Lawrence DURRELL
"Toi, tu peux m'écrire en Français. J'ai du mal à l'écrire mais je le comprends très bien".Signed autograph letter addressed to Jani Brun
Paris 18 juillet 1969|21.60 x 28 cm|1 page sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
Autograph letter signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to his lover Jani Brun dating from the beginning of their relationship. One page in blue ballpoint pen. Envelope included.
The writer addresses here one of the first letters of his correspondence with his young friend from Montpellier, which extended over more than two decades. Still unaccustomed to the French language, he asked for help translating his letter: "J'espère bien mieux te connaître [...] Gérard a traduit ceci de l'anglais pour moi. Comprendrais-tu si la prochaine fois j'écrivais en anglais [...] ?" ["I hope to get to know you much better [...] Gérard translated this from English for me. Would you understand if ne
€200
Jean-Louis VAUDOYER, Charles SAMSON
Images de France
Les Heures claires|Paris s. d. [1951]|16 x 24.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
First edition illustrated with 12 original drypoints by Charles Samson, one of the numbered copies.
Spine of chemise and edges of slipcase marginally sunned, handsome copy.
€40
Pius SERVIEN
Orient suivi de Le cas Servien par Paul Valéry
Gallimard|Paris 1942|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph dedication signed by Pius Servien at Noël B. de la Mort.
Pleasant complete copy of his prayer to insert.
€40
Georges SIMENON
Betty
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1961|14.50 x 20 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on luxury paper, only large papers.
A tear at the top of the case.
Beautiful copy presented in double shirt and case.
€230
(VOLTAIRE) Jacques VAN DEN HEUVEL
Album Voltaire
Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1983|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui
First edition.
Publisher's binding in full grained brown sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and slipcase.
Two small lacks to the cellophane wrapper and a marginal stain on the rear panel of the dust jacket.
€100
Pascal QUIGNARD
Critique du jugement
Editions Galilée|Paris 2015|15.50 x 25 cm|broché
First edition, one of 47 copies with large margins numbered on vellum, ours one of 20 enriched with a page of the manuscript of the book , only large papers.
Very nice copy.
€1,200
Hugues LE ROUX
Les fleurs à Paris
A. Quantin|Paris 1890|13.50 x 18 cm|relié
First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on tinted vellum, single edition with 25 Japan.
Bradel binding in full glazed Havana calfskin, smooth back decorated with a central monogram (A in the Q) and a golden floral pattern, tiny traces of friction without gravity, a black spot at the foot of a bit, date in the tail, golden casters on the caps, repetition of the same golden monogram at the head of the first board, small spots without gravity on the boards, golden nets on the cuts, double framing of golden lace on the guards and the paper counterplates in the tank , fragile double wrappers preserved and bound in, golden edges, ex-libris pasted on the back of the first cover, elegant Cont
€100
Pierre QUILLARD
La gloire du verbe
Lib. de l'Art indépendant|Paris 1890|14.50 x 20 cm|relié
First edition printed in very small numbers, it was only printed in a few Japan and Whatman in large papers.
Bradel binding in half caramel morocco, smooth back decorated with two golden typographic motifs, slightly rubbed caps, preserved covers, golden head, binding from the contemporary signed Pottier.
Autograph dedication signed by Pierre Quillard to Paul Bernard.
€150
Leitch RITCHIE
La Russie - Voyage pittoresque de Saint-Pétersbourg à Moscou[Russia — A Picturesque Journey from Saint Petersburg to Moscow]
Louis Janet|Paris s. d. [circa 1840]|13 x 20.50 cm|relié
Edition illustrated with 25 hors-texte engravings.
Half brown Russia morocco binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt decorative motif representing the roof of a Russian church, apple-green paper boards decorated with geometric motifs stamped in blind, orange watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, edges gilt.
Some foxing affecting the engravings, black ink offset at head of one endpaper on verso of first board.
Provenance: from the library of Bourg d'Iré, property of Count de Falloux with reproductions of his bookplate pasted on the spine of the binding and his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
€300
COLLECTIF
La terre
Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1959|10.50 x 18 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's binding in full green grained sheep, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, handsome copy complete with dust jacket and glassine.

€25
Paul CLAUDEL
Oeuvre poétique
Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1967|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné
Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on India paper.
Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin binding, orange top edge, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets.
Handsome copy, complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.
€35
Georges SIMENON
Les innocents
Les Presses de la Cité|Paris 1972|14.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy presented in sheets, in double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
Il y a encore des noisetiers
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1969|15 x 20 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 90 numbered deluxe copies, the deluxe issue.
Handsome copy presented in sheets, in double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Fernand BOVERAT
Patriotisme et paternité
Grasset|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition, press service mark at the head of the second cover plate.
Binding in half red morocco, smooth back, golden initials in tail, slightly rubbed joints without gravity, boards of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of paper in the tank, ex-libris glued on a counterplate, preserved covers, Contemporary binding .
Autograph signed by Fernand Boverat to Joseph Reinach.
Provenance: Joseph Reinach's library with his engraved ex-libris glued at the head of a counterplate.
€150
Georges OHNET
Lise Fleuron
Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1884|13 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 220 numbered copies on Holland laid paper.
Fine copy.
€60
Claude SEIGNOLLE
Marie la louve
Editions de Sologne|Paris 1968|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on Arjomari paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Illustrated with images by Marie-France Thebault.
Handsome copy.
€60
Georges HUGNET
Le droit de varech
Editions de la Montagne|Paris 1930|16.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Autograph shipment signed by Georges Hugnet.
Slight traces of sunstroke at the top and bottom of the back, otherwise nice copy.
€120
Jean LAUGIER
Mala
Debresse|Paris 1954|16 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 170 numbered copies on Johannot, the only large papers with 7 Japan and 23 Madagascar.
Nice send by Jean Laugier.
Back and first board very slightly and marginally passed in feet, beautiful copy.
€70
Tristan KLINGSOR
Le tambour voilé
Mercure de France|Paris 1960|19.50 x 25 cm|broché
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies and initialed by the author on vellum from the Marais , head print.
Back and boards slightly and marginally passed, pleasant interior condition.
autograph dedication of the author of Tristan Klingsor to Véronique Kovac.
€60
Jean DESMARETS DE SAINT-SORLIN
Les delices de l'esprit : dialogues dediez aux beaux esprits du monde
Chez Florentin Lambert|à Paris 1661|24 x 36 cm|relié
First edition of 1658, with a relay title at Lambert's address and dated 1661. Apart from the title page, the only notable difference is the removal of the epistle to Cardinal Mazarin who died on 9 March 1661. The illustration was created by François Chauveau: 4 ornamented frontispiece titles, 15 plates whose subjects are placed at the center of flowered letters and figures, and 5 plates decorated only with large figures. The text is enhanced with 135 head- and tailpieces and initial letters engraved on wood in the style of the frontispieces and plate figures. A slip indicating the transfer of privilege dated 12 September 1659 has been pasted at the bottom of the privilege extract. On the la
€3,000
Etienne de SENANCOUR
De l'amour selon les lois primordiales et selon les convenances des sociétés modernes
Vieilh de Boisjoslin|Paris 1829|9 x 14 cm|Un volume in-18 relié
Third edition partly original rare.
Binding in half black shagreen, back with four nerves, scuffs on the flat, blunt corners, slightly posterior binding.
Freckles, a pale wetness at the foot of the first leaves.
€200
Jean ROYERE
Eurythmies
Albert Messein|Paris 1904|15 x 21 cm|relié
first edition on current paper.
Binding in half brown heartache, back with five nerves slightly cleared up and with small traces of friction, golden date in tail, boards, guards and counterplates of marbled paper, covers and back preserved, golden head, binding signed Canape & Corriez.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Jean Royère: "To the poet Armand Godoy / I offer these first beginnings / which were mine / as a testimony of aesthetic communion."
€100
Jean ROYERE
Quiétude
Emile-Paul frères|Paris 1923|15 x 21 cm|relié
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, ours being one of the hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
Half brown shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded and showing traces of rubbing, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed Canape & Corriez.

€70
Jonathan SWIFT
Opuscules humoristiques
Poulet Malassis & De Broise|Paris 1861|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
New edition of the French translation established by Léon de Wailly.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with blind-tooled compartments, headcaps with some rubbing, a small marginal tear to the first cover, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing.
€100
Ernest RENAN
Lettres du séminaire 1838-1846
Calmann-Lévy|Paris s. d. [1902]|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
First edition on ordinary paper.
Half fir-green morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine (glued to an endpaper) preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Handsome interior condition free from foxing.
€100
Jean-Charle Julien LUCE DE LANCIVAL
Oeuvres
Brissot-Thivars & Cie|Paris 1826|13 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
First edition.
Full caramel sheep binding, smooth spines decorated with gilt cartouche and ornamental motifs in gilt and blind, black shagreen title-labels, gilt roulettes on headcaps with minor harmless defects, boards with black sheep frame showing traces of rubbing and two small lacks and decorated with central typographical motifs in blind, gilt fillets on leading edges, marbled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
Work illustrated with an engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Notice by Collin de Plancy and speeches delivered at the grave of L. de Lancival by Deguerle, Lacretelle & Roger.
Scattered foxing.
€100
Loredan LARCHER
La Femme jugée par les grands écrivains des deux sexes ou la femme devant Dieu, devant la nature, devant la Loi et devant la société. Riche et précieuse mosaïque de toutes les opinions émises sur la femme, depuis les siècles les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. Nouvelle édition entièrement refondue et considérablement augmentée. Seul ouvrage qui réunisse un ensemble aussi complet et aussi varié sur la femme, par L. J. Larcher, avec une introduction de M. Bescherelle ainé. LARCHER, L. J
Garnier|Paris S.d. [1854]|19 x 28.50 cm|Relié
New edition, entirely revised and considerably expanded. Illustrated with 21 steel engravings (Vicaire lists only 18) by Staal, engraved by Delanoy...
Half wine-red shagreen. Spine with raised bands decorated with roulettes and a large central mirrored ornament. Top edge gilt. Spine uniformly lightened. Minor scuffing to tail. Very good copy, particularly fresh. Printed on fine laid paper.
The excerpts are structured around qualities acknowledged as specifically feminine (prudery, modesty, jealousy, beauty, coquetry...).
€350
Georges SIMENON
Le passage de la ligne
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1958|14.50 x 20 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 100 numbered deluxe copies, the only grand papier copies.
Gift inscription from a bibliophile on the front free endpaper.
Handsome copy presented unbound and housed in double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
Au-delà de ma porte-fenêtre
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1979|17 x 26.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on luxury paper, only large papers.
Pleasant copy presented in sheets and in a double shirt and case.
€250
Georges SIMENON
La disparition d'Odile
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1971|14.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy presented in sheets under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Antoine Gombaud MÉRÉ
Oeuvres posthumes de M. le Chevalier de Meré
Chez Jean et Michel Guignard|à Paris 1700|9.50 x 17 cm|relié
First edition.
Contemporary speckled brown calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. 2 corners slightly bumped. Handsome copy.
3 treatises present in this collection all concern a reflection on the honest man. The fourth is entitled Le commerce du monde. If Faret had already treated the qualities of the honest man, it is the chevalier de Méré, through his three treatises published after his death, who would be its true theorist, founding his principles on a philosophy of life in society, combining the qualities of the heart with taste, culture and wit.
It was regarding honesty that Méré and Pascal formed a long friendship. Pascal would subseq
€700
Henri BÉRAUD
Gringoire, Ecrits 1928-1937. - Ecrits 1937-1940. - Ecrits 1940-1943
Consep|Paris 2004-2006|15.50 x 23 cm|3 volumes brochés
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Rives paper for each volume, deluxe printing.
Illustrations by Bécan, Charlet, Pavis, Pedro and Roger Roy, Carb, Rafer, Bib, Gus Bofa, Don, Ferjac.
Index and tables at the end.
Copies in mint condition for this trilogy.
€500
Henri BÉRAUD
Gringoire, Ecrits 1928-1937. - Ecrits 1937-1940. - Ecrits 1940-1943
Consep|Paris 2004-2006|15.50 x 23 cm|3 volumes brochés
First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Bouffant paper for each volume, the only printing after 50 copies on Rives.
Illustrations by Bécan, Charlet, Pavis, Pedro and Roger Roy, Carb, Rafer, Bib, Gus Bofa, Don, Ferjac.
Index and tables at the end.
Copies in mint condition for this trilogy.
€250
Lawrence DURRELL
Nunquam
Gallimard|Paris 1970|15 x 22 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 56 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.
€150
Alain BOSQUET
Chicago oignon sauvage
Grasset|Paris 1971|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 14 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.
€60
Alain BOSQUET
100 notes pour une solitude
Gallimard|Paris 1970|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure rag paper, deluxe copies.
A very fine copy.
€60
COLLECTIF
Zoologie, Tome 1
Gallimard • , Bibliothèque de La Pléiade|Paris 1963|10.50 x 17.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full black grained sheepskin binding, blue top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, with its rhodoid protective wrapper.
A bookshop label discretely pasted at the head of one endpaper.
€25
Alain BOSQUET
Jean-Louis Trabart, médecin
Grasset|Paris 1980|15 x 23.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 14 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
Very handsome copy despite a slight crease mark of no importance at the head of the front cover.
€60
Alain BOSQUET
La confession mexicaine
Grasset|Paris 1965|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 38 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 14 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
Very handsome copy.
€60
Alain BOSQUET
Lettre à mon père qui aurait eu cent ans
Gallimard|Paris 1986|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.
€60
Alain BOSQUET
Notes pour un pluriel
Gallimard|Paris 1974|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure linen paper, deluxe issue.
A very handsome copy.
€60
Jean GIRAUDOUX
Oeuvre romanesque
Grasset|Paris 1955|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étui
New edition, one of the numbered copies.
Publisher's full cream boards, blue top edge, smooth spines decorated with gilt repeated decorative motifs on the covers, complete with slipcase.
Works illustrated with color illustrations by Mariano Andreu, Roger Chapelain-Midy, Pierre-Eugène Clairin, Jacques Despierre, Jean-Denis Masclès, Lila de Nobili, Roland Oudot, Jacques Thévenet and Marcel Vertès.
€80
Georges de PORTO-RICHE
Bonheur manqué, carnet d'un amoureux
Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1903|11 x 17 cm|relié
New partially first edition.
Binding in half chagrin hazelnut, back with five nerves set with black nets, plates of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of moiré effect paper with a small tear in the foot, preserved covers.
Autograph signed by Georges de Porto-Riche to his publisher Paul Ollendorff.
Provenance: Paul Ollendorff library.
€100
Georges SIMENON
De la cave au grenier
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1977|17 x 26.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy in sheets under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
Les petits hommes
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1976|17 x 26 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered luxury copies, only large papers.
Bibliophile's stamp on the cover page.
€250
Francisque SARCEY
Souvenirs d'âge mûr
Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1892|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies mentioned.
Bradel binding in half old rose cloth with corners, smooth spine faded and decorated with a gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of pink and gilt paper with moiré effect, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed by Vermorel.
Handsome copy.
€60
Alexandre DUMAS FILS
La princesse de Bagdad
Calmann Lévy|Paris 1881|16 x 25 cm|relié
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies with 10 on China paper.
Bradel binding in half blue-green cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Durvand Thivet.
Handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.
€150
Patrice de LA TOUR DU PIN
Le second jeu
Gallimard|Paris 1959|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies after 20 Holland.
Fine copy.
€70
Georges SIMENON
La femme endormie
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1981|17 x 26.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy presented unbound and under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
On dit que j'ai soixante-quinze ans
Les Presses de la Cité|Paris 1980|17 x 26 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy presented in sheets and under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
Vacances obligatoires
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1978|17 x 26.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy presented in sheets and under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Georges SIMENON
Les libertés qu'il nous reste
Presses de la Cité|Paris 1980|17 x 26.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy presented in sheets under double chemise and slipcase.
€250
Marc MONNIER
Le roman de Gaston Renaud
Calmann-Lévy|Paris 1884|11.50 x 18 cm|relié
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half chocolate morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
Handsome copy attractively bound.
€80
Antoine de COURTIN
Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France, parmi les honnestes gens
Chez Elie Josset|à Paris 1673|9 x 16 cm|relié
Third edition stated. The first edition was published in 1671. Printer's device on title page, with fleur-de-lys.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated raised band spine. Brown sheep title-label. One hole at foot. Overall rubbed.
The success of this treatise on civility led to its reprinting more than 15 times until 1730. Written for a friend of the author who wanted to send his son to Court, the work particularly emphasizes respect for etiquette and the behavior that a gentleman should display. The treatise encompasses all activities of a gentleman: cleanliness, dancing, relations with servants, superiors, table manners...
€450
Peter Simon PALLAS, Baron Jean de REUILLY
Description du Tibet[Description of Tibet]
Chez Bossange|à Paris 1808|13 x 20.50 cm|relié
First edition, rare, translated by Baron Jean de Reuilly.
Contemporary full red Russia leather binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and fillets. Gilt title. Wide decorative border on boards with eagles, serpents, rabbits and stars in the corners. Interior garland. Spine darkened, having become dark red. Dark stains on lower board. One scratch on upper board. Endpapers having suffered humidity with discoloration. In lower margin, faint trace of dampstaining throughout the volume, more extensive at end of volume, with traces in outer and lower margins. Handsome copy in contemporary Russia leather.
Manuscript ownership inscription Sorlin d'origny, Constantinoples, 1882. Bel
€1,200
GUINGUENE
La décade philosophique, littéraire et politique
Au Bureau de la Décade philosophique|à Paris 1797 (An 6)|13 x 20 cm|4 volumes reliés
First edition of this complete year of La décade philosophique, one volume per quarter. 2 plates in volume I, 2 frontispieces are announced to the binder but are not present.
Contemporary half brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Lacks at head and tail of volume 4. Tailcap of volume 3 frayed. Paper lacks to boards of volumes I and 4. Corners very bumped and worn. Good copy.
La Décade philosophique, littéraire et politique, is a review created during the Terror regime, on April 29, 1794, by Pierre-Louis Ginguené, appearing every ten days, in a quire of 4 sheets in-8°. It ceased publication in 1807. Guinguené's editorial objective was to f
€400
David Herbert LAWRENCE
L'amazone fugitive
Stock|Paris 1936|13 x 19 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 750 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 50 hors commerce copies also on alfa.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.
€50
Félicien MARCEAU
La grande fille
Gallimard|Paris 1997|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
first edition on current paper.
Autograph signed by Félicien Marceau to Brigitte Level.
Pleasant copy.
€50
Sinclair LEWIS
Sam Dodsworth
Plon|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of the copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 50 on pur fil.
Fine copy.
€40
Charles LE QUINTREC
Les chemins de Kergrist
Albin Michel|Paris 1959|12 x 19 cm|broché
first edition on current paper, false mention of a thousand.
Autograph dedication signed by Charles Le Quintrec to Roland Bailly and his wife.
€30
Marc CHADOURNE
Vasco
Plon|Paris 1927|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 212 numbered copies on pur fil, deluxe copy.
Spine very lightly sunned as usual, handsome full-margined copy.
€80
Jean ROYÈRE
Clartés sur la poésie
A. Messein|Paris 1925|13 x 19 cm|relié
First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on vellum, single print with 10 Chinese and 15 rod of Arches paper.
Binding in half shagreen red leather, back with five nerves, date in tail, preserved covers, golden head.
Beautiful autograph dedication of the author from Jean Royère to A. Godoy evoking Charles Baudelaire, beautiful copy.
€60
Guy MAZELINE
Piège du démon
Nrf|Paris 1927|17 x 22 cm|broché
First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Half wine-red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, wine-red paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy.
€60
Louis CALAFERTE
Le monologue
Gallimard|Paris 1996|13.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pure Lana rag paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Copy in mint condition.
€200
WILLY
Le roman d'un jeune homme beau
Bibliothèque des auteurs modernes|Paris 1905|11 x 18 cm|relié
First edition, no deluxe copies were printed.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, bookplate of Baroness Salomon de Rothschild pasted to verso of front board, contemporary binding.
Light foxing affecting endpapers, otherwise handsome interior condition.
€80
(to Georges SIMENON) Jean-Jacques GAUTIER
La chambre du fond
Julliard|Paris 1970|13.50 x 21 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
first edition on current paper.
Publisher's binding in full white canvas, smooth back.
Beautiful complete copy of his jacket.
Referent autograph signed by Jean-Jacques Gautier to Georges Simenon.
€70
Marcel COULON
Toute la muse de Ponchon
Editions de la Tournelle|Paris 1938|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition for which no deluxe copies are mentioned.
Work illustrated by V. Le Campion.
Spine and front cover uniformly sunned, back cover marginally sunned.
€30
Eliane LAVAUD
Valle-Inclan du journal au roman (1888-1915)
Klincksieck|Paris 1979|16.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
First edition from which it was not drawn from large papers.
A tiny gri-gri of the dedicatee at the head of the first board, a pleasant copy.
Autograph signed by Eliane Lavaud to PJ Guinard, specialist in 18th century Spanish-speaking literature and the press.
€60
André MAUROIS
Bernard Quesnay
Nrf|Paris 1926|17 x 22 cm|broché sous chemise et étui
First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe issue.
Our copy is presented in chemise and slipcase of vellum-style boards, marbled paper covers.
Fine copy.
€250
COLETTE
Lettres de la vagabonde[Letters of a Vagabond Woman]
Flammarion|Paris 1961|15.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure Arches laid paper, deluxe issue.
Iconography.
Light crease without significance to front cover, handsome copy.
€350
Emile BERNARD, SALOMON
Le cantique des cantiques qui est de Salomon. C'est le grand & excellent d'entre les autres cantiques
Grasset|Paris 1946|25 x 32.50 cm|broché
Illustrated edition of original woods by Emile Bernard, one of 700 numbered copies on Arches paper vellum.
Pleasant copy.
€250
Paul FORT
Expo 37
Flammarion|Paris 1938|12 x 19 cm|broché
first edition on current paper.
Pleasant copy.
Autograph signed by Paul Fort to Armand Godoy.
€45
Jean CASSOU
Parti pris, essais et colloques
Albin Michel|Paris 1964|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 26 numbered copies on Marais vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
€70
Théodore LAVALLEE
Histoire des français depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'en 1830
Charpentier|Paris 1863|11.50 x 18.50 cm|4 volumes reliés
Fifteenth edition. Half chocolate shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt dotted lines decorated with gilt fillets as well as double blind compartments, blind fillet frames on hazel paper boards, marbled endpavers and pastedowns. Some light foxing affecting mainly the margins. Handsome complete set in 4 volumes.
€150
Charles DESLYS
La dot d'Irène
E. Dentu|Paris 1877|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Half mint green morocco binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with gilt stippling, date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, preserved lined covers (with corner restoration), top edge gilt, binding attributed to the Laurenchet workshop.
Copy nearly free from foxing, handsomely bound.
€80
André SALMON
L'air de la butte
Les Editions de la Nouvelle France|Paris 1945|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on white wove paper, ours one of 30 out of trade, only large papers.
Autograph signed by André Salmon to René Jouglet.
Book illustrated with a frontispiece and Savignac bands.
Beautiful copy.
€120
Henri BÉRAUD
Les lurons de Sabolas
Les Editions de France|Paris 1932|14 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of 262 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper including a page of the manuscript of the book .
Pleasant copy wide-margined very complete of its genealogical table leaflet in fine.
€200
Henri BÉRAUD
Les derniers beaux jours
Plon|Paris 1953|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 77 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, head print after 35 Holland paper.
Beautiful and rare copy wide-margined.
€120
Marcel ARNAC
83 centimètres d'aventures...
G. Anquetil|Paris 1925|12 x 19 cm|broché
first edition on current paper.
Autograph signed by Marcel Arnac to Félicien Champsaur.
Illustrated book of drawings by the author, nice copy.
€60
Charles DE GAULLE
Discours et messages[Speeches and Messages]
Plon|Paris 1970|14 x 21.50 cm|5 volumes brochés
First edition, one of the 69 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Very nice copy wide-margined and complete in five volumes.
€3,000
Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE
Rigodon
Gallimard|Paris 1969|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 115 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only deluxe copies ("grand papier") after 43 Holland paper.
Beautiful copy.
€2,000
Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE
Progrès
Mercure de France|Paris 1978|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy ("tirage de tête").
Very nice copy.
€1,000
Jean GIRAUDOUX
La menteuse suivi de Les Gracques
Grasset|Paris 1958|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on Montval paper, the deluxe issue.
Bookplate pasted on an endpaper.
Handsome full-margined copy.
€120
Alfred JARRY
Saint-Brieuc des Choux
Mercure de France|Paris 1964|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Arches paper, the deluxe issue after 20 Holland.
Handsome copy.
€150
Maurice SACHS
Abracadabra
Gallimard|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.
€250
Léon DAUDET
Les universaux
Grasset|Paris 1935|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 28 copies on wove paper, ours unnumbered, deluxe copy.
A handsome copy despite a small angular tear repaired on the rear cover.
€100
Gabriel AUDISIO
Héliotrope
Nrf|Paris 1928|17 x 22 cm|broché
First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre and reimposed in tellier quarto format, head print.
Autograph signed by Gabriel Audisio to Robert Vitrant.
Tiny bites on the back and the second board, marginally and very slightly shaded guards.
€100
André BRETON, Jean MARKALE
Les grands bardes gallois
Falaize|Paris 1956|17 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition of the translation, notes and presentation by Jean Markale, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preceded by "Braise au trépied de Keridwen" by André Breton.
Handsome copy.
€70
Maxime GORKI
Souvenirs de ma vie littéraire
Kra|Paris 1923|17 x 18 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 40 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies with 5 Japan and 20 Holland. With a frontispiece photographic portrait of the author.
A handsome and rare full-margined copy.
€80
Maurice BARRÈS
En regardant au fond des crevasses
Emile-Paul frères|Paris 1917|14.50 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on laid Arches paper, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome full-margined copy.
€80

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Betty

Album Voltaire

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La gloire du verbe

La Russie - Voyage pittoresque de Saint-Pétersbourg à Moscou[Russia — A Picturesque Journey from Saint Petersburg to Moscow]

La terre

Oeuvre poétique

Les innocents

Il y a encore des noisetiers

Patriotisme et paternité

Lise Fleuron

Marie la louve

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Mala

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Lettres du séminaire 1838-1846

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Gringoire, Ecrits 1928-1937. - Ecrits 1937-1940. - Ecrits 1940-1943

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Chicago oignon sauvage

100 notes pour une solitude

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La confession mexicaine

Lettre à mon père qui aurait eu cent ans

Notes pour un pluriel

Oeuvre romanesque

Bonheur manqué, carnet d'un amoureux

De la cave au grenier

Les petits hommes

Souvenirs d'âge mûr

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Le second jeu

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On dit que j'ai soixante-quinze ans

Vacances obligatoires

Les libertés qu'il nous reste

Le roman de Gaston Renaud

Nouveau traité de la civilité qui se pratique en France, parmi les honnestes gens

Description du Tibet[Description of Tibet]

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La grande fille

Sam Dodsworth

Les chemins de Kergrist

Vasco

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Le roman d'un jeune homme beau

La chambre du fond

Toute la muse de Ponchon

Valle-Inclan du journal au roman (1888-1915)

Bernard Quesnay

Lettres de la vagabonde[Letters of a Vagabond Woman]

Le cantique des cantiques qui est de Salomon. C'est le grand & excellent d'entre les autres cantiques

Expo 37

Parti pris, essais et colloques

Histoire des français depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'en 1830

La dot d'Irène

L'air de la butte

Les lurons de Sabolas

Les derniers beaux jours

83 centimètres d'aventures...

Discours et messages[Speeches and Messages]