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20th Century


Léopold-lacour - Lumet - Heroic France And Its Allies 1914-1919. Larousse, 1919, Hardcover.

GEFFROY - LÉOPOLD-LACOUR - LUMET - Heroic France and Her Allies 1914-1919. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1919; folio, VIII-316 pp. + frontispiece, 38 plates, 4-324 pp. + frontispiece, 39 plates, half-mor[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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The Hallmarks Of History / Postal Museum

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[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Almanac Of St-petersburg-who's Who-1912-russia

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[...]

Period: 20th century

550 €
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Architecture And Sculpture

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[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €

Vialet (g.) - Libraries And Bibliophiles Of Ancient Brittany. 1929, Red Half-cloth Binding.

[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[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Art Binding Of Champin, The Novel Of The Mummy, By Th. Gauthier, Limited Edition, Lardanchet, 1921, Ref1181

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[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €
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Photography In 4 Volumes By Frédéric Dillaye - 1902

"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[...]

Period: 20th century

400 €

Aragon-picasso / Shakespeare

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[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Linnig - Libraries And Bookplates Of Belgian Amateurs. Daragon Publisher And Van Oest, 1906.

[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[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Daphnis And Chloe / 1945

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[...]

Period: 20th century

70 €

Book: Genesis, The Master Of Sacy, By Léon Pichon, Paris, 1921, Wood Engravings, Hermann Paul, Ref1161

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[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €
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Denis Du Péage (paul) - Bookplate Of Flanders And Artois. Text. Album. Lille, Raoult, 1934.

[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[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €
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The Tale Of Genji. Murasaki Shikibu. Diane De Selliers.

The Tale of Genji. The complete collection published by Diane de Selliers. 3 volumes in a slipcase. Excellent condition. 2007

Period: 20th century

800 €

Françoise Sagan - Autographed Letter Signed

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 [...]

Period: 20th century

1 000 €
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Georges Brassens - Autographed Song

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[...]

Period: 20th century

3 000 €
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Pablo Picasso - Autographed Letter Signed

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[...]

Period: 20th century

9 500 €
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Works By François Villon. Illuminations By Lemarié. 1943.

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[...]

Period: 20th century

320 €

Wiggishoff (j.-c.) - Dictionary Of French Bookplate Designers And Engravers. 1915.

[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[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €
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3 Daughters Of Their Mother. Pierre Louÿs. Edouard Chimot. Limited Edition Of 350 Copies.

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. [...]

Period: 20th century

400 €

Trifles. Gabriel Soulages. 1926. First Edition.

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.

Period: 20th century

380 €

Dupond - Legends & Stories Of Trévoux. Trévoux, Jules Jeannin, 1901, Binding To Be Restored.

DUPOND (J.) - Legends & Stories of Trévoux. Trévoux, Jules Jeannin, printer-publisher, 1901; folio, 18 unnumbered pages + 306 pages, half-black morocco binding, spine decorated with four raised bands,[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Danchin Léon, Book Published By Montaut, 2001, Texts In English

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[...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

The Presidential Trip To Nantes And Saint-nazaire 3-4-5 April 1930. Chantreau, 1930, Paperback.

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[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Collection Of Royalist Works, Action Française

Nice set in good used condition.

Period: 20th century

65 €

Route Des Hommes Sixty Wood Engravings By Frans Masereel 1964 No. 44 Zurich

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[...]

Period: 20th century

500 €

Count Gobineau, "the Illustrious Magician." Published By René Kieffer, 1920. Illustrated By Picart Le Doux.

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[...]

Period: 20th century

420 €

Bonet Prassinos Binding] Proust / Van Dongen (ill.) - In Search Of Lost Time. Complete

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.-------[...]

Period: 20th century

450 €

Masterpieces Of Ancient Art At The Golden Fleece Exhibition In Bruges In 1907

Copy 491 of a print run of 500 copies

Period: 20th century

450 €

Five Diaries Including "agenda De Bufete", Spain, Art Deco, Madrid, Barcelona.

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[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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5 Menus: Paquebot France Centenary Of Phineas Fogg's Voyage

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[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

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 reproduced in full. 21 original [...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Catulle Mendès "hespérus", Illustrated By Carloz Schwabe, Paris 1904

[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[...]

Period: 20th century

1 230 €

Over 35 Works, Novels, Essays, Right-wing Literature

A beautiful, diverse yet cohesive collection! Original editions, often limited editions, etc.

Period: 20th century

110 €

Brangwyn - Belgium. Trench, Trübner & Co, Broadway House, Carter 1916, Binding With Dust Jacket.

BRANGWYN (Frank) - Belgium. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, Broadway House, Carter Lane, 1916; folio, XVI-144 pp., publisher's binding with printed dust jacket. Texts by Hugh Stockes. Introd[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Bossuet (jacques-benigne (bishop Of Meaux)) - Correspondence (1651-1704). Hachette, 1909-1925.

BOSSUET (Jacques-Bénigne, Bishop of Meaux) - Correspondence (1651-1704). Paris, Hachette, 1909-1925; octavo, approximately 7,500 pp., 7 bound volumes, the others paperback. All 15 volumes. New edition[...]

Period: 20th century

650 €
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Larrouy / Dufour - Le Révolté - Unique Copy, 225 Original Drawings - 1928

Paris, René Kieffer, 1928. Folio (332 x 265 mm), 1 leaf + 228 pp + 2 leaves + 8 plates + 149 plates, wine-colored morocco, smooth spine tooled in blind with "EXEMPLAIRE UNIQUE" at foot, blind-stamped [...]

Period: 20th century

6 000 €

Jean Giraudoux 8 Novels Collected In Parchment

I am offering these attractive, well-bound books, often limited editions. Good overall condition. See photos.

Period: 20th century

90 €

Blaise Pascal, Thoughts At Georges Grès's

I am offering this lovely edition of a classic of literature. Good overall condition. On vellum, identified as 112 of 1550.

Period: 20th century

55 €

Tales From Old Japan

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[...]

Period: 20th century

260 €
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F. Amiel's Diary At Georg's In Geneva

I am offering these three volumes in good condition, bound in half-parchment, in fine condition.

Period: 20th century

90 €

Book Five To Sex By Fiorini Boni Piza Louttre Dormy No. 15

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[...]

Period: 20th century

1 500 €

Verlaine Poems Gallant Festivals Love Wisdom Collection Poems 1980

"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[...]

Period: 20th century

65 €
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Book "the Flax Grinder" By Ernest Renan, 1901

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[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €

Marius Fanny César Illustrated Modern Hilarious Numbered In Slipcase.

Dubout, Pagnol, Marius, Fanny, César: Illustrated, Modern, Hilarious, Numbered, in Slipcase. Published by Éditions du Livre, Monté Carlo, 1949. 3 volumes, octavo (22 x 17 cm), 228, 284, 280 pages. Pap[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

Bordeaux - Loves Of Times Past. Plon-nourrit, 1923, One Of 50 Copies On Holland Paper.

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 [...]

Period: 20th century

150 €
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Rabelais, Gargantua, 5 Volumes, 1935

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[...]

Period: 20th century

1 350 €

Bloch (marc) - The Royal Touch. Strasbourg, Librairie Istra, 1924, Paperback, Needs Rebinding.

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, [...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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Parisian Life Through The Ages

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[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

Paul And Virginia / Bernardin De Saint-pierre

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[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

Verlaine / Fêtes Galantes

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[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €

1912. Paris In The 18th Century, Its Follies. Copy Inscribed To Prince Radziwill

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[...]

Period: 20th century

270 €

Stello By Count Alfred De Vigny / 1953

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[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

3 Art Books On Traditional Japanese Tattoos

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. [...]

Period: 20th century

300 €

Large Art Book On Japanese Women's Tattoos

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[...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

Wabori Book: Traditional Japanese Tattoo

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[...]

Period: 20th century

400 €

Napoleon At Fontainebleau By Alexis Durant / 1912

Napoleon at Fontainebleau: Selected Episodes by Alexis Durant. Paperback, 141 pages. Good condition. Height 25cm, Width 17cm. 70 euros

Period: 20th century

70 €

Horrific Memories Of A Death Camp

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 [...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Exceptional Document

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[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

Booklet On Child Labor In Industry

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[...]

Period: 20th century

65 €
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Victor Hugo's Book Collection: Novels, Dramas, And Poems, 38 Volumes

Collection of books by Victor Hugo, Dramatic and Poetic Novels, 38 volumes, Lausanne 1963 Published by Cercle du Bibliophile.

Period: 20th century

380 €

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