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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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Books, Comics, Magazines|Antique and Collectible Books

Le Rire: 9 Colorful Humorous Engravings❦ Le Rire. Journal humoristique 9 estampes en couleurs Georges Meunier

Floating Word by Guy Cabanel❦ SURRÉALISTE Guy Cabanel Le verbe flottant ill-Zimmermann

Gazing at flesh in shop windows❦ Beeckman Missir je regarde la chair dans les vitrines

Elementary Astronomy Treatise (Popular Library, 1833)❦ Astronomie Traité élémentaire d’astronomie (Bibliothèque populaire)1833

Parisian Carrousel Square in 1931❦ La Place du Carrousel 1931

Toulouse archives inventory pre-1790❦ Toulouse Roschach ville de Toulouse inventaire des archives communales..

Hoffmann’s Fantastic Tales, 1840❦ Hoffmann Contes fantastiques 1840

Oberammergau Passion Play guide❦ mystère de la Passion

Mondor’s study on Barrès before Quartier Latin❦ MONDOR (Henri).- Maurice Barrès avant le quartier latin + dédicace

André Breton’s ode to Fourier❦ BRETON (André). Ode à Charles Fourier. 1947

Synthesis of Spiritualist Philosophy Principles❦ Essai synthetique de philosophie spiritualiste -principes et lois universels

18th-century Ottoman and Mughal engravings❦ Islam Vizir, Turcs, Janissaires, Mogol.. 7 planches gravées sur acier

Directory of Hardware and Metals 1905❦ Annuaire de la QUINCAILLERIE et des METAUX 1905

Mademoiselle de Milly - A Novel of the Belle Époque❦ MADEMOISELLE DE MILLY – ROMAN.

Balzac’s 1850 memorial tribute❦ Balzac 1850, Tombeau d’Honoré de Balzac

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