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CHAMPFLEURY.

Grandeur et Décadence d'une Serinette.

Paris, Edmond Blanchard, 1857.

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125 €

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.

[CURIOSA].

Célestine ou la petite bonne.

Paris, Tiger, [1818].

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150 €

First edition.
The amorous adventures of Pierrette, a young Norman woman sent to her Parisian aunt because she had committed an offence with a young man. She will be placed as a maid under the name of Célestine.

LE ROY, Eugène.

Jacquou le Croquant.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1925.

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150 €

Edition illustrated by Louis-Joseph Soulas.

One of the 65 copies on Japan paper, ours n°44.

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.

BENOIT, Pierre.

Axelle.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1932.

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150 €

Edition illustrated by Lucien Boucher.

One of the 50 copies on Japan paper, ours n°23.

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.

BERAUD, Henri.

Le Vitriol de lune.

Paris, Editions Mornay, 1931.

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150 €

Edition illustrated by Guy Arnoux.

One of the 60 copies on Japan paper, ours n°12.

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.

BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE, Jacques Henri.

Paul et Virginie.

Paris, D. Jouaust, 1869.

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150 €

Very nice reissue by Jouaust of the work of Bernardin de St PIerre.

Numbered copy on large laid paper (n ° 87/300) with etchings by V. Foulquier printed on China and pasted.

TINAN, Jean de.

Aimienne ou le détournement de mineure.

Paris, Editions du Sagittaire, 1922.

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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.

MAUPASSANT, Guy de.

Mademoiselle Fifi.

Paris, Louis Conard, 1908.

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Fine binding signed by Canape.

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.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

Sébastien ROCH.

Paris, Mornay, 1926.

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150 €

Illustrations by Barbier.

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.

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. ".

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.

GOURMONT, Remy de.

La Patience de Griseledis.

Paris, Editions du Sagittaire, 1920.

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150 €

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.

VERNE, Jules.

Les Indes noires (Le Chancellor / Martin Paz).

Paris, Hetzel, [1877-1878].

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Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1877. It tells the story of a group of men who find themselves stranded in a coal mine in Scotland.

VERNE, Jules.

Le Pays des Fourrures.

Paris, Hetzel, [1875-1878].

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Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1873. It tells the story of a group of English explorers who find themselves stranded on a floating ice island in the Canadian Far North.

VERNE, Jules.

Aventures de Trois Russes et de Trois Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe.

Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, [1894].

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150 €

ERASME.

Les Colloques.

Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1720.

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150 €

First edition of the French translation of the Erasmus colloques by Gueudeville.
This edition is sought after for the engravings by Hooge placed at the beginning of the chapter.

Our copy incomplete of 4 text sheets but complete with all the engravings.

DUHAMEL, Georges || COLIN, Paul-Émile.

La Pierre d'Horeb.

Paris, Manuel Brucker, 1927.

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150 €

First illustrated edition.
Edition limited to 416 copies.
Copy 362, one of the 300 on vélin d'Arches.
With woodcut illustrations from Paul-Émile Colin.
Presentation copy.

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.

MOLE, François-René || DAZINCOURT || FLEURY.

Observations pour les comédiens français sur la pétition adressée par les auteurs dramatiques à l'Assemblée nationale.

Paris, Imprimerie Prault, 1790.

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150 €

First edition.
Continuation of a debate initiated by Beaumarchais in 1777, opposing the interests of authors to those of the Comédie Française. This resulted in the laws of 18 and 19 January 1791 and 19 and 24 July 1793 establishing authors' rights.

CREVEL, René.

Temps mêlés.

Verviers, Temps mêlés, 1954.

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150 €

First edition.
Numbered copy (n°32).

[PALISSOT DE MONTENOY, Charles ].

La Dunciade.

Londres, sn, 1773.

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150 €

New edition, revised, corrected and augmented.
Satirical poem offering portraits of famous men of his time and in particular the philosophers of the Lumières.

[GRANET, Abbé François].

Recueil de dissertations sur plusieurs tragédies de Corneille et de Racine, avec des réflexions pour & contre la critique des ouvrages d'esprit, et des jugemens sur ces dissertations.

Paris, Gissey, 1740.

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150 €

Book which revives the quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns through the critical study of the tragedies of Corneille and Racine.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Baptiste.

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. de Rousseau.

Amsterdam, François Changuion, 1729.

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150 €

Beautiful edition illustrated by Debrie, Picart, Duflos, Bernarts. The engravings printed on heavy paper are well contrasted.

FAGAN, Barthélemy-Christophe.

Théatre de M. Fagan, et autres oeuvres du mesme auteur.

Paris, Duchesne, 1760.

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150 €

First collective edition.

[THEATRE].

13 Pièces de théatre.

s.l., s.n., 1752-1819.

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- 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.

FORT, Paul.

L'Arche de Noé.

Paris, Armand Jules Klein, 1934.

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150 €

First edition, one of the 200 on Vergé d'Arches.
Copy printed for Maurice Delort.
Presentation copy.

GRESSET, Jean-Baptiste.

Oeuvres de Gresset.

Paris, E. Houdaille, 1839.

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150 €

First edition illustrated by Lacoste, with the text by Charles Nodier.

Very fine contemporary half green morocco.

HENNEQUIN, Maurice || DUQUESNEL, Félix.

Patachon.

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1907.

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150 €

Rare first edition.

This play is a vaudeville written by Maurice Hennequin (1863-1926) and Félix Duquesnel (1832-1915).
This four-act comedy was performed for the first time at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, on October 23rd, 1907.
Maurice Hennequin, a well-known French playwright, has created a new and specific style of vaudeville called the "Hennequinade". Several of his plays were very successful, such as "The Ribadier System", written in collaboration with Georges Feydeau.

Presentation copy, by the two playwrights to MM. Noblet, the main actor of the play whose role was the Comtet Max du Tilloy: a notre cher ami Noblet, deux auteurs profondément reconnaissants, Maurice Hennequin, Félix Duquesnel ".

COLLE, Charles || GRESSET, Jean-Baptiste-Louis.

Recueil de 3 comédies du XVIIIè siècle, contenant :
Dupuis et Des Ronais, comédie en trois actes, et en vers libres de Colle;
Le Méchant Comédie en cinq Actes en vers par Gresset. 1747 et enfin,
Thimon le Misantrope. 1722.

Paris, Duchesne, 1763 pour Colle.

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Litterature

CHAMPFLEURY.

Grandeur et Décadence d'une Serinette.

[CURIOSA].

Célestine ou la petite bonne.

First edition.The amorous adventures of Pierrette, a young Norman woman sent to her Parisian aunt because she had committed an offence with a young man. She will be placed as a maid under the name of Célestine.

LE ROY, Eugène.

Jacquou le Croquant.

BENOIT, Pierre.

Axelle.

BERAUD, Henri.

Le Vitriol de lune.

BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE, Jacques Henri.

Paul et Virginie.

Very nice reissue by Jouaust of the work of Bernardin de St PIerre.Numbered copy on large laid paper (n ° 87/300) with etchings by V. Foulquier printed on China and pasted.

TINAN, Jean de.

Aimienne ou le détournement de mineure.

MAUPASSANT, Guy de.

Mademoiselle Fifi.

Fine binding signed by Canape.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

Le Calvaire.

MIRBEAU, Octave.

Sébastien ROCH.

SILVESTRE, Armand.

Floréal.

RÉVAL, Gabrielle.

Le Ruban de Vénus.

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

GOURMONT, Remy de.

La Patience de Griseledis.

VERNE, Jules.

Les Indes noires (Le Chancellor / Martin Paz).

Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1877. It tells the story of a group of men who find themselves stranded in a coal mine in Scotland.

VERNE, Jules.

Le Pays des Fourrures.

Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1873. It tells the story of a group of English explorers who find themselves stranded on a floating ice island in the Canadian Far North.

VERNE, Jules.

Aventures de Trois Russes et de Trois Anglais dans l'Afrique Australe.

ERASME.

Les Colloques.

First edition of the French translation of the Erasmus colloques by Gueudeville. This edition is sought after for the engravings by Hooge placed at the beginning of the chapter. Our copy incomplete of 4 text sheets but complete with all the engravings.

DUHAMEL, Georges || COLIN, Paul-Émile.

La Pierre d'Horeb.

First illustrated edition. Edition limited to 416 copies. Copy 362, one of the 300 on vélin d'Arches. With woodcut illustrations from Paul-Émile Colin. Presentation copy.

DESTOUCHES, Philippe Néricault.

Oeuvres dramatiques.

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

MOLE, François-René || DAZINCOURT || FLEURY.

Observations pour les comédiens français sur la pétition adressée par les auteurs dramatiques à l'Assemblée nationale.

First edition.Continuation of a debate initiated by Beaumarchais in 1777, opposing the interests of authors to those of the Comédie Française. This resulted in the laws of 18 and 19 January 1791 and 19 and 24 July 1793 establishing authors' rights.

CREVEL, René.

Temps mêlés.

First edition.Numbered copy (n°32).

[PALISSOT DE MONTENOY, Charles ].

La Dunciade.

New edition, revised, corrected and augmented. Satirical poem offering portraits of famous men of his time and in particular the philosophers of the Lumières.

[GRANET, Abbé François].

Recueil de dissertations sur plusieurs tragédies de Corneille et de Racine, avec des réflexions pour & contre la critique des ouvrages d'esprit, et des jugemens sur ces dissertations.

Book which revives the quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns through the critical study of the tragedies of Corneille and Racine.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Baptiste.

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. de Rousseau.

Beautiful edition illustrated by Debrie, Picart, Duflos, Bernarts. The engravings printed on heavy paper are well contrasted.

FAGAN, Barthélemy-Christophe.

Théatre de M. Fagan, et autres oeuvres du mesme auteur.

First collective edition.

[THEATRE].

13 Pièces de théatre.

FORT, Paul.

L'Arche de Noé.

First edition, one of the 200 on Vergé d'Arches. Copy printed for Maurice Delort. Presentation copy.

GRESSET, Jean-Baptiste.

Oeuvres de Gresset.

First edition illustrated by Lacoste, with the text by Charles Nodier. Very fine contemporary half green morocco.

HENNEQUIN, Maurice || DUQUESNEL, Félix.

Patachon.

COLLE, Charles || GRESSET, Jean-Baptiste-Louis.

Recueil de 3 comédies du XVIIIè siècle, contenant : Dupuis et Des Ronais, comédie en trois actes, et en vers libres de Colle; Le Méchant Comédie en cinq Actes en vers par Gresset. 1747 et enfin, Thimon le Misantrope. 1722.

First edition.
The amorous adventures of Pierrette, a young Norman woman sent to her Parisian aunt because she had committed an offence with a young man. She will be placed as a maid under the name of Célestine.

Very nice reissue by Jouaust of the work of Bernardin de St PIerre.

Numbered copy on large laid paper (n ° 87/300) with etchings by V. Foulquier printed on China and pasted.

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

First edition of the French translation of the Erasmus colloques by Gueudeville.
This edition is sought after for the engravings by Hooge placed at the beginning of the chapter.

Our copy incomplete of 4 text sheets but complete with all the engravings.

First illustrated edition.
Edition limited to 416 copies.
Copy 362, one of the 300 on vélin d'Arches.
With woodcut illustrations from Paul-Émile Colin.
Presentation copy.

First edition.
Continuation of a debate initiated by Beaumarchais in 1777, opposing the interests of authors to those of the Comédie Française. This resulted in the laws of 18 and 19 January 1791 and 19 and 24 July 1793 establishing authors' rights.

First edition.
Numbered copy (n°32).

New edition, revised, corrected and augmented.
Satirical poem offering portraits of famous men of his time and in particular the philosophers of the Lumières.

First edition, one of the 200 on Vergé d'Arches.
Copy printed for Maurice Delort.
Presentation copy.

First edition illustrated by Lacoste, with the text by Charles Nodier.

Very fine contemporary half green morocco.

Recueil de 3 comédies du XVIIIè siècle, contenant :
Dupuis et Des Ronais, comédie en trois actes, et en vers libres de Colle;
Le Méchant Comédie en cinq Actes en vers par Gresset. 1747 et enfin,
Thimon le Misantrope. 1722.