FABLES NOUVELLES [with:] FABLES INÉDITES ... SERVANT DE SUPPLÉMENT A SON RECUEIL, PUBLIÉ EN 1810; ET SUIVIES DES QUELQUES AUTRES POÉSIES DU MÊME AUTEUR by Ginguené, Pierre Louis - 1814

Paris: Editions De La Plume , 1904. This is a very good copy bound in light brown paper-covered boards with title in gilt on the spine. The original soft covers and spine bound-in. The leather covers are faded, and edges rubbed, spine tips worn. Covers scuffed and a few stray marks. Very clean inside. Blue silk pagemark. Text in French. This is number 228 of the limited edition of 633 copies. Very scarce title. Worldcat records 5 copies in librairies worldwide. 7" high X 6" wide, 182 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Librairie Religieuse H. Houdin, 1894. DIEU DEVANT LA SCIENCE et La Raison- Le Pere A. Villard- Librairie Religieuse H. Houdin- Paris- 1894- 1iere Edition-1st Edition- Non available in World Cat: As per-Document Type: Book Description: viii, 308 p. Responsibility: par le Pere A. Villard. Hardcover:-8vo A fine binding of 1/2 red leather with red marbled boards- Near FINE/ no dj as issued- 308pp all clean, no tears or writing- a superior example!-SEE PHOTOS- Debates the question of God's word before that of science or reason- a Very RARE title- text in French-- 1/2 cuir (dos) rouge- cinq nerfs et couverture marbre- en tres, tres bon etat- 308pp comme neuf- un tres belle exemplaire d'un titre tres RARE!- Le debat de prendre la parole de Dieu devant la science ou la raison-Texte en francaise- Non-fiction-religion-God-science-philosophy-debate (2209) . 1st Edition. 1/2 Leather & Marble Boards. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie Nationale D'Education et De Recreation, 1905. LA REVANCHE DE FRANCOIS TALENCE- Madame Brunot (Marie Alexandrine d'Agon De La Contrie (1850-1906)- she wrote La Revanche de F. Talence in 1905 under the name of Madame Brunot)- Illustrated with gravures in B&W- Librairie Nationale D'Education et De Recreation- Paris- nd 1905-1st Edition- Hardcover:-4to- Fine/ no dj as issued- a fine binding of red cloth with gilt and embossed illustration- very light shelf wear-looks unread- a jewel!- Text in French- 224pp are clean- all 3 edges gilt, binding is tight and square-NONE FINER can be found, and the book is rare in itself!- SEE PHOTOS-None in LOC, none in World Cat- Fiction-France-Wars-1800's-adventure-romance-illustrated (2345). 1st Edition. Fine Binding. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paris, Chez Levrault, Freres, Libraires. De L'Imprimerie de P. Didot An IX. - 1801. xxxi,[1],166pp. Large octavo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt extra, gilt label, marbled edges. Frontis. Extremities and fore-tips a bit worn, some surface scarring and small nicks to lower board, large bookplate on front pastedown, a few minor marginal smudges, otherwise a very good copy, the text bright, crisp and fresh. Denoted a New Edition, considerably augmented. The fine engraved frontis is by Choffard after Monciau. Delille's most popular work of original poetry, first published in a preliminary form in 1782. The author's notes for the poem occupy the last forty pages of the text. Delille was an accomplished translator, notably of Virgil and Milton. His descriptive poem on the formal garden was popular as well in England, encompassing as it does descriptions of several of distinguished gardens across the channel, and this expanded text saw London printings almost immediately, and a number of deluxe/illustrated… Read More

Paris & Rouen: Chez Béchet, 1821.. Two volumes. vi,228;[4],238pp. 12mo. Quarter calf and marbled boards, spines stamped in gilt, in contemporary style. Modest foxing and offsetting early and late, old repair to blank area of first half-title, otherwise a very good set. Third edition, revised and corrected, of the author's most widely read work, published in the same year as the first edition. It was quickly translated into English, and subsequent 1821 impressions published by Béchet added frontispieces by Chasselat (not present here) and vignettes by Tardieu.

Paris, Chez Levrault, Freres, Libraires. De L'Imprimerie de P. Didot An IX. - 1801. xxxi,[1],166pp. Large octavo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt extra, gilt label, marbled edges. Frontis. Extremities and fore-tips a bit worn, some surface scarring and small nicks to lower board, large bookplate on front pastedown, a few minor marginal smudges, otherwise a very good copy, the text bright, crisp and fresh. Denoted a New Edition, considerably augmented. The fine engraved frontis is by Choffard after Monciau. Delille's most popular work of original poetry, first published in a preliminary form in 1782. The author's notes for the poem occupy the last forty pages of the text. Delille was an accomplished translator, notably of Virgil and Milton. His descriptive poem on the formal garden was popular as well in England, encompassing as it does descriptions of several of distinguished gardens across the channel, and this expanded text saw London printings almost immediately, and a number of deluxe/illustrated… Read More

Paris & Rouen: Chez Béchet, 1821.. Two volumes. vi,228;[4],238pp. 12mo. Quarter calf and marbled boards, spines stamped in gilt, in contemporary style. Modest foxing and offsetting early and late, old repair to blank area of first half-title, otherwise a very good set. Third edition, revised and corrected, of the author's most widely read work, published in the same year as the first edition. It was quickly translated into English, and subsequent 1821 impressions published by Béchet added frontispieces by Chasselat (not present here) and vignettes by Tardieu.

Goupil, Paris, 1880; Woodburytype photograph by Etienne Carjat of influential French politician and historian Louis Blanc (1813-1882), early architect of French socialism and author of the 12-volume "Histoire de la Revolution Francaise". Photo measures 6 1/4" x 7 3/4", mounted on 11" x 14" card. Accompanied by four 11" x 14" pages of background and analytical text by Odysse Barot, in French. From the eminent French 19th century "Galerie Contemporaine" photographic collection of leading figures from the arts, sciences, and politics, published by Goupil and issued in parts from 1876 to 1884. Photograph and mount Fine, text pages lightly chipped in the blank margin along along the top edge, not affecting text.

Goupil, Paris, 1880; Large woodburytype photograph by Etienne Carjat of French abolitionist writer Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893), whose strenuous efforts were responsible for the eventual elimination of slavery in the French colonies. Photo measures 7 1/4" x 9", mounted on 11" x 14" card. Accompanied by two 11" x 14" leaves of biographical and analytical text by Rene Delorme, in French. From the eminent French 19th century "Galerie Contemporaine" photographic collection of leading figures from the arts and sciences, published by Goupil and issued in parts from 1876 to 1884. Fine condition.

[Paris]: NRF / Gallimard, [1970].. Printed wrapper. About fine, largely unopened, in glassine. First edition, limited issue. One of 39 numbered copies, printed on large vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre. Translations into French, with a Foreword by Ibarra, and with a Preface to the French edition by Borges. Published as vol. DXLII of "Du Monde Entier."