Chatrian Alexandre Mm (13 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. First American edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st US edition. A Very Good or better copy. 12mo., 330 pp, with 8 pages of ads; illustrated with 8 b&w plates. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with title on the spine in gilt. Brown coated end papers. Very light shelf wear. Text is clean and bright. Hinges secure. A Very Good or better, attractive copy.…

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Slight foxing. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, 288pp + plates. b&w plates.

Condition: Good. Reprint. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Previous owner inscription to half-title. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 239pp + ads. Green decorated hardback cloth cover.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 342pp. b&w plates.

Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1868, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. xiv, 264. Very Good/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. First in a series of six.

Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1868, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. viii, 284. Very Good/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Second in a series of six.

Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Th. Schuler. Later edition. (c. 1871, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. x, 300. Very Good/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Fifth in a series of six.

Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by Riou. Later edition. (c. 1869, 1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. vii, 342. Near Fine. Traces of cap and corner wear, NF internally. Sixth in a series of six.

Translated by anon from the French. Illustrated by b/w tissue frontis and 11 plates by T. Fuchs. Later edition. (c.1889, 1898). Blue cloth, gilt print spine. Cr. 8vo. pp. xi, 326. Very Good/No jacket. Traces of cap and corner wear, one foxed page match from bookmark o/w NF. Fourth in a series of six.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cheaper edition. 12mo, 262pp., illustrated. Ex-library with the usual markings. A good copy in the publisher's red cloth. Worn at the crown. Apart from markings to endpapers, a rather clean copy internally. Scarce English edition of this novel written jointly by Alexandre Chatrian and Emile Erckmann. OCLC records are a bit opaque, although it appears there are no more than about half a dozen copies in worldwide libraries.…

pp. iv, 288. From an old Society library with their stamps on title and label on front paste-down, in old binder's cloth, a bit of foxing but a clean, firm copy. *COPAC records copies at the BL - OXFORD - LONDON LIBRARY only.

Two scarce undated early editions bound together in this volume which were first issued as yellowbacks in 1872 and published using this volume's imprint sometime between 1872 - 1878. The author's name refers to a joint pseudonym of French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian who published highly popular historical novels set during the Napoleonic era in the late 19th c. Beautifully bound small quarto in near very good dark blue calf over marbled boards and titled in gilt over tan ground to handsome gilt embossed spine. Corners just a little bumped; very minor scuffs to leather; gilt decoration worn to spine; marbled text block edges. Endpapers crisp and clean. Very sound and square. A mid 20th c ownership inscription reads Richard [Steppes] to front flyleaf. Pretty vignettes throughout text blocks which are clean and unmarked. The Illustrious Dr. Matheus 200 pp. Popular Tales and Romances 176 pp. Pretty vignettes to rectos of title pages and throughout both editions. A gorgeous little book. OCLC records only 4 copies of each edition in Universities worldwide, Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.…

Two scarce undated editions first issued as yellowbacks in 1872 and published using this volume's imprint sometime most probably between 1872 -1878. The author's name refers to a joint pseudonym of French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian who published highly popular historical novels set during the Napoleonic era in the late 19th c. Beautifully bound small quarto in good plus dark blue calf over marbled boards and titled in gilt over tan ground to handsome gilt embossed spine. Corners just a little bumped; minor scuffs to leather; gilt decoration worn to spine; marbled text block edges. Endpapers crisp and clean. Very sound and square. An early 20th c ownership inscription reads 'Richard [Steppes]' to front flyleaf. Pretty vignettes throughout text blocks which are clean and unmarked. Friend Fritz 274 pp. Madame Therese 210 pp. pretty vignettes throughout. A gorgeous little book. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.…