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Photo FRANCE, Anatole. 

FRANCE, Anatole. 

Les Opinions de Monsieur Jérome Coignard. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1924.
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200 €

Edition illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.

One of the 67 copies on Japan paper, ours n°31

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.

Photo FRANCE, Anatole. 

FRANCE, Anatole. 

Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1923.
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200 €

Edition illustrated by Fernand Siméon.

One of the 61 copies on Japan paper, ours n°48

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.

Photo LA FONTAINE, Jean || BECAT, Paul Emile. 

LA FONTAINE, Jean || BECAT, Paul Emile. 

Contes. 

Paris, Georges Briffaut, 1928-1929.
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200 €

Edition given by Louis Perceau and illustrated with out-of-text color compositions by Paul-Emile BECAT.

Photo VERNE, Jules. 

VERNE, Jules. 

Le Tour du Monde en quatre-vingts Jours.
Le Docteur Ox,
suivis de Maître Zacharius, Un hivernage dans les glaces, Un drame dans les airs et Ascension française au Mont Blanc. 

Paris, Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1884].
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200 €

This work brings together the famous adventures of Phileas Fogg around the world and the short story Doctor Ox. This short story full of humor, where the author tells the story of the life of a peaceful village in Flanders, which will be disturbed by the invention of Doctor Ox and his assistant Ygene. A fun little allusion, the combination of the two names forms the word “oxygen”. These two titles are followed by four short stories.

Photo ROUSSEL, Auguste. 

ROUSSEL, Auguste. 

Les Miettes d'Esope, Fables. 

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1866.
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200 €

First edition.
Illustrated by Gavarni with 9 drawings engraved on wood by Porret, Dutheil.

Photo TÖPFFER, Rodolphe. 

TÖPFFER, Rodolphe. 

Nouveaux voyages en zigzag. 

Paris, Victor Lecou, 1854.
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200 €

First edition.

Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846) is a Swiss teacher, writer, politician and author of comic strips, considered as the creator and the first theorist of this art.
Its novels about trips are also very well-known such as its "Nouveaux voyages en zigzag".

Very good and fresh copy.

Photo CAILHAVA DE L'ESTANDOUX, Jean-François de. 

CAILHAVA DE L'ESTANDOUX, Jean-François de. 

De l'Art de la comédie. 

Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1786.
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200 €

Second edition of this work on comedy by one of the best comic writers of his century according to Quérard.

Photo PIZE, Louis || ROBERT, Maurice. 

PIZE, Louis || ROBERT, Maurice. 

Le Rhône de Lyon à Pont-Saint-Esprit. 

Grenoble, Arthaud, 1929.
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200 €

First edition.
64 engravings under tissue paper by Maurice Robert (1909-1992) Swiss painter, draftsman and watercolourist. Early work of the artist who shows here a great mastery of drawing. He will later turn to much more abstract paintings and sculptures.
One of 375 copies on large shaped Rives vellum, ours n° 92.

Photo [CRES, Jean]. 

[CRES, Jean]. 

La Tradition du livre : collection complète des 6 livres. 

Paris, Jean Crès, 1947.
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200 €

Complete series of the collection entitled La Tradition du livre created by Jean Crès in 1947 in homage to the work of his father as a publisher who had printed the famous bibliophile collection of the "Masters of the Book".
Homogeneous copies, all printed on the first paper (Vin de cuve Malacca de Lana) accompanied by the suite of separate engravings, all numbered n°23.
The titles published in this collection are as follows:
- Duhamel, Vie des Martyrs, illustrated by Camille Berg
- Giraudoux, Aventures de Jérôme Bardini, illustrated by Jean-André Canté
- Stendhal, Lamiel, illustrated by Jacques Boullaire
- Mauriac, Genitrix, illustrated by Robert Cami
- Malraux, The Conquerors, illustrated by Jean Delpech
- Vercel, Capitaine Conan, illustrated by Henri Jadoux.

Photo MOLIERE. 

MOLIERE. 

Oeuvres de Molière, avec des remarques grammaticales, des avertissemens et des observations sur chaque pièce par M. Bret. 

Paris, Compagnie des libraires associés, 1805.
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200 €

This edition uses the text and engravings of the 1773 edition of Molière's works, commented on by Bret and illustrated by Moreau.

Photo BUCAILLE, Max. 

BUCAILLE, Max. 

Le Scaphandrier des Rêves. 

Paris, GLM, 1950.
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200 €

First edition.
Twelve collages by Max Bucaille with a preface by J. Laude
One of 465 copies on vellum paper (No. 228).

Photo COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor || LHOTE, André. 

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor || LHOTE, André. 

Le dit de l'ancien marinier en sept parties. 

Paris, Emile-Paul frères, 1920.
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180 €

766 copies, this one number xv, one of the 27 on "papier bis du Mittineague-mill" with a suite of the illustrations.

Photo [COURTIN, Antoine (de)]. 

[COURTIN, Antoine (de)]. 

Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France. 

Paris, Helie Josset, 1682.
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180 €

Sixth edition, revised, corrected & expanded.
The Nouveau Traité de la Civilité by Antoine de Courtin, first published in 1671, is a manual of good manners and social behavior intended for the aristocracy and high society of France at the time. Courtin gives practical advice on how to behave with dignity, respect and refinement in different social contexts, while advocating the importance of politeness, respect for the rules of the court and good manners in society.

Photo CURWOOD, James Oliver. 

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.

Photo HENUSSE, Théo. 

HENUSSE, Théo. 

Une pièce de Molière inconnue. 

Bruxelles, Editions Biblis, 1954.
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180 €

First publication with critical notes of this piece of 402 verses that Théo Hénusse attributes to Molière (he will be the only one to defend this provenance).

One of the 75 copies printed on Japan paper, ours n°32.

Photo GALLAND, Antoine. 

GALLAND, Antoine. 

Les Milles et une Nuits. 

Paris, Furne et Cie, 1837.
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180 €

Good copy.

Photo VERNE, Jules. 

VERNE, Jules. 

Seconde patrie. 

Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1900].
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180 €

First illustrated edition.

Photo DESTOUCHES, Philippe Néricault. 

DESTOUCHES, Philippe Néricault. 

Oeuvres dramatiques. 

Maestricht, Durand, 1758.
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180 €

Very good copy.

Photo FONTENELLE, Bernard Le Bouyer de. 

FONTENELLE, Bernard Le Bouyer de. 

Oeuvres Diverses de M. de Fontenelle. 

Paris, Michel Brunet, 1724.
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175 €

Edition by Brunet which contains the Praises, The Oracles, The Dialogues of the Dead (and of the Moderns), The Plurality of Worlds.

Photo DUHAMEL, Georges. 

DUHAMEL, Georges. 

Journal de Salavin. 

Paris, Albert Guillot, 1949.
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175 €

With 37 original compositions from Andres Segovia.
Copy printed for the author, Georges Duhamel, and inscribed by the author.

Photo BITAUBE, Paul Jérémie || HOMERE. 

BITAUBE, Paul Jérémie || HOMERE. 

Oeuvres d'Homère, avec des remarques; précédées de réflexions sur Homère et sur la traduction des poètes. 

Paris, L. Tenré, 1822.
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175 €

The French translation of the Homeric epics by Bitaubé became the reference text in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Photo REGNIER, Henri (de). 

REGNIER, Henri (de). 

Les Rencontres de Monsieur de Bréot. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1930.
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170 €

Edition illustrated by George Barbier.
One of the 66 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.

Photo SALMON, André. 

SALMON, André. 

Archives du Club des onze. 

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1923.
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170 €

Edition illustrated by a frontispiece by André Derain.
A small aesthetic manifesto, there is the same aesthetic of surprise, the same taste for a story without tail or head, the same construction based on a profound heterogeneity of the chapters. Several chapters are in fact dialogues in verse (Council, Second Council, Congress), others are made up of letters (Correspondence, Recoil).

One of 30 copies on Japon, 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.

Photo SABATIER DE CASTRES, Antoine (Abbé). 

SABATIER DE CASTRES, Antoine (Abbé). 

Les Trois Siecles De La Litterature Francoise, Ou Tableau De L'Esprit De Nos Ecrivains, Depuis Francois I, jusqu'en 1781. 

Paris, Moutard, 1781.
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160 €

Second edition.
Antoine Sabatier, known as Abbé Sabatier de Castres (1742-1817), was a French man of letters and journalist.

Photo SILVESTRE, Armand. 

SILVESTRE, Armand. 

Floréal. 

Paris, Masson et Cie, 1912.
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150 €

First edition.
Very nice edition enriched with illustrations by Georges Cain printed in several colors. Each chapter is adorned with an inset engraving and an engraved headband and end-engraving which frames the text.

Massenet sets the heroes of this spring of 1799 to music and leaves us the music sheets.
Jules Clarétie who writes the preface tells us: "[...] Among these books, I do not know, I repeat it, of more original than this one. It seems that all the arts wanted to fraternize in these pages and find themselves, under the same cover, like the heroes of Floréal under the same spring sky. ".

Photo MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti. 

MIRABEAU, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti. 

Nouvelles de Jean Boccace. 

Paris, L. Duprat, 1802.
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150 €

First edition of this free translation of Boccaccio's Decameron .
The title page mentions Mirabeau but this translation is probably apocryphal.
The book highlights the borrowings that La Fontaine made from Boccaccio for his tales.

Photo RÉVAL, Gabrielle. 

RÉVAL, Gabrielle. 

Le Ruban de Vénus. 

Paris, C. Lévy, 1906.
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150 €

First edition.
Copy with autograph dedication of the author to Mr. Paul-Boncour.
Gabrielle Réval was the literary pseudonym of Gabrielle Logerot, French novelist.

Photo CREVEL, René. 

CREVEL, René. 

Temps mêlés. 

Verviers, Temps mêlés, 1954.
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150 €

First edition.
Numbered copy (n°32).

Photo [THEATRE]. 

[THEATRE]. 

13 Pièces de théatre. 

s.l., s.n., 1752-1819.
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150 €

- JOUY, Bélisaire, Paris, Correard, 1818. (8)-xxxi-87 pages.
- PIGAULT-LE BRUN, Les Rivaux d'eux-mêmes, Paris, André, 1810. 33 pages.
- PATRAS||BRUNY, Toberne ou le pêcheur suédois, Paris, Maradan, An V. 39 pages.
- QUINAULT|| GLUCK, Armide, Paris, Delalain, 1780. 23 pages.
- VOLTAIRE, La Mort de Caton, Avignon, Berenguier, 1819. 32 pages.
- DIDEROT, Le Père de Famille, Avignon, Berenguier, 1818. 53 pages.
- VILLER||GOUFFE, Cange ou le commissionnaire bienfaisant, trait historique en un acte, Paris, Plassan, 1793. 21 pages.
- DESFONTAINES, L'Aveugle de Palmyre, Paris, Delalain, 1774. 32 pages.
- PLANTERRE|| GAVAUX, La Famille indigente, fait historique, Avignon, Mouriès, An II. 21 pages.
- PIGAULT-LE BRUN, L'Orphelin, Paris, Vente, An II. 40 pages.
- RADET, Le Canonnier convalescent, Paris, Vaudeville, An III. 29 pages;
- DUVAL, Le Chanoine de Milan ou le souper imprévu, Paris, Barba, AnVIII. 32 pages.
- MORLIERE, Le Gouverneur, Paris, Quillaut, 1752. 66 pages.

Photo DESTOUCHES, Philippe Néricault. 

DESTOUCHES, Philippe Néricault. 

Oeuvres dramatiques. 

Paris, Prault père, 1758.
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150 €

Posthumous edition of the dramatic works of Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680 -1754) collected by his son.

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