Paris

First edition printed on laid paper.
A photographic portrait of Pierre Brossolette as frontispiece.
Autograph inscription signed by René Ozouf to monsieur and madame Biel.

First edition.

Binding with central arms of Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg-Montbéliard (1759-1828), wife of Paul I, and mother of Alexander I and Nicholas I. Double-headed eagle with Russian and Württemberg state symbols, set within the ribbon of the Order of Saint Catherine.

Contemporary Russian binding in full red morocco, central arms of the Empress. Small black mark on the bottom of the first board, slightly bumped corner. Crisp paper with a few spotting and browning to the endpapers' margins.

Provenance: Pavlovsk Palace library with its storage label on the first pastedown...

First edition for the second and fourth texts; second and third editions for the other two.
Some foxing.
Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt cartouche and gilt fleurons, headcap worn, rubbing to joints and spine, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, upper corners slightly bumped.

Scripta et Picta, Paris 1937, 24,7x32,6cm, full morocco under chemise and slipcase.
Edition illustrated by Raoul Dufy, one of 130 numbered copies on papier blanc de Rives.
Precious full morocco binding aux têtes de lion [lion heads] signed Paul Bonet and dated 1949.
Full purple inlaid morocco binding by Paul Bonet dated 1949, spine color very skillfully restored, discreet restoration on the upper part of a joint and spine-end, inlaid covers featuring lions with fine inlays of green, ochre, and red calf within numerous gilt fillets, light green velvet endpapers, original wrappers and spine preserved, gilt over untrimmed edges...

Le Paysan perverti. - La Paysane pervertie [La Paysanne pervertie]. - Les Figures du Paysan perverti
[The Perverted Peasant and Peasant Woman]

Chez Esprit & Chez la Veuve Duchesne, La Haie [Paris] 1776 [i.e. 1782] and 1784, 12° (9,5x16,5cm), 9 volumes bound.
Famous first illustrated edition of Le Paysan perverti. First edition of its sequel, La Paysane pervertie and of the explanatory volume of the figures. According to Cohen "the costs of the illustration were borne by a rich man, a friend of Restif, probably Grimod de la Reynière."
Red morocco binding signed Belz Niedrée, circa 1860-1880, spine elaborately decorated in gilt, gilt...

First edition of this issue dealing sometimes ironically with the Franco-English entente.
Cover illustrated with a color drawing by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen "La promenade des anglais", back cover illustrated with a color drawing by Vallotton "Le discours de bienvenue".
Texts by Tristan Bernard "Têtes couronnées", Charles-Louis Philippe "Un roi", Franc-Nohain "L'idée d'Edouard VII", Jules Renard "Marthes Brandès à la campagne" Alfred Jarry "Cambronne et Edouard au Jockey-club".
Issue illustrated with drawings by Hermann-Paul, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Jean Villemot, Roubille, Abel Faivre...

First edition of this issue denouncing the abuses of French colonialism in the Maghreb.
Handsome copy of this issue which also spares no criticism of French military personnel.
Cover illustrated with a color drawing by Hermann-Paul "A Biribi", back cover illustrated with a color drawing by Roubille "Le renégat".
Literary contributions by Alfred Jarry "Le loubing The Loub, expédition française ou la dernière croisade", Franc-Nohain "Loubet l'africain", Charles-Louis Philippe "Comme Haroun-al-Raschid", Paul Acker "La cueillette algérienne", Jules Renard "Au théâtre"...
Issue illustrated with drawings by Francisque Poulbot, Frantisek Kupka, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen...

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Publisher's full mustard yellow cloth binding, smooth spine, retaining its illustrated dust jacket which shows marginal tears and light dampstains.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Maurice Druon to Professor Cuttolo

First edition illustrated with drawings by Raymond Peynet.
Publisher's full white cardboard binding, smooth spine, boards slightly and marginally yellowed.
Autograph inscription signed by Raymond Peynet to a couple of his friends enriched with a drawing representing the famous lovers: "A Paulette et René, voeux de bonheur. Peynet." ["To Paulette and René, best wishes for happiness. Peynet."]

First edition.
Small corner lacks to boards, some foxing, the first plate is marginally browned.
Work illustrated with three plates hors-texte at the end of the volume.

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Spine sunned.
Signed autograph inscription from Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to Max Gallo.