Paris (France)

First edition of 200 numbered copies on vellum "pur-fil" paper Johannot and illustrated with 4 original lithographs of Yannis Tsarouchis he signed .
Beautiful and rare copy despite the back and slightly and marginally insolated boards without gravity
Signatures of Yannis Tsarouchis and Hamid Fouladvind at the colophon.

Invitation card for the inauguration of the exhibition of works by Hans Hartung, which he produced between 1922 and 1929, at the Museum of Modern Art in the city of Paris on March 31, 1980.
Beautiful illustrated copy, on the back, of a reproduction of Hans Hartung's work.
Handwritten signature of Hans Hartung accompanying his words: "With my very cordial feelings" at the front of the invitation card.

First edition.
Nice copy despite small foxing on the upper edge.
Photographic covers, iconography.
Handwritten signature of Haroun Tazieff on a white guard.

First Edition, one of 1009 numbered copies on vellum Johannot, great papers.
Marginally insolated boards, pleasant interior state.
Our copy is complete with his shirt and his editor's case in snake-like canvas.
Autograph dedication signed by Sacha Guitry to Marcel Rey.

Sagesse
Ambroise Vollard | Paris 1911 | 22.5 x 29 cm | morocco with slipcase
Illustrated edition with 95 original compositions (borders, title headers and tail-pieces) of which 72 are in color by Maurice Denis, one of 210 numbered copies on Holland.
Bound in strips of half caramel morocco, spine decorated with wavy arabesques bordered with grey fillets and mosaics of pieces of Havana brown, autumn leaf color, brown and cream morocco, gilt name of the illustrator at the foot, grey fillets framing the marbled paper boards, pastedowns in brown paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, slipcase edged in caramel morocco, marbled paper boards, beige felt interior, binding signed Miguet.
Very handsome copy of this important artist’s book particularly representative of Maurice Denis' Nabi period, «that where the freshness of invention unites with a symbolist workmanship to give a pure note of its own» (cf François Chapon, Le Peintre et le Livre, 1870-1970, pp. 68-72.)
Maurice Denis’s signature on the print details page with this note «Copy of M. J. Guiffrey.»
Art historian, Jules Guiffrey was the manager of Gobelins and the founder of the Société de l’histoire de l’art français (French art history society).
Endpapers very lightly and partially shaded.
Beautiful copy of this important artist’s book set in an elegant mosaic binding by Miguet.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
foxing on the boards, back warped, some internal foxinges.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Victor Serge to the National Union of Teachers.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Rare.
Signed autograph dedication of Jean Guéhenno to A. Piganio: "... excusing me for countless printing mistakes of which I am not responsible."
Indeed, our copy is enriched with 9 corrections and handwritten annotations of Jean Guéhenno going up to take the title and modify it in "France in the world".

First Edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies after 20 Arches paper.
Superb autograph dedication signed, full-page, from Natalie Clifford-Barney to Yanette Deletang-Tardif: "A Y. Deletang-Tardif and since it supports my lucidity - here is - here, even lyricism can be an accuracy where, as it says so well this "lucidity also has the powers of fire ..." But I prefer yours all magic = incantations that express the inexpressible - and that begins where we stop "this secret lyricism" ... Tenderly leaning towards you and supporting you: but in front of such despair who can? 12 Dec./49 NCB the Amazon. "

New edition with mention of 408th thousand.
Binding in half green morocco fir tree corners, back with five nerves, golden tail date, discrete restorations on the joints, framing of golden nets on the marble paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, golden head .
Emotionally signed autograph dedication of Edmond Rostand on the fake title page and dated June 1915: "Aux Poilus de la section de Pierre Clarac With admiration, love, 9th Cie of the 34th Regiment of Infantry

Small tear glued back foot, nice copy.
The dedications on this text are very rare and sought after.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Some small foxing on the first board and on the page where the shipment is.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Georges Perec to Jean-Pierre Vivet.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back slightly insolated with two small deficiencies without gravity head and foot.
Signed autograph from Mircea Eliade to Jean Blanzat.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Colette to Monsieur Lesgouvé.

First Edition printed on Alfa paper.
Nice copy.
Superb autograph dedication signed by Colette to Willy Michel: "Ex-president of the court of Pondicherry ... (page 1) Imagine, dear Willy Michel, that this young president held at receptions, official so little that it is, imagined one day, to use punch in his home, in human skulls ... The next moment, his house was empty, and he was smoking quietly and alone on his little flat mattress.I give you his infallible way to get rid of unwelcome ... Colette. "

First edition on current paper.
Back insolated, two small tears with gaps in the back of the back.
Autograph signed by Colette: "To Mr. J. Truche confraternally Colette de Jouvenel."

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête after 9 Vieux Japon and 11 Japon impérial.
Spine slightly cracked to head, nice copy.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Colette : "A monsieur L. Gosset en souvenir du pire trac de ma vie."

First Edition, one of 1595 numbered copies on vellum swamp crèvecoeur, ours one of the 15 hors commerce.
Illustrated book of a frontispiece engraved on wood by Demetrius Galanis as well as several in-text woods.
Beautiful copy despite the back slightly dug in the lead and foot.
Very nice autograph dedication signed by Henri Bosco enriched with an inscription in Greek: "For Alice Comte and Georges Raillard this table of Amalières where beneficial Megremut live and love, with the hope that to love and live - really live - is In July 1949, in Lourmarin, to show my affection and my pleasure at seeing a union formed which was not out of our mind ... Henri Bosco. "

First edition published anonymously, mention of second edition.
Tears and angular deficiencies on the back and the boards, pleasant interior state.
Rare.
Autograph signed by P. Baudin to Monsieur Dorigny at the head of the first board.
Our copy is enriched, on the guards at the beginning and end of volume, three pages of biographical notes and biographical scathing, sharp and unattractive, probably the dedicatee, about the author of this rare pamphlet, calling him cynical and vile master-singer and crook.

SALIS Rodolphe & HEMARD Joseph
Contes du chat noir
Les arts et le livre, Paris 1927, 15 x 19.5 cm, 281pp. and 278pp., 2 bound volumes
This edition was illustrated with the first printing of 180 compositions by Hémard, coloured in stencils. One of 1,100 copies on velin de Rives paper, after the tirage de tête on annam, composed of 65 copies.
Part of the Mirror of Mores (Miroir des Mœurs) collection.
Contemporary grey shagreen, spine with two large painted and varnished images, one of a stylised black cat, the other a naked woman in black, grey and white, author and title gilt, covers in mosaic vellum with a similar theme, original covers preserved. Slipcase in grey, black and gilt marbled paper, foxing to endpapers, spines lightly and uniformly sunned.
A fine copy in a handsome, unique, unsigned binding.

First edition, one of 250 copies hors commerce numbered copies on alfa paper and reserved for advance distribution.
A nice copy with a photographic frontispiece "L'inconnue de la Seine".
Exceptional and handsome autograph inscription signed by Louis-Ferdinand Céline to Eugène Dabit to whom he dedicated, in 1937, "Bagatelles for un massacre" : "A. E. Dabit. Mon vieux j'attends de vos nouvelles. J'espère que les Baléares se sont bien terminées. Comme vous voyez la saison reprend. Tous les cons sont à bord. Je distribue les prix. Votre ami. Céline."

First edition for each volume, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil paper for "Avant l'exil", one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper for "En exil", each one of the 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Spine of the first volume sunned, otherwise nice set.
Illustrated with photographs.
Rare autograph inscription dated and signed by Prince Félix Youssoupoff to Gérard Mainguet on the first volume.

First edition of which it was not drawn of great papers.
Nice copy.
Cover illustrated by Piem, incomplete copy of his flying sheet "Sketch of a classification of songs".
Beautiful signed autograph of Boris Vian: "To you Françoise Prévost who dries the tears of the least graminagrobées this book of initiation completely true and my friendship ..."

First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine very slightly sunned.
Humorous autograph inscription signed by Antoine Blondin : "Pour Claude Aubry qui se brule (sic) les doigts avec une belle constance et conscience professionnelles. Avec amitié. Antoine Blondin."

New edition, thousand mention.
Back slightly insolated with small gaps in the head and foot stings on the boards.
Signed autograph of Jerome Tharaud who also signed for Jean to Monsieur Girardin.

First edition, one of 50 copies on Japon, this one not included in the justification, the tirage de tête.
Spine and covers marginally sunned as usual, otherwise nice copy with edges preserved.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy.
A precious autograph signed by Paul Morand: "To André Malraux, in memory of his visit to the Saigon Hospital (October 1925), thinking that it would be nice for Lazare to be resuscitated as immortal, very faithfully Paul Morand".

First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on Alfa paper, ours one of 14 out of trade, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Preface by Emmanuel Berl.
A beautiful autograph dedication dated and signed by Pascal Jardin to Monsieur Bos: "... who, like at the Quai des Brumes, finally knows the hidden things behind the things." The war at the age of nine, because it's him, because it's is me, Pascal. "

First edition, one of numbered copies on roto blanc for each copy.
One trace of folding to lower cover of the first volume.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Charles De Gaulle to Michel Hacq : "en souvenir de ces grandes épreuves..."
A nice copy with a moving autograph inscription signed.

First edition, one of 37 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 12 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Slight traces of sunning, not serious, on the spine.
Nice and rare copy.

First edition, one of 97 numbered copies on vergé blanc de Hollande paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Half shagreen, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
A nice copy.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Jean d'Ormesson to a friend named Bertrand: "A little beauty my dear Bertrand (pity it's not me!) To tell you both my very faithful affection, to which I tell you my warm wishes, I kiss you one and the other, Jean. "

Illustrated edition of 40 original etchings by Jacques Touchet stained with stencil, one of 290 numbered copies on vellum Lana, ours one of the first 10 with an original watercolor Jacques Touchet he signed and a suite in black illustrations on Malacca.
Some friction on the case and the back of the shirt.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Insolated back.
Signed autograph of Jerome Tharaud who also signed for Jean Maurice Martin du Gard.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back insolated, yellowed pigeon.
Autograph dedication signed by Alexandre Zévaès to Maurice Martin du Gard.

First edition, on current paper, of the French translation prepared by Madame Marcel Girette.
Insolated back with a tear with missing head, paper yellowed, some marginal gaps on the boards.
Rare autograph dedication signed Israel Zangwill Maurice Martin Gard.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Arches paper, ours unjustified.
Slightly insolated back with a tear with a tiny lack in mind.
Autograph dedication signed by Francis Jammes to Maurice Martin du Gard.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice copy.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Philippe Léotard to a couple named Thomas and Marylène.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
A small spot at the head of a guard, nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Alphonse Boudard to Raymond Mary.