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Colet, Louise . LE POEME DE LA FEMME
Paris 1854 Perrotin. 2e Recit La Servante. In French. 8vo., 99pp., 1/2 leather. Owner bookplate. Nice leather backstrip with gilt lettering and trim and armorial shield in gilt on front board. Attractive blue marbled end papers. Good, some foxing. No ownership marks. Rare. (a10192)
$150.00de Sade, Abbe Jacques Francois Paul Aldonce (Petrarch, Francois ). MEMOIRES POUR LA VIE DE FRANCOIS PETRARQUE TIRES DE SES OUEVRES ET DES AUTEURS CONTEMPORAINS 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Amsterdam 1764-67 Arskee & Mercus. Avec des notes ou dissertations et les Pieces justificative. In French. 3 large volumes, complete 4to. (10 inches by 8 inches), 447pp. plus 97pp. of notes; 495pp plus 83pp. of notes; 811pp. plus 88pp. of notes, full leather with gilt- decorated spines, mounted red leather spine labels, marbled fore-edges and marbled end papers. Owner bookplate removed (partly) from Volume 1. Good, leather rubbed and worn but boards well attached. Text clean, no ownership marks, binding secure. Brunet 30705. 3 volume set: (a16509)
$950.00 Boileau . OEUVRES POETIQUES DE BOILEAU AVEC DES NOTICES PAR M. POUJOULAT
Tours 1870 Alfred Mame et fils. 4to. Strong fine engravings by V. Foulquier on the top of each poem. All edges brightly gilt. 3/4 red leather. Spine raised bands with gilt design. Text has just a few spots. Cover has moderate wear on edges and corners. Near VG. (a16605)
$165.00 Aragon, Louis . LES YEUX D'ELSA
Paris 1945. Poetry by French Communist. Presumably Elsa is his Communist spouse, Elsa Triolet. Sm.8vo., 121pp., wraps. Limited to 600 copies. VG in Good DJ, a few chips on spine. (a26563)
$32.00Delavigne, M. Casimir; Martin, Henri. LES ENFANS D'EDOUARD, TRAGEDIE EN TROIS ACTES EN VERS; MINUIT ET MIDI
Philadelphia 1834 Carey, Lea and Blanchard. Hardcover. original binding: cloth spine, mounted printed paper spine label (label is toned and worn and hard to read). Paper-covered boards (boards worn at edges and rounded at tips). Octavo. Two works bound in one. Delavigne 120p.; Martin 131pp. Good. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; text somewhat worn with occasional stains or foxing but legible and complete with no tears and no chips. (a2905)
$110.00 Billard, Claude . GASTON DE FOIX TRAGEDIE
NY 1931 Institute of French Studies. Introduction in English by Elliot H. Polinger. Drama in French. Octavo, 70pp., wraps. VG. (a30528)
$44.00 Calderon, Pedro . L'ALCADE DE ZALAMEA
1961. Texte francaise de George Pillement. 12mo., 61pp., monochrome photo illus., wraps. VG. (a40379)
$39.00(beardsley). LA DRAMTURGIE DE AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Paris 1973. In French. In Cahiers Renaud Barrault, 83, Premier Trimetre 1973 at pp.24-126. Whole issue has several articles on Beardsley . Small octavo, 126pp., illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear and soiling. (a40868b)
$29.00 Aury, Dominique (preface) . PAR LE DON DE FLORENCE GOULD
Paris 1988 1st Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet. Preface de Dominique Aury; Catalogue etabli pr Nicole Prevot et Jacqueline Zacchi. In French. 4to., 134pp., mounted photo portrait of Gould as frontispiece, illustrations. Good, light cover wear and light cover soiling. (a43139)
$29.00 (books) . BIBLIOTHEQUE LITTERAIRE CHARLES HAYOIT QUATRIEME PARTIE: LIVRES DU VINGTIEME SIECLE
Paris 2001. Sotheby Auction Catalogue. 4to., 316pp., monochrome and color illustrations, wraps. VG. Part 4 only: (a45651)
$36.00Delakas, Daniel L.. THOMAS WOLFE ET LES ROMANCIERS FRANCAIS
Paris 1950. These pur Le Doctorat, L'Universite de Paris. In French. Sm.4to., 154pp., original printing rebound in later wraps. Opens to half title. Unopened. Good, a few small chips on half title. (a46607)
$35.00 Davis, James Herbert Jr. . TRAGIC THEORY AND THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH CRITICS
Chapel Hill 1967 University of North Carolina Press. Octavo, 121pp., stiff wraps. VG. (a48488)
$24.00 D'Harcourt, Robert . SCHILLER INTRIGUE ET AMOUR KABALE UND LIEBE
Paris 1930 Editions Montaigne. In French. 12mo., 153pp., wraps. VG. (a48923)
$39.00 Barrere, Jean-Bertrand . LA FANTAISIE DE VICTOR HUGO VOLUME ONE
1949 Corti. In French. Sm.4to., 447pp., wraps. Subsequent volumes were published in later years. Good, wraps a bit worn. Volume 1. (a49336)
$45.00 Choinski, Krzysztof . OUVRE LA PORTE
In Informations. 1979 Publiees par Le Centre Hongrois de L'I.I.T.Traduit du Polonais par Nadi Brittel. In French. 4to., 71pp., wraps. VG. (a51093)
$65.00 Crowley, Francis J. . VOLTAIRE'S POEME SUR LA LOI NATURELLE A CRITICAL EDITION
Berkeley 1938 University of California. In English. 8vo., pp.177-304, original wraps. Inscribed and signed by Crowley. VG. (a54286)
$50.00 Chomre . DICTIONNAIRE ABREGE DE LA FABLE
Paris 1822 Dabo. Pour l'intelligence des poetes, des tableaux et des statues, dont les sujets on tires de l'histoire poetique. in French. 16mo., 475pp., full leathe with mounted red leather spine label and much gilt decoration on spine. Good, covers worn on edges, leather rubbed and chipped along outer edge of front., some light foxing and soiling throughout. (a60153)
$50.00Canning, George and William Gifford (editors). THE BEAUTIES OF THE ANTI-JACOBIN; OR, WEEKLY EXAMINER; CONTAINING EVERY ARTICLE OF PERMANENT UTILITY IN THAT VALUABLE AND HIGHLY ESTEEMED PAPER,...POETRY; TOGETHER WITH EXPLANATION NOTES, BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES...
London 1799 Anti-Jacobin Press. The Anti-Jacobin was founded to bolster and support the established order in England and counteract the revolutionary fervor which was spilling over from the dramatic events in France. Octavo, 311pp., 21pp. (publisher catalogue), marbled hardcover boards with leather spine. Pencil note indicates editor as Gifford Canning & Co. Bookplate of James Lorimer Graham; signed twice by Walter Muirhead, 1801. Near VG, moderate wear, binding solid. (a60851)
$195.00 De Wailly, M. Natalis . JEAN SIRE DE JOINVILLE HISTOIRE DE SAINT LOUIS CREDO ET LETTRE A LOUIS X TEXTE ORIGINAL, ACCOMPAGNE D'UNE TRADUCTION
Paris 1874 1st Firmin Didot Freres. In French. 4to., 690pp., 3 color maps (one foldout), hardcover with later paper spine. Owner signed ( B. W. Wells) on top margin of title page. Good plus. (a64304)
$95.00Bossuat, Robert. BERINUS - ROMAN EN PROSE DU XIVe SIECLE - TOME I, II (COMPLETE)
Paris 1932 Societe des Anciens textes Francais. In French. Two hardcover octavo volumes, matching binding. 432, 251pp., errata, tan cloth hardcover with gilt emblem. VG. Two volume set, complete. (a68058)
$170.00 Barthou, Louis . AUTOUR DE BAUDELAIRE LE PROCES DES FLEURS DU MAL, VICTOR HUGO ET BAUDELAIRE
Paris 1917 1st Maison du Livre. In French. Octavo, 59pp., original wraps finely bound in 3/4 black leather with blue marbled boards and gilt trim. VG, some wear on spine and small amount of very light foxing in text. (a68909)
$95.00 De Pisan, Christine . L'OROYSON NOSTRE DAME - PRAYER TO OUR LADY
NY 1953 1st Kurt H. Volk. Foreword by jean Misrahi. Translated by Misrahi and Margaret Marks. French text on left and English translation on right. Folio, 24pp. in red and black ink, typography by Volk, attractive gilt printed red cloth hardcover. Fine, no DJ. No slipcase. (a69395)
$49.00Brewster, F. Carroll. MOLIERE IN OUTLINE
Philadelphia 1885 1st J. M. Goldy. Being a translation of all important parts of Moliere's works, with introductions and notes, historical and critical, abridged from Van Laun and others to which are added the arguments of the plays. In English. Octavo. 280pp., later wraps. VG. (a69811)
$65.00 de Vaux, Baron . LES TIREURS AU PISTOLET
Paris 1883 1st C. Marpon et E. Flammarion. Preface par Guy de Maupassant. In French. Lettre du Prince Georges Bibesco. Copy No. 101 of 600. Gunplay among French Society. 4to., 261pp., frontis portrait of de Vaux, numerous full page illustrations with tissue guards, 3/4 cloth with colorful marbled boards and gilt spine lettering. VG, occasional light foxing, hinges tender. (a71438)
$235.00Beaujard, Andre. LES NOTES DE CHEVET DE SEI SHONAGON' DAME D'HONNEUR AU PALAIS DE KYOTO
Paris 1934 1st Maisonneuve. Traduction in extenso de l'ancien texte japonais. Avec une preface de M. Adatci. In French. Sm.4to., 329pp., wraps with later paper spine. Good, text toned and lightly worn. (a71582)
$50.00 De Man, Paul . NEW CRITICISM ET NOUVELLE CRITIQUE
1966. In French. Article at pp. 29-37 in one issue of Preuves. Included in a complete issue with several additional articles. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a74367b)
$35.00 Carre, Jean-Marie . LA VIE DE ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Paris 1929 Gallimard. Wraps. 258p. Foldout map. Frontis photo illus of Stevenson. Copy signed twice by George Hellman who writes on front fly "The author refers to my writings on Stevenson in the preface and frequently throughout th e book."Text browned. Good. (a7544)
$45.00 (books) . FRENCH LITERATURE - LUCIEN GOLDSCHMIDT CATALOGUES NO. 42, NO. 49
New York c. 1950 Lucien Goldschmidt. Book catalogues of French Literature from Middle Ages to Twentieth Century. 2 volumes. 4to., 40pp., 40pp., glossy photo illustrations. Matching printed wraps. Near Fine. 2 volumes. (a78733)
$39.00 de Ronsard, Pierre . LA BOUQUINADE ET AUTRES GAILLARDISES
Paris 1921 Bibliotheque des Curieux. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 273pp., errata, ads, cloth. VG, enddpapers tone. (a80918)
$39.00 Alden, Douglas W, Peter Hoy and William J. Thompson . FRENCH XX BIBLIOGRAPHY 43 CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES FOR THE STUDY OF FRENCH LITERATURE SINCE 1885
Selinsgrove 1991 Susquehanna University Press. Volume IX No. 3 Issue 43. Sm.4to., bright red wraps. Good, light water effects on final 50 pages. (a81096)
$55.00 Bureau, Noel . AU PROFIT DU SILENCE (signed)
Paris 1947 First edition. No. 205 of 300 copies. Poetry in French. 12mo., 76pp., Frontis de l'Auteur (frontis tissue present), original wraps. **Five-line inscription (to Andreas Karpelis) signed by Bureau. VG plus. Scarce. (a82993)
$160.00 Burton, Edouard . LE DERNIER DAUPHIN DE FRANCE (1884)
Orleans 1884 Depot chez tous les Libraieres. Imp. ch. Constant. In French. 12mo., 118pp., original printed light blue wraps. Good plus, light cover wear, rear cover panel lacks lower corner. (a82994)
$95.00 Braunrot, Bruno . L'IMAGINATION POETIQUE CHEZ DU BARTAS ELEMENTS DE SENSIBILITE BAROQUE DANS LA CREATION DUE MONDE
Chapel Hill 1973 first edition. ISBN 0 88438 937 5. North Carolina Studies in Romance Language. Hardcover. Octavo, 157pp., cloth. Owner name stamp on title page. Near VG, light wear, no DJ. Scarce. (a83278)
$95.00 Berta, Michel . DE L'ANDROGYNIE DANS LES ROUGON-MACQUART ET DEUX AUTRES ETUDES SUR ZOLA
New York 1985 first edition Peter Lang. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 153pp., printed boards. VG. (a83286)
$24.00 Belhadj-Kacem, Nourreddine . LE THEME DE LA DEPOSSESSION DANS LA TRILOGIE DE MOHAMED DIB
Alger1983 first edition ENAL. In French. Octavo, 103pp., original printed wraps bound in later gilt printed half black leather with blue paper covered boards. Good plus, light cover wear. (a83328)
$45.00 Alliot, T. J. D. . JEAN BERTAUT AND THE FRENCH ANTHOLOGIES ABOUT 1600
1967. Article at pp. 136-142 in single complete issue of The Library. Other articles included in same issue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a83962b)
$20.00 Barbier, Antoine Alexandre . DICTIONNAIRE DES OUVRAGES ANONYMES ET PSEUDONYMES COMPOSES, TRADUITS OU PUBLIES EN FRANCAIS ET EN LATIN (COMPLETE IN 4 VOLUMES)
Paris 1822, 1823, 1824, 1827 seconde edition, revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee. In French. Hardcovers. Four volumes, octavos, 504p., 548p., 684p., 522p., errata slip, recently rebound in tan buckram with gil spine lettering. Ex-university library with spine numbers. VG. Binding strong, text clean. Set of 4 volumes. (a87314)
$160.00 Alden, Douglas W et al . FRENCH VII BIBLIOGRAPHY - CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE VOLUME II NUMBER 4
NY 1973 republished by French Institute. Octavo, paginated vii, 777-864, red wraps. Near Fine, slight price tag residue on cover. (a88460)
$35.00 Anseaume, Louis . LE PEINTRE AMOUREUX DE SON MODELE, PIECE EN DEUX ACTES (1759)
Paris 1759 Duchesne. Brunet 16554. In French. Octavo, 42pp., later wraps. Monastery name stamped on titlepage. Good, final leaf has bottom blank margin cut off, no loss of text. Original printing, not reprint. (mu10)
$70.00 Aumont, Jean-Pierre. . LA POMME DE SON OEIL
Julliard 1969 1st Julliard. Stories in French by this well-known screenwriter and dramatist (Lac aux Dames, Hotel du Nord, etc. ) Hardcover. Small octavo, 277pp., cloth. Owner signed. VG in Good plus DJ. (mu15)
$24.00Dejaure, Jean Elie Bedene (1761-1799). L'INCERTITUDE MATERNELLE, OU LE CHOIS IMPOSSIBLE, COMEDIE.
Paris 1790 1st Cailleau. Representee pour la premier fois, a Paris, par les Comediens Italiens Ordinaire du Roi, le 5 Juin 1790. In French. 8vo., 29pp., later (19th century ?) 3/4 vellum with colorful marbled boards. Near VG, some light water staining on a few pages. Very scarce. (mu92)
$199.00