Paris

First edition of this issue partly devoted to the Francoist dictatorship.
Texts by Michel Thomas, Michel Rotman and various correspondents of the journal.
Handsome and rare copy despite a small crease to lower right corner of front cover.

Anna Pavlova
First edition. One of 325 numbered copies on Vélin d'Arches signed by Maurice de Brunhoff, this copy unjustified.
Beautiful copy of this superb edition paying tribute to the greatest dancer of the 20th century.

Exceptional edition with woodcuts by Galanis gathering the works of the greatest artists inspired by the incomparable star dancer including a frontispiece and seven drawings by Léon Bakst, three drawings by Alfred Stevens as well as works by Georges Barbier, Valentine Hugo, Valentin Sérov, Alexandre Jacovleff, Joseph Ur
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Le Théâtre japonais (Kabuki) First edition printed in 500 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue, our copy unjustified.

Illustrated with 32 superb colour plates and 48 in-text black and white illustrations.

Serge Elisséeff, a great orientalist of Russian origin, established in Paris in the 1920s and then in the United States, was the first director of the Yenching-Institut at Harvard. He will then become famous by developing, during the Second World War, a rapid teaching of Japanese and Chinese for the armies sent to the Pacific.

First edition printed on alfa paper, no mention of deluxe copies.
Some light foxing, spine cracked at head and foot, light marginal tears to boards.
Complete with folding map.
Preface by Maurice Barrès.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Pierre Lyautey to Bernard Boutet de Monvel: "En dessinant, à Fes, mon burnous, vous m'avez donné l'envie de continuer à vivre dans le décor - et donc d'aller en Orient. En vous remerciant et très affectueusement Pierre." ["In drawing, in Fez, my burnous, you gave me the desire to continue living in the setting - and thus to go to the Orient. With thanks and very affectionately Pierre."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 60 hors-texte heliogravure plates.
Precious signed autograph inscription by Jean Cassou: "Pour Auguste Perret hommage d'admirative sympathie. Jean Cassou." ["For Auguste Perret, tribute of admiring sympathy. Jean Cassou."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine wrinkled, stains on lower edge.
Pencil annotations on last endpaper and at foot of an endpaper by Max Gallo.
Autograph inscription signed by Régis Debray to historian Max Gallo: "A Max, toujours aux avant-postes de notre commune défense." ["To Max, always at the forefront of our common defense."]

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Spine slightly sunned with a central tear, adhesive paper marks on endpapers.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean de La Varende to his friend Georges Poupet.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Some worming to the deckled edges of certain leaves.
Rare full-margined copy of the only volume published.

Musée du jeu de paume, Paris May-June 1933, 19 x 25cm, stapled.

First edition of this exhibition catalogue illustrated with 24 black and white reproductions of the exhibited works. Foreword by Paul Valéry. Facsimile of the René Étiemble handwritten quotation about Chinese painting at the bottom of the title page. Cover slightly soiled, a snag in the centre of the first board, rust staining near the staples.

Exceptional autograph inscription signed by the painter Xu Beihong (nicknamed in French Ju Péon) on the title page: “à Monsieur Auguste Dupouy en hommage de sympathie Ju Péon Paris 1933” (“To Monsieur Auguste Dupouy as a tribute of sympathy Ju Péon...

First edition.
Half brown cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved.
Foxing mainly affecting the edges.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Catulle Mendès to Léon Gambetta.