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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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marcel Duchamp, Marcel and Breton, André Le Surréalisme en 1947 Maeght❦ marcel Duchamp, Marcel et Breton, André Le Surrealisme en 1947 Maeght

cheval COURSE CONCOURT La France chevaline 194 cards❦ cheval COURSE CONCOURT La France chevaline 194 cartes

comtesse NOAILLES, Anna de Ctesse L'HONNEUR DE SOUFFRIR + dedication...❦ comtesse NOAILLES, Anna de Ctesse L’HONNEUR DE SOUFFRIR + dédicace…

élysée Art Provençal. Colonial Exhibition Marseille 1906 President Fallières❦ élysée Art Provençal. Exposition Coloniale Marseille 1906 Président Fallières

KEMPEN Imitation de Jésus-Christ 59 x 80 mm❦ KEMPEN Imitation de Jésus-Christ 59 x 80 mm.

Facecious alarm-clock of melancholic spirits, or Preservative remedy 1679❦ facecieux réveille-matin des esprits mélancholiques, ou Remède préservatif 1679

Amusemens des gens d'esprit. Berlin 1762❦ amusemens des gens d’esprit. A Berlin 1762

Qur'an (Koran) in miniature, 21 x 15 x 9 mm. Miniature Qur'an (Koran)❦ coran koran miniature 21 x 15 x 9 mm. mini coran miniature

curiosa CAZIN Confession Générale du Chevalier de Wilfort 1772

Bible The Book of the Common Prayer finger Prayer Book 28 x 90 mm❦ bibel The Book of the Common Prayer finger Prayer Book 28 x 90 mm.

maori A. E. Brougham Reeds Lilliput Maori Proverbs 36 x 48 mm.

Cuisine Handbook of Practical Cookery by Matilda Lees Dods 1905 48 x 57 mm. miniature❦ cuisine Handbook of Practical Cookery by Matilda Lees Dods 1905 48 x 57 mm. mini

Gutenberg, Edmund; Shuckburgh, Evelyn Shirley Miniature book: The Gutenberg Bible 85 x 55 mm❦ gutemberg Shuckburgh Miniaturbuch Die Gutenberg-Bibel 85 x 55 mm.

Imitation of the Very Holy Virgin after the model of the Imitation of Jesus Christ❦ Imitation de la très sainte Vierge sur le modèle de l’imitation de Jésus Christ

Algeria Survey of Trade and Navigation of Algeria 1863❦ algérie Enquête sur le commerce et la navigation de l’Algérie 1863

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