistance and was deported to the Dachau concentration camp. After the war, he pursued a career in politics and diplomacy, notably as a member of the Assembly of th

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. LOTI (Pierre, pseudonym of Julien Via

163 - [AUTOGRAPH]. LOTI (Pierre, pseudonym of Julien Viaud). AUTOGRAPH CARD SIGNED “Pierre Loti,” TO LOUIS BERTRAND, PROBABLY REGARDING Le Sens de l’Ennemi. [Paris, probably 1917, based on the partially legible postmark]. One page handwritten in ink on a black-bordered card (165 × 97 mm), with a matching autographed envelope, stamped and postmarked, addressed to Louis Bertrand c/o the Arthème Fayard bookstore, then forwarded to Chemin des Collinettes. Handwritten sender’s address on the re

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. LYAUTEY (Hubert, Marshal). SIGNED AUT

164 - [AUTOGRAPH]. LYAUTEY (Hubert, Marshal). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER [addressed to LOUIS BERTRAND?], REGARDING HIS "LOUIS XIV" AND NORTH AFRICA. No place, “November 1, 1923.” 3½ pages in ink on a double sheet (21 × 13 cm) with the printed letterhead “Marshal Lyautey—Resident-General in Morocco.” Center fold. A BEAUTIFUL LETTER COMBINING ADMIRATION FOR LOUIS XIV WITH REFLECTIONS ON MOROCCO AND ISLAM. Lyautey thanks his correspondent for sending him his book: “I was just about to write to

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. PÉGUY (Charles, 1873–1914). SIGNED AU

165 - [AUTOGRAPH]. PÉGUY (Charles, 1873–1914). SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER ADDRESSED TO MICHEL AUGÉ-LARIBÉ. Paris, Monday, April 2, 1906. One handwritten page on a double sheet (21 × 13.5 cm) with the printed letterhead of “Cahiers de la Quinzaine, 8 rue de la Sorbonne, ground floor, Paris, 5th arrondissement,” with the recipient’s handwritten name and address at the top: “Mr. Michel Augé-Laribé, 121 avenue de Wagram, Paris, 17th arrondissement.” Horizontal fold. INTERESTING LETTER REGAR

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. RASPAIL (Jean). LES YEUX D'IRÈNE. 387

166 - [AUTOGRAPH]. RASPAIL (Jean). LES YEUX D'IRÈNE. 387 folios on straw-yellow laid Conquéror paper, A4 size (approx. 30 × 21 cm), numbered 1 through 356, written on the front (pages 3 and 4 are also handwritten on the back): Missing: folio 46—one folio 83 between ff. 57/58—2 ff. “60”—2 ff. “66”—1 f. “69 bis” - 1 f. “70 bis” - 2 ff. “81” - ff. 124/125 on the same page - ff. 128/129 on the same page - 2 ff. “138” - 3 ff. “149,” including the unnumbered one in the

Estimation

3 000 - 4 000 €

[AUTOGRAPH]. SAND (George). AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED

167 - [AUTOGRAPH]. SAND (George). AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED “G. SAND.” Nohant, August 29, [1869]. One page handwritten in brown ink on a sheet (20.5 x 13.5 cm) bearing the embossed initials “GS.” Slight creases; minor damage in the lower right corner. A CHARMING AUTOGRAPH NOTE BY GEORGE SAND (1804–1876), addressed to close correspondents whom she affectionately calls “My dear children,” likely the painter Eugène Lambert and his wife [In a letter to Flaubert written between September 2 and 4

Estimation

80 - 120 €

BALZAC (H. de). EUGÉNIE GRANDET. P., Ferroud, 1911

168 - BALZAC (H. de). EUGÉNIE GRANDET. P., Ferroud, 1911. Large 8½-format, midnight blue long-grain morocco with corner pieces; smooth spine entirely decorated with gilded rocaille motifs inlaid with garnet morocco; title label in garnet morocco; gilded date at the tail; gilded head; original cover preserved (Blanchetière). ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 26 monochrome compositions (including 1 frontispiece and 11 half-titles) by Auguste LEROUX, wood-engraved by E. Florian, Froment, and Duplessis. Li

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[COMIC BOOK]. GIFFEY (René). SET OF 12 ORIGINAL AR

169 - [COMIC BOOK]. GIFFEY (René). SET OF 12 ORIGINAL ARTBOARDS. (Approx. 33 x 25 cm). 12 plates in black ink, often highlighted with sky-blue pencil and/or white gouache. These numbered plates (nos. 2–7, 9, 10, 29–32) are taken from the unpublished story “The Heroic Life of Charles Nungesser” by René GIFFEY (1884–1965), first published as a graphic novel in 2000 by “Regards” Publishing.

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[COMIC STRIP]. LE RALLIC (Étienne). SET OF 5 ORIGI

170 - [COMIC STRIP]. LE RALLIC (Étienne). SET OF 5 ORIGINAL ARTBOARDS. (4 artboards: approx. 36 x 29 cm + 1 artboard: 33 x 25 cm). Reassembled plates, black ink highlighted with white gouache, signed "Le Rallic." Originally published in the newspaper "Pierrot - Le journal des jeunes," this is an episode of "Yan Kéradec." INCLUDED is the newspaper “Pierrot – Le journal des jeunes” (4 pages), No. 12, 15th year, Sunday, March 24, 1940, in which 6 drawings from one of the plates are reproduced.

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[COMIC STRIP]. THOMEN (Raoul). SET OF 4 ORIGINAL A

171 - [COMIC STRIP]. THOMEN (Raoul). SET OF 4 ORIGINAL ARTBOARDS. (Approx. 24 x 21 cm). Artwork in black ink enhanced with sky-blue watercolor, signed "Thomen." They are hand-numbered “14, 18, 19, and 23” with notes in the side margins in colored pencil: “Charlot—11th album—colors.” The 11th album in the “Charlot” series, drawn by Raoul THOMEN (1876–1950) and published by the “Société parisienne d’édition,” is titled “CHARLOT BON ENFANT”; it was first serialized in the n

Estimation

100 - 150 €

empty

172 - [COMIC BOOK]. [HOGARTH (Burne)]. TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs. SET OF 61 SUPPLEMENTS from the newspaper "La Suisse" (July 15 to September 16, 1973). 61/63 double-page folio sheets (approx. 49 x 33.5 cm). Full-page, full-color publication of the complete story “Tarzan and the Ononos” by Burne HOGARTH (1911–1996), originally printed in France in the album Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle published by Azur in 1967. Issues 161 (August 27, 1973) and 172 (September 7, 1973) are MISSING.

Estimation

40 - 60 €

[BARRAUD]. CARCO (Francis). *La Bohème et mon cœur

173 - [BARRAUD]. CARCO (Francis). La Bohème et mon cœur. Geneva: Éditions du Milieu du Monde, [1943]. Folio in folio-sized sheets, with the publisher’s slipcase and cover. Waterstains on the cover; a few very scattered throughout the text block. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 11 original etchings by Maurice BARRAUD, including one large title vignette and 10 full-page plates. Limited edition of 319 copies, including 20 not for sale. ONE of the 270 numbered copies on pure-rag Ingres laid paper, cu

Estimation

80 - 120 €

BASELITZ (Georg). WHAT YOU ARE NOT IS A SELF-PORTR

174 - BASELITZ (Georg). WHAT YOU ARE NOT IS A SELF-PORTRAIT. Paris, Éditions Jannink, 2002. Narrow 8vo, paperback with an illustrated dust jacket with flaps, accompanied by an original etching (21 x 11.5 cm) framed under glass. FIRST EDITION of this 55th title in the “L’Art en écrit” collection. ONE of 300 numbered copies of the deluxe edition (No. 162) including an ORIGINAL ETCHING in red, depicting an inverted portrait. The print is signed by the artist and bears the inscription: “240 Base

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[BÉCAT]. BREDEDIN (Dr. Jacotus). THE LIFE OF THE B

175 - [BÉCAT]. BREDEDIN (Dr. Jacotus). THE LIFE OF THE BREASTS. Paris: Les Heures Claires, [1955]. In-4, folio size, wooden slipcase with clasp. Stains on the cover, a few very scattered throughout the text. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 15 original drypoint engravings by Paul-Émile BÉCAT, including a frontispiece, 7 insert plates, and 7 plates within the text. Limited edition of 450 copies. ONE of the 350 numbered copies on Rives vellum.

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[BÉCAT]. VERLAINE (Paul). POÈMES D'AMOUR. Paris: G

176 - [BÉCAT]. VERLAINE (Paul). POÈMES D'AMOUR. Paris: Guillot, 1946. Large quarto in folio format, with a slipcase and dust jacket decorated by the publisher. Spine of the slipcase burnished. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 21 colored drypoint engravings by Paul-Émile BÉCAT and 45 blue initials decorated with bistre by Marie Monnier. Limited edition of 601 copies. ONE of the 474 numbered copies on Rives vellum in the format - SOULAGES (G.). THE UNFORTUNATE LITTLE JOURNEY. Paris, Éditions du Baniya

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[BÉCAT]. NERCIAT (A. de). *LE DOCTORAT IMPROMPTU*.

177 - [BÉCAT]. NERCIAT (A. de). LE DOCTORAT IMPROMPTU. Paris, Éditions Éryx, 1946. In-4, folio size, with the publisher’s slipcase and cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 8 full-color plates and 10 color drawings in the text by Paul-Émile BÉCAT. Limited edition of 745 copies. ONE of the 200 numbered on Renage vellum with a color set of the 8 color plates—GAUTIER (Th.). FORTUNIO. P., Briffaut, 1946. In-8 ½, havana-colored shagreen with corner pieces, spine with 2 broad raised bands, gilt t

Estimation

80 - 120 €

BLONDIN (Antoine). A MONKEY IN WINTER. Paris: La T

178 - BLONDIN (Antoine). A MONKEY IN WINTER. Paris: La Table Ronde, October 7, 1959. 12mo paperback. FIRST EDITION on publication paper, from the “press department.” A COPY belonging to Marie-Antoinette and Marcel AYMÉ featuring this BEAUTIFUL AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION signed on the half-title page: “For you, Marcel, and for Madame Aymé, this good, hefty piece of work, written while reading Le chemin des Écoliers, which I had already reread so many times that it had become like a home to me. Her

Estimation

80 - 120 €

BLONDIN (Antoine). A MONKEY IN WINTER. Paris: La T

179 - BLONDIN (Antoine). A MONKEY IN WINTER. Paris: La Table Ronde, October 7, 1959. 12mo, paperback. FIRST EDITION on publication paper, from the “press department.” An enhanced copy, with a loose leaf (small paper tears on the left side margin, trace of a transverse fold), featuring the half-title page from an identical copy of Un Singe en hiver bearing this exceptional AUTOGRAPHED DEDICATION: “To Jacques Chardonne and Camille Belguise, thanking them for occupying such a large place in my he

Estimation

80 - 120 €

BLONDIN (Antoine). SET OF 2 BOOKS inscribed to the

180 - BLONDIN (Antoine). SET OF 2 BOOKS inscribed to the Parisian bookseller Robert Vivien.

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[BONET]. VALÉRY (P.) - ÉLUARD (P.) - MOUTARD-ULDRY

181 - [BONET]. VALÉRY (P.) - ÉLUARD (P.) - MOUTARD-ULDRY (R.) - BLAIZOT (G.) - MICHON (Louis-Marie). PAUL BONET. P., Blaizot, 1945. Large quarto in folio format, with publisher’s slipcase and dust jacket. Water stains on the half-title page, the padded cover, the slipcase, and the dust jacket; dust jacket is damaged, with one panel missing. FIRST EDITION containing 157 color and black-and-white reproductions of bookbindings created between 1927 and 1944. Limited edition of 300 copies. ONE of the 5

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[BONFILS]. LOVER. AT LEAST BE DISCREET! P., Crès,

182 - [BONFILS]. LOVER. AT LEAST BE DISCREET! P., Crès, 1919. In-4 red morocco leather decorated with a mosaic fan radiating across the spine and covers, plain spine, gilt title, double marbled paper endpapers, original cover boards preserved, ½ morocco slipcase with flaps, edged slipcase (Bouville). A few spots of foxing throughout the text; the original cover boards are preserved but show foxing and water damage at the top. ILLUSTRATED EDITION of this collection of 75 poems. 169 original COMPOSITI

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[BOULLAIRE]. RENARD (Jules). L'ÉCORNIFLEUR. Paris:

183 - [BOULLAIRE]. RENARD (Jules). L'ÉCORNIFLEUR. Paris: Bibliophiles de France, 1955. Small folio in folios, with the publisher’s cardboard slipcase and cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 57 original drypoint engravings by Jacques BOULLAIRE, including a frontispiece and 54 in the text. Limited edition of 140 numbered copies on pure-fiber Rives vellum.

Estimation

60 - 80 €

[BRAYER]. VIALAR (Paul). THE HORSE. P., Éditions d

184 - [BRAYER]. VIALAR (Paul). THE HORSE. P., Éditions d'Art Agori, [c. 1973]. In-plano in folios, bound in a natural-colored cloth cover with a tan flap, illustrated on the front cover with a horse and a facsimile of the artist’s signature. Waterstains along the margins of 2 loose-leaf lithographs; 2 faint water stains along the lower margin of one loose-leaf lithograph, without damage to the image; waterstains on the half-title page and on the paper slipcase containing the lithographs. FIRST EDIT

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[BRAYER - BULLFIGHTING]. MÉRIMÉE (P.). LETTER FROM

185 - [BRAYER - BULLFIGHTING]. MÉRIMÉE (P.). LETTER FROM MADRID. Bullfights. Preface by Henry de Montherlant. Paris: Éditions de la Couronne, 1945. Two in-4 volumes in folio format, in a slipcase and case. The title label on the spine of the slipcase is missing. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 20 full-page line drawings (including the frontispiece) by Yves BRAYER. Limited edition of 135 copies. ONE of the 70 numbered copies on pure-fiber vellum, with the artist’s AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE on the margin.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[BRAYER - BULLFIGHTING]. DEDET (Christian). THE ES

186 - [BRAYER - BULLFIGHTING]. DEDET (Christian). THE ESCAPE TO SPAIN. Rennes, Librairie Séguier, 1989. Folio-sized, loose-leaf volume in a hardcover slipcase illustrated with a drawing on the front cover and a Bordeaux-colored cloth slipcase. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 39 LITHOGRAPHS on heavy vellum based on works by Yves BRAYER: 28 in color (including 12 double-page spreads) and 11 in black and white. This volume brings together the complete collection of Yves BRAYER’s watercolors devoted to b

Estimation

40 - 60 €

CAMUS (Albert). THE STRANGER. Paris, NRF, 1946. La

187 - CAMUS (Albert). THE STRANGER. Paris, NRF, 1946. Large 8vo paperback, cloth-bound cover. Top of spine creased with minor repairs. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 29 ETCHINGS by the Surrealist-inspired painter Antoine Malliarakis, known as MAYO (1906–1990). Limited edition of 310 copies. ONE of the 265 numbered copies on Arches vellum, marked “H.[ors]-C.[ommerce].”

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[CARRÉ - DULAC - NIELSEN - RÉGNARD - ZENKER]. BARR

188 - [CARRÉ - DULAC - NIELSEN - RÉGNARD - ZENKER]. BARRUCAND (V.). THE TERRACOTTA CHARIOT. Paris, Piazza, 1921. Large quarto, paperback, with slipcase. Water stains at the top of the spine; spine faded. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 20 full-color plates with captions by Edmond DULAC (1882–1953). Limited edition of 900 copies. ONE of the 750 numbered on vellum - TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE ALLIED NATIONS. P., Piazza, 1910. Large quarto, paperback. Slight foxing on the spine. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featu

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[CÉSAR]. RESTANY (Pierre). CÉSAR. Illustrations by

189 - [CÉSAR]. RESTANY (Pierre). CÉSAR. Illustrations by Denyse Durand-Ruel. Paris, Éditions de la Différence, 1988. Large square quarto, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding in a matching slipcase; 391 pages, numerous black-and-white and color reproductions. FIRST EDITION of this monograph devoted to the sculptor’s work, published in the “Mains et Merveilles” series. COPY ENRICHED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED BY CÉSAR, covering a blank introductory page: a long-legged figure on r

Estimation

500 - 600 €

[CHAS LABORDE]. LARBAUD (V.). FERMINA MARQUEZ. P.,

190 - [CHAS LABORDE]. LARBAUD (V.). FERMINA MARQUEZ. P., Émile-Paul Frères, 1925. In-4 ½, aubergine morocco with corner pieces, ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt head, cover preserved (B. Hauttecoeur). FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 14 original color etchings by CHAS LABORDE (1886–1941). Limited edition of 364 copies. ONE of the 14 numbered copies on Imperial JAPON paper (No. 2), a first-impression copy, enhanced with 2 black-and-white SUITES of the illustrations. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. From the “Hornus”

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[CHIMOT]. BAUDELAIRE (Ch.). *The Spleen of Paris*.

191 - [CHIMOT]. BAUDELAIRE (Ch.). The Spleen of Paris. Short Prose Poems. Paris: Éditions de l'Intermédiaire du Bibliophile, 1926. Small in-4 ½, ivy-green chagrin with corners, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated with aubergine chagrin panels set with gold fillets, gilt title, gilt head, cover preserved (H. Capelle). Spine uniformly dark in color. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 10 original etchings by Édouard CHIMOT, including a FRONTISPICE in 2 states and 9 PLATES, all out of co

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[CHIMOT]. MARGUERITTE (V.). *La Garçonne*. Paris:

192 - [CHIMOT]. MARGUERITTE (V.). La Garçonne. Paris: Guillot, 1936. Large quarto in dark brown morocco leather, spine and upper quarter of the covers in Lavallière morocco, title and author’s name gilt on the front cover, plain spine decorated with mosaic motifs (cigarette, dice, glass, playing cards, gilded head; inner border adorned with a wide gilded lace border; cover boards preserved (contemporary binding). Spine slightly darkened. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 15 original color compositio

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[CIRY]. MAURIAC (Fr.). *The Kiss to the Leper*. Ph

193 - [CIRY]. MAURIAC (Fr.). The Kiss to the Leper. Pharmaciens Bibliophiles, 1972. Folio, loose-leaf, with the publisher’s ivy-green cloth slipcase and folder. Water stains on the cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 11 original etchings by Michel CIRY. Limited edition of 195 COPIES printed on Montgolfier pure-rag vellum.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

[CLAIRIN]. LARBAUD (Valery). FERMINA MARQUEZ. P.,

194 - [CLAIRIN]. LARBAUD (Valery). FERMINA MARQUEZ. P., Les Pharmaciens Bibliophiles de France, 1961. Small folio in folios, with the publisher’s cardboard slipcase and jacket. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 25 original color lithographs by Pierre-Eugène CLAIRIN, including 6 double-page spreads, 17 in the text, and 2 monochrome prints. Limited edition of 140 numbered copies on pure-fiber Rives vellum.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

COLERIDGE (Samuel Taylor). THE OLD MARINER’S SONG.

195 - COLERIDGE (Samuel Taylor). THE OLD MARINER’S SONG. New translation by Valery Larbaud. Paris: Victor Beaumont, 1911. Small 8vo, orange morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, date at the foot, gold-filleted edges and caps, interior border decorated with garlands and gold fillets, gilt head, cover preserved (Pinardon). Ex-libris “Adelina & Ricardo Guiraldes” pasted to the front endpaper. FIRST EDITION of this new French translation, completely revised by Valery Larbaud and accompanied by a ne

Estimation

300 - 400 €

COLETTE. SET OF 3 ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES: MITSOU. P.,

196 - COLETTE. SET OF 3 ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES: MITSOU. P., Devambez, 1930. Large quarto in folio, with the publisher’s cardboard slipcase and cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 26 original etchings and drypoints by Edgar CHAHINE, including 8 hors-texte plates. Limited edition of 226 copies. ONE of 120 numbered copies on pure-fiber Rives vellum—CHÉRI. P., À L’Emblème du Secrétaire, 1941. Paperback quarto, cloth-bound cover, cardboard slipcase. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 10 full-color plate

Estimation

100 - 150 €

[QUR'AN]. THE QUR'AN. Translated from Arabic by Je

197 - [QUR'AN]. THE QUR'AN. Translated from Arabic by Jean Grosjean. Paris: Club du Livre, 1972. Two volumes in the publisher’s tan sheepskin, with covers entirely embossed, ribbed spine adorned with embossed fleurons, gilt title, gilt head, ochre silk endpapers and linings, edged slipcases + double presentation box with two tan sheepskin spines, lined with ochre suede, containing 2 small 8vo volumes, one in decorated fawn sheepskin, the other in ivy-green cloth, plus a volume in a half-box with two

Estimation

200 - 300 €

[CURIOSA]. LOUŸS (Pierre). SCÈNES DE PÉRIPATÉTICIE

198 - [CURIOSA]. LOUŸS (Pierre). SCÈNES DE PÉRIPATÉTICIENNES. 1903 [i.e., circa 1937]. Large 8vo, paperback, padded cover, cardboard slipcase. Minor scuffing and losses on the spine of the cover; scattered foxing that has completely spared the illustration plates. ILLUSTRATED NON-COMMERCIAL EDITION featuring 12 loose color plates by André COLLOT, including a frontispiece reproducing a facsimile of the original manuscript’s title: “Twelve Dozens of Dialogues, or Little Love Scenes.” Limited

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[DALI]. GÉRARD (Max) - DALI (Salvador). DALI DE DR

199 - [DALI]. GÉRARD (Max) - DALI (Salvador). DALI DE DRAEGER. [Paris], Le Soleil Noir, printed by Draeger, 1968. Large square quarto, 242-[6] pages, publisher’s illustrated cloth binding with gilt, embossed flaps. Some signs of wear on the cover with small losses; a few loose leaves. FIRST EDITION of this publication by the Draeger printing house, compiled by writer and filmmaker Max Gérard, illustrated with 243 black-and-white and color reproductions by Salvador DALI. Opposite the title page, th

Estimation

1 000 - 1 500 €

[DECARIS]. HOMER. THE ILIAD. Books XVI through XXI

200 - [DECARIS]. HOMER. THE ILIAD. Books XVI through XXIV. Translation and previously unpublished preface by Paul Mazon. Paris: Bibliophiles de France, 1953. Small folio in folio format, with the publisher’s cardboard slipcase and cover. ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 35 original engravings by Albert DECARIS, including 20 as inserts and 15 within the text. Limited edition of 140 numbered copies on pure-fiber Rives vellum.

Estimation

100 - 150 €

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