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Paris (France)
  1. Scandale aux Abysses
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Scandale aux Abysses

    Frédéric Chambriand|Paris 1950|15 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on Savoie vellum.
    Half chocolate morocco binding, smooth spine with decorative paper boards, grey-blue paper pastedowns and endpapers, front wrapper preserved, binding signed by Goy et Vilaine.
    Work illustrated with images by Pierre Monnier alias Pierre-Marie Renet.
    The 0 from the year 50 in the autograph inscription has been trimmed by the binder.
    Signed autograph inscription from Louis-Ferdinand Céline to Monsieur and Madame Ribierre: "... Avec tous mes voeux de bonne année 50 et mille sentiments sincères et d'amitié et de reconnaissance." ["With all my wishes for a good year 50 and a thousand sincere sentiments of...
    €2,500
  3. La muse à bibi
    André GILL

    La muse à bibi

    Marpon & Flammarion|Paris 1881|11 x 17 cm|relié
    First edition printed on laid paper.
    Illustrated work, with a frontispiece drawing by the author.
    Scattered foxing.
    Bradel binding in half olive green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, gilt double fillet at tail, brown shagreen title label, pebbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, near-contemporary binding signed in blind Champs.
    €80
  4. La Vie de Sénèque
    Auguste BAILLY

    La Vie de Sénèque

    H. Piazza|Paris 1929|13 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  5. Tessa (La Nymphe au Coeur fidèle)
    Jean GIRAUDOUX, Margaret KENNEDY

    Tessa (La Nymphe au Coeur fidèle)

    Grasset|Paris 1934|12.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    First edition of Jean Giraudoux's French theatrical adaptation, one of 30 numbered copies on heliotrope laid paper, the most limited deluxe paper printing after 3 Japan copies
    Half tawny shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets, gilt fillet on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  7. L'enfant-Dieu, recueil de vieux Noëls des Pays de Champagne et de Lorraine
    Georges FRAGEROLLE, George AURIOL

    L'enfant-Dieu, recueil de vieux Noëls des Pays de Champagne et de Lorraine

    Enoch & Cie • Flammarion|Paris s. d. [circa 1898]|24.50 x 32 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of these Christmas carols set to music by Georges Fragerolle.
    Publisher's full white paper boards binding, smooth spine, front cover illustrated with a large decoration representing the Nativity, endpapers and pastedowns of floral-patterned paper.
    Work decorated with Art Nouveau illustrations and ornamentations by George Auriol.
    Gift inscription in pen on the page facing the half-title page.
    Handsome copy complete with its very fragile illustrated dust jacket.

    €150
  8. Urbain Grandier et les Possédées de Loudun
    Gabriel LEGUÉ

    Urbain Grandier et les Possédées de Loudun

    Ludovic Baschet|Paris 1880|19 x 28 cm|relié
    Second edition printed on laid paper.
    Full red morocco binding, spine slightly browned with five raised bands set with black fillets, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, gilt fillets on the leading edges, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle border on the pastedowns, original parchment front cover preserved, top edge gilt, light rubbing to corners, modern bibliophile's label pasted at foot of endpaper as bookplate, elegant unsigned binding.
    Work illustrated with 16 hors-texte plates including the frontispiece (the folding plate placed between pages 258 and 259 with a marginal tear restored with an adhesive piece).
    Autograph inscription signed by Gabriel...
    €380
  9. Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de la Guerre 1914-1918
    Ferdinand, Maréchal FOCH

    Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de la Guerre 1914-1918

    Plon|Paris 1931|16.50 x 23.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition, one of 95 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe copy.
    Work decorated with 12 maps and illustrated with 18 engravings for the first volume and 4 maps and 26 engravings for the second.
    Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without severity, small angular tears on the boards.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €800
  10. Le vicaire de Wakefield
    Oliver GOLDSMITH, Charles NODIER

    Le vicaire de Wakefield

    Bourgueleret|Paris 1838|14.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    Bilingual illustrated edition in first printing, translated by Charles Nodier with the English text facing. Notice by Charles Nodier. 10 plates by Johannot on heavy laid paper before letters and more than one hundred vignettes. Printed on fine tinted laid paper. A frontispiece on China paper mounted on heavy laid paper. Text within ruled borders.
    Full glazed midnight blue calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with long mirror tools. Boards stamped in blind with a large Cathedral plate with foliate scrollwork (motifs that seem to reproduce the front cover). Edges gilt. Interior border. Fresh overall, but foxing on the frontispiece and title leaf. Traces of rubbing. One upper edge...
    €450
  11. La tentation de Saint-Antoine
    Gustave FLAUBERT

    La tentation de Saint-Antoine

    Charpentier & Cie|Paris 1874|15 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition with all the typographical features of the first printing: the error "capitaine" instead of "capitale", page 152, and "éphémérides" for "éphémères" on page 295.
    Half green shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets and decorated with triple blind-stamped compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
    Some minor foxing of no consequence.

    €1,200
  12. Eau-forte originale signée
    Camille BRYEN

    Eau-forte originale signée

    Louis Broder|Paris s. d. [1965]|20 x 24.10 cm|une feuille
    Original etching by Camille Bryen printed on Japan paper and created for the work Feuilles éparses in homage to René Crevel.
    Autograph inscription signed by the artist in the lower margin of the plate: "à Louis Broder avec l'amitié. Bryen"
    A very handsome copy.
    €700
  13. Eau-forte originale
    Alberto GIACOMETTI

    Eau-forte originale

    Louis Broder|Paris s. d. [1965]|20 x 24.10 cm|une feuille
    Original etching by Giacometti printed on japon and created for the work Feuilles éparses in homage to René Crevel.
    Handsome copy.
    €1,500
  14. Lithographie originale
    [Jean ARP] Hans ARP

    Lithographie originale

    Louis Broder|Paris s. d. [ca 1961]|20 x 24.10 cm|une feuille
    Original print by Jean Arp printed on japon and created for the work Feuilles éparses in homage to René Crevel.
    Handsome copy.
    €700
  15. J'ai vécu chez les Tsiganes
    Jan YOORS

    J'ai vécu chez les Tsiganes

    Stock|Paris 1968|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly and marginally lightened, handsome copy.
    Iconography.
    €40
  16. Thirty Views of Italy
    Voyage en Italie en 1822. 30 dessins lithographiés par lui
    Jean-Baptiste ISABEY

    Voyage en Italie en 1822. 30 dessins lithographiés par lui[Journey to Italy in 1822. 30 lithographed drawings by the author]

    Chez L'auteur|à Paris 1823 (S.d)|29.50 x 43 cm|en feuilles

    First edition of this rare portfolio, published in Paris by the artist around 1823, comprising thirty lithographs after drawings made by Jean-Baptiste Isabey during his journey through Italy in 1822. Complete with the table leaf giving the exact titles of all thirty subjects.

     

    Original portfolio of heavy grey-brown paper, the printed upper cover serving as title-page and bearing the address of Isabey’s own studio in the rue des Trois-Frères; with a printed label reading “Œuvre complet” pasted on. A few pale spots of foxing to the table leaf; spine split for about 11 cm at...

    €2,000
  17. Feu et Flamme
    Philotée O'NEDDY, Célestin NANTEUIL

    Feu et Flamme[Fire and Flame]

    Dondey-Dupré|Paris 1833|13.50 x 22 cm|relié sous étui
    Very rare and sought-after first edition, according to Clouzot, printed in only 300 copies.
    Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with black fillets, gilt date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt dentelle on pastedowns, double gilt fillets on edges, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, full marbled paper slipcase with marbled paper lining, perfect binding signed by Thivet, a binder who worked during the last quarter of the 19th century.
    Bookplate pasted on one pastedown, bibliophilic notes in pencil on an endpaper by a previous owner of the work.
    Handsome copy of one of the rarest "Romantics,"...
    €7,000
  18. La Geste héroïque des petits Soldats de Bois et de Plomb
    George AURIOL, André HELLE

    La Geste héroïque des petits Soldats de Bois et de Plomb

    Librairie Larousse|Paris 1925|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with drawings by André Hellé.
    Boards slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from George Auriol: "De tout coeur à Willette ancien gonfalonier de Rochechouart son vieil ami George Auriol." ["Wholeheartedly to Willette former standard-bearer of Rochechouart his old friend George Auriol."]
    €250
  19. Passages
    Emmanuel d' ASTIER

    Passages

    Au sans pareil|Paris 1928|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Montgolfier vellum, the only deluxe copies after 40 on Holland paper.
    Small marginal tears to the covers, one scratch to the center of the second cover.
    €50
  20. De l'excellence et de la supériorité de la femme
    Henri Corneille AGRIPPA, François PEYRARD

    De l'excellence et de la supériorité de la femme[On the Nobility and Excellence of the Female Sex]

    de l'Imprimerie de Delance|Paris 1801|10.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    De l'excellence et de la supériorité de la femme
    de l'Imprimerie de Delance | Paris 1801
    10,5 x 18,5 cm | 124 pp. | bound in morocco
    Very rare first edition of this 16th century text, translated and commented by Roétitg, pseudonym of François Peyrard.

    Posterior binding in half red morocco, spine in five compartments decorated with gilt fillets, paste paper boards, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing and joints lightly cracked at the top, otherwise pleasant copy.

    Provenance: the library of Armand Cigongne and I. Fernandez with their ex-libris glued to the first pastedown endpaper.

    “The great Agrippa demonstrated, at the...
    €1,200
  21. Histoire d'Amour de la Rose de Sable
    Edouard CHIMOT, Henry de MONTHERLANT

    Histoire d'Amour de la Rose de Sable

    Deux-Rives|Paris 1951|17.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    Complete first edition illustrated with 26 original lithographs by Edouard Chimot, one of 900 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives laid paper.
    Spine of the chemise slightly faded.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  22. Rhapsodie cubaine
    Eduardo MANET

    Rhapsodie cubaine

    Grasset|Paris 1996|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy, with newspaper clipping attached.
    Signed autograph inscription from Eduardo Manet to René de Obaldia: "... avec une très grande admiration et une amitié qui devient fraternelle..." ["... with great admiration and a friendship that becomes fraternal..."]
    €60
  23. Révolte dans la Montagne
    Conrad Ferdinand MEYER

    Révolte dans la Montagne

    Corrêa|Paris 1942|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 75 numbered copies on bambou paper, the only deluxe copies after 20 on Montgolfier.
    Handsome copy.
    €70
  24. 80 Ans de Publicité Citroën et Toujours 20 Ans
    Jacques SÉGUÉLA

    80 Ans de Publicité Citroën et Toujours 20 Ans

    Hoëbeke|Paris 1999|24 x 32 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth spine, front cover stamped with the manufacturer's chevrons.
    Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket, beautiful iconography.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by Jacques Séguéla to a couple of friends.
    €80
  25. Chroniques de Septembre
    Louis GUITARD

    Chroniques de Septembre

    Editions du Scorpion|Paris 1947|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy, with preface by Eugène Frot.
    Autograph inscription signed by Louis Guitard to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  26. Isabelle
    André GIDE

    Isabelle

    Nrf|Paris 1911|10.50 x 16.50 cm|relié
    New "first edition", printed in 500 copies on laid Arches paper and consisting of the second printing of this text (completed on June 20, 1911).
    This edition, published less than a month after the original which appeared on May 29, 1911, is considered the first edition of this text, as the latter was almost entirely destroyed, André Gide being dissatisfied with the printing because three pages did not have the regular number of lines.
    Half brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, date and binder's name gilt at foot, pebbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, blue covers and spine...
    €1,500
  27. “I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.” (Néron, Acte IV, sc. 3)
    Britannicus
    Jean RACINE

    Britannicus

    Claude Barbin|Paris 1670|9 x 15.50 cm|relié

    Rare first edition decorated with ornamental headpieces, letterheads and culs-de-lampe.

    Posterior binding in full red morocco, Jansenist spine, gilt date at the foot, marbled endpapers, frame of gilt roll-tooling on the pastedown endpapers, all edges gilt.
    A very beautiful copy of one of the most famous plays in the French repertoire. It was played for the first time on 13 December 1669 at the Hôtel de Bourgogne and received a mixed reception. At the head of this edition is a preface by the playwright responding to his critics:

    “Of all the works that I have given to the public, there is none
    that attracted more applause and nor...

    €7,000
  28. Souvenirs de ma Vie littéraire
    Maxime GORKI

    Souvenirs de ma Vie littéraire[Memories of My Literary Life]

    Simon Kra|Paris 1923|13.50 x 18 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation, one of 5 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Frontispiece photographic portrait of the author.
    Full chocolate-brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands framed by blind fillets, date gilt at foot, gilt rolls on the caps, gilt-stamped allegorical figure as ex-libris on the covers, double gilt fillets along the edges, marbled paper endpapers and doublures, gilt sextuple fillet border on the doublures, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, an immaculate contemporary binding signed Canape.
    Spine very slightly faded, without significance.
    A fine and rare copy, entirely uncut, handsomely bound in full...
    €1,200
  29. Quand le Boeuf montait sur le Toit
    Jacques CHASTENET

    Quand le Boeuf montait sur le Toit

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1958|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché

    First edition, with service de presse stamp at head of second cover.
    Spine slightly sunned, the page bearing the autograph inscription is partially shaded, otherwise a handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
    Precious and fine autograph inscription from Jacques Chastenet to his fellow Immortal of the Académie Française, General Weygand: "... cette esquisse d'une époque qui n'a pas profité de la victoire à laquelle il avait tant contribué." ["... this sketch of an era that did not benefit from the victory to which he had so greatly contributed."]

    €60
  30. Quarante ans chez les Quarante
    Henry BORDEAUX

    Quarante ans chez les Quarante

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1959|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché

    First edition, press service stamp on head of second cover.
    Spine slightly sunned.
    Precious autograph inscription from Henry Bordeaux to his fellow Immortal of the Académie Française, General Weygand.

    €60
  31. Commentaire. De Vienne à Alger 1938-1944. - D'Alger à Berne 1944-1952. - De Berne à Paris 1952-1962
    Jean CHAUVEL

    Commentaire. De Vienne à Alger 1938-1944. - D'Alger à Berne 1944-1952. - De Berne à Paris 1952-1962

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1971-1973|14.50 x 22.50 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition, one of a few numbered copies on alfa paper for the first volume, one of a few numbered copies on Japan bamboo paper for the second and one of a few numbered copies on alfa paper for the third and final volume, the only deluxe copies.
    Bound in half chocolate brown shagreen with corners, spines with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt on deckled edges.
    A handsome copy handsomely bound and complete in three volumes.
    €300
  32. La Métaphysique et le Langage
    Louis ROUGIER

    La Métaphysique et le Langage

    Flammarion|Paris 1960|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Minor tears to spine without consequence.
    Signed and inscribed by Louis Rougier to Ernest Kahan.
    €50
  34. Robert Southey. L'Homme et son Temps. - L'Oeuvre. - Le Rôle
    Jean RAIMOND

    Robert Southey. L'Homme et son Temps. - L'Oeuvre. - Le Rôle

    Didier|Paris 1968|16 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, of this thesis submitted for the doctorate in letters.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated 1985 and signed by Jean Raimond to Professor Guy Degen: "... ce livre (ou péché de jeunesse) sur un romantique anglais "mineur"..." ["... this book (or sin of youth) on a 'minor' English romantic..."]
    €50
  35. La Route des Flandres
    Claude SIMON

    La Route des Flandres[The Flanders Road]

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1960|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 87 numbered copies on pure wove paper, ours being one of 7 hors commerce, the only deluxe copies printed.
    A fine copy.
    €1,800
  36. Les Runes
    Jean-Marie TURPIN

    Les Runes

    Albin Michel • Jean-Edern Hallier|Paris 1981|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean-Marie Turpin, grandson of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, to Professor Guy Degen.


    €60
  37. Perles et Parures, Les Joyaux, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Minéralogie des dames par le Cte Foelix. [suivi de] Les Parures, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Histoire de la mode par le Cte Foelix.
    Paul GAVARNI, Joseph MÉRY

    Perles et Parures, Les Joyaux, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Minéralogie des dames par le Cte Foelix. [suivi de] Les Parures, fantaisie par Gavarni, texte par Méry. Histoire de la mode par le Cte Foelix.

    G. de Gonet|Paris 1850 (S.d)|19 x 28.50 cm|relié
    First edition, illustrated with a repeated frontispiece and 30 steel-engraved plates by Gavarni engraved by Geoffroy on China paper laid down. Printed on fine white wove paper. Blue or neutral tissue guards. Illustrated orange-tinted covers preserved (spine and back covers with advertisements also preserved).
    Half lavender morocco binding with corners and long grain signed Mercier (1920) at the top of the first endpaper, in Romantic style. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated with two complex mirrored tools in each compartment, blind fillets and rolls on the bands. Separation fillets on the boards. Uncut copy, full-margined. Perfect paper freshness. Light rubbing traces...
    €1,200
  38. Daïra. Histoire orientale
    Alexandre jean Joseph LE RICHE DE LA POPELINIERE

    Daïra. Histoire orientale

    Claude-François Simon|à Paris 1760|14 x 19.30 cm|relié
    First edition, of exceptional rarity. According to a manuscript note by Rousseau himself in the copy offered and dedicated in his name, the print run was only 27 copies (Catalogue librairie P. Bérès 59, no. 233). This edition never appeared in commerce, all copies were given by the author with names on the title page, written by the author. Ours has unfortunately been erased (the paper seems to have been scraped at this location) and has been replaced by the author's name in grey pencil. However, a manuscript name is found in the margin of one of the leaves: Decheppe, or de Cheppe, name of a noble family whose members at this time could be Marie-Jeanne Antoinette de Cheppe, or Jean-François...
    €2,200
  39. La rhapsodie. Verve et improvisation musicale
    Vladimir JANKÉLÉVITCH

    La rhapsodie. Verve et improvisation musicale

    Flammarion|Paris 1955|15 x 21 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Some light worming to spine and boards.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Vladimir Jankélévitch to Jeannine Lazard presenting his wishes for the coming year 1956.
    €400
  40. Catholiques d'Allemagne
    Robert d' HARCOURT

    Catholiques d'Allemagne

    Plon|Paris 1938|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Robert d'Harcourt to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €60
  41. Les Princes d'Orléans
    Marcel BARRIERE

    Les Princes d'Orléans

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Marcel Barrière to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  42. Les Folies de l'Officiel
    Philippe de SAINT-GERMAIN

    Les Folies de l'Officiel

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1960|13 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Philippe Saint-Germain to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... Histoire allez Gauloise de cornichons du bocal et du conserveur ! " ["... Gaulish history go pickles from the jar and the preserver!"]

    €50
  43. Le 18 Juin 1940
    Henri AMOUROUX

    Le 18 Juin 1940

    Fayard|Paris 1966|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  44. Au Service de la Nation
    Michel DEBRÉ

    Au Service de la Nation

    Stock|Paris 1963|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 220 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  45. Lettre à François Mauriac
    Maurice BARDÈCHE

    Lettre à François Mauriac

    Editions du Triolet|Paris 1947|19 x 24 cm|broché
    Deluxe edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue after 50 on vélin crèvecoeur.
    Handsome copy decorated with initials, head- and tailpieces.
    €60
  46. Les Chimères noires
    Jean LARTÉGUY

    Les Chimères noires

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1965|14.50 x 21 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 115 numbered deluxe copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Slipcase split at the bottom.
    Handsome copy presented in sheets, under double chemise and cream white slipcase.
    €120
  47. Catalogue Mazda. Quelques Illuminations du Tour de France de la Lumière
    COLLECTIF

    Catalogue Mazda. Quelques Illuminations du Tour de France de la Lumière

    Les Ateliers A.B.C. • La compagnie des lampes|Paris s. d. [1937]|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with more than 100 superb heliogravure photographs of French monuments and churches illuminated by the Mazda company.
    A slight lack to foot of spine.
    Handsome copy with unfaded blue covers and complete with its two tissue paper sheets protecting the very first and very last pages of this catalogue celebrating the glory of the Mazda company.
    €120
  48. "J'ai lu avec plaisir ce que vous disiez du témoignage de Cardenas."
    Jean WAHL

    "J'ai lu avec plaisir ce que vous disiez du témoignage de Cardenas."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 21 avril 1939|13.60 x 21.10 cm|3 pages et 1/4 sur deux feuillet, enveloppe jointe double
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two and a quarter pages written in black ink on two sheets. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after this letter was written, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would later become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous texts.
    Long letter notably discussing the...
    €350
  49. "Décidément je ne puis rien vous envoyer de moi."
    Jean WAHL

    "Décidément je ne puis rien vous envoyer de moi."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 9 mai 1939|13.50 x 21.10 cm|1 page sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe double
    Signed autograph letter from Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one page written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the journal L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This journal would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
    Letter in response to a request from Marc...
    €200
  50. Le Survivant
    Jules SUPERVIELLE

    Le Survivant

    Nrf|Paris 1928|17.50 x 22.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on laid Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Bradel binding in half navy blue straight-grained morocco, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, bibliophile's label pasted at foot of one pastedown as bookplate.
    Handsome copy.
    €150
  51. "Et cette note pour la NRF dont vous m'aviez parlé ?"
    Jean WAHL

    "Et cette note pour la NRF dont vous m'aviez parlé ?"Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 24 décembre 1939|13.40 x 20.80 cm|1 page 1/2 sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe double
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet. On the attached envelope, one can see that the mail was redirected to another address, as Marc Barbezat had just been mobilized. Transverse folds inherent to mailing and two corner folds.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate exam, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the magazine L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This magazine would later become a publishing...
    €300
  52. Air Afrique Voie impériale
    Gaston BERGERY

    Air Afrique Voie impériale

    Grasset|Paris 1927|19 x 26 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 16 numbered copies on pur fil paper, ours one of 6 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Work illustrated with 13 photographic plates hors-texte.
    Some light foxing, small marginal tears to covers, full-margined copy.
    Manuscript note by Gaston Bergery on the front endpaper: "Pour donner à L. FL l'envie de partir. G." ["To give L. FL the desire to leave. G."] as an autograph inscription.
    €300
  53. "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter !"
    Reynaldo HAHN (to Dominique ANDRE)

    "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter !"Signed autograph note addressed to Dominique André

    Paris 14 décembre 1925|10.60 x 15.70 cm|une page sur une carte lettre
    Signed autograph note by Reynaldo Hahn addressed to Madame Serge André and written on a white paper letter-card in blue ink. Central fold inherent to the mailing.
    Dominique André is a poetess, novelist and playwright. She notably published under the pseudonym Claude Isambert.
    Reynaldo Hahn declines an invitation from his friend: "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter ! Hélas, je ne pense pas aller nulle part dans la journée ! Un soir à l'Escargot d'Or on avait projeté de se voir : Lacretelle devait me faire signe - que sais-je ?" ["Is it possible, dear Madame! You invite me for afternoon tea! Alas, I don't...
    €300
  54. "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare."
    Reynaldo HAHN (to Dominique ANDRE)

    "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare."Signed autograph note addressed to Dominique André

    Paris 6 avril 1931|14.60 x 19.30 cm|une page sur une carte lettre
    Signed autograph note by Reynaldo Hahn addressed to Madame Serge André and written on a white paper letter-card in blue ink. Central fold inherent to the mailing.
    Dominique André is a poetess, novelist and playwright. She notably published under the pseudonym Claude Isambert.
    "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare. Ce qui est particulièrement remarquable en ces pages, c'est leur extrême distinction..." ["I have delayed too long, dear Madame, in thanking you for your book and the pleasure it has given me. Bitter and troubled pleasure -...
    €350
  55. La Femme intime
    Ferdinand BAC, André ROUVEYRE

    La Femme intime

    H. Simonis Empis|Paris s. d. [1894]|27.50 x 36 cm|relié
    First edition consisting of 26 full-page drawing plates by Ferdinand Bac.
    Preface by Marcel Prévost.
    Bradel binding in half red cloth with corners, smooth spine, black shagreen title-label, gilt date at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, speckled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    First wrapper preserved but tending to come loose, light superficial scuffing to boards without significance.
    €120
  56. Vingt-cinq années de liberté. Tome II seul : L'Epreuve (1939-1946)
    Alfred FABRE-LUCE

    Vingt-cinq années de liberté. Tome II seul : L'Epreuve (1939-1946)

    René Julliard|Paris 1963|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few other pur fil du Marais hors commerce copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Volume II only.
    Provenance: from the family library of Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €60
  57. Vingt-cinq années de liberté. Tome III seul : La Récompense (1945-1961)
    Alfred FABRE-LUCE

    Vingt-cinq années de liberté. Tome III seul : La Récompense (1945-1961)

    René Julliard|Paris 1964|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few other pur fil du Marais hors commerce copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Volume III only.
    Provenance: from the family library of Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €60
  58. Dans la Rue. Chansons et Monologues Volumes I, II & III . - Sur la Route. Ensemble complet en 4 volumes
    Aristide BRUANT, Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN

    Dans la Rue. Chansons et Monologues Volumes I, II & III . - Sur la Route. Ensemble complet en 4 volumes[In the Street. Songs and Monologues Volumes I, II & III. – On the Road. Complete set in 4 volumes]

    Furne & Cie|Paris 1885-1900|13.50 x 19 cm|4 volumes reliés
    First edition of each of the four volumes, one of 50 copies (for the first and third works) or one of 150 copies (for the second and fourth) printed on Japan paper, the only deluxe issue.
    Bradel bindings in citron half morocco with corners, smooth spines slightly darkened, marbled paper boards, pebble-grained endpapers and pastedowns, covers and backstrips preserved in one piece, contemporary bindings signed Champs.
    Covers and in-text or full-page drawings by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen for the first and second volumes, by Francisque Poulbot for the third, and by Louis Borgex for the fourth and final volume.
    Each volume bears Aristide Bruant’s autograph signature...
    €4,000
  59. Faisons le point...
    Henri de KERILLIS, Raymond CARTIER

    Faisons le point...

    Grasset|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine slightly browned and rubbed at foot.
    Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Kerillis to Alfred Fabre-Luce enriched with the signature of Raymond Cartier.
    €50
  60. La Pitié suprême
    Victor HUGO

    La Pitié suprême

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1879|15 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half caramel morocco with small corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, top edge gilt, covers and spine (sunned and with some lacks) preserved. Discreet restorations to joints.
    Fine copy handsomely bound.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Victor Hugo to Constant Laurent.

    €3,000
  61. Toffoli ou la Force du Destin
    Pierre GASCAR

    Toffoli ou la Force du Destin

    Hachette|Paris 1979|21.50 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
    First edition illustrated with reproductions of works by Louis Toffoli.
    Full blue cloth binding, smooth spine, blue-grey full cloth slipcase.
    Fine copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Louis Toffoli to Bernard Gauche.
    €50
  62. Sous les Drapeaux morts
    Henry de MONTHERLANT, Edy LEGRAND

    Sous les Drapeaux morts

    Editions du Capitole|Paris 1929|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
    The work is illustrated with original illustrations by Edy Legrand.
    Spine lightly sunned with two tiny lacks at head and foot.
    Signed autograph inscription from Henri de Montherlant to Henri Poulain, literary columnist and later administrator of the collaborationist newspaper "Je suis partout".
    €150
  63. "Nous sommes tous bien emprisonnés en nous-mêmes."
    Jean WAHL

    "Nous sommes tous bien emprisonnés en nous-mêmes."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 22 novembre 1937|14.10 x 18.10 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in blue ink on one leaf. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
    Beautiful and very poetic letter: "Merci de tout...
    €200
  64. Contes de Jean Boccace (Le Decameron)
    [BOCCACE] Giovanni BOCCACCIO

    Contes de Jean Boccace (Le Decameron)

    Barbier|Paris 1846|18 x 28.20 cm|relié
    Illustrated edition with first printing of vignettes by Tony Johannot, Baron, Celestin Nanteuil, Grandville, Geoffroy and 32 plates by the same artists.
    Half chocolate brown morocco with corners, late 19th century, signed Bertault at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine richly decorated with mirror-pattern tools in Romantic style, roulette at head and tail, frame fillets. Separating fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh, immaculate. Spine slightly sunned. Some traces of rubbing.
    Very handsome copy of this rare illustrated Romantic work.



    €800
  65. "Gide va partir pour l'Afrique. Il semble s'être élevé au-dessus de la politique."
    Jean WAHL

    "Gide va partir pour l'Afrique. Il semble s'être élevé au-dessus de la politique."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 13 janvier 1938|14 x 18.20 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope enclosed. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalaureate, it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would collaborate by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would subsequently become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and sulfurous texts of Jean Genet.
    The letter mentions another philosopher...
    €400
  66. "H.[eredia] refuse [...] la dédicace d'Aphr.[odite] parce qu'il a encore deux filles à marier."
    Pierre LOUŸS

    "H.[eredia] refuse [...] la dédicace d'Aphr.[odite] parce qu'il a encore deux filles à marier."Signed autograph letter addressed to Georges Louis

    Paris 12 novembre 1895|12.50 x 20 cm|4 page sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre Louÿs, signed with his initial, addressed to Georges Louis. Four pages written in blue ink on a double sheet. Envelope enclosed bearing, on the verso, the intact wax seal with the writer's cipher. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
    Important letter 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 the real identity of Pierre Louÿs' father still fascinates biographers today: "His father, Pierre Philippe Louis, [...] had married in 1842 Jeanne Constance Blanchin, who died ten years...
    €1,200
  67. "Sais-tu qu'avant quinze jours je serai auprès de toi ? [...] Puis-je espérer que d'ici là tu auras repris un peu de forces ?"
    Pierre LOUŸS

    "Sais-tu qu'avant quinze jours je serai auprès de toi ? [...] Puis-je espérer que d'ici là tu auras repris un peu de forces ?"Autograph letter from his youth, one of the last addressed to his father Pierre-Philippe Louis

    Paris jeudi 4 avril [1889]|12.50 x 20 cm|4 pages sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre [Louÿs], addressed to his father, four pages written in black ink on a double sheet of white paper. Transverse folds inherent to folding for mailing.
    This letter was sent by the young Pierre Louÿs while he was studying at the Janson-de-Sailly lycée (Paris - 16th arrondissement).
    This is very likely one of Pierre Louÿs's last letters to his father, ten days before the latter's death: "Do you know that in less than two weeks I will be beside you? [...] May I hope that by then you will have regained some strength?"
    The question of Pierre Louÿs's real paternal identity still fascinates biographers...
    €800
  68. "J'ai aimé ce que vous dites sur vos journées passées avec la nature, - avec Dame Nature, Femme nature."
    Jean WAHL

    "J'ai aimé ce que vous dites sur vos journées passées avec la nature, - avec Dame Nature, Femme nature."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 10 février 1938|14 x 18.20 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in blue ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat; it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the journal L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This journal would later become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous texts.
    Beautiful letter imbued with poetry: "J'ai aimé...
    €250
  69. La vraie Révolution de Roosevelt
    Robert de SAINT-JEAN

    La vraie Révolution de Roosevelt

    Grasset|Paris 1934|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Robert Saint-Jean to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "...cette esquisse d'une Amérique qui essaie des valeurs nouvelles..." ["...this sketch of an America trying new values..."]




    €50
  70. "Il vaut mieux ne pas penser à l'état du monde."
    Jean WAHL

    "Il vaut mieux ne pas penser à l'état du monde."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 10 février 1938|13 x 21.20 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transversal fold inherent to the mailing.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat, it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the magazine L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This magazine would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
    The philosopher, having had no news...
    €200
  71. Après Munich. Veux-tu vivre ou mourir ?
    Pierre DOMINIQUE

    Après Munich. Veux-tu vivre ou mourir ?

    Stock|Paris 1938|13 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine very lightly sunned without significance, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
    Signed autograph inscription from Pierre Dominique to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  72. "Edison est en France..."
    Pierre LOUŸS

    "Edison est en France..."Signed autograph letter addressed to Georges Louis

    Paris Lundi 11 septembre [1911]|13.50 x 18 cm|5 pages sur un double feuillet et un feuillet libre
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre [Louÿs], addressed to Georges Louis. Five pages written in violet ink on a double leaf and a loose leaf. A press article pasted on the recto of the single leaf. Transverse creases inherent to posting.
    Fine letter 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 the real identity of Pierre Louÿs's father still fascinates biographers today: "His father, Pierre Philippe Louis, [...] had married in 1842 Jeanne Constance Blanchin, who died ten years later after giving him two children, Lucie and Georges. In...
    €1,000
  73. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Georges Louis
    Pierre LOUŸS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Georges Louis

    Paris 15 mai 1916|11 x 16 cm|6 pages sur un double feuillet et un feuillet simple
    Autograph letter from Pierre Louÿs signed with his initial, addressed to Georges Louis. Six pages written in violet ink on a double leaf and a single leaf. Central creases inherent to posting.
    Very fine letter 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 the real identity of Pierre Louÿs's father still fascinates biographers today: "His father, Pierre Philippe Louis, [...] had married in 1842 Jeanne Constance Blanchin, who died ten years later after giving him two children, Lucie and Georges. In 1855, he remarried Claire Céline...
    €1,200
  74. "Je suis débordé."
    Jean WAHL

    "Je suis débordé."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marc Barbezat

    Paris 16 juin 1938|13.50 x 18.20 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe double
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet with Victoria Palace Hotel (Paris) letterhead. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to posting.
    Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would subsequently become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous...
    €200
  75. "Oh ! En 1930 ce sera bien différent sans doute ; mais j'aurai 60 ans dans quinze ans ; et je m'inquiète d'abord de 1917 ; même de 1916."
    Pierre LOUŸS

    "Oh ! En 1930 ce sera bien différent sans doute ; mais j'aurai 60 ans dans quinze ans ; et je m'inquiète d'abord de 1917 ; même de 1916."Signed autograph letter addressed to Georges Louis

    Paris Lundi 11 septembre [1916]|13 x 20.50 cm|3 pages sur 2 feuillets
    Autograph letter signed with initial by Pierre Louÿs, addressed to Georges Louis. Two pages written in purple ink on two sheets. Central folds inherent to posting.

    Fine letter 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' 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 giving him two children, Lucie and Georges. In 1855, he remarried Claire Céline Maldan, and from this union was...
    €1,000
  76. Les Celtes et la Civilisation celtique. Mythe et Histoire
    Jean MARKALE

    Les Celtes et la Civilisation celtique. Mythe et Histoire

    Payot|Paris 1992|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    New edition.
    Handsome copy despite the spine and boards being slightly and marginally lightened.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jean Markale to Alain Kerlorc'h: "... cette plongée dans l'univers étrange de nos ancêtres du bout du monde..." ["... this dive into the strange universe of our ancestors from the ends of the earth..."]
    €50
  77. Cham sa vie son oeuvre
    Félix RIBEYRE, CHAM [pen name of Amédée de NOE]

    Cham sa vie son oeuvre

    Librairie Plon|Paris 1884|13 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition of this monograph on the caricaturist Cham with a preface by Alexandre Dumas Fils illustrated with sixteen compositions and facsimiles hors-texte (two in color).
    Autograph inscription signed by the author: "Offerte à la tombola par l'auteur Félix Ribeyre" ["Offered to the raffle by the author Félix Ribeyre"].
    Contemporary half brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt tools depicting quills and pencil holders, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges. Some light rubbing to upper joint.
    Scattered foxing, more...
    €450
  78. Une Bombe au Palais Bourbon
    Pierre DOMINIQUE

    Une Bombe au Palais Bourbon

    Gallimard|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Two black ink stains at head of second cover.
    Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Dominique to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  79. Problèmes de l'Angleterre socialiste
    Bertrand de JOUVENEL

    Problèmes de l'Angleterre socialiste

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1947|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Light worming to board margins.
    Signed and inscribed by Bertrand de Jouvenel to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    Printed statement crossed out, probably by Bertrand de Jouvenel, below the title on the title page.
    €80
  80. La Tête froide
    Edouard BOUBAT, Robert CRÉGUT

    La Tête froide

    Le Soleil Noir|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on white laid paper.
    Boards marginally and lightly sunned.
    Work illustrated with 8 photographs by Edouard Boubat.
    Autograph inscription signed by Robert Crégut to Jacques Jouheaud: "... ce livre de poids à un homme de poids..." ["... this weighty book to a man of weight..."]
    €150
  81. J'aime Chéri Samba
    CHERI SAMBA [Samba wa Mbimba N'zingo Nuni Masi Ndo Mbasi] André MAGNIN

    J'aime Chéri Samba

    Fondation Cartier|Paris 2004|22.50 x 28.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First bilingual edition published under the direction of André Magnin on the occasion of the exhibition of paintings by Chéri Samba, important painter from the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the Cartier Foundation in 2004.
    Publisher's binding, blue cardboard boards, smooth yellow cardboard spine, illustrated front board in relief.
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Chéri Samba.
    Fine autograph inscription dated and signed by Chéri Samba to Jean Pierre Maury, last of the great molder-figurine artists: "Pour un grand Jean Pierre Maury et pour nos grands rires!!! Chaque fois que l'on se rencontre, on s'éclate tjs sans trop savoir pourquoi. Je t'aime fort...
    €500
  82. Le Passage
    Charles MORGAN

    Le Passage

    Stock|Paris 1945|13 x 21 cm|broché
    First French edition, one of 245 numbered copies on alfa du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A slight tear at the head of the spine.
    Handsome copy.

    €70
  84. Ce Crapaud de Granit bavant du Goémon
    Jean EFFEL

    Ce Crapaud de Granit bavant du Goémon

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 4 nominative pure laid copies.
    A small sunning to the head of the front cover.
    Handsome copy illustrated by the author.
    €80
  85. Lettre autographe signée adressée au citoyen Chely, pharmacien
    Antoine Augustin PARMENTIER

    Lettre autographe signée adressée au citoyen Chely, pharmacien

    Paris 3ème frimaire an 4ème de la République [24 novembre 1795]|17.20 x 22.70 cm|une page sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Antoine Augustin Parmentier addressed to citizen Chely, chief pharmacist of the military hospital of Calais.
    Transverse folds inherent to the mailing and small paper loss due to the unsealing of the missive.
    "Je suis fâché mon cher camarade, que le Cen [Citoyen] Lavoisier m'ait envoyé un pâté sans doute dans l'intention de m'intéresser en faveur de son fils ; mais je dois vous assurer que les présen[t]s me tiédissent plutôt encore sur le compte de ceux qui m'en font au reste j'enverrais au jeune homme des livres pour la valeur du pâté [...]" ["I am sorry my dear comrade, that Citizen Lavoisier sent me a pâté...
    €800
  86. L'Armée et ses Problèmes au XVIIIe Siècle
    Emile G. LEONARD

    L'Armée et ses Problèmes au XVIIIe Siècle

    Plon|Paris 1938|14 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy
    Spine very slightly sunned without gravity.
    Signed autograph inscription from Emile G. Léonard to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €70
  87. La Farce de la Main tendue. Du "Frente Popular" au "Front Populaire"
    Gaëtan BERNOVILLE

    La Farce de la Main tendue. Du "Frente Popular" au "Front Populaire"

    Grasset|Paris 1938|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy
    Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
    Autograph inscription signed by Gaëtan Bernoville to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... au vaillant et lucide directeur de l'Assaut..." ["...to the valiant and lucid director of l'Assaut..."]
    €80
  88. Mémoires d'un croyant
    ABBE PIERRE [Henri Groues]

    Mémoires d'un croyant

    Fayard|Paris 1997|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography, retaining publisher's wraparound band.
    Some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers, less pronounced foxing on the half-title page which bears the inscription.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Abbé Pierre to a man named Alain.
    €500
  89. Les Conseils de Tonton DSK
    PLANTU

    Les Conseils de Tonton DSK

    Seuil|Paris 2011|16.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Humorous autograph inscription signed by Plantu to Frédéric Ferney integrated into a comic strip speech bubble escaping from DSK's mouth and enhanced with two drawn hearts.
    €80
  90. La Présidentielle 2007 vue par Plantu
    PLANTU

    La Présidentielle 2007 vue par Plantu

    Seuil|Paris 2007|16.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Humorous autograph inscription signed by Plantu to Frédéric Ferney integrated into a comic strip speech bubble escaping from the mouth of the presidential candidate standing on the steps of the Elysée Palace and chanting "Vote Frédéric Ferney".
    €80
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