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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

Perfect Negociant, or General Introduction to Matters Concerning Commerce, 1753❦ PARFAIT NEGOCIANT OU INTRODUCTION GENERALE POUR CE QUI REGARDE LE COMMERCE 1753

Troubles de la Personnalité dans les maladies mentales + dedication 1930❦ troubles de la Personnalité dans les maladies mentales + dédicace 1930

gascon Daugé La Heste de Casères Coumédote Gascoune 1924❦ gascon Daugé la heste de casères Coumédote gascoune 1924

déluge 15e déluge or 40,000 antediluvian human skeletons + history of man❦ déluge 15e déluge ou 40000 squelettes humains antédiluviens + histoire de l’homm

Canada. Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Our System, Our Country, Our People: A Brief History of Canada. Ottawa: Department of Citizenship and Immigration, 1956.❦ canada service de la citoyenneté canadienne notre système, histoire, pays 1956

Petit manuel à l'usage des voyageurs français en Angleterre 1842❦ anglais . Petit manuel à l’usage des voyageurs français en Angleterre 1842

Adventures of Martin Tromp illustrated by Fath❦ aventures de Martin Tromp illustré par Fath

Guerre en train rouge: Two Years in a Hospital Train 1916❦ guerre train Rouge, deux Ans en Train Sanitaire 1916

Casino 1987: Small Pocket Guide to Casinos❦ casino 1987 petit guide de poche des casinos

Africa: France in Africa 1846❦ afrique la France en Afrique 1846

Russia: From Paris to Moscow, Souvenirs of the Coronation of H.M. Alexander III❦ russie De Paris à Moscou, souvenirs du couronnement de S. M. Alexandre III

Hussard Dupont Nos Vieux Houzards

Bülow (General Field Marshal) My Report on the Battle of the Marne❦ Bülow (Général Feldmaréchal) Mon rapport sur la bataille de la Marne

Pyrenees in the Time of Bear Showmen❦ pyrénées au temps des montreurs d’ours

chasse Manual for the Pointer Hunter 1857❦ chasse Manuel du chasseur au chien d’arrêt 1857

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