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TÖPFFER, Rodolphe.

M. CREPIN.

Paris, Imprimerie Caillet, [v. 1860].

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60 €

Reissue around 1860 of one of the first comics ever published by Rodolphe Töpffer, the inventor of the genre.

FLAUBERT, Gustave.

Madame Bovary.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1930.

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350 €

Edition illustrated by Christian Jacques Boullaire.

One of the 60 copies on Japan paper, ours n°62.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

FOUJITA || LOTI, Pierre.

Madame Chrysanthème.

Paris, Editions excelsior, 1926.

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1200 €

60 original color illustrations by Foujita.

1 of 25 copies on Arches out of market (initialled H.C).

O. HENRY || GUS BOFA.

Martin Burney, boueux, boxeur et marchand d'oiseaux.

Paris, édition française illustrée, 1919.

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350 €

First edition in French.
French adaptation by Maurice Beerblock and illustrated by Gus Bofa.
One of 15 copies on Dutch paper (including 7 non-commercial), ours n°9.

DUCHENNE, Guillaume-Benjamin.

Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine ou analyse électro-physiologique de l’expression des passions.

Paris, Baillière, 1876.

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18000 €

Rare copy of the deluxe edition of the second edition with the atlas.
It's the first medical book illustrated with photographs of living subjects.
The celebrated work by Duchenne de Boulogne on facial expressions induced by electrification.
Duchenne de Boulogne’s research was intended both for anatomists and scientists (Darwin would later use Duchenne’s findings in his The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals) and for artists, who, as he said, “have not always been able to find the fundamental lines” of an expressive face.
Using his electrodes and induction coil, Duchenne assigned the precise role of each facial muscle in animating the human face.
He thus aimed to “make known, through electro-physiological analysis and with the help of photography, the art of accurately painting the expressive lines of the human face—a kind of orthography of physiognomy in motion” (from the preface).

A copy from the deluxe edition, issued by the publisher, accompanied by its atlas; the regular edition contained only the frontispiece and the nine plates in the text volume.
Our copy is complete with its atlas of 82 additional plates (the last eleven "aesthetic" plates are often missing).

The atlas reproduces the original photographs, whose portraits had been extracted to create the nine synoptic plates, now printed in large format on albumen paper and mounted.
The electrically induced emotions of the six models literally leap off the page.

The first series of experimental photographs (plates 3–73), featuring an old cobbler with a wrinkled face, was deemed too coarse when Duchenne first presented it. He was persuaded to create a second series (plates 74–84) showing young women in various poses—ecstatic to imitate Saint Teresa or cruel to mimic Lady Macbeth.
“Striving to satisfy those with a sense of beauty, and wishing to please while instructing, I have undertaken some new electrophysiological studies in which, as far as possible, I hope to meet the principal requirements of aesthetics: beauty of form, combined with the truth of facial expression, attitude, and gesture.” (p. 133)
He called this part of his work the aesthetic section.
Perhaps unconvinced of its scientific value, he did not always distribute these 11 “aesthetic” photographs with the atlas; for example, the copies sent to Darwin and Charcot stop at plate 73.
The publisher himself only anounced on the title page 74 plates. Copies with plates 74 to 84 are rare.

Duchenne stands at the crossroads of three recent scientific revolutions (electrical induction, physiology, and photography), yet here he has composed one of the true photographic masterpieces of the 19th century.

CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène.

Mémoire sur la vision des couleurs matérielles en mouvement de rotation et des vitesses numériques de cercles.

Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1882 [1881].

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3000 €

First edition of Chevreul's last works on color.
A rare offprint with its own title page published by Firmin-Didot in 1882, of an article presented to the Academy of Sciences in December 1880 and January 1881 (one generally only finds the article extracted from the Mémoires de l'institut published in 1883). Chevreul is interested here in physiological optics, trying to analyze how the contrast between complementary colors is affected by movement.
In his conclusion, in which he calls himself "the dean of students in France" (he was then 95 years old), he sees a direct application of his work to signaling for train drivers.

GRETRY, André-Ernest.

Mémoires ou essai sur la musique.

Paris, Prault, 1789.

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150 €

First edition.
The Memoirs of Gretry constitute a document of particular importance for the musical and literary history of the 18th century. There are indeed many details concerning not only the life of Gretry, his feelings, his musical works, but also music in general, comedy, painting, travel .... and various writers and composers.

MOREAU-NELATON, Etienne.

Millet raconté par lui-même.

Paris, Henri Laurens, 1921.

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300 €

First edition.

MOLIERE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin || TRILLEAU, G.

Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, comédie-ballet Faite à Chambord, pour le divertissement du Roi.

Paris, Les Pharmaciens Bibliophiles, 1932.

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120 €

Limited edition to 175 copy. This, number 25 printed for Monsieur Kuypers-Cochard.
With illustrations from G.Trilleau.

[DOUCET, Jérôme] DICKENS, Charles.

Monsieur Minns, Horace Sparkins.

Paris, Le Livre et L'Estampe, 1903.

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350 €

Adaptation of the work of Dickens by Jérôme Doucet under the pseudonym of F. de Montfrileux.
Stencil illustrated by Harry Elliot.
One of the 240 copies on Arches paper, ours n°277.

UTRILLO, Maurice || CARCO, Francis.

Montmartre vécu par Utrillo.

Paris, Editions Pétridès, 1947.

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9000 €

First edition, limited edition of 240 copies.
Our copy (b), illustrated with 22 color lithographs based on gouaches by Maurice Utrillo.

MARTY, Marcelle.

Moussa, le petit noir.

Paris, Crès, collection des Arts, 1925.

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1300 €

First edition limited to 365 copies.
Our, number 7, on of the 45 on "Madagascar", second paper after 5 on "Japon".
Very good copy.

CURWOOD, James Oliver.

Nomades du Nord.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1932.

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180 €

Edition illustrated by Henri Deluermoz.

One of the 57 copies on Japan paper, ours n°20.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

TOUCHAGUES, Louis || ARNOUX, Alexandre.

Nus. Vingt cuivres gravés par Touchagues.

Paris, Edition du Tertre, [ca. 1945].

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750 €

Copy printed for Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (1909-1985).

MELLERIO, André.

Odilon Redon : peintre, dessinateur et graveur.

Paris, H. Floury, 1923.

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650 €

First edition.
We add :
- Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.
- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

LAURENCIN, Marie.

Petit Bestiaire.

Paris, François Bernouard, 1926.

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950 €

First edition, one of the 15 on Hollande with an additional suite of the etchings.

GEISER, Bernhard.

Picasso. Peintre-Graveur. Catalogue illustré de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié 1899-1931.

Berne, Chez l'auteur, 1933.

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150 €

First edition.
We add :
- Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.
- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

FORT, Paul || JOETS, Jules.

Plages & Ports Flamands.

Paris, Aux deux amis, [1942].

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450 €

First edition of the illustrations.
Six poems by Paul Fort illustrated by lithographs by Jules Joëts.
One of 40 copies signed by the artist, ours n° 36
Each of the lithographs are signed and numbered by Jules Joëts (1884-1954) painter and lithographer from St Omer.

POE, Edgar || MALLARME, Stephane || DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel.

Poèmes d'Edgar Poe.

Paris, Editions textes prétextes, 1949.

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300 €

First edition of illustrations.
Poems by Poe translated by Mallarmé and illustrated by Daragnès with 11 mezzotint engravings.
One of the 200 copies on Rives, ours n° 163.

SUARES, André.

Présences.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1925.

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120 €

Edition illustrated byFernand Siméon et Achille Ouvré.

One of the 40 copies on Japan paper, ours n°40.

Editions Mornay was a French publishing house founded in 1919 by Georges and Antoinette Mornay. The company was particularly known for its exquisitely designed and illustrated books, which featured the work of some of the leading illustrators of the time.

RONSARD, Pierre de || [DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC André].

Quelques sonnets.

Paris, Chez l'artiste, 1955.

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2000 €

Edition illustrated by par Dunoyer de Segonzac with 51 original etchings.

Limited edition (210 copies), our, n° 8, one of the 35 copies with suite of the etchings on Japon paper and an other suite of 20 etchings.

Presentation copy, offer by the artist with a beautiful dedication to André Muguet and enriched with:
- an original drawing offered to André and Viviane Muguet, with a dedication inviting them to choose the drawing of their choice.
- a postcard addressed to André Muguet and signed by Dunoyer de Segonzac and his wife Thérèse Dormy
- 7 photographs of Dunoyer de Segonzac, including 3 with André Muguet
- a letter of greetings for 1952 signed by Dunoyer de Segonzac and his wife Thérèse Dormy
- an amusing note signed "André" (Dunoyer de Segonzac): "My dear Alexandre, to climb the 5 floors, please use this small folding chair which will allow you to sit on each landing.".

DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel || FARGUE, Léon Paul || COLETTE.

Rencontres.

Paris, Presses de Madame Daragnès, 1954.

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600 €

First edition illustrated with a double-page black and white drawing on the title page and 28 color woodcuts in the text and with an original gouache hand-signed by Daragnès (258x220 mm).

Book in the form of a tribute published by his friends after the death of Jean Gabriel Daragnès. Woodwinds from the artist accompanied by texts by Colette, Fargue, Segonzac...

One of the 130 copies printed on Vélin blanc with an original painting, ours n°41.

DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel || FARGUE, Léon Paul || COLETTE.

Rencontres.

Paris, Presses de Madame Daragnès, 1954.

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600 €

First edition illustrated with a double-page black and white drawing on the title page and 28 color woodcuts in the text and with an original gouache hand-signed by Daragnès (258x220 mm).

Book in the form of a tribute published by his friends after the death of Jean Gabriel Daragnès. Woodwinds from the artist accompanied by texts by Colette, Fargue, Segonzac...

One of the 130 copies printed on Vélin blanc with an original painting, ours n°21.

CASSOU, Jean || MARQUET, Albert.

Rhapsodie Parisienne.

Paris, Édition de la galerie Charpentier, 1950.

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2500 €

Edition illustrated by Henri Deluermoz with 142 woodcuts printed in color in Théo Schmied's studio.

Limited edition (150 copies), our, n° 10, one of the 20 first copies with an additional suite on Malacca paper and an an original drawing from A.Marquet.

Presentation copy. Incribed by the author, Jean Cassou to Lucien Muguet.

CARCO, Francis || ASSELIN, Maurice.

Rien qu'une femme.

Paris, G.Crès et Cie, 1923.

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450 €

1228 copies, this one of the 36 on "japon impérial" paper.

CAUËT, Christiane et Louis-Frédéric.

Rodin.
Photographies de Louis-Frédéric,
Poèmes de Christiane Cauët.

Paris, Collection "Argiles", [1952].

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100 €

Edition limited to 109 copies.
Copy 27.
With 11 pictures from Louis-Frédéric.

KAULBACH, William || JAEGER, C. || Mueller, A. || PIXIS, Th. || BAYSCHLAG, R. || LINDENSCHMIT, W.

Schiller-Gallery.

Munich, Bruckmann, [v. 1880].

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50 €

Beautiful photographic reproductions of drawings illustrating the work of Schiller.

ZAMACOIS, Miguel.

Seigneur Polichinelle.

Paris, Librairie Théatrale, 1926.

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150 €

Presentation copy signed by Zamacoïs with an original watercolor paint.

BIRAN, Michèle de || TOUCHAGES, Louis.

Seuls à deux.

Paris, Editions du Mouflon, 1947.

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200 €

12 illustrations after Louis Touchagues colored by Nervet.

One of the 33 copies on Chiffon d'Auvergne, accompanied by the suite of twelve engravings printed in black on Chiffon d'Auvergne and two original initial drawings (instead of an one announced drawing). Our copy n°31.

ROBIDA, Albert.

St Bertrand de Comminges.

s.l., s.n., [v. 1924].

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300 €

Beautiful lithograph (310x220 mm) with note of the heart of the church of St Bertrand de Comminges. The lithograph is signed in the board and off the plank in pencil by Robida. Edition of 125 copies this one n ° 25.

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Art & Artist's Books

TÖPFFER, Rodolphe.

M. CREPIN.

Reissue around 1860 of one of the first comics ever published by Rodolphe Töpffer, the inventor of the genre.

FLAUBERT, Gustave.

Madame Bovary.

FOUJITA || LOTI, Pierre.

Madame Chrysanthème.

60 original color illustrations by Foujita. 1 of 25 copies on Arches out of market (initialled H.C).

O. HENRY || GUS BOFA.

Martin Burney, boueux, boxeur et marchand d'oiseaux.

First edition in French. French adaptation by Maurice Beerblock and illustrated by Gus Bofa. One of 15 copies on Dutch paper (including 7 non-commercial), ours n°9.

DUCHENNE, Guillaume-Benjamin.

Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine ou analyse électro-physiologique de l’expression des passions.

CHEVREUL, Michel Eugène.

Mémoire sur la vision des couleurs matérielles en mouvement de rotation et des vitesses numériques de cercles.

GRETRY, André-Ernest.

Mémoires ou essai sur la musique.

MOREAU-NELATON, Etienne.

Millet raconté par lui-même.

First edition.

MOLIERE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin || TRILLEAU, G.

Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, comédie-ballet Faite à Chambord, pour le divertissement du Roi.

Limited edition to 175 copy. This, number 25 printed for Monsieur Kuypers-Cochard. With illustrations from G.Trilleau.

[DOUCET, Jérôme] DICKENS, Charles.

Monsieur Minns, Horace Sparkins.

Adaptation of the work of Dickens by Jérôme Doucet under the pseudonym of F. de Montfrileux. Stencil illustrated by Harry Elliot. One of the 240 copies on Arches paper, ours n°277.

UTRILLO, Maurice || CARCO, Francis.

Montmartre vécu par Utrillo.

First edition, limited edition of 240 copies.Our copy (b), illustrated with 22 color lithographs based on gouaches by Maurice Utrillo.

MARTY, Marcelle.

Moussa, le petit noir.

First edition limited to 365 copies. Our, number 7, on of the 45 on "Madagascar", second paper after 5 on "Japon". Very good copy.

CURWOOD, James Oliver.

Nomades du Nord.

TOUCHAGUES, Louis || ARNOUX, Alexandre.

Nus. Vingt cuivres gravés par Touchagues.

Copy printed for Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (1909-1985).

MELLERIO, André.

Odilon Redon : peintre, dessinateur et graveur.

First edition.We add : - Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

LAURENCIN, Marie.

Petit Bestiaire.

First edition, one of the 15 on Hollande with an additional suite of the etchings.

GEISER, Bernhard.

Picasso. Peintre-Graveur. Catalogue illustré de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié 1899-1931.

First edition.We add : - Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

FORT, Paul || JOETS, Jules.

Plages & Ports Flamands.

First edition of the illustrations.Six poems by Paul Fort illustrated by lithographs by Jules Joëts. One of 40 copies signed by the artist, ours n° 36Each of the lithographs are signed and numbered by Jules Joëts (1884-1954) painter and lithographer from St Omer.

POE, Edgar || MALLARME, Stephane || DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel.

Poèmes d'Edgar Poe.

First edition of illustrations.Poems by Poe translated by Mallarmé and illustrated by Daragnès with 11 mezzotint engravings. One of the 200 copies on Rives, ours n° 163.

SUARES, André.

Présences.

RONSARD, Pierre de || [DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC André].

Quelques sonnets.

DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel || FARGUE, Léon Paul || COLETTE.

Rencontres.

DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel || FARGUE, Léon Paul || COLETTE.

Rencontres.

CASSOU, Jean || MARQUET, Albert.

Rhapsodie Parisienne.

CARCO, Francis || ASSELIN, Maurice.

Rien qu'une femme.

1228 copies, this one of the 36 on "japon impérial" paper.

CAUËT, Christiane et Louis-Frédéric.

Rodin. Photographies de Louis-Frédéric, Poèmes de Christiane Cauët.

Edition limited to 109 copies. Copy 27. With 11 pictures from Louis-Frédéric.

KAULBACH, William || JAEGER, C. || Mueller, A. || PIXIS, Th. || BAYSCHLAG, R. || LINDENSCHMIT, W.

Schiller-Gallery.

Beautiful photographic reproductions of drawings illustrating the work of Schiller.

ZAMACOIS, Miguel.

Seigneur Polichinelle.

Presentation copy signed by Zamacoïs with an original watercolor paint.

BIRAN, Michèle de || TOUCHAGES, Louis.

Seuls à deux.

12 illustrations after Louis Touchagues colored by Nervet. One of the 33 copies on Chiffon d'Auvergne, accompanied by the suite of twelve engravings printed in black on Chiffon d'Auvergne and two original initial drawings (instead of an one announced drawing). Our copy n°31.

ROBIDA, Albert.

St Bertrand de Comminges.

60 original color illustrations by Foujita.

1 of 25 copies on Arches out of market (initialled H.C).

First edition in French.
French adaptation by Maurice Beerblock and illustrated by Gus Bofa.
One of 15 copies on Dutch paper (including 7 non-commercial), ours n°9.

Limited edition to 175 copy. This, number 25 printed for Monsieur Kuypers-Cochard.
With illustrations from G.Trilleau.

Adaptation of the work of Dickens by Jérôme Doucet under the pseudonym of F. de Montfrileux.
Stencil illustrated by Harry Elliot.
One of the 240 copies on Arches paper, ours n°277.

First edition, limited edition of 240 copies.
Our copy (b), illustrated with 22 color lithographs based on gouaches by Maurice Utrillo.

First edition limited to 365 copies.
Our, number 7, on of the 45 on "Madagascar", second paper after 5 on "Japon".
Very good copy.

First edition.
We add :
- Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.
- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

First edition.
We add :
- Jacques Seligmann & Co. 20 Years in the evolution of Picasso 1903-1923. Loan Exhibition November 1 – November 20 1937. New York.
- Cirici-Pellicer. Picasso Avant Picasso . 1950.

First edition of the illustrations.
Six poems by Paul Fort illustrated by lithographs by Jules Joëts.
One of 40 copies signed by the artist, ours n° 36
Each of the lithographs are signed and numbered by Jules Joëts (1884-1954) painter and lithographer from St Omer.

First edition of illustrations.
Poems by Poe translated by Mallarmé and illustrated by Daragnès with 11 mezzotint engravings.
One of the 200 copies on Rives, ours n° 163.

Rodin.
Photographies de Louis-Frédéric,
Poèmes de Christiane Cauët.

Edition limited to 109 copies.
Copy 27.
With 11 pictures from Louis-Frédéric.

12 illustrations after Louis Touchagues colored by Nervet.

One of the 33 copies on Chiffon d'Auvergne, accompanied by the suite of twelve engravings printed in black on Chiffon d'Auvergne and two original initial drawings (instead of an one announced drawing). Our copy n°31.