VERNE (Jules) - Five weeks in a balloon. Voyage of discovery in Africa by three Englishmen. Paris, Hetzel, circa 1891; in-4, 267 pp. + publisher's catalogue, publisher's red cloth binding signed Marig[...]
Ah if Maat were among us.... In ancient Egypt, the judgment of the soul is a trial where the deceased must appear to have their rights to eternal life recognized. The concept of two golden skulls conf[...]
VERNE (Jules) - Extraordinary journeys. A fifteen-year-old captain. Paris, Hetzel, circa 1878; in-4, 376 pp + catalogue, publisher's hardcover in full percaline printed in black and gold executed by L[...]
VERLAINE (Paul) - Odes in his honor. Paris, Editions du Bélier, 1948; folio, 82 pp., paperback in sheets under a folded cover and a slipcase. One of 242 numbered copies on pure rag Lana vellum. Illust[...]
Chinese gilt bronze snuff box with cloisonné enamel decoration of lotus flowers. Mark incised under the base. Good quality of execution. Comes from a French regional collection.
Very pretty "Bateba" statuette representing a standing character, arms along the body and wearing a European cap on the head. The sculpture is fine and harmonious.
Wood with patina of use, slightly c[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée vers 1700. Corvinus graveur & Paulus Decker dessinateur.
Coloris aquarelle.
1 greffe de papier sur 2 cm dans l’angle supérieure droit.
Bon état.
Format feuille : 48 x 41[...]
Riesenthal: European birds of prey. 1894. large book with 60 beautiful chromolithographs. largest folio 40.5 X 32 cm. excellent ornithological work with very neat full-page plates.
Brass* apothecary mortar, flared body with buttresses in the shape of terms or caryatids, body decorated with screaming grotesque heads in profile as well as medallions representing Hercules and the d[...]
Charming round snuffbox in painted and engraved wood, with the effigy of the Duke of Orleans family and his descendants, on the back a biography to his glory by Paul Louis Courier. Inside an engraving[...]
VERLAINE - Poems of love. Paris, Georges Guillot, 1946; in-4, 135 pp., paperback in slipcase. Edition limited to 575 numbered copies. Copy on Vélin de Rives (second large paper). Illustrations by Paul[...]
VERHAEREN (Emile) - The Garland of the dunes. Paris, Cercle des Bibliophiles Anavoizard, 1966; folio, 148 pp. + suite signed on pearly Japan, sheets, under slipcase. Preface by Armand Lanoux. Copy sig[...]
Small Horse tricycle, 19th century, 3-year-old model, polychrome wood body, cast iron head, wheels with metal-rimmed wooden tires, perforated cast iron axle support, crank traction and foot steering, [...]
VERCORS - Anger. Novel. Paris, Albin Michel, 1956; in-8, 355 pp., paperback. Original edition, large margins. One of 25 numbered copies on Vergé de Hollande (first large paper, limited edition of 75 c[...]
Polychrome wax reliefs of fruit and vegetable sellers, circa 1800, realistically modelled in high relief with fabric additions, mounted in deep, glazed giltwood and green painted frames.
The figures:[...]
Copper and brass snuff box, beginning of the 20th century, in the shape of a cap, trench work, also called "poilus" work, period 1st world war.
Condition: good condition. Some wear and tear. THE PH[...]
EXTRAORDINARY BOOK BOUND IN RED TAFILETE WITH GENUINE SUPERLIBRIS: M CROWNED. (COULD HE BE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN OF MEXICO, OR KING MAXIMILIAN OF BAVARIA? THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLO[...]
19th century meerschaum pipe. Cylindrical hearth with cut-off bowl, long and thin stem in precious wood, amber stem. Chased silver frame with ring chain. Length approximately 19cm. Excellent condition[...]
Offering basketry in black and red lacquered rattan, original gilding design and patterns, Manchu province, Qing Dynasty, China 19th century.
Trace of wear on the rattan above, otherwise good general[...]
Hunter's necklace, bronze head with horn, bronze washer and glass paste, mid-20th century, Konyak ethnic group, Nagaland.
beautiful patina of use.
length 76 cm, bronze head height 4.5 cm.
Cane with carved mother-of-pearl handle on a stick of leather discs on a very flexible metal rod, these types of sticks were also used for self-defense Total length 90 cm, handle 9 cm
Ethnic Yao Stamp Turtle Shape, glass paste pearl eyes, beautiful patina of use.
Burma, Late 19th Century.
Stamp used on Mûrier paper, ritual painting of the Yao community in northern Burma.
height [...]
VERCORS - Denatured Animals. Novel. Paris, Albin Michel, 1952; in-8, 327 pp., paperback. Original edition, large margins. One of 22 numbered copies on Holland paper (first large leading copy printed i[...]
VALOTAIRE (Marcel) - Sylvain Sauvage. Paris, Henry Babou, 1929; in-4, 40 pp + 10 plates, paperback in sheets, folded cover and laced folder. From the collection "The artists of the book". Copy number [...]
My dentist no longer needs it...think, all these years of scanning cavities and plugging lots of little holes, he has seen others...Nevertheless, this old didactic set will be of interest certain amon[...]
Small doll with painted wooden body articulated legs and arms and porcelain head mark on the back Germany number 10. She retains her original clothes and has been slightly transformed for a vertical p[...]
Grand et lourd marteau de porte cochère, pour un Vigneron ou un Tonnelier, ou un Charron.
La platine de fer ajouré est une roue de charrette, l'axe du heurtoir est en forme de tonneau.... Peut-être u[...]
Large authentic wooden skiff bearing the Bernic inscription. Intended for walking or fishing in inland waters or by the sea. Inspired by classic lines, it is a cousin of the skiffs of Marne, the boats[...]
VALOTAIRE (Marcel) - Laborer. Paris, Henry Babou, 1929; in-4, 47 pp + 13 plates, paperback in sheets, folded cover and laced folder. Copy number 48 on Japanese paper with an original engraving by Labo[...]
Three important books, two of which are dated MDXLVIII (1547). Printed in Lyon by Balthazar Arnoullet.
DIGESTUM NOVUM PANDECTARUM CIUILIUM PARS TERTA dated 1547 (height 44 cm, width 31 cm, thicknes[...]
THE CYCLING CLOWN around 1900 rare painted boiled cardboard boules pass representing a clown on a bicycle. Rare subject Good original condition, some paint chips and lack of a wooden panel at the bott[...]
Beautiful and large thick copper plate, chased and etching of a wolf hunt, which dates from the 16th or 17th century. Our plaque must have been engraved circa 19th century, the Romantic era, to serve [...]
Superb and important conch of call.
a conch brings good luck in Tibetan ancestral art.
this one is dressed in finely chiseled silver copper and colored stone cabochons.
the carving is very beautifu[...]
Cambodia, 19th century - Khmer art.
Rice sickle whose sinuous shape and carved head represent the naga, a mythical snake associated with water and the riches of the underworld.
Carved wood and iron[...]
Rare small flint lighter in silver and tortoiseshell decorated with flowers. Is it a lady's or a child's lighter??? Dimensions: 4 cm x 3.1 cm x 1.1 cm It is punched with the head of a hare turned to t[...]
Life-size articulated wooden mannequin of a young man – Pierre Imans, Paris Highly realistic representation, crafted in wood Wears a wig made of real human hair. Very minor imperfections, excellen[...]
VALÉRY (Paul) - Rhumbs (notes and others). Paris, Society of Bibliophile Doctors, 1930; in-8, II-167 pp., paperback, folded cover. Copy on Rives white vellum paper N° 62/400. Illustrated with a fronti[...]
VAILLAND (Roger) - The Cold Look. Paris, Grasset, 1963; in-12, 252 pp., paperback, folded cover. €40 One of the numbered copies on Alfa paper. Collection "The Green Notebooks".
Astonishing bronze bell body with beautiful applications: between two coats of arms marked with the monogram FL, surmounted by a tied ribbon, a beautiful scene: Garden of Eden, and Crucifixion, in a f[...]
Rare hunter's sling from the Kachin ethnic group, central Burma, carved in teak wood in the shape of a woman's body before.
patina of use, late 19th century, early 20th century
height 17 cm width 6 [...]
Machete (kattî) Tamil from Reunion used for the sacrifices of "Atharva Veda" goats in the Hindu religion, late 19th century.
According to popular belief, the act of beheading by its insertion in the [...]
UZANNE (Octave) - The Parasol. Paris, A. Quantin, 1883; in-4, IV - 138 pp., paperback under folder closed with laces and bottle green percaline overshirt. Copy on beautiful paper with illustrations by[...]
UZANNE (Octave) - The Fan. Paris, A. Quantin, 1882; in-4, 143 pp., paperback. Copy on beautiful paper with illustrations by Paul Avril. A fine example of art nouveau in typography and illustration. A [...]
Superb stick serving as the command scepter of High dignitary Byeri FANF of Gabon Old object with shiny patina on the handle due to repetitive use partly covered with chiseled copper Piece quite rare [...]
EXTRAORDINARY MINIATURE BOOKLET S. XVIII or BEGINNING XIX. BINDING IN TAFILET AND ENGRAVINGS. 64 PAGES. REALLY INCREDIBLE SIZE 28 MM. GREAT TYPOGRAPHIC QUALITY AND ENGRAVINGS, GOLD CUTS AND BINDING WI[...]
TZARA (Tristan) - The hand passes. Paris, Editions GLM, 1935; in-8, about 50 pp., blue half-morocco binding signed Guichot, smooth spine, lined slipcase, cover preserved. One of the off-trade copies w[...]
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