Paul VALERY

Cahier B 1910

Gallimard, Paris 1930, 11,5x18,5cm, relié.

First Edition Gallimard, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan, ours unjustified, leading copy.
Bound in half shagreen violet wedge back with four nerves with minor scrapes without gravity, plates, guards and contreplats marbled paper, covers and spine preserved, gilded head, contemporary [...]

100 €

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Paul VALERY

Rhumbs

Gallimard, Paris 1933, 11,5x18,5cm, relié.

First Edition Gallimard, one of 58 numbered copies on Japan, leading copies.
Bound in half shagreen violet wedge back with four nerves with minor scrapes without gravity, plates, guards and contreplats marbled paper, covers and spine preserved, gilded head, contemporary binding. --- Please note [...]

120 €

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First edition

Selma LAGERLOF

Mon journal d'enfant

Stock, Paris 1939, 12x19cm, broché.

First edition of the French translation, one of 120 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, the only leading copies.
Frontispiece, a photographic portrait of the author.
Beautiful copy. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are [...]

150 €

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First edition

Elsa TRIOLET

Le grand jamais

Gallimard, Paris 1965, 14,5x22cm, broché.

First edition, one of 34 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, not serious, otherwise a good copy.

300 €

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First edition, Signed book

Maurice MERLEAU-PONTY

Les aventures de la dialectique

Gallimard, Paris 1955, 12x19cm, broché.

First edition, one advance (service de presse) copy, falsely stated the second edition on foot of half-title page.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Maurice Merleau-Ponty to Maurice Nadeau "... avec mes bien amicales pensées..."
 

600 €

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First edition, Signed book

Emile ZOLA

Documents littéraires

Charpentier, Paris 1881, 12x18,5cm, relié.

First edition.
Contemporary red cloth Bradel binding by Pierson, spine with gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillet to foot, black shagreen title label.
Autograph inscription from Emile Zola to Adolphe Racot.
A little light spotting, principally affecting the first and final few [...]

1 500 €

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First edition, Signed book

Blaise CENDRARS

Petits contes nègres pour les enfants des blancs

Les éditons des portiques, Paris 1928, 12x19cm, broché.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from Blaise Cendrars to Jules supervielle : " à supervielle, voleur d'enfants."
A tiny marginal lack, not serious, on the first free endpaper, lacks to head of a leave (less than skillfully cut), small traces [...]

800 €

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First edition, Signed book

Jean COCTEAU

La danse de Sophocle

Mercure de France, Paris 1912, 15x19cm, relié.

First edition, one of 7 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies, this one no. 1, specially printed for Jean Cocteau's mother.
Contemporary vellum Bradel binding by Dupré, gilt date to foot of spine, brown shagreen title label, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers [...]

8 000 €

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