Léon-Paul FARGUE

First edition, one of 220 numbered copies printed on Vélin du Marais.

Rubbing to the slipcase and chemise, otherwise a clean and attractive copy.

Illustrated with 25 intaglio engravings by Elisabeth-Mary Burgin.

 

First edition, one of 8 numbered copies on China paper, ours being no. 1, a deluxe issue.
A very faint shadow on the upper cover, entirely insignificant; a few inevitable light spots of foxing mostly affecting the endpapers and edges.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 8 numbered copies on China paper, this one being no. 1, deluxe issue.
A minute tear without loss at the head of the spine, a few inevitable light spots mostly affecting the endpapers and edges.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 8 numbered copies on China paper, this one bearing no. 1, from the deluxe issue.
A few inevitable small spots of foxing, mainly affecting the endpapers and edges.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Printed inkstamp ex-libris of collector to head of half-title page.
A nice copy.

First collective edition on ordinary paper, one of the press service copies.
Covers slightly and marginally soiled.
Autograph inscription signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Gus Bofa.
Included are two invitations to a lecture by Marcel Raval entitled Trois mages de la Poésie, part of the series "Les conférences du Vendredi", devoted to Guillaume Apollinaire, Jules Supervielle and Léon-Paul Fargue; both invitations are signed by Léon-Paul Fargue.
Our copy is also enriched with a printed proof of a text by Léon-Paul Fargue, bearing his handwritten corrections and revisions.

First edition, one of 106 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies after 25 on Holland paper.
Handsome copy despite very light and harmless yellowing to spine.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by André Gide "Montaigne", Léon-Paul Fargue "Vieille France", Valery Larbaud "Notes sur Nathaniel Hawthorne", Nathaniel Hawthorne "Idées et germes de nouvelles (traduit par Valery Larbaud)" ["Ideas and germs of short stories (translated by Valery Larbaud)"], Georges Limbour "Le Cheval de Venise" ["The Horse of Venice"], Paul Valéry "Léonard et les philosophes" ["Leonardo and the philosophers"]...
Light foxing mainly affecting the edges, complete issue with its wraparound band and subscription bulletin to the review;
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, presented itself in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication falls within the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played a role as "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper reserved for the press service.
Light foxing affecting mainly the edges.
Literary contributions by Thomas Stearns Eliot "Som de l'Escalina", Paul Valéry "Le livre de Christophe Colomb", Léon-Paul Fargue "Mimes", Valery Larbaud "Le patron des traducteurs"...
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appears in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not simply showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten capital texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Two stains on the spine which also has a small tear at the head, a stain at the lower right corner of the first cover.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue "Une violette noire", Benjamin Fondane "Ulysse", Henri Michaux "Un certain plume", Jean Follain "Poèmes", André Gide "Oedipe", Georges Meredith "Amour moderne", Louis Brauquier "Panama".
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, presented itself as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Three stains at foot of second cover.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue (La Drogue), André Malraux (Le Voyage aux îles fortunées), Henry Michaux (L'époque des illuminés), Sören Kirkegaard (Fragments d'un journal), etc...
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.
Autograph tribute signed by Léon-Paul Fargue below the printed dedication to Marcel Raval opposite the justification page.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Complete with publisher's wraparound band.
Handsome copy of this work devoted to the Franco-Colombian poet, who volunteered for the French Foreign Legion and died in action during the Allied offensive in Artois in 1915.

First collected edition on ordinary paper, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine slightly sunned, small stain to head of front cover, light foxing affecting mainly the first leaves.
Signed and inscribed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Léon Daudet

Illustrated with 16 « réogrammes » by Fabian Loris and Roger Parry, one of 332 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only printing after 30 Japon.
Bradel binding, covers and spine preserved.

Collective first edition, one of 350 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, ours one of the 20 hors commerce literate.
Back and flat marginally insolated, nice interior state.
Autograph signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Yvonne Vaudez.

First edition, one of 499 numbered copies on pure thread paper.
Half black shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with a gilt marine anchor, marbled paper boards, black paper endpapers and pastedowns, sunned covers preserved, modest contemporary binding.

First collected edition, one of the advance copies.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Henri Béraud.
Minimal worming without consequence on the slightly shadowed endpapers.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Small and clear trace of sunning, to head and foot of spine, a good copy.

First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on vélin de Rives, the only large paper copies.
A very good and rare copy with good margins.

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on vellum baggy.
Insolated back with a tear in the head, first flat detached.
Preface by Léon-Paul Fargue.
Signed autograph of Léon-Paul Fargue to Jeanne Billard: "... homage of the speaker ..."

Collective first edition on current paper, false mention of fourth edition.
Insolated back.
Autograph dedication signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Alexandre Alexeieff.

Collective first edition on current paper, false mention of fifth edition.
Insolated back.
Autograph dedication signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Alexandre Alexeieff.

First edition on current paper, one of the review copies service.
Autograph signed by the author "to Pierre Benoît this book of nightmares ... faithfully Ahong!"

First edition on current paper.
Four small yellow spots at the bottom of the first board, otherwise nice copy.
Very nice autograph signed by Léon-Paul Fargue on the first guard and on the page of false title to Hélène Paul-Boncour: To Mrs. Hélène Paul-Boncour with friendship Léon-Paul Fargue. / ending with these two poems: "A poet having made a dream trip / told me that he existed in the radiant sky / A star where never rings the brief hour / The brief hour where the hearts get break in goodbye ... (popular song) / and: "One evening ... one evening with open veins ... / The light, the lamps, the music / the night that suffers outside, the lair / the poet , crying friends / together, leaning on a terrace, / in front of the sea. - together - and the / memories - the old cities - the loved ones who died - / the haunted gardens - the lonely returns under the covered nights .. . "

first edition.
Binding to the full paper bradel, smooth back, as part of morocco, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, signed binding ...
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Léon-Paul Fargue to Abreu Lilita "... Listen to the very sweet song that cries to please you (Paul Verlaine)."
Nice copy pleasantly established.

Collective Edition, one of the 350 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies after 110 taxed back.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Léon-Paul Fargue Marguerite Quintin "these green tales" and these nightmares ... scientists ... "

First edition, one of 4 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Spine very slightly sunned on head and foot, otherwise a good copy.
About Colette, Paul Verlaine, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Réjane, Max Jacob, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Valéry...

First edition on ordinary paper, possibly a specimen copy from the very last printing for verification before commercial release.
Our copy is presented in blue wrappers, author's name-title-publisher's name in black, unlettered spine and conjugate leaves.
A curiosity.

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on white laid paper, the only issue.
Front cover lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, otherwise handsome copy complete with its publisher's wraparound band.

First edition of which only 150 deluxe copies were printed.
But also M. Prévost, G. d'Houville, A. Hermant, among others.
Iconography.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Other contributions by A. Thérive, A. Arnoux, P. Dominique, R. Lannes among others.
Illustrated.
Spine sunned with a slight tear at head, small corner lack to front cover, shadows on endpapers, otherwise fine interior condition.
Rare.

First edition, one of 499 numbered copies on pure laid paper.
Two small stains of no consequence to the spine, slight marginal discoloration to the front cover.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 13 China and 41 Holland.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 499 numbered copies on pure wire.
Tear and lack at head of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece, iconography. About Colette, M. Audoux, P. Verlaine, A. de Saint-Exupéry, S. Mallarmé, V. Larbaud...
Handsome copy complete with its double wrappers, bookplate pasted on endpaper.