Librairie Artheme Fayard, 1955. ARON, Robert. HISTORIE RICHY: 1940-1944. [Paris]: Librairie Artheme Fayard, [1955]. Thick 8vo., originally published in printed wraps, now bound in cranberry-red cloth with leather spine label; 707 pages. First Edition. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight except for minor soil last page). $25.00. More
Ginn & Co., 1897. AUGIER, Emile. [In Collaboration with Jules SANDEAU]. LA PIERRE DE TOUCHE. Edited With Notes And An Introduction by George McLean Harper. Boston: Ginn & Co., 1897. Sm. 8vo., embossed green cloth. First Edition thus. Text in French. Very Good (some scuffing & wear cloth, pencil name)..... More
Allyn and Bacon, 1920. AUGIER, Emile. LE FILS DE GIBOYER. With an Introduction by Benjamin W. Wells. NY: Allyn and Bacon, [1920]. 16mo., red cloth stamped in black. First Edition. Very Good (ink name & notation on front endpapers). $15.00. More
Calmann Levy, 1878. AUGIER, Emile [With Jules SANDEAU]. LE GENDRE DE M. POIRIER. Comedie En Quatre Acts, En Prose. Paris: Calmann Levy, 1878. 12mo., dark-green cloth & patterned boards; 93 pages. New Edition. Very Good (very tiny chip rear cover; some foxing text & small ink name & pencil notation)..... More
G. Poussin, 1939. BAETEMAN, J. PLUS PRES DE TOI, MON CHRIST! Evreux: G. Poussin, Editeur, 1939. 8vo., black fine-grained morocco leather spine, stamped in gilt, & patterned boards; 254 pages. Second Edition, tenth thousand. With a small label & few ink stamps noting that this copy is from the Congregation..... More
Gallimard, 1947. BAILHACHE, Jean. SOUVENIRS D'UN ENDORMI. [Paris]: Gallimard, [1947]. 12mo., printed wraps in original glassine; 254 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bailhache on the half-title page: "A Monsieur Barbezat, Hommage de l'auteur. Paris, le 9 Octobre, 1947. Jean Bailhache." With a promotional flier for this title laid in..... More
Bernard Grasset, 1927. BAINVILLE, Jacques. JACO ET LORI. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1927. 12mo., original printed wraps, which are then bound in an attractive brown, quarter-morocco leather and patterned board binding, with gilt-tooled spine. Early edition, 22nd printing. Bainville, a French political writer and historian, was a leading exponent of Conservative..... More
A La Librairie De Plon, 1880. BASCHET, Armand. MEMOIRE D'ARMAND DU PLESSIS DE RICHELIEU. Paris: A La Librairie De Plon, [1880]. Small 4to., later red cloth. First Edition. With the estate stamp: "From The Library Of Le Dic De Richelieu 1875-1952." A nice association copy. Very Good (some rubbing to..... More
Arrault, 1948. BERLUCHON, Laurence. PARURE DE TOURS: VIGNES, JARDINS, PERSPECTIVES. [Paris]: Arrault, [1948]. 4to., white printed wraps stamped in red. Signed Limited Edition of 3,200 numbered copies of which this is copy #85. Very Good (small repaired crack base of spine). $50.00. More
Aubier, 1960. BLANCHET, Andre. LA LITTERATURE ET LE SPIRITUEL: LA NUIT DE FEU. Pascal, Montherlant, Julien Green, Racine, Marie Noel, J. Cayrol, Kafka, Milosz. [Paris]: Aubier, [1960]. Original wraps (still present) bound in black fine-morocco leather spine & patterned boards, patterned endpapers; 286 pages. First Edition. Volume two of a...... More
Librairie Furne, 1886. BOILEUX-DESPREAUX, Nicolas. OEUVRES DE BOILEAU. With a Preface by C.A. Sainte-Beuve. Paris: Librairie Furne, 1886. Small quarto, blue-green, quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; gilt-stamping on spine, top edge gilt; 413 pages. Later Edition but in a lovely leather binding. Boileux-Despreaux (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic..... More
Pierre Seghers, 1966. BOSQUET, Alain. ROBERT GOFFIN. Poetes d'aujourd'hui 137. [Paris]: Pierre Seghers, [1966]. 16mo., orange printed wraps, stamped in white & black. First Edition. Signed presentation by Goffin on front endpaper: "To the dear Isaacs ith best friendship, Robert Goffin." Very Good (short crack spine, small chip to lower..... More
Roberts Brothers, 1892. BOURDILLON, F.W. AILES D'ALOUETTE. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1892. 16mo., original printed wraps. Later Printing. Very Good (moderate soiling to the white covers). $50.00. More
Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. BOURGET, Paul. UN CRIME D'AMOUR. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. Small 8vo., dark-green quarter morocco-leather spine & marbled boards; 299 pages. First Edition. One of the author's psychological novels. With the personal bookplate of long-time Pittsburg, Pennsylvania City Councilman Robert Garland and his wife, Alice Bailey Garland. Very..... More
BOUTINON, Ludovic. SPHINX. An apparently unpublished manuscript by Boutinon (at least I could locate no other title). Quarto, punch-bound covers & text, 157 type-written pages with ink corrections, no date, text in French. Very Good (wear & short tears to knapped edges of covers, text clean). Probably one-of-a-kind! $500.00. More
1855. BOUYER, A.C. [With T. Midy]. PAYSAGES DU NORD: BELGIQUE, HOLLANDE, RUSSIE, BALTIQUE, GOLFES DE BOTHNIE ET DE FINLANDE, LAPONIE, OCEAN-GLACIAL, ILES D'ALAND, NORVEGE, SUEDE, CATTEGAT, VILLES HANSEATIQUES, ANGLETERRE, ECOSSE, ETC., ETC. Paris: Librairie De A. Courcier, [circa 1855]. Small 4to., embossed red cloth, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt..... More
1904. BUTLER, Isabel. OUR LADY'S TUMBLER: A TALE OF MEDIAEVAL FRANCE. 24mo., cloth and boards. Third Edition. With the personal bookplate of Margaret Brewer Fowler, who was closely associated with Scripp's College. Very Good (little browning to endpapers). $35.00. More
L.J. Demers & Frere, 1892. CAOUETTE, Jean-Baptiste. LES VOIX INTIMES: PREMIEIRES POESIES. Preface by Benjamin Sulte. Quebec: L.J. Demers & Frere, 1892. 8vo., original embossed red cloth, stamped in gilt; 310 pages. First Edition. Very Good (bookplate; covers nice with spine a touch faded; contents clean & tight). $35.00. More
1860. CAPENDU, Ernest. LES COLONNES D'HERCULE. Paris: Alexandre Cadot, [circa 1860]. 12mo., black cloth with leather spine, marbled endpapers; 347 pages, plus table & ads. First, or early, Edition. Very Good (some wear covers; contents tight with little light staining lower corner of first 50 pages & an occasional small..... More
Payot, 1949. CONTENAU, Dr. G. LA CIVILISATION PHENICIENNE. With 68 Sketches & 16 Plates. Paris: Payot, 1949. 8vo., pictorial paper wraps in original glassine cover; 319 pages. New, Revised Edition. Very Good (tight, contents clean & tight). $25.00. More
Librairie Rene Haton, 1923. DECROUILLE, R. LA SAINTE MESSE. Sens Veritable Des Prieres Et Des Ceremonies Du Les Fideles Unis Au Pretre. Paris: Librairie Rene Haton, 1923. brown quarter-morocco leather spine & marbled boards, marbled endpapers; 466 pages, plus two pages ads. Fifth Edition. Ex-lbrary from Quebec's Librairie Garneau, with..... More
Les Editions De La Commission des Ceremonies Laturgiques, 1938. DESROCHERS, Abbe Bruno. CEREMONIAL DES MINISTRES SACRES. Quebec: Les Editions De La Commission des Ceremonies Laturgiques, [1938]. 12mo., black leather & cloth; 310 pages. First Edition. Very Good (covers nice, lacks blank front endpaper, minor mend rear pastedown). A scarce book..... More
Pierre Tequi, 1925. DUMAS, R.P. INTRODUCTION A L'UNION INTIME AVEC DIEU. Paris: Pierre Tequi, 1925. 12mo., brown quarter-morocco leather spine & marbled boards, marbled endpapers; 542 pages. Sixteenth Edition. An introduction to an intimate union with God. Ex-library copy from Quebec's Librairie Garneau, so stamped on the half-title page. Very..... More
Librairie De Victor Palme, 1876. DURAND, Abbe A. MOIS DE MARIE DES MADONES DE PIE IX. [Paris: Librairie De Victor Palme, 1876]. 12mo., white vellum spine & marbled boards; 352 pages. First Edition. Lacks the title page & any preliminary pages- begins with the first page of the text. But..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: Contemporary Poetry, 1956. Translated From the French by Elliott Coleman. Volume Eleven Of The Contemporary Poetry Library Series. First Edition. Signed presentation from Coleman on the front endpaper, to Irish literary critic Enid Starkey: "To Enid Starkie, at the suggestion of Louis, and in praise of Pierre. December..... More
