Éditions de Minuit

Rare double first edition of this masterpiece of the literature of the Resistance, probably published simultaneously in the northern and southern zone by the two most important underground publishers of the Resistance.

The six-page fold-out cupboard produced in the Parisian cellar of Editions de Minuit is echoed by the equally modest brochure printed on the active resistant presses of Saint-Flour by René Amarger under a yellow cover “falling from wallpaper”. It...

Les éditions de minuit | Paris 1943 | 13.5 x 19 cm | original wrappers

The Musée Grévin is one of the first literary references, in 1943, to the camp at Auschwitz: «On the outskirts of Poland, there is a Gehenna whose name whistles and blows an atrocious song. Auschwitz! Auschwitz! O bloody syllables! Here we live, here we die a slow death. We call this slow execution. Part of our hearts slowly perishes there.» Louis Aragon opted for the pseudonym François La Colère, François after a humiliated France and Colère (Anger) against the Vichy regime.

Rare first edition in volume form of this masterpiece of Resistance literature, one of the 100 copies on coated...

Edition a few months later than the first edition.
Nice full copy of his Goncourt Prize trailer.
Autograph dated and signed by Jean Rouaud to Mr. Gaboy: "... this book on the banks of the Loire ..."

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to Christian Bourgois and his wife.

First edition, one of 99 numbered copies on laid Vizille, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature dated Jean Rouaud on the fake title page.

First edition on paper running with 56 photographs taken from the film.
Insolated back, incomplete copy of his illustrated jacket.
We attach, stamped on kraft paper from an envelope, a label headed by Les Editions de Minuit on which Alain Robbe-Grillet manually entered the address of his friend Georges Raillard .
Autograph dedication signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard: "... with my true friendship."

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
We are attaching a "Minuit Editions" pamphlet on which Claude Simon has made an autograph dedication signed to his friend Georges (Raillard) and his wife Alice.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Back very slightly insolated without gravity.
Signed autograph dedication of Jean Echenoz to a friend named Lucienne: "... from Jean-Louis and Catherine with all the symparhie of the author."

First edition on current paper.
Back very slightly insolated, annotations of the dedicatee in pencil on the last guard.
Autograph signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition on current paper.
Back and flat slightly and marginally insolated, some marks of reading and annotations of the dedicatee in pencil of margins of certain leaves.
Autograph dedication signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice: "... where things get complicated."

First edition on current paper.
Full copy of his prayer to insert.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Jean Echenoz to Anne Sarraute.

First edition on current paper.
Back and flat slightly and uniformly yellowed without gravity.
Signed autograph of Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard: "... I raise to you my big glass.The mirror that comes back, with the image of the bride! Faithful friendship."

First edition on current paper.
Small light spots without gravity on the boards.
Autograph dedication signed by Claude Simon to Henri Raillard, the son of art critic Georges Raillard.

First edition, one of 74 numbered copies on laid Vizille, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Christian Gailly to Alain Bonnefoy.

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant full copy of his illustrated jacket.
Autograph signed by Alain Robbe-Grillet to his friend Georges Raillard.

First edition on current paper.
A small spot in the center of the first board.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition on current paper.
Two traces of creases in the margins of the boards.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition on current paper.
Small light spots without gravity on the boards.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition of this reprinted from the review Syntheses which consists of an analysis of "Twelve small writings" Francis Ponge, one of 200 numbered copies, only draw after 7 Japan.
A lack restored in angle of the first flat, ex-libris glued on the back of the first board, cut of joint press.
Signed autograph of Francis Ponge to Charles Wagemans: "On the part of René de Solier, with also the friendly memory and the faithful sympathy of the author pretext".

First edition on current paper.
Back and flat marginally insolated.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

New edition, the first published under this title at midnight editions.
Autograph signed by Claude Simon to his friend Georges Raillard and his wife Alice.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Four small spots on the back and in feet of boards.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Jean Echenoz Georges Raillard.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Back slightly insolated.
Signed autograph of Jean-François Lyotard Georges Raillard: "... to make him laugh ..."

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Jean Echenoz: "A beautiful brunette!"

First edition of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Emmanuel Lévinas to Jacques Bonniet.

First edition on current paper.
Back slightly flat and slightly and marginally insolated without gravity, a small snag on a bit.
Signed autograph dedication of Pierre Vidal-Naquet to Pierre Abraham.

Second edition partly original and on current paper.
Autograph dedication signed by Nathalie Sarraute to Charles Wagemans.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Some light bites on the boards.
Signed autograph dedication of Pierre Jean Jouve: "For dear Jean Cassou in constant admiration, and old friendship."

Samuel BECKETT
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Les éditions de Minuit | Paris 1951| 12 x 19 cm | original wrappers
First edition of the French translation by Robert Pinget, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin supérieur paper, the tirage de tête.
Ex-libris to one pastedown.
Nice copy.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Clippings clasped, back very slightly insolated without gravity.
Signed autograph Daniel Guerin to Julian Garavito: "... this problem close to those who obsess those of Latin America ..."

New edition partly original because revised and increased and for which it was not drawn of great papers.
Small marginal tears on the boards
Illustrated book of a portrait of the author by Pablo Picasso.
Autograph dedication signed by Paul Eluard to his friends Madeleine and Jean Sarigny: "... in memory of the black and white years ..."

First edition on current paper.
Some bites on the boards.
Precious autograph signed by Georges Arnaud: "To Me Henry Torres whose heart is in the defense, cordial and respectful homage." enriched with an autograph signed by Jacques Vergès: "With the feelings you know of gratitude and respect."

First edition on current paper.
Tears stuck on the back, yellowed and fragile paper margin as generally.
Autograph dedication signed by François Boyer.