Paris

First collected edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Signed and inscribed by Rafael Alberti to Christian Giudicelli with a drawing in red felt-tip pen depicting a dove.

Eugène & Victor Penaud frères, Paris 1849-1850, 13,7x22,5cm, 12 volumes, half calf binding.
Rare and sought after first edition, first printing.
Half blond calf binding, spines gilt and blind tooled, black Russian morocco title and volume pieces, marbled boards, mould-made paste downs and endpapers.
This copy is complete with the "avertissement" to the reader and the list of subscribers, removed from most copies after transferring the rights to publisher Dion-Lambert.
Some foxing throughout the entire set, sometimes more pronounced to a few leaves; a few discrete restorations on the bindings, skilfully restored margins on pages 335-336 (vol. 5).
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First edition.
Publisher's binding in full black boards, smooth spine, spine and covers richly decorated with polychrome and gilt decorative motifs, covers ruled in blind, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary Romantic binding.
Some foxing.
Work illustrated with 8 color drawings hors-texte.
Handsome copy presented in its contemporary Romantic binding.

First edition.
Spine slightly sunned without gravity, small stains on the covers.
Other contributions by Alain "Etudes pour les idées et les âges", Pierre-Jean Jouve "Des déserts", Jean Prévost "Sur une exégèse de Paul Valéry", Marcel Jouhandeau "Prudence Hautechaume", Albert Thibaudet...