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  1. Rugby - Costume tailleur de Redfern (pl.39, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°4)
    George BARBIER (John REDFERN)

    Rugby - Costume tailleur de Redfern (pl.39, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°4)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Avril 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print on laid paper, signed at lower right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    The famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consisted of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and was illustrated notably with 573 color plates...
    €180
  2. La Câline. Robe de Doeuillet. Veston de Larsen (pl.43, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°6)
    André-Edouard MARTY (Georges DOEUILLET)

    La Câline. Robe de Doeuillet. Veston de Larsen (pl.43, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°6)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1922|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, unsigned.
    La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    The famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models by great couturiers. From their...
    €120
  3. Banco. Robe du soir, de Paul Poiret (pl.49, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)
    Pierre MOURGUE (Paul POIRET)

    Banco. Robe du soir, de Paul Poiret (pl.49, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1922|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original color print finely heightened with palladium, printed on laid paper, signed at the upper left of the plate.
    La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    The famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148...
    €120
  4. Les Vacances au Château ou l'invité timide. Robe, de Beer. Costume, de Larsen (pl.51, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)
    BENITO (Gustave BEER)

    Les Vacances au Château ou l'invité timide. Robe, de Beer. Costume, de Larsen (pl.51, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1922|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed lower right on the plate.
    La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    The famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models by great...
    €70
  5. Une robe de Martial et Armand (pl.52, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)
    Georges LEPAPE (MARTIAL & ARMAND)

    Une robe de Martial et Armand (pl.52, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°7)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1922|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed lower right on the plate.
    La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    The famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models by great...
    €150
  6. Rosalinde. Robe du soir, de Worth (pl.75, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°10)
    George BARBIER (Charles-Frederick WORTH)

    Rosalinde. Robe du soir, de Worth (pl.75, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1922 n°10)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris 1922|18 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened in gold, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with...
    €180
  7. An opera painting travels to London; Degas greets his close friend James Tissot
    Lettre autographe signée d'Edgar Degas adressée à Charles Deschamps
    Edgar DEGAS

    Lettre autographe signée d'Edgar Degas adressée à Charles Deschamps

    Paris s. d. [années 1870]|10.80 x 17.10 cm|trois pages sur un feuillet double

    Autograph letter dated and signed by Edgar Degas, addressed to the dealer Charles Deschamps, director of Durand-Ruel’s London branch. Three pages in ink on a bifolium.
    Minor marginal tears not affecting the text, folds from mailing.
    Recently returned from New Orleans, Degas writes to his London dealer to announce the imminent arrival of a delicate composition of dancers, Le Foyer de la danse à l’Opéra de la rue Le Peletier, now held at the Musée d’Orsay: "In the meantime you will receive the little picture you saw in progress and which you had the idea of selling to Mr. Huth - May you succeed! [...] As for the price, it seems to me that...

    €4,000
  8. Qui dois-je annoncer ? Robe de visites de Chéruit (pl.15, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°2)
    Pierre BRISSAUD (Louise CHERUIT)

    Qui dois-je annoncer ? Robe de visites de Chéruit (pl.15, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°2)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Février 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed at the bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full flowering of Art Deco.
    This famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models...
    €70
  9. Le Bon Oncle. Costumes d'enfants (pl.2, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    Charles-Emile CARLEGLE

    Le Bon Oncle. Costumes d'enfants (pl.2, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed at the bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full flowering of Art Deco.
    This famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models...
    €80
  10. Les Préparatifs de Noël. Robe d'après-midi de Redfern (pl.4, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    Charles MARTIN

    Les Préparatifs de Noël. Robe d'après-midi de Redfern (pl.4, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates...
    €120
  11. Le Jardin du Peyrou. Costume tailleur de Chéruit (pl.6, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    Bernard BOUTET DE MONVEL (Louise CHERUIT)

    Le Jardin du Peyrou. Costume tailleur de Chéruit (pl.6, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates...
    €80
  12. Les deux nigauds. Robe de réveillon de Doeuillet (pl.7, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    André-Edouard MARTY (Georges DOEUILLET)

    Les deux nigauds. Robe de réveillon de Doeuillet (pl.7, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened with palladium on laid paper, signed at upper left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573...
    €150
  13. Ah ! Le Beau Guignol... Robe d'après-midi de Doucet (pl.8, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    Jacques DRESA (Jacques DOUCET)

    Ah ! Le Beau Guignol... Robe d'après-midi de Doucet (pl.8, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print on laid paper, signed at lower right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148...
    €80
  14. Les Colchiques. Manteau de voyage de Paquin (pl.9, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    George BARBIER (Jeanne PAQUIN)

    Les Colchiques. Manteau de voyage de Paquin (pl.9, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened with gold, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full bloom of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573...
    €180
  15. L'Encens, le cinname et la myrrhe (pl.1, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)
    Louis STRIMPL

    L'Encens, le cinname et la myrrhe (pl.1, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°1)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Janvier 1914|36.50 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original double color print heightened with gold, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the full bloom of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably...
    €250
  16. Il a été primé. Robe du soir (pl.21, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)
    Francisco Javier GOSE

    Il a été primé. Robe du soir (pl.21, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mars 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed lower right on the plate.
    Original engraving created to illustrate La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148...
    €120
  17. "Flore". Robe d'intérieur (pl.22, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)
    Georges LEPAPE

    "Flore". Robe d'intérieur (pl.22, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mars 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened with gold, printed on laid paper, signed lower left on the plate.
    Original engraving created to illustrate La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color...
    €150
  18. La Fleur merveilleuse. Robe du soir de Doucet (pl.25, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)
    H. Robert DAMMY (Jacques DOUCET)

    La Fleur merveilleuse. Robe du soir de Doucet (pl.25, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mars 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened with gold on laid paper, signed at the bottom right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is notably illustrated with 573...
    €90
  19. La Fumée noire. Robe du soir de Redfern (pl.29, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)
    Louis STRIMPL (John REDFERN)

    La Fumée noire. Robe du soir de Redfern (pl.29, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°3)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mars 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print on laid paper, signed at the bottom right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is notably illustrated with 573 color plates and 148...
    €100
  20. La Matinée de printemps. Costumes tailleur de Doucet (pl.36, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°4)
    Jacques MAGNIN (Georges DOEUILLET)

    La Matinée de printemps. Costumes tailleur de Doucet (pl.36, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°4)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Avril 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print, printed on laid paper, signed in the bottom right of the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists in the height of the Art Deco boom.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color...
    €100
  21. L'Arbre de mai. Robes simples pour l'été (pl.42, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°5)
    Georges GOSE

    L'Arbre de mai. Robes simples pour l'été (pl.42, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°5)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mai 1914|36.50 x 24 cm|une feuille
    Original double color print heightened in gold, printed on laid paper, signed lower left on the plate.
    Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably...
    €250
  22. La Commode en laque. Robe du soir de Worth (pl.49, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°5)
    Bernard BOUTET DE MONVEL (John REDFERN)

    La Commode en laque. Robe du soir de Worth (pl.49, La Gazette du Bon ton, 1914 n°5)

    Lucien Vogel éditeur|Paris Mai 1914|19 x 24.50 cm|une feuille
    Original color print heightened with gold, printed on laid paper, signed at bottom left of the plate.
    Original engraving created to illustrate La Gazette du bon ton, one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century, celebrating the talent of French creators and artists at the height of the Art Deco movement.
    Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920, due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is notably illustrated with 573...
    €120
  23. "J'ai reçu une lettre de Betty qui me remercie, car je lui ai offerte une mobylette. Pourquoi me diras-tu ? Tout simplement parce que j'aime voir les enfants heureux et je crois que leur bonheur m'est nécessaire. Cette môme me plaît de par sa mentalité...""
    Jacques MESRINE

    "J'ai reçu une lettre de Betty qui me remercie, car je lui ai offerte une mobylette. Pourquoi me diras-tu ? Tout simplement parce que j'aime voir les enfants heureux et je crois que leur bonheur m'est nécessaire. Cette môme me plaît de par sa mentalité...""Autograph letter written from the Santé prison, dated and signed by Jacques Mesrine, addressed to his companion Jeanne Schneider, whom he nicknamed Nanou d'amour

    Paris 11 Octobre 1976|21 x 29.50 cm|une page recto verso
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Jacques Mesrine, dated Monday, October 11, 1976, 70 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page addressed to his love of the time, Jeanne Schneider, thanks to whom the manuscript of Instinct de mort was discreetly smuggled out of prison.
    Jacques Mesrine, then incarcerated at La Santé, showers with gifts the people he loves because he wants their happiness: "Comme cela j'ai payé une mobylette à mes trois gamines. Toi ce sera une quatre roues (sic)." ["Like this I paid for a moped for my three girls. For you it will be four wheels (sic)."]
    He shows all his affection for a young girl named Betty whom he...
    €1,800
  24. La femme rompue - Monologue - L'âge de discrétion
    Simone de BEAUVOIR

    La femme rompue - Monologue - L'âge de discrétion

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First Gallimard edition, with some parts in first edition and published the same year as the first edition, one of 135 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 40 on Holland paper.
    Spine slightly sunned, a stain at the foot of the second cover.

    €100
  25. France pittoresque et monumentale. Histoire générale de France illustrée et expliquée par les monuments de toutes les époques
    Abel HUGO

    France pittoresque et monumentale. Histoire générale de France illustrée et expliquée par les monuments de toutes les époques

    Chez Delloye|A Paris 1836 - 1843|18 x 27.50 cm|5 volumes reliés
    First edition, illustrated with 424 plates (and more than 700 figures) of monuments, costumes, historical scenes, maps... The last volume, on contemporary history, added later, ends in 1842.
    Contemporary half cherry red glazed calf. Smooth spine decorated with rococo tools and a central bird tool. Some rubbing. Overall relatively clean and fresh with occasional light foxing on the first 3 volumes, the last two with scattered foxing and yellowed signatures, with some browning at the end of volume 5. In volume 3 from p.91 to 96, brown dampstain at lower corner. Handsome copy, rare in this condition. Armorial bookplate heightened in colors of Paul-Emile Cadilhac, man of letters, editor at...
    €700
  26. "Il n'y a pas de cause perdue d'avance. Dans la vie il faut se battre jusqu'au bout. tu sais pourtant ce que cela représente. Tu vois, moi je vais au maximum ! et pourtant je vais me défendre toutes dents dehors. Car ma liberté il faudra me la prendre. Je ne la donnerai pas faute de combat ! "
    Jacques MESRINE

    "Il n'y a pas de cause perdue d'avance. Dans la vie il faut se battre jusqu'au bout. tu sais pourtant ce que cela représente. Tu vois, moi je vais au maximum ! et pourtant je vais me défendre toutes dents dehors. Car ma liberté il faudra me la prendre. Je ne la donnerai pas faute de combat ! "Autograph letter written from the Santé prison, dated and signed by Jacques Mesrine, addressed to his companion Jeanne Schneider, whom he nicknamed Nanou d'amour

    Paris 12 Octobre 1976|21 x 29.50 cm|une page recto verso
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Jacques Mesrine, dated Tuesday, October 12, 1976, 70 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page addressed to his love of the time, Jeanne Schneider, thanks to whom the manuscript of Instinct de mort was discreetly smuggled out of prison.
    Jacques Mesrine then incarcerated at La Santé shows great tenderness and reveals himself in another light, that of the affectionate and attentive lover: "Bonsoir petite fille... tu aimes bien jouer "au St Bernard", tu ne changeras jamais à ce sujet. C'est toi qui a 7 ans 1/2 de taule et tu dois remonter le moral des "gamines" qui ont joué du calibre !" ["Good evening little...
    €1,800
  27. [Photographie] Portrait photographique de Alfred de Vigny
    (Alfred de VIGNY) NADAR [Félix TOURNACHON]

    [Photographie] Portrait photographique de Alfred de Vigny

    Nadar|Paris 1856|6.50 x 10.50 cm|une feuille

    Original photographic portrait of Alfred de Vigny seated in profile in a velvet armchair, mounted at an early date on stiff grey card. The poet sits with his arms folded, his gaze directed beyond the frame, holding a propelling pencil in his right hand. Early manuscript caption in ink along the lower margin of the mount, “Le C.te Alfred de Vigny”, with “NADAR” inscribed in capitals in the right margin. From a collector's album. Small area of superficial loss to the mount in the foreground beneath the sitter's hand.

     

    The composition belongs to Nadar's earliest sittings with Vigny. The Musée d'Orsay preserves...

    €2,500
  28. Wagner's influence on literary and artistic avant-garde
    Revue wagnérienne, collection complète
    Richard WAGNER, Catulle MENDÈS

    Revue wagnérienne, collection complète

    Imprimeries Morellet • Boyer & Cie|Paris 1885-1888|16.80 x 24.60 cm|3 volumes reliés

    Complete collection in 36 issues (including three double issues) bound in three volumes - First year: 12 issues, from 8 February 1885 to 6 January 1886 - Second year: 12 issues, from 8 February 1886 to 15 January 1887 - Third year: 12 issues, from February 1887 to January 1888.
    Illustrated with 4 full-page lithographs by Fantin-Latour: L'Évocation d'Erda - Odilon Redon : Brünnhilde - Jacques-Emile Blanche : Tristan et Isolde and Le pur-simple.
    Three quarter brown morocco binding, smooth spine titled in gilt, marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, orignal wrappers preserved, binding signed by Dupré.
    Numerous contributions...

    €10,000
  29. Guignol's band
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Guignol's band

    Denoël|Paris 1944|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Rare and handsome copy considering the fragility of this poor-quality wartime paper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Louis-Ferdinand Céline: "A Mr Monnerot bien amicalement L.F. Céline." ["To Mr Monnerot most cordially L.F. Céline."]

    €3,800
  30. Le silence
    Roger GRENIER

    Le silence

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine being lightly sunned.
    €100
  31. Avant une guerre
    Roger GRENIER

    Avant une guerre

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure laid paper, ours bearing N°1, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
    €100
  32. [Photographie] Portrait photographique de Jules Verne
    (Jules VERNE) Jean-Nicolas TRUCHELUT

    [Photographie] Portrait photographique de Jules Verne

    Truchelut|Paris 1875|6 x 10.50 cm|une feuille
    Original albumen photograph of writer Jules Verne in carte-de-visite format. Rare.
    One photograph mounted on card. In upper margin: Truchelut. Lower margin: Photographie Universelle. Publisher's advertisement on verso.
    A later printing at the Bibliothèque Nationale and that of Amiens, after 1880. Fine print, some minor dark spots.
    Forgotten by the history of photography, Truchelut was one of its pioneers. He was one of Daguerre's 15 preparators and filed several patents related to photography including the panotype which allowed obtaining a photograph on fabric. He developed this process by offering to create paintings based on carte-de-visite photographs for his public. In...
    €2,000
  33. Les fantômes du chapelier
    Georges SIMENON

    Les fantômes du chapelierThe Hatter's Ghost

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on white laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Covers partially sunned, light foxing to endpapers.
    Rare copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which shows minor marginal tears of no consequence.
    The work was magnificently adapted for cinema in 1982 by Claude Chabrol with Michel Serrault and Charles Aznavour in the leading roles.
    €1,500
  34. Les frères Rico
    Georges SIMENON

    Les frères Rico

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1952|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure linen thread paper, the only deluxe copies.


    Rare and handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which shows minor scuffs to head and foot of spine.


    The work was adapted for cinema in 1957 by Phil Karlson with Dianne Foster and Richard Conte in the principal roles.
     



    €1,500
  35. Nous deux encore
    Henri MICHAUX

    Nous deux encore

    J. Lambert & Cie|Paris 1948|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 750 numbered copies on vélin du Marais paper.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Henri Michaux to the critic and art publisher Tériade: "Souvenir d'amis. A Teriade H. Michaux."
    Tériade, whose real name was Stratis Eleftheriadis, arrived in Paris in 1915 and discovered Parisian bohemia early on, making the acquaintance of Christian Zervos. He participated in the creation of the famous surrealist magazine Minotaure for which he served as artistic director until 1936. He also founded, with Maurice Raynal, the magazine La bête noire then the magazine Verve to which the greatest artists of the 20th century...
    €3,000
  36. La force des choses
    Simone de BEAUVOIR

    La force des choses

    Gallimard|Paris 1963|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Three stains on the slightly sunned spine.
    Autograph inscription signed by Simone de Beauvoir to Madame Mandinaud.
    Madame Mandinaud was Simone de Beauvoir's dedicated typist. She transcribed all the writer's works.
    €1,800
  37. L'oeuvre au noir
    Marguerite YOURCENAR (inscribed to Maurice NADEAU)

    L'oeuvre au noir

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly sunned without any consequence
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Marguerite Yourcenar to Maurice Nadeau: "Hommage attentif. Marguerite Yourcenar. Vox specie interioritatis." ["Attentive tribute. Marguerite Yourcenar. Voice of inner contemplation."]


    €2,800
  38. Le blanc à lunettes
    Georges SIMENON

    Le blanc à lunettes

    Gallimard|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two small lacks of no significance at foot of spine.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €1,700
  39. Les quatre jours du pauvre homme
    Georges SIMENON

    Les quatre jours du pauvre homme

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the partially shadowed endpapers.
    €800
  40. "Bref, je suis terrifié, ne sachant pas que faire pour survivre" ["In short, I am terrified, not knowing what to do to survive"]
    "Bref, je suis terrifié, ne sachant pas que faire pour survivre"
    Hans BELLMER

    "Bref, je suis terrifié, ne sachant pas que faire pour survivre"Signed autograph letter addressed to his patron Claude Richard

    Paris 31 décembre 1950|20.80 x 27 cm|deux pages sur deux feuillets, enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter by Hans Bellmer signed "H.B", addressed to Claude Richard, dated by the author December 31, 1950. Two pages in black ink on two sheets of fine pink paper, with autograph envelope enclosed.
    Discrete fold marks inherent to the sending of the letter.
    Exceptional lament of a cursed artist, sacrificing his life to his art. Endangering his health, Bellmer carefully supervises the printing of the first retrospective catalogue of his works (Vingt-cinq reproductions) of which he had received the first copies "le soir de la Noël" ["on Christmas evening"]. He addresses his Bordeaux collector-patron, Claude Richard, from his...
    €2,000
  41. Si le grain ne meurt
    André GIDE

    Si le grain ne meurt[If It Die…]

    Gallimard|Paris 1923|11.50 x 18 cm|3 volumes reliés sous étuis
    First trade edition and first complete edition, the original hors commerce edition was limited to only 12 copies, one of 550 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Full midnight blue morocco bindings, spines with four raised bands, dates gilt at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, midnight blue silk endpapers, midnight blue morocco doublures, covers and spines preserved for each volume, double gilt fillets on edges, all edges gilt, slipcases backed with midnight blue morocco, cat's-eye paper boards, slipcases with minor scratches, perfect set by Huser.
    Rare dated autograph inscription signed by André Gide on the first volume: "Je charge ce petit livre de...
    €4,500
  42. Marie qui louche
    Georges SIMENON

    Marie qui louche

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1951|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite minor rubbing at head of spine.
    €800
  43. L'adoration
    Jacques BOREL

    L'adoration

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|14 x 20.50 cm|relié
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Half bottle-green shagreen binding with corners, faded spine with five raised bands, date and "Prix Goncourt" mention gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, modest binding.
    Rubbing to head of spine, boards marginally faded.
    Signed and inscribed copy from Jacques Borel to Georges Feutrel on this work which was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1965.



    €120
  44. Je l'ai pas lu, je l'ai pas vu... ... mais j'en ai entendu causer
    François CAVANNA

    Je l'ai pas lu, je l'ai pas vu... ... mais j'en ai entendu causer

    Jean-Jacques Pauvert|Paris 1970|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Small light stains on covers, spine lightly sunned without consequence.
    Autograph inscription signed by François Cavanna to Jacqueline Piatier.
    €120
  46. "J'ai surtout revu des films de Tati, et je me suis beaucoup ennuyé, dans une salle déserte, au film de Mme Sagan."
    Julien GRACQ

    "J'ai surtout revu des films de Tati, et je me suis beaucoup ennuyé, dans une salle déserte, au film de Mme Sagan."Important autograph letter signed by Julien Gracq addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis offering him to be the author of his biography in Seghers' collection Poètes d'aujourd'hui and on the films he has recently seen

    Paris s. d. [1978]|14.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Important autograph letter signed by Julien Gracq, 53 lines in black ink, addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis, establishing him as his biographer.
    Julien Gracq expresses his regret that his friend Ariel Denis was not selected, despite his intervention, by the Berlin Academy to teach: "Je vous avais recommandé de mon mieux mais je doute que cela ait été en Allemagne d'une grande efficacité... Je sais d'ailleurs que, comme vous le pressentiez, les concurents étaient en nombre." ["I recommended you as best I could but I doubt that was very effective in Germany... I know moreover that, as you suspected, there were many...
    €1,200
  47. La poupée - Exemplaire d'Arman
    Jacques AUDIBERTI

    La poupée - Exemplaire d'Arman

    Gallimard|Paris 1956|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Worming to the spine, the first gathering was poorly cut, which caused some marginal lacks, another gathering with stains in the margin.
    Provenance: from the library of sculptor and visual artist Arman with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    €100
  48. Christian Genius and Human Error
    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte de mes anciens ouvrages"
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte de mes anciens ouvrages"Autograph letter signed to M. Beaudesson

    Paris 22 juin 1827|15.30 x 19.60 cm|un feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by François René de Chateaubriand addressed to M. Beaudesson, notary in Paris, dated by the author June 22, 1827. Two pages in black ink on one leaf. Manuscript signature of the letter's recipient in the lower part of the second page. Discreet transverse creases.
    Letter partially published in the Revue d'histoire littéraire de la France, Volume 31, 1924, p. 347.
    Chateaubriand responds to a scrupulous reader who had pointed out errors in the quotations of texts that compose his Génie du Christianisme.


    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte...

    €1,800
  49. Histoire de Marie
    BRASSAÏ

    Histoire de Marie

    Les éditions du point du jour|Paris 1949|12.90 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 2500 copies on vélin alfa.
    Foreword by Henry Miller.
    Precious copy signed and inscribed by Brassaï to André Malraux : "Pour André Malraux cordial hommage de Brassaï Paris, le 13 mai 1949".
    €800
  50. Tous les hommes en sont fous
    Jean d' ORMESSON

    Tous les hommes en sont fous

    Jean-Claude Lattès|Paris 1986|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on white laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €600
  51. La mauvaise étoile
    Georges SIMENON

    La mauvaise étoile

    Gallimard|Paris 1938|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €1,700
  52. Le bateau d'Emile
    Georges SIMENON

    Le bateau d'Emile

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on pure thread paper, ours one of the 6 hors commerce lettered copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Two small wormholes on the first endpaper.
    Rare and handsome copy of this collection of short stories comprising: La femme du pilote, Le doigt de Barraquier, Valérie s'en va, L'épingle en fer à cheval, Le nègre s'est endormi, Le deuil de Fonsine, L'homme à barbe, Le bateau d'Emile and Le Baron de l'écluse ou la croisière du Potam.
    This last story was masterfully brought to the screen in 1960 by Jean Delannoy with Jean Gabin and Micheline Presle in the leading roles.
    €1,700
  53. La grande ville - Nouveau tableau de Paris comique, critique et philosophique
    Honoré de BALZAC, Paul de KOCK

    La grande ville - Nouveau tableau de Paris comique, critique et philosophique

    Maresq|Paris 1844|17.50 x 26.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First printing of the 31 illustrations outside text (29 plates and 2 frontispieces) and numerous vignettes within the text by Gavarni, Daumier, D'Aubigny, Adam, Emy, Traviès, Boulanger, Monnier and Théno.
    This is a copy of the first edition of 1843 reissued by Marescq in 1844 with the same illustrations but with different titles and additionally containing 11 plates outside text in volume 1, 2 engraved titles as well as 2 frontispieces.
    Texts by Paul de Kock, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Frédéric Soulié, Léon Gozlan, Edouard Ourliac, Eugène Briffault, Eugène Guinot and Henri Monnier.
    Half chocolate brown morocco bindings with corners, smooth spines decorated with richly...
    €1,200
  55. Music before all else
    "Cose importantissime per le nostre intraprese"
    Gioacchino ROSSINI

    "Cose importantissime per le nostre intraprese"Autograph letter signed by the composer Gioacchino Rossini to a very dear friend

    Passy [Paris] 3 octobre 1863|17 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed addressed to a friend, written from the village of Passy, now Paris, on October 3, 1863.

    Having received news from Count Cesare Mattei, he begs his correspondent to come see him as soon as possible regarding a mysterious matter that brings them together. Indeed, during his stay in France, Rossini, who was both patient and friend of Mattei, attempted to patent his potion against rheumatism. For the "alchemist count" was the inventor of a miracle remedy, "electro-homeopathy". This complex technique based on granules and "electric fluids" was the most widely used alternative medicine in the world from 1870 to 1930, and was marketed by Mattei laboratories until...
    €2,000
  56. L'avenir de l'eau - Petit précis de mondialisation II
    Erik ORSENNA

    L'avenir de l'eau - Petit précis de mondialisation II

    Fayard|Paris 2008|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Erik Orsenna to François Allais: "Bons retours aux sources ! E. Orsenna"

    €60
  57. Poésie chinoise - In Vagabondages N°48
    François CHENG, LI PO

    Poésie chinoise - In Vagabondages N°48

    Vagabondages|Paris 1983|11 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy
    Introduction by François Cheng, poems by Li Po, Tu Fu and Wang Wei, all three great poets of the Tang period.
    Dated autograph inscription signed by François Cheng to Gilbert Lascault, pataphysician, art critic and specialist notably of the work of Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Boltanski.


    €350
  58. Le mystère Henri Pick
    David FOENKINOS

    Le mystère Henri Pick

    Gallimard|Paris 2016|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Dated autograph inscription signed by David Foenkinos to a lady named Jacqueline wishing her a happy birthday accompanied by a drawing representing a birthday cake topped with candles.
    €80
  59. D'un réalisme sans rivages - Picasso, Saint-John Perse, Kafka
    Roger GARAUDY

    D'un réalisme sans rivages - Picasso, Saint-John Perse, Kafka

    Plon|Paris 1963|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Light foxing to rear endpaper.
    Preface by Louis Aragon.
    Autograph inscription signed by Roger Garaudy to journalist Gilbert Gilleminault.
    €70
  60. Le petit nazi illustré - Une pédagogie hitlérienne en culture française : Le petit téméraire (1943-1944)
    Pascal ORY

    Le petit nazi illustré - Une pédagogie hitlérienne en culture française : Le petit téméraire (1943-1944)

    Editions Albatros|Paris 1979|13 x 21 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Preface by Léon Poliakov.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by Pascal Ory to Gilbert Lascault, pataphysician, art critic and specialist notably of the work of Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Boltanski: "... grand explorateur des imaginaires, ce petit guide noir des Terrae Incognitae de l'enfance - ou Art et Manière de nazifier par la bande, Fraternellement. Pascal Ory." ["...great explorer of imaginaries, this little black guide to the Terrae Incognitae of childhood - or Art and Manner of nazifying through comics, Fraternally. Pascal Ory."]
    €80
  61. Le voleur
    Georges DARIEN

    Le voleur

    P.V. Stock|Paris 1898|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper and without statement of edition.
    Bradel binding in orange half cloth, smooth spine very slightly darkened decorated with a central gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, navy blue shagreen title label, some rubbing to headcaps, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved very slightly trimmed, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Some light foxing, particularly on the cover boards.
    We include a correspondence of 5 letters and telegrams, spanning the year 1955, between two admirers of Georges Darien's work who wish to preserve his memory and have his works republished: Georges Quesnel whose father served as model...
    €1,700
  62. " Notez que les fraudes sont parfois le fait de l'imprimeur. Ce que j'ai vu arriver pour des ouvrages de luxe."
    Paul VALÉRY

    " Notez que les fraudes sont parfois le fait de l'imprimeur. Ce que j'ai vu arriver pour des ouvrages de luxe."Autograph letter addressed to the jurist Adrien Raisin Dadre on publishing contracts and the control of luxury editions

    Paris 17 Juillet 1933|20 x 25.50 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed and dated by Paul Valéry, 21 lines in black ink, addressed to Adrien Raisin Dadre, vice-president of the Seine tribunal, concerning publishing rights and print run control.
    Fold marks inherent to the envelope, a tear in the left margin of the letter at the fold level, paper clip marks in the lower margin of the letter, envelope included.
    Paul Valéry thanks his correspondent for his precious help: "... c'est là une question vitale pour les écrivains...dans cette question, comme dans quelques autres, la loi ni la jurisprudence n'étaient équitables ni même sensées..." ["...this is a vital question for writers...in this...
    €380
  63. Dragons
    Marie DESPLECHIN

    Dragons

    Editions de l'olivier|Paris 2003|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Full-page autograph inscription dated and signed by Marie Desplechin to Franklin Rist, quoting Rainer Maria Rilke: "Tous les dragons de notre vie sont peut-être des princesses qui attendent de nous voir beaux et courageux. Toutes les choses terrifiantes ne sont peut-être que des choses sans secours qui attendent que nous les secourions..." ["All the dragons of our life are perhaps princesses who are waiting to see us beautiful and brave. All terrible things are perhaps only helpless things waiting for us to help them..."]
    €80
  64. Fort de l'eau
    Daniel PICOULY

    Fort de l'eau

    Flammarion|Paris 1997|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy retaining its publisher's wraparound band which has some minor marginal tears of no consequence.
    Full-page signed autograph inscription from Daniel Picouly to a couple: "Pour Françoise et Yves, pour une communauté de senteur de soleil et de ce sable qui rend les espaces incertains et la mémoire fausse..." ["For Françoise and Yves, for a shared sense of sunshine and that sand which makes spaces uncertain and memory false..."]
    €60
  65. Les Thibault
    Roger MARTIN DU GARD

    Les Thibault

    Nrf|Paris 1922-1940|12 x 19 cm|11 volumes brochés
    First edition for each of the volumes with print runs varying from 297 to 1,250 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies along with the reimposed ones.
    Some spines lightly sunned.
    A rare and handsome set.
    €2,500
  66. Un certain sourire
    Françoise SAGAN

    Un certain sourire

    Julliard|Paris 1956|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Two restorations to the joints, one stain to right margin of first board, small lack to lower right margin of first endpaper, paper yellowed as is often the case.
    Signed and inscribed by Françoise Sagan to Max-Pol Fouchet.


    €500
  67. Le 14 Juillet - Reliure Art Déco en bakélite signée de Jotau
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Le 14 Juillet - Reliure Art Déco en bakélite signée de Jotau

    Hachette|Paris 1929|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Full burgundy bakelite binding, spine enhanced with a silver-plated metal plate bearing the engraved title of the work, joints mounted on piano-type hinges, beveled boards at edges, endpapers and pastedowns of gold-enhanced watered silk, covers preserved, top edge gilt, exceptional Art Deco binding signed Jotau, with the mention inside the second board: "breveté S.G.D.G.".
    Stunning bakelite binding (thermosetting resin) characteristic of the Art Deco years and already rare in the 1930s given the costly nature of its manufacture.




    €800
  68. "N'oubliez pas que nous sommes des sectaires."
    Léon BLUM

    "N'oubliez pas que nous sommes des sectaires."Signed autograph letter addressed to a journalist recommending that he rewrite an article in accordance with the obedience of the newspaper's management and its readers

    Paris s. d. [circa 1897]|11 x 18 cm|deux pages et demie
    Autograph signed letter addressed to a fellow journalist, 45 lines written in purple ink.
    Central fold inherent to the mailing.
    Léon Blum warns his fellow journalist about his article which differs from the editorial line of his own (probably La Revue Blanche to which Alexandre Varenne contributes, who is cited at the beginning of the letter): "... I confess to you in all frankness - that the very substance of the article was troublesome for our readership. First, in your enumeration, a term was missing: the priests. Don't forget that we are sectarians. Furthermore, a sentence about financiers could seem, in our publication, rather singular..." and...
    €600
  69. Billet autographe signé de Pierre Loti adressé à Julia Daudet
    Pierre LOTI

    Billet autographe signé de Pierre Loti adressé à Julia Daudet

    Paris 1er Juillet 1908|11.50 x 14 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed note by Pierre Loti signed and addressed to Julia Daudet, wife of Alphonse (12 lines in black ink on a pneumatic card),
    Inherent fold mark, a date has been inscribed in pencil, probably that of the note's receipt.
    Pierre Loti wishes to meet Julia Daudet and asks about her availability: "Are you still in Paris?", "You would be infinitely kind to indicate one or two hours for an appointment, given the complications of my life."

    €180
  70. "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos "Paroles transparentes"
    Jean PAULHAN

    "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos "Paroles transparentes"Autograph letter signed and addressed to Felia Leal, publisher of her book Paroles transparents illustrated by Georges Braque

    Paris s. d. [circa 1955]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Paulhan, 16 lines written in black ink on NRF letterhead, addressed to Felia Leal the publisher of "Paroles transparentes", a work by Jean Paulhan decorated with 14 original lithographs by Georges Braque.
    Jean Paulhan hears nothing but praise for his work which has just appeared and of which Felia Leal is the publisher: "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos 'Paroles transparentes'." ["It seems to me that there is not a friend of books who does not admire your 'Paroles transparentes' without reservation."]
    The author indicates that he is prepared for a signing session and asks...
    €200
  71. Lettre autographe signée adressée à un confrère écrivain à propos de son mutisme lié à son état de santé précaire
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à un confrère écrivain à propos de son mutisme lié à son état de santé précaire

    S. n.|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|11.50 x 17.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to a fellow writer (15 lines in black ink).
    Fold marks inherent to posting.
    The Sâr Péladan is unwell and has shown himself to be rather uncommunicative of late: "... je suis malade, je vous dis cela d'abord pour excuser mon laconisme... Je tiens comme je peux." ["I am ill, I tell you this first to excuse my laconicism... I hold on as I can."]


    €200
  72. Lettre autographe signée à Henri Lavedan à propos de son dernier ouvrage "Petites Fêtes"
    François COPPÉE

    Lettre autographe signée à Henri Lavedan à propos de son dernier ouvrage "Petites Fêtes"

    S. n.|Paris 6 Août 1890|11.50 x 18.50 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter dated and signed by François Coppée (9 lines in black ink) to the writer Henri Lavedan.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in envelope, envelope included.
    François Coppée congratulates Henri Lavedan on his latest work "Petites Fêtes": "... C'est plein d'invention... avec des coins mélancoliques d'un charme profond. Encore une fois bravo ! ""




    €150
  73. Autour de Mortin
    Robert PINGET

    Autour de Mortin

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1965|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pure laid paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  74. Vous les entendez ?
    Nathalie SARRAUTE

    Vous les entendez ?

    Gallimard|Paris 1972|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on pure Lafuma-Navarre laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €400
  75. Le palais d'hiver
    Roger GRENIER

    Le palais d'hiver

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine lightly sunned.
    Autograph tribute signed by Roger Grenier on the half-title page.
    €80
  76. La relique
    Henri THOMAS

    La relique

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two light sunning to head and foot of spine.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  77. "... je ne veux pas être photographiée à 71 ans ou alors morte..."
    Marie LAURENCIN

    "... je ne veux pas être photographiée à 71 ans ou alors morte..."Signed autograph letter addressed to Roger Nimier

    Paris 23 Décembre 1954|12.20 x 20.20 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Marie Laurencin addressed to Roger Nimier, 15 lines written in black ink, envelope included.
    Folds inherent to mailing.
    Marie Laurencin responds favorably to a request from Roger Nimier who had proposed that she illustrate one of his texts to appear in the magazine Le Nouveau fémina: "Cher Roger - Je veux bien vous illustrer une nouvelle si j'en suis capable." ["Dear Roger - I would be happy to illustrate a short story for you if I am capable of it."] and refuses to be photographed at her age: "... je ne veux pas être photographiée à 71 ans ou alors morte..." ["... I don't want to be photographed at 71 years old, unless...
    €200
  78. Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym
    Edgar Allan POE, Charles BAUDELAIRE

    Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1858|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation established by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Modern brown half-shagreen binding established identically to a contemporary binding, same for the papers on the boards. Paper of immaculate whiteness. The last leaf of text has been backed in the lower margin (we can also distinguish a perforation removing 2 letters of the text), the last leaf of the table has been entirely backed and an internal margin has been added to bind it to the whole.
    Handsome copy, well established.

    €1,000
  79. La confrontation
    Louis GUILLOUX

    La confrontation

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Two slight areas of sunning at head and foot of spine, enclosed press clippings having caused shadowing on the first endpaper.
    €350
  80. Le Ravissement de Lol. V. Stein
    Marguerite DURAS

    Le Ravissement de Lol. V. Stein

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on laid paper, ours one of the 75 copies reserved for the Club de l'édition originale, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite two small areas of sunning at head and foot of spine.
    €700
  81. Oeuvres
    Lewis CARROLL

    Oeuvres

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1990|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
    Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
    Publisher's binding in full green grained sheep, blue top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Fine copy complete with its glassine wrapper and soft slipcase.
    €40
  82. "... je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet..."
    Francis CARCO

    "... je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet..."Autograph letter addressed to a bookseller asking him to reserve first editions

    Paris 6 Janvier 1919|13.50 x 21 cm|une page et demie
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Carco, 20 lines in blue ink, addressed to a bookseller.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    As a knowledgeable bibliophile, Francis Carco wishes to have three works set aside for him: "... je vous remercie de vouloir bien conserver à mon intention les Romain Rolland des Cahiers (de la quinzaine, probablement les neuf volumes de Jean-Christophe)... un exemplaire de la première édition de Keonigsmark... Je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet... " ["... I thank you for kindly keeping for me the...
    €230
  83. Le bateau des esclaves
    Bruno Erich WERNER

    Le bateau des esclaves

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 106 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned as often, otherwise a handsome copy.

    €120
  84. Les viaducs de Seine-et-Oise
    Marguerite DURAS

    Les viaducs de Seine-et-Oise

    Gallimard|Paris 1960|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €1,200
  85. Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso
    Louis PONS

    Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso

    S. n.|Paris 15 Octobre 2001|25 x 17.50 cm|une feuille
    Signed manuscript envelope by Louis Pons addressed to his friend art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies, on the verso of which he created an original drawing
    The kraft paper envelope, reworked by Louis Pons, features an original drawing depicting a good-natured gentleman gazing at a brilliant sun in the sky.










    €120
  86. Les mille et une nuits
    Joseph-Charles MARDRUS

    Les mille et une nuits

    Fasquelle|Paris 1908|25 x 33 cm|8 tomes en 4 volumes reliés
    Edition in the complete translation by Dr. J. C. Mardrus and illustrated with facsimiles of Persian and Indian miniatures that adorn the original manuscripts. Pages with oriental frames in various colors, green, red, yellow, blue... Chromotypes engraved by Mulot, Kriéger et Cie; Text and Frames printed by Motteroz et Martinet; Color plates printed by G. de Malherbe.
    Contemporary half navy blue shagreen bindings with corners signed Flammarion Vaillant at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spines now uniformly green, decorated with oriental tools in mirror effect and inlaid with ochre shagreen. Ruled fillets on boards. Top edges gilt. Some rubbing. Several corners slightly bumped...
    €1,200
  87. Cela s'appelle l'aurore
    Emmanuel ROBLÈS

    Cela s'appelle l'aurore

    Seuil|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on laid paper, deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €170
  88. Heureux les humbles
    Jean de LA VARENDE

    Heureux les humbles

    Gallimard|Paris 1942|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Jean de La Varende to Martin Chaulot.
    €100
  89. Les yeux ouverts
    Marcel BÉALU

    Les yeux ouverts

    Eugène Figuière|Paris 1936|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the author's third work, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
    A bibliophile's label pasted to the upper right margin of the front endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Roger Marcel Béalu to Monsieur Thorillon: "... ces pages maladroites mais sincères en souvenir d'un combat ancien..." ["... these clumsy but sincere pages in memory of an ancient struggle..."]
    €100
  90. Soixante-quinze berges
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Soixante-quinze berges

    Julliard|Paris 1963|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies along with some hors commerce copies.
    Some light foxing to endpapers and edges.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Maurice Chevalier to Georges Feutrel.
    €200
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