Paris

First edition of the French translation, one of the 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours one of the 10 out of trade, head print after 25 Japan.
Beautiful copy wide-margined.
Book decorated with illustrations by Charles Shoup.
Precious autograph signed by Julien Green to Charles Shoup: "For Charlie Shoup with many thanks for his beautiful illustrations. Affectionately. Julian Green."

First edition of this review edited by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and in particular illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac published between April 1935 and February 1936.
An artistic and literary review created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris, La Bête noire was conceived as an attempt at an intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The review was baptized by the wealthy banker Marcel Moré, a friend of Max Jacob, Antonin Artaud, and Georges Bataille - and will also benefit from his financial support.

First edition of this review edited by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and in particular illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac published between April 1935 and February 1936.
An artistic and literary review created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris, La Bête noire was conceived as an attempt at an intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The review was baptized by the wealthy banker Marcel Moré, a friend of Max Jacob, Antonin Artaud, and Georges Bataille - and will also benefit from his financial support.

First edition of this review edited by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and in particular illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac published between April 1935 and February 1936.
Marginal tears.
An artistic and literary review created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris, La Bête noire was conceived as an attempt at an intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The review was baptized by the wealthy banker Marcel Moré, a friend of Max Jacob, Antonin Artaud, and Georges Bataille - and will also benefit from his...

First edition of this review edited by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and in particular illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac published between April 1935 and February 1936.
Marginal tears.
An artistic and literary review created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris, La Bête noire was conceived as an attempt at an intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The review was baptized by the wealthy banker Marcel Moré, a friend of Max Jacob, Antonin Artaud, and Georges Bataille - and will also benefit from his...

First edition of this review edited by Maurice Raynal and Efstrathios Tériade, and in particular illustrated by Georges Braque, Balthus, Roger Vitrac published between April 1935 and February 1936.
Marginal tears.
An artistic and literary review created by the writers Maurice Raynal and Michel Leiris, La Bête noire was conceived as an attempt at an intellectual counter-attack to the rise of fascism in France, awakened by the Parisian demonstrations of February 1934 . The review was baptized by the wealthy banker Marcel Moré, a friend of Max Jacob, Antonin Artaud, and Georges Bataille - and will also benefit from his...

The only edition, of 252 copies, this one of the 215 on vélin de Rives paper, hand-numbered by the publisher.

Rare signature by Mucha to title.

Cover fully illustrated with a large image in black and heightened in gold by Mucha, with 78 floral borders to text pages also by him, each also including a historiated decorative band at head.

Edition after one year to the original.
A small trace of ballpoint pen on the first board, a tiny tear at the top of the first cover dish, a slight trace of fold at the bottom corner of the second cover dish,
Rare autograph shipment signed by Michel Houellebecq.

Edition illustrated with many original compositions by Pierre Brissaud and printed in 990 numbered copies on Marais, ours one of 25 of the head print comprising a suite in black and an original watercolor signed by Pierre Brissaud .
The illustrations are composed as follows: a frontispiece, 20 inserts as well as bands and dead ends.
Beautiful copy.

Edition with numerous illustrations in and out of text.
Publisher's full grey cloth binding, smooth spine, front board stamped with the gilt arms of Imperial Russia, grey paper endpapers and pastedowns with some light foxing, top edge gilt.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the fore edges.

L'étranger [The Stranger]
First edition first issue for which no grand papier (deluxe) copies were printed, one of the rare first printed copies, no false statement of edition.
Black morocco by Devauchelle, spine in six compartments, gilt date to foot of spine, brown calf pastedowns and endpapers, covers and spine preserved, a.e.g., marbled slipcase edged in black morocco and lined with brown felt.
A fine copy in a superb binding.
Provenance: from the personal collection of french President Georges Pompidou, with his ex-libris to head of...

Grasset & Nrf, Paris 1913-1927, 12x19 cm for the first volume & 13x19.5 cm for the second & 14.5x19.5 cm for the rest, 13 bound volumes

First edition, with all the characteristics of the first printing for Du côté de chez Swann (upper cover with the 1913 date, no table of contents, publisher's catalog at end). The error to Grasset, present only in the very first copies, is here corrected; Proust intervened very quickly at the start of printing to demand the correction of this typographical fault.

First edition on ordinary paper, one of the very rare first copies without edition statement for á l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs, of which there were only around 500...

Edition published three months after the first.
A small tear at the bottom of the spine.
Rare handwritten signature by Michel Houellebecq.

first edition illustrated with cartoons by Jean-Jacques Sempé.
Publisher's binding in full blue cardboard, smooth spine, complete copy of its illustrated jacket and its rhodoïd which have small marginal gaps.
Autograph shipment signed by Sempé presenting his wishes for the year 1971.

First edition of the French translation prepared by E. Hippeau.
Precious copy of the composer and organist Alexandre Guilmant with his signature at the top of the first cover dish.
Binding in bradel in full paper in the tank, smooth back title label along with black shagreen, preserved cover plates, binding signed Goy & Vilaine.
Gaps filled on the second cover, freckles on the first guard.
Rare.

Part first edition, “Mlle de Gournay y a modifié sa préface ; c'est aussi la première où l'on ait traduit en français les nombreuses citations latines et grecques des Essais.” “Mlle de Gournay modified her preface; it is also the first in which the numerous Latin and Greek quotations in the Essays have been translated into French.” (Tchemerzine)
Beautiful title vignette of a lion, portrait of the author by Thomas de Leu on the back of the notice to the reader .
Contemporary binding in full vellum, spine with a small stitch, signs of laces . Some worming on the inner margin of the volume, without losing any text; scattered minor water stains.
Library call number in ink on the...

First edition of the French translation for which it was not printed from large papers.
Small traces of folds on the corners of the first board.
Iconography.
Handwritten signature of Jerry Lewis on the cover page.

First edition for which it was not drawn from large papers.
Iconography.
Autograph signed by Maria Casarès to a friend named Georges.

first edition on current paper.
Pleasant copy.
Autograph signed by Julien Green to Michka Assayas.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Small tears without lack in margins of the boards.
Introduction by Jacques Rivière.
Autograph dedication signed by Jacques Rivière to Anna Hussbaum.

First separate edition.
Two small gaps in the head and foot of the back.

First edition, first edition copy with correct errors not corrected page 5 "scared" instead of "scared" and page 251 "Scissites" instead of "Syssites".
Binding in half shagreen, green morocco contemporary. Back to Jansenist nerves. Golden title. Back slightly lightened. Slight traces of friction, especially at the corners. Scattered freckles.
Engraved ex libris: De la Germonière

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