Flammarion

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Vosges vellum, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy.

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1932-1946. Twenty-seven octavo volumes.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Outhenin-Chalandre pure wove paper, the third deluxe paper after 10 copies on Japan paper and 30 on Dutch handmade paper, preceding 1,000 copies on alfa wove.

Volumes I-XVIII and XXV-XXVII are first editions. Volumes XIX-XXIV, first published in New York between 1941 and 1944 by the Éditions de la Maison française during Jules Romains’s wartime exile, are present in their Paris reissues of 1945 and 1946, uniformly printed on the same pure wove paper and incorporated into the numbered set.

Original printed wrappers with integral flaps, entirely untrimmed and preserving their full...

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Pleasing copy.
Inscribed and signed by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to Michel and Suzanne Blanvart.
 

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa vellum, the only copies on deluxe paper.

Slight sunning at the foot of the spine.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa vellum, ours being No. 1, the only copies on deluxe paper.

Rare and handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.

Small pale dampstains on the spine.

Inscribed, signed and dated by Maurice Genevoix to Nicole and Philippe Derez.

First edition of the French translation. No grands papiers (deluxe copies) were printed.
Some loss of plastic film on the spine, two light damp-stains on the upper and lower edges.
Signed and dated by Andy Warhol with an original drawing on three pages: verso of the first cover, endpaper and title page.

First edition, one of 285 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

Inscribed, dated and signed by Roger Peyrefitte to Maurice Gorrée.

First edition, one of 110 copies printed on pure Lana wove paper, the only copies on deluxe paper.

Half maroon shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands adorned with black fillets, gilt patterned paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

A handsome copy, finely bound.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil d'Arches, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 175 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

Signed autograph inscription from Roger Peyrefitte to Maurice Gorrée.

First edition, one of 135 copies printed on pure rag Arches paper, the deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 165 numbered copies on pur fil d'Arches, deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil d'Arches, the deluxe issue.

A handsome copy.

Inscribed and signed by Roger Peyrefitte to Monsieur Gorrée, with a dated autograph dedication.

First edition of the French translation, one of 30 copies numbered on pure white Lana wove paper, the deluxe issue.

Handsome illustrated cover.

A pleasing copy, untrimmed.

Sinclair Lewis was the first American novelist to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

First edition, one of 315 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

Inscribed, dated and signed by Roger Peyrefitte to Monsieur Gorrée.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure Arches wove paper, the deluxe issue.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Lana wove paper, a deluxe issue.
Handsome copy, untrimmed, despite some occasional foxing to the deckle edges.

New edition and first printing of the su­perb illustrations by Pierre Bonnard, one of 20 numbered copies on japon, the only deluxe paper issue.
Half blue percaline bradel binding with corners, smooth spine adorned with a central gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet at the foot, chocolate brown shagreen ti­tle label with minor scuffing, french curl on Turkish patterned paper boards, cov­ers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed Carayon. Spine slightly browned, corners slightly dulled.
Our copy is housed under a half moroc­co chemise with five raised bands, “ill. de P. Bonnard” stamped in gilt at foot of spine, boards of tiger patterned paper, and a slipcase bordered with blue Moroc­co...

First edition, no limited issue printed, of this exhibition catalog. This solo exhibition of Perrriand's works was held at the Musée des arts décoratifs from February 5 to April 1, 1985.
Scuffing on lower right-hand corner of second cover faded.
With a lot of illustrations, a nice copy.

Signed and dated inscribed copy by Charlotte Perriand to Michel Troche: "... que d'efforts conjugués...Vive l'amité. Charlotte" (...what a combined effort... Long live friendship. Charlotte).
 

First edition of the French translation, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, constituting the sole deluxe issue.

A fine copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of 140 numbered copies on Arches pur fil paper, constituting the deluxe issue.

An attractive copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 135 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, constituting the deluxe issue.

Foreword by Jean Cocteau.

A rare and attractive copy, with full margins.

Dated and signed autograph inscription from Roger Peyrefitte to the bibliophile Maurice Gorrée.

First edition on ordinary paper, with a press copy punch mark at the foot of the rear wrapper.

Green half morocco with corners, spine faded, smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques incorporating red morocco onlays, gilt fillet borders to the marbled paper boards, slightly faded at the edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, two bookplates affixed to one pastedown. Binding signed by Le Douarin.

Signed autograph inscription from Colette to her friend Andrée Laferté.

Our copy is further enriched with an autograph postcard from Colette to her friend André Laferté, mounted on a stub at the beginning of the volume, announcing her forthcoming...

First edition, with no deluxe copies issued, bearing the correct July 2010 colophon.

One of the rare first-proof copies bearing the following printed notice on the rear wrapper: "Premières épreuves non corrigées, dont le contenu ne peut en aucun cas être repris ou reproduit, en tout ou partie (y compris de courts extraits), sur tous supports, sans accord préalable et exprès de l'attachée de presse. / Attachée de presse : Soizic Molkhou / tél : 01 40 51 30 36 / [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) / Mise en vente indicative du 8 septembre 2010."*

With a manuscript correction to the printed notice: the words "premières""non" have been struck through, and the lower-case "e"...

First edition, with the beautiful relais wrapper illustrated by Vallotton.

Mounted at the head, an autograph letter of 3pp. and 50 lines to Henri Mazel, concerning the three-act drama La fin des Dieux, with a postscript on Poil de carotte. Mazel was a critic, writer and poet, founder of the review L'ermitage, and would leave a memorable testimony on Renard's work in his essay Le mercure.

Binding signed Pouillet at the top of the first free endpaper, in half red morocco with corners, smooth spine richly adorned with gilt and blind-tooled compartments and fleurons. Gilt top edge. Original wrappers and spine preserved. Light rubbing along the outer edges.

A very fine copy accompanied by a...

New edition, partly original.
Publisher's full grey cloth, smooth spine, a pleasant copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Richly illustrated.
Signed presentation inscription from Yves Bonnefoy to Jacques Hartmann and his wife Nancy.
 

First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on vergé pur fil d'arches, the most limited deluxe issue.

A blue ballpoint pen mark to the upper cover, spine and boards lightly and partially sunned, as is often the case.
Untrimmed copy with wide margins, illustrated throughout.
A typed letter of thanks from Pierre Clostermann, signed by him and addressed to Henri Torrès, bound to the left margin of the half-title page.

Our copy exceptionally contains two original watercolours (14 x 10.5 cm) depicting two R.A.F. bomber aircraft flown by Pierre Clostermann: the Vickers-Armstrong "Wellington" and the Bristol Beaufort.

The quality and style of these two signed watercolours are strikingly similar to the...

First edition, one of 175 numbered copies on pur fil wove paper, this being copy No. 1, specially printed for Madame General Frère, one of the deluxe issue.

Contemporary full red shagreen, spine with four raised bands decoratively tooled in blind with fillets and a coat of arms, light rubbing to the joints, gilt rolls to the spine ends, spotting to the boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt fillet border to the pastedowns, gilt rules to the edges, corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt, others untrimmed.
General Aubert Frère was notably a hero of the French Resistance, serving as organizer and commander of the Resistance within the Army; he was arrested by the Nazis in 1943 and died at...

First edition, for which no deluxe paper copies were issued.

A pleasant copy.

Two parts in one volume, printed on hōsho paper and folded in the Japanese style

Two colour-illustrated covers, and 28 superb Japanese colour prints by Kano Motonobu, Kadjita Hanko. All text pages are illustrated with drawings in black.

A very fine artistic publication printed on pure Japanese rag paper with special Japanese folding. The Tokyo publisher is Kané-Mitsou Masao, the printer Shueisha, under the direction of Yamamoto Yeijiro.

Original publisher's binding in half black embossed leather with japanese motifs, illustrated boards depicting figures and animals in colours, long-grain red morocco lettering-piece on the upper board gilt-stamped and framed within a foliate border, patterned...

First edition on ordinary paper.

Contemporary Bradel binding in red half morocco with corners, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, covers of marbled paper framed with blind fillets, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt; an attractive period binding signed Bernasconi.

Occasional foxing, chiefly affecting the opening leaves.

Signed autograph inscription from Claude Farrère to M. Briquet.

Facing the limitation page, this copy is enriched with an original watercolour signed by Henri Leclerc depicting the heroine of the work leaning against a ship’s bulwark, her suitor standing slightly behind.

New edition, limited to 2,000 numbered copies on Lafuma vellum.

Signed autograph presentation inscription by Henri Barbusse beneath the limitation statement: "A Marcel Granoux fraternellement. Henri Barbusse."

Included are an original photograph of Henri Barbusse (8.9 × 13.8 cm, from the G.L. Manuel Frères studio), showing him full face, together with two typed letters dated 28 April and 2 July 1930, signed by Henri Barbusse, concerning an article he was late in sending and a copy of Le Feu that he promises to inscribe and forward to his correspondent.

The first typed letter also bears two manuscript corrections by Henri Barbusse.

A fine and cohesive ensemble.

First edition, one of the publisher’s press copies.

Spine slightly creased, minor unobtrusive spotting to the edges.

Signed presentation inscription by Françoise Sagan to Claude Bourdet.

Second edition, illustrated with a portrait, a title-page vignette, a colour frontispiece and numerous black-and-white engravings in the text, after watercolours by Aranda, Beaumont, Myrbach and Rossi. One of only 50 copies printed on Japanese paper, constituting the deluxe issue, without individual limitation number. This edition appeared one year after the first illustrated edition.

Contemporary full red morocco, signed at the foot of the front pastedown by Michel & Fouque Frepes (signature somewhat difficult to decipher). Raised bands to spine, with four compartments decorated with gilt floral tools within ornamental borders, gilt rolls at head and foot. Gilt ornamental borders to covers...

First edition, one of 275 numbered copies on Lana wove paper, the deluxe issue.

Illustrated with 31 hors-texte plates.

A fine, uncut copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, with no deluxe paper copies issued.

A few faint spots to the margins of the endpapers.

Rare dated and signed presentation copy from Didier Schuller to Jean La Mannerie and his wife.

Second edition with some parts in first edition (with 5 added tales), Félix Vallotton's illustrations in first issue, one of 20 numbered copies on japon, only deluxe issue.
Bradel binding, brown 3/4 cloth, smooth spine with floral motif stamped in gilt at center, twice ruled in gilt at foot, slightly chafed morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, original covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed Carayon.
Small clear stains to the top edge of first board, one corner slightly rubbed, a spot of foxing at foot of the first few pages. 
Illustrated with 50 drawings by Félix Vallotton.

Rare and handsome copy housed in a contemporary binding by Carayon.  

First edition of each volume.
Publisher’s full burgundy cloth bindings, flat spines, blue endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved for the second volume, front cover preserved for the first volume, gilt top edges.
Minor discoloration spots on the boards.
The first volume includes 75 biographies of notable figures of the time (each featuring a facsimile autograph and a wood-engraved portrait by Brauer), including Paul Arène, Léon Cladel, Coquelin ainé, Charles Gounod, Frédéric Mistral, Albert Robida, Octave Uzanne...
The second volume contains 76 biographies (each with a facsimile autograph and a wood-engraved portrait by Brauer) of figures such as Auguste Bartholdi, Benjamin...

First edition, with no mention of deluxe paper copies.
Half red marbled sheep binding, spine faded with four raised bands decorated with a gilt floral motif, light rubbing to the bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, sprinkled edges, front cover preserved, modest contemporary binding.
Rare signed and inscribed copy by the author Colette Andris to Jean Blavet.
Novelist, music-hall performer and actress, a forgotten and short-lived muse of the Roaring Twenties music-hall, Colette Andris (the pseudonym of Pauline Toutey) managed to write three novels between 1929 and 1935, with a lot of autobiographical elements. She would die in the prime of life the following year. Born...