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Autograph letter signed by Jacques Becker addressed to Carlo Rim, 8 lines in black ink, congratulating him for his latest film "La maison Bonnadieu" : "Carlo, j'ai vu hier soir "La maison Bonnadieu". C'est un film épatant, et merveilleusement mis en scène - Permettez-moi de vous féliciter. Jacques Becker." ["Carlo, I saw "La maison Bonnadieu" last night. It's a wonderful film, and marvelously directed - Allow me to congratulate you. Jacques Becker."]
Central folds inherent to postal handling.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker: "Justin de Marseille", "L'armoire volante", "La maison...

First edition, one of 180 numbered copies on Arches.

Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase, chemise in half raspberry-red morocco, flat spine with title gilt-stamped lengthwise, author gilt-stamped at head and illustrator stamped horizontally at foot, modern marbled paper boards, slipcase edged with raspberry morocco at head and foot, modern marbled paper boards and spine, chemise and slipcase signed by Boichot.
A very fine copy.
Illustrated with 9 original full-page lithographs in black and colors by Marc Chagall including one on the cover.
Signed by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Marc Chagall at the colophon.

L'œuvre [The Masterpiece]
Charpentier, Paris 1886, 13x19cm, bound.
First edition. One of 175 numbered copies on hollande, only deluxe copies after 10 on japon.
Half morocco signed binding by Laurenchet, raised bands, marbled paper covers, enpapers and pastedown endpapers, original wrappers preserved, gilt over untrimmed edges.
Nice copy in a handsome binding.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by André Gide "Montaigne", Léon-Paul Fargue "Vieille France", Valery Larbaud "Notes sur Nathaniel Hawthorne", Nathaniel Hawthorne "Idées et germes de nouvelles (traduit par Valery Larbaud)" ["Ideas and germs of short stories (translated by Valery Larbaud)"], Georges Limbour "Le Cheval de Venise" ["The Horse of Venice"], Paul Valéry "Léonard et les philosophes" ["Leonardo and the philosophers"]...
Light foxing mainly affecting the edges, complete issue with its wraparound band and subscription bulletin to the review;
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani...

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Handsome copy.
Manuscript signature of Théodore Monod on the title page.

Monet tries to retrieve “Garden at Sainte-Adresse”

Paris 10 April 1913, 13,2x20,6cm, 2 pages on a folded leaf.
Autograph letter signed, two pages written in purple ink on a folded leaf. Small marginal tears at the folds.
Exceptional unpublished autograph letter signed by Claude Monet. The painter tries to buy back his painting, “Garden at Sainte-Adresse” (1867), a masterpiece exhibited in 1879 at the 4th Impressionist exhibition, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Directly confronted with the soaring prices of his own paintings, Monet informs an unknown...

Illustrated edition with 31 plates, including 6 portraits, 18 views, 2 maps and 6 music plates, initials, tailpieces, headpieces and numerous in-text vignettes. Handsome edition beautifully decorated with romantic motifs. Each title page with an in-text vignette.
Contemporary half blue glazed calf bindings with corners, smooth spines decorated with gilt romantic tools, gilt volume numbers and gilt friezes at foot, some headcaps slightly worn, marbled paper boards, one upper joint of volume 2 with a tear, two tears to lower corners of volume 10, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, labels pasted to versos of first boards and bibliophile stamps on half-title pages...

The rare first edition.
Boards partially soiled and sunned, handsome interior condition.

Edition in Latin and French illustrated with three plates by Scotin and a beautiful frontispiece title. With the avertissement
Fine contemporary fanfare binding, with the arms of Maria Josepha of Saxony, mother to the last three kings of France, spine with gilt-stamped fleur-de-lys, covers eloraborately tooled in gold to a fanfare design in the style of Florimond Badier (same as the one in Les Reliures d'art à la Bibliothèque Nationale, pl. 74), with the arms of Maria-Josepha of Saxony (O.H.R. pl. 2526, no. 2), green and gilt tabby pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt. Corners, joints, and spine-ends very skillfully restored. A few slightly foxed pages.

Samuel [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1545, 16mo (7x11,5cm), a volume bound in brown morocco.
First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. This pocket edition was printed in 17 volumes between 1544 and 1546, after the success of the four-volume quarto edition printed from 1539 to 1544. Each individual volume (unnumbered on the title-page) could be acquired separately and considered complete in itself. Elaborate printer's woodcut device on the title page. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew.

"This little edition, said to be very accurate, is a true typographical jewel, and perhaps the most beautiful one ever printed in the...

Psalterium [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1544, 16°(7x11,5cm), a volume in brown morocco.

“This little edition, said to be very accurate, is a true typographical jewel, and perhaps the most beautiful one ever printed in the Hebrew language.”

(A. A. Renouard, Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne)

First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. Brown morocco slightly later binding (1590-1615), edges rubbed.
Elegant printer's woodcut device on title page with book titles set within woodcut cartouche head-pieces. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew. Numerous contemporary Latin marginalia and Humanist...

Proverbia Salomonis & Iob [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1544, 16mo (7x11,5cm), a volume bound in brown morocco.
First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. This pocket edition was printed in 17 volumes between 1544 and 1546, after the success of the four-volume quarto edition printed from 1539 to 1544. Each individual volume (unnumbered on the title-page) could be acquired separately and considered complete in itself. Elaborate printer's woodcut device on each title page with book titles set within woodcut cartouche head-pieces. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew.

"This little edition, said to be very accurate, is a true...

Prophetia Isaiae [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1545, 16mo (7x11,5cm), a volume bound in brown morocco.
First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. This pocket edition was printed in 17 volumes between 1544 and 1546, after the success of the four-volume quarto edition printed from 1539 to 1544. Each individual volume (unnumbered on the title-page) could be acquired separately and considered complete in itself. Elaborate printer's woodcut device on each title page with book titles set within woodcut cartouche head-pieces. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew.

"This little edition, said to be very accurate, is a true...

Duodecim Prophetae [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1544, 16°(7x11,5cm), a volume bound in brown morocco.
First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. This pocket edition was printed in 17 volumes between 1544 and 1546, after the success of the four-volume quarto edition printed from 1539 to 1544. Each individual volume (unnumbered on the title-page) could be acquired separately and considered complete in itself. Elaborate printer's woodcut device on each title page with book titles set within woodcut cartouche head-pieces. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew.
Numerous contemporary Latin annotations, certainly by a scholar...

Daniel & Esdras [& Nehemiah] [BIBLE IN HEBREW] [ESTIENNE]
Robert Estienne, Paris 1546, 16°(7x11,5cm), a volume in brown morocco.
First 16mo edition in Hebrew by Robert Estienne. This pocket edition was printed in 17 volumes between 1544 and 1546, after the success of the four-volume quarto edition printed from 1539 to 1544. Each individual volume (unnumbered on the title-page) could be acquired separately and considered complete in itself. Elaborate printer's woodcut device on each title page with book titles set within woodcut cartouche head-pieces. Only the title page is in Latin-Hebrew.
A few minute contemporary annotations at the beginning of the volume...

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Some small worming to spine.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Montherlant to Edouard Caen.

Fifth edition and first printing of the 425 drawings by Gustave Doré.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and black fillets, traces of rubbing to spine, joints slightly cracked at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one upper corner slightly bumped.
Some minor foxing.

Third edition, with false statement of "sixth edition" on the cover, one of the rare copies on Holland paper, which is not mentioned anywhere.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing some rubbing, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, upper corners slightly bumped.
Copy almost entirely free of foxing.

First edition, on ordinary paper, of François Mauriac's second work.
Handsome copy despite two small stains on the first cover.
Dated and signed autograph inscription from François Mauriac to François Hepp.