Gallimard (1911 - )

First edition including all the features of the first issue for Du Côté de chez Swann (Grasset printing error on the title-page, front cover with the date 1913, missing contents table, publisher's catalogue at rear). First edition on ordinary paper, one of the very rare first edition copies without a statement of edition for A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs, from an edition of about 500 copies. Following volumes in first numbered editions on pur fil, only deluxe copies after the "réimposés".

Few small tears along the lower edge and a small crease mark to the upper cover of Du côté de chez Swann, with some foxing to the...

First edition, one of 647 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 109 reimposed.

Contemporary half green morocco, spine with five raised bands, date in gilt at foot, patterned paper boards, green paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and sunned spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding by Thomas Boichot.

Fine presentation inscription signed by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle to a pair of very close friends: "A Guillaume [et] Marcelle de Tarde ce Feu...

First edition, one of 50 copies on pure thread paper, part of the deluxe issue.

Half aubergine morocco binding, smooth spine, lacquered marbled paper boards, aubergine paper endpapers and doublures, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, slipcase edged with aubergine morocco, aubergine paper sides, aubergine felt lining. An elegant binding signed C. & J.P. Miguet, dated 1990.

First edition.

A fine copy.
Inscribed and signed by Romain Gary.

New edition published three months after the first.

A pleasant copy.

Inscribed and signed by Boualem Sansal to a woman named Suzan.

First edition, one of 2,080 numbered copies on alfa paper.

Publisher’s binding designed from the original layout by Mario Prassinos.

Spine faded as usual.

First edition, one of the rare press copies. No deluxe limited issue printed.

Full yellow box calf binding, smooth spine lettered in palladium, boards tooled in blind, upper board with inlays of grey box calf, yellow box calf pastedowns, beige suede endpapers, original wrappers and spine preserved, no gilt edges like every binding by Jean-Luc Honegger, half yellow box calf custom slipcase, smooth spine lettered in palladium, yellow lustrine cloth boards, beige suede lining, very fine set signed Jean-Luc Honegger (2023).

4400 copies of this first edition of The Stranger were printed on April 21, 1942: 400 press copies, 500 copies without a statement of...

First edition on ordinary paper.

A good copy retaining its advertising band.
Handsome autograph inscription from Marguerite Duras to Claude Simon.

First edition, an ordinary paper copy.
The three volumes are housed in a full black morocco case, spine ruled in blind, date at foot, inside lined with khaki sheepskin, by Goy & Vilaine.

Handsome copy inscribed by Marcel Proust to Henri Massis in the first volume: 
“En témoignage de très vive sympathie Marcel Proust [a gesture of very fond affection].”

First edition, with no deluxe paper copies issued.
Handsome copy complete with its promotional wraparound band "L'amour-ogre".

First edition on chestnut paper, complete with its wraparound band for booksellers.
Two small tears without loss to the spine. 

First edition, one of the review copies.

Spine faded with noticeable waterstaining at foot, a few small spots in the margins of the covers.

Illustrated with 53 photographs by Brassaï.

On a card mounted to the front endpaper, a moving presentation inscription, dated and signed in blue ballpoint pen by Brassaï: "Pour Francis Ponge amical hommage de Brassaï Eze-Village le 29 octobre 1964."

First edition, one of the review copies.
Spine with a small tear at the foot.
Double autograph inscription signed by Raymond Queneau to Madame Bonnet, the first in blue ink: "A madame Bonnet en sincère hommage Queneau", the asterisk referring to the second signed inscription: " complété en II II III, 131789076, ABCDEFG... Queneau" in black ink.

First edition, one of the review copies.

A pleasant copy, slightly trimmed as usual.

Inscribed and signed by Raymond Queneau: "A madame A. Bonnet en bien sincère et respectueux hommage Queneau."

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Contemporary half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, gilt date at foot, gilt-effect paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt; an attractive unsigned binding.

A handsome and rare copy, finely bound.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe paper issue.

A handsome copy.

Illustrated edition featuring 6 full-page plates bound at the end (see Schwab 39).

No copy listed in the CCF (Catalogue Collectif de France).

Mid-19th-century Bradel binding in full marbled paper boards, smooth spine with title label mounted at the head, sprinkled edges.

A rare work, even in German libraries: it is in fact a summary compiled from the sources mentioned in the title, which were at the time not readily available in German. Johann Adam Bergk (1769–1834), a publicist and translator, was best known for his efforts to popularize idealist philosophy, particularly that of Kant, although his interests extended to many other fields.

New edition bearing a false statement of 128th edition.

Half heather red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, gilt fillet frame on boards of Africanist-patterned paper, almond green paper endpapers and boards, original wrappers preserved, restorations to boards, top edge gilt, binding signed by Boichot.
Autograph inscription signed by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on the half-title page: "Pour madame Capietto. En souvenir de quelques passages à Alger et, cette fois ci, d'une semaine bien mélancolique. Et avec toute mon amitié.
Antoine de Saint Exupéry." (For Madame Capietto. In memory of some visits to Algiers and, this...

First edition, one of the copies printed on alfa paper and reserved for the press service.
A pleasant copy.
Inscribed and signed by André Gide to the literary critic and historian Fortunat Strowski.

First edition, no copies printed on deluxe paper.

Publisher's full white boards, a fine copy complete with the illustrated dust jacket.

Inscribed by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie to G. Charbonnier: "... en souvenir d'une sympathique rencontre à France Culture, amicalement..."

First edition, with no deluxe copies printed.

Bradel binding in navy blue half shagreen, smooth spine, sides covered with 'cat's eye' patterned paper, original wrappers preserved.

Inscribed and signed by Emil Michel Cioran in green ink to Georges Linhent.

First edition on regular paper.

A faint dampstain to the upper margin, two traces of adhesive tape facing the half-title page.

Inscribed and signed by André Malraux to Edouard Caen.

First edition, rare first issue copy (printing error in the Grasset imprint, original soft cover dated 1913, publisher's catalog in-fine, no table of contents) for the first volume; first issue of à l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs without statement of edition, one of about 500 copies, the 2000 later issued copies bearing a false statement of edition on the cover, pasted label "majoration temporaire cinquante pour cent" on the spine of the preserved soft cover; first editions on pur fil for the following volumes, the only grands papiers (deluxe copies) with réimposés quarto copies. 
Famous misprint known as "la faute à Grasset": most important printer's error, only present on...

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