Montauban: Victor Bertuot [...] A Roc-Amadour au Magasin de Marie, [1862]. First Edition. 8vo; pp. [2], ix, [1], 89; sepia-tinted frontispiece, 8 plates, 3 tinted; additional text illustrations throughout; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine in six compartments, black gilt-lettered morocco spine label, marbled endpapers. Extremities and spine bands rubbed, leather..... More

Paris: Masson et Cie. 1905. First Edition. Paperback. Large 8vo; pp. [4], xv, [1], 454pp.; original buff printed wrappers (a bit a faint dampstaining along top edge and some soil spots); cracking to spine paper at crown without loss, else a very good, sound copy. Presumably the author's copy with..... More

Paris: Pairault & Cie. 1895. First Edition. Miniature book (4x3cm.); publisher's buff pictorial card wrappers printed in red; 98,[2](ads)pp.; frontispiece, three woodcut plates. Light wear from handling, else a Very Good and sound, unopened copy. One of a series of ten miniature books issued by Pairault between 1895 and 1898..... More

Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1866. First Thus. 2 volumes; 12mo (18cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines; [4],iii,[1],348; [4],384pp. Light shelf wear, spines a bit sunned, front hinge of Vol. I starting to crack but holding, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of the Oeuvres Choisies de F...... More

Paris: Prault pére et al. 1774, 1775. Nouvel Édition. Two volumes; small octavos (16.75cm.); contemporary full double gilt-ruled sheep, tan and olive gilt calf spine labels (misspelling the author's name "Hainault"), all edges stained red, elaborately designed papier-peint endpapers in mauve and green; engravings in text throughout Vol. I, including..... More

[Paris]: Plon, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in pale blue-grey dust jacket lettered in red and black; 522pp. Light wear to jacket extremities including a few tiny chips and small soil spots to upper panel, corners gently bumped, else Very Good or better. History of French secret..... More

Paris: Persan, 1823. Seconde Édition. "Augmentée de deux odes nouvelles." 12mo (16.5cm.); later 19th-century black morocco over marbled boards, gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers, original blue printed wrappers reinforced with wastepaper bound in, publisher's advertisements present; ix,[10]-122[but 222]pp. Leather joints and corners a bit rubbed, brief paper flaw to front pastedown..... More

N.p. ca. 1900. Hardcover. Folio; 38 engraved plates mounted to thick card stock; loose as issued in grey printed cloth chemise (rather soiled); chemise spine perished, edges scuffed; one plate separated from mount, else contents fine. A collection of illustrations from early editions of the Tales of La Fontaine, all..... More

Venetiis: Thomam Bettinelli, 1760. Novissima Editione. Two volumes in one; quarto (24.5cm.); contemporary vellum, manuscript spine label, all edges speckled red and brown; xx,420; 171[i.e. 471]pp. (*10 A-2A8 2B4 2B-2C4 2D6 A-2C8 2D-2I4); woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. Vellum soiled and corners bumped with brief exposure, faint contemporary manuscript..... More

Paris: Hachette & Company, 1909. First English Language Edition. 16mo (15.75cm.); publisher's decorative orange cloth embossed in green; [4],vi,[2],156pp.; 4 double-page maps and plans, of which three are in color. Leaves uniformly toned, light speckling to cloth, spine a bit sunned, else Very Good or better. Ownership bookplate of Geo..... More

Venezia: Nella Stamperia Remondini, 1758. First Italian Edition. Two volumes in one; 12mo (15.5cm.); full contemporary vellum retaining original endpapers; xii,216;420pp. (*6 A-I12, A-R12 S6 [Q signature missigned P]); nine folding plates of engravings, woodcut head- and tail-pieces throughout. Vellum rather stained with some loss along fore-edge of rear cover..... More

Paris: Imp. Dufrénoy, n.d., ca. 1900. Large broadsheet engraved map in colors (ca. 54.5x74.5cm); folds (as issued?), some minor soiling and short splits, minor loss to one edge not affecting image, else Very Good and attractive. More

Paris: Jean Bosc & Co., 1907. First Edition. Limited to 200 copies on "papier velin des manufactures d'Arches," of which this is no. 25. Quarto (28.5cm.); publisher's white pictorial wrappers printed in brown and black; [6]pp. & 54 + xxxv ll. of plates printed on rectos only. Wrapper extremities a...... More