Titles starting with L from Rabelais - Fine Books on Food, Wine & the Arts

Editions de la Nouvelle France, (1945). Octavo, 224 pages. First edition. Illustrated throughout in the text by Savignac. Salmon was an early cubist and friend of Picasso, author of critical texts on a number of the 20th century's great painters. A very good copy, in publisher's tan cloth, in a very good printed dust jacket with a design by Savignac. ... more information

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Editions Paul Morihien, (1948). Large octavo, 390 pages. First trade edition, following a limited issue of 25 numbered copies. de Beauvoir's journal of a four month trip to the United States, during which she visited New York, Niagra Falls, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and few other locations. Published the year prior to her feminist masterpiece, The Second Sex. Small closed tear to wrapper at head of spine, some general wear to wrappers, otherwise very good. ... more information

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Librarie Felix Alcan, 1911. Large octavo, 314 + pages ads. Ninth edition of this classic work of magnetism or hypnotism, originally published in 1847. It was LaFontaine who, in 1841, gave three performances the London zoo, where he magnetized a lion. LaFontaine, who came from a theatrical family, used general methods established by those who studied Mesmerism and animal Magnetism. These performances influenced the Scottish surgeon James Braid who, although he was convinced it was a hoax, went on to cond... more information

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Fata Morgana, (1977). Tall octavo, unpaginated. First edition, one of 30 numbered hors commerce copies, printed on Ingres d'Arches. A rumination on religion in the ancient world, by the historian of religions and author of books on Gnosticism and ancient Greek gods. A fine copy in publisher's printed wrappers. ... more information

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Librarie Gallimard, (1931). Octavo, 169 pages. First edition, one of 1200 numberred copies on Verge d'Arches. Printed in red and black throughout. A fine copy in publisher's red and black printed wrappers. ... more information

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J. Haumont, 1946. Small octavo, 29 pages. First edition in book form, one of 1500 copies on velin blanc de Rives. Originally published in an issue of Mercure de France (1918), and derived from the conference Apollinaire convened in Vieux-Colombier at which poems by Rimbaud, Gide, Paul Fort, Leger, Reverdy, Max Jacob and Apollinaire himself were read. A fine copy in publisher's printed wrappers and glassine. ... more information

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Editions Drouin, (1925). Octavo, 192 pages. Early, possibly first edition of this important work on hypnosis. Pages somewhat age-toned, otherwise a very good copy in a slightly edgeworn orange printed publisher's wrapper. With the blindstamp of a previous owner to the wrappers. ... more information

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Rombaldi, 1968. 66 volumes, complete as issued. Octavos, first editions thus, a special French language edition edited for L'Academie Suedoise and La Foundation Nobel. Complete set of works by all sixty-six winners of the Nobel Prize for literaure, from 1901 (Sally Prudhome), to 1968 (Yasunari Kawabata). Volumes illustrated by various artists, including Picasso, Leonor Fini, Zao Wou-ki and many others. Overall very good condition throughout, in publisher's illustrated faux vellum covered cloth. ... more information

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Editions Sansot, n.d.. Duodecimo, 90 pages. Septieme edition. A very good copy in publisher's wrappers. ... more information

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Ides et Calendes, 1945. Small quarto, 145 pages. First edition, one of 5000 numbered copies on velin. Some light darkening to edges of text block, otherwise a very good copy in very good publisher's wrappers. ... more information

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Jean-Jaques Pauvert Editeur, 1968. Thick quarto, 343 pages. First edition. Bibliotheque d'Alexandrie, vol. III. Very good or better; light bumping and fading to extremities of binding, minor foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean and sound, in very good dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. ... more information

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Gius, Laterza & Figli, 1921. 2 volumes, octavos, 420 & 388 pages. Second edition, revised by the author, of the first two volumes of Croce's four volume history of modern Italian literature. General dusting and edgewear to publisher's printed wrappers, otherwise a very good, substantially uncut copy. ... more information

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Gius, Laterza & Figli, 1915. 2 volumes, octavos, 402 & 334 pages. First edition of the third and fourth volumes of Croce's four volume history of modern Italian literature. General dusting and edgewear to publisher's printed wrappers, otherwise a very good, substantially uncut copy. ... more information

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A.P. Ordway & Co., 1889. Small octavo, 32 pages. First edition of this second cook book issued by Ordway Co. to promote use of Sulphur Bitters. And promote it does! Each short recipe comes with a final line of text proclaiming another fantastic quality of the tonic, perhaps the only honest one being "What Sulphur Bitters have done for others, they will do for you." The recipes are interspersed with glowing testimonials. A bit of fading to rear panel of blue-printed wrappers, and some very lig... more information

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Alfred Knopf, 1944. Large octavo, 650 + xxxiv pages. First edition. An historical treatment of the Panama Canal and other canal projects. Illustrated throughout, and with an extensive index. One corner slightly bumped, and with a small ownership stamp to the text block top edge and the free front endpaper, otherwise very good. Typography and binding designed by W.A. Dwiggins. In a blue and black printed dust jacket designed by McKnight Kauffer. ... more information

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Full Court Press, 1982. Translated from the French by William Carlos Williams. Octavo, 230 pages. First edition thus, with the William Carlos Williams introduction, and a prefatory note by Ron Padgett. One of 12 hors commerce lettered copies, signed by Soupault. First published in the United States in 1929, by the Macaulay Company. With author photos by Charles Sheeler and Jocelyn Fauchereau. Some light sunning to the spine of the publisher's dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy in grey cloth. ... more information

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Chez Emile-Paul Freres, 1918. Duodecimo, 62 pages. First edition, one of 1500 copies on Sainte-Mary-Cray, of this work by the author of Traison de Clercs, Benda's classical attack on the intellectual climate of time, a theme which had consumed his entire career. Traison des Clercs elaborated on the condemnation of intellectual had begun in the essay Belphegor. His targets included Romain Rolland, Paul Claudel, Georges Sorrel, Charles Peguy and most of all, Henri Bergson, who he accused of surrendering the ... more information

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Chez Emile-Paul Freres, 1918. Duodecimo, 62 pages. First edition, one of 1500 copies on Sainte-Mary-Cray, of this work by the author of Traison de Clercs, Benda's classical attack on the intellectual climate of the time, a theme which had consumed his entire career. Traison des Clercs elaborated on the condemnation of intellectual had begun in the essay Belphegor. His targets included Romain Rolland, Paul Claudel, Georges Sorrel, Charles Peguy and most of all, Henri Bergson, who he accused of surrendering ... more information

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La Cite Editeur, (1971). Small octavo, 275 pages. First edition. Text in French. A thorough history of the radical puppet theater's early years. With an appendix on the fabrication of the marionettes. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Some light creasing to the spine, otherwise a very good copy in publisher's wrappers. ... more information

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Payot, 1951. Octavo, 447 pages. First edition of Eliade's classic work on Shamanism. Slightly age browned but otherwise very good with publisher's advertisements laid in. ... more information

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