‎Paris ‎

‎Paris. Centre Georges Pompidou, Centre De Creation Industrielle‎

‎Vingt-Cinq Ans d'Elegance a Paris 1925-1950‎

‎This is a very good softcover copy in a lightly chipped glassine wrapper. Completely clean inside and out. Glassine chipped mostly away on the spine. Text in French. This book looks at French haute couture during the second quarter of the 20th century. Lavishly illustrated with tipped-in color plates and black & white illustrations including photogravures of artistic and fashion personalities of the era. Many photographs of Paris fashions of the period. Original designs by Christian Berard for Schiaparelli, and the theater. Section on surrealism and fashion. Full page color plates by Dufy, Benito, Berard, Dior and Gruau. The last section is reserved for full-page color and black & white ads, including works by Cassandre, Vertes, Berard, etc. 14" high X 10.5" wide 111 pages + 50 pages of advertisements. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.‎

‎Cornette de Saint Cyr‎

‎Collection Alain Delon Les Annees 50‎

‎This is a very good hardcover copy in illustrated glazed boards. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Cornette de Saint Cyr, at the Drouot in Paris on October 15, 2007. Text in French. The sale consisted of Alain Delon's collection of mid 20th century paintings and included Alechinsky, Appel, Atlan, Bazaine, Bryen, Calder, Corneille, Debre, Degottex, Dubuffet, Esteve, Gauthier, Germain, Goetz, Hartung, Jorn, Lanskoy, Lucebert, Manessier, Riopelle, Schneider, Soulages, de Stael, Bram van Velde, Geer van Velde, Viera da Silva and Zao Wou-ki. 40 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color, several with fold-outs. No prices realized sheet, just price estimates for each lot. 11" high X 8" wide, 96 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.‎

‎Kostina, Olga‎

‎Skulptura i vremia / The Sculptor and Time: The Worker and the Farmer: Vera Mukhina's Sculpture for the Soviet Pavillion at the Paris 1937 Exhibition‎

‎This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with a short closed tear on the rear cover lower edge. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Russian, with summaries in English and French. This monograph was published on the 50th anniversary of the exhibition of Vera Mukhina's famous sculpture 'The Worker and the Farmer' first exhibited in Paris in 1937 at the Exposition Internationale. Many black & white photographs of the large metal sculpture from all angles. 12" high X 11" wide, 156 pages. Scarce. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.‎

‎Canova, Giordana‎

‎Paris Bordon‎

‎This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light cover wear. The jacket is complete. not sunned or faded, just a few scratches on the rear cover. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Italian. Paris Bordon or Bordone, (1500- 1571) was one of the leading painters in Italy during the Renaissance. Preface by Rodolfo Pallucchini. Bibliography. 151 black & white plates. 10" high X 7" wide, 148 text pages + plates. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.‎

‎Guerrand, Roger-H.et al.‎

‎Céramique impressioniste : l'atelier Haviland de Paris-Auteuil 1873-1882‎

‎This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Generally very clean inside and out but previous owner name on front free endpaper and handwritten title in ink on spine. Text in FRENCH. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Ancien Hotel des Archevêques de Sens, Paris, from December 1974 to February 1975. Texts by Roger-H. Guerrand, Jean d'Albis & Laurens d'Albis, Jean-Paul Bouillon, Chronology. One page of facsimile marks and signatures. Exhibition checklist with 154 works catalogued. About 15 black & white illustrations. Bibliography. 8" high X 6" wide, 80 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.‎

‎TIZZANI Vincent‎

‎Voyage en France‎

‎In 16, pp. 83 + (1). Br. rifatta. Racconto del viaggio in Francia di questo prelato (1809 - 1892). Dal 1850 al 1914, sono pubblicate una trentina di importanti testimonianze italiane su Parigi. I viaggiatori italiani in Francia (Giovanni Rajberti, Giambattista Casoni, i romanzieri e i poeti Edmondo De Amicis, Giovanni Faldella, Fernando Fontana, Carlo Del Balzo, Ferdinando Martini, Antonio Fogazzaro, Matilde Serao...) si recano perlopiu' nella capitale, trascurando la province, manifestando un disinteresse dal quale si salva parzialmente la Costa Azzurra. Nonostante i titoli di 'La Francia' o 'I Francesi', le memorie degli Italiani sono incentrate su Parigi. Tizzani, prima di parlare della capitale, si sofferma tuttavia su Marsiglia, e successivamente con brevi cenni sul Belgio, i confini del Reno e la Svizzera.‎

‎BIRDWOOD George‎

‎Exposition universelle de 1878 a Paris. Manuel de la section des Indes britanniques‎

‎In 8, pp. VII + 144 con un'ill. all'antip. Br. ed. dec. Edizione francese - una in inglese usci' lo stesso anno - di questa guida degli oggetti della sezione delle Indie britanniche in mostra all'esposizione universale di Parigi del 1878. Elenco articoli: 'Antiquite' du Commerce Indien'; 'Arts et metiers des Indes': orfevrerie, argenterie, ouvrages en metaux, emaux, armes, joaillerie; Ameublement artistique et Decor domestique: ouverages en bois noir de Bombay, incrustations de Bombay, ouverages Vizagapatam; ouverages Mynpuri; incrustations d'Agra, sculptures en bois de sandal et autres; ivoire et Corne sculptes; objets en terre-cuite; Instruments de musique...' Bibliographie ce'ramique', p. 132.‎

‎DE VILLEFOSSE H?ron‎

‎IV. Muse'e' du Louvre. De'partment des antiquite's grecques et romaines. Acquisitions de l'anne'e 1900‎

‎In 8, pp. 21 + (1b). Sporadiche bruniture. Br. ed. Elenco delle acquisizioni della sezione di antichita' greche e romane del Louvre.‎

‎DURAND Emile‎

‎Tablettes du directeur d'usine a gaz. Service de l'eclairage de la voie publique‎

‎In 16, pp. 92 + (4). Usuali fioriture della carta. P. tl. coeva con tit. oro al d. Table des matieres: Avant-propos; Des bruleurs; De'penses de gaz a' l'heure; Dimensions de la flamme; Intensite' de la lumie're; Dure'e de l'eclairage; Tableau de l'eclairage permanent a Paris; Eclairage variable; Material d'eclairage; Service de l'allumage; Nettoyage des lanternes et apparareils; Eclairage supplementaires.‎

‎HUGO Victor‎

‎Paris‎

‎In 16, pp. 101 + (3). Qualche abrasione ai p. Usuali fioriture della carta. Legatura in mz. pl. coeva. Seconda ed. La prima fu pubblicata nel 1867 con il titolo di Paris-Guide. Argomenti: L'Avenir, Le passe', Suprematie de Paris, Fonction de Paris, Declaratione de paix.‎

‎Hyatt, Alfred H.‎

‎The charm of Paris : an anthology‎

‎New edition. Good in soiled and marked white cloth, gilt. Inscription on the front endpaper. With 12 illustrations by Harry Morley. 14135. eng‎

‎Grossman, Susan‎

‎Essential Paris‎

‎Reprint of the 3rd edition. Very Good condition paperback.40481. eng‎

‎Riotor, Leon (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet)‎

‎L'Hotel de Ville (illustrated by Auguste Rouquet)‎

‎A charming book about this important Paris building. Two original woodcuts by Auguste Rouquet. One of 100 numbered copies printed on fine Madagascar wove paper. 8vo, original wraps, uncut and largely unopened. Near fine.‎

‎Asselin, Maurice‎

‎Maurice Asselin. Dix Estampes Originales‎

‎A complete suite of 10 signed and numbered prints by Maurice Asselin. Without the text pages or folding case. Edition limited to 100 sets. Includes 5 etchings and 5 lithographs, one printed in color. 13 x 10 inches (sheets). Loose as issued. Printed on fine wove paper. Perfect condition.‎

‎Claude, M.‎

‎Memoires de Monsieur Claude, Chef de la Police de Surete sous le Second Empire.‎

‎Ten volumes, complete. FIRST EDITION of the memoirs of M. Claude, who served as director of the Surete during the Second Empire. Extensive accounts of murders and other major crimes and the ensuing investigations. Complete with numerous manuscript facsimiles (many folding) and an engraved portrait of M. Claude (frontispiece of final volume). 8vo. Attractively bound in recent cloth, leather spine labels. Very good throughout. A RARE AND IMPORTANT SET. Vicaire II, 443.‎

‎Commission des Inspecteurs des Ponts-et-Chaussees‎

‎Canal Maritime de la Seine. Rapports de la Commission des Inspecteurs des Ponts-et-Chaussees, sur les plans et projets presentes par les Soumissionaires, en vertu de l'Ordonnance royale du 16 fevrier 1825‎

‎FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of the MOST IMPORTANT MONOGRAPH ON THE CANAL LINKING PARIS WITH THE SEA, one of the great engineering projects of its time. XI, 221 pp. plus 3 lithographed maps. The book is divided into two sections: Besons (near Paris) to Rouen, and Rouen to Le Havre. Each section is divided into numerous (and very detailed) subsections. Numerous tables throughout. At the end are three large folding lithographed maps, with the course of the Seine colored by hand in blue. Beautifully printed by Didot on fine wove paper, with large margins. From the library of noted engineer Rudolph Glossop (1902-1993), with his bookplate on pastedown. 4to. Attractively bound in half crimson morocco. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. An outstanding copy of an important book.‎

‎Peisson, Edouard, FrÈdÈric Boutet, Pierre Louys, and Charles-Theophile Feret (RenÈ Fauchois, introduction) (Paul-Louis Guilbert, etchings)‎

‎Hans le marin [with] Un scandale au XVIIIe siËcle [with] La femme et le pantin [with] Le manchot. Eaux-fortes originales de Paul-Louis Guilbert‎

‎A COMPLETE SET--PERHAPS UNIQUE--OF THE FOUR BOOKS PUBLISHED BY "INTER NOS" IN PARIS DURING WORLD WAR TWO, THE FIRST TWO OF WHICH WERE ISSUED DURING THE OCCUPATION. The first three are EXTREMELY RARE because of the tiny edition sizes (by the time the fourth was published, the Germans had surrendered, so a somewhat larger edition could be printed). While many livres d'artiste were printed in France under the Occupation, they were subject to Nazi censorship, and thus limited themselves to uncontroversial subject-matter. "INTER NOS", as the name implies ("among us", in Latin), was the only organization (in fact a small group of friends) that published clandestine livres d'artiste, with texts and illustrations depicting graphic sex and sadistic violence. *****(1) Edouard Peisson, "Hans le marin" (1943), with 22 origlnal etchings by Paul-Louis Guilbert. EDITION LIMITED TO 17 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE WOVE PAPER, OF WHICH THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE "EXEMPLAIRES DE COLLABORATEURS" ("collaborators" in a positive sense, we must assume). THIS COPY WAS SPECIALLY PRINTED FOR EDOUARD PEISSON, THE AUTHOR. This copy includes a second suite of the 22 etchings in second (remarque) state, as well as a suite of the three "planches refusÈes" and an additional proof without text of one of the etchings. One of the subversive remarques features a small portrait of a German officer complacently smoking a cigarette, with the etched text, "26 MARS 1943 / 1.005e jour / DE L'OCCUPATION_". Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps, housed in a custom clamshell box. FINE AND BRIGHT. ******(2) FrÈdÈric Boutet, "Un scandale au XVIIIe siËcle" (1943), with 20 original etchings by Guilbert. EDITION LIMITED TO 17 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE WOVE PAPER, OF WHICH THIS IS ONE OF FIVE COPIES WITH A REMARQUE SUITE OF THE ETCHINGS AND TWO SIGNED ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. This copy additionally has two etchings justified "Èpreuve unique", a working proof of one of the etchings, two additional drawings, the "planche refusÈe", two signed letters from Guilbert, and a signed original drawing opposite the half-title. This book and the following one have an extremely unusual feature: many of the etchings in the suites are actually other versions of the etchings in the book, rather than merely other states (in other words, they were not printed from the same plate). In some cases, the etchings used in the book are "decent" and the etchings in the suites are most certainly not. Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps. Board chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT. ONE COPY IN WORLDCAT (BN). *****(3) Pierre Louˇs, "La femme et le pantin" (1945: completed April 25, two weeks before VE Day), with 41 original etchings by Guilbert. EDITION LIMITED TO 30 COPIES PRINTED ON FINE BFK RIVES WOVE PAPER, OF WHICH THIS IS ONE OF 13 WITH THREE SUITES OF THE ETCHINGS AND TWO ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. This copy additionally has four drawings (in addition to the two announced in the justification); two additional proofs of etchings (including one signed and annotated "Èpreuve unique"); twelve pages of typographical proofs (including two with etchings); a proof of the title-page with an original drawing; and two additional proofs of the spine label. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, in the slightly worn original chemise and slipcase. NO COPIES IN WORLDCAT. EVEN THE BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DOESN'T HAVE THIS ONE. *****(4) Charles-ThÈophile FÈret, "Le manchot" (1945), with 21 original aquatints by Guilbert. Edition limited to 66 numbered copies beautifully printed on fine Arches wove paper, of which this is ONE OF TEN WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED GOUACHE PAINTING IN FULL COLOR. In this copy, the gouache is the preliminary design for the aquatint on p. 37. 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps, board chemise, and slipcase. A bit of light foxing, else FINE AND BRIGHT. Very rare. ******** COMPLETE SETS LIKE THIS ONE ARE OF THE GREATEST RARITY: EVEN THE INDIVIDUAL BOOKS ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AND I HAVE FOUND NO REFERENCE TO THE EXISTENCE OF ANY OTHER COMPLETE SET.‎

‎BÈjot, EugËne‎

‎A Paris. "Squares et jardins". Croquis lithographiques par EugËne BÈjot‎

‎A UNIQUE SET OF THIS RARE AND WONDERFUL FIN-DE-SIECLE PORTFOLIO OF LITHOGRAPHIC SKETCHES DEPICTING PARIS AND SOME OF ITS ELEGANT (mostly female) RESIDENTS. **** Eight large lithographs, printed on fine laid paper, in the original lithographed portfolio case with BÈjot's manuscript signature and limitation statement on the front cover (the case is illustrated with two additional lithographs, for a total of ten). From a total edition of 60 numbered sets, this is COPY NUMBER ONE, BEJOT'S OWN COPY, IN WHICH EACH OF THE LITHOGRAPHS IS SIGNED AND DATED IN PENCIL BY THE ARTIST AND STAMPED WITH HIS SMALL MONOGRAM STAMP (in other sets, the lithographs are stamped but not signed or dated). Laran 422-430 + 422bis. BÈjot was known mainly for his precise and detailed etchings; his lithographs are more impressionistic and modern. His entire lithographic oeuvre comprises 15 works, of which this portfolio includes 10. Large folio. Each lithograph measures 50.5 x 41 cm (20 x 16 inches). The lithographs are FINE AND BRIGHT, in absolutely perfect condition. The silk ties of the portfolio case are damaged. Otherwise the case is surprisingly fresh, in excellent condition. UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT.‎

‎Picquet, Charles and Guillaume Coutans‎

‎Carte des environs de Paris (Grigny, Viry, Villejuif, St. Mande, St. Maur, Villiers, Valenton, Villeneuve, Limeil, Lesigny, Crosne, Mandres, Quincy, Perigny, Noiseau, Brie sur Yeres, La Grange, Beaubourg, Tournam, Graix, FaviËres, La Magdaleine, Courquetaine, Ozouer, Yebles, Guignes, Pontault, Chatres, Fontenay, Chaulmes (Chaumes), Verneuil, l'Etang, Rungis, Orly, etc.)‎

‎A LARGE AND GORGEOUS ENGRAVED HAND-COLORED MAP of the area immediately south of Paris, with A WIDE HAND-COLORED BORDER AND WIDE MARGINS. 60 x 78 cm (plate), 65 x 92 cm (sheet). A bit of faint spotting, soiling, and closed tears to margins (all of which could be either restored or matted out), but the image area is in excellent condition, with the colors very fresh.‎

‎AndrÈ Warnod‎

‎Pascin: PrÈface de Pierre Mac Orlan. (with three original etchings by Jules Pascin)‎

‎An early standard monograph on Jules Pascin. Limited to 2000 numbered copies, of which this is ONE OF THE FIRST 100 COPIES, WITH THREE LOOSE ETCHINGS (numbered 71/100 in pencil, like the book itself), PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE ARCHES WOVE PAPER, IN A SEPARATE FOLDER. The etchings are "La plage" (or "Les jeux"), 1917 (HÈmin 91); "Homage aux dames fortes", 1927 (HÈmin 138); "L'enfant prodigue buvant 1927 (HÈmin 146). Folio. In stiff wraps, as issued. In the original board chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT.‎

‎Vertex, Jean (Pablo Picasso, Maurice Utrillo, Lucie Valore, Bernard Lamotte, et al, illustrators)‎

‎AmitiÈs de Montmartre. PoÎmes InÈdits de Jean Vertex. Illustrations originales a l'eau-forte de Maurice Utrillo, Lucie Valore, Pablo Picasso et Bernard Lamotte‎

‎AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS IMPORTANT LIVRE D'ARTISTE, WITH PENCIL-SIGNED ETCHINGS BY MAURICE UTRILLO AND HIS WIFE, LUCIE VALORE, AND UNSIGNED ETCHINGS BY PICASSO AND BERNARD LAMOTTE. This book is a collection of poems about Montmartre by Vertex (there is even a poem dedicated to Utrillo and Valore!), illustrated with reproductions of drawings by many artists associated with Montmartre, including Marie Laurencin, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Dignimont, Laprade, Charles GuÈrin, Roger Wild. and Vertex himself. Also illustrated with FOUR LOOSE HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS, one each by Utrillo, Valore, Picasso, and Bernard Lamotte.. All four etchings are signed in the plate. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATION COPY printed for Robert Conchon. On the verso of the title-page is a fine presentation inscription to Conchon underneath the reproduced drawing by Vertex, which he has colored by hand in this copy. Furthermore, THE ETCHINGS BY UTRILLO AND VALORE ARE SIGNED IN PENCIL BY THE ARTISTS. Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), among the greatest of modern artists, married his fellow artist (and former patron) Lucie Valore (1878-1967) in 1935, after she had been widowed. Utrillo made very few original prints, and signed impressions are of the utmost rarity. From a total edition of 110 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 15 BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED ON FINE MARAIS WOVE PAPER. From the private collection of Sylvan Cole (1918-2005), the leading American print dealer. Large folio. Loose as issued in wraps. UNCUT AND UNOPENED. A few creases to extreme margin of half-title, else FINE AND BRIGHT. In the original (somewhat worn) board chemise and slipcase. Utrillo was surely Montmartre's most emblematic artist, and the signed etchings by him and his wife make this a truly wonderful book. Since these etchings are loose (as issued), they are ready for framing.‎

‎MONTFORT, François Salvat‎

‎Gasconiana ou recueil ds bons mots des pensees les plus plaisantes et ds rencontres les plus vives des gascons‎

‎In-12°, antiporta calcografica che raffigura un gascon, pp. (12), 436, (4), un legno al frontespizio, titolo stampato in rosso e nero. Legatura in piena pergamena coeva. Graziosa raccolta di aneddoti umoristici e galanti, avventurosi e amorosi sui gascons. In fine Reflexions gasconnes sur le chapitre des femmes e Reflexions d’un philosophe gascon. motti aneddoti anecdotes aforismi francia settecento gascogne gascon moschettieri mousquetaire parigi paris letteratura galante amorosa donne women femmes‎

‎Vieillot‎

‎Album des concerts at des salons. Repertoire des oeuvres de nos premiers compositeurs modernes, chantées dans les principaux concerts et sur les premiers theatres de paris‎

‎In-8°; 6 di nove volumi (ciascuno di pp. 240) rilegati in 3 tomi, in mezza pelle con titolo impresso in oro al dorso. Solo il primo ha un vero e proprio frontespizio e 5 incisioni (qui presenti).‎

‎Le diable à Paris: Les parisiennes à Paris / Paris et les parisiens / Le tiroir du diable‎

‎Tre voll. pp. 282, (2); 312; 307, (1); brossura editoriale, riuniti in cofanetto di tela con legacci. Insieme di varie amenità d’autore su Parigi, i parigini, le parigine: la premessa è che un diavolo passeggero trovi in un cassetto, a Parigi, una serie di articoli che descrivono la città, le sue abitudini, i suoi abitanti, ecc. L’edizione originale di quest’opera collettiva era del ’45, e fu concepita dall’editore Pierre-Jules Hetzel, che fu poi esiliato in Belgio nel ’51.‎

‎Laughlin, Clara E.‎

‎So You're Going to Paris!‎

‎438p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition‎