First edition

Jean GIRAUDOUX

Pleins pouvoirs

Gallimard, Paris 1939, 14,5x21,5cm, broché.

First edition of the French translation, one of the 6 numbered copies on China, head print.
Inevitably foxing against the specifics of Chinese paper margins of some leaflets.
Rare and pleasant copy at all margins.

1 000 €

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Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux MAUREPAS & Pierre [...]

Chansonnier historique du XVIIIème siècle

A. Quantin, Paris 1879-1884, 12,5x18,5cm, 10 volumes reliés en 5.

First edition.
Binders in half brown percaline, back slightly thinned with five nerves adorned with gilded floral motifs, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, speckled edges, bindings of the time.
some slightly dull corners.
Illustrated book of 74 plates inset [...]

580 €

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Paul Albert LAURENS, Pierre LOUYS

Suite de six eaux-fortes de Albert Laurens pour Aphrodite de Pierre Louÿs

Pierre Duffau, Paris 1897, 23x32cm, en feuilles.

First edition, one of 40 copies on China, ours one of the 10 copies out of business literati with remark and signature of Paul Albert Laurens .
Nice copy despite tiny marginal freckles not serious at the head of some leaflets.

500 €

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André DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC

Notes prises au front

Société littéraire de France, Paris 1917, 26,5x35,5cm, en feuilles sous chemise à lacets.

First edition consisting of a series of 12 boards illustrated drawings of Dunoyer de Segonzac, one of six numbered copies on China, head print.
Publisher's shirt in half red percaline, smooth back mute, flat cardboard cream, label of title glued on the first board, shirt full of all its [...]

800 €

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Jean CHIEZE, Mathieu VARILLE

Les fontaines de Provence

Les terrasses de Lourmarin, Lourmarin 1930, 22,5x28,5cm, en feuilles.

First Edition, one of 15 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, leading print after 1 unique Japan and 5 Japan.
boards slightly and marginally insolated without gravity, nice copy.
Illustrated book of 12 full-page compositions, ornaments in headbands and original culs-de-lamp engraved on wood [...]

400 €

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Jean-Emile LABOUREUR, William COWPER

The diverting history of John Gilpin

Ronald Davis, Paris 1931, 13,5x20cm, relié.

COWPER William
        illustration by LABOUREUR Jean-émile
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Ronald Davis, Paris 1931, 13,5 x 20 cm, brown half morocco
Illustrated edition of 35 original color lithographs by [...]

3 000 €

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FRANC-NOHAIN

Le jardin des bêtes et des plantes

Le livre, Paris 1923, 14x19,5cm, broché.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on China, leading print after 10 Madasgascar out of trade and 15 Japan.
Inevitable foxing, mainly on the guards and margins of leaflets, with regard to the quality of paper from China.

60 €

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First edition

François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

Journal d'un conclave

Albert Messein, Paris 1914, 18x24,5cm, broché.

first edition, one of the 10 numbered copies on China, draw of head.
Beautiful and rare copy on all margins of this book published by Louis Thomas.

750 €

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