Bonet, Paul (1889-1971)

Bonet, Paul (1889-1971)

Born1889
Died1971
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrance
Paul Bonet was one of the most important French art bookbinders of the twentieth century. Initially trained in decoration and drawing, he turned very early to bookbinding, which he profoundly renewed through a resolutely modern approach. Initially influenced by Pierre Legrain, he developed from the 1920s onward a highly personal style, close to Surrealism, based on geometric compositions, the use of new materials, and an architectural conception of decoration, breaking decisively with historicist traditions. He also played a significant role in the development of the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF) paperboard bindings, for which he designed a series of influential models that helped define the modern visual identity of these emblematic publisher’s bindings. Among his most celebrated adaptations are the Irradiantes, derived from a seventeenth-century technique transposed into a modern rhythm. In all circumstances, Bonet sought to bind the decoration intimately to the text itself and to inscribe his own personality within it, stating: “The binding of our time can be an original creation that reflects the personality of its author. It is never a gratuitous creation; it must first be subject to the book.” Active among the leading bibliophiles and collectors of his time, he produced numerous bindings for contemporary fine press editions. His work, extensively documented and exhibited, exerted a decisive influence on the development of modern French bookbinding.
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Bonet, Paul (1889-1971)
  1. Le Monde chrétien - Exemplaire de Maurice Blanchot
    André MALRAUX (inscribed to Maurice BLANCHOT)

    Le Monde chrétien - Exemplaire de Maurice Blanchot[The Christian World – Maurice Blanchot’s Copy]

    Gallimard • , Galerie de La Pléiade|Paris 1954|18 x 23.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only printing.
    Richly illustrated.
    Publisher’s binding in full boards designed after Paul Bonet’s original model.
    Joints of the upper cover skillfully restored.
    Precious signed presentation inscription from André Malraux to Maurice Blanchot.
    €1,500
  2. Don Juan
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Don Juan

    Gallimard|Paris 1959|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui cartonné souple

    First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on bouffant alfa paper.
    Publisher's binding after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Very handsome copy complete with its flexible cardboard slipcase.

    €150
  3. Port-Royal
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Port-Royal

    Gallimard|Paris 1955|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on Navarre vellum.
    Publisher's binding executed after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  4. Aux fontaines du désir. - La petite infante de Castille
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Aux fontaines du désir. - La petite infante de Castille

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 550 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue.
    Publisher's binding in full boards after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Very handsome copy with spine erroneously dated 1959.
    €120
  5. Service inutile
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Service inutile

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    New edition printed in 3,100 numbered copies on châtaignier paper, ours one of 100 hors commerce copies.
    Publisher's full cardboard binding made according to Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  6. En Arrière
    Marcel AYME

    En Arrière

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 2000 numbered copies on wove paper.
    Publisher's binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  7. Féerie pour une autre fois
    Louis-Ferdinand CELINE

    Féerie pour une autre fois

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 1,050 numbered copies on 'vélin labeur' paper.
    Publisher's cloth binding after an original design by Paul Bonet.
    A very fine copy, without rhodoïd (plastic dust jacket).
    €1,000
  8. Féerie pour une autre fois II - Normance
    Louis-Ferdinand CELINE

    Féerie pour une autre fois II - Normance

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on laid paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Very handsome copy lacking its cellophane wrapper.
    €1,200
  9. La messe là-bas
    Paul CLAUDEL

    La messe là-bas

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  10. Le nouveau crève-coeur
    Louis ARAGON

    Le nouveau crève-coeur

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition, one of 1,040 numbered copies printed on Navarre alfa paper.
    Publisher's paper-covered boards after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Endpapers fully shaded throughout, as often encountered.

    €150
  11. Voyage au bout de la nuit
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Voyage au bout de la nuit[Voyage to the End of the Night]

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|13.6 x 22 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur

    First Gallimard edition, one of 1,050 numbered copies printed on Alfama du Marais paper.

    Publisher’s boards bound after the original design by Paul Bonet.

    A very fine copy.

    €1,800
  12. Mort à crédit
    Louis-Ferdinand CELINE

    Mort à crédit

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|14.50 x 22 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    €1,700
  13. D'un château l'autre
    Louis-Ferdinand CELINE

    D'un château l'autre

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 850 numbered copies on vélin labeur.
    Publisher's boards after an original design by Paul Bonet.
    Handsome copy with its original rhodoid see-through dust jacket.
    €1,000
  14. Le crépuscule des vieux
    Georges BERNANOS

    Le crépuscule des vieux

    Gallimard|Paris 1956|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies after 15 hollande and 66 pur fil.
    Binding after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  15. Les dés pipés ou les aventures de Miss Fanny Hill
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Les dés pipés ou les aventures de Miss Fanny Hill

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 750 numbered copies on wove paper, the only printing after 55 on pure thread paper.
    Publisher's boards after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  17. Brocéliande suivi de L'art et la vie
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Brocéliande suivi de L'art et la vie

    Gallimard|Paris 1956|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition, one of 1150 numbered copies on ivory laid paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after the original design attributed to Paul Bonet.
    A very handsome copy complete with its soft cardboard slipcase.
    €120
  18. Don Juan
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Don Juan

    Gallimard|Paris 1959|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on alfa bulky paper.
    Publisher's binding after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Handsome copy despite slight traces of sunning at head and foot of spine and to margins of boards.

    €120
  19. Féerie pour une autre fois
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Féerie pour une autre fois

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on wove paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Very fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper.
    €1,000
  20. Textes sous une occupation 1940-1944
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Textes sous une occupation 1940-1944

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on vellum.
    Publisher's full cardboard binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Spine with two small areas of sunning at head and foot as often found, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €100
  21. Service inutile
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Service inutile

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    New edition printed in 3100 numbered copies on chestnut paper, ours one of the 100 hors commerce copies.
    Publisher's full cardboard binding made after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Spine lightly sunned without any consequence and as generally found.

    €60
  22. Les célibataires
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Les célibataires

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Two very light sunning at head and foot of spine, a tiny snag on one joint, a small angular lack on the last endpaper.
    €60
  23. Journal 1939-1942
    André GIDE

    Journal 1939-1942

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Edition with most parts in first edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfama paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 on pure linen paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Fine copy despite the spine being slightly sunned as usual.
    €60
  24. Ainsi soit-il ou les Jeux sont faits
    André GIDE

    Ainsi soit-il ou les Jeux sont faits

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 2050 numbered copies on vélin labeur paper.
    Publisher's boards bound according to the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly sunned as usual.
    €70
  25. Correspondance 1904-1938
    André SUARÈS, Paul CLAUDEL

    Correspondance 1904-1938

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|13.50 x 22.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on laid paper.
    Publisher's binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy despite a slight scratch at the head of the spine.

    €120
  26. Solitude de la Pitié
    Jean GIONO

    Solitude de la Pitié

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Publisher's binding following Paul Bonet's original design.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  27. Journal 1942-1949
    André GIDE

    Journal 1942-1949

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 2050 numbered copies on alfama paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Fine copy despite slight sunning at head of spine.
    €60
  28. La vie de Disraéli
    André MAUROIS

    La vie de Disraéli

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New first edition printed in 2040 numbered copies on chestnut paper.
    Publisher's boards bound according to Paul Bonet's original design.
    The publication date of the work is erroneously indicated as 1950 at the foot of the spine.
    Spine with two small light traces of sunning at head and foot of spine without gravity.
    €80
  29. Le père humilié
    Paul CLAUDEL

    Le père humilié

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Revised new edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid paper.
    Binding after the original design by Paul Bonet.
    Head slightly pinched, otherwise handsome copy.
    €60
  30. Lecture de Phèdre
    Thierry MAULNIER

    Lecture de Phèdre

    Gallimard|Paris 1943|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on héliona paper.
    Publisher's binding after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Spine very lightly sunned as usual, minimal foxing without significance affecting mainly the edges.
    €70
  31. Les jeunes filles - Pitié pour les femmes - Le démon du bien - Les lépreuses. Tétralogie complète en cartonnages Bonet
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Les jeunes filles - Pitié pour les femmes - Le démon du bien - Les lépreuses. Tétralogie complète en cartonnages Bonet

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|11.50 x 18.50 cm|4 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on vélin labeur for each volume, this copy one of 100 hors commerce, only issue. 
    Publisher's hardback boards after an original design by Paul Bonet.
    A handsome set.
    This important tetralogy includes "Les jeunes filles", "Pitié pour les femmes", "Le démon du bien" et "Les lépreuses".
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  32. L'homme communiste
    Louis ARAGON

    L'homme communiste

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on Plumex paper, the only printing.
    Publisher's binding following Paul Bonet's original design.
    First cover slightly pinched at head, a handsome copy.

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  33. Le vin de Paris
    Marcel AYME

    Le vin de Paris

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  35. La relève du matin
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    La relève du matin

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  36. Le Maître de Santiago
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Le Maître de Santiago

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of 2080 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Publisher's binding executed after Paul Bonet's original design.
    Upper headcap slightly sunken, handsome copy.
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  38. Lettres de jeunesse
    Antoine de SAINT-EXUPÉRY

    Lettres de jeunesse

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  39. Le Petit Prince
    Antoine de SAINT-EXUPÉRY

    Le Petit Prince

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|16.50 x 22.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  40. Les Grilles d'or
    Philippe HÉRIAT

    Les Grilles d'or

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple
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  41. Lettre aux anglais
    Georges BERNANOS

    Lettre aux anglais

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|14 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  42. Paris
    Henry BIDOU, Emmanuel BOUDOT-LAMOTTE

    Paris

    Gallimard|Paris 1938|18.50 x 24.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  43. Les voix du silence
    André MALRAUX

    Les voix du silence[The Voices of Silence]

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|18.50 x 23 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition, one of the numbered copies bound to Paul Bonet's original design.
    Publisher's full cream cloth, smooth spine lightly sunned, lacking its illustrated dust jacket.
    Profusely illustrated.
    Inscribed, dated and signed by André Malraux to Nicole Briquet.
     

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  45. Les exilés
    James JOYCE

    Les exilés

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  47. Jean Santeuil
    Marcel PROUST

    Jean Santeuil

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18 cm|3 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur
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  48. Cinq grandes odes
    Paul CLAUDEL

    Cinq grandes odes

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  49. L'otage
    Paul CLAUDEL

    L'otage

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  50. D'un château l'autre
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    D'un château l'autre

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple
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  51. L'espoir
    André MALRAUX

    L'espoir

    Gallimard|Paris 1944|13 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  52. Le paysan de Paris
    Louis ARAGON

    Le paysan de Paris

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  53. Le cornet à dés
    Max JACOB

    Le cornet à dés

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  55. Tartarin de Tarascon
    Raoul DUFY, Alphonse DAUDET

    Tartarin de Tarascon

    Scripta et Picta|Paris 1937|24.70 x 32.60 cm|relié sous chemise et étui
    Scripta et Picta, Paris 1937, 24,7x32,6cm, full morocco under chemise and slipcase.
    Edition illustrated by Raoul Dufy, one of 130 numbered copies on papier blanc de Rives.
    Precious full morocco binding aux têtes de lion [lion heads] signed Paul Bonet and dated 1949.
    Full purple inlaid morocco binding by Paul Bonet dated 1949, spine color very skillfully restored, discreet restoration on the upper part of a joint and spine-end, inlaid covers featuring lions with fine inlays of green, ochre, and red calf within numerous gilt fillets, light green velvet endpapers, original wrappers and spine preserved, gilt over untrimmed edges...
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  56. La messe là-bas
    Paul CLAUDEL

    La messe là-bas

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  57. Déroute
    Jacques DEBÛ-BRIDEL

    Déroute

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  60. Port-Royal
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Port-Royal

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|11.50 x 18 cm|broché
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  61. Les Grilles d'or
    Philippe HÉRIAT

    Les Grilles d'or

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  62. Le cornet à dés
    Max JACOB

    Le cornet à dés

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  65. Journal 1942-1949
    André GIDE

    Journal 1942-1949

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  68. Port-Royal
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Port-Royal

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|11.50 x 18 cm|broché
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  74. Don Juan
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Don Juan

    Gallimard|Paris 1959|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  79. Alcools
    Guillaume APOLLINAIRE

    Alcools

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  80. En Arrière
    Marcel AYMÉ

    En Arrière

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  81. Le Poids du Ciel
    Jean GIONO, Marcel de KEROLYR

    Le Poids du Ciel

    Gallimard|Paris 1938|21 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  82. A la Recherche du Temps perdu
    Marcel PROUST, Kees VAN DONGEN

    A la Recherche du Temps perdu

    Gallimard|Paris 1946-1947|18 x 23 cm|3 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étui
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  84. Hamlet
    André GIDE, William SHAKESPEARE

    Hamlet

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  85. Famille Boussardel
    Philippe HÉRIAT

    Famille Boussardel

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  86. Les Ziaux
    Raymond QUENEAU

    Les Ziaux

    Gallimard|Paris 1943|13.50 x 18.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  87. Moby Dick
    Herman MELVILLE, Jean GIONO

    Moby Dick

    Gallimard|Paris 1941|17.50 x 23.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  88. Le Grand Troupeau
    Jean GIONO

    Le Grand Troupeau

    Gallimard|Paris 1944|11.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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  90. Le Bonheur fou
    Jean GIONO

    Le Bonheur fou

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|13.50 x 20 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
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