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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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Toussaint, Le Jardin des Roses, one of 300 copies❦ TOUSSAINT Le Jardin des Roses 1/300

AUDIBERTI (Jacques). The Doll. Novel. No place.❦ AUDIBERTI (Jacques). La Poupée. Roman S. P.

Normandy Cahiers des états de Normandie Reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV❦ normandie Cahiers des états de Normandie règnes de Louis XIII et de Louis XIV

Flamand Olinger Nouveau Dictionnaire Flamand-Français. Nieuw Vlaemsch-Fransch❦ Flamand Olinger Nouveau Dictionnaire Flamand-Francais. Nieuw Vlaemsch-Fransch

Mondor Rimbaud or the Impatient Genius Fine❦ MONDOR RIMBAUD OU LE GENIE IMPATIENT SP + dédicace

17th Annaei Flori Rerum Romanarum 1635❦ 17 ème Annaei Flori Rerum Romanarum 1635

Rouen Researches on Public Education in the Diocese of Rouen before 1789❦ rouen Recherches sur l’Instruction publique dans le diocèse de Rouen avant 1789

Russia SILVESTRE Sylvester. Russia. Impressions – Portraits – Landscapes 1892❦ russie SILVESTRE La Russie. Impressions – Portraits – Paysages 1892

art & Crafts STUDIO The Studio Magazine of Fine and Applied Art 1917

Homelies, Sermons or Meditations on the Gospels 1668❦ Homelies, prosnes ou méditations sur les Evangiles 1668

Touraine promenades dans la Touraine Monteil 1861 quelques lettres de Henry IV❦ Touraine promenades dans la touraine Monteil 1861 quelques lettres de Henry IV..

Espagne Mémoire de D. Miguel Joseph de Azanza et D. Gonzalo O'Farrill 1815❦ Espagne Mémoire de D. Miguel Joseph de Azanza et D. Gonzalo O’Farrill 1815

LASSALLE BOZERIAN Des ESSARTS Les Enfants peints d'après nature❦ LASSALLE BOZERIAN Des ESSARTS Les Enfants peints d’après nature

escaliers of Bigorre Mysterious stairs of Bigorre❦ escaliers de Bigorre Mystérieux escaliers de Bigorre

Boulangerie d'aujourd'hui. Practical Recipes...❦ Boulangerie d’aujourd’hui. Recettes pratiques…

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