Auction 25 January 2024 BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - Paris

Bid on the lot list Tessier & Sarrou et Associés : 25 January 2024 - LIVRES & MANUSCRITS JEUDI 25 JANVIER 2024PARIS • HÔTEL DROUOT • SALLE 11 Exposition publique :Mercredi 24 janvier de 11h à 20hJeudi 25 janvier de 11h à 12h Téléphone pendant l’exposition et la vente :01 48 00 20 11 EXPERTS :Éric FOSSE (expert CNE)assisté par Alix de HEAULME01 40 54 79 75 •<a href="mailto:librairiefosse@orange.fr" rel="noopener noreferrer"> librairiefosse@orange.fr</a> Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

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Lot n° 1

ABU SHUGA (Aḥmad bin al-Ḥusayn bin Aḥmad al-Aṣfahānī al-Abbādānī al-Šāfiī)

Précis de jurisprudence musulmane selon le rite chafeite. E. J. Brill Leiden 1859. E.O. and only edition, uncommon. Publication of the Arabic text, with translation and annotations, by S. Keijzer. Bound in cherry half-chagrin in-8, smooth mute spine,...

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Lot n° 2

(ACADEMIE FRANCAISE) Collection...

(ACADEMIE FRANCAISE) Collection of speeches given at the Académie française, either for reception or death, or for the occasional arrival of artists under the dome: some fifty in E.O. in-4 platelet format from Firmin Didot, and 13 ex. from other publishers,...

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Lot n° 3

ACHARD Maurice

Marlborough s'en-va-t-en guerre. Complete manuscript of this play. 73 pages, large in-8, with numerous additions, corrections and erasures. Attached is a playbill from a representative of the play in Berlin, Munich and Vienna. Bound in full green chagrin,...

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Lot n° 4

FRENCH ALGERIA / ALGERIAN WAR Set...

FRENCH ALGERIA / ALGERIAN WAR Set compiled by Maître André DAMIEN, of notes, correspondence and pleadings in defense of officers charged in connection with the Algiers putsch. Mainly comprises duplicates of Maître Damien's correspondence, fee notes, and...

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Lot n° 5

ALPHABET L'artiste peintre de lettres....

ALPHABET L'artiste peintre de lettres. Monrocq Frères Paris s.d. (circa 1890). Complete with title and 20 color plates. Ten alphabet models printed on the front of each sheet. The Monrocq brothers had signed a zinc lithography manual and published numerous...

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Lot n° 6

ANDERS Gottfried-Engelbert

Biographical details on Beethoven from Wegeler and Ries. Bureau de la Revue et Gazette Musicale Paris 1839. Published with the "generous assent" and at the expense of the director of the Revue musicale, Maurice Schlesinger. The aim was to contribute to...

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Lot n° 7

ANNUNZIO Gabriele d'

Triumph of death. Calmann Lévy éditeur Paris 1896. E.O. One of 50 ex. on Hollande, the only large paper announced, this one n°112. Autograph address signed and dated "février 96" to the historian and literary critic: "à M. Ferdinand Brunetière, hommage...

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Lot n° 8

ANOUILH Jean

Set of 6 books each in E.O. Paperback, with witnesses preserved: Le boulanger, la boulangère, et le petit mitron (one of 100 on Hollande), La belle vie suivie de Episode de la vie d'un auteur (one of 35 on Hollande, three small snags on the first cover),...

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Lot n° 9

ARAGO François

Letter to M. Alexandre de Humboldt. Bachelier Paris 1840. E.O. of this violent attack on the views developed by astronomer Philippe-Gustave Le Doulcet, comte de Pontécoulant (1796-1874) in his Précis d'astronomie théorique et pratique. Following: PONTECOULANT...

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Lot n° 10

ARAGON Louis

Letters to André Breton. Gallimard Paris 2011. E.O. One of 50 copies on Pur fil, the only large paper. Paperback in-8.

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Lot n° 11

ARAGON Louis

Anicet ou le panorama. NRF Paris 1921. E.O. One of 120 first copies on Pur fil reprinted in in-8 format. Bound in half-black chagrin with corners, 5-rib spine, gilt head, covers preserved (binding by Goy et Vilaine).

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Lot n° 12

ARAGON Louis

Le traité du style. NRF Paris 1928. E.O. One of 109 head copies on Pur fil reprinted in in-8 format. Paperback.

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Lot n° 13

ARLAND Marcel

L'ordre. NRF Paris 1929. E.O. Three volumes each on Pur fil, one of 109 copies reprinted in in-8 format. Three paperbacks, mint condition, in full cream paper sleeve and slipcase.

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Lot n° 14

ARLETTY (Léonie Bathiat dit)

Long autograph letter signed and dated July 15, addressed to "mes petits Renés" from the Hotel Beauséjour in the high Pyrenees, where she is on a health cure. She recounts how she counts the days and reads enormously, "I go from Passe-Muraille in Cheval...

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Lot n° 15

ARNOULD A.

Art Jewelry. Created and inspired by these elements. From the author, Studium Paris s.d. Album of art jewelry in chased gold. Paperback in-8, cover decorated with gilt lettering, title and embossed ornaments, inside fresh.

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Lot n° 16

ASPIN Jehoshaphat

Cosmorama: the manners, customs, and costumes of all nations of the world. New edition, illustrated with engravings. John Harris London 1834. 22 plates of costumes in color, the first edition appeared in 1826, with only 15 plates, and the pamphlet, an...

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Lot n° 17

AUVRAY Louis

Poetic diversions of an artist. Imprimerie George Franz Munich 1849. Rare No copy in the CCF. In Germany, one copy is listed at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Louis Auvray (1810-1890), brother of history painter Félix Auvray (1800-1833), a pupil of...

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Lot n° 18

AVIATION. Circuit de l'Est. First...

AVIATION. Circuit de l'Est. First airplane race from August 7 to 17, 1910, organized by "Le Matin". F. Gedovius Nancy-Paris s.d. 1910. E.O. Black illustrations in text The "Circuit de l'Est", an aeronautical stage race (Paris - Troyes - Nancy - Mézières...

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Lot n° 19

AYME Marcel

Set of 5 books: Gustalin (E.O. one of 130 on esparto, signed autograph dispatch on a page belonging to another volume); Brûlebois (E.O. one of 3300 on esparto, bound in half morocco); Maison basse (E.O. one of 130 on esparto, bound in half morocco with...

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Lot n° 20

AYME Marcel

Set of 5 books, each in E.O. and each bound in 12, brown half morocco with corners, 5-rib spine, gilt head, covers preserved: Aller-retour (E.A.S. to Jean Ajalbert, one of 850 on Pur fil); Le moulin de la sourdine (one 130 on Alfa); Derrière chez Martin...

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Lot n° 21

BAILLAUD Jules

Photographic spectrophotometer. Study of color screens. - Spectrosensitometry. Masson Paris s.d. (1913). Rare offprint, extracted from Le Radium, journal de physique, tome X. Paperback in-4.

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Lot n° 22

BALTAZAR Julius

Autograph card with watercolor addressed to "Fernando Arrabal sans 'H'", "to give you news of my Baltazaroquerie". An in-8 card, forged stamp and stamp of the royal post office of Hu-Tu-Fu, the island fantasized by Michel Déon and Julius Baltazar, with...

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Lot n° 23

BALTAZAR Julius

Signed autograph letter dated 1998 in Montreal and addressed to the Chilean poet Luiz Mizon. He gives news, "There are still my paintings that are not dry. I have a collector who would like a dedication on a book". One-page in-4 letter at the head of...

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Lot n° 24

BALTAZAR Julius

Autograph letter signed and addressed to a friend. He gives news of an exhibition of illustrated bibliophilic works, asks for news of his interlocutor in Italy and ends with "Vive la Belgique". One page in-4, entirely watercolored. Written and painted...

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Lot n° 25

BALZAC Honoré

Le lys dans la vallée. Charpentier libraire-éditeur Paris 1839. New revised and corrected edition: first edition revised by the author, after the original published in 1836, complete with the disclaimer announcing the withdrawal of the preface that appeared...

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Lot n° 26

BALZAC Honoré

César Birotteau. Publisher Paris 1838. E.O. Two volumes bound in one, half green chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt, three speckled edges, bound without the covers but the two title pages are present, fresh interior, slipcase.

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Lot n° 27

BALZAC Honoré

Les contes drolatiques. Bureau de la société générale de Librairie Paris 1855. First edition illustrated by Gustave Doré. Bound in-8, burgundy half-chagrin with corners, 5-rib spine, speckled head, foxing to edges.

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Lot n° 28

BALZAC Honoré

The Duchess of Langeais. Librairie Szabo Vichy 1947. First edition illustrated by René MARGOTTON. One of 65 copies on Vélin pur chiffon filigrané Johannot, this one no. 20, third paper after 9 copies with suite and 1 copy with original sketches, all on...

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Lot n° 29

BANVILLE Théodore de

Gringoire. Conquet éditeur Paris 1899. First edition illustrated by J. WAGREZ. One of the 100 ex. de tête sur Japon impérial. Complete with illustration suite and advertising booklet. Superbly bound large in8, full caramel morocco, 4 ribbed spine, morocco-framed...

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Lot n° 30

BARBAULT Anna-Laetitia

Life of Samuel Richardson, with a critical examination of his works, and the events that influenced his genius. Dentu Paris 1808. E.O. of the French translation by J.J. Leuliette. Followed by an Essai sur le caractère des romanciers des différens siècles,...

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Lot n° 31

BARBEY d'AUREVILLY Jules

Autograph letter signed addressed to Monsieur Renard of the Constitutionnel, a daily newspaper to which he contributes as a literary critic, asking him to send five issues of his article from the previous day. One page in-12, in red ink.

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Lot n° 32

BARBEY d'AUREVILLY Jules

Notice sur J.-M. Audin. Librairie Maison Paris 1856. E.O. on Vellum (no large paper announced). Complete with frontispiece portrait of Audin by Salmon. Booklet in-8, stapled and presented in a red demimaroquin folder and slipcase, title in full on the...

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Lot n° 33

BARBEY d'AUREVILLY Jules

Prophets of the past. Hervé éditeur Paris 1851. E.O. printed in small numbers (only a few Hollande were printed). Bound in-16 in half blue morocco with corners, smooth darkened spine, date at foot, gilt head, blue covers and witnesses preserved (binding...

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Lot n° 34

BARBEY d'AUREVILLY Jules

Les bas-bleus. Société générale de librairies catholiques Paris 1878. E.O. (no large paper announced). Bound in-8 in full midnight blue basane, smooth spine decorated and darkened, filleted boards with a small stain on the first board, blue covers preserved....

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Lot n° 35

BARBEY d'AUREVILLY Jules

Poussières. Lemerre éditeur Paris 1897. E.O. One of 500 copies on Hollande, the only large paper with 10 Japon, this one n°257 initialled by the publisher. Bound in-8 half brown morocco with corners, spine with 5 slightly lightened bands, gold lettering...

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Lot n° 36

BARBUSSE Henri

Le feu (Diary of a squad). Flammarion Paris 1916. E.O. One of 165 copies on Hollande, the only large paper after 33 Japon, this one n°106 initialed by the publisher. Bound in 12 full red morocco, 5-ribbed spine, gold lettering and date at foot, spine...

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Lot n° 37

BARRES Maurice / HENRIOT Henri

A parliamentary day. Charpentier et Fasquelle éditeurs Paris 1894. E.O. One of 20 first editions on Japon impérial. Margins with 44 original pen and watercolor drawings, the first signed HENRIOT and dated 1895 (Henri Henriot, illustrator of Almanach Vermot,...

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Lot n° 38

BAUDELAIRE Charles / ORAZI Manuel

Les fleurs du mal. Le Vasseur et Cie éditeur Paris 1934. First edition illustrated by Manuel Orazi. Limited edition of 495 copies, this one of 400 on Arches, no. 99. Paperback in-8, spine yellowed and pitted, some scattered foxing.

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Lot n° 39

BEAUHARNAIS Eugène de

Letter signed "Eugène Napoléon", dated January 26, 1806, addressed to CAMBACERES, thanking him for the sentiments expressed at his wedding and for his eulogy before the Senate. One page in-4.

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Lot n° 40

BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre Augustin CARON de

Collection of plays with E.O. Le barbier de Séville (1775), La folle journée ou le mariage de Figaro (1785) as well as other plays by DOUAT, DAVIGNY, BARTHE, Lettre modérée sur la chute et la critique du Barbier de Séville, Parisau pour le Repentir de...

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Lot n° 41

BENDA Julien

La trahison des clercs. Grasset, coll. Les cahiers verts Paris 1927. E.O. One of 14 ex. on Annam, second paper after 8 Montval of the in-8 tellière edition, this one n°1. Bound in full butterscotch morocco, arabesque in goldplate on the boards, smooth...

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Lot n° 42

BEN GOURION David

Rare autograph piece signed in Hebrew, dated June 14, 1968. One page in-12.

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Lot n° 43

BERNARD Emile

Long autograph letter to Mme Duchâteau dated May 21, 1940, from Pont-Aven to the Hôtel de la Poste. He writes of his thoughts on the war, which he presupposes to be a judgment from God, prays for the French soldiers in the face of the German advance,...

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Lot n° 44

BERNANOS Georges

La joie. La Palatine / Librairie Plon Paris 1929. E.O. One of 82 ex. on japon, second paper after 27 Chine, this one n°J53. Bound in-8, half black morocco with corners, 5-rib spine, boxes with gold framed fillets, date at foot, gilt head, covers and spine...

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Lot n° 45

BERNANOS Georges

Journal d'un curé de campagne. La Palatine / Librairie Plon Paris 1936. E.O. One of 50 copies on Pur fil, the third paper after 10 Japon and 20 Hollande, this one n°L.6. Bound in-12 in half black morocco with corners, 5-ribbed spine, gold-framed fillets,...

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Lot n° 46

JEWELRY "La Gerbe d'Or". Draeger...

JEWELRY "La Gerbe d'Or". Draeger s.l. 1797-1947 (1947). E.O. Published to celebrate 150 years of La Gerbe d'Or jewelry store, founded by Delaunay in 1797, opposite the Tour Saint-Jacques. It is illustrated with 2 plates of color and black drawings, printed...

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Lot n° 47

BLONDIN Antoine

Quat 'saisons. La Table Ronde Paris 1975. E.O. One of 60 copies on Pur fil, 2nd paper. Illustrated with signed engravings by Guillain SIROUX and colophon signed by Blondin and Siroux. Bound in-8 full chocolate-brown chagrin, smooth spine, gilt head, covers...

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Lot n° 48

BOSSUET Jacques-Benigne

Traité du libre-arbitre et de la concupiscence. Chez Barthelemy Alix Paris 1731. E.O. for each of these texts, Traité du libre-arbitre, composed for the education of the Dauphin when he was appointed preceptor in 1670, and Traité de la concupiscence,...

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Lot n° 49

BOUGAINVILLE Louis-Antoine de

Letter signed and dated 9 germinal de l'an XII (30 mars 1804), in Paris addressed to a "citoyen collègue" to thank him for his intentions. One page in-8 recto verso.

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Lot n° 50

BOUTET Jean

The childhood of Christ. Original engravings on plastic. Editions Eliane Norberg (presses of Madame J.-G. Daragnès) Paris December 16, 1952. E.O. Limited edition of 380 numbered copies on sheets of polyvinyl chloride, alternately blue and white - the...

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