Robert BRASILLACH

First edition, one of 85 numbered copies on handmade laid paper reserved for the Friends of Fine Books.
A handsome full-margined copy in double wrappers.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Two small and light dampstains on the spine.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Cassandre.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Paul Mousset to Robert Brasillach.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine and boards marginally and slightly browned, paper fragile at margins of some leaves as usual.
Our copy is presented in a sand-colored full cardboard slipcase.
Precious autograph inscription by Robert Brasillach on this text which is one of the very first histories of cinema born a few decades earlier: "A Ramon Fernandez en bien sincère et reconnaissant hommage. Robert Brasillach" ["To Ramon Fernandez with very sincere and grateful homage. Robert Brasillach"] enhanced with the signature of Maurice Bardèche.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue with 25 Madagascar hors commerce copies.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine lightly sunned as is often the case, tiny worming of no consequence to the boards.
Autograph inscription signed by Robert Brasillach: "A Michel Dard ces portraits, qui sont, au fond, des mémoires." ["To Michel Dard these portraits, which are, at heart, memoirs."]

First edition and sole publication of this pamphlet published in the magazine Combat directed by Thierry Maulnier.
Vertical fold inherent to the distribution of this magazine and small marginal tears.
Other contributions: Robert Brasillach "La machine à botter les culs", Thierry Maulnier "Sortirons-nous de l'abjection française ? ", Georges Blond "Chapeau bas devant la casquette", Jean-Pierre Maxence "A nous la liberté ! "...
Very rare document testifying to the anti-democratic period of the young Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy despite two faint shadows on the first endpaper and half-title page left by the justification slip.

First edition, one of the 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies ("grand papier").
Rare.

First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête with 25 Madagascar paper hors commerce.
A nice copy with edges preserved.

First and only edition of this pamphlet published in the review Combat directed by Thierry Maulnier.
Other contributions: Robert Brasillach, Ce qui est perdu, Thierry Maulnier, Pierre Andreu...
Very rare document bearing witness to the anti-democratic period of the young Maurice Blanchot.
Vertical fold inherent to the distribution of this review.

First and only edition of this pamphlet published in the review Combat directed by Thierry Maulnier.
Other contributions: Robert Brasillach, La machine à botter les culs, Thierry Maulnier, Georges Blond...
Very rare document witnessing the anti-democratic period of young Maurice Blanchot.
Vertical fold inherent to the distribution of this review with tear without loss at foot of same.

First edition, published under the pseudonym Robert Chénier, one of 330 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing after 25 on Japan and 70 on Marais paper.
Elegant contemporary black gauffered leather by J. Anthoine-Legrain, small repairs to joints, covers with gilt fillet and blindruled fillet patterns and small squares making up the bars of a prison cell, a verse from this collection of poems in gilt letters to top of upper cover, "Et nos barreaux, seigneur, ne cachent pas le ciel [And our bars, Lord, cannot hide the sky]", moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt. Slipcase edged in black gauffered leather, black paper boards.

The definitive edition, first in parts, one of 25 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only large paper copies.
Illustrated.
One small insignificant lack to foot of spine, a few small wormholes principally to endpapers, two tiny marginal tears without lack to lower cover, internally good.
Rare.

First edition.

First collected edition, including many previously unpublished texts, one of 500 copies numbered in Roman numerals on Marais wove paper, deluxe issue.
Full blue leather bindings, smooth spines, gilt fillet borders to covers, gilt edges.
Richly illustrated.
A minor bump to the upper corner of volume twelve, not affecting the integrity of the set, all volumes retain their original glassine wrappers.
A handsome set.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Two pale wets on the first board and small clear wets on the back.
Autograph signed by Robert Brasillach to Marius Richard enriched with the handwritten signature of Maurice Bardèche.

New edition.
Nice copy.

Autograph manuscript signed by Robert Brasillach on André Gide, delivering an ambivalent literary portrait of the author of Les Nourritures terrestres . Undated, 54 lines on one page (two slips), presented under a modern navy blue half-morbid shirt.
The sheets are filled with the fine writing of Brasillach, in blue ink, with erasures and corrections.
The manuscript testifies to Brasillach's shared feelings for André Gide, the "immoralist" who left his mark on a whole new generation of writers. Brasillach makes a masterly presentation of

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy with edges preserved.
Half morocco, covers and spine sunned preserved (a few spots in the margins of lower cover and last free endpaper), top edge gilt, binding signed P. Goy & C. Vilaine.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Robert Brasillach to the journalist Pierre Audiat.
Covers and spine slightly faded as usual.

first edition.
Binding half marbled sheepskin, back with four nerves crimped golden dotted, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, modest contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of Robert Brassillach to Roger Alméras "... beyond all boundaries, in memory of an already distant time ..."

First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on vélin du Marais.
Tiny foxing, mostly on edges of cover.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition, review copy.
Binding half black box, back smooth, flat paper timber way, guards and contreplats black paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, signed binding Mercher.
Signed autograph of Robert Brassillach Emile Henriot.
Nice copy pleasantly established.

First edition, one of 1600 numbered copies on Lana.
Signed autograph Editor Robert Garric.
Catholic reformist, he was the   founder of "social Teams" in 1920, which aimed to establish a social elite and bring the good word about the brotherhood born of the trenches to the workers, in the tradition of patronage. Simone de Beauvoir, then student of Robert Garric in philosophy at Sainte-Marie Institute of Neuilly, remembers him   in his "Memoirs of a Tidy Wench"   "Garric appeared; I forgot everything else and myself; the authority of his voice subdued me. In twenty years we he explained, he had d

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph Robert Brassillach Robert Garric.
Catholic reformist, he was the   founder of "social Teams" in 1920, which aimed to establish a social elite and bring the good word about the brotherhood born of the trenches to the workers, in the tradition of patronage. Simone de Beauvoir, then student of Robert Garric in philosophy at Sainte-Marie Institute of Neuilly, remembers him   in his "Memoirs of a Tidy Wench"   "Garric appeared; I forgot everything else and myself; the authority of his voice subdued me. In twenty years we he explained, he had discovered in the

Original issue for which it was not derived great papers.
Signed autograph from the author to Mrs. Chabert: "... these images of a Parisian movie, in respectful tribute ..."
Back skilfully restored, three small tears and a marginal ifime missing on the dishes.
Complete copy of the prayer insert.

The definitive edition, first in parts, one of 25 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only large paper copies.
Elegant half black morocco over marbled paper boards by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, spine in six compartments, gilt date to foot, grey endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
With 61 photographs hors texte.
A little light insignificant spotting to endpapers.
A fine copy in a handsome binding.

First edition, one of 320 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies along with 36 pur fil.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 170 numbered copies on vélin du marais paper, the only large paper copies after 30 on Hollande paper.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
Spine wrinkled.