Calmann-Lévy

First edition in deluxe-paper, issued only a few days after the ordinary trade edition, which was printed in 950 copies on Marais paper. This copy is one of 200 numbered on Outhenin-Chalandre, the only deluxe issue. Rare signed presentation copy of Romain Gary’s first published work, inscribed: “À Roland Feuvrier, bien amicalement Romain Gary \ 15 nov. 1945.”

A pleasant copy despite a few small spots and minor marginal tears to the boards. 

First edition, with no mention of copies on deluxe paper.

Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands framed by gilt garlands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt top edge, contemporary binding.

Pleasant copy.

First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on Japan paper, the deluxe issue.

Contemporary binding in red half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, minor rubbing to spine without affecting its integrity, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns in a different marbled paper, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on witnesses, binding signed by René Kieffer.

A handsome copy, finely bound.

First edition, printed on ordinary paper, of the 1914 Prix Goncourt, awarded in 1916.

Bound in burgundy half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands highlighted by black fillets, date gilt-stamped at foot, covers in marbled 'oeil-de-chat' paper, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine — slightly faded — preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Devauchelle.

A handsome copy in an elegant binding.

Rare signed presentation inscription from Adrien Bertrand to Saint Georges de Bouhélier.

A patriotic pacifist, Adrien Bertrand was wounded by shell splinters in the chest at Hemamesnil in Lorraine at the end of October 1914. Aware that his wounds were fatal, he devoted himself to writing "L'appel du sol" before dying on 18 November 1917.

Les Plaisirs et les Jours

First edition on ordinary paper, illustrated with drawings by Madeleine Lemaire including 14 inset, preface by Anatole France and scores by Reynaldo Hahn.

Bound in half red shagreen, spine in five compartments, marbled endpapers, large gilt lace tooling frame on the inner covers, wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, gilt fillet on the leading edges, contemporary binding signed by Franz.

Exceptional handwritten dedication signed by Marcel Proust to the painter Jean Béraud followed by a long, entirely unpublished, handwritten, artistic profession of faith by Marcel Proust disguised as a false quotation “extrait[e] d'un vieux livre d'esthétique” (“extract from an old aesthetic book”).

Copy enriched with a signed original watercolour by Madeleine Lemaire.