Paris (France)

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Funny autograph signed Claude Chabrol's "A Pierre Bearn who I broke a book, it long ago, and who has never known anything in very sympathetically and without rancor Claude Chabrol..."
Pleasant complete copy of its blurb.

THIRD SECTION edition.
Signed autograph of Louis Aragon Roger Huy, handwritten signature of the dedicatee off the autograph.
Back and boards and marginally slightly discolored as usual.

BELLMER Hans. Anatomie de l'image [The Anatomy of the Image]
Le terrain vague, Paris 1957, 18,5 x 23 cm, original wrappers
First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on neige du Marais paper, this one not justified.
With drawings by Hans Bellmer.
Handsome autograph inscription signed and dated in pencil from Hans Bellmer to the art publisher Alex Grall.
Latter's printed collector's stamp above inscription.
Small tear to head of spine, joints rubbed, otherwise a good copy.

First edition.
Illustrated with numerous reporductions of Arman's artworks.
Handsome autograph inscription by Arman to Monsieur Gallien with a drawing.
A nice copy.

New edition.
Paper yellowed as usual.

First edition in trade of this thesis presented at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Geneva in order to obtain the degree of Doctor of Letters and why it was not drawn large papers, an exemplary service Press.
Precious autograph signed Jean Starobinski "For Albert Camus this portrait of a rebellious man, very friendly Jean Starobinski.."
Nice copy.

Edition first state without mention
Binders half Havana sheepskin, back with four nerves crimped gilded nets, as pieces of black sheepskin, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, sprinkled edges, bindings of the time.
Precious autograph signed by Gustave Flaubert: "To my friend Cheron (with good tomorrow -CIS- handle) G. Flaubert."
Lawyer and French journalist Alexandre Guyard Saint-Cheron was Saint-Simonian, an ardent supporter of the Count of Chambord and creator of "The Paris Letter" real newspaper of the Legitimist party.
Some foxing the beginning and end of the volume, a foot restoration of the first flat of the second volume.
Precious copy enriched with a rare autograph signed by Gustave Flaubert.

DE GAULLE Charles. Mémoires de guerre [The Complet War Memoirs]
Plon, Paris 1954-1959, 14,5 x 23 cm, 3 volumes, original wrappers
First edition, a numbered copy on alfa paper numbered for each copy, these copies reserved for former Free French and members of veterans’ and Resistance associations from the War.
Autograph inscription signed and dated by Charles De Gaulle to Claude Bénédick, former Secretary general of the Comédie Française, to first volume, manuscript signature of De Gaulle to subsequent volumes.
A few light fold-marks to margins of some covers, spine slightly discolored.
A good copy with a moving autograph inscription signed to a figure in the French theatre, proof of a lasting interest of the General’s, who created the first Ministry of Cultural Affairs, which he put under the care of André Malraux.

Edition on current paper, the French translation.
Binding half brown shagreen, slightly discolored flat spine with a gold cartridge embellished with cold and cold florets, small traces of friction on the joints, marbled paper boards, guards and contreplats paper to the vessel, gilt, ex -libris macabre pasted on the back of the first flat binding, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of the author to G (aston) Pawlowski of solsrice dated summer 1910.
Small foxing on the guards.

First edition of this choice made by Louis Aragon.
Binding half Havana sheepskin, back with five nerves with friction, weak joints, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, library storage label pasted on a contreplat modest contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of Louis Aragon to Charles Dujardin.

First edition, a 1000 numbered copies on Alfa paper ours unjustified.
Binding half
Signed autograph of the poet André Breton Guy Lavaud.
Nice copy.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Henri Calet Maurice Martin du Gard.
A slight transverse shadow on the first flat.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph Gide his friends Jeanne and Pierre Blancharay.
A very small tear without gravity on the sidelines of the first guard.

First edition, review copy.
autograph dedication of the author autograph dated Pierre Klossowski Roland Barthes: "... in any true affection ..."
Back insolated.

First edition, one of 220 numbered copies on vélin blanc du Marais, the tirage de tête.
Rare and nice copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 120 numbered copies, only large paper.
Signed autograph and dated Curzio Malaparte to miss Paule d'Ambrosio: "... the testimony of the misery and greatness of man ..."
The ink of the autograph having drooled on the front page next.

Edition on common paper with the proper colophon of June 4, 1957, 18th edition of false statement.
Signed autograph of Louis-Ferdinand Celine Renee: "... honor and remember a very nice evening ..."

Edition posétieure almost two months in the first edition.
Signed autograph of Romain Gary Bodez Peter and his wife.
Back slightly insolated, specks heads boards.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists, review copy.
Signed autograph of Paul Nizan to Marcel Arland.
Nice copy.

MICHAUX Henri. Plume précédé de Lointain intérieur
Nrf, Paris 1938, 11,5 x 18,5 cm, Bradel binding
First edition in parts, of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies, an advance [service de presse] copy.
Marbled paper Bradel binding, maroon morocco title piece, covers and spine (repaired) preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Henri Michaux “à Georges Bataille, amical hommage [to Georges Bataille, friendly wishes]”.
Jean-Pierre Martin in his biography of Michaux states that the two writers only met during the Second World War. This copy, however, allows us to suppose that they had maintained friendly relations since 1938.
After the war, the two would participate in the magazine Mesures and drifted away from the Surrealist orbit. Their work shows a violent independence and the same tension vis-a-vis spirituality, or a form of mysticism.
Rare early testimony of a literary friendship between Henri Michaux and Georges Bataille.

First edition, one of 95 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 45 Hollande paper.
Half shagreen, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed A. Lavaux.
A nice copy elegantly bound.

First edition printed 1500 copies numbered on "pur-fil" paper ours unjustified.
Binding of the full editor cardboard back mute green cloth, illustrated boards.
Signed autograph Jacques Prévert to Jacques Michot: "... with his portrait when he was little ..." enriched with a drawing representing a child playing with a hoop and a stick.
Illustrated book of drawings Elsa Henriquez.
Tiny bites without gravity on the first board.

first edition printed in 130 numbered copies, ours one of the few copies of pass.
Handwritten signature of Joseph Kessel to the justification of the draw.
Rare.
marginal bites on the case, otherwise nice copy.

Edition for which he seems to have been derived great papers notwithstanding the justification of the draw.
Very rare autograph signed by Boris Vian for that book to Henri Carles: "In Grand Chief Henri Carles he be confused with Romeo."
Below the autograph, the dedicatee scored some biographical notes pertaining to the existence of Boris Vian germanopratine: BORIS VIAN = BISON RAVI / club St Germain 13 Rue St Benoit, 13 Paris 6th / or Vernon Sullivan Boris Vian ditto / working together 1948-1953 Michelle and Boris / Our friend to all. Musicians, Barmann (sic) Rats St Germain, Journalists, writers etc. etc. not to mention the King Boubal.
Cover art by Barbarossa.
Rare and nice copy almost all of the draw ends pestle due to low sales recorded in this autograph dedication of the author.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Robert Gaillard Gisele and Charles Bouqueret: "... these shots cut and thrust of which has come to touch their two hearts ..."
Illustrated book, frontispiece, a portrait of Alexandre Dumas by Jean Cocteau.
spine wrinkled.

First edition. 
Publisher's binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Gustave Eiffel to Monsieur Puig.
A nice copy.

Midis gagnés
First edition for some parts with six original drawings by Henri Matisse, one of 150 numbered hors commerce copies on alfa paper reserved as advance copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Tristan Tzara to the poet Guy Lavaud.
Spine slightly sunned, stain to upper cover, occasional foxing, principally to the margins of some leaves.

Edition printed small number of the reprint of the Journal of the Society of Americanists and of wich no leading copies exists.
Rare autograph signed tribute to Claude Levi-Strauss ahead of the first cover plate.
spine and restored blankets, yellowed paper.
Very rare good comprehensive book of his photographic plates in 7-fine.

Edition for Spectreuses, full version Behind his double, one of 333 copies on vellum "bouffant" paper.
Binding of the editor in full red fabric, smooth back, first shown flat irons, full copy of its rhodoïd which has no defect.
Our copy, as he stipulated to the justification of the draw is full of original etching by Jorge Camacho he justified and signed.
Book illustrated with a frontispiece of Jacques Hérold and Max Ernst drawings.