Gallimard (1911 - )

First edition, one of 155 numbered copies on alfa.

A very good copy.

First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre and re-imposed in Tellière quarto format, tirage de tête.
Some scarce little foxing, otherwise a very good copy.
Rare.

First edition, one of 355 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies along with 120 Hollande.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 355 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies along with 120 Hollande.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre re-imposed in Tellière quarto, the tirage de tête.
Tiny foxing to foot of spine and to covers. A rare and very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
Autograph inscription from Raymond Queneau.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Affectionate autograph inscription from Raymond Queneau to Jacques Lemarchand.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition, one of 647 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies with 109 reimposed.
Slight stains mostly affecting the endpapers.

Complete and partly first edition on current paper, only 55 Arches paper were printed in large papers.
Frontispiece, a photograph of Stéphane Mallarmé by Nadar.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête. Bookplate pasted on the flyleaf. A very fine copy.

First edition, one advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by André Gide to Paul Morand.
upper cover slightly and marginally folded, not serious, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre and re-imposed in Tellière quarto format, tirage de tête.
Slighlty sunned to foot of spine, a good copy.

La Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheepskin, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and soft slipcase.
Handsome copy.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and soft slipcase.
Handsome copy despite a very small marginal tear on the slipcase.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, complete with its cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.
Handsome copy despite a small lack at the head of the cellophane wrapper at spine level, the slipcase has been restored at foot with an adhesive piece.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and slipcase.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and slipcase.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine very lightly sunned, minimal harmless worming to boards.

First edition.
Other contributions by J. Chardonne "Liaisons", A. Metraux & F. Schulman "Jeux du sexe et de la mort dans le Vaudou", J. Tanizaki "Le tatouage", R. Cailleux, R. Caillois "Ecorchés et squelettes"...
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Contributions by M. Blanchot, J. Cocteau, A. Dhôtel, P. Jaccottet, J. Dutourd, J. Supervielle...
Illustrations.
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Auclair to Maurice Blanchot.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by L. Tolstoy "Histoire de la journée d'hier", M. Jouhandeau "Témoignage", G. Gabory "Odes", P. Drieu la Rochelle "Chardonne" ...
A small tear at the foot of the spine.

First edition.
Contributions by Jean Giono (Provence I, in pre-original edition), Pierre Leforestier, Henri Thomas, Charles Autran, Alain, Georges Magnane; chronicles by Jacques Chardonne, Drieu la Rochelle, etc.
Cover very slightly shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Jean Giono (Provence II, in pre-original edition), Pierre Leforestier, Alain, Georges Magnane; chronicles by Paul Léautaud, Marcel Arland, etc.
Cover very slightly shadowed, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Jean Giono (Description de Marseille I), Jacques Chardonne, Boris Pasternak; chronicles by Drieu la Rochelle (La fin des haricots), etc.
Cover very lightly shaded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Stendhal (pre-original), J. Jensen, Jean Wahl, Julien Benda, Jean Schlumberger; chronicles by Alain, Albert Thibaudet, etc.
Cover very lightly shaded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by J.M. Keynes "Psychology of President Wilson", A. Gide "Si le grain ne meurt, third fragment", J. Pellerin, C. Du Bos, A. Thibaudet, P. Mac Orlan, V. Larbaud, H. Ghéon, J. Paulhan, J. Romains...
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

Pre-first edition.
Other contributions by P. Claudel "Vitraux", J. Maritain "De la guerre sainte", J. Prévost "La chasse du matin, Vème livraison"...
Spine and covers with minor marginal soiling, copy unbound then rebound.

Pre-first edition.
Other contributions by J. Chardonne "Politique", A. Robin "Mort d'un arbre", J. Giraudoux "Choix des élues, 4ème livraison", A. Suarès "Chronique de Caërdal", P. Léautaud "Chronique dramatique"...
Spine and covers with minor marginal soiling.

First edition, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 109 reimposed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Lucien Fabre.
Our copy is enhanced with an original photograph of the author in swimwear posing by the sea, pasted on an endpaper.
Furthermore, the dedicatee has also pasted press clippings about the author and adorned an endpaper with a handwritten quote from Chamfort and, finally, annotated certain passages of the work in the margins.

First edition in French, one of 205 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Trinckvel.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Des Courières to Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
Fascicle illustrated with an unpublished portrait of the artist by himself engraved on wood by G. Aubert as well as 30 reproductions of C. Orloff's works.
Spine sunned.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.

First edition in French, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 109 reimposed.
Spine and boards uniformly and lightly sunned, two small lacks to foot of spine, a library label pasted to foot of half-title page as bookplate.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by the author to Nathalie Sarraute.
Spine slightly sunned, one marginal tear without loss to second cover.

First edition, one of 1035 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only issue with 25 Japan.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece portrait of the author lithographed by L.A. Moreau.
Spine lightly faded as usual.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Maurice Fourré to Luc Estang.
Light worming to spine, handsome interior condition, complete with publisher's slip.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Montherlant.
Spine sunned, complete with its errata leaf.

First edition.
Additional contributions by M. Jouhandeau, J. Merrien, Alain...
Foxing to covers.

First edition.
Other contributions by P. Valéry, H. de Montherlant, A. Robin...
Foxing to covers.

First edition.
Other contributions by A. Suarès "Quetzal", D. Saurat "Visite à Gourdjieff (sic)", J. Cocteau "Le fantôme de Marseille", R. Fernandez "A propos de Nietzsche"...
Marginal foxing to covers.

First edition.
Spine faded, marginal foxing to foot of front cover, handsome interior condition.

A Service de Presse (advance) copy of the first edition.
Signed and inscribed by the author.
A minor tear at the foot of the spine, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Foreword by Louis Aragon.
Handsome copy.

Collected edition.
A ballpoint pen date at the head of the preface page, retaining publisher's wraparound band.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Thierry Maulnier.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Autograph inscription from Thierry Maulnier.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Thierry Maulnier.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Signed autograph inscription from Thierry Maulnier.
Handsome copy.