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Complete Works Of Alfred De Musset

Complete Works of Alfred de Musset, 1966. 12 volumes, publisher's gray leather binding, gilt spines and covers. Illustrated edition of Musset's works: Complete Poems - 3 volumes illustrated by Grau-Sa[...]

Period: 20th century

130 €

Jean Tinguely - Untitled - Mixed Media And Collage On The Flyleaf Of A Book

Jean TINGUELY (1925-1991) Untitled. Mixed media and collage on the flyleaf of a book. Dedicated on the right-hand page "For Genevieve Gallot" and signed. Image size: 28.3 x 43 cm. Framed size: 40 x 55[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €
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Giovanni Francesco - The Facetious Nights Of Straparola Curiosa

[Giovanni Francesco]. Straparola's Playful Nights. Charles Carrington, Paris, 1907. Two large octavo volumes (15.5 x 23.5 cm), complete. Contemporary binding signed Weckesser in full red morocco, spin[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €

History Of Aeronautics / 1942

History of Aeronautics by Charles Dollfus and Henri Bouché, 1942, 617 pages, numerous illustrations, good condition, height 39cm, width 30cm, 100 euros

Period: 20th century

100 €

1987 Exhibition: Montières Ceramics In Amiens 1917-1933

Work created by Michel Souchon on the occasion of the first exhibition devoted to Montières Art Ceramics in Amiens, Somme Cultural Center in 1987 - Original edition sold out VERY NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATION[...]

Period: 20th century

51 €

History Of Calais / 1908

History of Calais by Lennel1908Calais from its origins to English domination2 volumes - 319 and 332 pages Some damage to the covers otherwise interiors in very good conditionHeight 28cmWidth 19cm80 eu[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Sailors' Clothes And Uniforms / 1937

Sailors' clothes and uniforms by Jacques Letrosne193716 watercolor plates by A. GoichonGood condition - CompleteIn a cardboard portfolioHeight 45cmWidth 31cm80 euros

Period: 20th century

80 €

True Riches, Jean Giono, Pierre De Tartas 1980

True Riches, Jean Giono (illus. Alain BONNEFOIT) Paris & Bièvres, Pierre de Tartas edition, 1980. In-Folio volumes. 207 pages, luxury editions on large Arche vellum. Illustrated with 12 double-page co[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

The Great Precursors, 4 Volumes, Illustrated By Jean Gradassi, Monte Carlo, 1980

The Great Precursors, illustrations by Jean Gradassi. Arts et Couleurs Monte Carlo Editions. Printed by the press of the company Le Chant des Sphères in Nice, 1980. Volumes I and II - PLATO - The Repu[...]

Period: 20th century

850 €

On The Champagne Front / Georges Victor Hugo

On the Champagne front / Georges Victor Hugo1917Original edition of this albumComplete set of 60 drawings by Victor Hugo's grandson, in facsimiles, with the table of illustrations and proof of the pri[...]

Period: 20th century

140 €

Roland Topor Series Of 6 Linocuts

Book "Kafka and the Underworld" with the texts (in Flemish) by Gust Gils, illustrated by Roland Topor Each linocut is signed and numbered, the original edition includes 5 numbered linocuts out of 50 a[...]

Period: 20th century

800 €

Wonders Of Science

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Period: 20th century

200 €

History, Life, Customs And Curiosity Through Images

4 volumesHistory, life, customs and curiosity through images, pamphlets and documents or popular descriptions of modern inventions. (1450-1900).Publisher: Librairie de la curiosité et des beaux arts 1[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

"le Cri De Paris", 34 Magazines From 1912 And 1914, Good Condition, 1st World War

Le Cri de Paris was a French weekly political and satirical periodical (in some ways the genesis of the "Canard Enchaîné"), founded by Alexandre Natanson in January 1897. Linked at its beginnings to "[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €

Mushroom Poisoning 1912 And Poison Or Food 1925

Set of two books on mushrooms, from a medical and public health perspective, if one can call this what it is for the beginning of the 20th century: Complete Collation - Mushroom Poisoning (Summer of 1[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Curiosa Ovid, The Art Of Loving

Translation by Maurice RAT, original compositions by Maurice DEMINNE, UNION LATINE ÉDITIONS PARIS, French Bibliophile Club under the direction of Maurice ROBERT. Good copy on rag vellum numbered 823 o[...]

Period: 20th century

90 €

1912. Three-volume Catalog Of The Jacques Doucet Sale

The sale of the collections of the couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929) was an unprecedented cultural event, dubbed the sale of the century at the time. Patiently assembled, it was a collection of 18t[...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

Curiosa Fougeret De Monbron "the Sofa", Original Drypoints Paul émile Bécat

Edition ERYXParis 1955. Printed on May 13, 1955. 1 volume 16 x 21 cm, 169 pages, in sheets under cover and slipcase and enriched with a series of twelve drypoints by PE BÉCAT on Annam in a tond 12 pla[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Zeneyde / Count Antoine Hamilton

Zeneyde Comte Antoine Hamilton1954In sheets, folded cover, half-sheepskin, matching publisher's slipcaseFull text of the first edition, illustrated with original color lithographs by UzelacPrinted fro[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Louis Marcoussi, Time.

Original edition 1961, Complete catalog of paintings, fixed on glass, watercolors, drawings, engravings.

Period: 20th century

150 €

Valentino – Una Grande Storia Italiana

Una Grande Storia Italiana.Taschen, 2009. 1 volume grand in folio sous emboitage.Édition numérotée à 2 000 exemplaires dont 250 signés par Valentino Garavani.Notre exemplaire est le n°192/250.737 page[...]

Period: 20th century

1 450 €
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Book: The Legion Of Honor By Jean Daniel 1948 Binding With Miniature Lh

BOOK: THE LEGION OF HONOUR by Jean DANIEL, 237 pages, André Bonne edition 1948. In a very beautiful full red shagreen binding, spine with 4 raised bands, motif on the center, squares and rectangle wit[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €

Portrait Of Napoleon And His Campaigns (book).

Important book and its sheath relating to Napoleon during the Campaigns under the Consulate and the Empire, covered in green leather. This work contains 60 plates called "Carle Vernet" (history painte[...]

Period: 20th century

240 €

The French Cavalry During The Revolution / 1907

The French cavalry during the revolution by Sautai and Desbrière1907435 pages Numerous documentations and folding mapsGood conditionHeight 25cmWidth 17cm70 euros

Period: 20th century

70 €

Signed Copy Of "hadriana In All My Dreams" By René Depestre

Signed copy of ‘Hadriana Dans Tous Mes Reves’ by Rene Depestre‘Hadriana Dans Tous Mes Reves’ (Hadriana in all my dreams) Hailed as the greatest literary work by Rene Depestre received the Renaudot Pri[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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1948. Alfred Jarry, Complete Works

The work of Alfred Jarry (1873-2907) is part of the teeming literary margins of the early 20th century. A student of Henri Bergson, after chaotic studies, he collaborated on numerous publications, bec[...]

Period: 20th century

180 €

“noa Noa, Voyage To Tahiti” By Paul Gauguin.

Paris, Editions G. Crès et Cie in 1926. Very careful facsimile of the journal kept by Paul Gauguin during his first stay in Tahiti in 1891-1893. Illustrated with drawings, watercolors and woodcuts. Th[...]

Period: 20th century

4 800 €

“ Au Tsar!”. Score Late 19th . Edition By G. Ricordi. Text By Lafrique And Music By Timon.

Late 19th century score in four pages. Hymn to the glory of the Tsar. Editions G. Ricordi in Paris. Text by A. Lafrique and music by V. Timon. On the cover, portrait of Tsar Nicholas II. Good general [...]

Period: 20th century

75 €
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Reims After The War / 1927

Reims in the aftermath of the war 1927Under folder with lacesVery numerous platesNumbered copyGood conditionHeight 50cmWidth 35cm140 euros

Period: 20th century

140 €

Sales Catalog Of June 19, 1900, Hôtel Drouot

Old auction catalog from the Hotel Drouot. Sale of June 19, 1900. Expert Durand-Ruel

Period: 20th century

50 €

Le Jardin Des Arts From 1954 To 1960

Monthly magazine bound in 4 volumes with leather and vellum spine from 1954 to 1960, from number 1 to 72 in perfect condition. Very nice documentation.

Period: 20th century

300 €

Felicien Rops. The Man And The Artist By Camille Lemonnier. 1908.

Studies on some original artists. Felicien Rops by Camille Lemonnier. 1908 at Floury publisher. Format in 4. Gilt edges. Very beautiful binding.

Period: 20th century

300 €

Sale Collection Madame Louis Burat 1937

CHARPENTIER GALLERY COLLECTION OF THE LATE MADAME LOUIS BURAT. ART OBJECTS AND VERY FINE FURNISHINGS FROM THE 18TH CENTURY, OLD PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, BRONZES, ANTIQUE SEATS AND FURNITURE, TAPESTRIES.[...]

Period: 20th century

50 €

Natural History By Mr. De La Cepede

We present this series "natural history" from 1789 by Mr. Count DE LA CEPEDE, in fact six volumes but No. III is missing. Volume I; Volume II; Volume III missing; Volume IV DE LA CEPEDE; Volume V by B[...]

Period: 20th century

650 €

François Coty Collection Sale, 1936.

1 volume 165 pages, numerous illustrations .32 cm.

Period: 20th century

90 €

Jean Tinguely, Meta Suitcase Book, Pierre Horay, 1974

Jean Tinguely, Méta, Book-object by KG Pontus Hultén, Pierre Horay Editor, 1974. 31cm x 22 cm.Rare suitcase book based on a model by Tinguely. Complete with the original drawing by Tinguely, signed an[...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €

Complete Series, 7 Volumes "exposition Of Decorative Arts", Paris 1925

Complete series of 7 volumes "The Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts" published by the Central Publishing Office. This is a deluxe 7-volume version of the official general report of[...]

Period: 20th century

960 €

52 Bound Volumes L Illustration From 1903 To 1938

I offer you this patiently assembled collection. So, different provenances and also surely some gaps! But still seems relatively complete.

Period: 20th century

330 €

Saint Huberty's Day. Edmond De Gongourt With Dedication

Saint Huberty with autograph dedication from Edmond de Gongourt. Limited edition. Half binding.

Period: 20th century

135 €
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The Romanesques Signed Edmond Rostand

ROSTAND (Edmond). Les Romanesques, a comedy in three acts, in verse… Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1899. In-12., Autograph dedication signed by Edmond Rostand to Jacques Robiquet: “to my old colleg[...]

Period: 20th century

500 €

The Painter And Decorator's Box By Dessaint /1910

The painter and decorator's box by Dessaint191036 color platesCompleteGood conditionHeight 46cmWidth 33cm140 euros

Period: 20th century

140 €

The Faces Of The France. 1926

This book " Les Visages de la France " is illustrated with a large number of beautiful pictures of of frenchs Landscapes,  and writen by famous frenc writers from the period .After this terrible war ,[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

Henri Matisse – Autograph Letter Signed

Henri MATISSE (1869 - 1954), French painterAutograph letter to Madame Mary Hutchinson. [Paris] "132 Bd Montparnasse" November 11, 1946; 2 pages in-4°, accompanied by its envelope and a telegram.Beauti[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €
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Louis Aragon – Autograph Letter Signed - Resistance

Autograph letter signed to the writer Jean Cayrol. (June 11, 1946 postmarked); 1 page in-4° on letterhead “French thought in the service of peace”. With envelope Aragon organizes the speech on beha[...]

Period: 20th century

400 €
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Eva Peron's Notebook, 1950

BOOKLET published on September 26, 1950 on the occasion of a luncheon offered by the Eva PERON Foundation at the Quinta presidencial de Olivos in honor of the Paris Opera Dance Company, the Katherine [...]

Period: 20th century

500 €

The Wonderful History Of The Circus Volume 2 Henry Thétard Copy 1072 Collection

"THE WONDERFUL HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS", Henry THÉTARD, PRISMA, 1947. Good condition with wear and tear on the binding, including rubbed caps. Endpaper with old traces of tape. Presence of stamp from th[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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19th Century Bronzes - By Pierre Kjellberg - Sculptors' Dictionary - 717 Pages

The Bronzes of the 19th century by Pierre KJELLBERG, dictionary of sculptors, editions de l'Amateur, 717 pages, plus dust jacket. Book in very good condition as well as the dust jacket. The role of th[...]

Period: 20th century

300 €

Verlaine - Poems; Drypoints By Jean Frelaut. 1/175.

VERLAINE (Paul) - FRELAUT (Jean, drypoints of) - MAC ORLAN (Pierre, pref. of). Poems of Verlaine. Paris, Editions Arc-en-ciel, (1953). --------------------------------------------A large volume in 4to[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €

Curiosa "claudine..." Illustrations Georges Lepape 1930/1931 Willy & Colette Willy 4 Volumes

"CLAUDINE...", published by ALBIN MICHEL, 1930/31. Good condition with wear and tear on the bindings. Some loose illustrations and sporadic foxing. Photos with Flash. Colissimo shipping with trackingS[...]

Period: 20th century

160 €
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Series Of Ten Leather-bound Volumes

We are offering for sale this set of ten leather-bound and gilded books. These books are a set dating from 1959, Editions du Cap, Series No. 1005. Five volumes on the work of Corneille and five volume[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €

Courteline's Works In Two Volumes

We are presenting for sale the works of COURTELINE in two-volume slipcases, published by Flammarion 1963, new condition, books illustrated by DIGNIMONT. Georges COURTELINE, French novelist born June 2[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

The Memoirs Of d'Artagnan In Three Volumes

We present these three volumes in a magnificent leather and gilt binding, with fleurs-de-lis in a central medallion on each volume. From 1965, 60 years of existence. Inside are reproductions of period[...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

"les Etains Normands" - Three Copies (can Be Sold Individually)

Publisher: Librairie des Arts et Métiers, 1981 A single copy can be sold for €18, two for €37 and three for €51, all options including postage. The only work on the subject, 246 pages covering the his[...]

Period: 20th century

51 €

3 Volumes Tales From The Arabian Nights Illustrations By Henry Lemarié

Publisher Paris, Les Heures Claires, 1951-1955One hundred and three color illustrations by Henry Lemarié, text in a frame of fuchsia and gray garlands, very fine ornamentation. Limited edition of 1,20[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Miura El Tio Pepe Jean Pierre Darracq Contribution To The History Of The Fiesta Brava Toros

Miura Contribution to the history of the Fiesta Brava and a prestigious breeding farm by Jean Pierre Darracq El Tio Pepe Original edition numbered N417 1979 510 pages Historical collector on the famou[...]

Period: 20th century

225 €
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Complete Series Of Books By Doctor Roule: Fish And The Living World Of Water - Sbx24poi001

Complete series of books Doctor Roule FISH AND THE LIVING WORLD OF WATER - SBX24POI001Rare series of books, ichthyological studies.Each volume contains 16 color plates in three-color process under sil[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €

Theater 9 Volumes Deluxe: Beaumarchais, Corneille, Moliére, Rabelais, Racine

Editions de Crémille, Geneva 1991. Works composed in Roman times. Illustrations from the Print Room of the National Library, the National Museums and private collections. Printed on luxury bulky paper[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Pablo Picasso - Autograph Letter Signed To Max Pellequer.

Pablo PICASSO (1881.1973) Autograph letter signed to Max Pellequer. One page in-4°. [Château de] Vauvenargues, "13.[0]5.[19]59" Picasso writes to his friend and advisor Max Pellequer for a financial p[...]

Period: 20th century

3 900 €

Francis Bacon - Autograph Letter Signed To Werner Haftmann.

Francis BACON (1909.1992) Autograph letter signed to Werner Haftmann. One ½ in-4° page in green felt-tip pen. Receipt stamp from the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. 7 Reece Mews. London. October 19[19[...]

Period: 20th century

4 500 €

Amedeo Modigliani - Autograph Letter Signed To The Astrologer Conrad Moricand.

Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)Autograph letter signed to the astrologer Conrad Moricand.One octavo page on graph paper. (Paris). November 8, 1916.An extraordinary and moving letter from Modigliani, gra[...]

Period: 20th century

35 000 €

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