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Every La Librairie Antique listing explicitly mentions the first edition status (E.O. or 1st edition), print run, publication date (colophon), binding type (leather, parchment, gilding), format (12mo, folio, etc.), and detailed condition (foxing, dampstains, repairs if any). We provide multiple high-resolution photos. For items above 500 EUR, a provenance certificate is included when available.

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A first edition (often abbreviated E.O. in French) is the first published version of a work. Identifiers: print run statement at the front/back, colophon date, paper and format specifications, reference bibliographies (Vicaire, Carteret for French literature, Sadleir for 19th century English literature). Every listing mentions first edition status explicitly when applicable.

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National Atlas of France, general edition, 1877

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Fables inédites des XIIe, XIIIe et XIVe siècles, et Fables de La Fontaine 1825❦ Fables inédites des XIIe, XIIIe et XIVe siècles, et Fables de La Fontaine 1825

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BALZAC Eugénie Grandet 1911 illustrations Leroux

Police Dictionary or Treatise on the General Police of Cities 1775❦ Police Dictionnaire ou Traité de la police générale des villes 1775

Manual of Prehistoric, Celtic, and Gallo-Roman Archaeology: Archaeology of the Soil❦ Manuel d’Archéologie préhistorique celtique et gallo-romaine arché-du sol

BRET, Théatre de Mr. Bret 1778, with armorial bindings❦ BRET Théatre de Mr. Bret 1778 + reliures armoriées

Nerval Works lithographed by S. Ballivet❦ Nerval Oeuvres litho- de S. Ballivet

Atlas National de la France Générale, 1877❦ Atlas national France générale 1877

PAULHAN Le Guerrier appliqué + Presentation copy❦ PAULHAN Le Guerrier appliqué + Envoi

érotique LOUYS LYDIS Romans et nouvelles Chansons de Bilitis La Femme et le Pantin❦ érotique LOUYS LYDIS Romans et nouvelles chanson de Bilitis La femme et le pant

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