Creuzevault

First edition of the French translation by André Gide, printed in 300 numbered copies on Rives paper. No. 250.
Half black morocco binding with bands, signed at the top of the endpaper Creuzevault. Smooth spine with title lettered lengthwise. Palladium title, top edge palladium. Some rubbing to covers and corners. Light rubbing marks to joints. Original wrappers and spine preserved.
Rare and handsome copy with blue covers unfaded.
"The translation of Joseph Conrad's Typhoon by André Gide is a fascinating phenomenon in the history of twentieth-century French literature, as well as in the history of literary translation in general." Sylvère Monod: Bulletin des amis d'André Gide, October 1993. It is certain that this Typhon in Gide's translation played a capital role in the penetration of Joseph Conrad's work in France.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours bearing No. 1, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy with full margins.
Half purple morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt stippling decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with a scattering of gilt stars, gilt date at foot, frame of gilt fillets on moiré paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining its deckled edges, elegant contemporary binding signed Creuzevault.

Poems in Prose First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon paper, the only grands papiers (deluxe) copies.
Burgundy morocco binding, spine in five compartments set with black fillets, gilt heraldic eagle at the bottom, heraldic coat of arms stamped in the centre of the boards, endpapers with geometric motifs, bordered with a burgundy morocco strip on the inner covers, gilt top edge, contemporary binding signed by Creuzevault.
Some small foxing on the endpapers and some very fine tears in the margin of the final endpapers.
Beautiful copy, nicely bound.

Edition illustrated with original compositions by Julien Le Blant and original etchings by Louis Muller, one of 38 numbered copies on China paper.
Half red morocco binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Creuzevault.
Our copy is incomplete of the quadruple suite of etchings as stipulated in the justification.
Handsomely bound copy.

first edition, one of 200 numbered copies on vergé, only large papers after 50 Japan.
Binding in half morocco blue, smooth back decorated with double golden cartridges, date golden in tail, golden nets on the plates of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of paper with the vat, golden head on witnesses, covered blankets and backs, signed binding of Creuzevault.
Signed autograph signed by Ludovic Halévy to Jules Claretie.
Book with 8 illustrations inset.
Beautiful copy pleasantly established.

First edition, one of the few copies on Holland paper which he is no mention, only large papers.
Bound in black morocco half, back with five nerves, golden tail date marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, elegant contemporary binding signed Creuzevault.
Tribute autograph dated and signed by the author.
Rare and enjoyable copy all beautifully set margins.

First edition, one of 470 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies with 59 on China paper.
Bradel binding in full fir green morocco, smooth spine, date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, gilt corner stamps on leading edges, frames of quintuple gilt fillets and fir green morocco on endpapers, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed Creuzevault.