Paris (France)

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on foam Alfa paper and reserved for the press service.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by André Dhôtel Bernard Privat.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Autograph tribute signed by Jorge Semprun.

First Edition, one of 575 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies after 100 "pur-fil" paper.
Pleasant copy decorated with 19 insets including 4 in color and a portrait of the author, frontispiece, in blood by Alexander Iacovleff.
Autograph signed by Henriette Pascar to Paul Gregorio.

First edition on current paper, false mention of third edition.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph dated March 1965 from Charles Vildrac, who had taken under his wing Lucienne Desnoues, Lydie Dubourg-la-Gentille: "... to let him know this Lucienne, who calls me his spiritual father."

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Illustrated cover of a drawing by Charles Léandre.
Back restored and reinforced.
Autograph dedication signed by André Barde to comedian and singer Georges Chepfer: "... in memory of good nocturnal chats with a friendly spirit."

New edition partly original because revised and increased and for which it was not drawn of great papers.
Small marginal tears on the boards
Illustrated book of a portrait of the author by Pablo Picasso.
Autograph dedication signed by Paul Eluard to his friends Madeleine and Jean Sarigny: "... in memory of the black and white years ..."

New edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Ingres, only leading copies.
Nice and rare copy.
Handwritten signature of Radovan Ivsic on colophon.


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First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Ingres, only leading copies.
Nice and rare copy.
Handwritten signature of Annie Le Brun colophon.


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First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Ingres, only leading copies.
Nice and rare copy.
Handwritten signatures of all the protagonists at the colophon.


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First edition.
Book decorated with illustrations by Marc Chagall.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Signed autograph of Claire Goll to Pierre Gamara: "... poet and traveler ..."


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First edition, one of the review copies service.
A tiny tear without gravity in the foot of the back.
Autograph signed by Louis Aragon Maurice Nadeau.

First edition, on current paper, of the French translation by Yves Bonnefoy.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy Jacqueline Lebrun.

First edition, on current paper, of the French translation by Yves Bonnefoy.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy Robert Ellrodt: "... who knows what it is ..."

First edition established, prefaced and annotated by Marie-Thérèse Eychart and for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Marie-Thérèse Eychart to Charles Dobzynski: "... this other face of Elsa that, perhaps, he already glimpsed ..."

First edition on current paper, mention of ninth edition.
Back cracked and with small gaps.
Autograph tribute signed by Philippe Soupault.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Pleasant copy coimportant a rare autograph dedication signed by the Venezuelan poet.
Beautiful autograph signed Orlando Pichardo, full page, a friend named Brigitte for which he specifies his address to Barquisemito.

First edition, one of 30 copies out of commerce numbered and signed by Yves Bonnefoy colophon .
A tear stuck in the foot of the back.
The 5 original lithographs of Bram Van Velde to appear in the book are lacking our copy.
Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy to Professor Georges Blin.

BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre-Augustin Caron de La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro

The true first edition with all the characteristics of the first issue, including the correct collation of p. 237. Title with blank verso, list of eleven booksellers distributing the work and note to reader on verso of half-title; half-title following preface with, on verso, the list of characters, official approval and imprimatur at beginning dated the 25th and 31st January 1785 under the names of Bret and Lenoir, while at the end, the two official approvals are dated 28th February 1784 from Coqueley de Chaussepierre and 21st March 1784 from Bret. Bottom of final page: A Paris, de l'imprimerie de Ph. D. Pierres. This true original edition appeared without engravings; this copy was therefore enriched with a first state set (a later state would see Rosina's chest in Plate V covered up) by Malapeu and Saint Quentin of five images, a suite one generally finds in later editions, especially Kehl's. The edition contains the famous preface by Beaumarchais. A number of more ordinary editions appeared at the same time as the original, which has different characteristics.

Sumptuous late 19th century dark green morocco by A. Valat, reminiscent of 18th century dentelle bindings. Spine in compartments richly decorated. Red morocco title piece, date to foot of spine. Large dentelle panel to covers, followed by a frame of several fillets and roulettes. Large, rich interior frieze. Tope edge gilt. Spine lightly sunned to a uniform brown. Joint very lightly rubbed. One corner bumped. Bottom of upper joint slightly bowed. Small scratch to upper cover. The copy was not cut during binding, which explains the unusual dimensions of the paper (13.5 x 20.7 cm) and the fact that some leaves are shorter in the outer margin. The engravings, cut down at their outer margins, are a centimeter shorter. Paper slightly discolored. A superb copy.

The piece had a difficult birth: Beaumarchais fought tirelessly for more than three years to get government approval for its publication. Written in 1778, it was read at the Comédie Française in 1781, privately played in Gennevilliers castle in 1783 and finally performed for the public at the Théâtre de l'Odéon on 27th April 1784.
The work is considered, because of its virulent critique of the archaic privileges of the bourgeoisie and more specifically the aristocracy, as a harbinger of the French Revolution.
This comic piece with its frenetic pace puts on the airs of a bourgeois drama á la Moliére; it was a distinct success with audiences, as the number of counterfeit editions published since its appearance attest. Testimony to the spread and notoriety of the piece is that Mozart made an opera of it very quickly, given that The Marriage of Figaro was composed in 1785-86.
Ex libris G. Martinet.
A rare copy of the true original with 5 plates from Saint Quentin (published later), in a remarkable binding.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
second board marginally insolated.
Autograph tribute signed by Léon Blum at the head of the fake title page.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine slightly sunned, tiny spots, not serious, on the covers.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Verlaine to Emile Le Brun.

First edition on current paper.
Bradel binding in half cardboard blue sky, smooth back slightly adorned with a gilt finial, double gilt tail, marbled paper plates, title piece of brown shagreen, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers , Contemporary binding.
Some small foxing.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Paul Déroulède to the painter Jean Béraud on a guard which is completely burnished and which has a small tear in its back and has been restored using an adhesive piece.

First edition of which it was not drawn of great papers.
Publisher's binding in full gray cardboard, nice complete copy of his illustrated jacket that has two very slight tears in the head and foot of the back.
Iconography.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Arno Breker to Pierre Drancey (whom Arno Breker spelled Drancay) .

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
A tear on the back that also has a lack in the foot, first flat tend to come off, bites on the boards.
Autograph signed by Tristan Klingsor Emile Roustan.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Jacques Réda to Charles Dobzynski: "... who will perhaps be my only accomplice reader in this area where he precedes me ..."

Collective first edition in paperback format.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by André Frénaud to Charles Dobzynski.

First edition on current paper.
Back and flat slightly and marginally discolored as often, otherwise nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by François Mitterrand to François Gloaguen.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on vergé de Hollande paper, the tirage de tête.
Half shagreen, spine faded, printed ex-libris, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of 67 numbered copies on vergé de Hollande paper, the tirage de tête.
Half shagreen, spine slightly faded , printed ex-libris, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
A very small spot on the back of the back, otherwise nice copy.
Autograph signed by André Malraux to Pascale and André Dervavrin enriched with a drawing of a fierce dog, gaping mouth and tail erect, and dedicated to their son Thierry.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
A small spot on a bit, otherwise nice copy.
Autograph signed by André Malraux to Mrs. Ernest Mercier.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by André Malraux to Mrs. Ernest Mercier.

BERNARD Pierre & COUAILHAC Louis
Le Jardin des plantes. Description complète, historique et pittoresque du museum d’histoire naturelle, de la ménagerie, des serres, des galeries de minéralogie et d’anatomie et de la vallée Suisse.
[The Jardin des Plantes. Complete, Historical, and Picturesque Description of the Museum of Natural History, Menagerie, Glasshouses, Mineralogy and Anatomy Galleries of the Swiss Valley]
L. Curmer, Paris 1842, in-8 (18 x 26 cm), contemporary half green morocco
First edition richly illustrated with 186 plates of animals (including birds, reptiles, fishes, crustacean insects, corals), 33 of which are very finely hand-colored. These colored plates are exquisite in their refinement, with deep and dazzling colors. The edition also contains numerous steel-engraved medallion portraits. Fold-out map of the Jardin des Plantes and 2 double-page steel plates. The steel plates are finely crafted. Numerous wood-engravings in the text showing animals. The book benefits from typical romantic treatment, with large wood-engraved compositions for the title and part pages, decorations, etc.
Contemporary green hard-grained half morocco. Spine with richly decorated panels, roll-tooling on the bands. Double fillets on the sides, gilt edges, watered silk endpapers. Signs of wear on the sides and ends. Short tear to the inferior part of the first volume on 0,5 cm. Bright white paper, with occasional light spotting. A few more yellowed plates.
Very fine copy in good condition.
Curmer had specialized in luxurious high-end publishing. He is known for having financially ruined himself by ordering the very best engravings in England and by dint of the paper he used. He swiftly went bankrupt. Hetzel acquired his back catalog.
The Jardin des Plantes is a superb publication that marries the discovery of a fascinating subject and the perfect realization of an exceptional book.
$ 1 000

First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on pure wire.
Binding in full black shagreen, date at the foot of the spine, first board with a piece of red mosaic shagreen forming a spiral in the style of the pataphysicians ending with the word “mots”, marbled endpapers, ex-libris printed at the head of an endpaper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Beautiful copy pleasantly set.

First edition, one of 310 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies with 80 Hollande paper.
Half shagreen, printed ex-libris, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
A nice copy elegantly bound.

BUNUEL Luis French Driving License

Luis Buñuel's French Driving License, original black and white photograph and the director's manuscript signature.

First edition.
Binding full carton vellum style, smooth back slightly faded decorated with a central floret almost dimmed, golden date almost faded tail, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, Contemporary binding.
Some small foxing.
Autograph dedication signed by Maurice Barrès to Arsène Alexandre.

First edition.
Binding caramel half calf, burnished back with five nerves with small rubs, golden name tail, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, Contemporary binding.
A owner of the book has written, with blue ballpoint pen, a sharp criticism of the book and punctuated his acid remarks ponirs exclamation margins of some leaflets.
Autograph dedication signed by Pierre Delbet to Professor Samuel Pozzi.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Four reading marks with black ballpoint pen in margins of three sheets, iconography.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication dated 1982 and signed by André Berne-Joffroy to Professor Marcel Bessis.

Edition illustrated with 43 original engravings by Jean Frélaut and printed with 235 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, ours one of the 15 copies of artist signed by Jean FRELAUT in pencil.
Some friction and a bit split on the case, the back of the shirt with two clear wets.
Nice copy.
Provenance: from the library of Anne-Marie Frélaut with her ex-libris engraved by her father.