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How do you authenticate an antiquarian book before purchase?

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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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Do you ship to the United States? Will I pay import duties?

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Yes. Antiquarian books ship duty-free to the USA under HTS code 9903.01.31 ("informational materials" exception, still valid after the August 2025 de-minimis suspension). Delivery: 7-12 days via Colissimo International tracked, 3-5 days via DHL Express. State sales tax may apply depending on your state (typically 0-9%).

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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.

Question 5

How can I verify a first edition?

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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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Our Antiquarian Books Catalog

Complete Works with Correspondence❦ Flaubert, Gustave Oeuvres Completes De Gustave Flaubert: Correspondance

Elegance and Distinction of Gentlemen❦ ARNOUX ALEXANDRE. LES GENTILSHOMMES DE CEINTURE. sur vélin

Aquaculture in Saltwater❦ pêche La Pisciculture en eaux salées – 60 figures, 1891

A four-act play by Montherlant❦ MONTHERLANT MALATESTA. PIECE EN QUATRE ACTES NRF blanche

Folk Art in Hungary❦ L’ART POPULAIRE EN HONGRIE 1958

Travel memoirs of a Prussian prince❦ Mémoires et voyages du Prince Puckler Muskau 1833

Islamic Architecture in India❦ INDE ISLAMIQUE 1971

A Journey Through Southern States❦ LANUX Pierre Sud. Virginie, Kentucky, Louisiane, Floride, Arkansas 1932

A Man Reflects on His Past❦ WEYER UN HOMME SE PENCHE SUR SON PASSE sur Alfa

Economic stability and inflation awareness❦ la lutte contre l’inflation et la sensibilisation, 1947

French Legal Codes Compilation❦ Code nouvelle édition des codes français réunis 1857

Spanish Conspiracies Against Venice and the Gracchi❦ DE SAINT REAL César Vichard Conjurations des Espagnols contre la République ..

French geographical and administrative dictionary❦ JOANNE Petit dictionnaire géographique, administratif, postal, télégraphe ..

Fossil Classification and Stratigraphic Distribution❦ FOSSILES classification, description,position stratigraphique, distribution

Three Russian Tales by Turgenev❦ TOURGUENIEFF, Ivan. L’abandonnée suivie de Jacques Passinkof et de Andreï Koloso

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