Paris (France)

New edition.
Nice copy.

New edition.
Nice copy despite the spine very slightly faded.

First edition.
Iconography.
Nice copy.

Signed handwritten letter to Maurice Noël on the creation “L'état de siège” at the Théâtre Marigny

Paris s.d. (October 1948), 21 x 13.5cm, one leaf.

Signed, handwritten letter by Albert Camus, written on 12 lines in blue ink, on Théâtre Marigny headed paper, addressed to Maurice Noël and relating to the philosophical problems raised and generated by the creation of his play, L'etat de siège, at the Théâtre Marigny on 27 October 1948.

Beautiful condition.

“Dear Sir,
It was Roger Lannes who kindly offered to send me his text. I accepted, not out of suspicion, but because Jean-Louis Barrault and I wanted to keep the surprise effects for the play. For example, it is true that the play targets the totalitarian system. And yet we would have preferred not to talk about it. But you will do as you please.
Would you thank Roger Lannes for his discretion and his remarkable article and believe me, dear sir, your always devoted
Albert Camus.”

nrf | Paris 1936 | 12 x 19 cm | original wrappers
First edition which was not printed on large paper, mention of the second edition.
Light sun exposure to the spine, two small, marginal tears on the first board.
A very precious handwritten presentation on the half title page signed by Raymond Queneau to his great friend Boris Vian and his wife Michèle: “à Michèle à Boris Vian, les derniers jours s'annoncent à coups de trompinette. Leur ami Queneau.” “To Michèle, to Boris Vian, the last days are announced by the trompinettes. Their friend Queneau.”

Second edition considerably expanded.
Half tan sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with sextuple gilt fillets and gilt floral motifs surrounded by blind-stamped roses, spines with rubbing, glue residue from a label at head of spine of first volume, brown paper boards, yellow speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
Some minor foxing.

First edition, one of the advance copies ("service de presse").
Nice copy.
Signed handwritten inscription by Marcel Aymé to Luc Vincent.

Albin Michel | Paris 1919 | 13 x 20 cm | bound in a slipcase
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland, only large papers after 15 Japan.
Bound in Empire green morocco, spine in five compartments, gilt date at the foot, green paper endpapers, border of gilt fillets on the inner covers, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on the rough, slipcase lined with Empire green morocco, marbled paper boards, interior in green baize, binding signed Mativet.
Wrapper illustrated with a vignette by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
A pleasant, perfectly set copy.
Our copy is enriched with a handwritten note dated 20 April 1917 and signed by the painter Georges-Victor Hugo, Victor Hugo's grandson, to the director of Gaulois, Arthur Meyer, to whom he promises to send “un de mes petits dessins à l'œuvre des éprouvés de la guerre” “one of my small drawings to the charity for those affected by the war”.
We attach, mounted with tabs, the original watercolour enhanced with ink by Georges-Victor Hugo, that he sent to Arthur Meyer and which represents a WWI French soldier standing in his trench.