John DOS PASSOS

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A handsome copy despite the spine being slightly sunned.

First edition in French, one of 106 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and covers slightly discolored and sunned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of the English translation established by John Dos Passos and printed in 300 copies on Utopian laid paper.
Bookplate pasted to verso of front cover, spine sunned with a tear at foot with minimal lacks, a stain in margin of front cover, small adhesive paper marks at head and foot of last endpaper and inner flap.
Work illustrated with original illustrations by John Dos Passos.
Autograph signatures of B. Cendrars and J. Dos Passos on the justification page.

First edition of the French translation, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Pale stains to head of front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 300 numbered copies on Lafuma vellum.
Rare autograph inscription by John Dos Passos, in English and dated 1945, to the pataphysician Maurice Saillet.
At the age of twenty-three, Maurice Saillet became the assistant and associate of the bookseller, publisher, and poet Adrienne Monnier at 7, rue de l’Odéon. There he met Gisèle Freund, and discovered André Gide and James Joyce.
After the war, he founded, with Maurice Nadeau, Les lettres nouvelles and published numerous unpublished texts by Alfred Jarry; he also issued the complete works of Lautréamont.

First edition of the French translation, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition in French, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bookplate on the endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 86 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy.

First edition of the French translation for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy despite small foxing affecting mainly slices.
Autograph signed by one of the translators, Albine Loisy, to Claude Arland.

First edition in English, translated by John Dos Passos, printed in 300 copies on Utopian laid paper.
Autograph signatures of B. Cendrars and J. Dos Passos to justification page.
With original illustrations by John Dos Passos.
A very good copy.

First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy n°1, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.