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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 €

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 €

Japan Travels Around The World. Wilhelm Heine. Rare French First Edition

Japan, a voyage around the world. Commodore Perry's expedition during the years 1853, 1854, 1855. 2 volumes in 1 octavo volume. Complete with 11 plates. Rare first French edition.

Period: 20th century

690 €

Around The World, 73 Volumes, édouard Charton, Travel Journal And Travelers

Le Tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages ou journal des voyages et des voyageurs (1860-1914) was a French weekly magazine founded in January 1860 by Édouard Charton, creator of Le Magasin pittore[...]

Period: 20th century

900 €

16 Letters From World War I Soldiers

A collection of 16 letters, "poilu letters," from the First World War, all from the same soldier: Louis Geoffroy. Letters on loose paper + military maps + burial certificate. A rare and moving testimo[...]

Period: 20th century

650 €

The Red And The Black / Stendhal

The Red and the Black / Stendhal 1945 With engravings by Sylvain Sauvage 2 volumes in loose sheets, 234 and 290 pages Printed folded covers Numerous engravings Numbered 326 of 425 copies In their slip[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

Directory Of The European Framework, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands From The 15th Century To The 20th Century

LODI, Renato and MONTANARI, Augusto, Directory of European Frames: Italy, France, Spain, and the Netherlands from the 15th to the 20th Century, Paris: De Lodi, [n.d.]. 830 pp.: color illustrations; 24[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

G.le Fèvre The Yellow Cruise / Citroën 1933 Plon

Citroën expédition to central Asia3rd missionGeorges Marie- HaardtLouis Audouin - DubreuilBy Georges Le FèvrePlon bookstoreBook in quatro format ( 28,8 x 26 cm)Thick 6 cm , weight 2,995 kilosPaper bac[...]

Period: 20th century

750 €

Vitrified Photograph Photographic Enamels Edit: Charles Mendel Paris 1901 1st Edition

Rare 1901 first edition book on the complete processes for applying color and firing photographic enamels. Miniatures, ceramics, stained glass by René D'Heliecourt. Enamel plate (sample) and original [...]

Period: 20th century

95 €

Laure Albin-guillot (photographs). Paul Valéry. The Cantata Of Narcissus. Paris, Artra, 1941

Laure ALBIN-GUILLOT. Paul VALÉRY. La Cantate de Narcisse. Paris, Imprimerie Artra, 1941 (29 January 1942).A quarto volume, loose as issued between two mahogany boards (outer sides varnished), the fron[...]

Period: 20th century

10 000 €

Interior And Exterior Decorations By Ernest David / 1910

Interior and exterior decorations by Ernest David, 1910, 34 chromolithographs. Good condition. Height 48cm, Width 34cm. 120 euros

Period: 20th century

120 €

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 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

55 €

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 €

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

65 €
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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 €

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

260 €

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 €

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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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 €

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 €

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