Paris

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Marie Darrieussecq to Michel Contat.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Marie Darrieussecq to Michel Contat.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half yellow cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at tail, brown shagreen title label with scratches, combed paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
A library shelf label pasted at upper corner of one pastedown, bookseller's description label pasted on one endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A library shelf label glued to the head of the spine, three small stains on the first cover.
Handsome copy without statement of edition.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Marie Darrieussecq to English poet Ian Monk with a small drawing of a baby bottle: "... amitiés et bon courage. Marie Dq."

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half-sheep dark green binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped.
Ink name serving as bookplate at head of title page.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half-shagreen brown binding, spine slightly sunned with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed David.
Pale dampstain at foot of leaves.

First edition on ordinary paper with a beautiful illustrated cover.
A minute lack at foot of spine, slight corner losses to first endpaper which also bears a numbered annotation in pink ink.
Handsome copy in original wrappers, as issued.

First edition illustrated with full-page drawings by Jean Effel (the first in colors, the others in black), one of 430 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe issue.
One tear re-glued at head of spine.
A handsome copy.

One of 140 numbered copies on laid paper and decorated with 50 original woodcuts by François-Louis Schmied in color enhanced with silver and gold.
Full black calf binding, smooth spine inlaid with gray stingray leather, friezes of gilt squares at head and foot of the spine, upper board decorated with a vertical listel with inlays of stingray leather, cork, snake skin, salmon scales, gilt title at foot of the first cover and frieze of gilt squares at head, repetition in miniature of the listel on the upper board at the foot of the second board, with title in gilt : "F.L. Schmied 1924", covers and spine preserved, gilt paper pastedowns, gray lambskin endpapers, gilt top edge, housed in a...

Second edition on ordinary paper printed immediately after the first edition in which appear the three chapters on Balzac that caused scandal.
Half morocco-grained shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Lavaux.
Handsome copy beautifully executed.

First edition, one of 44 numbered copies on Japan paper, the most limited deluxe issue after the 40 copies on papier vert lumière.
Small stains on both covers of the cream dust wrapper.
Handsome copy presented under double covers.

Edition illustrated by Georges Beuville, one of 3000 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Text followed by "Portrait de Cecil Beaton" by Violette Trefusis.
Preface by Christian Dior, illustrations by Cecil Beaton.
Handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 15 original color compositions by Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse, one of the numbered copies on Arches vellum.
First cover marginally creased, first endpaper partially shadowed, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Félicien Rops.