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Rare Eighteenth Century Map of China by Renowned French Cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
L’Empire de La Chine Pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages. [Eighteenth Century Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Map of China].
Paris: 1748.
Eighteenth century engraved map of China by renowned French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page with two decorative cartouches. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17.25 inches.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 137234
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Gustave Dore's magnificently illustrated edition of Dante's Inferno; elaborately bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin
ALIGHIERI, Dante.
L’Enfer de Dante Alighieri. Avec Les Dessins de Gustave Dore. [Dante’s Inferno].
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1861.
First Hachette edition with French text of Dore's magnificently illustrated edition of Dante's Inferno. Folio, bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin with elaborate Grolieresque gilt-decorated morocco onlays to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, full gilt-decorated morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 75 full-page engravings by Gustave Dore including his striking frontispiece portrait of Dante. French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino, accompanied by the text in Italian. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional presentation linking two great artists of the 19th century.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 137107
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First Edition of Albert Camus' L'État de Siège; warmly inscribed by him to Jean de Bosschère
CAMUS, Albert.
L’État de Siège. [The State of Siege].
Paris: Gallimard, 1948.
First edition, early printing of Camus' fourth play, a political allegory about resistance to the plague of authoritarian rule. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Jean de Bosschère assiege sure anso mars insoumais [L'Etat de Siege] are Esperes a plus cordials Albert Camus." The recipient, Jean de Bosschère lived for most of the 20th century between London and France, and illustrated his own works as well as the works of Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire, and the classical works of Aristophanes, Ovid, Strato and Apuleius. He published his own works of poetry, and…
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 137545
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First edition of Albert Camus' L'Exil et Le Royaume; one of only 950 copies
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Exil et Le Royaume.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
First edition of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism. Small octavo, original publisher's green cloth stamped in black, blue, and gilt after a design of Mario Parassinos'. One of only nine-hundred and fifty numbered copies on alfa Cellunaf, this is number 878. In near fine condition. Housed in the original cardboard slipcase. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146462
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Service de Presse First edition of Albert Camus' L'Exil et Le Royaume
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Exil et Le Royaume.
Paris: Gallimard, 1947.
First edition, Service de Presse-copy of Camus' short story collection exploring themes of existentialism and absurdism, with "S P" perforated stamp at top of rear wrapper. Small octavo, original publisher's stiff wrappers with titles in red and black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, "a M. Claude Leslise en sirene hommage Albert Camus." In near fine condition with some toning to the spine, front and rear panels, edges of the text block, a closed tear to the 'Table' page at the rear. Housed in a custom quarter red levant and patterned paper slip case and…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146463
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First edition of Madame Guizot's History of France From The Earliest Times To The Year 1789; elaborately bound in crushed red morocco
GUIZOT, M.
L’Histoire De France Depuis Les Temps Les Recules Jusqu’en 1789 Racontee A Mes Petits-Enfants Par Ms. Guizot. [The History of France From The Earliest Times To The Year 1789. Related For The Rising Generation by M. Guizot].
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1872-1876.
First edition of Guizot's history of France, continued by Madame Guizot de Witt from her father's notes. Quarto, 5 volumes bound in three quarter crushed red morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated. In very good condition. A very attractive binding.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137202
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First French Edition of Saul Bellow's L'Homme De Buridan; Signed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
L’Homme De Buridan [Dangling Man].
Paris: Libraire Plon, 1954.
First French edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 185
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First Edition of Albert Camus' L'Homme Révolté; inscribed by him to fellow French philosopher Yvon Belaval
CAMUS, Albert.
L’Homme Révolté. [The Rebel].
Paris: Gallimard, 1951.
First edition, review copy (marked "S.P." on title-page and lower wrappers) of one of Camus' most notable works. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Yvon Belaval en souvenir des Portiques d'Alger, amicalement Albert Camus." The recipient, French philosopher and literary scholar Yvon Belaval, was a specialist in 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot and edited an important edition of Diderot's works with fellow philosopher Jean Grenier, one of Camus' most influential mentors to whom he dedicated the present volume. Camus became a student of Grenier's in Algiers and was strongly…
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 137305
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Rare first edition, presentation copy of L'Hotel du Nord; inscribed by Eugène Dabit
DABIT, Eugene.
L’Hotel du Nord.
Paris: Robert Denoël, 1929.
First edition of the author's immensely popular novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Valmard with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers and additional patterned silk endleaves, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Valmard, with two illustrations signed by Dabit mounted to the front and rear pastedown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Bernard Steele. Hors commerce copy, from a total edition of 250 numbered copies. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144043
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Rare First edition of Jean-Paul Sartre's first book L'Imagination; inscribed by him to Brice Parain
SARTRE, Jean-Paul.
L’Imagination. [The Imaginary].
Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936.
First edition of Sartre's first book, published as volume 10 of the Nouvelle Encyclopedie Philosophique and commissioned by the editor, Henri Delacroix. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "A Brice Parain en tout amitie! JP Sartre." The recipient, Brice Parain was a fellow French philosopher and friend of Sartre's, mainly interested in Communism, Surrealism, and Existentialism, the failures of which he anticipated in part in some of his earlier works, such as Essai sur la misère humaine (1934) and Retour à la France (1936). Parain was one of the chief collaborators in the…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 139855
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he Libraire d'Amateurs edition of Voltaire's L'Ingénu
VOLTAIRE. [AROUET, François-Marie].
L’Ingénu: Histoire Veritable Tiree Des Manuscrits Du Pere Quesnel 1767.
Paris: Librairie d'Amateurs, n.d.
The Libraire d'Amateurs edition of Voltaire's satirical novella. Quarto, bound in three quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in, top edge gilt, with 46 monochrome plates by Umberto Brunelleschi. In fine condition. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 137212
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First Edition of the Work "LUnite DHabitation de Marseille" Which Inspired Brutalist Architecture; Inscribed and Dated by Le Corbusier in the Year of Publication
LE CORBUSIER [CHARLES EDOUARD JEANNERET],.
L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille.
Souillac: Le Point, 1950.
First edition of this work by the famed architect. Small quarto, original wrappers with the dust jacket. Inscribed by Le Corbusier and dated in December 1950. In very good condition with some light rubbing. The subject of this book by Le Corbusier is among his most well-known works, L’Unite D’Habitation de Marseille, which inspired the Brutalist architectural style and philosophy. An important work of twentieth century architecture, rare signed and inscribed by Le Corbusier.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 3784
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La Bibliotheque de Pierre Berge, Quatrieme Vente 14 Decembre 2018
BERGE, Pierre.
La Bibliotheque de Pierre Berge, Quatrieme Vente14 Decembre 2018.
Sotheby's, 2018.
First edition of this landmark auction of Pierre Berge. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 128913
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Rare Eighteenth Century Map of China with Korea by renowned French geographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas [China].
La Chine avec La Coree et les Parties de la Tartarie. [Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Eighteenth Century Map of China with Korea and Parts of Tartary].
Paris: c. 1750.
Rare eighteenth century hand-colored map of China and Korea by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19.75 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 137294
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Paul Bocuse's La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot; inscribed by Paul Bocuse to FELLOW LEGENDARY FRENCH CHEF JEAN VERGNES
BOCUSE, Paul [Jean Vergnes].
La Cuisine du Marche: en hommage a Alfred Guerot.
Paris: Flammarion, 1976.
First edition of Bocuse's classic work on French cuisine. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half title page, "A Mon Ami Jean Vergnes ambassadeur de las cuisine Francoise aux U.S.A. Paul Bocuse N.Y. 1977." The recipient, Jean Vergnes, was a classically trained and highly acclaimed French chef, best-known as the co-founder of the famed Manhattan eatery Le Cirque, which opened in 1974. Vergnes had a major influence on American restaurant culture for more than four decades. He began his career working as a chef at various top restaurants in Paris during…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144237