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Beautiful bindings

French craftsmanship unique in the world:
Calf, lined morocco, mosaic or embossed binding... the book takes on its finest aspects through the work of a few master craftsmen who set the great literary works in leather and gold cases.

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First edition

Louis LORTET

La Syrie d'aujourd'hui. Voyages dans la Phénicie, le Liban et la Judée 1875-1880

Hachette & Cie, Paris 1884, 25,5x34,5cm, reliure de l'éditeur.

First edition, with 364 engravings, of which some after original photographs by Bonfils, as well as 9 maps.
Publisher's polychromatic shagreen, the spine with Orientalizing decorative gilt elements, the covers with a large plaque of polychrome decorative elements by A. Souze, marbled endpapers [...]

1 200 €

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First edition, Signed book

Samuel RICHARDSON & Jules JANIN

Clarisse Harlowe

Librairie d'Amyot, Paris 1846, 11,5x18,5cm, 2 volumes reliés.

First edition of the French translation by Jules Janin.
Binders full glossy red calf, back with four nerves set with ornate golden dotted double gilded nets and gilded boxes decorated with golden typographical reasons, two split bits and restored heads and feet, wheels on golden headdresses, [...]

300 €

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Georges-Antoine ROCHEGROSSE (1859-1938), Théodore de [...]

Le baiser

G. Charpentier & E. Fasquelle, Paris 1892, 12,5x20cm, relié.

Edition illustrated frontispiece, a drawing of Georges Antoine Rochegrosse shot China.
Binding to open bradel red paper with floral pattern and moire, smooth spine piece navy blue with shagreen scratches, preserved covers, contemporary binding.
Pleasant beautifully drawn copy.

80 €

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First edition, Signed book

Max RADIGUET

Reflets de tableaux connus

J.B. & A. Lefournier, Brest 1874, 12,5x19cm, relié.

first edition for which there is no mention of leading copies, written justification of the author who numbered our copy.
Binding to bradel half cherry red morocco with corners, back with five nerves with a gold monogram, small traces of black wax on the back, marbled paper plates, guards and [...]

150 €

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First edition

Edmond & Jules de GONCOURT

Renée Mauperin

Charpentier, Paris 1864, 11,5x18,5cm, relié.

first edition.
Binding pine green half morocco with corners, back with five nerves, black lines framing of marbled paper plates, paper contreplats guards and the tank top corners lightly bumped, wrappers preserved and bound in, gilt, signed binding Durvand.
Our copy is enriched with a nice [...]

350 €

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First edition

Prosper MERIMEE

Lettres à M. Panizzi 1850-1870

Calmann Lévy, Paris 1881, 14x22,5cm, 2 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Binders half shagreen straw, back with five nerves set with black fillets decorated with double black boxes to the centers where the golden initials of great bibliophile Roger Cormenin is repeated four times, parts of title and volume number morocco navy blue, light scratches [...]

200 €

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First edition, Signed book

Henry KISTEMAECKERS

La flambée

Charpentier & Fasquelle, Paris 1912, 12x19cm, relié.

first edition.
Binding blue half morocco with corners, back with five nerves decorated with gold set with double gilded coffered decorated in their centers dotted parts sand and red morocco mosaic depicting a flower pistil and enriched with gold typographical grounds in their petals, framing [...]

200 €

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Jean-Baptiste de GRECOURT

Oeuvres complètes

Imprimerie de Chaignieau ainé, Paris L'an V - 1796, in-8 (12x18,5), (6) 383 pp. et (6) 363 pp. et (6) 351 pp. et (6) 347 pp., 4 volumes reliés.

New edition, llustrée a portrait frontispiece engraved by Dupréel and eight figures Fragonard son, engraved by Dambrun, Duparc, Giraud young, Pauquet, Lingée, Dupréel.

900 €

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