Joseph DELTEIL

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back slightly insolated as generally.
Precious and very rare autograph signed by Joseph Delteil to Jacques Rigaut: "... to MJ Rigaut / cordial tribute / J. Delteil".
Superb dedication, at the crossroads of "isms": while Delteil is just enthralled surreal by the "pope" André Breton in his Manifesto that ranks among those who have made "act of absolute surrealism", Rigaut, for his part is definitely moving away from Dadaism following his friend Tzara.
An emblematic figure of the literary genius consumed by drugs and despair, Jacques Rigaut did not publish anything during his lifetime (except contribu

First edition, one of 790 numbered copies printed on alfa paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Signed autograph Joseph Delteil Maurice Martin Gard: "... this little fairy tale for the use of only poets of course .."

First edition, one of the press service copies printed on laid.
Back passed and insolated as usually, small spots on the boards.
Precious autograph signed by Joseph Delteil: "To Henri Bergson, Jeanne Bergsonian with my deepest admiration."

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on laid Arches paper, single draw after 10 Japan.
Illustrated book of 5 original etchings by Mariette Lydis.
Some small foxing margins slightly insolated boards and some leaflets.
Bookplate pasted next to the fake title page where the autograph is sent.
Beautiful autograph signed by Joseph Delteil: "To Mr. Paul Lallemand, I offer my first book to my oldest friend Delteil editor".

First edition, one copy of the printed press service on rod.
Precious autograph signed Delteil Joseph Guy Lavaud.
Back passed and insolated.

First edition. Missing plate.
Literary contributions by G. Apollinaire, T. Tzara, R. Crevel, J. Delteil, E. Berl...
Issue illustrated with 10 drawings by E. Josephson and a calligramme by G. Apollinaire.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of the service de presse copies printed on laid paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Joseph Delteil to Henri Béraud.
Spine sunned and faded, small foxing spots on boards which are marginally warped.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Joseph Delteil to Pierre de Massot.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on alfa paper, after only 15 on pur fil paper and 55 on pur chiffon.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies reserved for "Good sheets".
Binding in half shagreen, slightly back with four nerves, date in the tail, moiré paper plates, guards and counterplates of marbled paper, golden head, binding from the contemporary signed Saulnier.
Autograph dedication signed by Joseph Delteil to Jean-Jacques Brousson on the front cover.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph signed by Joseph Delteil to François Nourissier.
Pleasant copy.

Rare invitation card to attend the exhibition of tunics created by Raymond Duncan, in the theater-gallery he founded at 34, rue du Colisée, from April 25 to June 1, 1922.
Beautiful and rare copy.
Raymond Duncan was fascinated by ancient Greece since his childhood: the aesthetics and fashion of
The life he promoted at the Akademia was marked by this influence.
The press of the time glossed over the clothes worn
by Raymond Duncan and his disciples: "Greek-style" tunics
that he / she was making himself. Behind the supposed ridicule of
this accoutrement, these unisex tunics was a way of abolishing the
differences in gender and class. Raymo

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Montval, head print.
Binding in half red shagreen with corners, back with four nerves, golden tail date, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, covers and backs preserved, binding signed Encalcat.
Book decorated with illustrations by Pierre Devaux.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph Joseph Delteil to Jean-Paul Allardin: "... this beautiful Corisande which we will never know if Henry preferred, or if history humiliated Arques and Ivry ..."

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Binding in half red shagreen with corners, back with four nerves, golden date tail, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, signed binding of Encalcat.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil to Jean-Paul Allardin: "... here is this book in which I put my most secret complacency ..."

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Binding in half red shagreen with corners, back with four nerves, golden date tail, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, signed binding of Encalcat.
Nice copy.
Beautiful autograph signed by Joseph Delteil to Jean-Paul Allardin: "... this Napoleon, the game, the great game between man and circumstances (and yet where the man is a trump ..."

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil to Mr. Bradley: "... my memories already ..."
Back slightly browned and with a little lack in foot.

first edition, one of the 1500 numbered copies on vellum, ours not justified, only draw with 10 China and 25 Arches paper.
Signed autograph signed by Joseph Delteil to Guy Lavaud.
spine, passed as generally, with a small tear glued to the head, light bites on the margins of the boards.
Complete copy of his prayer to insert.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil Guy Lavaud.
Back insolated with a small tear glued head, pitting margins flat.

Edition cpourant on paper.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil his friend Willy Michel: "... this copy of man he must love little because it was in fact one of the largest unfortunate of this world ..."
Our copy is enriched with an autographed postcard of the author and an envelope piece denominated in Willy Michel address, all pasted on a guard.
Press clippings attached.

First edition, one of 360 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, the only printing with 24 Japon.
With original woodcut by François de Marliave in different color by E. Gasperini.
A very good and rare copy.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil 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

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Joseph Delteil Robert Garric: "... with all my memories of heroic times ..."
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 twen

First edition, review copy office ..
Bel autograph signed by Joseph Delteil Robert Garric "... Lafayette humble ..."
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

First edition on ordinary paper.
An important autograph inscription from Joseph Delteil, full-page, to his friend Maurice Martin du Gard.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 5 numbered copies on China paper, tirage de tête.
A tiny lack to foot of spine, small lacks in the margins.
Rare.

First edition, one of 8 numbered copies and re-imposed on Or Turner, large copy, the fewest copies.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on vergé paper, justified and initialed by the author.
Handsome autograph inscription from Joseph Delteil to Jacques Rivière, a few manuscript notes in ink by J. Delteil to head of lower cover.
With a frontispiece by Raymond Thiollière.
Spine slightly warped, not serious, tiny marginal tears without lack to upper cover.
A very rare copy of the author's second book.

First edition, one of numbered copies on vergé bouffant paper.
Very handsome full-page autograph inscription from the author to Loys Masson.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Joseph Delteil to Alexandre Vialatte.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Joseph Delteil.
A small tear without loss to head of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Joseph Delteil.
Spine lightly sunned without consequence, two tiny holes to rear board, library stamps to front board and title page.