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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

JOUVE’s poetic reflections in Moires❦ JOUVE (Pierre-Jean). Moires

Rubens' Medici Wedding Series❦ Mariage de marie de Médicis avec Hneri IV Rubens 26 x 36,5 cm

1964 Agricultural Tractors & Machinery Guide❦ TRACTEURS ET MACHINES AGRICOLES 1964

Communists 1939 by Louis Aragon❦ ARAGON Louis Les communistes Février-septembre 1939 + photo

The Crimes of Love❦ Sade, Marquis de Les crimes de l’amour

Monthly scholarly review from 1688❦ Histoire des Ouvrages des Sçavans 1688

Carmen illustrated by José de Zamora❦ MERIMEE Carmen. Illustrations de José de Zamora ex. H. C.

Gil Blas de Santillane: 18th-Century Picaresque Adventures❦ Lesage HISTOIRE DE GIL BLAS DE SANTILLANE 1818

The Magi’s Journey❦ Tournier Michel Gaspard, Melchior & Balthazar GALLIMARD

Analysis of Criminal Instruction❦ CARNOT (Joseph-François-Claude). De l’Instruction criminelle

The Mas Théotime by Henri Bosco❦ BOSCO Henri Le mas Théotime 1951

18th-century French royal memoirs collection❦ Petitot et Monmerqué Collection des Mémoires relatifs à l’histoire de France

Mickey’s Snow White adaptation after Grimm’s tale❦ WALT DISNEY GRIMM, Mickey présente. D’ après le conte de Grimm. Illustrations de

Stendhal’s Novels and Short Stories in a Collectible Edition❦ Stendhal LE DIVAN Martineau ROMANS ET NOUVELLES

Jean Moréas’ Stances in herpetological binding❦ MOREAS Jean Les Stances reliure herpétologique

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