MOLIERE

Oeuvres

Lefèvre, Paris 1838, 12x19,5cm, 2 volumes reliés.

New expanded edition of explanatory notes.
Bindings in half glossy green calf, smooth backs adorned with double black and golden threads, pieces of title and tomaison of red morocco, gold friezes in heads and tails, some very slight traces of friction on the headdresses, marble paper plates, [...]

60 €

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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de SEVIGNE

Lettres de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal Marquise de Sévigné

J. Techener, Paris 1861, Pet. in-8 (12x18cm), 11 volumes reliés.

Edition produced by Sylvestre de Sacy, in charge of the preface. 2 portraits on the frontispiece of volume I, etching by Jacquemart. Title pages in red and black. Ornament. Very nice impression, neat, on vellum. Charles Lahure's printing office.
Binding full red morocco contemporary signed on [...]

900 €

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First edition

Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de SAINT-SIMON

Mémoires complets et authentiques du Duc de Saint-Simon sur le siècle de Louis XIV et la Régence

Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris 1856 - 1858, In-8 (14,5x22,5cm), 20 volumes reliés.

First complete edition consistent with the manuscripts. Reference edition given by Chéruel preceded by a notice of Sainte-Beuve. A facsimile of the testament, an analytic table.
Binding in half iced brown frosted contemporary. Back to Jansenist nerves. Title and golden tomaison. Copy [...]

900 €

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First edition

Claude-Prosper Jolyot de CREBILLON (dit CREBILLON FILS)

Collection complette des oeuvres de M. de Crebillon le fils

S.n., Londres 1772, In-12 (9,5x17cm), vij, x, 11-356p. ; 160pp. et (4) x, 11-327p. ; 332-641p. (1) et (4) 644pp. et (4)

Collective first edition, rare. A false title separates the works from each other.
Binding full brown and marbled vintage brown sheepskin. title labels in beige morocco, pieces of tomaison with black wax. Trace of yellow wetting on the first 6 leaves of volume I, external margin, with [...]

900 €

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Fenimore COOPER

Oeuvres complètes

Gustave Barba, Paris 1850, (21 x 31,5 cm), 3 volumes reliés.

Collection of popular illustrated novels. Translation of La Bedollière and illustrations by Bertall (very many woodcuts) composed of nearly 700 vignettes (25 per delivery as well as announced). Double column printing. Rare enough together. A general title and a title page: Complete works. This [...]

300 €

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First edition

Gustave FLAUBERT

Oeuvres complètes

A. Quantin, Paris 1885, In-8 (16x23,9cm), 8 volumes reliés.

Collective first edition. A portrait etching by Commanville. Edition ne varietur based on the manuscripts of Mme. Commanville, Flaubert's niece to whom he had bequeathed his manuscripts. Superior vellum print.
Bindings in semi bitter Bordeaux contemporary with corners. Back to Jansenist nerves, [...]

1 200 €

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( MOLIERE)

Oeuvres de Molière avec des remarques grammaticales; des avertissemens et des observations sur ...

Par la compagnie des libraires associés, Paris 1773, in 8 (13x20,5cm), (4) viij, 520pp. et (4) 576pp. et (4) 551pp. et

First printing of this very famous edition established by Bret. Illustrated book of the famous portrait of Molière engraved by Cathelin after Mignaud frontispiece of the first volume, 6 flagship titles and 33 very fine figures of Moreau Le Jeune. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful editions of [...]

2 000 €

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First edition, Signed book

Alphonse de LAMARTINE

Oeuvres complètes de Lamartine publiées et inédites

Chez l'auteur, Paris 1860-1863, 16x24cm, 40 volumes reliés.

Edition in partly original published on account of author.
Bindings in half black shagreen, smooth backs decorated with cold nets, handmade paper plates, contreplats and jaspé paper guards, green wedges
Few rubs, foxing. bindings of the time.
autograph dedication of the author [...]

1 800 €

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