The Heart of Montmarte in the 1880s
Le Chat Noir ..
Paris: 2 janvier, 1886 - 21 avril, 1888. The Heart of Montmarte in the 1880s. Well-bound and substantial... Read More about Le Chat Noir
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The Private Journals of Stendahl, 1811-1817. Selected & Newly Translated by Francis Carmody.
Kentfield, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1954. Dean, Malette. One of 175 copies. The typeface is Romanée, set by hand: the paper is Crown & Sceptre, hand-made in England. Printed on an Acorn Press. Read More about The Private Journals of Stendahl, 1811-1817. Selected & Newly Translated by Francis Carmody
Price: $350
Amiel's Journal. the Journal Intime of Henri-Frederic Amiel. Translated ith an Introduction and Notes by Mrs. Humphry Ward.
London: MacMillan and Company, 1894. Second edition in English. Read More about Amiel's Journal. the Journal Intime of Henri-Frederic Amiel. Translated ith an Introduction and...
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Contemporary Satire of Rousseau’s ‘Émile’
Le Père Avare, ou Les Malheurs de L'Education; Contenant une idée de ceux de la Colonie de l'Isle de C***...
Paris: Desventes de Ladoué, 1770. First edition. Contemporary Satire of Rousseau’s ‘Émile’. A satirical response to Rousseau’s Emile ou l'Education (1762). Where Émile is guided by a wise tutor, the author of Le Père avare mocks from the outset Rousseau’s dictum “le véritable précepteur est le père”, for the narrator’s..... Read More about Le Père Avare, ou Les Malheurs de L'Education; Contenant une idée de ceux de la Colonie de...
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One of 15 Numbered Copies
Les Quinze Joyes de Mariage.
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, Éditiuon Jouast, 1887. One of 15 numbered copies (this begin No. 15) printed on Japan Vellum and printed with an extra suite of the vignettes. One of 15 Numbered Copies. Read More about Les Quinze Joyes de Mariage
Price: $250
Matthew Arnold's copy
Les Essais.
Amsterdam: aux depends de la compagnie, 1781. "Nouvelle edition" Matthew Arnold's copy. From the library of English poet and master essayist Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), with his bookplate in each volume. Read More about Les Essais
Price: $500
Huth’s Copy, the Dedication Copy
Merlin Roman en Prose du XIIIe Siècle. Publie avec la Mise en Prose du Poème de Merlin de Robert de...
Paris: Firmin Didot et Cie, 1886. First edition, one of 100 copies on J. Whatman Turkey Mill. Huth’s Copy, the Dedication Copy. The dedication copy — Alfred Huth supplied the 13th century French manuscript from which this volume was based. Read More about Merlin Roman en Prose du XIIIe Siècle. Publie avec la Mise en Prose du Poème de Merlin de...
Price: $2,500
Aucassin et Nicolette. Chantefable du Douzieme Siecle. Traduite par A. Bida. Révision du Texte Original et Préface par Gaston Paris...
Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie, 1878. Bida. Read More about Aucassin et Nicolette. Chantefable du Douzieme Siecle. Traduite par A. Bida. Révision du Texte...
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Gabrielle. Comedie en vers.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Lévy Frères, 1895. Dubufe, Guillaume. First edition, no. 7 of 50 on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). Read More about Gabrielle. Comedie en vers
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La Ciguë. Comédie en Vers.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Lévy Frères, 1893. Dubufe, Guillaume. First edition. No. 5 of 50 copies on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). Read More about La Ciguë. Comédie en Vers
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La bonne petite souris , conte, par Madame D***; suivi des proverbes français.
Troyes: Ve. André, imprim.-libraire et fabricant de papier, Grand'rue, “Imprimée cette annee” [between 1808 and 1832, according to the BN]. Scarce regional printing (CLC locates only the BN copy) of this ittle “conte de fée” from the pen of the author (1650-1705) who coined the very phrase which now describes..... Read More about La bonne petite souris , conte, par Madame D***; suivi des proverbes français
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Balzac's Droll Stories collected from the Abbeys of Touraine.
London: William Mitchell & Co. Montreal: Peter Leech, nd (c. 1880). Read More about Balzac's Droll Stories collected from the Abbeys of Touraine
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The Edition Definitive of the Comedie Humaine.
Philadelphia: Printed only for Subscribers by George Barrie & Son, 1895-1900. Edition Definitive. Number 175 of 1000 copies printed on Imperial Japan Paper. Read More about The Edition Definitive of the Comedie Humaine
Price: $6,000
La Mye du Roy. Manuscrit et enluminé par Léon Lebègue.
Paris: Ch. Carrington, 1902. One of 245 copies, this being copy 192. From the press of Charles Carrington, notorious publisher of erotic literature. Balzac's tale of the King's mistress illustrated in the style of a medieval manuscript by Léon Lebègue. Read More about La Mye du Roy. Manuscrit et enluminé par Léon Lebègue
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The Novels of Balzac: WITH 4 TITLES ONLY: Splendours and Miseries of the Courtesans. Parisian Life (2 Volumes); Beatrix; The...
London: Leonard Smithers: Royal Arcade Old Bond Street, 1897. One of 250 copes. Read More about The Novels of Balzac: WITH 4 TITLES ONLY: Splendours and Miseries of the Courtesans. Parisian...
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HAND-COLORED PLATES
The Village Rector.
Boston: Hardy, Pratt & Co, 1899. Édition Grand Format. HAND-COLORED PLATES. Read More about The Village Rector
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A Classic of French Illustration
La Peau de Chagrin. Études sociales.
Paris: H. Delloye et Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, Rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas, 13, place de la Course, 1838. First Illustrated edition, first printing, with all first printing points as enumerated by Carteret. A Classic of French Illustration. First illustrated edition of Balzac’s renowned 1831 novel, his first major commercial success, lavishly produced... Read More about La Peau de Chagrin. Études sociales
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Autograph letter, signed, to “mon cher Paul”.
N.p. [Paris]: 19 décembre 1890. The poet (1823-1891) writes to a close friend, “Quand venez-vous, selon votre bonne promesse, déjeuner avec vos amis de la rue de l’Éperon? Ma femme demande à être prévenue deux jours à l’avance, pour pouvoir vous offrir une bonne _____ [?], si cela se peut..... Read More about Autograph letter, signed, to “mon cher Paul”
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Fantasio. A Comedy in Two Acts. Translated by Maurice Baring.
Haarlem: The Pleiad, 1927. First edition thus. Number 388 of 550 copies. Designed by Frederic Warde & Printed by Jon Enschedé. Read More about Fantasio. A Comedy in Two Acts. Translated by Maurice Baring
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Leur Figures.
Paris: Emile-Paul Freres, 1917. Large Paper, No. 6 of 15 copies on Japon Paper. Read More about Leur Figures
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Carjat’s Charles Baudelaire
“Ch. Baudelaire”.
Paris: Goupil, [1878]. Carjat’s Charles Baudelaire. The iconic portrait photograph of Charles Baudelaire by Étienne Carjat, taken c. 1863, and here printed posthumously in La Galerie Contemporaine in 1878. Carjat was rivaled only by Nadar in his portraits of 19th century French cultural figures. “Like Nadar, Carjat captured character and..... Read More about “Ch. Baudelaire”
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Rouault's Baudelaire
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire.
[Paris: 1926]. No. 2 of 35 copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED by the artist in pencil; with his stamp lower left. Rouault's Baudelaire. Superb image of the brooding genius so greatly admired by Rouault, who included it in the second edition of his collection, SOUVENIRS INTIMES (Paris: E. Frapier, 1927), with... Read More about Portrait of Charles Baudelaire
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Presentation Copy of the First Baudelaire in English
Translations from Charles Baudelaire. With a Few Original Poems.
London: John Camden Hotten, 1869 [-1873]. First edition, with supplementary signatures G & H. Presentation Copy of the First Baudelaire in English. Presentation copy, with inscription in recipient's hand on the front pastedown: "John R.P. Kirby, From the Author," followed by a bibliographical note. The 1869 Hotten edition of English... Read More about Translations from Charles Baudelaire. With a Few Original Poems
Price: $1,750