Jean Gabriel DARAGNÈS

First edition of the French translation, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Blood red morocco binding, gilt title lenghtwise, black stingray boards framed in morocco, gilt decorative paper endleaves, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, an elegant binding signed Boichot. Front free endpaper slightly toned, otherwise a handsome untrimmed copy.

Illustrated with original woodcuts by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.

Illustrated edition, limited to 68 copies. The illustrations comprise a title-frontispiece, 28 colored vignettes in the text and numerous colored wood-engraved tailpieces by Daragnès after pastels by Anna de Noailles, accompanied by the complete suite of thirty progressive states of a single plate, showing the color breakdown. 

Bound in full lemon morocco, mosaic boards composed of a border of brown morocco fillets in the form of stylized hearts, surrounding two concentric undulating gilt fillet frames, with hearts in brown and teal morocco fillets at the center of the boards, smooth spine with mosaic of brown and teal morocco fillets and gilt dentelle, original boards and wrappers preserved, gilt and mosaic interior dentelle, brown suede guards, slipcase in half lemon morocco with gilt and mosaic smooth spine, boards of wood-grain paper, box edged in morocco with wood-grain paper boards, binding signed by Madeleine Gras. Spine of slipcase slightly faded.

This copy is exceptionally enriched with the following items:

- an original pastel signed by Anna de Noailles (used as tailpiece p. 64)

- an autograph letter signed by Anna de Noailles to La Gandara, concerning Le Cœur innombrable (1 p.)

- 4 autograph poems by Anna de Noailles with additions and corrections: "Chansons pour des jours d'été" (published here under the title "Le Baiser"), "La nuit" published under the title "A la nuit," an untitled poem published under the title "L'ardeur" and "La nature et l'Homme" under the title "Fraternité" (6 pp.)

 

Ex-libris of Edouard de La Gandara mounted on one of the endpapers. A stage actor under the pseudonym Jean Dara, La Gandara notably collaborated with Sarah Bernhardt, and received numerous books with inscriptions from Colette, Maurice Donnay, the Comtesse de Noailles, and Anatole France.

 

A richly enhanced copy in a superb mosaic binding by Madeleine Gras.

First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe copies after 20 Japan.
Endpapers lightly and partially shaded, without gravity.
Handsome copy complete with the publisher's chemise and slipcase in full marbled paper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.

First edition established by André Malraux, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe printing.
Preface by Gabriel-Albert Aurier.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece, 6 headpieces as well as 3 tailpieces engraved on wood by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
Fine full-margined copy complete, as stipulated in the print run justification, with the suite of woodcuts on China paper.

Illustrated edition with copperplate engravings by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, one of 200 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue after 25 on Japan paper.
Some light worming of no consequence, otherwise a handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Valéry: "Cet exemplaire de la Jeune Parque appartient à mon neveu Jean Valéry. Paul Valéry." ["This copy of La Jeune Parque belongs to my nephew Jean Valéry. Paul Valéry."]

Illustrated edition with a frontispiece by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, one of 330 numbered copies on Lana laid paper, the only issue with 20 on Vidalon.
Gift inscription from a previous owner at head of an endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on pur fil paper, deluxe copy.
Work illustrated with wood engravings by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
Fine copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and two vignettes engraved in copperplate by Daragnès.
Handsome copy containing, at the end of the volume, the triple states of the illustrations as in the deluxe copies.

Edition illustrated with original vignettes by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, one of the numbered copies on vellum paper, ours one of the first 100 containing a duplicate suite of the vignettes.
Some browning at foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Holland paper, leading print after 20 Japan.
Back and flat very slightly and marginally discolored as generally.
Illustrated book of a frontispiece engraved by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
Signed autograph of Jean Giraudoux to Gaston Rageot.

First edition, with mention of second edition at head of first cover.
Work illustrated by Charles Clérice.
Spine sunned with two lacks at head and foot, some foxing.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on old Japan paper, ours unnumbered.
Work illustrated with typographical ornaments that some attribute to Daragnès and others to Vertès.
Two small tears re-adhered at head, spine split at foot.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on handmade laid paper.
Work illustrated with typographical ornaments that some attribute to Daragnès and others to Vertès.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with 3 original etchings by Daragnès, one of the numbered copies on Ruysscher paper, ours unnumbered, the only issue after 75 Arches.
Handsome copy.

Edition printed on the presses of Jean-Gabriel Daragnès in 150 numbered copies on Lana laid paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Cardinal Richelieu as frontispiece, a title vignette, headpieces and tailpieces by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
First cover partially and slightly shaded without consequence, a paper lack at foot of slipcase.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 825 numbered copies on antique laid paper, printed with 25 Japan and 50 Holland copies.
The work illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with original tailpieces and vignettes by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès engraved on wood, one of 250 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only edition with 30 various Japan.
Publisher's binding in full flexible boards covered with watered paper, title vignette pasted on the front cover.

Precious and fine autograph inscription from J.-G. Daragnès to André Gide who signed twice (in black ink then in blue ballpoint pen).

A tiny lack at the foot of one joint, handsome copy.

Albin Michel | Paris 1919 | 13 x 20 cm | bound in a slipcase
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland, only large papers after 15 Japan.
Bound in Empire green morocco, spine in five compartments, gilt date at the foot, green paper endpapers, border of gilt fillets on the inner covers, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on the rough, slipcase lined with Empire green morocco, marbled paper boards, interior in green baize, binding signed Mativet.
Wrapper illustrated with a vignette by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
A pleasant, perfectly set copy.
Our copy is enriched with a handwritten note dated 20 April 1917 and signed by the painter Georges-Victor Hugo, Victor Hugo's grandson, to the director of Gaulois, Arthur Meyer, to whom he promises to send “un de mes petits dessins à l'œuvre des éprouvés de la guerre” “one of my small drawings to the charity for those affected by the war”.
We attach, mounted with tabs, the original watercolour enhanced with ink by Georges-Victor Hugo, that he sent to Arthur Meyer and which represents a WWI French soldier standing in his trench.