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Ref:1162

The great republican orators: Book prefaced and commented by Jacques Hérissay, Henri Calvet, Michel Lessieu, Georges Bourdin, André D.Tolédano, Georges Bourgin.

First edition containing ten unpublished plates of Louis Vaillant. Copy N° 1736 printed for M. Jean Boulanger on paper of Sweden numbered from 1 to 3000.

Les Editions ''Hemera'' in Monaco.2nd quarter 1949

10 volumes, illustrated covers, one illustration in frontispiece in each work.

Volume 1: Mirabeau, Volume 2: Saint Just, Volume 3: Vergniaud, Volume 4: Danton, Volume 5: Robespierre, Volume 6: The Girondins, Volume 7: Lamartine, Volume 8: Gambetta, Volume 9: Jaures, Volume 10: Victor Hugo

Format:9,44 inch x 6,490 inch 

Price:sold

Ref: 1162

Complete works of P-J Beranger. 

Illustrated edition by Granville and Raffet with facsimile of the letter of Béranger.

Portrait of P-J Béranger in frontispiece.120 vignettes out of text.  

Half-bound in leather and cardboard with four nerves, gilt title, with bookmarks.

Edition H.Fournier ainé éditeur, Paris, 1837.

Three volumes in-8.Volume 1: 375 pages. Volume 2: 399 pages. Volume 3: 400 pages.

Format:8,85 inch  x 5,90 inch  

Price: 250 euros Shop online 

Ref:1535

Complete works by Boileau Despréaux containing his poems, his prose writings,

his translation of Longin, his letters to Racine, Brossette, and various other people with the variants, texts of Horace, Juvénal etc... imitated by Boileau and the Historical and Critical Notes preceded by a Speech on the characters and influence of Boileau's Works and an abridged life of this poet  

In Paris, at Madame Veuve Dado's house. Year 1821

Hardcover binding, back cover with title and author's name in gold, gilded fillets. No bookmarks, cover pages with freckles.  

Format: 8,85 inch x 5,70 inch  

Volume 1:368 pages 1 engraving of the portrait of a canvas in fontispiece 

Volume 2:494 pages 6 engravings including 1 in frontispiece

Volume 3:379 pages

Price:135 euros  Shop online

Ref:1162

Courteline Georges:Complete illustrated works, 8 volumes.

Half-cornered binding, back decorated with gold flowers and four-numbered books, title and name of the author with gold, upper edge gilded, decorated guards, no bookmark.     

Portrait of G. Courteline on the front page 

Foreword by Mr Lucien Descaves of the Académie Goncourt 

Watercolours and drawings by Joseph Hémard

Copy on vellum of unnumbered marsh thread

The joys of the squadron - Boubouroche - Messieurs les ronds de cuir - Les linottes - Le train de 8H47 - Le théatre I et II - Philosophie de Georges Courteline.

Editions du Trianon, Paris, 1929.

Format: 8,85 inch x 6,92 inch

Price: 325 euros Shop online

Ref:1281

M. A de Lamartine: Le conseiller du peuple en deux tomes: Les douze livres du conseiller du peuple année 1849, 588 pages. année 1850, 456 pages.

-The past, the present, the future of the republic in a volume with a portrait of Lamartine on the frontispiece.

-Geneviève, story of a servant, dedicated to Me Reine Barde dressmaker who was once a servant in Aix en Provence. In Paris, Wittersheim printing house in one volume Year 1850, 322 pages

Half bindings in white leather, title pieces and backs decorated with gold motifs.

Format: 25 cm x 15 cm 

Price: 350 euros Shop online

Ref:1247

Superb first edition of Les Contes Indiens by Stéphane Mallarmé 

With a foreword by Dr. Edmond Bonniot 

Colour decorations by Maurice Ray 

Paris, L. CARTERET, EDITOR 5, rue Drouot 1927 

Typogaphie Lahure 

copy offered to Mr Charles Croze 

Size: 10,62 inch x 7,48 inch

Full leather binding with gilded upper edge, decorated plates and 5-numbered back with title and author's name in gold.

Beautiful copy in very good condition!

Price: Sold

Ref: 1247

Albert Samain: THE GOLDEN TROLLEY - HEROIC SYMPHONY Fifth volume of the Poets of the Bibliophile Library (Poets). 

Lyon edition by H. LARDANCHET, Publisher, rue Président - Carnot N°10, Year 1920.  

Beautiful copy N°405 on 1000 copies on French vellum. Completed printing on November 25, 1920 by Protat Frères in Macon. 5 nerves red half-binding title and author's name in gold  

Price: 50 euros Shop online