Valentin LE CAMPION

Illustrated edition with original vignettes and head-pieces by Valentin Le Campion, one of 20 lettered hors commerce copies on auvergne, most limited issue.
Some spoting, fragile joints of slipcase and chemise. 
Ex-libris pasted on the verso of the slipcase, manuscript ex-dono inscription in blue ball-point pen.
Signed and inscribed by Charles De Gaulle to Georges Wurm.
 

First edition printed in 110 copies, ours bearing number 38 and specially printed for Gustave Rabiet.
The first volume is illustrated with wood engravings by Valentin de Campion. Full blue morocco binding, smooth spine, gilt title, geometric friezes in gold and palladium continuing on the covers, gilt fillets on the edges, moiré fabric endpapers and pastedowns, following endpapers of printed paper, pastedowns framed with blue morocco and double fillets in gold and palladium, top edge gilt with deckled edges. Binding signed Jean Lambert.
The second volume is illustrated with etchings by Geo Michel. Half morocco binding with bands, smooth spine identical to the first volume, endpapers and pastedowns of printed paper, covers of paper reproducing the printed paper from the interior of the work. Binding signed Jean Lambert.
A slipcase with some rubbing to the edges features the printed paper of the two volumes and houses these two volumes.
A very handsome copy.

An illustrated edition of Valentin Le Campion's original cuffs and headbands, one of the numbered copies on Marais, the only edition after 20 "pur-fil" papers.
Binding half blue shagreen with stripes, smooth back decorated with a piece of red mosaic shagreen depicting a cross of Lorraine repeated in the center of the first board, vellum cardboard central strip on the boards, guards and contreplats of navy blue paper, blankets and back preserved, gilded head, case bordered with navy shagreen, boards of marbled paper, inside of paper to the tank.
Some small friction on the case.
Handwritten thought dated and signed by Charles De Gaulle on the page of fake title: "C. De Gaulle who knows what the following pages will have been worth! In any case, it is to serve, that they have been 4/11/48. "
Pleasant copy set in a binding "Gaulienne".

first edition published anonymously and printed with 400 numbered copies on vellum, lenôtre one of the copies of author.
Precious autographed autograph dedication of the author by André Berry, which crossed the title page the verb "tait" replacing it with "dit", to Paul Valéry.
Illustrated book of wood of Valentin Le Campion.
A clear and small wetting at the angle of the back and boards in their feet.

Edition illustrated with original compositions of Valentin Le Campion, one of 965 numbered copies on paper of the Marais, one draw after 20 Auvergne.
Handwritten signature of Charles de Gaulle led a guard.
Illustrated book headbands and cul-de-lamp Valentin Le Campion.
joint rubbed the shirt, faded back.
Nice copy.