Gallimard (1911 - )

PROUST Marcel A la recherche du temps perdu
Gallimard, Paris 1946-1947, 11.5 x 18 cm, 15 volumes in publisher's binding
New edition, one of the 2200 numbered copies on vellum toil.
The series is composed as follows: Du côté de chez Swann (2 volumes), À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs (3 volumes), Le côté de Guermantes (2 volumes), Sodome et Gomorrhe (2 volumes), La Prisonnière (2 volumes), Albertine disparue (1 volumes), Le Temps retrouvé (2 volumes).
Publisher's boards bound after Paul Bonet's original specimen volume.
Pleasant overall despite the yellowed back on most of the volumes.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on vellum superior.
Bound in half blue heart shagreen corners, back with four nerves, paper plates with moire effect, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
Our copy is enriched by an autograph dedication signed by Jean Marais which has been trimmed in the head and which includes a scratch on the word piece which remains legible: "I would have you, these two letters were cut off by the binder" play this piece and make you happy, my hands in yours, Jean Marais. "

First edition on current paper.
Back very slightly insolated without gravity.
Autograph dedication signed by André Frénaud to Jean-Marie Queneau.

Edition of the year of the original, mention of 70th edition.
Back slightly insolated, yellowed paper as generally.
Autograph tribute signed by Paul Morand on the first board: "At the edge of the earth Paul Morand."

New edition revised and expanded, one of the numbered copies on Alfa paper, only draw.
Nice copy.
Binding half shagreen green corners, smooth back slightly burnished, paper plates with moiré effect, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, speckled head.
Signed autograph of Jacques Prévert to Denise Bonde "... with the rare sun of April Spring 1952."

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite two slight sunning marks at head and foot of spine.

La Peste [The Plague]
Gallimard, Paris 1947, 12 x19 cm, original wrappers
First edition, an advance, service de presse copy.
A very good copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Albert Camus to the Surrealist Roland Tual.
Copies of this text with inscriptions are rare and sought-after. Gallery-owner, journalist, producer and literary critic, Roland Tual met Camus in 1943 at Gallimard, both of them going on to be members of the jury for the prestigious but short-lived prix de la Pléiade prize. It was at the final occasion that the prize was awarded that Camus gave him this handsome copy of his second novel.
A friend of Michel Leiris and...

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph Antoine de Saint Exupéry Roland and Denise Tual: "... in memory of a friend forgotten but faithful ..."

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant full copy of his rhodoïd.
Autograph signed by Edgar Faure.

First edition for which it was not drawn great papers of this book for children posing as a tourist postcard Baladar Islands to send to friends.
Binding of the editor in full cartonnage, illustrated boards.
Illustrated book of drawings by André François.
Inevitable traces of rubbing on the back due to the fact that Jacques Prévert sent by post the autographs made on this book: the addresses and names inscribed by Jacques Prévert at the bottom of the first board and in the middle of the second board.
Oniric autograph signed by Jacques Prévert: "To Anne-Marie Meurant, St Leu la Forêt, in very happy memory, Jacques Rêve-vert." enriched with a very...

Later edition, a few months after the first.
Nice copy.
Autograph inscription by Marguerite Yourcenar to Jean-Daniel Bross.

First edition on current paper.
Nice copy despite the back slightly insolated.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Raymond Queneau: "To Henri Thomas thanks to whom I discovered the Black Cat looking at the Saint-Jacques Tower, I offer him in exchange, a little further, the sirens of the Sebastopol P. 22. Bien cordially."

First edition for which it was drawn only 23 "pur-fil" paper in large papers, one of the review copies service.
Insolated back with restorations.
Signed autograph on this text from Henri Michaux to Gilbert Charles.

New "first edition", impimed 500 copies on laid Arches paper and consisting of the second edition of this text (completed June 20, 1911).
This posterior edition of less than a month to the original published May 29, 1911, is considered the original of this text, because the latter was almost completely destroyed, André Gide being dissatisfied with the draw because three pages had not the regular number of lines.
Nice copy blue blankets not passed as generally, rare bites without gravity.
Autograph dedication signed by André Gide to Jean Croué written in Cuverville on July 3rd.