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  1. Morsure
    Francis CARCO

    Morsure

    Ferenczi|Paris 1949|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vellum, deluxe copy.
    First endpaper slightly and partially shadowed, otherwise a handsome and rare full-margined copy.
    €250
  2. Mythologie du Ballet de Vigano à Lifar
    Andreï SCHAIKEVITCH

    Mythologie du Ballet de Vigano à Lifar

    Corrêa|Paris 1939|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Iconography.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Andreï Schaïkevitch to Gustave Bret.


    €80
  3. La Muse aux violettes
    Renée VIVIEN, Camille LEMERCIER D'ERM

    La Muse aux violettes

    Sansot|Paris 1910|13 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition printed with a small number of copies.
    A poem by Renée Vivien at the top of the work.
    A beautiful and very rare copy.
    In memoriam...
    €480
  4. Le Coeur absolu
    Philippe SOLLERS

    Le Coeur absolu

    Gallimard|Paris 1987|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
    Signed and inscribed copy from Philippe Sollers to Ulrike Bergweiler who was Antoine Gallimard's secretary.

    €100
  5. Portrait du Joueur
    Philippe SOLLERS

    Portrait du Joueur

    Gallimard|Paris 1984|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket.
    Signed and inscribed copy from Philippe Sollers to Ulrike Bergweiler who was Antoine Gallimard's secretary.

    €100
  6. Alfatride
    Vassilis VASSILIKOS

    Alfatride

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
    Autograph inscription signed by Vassilis Vassilikos to Ulrike Bergweiler who was Antoine Gallimard's secretary.

    €100
  7. Je sublime
    Benjamin PÉRET

    Je sublime

    Editions Surréalistes|Paris 1936|10 x 14.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue after 1 nacre Japan, 15 imperial Japan and 25 Normandy.
    Front cover and spine slightly faded as usual.
    €350
  8. Notes sur la Magie et le Vol
    Marcel JOUHANDEAU

    Notes sur la Magie et le Vol

    Les pas perdus|Paris 1952|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  9. Journaliers 1937-1939
    Marcel JOUHANDEAU

    Journaliers 1937-1939

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine browned with a small lack at foot.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Marcel Jouhandeau: "Pour Marcel Aymé de tout coeur, je veux voir sa pièce et ne reçois rien. Marcel J. 5 Dec.61." ["For Marcel Aymé with all my heart, I want to see his play and receive nothing. Marcel J. 5 Dec.61."]
    €120
  10. La Barbarie à Visage humain
    Bernard-Henri LÉVY

    La Barbarie à Visage humain

    Grasset|Paris 1977|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Rare and fine full-page signed autograph inscription from Bernard-Henri Lévy to Jean-Louis Guillaud on his master work, which reads like a manifesto: "... because the 'left' changes, intellectuals 'resist' and this barbarie à visage humain bears witness to it, in respectful homage. Bernard-Henry Lévy."
    €200
  11. La Vénus des aveugles
    Renée VIVIEN (inscribed to Jeanne de BELLUNE)

    La Vénus des aveuglesThe Venus of the Blind

    Lemerre|Paris 1904|13 x 19 cm|relié
    La Vénus des aveugles [The Venus of the Blind]
    Lemerre | Paris 1904 | 13 x 19 cm | in original wrappers
    First edition for which no grand papier (deluxe) copy were printed.
    Cover illustrated by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer. Spine discreetly restored.

    Rare inscription from the author to Jeanne de Bellune “à mon amour de petit Jeannot” ("To my love, little Jeannot").

    End-of-century cocotte, the Viscountess of Juromenha was the lover of several intellectual female figures in the early 20th century, such as Renée Vivien and Liane de Pougy, who described her as “little gnome”. There remains...
    €3,500
  12. Fourbis
    Michel LEIRIS

    Fourbis

    Gallimard|Paris 1955|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, with mention of second edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Michel Leiris to Jean Claval.
    €150
  13. Soleil du Sud
    Erskine CALDWELL

    Soleil du Sud

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 86 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly discolored.
    €80
  14. Le Surréalisme au Cinéma
    Jacques B. BRUNIUS, Marcel DUCHAMP

    Le Surréalisme au Cinéma

    Arcanes|Paris 1954|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition with illustrated cover by Marcel Duchamp.
    Iconography.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  15. Chronique d'un Temps troublé
    (to Sacha GUITRY) René BENJAMIN

    Chronique d'un Temps troublé

    Plon|Paris 1938|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the service de presse.
    Significant ink stains at head of second volume affecting only very slightly and marginally the final front endpaper, small marginal tears to boards.
    Precious dated inscription signed by René Benjamin: "A Sacha Guitry, ce livre qui n'a qu'une idée, parbleu, c'est de lui plaire." ["To Sacha Guitry, this book which has only one idea, by Jove, it is to please him."]
    €60
  16. Sur la Route de Papier
    Erik ORSENNA

    Sur la Route de Papier

    Stock|Paris 2012|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy, with press cutting attached.
    Handsome dated autograph inscription signed by Erik Orsenna to his friend Nadine Nimier: "Pour Nadine, cher Nadine, souvenirs, souvenirs, oh comme je t'embrasse ! Bon(s) voyage(s) sur la route du papier notre cher et vieux compagnon ! Je t'embrasse. Ton vieil Erik. 6.VI.2012." ["For Nadine, dear Nadine, memories, memories, oh how I embrace you! Good journey(s) on the paper route, our dear and old companion! I embrace you. Your old Erik. 6.VI.2012."]

    €60
  17. Le Chant du Dniéper
    Zalman SHNEOUR

    Le Chant du Dniéper

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 165 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite minimal foxing at head of covers.
    €150
  18. Clefs pour la Chine
    Claude ROY

    Clefs pour la Chine

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, statement of 16th edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Claude Roy to Jean Claval.




    €50
  19. Olga Spessivtzeva Ballerine en marge des Ballets Russes et des Ballets de l'Opéra de Paris
    Léandre VAILLAT, Dimitri BOUCHÈNE

    Olga Spessivtzeva Ballerine en marge des Ballets Russes et des Ballets de l'Opéra de Paris

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|19 x 25.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 473 numbered copies on Arches vellum.
    Two small tears of no consequence to the slipcase.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with 6 gouaches by Dimitri Bouchêne.
    Fine and premonitory autograph inscription signed by Léandre Vaillat to Maryelle Krempff, then a promising dancer as principal dancer at the Opera who would complete her career as prima ballerina at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the Conservatoire National de région de Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989: "A ma très jeune amie Maryelle Krempff qui regarde au firmament de la danse et qui finira bien par y décrocher une étoile avec ma respectueuse...
    €400
  20. La Danse d'Aujourd'hui
    André LEVINSON

    La Danse d'Aujourd'hui

    Editions Duchartre et Van Buggenhoudt|Paris 1929|23 x 29 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with 400 photographs including 16 hors-texte plates.
    Spine and boards marginally browned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by André Levinson to Frédéric Lefèvre: "... esthéticien fervent..."




    €300
  21. Du Temps que j'avais Faim
    Serge LIFAR

    Du Temps que j'avais Faim

    Stock|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Spine sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated 1943 and signed by Serge Lifar to Maryelle Krempff, then a promising dancer as principal subject of the Opera who would complete her career as principal dancer at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the National Regional Conservatory of Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989.




    €250
  22. Ma Vie
    Serge LIFAR

    Ma Vie

    Julliard|Paris 1965|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy, iconography.
    Autograph inscription dated 1965 and signed by Serge Lifar to Maryelle Krempff who completed her brilliant career as a dancer as principal dancer at the Opéra Comique before teaching dance at the National Regional Conservatory of Saint-Maur des Fossés from 1969 to 1989: "Pour Maryelle Krempff, ma vie pour la danse. Très cordialement." ["For Maryelle Krempff, my life for dance. Very cordially."]




    €250
  23. Hommage à André Gide
    André GIDE, COLLECTIF

    Hommage à André Gide

    Gallimard|Paris Novembre 1951|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition of this issue of N.r.f. entirely devoted to André Gide, one of 1200 copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 100 on Holland paper.
    Contributions by André Gide with unpublished texts, by Saint-John Perse, Jean Giono, Paul Valéry, Jean Cocteau, Paul Léautaud, Jean Paulhan, Ernst Jünger, John Steinbeck, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Thomas Mann...
    Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of André Gide.
    Handsome copy despite small black spots on the second cover and occasional foxing on the fore edge.
    €50
  24. Jardins. Les Vrais et les Autres
    Pierre LE-TAN, Umberto PASTI

    Jardins. Les Vrais et les Autres

    Flammarion|Paris 2011|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation illustrated with drawings by Pierre Le Tan and of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Pierre Le Tan to Nelly Kaprichian.
    €300
  25. Faut que ça saigne !...
    Thomas NARCEJAC, Terry G. STEWART

    Faut que ça saigne !...

    Editions du Scorpion|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A very handsome copy.
    €150
  26. 7 Contes pas commes les Autres
    Karel CAPEK

    7 Contes pas commes les Autres

    Editions la farandole|Paris 1974|12.50 x 19.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A very handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Karel Capek.
    €50
  27. Le Vin de l'Eté
    Ray BRADBURY

    Le Vin de l'Eté

    Denoël|Paris 1959|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A very handsome copy.
    €60
  28. L'Homme et la Poupée
    David Herbert LAWRENCE

    L'Homme et la Poupée

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 367 numbered copies on alfa Lafuma, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  29. Les Soleils verts
    [Henri VIARD] Henry WARD

    Les Soleils verts

    Jeheber|Paris 1956|13.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Very handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, which shows minor worming of no significance.
    €60
  30. Histoire de Lynx
    Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS

    Histoire de Lynx

    Plon|Paris 1991|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography, handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Claude Lévi-Strauss to a man named Philippe.
    €500
  31. La Potière jalouse
    Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS

    La Potière jalouse

    Plon|Paris 1985|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, printed service de presse stamp on the inner flap of the rear cover.
    Fine copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Claude Levi-Strauss to a man named Henri.
    €500
  32. Transvaal suivi de Les Moujiks
    SERGE, Constantin FEDINE

    Transvaal suivi de Les Moujiks

    Editions Montaigne|Paris s. d. [1927]|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil de Rives, deluxe copy.
    A handsome full-margined copy.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Serge.

    €150
  33. Le Jugement dernier
    James Thomas FARRELL

    Le Jugement dernier

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 106 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.


    €120
  34. Album Théâtre classique, la Vie théâtrale sous Louis XIII et Louis XIV
    COLLECTIF

    Album Théâtre classique, la Vie théâtrale sous Louis XIII et Louis XIV

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1970|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    A handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and dust jacket but lacking its slipcase.
    €80
  35. Vestiaire de l'Enfance
    Patrick MODIANO

    Vestiaire de l'Enfance

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    A handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Patrick Modiano to Françoise Ducourt.
    Signed autograph inscriptions by Patrick Modiano, who cares little for notoriety and is sparing with dedication sessions, are rare.
    €450
  36. Prisonniers de Guerre
    Henri ALLEG

    Prisonniers de Guerre

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1961|14 x 22.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine and rare copy.
    Henri Alleg describes here his three years spent in preventive detention at Barberousse, the civil prison of Algiers, among his fellow fighters.

    €800
  37. Voyage a la Nouvelle Galles du sud, a Botany Bay, au Port Jackson, en 1787, 1788, 1789. par John White chirurgien en chef de l'etablissement des anglais dans cette partie du globe; Ouvrage ou l'on trouve de nouveaux details sur le caractere et les usages des habitans du Cap de Bonne Esperance, de l'Ile Teneriffe, de Rio de Janeiro et de la Nouvelle Hollande, ainsi qu'une description exacte de plusieurs animaux inconnus jusqu'a present, traduit de l'anglais avec des notes critiques et philosophiques sur l'histoire naturelle et les moeurs; par Charles Pougens
    John WHITE

    Voyage a la Nouvelle Galles du sud, a Botany Bay, au Port Jackson, en 1787, 1788, 1789. par John White chirurgien en chef de l'etablissement des anglais dans cette partie du globe; Ouvrage ou l'on trouve de nouveaux details sur le caractere et les usages des habitans du Cap de Bonne Esperance, de l'Ile Teneriffe, de Rio de Janeiro et de la Nouvelle Hollande, ainsi qu'une description exacte de plusieurs animaux inconnus jusqu'a present, traduit de l'anglais avec des notes critiques et philosophiques sur l'histoire naturelle et les moeurs; par Charles Pougens

    Chez Pougin|à Paris 1795 (an III)|13.50 x 22 cm|relié
    First French edition of this work originally published in English in 1790. The second part, which occupies 256 pages, consists of a succession of translator's notes, particularly rich in information on plants, animals and physical geography.
    Contemporary full brown calf binding with marbled decoration. Smooth spine richly decorated with 5 fleurons in lozenges with angular palmettes and roulettes in place of raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Upper board slightly curved at lower right corner, otherwise very handsome copy, almost free from foxing with a few quires slightly yellowed, a trace of pale dampstain at lower corner of title page and following leaf.
    The travel accounts...
    €1,400
  38. Le Quatorze juillet ou petit Art de la rimer quand on manque de Rimes
    Tristan DERÈME

    Le Quatorze juillet ou petit Art de la rimer quand on manque de Rimes

    Emile-Paul frères|Paris 1925|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 5 japon and 50 hollande.
    Fine copy handsomely bound.
    Bradel binding in half red Russia morocco, smooth spine, wood-grain paper boards, covers and spine preserved, moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted to head of one pastedown, elegant unsigned contemporary binding.
    Signed autograph inscription from Tristan Derème to P. Rousset: "... ce 14 juillet à l'entrée de l'année. En cordial hommage. Tristan Derème. 1er - I - 1926." ["this 14th of July at the start of the year. With cordial homage. Tristan Derème. 1st - I - 1926."]
    €80
  39. L'An premier du Siècle
    John DOS PASSOS

    L'An premier du Siècle

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 106 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly discolored and sunned as usual, otherwise handsome copy.
    €200
  40. Les Ides de Mars
    Thornton WILDER

    Les Ides de Mars

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 129 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy of this antifascist novel that Thornton Wilder published in 1948, inspired by Sartrean existentialism and drawing parallels between Julius Caesar and Benito Mussolini.
    €120
  41. La Proie des Flammes
    William STYRON

    La Proie des Flammes

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French on ordinary paper.
    A tiny spot in the margin of the first cover, handsome copy.
    Rare manuscript signature of William Styron on an endpaper.

    €400
  42. Fromont Jeune et Risler Aîné
    Alphonse DAUDET

    Fromont Jeune et Risler Aîné

    Librairie L. Conquet|Paris 1885|14.50 x 22.50 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First illustrated edition with 12 compositions by E. Bayard engraved by Massard. One of 130 copies on Grand Japon Impérial, first deluxe paper, No. 32. Total edition of 500 copies. Each engraving in double state, before and after letters. Literary notice by Gustave Geffroy.
    Contemporary half morocco with corners, signed Grouillet at the top of the first endpaper. Light traces of rubbing (spine, joints, corners, edges). Spine uniformly faded to green. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh.
    Bookplate of Paul Gavault.
    Handsome copy.
    Considered by many as the author's masterpiece, this realistic novel of manners was...
    €550
  43. Histoire de la Littérature française de 1940 à nos Jours
    Jacques BRENNER

    Histoire de la Littérature française de 1940 à nos Jours

    Fayard|Paris 1978|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite light worming of no consequence to upper margins.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Brenner to journalist and director of Le Figaro Patrice de Plunkett.





    €50
  45. Nouvelles Comédies du Ghetto
    Israël ZANGWILL

    Nouvelles Comédies du Ghetto

    Les éditions Rieder|Paris 1930|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 140 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies after 15 on Holland paper
    Small tears at head and foot of deckled edges, a vertical fold in margin of front cover, endpapers partially shadowed.
    A full-margined copy.
    €80
  46. Une Invasion de Sélénites
    Léon GROC

    Une Invasion de Sélénites

    Jules Tallandier|Paris s. d. [1941]|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Attractive illustrated cover by Maurice Toussaint.
    €60
  47. Hommes de Pierre
    Rex WARNER

    Hommes de Pierre

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 106 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  48. Saint Michel et le Dragon
    Pierre LEULLIETTE

    Saint Michel et le Dragon

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1961|14 x 22.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Fine and rare copy, complete with the publisher's notice printed on page 7 which was removed from most copies at the author's request.
    In this work the author, a volunteer paratrooper active at the front during almost the entire "Algerian War", describes with complete impartiality the abuses committed by the French Army in Algeria, which resulted in "Saint Michel et le Dragon" being seized upon publication.

    €680
  49. L'Etrangère
    Roger NIMIER

    L'Etrangère[The Stranger]

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Preface by Paul Morand.
    Fine and rare copy of this early novel refused by Gallimard in 1948 and published 20 years later.
    Moving provenance: from the library of Nadine Nimier, wife and widow of Roger Nimier.
    Accompanied by a letter on Gallimard letterhead from Suzanne Duconget informing Marie Nimier of the dispatch of copy No. 51 on deluxe paper of "L'Etrangère" by Roger Nimier.
    €1,200
  50. Journées de Lecture
    Roger NIMIER

    Journées de Lecture

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Preface by Marcel Jouhandeau.
    Fine copy.
    Moving provenance: from the library of Nadine Nimier, wife and widow of Roger Nimier.
    €1,000
  51. Journal d'un Génie
    Salvador DALÍ

    Journal d'un Génie

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1964|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Iconography.
    A very handsome copy complete with its transparent dust jacket illustrated by François Salvat after a design by Dali.

    €100
  52. L'Homme venu du Futur
    Lewis PADGETT

    L'Homme venu du Futur

    Editions des deux-rives|Paris 1957|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Fine copy retaining publisher's wraparound band: "Anticipation? No! But inversion of time".

    €70
  53. Le bon Sens du Curé Meslier suivi de son Testament
    Louis MOREAU, Paul Henri Dietrich Baron d' HOLBACH

    Le bon Sens du Curé Meslier suivi de son Testament

    A l'enseigne du Pot Cassé|Paris 1930|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    New edition of the French translation established by Samuel Kahen, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Louis Moreau.

    €150
  54. Le Rendez-vous d'Irkoutsk
    Jean-Claude GUILLEBAUD

    Le Rendez-vous d'Irkoutsk

    Arléa|Paris 1990|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 27 numbered copies on Ingres laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  56. Quatre fascinants la Minutieuse
    René CHAR, Pierre CHARBONNIER

    Quatre fascinants la Minutieuse

    Gallimard|Paris 1951|26.50 x 34 cm|en feuilles
    First edition printed in 86 numbered copies on chamois Arches paper.
    Work illustrated with an original drypoint by Pierre Charbonnier as frontispiece.
    Handsome and rare copy.
    Manuscript signatures of René Char and Pierre Charbonnier on the colophon.
    €800
  57. Lettres
    Raymond CHANDLER

    Lettres

    Christian Bourgois|Paris 1970|12 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Fine copy.
    Preface by Philippe Labro.
    €50
  58. Album Faulkner
    (William FAULKNER) Michel MOHRT

    Album Faulkner

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1995|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition published in the Bibliothèque de La Pléiade and printed on Bible paper.
    Rich iconography.
    Small harmless stains on the lower edge of the slipcase.
    Handsome copy
    €60
  59. Un Camp très ordinaire
    Micheline MAUREL

    Un Camp très ordinaire

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1957|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine lightly sunned.
    Preface by François Mauriac.
    Fine and rare copy of this poignant testimony describing the daily life of the author, a resistance member, arrested then deported, in the women's concentration camp of Neubrandebourg, near Ravensbrück.
    €500
  60. Le Déferlement
    Jacques BOREL

    Le Déferlement

    Gallimard|Paris 1993|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 16 copies on pure Lana rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Very fine copy.




    €180
  61. La Route de la Liberté
    Howard FAST

    La Route de la Liberté

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 55 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy of this work evoking, in a novelistic manner, the condition and situation of Black people in the southern states of the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War.
    €150
  63. La Rime de Virgile et des Japonais
    Tristan DERÈME

    La Rime de Virgile et des Japonais

    Les Amis d'Edouard|Paris 1930|13 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Arches, the only issue after 10 on Japan.
    Spine lightly sunned, occasional worming.
    Autograph inscription signed by Tristan Derème: "A monsieur le comte de Sachs. Et vive la rime ! Et vive Virgile !" ["To Monsieur le Comte de Sachs. And long live rhyme! And long live Virgil!"]
    €50
  64. L'Affaire Audin
    Pierre VIDAL-NAQUET

    L'Affaire Audin

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1958|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Ghaldwill, the only deluxe copies.
    Preface by Laurent Schwartz.
    Maurice Audin, French mathematician and member of the Algerian Communist Party, was arrested during the Battle of Algiers on June 11, 1957 and disappeared without his body ever being found.
    While the French army claimed he had escaped, several prominent figures including Pierre Vidal-Naquet protested and denounced his martyrdom after he was certainly tortured by the French army, with General Aussaresses much later acknowledging having given the order to kill Maurice Audin.
    Handsome and rare copy retaining its publisher's wraparound band (which has a lack): "Massu et...
    €800
  65. Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox
    Jules VERNE

    Le Tour du monde en 80 jours. Le Docteur Ox[Around the World in Eighty Days. Doctor Ox’s Experiment]

    Hetzel|Paris 1896|18 x 28 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
    New Edition. In-text drawings by Neuville and Benett, Bertrand, Bayard and Marie, 7 colour chromotypographs by Benett.
    Publisher's cloth binding “Au globe doré” on the first cover (Jauzac), with the second cover of type "Engel h". Upper corner of the first cover a little creased. Spine ends skillfully restored. Volume very lightly warped. Some small foxing.
    One of Jules Verne's most famous titles, in which a London gentleman bets with his club to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. Jules Verne's mythical title, one of the most popular adventure novels ever written, has known many film adaptations.
    €1,200
  66. La Libération - Les Archives du Comac (Mai-août 1944)
    Maurice KRIEGEL-VALRIMONT

    La Libération - Les Archives du Comac (Mai-août 1944)

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1964|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 27 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
    Very fine and rare work written by one of the three leaders of the Military Action Committee of the National Council of the Resistance or Comac, supreme command body of the F.F.I., which played a leading role in the liberation of Paris.
    €600
  67. La Musique de Jazz et le Swing
    Hugues PANASSIÉ

    La Musique de Jazz et le Swing

    Editions Corrêa|Paris 1943|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, with fourth edition statement.
    Handsome copy.
    €50
  68. Portrait d'un Inconnu
    Nathalie SARRAUTE

    Portrait d'un Inconnu

    Gallimard|Paris 1956|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, with second edition statement.
    Handsome copy.
    Preface by Jean-Paul Sartre.
    Signed and inscribed by Nathalie Sarraute to Jean Claval.
    €120
  69. Haut Mal
    Michel LEIRIS

    Haut Mal

    Gallimard|Paris 1943|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the copies on chestnut paper.
    Handsome copy.
    €60
  70. Marilyn Monroe
    Maurice ZOLOTOW

    Marilyn Monroe

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Iconography.

    €50
  72. Album Prévert
    ((Jacques PRÉVERT)) André HEINRICH

    Album Prévert

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1992|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper and slipcase.
    €80
  73. Duel dans la Nuit. La suite de Duel d'Aigles
    Peter TOWNSEND

    Duel dans la Nuit. La suite de Duel d'Aigles

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1987|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography, handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription by Peter Townsend, in French, to Joël Pampin.
    €120
  74. Le Surréalisme et la Peinture
    André BRETON

    Le Surréalisme et la Peinture

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|21.50 x 28 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    New edition.
    Publisher's binding in full black cloth, smooth spine, with the illustrated dust jacket which shows very light marginal tears of no consequence.
    Rich iconography, handsome copy.
    €100
  75. Lettre autographe signée adressée à un correspondant inconnu
    George SAND

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à un correspondant inconnu

    Paris s. d. [entre 1864 et 1868]|13.40 x 20.70 cm|2 pages sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed addressed to an unknown correspondent, written in black ink on a double leaf with dry stamp bearing the writer's initials. This letter, probably unpublished, was written on "November 11th" between 1864 and 1868 according to the address at the bottom: "rue des feuillantines 97".
    "Une amie commune et pleine de confiance en votre bonté, me fait espérer, monsieur, que vous m'accorderez un peu de sympathie. Si je suis indiscrète d'y croire, ne vous en prenez qu'à elle, comme elle est de ces personnes à qui l'on ne peut en vouloir, je ne crains pas de vous la dénoncer. Vous pouvez vendre un immense service au...
    €800
  76. Prière d'insérer du Second Manifeste du Surréalisme d'André Breton
    André BRETON

    Prière d'insérer du Second Manifeste du Surréalisme d'André Breton

    Simon Kra|Paris 1930|15 x 24 cm|une feuille
    First edition of this document announcing the publication, for March 1930, of André Breton's "Second Manifeste du Surréalisme".
    Fine and rare copy.
    Texts by Roger Vitrac, Robert Desnos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges Limbour, Jacques Baron.
    €250
  77. Harpo Marx
    Harpo MARX

    Harpo Marx

    Editions Charles Mandel|Paris 1963|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Photographic wrappers with flaps.

    €50
  78. Sur l'Alfred de Vigny d'Anatole France
    Claude AVELINE

    Sur l'Alfred de Vigny d'Anatole France

    Aux dépens d'un amateur|Paris 1928|22.50 x 28 cm|broché
    Rare hors commerce first edition printed in 50 copies numbered and justified in the colophon by Jacques Lion.
    Some light foxing.
    Precious autograph inscription dated and signed by Claude Aveline: "A Georges Duhamel, ces souvenirs dont Jacques Lion a voulu faire une plaquette, parce qu'ils me sont chers, son ami. Claude Aveline. Font Romeu août 1928..." ["To Georges Duhamel, these memories that Jacques Lion wanted to make into a booklet, because they are dear to me, his friend. Claude Aveline. Font Romeu August 1928..."]
    €150
  79. Les Temples de Khajuraho
    Marcel FLORY

    Les Temples de Khajuraho

    André Delpire|Paris 1977|26 x 23.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition illustrated with photographs by André Martin.
    A handsome copy.
    Publisher's full cloth binding, smooth spine.
    Rich iconography.
    €50
  80. Le Simplon fait un Clin-d'Oeil au Fréjus
    Elio VITTORINI

    Le Simplon fait un Clin-d'Oeil au Fréjus

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 165 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally discolored as usual, a small tear to upper left corner of front board, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €80
  81. Les Voies du Seigneur
    Erskine CALDWELL

    Les Voies du Seigneur

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 205 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally discolored as usual, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €80
  82. Album Lewis Carroll
    (Lewis CARROLL) COLLECTIF

    Album Lewis Carroll

    Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1990|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition.
    Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
    Rich iconography.
    Handsome copy complete with its acetate wrapper and flexible slipcase.
    €80
  83. Lettres à des Amis et à Quelques Autres
    Paul MORAND

    Lettres à des Amis et à Quelques Autres

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1978|15.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Lana laid paper, the only deluxe copies with some hors commerce copies, ours being one of the latter.
    Very handsome copy.
    Preface by Michel Déon.

    €780
  84. La Maison de Freud, Berggasse 19 Vienne
    Edmund ENGELMAN

    La Maison de Freud, Berggasse 19 Vienne

    Seuil|Paris 1979|22 x 27 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions by Edmund Engelman. Long and interesting preface in which the photographer relates his photographic experience and his encounter with the founder of psychoanalysis.
    Autograph inscription signed by the author "Pour Nadine Nimier Très cordialement Edmund Engelman." ["For Nadine Nimier Very cordially Edmund Engelman."] Nadine Nimier receives Engelman on her show "Les Après-midi de France Culture" on January 23, 1980 while he is visiting Paris for the exhibition of his photographs at the Erval gallery.
    Includes:
    - The exhibition invitation card annotated by Nadine Nimier
    - A signed autograph...
    €300
  85. Le Hussard bleu - L'exemplaire de sa femme Nadine Nimier
    Roger NIMIER

    Le Hussard bleu - L'exemplaire de sa femme Nadine Nimier[[The Blue Hussar - Personal copy of his wife Nadine]

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 48 copies numbered on pur fil, ours being one of 8 lettered hors commerce copies, printed on large paper.
    A fine and rare copy of this foundational text of the Hussards literary movement, which brought together around Roger Nimier and Antoine Blondin Jacques Laurent, Kléber Haedens, Stephen Hecquet, Michel Déon...
    Moving provenance: from the library of Nadine Nimier, wife and widow of Roger Nimier.
    €5,500
  86. Carte lettre autographe signée adressée à Georges Louis
    Pierre LOUŸS

    Carte lettre autographe signée adressée à Georges Louis

    Paris juillet 1887|11.20 x 14.20 cm|une carte-lettre
    Autograph signed letter-card from Pierre Louÿs addressed to his brother Georges Louis with whom Pierre Louÿs maintained a very intimate relationship and whom he considered as his own father.
    The question of Pierre Louÿs's real paternal identity still fascinates biographers today: "His father, Pierre Philippe Louis, [...] had married in 1842 Jeanne Constance Blanchin, who died ten years later after having given him two children, Lucie and Georges. In 1855, he remarried Claire Céline Maldan, and from this union was born, in 1857, a son, Paul; then, in 1870, our writer, who received the first names Pierre Félix. This late birth, the differences in...
    €300
  87. L'orient
    Théophile GAUTIER

    L'orient

    G. Charpentier|Paris 1877|11 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Contemporary half glazed blonde calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 compartmentalized fleurons. Red shagreen title and volume labels. Combed edges. Spine lightened with areas of discoloration. Some scattered foxing.
    A handsome copy.
    Collection of the author's articles, travels, and studies on the Orient published in various journals and gathered in this work. Venice, Turkey, the Danube, Greece, Syria, China, Japan, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia. Essays on Salammbo, Persian poetry, hashish, Nerval's Journey to the Orient... One can distinguish a fantasized, romantic Orient, the vision of an aesthete and a painter. A first collection had appeared in...
    €450
  88. L'Ecole de la Violence
    Michel de SAINT PIERRE

    L'Ecole de la Violence

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1962|14.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.

    €120
  89. La nouvelle Race
    Michel de SAINT PIERRE

    La nouvelle Race

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1961|14.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.

    €120
  90. L'Affaire Selvin
    Karel CAPEK

    L'Affaire Selvin

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1967|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A very handsome copy.

    €50
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