First edition

André GIDE

Les poésies d'André Walter

Librairie de l'Art Indépendant, Paris 1892, 15x19cm, relié sous étui.

First edition, one of 180 numbered copies on tinted vellum, only print after 10 Japan.
Binding in full black morocco, back with five nerves, golden date at the tail, guards and beige moiré silk counterparts, framing of a golden net on the counterparts, all golden sections, preserved covers and [...]

2 500 €

View more

First edition

Victor HUGO

Ruy Blas

H. Delloye, Paris 1838, 14,5x23cm, relié.

First edition published in the author's complete works.
Binding in half black morocco with corners, back there five nerves decorated with black nets, golden date in tail, boards of marbled paper, guards and paper backs to the tank, golden head.
Some small freckles without [...]

Sold

View more

First edition

Guy de MAUPASSANT

Bel-ami

Victor-Havard, Paris 1885, 13x19,5cm, relié.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Holland paper, tirage de tête.
3/4 green morocco Bradel binding, spine with inlays and tooling in gilt, wrappers, spine and untrimmed edges preserved, contemporary binding signed by Aussourd.
Rare copy of Guy de Maupassant's [...]

10 000 €

View more

First edition

Georges BERNANOS

Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette

Plon, Paris 1937, 13,5x19,5cm, relié.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
Binding half morocco anthracite corners, smooth back adorned with cold boxes, golden date tail, guards and contreplats of marbled paper, guards and eggplant paper tidbits, covers and back preserved, gilded head witnesses, elegant [...]

4 500 €

View more

First edition

Oscar WILDE

Intentions

Charles Carrington, Paris 1906, 14,5x23cm, relié sous chemise et étui.

First edition of the French translation by Hugues Rebell, one of 30 numbered copies on Japon, the tirage de tête.
Full morocco, cover and spine preserved, all edges gilt, chemise in half morocco, slipcase lined with morocco, elegant contemporary binding signed Huser.
Illustrated, as [...]

5 800 €

View more

Sliman BEN IBRAHIM, Etienne DINET

El Fiafi Oua el Kifar ou le désert

L'Edition d'art H. Piazza, Paris 1905, 14x21,5cm, relié sous boîte-étui de l'éditeur.

Illlustrated edition of 51 original compositions in color by Etienne Dinet, one of 60 copies on Japan, ours specially printed for the René Aussourd bookbinder, with, in fine, a second state of black engravings.
Binding chocolate brown full morocco, smooth back, gilded name of the illustrator [...]

3 800 €

View more

Maurice LELOIR, Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU

Les confessions

H. Launette & Cie, Paris 1889, 22x32cm, 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 96 original compositions by Maurice Leloir engraved with etching.
Bindings in full red morocco, back with five nerves set with gold friezes and adorned with richly decorated gilded boxes, golden floral friezes in tails, gilded casters on the headdresses, framing of triple [...]

1 200 €

View more

First edition

Julien GREEN

Journal - 1926-1934 Les années faciles

Plon, Paris 1970, 13x20cm, relié sous étui.

First edition, one of 35 copies on paper of Holland paper Van Gelder, head print after 28 copies on Madagascar.
Binding in half box brown glossy with bands, smooth back with six boxes separated by gilded nets and adorned oblique applications in box brown glossy and ivory, date tail back, [...]

1 500 €

View more