Paris

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Binding in half hazelnut hazelnuts, back slightly cleared with four nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, ex-ibris glued on a contreplat.
Illustrated book of photographic reproductions of works by Gustave Courbet.
Signed autograph of Louis Aragon Jacques Rech.

Origines et développement de l’art
international indépendant
[Origins and Developments of Independent International Art]
Musée du Jeu de Paume | Paris 1937 | 16 x 25 cm | stapled
Rare first edition of the catalogue for this exhibition that took place at the Jeu de Paume from 30 July to 31 October 1937 at the initiative of a committee composed of Georges Braque, Jean Cassou, Mme Cuttoli, André Dezarrois, Paul Eluard, Henri Laugier, Fernand Léger, Louis Marcoussis, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Maurice Raynal, Georges-Henri Rivière and Christian Zervos.
Small sections of sun-exposure and marks on the margins of the boards.
This exhibition intends to embrace an

First collective edition under the title of Œuvres as well as first illustrated edition (Clouzot), including several texts in first edition, including the last part of Splendors and misery of courtesans, the third part of Lost Illusions, David Sechard; The museum of the department, the reverse of contemporary history, etc.
The book was originally intended to contain only 17 volumes, but the publisher Houssiaux, following the previous editors, completed them with the last three volumes which here constitute volumes 18, 19 and 20. However, our copy is mixed and has some notable peculiarities: thus the volume 1 is at the date of 1846, the volume 2 also
Binding half brown shag

La Peste [The Plague]
Gallimard, Paris 1947, 12 x19 cm, original wrappers
First edition, an advance, service de presse copy.
A very good copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Albert Camus to the Surrealist Roland Tual.
Copies of this text with inscriptions are rare and sought-after. Gallery-owner, journalist, producer and literary critic, Roland Tual met Camus in 1943 at Gallimard, both of them going on to be members of the jury for the prestigious but short-lived prix de la Pléiade prize. It was at the final occasion that the prize was awarded that Camus gave him this handsome copy of his second novel.
A friend of Michel Leiris and He

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph Antoine de Saint Exupéry Roland and Denise Tual: "... in memory of a friend forgotten but faithful ..."

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Ex-dono feather above the signature of Louis Althusser.
Handwritten signature of Louis Althusser on the first guard.

First edition, one of the 100 copies out of commerce numbered on white roto Aussédat.
Illustrated book of drawings by Jean-Denis Masclès.
Pleasant copy despite two small insolations in the head and foot of the back and a tiny sting on the first board.
Beautiful autograph dedication dated and signed full-page by Jean-Louis Barrault to a couple of his friends: "To Pierre and Suzy our tender friends who marry in a way so moving for us, our setbacks and our professional successes. time, to pass them "The repetition": business, it is said, successful - for our joy to us four.Remember also of a certain knight ... to which the honorary rank of "knight" gave him to some lunch

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant full copy of his rhodoïd.
Autograph signed by Edgar Faure.

First edition, one of 92 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies after 25 "pur-fil" paper.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Henri Massis to Monsieur Pétillard

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Binding half shagreen with tan corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates with moiré effects and gilded, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
Autograph signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Thiébaud.

First Edition printed on Alfa paper.
Nice copy.
Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, blankets and insolated back preserved.
Autograph signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Thiébaud.

First edition.
Nice copy.
Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, blankets and insolated back preserved.
Autograph signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Thiébaud.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, blankets and insolated back preserved.
Autograph signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Thiébaud.

First edition on vellum and printed on pink paper.
Nice complete copy of his prayer to insert.
Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
Autograph signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Thiébaud.

First edition on current paper.
Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
Signed autograph of Francis Carco Marcel Thiébaud: "... meanwhile" Mists ".

First edition for which it was not drawn great papers of this book for children posing as a tourist postcard Baladar Islands to send to friends.
Binding of the editor in full cartonnage, illustrated boards.
Illustrated book of drawings by André François.
Inevitable traces of rubbing on the back due to the fact that Jacques Prévert sent by post the autographs made on this book: the addresses and names inscribed by Jacques Prévert at the bottom of the first board and in the middle of the second board.
Oniric autograph signed by Jacques Prévert: "To Anne-Marie Meurant, St Leu la Forêt, in very happy memory, Jacques Rêve-vert." enriched with a very be

Later edition, a few months after the first.
Nice copy.
Autograph inscription by Marguerite Yourcenar to Jean-Daniel Bross.

First edition on current paper.
Some light bites on the boards and interior foxing.
Signed autograph dedication of Pierre Jean Jouve to Gaston Puel: "... by thanking him for a beautiful letter and a poem, with great sympathy ..."

First edition on current paper.
Some light bites on the boards and interior foxing.
Signed autograph dedication of Pierre Jean Jouve to Gaston Puel: "... by thanking him for a beautiful letter and a poem, with great sympathy ..."

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Some marginal foxinges on the boards.
Autograph signed by Maurice de Vlaminck to Mr. Van de Voerde.

First edition printed 200 copies of the second book of the author, there is no mention of leading copies.
A small tear in the foot of the back, nice copy.
Precious autograph dedication signed by Charles Maurras to Hugues Rebell: "To the author of 'Kisses of enemies' tribute very nice Charles Maurras January 8, 1893. Paris".

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy despite the back slightly insolated.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Raymond Queneau: "To Henri Thomas thanks to whom I discovered the Black Cat looking at the Saint-Jacques Tower, I offer him in exchange, a little further, the sirens of the Sebastopol P. 22. Bien cordially."

First edition for which it was drawn only 23 "pur-fil" paper in large papers, one of the review copies service.
Insolated back with restorations.
Signed autograph on this text from Henri Michaux to Gilbert Charles.

Illustrated edition of 4 unpublished drawings by Antoine Bourdelle, Berthold Mann and Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, one of the present examples serving as a press service.
Precious autograph signed by Claude Aveline to Paul Valéry.
Provenance: from the library of Max-Philippe Delatte with his ex-libris glued below the autograph.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Small marginal tears without gravity on the boards.
Signed autograph from Albert London to André Chaumeix.

Medallion photographic portrait of Victor Hugo


Paris [1861] | photograph: 5.3 x 7.2 cm / mount: 6.1 x 9.7 cm | photograph mounted on card
Original medallion photograph, contemporary albumin print mounted on card.
A few tiny wormtracks to card, not touching photograph.
The very first photograph of Victor Hugo with a beard.
It was in January 1861, after a terrible sore throat, that the writer decided to grow a beard: «I am growing a beard to see if it will protect me against throat-ache.» There are several references to the famous beard in Hugo's correspondence. «Conclusion: a man's head must be handsome, well-touched with intellig

First edition from which only 85 great papers have been printed.
Illustrated book of 66 reproductions of works.
Nice copy of the back slightly faded.
Signed autograph André Lhote to Pierre d'Espezel: "... I do not lose sight of it, hoping he does the same to me ..."

New "first edition", impimed 500 copies on laid Arches paper and consisting of the second edition of this text (completed June 20, 1911).
This posterior edition of less than a month to the original published May 29, 1911, is considered the original of this text, because the latter was almost completely destroyed, André Gide being dissatisfied with the draw because three pages had not the regular number of lines.
Nice copy blue blankets not passed as generally, rare bites without gravity.
Autograph dedication signed by André Gide to Jean Croué written in Cuverville on July 3rd.

Letter autograph signed two pages (20 lines) dated July 7, 1917and written from his home in Paris about a subscription for a biography project dedicated to Charles Peguy.
While in Paris, Henri Bergson thanked his correspondent for the mail he sent him during his absence: "I am about to leave, and will probably not return before October: I must devote myself to a job that I can not finish in Paris ".
Henri Bergson advises his correspondent, in order to advance his project, to speak directly to close friends of Charles Péguy , "until you can address a wider audience."
Although Henri Bergson can not meet his interlocutor physically, he immediatel

Autograph letter signed by a double-sided page in which he authorizes, the reproduction of two of his works exposed to the "Independents" in a number of "Art and decoration" under the condition that the reproduction suits him: "I would prefer to see the drawing reproduces not in the line but in simili (same process as for the pictures of the paintings) The shot with the line being generally difficult to print - and making lose the drawing much.
Letter slightly and almost completely insolated.

First edition with 64 photographic illustrations in and inset.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Raymond Subes to Jules Kaehrling

First edition.
Contributions by E. Tériade "Oeuvres récentes de Léger. Les objets dans l'espace", Christian Zervos "Idéalisme et naturalisme dans la peinture moderne : Henri Matisse" & "Un hôtel de tourisme sur la Méditérannée", "Jacques Lipchitz", Jacques Brillouin "Avenir de la musique automatique", René Schwob "Les fables de La Fontaine par Chagall", Tristan Tzara "A propos de l'art précolombien", Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes "Sima", "Architectures musulmanes aux Indes", "Un projet de centre mondial à Genève".
Issue illustrated with reproductions of works by Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Jacques Lipchitz, Marc Chagall, Joseph Sima, reproductions of pre-Columbian sculptures and po

First edition on current paper.
Some foxinges mainly affecting guards and slices of volumes.
Two handwritten signatures of Gérard Philippe on the guards of the volumes

First edition of the French translation for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy despite small foxing affecting mainly slices.
Autograph signed by one of the translators, Albine Loisy, to Claude Arland.

First edition illustrated with 172 photographic reproductions in and off-text, a photographic frontispiece and 3 in-thin flyers.
Covers and back uniformly insolated as generally, a little lack in foot of the back.
Pleasant interior state despite tiny foxing margins of some leaflets.
Signed autograph of a member of the scientist misson Léon Bérard, then Minister of Education.

New edition.
A clear and small wetness without gravity in foot of the back, nice copy.
Autograph signed by Simone de Beauvoir to Henri Merremans.