Paris

First edition, no limited issue printed, of this exhibition catalog. This solo exhibition of Perrriand's works was held at the Musée des arts décoratifs from February 5 to April 1, 1985.
Scuffing on lower right-hand corner of second cover faded.
With a lot of illustrations, a nice copy.

Signed and dated inscribed copy by Charlotte Perriand to Michel Troche: "... que d'efforts conjugués...Vive l'amité. Charlotte" (...what a combined effort... Long live friendship. Charlotte).
 

First edition in French, one of 15 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only large paper copies.

Autograph presentation inscription dated and signed by Charles de Gaulle: "Pour J. Emery, bien cordialement ! C. de Gaulle. 25.2.61."

A fine and rare large paper copy with autograph presentation inscription signed by Charles de Gaulle.

Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on Bible paper.
Rhodoïd slightly yellowed as sometimes occurs.
Rich iconography.
Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Fine copy complete with its rhodoïd, dust jacket and soft slipcase.

Edition translated by Defaucompret. Each volume has an engraved title with a vignette and at least 2 steel engravings per work, the animated scenes are by Tony Johannot, the views are English engravings. 28 folding maps heightened in colors, including a large map of Scotland, at the end of the History of Scotland.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, slightly later, ca 1850. Spine with raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and thick and thin fillets, in blind and gilt. Spine uniformly and slightly darkened. Author, volume number and title gilt. Volume 1: trace of dampstain to one corner of p. 300 to the end. Volume 4: broad yellowing on title page to p.30. Volume 7: trace of dampstain in left margin p. 197 to the end. Volume XXIII, trace of pale yellow dampstain in upper margin slightly affecting the text throughout the volume. Some traces of rubbing. Scattered foxing. Very handsome set, well bound.
Important critical edition, with all the author's prefaces for the different editions, and notes.
Details of the edition: 1) Waverley 2) Guy Mannering 3) L'Antiquaire 4) Rob-Roy 5) Le Nain noir & Les Puritains d'Écosse 6) La Prison d'Édimbourg 7) La Fiancée de Lammermoor ; L'Officier de fortune 8) Ivanhoé 9) Le Monastère 10) L'Abbé 11) Kenilworth 12) Le Pirate 13) Aventures de Nigel 14) Peveril du Pic 15) Quentin Durward 16) Les Eaux de Saint-Ronan 17) Redgauntlet 18) Les Fiancés ou Le Connétable de Chester 19) Le Talisman ou Richard en Palestine 20) Woodstock 21) Chroniques de la Canongate 22) La Jolie Fille de Perth 23) Charles le Téméraire 24) Robert comte de Paris 25) Le Château périlleux & Histoire de la démonologie et de la sorcellerie 26, 27 & 28) Histoire d'Écosse 29 & 30) Romans poétiques
Scott's great dark novels have obscured the fact that he is a great ironist and keen observer of human psychology, closer to Dickens and Fielding than one might initially believe. Yet what the generation of Romantic authors, who were overwhelmed by the discovery of Walter Scott, retained was primarily the historical and romantic tragedy, and the literary use of Scottish legends. Scott, like so many other great authors of English literature, is unfortunately reduced in France to a few novels. The greater part remains unpublished today, which makes this edition all the more valuable.

First edition of the French translation by A. J. B. Defauconpret. Illustrated vi­gnette on the title page of each volume, with two illustrations in each volume (60 in total) by Louis Marckl after Noël Bertrand.
Green half shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands elaborately framed in gilt and blind, spine-ends stamped with a gilt rosette bearing cabbalistic signs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpa­pers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
Spines slightly lightened, some corners slightly dulled, more pronounced foxing on some volumes, a tear not affecting text to pp. 303-304 of vol. 2, a restored tear and a marginal lack of paper not af­fecting text to pp. 213-214 of vol. 5.

Autograph letter signed by James Fen­imore Cooper in French, bound in the first volume, written to Charles Goss­elin, publisher of his complete works.
Slight folds to the corners of the leaf, pencil and pen notes by a previous bib­liographer.

Handsomely bound set, exceptionally containing an autograph letter signed by the author to his publisher.