Paris

Autograph letter signed by Georges Polti addressed to Jean Ott, written in black ink (24 lines) praising the latter's qualities as a literary critic: "... Quelle joie d'apprendre que l'Ephèbe vous a plu que vous l'allez lire, en les termes que vous savez trouver, vous dont la sympathie d'esprit m'est un tel réconfort..." ["... What joy to learn that the Ephebe pleased you and that you will read it, in the terms you know how to find, you whose sympathy of spirit is such a comfort to me..."] and inviting him to join the poetic gatherings he attends monthly at the Closerie des Lilas: "... je rejoins régulièrement, chaque premier mardi de mois, un groupe d'amis en la fam

Typed letter, dated June 29, 1983, signed by Léo Malet to photographer Bruno de Monès in which the writer thanks his photographer: "... multipliant autour de moi les images de ma "petite chérie" que j'éprouve le besoin de vous envoyer encore un bouquin..." ["... multiplying around me the images of my 'little darling' that I feel the need to send you another book..."] and takes the liberty of asking him for information about a glue and black paper he uses to create his collages, often of pornographic inspiration.
At the end of the typed letter, on letterhead from his Châtillon address, Léo Malet adds a handwritten "Bien à vous. Léon Malet."

Autograph postcard signed by Georges Polti addressed to Jean Ott, written in black ink (8 lines) on the verso of the photographic reproduction of a painting by Nicolas Lancret entitled "L'été".
Georges Polti wishes a prompt recovery as well as an excellent year 1913 to his fellow poet Jean Ott: "... Je vous envoie toujours un peu de soleil : cela ne peut nuire. Belle et saine et triomphale année ! " ["... I always send you a little sunshine: it cannot harm. A beautiful and healthy and triumphant year!"]
A black ink stain in the upper left corner of the postcard.

Lyrical autograph letter signed by Georges Polti addressed to Jean Ott, written in black ink (35 lines) in which he does not hide his enthusiasm for the community of spirit they share and the quasi-mediumistic clairvoyance of his correspondent regarding his work: "... Et je suis de plus en plus effaré par cette parenté inexplicable de nos esprits, qui vous fait lire le mien jusqu'au fond. J'en serais presque révolté d'effroi sans cette sympathie qui y apporte avec la lumière la plus éclatante la chaleur la plus vivifiante et la plus douce..." ["... And I am more and more astounded by this inexplicable kinship of our minds, which enables you to read mine to its depths. I would almost

Original drawing in pencil heightened with black, yellow and orange red felt-tip pens by Carlo Rim depicting Mistinguett in profile, hands crossed over her belly.
On the verso, a sketch of a portrait of Carlo Rim's close friend Antonin Artaud has been executed with blue ink stains; above, the names of the following celebrities have been inscribed in pencil: "Simenon - Jeanson - Pagnol - Achard - Anouilh - Jos. Baker.", all framed by blue pen scribbles.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon w

Autograph letter signed by Roland Dorgelès addressed to Corporal Jean Richard, alias Carlo Rim, written in blue ink (23 lines) in which he evokes the famous comic strip character created by Carlo Rim: "... Que ce M. Virgule (tel qu'en lui-même enfin...) est donc séduisant..." ["... How seductive this M. Virgule is (such as he is at last...)..."] but also his next assignment related to the war that is beginning and which will not allow him to see him soon: "je rentre en Armée de l'Est (correspondant de guerre en principe) et vais repartir dans quelques jours. Dommage que votre petit hôpital ne soit pas dans le secteur..." ["I am returning to the Army of the E

First edition of this important cinema review founded by Pierre Kéfer and Jean George Auriol (under the pseudonym Jacques Niel).
Two tears repaired with adhesive pieces at head of verso of covers, two small angular lacks to second cover, printed collection stamp at head of first page.
Contributions by Philippe Soupault "Quand Chaplin apparut", the editors "Avez-vous peur du cinéma?", Jean George Auriol "Le cinéma et les moeurs : la fenêtre magique", Bernard Brunius "Le cinéma et les moeurs : le cinéma et l'amour", André Delons "Chronique des films perdus", Louis Chavance "Le décorateur et le métier", Pierre Audard and Jean George Auriol "La critique des films", André R. Mauge "Vieu

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy complete with dust jacket and publisher's slip.
Signed autograph inscription by Louis Calaferte to the writer and literary critic close to Gabriel Matzneff, Christian Giudicelli: "Pour vous cher Christian Giudicelli, - et j'ai été très heureux - et c'est vrai - de votre prix - c'est une merveille à votre âge. J'espère vous revoir. Amicalement. Calaferte." ["For you dear Christian Giudicelli, - and I was very happy - and it's true - about your prize - it's marvelous at your age. I hope to see you again. Warmly. Calaferte."]

Edition from the same year as the first edition.
Minor restorations to the spine.
Beautiful autograph inscription signed by Albert Camus to Irma Antonetto: "... pour lui rappeler nos promenades d'hiver et la fidèle pensée d'Albert Camus..." ["... to remind her of our winter walks and the faithful thoughts of Albert Camus..."]
Irma Antonetto was the founder and director of the Associazione Culturale Italiana. During her forty-six years at the head of the Association, she invited nearly 400 intellectuals and numerous Nobel Prize winners to give readings in Italy. In 1964, she was named Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic, before being honored twenty years la

First edition illustrated with two out-of-text vignettes and a frontispiece engraving.
Half red morocco binding, spine very slightly faded with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Occasional light foxing, light rubbing to corners of boards, amusing biographical note concerning the author pasted to head of one pastedown.

First edition in original wrappers.
Library stamp on title page, foxing.
Copy presented under blue temporary covers, title label pasted at head of spine, small lacks and corner tears to boards.
Provenance: from the library of Count de Montalembert with his manuscript ownership inscription at head of half-title page.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Georges Perec to the pataphysician Gilbert Lascault, art critic and specialist notably of the work of Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Boltanski: "A Gilbert Lascaux (sic) ce trompe l'oeil".

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Dated and signed autograph inscription by Emmanuel Roblès: "A monsieur Cohen, cette tragédie de tous les temps..." ["To Mr. Cohen, this tragedy of all times..."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite a lack of plastic film at the foot of the spine.
Iconography.
Signed autograph inscription by Eric Tabarly to a man named Patrick.

First edition illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece to each of the four volumes.
Half red shagreen bindings, spines with four thin raised bands set with gilt garlands and decorated with broad black fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, two joints slightly cracked.
On the fourth volume: a filled gap at foot of pages 41-42 (not touching text) and a marginal tear without loss on pages 211-212 with slight damage to text.
Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault de l'Épinoy, known as Pigault-Lebrun, was a French novelist and playwright born in 1753 in Calais and died in 1835 at La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Pigault Lebrun is at the very source of French popular fic

Rare first edition of the French translation established by Edmond Barbier.
Biographical introduction and additional notes by Charles Martins.
Publisher's full green cloth binding, smooth spine, headcaps skillfully restored, blind-ruled frame on boards, grey paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Some foxing, gift inscription dated in blue ballpoint pen at head of half-title page.
Work illustrated with 30 figures in the text.

First edition, with third edition statement.
Half orange morocco binding, smooth spine browned decorated with gilt typographical motifs, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt.
On an endpaper, a visiting card of Edouard Herriot has been mounted on which he added these manuscript words: "Merci mon cher Richard, je vous lirai la plume à la main. Cordialement Edouard." ["Thank you my dear Richard, I will read you pen in hand. Cordially Edouard."]
Finally, we include two postcards dated December 8, 1918 addressed by Marius Richard to his father and representing two monuments of the city of Metz: the cathedral a

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue after 10 on Japan paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition in volume.
Publisher's full white paper boards, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
Work illustrated with humorous drawings by Jacques Faizant.
Handsome copy despite small lacks to the laminated film on the joints.
Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Faizant to Jean Langlois.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Minor stains of no consequence to edges and spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
Work illustrated with a photographic gathering at the end of the volume
Autograph inscription signed by Jean Lacouture to Revue Esprit on the half-title page.

Rare first edition.
Full glazed fawn calf binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind-stamped typographical motifs, title and author labels lacking, gilt friezes at head and foot, one joint cracked at head, gilt roulettes (faded) on headcaps, frame of gilt frieze on boards struck at their centers with a blind-stamped mandorla, some angular rubbing to boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, gilt edges at head and foot of leading edges, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Foxing.
Work decorated with one engraving as well as 4 folding plates hors-texte (the first of these with a tear in its left margin), two leaves of m

First edition illustrated with 15 etched portraits engraved by Jeanron; the portrait of Camille Desmoulins is before letters.
At the beginning of the volume, the index listing the engraved portraits has been marked with blue ink in the left margin of each name.
Some foxing, three lacks at head and foot of spine, small tears and marginal lacks to the dusty angular boards, two portraits (out of 15) are missing from our copy: that of Robespierre jeune and that of Georges Couthon.

First edition of the French translation established by Edmond Barbier.
Biographical introduction and supplementary notes by Charles Martins.
Publisher's full green percale binding, smooth spine, head caps lightly rubbed, blind fillet frame on covers, grey paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.
Work illustrated with 30 figures in the text.
Very rare and handsome copy.

Edition with some parts in first edition.
Handsome copy.
Manuscript signature of Théodore Monod on the title page.

First edition, one of 310 numbered copies on rivoli vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Edition established by Régis Tettamanzi.
Copy in mint condition.

First edition.
A handsome and rare pamphlet.

Pocket book format edition of the French translation.
Light foxing to edges.
Manuscript signature of Tahar Ben Jelloun in Arabic characters.

New edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Covers marginally soiled, handsome interior condition.
Autograph inscription dated 1997 and signed by Carlos Fuentes to a man named Jean-Claude.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy of this novel recounting the vicissitudes and struggle of a man trying to authenticate a Van Gogh painting discovered at a second-hand dealer's.
Inscribed by Georges Arnaud to Cécile Jachobien: "... ou tout est bien qui finit MAL... Cordialement Arnaud." ["... or all's well that ends BADLY... Cordially Arnaud."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Jean-Claude Killy.
Inscribed by Guy Drut to a man named Jean.

First collected edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Coffee stains on the spine, covers, an endpaper and the edges.
Curious and fine signed autograph inscription from Bernard Frank to one of his close female friends named Micheline: "A Micheline, vingt ans avant on s'aimait déjà chût ! pas un mot à Monique son éternel amant Bernard le 25/6/2.002" ["To Micheline, twenty years ago we already loved each other shush! not a word to Monique her eternal lover Bernard 25/6/2.002"]

First French edition translated by P. Lorrain with the authorization and approval of the author contained in Charles Dickens's bilingual preface, dated January 17, 1857.
Contemporary half red shagreen binding. Spine with false flat raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets. Gilt titles and volume numbers. Boards rubbed. 4 signatures slightly proud in volume 1. Signature 251 with 2 loose pages in the second volume. Corners bumped. Some foxing.
It was in 1856 that Louis Hachette acquired the rights to Charles Dickens's works, with P. Lorrain as collection director and translator, he would greatly develop the offering of foreign literature in France, and notably English liter

First French edition translated by Leroy, illustrated with a folding map.
Contemporary half green glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with roulettes and 4 blind-tooled ornaments. Green bronze title and volume labels. Traces of rubbing. Narrow split to lower joint at head of volume I with a small lack at head. Some pale scattered foxing. Part of the map's margin absent without consequence. Good copy.
Appointed commander of the Conway, Captain Hall was charged by the British Crown with an exploratory voyage along the coasts of South America. He travelled to Chile via Cape Horn, to Peru, Panama, and finally to Mexico following the coastline. The captain possessed a very livel

First edition illustrated with 72 folding plates of which 68 have been finely hand-colored. One folding table. At the end of the first three volumes, 4 plates of prices for recreations found at Guyot's.
Contemporary full glazed lavallière calf binding. Smooth spine handsomely decorated. Red morocco title labels, green morocco volume labels. Triple-ruled frame. Upper joint of volume I rubbed, with a hole, split at foot. Lower joint of second volume narrowly split at foot. Headcap of volume IV worn, tailcap partially worn. The corner of one board exposed. Signs of rubbing. 3 holes to half-title of volume II, in volume I p241 at the end, trace of pale dampstaining to corner, otherwise fres

Autograph letter signed by composer Giuseppe Verdi, written from his sumptuous apartment on the Champs Elysées. 12 lines in ink on a folded leaf. Some foxing at the top of the first leaf. Pencil note by the addressee at the bottom of the first page, piece of paper pasted over a note by the addressee in ink on the verso of the blank folio. Small piece of paper missing at foot of blank page, some traces of folding.
Handsome autograph letter signed by the famed composer of La Traviata, Rigoletto and Aida.

First edition.
Rare and handsome copy despite slight marginal worming to the boards.

First edition of this illustrated issue with 5 reproductions of works by Georges Braque.
Spine slightly warped with a small tear at foot.
Contributions by Jean Paulhan: "Braque, le patron", André Frénaud: "Noël 39", Robert Ganzo: "Poèmes", Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes "Le grand désert", Gabriel Audisio: "Paris, la poésie"...

Pocket book edition of the French translation.
Manuscript signature by Juan Goytisolo on the title page.

New edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Vassilis Vassilikos to a man named Jean-Claude.

Reprint of the very rare first edition of the French translation printed by Voix ouvrière in 1939.
Cloth spine, unlettered.
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition presented in its original wrappers and under plain orange interim cover.
Title written in pen on a pasted label at head of spine.
One joint split at foot, small marginal lacks to covers.
Memoirs of the very famous tragedienne Hyppolyte de la Tude Clairon (1723-1803), who was venerated by the greatest (Diderot, Voltaire, Louis XV...). The actress was not content merely with her success but contributed to profoundly regenerating French theater. Marmontel was her lover and encouraged her to abandon the declamatory style. The portrait of Mlle Dumesnil, who was long her rival, contains great acrimony. The work is not composed like classical memoirs but rather as a suc

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full blue paper boards, smooth spine.
Handsome copy complete with dust jacket which has two corner tears.
Signed autograph inscription from André Frossard to Jean Deneux.

Original albumen photograph, carte-de-visite format, mounted on card, with photographer's stamp on verso and lower margin.
Full-length standing portrait of Gustave Doré, dressed in white, around age 35, wearing moustache and goatee. Very rare photograph of the painter in his youth, who was roughly the same age as Carjat.
The painter, with an absent and detached air, almost melancholy, in a very dandy pose, holds a cigar in his right hand with his left hand slipped into his trouser pocket.
Fine print. A copy held by the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, but in a much darker tonality.

First edition, one of the few numbered and nominative copies under sea-green wrappers reserved for advance sheets, ours for Léon Bérard.
Covers lightly soiled and spotted.
Signature of Jacques Lemarchand at foot of front cover.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.
Preface and poems by Charles Trenet, iconography.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Georges Didi-Huberman to screenwriter and filmmaker Jean-Christophe Brianchon.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on snow-white offset paper.
Spine sunned, one stain to upper right margin of back cover, handsome interior condition.
Work illustrated with 3 drawings by Jacques Hérold.
Autograph inscription signed by Ghérasim Luca to gallerist Nane Stern enriched with a drawing representing the constellation of the Great Bear, thus linking their two names.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Rare autograph inscription dated and signed, in French, by Orhan Pamuk to a woman named Florence.

First edition.
Unlettered grey cloth spine, the title of the work has been added, certainly by the dedicatee, in blue ballpoint pen, some angular creases on the boards.
Moving autograph inscription dated and signed by Louis Ferrand: "A mon ami Marcovitch Louis, mon frère de chaîne à Buchenwald. Fraternel souvenir des années sombres. 11 septembre 1966. Louis Ferrand matricule 81.106." [To my friend Marcovitch Louis, my chain brother at Buchenwald. Fraternal memory of the dark years. September 11, 1966. Louis Ferrand registration number 81.106.]
Communist militant and resistance fighter, Louis Ferrand was arrested on November 1, 1943 and severely tortured to the

Rare first edition.
Minimal foxing to rear board, light sunning to head of front board, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Minor marginal tears to boards, not affecting text.
Illustrated front cover.

New pocket book format edition of the French translation.
One endpaper appears to be missing.
Rare handwritten signature by Kenzaburo Oe on the title page.

New edition of the French translation of Janusz Glowacki's masterpiece.
An email address inscribed in the margin of the last endpaper, handsome copy.
Rare handwritten signature dated by Janusz Glowacki made in Warsaw.

First edition.
Light marginal stains to covers with some minor creasing.
Preface by Maurice Farman.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on vélin alfama paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the wrinkled spine, small marginal scratches on the boards.
Inscribed by Roger Gaillard to one of his friends named Yvonne.

First edition of this issue of the magazine edited by Jean-Louis Bory, with Pierre Bourgeade as editor-in-chief.
This entire issue is devoted to the work of Hervé Fischer.
Illustrated throughout.
A well-preserved copy, complete with the insert "hygiène de l'art : peinture à déchirer (campagne prophylactique)".

First edition.
The oath of Cabanis, the marriage of Cabanis, Cabanis as politician.
Work illustrated with two portraits and one view.
Fine copy.

Rare first edition.
Spine cracked and restored, lacking at upper right corner of front cover, small angular lacks to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare but in this condition

New edition of the French translation, this one in paperback format.
Small creases at head of front cover.
Signed autograph inscription from Adolfo Bioy Casares to a man named Jean-Claude.
At foot of title page, Adolfo Bioy Casares' felt-tip pen made an involuntary mark.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Roger Grenier to a man named Pierre: "... ce portrait d'un inconnu..." ["... this portrait of an unknown person..."]

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Light worming to edges, boards soiled, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Manuscript signature dated and made in Paris by José Saramago.

First edition of Gébé's first work, consisting of a collection of his drawings.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket showing small corner tears.
Autograph inscription signed by Gébé to Pierre Courtois, journalist at L'Equipe: "A monsieur Courtois en l'invitant amicalement à un petit footing dans cette rue de la magie. Gébé." ["To Mr Courtois, cordially inviting him for a little jog in this street of magic. Gébé."]

First edition in French for which no deluxe copies were printed.
Foxing to edges, gift inscription from a previous owner in upper right corner of an endpaper.

First edition in French for which no deluxe copies were printed.
Boards very slightly and marginally soiled.
Rare autograph inscription dated and signed by Seamus Heaney, written from Paris, to a man named Jean-Claude.
Seamus Heaney, born in Ulster in County Derry and who died in Dublin, is one of the most important English-speaking poets of the 20th century and became, in 1995, the fourth Irish author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature after William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett.

Reprint of the very rare first edition of the French translation printed by Voix ouvrière in 1939.
Unlettered cloth spine.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition illustrated with photographs.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Etienne Smulevici, nicknamed "L'inoxydable monsieur Dakar", to a friend named Carole: "A Carole, quelques grains de sable, une tonne de souvenirs, de passion, d'émotion" ["To Carole, a few grains of sand, a ton of memories, passion, emotion"].
Indeed, rally driver Etienne Smulevici holds the record for the number of participations, 40, in the Paris-Dakar which he finished 27 times, which constitutes another record.

First edition of Emile Blémont's adaptation of this 13th-century comic opera by the trouvère Adam de La Halle.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
Musical adaptation by Julien Tiersot.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Emile Blémont to the hydropath Joseph Uzanne.

First edition of this work denouncing the "Ustasha", Croatian fascists, as responsible for the assassination in Marseille of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia.
A few years later, upon the annexation of Yugoslavia by the troops of the Third Reich and fascist Italy, the "Ustasha" and their founder Ante Pavelić would be installed by Hitler to govern.
Rare work illustrated with photographs.

First edition with a central photographic section.
Spine slightly creased with two small tears at head and foot of spine.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
Spine sunned with two small tears and lacks at head and foot, minor marginal foxing on boards.
Signed autograph inscription from Charles Maurras to Noël B. de la Mort, literary pseudonym of Noël Bayon.
Bookplate of Noël B. de la Mort pasted facing the first endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of second thousand.
Bradel binding in half indigo cloth, smooth spine lightly browned decorated with a central gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet and date at foot, red shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.

First edition printed on laid paper for the first two volumes.
Publisher's Bradel binding in full sea-green boards, smooth spine with small tears at foot, spine and boards of the second volume uniformly faded and lightened, corners slightly bumped.
Work illustrated with figures in the text.
Handsome complete set in 3 volumes.

Rare first edition.
Three tiny lacks at head and foot of spine, occasional light foxing.
Autograph inscription by the author on the front cover.

Second edition published four months after the very rare first edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Half blue box binding, smooth spine, date, title and author's name in palladium, boards with abstract patterned paper, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, front cover preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, binding signed by Boichot workshops.
Very handsome copy elegantly bound.

First edition illustrated with a portrait of Achille Fould as frontispiece and an autograph facsimile at the end.
Some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers.

New edition of the French translation.
Preface by André Maurois.
Two fold marks at upper corner of front cover and lower corner of back cover, small stains on bottom edge.
Rare bilingual autograph inscription signed by Norman Mailer: "To Jean-Claude merci pour les bons mots. Cheers Norman Mailer".

First edition in French of this speech delivered by Kerensky on July 8 and 10, 1918.
Rare and handsome pamphlet.

First edition of this lecture given by Henry Rollin at the National Committee for Social and Political Studies on February 22, 1926.
Rare and handsome pamphlet despite some worming to the covers.

First edition of this lecture given by Henry Rollin at the National Committee for Social and Political Studies on December 22, 1924.
Rare and handsome pamphlet despite some worming and small marginal tears to the covers.

First edition illustrated with 10 photographic plates.
Spine and boards marginally discolored and sunned.

First edition printed in 50 copies on laid paper of this offprint from the journal l'Amateur de livres.
Brochure presented under green plain wrappers, some interior foxing, gift inscription in pen at head of verso of second cover.
This edition, established by Anatole de Montaiglon, was published from the manuscript of the Bibliothèque Nationale.
Autograph inscription signed by Anatole de Montaiglon to monsieur Leblant in upper right corner of the title page.

First edition of this lecture delivered by Albert Thomas to the National Committee for Social and Political Studies on July 9, 1917.
Front cover marginally soiled, handsome interior condition.
Rare pamphlet.

The rare first edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing rubbing at head and foot, marbled paper boards, front board scratched at lower right margin, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, leading edges rubbed.
Copy slightly warped, some foxing.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Henri Durville to piano composer Antonin d'Argenton at the head of the half-title page.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, with the correct imprint dated August 2005.
Minor creases and light scuffs to board margins.

First bilingual edition, the text in Romanian with, facing, the English translation.
Publisher's binding in full flexible tan boards, smooth spine.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Cezar Ivanescu to Charles Dobzynski.

First edition established by André Malraux, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe printing.
Preface by Gabriel-Albert Aurier.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece, 6 headpieces as well as 3 tailpieces engraved on wood by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès.
Fine full-margined copy complete, as stipulated in the print run justification, with the suite of woodcuts on China paper.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
A tiny tear at the foot of the spine, some light foxing to the margins of certain leaves.
Dated autograph inscription signed by Georges Bernanos to Monsieur Bouvier.