Paris: Gustave Havard, 1846. E. de Beaumont, Laisne, et al. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 554 p. Illustrated edition, IN FRENCH. Two interesting prior owner bookplates, on the front pastedown is a bookplate belonging to George Paget (1818-1880), a British soldier during the Crimean War who took... More about Les Prisons de Paris: Histoire, Types, Moeurs, Mysteres
Paris: Librairie Ancienne Edouard Champion, [1924]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 220 pp., inscribed by author, volume in French. The author was a Guggenheim Foundation recipient appointed to study the influence of accounts of America, Africa and Asia printed in French upon the thought of the French Renaissance. He was... More about Les Relations de Voyages du XVII Siecle et L'Evolution des Idees [Relationship of 17th Century...
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[Paris]: Editions de la Maison Francaise, [1947]. Dignimont, Andre. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of an unspecified number reserved for "des amis du florilege", inscribed by Andre Dignimont, quarto size, 229 pp., in French, unbound sheets. With original artwork on front blank signed by Dignimont and inscribed to "a moi bien... More about Les Fleurs du Mal [ASSOCIATION COPY - inscribed by artist to Dr. Jean Rousset
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[Octon, France]: Verdigris, 2007. Rothchild, Judith. Limited Edition. Accordion. Number 2 of 33 copies, forty-eightmo size, [9] pp., signed by printer Mark Lintott and Judith Rothchild, text in French. This poem by Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was intended as an epigraph for the second edition of "Le Fleurs du mal" [The... More about Epigraphe pour un Livre Condamne [Epigraph for a Condemned Book
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Octon, France: Verdigris, 2000. Rothchild, Judith. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. Number 4 of 10 de luxe copies (total edition 50), quarto size, [16] pp., signed by Judith Rothchild with an additional print also signed, in French. A single poem, "L'Invitation au Voyage" is from the collection Les Fleurs... More about L'Invitation au Voyage [ARTIST BOOK - Judith Rothchild]; Petit Poeme en Prose
Buenos Aires: (Colombo), 1953 / 1958. Limited Edition. Wraps. Number 45 of 48 copies on Fabriano, quarto size, [12] pp. A lovely small book of poetry (in Spanish), with woodcut illustrations in purple and green. Offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps, with original glassine jacket. ***DESCRIPTION: Heavy... More about Dialogo Intimo; "La Caballera" Coleccion de poesia, Volumen VI
![Der Ausgestossene [L'expulse]. Artist, Book Designer, Samuel Beckett, Elmar Tophoven, Roswtha...](/pictures/thumb/CNJL505_1.JPG?v=1496113112)
Hamburg: Raamin-Presse, 1976. Quadflieg, Roswtha. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 37 p. Signed by Artist. Limited edition of 170 signed/numbered copies, this no. 91, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST/BOOK DESIGNER, Roswtha Quadfleig (b. 1949). She founded the Raamin-press in 1973, publishing works of literature printed with... More about Der Ausgestossene [L'expulse
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Erie, Pa: Chas. F. Adams, ca. 1885. Hardcover. Folio size, 894 pp., in German. This impressive Bible, printed prior to 1890, is replete with engravings and chromolithographs, illustrating the text throughout; the engravings have a wonderful depth and detail of line, exquisite renderings of the characters that populate the Old... More about Heilige Schrift [Holy Bible
Paris: Chez Saintin, 1811. First Edition. Hardcover. Twenty-fourmo size, 234 pp., in French. The biblical story of Ruth and Naomi, two women who leave the land of Moab to return to Naomi's native land of Bethlehem, is a story of love, devotion, and loyalty; it is a story of strength... More about Ruth et Noemi; ou Les Deux Veuves, Sujet Episodique
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Paris: Editions Kra [printed by M. Massol], 1929. Dubout, Albert. 2nd Printing. Wraps. Second printing with illustrations by Dubout, no. 960 of 1000, octavo size, 21 pp., in French. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711), known simply as Boileau, was a French poet and satirist whose work had a great influence on French... More about Les Embarras de Paris [The Embarrassment of Paris]; (Satire VI
Buenos Aires: Edito Vehil, (1955). Botana, Helvio I. Limited Edition. Wraps. Number VIII of XX, octavo size, [124] pp., signature at the colophon. A lovely version, in the original Spanish, with an original drawing by the author serving as frontispiece, and signed by the author at the colophon. Offered as... More about Via Crucis; Con un prologo y un epilogo a las catorce estaciones, de la Pasion del Cristo,...
Rennes-Paris: Imprimerie Oberthur, 1903. First Edition. Softcover. Folio size, 20 pp., in French. Emile Boulanger (1867-1939) was a French pharmacist and biologist; these papers comprise portions of his study on the artificial culture of the truffle following various experiments. Boulanger continued his experiments for some years and published numerous reports... More about Germination de L'Ascospore de la Truffe
Rennes-Paris: Imprimerie Oberthur, 1903. 1st Edition. Wraps. Folio size, 23 pp., text in French. Emile Boulanger (1867-1939) was a French pharmacist and biologist. These papers comprise portions of a study on the artificial culture of the truffle following various experiments. Boulanger continued his experiments for some years and published numerous... More about Les Mycelium Truffiers Blancs
Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco: Allyn and Bacon, 1922. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 228 pp. Abridged and Edited with Notes, Exercises, French Questions and Vocabulary by E.A. Whitenack, State Normal School, River Falls Wisconsin. Dark red cloth with black lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine. All 18 illustrations... More about Le Tour de la France, Pour Deux Enfants
Geneve [Geneva]: Ex Typographia Matthaei Berjon, 1620. Hardcover. Elephant folio size, approximately 1750 pp. Ambrogio Calepino (ca. 1440-1511), although the son of a Count, entered the Augustine order at a young age. One of the missions of the Augustinians was education, and to aid this mission, they established their own... More about Dictionarium Octolingue, In quo Latinis dictionibus Hebraeae, Graecae, Gallicae, Italicae,...
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New York: [Edition Gunnar A. Kaldewey] Printed in the tower of Poestenkill, 1984. Kuball, Mischa. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 15 deluxe copies bound in vellum, folio size, 40 pp., signed by Mischa Kuball, in German. "Todesfuge" is one of the "great and terrifying literary works" written by survivors of... More about Todesfuge [Death Fugue
![Le Vignoble & Le Vin de Champagne [The Vineyard and the Wine of Champagne]; Vignobles de Vins...](/pictures/thumb/CNJL279_1.JPG?v=1542242022)
Paris: Louis Larmat, (1951). Wraps. Octavo size, 435 pp., in French. The wine region of Champagne in France is world-renowned for its production of sparkling wine, and this volume details the history and production of wine from the region; written by Georges Chappaz (1874-1953), who was the honorary Inspector General... More about Le Vignoble & Le Vin de Champagne [The Vineyard and the Wine of Champagne]; Vignobles de...
Paris: Promodis, 1983-1986. Hardcover. 4to - over 9.75" to 12" tall. 2436 pgs. All text in French. An in-depth look at the history of the book in France, from the Middle Ages through the year 1950. Volume I, Le livre conquerant, covers the Middle Ages through the 17th century; Volume... More about Histoire de l'Edition Francaise (4 volumes, complete
San Francisco: Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Leon Gelber and Theodore Lilienthal, 1936. Starr, Judson. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 200 copies, quarto size, [16] unnumbered pp., with holiday card and ms translation slipped in. An edition of this Christmas poem by Canadian poet Louis Frechette (1839-1908) the poet-laureate... More about Voix de Noel
![Les Quatre Saisons [ARTIST BOOK - Judith Rothchild]. Charles Cros, Judith Rothchild, Artist](/pictures/thumb/CNJL1112_1.JPG?v=1515017922)
Octon, France: Verdigris Press, 2003. Rothchild, Judith. Limited Edition. Stiff wraps. Number 8 of 35, quarto size, [22] pp., signed by Judith Rothchild, text in French. Charles Cros (1842-1888) was a French poet and scientific inventor. His proposals and theories about color photography and the phonograph were published almost simultaneously... More about Les Quatre Saisons [ARTIST BOOK - Judith Rothchild
![Le Noble Jeu de L'Oie ["The Noble Game of the Goose"] en France, de 1640 à 1950; La Vie...](/pictures/thumb/14070724_1.JPG?v=1507165541)
Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1950. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 165 of 700, folio size, 237 pp., illustrated, text in French. Le Noble Jeu de L'Oie...("The Noble Game of the Goose") can be traced back to at least 1480, when it was mentioned in an Advent sermon - warning churchgoers... More about Le Noble Jeu de L'Oie ["The Noble Game of the Goose"] en France, de 1640 à 1950; La...
BS. [Buenos Aires] - Argentina: (Colombo), 1954. Veroni, Raul. Limited Edition. Wraps. Number 40 of 60 copies, quarto size, [32] pp. Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, Duke of Gallese (1863-1938) was an Italian writer, a proto-futurist obsessed with sex, whom some people believe invented fascism. This poem was written in... More about La Pioggia Nel Pineto; (La Lluvia en el Pinar
Mulhouse, France: Th. de Dillmont. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 204 p. Softcover book **WRITTEN IN FRENCH** with accompanying patterns, both enclosed in the original cardboard box. ***THE AUTHOR/EDITOR: Therese Maria Josepha de Dillmont (1846-1890) was an Austrian needleworker and writer; she owned a string of... More about Les Dentelles aux Fuseaux, 1re Serie, Bibliotheque D.M.C. - WITH - Patrons Nos 1-55 et Nox 31A-55A
Paris: Teriade Editeur, 1960. Beaudin, Andre. Limited Edition. Folio. Number 177 of 180 copies (total edition 200), folio size, 127 pp., signed by Andre Beaudin, in French. Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855) is the pen name of French Romantic poet and author Gérard Labrunie. His novella "Sylvie" was first published in... More about Sylvie
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Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Freres, Fils et Cie, 1874. Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, 640 pp., text in French. The best known work by knight and historian Geoffroi de Ville-Hardouin (c. 1150-c.1213/18), written between 1207 and 1213. This work is one of the oldest known examples of historical French prose... More about Crusades] Conquete de Constantinople; Avec la Continuation de Henri de Valenciennes: Texte...