Marcel BÉALU

First edition of the author's third work, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
A bibliophile's label pasted to the upper right margin of the front endpaper.
Autograph inscription signed by Roger Marcel Béalu to Monsieur Thorillon: "... ces pages maladroites mais sincères en souvenir d'un combat ancien..." ["... these clumsy but sincere pages in memory of an ancient struggle..."]

New edition expanded with a preface by André Pieyre de Mandiargues.
Poetic autograph inscription signed by Marcel Béalu to Georges Charaire: "... le soleil fossile fertilise le silence des ténèbres. Amitié et bon voeux !" ["... the fossil sun fertilizes the silence of darkness. Friendship and best wishes!"]

first edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Alfa paper, single edition with 10 copies of author on "large paper".
Illustrated book of a drawing of Marcel Béalu.
Rare.
Signed autograph dedication of René de Obaldia to (Guy Dupré) beginner in cers to contents in this collection: "Desert body plowable with star seeds / Desert all stars trembling to take body ..."
Our copy is enriched with two handwritten corrections by René de Obaldia, the first concerning the verse included in the autograph.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Preface by André Pieyre of Mandiargues.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication dated Marcel Béalu to Dominique Prédal enriched.

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First edition.
Binding of the publisher in full brown canvas, smooth back, guards and contreplats of brown paper.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline: "... forever friend, these memories of meditations ..."
Nice copy.
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First edition, one of 275 copies on alfa paper, the only issue after a few Japan copies.
The work is illustrated with a cover, title page, 9 vignettes and wood-engraved initials, in black and bistre by Flora Klee-Palyi.
Handsome copy with spine and covers very lightly and marginally discolored, without significance.

first edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only large papers after 20 pure cloth.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline: "... this testimony of a friendship a bit out of time ..."
Book illustrated with a portrait of Marcel Béalu by Roger Toulouse.
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first edition.
Binding of the publisher in full brown canvas, smooth back, guards and brown paper tops.
Autographed and signed dated and signed by Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline: "... forever friend, these memories of meditations ..."
Pleasant copy.
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Definitive edition, partly in first edition, one of 80 numbered copies on Zuber Rieder, deluxe paper.
Spine with some light stains, spine and boards marginally sunned and faded, handsome interior condition.

first edition, one of the 900 numbered copies on bulky vellum, only large papers after 30 "pur-fil" paper Marais.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline.
Inscribed back with clear moisture.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Marcel Béalu Henri-Louis Mill and his wife Renée: "... that I will not forget in my prayers ..."
Tris spots in margins also affecting first flat, tapering in the following sheets.
complete copy of its peière insert.

first edition, one of 111 numbered copies, only large paper after 11 blue Auvergne.
Signed autograph of Marcel Béalu to a friend: "... amid the swirl of the river was the appointment ..."
Book illustrated with a drawing of Elie Lascaux.
spine and boards slightly and marginally insolated, a little lack head back.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Autograph signed by Marcel Béalu to Luce Perrot.
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first edition, one of the 315 copies numbered on vellum crèvecoeur du Marais, only large papers after 25 pure fil Marais.
Late autograph shipment dated 1970 and signed by Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline enriched with a drawing in the manner of Jean Cocteau representing a fantastic creature with two faces.
Back and boards slightly and marginally insolated without gravity, otherwise pleasant copy.

first edition, one of the 200 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only print after 15 vellum of the Marais.
Book decorated with 11 illustrations by Roger Toulouse.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Marcel Béalu to Paul Aveline.
Small gaps in head and foot of the spine, nice interior condition.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Marcel Béalu Yves Gandon.
A small piece of paper pasted on the second flat.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies.
Signed autograph of Marcel Béalu Marcel Castay.
Small marginal tear on the back and flat.

First edition, one of 50 on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Marcel Béalu Paul Aveline: "... this version - revised and reduced - an unprintable story ...
Nice copy.

First edition, one of the 13 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
Our copy is enriched with a handwritten thought Marcel Béalu on the first guard: "We suffered a lot / And have died a thousand times / De uncertain thousand deaths."
Nice copy.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Upper cover with four clear stains.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies, the only issue with 100 other deluxe copies.
Iconography.