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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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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.

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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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Memoirs of the Academy of Sciences❦ Caen Mémoires de l’Académie impériale des sciences, arts et belles-lettres ..

19th Century Russian Battle Scene❦ RUSSIE Gravure sur acier début XIXème 43 x 26 cm

A rare imitation of Fielding's work❦ Tom Jones ou l’Enfant Trouvé – imitation de l’anglais de Fielding 1823

Insights into Chinese Mind and Behavior❦ Chine Chinois – Esprit et comportement des Chinois comme ils se révèlent…

Hungarian Painter from the Barbizon School❦ Ladislas de Paal.Un peintre hongrois de l’école de Barbizon

Reflections on Poverty❦ ROPS DANIEL. LA MISERE ET NOUS + dédicace

A Century of French Literature❦ Pléiade NOURISSIER François Un siècle NRF

A glimpse into a historical bourgeois family❦ Simon une famille d’ancienne bourgeoisie Saint-Loire 1950

Study of Breton Medieval Law❦ Droit STROWSKI La Censive et le fief roturier en Bretagne

Study of Aristotelian Biology❦ LA BIOLOGIE ARISTOTELIQUE 1885

Guide to French Empire Churches' Catechism❦ Explication du Catéchisme à l’usage de toutes les églises de l’Empire français

Political and literary studies on Slavs❦ Russes et slaves : études politiques et littéraires 1890

Letters from a mill❦ Daudet lettres de mon moulin ill- Deslignières

Sansinena Frozen Meat Company❦ La negra : Compañia Sansinena de carnes congeladas 1918

Comprehensive Dictionary of French Communes❦ DICTIONNAIRE DES COMMUNES – (FRANCE ET ALGERIE) -1899

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