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Witnesses / Jean Norton Vintage / 1929

Witnesses by Jean Norton Cru1929First editionBeautiful copy of the "Master of the book" on the subjectEssential bibliography for the history of the First World WarGood conditionWell boundHeight 26cmWi[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

Balzac. A Dark Affair. 1909.

A Dark Affair. Balzac. Illustrated with 28 compositions by Francois SCHOMMER, etched by Léon Boisson. Edition of 300 copies. This one bears the number 182 on Marais vellum. Full calfskin binding. Pari[...]

Period: 20th century

340 €

History Of The Inquisition In The Middle Ages By Henry Charles Lea

History of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages by Henri Charles Lea19023 volumes First edition, uncommonFull burgundy percaline from the publisherGood conditionHeight 19cmWidth 14cm90 euros

Period: 20th century

90 €

Turgot Map Bird's Eye View Of Parisian Neighborhoods Open Eyes Edition Complete

THE PLAN OF LOUIS BRETEZ CALLED TURGOT'S PLAN. Edition Les Yeux ouverts, 1966. Good condition with slight wear from use. Bottle green cardboard folder with accidents on the headpieces (photos). Crease[...]

Period: 20th century

240 €
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Syria Memory And Civilization Arab World Institute Flammarion Collection

SYRIA, Memory and Civilization. Arab World Institute, Flammarion. Good condition with slight wear from use. Publisher's gray cloth binding in good condition. Very fresh interior, glossy paper. Very ri[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €
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The European Design Archives Quai d'Orsay History French Diplomacy Construction Of Europe

THE EUROPEAN DESIGN, Archives of the Quai d'Orsay, 1995. Good condition with slight wear from use. Publisher's cloth binding in good condition. Very fresh interior, glossy paper. Very rich iconography[...]

Period: 20th century

75 €
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Diary Of A Student Aspirant At The Saint Maixent Training Centre October 1916 Ww1

IN GOOD CONDITION REMARKABLE WORK OF AN ASPIRANT STUDENT DURING THESE 6 MONTHS AT THE CENTER. DID HE RETURN FROM THIS HORRIBLE WAR, THE PHOTOS STUCK ON THE PAGE ARE AS HE STUCK THEM. A NOTEBOOK PULLED[...]

Period: 20th century

220 €
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Bonaparte By Georges Montorgueil And Illustrated By Job

Bonaparte by Georges Montorgueil illustrated by JOB, Boivin et Cie edition, 1910. Large format in Folio (35.5cmX30cm) 84 pages mounted on tabs, Full green percaline cardboard binding, original edition[...]

Period: 20th century

500 €

Japanese Art: Illustrated Sales Catalogues From The Haviland Collection, 1924-1927

Japanese Art: Illustrated Sales Catalogues of the Haviland Collection, 1924 to 1927 Prints, ceramics, lacquers, masks, illustrated books, netzuke… Magnificent collection of Japanese art, rare works wi[...]

Period: 20th century

175 €

- History Of The Paper Mills Of South West France From 1300 To 1800 -

- Volume I & II - copy Hors - Commerce with sending and autograph of the author - - volume I has a lot of foxing, unlike its interior, which is close to new, like volume II which is much better rated [...]

Period: 20th century

230 €

Eastern Army Maneuvers By Roque

Eastern Army Maneuvers by Roque190520 boardsGood conditionHeight 30cmWidth 42cm80 euros

Period: 20th century

80 €

François Rabelais. Works: Gargantua / Pantagruel. Woodcut Illustrations By Lucien Boucher

François Rabelais. WORKS: Gargantua / Pantagruel. Emile Hazan & Cie publishers, Paris, 1930. In three quarto volumes. (In the softcover edition, mention of the bookseller-publisher Francis Guillot). T[...]

Period: 20th century

130 €

Poems Of Simonne Azaïs Year 1955

Figures, poems by Simonne Michel Azaïs Year 1955Illustrated by Madeleine Scellier Signed Number 27Limited edition of 350 copies

Period: 20th century

170 €

- Expo '25 Art - Deco - Report VIII - Toys / Music / Transport / Scientific App.

- the cover of this eighth general report of the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, also printed for Mr. Charles Génuys, is not perfect, but good, the interior is superb, and not - cropped o[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

History Of The Russo-japanese War

History of the Russo-Japanese War by Gaston Donnet1905Very numerous illustrationsGood conditionHeight 30cmWidth 23cm80 euros

Period: 20th century

80 €

- Art Deco - Paris '25 - Furniture Accessories - Expo Rapport N° 5 -

- Copy on Velin d' Arche, printed especially for Mr. Ch. Genuys - president of group 1 of the international jury - - front and back cover in good condition, but a little dirty, then note at the very e[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

Berber Words And Things. E. Laoust. 1920. Sent By The Author.

Emile Laoust (1876-1952) was a linguist specializing in the Berber dialects of North Africa, who devoted his career to collecting, while traveling from Egypt to Morocco, the cultural elements of an or[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €

Georges Courteline‎ Illustrated Works In 10 Volumes 1930 – 1931 Librairie De France.

Volume I: Boudouroche followed by Philosophy. Illustrations by Dunoyer de Segonzac 276 pages. Volume II. The Courts. Illustrations by Jean-Louis FORAIN 297 pages. Volume III. Domestic Life. Illustrati[...]

Period: 20th century

110 €

Interior And Exterior Decor By Ernest David / 1910

Interior and exterior decorations by Ernest David191034 chromolithographsGood conditionDamage to the binding easily repairableHeight 48cmWidth 34cm150 euros

Period: 20th century

150 €

The Painter And Decorator's Box By Dessaint /1910

The painter and decorator's box by Dessaint191036 color platesCompleteGood conditionHeight 46cmWidth 33cm160 euros

Period: 20th century

160 €

Selected Fables Of La Fontaine

Selected Fables of La Fontaine19483 volumes in sheets in double slipcase, illustrated with engravings by ChauveauNearly 250 fablesNumbered copyVery good conditionHeight 30cmWidth 21cm100 euros

Period: 20th century

100 €

Monseigneur Le Vin Published By Nicolas Establishments

Monseigneur Le Vin published by Établissements Nicolas from 1924 to 1928 in 5 volumes, 1 per year intended to be grouped in the brown slipcase specially designed for this. Our edition is in the origin[...]

Period: 20th century

900 €
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Anatole France

Anatole France - Towards Better Times, 3 Volumes, 1906 Numbered copy on arche vellum - To the students 1910 Good condition Height 20cm Width 15cm 70 euros

Period: 20th century

70 €

General History Of Religions / 1944

General History of Religions19444 volumesVery numerous illustrationsVery well boundGood conditionHeight 30cmWidth 25cm130 euros

Period: 20th century

130 €

Emmanuel Rodochanachi: The Ancient Monuments Of Rome After The Fall Of The Empire. 1914

Prestigious publication, in folio in a slipcase by Hachette, in 1914, of a work entitled: "the ancient monuments of Rome after the fall of the empire". Emmanuel Rodochanachi (1859-1934) is a historian[...]

Period: 20th century

160 €

Old Books On Japanese Art

Two unusual books about Japan: - one is a 1956 French-Japanese dictionary by a missionary, - the other is a book about Japanese art by Louis GONSE (1856-1921), written for the Gazette des Beaux Arts. [...]

Period: 20th century

60 €

40 Drawings By Picasso On The Margins Of Buffon

40 drawings by Picasso in the margins of Buffon, Paris Jonquieres 1957. The storage box is in used condition but there are stains and tears. The folder matching the box is damaged on the edge, the re[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €

Bestiary / Henry De Montherlant

Bestiary of Henry de Montherlant1979Illustrated with 37 lithographs by Hans ErniFull calf bindingNumbered copyIn its slipcaseGood conditionHeight 32cmWidth 26cm120 euros

Period: 20th century

120 €

Cf Museum Of The Ferté Allais Aviation Book Original Edition 1938 Marcel Jean Jean Airplane Aero

Rare and in very good condition for its age Aviation album published under the patronage of the Aero Club of France Authors M. Jeanjean and A. De Montgon Original edition Year 1938 Book under transpar[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Portrait Of Anton Chekhov, Dated 1915, Illegible Signature. Large Format.

Posthumous portrait of Anton Chekhov. Illegible signature & dated 1915 lower right. Pastel on paper. Very good condition. 60 x 41 cm.

Period: 20th century

950 €

White (kenneth) - Diamond Land. Poems. Grasset, 1983, Dedication From The Author.

WHITE (Kenneth) - Diamond Land. Poems. Paris, Grasset, 1983; in-8, 270 pp., paperback. Original edition on ordinary paper with a dedication from the author.

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Jean Tinguely – "meta" Original French Edition – Pierre Horay Publisher

An essay by KG Pontus Hultén on the world of Jean Tinguely, a major kinetic artist. The book includes a rich collection of iconographic documents: photographs, sketches, manuscripts, facsimiles, often[...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €
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White (kenneth) - Scenes From A Floating World. Poems. Grasset, 1983, Dedication From The Author.

WHITE (Kenneth) - Scenes from a Floating World. Poems. Paris, Grasset, 1983; in-8, 117 pp., paperback. Original edition on ordinary paper with a dedication from the author.

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Webb (mary) - Seven For A Secret. Editions Du Siècle, 1933, Original Edition On Alpha.

WEBB (Mary) - Seven for a Secret. Paris, Éditions du Siècle, 1933; octavo, 374 pp., paperback, cover with flaps. Collection "Les Maitres Etrangers". First edition, one of 415 numbered copies, on wide-[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Voltaire - Tales And Novels. Illustrated By Brénot, Fontanarosa, Alaux, Chapelain-midy And Pecnard

VOLTAIRE - Tales and Novels. Paris, Éditions de l'Odéon and Éditions André Vial, circa 1960; 4to, 209 + 211 + 217 + 203 + 223 pp., full publisher's Skywertex bindings, facsimiles of old bindings, spin[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €
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Chauvet Stephen. The Indigenous Arts Of New Guinea 1930 Original Edition

Extremely rare work by Stephen Chaudet "Indigenous Arts in New Guinea" original edition from 1930 published by the Geographical, Maritime and Colonial Publishing Company, 1930. In4 bound in blue perca[...]

Period: 20th century

480 €

Vigny (alfred De) - Unpublished Memoirs, Fragments And Projects. Gallimard, 1958, First Edition.

VIGNY (Alfred de) - Unpublished Memoirs, Fragments and Projects. Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1958; octavo, 460 pp., paperback. First edition, one of 550 numbered copies, on wide-margined vellum Labeur [...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Box Set Of 8 Gab Gabongo Lithographs And Unpublished Poems By Maurice Métral

Box set of 8 numbered lithographs by Gab Gabongo printed on luxury paper. With 8 unpublished poems by Maurice Métral. Original edition limited to 150 numbered copies signed by Gab Gabongo and Maurice [...]

Period: 20th century

150 €

Leon Bakst By Alexander Schouvaloff Theater Opera Russian Ballets Collection

Léon BAKST, 1991, by Alexander SCHOUVALOFF. Art book on the work of BAKST and his considerable contribution to the Theater. Good general condition with slight wear from use, notably on the dust jacket[...]

Period: 20th century

75 €
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Tharaud (jérome Et Jean) - A New Generation. Paris, Plon, 1924, Numbered Copy On Pure Thread.

THARAUD (Jérome et Jean) - A new generation. Paris, Plon, 1924; in-8, 248 pp., paperback. Numbered copy, on pure thread paper from Papeteries Lafuma in Voiron (the right margin is untrimmed). Very goo[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Salvador Dali - Drawing - Signed Book - 1971

Small felt-tip drawing of a crown surmounting his signature, made by Salvador DALI on the frontispiece of the book "Dali by Dali", DRAEGER publisher, dated 1971.Gala DALI, for her part, added her sign[...]

Period: 20th century

1 400 €

Small And Large New Furniture Georges Fontaine

Portfolio containing 32 black and white printed sheets (heliotype). 1 double sheet containing the title, introduction and table of contents. Complete and in order. Very numerous models by Royère, Old,[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Tharaud (jérome Et Jean) - The Servant Mistress. Plon, 1921, Numbered Copy On Pure Thread.

THARAUD (Jérome et Jean) - The Servant Mistress. Paris, Plon, 1921; in-12, 274 pp., paperback. Numbered copy, on pure thread paper from Papeteries Lafuma (the right margin is untrimmed). Very good con[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Tharaud (jérome And Jean) - Marrakech, Or The Lords Of The Atlas. Plon, 1920, Numbered.

THARAUD (Jérome et Jean) - Marrakech, or the Lords of the Atlas. Paris, Plon, 1920; in-8, 286 pp., paperback (the cover is detached from the work). First-class copy on Chinese paper, wide margins. Thi[...]

Period: 20th century

180 €
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B€cassine Is Looking For A Job Gautier-languereau Illustrations Pinchon Paris 1937

BECASSINE IS LOOKING FOR A JOB, Illustrations by JP PINCHON. Original edition, 1937, PARIS. Good overall condition with wear to the binding. Very fresh text with rich, brightly colored illustrations. [...]

Period: 20th century

110 €
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The Art Of Dry Fly Fishing Drawings Plates And Photos Jean-paul Pequegnot 1981

The Art of Dry Fly Fishing, FLAMMARION, 1981. Good overall condition with slight wear to the binding. Freshly illustrated text. Collection. Colissimo shipping with tracking and insurance.

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Military Tales Of Alsace / 1905

Military stories from Alsace 1905 Text by Commander de Pardiellan illustrations by Frédéric Regamey Complete with 64 plates and the folding panorama Well bound Good condition Height 38cm Width 30cm 20[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Fables Of La Fontaine Benjamin Rabier Illustrations First & Second Parts Collection

FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Illustrations by Benjamin RABIER. First and Second Parts. Good overall condition with wear and tear on the bindings, including rubbing and stains (First Part with some play). Fr[...]

Period: 20th century

260 €
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[suréda] - Bertrand (louis) - Nights Of Algiers. Ernest Flammarion, 1929, Numbered Copy.

[SURÉDA] - BERTRAND (Louis) - Nuits d'Alger. Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1929; in-4, 93 pp., paperback, folded cover. Copy number 300 on Rives vellum. Illustrated with lithographs by Suréda printed by D[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Asian Arts 23 Sales Catalogs

ASIAN ARTSLarge lot of sale catalogues x 23Sotheby’s x11Himalayan, Indian and Southeast Asian art, London 21 octobre 1993Indian and southeast Asian art, New York, 23 mars 2000Indian and southeast Asia[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Asian Arts 10 Dealer/gallery Catalogs

ASIAN ARTS Dealer catalogs x 10 Alexis Renard x 2 Wunderkammer Exotica, 2014 Shades lines colors & letters 2019 Grusenmeyer x 3 Spirals and ancestors, 2003 Gods and ancestors, sculptural art from Asia[...]

Period: 20th century

85 €

Numismatics 22 Sales Catalogs

NUMISMATICSLarge lot of sales catalogs (x22)Some containing annotations, good condition for the wholeCollection du docteur J.-P. G., Ader Picard Tajan, 3-4 mars 1975Collection M.L., Ader Picard Tajan,[...]

Period: 20th century

190 €

Golden Book Of Peace / 1932

Golden Book of Peace 1932 Beautiful binding Good condition Height 39cm Width 33cm 250 euros

Period: 20th century

250 €

Soupault (philippe) - Baudelaire. Rieder, 1931, Copy Number 2 On Vellum.

SOUPAULT (Philippe) - Baudelaire. Paris, Rieder, 1931; octavo, 80 + 60 plates, paperback, wide margins, luxury edition. 1 of 70 numbered copies, No. 2 on vellum paper (the only large paper). Good cond[...]

Period: 20th century

185 €
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Simenon (georges) - The Novel Of Man. Presse De La Cité, 1959. Original Numbered Edition.

SIMENON (Georges) - The Novel of Man. Paris, Presse de la Cité, 1959; in-8, 94 pp., in sheets, in a folded folder and slipcase. First edition, numbered copy. Lecture given in the main auditorium of th[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Roche & Sollers - Complete Correspondence. Paris, éditions Unes, 1986, Copy No. 13/33.

ROCHE (Maurice), SOLLERS (Philippe) - Complete correspondence. Paris, Éditions Unes, 1986; in-12, 8 pp., in sheets, cover with flaps. Copy number 13 of 33, printed on pure rag from the Moulin de Larro[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €
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A 1935 Book Corsica: Types And Customs By Pierre Dominique

Here is a very interesting book on Corsica by Pierre Dominique, it is heavily illustrated with original drawings by Léon Cannicionni by Editions des horizons de France 39 rue du général Foy in 1935 fo[...]

Period: 20th century

140 €

The Quran Editions Crémille And Famot 1981

THE QURAN. 1981 Edition, Crémille and Famot. ... Arabic Neskhi text copied in 1241 AH by Muhammad Nur Ael-Din. French translation by Rasimirski Paris 1884. Good condition, even very good. Very slight [...]

Period: 20th century

85 €
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Tinan (jean De) - A Document On The Impotence Of Love. 1920. Illustrations By Picard Le Doux.

[PICART LE DOUX] - TINAN (Jean de) - A document on the Impotence of Love. Followed by Eritrea. Paris, Petite Curiosité Littéraires, Édouard-Joseph, 1920; in-12, 201 pp., paperback, folded cover. Numbe[...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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