André BILLY

First edition, one of 100 numbered nominative copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with mosaic triangular shagreen pieces in red, green and orange, spine faded to brown, gilt-ruled frame on marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed Pierre-Lucien Martin.
Work illustrated with drawings in the text by Charles Huard.
Our copy is exceptionally enhanced with two original signed drawings by Charles Huard which he heightened with watercolor. These two drawings represent an elderly man standing and walking through Paris.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Double bookplate pasted on first endpaper.
Very fine copy.

First edition, one of 196 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue after 4 copies on Japan paper.
Handsome copy.
Fine autograph inscription signed by André Billy to a critic named Dailly.

Autograph letter signed by André Billy of 16 lines, written in black ink from his Parisian home on avenue de Tokio, thanking his correspondent, a literary critic, for the latter's benevolence toward André Billy's recent publications and his desire to become better acquainted.
Fold inherent to postal delivery.
"Eh bien, mon cher Dailly, vous me consolez ! Puissé-je avoir la moitié du talent que votre sympathie veux bien me prêter ! Merci et merci ! J'espère que la saison prochaine - à partir d'octobre - vous viendrez me voir quelquefois le vendredi de 5 à 7, ce qui nous permettra de faire plus ample reconnaissance en une journée pour l'occasion de vous dire de vive voix toute ma satisfaction & toute ma gratitude. Votre André Billy." ["Well, my dear Dailly, you console me! May I have half the talent that your sympathy is kind enough to attribute to me! Thank you and thank you! I hope that next season - starting in October - you will come to see me sometimes on Fridays from 5 to 7, which will allow us to become better acquainted in a day for the occasion to tell you in person all my satisfaction & all my gratitude. Your André Billy."]

First edition in volume, one of 50 numbered copies reimposed on Japon impérial, deluxe issue after 1 unique Japon and 19 vieux Japon.
Handsome copy despite the spine and covers slightly and marginally lightened as usual.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author engraved with dry-point by Lucien Madrassi and original woodcuts by Paul de Pidoll.
Handsome copy complete with the double state of the dry-point, the proof of the cancelled copper plate and the suite of color illustrations as stipulated in the justification page.
Our copy lacks its slipcase.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 54 numbered copies on Japon nacré paper, deluxe copy.
Spine lightly sunned, a small crease at foot of front cover, otherwise handsome copy.

Signed autograph letter of André Billy, written in green ink.
Date at the top of the letter and signature at the bottom of the letter.
Folding caused by mailing.
André Billy writes in this letter that "Franco-Maurras friendship" is not new.

Edition with drawings by Jean-Emile Laboureur, a numbered copy on vergé paper, stated the 1000th.
Upper cover and spine uniformly faded.

Edition printed in 127 numbered copies on fine paper.
Illustrated with 51 beautiful engravings by Auguste Brouet, Pierre Gusman, Charles Hallo, Georges Gobô, Albert Decaris, Eugène Véder, André Dauchez, Paul-Adrien Bouroux, Georges Le Meilleur, Henry Cheffer, Tigrane Polat, Edgar Chahine, Louis Willaume, Georges Jeanniot, Charles Jouas and Amédée Féau.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine lightly sunned without consequence, a small marginal tear on the first cover.

First edition, one of the rare numbered copies on alfa paper, print run not specified.
Autograph inscription signed by André Billy to Louise Laporte.
Some minor foxing of no consequence, handsome copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from André Billy to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on chiffon de Lana paper, the only large paper copies.
Ex-libris pasted onto an endpaper, a very good, well-margined copy.

First edition, one of 196 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue with 4 Japan copies.
Full burgundy morocco binding, spine with 6 raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, gilt letter and collection number at head and foot, turn-ins lined with burgundy box calf and morocco frame, endpapers lined with burgundy box calf, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, binding signed Charles Benoit.
A handsome copy in perfect condition.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Iconography.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 196 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue with 4 copies on Japan paper.
Signed and inscribed by André Billy.
Spine and boards lightly and marginally faded as usual.

First edition, one of 1550 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies along with 54 on Japan paper.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence, minimal worming without consequence at foot of first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper, with only 6 copies printed on China paper and 24 on Japan paper.
Work illustrated with five drawings by Laboureur.
Autograph inscription from André Billy to Albert Milhaud.
Spine and covers marginally faded as usual.