Paris

First edition, illustrated with in-text figures and 9 folding plates; see En français dans le texte, 362. Norman 715 ("Esnault-Pelterie's most important contribution to rocketry").

Minor tears at head and tail of spine, a well-preserved copy.

First edition of the French translation prepared by Maurice Solovine (cf. Weil 1116).

One tear with a small restored loss to the right margin of the front cover, spine and covers slightly sunned, foxing to covers, two tears at head and foot of spine.

Copy complete with the publisher's announcement leaflet.

First edition, illustrated with 27 engraved plates (13 in the first volume and 14 in the second – plates 1–7 mistakenly bound after plates 8–14), cf. Ryckebusch 4989. Toussaint et Adolphe D 903. Gay 3239. Robertson 129.

Full mottled fawn calf bindings, flat spines gilt with triple fillets and floral tools (gilding partly faded), gilt roll tooling to headcaps, cherry morocco title and volume labels, plain endpapers with some usual marginal soiling, marbled edges. 19th-century bindings presented in two modern custom slipcases.

Joints restored, internally clean and well-preserved.

The astronomer Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de La Galaisière...

First edition with the identifying feature of the true first printing, namely the absence of the elephant on the copyright page facing the first page of text.

Publisher's original binding, navy blue cloth spine showing slight discoloration, orange-red paper-covered boards, title label mounted on the upper cover and carried by Babar the elephant on his shoulders, a few scuffs, notably to the rear cover; green endpapers and pastedowns decorated with a long frieze of elephants holding each other's tails with their trunks; small abrasions to edges and corners.

One hinge slightly split at the head, with the leaves a little loosened at the top; internally well...

First edition, and first issue of the fine steel engravings by Sainson.

The illustrations are distributed as follows:

• in the first volume: 145 plates outside the text, including a frontispiece and four maps, two of which are folding; the map of the Hawaiian Islands curiously appears twice: once as a folding map, once across two separate plates;
• in the second volume: 140 plates outside the text, including a frontispiece and three folding maps.
• Contemporary bindings in cherry red half shagreen, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt garlands and double gilt fillets and floral tools, red cloth-covered boards, marbled endpapers and...

Rare first edition of the French translation, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies aside from 50 on pur fil.

A dampstain at the center of the lower cover.
Rare

Partly first edition, one of 31 copies on pur fil paper, following only 5 on Japon and 10 on Hollande.
A well-preserved copy, notwithstanding slightly and partially toned endpapers, of no consequence.

Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author drawn by himself.

First edition, an ordinary paper copy.
The three volumes are housed in a full black morocco case, spine ruled in blind, date at foot, inside lined with khaki sheepskin, by Goy & Vilaine.

Handsome copy inscribed by Marcel Proust to Henri Massis in the first volume: 
“En témoignage de très vive sympathie Marcel Proust [a gesture of very fond affection].”

Very rare first edition (see Ryckebusch 6726).

Only two copies listed in the CCFr: Paris (BnF) and Poitiers.

Unbound copy presented in original grey paper wrappers, handwritten title on the spine (partly missing), some foxing mostly at the beginning and end of the volume.

A staunch advocate for the abolition of slavery, the author structures his study as follows: I. On Slavery. – II. On Emancipation. – III. Essay on the History of the Colonies. – IV. On the Colonial System. – V. Note on Algeria.

This well-documented text is supplemented with statistics and numerous historical observations: "La servitude est un crime et un malheur ; il faut donc l'abolir, et...

First edition, with no deluxe paper copies issued.
Handsome copy complete with its promotional wraparound band "L'amour-ogre".

First edition, without volumes III to V, which were published posthumously in 1957.

Volume I: Energy (points, meridians, circulation), illustrated with 100 plates, including 44 in two colors.

Volume II: The use of energy, with 17 illustrations.

The diplomat and sinologist George Soulié de Morant (1878–1955) introduced the practical application of acupuncture to France in 1929, overcoming considerable resistance from the academic establishment.

Endpapers slightly and marginally soiled; two repaired tears to the head and foot of the spine of the second volume; otherwise, a pleasing set.

Copy from the library of Maurice Peyrache, with his ink stamps on the...

First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on Japan paper, the deluxe issue.

Contemporary binding in red half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, minor rubbing to spine without affecting its integrity, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns in a different marbled paper, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on witnesses, binding signed by René Kieffer.

A handsome copy, finely bound.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Gustave Flaubert to Philippe de Chennevières, 16 lines in black ink, Usual folding crease.

A dismayed Flaubert desperately tries to create his play Le sexe faible at the Odéon Theatre: "... je vous assure qu'elle est honorable. Si nous échouons à l'Odéon c'est une affaire flambée..." [ I assure you it is honorable. If we fail at the Odéon this affair is a bust...]

Gustave Flaubert expresses concern over the director of the Odéon Theatre Félix Duquesnel’s apparent lack of interest in staging his play Le sexe faible. This play was the unfinished work of Louis Bouilhet, Flaubert’s close...

First edition, one of the advance review copies.

A handsome copy despite two minor sunned spots to the spine-ends.

Exceptional presentation copy inscribed and signed by Dominique De Roux: "Pour Romain Gary pusiqu'il n'y a pas que le premier pas qui coûte, et le voilà fait. De Roux. Très beau votre article dans LIFE." [For Romain Gary, because it's not just the first step that's hard, and now it's done. De Roux. Your article in LIFE is very beautiful.]

Gary had indeed published a celebrated plea for the protection of nature, mankind and endangered species in Life Magazine entitled “Dear Elephant, Sir”, (22 December...

First edition, published under the pseudonym Jean La Rue.

Contemporary binding in red half shagreen, spine with four raised bands ruled in gilt and decorated with black fillets, double gilt panels with ornamental tooling, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns in cat's-eye pattern paper, a few small bumps to edges and lower corners, sprinkled edges.

Minor, insignificant foxing.

First edition, printed in 250 numbered copies on Esquimat paper, this copy not numbered.

Small stain in the right margin of the upper cover of the first volume, minor soiling to the slipcase, otherwise a handsome copy.

Richly illustrated.

First collected illustrated edition, illustrated by Ferat, with engravings by Pannemaker and Hildibrand. The volume also includes Les Forceurs de blocus.

Publisher's binding known as "à l'obus" in a rare violet cloth, with the back cover in Lenègre type C. Spine faded, as is almost always the case with this particularly light-sensitive color. Strikingly fresh front cover. One corner slightly blunted, the others rubbed and a little turned in. Head- and tailpieces in good condition. Generally fresh paper, with some leaves showing spots of browning. All edges gilt, perfectly preserved.

A very good copy, clean and sound throughout.

Second edition, revised and annotated by J. Belin. Illustrated with 30 steel-engraved plates hors-texte depicting principally châteaux and monuments, and with a folding map (often missing).

Restoration period binding in half glazed hazelnut calf. Spine with flat false raised bands decorated with roulettes on the bands and blind fillets. Black calf title-label and volume label. Generally fresh throughout, with very white paper, some pale scattered foxing and a few plates browned. The spines show some browning, otherwise very fine condition overall, the boards without rubbing and corners sharp.

First edition printed to commemorate the centenary of the House of Hermès, one of the nominative copies on Imperial Japanese paper, this one inscribed for Mr. Saur.

Illustrated with 10 in-text vignettes, 6 full-page three-colour drawings, and photographic reproductions of Hermès products on 6 leaves devoted respectively to saddlery, polo, tobacco, leather goods, golf, and travel accessories.

Only three copies listed in the CCF (BnF, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Rennes).

Publisher’s Bradel binding in full flexible fawn board, flat spine without title, decorative endpapers and pastedowns.

A handsome commemorative booklet published for the 100th...

First edition on chestnut paper, complete with its wraparound band for booksellers.
Two small tears without loss to the spine. 

First edition of Charcot's account of his second Antarctic expedition (August 1908 – June 1910).

Illustrated throughout with numerous in-text black-and-white figures, three folding maps, and a monochrome (blue) out-of-text view printed on two leaves.

Preface by Paul Doumer.

Bound in publisher's green bottle half shagreen, smooth spine gilt with typographic motifs, gilt date at foot, double gilt fillet borders on cat's-eye paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt; signed binding by Flammarion Vaillant.

Some soiling to the left margin of the upper board; internally clean and attractive overall, though the leaf bearing the autograph...

First edition illustrated with 12 plates, including a large folding map.

Contemporary full sienna cloth binding, flat spine with gilt double fillets at foot, red morocco title label, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly rubbed.

A light stain to the edges, otherwise a pleasing copy.

One of the many scientific reports published to document the findings of Charcot’s first Antarctic expedition.

Ernest Gourdon (1873–1955) served as the expedition’s geologist.

Very rare first edition of the earliest French–Annamite vocabulary (see Cordier, Indosinica IV, 2287–2288).

Contemporary modest binding in brown half sheepskin, flat spine lacking at foot, partially covered with a handwritten label—partially torn—bearing the author's name and title; marbled paper-covered boards, pink endpapers.

Scuffing; boards and endpapers renewed.

On the origins of printing in Bangkok (1839), see Michael Winship, "L’imprimerie thaïlandaise : des origines à 1851," in: Le livre et l’imprimerie en Extrême-Orient et en Asie du Sud, 1986, pp. 265–280.

A wide-margined copy enriched with numerous early handwritten annotations in black and...

First edition, one of the review copies.

Spine faded with noticeable waterstaining at foot, a few small spots in the margins of the covers.

Illustrated with 53 photographs by Brassaï.

On a card mounted to the front endpaper, a moving presentation inscription, dated and signed in blue ballpoint pen by Brassaï: "Pour Francis Ponge amical hommage de Brassaï Eze-Village le 29 octobre 1964."

First edition.

Bradel binding in full brown roan, flat spine gilt-tooled, covers  with Alfred Piat's gilt monogram in the corners, central gilt stamp of his ex-libris, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt. Contemporary binding for Alfred Piat. Rubbing to corners and lower spine-end, some foxing.

Illustrated with two portraits of Hugo as frontispieces.

The finest copy of this biography of Victor Hugo published during his lifetime, bearing the supralibros of the great bibliophile Alfred Piat.

...

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Vélin du Marais, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A faint halo to the upper left corner of the front cover, small tears to the foot of the spine where the edges are uncut.

Rare copy with full margins.

Original color lithograph poster for the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, signed in the plate "C. Boignard" and "H. Rapin," printed by Lapina. Minor marginal tears not affecting the image, folds with some very minor lacks of paper at cross folds.

Striking large-format original bonds emission poster for the renowned 1925 Paris International Exhibition, which gave its name to the "Art Deco" movement.

First edition, one of the review copies.
Spine with a small tear at the foot.
Double autograph inscription signed by Raymond Queneau to Madame Bonnet, the first in blue ink: "A madame Bonnet en sincère hommage Queneau", the asterisk referring to the second signed inscription: " complété en II II III, 131789076, ABCDEFG... Queneau" in black ink.

Rare first edition (Not in Lorentz or Sabin.)

Some minor and inconsequential foxing to the margins of a few leaves.

Pleasant copy preserved in its original wrappers.

First edition of the French translation for volumes 2, 3 and 4; second edition of the French translation for volume 1. (Not listed by Gay).

A few occasional spots, not affecting the overall freshness of the copy.

Bound in uniform olive green half percaline, smooth spines with gilt floral device and double gilt rules at foot, boards covered with decorative patterned paper, mauve endpapers and pastedowns, inner hinges discreetly restored with adhesive or partly split, all edges red.

Illustrated with 53 black plates comprising 92 engravings, 4 chromolithographs, a fine folding map of Northern and Central Africa showing the explored areas and the route taken, and a...

First edition, one of 100 copies printed on superior vellum paper, the only deluxe issue.

Illustrated.

A pleasing copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.

First endpaper slightly and partially toned, without consequence.

A handsome copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Quarter red shagreen with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, gilt-patterned paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

A handsome and scarce copy, attractively bound.

First edition, one of 40 copies printed on Vélin du Marais, the only deluxe copies.

Lower cover slightly warped, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition on regular paper.

Spine with some faint dampstains, marginal foxing to the covers, paper toned as usual.

Inscribed and signed by Marguerite Yourcenar: "A madame Joly-Segalen hommage de l'auteur, Marguerite Yourcenar. Les vivants vont vite."

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe issue.

A rare and attractive copy.

First edition, one of the review copies.

A pleasant copy, slightly trimmed as usual.

Inscribed and signed by Raymond Queneau: "A madame A. Bonnet en bien sincère et respectueux hommage Queneau."

First edition, one of 15 copies printed on pure Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy of this work dedicated by Paul Vialar to the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.

A fine and rare example.

First edition, one of the copies printed on pur fil paper, the only deluxe issue.

Illustrated.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Vélin du Marais, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A handsome copy, despite two faint stains at the foot of the spine.

Very rare first edition.

Foxing. A faint waterstain at the foot of the second half of the first volume.

Contemporary navy blue half calf bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt and black fillets, gilt roll tooling at head and foot, spines slightly faded, a small piece of leather missing at the foot of the front board of the first volume; wide gilt fillet framing the marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, edges sprinkled, one corner rubbed, the others very slightly so; period bindings.

First illustrated edition, partially original, published a few months after the exceedingly rare first edition.

Scattered foxing.

Full navy blue shagreen bindings, smooth spines, covers framed with a gilt fillet and a black fillet, white moiré silk endpapers and pastedowns, occasionally lightly soiled at the margins, all edges gilt. English-style pastiche romantic bindings, late 19th century.

Illustrated with numerous wood-engraved vignettes and 81 full-page plates engraved on wood (47 wood-engravings) and steel (34 steel-engravings) after the leading artists of the period, including Honoré Daumier, Célestin Nanteuil, Anthelme Trimolet, Gustave Staal...

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on special paper, the deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

Inscribed and signed by Jean de La Varende to Maurice Gorrée: "... son ami attentif..."

First edition, with no deluxe copies printed.
Pleasant copy, despite a slightly softened upper corner.
Fine signed autograph inscription from Frédéric Dard to a friend named Claude: "Pour toi, mon cher Claude, que je ne voie pas souvent mais à qui je pense sans cesse, cette prose \"musclée\" avec l'espoir qu'elle ne te décevra pas. Affectueusement. F."

Our copy is enriched with a postcard on which Frédéric Dard has written a few words: "Mon Claude - je te signale que le présent bouquin ne sera en vente que le 3 novembre. Bien à toi. F."
 

First edition, one of the review copies.

Half shagreen binding with corners in burgundy, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, date gilt at foot, slight but harmless fading to the spine and margins of the boards, gilt-embossed paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine (restored) preserved, top edge gilt.

Rare dated inscription by Georges Duhamel signed with his real surname: "A Paul Souday hommage dévoué. GDuhamel avril 1918."

Our copy is further enriched with an autograph letter dated 16 December 1918, mounted on a stub, addressed to Paul Souday—though not mentioned by name—in which Duhamel...

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on japon paper, the deluxe issue. Very rare and fine copy, entirely uncut.

Extremely rare and fine full-margined copy of the first verses by the poet of the wind-swept feet.

First edition, with no copies printed on deluxe paper.

Illustrated, a fine copy.

Rare signed autograph inscription by Coccinelle: "A Diego mucho carinos besos Coccinelle 1988" accompanied by a lipstick kiss.

First edition, printed on ordinary paper, of the 1914 Prix Goncourt, awarded in 1916.

Bound in burgundy half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands highlighted by black fillets, date gilt-stamped at foot, covers in marbled 'oeil-de-chat' paper, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine — slightly faded — preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Devauchelle.

A handsome copy in an elegant binding.

Rare signed presentation inscription from Adrien Bertrand to Saint Georges de Bouhélier.

A patriotic pacifist, Adrien Bertrand was wounded by shell splinters in the chest at Hemamesnil in Lorraine at the end of...

First edition, one of 25 copies printed on Lana wove paper, deluxe issue.

Full red morocco shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands framed with black fillets, hand-marbled endpapers and doublures, original wrappers and spine bound in, top edge gilt.

A handsome copy in an elegant binding.

First edition of the French translation, one of 15 copies numbered on pure Arches wove paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A fine copy.

Illustrated.

Second edition of the French translation, published one year after the original, one of 300 numbered copies on vélin de Renage, the only deluxe paper copies.

A handsome and rare copy.

True first edition of the French translation by J.-J. Cabanis.

Gay 197 and Bourquelot VI, 232 mention an 1832 edition from the same publisher under a different title: "Esquisses africaines." Given the identical collation, it is most likely the same 1831 edition issued under a new title.

Ink annotations at the head of the front cover, a few minor spots of foxing, and a faint waterstain along the fore-edge margin of the half-title, gradually fading on the following leaves.

Bound in modern half petrol-blue calf, smooth spine gilt-ruled in double fillets, red morocco title label, marbled paper boards, original covers preserved and mounted; binding signed by...

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Alfa Cellunaf reserved for veterans of Free France and members of the resistance and combatant associations of the 1939–1945 war.
Pleasant set.
Fine autograph inscription signed by General De Gaulle: "A madame Creteau en souvenir de la grande épreuve, en mémoire de son brave fils qui fut 'des miens'. Respectueusement. C. De Gaulle. 16.2.55".

First edition, one of 26 copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Quarter chocolate-brown shagreen with corners, spine with five raised bands framed by black fillets, marbled paper-covered boards, grey endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers and spine preserved.

Inscribed, dated, and signed by Edmonde Charles-Roux to Doctor Bonduelle.

A handsome copy finely bound, of this work awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1968.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on Lana wove paper, the deluxe issue.

Spine very slightly creased at head and foot.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Contemporary half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, gilt date at foot, gilt-effect paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt; an attractive unsigned binding.

A handsome and rare copy, finely bound.

First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on Montval vellum, deluxe issue.

A fine copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 36 numbered copies printed on Madagascar paper, the leading issue.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 55 copies printed on pur fil, the only deluxe copies along with 1 copy on Arches printed for Paul VI.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 662 numbered copies on Aravis vellum, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 60 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
Very fine copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe paper issue.

A handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation established by Michel Tournier, one of 52 numbered copies on Alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.

A handsome and scarce copy.

First edition, one of 40 copies numbered on Vélin du Marais, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Vélin du Marais, the only deluxe copies.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vélin du marais, the only deluxe papers.

Beautiful copy.

Edition of Kipling's tales, translated into French by Louis Fabulet and Robert d'Humières. Numbered copy printed on Rives. Minor rubbing to the upper joint and lower corners.

Illustrated with a frontispiece by Paul Colin.

Bound in an elegant navy blue 3/4 morocco binding, spine with five raised bands and floral mosaic morocco inlays in red, green, and yellow, gilt date at foot, decorative abstract paper boards, covers framed in gilt, blue mottled paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Grégoire Lévitsky.

With an exceptional signed autograph inscription by Kipling from his poem "France," on the...

First edition, one of 54 numbered copies on verge paper with deckle edges, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe issue.

A rare and attractive copy.

Preface by Jean de La Varende.

First edition of the French translation, one of 30 copies printed on Lana white chiffon paper.

A fine copy.

Preface by Eleanor Roosevelt.

First edition, one of 100 copies numbered on Renage wove paper, the only deluxe issue.

Bound in burgundy half shagreen with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, date gilt-stamped at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, gilt top edge.

A handsome copy in an attractive binding.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Annonay chiffon paper for the first volume, and one of 120 numbered copies on Johannot laid paper for the following two, the only deluxe paper copies for the first volume and the limited issue for the other two.
A very handsome and rare set of this trilogy, the first volume of which—winner of the 1948 Prix Goncourt—was masterfully adapted for the screen ten years later by Denys de La Patellière, with an illustrious cast including Jean Gabin, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier and Jean Desailly, featuring dialogue by Michel Audiard.

First edition, one of 110 copies printed on Arches wove paper, deluxe issue.
Handsome copy, untrimmed, illustrated with photographs.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Pierre Clostermann: "... en cordial hommage d'un \"chasseur\" des FADL qui maniait plus facilement son avion que la dédicace. Pierre Clostermann."

First edition on ordinary paper.
A well-preserved copy.
Inscribed and signed by Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme, toujours si fraternel, ce pèlerinage aux sources, avec mon amitié. Gabriel Matzneff."
 

First edition, one of 54 copies on vergé de Lana, the only deluxe copies.

Head of spine slightly creased.

A handsome copy.

Second edition, partially original (cf. Gay, 3227. Grandidier, I, 1776. Ryckebusch, 3188. Boucher de La Richarderie, IV, 269–271. Brunet, II, 1278).

Two volumes bound in one, illustrated with 15 engraved maps and plates: a map of the island of Madagascar, a plan of Fort Dauphin, maps of Sainte-Marie Island and Bourbon Island, depictions of inhabitants in traditional dress, genre scenes, flora and fauna.

The plates and maps have been mounted on thick paper; old repairs to pages 27 and 47.

Contemporary full calf binding, spine with five raised bands framed in gilt garlands, decorated with double gilt panels and floral ornaments, some rubbing to joints and boards; marbled...

First so-called popular edition of these illustrated works by Balzac. The copy we offer here includes both volumes of the early works, which are almost always lacking. Printed in double columns. Richly illustrated with wood engravings by Daumier, Johannot, Beaucé, Nanteuil, Andrieux... The works are bound two volumes per tome, each with its own title page and half-title. However, none of the title pages indicate volume numbers; the sequence follows the original serialized issues. The two volumes of the early works are bound in volume V. The complete theatre is located at the end of the fourth volume. This edition was reissued by Michel Lévy in 1867, who had acquired the backlist from the...

New edition bearing a false statement of 128th edition.

Half heather red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, gilt fillet frame on boards of Africanist-patterned paper, almond green paper endpapers and boards, original wrappers preserved, restorations to boards, top edge gilt, binding signed by Boichot.
Autograph inscription signed by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on the half-title page: "Pour madame Capietto. En souvenir de quelques passages à Alger et, cette fois ci, d'une semaine bien mélancolique. Et avec toute mon amitié.
Antoine de Saint Exupéry." (For Madame Capietto. In memory of some visits to Algiers and, this...