The Stamps of History, Postal Museum, 1988, 4 volumes, bound in green cloth slipcases, in boxes - Volume 1 / Monuments, Castles and Cathedrals, 124 pages, numerous illustrations and 34 plates - Volume[...]
St. Petersburg Almanac - 1912. A social register. It includes the imperial family, members of the court, the senate, the chambers, etc. Alphabetical list of notables, nobles, artists, etc., followed b[...]
Architecture and Sculpture by Jean Charbonneaux and Pierre Pradel, 1970, 4 volumes / 369-374-398-396 pages, 1350 black and white documents, 96 in color, maps, chronological tables, bibliographies, tec[...]
[EX-LIBRIS] - VIALET (Dr. G.) - Libraries and bibliophiles of ancient Brittany. Paris, Société Française des Collectionneurs d'Ex-libris, 1929; quarto, 229 pp., half-bound in burgundy red cloth, smoot[...]
THEOPHILE GAUTIER: (1811 – 1872). THE MUMMY'S ROMANCY: 1921 limited edition of approximately 1000 copies. Numbered: 200. Publisher: Lardanchet in Lyon, 1921. Interior in good condition, gilt edges, so[...]
"Photography" Collection by Frédéric Dillaye. Set of 4 volumes, octavo format, with raised bands and green marbled endpapers, with numerous illustrations. Published by Librairie Illustrée, J. Tallandi[...]
Aragon - Picasso - Shakespeare, 1965. Publisher's binding. 123 pages. Text by Aragon and 12 full-page lithograph reproductions of drawings by Picasso. Good condition. Height 48 cm, Width 33 cm. 100 eu[...]
[EX-LIBRIS] - LINNIG (Benjamin) - Libraries and bookplates of Belgian collectors in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Followed by a new series of libraries and bookplates of Belgian collectors in th[...]
Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, 1945, 85 illustrations by Touchagues, 2 volumes in loose sheets under illustrated folded covers, shared slipcase and box, 117 and 110 pages, numbered copy, very good condi[...]
GENESIS: Copy number 46/251, one of 21 to 50 on laid paper, signed in pencil by LÉON PICHON. 29 original wood engravings by HERMANN PAULÉD. EDITION: 1921. It is in good condition, despite some fingerp[...]
[EX-LIBRIS] - DENIS DU PÉAGE (Paul) - Bookplate of Flanders and Artois. Text. Album. Lille, Chez Émile Raoult, 1934; quarto, VIII-310 pp. + 200 plates, half-brown calf bindings, spine with 5 raised ba[...]
Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French writer. Autographed letter signed to the writer Roger Nimier. No place or date; 2 pages, octavo. A charming, humorous letter to her friend Roger Nimier: “Thank you [...]
Georges Brassens (1921–1981), French author, composer, and performer. Autograph manuscript of the song "Le Revenant" (The Ghost). No place or date; 1 1/4 pages, quarto, on graph paper with binder hole[...]
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish painter. Autograph letter signed to Eugenia Errazuriz. Barcelona, June 22, 1917; 2 pages, octavo. Letter written in Spanish. Rare letter from Pablo Picasso during th[...]
Works of François Villon. Paris, J. Porson. 1943. A beautiful large octavo volume, illustrated with numerous color engravings. Loose sheets in a slipcase. Limited edition of 775 copies. The 226 miniat[...]
[EX-LIBRIS] - WIGGISHOFF (J.-C.) - Dictionary of French Ex-Libris Designers and Engravers. Paris, Société Française des Collectionneurs d'Ex-libris, 1915; quarto, 279 pp., half brown calf binding, spi[...]
Rare edition of this clandestinely distributed work, signed PL for Pierre Louÿs. Illustrations by Edouard Chimot. Copy No. 42/350. Published at the expense of a collector for his friends. Circa 1950. [...]
A very fine copy of this work illustrated by Carlègle. One of 37 copies on Japanese paper of this edition. With two original watercolors by the illustrator. Mornay Publishers, 1926.
Catalogue of the works of Leon Danchin, published by Éditions Montaut in 2001. Publisher's hardcover binding with illustrated dust jacket. Size 32.5 cm x 24 cm - 88 pages with over 200 color illustrat[...]
COLLECTIVE WORK - The Presidential Trip to Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, April 3-5, 1930. Nantes, Chantreau & Cie, 1930; folio, 56 pp., paperback. One of 1000 numbered copies. Inscribed by the Mayor of Na[...]
Route des Hommes, Sixty Wood Engravings by Frans Masereel, Limmat-Verlag Zurich and by the author, 1964. Oblong paperback octavo. One of the copies on Lana vellum, this one is number 44. Pencil annota[...]
ILLUSTRATED AND BOUND BOOK Titled "The Illustrious Magician" by the Count of Gobineau Illustrated with wood engravings (14) by Picart le Doux Bound by René Kieffer, 18 rue Séguier Paris Printed by Léo[...]
PROUST (Marcel) - van DONGEN (Kees, ill. de) - BONET (Paul, binding by). In Search of Lost Time - Illustrated edition with seventy-seven watercolors by Van Dongen. Paris, Gallimard / NRF, 1947.-------[...]
A very original set comprising five diaries produced between 1915 and 1927 in Madrid, Spain. Four are Bufette diaries dated 1916, 1920, 1924, and 1927. The last is a Dietario dated 1915 and produced i[...]
Five menus from Paquebot France, commemorating the centenary of Phineas Fogg's voyage, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique French-Line. The menus are dated: January 5, 1972, January 7, 1972, January 10[...]
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 reproduced in full. 21 original [...]
[SCHWABE].– MENDÈS (Catulle) Paris, Société de propagation des Livres d'art, 1904. Hespérus. Large octavo (28.5 × 20.5 cm), loose sheets in publisher's slipcase. Edition adorned with 33 hand-colored s[...]
Tales of Old Japan - The Old Man and the Demons No. 7 - The Eight-Headed Serpent No. 9 - The Ogre's Arm No. 18 - The 3 volumes are complete (published from 1889 to 1905) -12° format on crepe paper sew[...]
This copy opens with highly evocative plates countersigned in pencil. We note some stains in places, foxing, stains on the cover, and yellowing paper. The work remains presentable, but not perfect. Ou[...]
"VERLAINE, SELECTED POEMS" 1980. Good condition with slight rubbing and wear to the binding. Text is crisp and clear. Pages are yellowed. Collector's item. Photos taken with flash. SHIPPING ONLY WITHI[...]
The Flax Grinder by Ernest Renan. Paperback in publisher's cover decorated with a pattern of small blue flowers. Illustrated with 27 original etchings by Edmond Rudaux. Preface: Childhood and Youth Me[...]
BORDEAUX (Henry) - Loves of Times Past. Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1923; octavo, 292 pp., paperback, wide margins. Copy no. 46 on Holland paper (50 numbered copies in total). Anne d'Este and Jacques [...]
Gargantua, by Rabelais, a very fine 5-volume edition published by Editions du Rameau D'Or in Paris, illustrated by Jacques Touchet (1887-1949), 1935. Numbered 511 out of a print run of 41 to 1500 copi[...]
BLOCH (Marc) - The Royal Touch. A study of the supernatural character attributed to royal power, particularly in France and England. Strasbourg, Librairie Istra, 1924; octavo, VII-542 pp., paperback, [...]
Parisian Life Through the Ages, 1966 - Volumes 1 and 2: From the Origins to 1600 by Jacques Milley - Volumes 3 and 4: From 1600 to 1945 by Désiré Brelingard - Volumes 5 and 6: The Parisian Suburbs fro[...]
Paul and Virginia / Bernardin de Saint-Pierre 1947 Illustrated edition with color compositions by Othon Friesz Loose sheets in a folded printed cover Publisher's slipcase and box Numbered copy Very go[...]
Fêtes galantes / Verlaine 1953 Collection of 22 poems, illustrated with 22 color wood engravings by Grau-Sala Loose sheets, folded cover in its slipcase Numbered copy Good condition A very fine biblio[...]
Publications on the decorative arts just before the First World War, benefiting from the latest advances in phototype and printing, reached a level rarely equaled. Marcel Fouquier (1866-1961) was a Pa[...]
Stello by Count Alfred de Vigny, 1953. Complete text from the first edition, 20 original engravings by Edgar Vieuxblé, including 3 double-page plates. Folded and slipcased. Numbered copy. Plus a suite[...]
The first three books in the series on traditional Japanese tattoos, each containing 1000 photos of tattoos. The outer cover of book 1 is slightly damaged. Book 2 is slightly detached from its cover. [...]
Book exclusively about Japanese women's tattoos. The outer cover is slightly bulky on both sides, but the inner cover is fine. There's a sticker mark on the last page without a photo. Shipping costs e[...]
Reference art book on traditional Japanese tattoos. In English. 250 pages. In excellent condition. The bottom corners are very slightly creased. See photos. This book is currently hard to find. Shippi[...]
We present this exceptional document, preserved from our discoveries over 57 years of professional work. This document recounts the history of an extermination camp dedicated to communists, political [...]
We are offering for sale this souvenir document, "Souvenir of Captivity," from a prisoner-of-war camp called OFLAG IV, under the name "BELGIUM 40." This document is titled BAROUD 40. It contains twent[...]
Times change, and so do practices. This personal journal by Jean Bonnaudet sheds light on the daily life of a child… And it wasn't that long ago… Just think, he was already an apprentice screw-machini[...]
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