Falaize

La Ballade de la geôle de Reading. – L'Artiste en prison [The Ballad of Reading Gaol]New edition of the French translation by Jacques Bour and the first edition of Albert Camus' famous preface. One of 50 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, tirage de tête.
A fine autograph inscription from Albert Camus: “à Michel Simon grand artiste avec les voeux chaleureux d'un de ses vieux admirateurs [For Michel Simon, a great artist, with warmest wishes from an old fan],” and an autograph inscription from the translator Jacques Bour: “à Michel Simon qui ferait crouler tous les murs! [For Michel Simon, who raised all the roofs!]”
A rare and very good copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe issue.
A handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on Madagascar vellum, deluxe copy.
A small stain and a tiny snag of no consequence to the spine
Handsome copy.

First edition of the rare subscription bulletin for "Maltraité de peinture" by Jacques Hérold which was to be printed by Falaize in February 1957.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine sunned with a tiny tear at foot, small stains on boards.
Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Jean Lurçat.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Jean Marcenac to the poet Charles Dobzynski: "A mon frère Charles que j'aime pour les raisons du coeur et de la terre..." ["To my brother Charles whom I love for reasons of the heart and of the earth..."] enriched with an autograph inscription signed by Jean Lurçat.

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.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pure Arches wire, the only to be enriched with three lithographs by Pierre Soulages, signatures of the author and the illustrator on the details of issue page, the “tirage de tête”.
The original lithographs in black and white, one on the first board of the cover, one as a frontispiece and one other on a double page, were printed by Mourlot.
Rare first book illustrated by Pierre Soulages.

New edition of the french translation by Jacques Bour and first edition of the famous foreword by Albert Camus, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin Madagascar paper, the tirage de tête.
Rare and nice copy.

New edition of the French translation by Jacques Bour and first edition of the famous preface by Albert Camus, one of the numbered copies on Alfa paper mousse.
Slight bites on the guards and slices of some leaflets.
Autograph signed by Albert Camus: "To Henri Petit, to thank him for his solidarity and tell him my faithful and friendly thought."

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The first edition, a numbered copy on alfa du Marais paper, the only large paper copies after 25 on pur fil.
Manuscript signature of Le Corbusier to ffep.
With 17 hors-texte lithographs by Le Corbusier.
A small folding crease to head of upper cover.