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A magnificent brass piece with rare beauty, an ingenious work of art, the statue represents one of quite often cast forms of the image of Lord Buddha; but, cast with such beauty, fine and precise details and great elegan…

Lewis Carroll Photos and Letters to His Child FriendsParma: Franco Maria Ricci 1975 192 pages, 4 1 hand applied color p lates, circulation 3000 copies, blue laid paper by Fabriano, black "Orient" silk binding with color …

Specifications: Watercolor on Paper 13.0" X 19.0" This painting measuring 37 by 54 cms, obviously a large size for a miniature opted perhaps for revealing with greater clarity mental disposition of the portrayed fig…

Saint Aubin, Augustin de

LA CHAU, Géraud de; LE BLOND, Gaspard Michel] Description of the main engraved stones of the cabinet of H.S.H. Monseigneur le duc d'Orléans, first prince of blood. Paris l'abbé de La Chau, l'abbé Le Blond, Pissot (impr. …

Rochegrosse, Georges

BANVILLE, Theodore of The Princesses. Compositions by Georges Rochegrosse engraved in etching by E. Decisy. Paris A. And F. Ferroud 1904 Gr. In 8°. Maroq. Vermillon signed René Kieffer, sets of threaded frames interlaced…

Dignimont, André

CARCO, Francis Thirty Poems of Bohemia and My Heart. Original lithographs by Dignimont. S.L. André Sauret 1950 In folio. In ff. Under cover, under folder and slipcase. 40 lithographs including 32 in colours (single colou…

Dulac, Jean ; Bécat, Paul Émile ; Serres, Raoul ; …

DURUPT, Paul (ed.) Collection of 8 French novels, in 12 vol. In 8°, ill. In colours. Paris La Tradition 1936 1939 Broch. Flexible, under cover filled with paper ill. Or velvet with gold emblem. Under slipcovers (spine of…

Léandre, Charles

FLAUBERT, Gustave Madame Bovary. Provincial morals. New edition, printed on the 1874 edition revised by the author. Illustrated with 56 watercolours by Charles Léandre engraved with etching in colour by Eugène Decisy. Pa…

Schommer, François ; Laurens, Paul Albert

GAUTIER, Théophile; BALZAC, Honored with 2 illustrated works. Gr. In 8°. Dark blue half marq. With corners, marbled paper plates set with a golden net, spine with flat ribbed floral bands and richly floral gilt boxes, co…

Poirson, Victor Armand

GOLDSMITH, Oliver The Vicar of Wakefield. New and complete translation by B. H. Gausseron. [Illustrated by V.A. Poirson]. Paris A. Quantin [1885] Gr. In 8° (trace of collage on the guard bl. Sup.). Maroq. Bleu col de can…

HUGO, Victor Cromwell. Drama. Paris Ambroise Dupont et Cie 1828 In 8° (div. Pet. Manques de pap. Skillfully restored at the corners of the 1ers et dern. Ff.). Rel. Pastiche signed Stroobants, demi maroq. À grains longs v…

Picasso, Pablo ; Dignimont, André ; Touchagues, Lo…

Days of glory. History of the liberation of Paris. (Paris S.I.P.E, Lambusier) [1946] In 4° (leg. Discharge of the engravings). In ff., under printed cover and ed. Case. (damaged). Original edition of this collective work…

Rochegrosse, Georges

FLAUBERT, Gustave La tentation de Saint Antoine. Compositions by Georges Rochegrosse engraved in colour by E. Decisy. Paris Ferroud, Librairie des Amateurs 1907 Gr. In 4°. Half maroquin old rose with corners signed Ida P…

Flameng, Léopold

MARGUERITE d'ANGOULÊME The Seven Days of the Queen of Navarre followed by the Eighth (Edited by Claude Gruget, 1559). Note and notes by Paul Lacroix, index and glossary. Etching plates by Flameng. Paris Jouaust, Librairi…

Desvallières, Georges

MUSSET, Alfred de Rolla. Compositions by Georges Desvallières reproduced in colour by Fortier and Marotte. Paris A. Romagnol 1906 Gr. In 8°. Maroq. Rouge signé René Kieffer (griffe dorée et étiq.), plates cold decorated …

VAN OFFEL, Horace 4 books in original edition. Pet. In 8°. Uniformly bound in grey bradel cloth, leather etiq. On smooth spines (some slightly damaged), cover not cons. (sauf pour le1er vol.). Good set. 1. The blue tatto…

Barret, Gaston

PERGAUD, Louis De Goupil to Margot. Dry tips by Gaston Barret. Paris Pierre de Tartas (1954) Gr. In 4°. Red maroq. Signed Berthe Thieren, silhouettes of Goupil the fox and Margot the magpie with golden fleurons on the to…

Rops, Félicien

[FAVOURITE POLET, Theodore. Under the pseudonym of] SYLVAIN Suarsuksiorpok or The Woodcock Hunter. [Illustrated with sketches by Félicien Rops]. Paris Auguste Goin [i.E. Victor Lemasle] 1862 [i.E. 1907] Gr. In 12 agenda …

Tardieu, Antoine François ; Tardieu, Pierre Alexan…

10 books. Various formats and present. 1. National convention. Report of the citizens Delacroix, Gossuin, Danton, Merlin (de Douai), Treilhard, Robert, members of the National Convention, and appointed by it as commissio…

Labisse, Félix

BAUWENS, Émile Cocktail book. Preface by Raymond Queneau. Drawings by Félix Labisse. Bruxelles Un coup de dés [Vriamont] 1949 In 12. Paperback. Original edition, including the "facétieuse" (Oberlé) preface by Queneau, co…

GRIMOD de LA REYNIÈRE, Alexandre Balthazar Laurent] Manuel des amphytrions; containing a treatise on the dissection of meats at the table, the nomenclature of the newest menus for each season, and elements of greedy poli…

LACROIX, Paul; SERÉ, Ferdinand The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, history and description of morals and customs, commerce and industry, science, arts, literature and fine arts in Europe. Facsimile drawings by M. A. Riv…

Dumoulin, Roméo

DUMOULIN, Romeo "Scenes from the street". Brussels J.E. Goossens 1923 Suite of 8 sepia etchings, 21 x 22 cm; signed and numbered 83/150 in graphite pencil (margins brown). Good set. Under original cover (central wet). Wi…

Ernst, Max

ERNST, Max Frontispiece from "The Rose is Naked". Paris] René Tazé 2004 Etching in Colours, wove 21 x 16 cm; unsigned. Mounted by the top edge underneath the shirt, titled on the top cover. Frontispiece for "La rose est …

Collection of architectural ornamental drawings from the J. Jph. Factory. Heiligenthal in Strasbourg, successor of Beunat. Containing everything related to the decoration of the apartments [...]. S.L. S.N. Post 1824] Gr.…

Avril, Paul

UZANNE, Octave The Fan [ The Parasol, The Glove, The Sleeve]. Illustrations by Paul Avril. Paris A. Quantin 1882 et 1883 2 vol. Gr. In 8° (qqs piqs). Paperbacks, cover on japanese paper ill. Of large compositions on a gi…

Robaudi, Alcide ; Manesse, Henri

BALZAC, Honoré de La femme de trente ans. Illustrated cover and 35 compositions by A. Robaudi engraved with burin and etching by Henri Manesse. Paris L. Conquet, L. Carteret et Cie succ. 1902 Gr. In 8°. Long grain green …

Wegener, Gerda

CASANOVA de SEINGALT, Giacomo A love affair in Venice. Illustrated edition of original watercolours by Gerda Wegener engraved on wood by G. Aubert and etching in colour by André Lambert. Paris Briffaut, Le Livre du Bibli…

Delâtre, Eugène ; Bertrand, A. ; Lunois, Alexandre

Walks in Paris. At the Moulin de la Galette, at the Hôtel Drouot, On the quays, In Luxembourg. Unpublished notes by Messrs. E.R., Paul Eudel, Gausseron and Ad. Retrieved. [...]. Paris pour les "Bibliophiles contemporains…

Brouet, Auguste

BARRÈS, Maurice Gréco or The Secret of Toledo. Twenty three original etchings engraved by Auguste Brouet. Paris Devambez 1928 In folio. Red maroq. Signed Berthe Thieren, Toledo coat of arms flowered on the top plate with…

Brouillet, André

BAZIN, René An ink blot. Compositions by André Brouillet. Tours Alfred Mame et fils 1900 In 4°: 224 pp. (leg. Burnished, qqs rare piq., russ. Marg. On plates on strong wove paper). Half chagrin with corners of the spine,…

Hémard, Joseph

94 ouvrages illustrés par Joseph Hémard. Formats divers. Présentations diverses, pour la plupart br., avec ou sans étui, certains bien reliés. Bonne condition générale (seuls les défauts majeurs ont été signalés). Except…

Giraldon, Adolphe

MAETERLINCK, Maurice La vie des abeilles. Illustrations by Adolphe Giraldon engraved in colour by Ernest Florian. Paris A. & F. Ferroud (1918) In 8°. Brown half marq. With corners, back with golden beaded ribs with flora…

Habert Dys, Jules

MAUPASSANT, Guy de Le rosier de Madame Husson. Illustrations by Habert Dys, etchings by E. Abot, after Desprès. Paris Maison Quantin 1888 Pet. In 8°. Maroq. Brun clair à décor mosaïqué signé Ch[arles] Meunier, plats sup.…

Eisen, Charles

PERRAULT, Charles Les contes des fées en prose et en vers. Second edition reviewed & corrected on the original editions and preceded by a critical letter by Ch. Giraud. Lyon imprimerie L. Perrin 1865 In 8° : [8] lxxx 300…

Oudot, Roland

WEBB, Mary Sarn. Translation by Jacques de Lacretelle and Madeleine Guéritte. Woodcut compositions by Roland Oudot by Théo Schmied. Paris Creuzevault (1950) Fort in 4°. In ff., under ill. Cover and emboît. Of edition. 57…

2 works (including a French German dictionary), in 4 vol. In 4°, basane de l'ép. 1. Dictionary of the Académie françoise. Revised, corrected and expanded by the Académie itself. 5th edition. Paris, Smits, year VII [1798]…

ECKARD, Jean Mémoires historiques sur Louis XVII roi de France et de Navarre [...]; followed by historical fragments collected at the Temple by M. De Turgy [...] Dedicated and presented to [...] Madame, duchesse d'Angoul…

RENAULT, Jules La Légion d'honneur. His aid society, his museum. The old French orders of chivalry. (Paris Philippe Renouard 1925) Gr. And fort in f°; 66 h. T. Including the 28bis, protected by captioned snakes, and very…

[CARACCIOLI Louis Antoine, Marquis of] The book in fashion. À Verte feuille [Liège] de l'imprimerie du Printems [sic], au Perroquet [Bassompierre] l'année nouvelle [1759] In 12 : xxii 86 pp. (author and date restored in …

COLLINS, Charles An abridged history of the private life and virtues of Her Royal Highness Elizabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, granddaughter of France, Duchess of Lorraine & Bar [...]. Nancy heirs of N. Baltazard 1762 In 8° :…

[CRÉBILLON, Claude Prosper Jolyot de] Tansaï and Neadarné. Japanese history, with figures. Beijing [Paris] s.N. 1743 2 vol. In 12 : front. Xix [of which engraved title] [5] 275, [6 of which engraved title] 242 pp.; 4 pl.…

Cochin, Charles Nicolas fils ; Duflos, Claude ; Bo…

[DUCLOS, Charles (sometimes called Duclos Pinot or Pineau)] Mahogany and Zirphile. Tale. Minutie [Paris Prault] 1744 In 4° : front. [8] 83 pp.; 9 pl. (bites). Veal marbled on the spine, plates surrounded by a golden trip…

Cute strings for N.S. M. DCC leap year. LXXII. [...]. Liège Dessain [1771] In 12: n.P., interleaved. Red edition marker, gilt fillet and gilt scroll surrounding the plates, gilt oval medallion in the center, smooth mute …

[FREDERIC II, King of Prussia] Memoirs to serve the history of Brandenburg. First [ fourth] part. In a masterly way. Printed to the satisfaction of the public [Berlin] s.N. 1758 4 volumes in 1 vol. In 8°: [10] 48, [2] 50…

Le Barbier l'aîné, J. J.

GRAFFIGNY, Françoise de Lettres d'une Péruvienne [...]. Translated from French into Italian by Mr. Deodati. Edition decorated with the author's portrait, engraved by Mr. Gaucher, and six engravings executed by the best a…

Rigaud, Hyacinthe ; Picquet ; Vidal ; Macret

LA FONTAINE, Jean de Contes et nouvelles in verse [...]. Bouillon Société typographique] 1777 2 vol. In 8° : xiv, iii/vii [1], 200 13 [2] pp., vii [1] 286 pp.; 83 h. T. (preface to t. II in double ex, one of which is pla…

Le Barbier, Jean Jacques François ; Le Bouteux ; S…

LA BORDE, Jean Benjamin from Choix de chansons mises en musique par M. De La Borde [...]. Decorated with prints by J.M. Moreau, dedicated to Madame la Dauphine. [...]. Paris de Lormel 1773 4 vol. Gr. In 8°: [2] 154 [3], …

Devéria, Achille ; Lecomte ; Bonvoisin, Joseph ; P…

LEGOUVÉ, Gabriel Le mérite des femmes, new edition with new poems. Paris Louis Janet (impr. Jules Didot l'aîné) 1830 In 18: xx 294 [2] pp.; 6 h. T. (bites and russeting especially at the beginning and the end, tear to a …

LESNÉ, Mathurin Marie La reliure, didactic poem in six songs; preceded by an analytical idea of this art, followed by historical and critical notes [...]. Paris Lesné et Nepveu (de l'imprimerie de Gillé) 1820 In 8° : [6]…