Le château du carrefour
Handsome copy despite the spine being very lightly yellowed without significance.
Presentation by Jean Cocteau.

Do you have information to share about this place of publication?
First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Dated and signed autograph inscription from Alain Mabanckou to a photographer named Valérie, enhanced with a self-portrait face drawing.
Autograph letter dated and signed by Emile Zola, 23 lines in black ink on a page and a half, addressed to press baron Arthur Meyer
Folds inherent to postal delivery.
Emile Zola intervenes with Arthur Meyer, proprietor of the high-circulation newspaper "Le Gaulois", on behalf of his friend Louis de Robert: "Vous sentirez comme moi que c'est un garçon d'avenir, et je suis convaincu que vous l'utiliserez... Je le connais et je désire qu'il travaille." ["You will feel as I do that he is a young man with a future, and I am convinced that you will make use of him... I know him and I want him to work."] in whom he recognizes a talented writer: "Me...
First edition printed on alfa paper, no mention is made of deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with illustrations in the text.
Manuscript signature of Géo Lévy-Say at the head of the title page.
Autograph letter dated and signed by Charles Vildrac to Henri Barbusse; one page with his monogram blind-stamped in the upper left corner and written in black ink on one leaf, 18 lines.
Postal folds, a small tear at the foot of the letter without any damage to the text.
Charles Vildrac congratulates Henri Barbusse for his militant devotion and dynamism: "J'ai pris connaissance du Manifeste appel pour une ligue internationale des écrivains et j'y adhère sans réserves en applaudissant à votre généreuse initiative." ["I have read the Manifesto calling for an international league of writers and I join it without reservation, applauding your generous...
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.