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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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Livres anciens, de collection

Selected works of a Genevan thinker❦ ROUSSEAU J.-J. OEUVRES DE J. J. ROUSSEAU, CITOYEN DE GENEVE 1817

Literary and philosophical discussions❦ Hugo (Victor) LITTERATURE ET PHILOSOPHIE MELEES 1834

DAFOR Tool Catalog 1952❦ Outil DAFOR 1952 catalogue

Book of Animals Called Wild❦ LIVRE DES BÊTES QU’ ON APPELLE SAUVAGES. DEMAISON (André)

Complete Embroidery Collection - Issues 12-17 & 77❦ TOUTE LA BRODERIE n°12 à 17 & n°77

Thirty Years' War History❦ SCHILLER HISTOIRE DE LA GUERRE DE TRENTE ANS 1841

The Great Trial of Democracies❦ BENDA JULIEN LA GRANDE EPREUVE DES DEMOCRATIES

Carmen by MERIMEE❦ MERIMEE Carmen, Calmann Lévy 1884

Journey through the Pacific❦ voyages de Bougainville. PACIFIQUE

Baudelaire's Parisian Musings❦ BAUDELAIRE Le spleen de Paris iIl. LONGUET

Selected Works of J. B. Rousseau - 1821 Educational Edition❦ Rousseau Oeuvres Choisies de J. B. Rousseau 1821

A novel about wolves and nature❦ MARGERIT, Robert. La terre aux loups+ dédicace

Contemporary Women in Three Volumes❦ femme CONTEMPORAINES – 3 VOLUMES

Charles Maurras and the French Academy❦ BORDEAUX, Henry. Charles Maurras et l’Académie Française + dédicace

Complete Works of P.-J. Béranger 1813-1832❦ BERANGER. Oeuvres complètes de P.-J. Béranger 1835

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