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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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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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Surrealist Correspondence and Critical Essays❦ BRETON Andre, NADEAU Maurice et CALAS Nicolas DONATI (catalogue Weil) MINI

Illustrated journey through early 20th century Tunisia❦ Tunisie P. Dumas La Tunisie 1937 203 héliogravures

The Count of Guiche: A Historical Tale❦ Gay Le Comte de Guiche 1864

Tacheometry and Surveying Instruments❦ Notice sur la Tachéométrie suivie d’une description des tachéomètres

Georges Petit Gallery - H. Michel-Levy Collection 1919❦ GALERIE GEORGES PETIT COLLECTION H. MICHEL-LEVY1919

Digne, Basses-Alpes - Colored Steel Engraving❦ DIGNE Basses-Alpes gravure sur acier rehaussée en couleurs

Weights and measures manual reference guide❦ métrologie Nouveau petit manuel des poids et mesures 1839

Complete Works: Prose Poems (The Spleen of Paris)❦ BAUDELAIREPetits poèmes en prose (Le Spleen de Paris)…

Administrative Directory of Calvados Department 1883❦ Annuaire administratif du département du Calvados 1883

Contemporary Artist Tapestries & Rugs❦ Tapisserie. GRYNPAS NGUYEN Tapis, tapisserie d’artistes contemporains

Folklore of the Vendée❦ Chouan BREM Adolphe de Légendes de la Vendée Militaire. Le Sanguenitou…

Tales from Mother Crétel❦ Regamey (Jeanne et Frédéric) Les Histoires de la mère Crétel

A Debate on Romanticism❦ MAURRAS Charles / TAILHEDE Raymond de la Un débat sur le Romantisme

Art of the Massim & Collingwood Bay❦ ART OF THE MASSIM & COLLINGWOOD BAY

Illustrations of Barge Lighthouses❦ Sables d’Olonnes PHARE DE BARGES 5 planches

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