Pierre BOULLE

First edition printed by "Cercle nouveau du livre" before the deluxe edition by Julliard a few months later, one of the numbered copies, the only printing.

Very handsome copy complete with its rhodoid.

Publisher's binding in full green cloth, smooth spine, title and author's name stamped in gilt on the front cover.

 

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pur fil van gelder, the only deluxe copies.
Very handsome copy.

First edition printed at "Cercle nouveau du livre" before the deluxe edition by Julliard a few months later, one of the numbered copies, the only printing.
Very handsome copy.
Publisher's binding in full green cloth, smooth spine, title and author's name stamped in gold on the front cover.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
Very fine copy.

First edition printed at “Cercle nouveau du livre” before the ‘tirage de luxe' with Julliard several months later, one of the numbered copies, only print.
First name of a previous owner of the work discreetly written in blue ballpoint pen at the top of the title page.
A beautiful copy.
Publisher's binding in full green cloth, title and author's name stamped in gilt on the first board.

La Planète des singes [Planet of the Apes]
Cercle nouveau du livre | Paris 1963 | 14 x 20 cm | publisher's binding
First edition printed at the «Cercle nouveau du livre» before the luxury print at Julliard several months later, one of the numbered copies, the only printing.
Pleasant copy.
Publisher's full green cloth binding, title and name of the author gold-stamped
on the first board.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Pierre Boulle to Monsieur Julien.

Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï
[The Bridge on the River Kwai]First edition on sale, one of 25 numbered copies on Corvol l'Orgueilleux paper, only grand papier (deluxe) copies with some hors commerce also on Corvol paper.
Black morocco binding, spine decorated with a vertical gilt fillet, first board embellished with a pattern of quadruple gilt and blind tooled fillets, as well as a decorative centre of gilt fillets featuring a bridge with a set of gilt embossed dots that overlap to appear as a haunting multiplication of glittering suns, second board decorated with gilt and blind tooled vertical fillets, gilt endpapers, preserved wrappers and spine, gilt top edge, slip-case lined with black morocco, paper boards decorated with gilt drops half black morocco in strips, gilt date at the foot, boards decorated in gilt drops, very beautiful decorative binding signed by Thomas Boichot.
Rare and very beautiful copy perfectly set in a decorative binding.

BOULLE Pierre
La Planète des singes
[Planet of the Apes] Julliard, Paris 1963, 150 x 200 mm
(5 15/16 x 7 7/8 ”), original wrappers
First commercial edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only grand papier copies (deluxe copies).
A rare and fine, unsophisticated, copy.

BOULLE Pierre
La Planète des singes
[Planet of the Apes]
Julliard, Paris 1963, 15 x 20 cm, original wrappers
First commercial edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only grand papier copies (deluxe copies).
Some skilful repairs and foxing in margin of some pages.
A rare, unsophisticated, copy.
$ 2 900