Books In French (Livres En Français) from JWMah

Montreal: Messageries du Saint-Laurent Ltee, 1978. (CAD) 1st of this edition. No markings, the hinges are olid, there is a small (bean-size) spot to the leading edge of pages, touch of rubbing to edges, small break in the cover paper to the front spine gutter, overall Very Good (-); no dust jacket as published. 28.5 x 22 cm, boards… Read more about this item

Paris: Robert Laffont, 1993. (FR) Presumed 1st French edition from the plates of the American edition. (1991) . No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Dark gray cloth with white lettering, illus. end papers, 341pp, index, full-page colour photos of prepaed dishes.This is an excellent presentation of the best and simplest recipes from the Michellin three-star chef, Joel Robuchon, holder… Read more about this item

Paris: Flammarion, 1985. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS o a member of the Morel family of Boucle Sainnt Denis and signed by both authors with a date of 1986, no othe rmarkings, slight rubbing to glassy black boards at the corner tips and at the base of the spine, slight toning of page edges, Very Good overall; no… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Scala, 1993. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with very light rubbing to panel gloss of DJ anels. Hardcover, 199pp, colour photos of prepared dishes, augmented with reporductions of artwork and B&W photos of the artist Toulouse-Lautrec and his family. This book, entirely in French, looks at the artist Toulouse-Lautrec who… Read more about this item

Richmond Hill ON: Firefly Books, 2004. (CAD) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 232pp, index, mostly colour reproductions of CPR travel posters augmented with B&W photos. 300 exemplaires magnifiques de l'art de l'affiche qui evoquent une epoque a laquelle on soulignait la splendeur, l'idylle et l'aventure des voyages. The text is in FRENCH. (3.8 JM… Read more about this item

Paris / Geneve: Edita Lausanne, 1967. (FR) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Good (-) only dust jacket with edge chips and tears with repairs verso with magic tape; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Hardcover cloth, [284]pp, index, 90 tipped-in colour illustrations with 388 B&W illustrations. This is a great book on the French sculptor with the text entirely… Read more about this item

Paris: Galerie Canesso, 2009. (FR) Presumed 1st eidtion. No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Taupe cloth hardcover, 59pp, colur plates augmented with B&W illus. This is a presentation of 10 works by 16th century artists with the text in French and in English. (1.7 JM 0322. 1st. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

Montreal: Editions Elysee, 1981. (CAD) Preseumed 1st edition. Bookplate to half-title with blank label covering a name, no markings, but faint water stain to the lower page corners, Good (-) only. Wraps, 318pp, maps. This is a genealogical study of Acadians from 1625 to 1925. This volume I deals with family names from Abram to Berthelot. The… Read more about this item

Quebec: Musee Du Quebec / Les Presses De L'Universite Laval, 1992. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. There is astmp to the leading edge of pages "Service de Presse", no other marking,s thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Blue cloth with gold titles, 963pp, LXXX B&W plates of illustrations and photographs. This listing of Francophone artists, sculptors, printmakers, etc.is entirely in… Read more about this item

Belgium: Casterman, 1966. (BEL) Later printing. No marking, very light rubbing to cover panel gloss, Near Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, illus end papers, 62pp, colour comic strip throughout with text in French. This is the 13th book in the TinTin series bythe cartoonist Hergé.The story was serialised daily in Le Soir, Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from… Read more about this item

Belgium: Casterman, 1966. (BEL) Later printing. No marking, tiny faint spot to rear endpaper, thus Near Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, illus end papers, 62pp, colour comic strip throughout with text in French. This is the 21st book in the TinTin series bythe cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly from July 1961 to September 1962 in Tintin… Read more about this item

France: Dargaud, 1980. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine; no dust jackt as published. Hardcover, 48pp, colour comic strip throughtout with text in French.This comic book murder mystery is set in 1951 London. THE TEXT IS IN FRENCH. (1.5 jm plx 501/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comic.

Belgium: Casterman, 1966. (BEL) Later printing. No marking, there are three tiny spots to the leading edge of pages (the spots are smaller than a pinhead) otherwise Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, illus end papers, 62pp, colour comic strip throughout with text in French. This is the 17th book in the TinTin series bythe cartoonist Hergé.… Read more about this item

France: Dargaud, 1987. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine; no dust jackt as published. Hardcover, 48pp, colour comic strip throughtout with text in French.Between earth and sky, high in the mountain pastures, just below the clouds, live heroes created and drawn by F'murr. Athanasius, a pensive and dreamy shepherd, gathers around him sheep with a high intelligence quotient, an… Read more about this item

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 2005. (FR) No markings, Fine. 32 pp counting both covers, side-stapled, monochrome illus and photos. This item is entirely in French and is devoted to an exhibition in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Brillat-Savarin The exhibition was organized in Dijon by the Bibliotheques Gourmandes and by the Amis de… Read more about this item

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 2000. (FR) no markings, Fine. Wraps, 106pp, colour photos and illus. This book is entirely in French and is devoted to books on wine and wine production of Burgundy. Le Vin de Bourgogne; Les Secrets de la Pression; L'Ivresse des Livres, Bernard Chwartz, Collectioneur; Firmin Fleurot, Medecin et Botaniste; La Bibliotheque de Firmin Fleurot;… Read more about this item

Dijon: Bibliotheques Gourmands, 2002. (FR) No markings, soft crease to cover, Near Fine. Wraps, [80]pp, B&W illustrations. This was produced in an edition of 500 copies of which 54 were hand numbered for members of the Bibliotheques Gourmands. This copy is not numbered. The text is in French: includes recipes, Les Joyaux Gourmands du Sud-Ouest a Paris;… Read more about this item

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 1994. (FR) No markings, Fine. 20 leaves printed on cream card stock, with B&W and colour photos and lovely illustrations; then a [8]pp counting both covers booklet of the Catalogue de L'Exposition all fitted into a card sleeve This item is entirely in French and is devoted to an exhibition of culinary items, recipes… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions De Fallois, 1999. (FR) Presumed 1st eidtion, No markings, Fine. Wraps, 379pp, index, 81 colour reproductions mostly f artworks, B&W illus and photos in text. The text is in FRENCH. Chastel shows traces the development Italian painting to the end of the 15th century to the art of Byzantium. (2.0 JM HOZ 401/2. 1st. Paperback. Fine.… Read more about this item

Paris: Fondation Dapper / Bordas , 1987. (FR) Presumed 1st trade edition, No markings, but brace of small spots to top and bottom edges of pages, thus Good in Very Good dust jacket. A book in French on African art, sculptures, and masks(6.0 JM LVR 206/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.