Paris (France)

Exhibition catalogue of Paul Gauguin's works at the Galerie Barbazanges, 109 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, from 10 to 30 October 1919.
Illustrated with Gauguin's splendid colour self-portrait with halo and serpent, wood-engraved by Jules Germain.
Essay by François Norgelet, entitled "Gauguin au Pouldu".
Catalogue of 28 works by Gauguin, including two lithographs and two plaster casts. Minute black spot in the margin of the front wrapper.

Edition published the same year as the first.

Contemporary red half shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands framed by gilt and black fillets, a few minor scuffs to spine and covers, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two slightly bumped corners.

A few light, insignificant spots of foxing.

Original black and white photograph depicting Valéry Giscard d'Estaing posing frontally.

A fine copy. Original envelope with the letterhead of the French Presidency included.

Inscribed and signed tribute by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in blue ink.

Provenance: from the collection of the noted autograph collector Claude Armand.

First edition, illustrated with in-text drawings by Lorentz.

Some occasional foxing.

Bradel binding in green Empire morocco, spine very slightly faded, gilt date at foot, gilt decorative rolls at head and foot, marbled paper-covered boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate mounted on one endpaper, trace of a removed bookplate at the head of a pastedown. Original wrappers preserved. Binding signed by Durvand.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine sunned with two small tears at head and foot, boards slightly soiled.
Iconography.
Exceptional full-page autograph inscription signed by Eugène Ionesco to his friends from the Renaud-Barrault company including Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, Simone Benmussa, Jean Desailly: "Mon cher Jean-Louis, ma chère Madeleine, ma chère Simone, mon cher Jean, mon cher Sabatier, mon cher Cattand, ma chère Marie-Hélène, mon cher Outin, ma chère Benmussa, je vous aime, je suis vôtre pour toujours. Eugène ionesco." (My dear Jean-Louis, my dear Madeleine, my dear Simone, my dear Jean, my dear Sabatier, my dear Cattand, my dear Marie-Hélène, my dear Outin, my dear Benmussa, I love you, I am yours forever. Eugène ionesco.)
Our copy contains manuscript annotations and reading marks by Simone Benmussa in the margins of certain paragraphs.
Literary advisor to the Jean-Louis Barrault - Madeleine Renaud Company, then, in 1957, editor-in-chief of the Cahiers Renaud-Barrault, Simone Benmussa also directed, from the Théâtre de l'Odéon, the cultural service and the Cahiers of the Renaud-Barrault company. She adapted for the theater works by her friend Nathalie Sarraute, Pierre Klossowski, Jean Cocteau, Gertrude Stein... She was the companion of actress Erika Kralik.


 

Rare edition, no deluxe copies recorded, with statement of two thousandth edition.
Preserved wrappers with doublure, contemporary binding.
Upper cover illustrated by Jean Béraud.