Herman MELVILLE

Moby Dick, Gallimard, Paris 1941, 14,5x21cm, original wrappers.

First edition of the French translation by Lucien Jacques, Joan Smith and Jean Giono, one of 112 numbered copies on alfa, only deluxe copies (grand papier) after 7 on Chine and 55 on pur fil.
A fine and very rare deluxe copy of this masterpiece of American literature.

First edition of the inaugural issue of this review, directed in part by Albert Camus and René Char.

 

 

Contributions by Albert Camus, “Le meurtre et l’absurde”; René Char, “Recherche de la base et du sommet”; Georges Braque, “Suite aux cahiers”; Herman Melville, “Dialogue sur le créateur et la critique”; Jean Grenier, “L’histoire a-t-elle un sens?”; Louis Guilloux, “En mon bel âge”; Yves Battistini, “Empédocle”...

 

 

Covers slightly and marginally soiled.

 

New edition of the French translation, one of 1050 numbered copies on wove paper.
Publisher's binding after the original design by Mario Prassinos.
Spine very lightly sunned, a handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on Madagascar vellum, deluxe copy.
A small stain and a tiny snag of no consequence to the spine
Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on vellum offset paper, the only deluxe copies.
Very handsome copy.
Cover illustrated by Max Ernst reproduced as frontispiece.

Second edition in French printed on vergé paper.
A good copy.