Complete run of the first twenty years of the newspaper Libération, founded in 1973 by Jean-Paul Sartre, Serge July, Philippe Gavi, Bernard Lallement and Jean-Claude Vernier.
6,200 issues in pristine condition (never opened).
This unique collection comprises 6,200 issues of Libération in impeccable condition (never opened), and is absolutely complete – including all the “numéros zéros”, promotional issues, special reports, thematic supplements (including the entire series of the celebrated “Sandwich” issues), and the commemorative twentieth anniversary album – from Monday 5 February 1973 to Monday 3 January 1994.
The collection is offered with its custom-made display unit (2.60 m high, 4.20 m wide, and 50 cm deep). It consists of 35 stackable compartments, each measuring 84 x 36.5 x 50 cm, each housing two sliding drawers. Each drawer holds approximately one hundred issues of the newspaper.
Provenance: Frédéric Fredj Collection.
First edition illustrated in first printing with numerous figures in the text and 30 plates printed outside the text, engraved on wood by Gavarni, Guérin, Emy...
Contemporary half green Empire glazed sheep binding. Smooth spine richly decorated with rococo tools in mirror pattern. Fillet lines on boards. Traces of rubbing to joints, boards and corners. 3 corners folded. Scattered foxing.
A publication that rides on the success of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes" but focuses on visitors coming to Paris, not only from countries bordering France but also from China, Russia, Brazil... Satirical texts by Jules Janin, Old-Nick, Roger de Beauvoir, A. de Lacroix...
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Bradel binding in full wood-effect paper, smooth spine, author's name and title lettered in orange and vertically, in the center of the front board, inlaid, a photographic portrait, covers and spine preserved, slipcase bordered with the same wood-effect paper, brown paper boards, original contemporary binding signed Leroux.
Handsome copy pleasantly executed by one of the last great masters of French twentieth-century bookbinding.
New edition. Limited to 150 copies, numbered and initialed by the publisher in manuscript. Copy no. 82. All pages with Renaissance-style chromotypography borders. Initial letters and rules, titles in gold. Preliminary notice by Albert de Rochas.
Modern full raspberry morocco binding signed by Christiane Pesquet. Smooth spine with title along length. Boards with wide bands of fleur-de-lis paper. The same paper is found on the endpapers, the second endpapers with gold paper. Spine uniformly lightened, otherwise handsome copy.
Copy with covers and spine preserved, uncut, full-margined, as issued.
This tale was written at the beginning of the 16th century and had several editions, the last of which seems to date back to 1555. The attribution to Jeanne de Flore is not certain but probable.
