Paris (France)

Later edition.
Autograph inscription signed by Louis-Ferdinand Céline to Francis Planque : "... au réalisateur courageux et malheureux...[to the courageous and unhappy director…]"
Tiny wormholes to upper cover, a pale marginal dampstain to head of lower cover. 

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon paper, the tirage de tête.
Elegant half brown morocco over marbled paper boards by Goy & Vilaine, gilt date to foot of spine, pastedowns and endpapers of brown paper, covers and spine (faded) preserved, top edge gilt; slipcase edged with the same morocco and covered with the same marbled paper.
A very good copy in a handsome binding. 

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on alfa paper, this one of the few nominative hors commerce copies, printed specially for Jean Ballard, the only large paper copies with 10 on Arches paper, also nominative.

Handsome autograph inscription from Louis-Ferdinand Céline to Jean Ballard, director of Cahiers du Sud, which published extracts from Voyage just before its publication, as well as one of the longest reviews devoted to the work.

Few people recognized at first the importance of this debut novel. Céline pitched the manuscript to Gallimard, Bossart, Figuière and of course Denoël, who were the only ones to show any real enthusiasm. Nonetheless, they printed only 2,000 copies and reached out to a number of reviews to publish extracts, including Cahiers du Sud, Europe, and Monde a few days before publication. Nominative copies on Arches or alfa paper, reserved for those close to the author, are even more sought after than the 110 large paper copies commercially sold. Unnumbered for the most part, they have still not been counted precisely. Therefore, we still only know the copies of R. Beckers, M. Dorian, J. Ajalbert, L. Daudet, L. and M. Descaves (on Arches), R.-L. Doyon, L. Hennique, G. Picard, Rosny jeune, C. Dullin and V. Moremans, R. Gallier and J. Ballard. These copies do not have the publisher's advertising brochure at end. 

This copy is in a box by Julie Nadot, reproducing the original cover of the work. §A very good and rare copy. 

First edition.
Contemporary half mint-green shagreen over dark green cloth (slight insignificant rubbing and scratching at edges), spine in six compartments (light rubbing) with triple gilt fillets, head- and tail-pieces rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, a few corners rubbed.
The volume of plates includes 87 plates engraved after photographs by Nadar or paintings by Rosa & Isidore Bonheur, Emile Van Marcke, J. Mélin and so on. The text volume is complete with its five maps heightened in colors.
A little light insignificant spotting.
Rare.