Search Results: Books in French (Livres en Français) from JWMah

Paris: Au Depot Central Des Alamanachs, 1892. (FR) No markings, cover edges worn, chip to corner of back cover, page edges yellowed, Good (-). 18.5 x 13 cm, yellow paper wraps with B&W illus of men at table with "showgirls" (?) in decolletee, 64pp. Cartoons of men with "racy" women. There is about 4 pages with almanac material (tide tables and mean temperatures), but the bulk of the book is devoted to dubious stories and arch jokes gathered under titles like "Horizontaliana" and "Fariboles". The text is entirely in French. (0.9 JM HOX 1/a11. Paperback. Acceptable. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris / Geneve: Edita Lausanne, 1967. (FR) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Good (-) only dust jacket with edge chips and tears with repairs verso with magic tape; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Hardcover cloth, [284]pp, index, 90 tipped-in colour illustrations with 388 B&W illustrations. This is a great book on the French sculptor with the text entirely in French. A heavy book. 7.0 JM 012a4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Good (-). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1967. (UK) Third Edition Pen notations to fewer than 15 pages, tight soild copy Good copy because of the marking in Very Good dust jacket with slight darkening of the spine. Red cloth, liv, 333pp. An anthology with works in French by Baudelaire, Charles Gos, Mallarme, Verlaine, Corbiere, Lautremont, Rimbaud, Moreas, Laforgue, Maeterlinck, de Regnier, Toulet, Jammes, Claudel, Valery, Peguy, Jarry, Jacob, Fargue, Apollinaire, Superville, Romains, Jouve, Perse, Reverdy, Cocteau, Eluard, Breton, Tzara, and others. (1.8 JM HOQ 100/3. 3rd. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

France: Bellouet Conseil Editions, 2001. (FR) Presued 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with rubbed sport to head of spine of Dj and also a tiny rubbed spor to top corner of front panel of Dj. Blue cloth with gold titles, ribbon mrkers, 286pp, colour photos of pastries augmented by small drawings. The text is in parallel French and English. There are over 200 recipes from Les pistache-griottines to Les fleurs peches safran, from La tarte douceur aux figues to Brownie tart. A heavy book. (4.0 JM LVR 206/b2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Montreal: Editions Beauchemin, 1949. (CAD) Presumed 1st trade edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to Abbe Rene Gagnon, no other markings, some rubbing to cover spine edges, and cover edges, about Very Good. Wraps with flaps showing a design of a car going up a mountain in red and yellow against a blue background, 254pp. B&W photos. The text is in FRENCH. This is a account of a car trip taken by Hebert and his 3 companions to Central and South America in the late 1940s. (1.6 JM HOQ 102/b3. Inscribed By Author. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Paris: J. Hetzel, 1863. (FR) Edition Not Stated Owner's name and bookplate, clear library tape (which has yellowed) to the spine edge between the front endpaper and the title page, the hinges are solid, the page are tight but so have spotchy fox marks, one leaf has a marginal tear not affecting the text, some rubbing to the cover edges, Good used copy; no dust jacket as published. Quarter brown leather with gold spine titles are raised spine hubs, brown "tortoise-shell" paper over boards, 302pp. According to the author's foreword, he wanted to write an adventure story set in Paris that would thrill kids as much as the Swiss Family Robsinson. The text is entirely in French. (1.5 JM HOQ 100/1. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Dijon: Bibliotheque Municipal De Dijon, 2005. (FR) No markings, Fine. 32 pp counting both covers, side-stapled, monochrome illus and photos. This item is entirely in French and is devoted to an exhibition in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Brillat-Savarin The exhibition was organized in Dijon by the Bibliotheques Gourmandes and by the Amis de la Bibliotheque municipale de Dijon . (1.3 JM ITF docket 49. Staple Bound. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Paris: Paris Match, 1970. (FR) Presumed first edition. Owner's name and address to the end paper, no othe rmarkings, Near Fine; no dust jackdt as published. Brown leather with gold decorations to front panel and the title in white, 136pp, B&W illus; some colour plates. This biography of the life and times of Baudelaire is entirely in French. (1.5 JM HOJ 303/1B. Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Paris: Paris-Musees, 1992. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, but page 117 / 118 has a vertical cut down the length of the page through the column of text (the page has been repaired with matte archival tape and the text is entirely readable), thus Good copy; no dust jacket as published. Boards, 224pp, index, B&W photos mostly of Bourdelles works. The text is entirely in FRENCH. This monograph on the French sculptor, Emile Bourdelle was published to commemmorate the 50 anniverary of his death in 1979. A heavy book. (3.6 JM HOJ 304/3. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

France: Les Amis Du Chaeau De Dourdan et Son Musee, 1999. (FR) No markings, Fine. Card cover, side-stapled, 36pp. Line drawings by the author. This is a brief history of the fortified chateau at Dourdan some 40 km SW of Paris. The text is in FRENCH (1.33 JM HOX 1/5. Staple Bound. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Geneve: Hachette Collection Caroline, 1963. (SWIZ) Edition Not Stated 31 x 23 cm, glossy boards with colour illus of Caroline in red overalls pointing to a poster of herself surrounded by circus ponies, unpaginated (28pp). Charming colour illustration throughout with a wealth of detail and nuance. Comparison with the English edition by Collins, show a different cover, all the interior illustrations are the same except that the all signage has been rendered in French. The text in French seems a bit more exciting in tone when compared to the English translation by Carruth. There were 15 books in the Caroline series altogether, all characterized by charm and Joie de vivre. This copy has owner's name in ink to the first page, no other markings, the lower corners of the covers are rubbed and there is a bit of rubbing to the head of the spine, tiny bump to lower cover edge; overall Very Good; no Dj as issued. (1.2 JM HOX 401/3. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by PROBST, Pierre. Folio -… Read More

Paris: Farancois Librarie, 1861. (FR) Cover edges rubbed, with leather spine panel completely intact and in good condition but worn, no markings, pages clean, there is a small stamp to the front fly stating "Printed in france" and a label there written in ink" "Millot, Catalogue des livres rares, 1861 in-8 1/2 perc", hinges are solid, about Very Good with rubbing to ocvers as noted. given its age. 22 x 13.5 cm, paper over bds with leather spine and a spine label in ink which states " Catalogue de la vente Millot/ Paris Francois 1861", [i-v] vi-viii, [1] 2-204pp. The title page reads as follows: CATALOGUE DE LIVRES RARES ET CURIEUX Parmi Lesquels On Remarque Une Jolie Collection d'Editions Elzeviriennes Reiliées Par Du Seuil, Padepoup, Derome, Courteval, Ducastin, Vogel, Bozerian, Thouvenin, Muller, Simier, Hering, Koehler, Bauzonnet, Duru, Etc. ayant appartenu A M. MILLOT / La vente aura lieu le lundi 17 juin 1864, à 7 heures du soir et… Read More

Paris: Fondation Dapper / Bordas , 1987. (FR) Presumed 1st trade edition, No markings, but brace of small spots to top and bottom edges of pages, thus Good in Very Good dust jacket. A book in French on African art, sculptures, and masks(6.0 JM LVR 206/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Montreal: Editions De L'Homme, 1982. (CAD) No markings, about Fine. 20x 14cm, red wraps with photo of quiche, [1-8] 9- 231pp.[1] p contents [8]pp publisher's book offerings. No illus. Translated from the English by Michèle Venet and Jean Lévesque from MADAME BENOIT'S CONVECTION OVEN COOKBOOK (1981). The text is inFrench. (1.33 JM LVR 204/b1. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Editions des Deux Mondes, 1951. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, slight darkening of spine which is faintly spotted, Very Good; lacking the dut jacket. Cream coloured boards, [73]pp of texxt in French, map, line drawings, 136 handsomely produced B&W plates arranged alphabetically by location. The text is in FRENCH. A heavy book. (4.5 JM HOJ 301/6. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Lacking the Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Quebec: Editions Trois-Pistoles, 2007. (CAD) Presumed First Edition No markings, appears New. Illus wraps with flaps, 413pp. B&W photos and illus. This book on the legends and stories of the Outaouais region of Quebec ais entirely in French. 2.9 JM HOJ 300/b2. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

France: Dargaud, 1987. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine; no dust jackt as published. Hardcover, 48pp, colour comic strip throughtout with text in French.Between earth and sky, high in the mountain pastures, just below the clouds, live heroes created and drawn by F'murr. Athanasius, a pensive and dreamy shepherd, gathers around him sheep with a high intelligence quotient, an adored ram named Romuald, a dog happy with his condition as a guardian, a pretty short-dressed shepherdess and a host of other characters visiting the summits. The comic book lover will recognize among them cartoonists, critics, journalists, publishers all sketched by F'murr with humor and staged in a few plates . THE TEXT IS IN FRENCH. (1.5 jm plx 501/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comic.

Strasbourg: Editions Creanuse / Editions Andromache, 1994. (FR) 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Cloth, 200pp, colour reproductions of birds and animals, botanical illustrations in this handsomely produced book on naturalist art in Alsace. The text is in FRENCH. A heavy book. (3.5 JM HOQ 103/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Exhibition Catalogue..

Paris: Editions Seghers, 1963. (FR) Presumed 1st edition. 1963 Owner's inscription, qwnership stamp to end paper, no other markings, Near Fine in Very Good clear acetate dust jacket. Black cloth with gold sun and 6 stars to front panel, 439pp, index, no illus. This critical look at poetry from Chenier to Baudelaire is entirely in French. (2.0 JM HOZ 402/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Quebec: Musee Du Quebec / Les Presses De L'Universite Laval, 1992. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. There is astmp to the leading edge of pages "Service de Presse", no other marking,s thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Blue cloth with gold titles, 963pp, LXXX B&W plates of illustrations and photographs. This listing of Francophone artists, sculptors, printmakers, etc.is entirely in French. Each entry has a short biography and a indication of where the individual's major works are located (by museum or collection). (3.5 JM LVR 202/a2. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".