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The Lord's Prayer. [Amsterdam: Lettergieterij Amst

614 - The Lord's Prayer. [Amsterdam: Lettergieterij Amsterdam, formerly N. Tetterode, 1951] 5 x 5 mm. Published in a 6 x 6 mm binding. In a blue cardboard box. A unique edition of the world’s smallest printed book, produced by Lettergieterij Amsterdam (formerly N. Tetterode) to mark its centennial in 1951. It contains seven versions of the Lord’s Prayer in seven languages, including American and British English. Loose in the box: 2 original type specimens (1 bearing the mark “Lettergieterij ‘A

Estimation

300 - 500 €

GASC, Ferdinand E.A. The Smallest French-English D

615 - GASC, Ferdinand E.A. The Smallest French-English Dictionary in the World. Glasgow: D. Bryce & Son [c. 1890–1900] 2.8 x 2 cm. Publisher’s binding. Original metal box, with embossed decoration, a magnifying glass window, and a loop at the top (slight oxidation inside). Very good condition. Rare copy printed on silk. Set of 6 miniatures (in good condition, except for 1 volume with adhesive tape repairs), including a reference book: Janka, Gyula—Miniatűr könyvek bibliográfiája [...]. =

Estimation

100 - 120 €

DAVID of ANGERS, Pierre-Jean David, known as “Méda

616 - DAVID of ANGERS, Pierre-Jean David, known as “Médaille uniface,” featuring the effigy of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber. 1831 Bronze, Ø 16.3 cm, antique cast with an eyelet, signed toward the bottom right "DAVID/ 1831" (minimal signs of wear).

Estimation

150 - 200 €

Louis XV-style liquor cabinet, disguised as a trom

617 - Louis XV-style liquor cabinet, disguised as a trompe-l'œil bookcase, fitted with six crystal liqueur glasses with gilt rims. [France, mid-20th century] Cardboard and leather: L 21.5 x W 14 x H 7.5 cm; glasses Ø 4 cm, H. 5 cm (some rubbing). Charming cabinet adorned with a gilt coat of arms of the Royal House of France. Included: modern book-shaped box. Painted wood and synthetic leather with gilt ornamentation. 20.5 x 15 x 5 cm. (2 pcs)

Estimation

100 - 150 €

POLAIN, Mathieu-Lambert (ed.) The True Chronicles

618 - POLAIN, Mathieu-Lambert (ed.) The True Chronicles of Sir John the Fair. A True and Notable History of the Recent Wars and Events from the Year 1226 to the Year 1261, in France, England, Scotland, Brittany, and Elsewhere. And primarily concerning the great deeds of King Edward of England and the two kings, Philip and John of France. Brussels: F. Heussner, 1863, 2 vols., in-8°. Raspberry-colored chagrin leather signed J. Bisez, gold lace edging the covers, gold coat of arms in the center of the u

Estimation

100 - 120 €

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of. Complete

619 - BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of. Complete Works. With excerpts from Daubenton and Cuvier’s classification. Paris: Furne et Cie, 1842–1845, 6 vols., large 8vo (no title page; occasional foxing, some volumes slightly browned, a few plates yellowed). Green half-shagreen binding signed L. Hulpiau, percaline covers edged with a gold fillet, spine with gilded boxed raised bands (spine faded and slightly rubbed, a few scuffs on the covers and edges, corners slightly rounded). Illustrated wi

Estimation

150 - 200 €

4 illustrated popular science books. Paris: Vuiber

620 - 4 illustrated popular science books. Paris: Vuibert & Nony, In-4° (in good overall condition). Publisher’s hardcover binding, green cloth with black and gold decoration, gilt edges (2 vols. in excellent condition; 2 with lower covers and spines rubbed or even slightly scratched; caps, joints, and corners slightly worn). 1. Dary, Georges - Through Electricity. 4th edition. [1906]. - 2. Hauser, Henri - Gold. 2nd edition, revised and corrected by the author. [1907]. - 3. Charpentier, Paul-G.

Estimation

200 - 300 €

The New Testament, or All the Books of the New Cov

621 - The New Testament, or All the Books of the New Covenant of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithfully translated from the Greek into our Dutch language by order of the Most Illustrious States General of the United Netherlands [...]. Amsterdam: Dutch Bible Company; Haarlem: J. Enschede and Sons (1836) Small 12mo: [2]-360 pp. (slight marginal water stain on the last leaves, small hole without loss on the very last leaf). Contemporary green straight-grained morocco, boards framed with a gilt fillet and blin

Estimation

200 - 300 €

A small parish book containing the liturgy for Sun

622 - A small parish book containing the liturgy for Sundays and the major feasts of the year. Paris Thiériot (printed by J. Gratiot and J.-B. Gros) [c. 1830] 18mo: engraved title page—318 pp.; 4 plates (foxing). Contemporary binding of black-lacquered wooden boards with cut, chased, and inlaid silver decoration; the covers are framed with a silver fillet; the upper cover features a broad dentelle composed of scrollwork, religious figures on the sides, a floral wreath at the top, and at the bottom

Estimation

200 - 300 €

BIGGEL, Joseph Anton: *The Life of Christians on E

623 - BIGGEL, Joseph Anton: The Life of Christians on Earth and Their Longing for the Heavenly Homeland [...]. Thirteenth original edition. Stuttgart: Ad. Becher, 1853. 18mo: frontispiece–viii–443 pp. (occasional foxing, mainly on the first leaves). Contemporary purple leather encased in an elaborate openwork silvered-metal binding with scrolling foliate decoration extending over the boards and spine, broad chased clasp inscribed “MARIA,” ivory silk endpapers, gilt edges (leather dust-soiled

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Two richly illustrated works on aviation. Paris: v

624 - Two richly illustrated works on aviation. Paris: various publishers, 1910. In-4° (slight foxing). Publisher’s cardboard binding: red percaline with polychrome decoration based on Lorne and green percaline with gold decoration based on P. Souze, gold edges (one volume fresh, the other rubbed). 1. Lecornu, J. – Air Navigation. A Documentary and Anecdotal History. 4th edition. - 2. Saint-Fégor, L. de - The Kingdom of the Air. Illustrated with 120 engravings and documentary photographs. New, u

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150 - 250 €

GRAND-CARTERET, John; DELTEIL, Léo The Conquest of

625 - GRAND-CARTERET, John; DELTEIL, Léo The Conquest of the Air as Seen Through Images (1495–1911) [...]. Paris: Librairie des Annales; Large 4to (some foxing and soiling, minor tears on a few edges, one half-title page partially detached). Richly decorated publisher’s binding with an engraved plate signed by A. Lorne (binding weakened, slightly soiled). Illustrated with 14 half-titles.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

GIFFARD, Pierre *The End of the Horse*. Illustrati

626 - GIFFARD, Pierre The End of the Horse. Illustrations by A. Robida. Paris: A. Colin & Cie, 1899. In-4° (a few stitch marks, foxing, and water stains, especially in the margins). Publisher’s cardboard binding, cream cloth with polychrome decoration, based on Robida’s design, with gilt trim (scuffed, caps slightly worn, corners slightly rounded). A fine copy of this work, which heralds the end of the horse in favor of the velocipede and the automobile. 15 color plates. Included: CRAFTY [i

Estimation

150 - 200 €

[OZANNE, Pierre] A Collection of Ships, Boats, and

627 - [OZANNE, Pierre] A Collection of Ships, Boats, and Vessels. 3rd volume. Paris: Le Gouaz [c. 1810] In-16, bound: 11 plates, approx. 11 x 12 cm at the edge (small spots and faint foxing on a few plates). Bradel half-cloth binding, modern, unmarked, with marbled paper covers. Complete marine series (3rd volume of 4) comprising 11 engravings enhanced with watercolor—the first of which serves as the title page—all numbered, captioned, and monogrammed “P.Oz" in the plate. They depict with great

Estimation

300 - 400 €

UZANNE, Octave. *Transport Through Time, Customs,

628 - UZANNE, Octave. Transport Through Time, Customs, and Space [...]. Paris: Société d’Éditions Littéraires et Artistiques, P. Ollendorf [1912]. In-4°. Publisher’s cardboard binding signed Diguet, green cloth with polychrome and gilt decoration, gilt title on endpapers (slight rubbing, more pronounced at the spine and bottom edge of the lower cover, foxing on the endpapers). A fine copy. Numerous en-text and out-of-text engravings in black and color by Eug. Courboin, B. Boutet de Mouvel,

Estimation

120 - 150 €

ALAIN-FOURNIER *Le grand Meaulnes*. Paris: Émile-P

629 - ALAIN-FOURNIER Le grand Meaulnes. Paris: Émile-Paul frères, 1913. In-12. Half-maroquin with midnight blue corners, signed by Dubois d'Enghien-Dooms; ribbed spine with gilt lettering on raised bands; cover boards in good condition (spine slightly faded). A fine copy. First edition. First issue, first thousand, Category 1 (error: “Chapter I” on p. 133; printing completed 9/13/15822; cover 10/13/15824). Copy on OCF Paris watermarked vellum paper (i.e., the satin-finished alfa paper from the

Estimation

300 - 400 €

BEAUBOURG, Maurice *La saison au bois de Boulogne*

630 - BEAUBOURG, Maurice La saison au bois de Boulogne. With 16 original copperplate engravings by J. Laboureur. Paris: A. Delpeuch, 1928 (printing completed December 20, 1927). Square 8vo. Black morocco with a frame signed by Renée Haas; covers adorned with a pattern of squares and rectangles in multicolored wood veneer; smooth spine with silver-stamped title; pearl-gray laid paper endpapers and linings; gilt edges on small endpapers; covers intact (minimal scuffing on the spine). In a bordered sl

Estimation

300 - 400 €

BENOÎT, Pierre *L'Atlantide*. Paintings and drawin

631 - BENOÎT, Pierre L'Atlantide. Paintings and drawings of the Hoggar by Paul-Élie Dubois interpreted as woodcuts by Pierre Bouchet. Lyon: Cercle lyonnais du livre, 1934, 2 vols., in-4°. Illustrated text volume: Art Deco navy blue morocco leather, signed Marot-Rodde; covers adorned with a large decorative design extending onto the smooth spine and edges, composed of gold fillets and red oéser, garnet morocco leather strips, and metal fittings. in white morocco leather, edge-to-edge linings in g

Estimation

2 000 - 3 000 €

CAMUS, Albert. Art. [Illustration by Simone B.]. (

632 - CAMUS, Albert. Art. [Illustration by Simone B.]. (Paris; Brussels: GMD, 1955) Large square in-16 (stitched and marbled on the text leaf, slight crease at the top). In folios, bound in printed cardboard covers with 3 cords (light foxing, slight cracking on the lower cover). First edition of this short text commissioned by the gallery owner and publisher Georges-Marie Dutilleul. Illustrated with a chromolithograph by Simone B., signed and numbered. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies (No. 16).

Estimation

200 - 300 €

C. 110 works by or about Louis-Ferdinand Céline. V

633 - C. 110 works by or about Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Various formats, bindings, and conditions. An extensive Céline collection comprising approximately 40 editions and approximately 70 essays, biographies, conference proceedings, periodicals, and magazines, all in three languages (French, Dutch, and English), with a few duplicates. Includes, notably, 3 Pléiade volumes, including the Album Céline; 8 critical editions published by Éditions du Lérot; Les Cahiers Céline, vols. 1–8; *Les Cah

Estimation

150 - 200 €

The Seven Deadly Sins. Jean Giraudoux: Pride. - Pa

634 - The Seven Deadly Sins. Jean Giraudoux: Pride. - Paul Morand: Greed. - Pierre Mac Orlan: Lust. - André Salmon: Envy. - Max Jacob: Gluttony. - Jacques de Lacretelle: Wrath. - Joseph Kessel: Sloth. Etchings by Marc Chagall. Paris: S. Kra (1926) In-8°. Black morocco leather bound by Devauchelle, 1965, featuring a large abstract design composed of engraved lines and geometric figures in various colors of various colors on the covers and extending onto the smooth spine with a gilt title, brown Canso

Estimation

800 - 1 000 €

[CHODERLOS de LACLOS, P.A.F.] Dangerous Liaisons.

635 - [CHODERLOS de LACLOS, P.A.F.] Dangerous Liaisons. Letters Collected in a Society, and Published for the Instruction of Others. By C. de L. London, n.p., 1796 [i.e., circa 1812]. 2 vols., in-8° (some foxing). Glossy marbled calfskin of the publisher’s design, gilt roulette encircling the covers, smooth spines with gilt floral decoration and red title and volume number labels, gilt edges (spines slightly faded and cracked, some scuffs on the covers and particularly on the lower cover of V

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150 - 200 €

DE COSTER, Charles The Legend and the Heroic, Joyf

636 - DE COSTER, Charles The Legend and the Heroic, Joyful, and Glorious Adventures of Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere. Illustrated with thirty-two previously unpublished etchings. Second edition. Paris; Brussels: Librairie Internationale; Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1869. In-4° (slight fading of certain etchings despite the watermarks). Garnet half-maroquin binding with corners signed “Semet et Plumelle,” marbled paper covers edged with a double gilt lin

Estimation

200 - 300 €

DESBEAUX, Émile: 2 children’s books in publisher’s

637 - DESBEAUX, Émile: 2 children’s books in publisher’s cardboard binding. Paris: P. Ducrocq. Large 8vo (bound together as 1 vol.). Publisher’s hardcover, red cloth with black and gold decoration, gilt edges (spines somewhat faded, corners somewhat worn; 1 vol. fresh, the other worn). 1. Les parce que de Mademoiselle Suzanne [...]. Illustrations by Messrs. Benett, Ch. Gosselin, Gobin, Monginot, H. Vogel, Ed. Zier, and Ferdinandus [...]. 1882. - 2. Mademoiselle Jeanne’s Garden. The Old Gard

Estimation

80 - 120 €

ARIOSTO, Ludovico *Roland Furieux*. Illustrated by

638 - ARIOSTO, Ludovico Roland Furieux. Illustrated by G. Doré. Paris: Hachette, 1879. In-f° (unmarked, slight foxing). Brown half-shagreen binding from the publisher, marbled paper covers, ribbed spine, gilt head (slightly rubbed). Untrimmed copy with wide margins. First edition of the numerous drawings by G. Doré, engraved on wood or reproduced using the Gillot process. Limited edition of 105 copies (Leblanc) or 180 copies (Carteret III-37), one of 40 (according to the colophon) or 50 (Leblanc

Estimation

200 - 300 €

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de *The Ingenious Gentl

639 - CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha [...]. Translated by Louis Viardot, with illustrations by Gustave Doré, engraved by H. Pisan. Paris: L. Hachette et Cie (Printed by Ch. Lahure) 1863, 2 vols., in-f° (no numbering, a few faint, intermittent foxing spots). Red half-shagreen binding, red percaline covers with titles in gold on the top covers, spine decorated with gold on raised bands (corners very slightly worn). A fine copy. First printing of the nu

Estimation

300 - 400 €

DANRIT, Captain (i.e., DRIANT, Émile-Cyprien) 4 vo

640 - DANRIT, Captain (i.e., DRIANT, Émile-Cyprien) 4 volumes in publisher’s cardboard binding. Paris: E. Flammarion; large 8vo. Publisher’s hardcover binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, gilt edges (volumes slightly rubbed, spines slightly sun-faded, minor wear but in good overall condition). 4 military novels published under a pseudonym by Émile Driant (1855–1916), a French officer and hero of Verdun. Illustrations by Georges Dutriac (1866–1958). 1. Robinsons de l'air

Estimation

120 - 150 €

DUNOYER de SEGONZAC, André Notes Taken at the Fron

641 - DUNOYER de SEGONZAC, André Notes Taken at the Front. Paris: Société littéraire de France (printed by L. Pichon), 1917. Large quarto (stitched in several sections). Art Deco aubergine morocco leather, signed G[eneviève] de Léotard, 1931, covers divided by a vertical fillet, part palladium and part gilded; on the upper cover, two horizontal rows of raspberry-pink morocco strips separated by gilded fillets and palladium bands separated by fine raspberry-pink strips; on the lower cover, a sing

Estimation

500 - 600 €

GEZELLE, Guido [Dichtoefeningen I-VI]. Roeselare:

642 - GEZELLE, Guido [Dichtoefeningen I-VI]. Roeselare: J. de Meester, 1892–1897, 8vo (paper evenly browned). Contemporary red morocco, covers with gilt line borders and corner pieces, gilt spine with raised bands, gilt head, gilt decorative border around the endpapers, marbled endpapers. A beautiful set. First “Collected Poems,” comprising Gezelle’s previously published collections. Volume I contains: “Poetry Exercises,” “Cemetery Flowers” (6th edition), and “Wreath of Time”; Volu

Estimation

400 - 500 €

VAN DUYSE, Prudens, *Gedichten*. The Hague: C.A. S

643 - VAN DUYSE, Prudens, Gedichten. The Hague: C.A. Spin for J. Immerzeel Jr., 1831, 8vo. Modern chestnut-brown half-leather binding, brown marbled paper on the covers, gilt title on the ribbed spine, gilt head (hinges slightly sanded). Original blue-gray cardboard covers preserved. A fine, partly uncut copy on heavy paper. First collected poems by the Flemish poet Prudens van Duyse (1804–1859), published during his “exile” in The Hague during the Belgian Revolution. On the inside of the orig

Estimation

150 - 200 €

EEKHOUD, Georges *Magrice in Flanders, or The Begg

644 - EEKHOUD, Georges Magrice in Flanders, or The Beggars’ Bush. A picaresque-chivalric novel [...]. Illustrations by Edmond Van Offel [...]. Brussels: Les Cinquante, 1927. In-8°. In folio, with illustrated edition cover and slipcase. First edition illustrated by Edmond Van Offel with 100 woodcuts, including 1 on the frontispiece and 2 repeated on the cover. Printed in a run of 68 numbered copies on China paper, one of the 50 reserved for members of the Société des Cinquante (No. 6 for Pierre

Estimation

200 - 250 €

ELSKAMP, Max *Chansons désabusées*. Brussels; Pari

645 - ELSKAMP, Max Chansons désabusées. Brussels; Paris: G. Van Oest (Antwerp: J.-E. Buschmann), 1922 (December 24, 1921). In-8°. Modern anthracite morocco leather, monogrammed “SLS”; covers incised lengthwise with a vertical cartouche irregularly hollowed out to reveal geometric mosaics of green or turquoise-blue leather crisscrossed with cold-stamped crosshatching, plain spine, edge-to-edge linings of slate-blue Japanese paper with incised patterns and mosaics of faded gray papers matching

Estimation

300 - 400 €

ELSKAMP, Max *Chansons d'amures*. With six engravi

646 - ELSKAMP, Max Chansons d'amures. With six engravings by Margot Weemaes. Antwerp: Ch. Stockmans and J.-E. Buschmann, 1937. Small square in-4° (rare, minimal stitching). Black Roussette with frame, signed G[abrielle] Claes, crinkled turquoise Japanese paper covers embellished with pieces of the same paper and green leather, adorned with a gilt fillet and dotted line depicting stylized sails, four highly stylized gilt fish with red and green oases on the upper cover, a large curved gold fillet on

Estimation

300 - 400 €

ELSKAMP, Max. 3 first editions. Antwerp: J.-E. Bus

647 - ELSKAMP, Max. 3 first editions. Antwerp: J.-E. Buschmann. In-4 or in-12. Paperback unless otherwise noted. 1. Comments and Ideography of the Lotto Game in Flanders. Followed by a glossary. 1914 [i.e., 1918]. (A few pinholes and foxing, slight creases on a few pages.) Bradel half-cloth binding, marbled paper covers with a printed label on the upper cover, plain spine (small stains, foxing, and signs of wear; corners worn or even exposed). Ornamentation in black and orange, with the text set withi

Estimation

200 - 250 €

ELSKAMP, Max: 3 ornately decorated volumes, 2 of w

648 - ELSKAMP, Max: 3 ornately decorated volumes, 2 of which are first editions. (Large) 8vo (2 uncut vols.). Hardcover, illustrated covers (2 replaced, 1 untrimmed). Good overall condition. 1. Chansons désabusées. Brussels; P., G. Van Oest (Antwerp, J.-E. Buschmann), 1922 (December 24, 1921). First edition. 6 woodcuts printed in slate blue. 1/300 on Van Gelder Dutch paper (no. 212). - 2. Aegri somnia. Brussels; National Library of Art and History (Antwerp, J.-E. Buschmann), 1933. Ornaments printe

Estimation

150 - 200 €

ELSKAMP, Max. 3 first editions, including 1 with a

649 - ELSKAMP, Max. 3 first editions, including 1 with an autograph inscription. Antwerp: J.-E. Buschmann, 1923–1924. In-8° (very rare foxing). Unbound, illustrated cover 1. Les délectations moroses. Illustrated with 56 woodcuts by Elskamp, printed in gray. 1/300 numbered copies on Pietro Miliani handmade paper (no. 88). With an unsigned autograph dedication to the poet Herman Frenay-Cid: “in very affectionate tribute.” - 2. Maya. Text surrounded by a border and ornaments printed in ochre.

Estimation

200 - 250 €

ELSKAMP, Max. 3 ornately decorated volumes in thei

650 - ELSKAMP, Max. 3 ornately decorated volumes in their original editions. In-8° (2 uncut vols.). Br., illustrated covers (2 replacements). 1. Les délectations moroses. Brussels, G. Van Oest & Cie (J.-E. Buschmann), 1923. 56 woodcuts printed in gray by Elskamp. 1/300 on Pietro Miliani handmade paper (No. 27). - 2. Aegri somnia. Antwerp, J.-E. Buschmann, 1924. 57 woodcuts printed in mustard yellow by Elskamp. 1/50 (out of 250) on Holland paper (no. 38). - 3. Remembrances. Same publisher, 19

Estimation

150 - 200 €

FLAUBERT, Gustave *Salammbô*. Paris: Michel Lévy f

651 - FLAUBERT, Gustave Salammbô. Paris: Michel Lévy frères, 1863. Large 8vo. Bottle-green half-maroquin with corners signed “Canape,” marbled paper covers, ribbed spine with cold-stamped fillets, cover in good condition. First edition. A copy from the first printing with the following errors: p. 5, “effraya” instead of “effrayèrent”; pp. 97, 80, 251, 368, and 370, “Scissites” instead of “Syssites.” Printed on fine vellum. According to the most recent studies, only 31 “Holl

Estimation

300 - 400 €

FRANCE, Anatole *The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard*,

652 - FRANCE, Anatole The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, member of the Institut. Paris: L. Carteret, 1921. In-8°. Bottle-green morocco leather signed “Weckesser et fils,” with multiple gold fillets framing the covers, spined, gold-embossed, with guilloché edges; beige morocco linings adorned with a large gilded and mosaic Art Nouveau design; flamed paper endpapers; double pebbled paper endpapers; gilded edges on small tabs; ornamented cover in good condition (spine burnished with some minor scuff

Estimation

300 - 400 €

GIDE, André *Les caves du Vatican*. Published by t

653 - GIDE, André Les caves du Vatican. Published by the author of Paludes. Paris: Nouvelle Revue française, 1914. 2 vols., in-8° (slight foxing on the edges). Unbound, with orange publisher’s cover. First edition. Printed in a run of 550 copies, including 50 honorary copies on Arches “chandelle” paper watermarked with “NRF,” the only paper used (No. 112). Includes the portrait of Gide, engraved in soft varnish by P.-A. Laurens, printed on antique Japanese paper and reserved exclusive

Estimation

400 - 500 €

GIDE, André *Notes on Chopin*. 10 original lithogr

654 - GIDE, André Notes on Chopin. 10 original lithographs by Marie Viton. Paris: L'Arche (1948). Large 8vo. Bound, with replaced cover and publisher’s slipcase (slightly yellowed spine of the cover, some foxing on the slipcase). Interior in very good condition. First collective edition, partly original, illustrated with 10 black headbands and footers; contains 18 musical quotations. Printed in a run of 1,465 numbered copies, including 21 honorary copies; one of the 100 on Arches vellum (2nd pape

Estimation

150 - 200 €

GIDE, André *Les nourritures terrestres*. Paris: M

655 - GIDE, André Les nourritures terrestres. Paris: Mercure de France, 1897. In-12 (slightly yellowed, trace of water damage on the title page with slight weakening of the paper). Olive half-maroquin with corner pieces, signed G. Huser, marbled paper covers, spine with raised bands and gilt fleurons, gilt title on endpapers, yellow endpapers (some minor scuffing). First edition (except for two fragments: “Le récit de Ménalque” and “La ronde de Grenade”) dedicated to Maurice Quillot. Copy

Estimation

600 - 700 €

GIDE, André *Oedipe*. A drama in three acts: 2 edi

656 - GIDE, André Oedipe. A drama in three acts: 2 editions, pre-original and original. 2 vols., in-4°. Br., with the cover from the 1st edition. In: Commerce. Quarterly journals published by Paul Valéry, Léon-Paul Fargue, and Valéry Larbaud. Issue XXV. Paris, Giraud-Badin, fall 1930. (Minor creases and minor tears without loss on the cover). 1/2,500 (out of 2,900 copies) on alfa paper (no. 728). - 2. Paris, Éditions de la Pléiade. Engraved frontispiece by D. Galanis. 1/405 (of 450 copies)

Estimation

200 - 300 €

GIDE, André. 3 first editions. 1. Imaginary Interv

657 - GIDE, André. 3 first editions. 1. Imaginary Interviews. (Yverdon and Lausanne), Éditions du Haut-Pays, 1943. In-4°. Paperback, replaced cover from the edition (slight signs of wear on the spine, some foxing on the top edge; otherwise, a very fresh copy). 1/1429 (of 1,460 numbered copies, excluding author’s copies and a few h.c.) on puffed laid paper (4th paper, no. 244). Formerly owned by Ex-libris. - 2. With Valéry, Paul—Correspondence 1890–1942. Preface and notes by Robert Mallet. Pa

Estimation

200 - 300 €

GRANDVILLE Scenes from the Private and Public Live

658 - GRANDVILLE Scenes from the Private and Public Lives of Animals. Illustrations by Grandville. Studies of Contemporary Customs, published under the direction of Mr. P.-J. Stahl [...]. Paris: J. Hetzel and Paulin, 1842, 2 vols., large 8vo (includes 1 plate; some minor foxing). Red half-maroquin cardboard binding with leather corners, covers of red maroquin-patterned percaline edged with gold fillets, spine with gilt decorative faux raised bands, marbled edges (inner joint of vol. I broken, spine sl

Estimation

200 - 300 €

HEREDIA, José-Maria, *Greece and Sicily* [...]. Pa

659 - HEREDIA, José-Maria, Greece and Sicily [...]. Paris: M. de Becque (printed by R. Coulouma), 1926. In-4°. Brown Cape morocco in Art Deco style, signed M[arguerite] Fray; covers adorned on the outer edges with a row of black and beige morocco strips and gold and silver fillets, including a mos band. the same morocco leathers interlaced in a sawtooth pattern; ribbed spine decorated with bands and horizontal and vertical fillets similar to those on the covers; linings of the same brown morocco e

Estimation

500 - 600 €

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, François, *Maxims and Moral Refl

660 - LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, François, Maxims and Moral Reflections [...]. Parma: Bodoni, 1812. Large 8vo. Olive morocco leather signed Chambolle-Duru, covers with Duseuil-style gilt frames, spine with raised bands richly decorated with gilt floral motifs, double gilt fillet on the edges, gilt interior edge, gilt edges on small endpapers. Superb copy. A fine typographic edition printed in a run of 150 copies and intended for the education of the children of Joachim Murat, King of Naples. Ref. Vicaire V:

Estimation

200 - 250 €

LOTI, Pierre. Illustrated Works. Paris: Calman-Lév

661 - LOTI, Pierre. Illustrated Works. Paris: Calman-Lévy [1936–1937], 15 vols., in-8°. Burgundy half-maroquin with corners signed R[ené] Laurent, ribbed spine, gilt lettering on labels, illustrated covers in good condition (minor scuffs on the spine of 1 vol., a few very slight rubs on the ribs). Illustrated with 200 full-page compositions enhanced with stencils, in addition to numerous headpieces and tailpieces. Each volume is illustrated by a different artist: P. Brissaud, A. Calbet, H. Deluer

Estimation

250 - 300 €

MAETERLINCK, Maurice Twelve Songs [...]. Illustrat

662 - MAETERLINCK, Maurice Twelve Songs [...]. Illustrations by Charles Doudelet. Brussels: Édition aryenne (printed by J.-E. Goossens) 1929. Large in-f° (a few pinholes and faint foxing on the first and last leaves). Black embossed percaline with border; cover plates featuring illustrations from the original edition inlaid on the covers; plain, unmarked spine; white laid paper endpapers (with foxing on the cover paper). In a navy blue cloth slipcase (faded, a few small tears). A beautiful reprint o

Estimation

400 - 500 €

MAETERLINCK, Maurice *The Life of Bees*. Illustrat

663 - MAETERLINCK, Maurice The Life of Bees. Illustrations by Adolphe Giraldon, engraved in color by Ernest Florian. Paris: A. & F. Ferroud (1918) In-8°. Lemon-colored Cape morocco in Art Deco style, signed Ch. De Samblanx, with double gilded fillet framing the covers and a central medallion decorated with stylized motifs in mos. of green and red leather depicting leaves and fruit, and a repeated gilded bee; spine with gilded, coffered raised bands and mos. featuring a repeated bee; double gild

Estimation

250 - 300 €

MARIE of ROMANIA Kildine. The Story of a Naughty L

664 - MARIE of ROMANIA Kildine. The Story of a Naughty Little Princess [...]. Preface by Robert de Flers. Images of Job. Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et fils, n.d. [1921] Large 4° (a few leaves slightly soiled). Publisher’s cardboard binding, blue cloth with polychrome and gold decoration, red edges (small stain on upper cover, slight yellow stains and small scuff on lower cover, lower caps and edges slightly rubbed, corners slightly rounded, inner edges partially split). Numerous illustrations, inclu

Estimation

300 - 400 €

MARTIN DU GARD, Roger *Vieille France*. Original l

665 - MARTIN DU GARD, Roger Vieille France. Original lithographs by Théo Van Elsen. [Paris] Les Bibliophiles franco-suisses, 1935. In-f° (slight fading on the front cover, a few small foxing spots and/or fading throughout). Midnight blue morocco leather signed “Weckesser et ses fils,” double gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt boxed spine with raised bands, double gilt fillet on the edges, multiple gilt fillets on the panels, gilt edges on small endpapers, illustrated cover intact. (some slig

Estimation

150 - 200 €

MAUPASSANT, Guy. *Twelve Tales*, illustrated by Ma

666 - MAUPASSANT, Guy. Twelve Tales, illustrated by Mariette Lydis. Buenos Aires: Govone, 1947. In-4° (rare and clean stitching). Red morocco leather, signed I[sy] Brachot binding, gold fillet depicting a female silhouette on the upper cover, smooth spine with Chinese-style gold lettering, linings and endpapers in jacquard fabric with a boteh pattern and silver topstitching, double endpapers in black paper speckled with gold, gilt binding with small , cover in fair condition (spine faded and rubbed

Estimation

150 - 200 €

MAURIAC, François *Le noeud de vipères*. (Paris) B

667 - MAURIAC, François Le noeud de vipères. (Paris) Bernard Grasset, “Pour mon plaisir” (1932) In-4° hardcover. Black Art Deco morocco leather, signed J[acques] Anthoine-Legrain, covers adorned with horizontal bands of gold and blind-stamped dots extending onto the fore-edges and spine, the latter with a blind-stamped title, black tabis linings and endpapers, double endpapers of black laid paper, gilt edges on small endpapers, cover preserved (spine slightly faded, very slight rubbing, and a

Estimation

250 - 300 €

MAUROIS, André *Prométhée, or The Life of Balzac*.

668 - MAUROIS, André Prométhée, or The Life of Balzac. (Paris) Hachette (1965) Large 8vo. Chocolate-colored half-maroquin with corners signed by Tchékéroul, covers of cast paper edged with a gold fillet, ribbed spine, linings and endpapers of veined paper, gilt title, cover preserved. In a bordered slipcase. First edition. One of the 40 special copies bound in Madagascar leather (no. 31). Binding perfectly executed by the Brussels master bookbinder Vladimir Tchékéroul.

Estimation

200 - 300 €

MONTHERLANT, Henry de Port-Royal. Lithographs by R

669 - MONTHERLANT, Henry de Port-Royal. Lithographs by René Aubert. Paris: Henri Lefebvre (printed by D. Viglino, 1954). Large 4° (a few minor imperfections in the lithographs). Vermilion morocco bound, signed P.L. Martin, 1954, covers and spine smooth, geometrically embossed with cold-stamped fillets and inlaid with garnet-colored box leather diamonds forming a cruciform pattern that gradually tapers toward the center of the covers; inner covers and endpapers lined edge-to-edge with pinkish-ivory b

Estimation

4 000 - 5 000 €

*Le Coq rouge*. First year, May 1895–April 1896. B

670 - Le Coq rouge. First year, May 1895–April 1896. Brussels: X. Havermans, 1895–1896. In-8°. Havana-colored pigskin signed J. Schavye, title cold-stamped and illustrated with a large repoussé, chiseled, and embossed design on the upper cover, spine with two raised bands, title embossed in blind and adorned with raised blind-embossed fleurons, red silk endpapers framed with fillets and blind-embossed rat’s tooth pattern, endpapers of the same silk, red binding, cover boards in good conditio

Estimation

300 - 400 €

PICARD, Edmond *El Moghreb-Al Aksa*. A Belgian Mis

671 - PICARD, Edmond El Moghreb-Al Aksa. A Belgian Mission to Morocco [...]. With illustrations by Théo van Rysselberghe and a frontispiece by Odilon Redon. Brussels: F. Larcier, 1889. Large 4to. Paperback, in the publisher’s ornamented cover, with brown silk bookmarks (spine heavily worn, slight crease on the upper edge, and slight foxing on the inside front cover). In an ornate publisher’s slipcase with flaps (worn, small stains, 2 flaps missing and 1 torn). First edition illustrated with a l

Estimation

300 - 400 €

8 books by or that belonged to Edmond Picard. Vari

672 - 8 books by or that belonged to Edmond Picard. Various formats, small or large, with printed publisher’s covers (some covers are slightly yellowed). 1. The 50th Anniversary of Mr. Edmond Picard’s Professional Career [...]. Brussels: Vve F. Larcier, 1910. (Partially uncut). - 2. Sacré-Olin, Élisabeth - Edmond Picard, the Unloved. Excerpt from the journal “Le Flambeau,” 1959–1960. Includes a typewritten letter with E. Sacré-Olin’s autograph signature addressed to a printer. - 3–8.

Estimation

100 - 150 €

MÉRIMÉE, Prosper; PICASSO, Pablo Carmen. (Paris) L

673 - MÉRIMÉE, Prosper; PICASSO, Pablo Carmen. (Paris) La Bibliothèque française (1949) In-4° (rare and clean, with stitching or very slight soiling on a few plates). In folio, with a replaced printed cover and publisher’s slipcase (slipcase incomplete: two covers damaged, one with water stains). Illustrated with 38 original compositions, including 30 full-page plates, engraved with a burin by Picasso. Printed in a run of 320 numbered copies + 20 honorees; one of 309 on Montval vellum, signed i

Estimation

1 200 - 1 500 €

10 volumes of the Pléiade series. Paris: Gallimard

674 - 10 volumes of the Pléiade series. Paris: Gallimard, 1956–1982. 10 vols., in-12 format. Soft leather binding, most with dust jackets and Rhodoid covers; 5 in slipcases. Good overall condition. 1. Three albums: Proust, 1965. — Stendhal, 1966. — Éluard, 1968. — 2. Stendhal, Novels and Short Stories, Vol. II, 1956. - Proust, In Search of Lost Time, vols. I, II, and III, 1959. - Claudel, Poetic Works, 1967. - Alain, The Arts and the Gods, 1968. - Yourcenar, Novels, 1982.

Estimation

80 - 150 €

RABELAIS, François. Works. Edition based on the la

675 - RABELAIS, François. Works. Edition based on the latest texts revised by the author. An introduction and a glossary by Pierre Jannet. Illustrations by A. Robida. Paris: Librairie illustrée [1885–1886] 2 vols., in-4° (foxing throughout). Polychrome cardboard binding by S. Engel, based on Robida’s design, with gilt titles (1 vol. + more sun-faded than the other, minor stains on the lower covers, spine faded and rubbed, traces of glue on the upper inner covers). Ref. Vicaire VI:930/931.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

RICHEPIN, Jean. “Come, Children of the Fatherland!

676 - RICHEPIN, Jean. “Come, Children of the Fatherland!”... Images from Job. Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et fils [1920]. Large 4to. Unbound, replaced illustrated cover (slightly warped spine, label mark on upper cover, slight signs of rubbing). Untrimmed copy. In a white imitation-leather slipcase illustrated by the publisher and a cardboard slipcase (heavily worn). Contains 33 poems, each illustrated with a full-page color plate and a black-and-white title page. Copy from the unnumbered regular pr

Estimation

150 - 200 €

RIMBAUD, Arthur *A Season in Hell*. Brussels: Alli

677 - RIMBAUD, Arthur A Season in Hell. Brussels: Alliance Typographique (M.-J. Poot et compagnie), 1873. In-12: 53 pp. (slight foxing along the edges of the pages). Br., with printed publisher’s cover (slight foxing on the lower spine). A fine copy, fresh and partially uncut. A very rare first edition of the only text published by the poet. The cover, printed in black and red, serves as the title page. Fourteen pages were left blank for an unknown reason, perhaps due to censorship or a misprint.

Estimation

4 000 - 5 000 €

ROBIDA, Albert *The Twentieth Century*. Text and i

678 - ROBIDA, Albert The Twentieth Century. Text and illustrations by A. Robida. Paris: Librairie Illustrée, Montgredien et Cie [1893] In-8° (a few stains/foxing in the margins on a few text leaves and plates). Illustrated cardboard binding by Engel, with gilt edges (corners slightly worn, spines and edges slightly rubbed, lower spine slightly split, a few stains/water marks, more numerous on the lower cover). Illustrated (complete set) with 74 frontispieces, 15 of which are in color.

Estimation

80 - 120 €

RODENBACH, Georges *La mer élégante*. Poems. Prefa

679 - RODENBACH, Georges La mer élégante. Poems. Preface by Jean Aicard. Paris: A. Lemerre, 1881. In-12 (rare foxing). Garnet half-chagrin binding as published, covers of paper illustrated with color Japanese prints, ribbed spine decorated with gilded grotesque motifs, gilded edges (slight marginal wear on the upper cover, slight browning on the lower cover, slight scuffing on the cap bands and one rib, foxing on the white endpapers). First edition. With a beautiful unsigned autograph dedication b

Estimation

120 - 150 €

RUTTIENS, Raoul Broer Frutsel or *Dequelle mirific

680 - RUTTIENS, Raoul Broer Frutsel or Dequelle mirificque fasçon, a Franciscan friar of that name, heals the sorrowful and bulimic lord of Kraaloo. A Brussels Legend. Illustrations by Roméo Dumoulin. (Brussels: printed by J-E. Goossens, 1918) In-4° (rare pinholes, especially in the margins). Midnight blue half-maroquin binding with corners signed “Trinckvel,” decorated paper covers set with a blind-stamped fillet, ribbed spine with a coffered design, gilded and blind-stamped fleurons, and br

Estimation

150 - 200 €

SALGARI, Emilio A Challenge at the North Pole [...

681 - SALGARI, Emilio A Challenge at the North Pole [...]. Illustrations by L. Amato. Paris: Ch. Delagrave [1912] In-4° (slightly and uniformly browned, slight marginal damage on p. 131). Publisher’s hardcover, gray cloth with polychrome decoration, gilt edges on marbled paper (gilding on the spine slightly rubbed). Magnificent copy. Ref. Bnf. From the collection of D. Cormaux (bookseller’s label). Included are two illustrated works on similar themes in publisher’s binding with polychrome decor

Estimation

80 - 120 €

SCHWOB, Marcel *Imaginary Worlds*. Compositions by

682 - SCHWOB, Marcel Imaginary Worlds. Compositions by George Barbier, woodcuts by Pierre Bouchet. [Paris] Le Livre contemporain, 1929. In-4° (slight and minimal pinholes or slight foxing; faint transfer of the cover illustrations onto the white endpapers). Art Deco Lavallière morocco leather, signed Weckesser et fils; covers adorned with a wide frame of interlaced rings formed of inlaid root-grain calfskin set with gilt fillets, the whole bordered by two garnet-colored morocco leather strips; smo

Estimation

2 000 - 3 000 €

TAGORE, Rabindranath *The Gift of Love*. Twenty-tw

683 - TAGORE, Rabindranath The Gift of Love. Twenty-two fragments from the Lover’s Gift series [...] adapted from the author’s English text by Éric Elgherabli [...]. [Paris] Les Impénitents (printed by Ateliers Rigal) (1975) In-4°. Slate-blue Bradel box signed C[hristine] Léonard, covers adorned with a white-painted cross pattern enclosing a series of vertical mosaic bands in boxes of various colors, spine titled in white paint, endpapers lined edge-to-edge with white box material, endpape

Estimation

200 - 300 €

THACKERAY, William Makepeace *Vanity Fair*. A Nove

684 - THACKERAY, William Makepeace Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero [...]. With illustrations on steel and wood by the author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 8vo (most plates browned and soiled along the edges; slight offsetting on some plates; occasional light foxing or soiling). Red morocco bound by Root & Son, London, with multiple gilt fillets and corner fleurons on the boards, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, gilt inner dentelle, red silk pastedowns and flyleaves, gilt edges

Estimation

250 - 300 €

THARAUD, Jérôme & Jean, *Marrakech, or The Lor

685 - THARAUD, Jérôme & Jean, Marrakech, or The Lords of the Atlas. [Illustrated by Suréda]. Lyon: Cercle lyonnais du Livre, 1924. In-4°. Art Deco-style havana-colored oasis morocco leather, signed Weckesser et fils; covers adorned with a rich border featuring stylized arabesque motifs composed of a wide garnet-colored band, fillets, small diamonds, and gold dots; spine with raised bands decorated like the covers, double gold fillet on the edges, endpapers decorated like the covers, gilt edg

Estimation

2 000 - 3 000 €

TOURNIER, Michel *The Erl-King*. (Paris) Gallimard

686 - TOURNIER, Michel The Erl-King. (Paris) Gallimard, nrf (1970) In-8°. Green Chagrin, designed by Ronnie Daelemans; smooth covers and spine adorned with a surrealist design composed of multiple horizontal bands and pieces of Japanese paper, calfskin, reptile and fish skins of various colors, with a blazing eye in the center of each cover symbolizing the Nazi ogre, and a lizard skin depicting a tree on the spine; linings and endpapers in red Japanese paper; double endpapers in flamed paper in sha

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VAN LERBERGHE, Charles *La chanson d'Ève*. *Premiè

687 - VAN LERBERGHE, Charles La chanson d'Ève. Premières paroles. La tentation. La faute. Crépuscule. Paris: Mercure de France, 1904. In-12° (rare stitching, a few light pencil underlines on the title page). Art Nouveau pink morocco leather, signed A. & R. Maylander; covers edged with a triple gold fillet and framed by a polychrome garland of stylized flowers in mos. and gold; ribbed spine with a recessed panel adorned with a mos. flower repeated, double gilt fillet on the edges, alm

Estimation

800 - 1 000 €

VANDENBERGHE, Paul *Le gars Quilleboeuf*. Paris: R

688 - VANDENBERGHE, Paul Le gars Quilleboeuf. Paris: R. Julliard (1953). In-12 (evenly and slightly browned). Taupe Cape morocco signed Devauchelle, covers adorned with a radiating mosaic design in khaki, celadon green, and beige paper, with gold fillets and a blue o’euser; smooth spine with gold-lettered title; slate-blue laid paper endpapers; turquoise-blue Canson paper endpapers; gilt title; illustrated cover, preserved. In a bordered slipcase (leather scuffed). A very fine copy. First edition.

Estimation

300 - 400 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *To Those Who Come*. Unpublished

689 - VERHAEREN, Émile To Those Who Come. Unpublished poem by the late [...] with a portrait by Mr. Georges Tribout. Paris: Fr. Bernouard (1920) Square 8vo (slight soiling at the top corner of the half-title page, minor stitching throughout, slight creasing on a few leaves). Bound in black silk ribbon, with the publisher’s ornamented cover (slight browning and minor foxing, crease marks on the upper spine). Sepia-toned portrait. 1/500 (out of 533 copies) on Arches paper (no. 182). Enclosed: 1. He

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *Les aubes*. [Illustrations by Th

690 - VERHAEREN, Émile Les aubes. [Illustrations by Théo van Rysselberghe]. (Brussels: A. Berqueman for E. Deman, 1898) In-8° (partially untrimmed). Illustrated publisher’s cardboard binding, covers with preserved illustrations (slightly foxed; spine slightly darkened with a small tear at the bottom; minor marginal wear without loss to the upper endpaper). Interior fresh. First edition of this lyrical drama illustrated by van Rysselberghe (ornaments and cover). Unnumbered copy on publisher’s

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERHAEREN, Émile Five Stories. With 28 woodcuts de

691 - VERHAEREN, Émile Five Stories. With 28 woodcuts designed and engraved by Frans Masereel. Geneva: Éditions du Sablier, 1920. In-8° (watermark on the blank endpapers). Unbound, with publisher’s replacement cover (spine skillfully restored). First edition and first print run of the woodcuts, including a portrait of Verhaeren. Print run of 578 copies; this copy is not mounted on Holland paper. Enriched with 4 prints on China paper. Ref. Avermaete C-15(26). Formerly owned by Ex-libris.

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *The Twelve Months*. Original lit

692 - VERHAEREN, Émile The Twelve Months. Original lithographs by Rik Slabbinck. Paris, Brussels: J.-R. Delahaut (1972). Large in-4°. In folio, with a replaced cover and publisher’s slipcase. 12 vividly colored lithographs, including 6 across double pages, 23 black headbands or footers, and a title vignette. A print run of 100 numbered copies, all signed by the artist; one of the 12 head copies on pearlescent Japanese paper (No. 3, for Mr. and Mrs. Driegelinck-van den Avenne), containing an orig

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *Les heures du soir*. Leipzig: In

693 - VERHAEREN, Émile Les heures du soir. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1911. Large 8vo (a few light foxing spots, more pronounced on the first and last leaves). Half-basane lavalière binding based on a design by Henry van de Velde, brown laid paper covers with an ornate gilt medallion on the top cover, smooth spine with the title in gilt running lengthwise and adorned with two small matching fleurons (caps rubbed). First edition. In addition to the binding and typographic design, H. van de Velde’s un

Estimation

400 - 500 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *Les moines*. Original lithograph

694 - VERHAEREN, Émile Les moines. Original lithographs by H.-V. Wolvens. Paris, Brussels: J.-R. Delahaut (1973). Large in-4° (1 double leaf missing from the volume). In folios, with a replaced title cover and publisher’s slipcase (creases on the spine and one flap, a few scuffs on the slipcase). 12 vividly colored lithographs, including 4 on double pages, with numerous black-and-white drawings in the text. Printed in an edition of 100 copies, all signed by the publisher and the artist; this unn

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERHAEREN, Émile Fifteen Poems [...] illustrated w

695 - VERHAEREN, Émile Fifteen Poems [...] illustrated with 57 woodcuts, drawn and engraved by Frans Masereel, and followed by a tribute to Verhaeren by Octave Uzanne. Paris: G. Crès (1917) In-8°. Chocolate-colored half-chagrin with corner pieces of the spine, flamed paper covers, smooth spine with cold-stamped and gilt floral decoration, gilt title, covers in fair condition (leather rubbed, minor loss at the top cap). Interior very fresh. First and only printing of the woodcuts, in an edition of 1

Estimation

300 - 400 €

VERHAEREN, Émile *Les villages illusoires*. Brusse

696 - VERHAEREN, Émile Les villages illusoires. Brussels: E. Deman, “Collection du ‘Réveil’” 1895. In-12. Bradel laid paper, brown marbled with green and gold, signed M[arianne] Diercxsens, covers edged along the gutter with a narrow strip of filled calfskin, spine with a chocolate-colored title label and end caps edged like the covers, illustrated cover in good condition. In a matching edged slipcase (minor wear to the leather at the top and bottom). A fine copy. First edition dedicated t

Estimation

300 - 400 €

VERHAEREN, Émile Twenty Poems. Illustrated with tw

697 - VERHAEREN, Émile Twenty Poems. Illustrated with twenty compositions by Valerius de Saedeleer, etched by Roger Hebbelinck. (Brussels) Terres latines 1947 Large in-4°. Loose-leaf, with illustrated replacement cover and publisher’s slipcase (broken). A selection of poems delicately illustrated in aquatint and etching by Hebbelinck based on works by the painter from Laethem-Saint-Martin, who had died a few years earlier, including 1 cover vignette and 20 large headbands printed in beautiful velv

Estimation

150 - 200 €

VALÉRY, Paul. Discourse on Émile Verhaeren. Brusse

698 - VALÉRY, Paul. Discourse on Émile Verhaeren. Brussels & Maastricht: A.A.M. Stols, 1928. In-4°. Hardcover, with a replaced, ornamented cover from the edition. New edition limited to 320 numbered copies; one of 300 on Pannekoek Holland paper (no. 102). Included: Verhaeren, Émile—Notes on Art. I. The 1900 Exhibition in Paris. II. On the Preservation of Art Relics. Paris, J. Bernard, 1929. In-16. Br., with a replacement cover from the publisher. First posthumous edition. 1/300 (excluding 25

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VERLAINE, Paul *Bonheur*. Paris: L. Vanier, 1891.

699 - VERLAINE, Paul Bonheur. Paris: L. Vanier, 1891. In-16. Bordeaux half-maroquin with corners signed M[arcel] Godillot; spine with raised bands and gilt title; gilt lettering on endpapers; cover preserved. (spine slightly faded, cover spine reinforced). First edition. Copy from the standard run on vellum. Ref. Vicaire VII:996–997.

Estimation

200 - 300 €

VERNE, Jules *A Fifteen-Year-Old Captain*. Illustr

700 - VERNE, Jules A Fifteen-Year-Old Captain. Illustrations by H. Meyer, engravings by Ch. Barbant. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1906] Large 8vo (some water stains, pinholes, and foxing concentrated at the beginning of the volume). Publisher’s binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration; front cover featuring an elephant with the title within the fan motif; back cover type Q; spine featuring a lighthouse, type F; gilt edges (spine faded, cap bands slightly worn). Printed by Belin fr

Estimation

80 - 120 €

VERNE, Jules *The Meteor Hunt*. [...]. Illustratio

701 - VERNE, Jules The Meteor Hunt. [...]. Illustrations by George Roux. Chromotype plates. [- The Danube Pilot. Illustrations by George Roux]. Paris, Hetzel Collection (1908), 2 works in 1 large 8vo volume (stitched; significant foxing and water stains in the margins; marginal tears without loss on a few leaves). Standard publisher’s cardboard binding. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring an elephant with the title in the fan, back cover type Q, spine with lighthou

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules *Discovery of the Earth* [...]. 59 il

702 - VERNE, Jules Discovery of the Earth [...]. 59 illustrations by L. Benett and P. Philippoteaux. 58 facsimiles (based on historical documents) and maps by Dubail and Matthis. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [1878], large 8vo (foxing throughout, concentrated at the beginning and end of the volume). Publisher’s cardboard binding by S. Engel, red cloth with black and gold decoration after A. Souze, front cover featuring the Ptolemaic armillary sphere

Estimation

80 - 120 €

VERNE, Jules *Captain Grant’s Children: A Voyage A

703 - VERNE, Jules Captain Grant’s Children: A Voyage Around the World [...]. 172 illustrations by Riou, engraved by Pannemaker. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1904] Large 8vo. Hardcover binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring a world map and an anchor, back cover type Q, spine featuring an anchor, type G, gilt edges (spine rubbed, cap bands and lower corners slightly worn). Ref. Bottin 218. - Jauzac 175.

Estimation

100 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules *Famille-sans-nom* [...]. 82 illustra

704 - VERNE, Jules Famille-sans-nom [...]. 82 illustrations by G. Tiret-Bognet and a color map. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [1889] Large 8vo (rare small stains and pinholes). Publisher’s cardboard binding by A. L[enègre] & Cie, red cloth with black and gold decoration after A. Souze, front cover featuring two elephants with “Voyages extraordinaires” in the fan motif, back cover type n, spine type A (gilded ornamental motif overprinting th

Estimation

80 - 120 €

VERNE, Jules *The Kip Brothers* [...]. Illustratio

705 - VERNE, Jules The Kip Brothers [...]. Illustrations by George Roux. 12 large chromotypographs. Numerous photographic views. Two maps. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1908] Large 8vo (scattered pinholes, some foxing, mainly in the margins and not affecting the plates, 1 burn on p. 431). Publisher’s binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring an elephant with “Extraordinary Journeys” in the fan, back cover type Q, spine with lighthouse type F, gilt edges (m

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules *The Propeller Island*. 80 illustrati

706 - VERNE, Jules The Propeller Island. 80 illustrations by L. Benett, including 12 large chromotypographic engravings. 1 color map and 2 black-and-white maps. Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [c. 1898–1904]. Large 8vo (slight foxing). Hardcover binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring a world map, back cover type Q, spine featuring a lighthouse (type F), gilt edges (stain on upper cover, scuffing and small s

Estimation

80 - 120 €

Magazine of Education and Recreation. A magazine f

707 - Magazine of Education and Recreation. A magazine for the whole family founded by P.-J. Stahl [...] and Children’s Weekly [...]. Volumes I and II. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation,” 1895, 2 vols. in 1 large 8vo (foxing throughout, small tear on 1 folio). Publisher’s cardboard binding signed Vve Fernandez & Cie, garnet cloth with black and gold decoration, gilt edges (spine and top cover faded, caps and corners slightly worn). Volume containing

Estimation

80 - 120 €

VERNE, Jules *The Steam House*. A Journey Through

708 - VERNE, Jules The Steam House. A Journey Through Northern India [...]. Illustrations by Benett. Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [1880]. Large 8vo (some foxing). Hardcover binding by A. Lenègre, red cloth with black and gold decoration based on a design by A. Souze; front cover featuring two elephants with “Extraordinary Journeys” on the fan; back cover type f, spine type A, gilt edges (front cover slightly stained, spine faded and slightly

Estimation

80 - 120 €

VERNE, Jules Mathias Sandorf. 111 illustrations by

709 - VERNE, Jules Mathias Sandorf. 111 illustrations by Benett, and a map. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1901] Large 8vo (1 slight water stain on the title page). Hardcover binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring a world map and an anchor, back cover type P, spine featuring an anchor, type G, gilt edges (water stain and small spots on the lower cover, spine slightly faded, inner joints slightly brittle). Ref. Bottin 291. - Jauzac 241-242.

Estimation

100 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules Michel Strogoff. Moscow-Irkutsk [...]

710 - VERNE, Jules Michel Strogoff. Moscow-Irkutsk [...] followed by A Drama in Mexico. Illustrations by J. Férat, engraved by Ch. Barbant. Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [c. 1883] Large 8vo. Publisher’s cardboard binding by A. Lenègre, mauve cloth with black and gold decoration after A. Souze, front cover featuring two elephants with “Extraordinary Journeys” in the fan motif, back cover type i, spine type A, gilt edges (small scratch on lower

Estimation

150 - 200 €

VERNE, Jules *North Against South* [...]. 85 illus

711 - VERNE, Jules North Against South [...]. 85 illustrations by Benett and a map. Paris: J. Hetzel & Co., “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [1887] Large 8vo (a few small water stains on 3 leaves, a tiny tear at the bottom of 1 leaf, a few handwritten annotations in pencil). Publisher’s cardboard binding by A. L[enègre] & Cie, red cloth with black and gold decoration after A. Souze, front cover featuring two elephants with “Voyages extraordinaires” on the fan, bac

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules *P’tit-bonhomme* [...]. 85 illustrati

712 - VERNE, Jules P’tit-bonhomme [...]. 85 illustrations by L. Benett. 12 large chromotypographic engravings. 1 color map. Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, “Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation” [c. 1902]. Large 8vo (some foxing that does not affect the plates). Publisher’s binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring a world map, back cover type Q, spine featuring a lighthouse (type F), gilt edges (spine slightly faded, cap bands slightly worn). 13 co

Estimation

120 - 150 €

VERNE, Jules *P’tit-bonhomme* [...]. Illustrations

713 - VERNE, Jules P’tit-bonhomme [...]. Illustrations by L. Benett. Large chromotype engravings. One map. Paris: Hetzel Collection [c. 1906] Large 8vo (slight foxing, very slight stains on a few pp.). Publisher’s cardboard binding by S. Engel, red cloth with polychrome decoration, front cover featuring an elephant with “Voyages extraordinaires” in the fan, back cover type Q, spine with lighthouse type F, gilt edges (small stain on the second cover, spine faded, cap ends worn, corners slight

Estimation

120 - 150 €

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