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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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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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Belgian Painting from Rubens to Surrealism❦ Belgique PEINTURE EN BELGIQUE DE RUBENS AUX SURREALISTES

Illustrated Works of SCRIBE❦ SCRIBE OEUVRES ILLUSTREES DE M.EUGENE SCRIBE 1857

Norman's Journey Among the Gypsies❦ Comme la feuille au vent. Un normand au pays des Tziganes

McCormick Farm Equipment - Maintenance Guides❦ Mc Cormick planteurs, noueurs, lève-tout, pulvérivateur, livrets d’entretien

Occasional verses by Mallarmé❦ Stéphane MALLARME Vers de circonstance Nrf

A visual journey of Mont Saint Michel❦ Mont Saint Michel au Péril de la mer 1953

Speeches of the French Chancellor❦ HARANGUES DE MICHEL L’HOSPITAL, chancelier de France. 1824

Artistic, literary and theatrical review, Paris 1917❦ Lutetia : revue artistique, littéraire, théâtrale 1917 1ère année n°1

Poetry's Misery: The Aragon Affair and Public Opinion❦ BRETON Misère de la poésie “L’Affaire Aragon” devant l’opinion publique 1932

Photography enthusiasts' journal from 1895❦ Photo-Revue. Journal des amateurs et des photographes 1895

Hunter societies: Men from the wild❦ Sociétés de chasseurs : Ces hommes qui viennent de la nature sauvage

Miscellaneous Poems by the Abbé de Bernis❦ POESIES DIVERSES. PAR MR L’ABBE DE BERNIS 1760

Historical Flowers: Guide to Literary Allusions❦ Fleurs historiques des dames et des gens du Monde LAROUSSE (Pierre)

Waters of Bloussou: One-act Comedy❦ Las aïgos de bloussou comédie en un acte 1935

Intimate Dictionary of Jasmin❦ Jasmin, dictionnaire intime Editions des régionalismes, 2014

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