Paris

First edition, one of 1050 numbered copies on alfa Navarre.
Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Paul Bonet.
Some small lacks of coulours to the spine, a very good copy.

First edition, one of 950 numérotés sur vélin du Marais paper.
With original etchings by Eugène Corneau.
A good copy.

DUBUFFET Jean
Ler dla canpane L'Art Brut, Paris 1948, 135 x 190 mm (5 5/16 x 7 1/2 ”), stapled, custom slipcase
The rare first edition of 165 copies, the author's calligraphic text throughout, illustrated with 6 original engravings by Jean Dubuffet.
With an exceptional and very rare inscription from Jean Dubuffet to Hans Bellmer: “à Hans Bellmer amitiés Jean Dubuffet”.
This copy is housed within a folding box in full ochre calf lined with velvet, reproducing the calligraphy of the upper cover. Covers and spine lightly and marginally sunned as usual, discreet, skillful restoration to margins at head and foot of plates.
The...

First edition on ordinary paper, falsely stated the 5th edition.
Paper yellowed as usual.

Later edition of 550 numbered copies on vélin labeur paper.
Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Paul Bonet.

Precious and beautiful inscription from Albert Camus to René Char :
" à vous cher René, ces confidences, et une amitié du même cœur, fraternellement. / Albert Camus. / Juin 59"

Very nice copy of exceptional provenance.

The friendship between Albert Camus and René Char is among the most touching and most fruitful in French literature.
There was nothing obvious to bring together the Algerian journalist and author and the Provencal poet, much less to suggest a mutual affinity. Camus had not come across...

Later edition of 1,050 numbered copies on vélin Navarre de Voiron paper.
Publisher's paper boards with an original design by Mario Prassinos.
A handsome and important inscription from Albert Camus to René Char :
“à René Char, ces premières Noces,
avec le meilleur du cœur.
Albert Camus [for René Char, these first Nuptials, from the bottom of my heart, Albert Camus]” .
The friendship between Albert Camus and René Char is among the most touching and most fruitful in French literature.
There was nothing obvious to bring together the Algerian journalist and author and the Provencal poet, much less to suggest a mutual affinity. Camus had not...

First edition.
Contemporary half brown shagreen, spine in six compartments with gilt fleurons, a few scratches to joints, pastedowns and endpapers lined with marbled paper, covers preserved.
A rare and attractive autograph inscription from Maurice Leblanc to Paulette Rouyer.

Original edition.
Binding sheepskin half blonde, smooth back adorned with a long box with golden florets, dotted lines and arabesques gilded interior framing, planting tiny flowers and large golden jewel in the center, as red morocco label applied inlay, golden milestone in cartridge tail, paper plates to the tank, and contreplats combed guards lined paper, first retained cover plate, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of the author Jean Finot.

Collective edition complete works in 25 volumes in Furne & Gosselin. Original edition for The Life of Rance in Delloye. The original edition to the grave Memoirs of Eugene Victor & Sheepish.
Binders half fir sorrow, back with four false nerves decorated with triple boxes stamped cold and cold-nets of heads and tails, paper plates to the tank, guards and contreplats combed lined paper, and crowned armorial bookplate Charles-François Ferand (of Gerard Arcjehan) engraved and pasted the first contreplat of each volume, binders of the time.
The 25 volumes of the complete works are enriched, frontispiece, Chateaubriand portrait from Girodet and 28...

First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin chiffon de Lana, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin chiffon de Lana, the only large paper copies.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies not for sale on pure wire only major papers.
Signed autograph Alain Decaux to the academician Henri Gouhier "as a sign of commitment very friendly ..." enriched signed an autograph tribute to André Roussin.
Nice copy.

Original edition for which he was not drawn large papers, one of the copies of the press service.
Signed autograph of the author (Jean-Pierre) Harris who will be elected the same year General Adviser in the canton of Nevers and his wife.
A small tear in minor foot of the first flat, nice copy.

First edition.
Half red morocco over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt fleurons, date and place at foot of spine, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, covers preserved.
Autograph inscription from Victor Hugo on the half title.
A little spotting.
Armorial ex libris of Ad. Lefrancq engraved on a leaf bound in at the beginning of the work.

First edition, one of the copies of the press service.
Binding half black morocco, back with five nerves, marked "Copy Jean Cocteau" stamped in gold foot back, marbled paper plates, and contreplats combed guards lined paper, preserved covers and backs, gilded head, binding signed P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
Precious and beautiful autograph signed Lucien Daudet Jean Cocteau:
"... Memories, memories ..."
Within the trio - almost a threesome - Proust-Daudet Cocteau, mingle inextricably love stories, friendship and literary emulation. To the passions and jealousies which it is based, the nascent work of the three artists and confronts says...

First edition hors commerce, one of 300 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing with 30 on Japan paper.
Fine autograph inscription dated and signed by Paul Fort to Léon Gaudin: "Ce naufrage de poète sous le faible symbole d'espérance que peut être un arc-en-ciel... avec le bien cordial souvenir d'un vieux trouvère de notre France" ["This shipwreck of a poet under the feeble symbol of hope that a rainbow can be... with the most cordial remembrance of an old troubadour of our France"].
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and tailpiece by Gino Severini.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Contemporary Bradel binding of half dark green cloth over marbled paper boards, spine with gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet to foot of spine and red shagreen title label (two scuffs), two corners slightly bumped.
Autograph inscription signed by Emile Zola to Henri Meilhac.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 893 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 109 reimposed.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 66 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 26 Hollande.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 894 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 109 reimposed.
A good copy retaining its advertising slip.