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Charpentier

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  1. Le capitaine Fracasse
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Le capitaine Fracasse[Captain Fracasse]

    Charpentier|Paris 1863|12 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Rare and sought after first edition, according to Clouzot, especially in contemporary binding
    Bindings in half shagreen bottle green, back with four nerves adorned with golden and black nets, plates of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of paper in the tank, two slight scratches without gravity on the cuts, bindings of the time.
    Very beautiful copy in a particularly desirable condition a fortiori enriched with a signed autograph shipment.
    Rare autograph shipment signed by Théophile Gautier to Mr. Achard.
    €9,000
  2. La 628-E8
    Octave MIRBEAU (inscribed to Jean AJALBERT)

    La 628-E8[The 628-E8]

    Charpentier|Paris 1907|12 x 19.50 cm|relié

    Second edition on ordinary paper.


    Bradel binding in half orange cloth, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, chocolate shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.


    Precious signed autograph inscription from Octave Mirbeau to Jean Ajalbert.


    Provenance: library of Jean Ajalbert with his Japanese-style bookplate in the style of the Nabis, wood engraved in a very small number, signed with a monogram, probably that of Félicien Rops.

    €680
  3. La Bretagne contemporaine. Sites pittoresques, monuments, costumes, scènes de moeurs, histoire, légendes, traditions et usages des cinq départements de cette province
    Aurélien de COURSON, COLLECTIF

    La Bretagne contemporaine. Sites pittoresques, monuments, costumes, scènes de moeurs, histoire, légendes, traditions et usages des cinq départements de cette province[Contemporary Brittany. Picturesque Sites, Monuments, Costumes, Scenes of Manners, History, Legends, Traditions and Customs of the Five Departments of this Province]

    Charpentier|Paris • & Nantes 1863|33 x 49 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition illustrated with 167 plates drawn from life by Félix Benoist and lithographed by leading Parisian artists including Arnout, Bachelier, Benoist, David, Fichot, Tirpenne...
    Bound in half bottle-green shagreen, spines with four raised bands framed with gilt rolls and decorated with double gilt panels featuring typographic motifs and gilt heraldic ermines, gilt names and places at the foot, covers of bottle-green percaline framed with a broad gilt lace border enriched with heraldic ermines and gilt armorials, boards stamped in the centre with the gilt arms of Brittany and of the city of Nantes within a gilt mandorla, white moiré silk endleaves and pastedowns, publisher's bindings.
    Historical introduction by Arthur de La Borderie, epilogue on Breton poetry by De La Villemarqué, descriptive texts by Aurélien de Courson, Pol de Courcy, Ropartz, A. de La Borderie, De La Villemarqué...
    Some minor foxing, not affecting the text or plates.
    A handsome copy in a fine publisher's binding with the arms of Brittany and the city of Nantes.
    €3,000
  4. Journal des Goncourt - Mémoires de la vie littéraire - Exemplaire de Frédéric Masson
    Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

    Journal des Goncourt - Mémoires de la vie littéraire - Exemplaire de Frédéric Masson[Goncourt Journal – Memoirs of Literary Life – Copy of Frédéric Masson]

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1887-1896|12 x 19 cm|9 volumes reliés
    First edition on ordinary paper for each of the volumes.
    Bradel bindings in full cherry percaline, smooth spines decorated with a central gilt floral motif, dates and double gilt fillets at the tails, navy blue shagreen title pieces, covers preserved, contemporary bindings signed by Durvand.
    Precious autograph presentation inscription signed by Edmond de Goncourt, in each volume, to the Napoleonic historian Frédéric Masson, cousin by marriage of the Goncourt brothers. A republican fascinated by the Revolution in his youth, he became a staunch Bonapartist after the defeat of 1870. In 1874, Edmond de Goncourt witnessed his marriage to Marguerite Cottin, daughter of Auguste Cottin, who opened to him the archives of the imperial family. A historian and collector, he was elected to the Académie française on 18 June 1903. Their correspondence, published in the Cahiers Jules et Edmond de Goncourt, sheds light on the nature of their relationship. Edmond guided the young man and directed him toward literature. Frédéric Masson, an erudite bibliophile, informed Edmond about his library, responded to the Goncourt brothers’ requests for information, and contributed both to the preparation of Edmond’s historical works and to the enrichment of his re-editions. In 1870, in volume IV of the Journal, Goncourt described the young Frédéric Masson, then aged 23: "Ce soir, je rencontre le jeune Frédéric Masson, enterré dans sa capote de mobile. Lui, qui datait les lettres qu'il m'écrivait du collège, des brumaire et des messidor du calendrier républicain, je le trouve fort dégrisé de la république, des républicains, des soldats démocrates. Il se plaint que, lorsqu'il marchait avec Goubie en avant, ses frères n'emboîtaient point le pas. Et de sa mauvaise humeur contre le présent, un peu remonte à 89, et amène une baisse sensible de son lyrique enthousiasme d'autrefois pour la première république. Il est un symptôme. Je suis persuadé que beaucoup de jeunes gens ayant en eux-mêmes semblablement à Masson un grain d'exaltation révolutionnaire, sont en train de devenir des réactionnaires."
    Rare and very handsome set, uniformly bound at the time, complete in 9 volumes and enriched with significant autograph inscriptions by Edmond de Goncourt in each volume.
    €3,500
  5. Outamaro - Le peintre des maisons vertes. - Exemplaire de Pierre Loti
    Edmond de GONCOURT (inscribed to Pierre LOTI)

    Outamaro - Le peintre des maisons vertes. - Exemplaire de Pierre Loti[Outamaro – The Painter of the Green Houses – Pierre Loti’s Copy]

    Charpentier|Paris 1891|11 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding with the pasted label of Henry Mériot on the front pastedown, bookbinder established in Rochefort since 1878 and friend of Pierre Loti.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Edmond de Goncourt: "A Loti, avec ses amitiés, E. de Goncourt" (To Loti, with his friendship, E. de Goncourt).
    €1,200
  6. Les aventures du roi Pausole
    Pierre LOUŸS

    Les aventures du roi Pausole[The Adventures of King Pausole]

    Charpentier|Paris 1901|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on vélin paper.
    Half black morocco over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt fillets and triple gilt compartments adorned with green, red, and brown morocco central mosaic floral decoration, gilt date to foot of spine, gilt friezes to head and foot, gilt fillet frame to covers, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Louys to Jean Lahor, the pen name of Dr. Cazalis, who was close to Stéphane Mallarmé.
    Provenance : from the library of Jean Lahor, with his engraved ex libris pasted to pastedown.
    A very good copy, nicely bound.
    €1,000
  7. La faute de l'abbé Mouret
    Émile ZOLA

    La faute de l'abbé Mouret[Abbé Mouret's Transgression]

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1875|11 x 17.50 cm|relié
    First edition, of which no copies were printed on deluxe paper.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, gilt roll at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, rubbed corners, contemporary binding.
    Some light foxing.
    A fine and very rare copy.

    €2,800
  8. Vie de Henri Brulard
    STENDHAL

    Vie de Henri Brulard[The Life of Henri Brulard]

    G. Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1890|11.7 x 18.8 cm|Relié

    First edition, of which no copies were printed on deluxe paper.

    Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt garlands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, gilt top edge, original wrappers preserved.

    Scattered foxing, some reading marks in red and blue pencil in the margins of certain paragraphs, ink stamps of the Etienne Vion bookshop and stationery in Amiens on the title page, a library shelfmark at the head of the title page.

    €300
  9. Oeuvres diverses
    Alfred de MUSSET

    Oeuvres diverses

    Charpentier|Paris 1841-1867|12 x 18.50 cm|10 volumes reliés

    Edition with some parts in first edition.


    Half green straight-grained morocco with corners, smooth spines faded and decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, gilt friezes at head and foot, almond paper boards, covers and spine preserved, top edges gilt, handsome pastiche romantic bindings.


    The Poésies nouvelles and the Oeuvres posthumes are here in first edition, and the Comédies et proverbes in edition with some parts in first edition.
    This set comprises: "Oeuvres posthumes" (2 volumes), "Poésies nouvelles" (3 volumes), "Poésies complètes", "Mélanges de littérature & de critique", "Contes", "Comédies et proverbes" (2 volumes).
    Some light foxing of no consequence.


    Handsome set in uniform pastiche romantic binding.

    €680
  10. Tout pour l'honneur - Exemplaire de Léon Hennique
    Henri CEARD (inscribed to Léon HENNIQUE)

    Tout pour l'honneur - Exemplaire de Léon Hennique

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1890|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition of this theatrical adaptation of Emile Zola's short story entitled "Le capitaine Burle."
    Full pebble-grained paper binding, smooth spine, green morocco title-piece, covers preserved, signed binding.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Henri Céard to his friend Léon Hennique, who, like him, took part in the "soirées de Médan" at Emile Zola's home.
    €680
  11. Le portefeuille - Exemplaire de Jules Renard avec le célèbre ex-libris dessiné et gravé par Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
    Octave MIRBEAU, Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

    Le portefeuille - Exemplaire de Jules Renard avec le célèbre ex-libris dessiné et gravé par Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

    Charpentier|Paris 1902|13 x 19 cm|broché

    First edition, with no mention of deluxe paper copies.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Octave Mirbeau to his friend Jules Renard.
    Blue pencil mark by Jules Renard on the front cover.
    Our copy is further enriched with Jules Renard's celebrated ex-libris, designed and engraved by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

    €1,200
  12. First edition of these extremely scarce memoirs
    Souvenirs et mémoires de madame la comtesse Merlin, publiés par elle-même
    María de las Mercedes de Jaruco Merlin [María de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo MERLIN]

    Souvenirs et mémoires de madame la comtesse Merlin, publiés par elle-même

    Charpentier|Paris 1836|13.2 x 21 cm|4volumes reliés

    First edition of these extremely scarce memoirs (cf. Bourquelot V, 374. Tulard 1007. Bertier de Sauvigny 720).

    Contemporary bindings in brown half sheep, flat spines decorated with gilt Romantic rolls and black floral tools, red morocco labels for volume numbers and titles, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners worn, marbled edges.

    Spine of volume four damaged, restorations to the spines, two lower caps rubbed, occasional foxing.

    The Countess Merlin was born Maria de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo (1789–1852) in Havana.

    Her memoirs offer valuable anecdotal insight into society life in Cuba, the Peninsular War, and more.

    €3,000
  13. Dames et demoiselles
    Théodore de BANVILLE (to Edmond de GONCOURT)

    Dames et demoiselles

    Charpentier|Paris 1886|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First trade edition, with the publisher's review stamp at the foot of the title page.
    Navy half-sheepskin binding, smooth spine showing minor rubbing, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Illustrated with a frontispiece drawing by G. Rochegrosse printed on China paper.
    With a precious signed autograph inscription from Théodore de Banville to Edmond de Goncourt.
    €800
  14. Le Rêve
    Émile ZOLA

    Le Rêve[The Dream]

    Charpentier|Paris 1888|13 x 19.5 cm|Relié

    First edition, this one the no. 1 of 25 numbered copies on Japon, most limited deluxe issue.

    Bound in grey half morocco, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, mould-made endpapers, original wrappers preserved, pastedown bookplate, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by L. Pouillet.

    A rare and handsome copy in an attractive contemporary binding.

     

    €15,000
  15. Germinal
    Émile ZOLA

    Germinal

    Charpentier|Paris 1885|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    Charpentier, Paris 1885, 11,5x18,5cm, bound.

    First edition. One of 150 numbered copies on hollande, the only deluxe issue after 10 on papier japon.
    Half red morocco binding, gilt date on spine, marbled paper covers and endpapers. Original wrappers including the spine preserved. Set in an early 20th century binding signed by Alfred Farez.

    Our copy includes a two-page autograph letter dated and signed by Émile Zola to Octave Mirbeau. The author thanks him for the benevolent article he recently wrote about Germinal, while defending himself from being considered as the leader of Naturalism: “But why do you say that I lead naturalism? I don't lead anything at all... I work in my own corner, letting the world go where it pleases...”

    A beautiful and rare copy, perfectly established with a superb autograph letter signed about Germinal and Émile Zola's position within the “École Naturaliste”.
    €17,000
  16. Souvenirs de théâtre d'art et de critique
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Souvenirs de théâtre d'art et de critique

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1883|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours bearing N°1, the only deluxe copies after 10 on China paper.
    Bradel binding in half blue-grey cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date at foot, head caps slightly frayed, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding signed in blind L. Pouillet.
    Concerning notably The Barber of Seville, Norma, Tales of Hoffmann, Gavarni, actresses and lorettes of Paris, drawings by Victor Hugo...
    €500
  17. Will, Trimm & Co - Le roman comique de l'automobilisme
    Henry KISTEMAECKERS

    Will, Trimm & Co - Le roman comique de l'automobilisme

    Charpentier|Paris 1906|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Bradel binding in full teal cloth, smooth spine decorated with central gilt fleuron, initials, date and double gilt fillet at foot, fawn shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by Henry Kistemaeckers to the writer Pierre Mortier: "Au spirituel, et délicat, et pénétrant écrivain Pierre Mortier, qui ressuscite au XXème siècle le charme et la "manière des petits maîtres du XVIIIéme" en témoignage de grande amitié littéraire et de grande amitié tout court !" (To the witty, and delicate, and penetrating writer Pierre Mortier, who resurrects in the 20th century the charm and the "manner of the petit maîtres of the 18th" as testimony of great literary friendship and great friendship in general!)



    €150
  18. Portraits contemporains
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Portraits contemporains

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1874|13 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Bradel binding in half red morocco with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt date at foot, cat's-eye paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    A handsome full-margined copy handsomely bound.
    Only the copies on Holland paper contain the two proofs of Théophile Gautier's portrait: the one on Holland and the one before letters on China paper.

    €800
  19. Dames et demoiselles
    Théodore de BANVILLE, Georges-Antoine ROCHEGROSSE

    Dames et demoiselles

    Charpentier|Paris 1886|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after 10 on China paper.
    Bradel binding in full red cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, gilt date at foot, black shagreen title label, double gilt fillet frame on boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed Dodé.
    Work illustrated with a drawing by G. Rochegrosse as frontispiece printed on China paper.
    €250
  20. Pot-Bouille
    Émile ZOLA

    Pot-Bouille

    Charpentier|Paris 1882|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after a few rare China paper copies.
    Half red morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, signed binding (Pétrus) Ruban.

    Fine bookplate engraved by Provost-Blondel and pasted on one pastedown. It depicts a helmet adorned with a feather, a medallion and a phylactery bearing the motto "Toujours en face". It would have belonged to Victor Coué, second lieutenant killed in action during World War I.

    Handsome copy nicely bound.
    €2,500
  21. Théâtre et poésies
    Alessandro MANZONI

    Théâtre et poésies

    Charpentier|Paris 1841|11 x 18.10 cm|relié
    First French edition, in the translation by Antoine de Latour.
    Armorial copy of Baron Pavée de Vandeuvre, with his motto: Ardeo persevero spero.
    Contemporary full glazed cherry red calf binding signed by Bourlier at the top of the first endpaper. Spine with raised bands decorated with series of fillets. Triple blind fillet frame on boards. Interior blind frieze. Marbled edges matching the endpapers. Some scattered foxing. Some leaves browned.
    Very handsome copy in a sober and beautiful binding.
    The work contains 2 tragedies: Le comte de Carmagnola and Adelghis (Adelchi), a letter from Manzoni on the unity of time in tragedy, a historical discourse on the origin of the Lombards in Italy. Various poems including an ode on the death of Napoleon (Manzoni was present in Paris during the 1811 attempt on Napoleon's life). A pillar of Italian culture, and considered one of the great classics after Dante, Manzoni is today unknown or nearly so in France, although he was celebrated in his time in our country as a genius. He is the most important Italian Romantic author, and contributed greatly to forging an Italian national identity.
    €600
  22. L'âme de Paris - Nouveaux souvenirs - Exemplaire de Leconte de Lisle
    Théodore de BANVILLE

    L'âme de Paris - Nouveaux souvenirs - Exemplaire de Leconte de Lisle

    G. Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1890|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Spine reinforced with adhesive cloth strip, small marginal lacks to boards, some light foxing.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Théodore de Banville: "A Leconte de Lisle avec la plus fidèle admiration. Théodore de Banville." (To Leconte de Lisle with the most faithful admiration. Théodore de Banville.)
    €300
  23. A coups de fusil
    Alphonse de NEUVILLE, QUATRELLES [Ernest L'EPINE]

    A coups de fusil

    Charpentier|Paris 1877|19.50 x 28.50 cm|relié
    Edition illustrated with 30 hors-texte drawings by Alphonse de Neuville.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, some light rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, shaded endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, speckled edges.
    Handsome copy despite some light foxing.

    €180
  24. Shylock
    after William SHAKESPEARE, Edmond HARAUCOURT

    Shylock[Shylock]

    G. Charpentier et Cie|Paris 1889|13.5 x 19.5 cm|Relié

    First edition of the French translation and adaptation prepared by Edmond Haraucourt, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe paper issue.

    Bradel binding in half tobacco percaline, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillet at foot, hazelnut shagreen title label showing some rubbing, marbled paper boards, wrappers with small marginal losses at corners and spine preserved, contemporary binding.

    A few small foxing spots.

    Music by Gabriel Fauré.

     

    €250
  25. Les Jeunes-France, romans goguenards suivis de Contes humoristiques
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Les Jeunes-France, romans goguenards suivis de Contes humoristiques

    Bibliothèque Charpentier|Paris s.d. (ca 1910)|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    New edition.
    Bound in half midnight blue morocco, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets and decorated with triple gilt compartments, brown morocco title label and author's name, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, elegant binding executed for Louis Conard
    Handsome copy beautifully bound.
    €120
  26. The Manifesto of Naturalism
    Les Soirées de Médan
    Emile ZOLA, Guy de MAUPASSANT

    Les Soirées de Médan

    Charpentier|Paris 1880|12 x 19 cm|relié

    First edition.
    Half blue morocco shagreen, smooth spine, gilt date at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
    Exceptionally inscribed by Emile Zola to the playwright and opera librettist Ludovic Halévy, with the autograph signatures of Guy de Maupassant, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Léon Hennique, Paul Alexis and Henri Céard on the first flyleaf.
    Provenances: from the libraries of Ludovic Halévy and Marcel Lecomte, with their bookplates on front pastedown.
    Our copy also includes, on a flyleaf, an autograph note by Ludovic Halévy: "See a letter by Guy de Maupassant at the end of the volume. L.H. Inscribed by the six authors of the volume. Ludovic Halévy." (Voir une lettre de Guy de Maupassant à la fin du volume. L.H. Envoi autographe des six auteurs du volume. Ludovic Halévy).
    The reproduction of the famous letter sent by Guy de Maupassant to Halévy in 1880 is pasted onto six additional leaves at the end of the volume. It bears Halévy's penned note at the beginning and end of the letter: "Cette lettre est de 1880 / 1880." (Cette lettre est de 1880 / 1880). 

    €15,000
  27. La république et la littérature
    Emile ZOLA

    La république et la littérature

    Charpentier|Paris 1879|14 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Full tawny morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets bearing small stains at foot, gilt fillet frame on burgundy morocco pastedowns, brown watered silk endpapers, following endpapers of marbled paper, original wrappers preserved, all edges gilt, elegant signed binding by Georges Cretté.
    Scattered foxing, covers marginally and lightly faded.
    Autograph inscription signed by Emile Zola to the painter and photographer Eugène Montrosier at the head of the title page.
    €2,000
  28. Histoire des treize
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Histoire des treize

    Charpentier|Paris 1840|11.20 x 18.60 cm|relié
    First duodecimo edition, with a revised version, after the original of 1833 and 1834. It comprises two short novels: Ferragus and La duchesse de Langeais (which takes this title in this edition after Ne touchez pas la hâche). About the Charpentier editions, which form a sort of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A collection of great interest because for all texts, it presents a revised version, often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) very reasonably priced." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Contemporary half glazed red calf binding. Smooth spines decorated with a large mirror tool mosaic in red and black in Restoration style. Series of fillets, monastic rolls at head and foot. Moiré and glazed red paper on the boards. Traces of rubbing, particularly on the boards, corners and edges. Scattered pale foxing. Micro crack to upper joint at foot
    A handsome copy of this edition which is very rarely found well bound.
    €400
  29. Balthasar Claës ou La recherche de l'absolu
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Balthasar Claës ou La recherche de l'absolu

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|11.20 x 18.60 cm|relié
    First duodecimo edition and first separate edition, with a revised version, after the original of 1834. The first edition appeared in Les scènes de la vie privée, the novel was integrated into the Etudes philosophiques in 1845. This version is different from the first. About the Charpentier editions, which form a sort of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A set of very great interest because for all texts, it presents a revised version, and often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) very affordable." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Contemporary half glazed red calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with a large mirror tool inlaid in red and black in the Restoration style. Series of fillets, monastic rolls at head and foot. Moiré and glazed red paper on boards. Traces of rubbing, notably on boards, corners and edges. Scattered light foxing.
    Handsome copy, for this edition which is very rarely found well bound.

    NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.
    €400
  30. Le médecin de campagne
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Le médecin de campagne

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|11.20 x 18.60 cm|relié
    First duodecimo edition, with a revised version, following the 1833 original. Regarding the Charpentier editions, which form a kind of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A collection of very great interest because for all texts, it presents a revised version, and often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) very reasonably priced." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Contemporary half red glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with a large mosaic mirror tool in red and black in the Restoration style. Series of fillets, monastic rolls at head and foot. Moiré and glazed red paper on boards. Signs of rubbing, particularly on boards, corners and edges. Scattered browning.
    A handsome copy of this edition which is very rarely found well bound.

    NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.
    €300
  31. Le lys dans la vallée
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Le lys dans la vallée

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|11.20 x 18.60 cm|relié
    First duodecimo edition, with a revised version, following the 1833 original. Regarding the Charpentier editions, which form a kind of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A collection of very great interest because for all texts, it presents a revised version, and often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) very reasonably priced." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Contemporary half red glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with a large mosaic mirror tool in red and black in the Restoration style. Series of fillets, monastic rolls at head and foot. Moiré and glazed red paper on boards. Signs of rubbing, particularly on boards, corners and edges. Scattered pale foxing.
    A handsome copy of this edition which is very rarely found well bound.

    NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.
    €400
  32. Balthazar Claës ou La recherche de l'absolu
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Balthazar Claës ou La recherche de l'absolu

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|10.80 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition in 12mo, with some parts of the text in first edition featuring text revised by the author, with a new dedication dated June 1839: "A Madame Joséphine Delonnoy".
    Half-green shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five smooth raised bands decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped.
    Foxing, lacks to the table of contents page (not touching text) which is also soiled.
    A rightly sought-after edition, like most of Charpentier's first editions.

    €250
  33. Eugénie Grandet
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Eugénie Grandet

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|11.20 x 18.60 cm|relié
    First duodecimo edition and first separate edition, with a revised version, after the original of 1834, which appeared in volume I of Scènes de la vie de province. Concerning the Charpentier editions, which form a sort of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A collection of very great interest because for all the texts, it presents a revised version, often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) at a very affordable price." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Half vermillion red glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with a large rocaille tool in mirror. 2 black calf title labels. Fillets at head and tail. Light rubbing. Very fresh copy, free from foxing, with bright white paper.
    Handsome copy of this edition which is very rarely found well bound.

    €500
  34. Scènes de la vie de province
    Honoré de BALZAC

    Scènes de la vie de province

    Charpentier|Paris 1839|11 x 17.80 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First duodecimo edition in a revised version, after the original of 1834. Concerning the Charpentier editions, which form a sort of first collected edition, Clouzot states: "A collection of very great interest because for all the texts, it presents a revised version, often profoundly so. Increasingly sought after, they have nevertheless remained (for how much longer?) at a very affordable price." Guide du bibliophile français. XIXe siècle.
    Half vermillion red glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with a large rocaille tool in mirror. 2 black calf title labels. Fillets at head and tail. Light rubbing. Very fresh copy, free from foxing, with bright white paper, except for pale foxing on the first 3 leaves.
    Handsome copy of this edition which is very rarely found well bound.
    Volume I: Les célibataires, la femme abandonnés, Illusions perdues. Volume 2: La vieille fille, la grenadière, Message, La grande bretèche, L'illustre Gaudissart.
    €600
  35. Souvenirs du dîner Bixio
    Jules CLARETIE

    Souvenirs du dîner Bixio

    Charpentier|Paris 1924|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First posthumous edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Bradel binding in full brick-red percale, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, black shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, bookplate pasted on pastedown, contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy despite some minor stains on boards.
    Deferential and beautiful autograph inscription signed by Georges Clarétie, the author's son, to Raymond Poincaré: "... en souvenir de son père qui aimait tant vous rencontrer à ces dîners dont vous étiez pour lui un des charmes." (in memory of his father who so loved to meet you at those dinners where you were for him one of the charms.)
    €150
  36. Le docteur Pascal
    Émile ZOLA

    Le docteur Pascal[Doctor Pascal]

    Charpentier|Paris 1893|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    The genealogical table is lacking in our copy.
    Half-red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, gilt name at foot, blind-ruled frame on red paper boards, pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

    €300
  37. Renée Mauperin
    James TISSOT, Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

    Renée Mauperin

    G. Charpentier et Cie|Paris 1884|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with 10 hors-texte etchings (including a frontispiece) by painter and engraver James Tissot, stamped with the artist's red seal, one of 450 numbered copies on Holland paper.
    Half chocolate brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands adorned with gilt garlands and decorated with gilt motifs enriched with two red mosaic morocco pieces depicting petals, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.









    €1,200
  38. Sapho - Moeurs parisennes
    Alphonse DAUDET

    Sapho - Moeurs parisennes

    Charpentier et Cie|Paris 1884|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half brown shagreen binding, smooth spine enriched with a vertical fillet of old rose mosaicked morocco, minor rubbing traces on joints, gilt date at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted on pastedown.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alphonse Daudet to the fencer, writer, art critic, collector and journalist Adolphe Tavernier.
    €700
  39. La terre
    Émile ZOLA

    La terre[The Earth]

    G. Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1887|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Heavy foxing, primarily at the beginning and end of the volume.
    In original wrappers as issued.

    €250
  40. Pleureuses
    Henri BARBUSSE

    Pleureuses

    Charpentier|Paris 1895|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Minor lacks to foot of sunned spine and to board margins.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Henri Barbusse to Jules Cornely.








    €80
  41. La débâcle
    Émile ZOLA

    La débâcle[The Debacle]

    Charpentier|Paris 1892|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, date gilt at foot, restoration to head of one joint, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, bookplate mounted at head of one pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
    Occasional light foxing.
    A handsomely bound copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Emile Zola to Léopold Kahn who was Calmann-Lévy's principal collaborator.




    €2,000
  42. Le capitaine Fracasse
    Théophile GAUTIER, Gustave DORÉ

    Le capitaine Fracasse

    Charpentier|Paris 1866|19 x 27.30 cm|relié
    First illustrated edition, uncommon, with 60 wood-engraved plates by Gustave Doré, engraved by Huyot, Jonnard... Edition with the first address: Quai de l'école, preferable to the second.
    Half old red morocco binding with corners. Jansenist spine with raised bands bearing title, author and date at foot. Series of double fillets on boards. Light traces of rubbing. Corners and boards rubbed. Paper superbly fresh, of exquisite whiteness, except for one signature lightly browned and a slight trace of dampstain to upper margin of one engraving, and foxing to upper margin of table of contents.
    Rare condition in contemporary half morocco with beautifully fresh paper.
    "A highly sought-after publication for its remarkable illustration, it is of great rarity in first printing" (Carteret, 259). One of the first works illustrated by the young Gustave Doré, friend of Théophile Gautier.



    €1,100
  43. Pot-Bouille
    Émile ZOLA

    Pot-Bouille[Pot-Bouille]

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1882|11 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after a few rare copies on China paper.
    First cover skillfully restored, printed library stamp with numbering on the half-title page.
    Copy as issued.

    €1,200
  44. Du sang, de la volupté et de la mort
    Maurice BARRÈS

    Du sang, de la volupté et de la mort

    Bibliothèque Charpentier|Paris 1894|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half brown cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, dark blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    A black ink sketch depicting the face of a young girl at the foot of the endpaper.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Maurice Barrès: "A Léon Daudet , son ami. Maurice Barrès." ["To Léon Daudet, his friend. Maurice Barrès."]
    €350
  45. Les névroses. Les âmes - Les luxures - Les refuges - les spectres - Les ténèbres
    Maurice ROLLINAT

    Les névroses. Les âmes - Les luxures - Les refuges - les spectres - Les ténèbres

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1883|13 x 20 cm|relié

    First edition on ordinary paper, laid paper.



    Modern half orange morocco slipcase binding. Smooth spine with title and author in black. Contemporary peacock-eye paper boards. Orange suede pastedowns and morocco spine. Work in original wrappers as issued with restorations to spine and lining of covers with period paper. Very fresh copy.
    Handsome set.

    €600
  46. L'adversaire
    Alfred CAPUS, Emmanuel ARÈNE

    L'adversaire

    Charpentier • Fasquelle|Paris 1904|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours bearing the N°, the only deluxe copies.
    Covers very lightly soiled and spotted, handsome copy.
    €120
  47. Riquet à la houppe - Comédie féerique
    Théodore de BANVILLE, Georges-Antoine ROCHEGROSSE

    Riquet à la houppe - Comédie féerique

    Charpentier|Paris 1884|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a drawing by Georges Rochegrosse engraved as frontispiece.
    Occasional foxing.
    Bradel binding in red half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, brown shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
    Signed autograph inscription from Théodore de Banville to Edouard Pailleron.
    €250
  48. L'atelier d'Ingres
    George AMAURY-DUVAL

    L'atelier d'Ingres

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1878|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half red cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Occasional light foxing.
    €60
  49. Château de Saint-Cloud - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    Château de Saint-Cloud - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work bearing witness to the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €100
  50. Massacre des otages - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Jules DAVID

    Massacre des otages - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Jules David and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €50
  51. Greniers d'abondance - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER

    Greniers d'abondance - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €90
  52. Docks de la Villette - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    Docks de la Villette - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €100
  53. Colonne de la Place Vendôme - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    Colonne de la Place Vendôme - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €90
  54. Ministère des Finances - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER

    Ministère des Finances - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration in Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  55. La Sainte Chapelle - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    La Sainte Chapelle - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|33.50 x 48.80 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration in Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal worming and a small tear without loss to lower margin, not affecting the image.
    €80
  56. Palais des Tuileries - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Jules GAILDRAU

    Palais des Tuileries - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original lithograph in colors engraved by Jules Gaildrau after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal foxing spots, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €120
  57. Hôtel de ville, Grande salle des fêtes - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Charles-Claude BACHELIER

    Hôtel de ville, Grande salle des fêtes - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original lithograph in colors engraved by Charles-Claude Bachelier after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €90
  58. Hôtel de Ville - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    Hôtel de Ville - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €80
  59. Exposition universelle de 1867 - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM

    Exposition universelle de 1867 - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color lithograph by Albert Adam, Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and Félix Benoist, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €150
  60. Nouveau Pavillon de Flore - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Philippe BENOIST

    Nouveau Pavillon de Flore - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|33.50 x 48.80 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
    Handsome copy despite some worming.
    €80
  62. Nouvelle église de la Trinité - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Philippe BENOIST

    Nouvelle église de la Trinité - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|33.50 x 48.80 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Handsome copy despite some worming.
    €100
  63. Eglise St Laurent - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
    Philippe BENOIST

    Eglise St Laurent - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale

    Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
    Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
    Handsome copy despite some discreet worming.
    €120
  64. L'orient
    Théophile GAUTIER

    L'orient

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1877|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Contemporary half glazed blonde calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 compartmentalized fleurons. Red shagreen title and volume labels. Combed edges. Spine lightened with areas of discoloration. Some scattered foxing.
    A handsome copy.
    Collection of the author's articles, travels, and studies on the Orient published in various journals and gathered in this work. Venice, Turkey, the Danube, Greece, Syria, China, Japan, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia. Essays on Salammbo, Persian poetry, hashish, Nerval's Journey to the Orient... One can distinguish a fantasized, romantic Orient, the vision of an aesthete and a painter. A first collection had appeared in 1848 in one volume under the title: Scenes from Oriental Life.


    €450
  65. Numa Roumestan
    Alphonse DAUDET

    Numa Roumestan

    Charpentier|Paris 1881|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in half saffron cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at tail, navy blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers and spine preserved.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  66. Les Bourgeois de Paris. Scènes comiques
    Henri MONNIER

    Les Bourgeois de Paris. Scènes comiques

    Charpentier|Paris 1854|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Full navy blue cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillets at foot, brown shagreen title-label, binding signed in blind by Pierson.
    Some minor foxing of no consequence.
    €80
  67. La tentation de Saint-Antoine
    Gustave FLAUBERT

    La tentation de Saint-Antoine

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1874|15 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition with all the typographical features of the first printing: the error "capitaine" instead of "capitale", page 152, and "éphémérides" for "éphémères" on page 295.
    Half green shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets and decorated with triple blind-stamped compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing of no consequence.

    €1,200
  68. Dame fortune
    Charles-Henri HIRSCH

    Dame fortune

    Charpentier|Paris 1912|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in half sand-colored cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, dark brown morocco title label, floral patterned paper boards, original wrappers and spine preserved.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Charles-Henri Hirsch to Tristan Bernard.
    €80
  69. Zo'har
    Catulle MENDÈS

    Zo'har

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1886|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
    Some minor foxing affecting mainly the endpapers.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Catulle Mendès to José Maria de Heredia.
    €450
  70. Racaille et parias précédés de La grâce de Bichu
    Charles-Henri HIRSCH

    Racaille et parias précédés de La grâce de Bichu

    Charpentier|Paris 1914|19.50 x 15.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    One joint reglued at head and foot, marginal lacks to boards, handsome interior condition despite some minor foxing affecting the deckled edges.
    Rare full-margined copy of this novel about slang.
    €250
  71. Archipel
    Pierre LOUŸS

    Archipel

    Charpentier|Paris 1906|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Half red morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets, light rubbing to spine, gilt fillet border on marbled paper boards, decorative patterned endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, illustrated covers and sunned spine with lacks preserved, binding signed by Alix.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  72. La tentation de St. Antoine
    Gustave FLAUBERT

    La tentation de St. Antoine

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1874|14.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition. We note the following two errors that characterize the first edition: "capitaine" instead of "capitale" (page 152) and "éphémérides" instead of "éphémère" (page 295).
    Contemporary half navy blue shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 fleurons. Gilt title within a frame. Light traces of rubbing. It should be noted that numerous pages have suffered from slight ink transfer from the facing leaves and show the watermark of another impression. Paper of superb freshness, immaculate white with some rare and very pale foxing.
    €1,100
  73. Oeuvres complètes
    George Noel Gordon BYRON LORD

    Oeuvres complètes

    Charpentier|1836|17 x 26.50 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First edition of Benjamin Delaroche's translation. Notes and commentary by Walter Scott, Thomas Moore, etc. Printed on fine laid paper. The copy has been extra-illustrated with 39 steel engravings from the album "Women of Byron," a type of collection very fashionable at the time, as there were also "Women of Balzac," "Women of Walter Scott," and "Women of Shakespeare," in which the heroines of the novels were depicted in engravings by English artists, considered masters of the genre during this period. Life of Byron by John Galt.
    Contemporary half polished navy calf binding. Spine with 4 flat raised bands decorated with fillets and compartments, roulettes at head and tail. Gilt title and volume number. Navy marbled paper with wave pattern. Marbled edges. Traces of rubbing. Overall the paper is in very fine condition, with occasional light foxing at the tissue guards, in the margins of the engravings, at the beginning or end of volumes. Traces of an old label in the last compartments. Corner fold to second board of volume 4.
    Handsome copy.
    €900
  74. La chance de Larnezac
    Jean VALMY-BAYSSE

    La chance de Larnezac

    Bibliothèque Charpentier|Paris 1934|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy despite the covers being lightly and partially darkened.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Valmy-Baysse to Achille Ory: "... ce livre où j'ai tenté de mettre un peu de mon pays du Médoc, et beaucoup de son pays de Montmartre, avec toute ma sympathie confraternelle..." ["... this book where I have tried to put a little of my Médoc country, and much of his Montmartre country, with all my fraternal sympathy..."]
    €50
  75. Mademoiselle Clairon
    Edmond de GONCOURT

    Mademoiselle Clairon

    Charpentier|Paris 1890|11 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, one scratch at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, speckled paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Printed bibliophile's stamp at head of title page.
    €100
  76. L'art social
    Roger MARX

    L'art social

    Gustave Charpentier|Paris 1913|16.50 x 26 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies reimposed on Arches laid paper specially printed for the bibliophilic society of the "XX".
    Preface by Anatole France.
    Full glazed caramel calf binding, spine slightly darkened with four raised bands decorated with stylized floral motifs stamped in blind, floral compositions stamped in blind to upper corners of boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, original double wrappers slightly preserved and double spine preserved, contemporary binding signed René Kieffer.
    Manuscript signature of Roger Marx below the justification page.
    €680
  77. Les névroses - Les âmes - Les luxures - Les refuges - Les spectres - Les ténèbres
    Maurice ROLLINAT

    Les névroses - Les âmes - Les luxures - Les refuges - Les spectres - Les ténèbres[Neuroses – Souls – Lusts – Refuges – Spectres – Darkness]

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1883|19 x 14 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies after ten on Japan and a few on China.
    With frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by F. Desmoulin.
    Half brown morocco with corners, smooth spine with mosaic heart-shaped havana morocco title and author labels covering a long floral spray in mosaic gilt with inlaid colored morocco petals and leaves, head and foot enhanced with five small circles gilt and inlaid with havana morocco, gilt fillet on covers, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges. Binding signed by Canape.
    Our copy is enhanced with an autograph quatrain mounted on a stub: "Barbey d'Aurevilly: c'est la plume effroyable, la plume qui fait peur au papier frémissant. Car elle écrit les mots que lui dicte le Diable avec du Vitriol, des larmes et du sang!" ["Barbey d'Aurevilly: it is the dreadful pen, the pen that frightens the trembling paper. For it writes the words dictated by the Devil with Vitriol, tears and blood!"]. The note mirrors a remark by Barbey d'Aurevilly, his friend, who also called him a devil but a "Devil of steel".
    €2,800
  78. Lettres de madame de Graffigny suivies de celles de Madame de Staal, d'Epinay, du Boccage, Suard, du chevalier de Boufflers, du marquis de Villette, etc...
    COLLECTIF

    Lettres de madame de Graffigny suivies de celles de Madame de Staal, d'Epinay, du Boccage, Suard, du chevalier de Boufflers, du marquis de Villette, etc...

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1883|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
    Revised edition based on the first editions, expanded with numerous notes, an index, and preceded by a biographical notice by Eugène Asse.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, speckled edges.


    €50
  79. Mémoires de madame d'Epinay
    Louise Tardieu d'Esclavelles ÉPINAY

    Mémoires de madame d'Epinay

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris s. d. [circa 1890]|11.50 x 18.50 cm|2 tomes reliés
    New edition expanded with additions, notes and unpublished clarifications.
    Half bottle-green morocco bindings, spines faded with five raised bands set with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt.
    A portrait of Madame Epinay pasted opposite the introduction page of the first volume.
    Foxing.


    €50
  80. Picciola
    Xavier Boniface SAINTINE

    Picciola

    Charpentier|Paris 1845|11 x 18 cm|relié
    Sixteenth edition revised and corrected.
    Full pine green shagreen binding, lightened spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, gilt roulettes on headcaps, one joint slightly cracked at head, frame of black, blind and gilt fillets on boards decorated at their centers with gilt romantic arabesques, endpapers and pastedowns of white moiré silk in lace pattern, frame of double gilt fillet on pastedowns, all edges gilt, gilt fillets on leading edges, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Some foxing.
    €60
  81. Histoire des français depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'en 1830
    Théodore LAVALLEE

    Histoire des français depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'en 1830

    Charpentier|Paris 1863|11.50 x 18.50 cm|4 volumes reliés
    Fifteenth edition. Half chocolate shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt dotted lines decorated with gilt fillets as well as double blind compartments, blind fillet frames on hazel paper boards, marbled endpavers and pastedowns. Some light foxing affecting mainly the margins. Handsome complete set in 4 volumes.
    €150
  82. Petits mémoires littéraires
    Charles MONSELET

    Petits mémoires littéraires

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1885|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, with "deuxième mille" statement.
    Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with marbled paper, smooth spine, chocolate shagreen title-label with minor rubbing, covers preserved with small marginal lacks and one stain.
    Two stains affecting the back board as well as the final leaves, otherwise handsome interior condition.
    €50
  83. Bettine
    Alfred de MUSSET

    Bettine

    Charpentier|Paris 1851|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Small scattered foxings, otherwise pleasant copy.
    €200
  84. Le capitaine Fracasse
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Le capitaine Fracasse

    Charpentier|Paris 1863|12 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    The rare and sought-after first edition, according to Clouzot, especially in contemporary binding
    Contemporary half black shagreen binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 ornamental tools and various fillets, dotted on the bands, doubled at the headcaps, in blind to delineate the compartments. Black morocco title label. A slight tear at foot with small lack. Traces of rubbing to headcaps and on boards and edges. Micro crack to lower joint at head over 1cm with tiny lack to headcap. Very fresh copy, free from foxing, with very white paper, except for the first half-title and endpapers.
    Handsome copy.

    €1,600
  85. Farces et moralités
    Octave MIRBEAU

    Farces et moralités

    Charpentier|Paris 1904|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on current paper.
    Binding in half red percaline, smooth back adorned with a golden floret, double golden net tail, black titan title piece, marbled paper plates, preserved covers.
    Stamp printed from the archives of the French Comedy on the title page.
    Precious autograph signed by Octave Mirbeau: "A Remy de Gourmont, his friend Octave Mirbeau."
    €800
  86. Le chandelier
    Alfred de MUSSET

    Le chandelier

    Charpentier|Paris 1850|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    Second separate edition.
    Some small foxing.
    €80
  87. Carmosine
    Alfred de MUSSET

    Carmosine

    Charpentier|Paris 1865|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First separate edition.
    Two lacks to head and to foot of spine.
    €40
  88. Angèle
    Alexandre DUMAS

    Angèle

    Charpentier|Paris 1834|14 x 22 cm|relié
    Rare first edition, illustrated with a very handsome etched frontispiece by Célestin Nanteuil. Charpentier catalogue at rear of 4 pages.
    Half bronze-gilt percaline binding with corners signed U. Zaugg ca 1880. Smooth spine. Black glazed shagreen title-label. Poppy-patterned paper on gold ground. Top edge gilt. Binding executed on uncut wrappers. Original jonquil covers preserved. Scattered browning. Traces of rubbing to headcaps.
    Joseph Dumas bookplate designed and engraved by Henry André (1922) depicting a ruined castle on a promontory within a Gothic altarpiece. Joseph Dumas: resistance fighter, deputy of the Seine and great collector of romantic works.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.
    The play narrates the dark machinations of a young social climber who impregnated Angèle through political calculation. The play refers particularly to the July Revolution of 1830.
    €950
  89. La musique
    Théophile GAUTIER

    La musique

    Charpentier|Paris 1911|15.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    Half morocco, covers and spine preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
    Shades on the first and last leaves.
    A nice copy with edges preserved.
    €1,500
  90. Le Docteur Herbeau
    Jules SANDEAU

    Le Docteur Herbeau

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1877|8 x 11 cm|relié
    New edition illustrated with two drawings by J. Bastien-Lepage etched by M. Champollion.
    Contemporary binding in half red sheep with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with double compartments, ornamental tools and gilt fillets at head and foot and highlighting the bands, gilt date at foot, boards, pastedowns and endpapers of marbled paper, double gilt fillets on boards, top edge gilt.
    Small scratches on boards, one corner rubbed, leading edges very lightly rubbed, foxing.
    €80
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