First edition, Signed book

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (dit) HORACE & Jules JANIN

Oeuvres

Hachette & Cie, Paris 1860, 8,5x15,5cm, relié.

First edition of the French translation by Jules Janin, one of the few copies on Holland paper which he is no mention, deluxe edition.
Bound in full morocco anthracite, back with five nerves decorated with gilded and crowned figure Hervey Saint Denis repeated five times, gilded wheels on the [...]

450 €

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First edition

Jean GIGOUX, Alain-René LESAGE

Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane

J.J. Dubochet & Cie, Paris 1838, 17x26cm, relié.

Edition illustrated with a portrait of the author on China and several woodcut vignettes by Jean Gigoux.
Bound in red half shagreen with corners, back smoothes decorated with gilded cartridges quadruple and cold decorated with golden arabesques romantic, framing a golden cartridge on the flat [...]

250 €

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Jacques-Henri BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE

Paul et Virginie

L. Curmer, Paris 1838, 16,5x26cm, relié.

Famous illustrated edition of nearly 450 labels engraved on wood, 29 boards inset on from China and 7 portraits engraved on steel by T. Johannot, Meissonier, Iasbey, P. Huet.
Bound in full morocco cherry, smooth spine slightly discolored with a gold cartridge complete with romantic golden [...]

600 €

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Tony JOHANNOT, Antoine François PREVOST D'EXILES (dit [...]

Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux

Ernest Bourdin, Paris s.d. (1839), 16,5x26,5cm, relié.

Edition illustrated with 18 boards inset, 1 frontispiece and 90 vignettes in-text Tony Johannot.
Bound in red half shagreen with corners, back with four nerves set with double nets double cold decorated coffered cold decorated with golden angles typographical reasons, marbled paper plates, [...]

200 €

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Louis REYBAUD

Jérome Paturot à la recherche de la meilleure des républiques

Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1848, 11x18cm, 4 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Binders half marine shagreen, back with four nerves faded decorated with double gilded boxes decorated with golden arabesques romantic, marbled paper boards, small marginal lack of paper in foot of the first board of the second volume, higher caps slightly rubbed, guards and [...]

350 €

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First edition

René COLAS

Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode

Librairie René Colas, Paris 1933, 16,5x25,5cm, 2 volumes brochés.

First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded, not serious, a clear stain to head of upper cover of volume II, a good set.

300 €

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Signed book

Michel TOURNIER

Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

Gallimard, Paris 1981, 22,5x31,5cm, reliure de l'éditeur.

Edition illustrated with photographs of Pat York and Sygma.
Binding to bradel Editor open carton, flat spine, illustrated boards.
Signed autograph Michel Tournier: "A Aymeric with the smile of Michel Tournier ..."
Pleasant copy.

150 €

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Ludovico Ariosto (dit) L'ARIOSTE

Orlando Furioso

appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari , In Vinegia (Venise) 1547, in-8 (10,5x16cm), 227 ff. (29f.) - Sig.A-Z 8 Aa-Ff8 *-***8, relié.

 (Venice), bound.
A handsome illustrated edition and one of the first printed by Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari, dedicated to the Dauphin of France. It has a superb engraved title with Giolito's printer's device (a phoenix being reborn from its ashes on a globe marked with the printer's [...]

7 000 €

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