Paris (France)

First edition pour L'homme aux valises, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Eugène Ionesco to Bernard Privat.

first edition one of 350 numbered copies on Alfa paper and reserved to the press service.
Signed autograph Jean Guéhenno a friend named Pascal.
Back slightly insolated not serious, nice copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête after 15 Madagascar.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 64 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 792 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 108 reimposed.
A good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph Pol Vandromme.
illustrated cover of a caricature by Cabu Sagan.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on chiffon d'Annonay, the only large paper copies after 10 pur fil paper.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 5 Arches paper.
Spine slightly sunned to head and foot, small spotting to head of lower cover and endpapers.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies, an advance (service de presse) copy.
A good copy retaining its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 5 Japon and 12 Hollande.
Our copy retains an illustrated cover by Marcel Duchamp.
Illustrations.
A good and rare copy retaining his chemise and slipcase and soft paper boards.

first edition on the current paper.
Binding to bradel full paper gold decorative patterns and moiré, smooth back, as part of olive green morocco, preserved covers featuring angular restorations binding signed Thomas Boichot.
Precious autograph signed by Octave Mirbeau in Catullus Mendes: "... his dear friend and too distant, alas"
Nice copy pleasantly established.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

Chroniques de ma vie [An Autobiography]
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
With 6 drawings hors-texte.
A very good and rare copy.

DALI Salvador & DéON Michel. La Vie secrète de Salvador Dali [The Secret Life of Salvador Dali]
La table ronde, Paris 1935, 12 x 19 cm, original wrappers
First edition of the French adaptation by Michel Déon, one of 120 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Illustrations.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 460 copies on vergé à la forme.
Autograph inscription from Marcel Schwob to Paul d'Armon.
Illustrated with a lithograph by Maurice Delcourt on the cover.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 850 numbered copies on vélin labeur.
Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Paul Bonet.
A fine copy retaining his rhdoid plastic jacket and his soft slipcase.

First edition in French translated Boris Vian, one of 50 numbered copies on papier Bible, the only large paper copies.
Spine slightly sunned, two traces of fold to upper cover, internally good.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

Edition on current paper, false entry of second edition.
Precious autograph signed Audiberti Jacques Raymond Gallimard: "... a tribute to old friend ..."

Edition of wich no leading copies exists, stamp printed press service of the head of the last guard.
Signed autograph of Jacques Pierre Audiberti Desgraupes.
Iconography.

CAMUS Albert
La Chute [The Fall]
Gallimard, Paris 1956, 12 x 19 cm, original wrappers
First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription by Albert Camus to Joseph-André Brusco.
$ 5 000

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Alfa paper and reserved to the press service.
Signed autograph Jean Guéhenno in Albert Thibaudet.
bibliophile cold buffer below the autograph.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition la traduction française, one of 105 numbered copies on pur fil, tirage de tête.
A good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph Maurice Druon Michel Debré.
printed stamp Michel Debré on guard as an bookplate.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Le Corbusier to Claudine Choney.
Illustrations.

First edition, one of 100 numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
Signed autograph of André Gabriello to Warnod.
Small spots ahead of the second board, copy all margins.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Contemporary half brown cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards, double fillet and gilt date to foot of spine, red shagreen title-label, covers mounted on guards and preserved, ex libris of Léon Hennique by Léon Glaize (engraved by E. Dété) on the front endpaper.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Guy de Maupassant : "A Léon Hennique, son ami [For Léon Hennique, his friend]".
A very good copy in an attractive contemporary binding made for Léon Hennique.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Claude Levi-Strauss to the professor Jean-Philippe Méry.
Illustrated, a good copy.

Edition for which he was not drawn large paper, review copy.
Precious autograph signed Rene Fallet René Clair who adapted the film The Great Belt: "For René Clair with my admiration and my gratitude and my friendship and all this is true Remembering a crushed thumb La Grande belt. and René Fallet ".
complete copy of his prayer to insert.

Edition on current papeir he was fired from 10 pure large wire paper.
Precious autograph signed by Tristan Bernard Pierre Benoit: "My dear Immortal, in default of atmosphere and nectar here's an old Ganymede lunch on your Olympian pedestal."
Nice copy.

Edition printed on Alfa paper.
Precious and humorous autograph signed by Tristan Bernard Pierre Benoit ". His avid reader, his bridge partner and his friend Tristan Bernard tourist in the blank."
Nice copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Precious autograph signed by Tristan Bernard Pierre Benoit: "His friend Tristan Bernard, not yet a candidate, but that will come (around the year 1958) and Relu approved. Tristan Bernard."
Back slightly insolated, otherwise nice copy.

Galerie Durand-Ruel | Paris 1896 | 18.5 x 24.5 cm | original wrappers.
First edition, printed on vergé but not stated, of this catalogue of the exhibition devoted to Berthe Morisot the day after her death at the Galerie Durand-Ruel from 5 to 21 March 1896.
Preface by Mallarmé.
With a photoengraved portrait of Morisot by Manet as frontispiece.
Very slight staining, not serious, to covers, head of upper cover restored in one place, internally good, no foxing.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa, advance (service de presse) copies.
With an autograph inscription from André Malraux to Jacques Patin.
A fine copy.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author to the professor Jean-Philippe Méry.
Illustrations, a very good copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Binding to bradel in ...
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Jean Lorrain Jean Hebrard: "... these few waves of Bigorre, mountain flowers and exile.

Tapisseries du Roy, ou sont representez les quatre elemens et les quatre saisons avec les devises qui les accompagnent
Second edition of this work, first published by the Imprimerie Royale in 1670, and illustrated with a title vignette with the arms of Louis XIV, two banners drawn by Bailly and engraved by Le Pautre, two initials signed by Le Clerc, and two engraved titles, 12 double-page plates engraved by Le Clerc after Le Brun (of which four of tapestries showing scenes from the life of Louis XIV) and 32 emblems on 16 leaves.
Contemporary red morocco with the arms of Louis XIV, spine richly decorated in eight compartments, gilt roulettes to raised bands, gilt compartments with gilt fleurs de lys, containing in their centre the initials of Louis XIV (two interlaced ‘L’s with a crown above), gilt title to second compartment, double series of triple gilt fillet frames to covers, gilt fleurs de lys to corners of central frame with arms of Louis XIV, gilt roulettes to headpieces and edges of covers, gilt roulette frame to pastedowns, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt. A few very skillful repairs to joints and spine.
The explanations of the emblems between text pages are absent, meaning that the pagination for the text portion is not continuous.
Collector’s label stuck to first blank endpaper indicating that “The text, printed on paper of a smaller format than the plates, was mounted into a larger format for re-binding. This is so with all copies re-bound at the time, like this one, in red morocco with the arms of King Louis XIV.” A few manuscript annotations (numbering) to back of plates.
Ex-libris of Thomas Osborne, first Duke of Leeds with his motto Pax in bello.
A superb copy, richly illustrated with finely printed engravings in red morocco with the arms of Louis XIV.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Bright-White paper.
A few small spots.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa advance copy.
With an autograph inscription from Paul Nizan to Pierre Michaux on half-title page.
Blindstamp on foot of the half-title page.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on vélin teinté paper.
Half dark brown morocco, spine in six compartments, date gilt at foot of spine, covers, guards and pastedowns of moiré-effect paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Autograph inscription signed by Léon Bloy to the poet François Corelli.
A very good copy nicely bound.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Braid binding in full paper floral pattern, smooth back with a pale wetting in the foot, title label navy red leather, guards and contreplats of the same paper with floral motifs, preserved covers, gilded head, Contemporary binding .
Precious autograph signed by Charles Maurras to Georges Clemenceau.
Our copy is presented in a modern shirt and box full of floral paper, back and borders of navy blue morocco, gold date tail, set signed Thomas Boichot.

Edition on current paper, third edition of mention.
Binding to bradel half percaline blue corners, smooth back slightly cleared, part of title faded olive green shagreen, marbled paper plates, covers and backs preserved, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed by Charles Maurras to Edouard Drumont: "... my master ..."
Small minor foxing.

First edition, review copy.
Precious autograph signed in full page of Charles Maurras Ramon Fernandez and wrote to the prison of Health: "... with few excuses for a praise of Fascism (page LXVII) who gives him no denial ... Very cordial tribute of the author. Charles Maurras. Prison Health. "
Nice copy.

First edition, copy luxury binding of the publisher.
Binding of the editor in full percaline red and gray with corners, smooth back with three small holes, small spots in margins flat, framing gilded nets on marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head , wrappers preserved and bound in.
Signed autograph of Tyndarus-Gryuer, the name of the dedicatee was crossed out and rewritten.

New edition first in part, as reviewed, for which there were no large paper copies.
With drawings in-texte.
A good copy.

The third edition, published as part of the collected works, first in some parts as expanded with 25 new poems.
Contemporary half green shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with gilt fillets and double gilt fillets, gilt date to foot, headpiece and one joint slightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
With a frontispiece portrait of Charles Baudelaire.
Long note by Théophile Gautier.
Occasional insignificant spotting.
A good copy of the third edition of "Fleurs du mal", rarer than the second, in a contemporary binding without indication of volume number, which is very hard to find according to Clouzot.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Henri Michaux to the Professeur Jean-Philippe Méry.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on Alfa paper, ours one of 30 out trade only leading copies after 52 pure yarn.
Binding half morocco orange, back with four nerves with scratches and adorned with a golden floral pattern, name of author and title of piece navy blue morocco, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats green paper, blankets and spine preserved, gilded head.
Our copy is enriched, on the page of half-title, a thought autograph signed Maurice Bedel, which incorporates, in part, the first sentence of the book.
Nice copy.

first edition on the current paper.
autograph dedication of the author autograph dated and signed by Dominique Rolin a close friend.
Small marginal spots on the first board.

Edition illustrated with photographs in and Inserts.
Binding half morocco orange, back with four nerves decorated with a floral pattern golden, name of author and title of piece navy blue morocco, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats green paper insolated wrappers and back preserved and bound in, golden head.
Signed autograph of the painter Yves Maurice Bedel Allix: "... here is a book written like most of those who preceded him at the feet of Madame La Touraine Yves Allix (*), I offer it with all. the friendship of one of your older fans. (*) I speak, of course, "the woman in the balcony" which adimrable sketch dominates my desk. "
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 297 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
Binding half morocco orange, back with four nerves decorated with a floral pattern golden, name of author and title of piece navy blue morocco, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats green paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, head golden.
Our copy is enriched with a passage taking over part of the page 252 that Maurice Bedel has copied on the half-title page.
In addition, a page of the manuscript, corresponding to page 185 of the book, was mounted on tab at the end of our copy.
Small foxing on the cover boards.

First edition, one of 846 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only large paper after 109 reimposed.
Binding half morocco fawn, back with four nerves containing small traces of rubbing and adorned with a golden floral pattern, name of the author and navy blue morocco title piece, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats green paper , wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, binding signed Kama Rok.
Signed autograph of Maurice Bedel Robert Marin: "... in friendship, its internationalized ..."

First edition, second edition statement.
Bound in red half roan, smooth spine tooled with blind fillets, as part of red morocco boards of red cardboard, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, mottled head, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph Champfleury to Aglaüs Bouvenne.
Book illustrated in drawings and Inserts Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Prosper Mérimée, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Ok'Sai, Grandville ...
Rare spots without gravity.
Provenance: Library of Aglaüs Bouvenne with his bookplate pasted on a contreplat.

first edition printed in small numbers.
Signed autograph of Jean Hamburger Professor Jean-Philippe Mery.
Frontispiece, a photograph reproducing the sword of Jean Hamburger shaped by the house Cartier.
Back slightly and marginally insolated boards.

first edition printed in 1000 copies.
Signed autograph of Jean Hamburger Professor Jean-Philippe Mery enriched signature Jean Bernard.
Nice copy.

first edition printed in small numbers.
Signed autograph Etienne Beaulieu Professor Jean-Philippe Mery.
Iconography.
Nice copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription from Marcel Bessis to a friend.
Iconography.
A good copy.

Edition first in part and of 1500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Spine slightly faded and sunned, internally good.