Jean COCTEAU

Jean COCTEAU

Born5 juillet 1889
Died11 octobre 1963
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrance
Romancier. - Dramaturge. - Dessinateur. - Poète. - Essayiste. - Peintre. - Scénariste, dialoguiste et réalisateur de cinéma. - Membre de l'Institut, Académie française (élu en 1955)
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COCTEAU, Jean
  11. Vocabulaire
    Jean COCTEAU

    Vocabulaire

    Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1922|12 x 19 cm|broché
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  14. Appogiatures
    Jean COCTEAU, Amedeo MODIGLIANI

    Appogiatures

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1953|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
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  18. Carte blanche
    Jean COCTEAU

    Carte blanche

    Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1920|10 x 18 cm|broché
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  19. Léone
    Jean COCTEAU

    Léone

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|25.50 x 19.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 480 copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 35 Annam.
    Publisher's full cream paper boards, smooth spine, salmon paper endpapers and pastedowns.
    Work illustrated with 2 lithographs by Jean Cocteau.
    Two small spots of sunning at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition.
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  21. Deux travestis
    Jean COCTEAU

    Deux travestis

    Desjobert|Paris 1947|17.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
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  22. Le cap de Bonne-Espérance
    Jean COCTEAU

    Le cap de Bonne-Espérance

    Editions de La Sirène|Paris 1919|13 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on bulk, one draw after 10 Japan.
    Signed autograph of Jean Cocteau: "To my dear little Gaudier, memory of Jean Cocteau, in May 1920."
    Nice copy of this poem dedicated to Roland Garros recently disappeared.
    Autographs shipments of Jean Cocteau this respect are rare, the author was too sick to honor his pen copies assigned to the press service.
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  24. Thomas l'imposteur
    Jean COCTEAU

    Thomas l'imposteur

    Nrf|Paris 1923|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, review copy.
    autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Jean Cocteau: "A Guy Lavaud, guillaume in marine ..."
    Back insolated.
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  25. Le requiem
    Jean COCTEAU

    Le requiem

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|19 x 23.50 cm|broché
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  26. Lettres à André Gide avec quelques réponses d'André Gide
    Jean COCTEAU

    Lettres à André Gide avec quelques réponses d'André Gide

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1970|14 x 20 cm|broché
    first edition on the current paper.
    Presentation and comments by Jean-Jacques Kihm.
    Signed autograph of Jean-Jacques Kihm to Marcel Arland.
    illustrated book of photographic frontispiece.
    Back slightly wrinkled, nice copy.
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  34. Poésies 1917-1920
    Jean COCTEAU

    Poésies 1917-1920

    Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1920|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa vergé d'Ecosse paper.
    Three small marginal lacks to spine and covers.
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  35. La belle et la bête - Journal d'un film
    Jean COCTEAU

    La belle et la bête - Journal d'un filmBeauty and the Beast: Diary of a Film

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1958|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché

    COCTEAU Jean. La Belle et la Bête – Journal d'un film [Beauty and the Beast: Diary of a Film]
    éditions du Rocher, Monaco 1958, 14,5 x 19,5 cm, original wrappers
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
    With black and white photographs.
    A fine copy, as issued.
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  37. Le bal du comte d'Orgel
    Jean COCTEAU, Raymond RADIGUET

    Le bal du comte d'Orgel

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1953|19 x 26 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    New edition with 34 original etchings by Jean Cocteau, one of 240 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only printing after 7 on Japan paper and 30 on Auvergne.
    Covers and spine slightly faded with some spots, spine of the chemise sunned, otherwise a good copy.
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  38. Bacchus
    Jean COCTEAU

    Bacchus

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  40. Poèmes
    Jean COCTEAU

    Poèmes

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition collective, one of 1040 numbered copies on Héliona, the only large paper copies after 20 pur fil.
    Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Mario Prassinos.
    Autograph inscription from Jean Cocteau to Henry Azan enriched by a drawing of a young man's profile.
    Spine slightly sunned, not serious, as usual.
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  41. Maquettes de costumes dessinées par Fauconnet pour le Conte d'hiver de Shakespeare, représenté au Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (Croquis, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1920 n°2)
    Guy-Pierre FAUCONNET (William SHAKESPEARE)

    Maquettes de costumes dessinées par Fauconnet pour le Conte d'hiver de Shakespeare, représenté au Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (Croquis, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1920 n°2)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1920|18 x 24 cm|relié
    Set of four original lithographs in color, drawn on laid paper, signed lower right and left boards. Text on the back explaining the boards.
    Original content produced for the illustration of The Gazette fashionable, one of the finest and most influential twentieth century fashion magazines, celebrating the talent of creators and artists French burgeoning art deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, The Gazette fashionable appeared until 1925 with an interruption during the War of 1915 to 1920, due to mobilization of its editor. She is 69 Deliveries from just 2000 copies and is illustrated including 573 color...
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  42. Le boeuf sur le toit (La Gazette du Bon ton, 1920)
    BENITO (Jean COCTEAU)

    Le boeuf sur le toit (La Gazette du Bon ton, 1920)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1920|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    original print in color, printed on paper. Text on the reverse signed John Bonnefon.
    Born in Spain, Eduardo Garcia Benito first became known as a commercial artist including working with printers like Alfred Tolmer in 1913 or in 1916. Another Draeger illustrator Georges Lepape, working at the same time for Draeger, while drawing parallel fashion plates for the Gazette du Bon tone; it is for this same magazine that Benito working hand after producing vignettes where slender female bodies embody the creations of Jeanne Lanvin, Beer or Larsen. The figures, from Cubist inspiration, irresistibly evoke the paintings of Modigliani, in which members drawn alongside similar faces in...
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  43. Lettre-plainte
    Jean COCTEAU

    Lettre-plainte

    Imprimerie centrale de l'Ouest|Paris 1926|14 x 22 cm|agrafé sous chemise et étui
    First edition printed in only 25 numebred copies on vergé d'Arches, this one number 1.
    Autograph inscription from Jean Cocteau to Henri Aubert, enriched with an autograph calling card, signed, from Roland Saucier glued to foot of half title page, bearing the inscription.
    Spine and upper cover slighlty and marginally faded as usual, a small tear to head of upper cover.
    Exceedingly rare.
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  44. Poésie
    Jean COCTEAU

    Poésie

    Nrf|Paris 1925|12 x 19 cm|broché
    Collective Edition, review copy.
    Signed autograph of Jean Cocteau to his dear (Albert) Beguin: "... with all my heart ..."
    Back insolated, small spots on the first board.
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  45. Orphée tragédie en un acte et un intervalle
    Jean COCTEAU

    Orphée tragédie en un acte et un intervalle

    Stock|Paris 1927|12 x 19 cm|relié
    first edition on the current paper.
    Binding half black morocco, smooth spine, gilt fillet on marbled paper plates and gilded in the style of the 20s, contreplats guards and plain paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, signed binding Goy & Vilaine.
    Precious autograph signed by Jean Cocteau to Léon-Paul Fargue on the cover page.
    Beautiful copy fully established.
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  49. La voix humaine - pièce en un acte
    Jean COCTEAU

    La voix humaine - pièce en un acte

    Stock|Paris 1930|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 525 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper Marais, ours one of 25 out trade.
    Binding half morocco ...
    Bel autograph signed by Jean Cocteau: "To my dear Marc Trébor singing as Baudelaire wrote and still moves me very cut Although the disc is better than the book Ask for Columbia.." Enriched by a beautiful drawing in black ink repésentant a young man in profile and slightly enhanced in pastel blue.
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  50. Maurice Utrillo, V
    Maurice UTRILLO, Sacha GUITRY

    Maurice Utrillo, V

    Joseph Foret|Paris 1956|34 x 42 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition of only 197 copies, this one numbered on vélin du Marais paper.
    Illustrations by Maurice Utrillo, made up as follows: 11 lithographs, of which 8 in color, 1 unfinished, 2 in sepia – of which one making up the title - and 1 in black; 2 lithographs of Suzanne Valadon, his mother, and Lucie Valore, his wife, after a pastel drawing.
    A very good and rare copy.
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  53. Thomas l'imposteur
    Jean COCTEAU

    Thomas l'imposteur

    Nrf|Paris 1923|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition on the current paper, false mention of sixth.
    Signed autograph of the author Robert Garric, "... this card trick ..."
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  54. Poésie 1916-1923
    Jean COCTEAU

    Poésie 1916-1923

    Nrf|Paris 1924|12 x 19 cm|broché
    Collective Edition on paper current, false mention of fifth edition (sic).
    Signed autograph of the author Robert Garric.
    Back insolated with small tears stuck back in the lead, lightly soiled boards.
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  55. La voix humaine
    Jean COCTEAU

    La voix humaine

    Stock|Paris 1930|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, falsely stated the fourth edition.
    Spine soiled and repaired, internally good.
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  56. Le Potomak 1913-1914 précédé d'un Prospectus 1916
    Jean COCTEAU

    Le Potomak 1913-1914 précédé d'un Prospectus 1916

    Stock|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition.
    Autograph inscription from Jean Cocteau to Odile Lespinasse, enriched with a drawing of a young man's profile.
    Illustrated with hors text drawings by the author.
    Spine faded as usual.
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  58. L'aigle à deux têtes
    Jean COCTEAU

    L'aigle à deux têtes

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|relié
    Original edition on paper current, fourteenth edition of mention fanciful.
    Binding to bradel half morocco cherry, smooth back, gilded tail date combed paper dishes decorated with stylized floral motifs, covers and spine preserved (insolated back), gilded head, elegant binding signed P. Goy & C. Vilaine .
    Signed autograph of the author Lilian Prépoint enriched with a drawing of a young man Profile.
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  60. Mon premier voyage (tour du monde en 80 jours)
    Jean COCTEAU

    Mon premier voyage (tour du monde en 80 jours)

    Gallimard|Paris 1936|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 28 numbered copies on pure yarn, one of our 8 hors commerce literate, print head after 9 Japan.
    Precious autograph dedication signed by the author Raymond Gallimard decorated with a small star.
    Beautiful specimen.
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  63. Le testament d'Orphée
    Jean COCTEAU

    Le testament d'Orphée

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1961|13.50 x 19 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First Edition of current paper.
    Binding to bradel in full gray cloth, flat spine, first shown a laminated photograph, binding of the publisher.
    Signed autograph author Raymond Mani, son of Marcel Ayme.
    Illustrated book of photographs by Lucien Clergue.
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  64. La danse de Sophocle
    Jean COCTEAU

    La danse de Sophocle[The Dance of Sophocles] His Mother's Copy

    Mercure de France|Paris 1912|15 x 19 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 7 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies, this one no. 1, specially printed for Jean Cocteau's mother.
    Contemporary vellum Bradel binding by Dupré, gilt date to foot of spine, brown shagreen title label, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved. Light worming, principally affecting the margins of some leaves.
    A moving and exceptional autograph inscription signed and dated by Jean Cocteau to his mother, in Latin, quoting a verse of Virgils Bucolics: “Incipe, parve puer : cui non risere parentes, nec deus hunc mensa, dea nec dignita cubili est. / Virgile. / Jean”, which in English is: “Realise this, child...

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  65. La crucifixion
    Jean COCTEAU

    La crucifixion

    Paul Morihien|Paris 1946|16.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
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  68. Colette
    Jean COCTEAU

    Colette

    Grasset|Paris 1955|14.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
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  73. Carte blanche
    Jean COCTEAU

    Carte blanche

    Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1920|10.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
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  76. Clair-obscur
    Jean COCTEAU

    Clair-obscur

    Editions du Rocher|Monaco 1954|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
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  77. Poèmes
    Jean COCTEAU

    Poèmes

    Aux éditions du grand chêne • Henri Kaeser|Lausanne 1945|14 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First collected edition, printed in 2,000 numbered copies on vélin paper.
    Bradel binding of half dark blue morocco over marbled paper boards by atelier Boichot, gilt date to foot of spine, covers preserved, top edge gilt.
    Autograph inscription signed and dated 1947 from the author with a drawing of a young man in profile.
    A very good copy in a nice binding.
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  80. Allégories
    Jean COCTEAU

    Allégories

    Gallimard|Paris 1941|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 copies on Madagascar paper reserved for the author, the tirage de tête after 8 on China paper.
    Autograph inscription by Jean Cocteau with a drawing showing a young man in profile, to André Rolland de Renéville.
    A very good copy
    Provenance : André Rolland de Renéville.
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  89. Le requiem
    Jean COCTEAU

    Le requiem

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|19 x 23.50 cm|broché
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  90. L'aigle à deux têtes
    Jean COCTEAU

    L'aigle à deux têtes

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 8 numbered copies on Japon imperial paper, the tirage de tête.
    A fine copy.
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