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20th Century


Huge Library Of Art And Antiquities Documentation

HUGE ART AND ANTIQUITY RESOURCES LIBRARY: approximately 180 to 200 meters of shelving, including numerous artist monographs (many of which are catalogues raisonnés), reference works on Fine Arts, Asia[...]

Period: 20th century

50 000 €

The Decorative Painter's Cartoon By Desaint /1910

The painter-decorator's cartoon by Desaint, 1910, 36 color plates, complete, Height 46cm, Width 33cm, 100 euros

Period: 20th century

100 €

Lado Gudiashvili / 1896-1980

Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980) Georgian painter and sculptor. Portfolio containing 50 lithographs, complete. Lado created a fantastical world based on tales, legends, and historical myths; he is seen as[...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

Lizerolles - Dufrénoy - Devriès - In The Intimacy Of Illustrious Figures 1845-1950. 1951.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - LIZEROLLES - DUFRÉNOY - DEVRIÈS (Pierre-Marie, Jules-Édouard, Maurice) - In the Intimacy of Illustrious Figures 1845-1950 (Album of Photographs). Paris, MD, 1951; 12 oblong quarto book[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €
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53 Issues Of The Journal "cahiers De La Céramique Et Des Arts Du Feu" (quarterly Journal)

A very interesting set of 52 issues of the journal "Cahiers de la Céramique et des Arts du Feu" (Ceramics and Fire Arts Notebooks). This journal was founded by the Friends of the National Ceramics Mus[...]

Period: 20th century

550 €

[photography] - Holiday Photo Album. Italy. No. 1, Circa 1930, Period Binding.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Holiday photo album. Italy. [Place of publication unknown], [date unknown], 1930; oblong folio, 15 pages, blue half-cloth binding, smooth spine, exposed string. 261 photographs, each t[...]

Period: 20th century

180 €
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Unconquered Eros. Gérard Nordmann Library

Unconquered Eros. Gérard Nordmann Library. Anthology compiled under the direction of Monique Nordmann. The Gérard Nordmann Library (1930-1992), a leading authority in its chosen field of eroticism, co[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €
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[photography] - Holiday Photo Album. No. 1, Circa 1930; Oblong Folio, Bound.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Holiday photo album. [Place of publication unknown], circa 1930; oblong folio, 23 pages, black half-cloth binding, smooth spine, exposed string. 316 photographs, each the size of a mat[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Tallone, 1967

Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Tallone, 1967. Three volumes, 33 cm each, approximately 700 pages in total. Paperback, in a slipcase and a rigid cardboard box. Good condition. Minor foxing on the[...]

Period: 20th century

300 €
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[photography] - Holiday Photo Album. No. 1, Circa 1930, Period Binding.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Holiday photo album. No date, circa 1930; oblong folio, 25 pages, half-cloth binding in imitation reptile print with corners, smooth spine, exposed string. 457 photographs, each the si[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Tribute To James Thrall Soby, Marie-louise Jeanneret

Homage to James Thrall Soby, Marie-Louise Jeanneret. Exhibition from December 20th to March 1st, 1980. Minor soiling on the cover. 32 x 24 cm. Sent via Colissimo with signature confirmation. Carefully[...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Villon, Illustrations By Dubout, Gibert Jeune 1938 No. 284, Leather Binding

Villon (Works), illustrations by Dubout, Gibert Jeune 1938 No. 284, leather binding. Pages slightly yellowed and very occasional foxing. 20.5 x 14 cm. Sent via Colissimo with signature required upon d[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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The Mural Painting Of The Mexican Revolution, 1985

La Pintura Mural De La Revolucion Mexicana. Fondo Editorial de la Plastica Mexicana, Mexico, 1985. Third edition, limited to 3000 copies. 316 pages. Some wear and soiling to the cover. 48 x 35.5 cm. S[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Six Books Of épinal Prints

Six books of Épinal prints. "40 Selected Stories," "20 Selected Tales," "Fairy Tales," "La Fontaine's Fables," "Selected Tales from the Épinal Prints," "Épinal Images." The designs, binding, printing,[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €

Travel Album, Gabon

The Liberty Ship "Rochefort" en route to Gabon. Album bound in green cloth. Circa 1950. Travel souvenir, 32 reprinted photographs with captions. Table of contents: The Liberty Ship Rochefort en route [...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Catalogue Of A. Hamburg With Autographed Drawing

Catalogue of the Musée de la Marine by André Hambourg, 1909-1999. André Hambourg was a French painter, illustrator, lithographer, and member of the Resistance. The catalogue includes an original felt-[...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €

Curiosa: Pierre Mac Orlan, "abécédaire Des Filles Et De l'Enfant Chéri" 1924

Published by Éditions de la Fanfare de Montparnasse, Henri Jonquières, 1924. Small square octavo, paperback. First edition, with free-form illustrations by Pascin featuring large erotic initials in co[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Boxed Book 'les Dames Galantes' By Brantôme, Hémard Illustrations, 1930

The book "Les Dames Galantes" by Brantôme, in two volumes, in slipcases. Polychrome illustrations by Joseph Hémard, edited by Georges Briffaut and printed in Tours by Arrault. Bound in red velvet with[...]

Period: 20th century

110 €
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Maps And Profiles Of The Main Towns And Places In The County / De Beaulieu

Plans and profiles of the principal towns and important places of the County of Flanders, Aalst, Hainaut, Namur, and Artois by Sebastien de Beaulieu, 16,676 volumes in slipcase. Facsimile reprint (197[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Stello By Count Alfred De Vigny / 1953

Stello by Count Alfred de Vigny / 1953. Complete text of the first edition, 20 original engravings by Edgar Vieuxblé, including 3 double-page plates. Plus a suite of 40 engravings in two states on Ann[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Enamel Icons Advertising In Europe 1895-1935, Macau Museum Of Art

Enamel Icons Advertising in Europe 1895-1935. Exhibition catalog from March 21 to August 25, 2002, at the Macau Museum of Art. Water stains at the bottom of the book. Minor wear to the corners of the [...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Exemplary Novels, Cervantes, Editions De La Pléiade, No. 24 Uncut

New copies, Cervantes, Editions de la Pléiade, copy no. 24, uncut. Sent via Colissimo with signature required. Carefully packaged. Unless otherwise stated, items listed on Proantic are not on display [...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Paluel-marmont - The French Colonial Epic. Gründ, 1939, Publisher's Illustrated Hardcover.

PALUEL-MARMONT - The French Colonial Epic. Paris, Gründ, 1939; folio, 96 pp., publisher's binding, blue cloth spine. "History and Epic" series. Presented by General Gouraud. Illustrations in the text [...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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[numismatics] - Peyret - From Gallic Coins To The First Capetian Issues. 1989.

[NUMISMATICS] - PEYRET (Sylvie) - From Gallic coins to the first Capetian issues. Paris, Banque de France, 1989; quarto, 106 pp., publisher's binding with printed dust jacket. Numerous color illustrat[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Julie's Wanderings / 1949

The Wanderings of Julie de Perrin, 1949. Text collated from the first edition of 1756, revised from the 1782 edition. Spelling, accentuation, and punctuation have been fully reproduced. 21 original wa[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €

Pinocchio. Une Belle Histoire Racontée En Images Par Corneille. La Nuova Foglio. Macerata. 1973

Description Pinocchio. Une Belle Histoire racontée en images par Corneille. Casa editrice la Nuova Foglio. Macerata Pollenza. 1973First editionFully illustrated in color, with full-page and double-pag[...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €

The Red And The Black / Stendhal / 1945

The Red and the Black - Stendhal - 1945 With engravings by Sylvain Sauvage 2 volumes in loose sheets - 234 and 290 pages Printed folded covers Numerous engravings Numbered 326 of 425 copies In their s[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

[numismatics] Giard - Catalogue Of The Coins Of The Roman Empire. National Library, 1988.

[NUMISMATICS] - GIARD (Jean-Baptiste) - Catalogue of the coins of the Roman Empire. I Augustus. II from Tiberius to Nero. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 1988; folio, VIII-258 + 75 plates + 183 pp. + 5[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €
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The Temptation Of Saint Anthony, Gustave Flaubert, Illustrations By Daniel-girard

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, Gustave Flaubert, Illustrations by Daniel-Girard. Henri Cyral, Publisher in Paris, 1930. Unnumbered, cut copy. 20 x 16 cm. Shipped via Colissimo with signature confirm[...]

Period: 20th century

130 €
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Norman Mailer. Neil Leifer. Howard L. Bingham. The Fight

Cet éblouissant hommage au match de boxe qui a opposé Muhammad Ali et George Foreman à Kinshasa (Zaïre), en 1974, réunit Le Combat du siècle, récit majeur de Norman Mailer et les clichés en noir et bl[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €

[numismatics] Callataÿ & Heesch - Greek And Roman Coins From The Du Chastel Collection. 1999.

[NUMISMATICS] - CALLATAŸ (François de), HEESCH (Johan van) - Greek and Roman coins from the du Chastel collection. Coin cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium. London, Spink, 1999; quarto, XX-162 pp.[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Lancelot Of The Lake, Published By Les Bibliolatres De France, 1958

Lancelot of the Lake. A Arthurian romance adapted into a new language by Paulin Paris. Illustrated with drawings by Philippe Lejeune. Wood engravings by Blaise Monod. Published by Les Bibliolatres de [...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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[nicolas] - Advertisement For Nicolas Wines. Paris, Draeger, Circa 1929.

[NICOLAS] - Advertisement for Nicolas wines. Paris, Draeger, circa 1929; quarto, 4 pp., paperback, cover illustrated in black and red. Nicolas 323 depots, 285 dealers.

Period: 20th century

60 €
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My Travels François Leger 1960 Copy 5025 Collection

"MY TRAVELS", François LEGER. 1960 edition. Good condition with rubbing and wear to the binding. Headcaps and joints cracked. Interior clean with rich documentation and illustrations (lithographs). Du[...]

Period: 20th century

130 €
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Aristide Bruant "dans La Rue" 1924

"Dans la rue" Selected Poems and SongsPaperback Eugène Rey Publishers 226 pages, 1924, In-octavo

Period: 20th century

70 €

[nicolas] - Advertisement For Nicolas Wines. Paris, Draeger, Circa 1928.

[NICOLAS] - Advertisement for Nicolas wines. Paris, Draeger, circa 1928; quarto, 4 pp., paperback, stamped cover. Nicolas 300 depots.

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Herbarium Of 1939 - 95 Botanical Plates - Normandy

Herbarium dated 1939, comprising 95 sheets divided into two categories of the plant world: - Cryptogams: Algae, Mosses, Filicinae. - Phanerogams: Gymnosperms ("conifers") and Angiosperms (flowering pl[...]

Period: 20th century

285 €

[nicolas] - Advertisement For Nicolas Wines. Paris, Draeger, 1926.

[NICOLAS] - Advertisement for Nicolas wines. Paris, Draeger, 1926; quarto, 4 pp., paperback, cover illustrated with a photograph by Charles Loupot. Nicolas 280 depots.

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Old Book "the Apocalypse Of St Sever, 1942 Edition"

Old book "The Apocalypse of St Sever", 1942 edition. Note some yellowed plates.

Period: 20th century

175 €

Levron (jacques) - Charm Of The Loire Valley. Heures Claires, Circa 1960, Illustrated By Samson.

LEVRON (Jacques) - Charm of the Loire Valley. Paris, Les Heures Claires, circa 1960; quarto, 157 pp., loose sheets, in a folded cover and slipcase. One of 700 numbered copies on pure Rives vellum. Ill[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Françoise Cailles René Boivin Jeweler Monograph Book 1994 Rare

Françoise Cailles, René Boivin, Jeweler, Editions de l'amateur, 1994. Full cloth binding with publisher's dust jacket, 400 pages. Rare monograph of the famous jeweler. Good condition except for a marg[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €
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Pablo Picasso - Georges Hugnet "the Goat-leaf" 1 Of 25 Copies Signed By The Artists

Please read the entire description before purchasing! Copy signed by PICASSO and HUGNET [Pablo PICASSO] – Georges HUGNET. The Honeysuckle – With six engravings by Pablo Picasso. Paris, Robert-J. Godet[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €
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Léon (paul) - The Life Of French Monuments. Destruction. Restoration. Picard, 1951, Hardcover.

LÉON (Paul) - The Life of French Monuments. Destruction. Restoration. Paris, Éditions A. et J. Picard et Cie, 1951; quarto, 584 pp., half brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands. Numerous [...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Lenotre (g.) - Old Houses, Old Papers. Perrin, 1908, 5 Volumes, Contemporary Binding.

LENOTRE (G.) - Old Houses, Old Papers. First Series. – Second Series. – Third Series. – Volume IV. – Volume V. Paris, Perrin & Cie, Booksellers-Publishers, 1908; octavo, 363 + 385 + 401 + 367 + 349 pp[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Le Point - Bonnard. No. 24. Souillac And Mulhouse, Le Point, 1944; Quarto, 48 Pp., Paperback.

LE POINT - Bonnard. No. 24. Souillac and Mulhouse, Le Point, 1944; quarto, 48 pp., paperback, folded cover. Good condition.

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Le Corbusier - Notre-dame Du Haut Chapel In Ronchamp. Les Cahiers Forces Vives, 1957, Paperback.

LE CORBUSIER - Notre-Dame du Haut Chapel at Ronchamp. Paris, Les Cahiers Forces Vives, 1957; square quarto, 118 pp., paperback, with illustrated dust jacket designed by Jean Petit on a theme by Le Cor[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Zeneyde / Count Antoine Hamilton

Zeneyde / Count Antoine Hamilton, 1954. Loose sheets, folded cover, half-leather publisher's matching slipcase. Complete text of the first edition, illustrated with original color lithographs by Uzela[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Jules Verne – César Cascabel Illustrations By Georges Roux – Hetzel Collection

Jules Verne – César Cascabel Illustrations by Georges Roux – Hetzel Collection. A rare and beautiful copy of Jules Verne's César Cascabel, illustrated by Georges Roux, published in Paris in the presti[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €
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Guestbook Of The Restaurant La Carpe d'Or In Gournay-sur-marne

Guestbook of the restaurant La Carpe d'Or in Gournay-sur-Marne. Quarto volume, bound in full brown leather, all edges gilt. Approximately 50 pages, with pasted-in photos and artist programs, and numer[...]

Period: 20th century

1 800 €

Picasso And The Theatre French Book Club Douglas Cooper 1967 No. 3581 Collection

"PICASSO AND THE THEATRE". Good condition with rubbing and wear to the publisher's red and black cloth binding. Clean interior with rich documentation and illustrations. Title page and endpapers with [...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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The Woman And The Puppet / Pierre Louÿs

The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs, 1945, 20 color engravings, including 4 full-page plates by Paul Emile Becat. Numbered copy. Good condition. In its slipcase. Height 29 cm, Width 24 cm. 100 eu[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Guestbook Of Jean And Gina's Restaurant Le Chateau Briand, Circa 1960

Guestbook of the Chateaubriand restaurant, owned by Jean and Gina Forno, on rue Chabrol near the Gare de l'Est in Paris. containing more than 175 signed autograph inscriptions and numerous signed draw[...]

Period: 20th century

9 500 €

The Great War Album, Leather Binding, 2 Volumes

The Great War Album 1914-1918, 2 volumes. A complete album covering the entire Great War, from the last months of peace in 1914 to the end of the conflict. The albums address the conflict across all t[...]

Period: 20th century

160 €

Jules Verne, Little Man, Hetzel Collection, Early 20th Century.

Jules Verne, Little Man, Hetzel Collection, Extraordinary Voyages, Original Edition, Paris Hetzel rue Jacob, Undated, circa 1910, In good used condition, However, there is wear to the spine, a detache[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €
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Picasso Ceramics Pottery Collectible Earthenware Georges Ramié

"PICASSO CERAMICS". Good condition with rubbing and wear to the dust jacket. Cloth binding in good condition. Clean interior with rich illustrations. Reference work. Collector's item. Photos taken wit[...]

Period: 20th century

140 €
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Catalogues Of The S. Bing Collection, Paris, Durand-ruel, 1906, Ref. 1190

* [Asia - BING (Siegfried)]. S. Bing Collection. Paris, Durand-Ruel, 1906. Rare first edition of this catalogue from the sale held in May 1906 at the Durand-Ruel gallery. Siegfried (known as Samuel) B[...]

Period: 20th century

2 500 €
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Picasso Bullfighting Drawings 1917-1960 Collection

"PICASSO BULLFIGHTING DRAWINGS 1917-1960". Fair condition with rubbing and wear to the binding. Corners, headcaps, and edges bumped. Interior fresh, slightly browned. Rich iconography. Photos taken wi[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Verlaine / Fêtes Galantes

Fêtes galantes by Verlaine, 1953. Collection of 22 poems, illustrated with 22 color wood engravings by Grau-Sala. Loose sheets, folded cover in its slipcase. Numbered copy. A very fine bibliophile's e[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €

Autographed Postcard By André Breton To Gérard Legrand - October 1956 - Surrealist Manuscript

Autographed postcard signed by André Breton to Gérard Legrand (surrealist poet, philosopher, and essayist, close collaborator of Breton with whom he published *L'Art magique*). Size 10.5 x 15 cm, enve[...]

Period: 20th century

380 €

Beaumarchais The Barber Of Seville, The Marriage Of Figaro, Watercolors By Jean Gradassi

One of 1520 copies on pure tinted rag paper, numbered from 171 to 1690 (no. 556), 1 volume in-8 in loose sheets in a folder and cardboard cover and cardboard slipcase, Société Nice, Imprimatur, Paris [...]

Period: 20th century

65 €

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