Alexandre ARNOUX

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.
About Charles Baudelaire, Gustave Doré, plagiarism, publisher-writer relationships, Henri de Régnier, "Did silent cinema exist?"...

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on hollande paper, deluxe copy.
Half navy blue morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, light rubbing to corners, binding signed Kauffmann & Horclois.
Handsome full-margined copy bound without its original wrappers and spine.

Illustrated edition with 49 original etchings by Raymond Renefer, one of 24 numbered copies on Japan paper, the deluxe issue after 13 old Japan copies.
Full red morocco binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, gilt roulettes on headcaps, front cover decorated with a geometric design of mosaic morocco pieces in turquoise, brown, navy blue and brown surrounded by gilt dots, burgundy watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, gilt fillet frame on pastedowns, top edge gilt, gilt fillet on edges, covers and spine preserved, binding signed Trinckel.
The work includes, as stated in the edition justification, the duplicate suite on China paper of the illustrations.
Handsome copy perfectly executed in a mosaic binding by Trinckvel.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, this copy unnumbered, deluxe copy.
The work illustrated with a frontispiece by Henry de Waroquier.
Handsome full-margined copy.
Our copy is complete with the duplicate state of the frontispiece by Henry de Waroquier which is often missing as indicated by the publisher on an accompanying leaf: "Due to a binding defect in the volume... the frontispiece suite was forgotten. We are providing it to you under this chemise to be joined to the volume."

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper reserved for the bibliophilic society of "XX".
Rare and nice copy under double cover of "XX" and Grasset.
Handwritten signature of Joseph Peyré to the justification of the draw .

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.

First edition, one of 160 numbered copies on Montfourat vellum, the only deluxe copies after 42 on pure thread.
Iconography.
Small tears at head of second cover and foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

Edition printed with 1500 numbered copies on Japan, illustrated with 88 compositions by Arthur Rackham: 1 bicolour illustration for the cover, 16 captioned colour plate illustrations under tissue paper, 6 plate illustrations in black, 10 in-texts, 16 vignettes, 17 culs-de-lampes and 22 decorative letters.
First cover board very lightly cracked at the top and the bottom, otherwise a beautiful copy.

First edition illustrated with 11 etchings and 11 woods original Jean Frélaut and printed 271 copies numbered on Arches paper, ours one of the 20 out of trade reserved for employees.
Ex libris of the family Frélaut glued on a guard.
Back of the shirt-case insolated and with small tears in the head and foot.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Jean Frélaut to his daughter Marie enriched with a drawing in pencil of paper representing the banks of the Seine with trees.
Our copy is also enriched with a beautiful watercolor original Jean Frélaut he signed, consisting of a study for this text, and featuring fishermen launching their lines on the dock of the Mégisserie at the foot of the Pont Neuf.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on vélin du Marais paper, the only large paper copies after 25 on vélin de France paper.
A good, well-margined copy.

First edition, an advance copy from the Service de Presse.
Author's autograph signature on the half-title page.
Small lacks to head of title page and printed dedication, light foxing mainly affecting the margins of some pages.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies after 50 Japan.
Our copy is complete with the double state of Waroquier's frontispiece.
Spine very slightly faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by the author.