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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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A captivating tale of the tiger❦ TIGRE Rousselet La Peau du Tigre Tofani

A Parisian Merchant's Life in Fourteenth-Century Paris❦ PARIS bourgeois de Paris au XIV ème siècle, Etienne MARCEL

Islam and Women: An English Lady in Ottoman Turkey❦ LADY MARY MONTAGU. L’Islam au péril des femmes. Une Anglaise en Turquie au XVIII

Children's Health Education Manual❦ enfant ÉDUCATION SANITAIRE DES ENFANS 1827

Convenient Directory of Paris Addresses 1692❦ Paris Livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692

Gascon dialect poetry and folk traditions❦ Gascogne SARRAN Le “CASCAROT” de la GASCOGNE

Exercises on French participles❦ Français NOUVELLE CACOGRAPHIE OU EXERCICES SUR LES PARTICIPES 1835

Ancient Art at the 1882 Belgian National Exhibition❦ exposition L’art ancien a l’exposition nationale belge 1882

Inquisition Crises in 13th Century Toulouse❦ Toulouse DOSSAT LES CRISES DE L’INQUISITION TOULOUSAINE AU XIIIe SIÈCLE

Psychological portrait of a conflicted lover❦ Benjamin Constant Adolphe. Pointes-sèches de Hermine David Fernand Hazan, 1948

Social ideology in Uruk expansion❦ the uruk pheonomenon the role of social ideology in the expansion of the Uruk

Reflections and Dreams❦ GONTAUT-BIRON REFLETS ET LES REVES

European abstract art pioneers 1910-1920❦ TATE GALLERY. Abstraction: Towards a New Art Painting 1910-20 Londres

French Playwrights Collection: ACHARD and PAGNOL❦ Marcel ACHARD MARCEL PAGNOL… 18 x 24 cm.

Exploring Ideologies of Tombs❦ NECROPOLES ET POUVOIR IDEOLOGIES, PRATIQUES & INTERPRETATIONS

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