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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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30-day return window for international buyers. Full refund (including return shipping) if the book does not match our description. Convenience returns: buyer covers return postage, refund issued upon receipt of the book in its original condition.

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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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Charles Maurras. When Hugo Turned One Hundred: Indications.❦ MAURRAS Charles. Lorsque Hugo eut les cent Ans. Indications.

Henri Pourrat, La Cité perdue, 1955❦ POURRAT Henri LA CITE PERDUE 1955

Henry IV, King of France and Navarre❦ Henri IV Roi de France et de Navarre

Lucien-Graux, La Boîte à Couleurs – Dialogue Prismatique❦ LUCIEN-GRAUX La Boîte à Couleurs – Dialogue Prismatique

Anne de Xainctonge – Foundress of the Company of Saint Ursula 1567 – 1621+❦ Anne De Xainctonge – Fondatrice De La Compagnie De Sainte Ursule 1567 – 1621+…

COURTHION Independent Art: International Panorama, from 1900 to the Present Day. 1958❦ COURTHION Art indépendant. Panorama international, de 1900 à nos jours.1958

LAVEDAN 1933 Catalogue of art objects, curiosities, and furniture❦ LAVEDAN 1933 Catalogue des objets d’art de curiosité et d’ameublement

DEKOBRA The Archangel with Forked Feet - Diary of an American Billionaire❦ DEKOBRA L’archange aux pieds fourchus – Journal d’un milliardaire américain

Carte Taride, Road Map No. 8: Paris, Orléanais❦ Carte Taride, Routière N°8 : Paris, Orléanais

Strasbourg THE PORT OF STRASBOURG + color plan❦ Strasbourg LE PORT DE STRASBOURG + plan couleur

Art of Flanders and France 1918❦ art Flamand et la France 1918

VOSGES SMALL SYSTEMATIC GEOGRAPHY OF THE VOSGES❦ VOSGES PETITE GEOGRAPHIE METHODIQUE DES VOSGES

MONTHERLANT Les célibataires 1946

Hermant L’Aube ardente, Memoirs for the History of Society❦ Hermant L’aube ardente, Mémoires pour servir à l’histoire de la société

Captain A.F.B. Carpenter, Commandant of the Vessel, Zeebrugge Blockade❦ CARPENTER, A.F.B. Capitaine de vaisseau, l’embouteillage de zeebrugge*****

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