Maurice MARTIN DU GARD

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on lafuma deluxe paper.
Spine and boards marginally and lightly sunned, a small tear at head of front board.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Minor lacks to head and foot of spine, one stain to lower right corner of front cover.
Precious autograph inscription dated and signed by Maurice Martin du Gard to Léon Daudet: "... hommage intrépide et fidèle de son admirateur littéraire" ["intrepid and faithful homage from his literary admirer"].

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Stains on the sunned spine, a library shelving notation inscribed in blue pencil on the first cover, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
Precious autograph inscription dated and signed by Maurice Martin du Gard to Léon Daudet: "... qui trouvera ici quelques figures d'européens (dont la sienne - en Belgique...) avec toute l'admiration littéraire de Maurice Martin du Gard. ["... who will find here some European figures (including his own - in Belgium...) with all the literary admiration of Maurice Martin du Gard."]

First edition, one of 194 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing after 6 Japan.
Handsome copy despite a slight vertical shadow on the first cover.

First edition, one of 194 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue after 6 Japan.
Fine copy.

First edition printed to 200 copies, this one of the nominative copies and numbered sur Arches.
A very good copy.

first edition on the current paper, false mention of fifth.
Signed autograph of Maurice Martin du Gard 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 trenches the joys of camaraderie that removed social barriers. [...] To deny all limits and all separations, get out of my class, out of my skin: this slogan electrified me. [...] Must serve my life! Must serve all my life! "
Back slightly as generally insolated.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on chiffon de Lana paper for the first two volumes and one of 64 numbered copies on vergé de Voiron for the last, the tirage de tête for the first two volumes and the only large paper copies for the last.
Trace of a transverse fold to upper cover of second volume, upper cover of third volume slightly sunned at foot, with transparent traces of adhesive paper to endpapers of same volume.
A very good and rare set that one rarely finds complete with the third volume, which appeared later.

First edition printed in 200 copies, ours one of 194 on Arches paper.
Signed autograph inscription from the publisher, Edouard Champion, to Jean Bruller.
Minimal marginal worming to boards, handsome interior condition.