Bertrand POIROT-DELPECH

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full black cloth, smooth spine, a complete copy with its illustrated dust jacket.
Illustrated with numerous photographs.
A handsome copy.
Precious signed presentation inscription from Bertrand Poirot-Delpech: "Pour Gisèle Halimi en gratitude pour une soirée capitale (p.65) et bien fidèlement".
Laid in is a press article from Paris-Match dated 22 November 1985 concerning the publication of this work, at the head of which Gisèle Halimi affixed a post-it bearing this peremptory handwritten remark in pencil: Tout est faux !
Provenance: from the library of Gisèle Halimi.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag Rives paper, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Spine sunned.
Signed autograph inscription from Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to Max Gallo.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech: "A Claude Mauriac avec la joie de lui redire (p.296) mon estime. Amicalement." ["To Claude Mauriac with the joy of telling him again (p.296) my esteem. With friendship."]

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to Gaston J. Viala.

First edition on current paper.
Signed autograph Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to a friend: "To Geneviève, tenderly, me Bertrand"

First edition on current paper.
Back very slightly insolated without gravity.
Autograph signed by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to a friend: "For Michèle, with a lot of friendship."

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag Rives vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back slightly insolated.
Signed autograph Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to a friend: "Michele, I kiss you B."

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly sunned without gravity.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to Thierry Maulnier and Marcelle Tassencourt.

first edition for which he was not drawn from large papers, printed stamp of press service on the title page.
Autograph signed by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to a friend: "To Michèle, crossed ... intimate, too." Affectionately, B. "

First edition on current paper.
Back slightly discolored and lightened.
Signed autograph Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to a friend: "To Michele, a little humor that the devil! I kiss you B."

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.