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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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Classical study on rhetorical tropes❦ DU MARSAIS. Des tropes ou des différents sens dans lesquels on peut…

Swann’s Love in Fine Leather Binding❦ Proust Marcel Un amour de Swann illust-Brasilier

Fontainebleau engravings❦ FONTAINEBLEAU Gravure

Eighteenth-century moral guide for young women❦ Marie LEPRINCE de Beaumont Magasin des adolescentes ou dialogues..1761

Fables with Engravings and Notes❦ La Fontaine, Fables Notices par M. Poujoulat, ill-Foulquier 1875

Color print of a Nightjar❦ Oiseau engoulevent estampe couleurs

Tartarin’s Alpine Adventures from Tarascon❦ Daudet Tartarin de Tarascon Tartarin sur le Alpes- Port Tarascon

MARTHE by Huysmans with Naudin's illustrations❦ HUYSMANS MARTHE. Histoire d’une fille. Dessins de Bernard Naudin / Japon

Analysis of Greek Tragedy: Euripides❦ Etudes sur les tragiques grecs

Renaissance manor in Puymirol❦ Puymirol quartier la comtal vieille maison de la renaissance

Bishop Enard’s 1907 Auch Chronicle❦ Auch Msgr E. Christophe Enard Archevèque d’Auch 1907

CHOMPRE’s Abridged Dictionary of Mythology, Poetry, and Art (1833)❦ CHOMPRE Dictionnaire abrégé de la fable, des poètes, des tableaux et .. 1833

Early 20th-century airship over Bellevue-Meudon❦ ballon Clément-bayard évoluant au dessus de Bellevue-Meudon

French satirical anthology from the 17th century❦ FLEURET Fernand et PERCEAU Louis Le cabinet satyrique

Love Lessons in a Park: Rare 1931 Edition❦ curiosa BOYLESVE (René) Les Nouvelles Leçons d’Amour dans un Parc

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