Paris, France: Victor Lecou, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xii], 545 pages of text, [i] blank, [i] table. Hardcover; marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather spine with gilt lettering and decoration; minor shelfwear to extremities. Minor foxing, primarily at preliminary and final leaves, scattered throughout text, and a few..... More
Paris, France: L. Hachette et Cie, 1856. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 265 pages of text, [i] blank, [i] table. Hardcover; marbled paper-covered boards with green leather spine with gilt lettering; minimal shelfwear and rubbing. Marbled endpapers. One page affected by minor circular stain, slight foxing scattered on a...... More
Paris, France: Calmann Levy, 1877. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). iv, 340 pages of text. Hardcover; marbled paper-covered boards with brown and tan mottled leather spine with gilt lettering; minor rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers. Original blue printed wrappers bound-in, with front wrapper quite chipped and foxed. First several leaves..... More
Paris, France: E. Dentu, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Five volumes similarly bound in red leather spine with marbled paper-covered boards. Antique: xxiv, 332 pages of text; 2nd edition 1867; color frontispiece and numerous in-text black & white line-drawings; excellent condition with only minor rubbing to the extremities. Au..... More
Paris, France: La Banderole, 1921. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 130 pages of text, [iii]. Hardcover; marbled paper-covered boards and green (faded to brown in most places) leather with gilt spine lettering. Original green printed wrappers bound-in. With a preface by Champfleury (pseud. of Jules Husson 1821 - 1889)..... More
Paris, France: Michel Levy Freres, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 353 pages of text, [i] blank, [i] table. Maroon hardcover cloth binding (later, circa 1900) with leather spine label; moderate shelfwear and soiling, including slightly bumped corners. Inscribed by author on half-title "A A. C. Martel, Tu Souvenir..... More
Paris, France: Michel Levy Freres, 1851. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 418 pages of text. Hardcover; green marbled-paper covered boards with black leather spine with gilt lettering and decoration; minor rubbing to extremities. About 10 pages are starting to detach from the text, but remain attached and in excellent..... More
Paris, France: Bohaire, 1833. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volumes bound in one. Both half titles present. Vol I: [iv], iii, [i] blank, 232 pages including a table. Vol II: [iv] 330 pages including a table. Starting at the beginning, about three-quarters (75%) of..... More