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Photo AUGIER, Emile. 

AUGIER, Emile. 

Maitre Guérin. 

Paris, Michel Levy, 1865.
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80 €

First edition.
Comedy.

Photo MAUPASSANT, Guy de. 

MAUPASSANT, Guy de. 

Mademoiselle Fifi. 

Paris, Louis Conard, 1908.
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Fine binding signed by Canape.

Photo AILHAUD, Jean Gaspard. 

AILHAUD, Jean Gaspard. 

L’Ami des malades, ou Discours historique &
apologétique sur la poudre purgative. 

Paris, Méquignon Le Jeune, 1774.
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750 €

The famous purgative powder of Ailhaud true "universal medicine" is a preparation of scammony that cured all diseases.
Its success was enormous and made the richness of its inventor.
This book is a defense of this remedy against the growing criticism of the physicians of the time.

FINE COPY IN A CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO BINDING.

Photo [PERNETY, Jacques || BOUGEANT, Guillaume-Hyacinthe ]. 

[PERNETY, Jacques || BOUGEANT, Guillaume-Hyacinthe ]. 

Lettres philosophiques sur les Physionomies. 

La Haye, Neaulme, 1746.
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250 €

First edition.

Photo SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine (de). 

SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine (de). 

Lettre à un Otage. 

New York, Brentano's, 1946.
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950 €

Very beautiful binding executed by Jean Paul Miguet (1925-2019) one of the greatest French bookbinders of the 20th century.

Photo CHAPONE, Hester. 

CHAPONE, Hester. 

Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Young Lady. 

London, John Mourray, 1807.
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1250 €

The 'Letters on the Improvement of the Mind' aim to cultivate a rational understanding in young women through the study of the Bible, history, and literature.
Girls are also encouraged to pursue subjects such as accounting, household management, botany, geology, and astronomy.
Binding with the coat of arms of Marie Caroline of Bourbon-Sicily, the Duchess of Berry, this book came from her extensive library at Château de Rosny.\newline Known for her refined taste, she collected a wide range of books, especially in the arts, history, and literature, including many in English.
The library also contained numerous works suitable for educating her children, Louise d'Artois and Henri Dieudonné.

Photo JODELLE, Étienne. 

JODELLE, Étienne. 

Les Œuvres et Meslanges poetiques. Reveuës & augmentees en ceste derniere edition. 

Lyon, Benoist Rigaud, 1597.
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1800 €

Third edition.
Rare.

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Les plaisirs de Saint-Germain en Laye, et de la Cour, et le tableau de la vie humaine, ou le solitaire. 

Paris, Gabriel Quinet, 1665.
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600 €

Unique edition.

Photo COMMINES, Philippe de. 

COMMINES, Philippe de. 

Les Mémoires De Messire Philippe De Commines, Sr. D'Argenton. 

Leide, les Elzeviers, 1648.
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950 €
Photo BOCCACE. 

BOCCACE. 

Les Dix Journées de Jean Boccace. 

Paris, Librairie des bibliophiles Joaust, 1873.
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450 €

Beautiful edition by Jouaust of the work of Boccace.
Paul Lacroix signs the introduction and Flameng who gives eleven very beautiful etchings.

Photo CHEVIGNE, Louis, Comte de. 

CHEVIGNE, Louis, Comte de. 

Les Contes Rémois. 

Paris, Librairie des bibliophiles Jouaust, 1877.
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300 €

Beautiful edition at Jouaust illustrated by Jules Worms.
One of the numbered copies on Holland paper (n ° 131).

Photo CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René || VUILLIER, Gaston. 

CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René || VUILLIER, Gaston. 

Les Aventures du dernier Abencérage. 

Paris, A. Ferroud, 1912.
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250 €

Beautiful copy in morocco signed by Gruel.
Text by Chateaubriand illustrated with etchings by Gaston Vuillier.

One of the copies on Arches tinted vellum, ours n°412.

Photo LONGUS. 

LONGUS. 

Les amours pastorales Daphnis et Chloé. 

[Paris], [Coustelier], [1731].
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1500 €

Edition normally illustrated with a frontispiece and 8 figures by Scotin, and 4 unsigned vignettes.
In this copy, the illustrations from Scotin have been replaced by the famous suite "de Regenté, including a frontispiece by Coypel (replacing the title page dated 1731) and 28 superb figures including 13 doubles, engraved by Benoît Audran after the drawings of the regent Philippe d'Orléans.
The engraving "Petits pieds", engraved in 1728 and attributed to the Comte de Caylus has been, as often, added.

Photo ADET, Pierre-Auguste. 

ADET, Pierre-Auguste. 

Leçons élémentaires de chimie à l'usage des lycées. 

Paris, Dentu, An XIII - 1804.
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750 €

First edition.
Binding with empire gilt arms on covers.

Photo LORRIS, Guillaume de || MEUNG, Jean de. 

LORRIS, Guillaume de || MEUNG, Jean de. 

Le Roman de la Rose. Edition faite sur celle de Lenglet Dufresnoy, corrigée avec soin, et enrichie de la dissertation sur les auteurs de l'ouvrage, de l'analyse, des variantes et du glossaire publiés en 1737 par J.-B. Lantin de Damerey. 

Paris, Fournier et Fils F. Didot, An VII (1799).
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4500 €

One of the 90 copies on large vellum paper wih portrait and engravings in two states.

Fine binding from Bradel l'Aîné.

Photo PORCHE, François. 

PORCHE, François. 

Le Poème de la Délivrance précédé des images de guerre. 

Paris, Emile Paul Frères, 1919.
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60 €

Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

Photo [ROCHEFORT, Jean (de)]. 

[ROCHEFORT, Jean (de)]. 

Le Passe-tems agréable, ou nouveaux choix de bons-mots, de pensées ingénieuses, de rencontres plaisantes. 

Rotterdam, Jean Hofhout, 1728.
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300 €

A pleasant copy with the arms of the princes of Bourbon Condé, azure with three golden fleurs-de-lys, with a red bastion, probably having belonged to Louise-anne de Bourbon Condé, known as

Mademoiselle de Charolais. Attributed by Barbier to a lord of Rochefort.

Photo [LAMY, François]. 

[LAMY, François]. 

Le nouvel athéisme renversé, ou réfutation du sistême de Spinosa tirée pour la plupart de la conoissance de la nature de l'homme. 

Paris, Jean de Nully, 1696.
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900 €

Rare first edition in a morocco bilding with gilt arms on covers.

Photo SCOTT, Walter. 

SCOTT, Walter. 

Le Monastère et L'Abbé. 

Paris, Dauthereau, 1829.
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450 €

Bindings from Gruel.

Photo [PONCE, Nicolas] || LAVATER. 

[PONCE, Nicolas] || LAVATER. 

Le Lavater historique des femmes célèbres, des temps anciens et modernes; orné de douze portraits et de douze figures d'expressions, gravés en taille douce, d'après le meilleurs originaux. Par M. P. 

Paris, F. Louis, 1809.
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1200 €

First edition, scarce first issue.
A second issue, with the same title page has and additionnal chapter with 4 more plates and a different table of contant page.
Rare with the plates colored.

Photo COUTAN. 

COUTAN. 

Le Grand Oeuvre dévoilé en faveur des enfans de la Lumière. 

Paris, Delalin, 1775.
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950 €

III. Scarce first edition of the "Grand oeuvre dévoilée".

First are bound two other works :
I. LE CHOYSELAT, Prudent. Discours oeconomique, non moins utile que recreatif, monstrant comme de cinq cens livres pour une foys employées, l'on peult tirer par an quatre mil cinq cens livres de proffict honneste, qui est le moyen de faire profier son argent. Rouen: Martin le Menestrier, 1612 [but c. 1745].
II. LE BRETON. Divers Objets d'économie rurale et domestique. Chez l'Auteur. Paris [1788].

Photo COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. 

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. 

Le Dit de l'Ancien Marinier en sept parties. 

Paris, Emile Paul Frères, 1920.
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100 €

Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

Photo BOCCACE, Jean. 

BOCCACE, Jean. 

Le décaméron. 

Londres [Paris], s.n. [Prault], 1757-1761.
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5500 €

Rare when bound in contemporary morocco.
Very good copy.

Photo GRANIER, Camille. 

GRANIER, Camille. 

Le Contrôle des services pénitentiaires [suivi de] Le Marché des services pénitentiaires [suivi de] Les Commissions de surveillance. 

Paris, Berger-Levrault et Cie, 1894-1895.
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450 €

First editions.
Suite of three texts by Camille Granier then inspector general of prisons.

Photo MIRBEAU, Octave. 

MIRBEAU, Octave. 

Le Calvaire. 

Paris, Mornay, 1928.
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150 €

Illustrations by Hermann Paul.

Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

Photo VALLES, Jules. 

VALLES, Jules. 

Le Bachelier. 

Paris, Mornay, 1921.
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100 €

Illustrations by Barthelémy.

Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

Photo BAC, Ferdinand. 

BAC, Ferdinand. 

La Volupté romaine. 

Paris, Louis Conard, 1922.
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100 €

Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

Photo [BAILLET, Pierre], DESCARTES. 

[BAILLET, Pierre], DESCARTES. 

La vie de Monsieur Descartes. 

Paris, Daniel Horthemels, 1691.
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2000 €

First edition. The best biography of Descartes, written by one of his contemporaries.

Rare in its contemporary morocco with arms on covers.

Photo TOUDOUZE, Gustave. 

TOUDOUZE, Gustave. 

La Vengeance des Peaux-de-Bique. 

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1896.
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400 €

First edition.
100 luxury copies have been published on China paper.
Our copy is one of the first 50 copies (n°28), with all the engravings expected (n°28).

The illustrations of this book were realized by Julien Le Blant (1851-1936), who was a French painter specialized on the War in the Vendée, in France, at the end of the eighteenth century.

Fine copy.

Photo JAMMES, Francis. 

JAMMES, Francis. 

La Rose à Marie. 

Paris, Edouard Joseph, 1919.
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100 €

First edition.
Fine binding signed by Yseux.

Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.

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