Grasset

First edition with no deluxe issue.

A pleasing copy, despite a few very small marginal spots to the boards and minor staining to the edges.

Fine and important signed autograph inscription by Pierre Schoendoerffer: "Pour Maurice Druon et pour Madeleine avec toute mon amitié. C'est un plaisir d'écrire une dédicace pour un ami. PS. : Vous avez vraiment sonnez (sic)de la trompette pour le Crabe. Cela m'a été droit au coeur. Merci."

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 two leaves; spine very faintly sunned and a marginal dampstain affecting three leaves not affecting the text in Du côté de Guermantes I; foxing to the inscribed leaves and opening leaves of Le Côté de Guermantes II – Sodome et Gomorrhe I and Sodome et Gomorrhe II-1, the latter with a small mark to the spine; marginal foxing to Sodome et Gomorrhe II-3; small lacks of paper at the foot of the spine and one at the lower right corner of the upper cover of La Prisonnière I; a small mark to the upper cover and a tiny tear at the foot of the spine of the first vol. of Albertine disparue; spine sunned and a discreet crease at the corner of the upper cover of the first vol. of Le Temps retrouvé, and a small mark to the lower cover of the last two volumes.
Complete collection of In Search of Lost Time including two important and precious presentation copies, signed and inscribed by Marcel Proust to Lucien Descaves, founding member of the Académie Goncourt:
- “à monsieur Lucien Descaves. / Respectueux hommage de l'auteur. / Marcel Proust” [to Monsieur Lucien Descaves. / Respectful tribute from the author. / Marcel Proust] on Le Côté de Guermantes II – Sodome et Gomorrhe I.
- “à monsieur Lucien Descaves. / Admiratif hommage. / Marcel Proust ” [to Monsieur Lucien Descaves. / Admiring tribute. / Marcel Proust] on Sodome et Gomorrhe II-1.

First edition, one of 32 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe issue.

Illustrated with 16 heliogravure plates, with a preface by René Schoeller.

A faint transverse crease to the head of the front cover.

A handsome and uncommon copy.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.

Boards slightly and marginally yellowed without significance; a pleasant copy overall.

Signed autograph inscription from Robert Badinter: "Au haut conseiller Frank, en témoignage d'amitié. R. Badinter."

First bilingual edition presenting the text in English with its facing French translation by Marie-Claude White, one of 28 numbered copies on vellum de Labna, the only deluxe copies printed.

Rare and handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation prepared by Pierre Klossowski, one of 15 copies on pur fil paper, ours unnumbered but duly justified "pur fil", copy from the head of the print run.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 137 numbered copies on pure thread vellum, the deluxe issue following 80 on Montval.

A pleasant copy.

Fine signed autograph inscription by René Bazin: "Pour monsieur Dubois en très amical hommage. Cette vie d'une sainte  - agressive et qui du reste n'avait pas la foi - Hervé Bazin. 18.9.52."

First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.

A fine and rare example.

First edition, one of 26 copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

Quarter chocolate-brown shagreen with corners, spine with five raised bands framed by black fillets, marbled paper-covered boards, grey endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers and spine preserved.

Inscribed, dated, and signed by Edmonde Charles-Roux to Doctor Bonduelle.

A handsome copy finely bound, of this work awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1968.

First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on Alfax, the only deluxe paper issue.

Bound in burgundy half shagreen with morocco grain, corners in matching leather, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, gilt date at foot, sides with gilt-patterned paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt. A handsome unsigned binding.

A beautiful and rare copy finely bound.

First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on Montval vellum, deluxe issue.

A fine copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 36 numbered copies printed on Madagascar paper, the leading issue.

A fine copy.

First edition, one of 55 copies printed on pur fil, the only deluxe copies along with 1 copy on Arches printed for Paul VI.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 54 numbered copies on verge paper with deckle edges, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 54 copies on vergé de Lana, the only deluxe copies.

Head of spine slightly creased.

A handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.

Spine very slightly sunned, not affecting the overall condition.

The following year, the book was adapted for the screen by the author himself, starring Jean Rochefort, Jacques Perrin, Jacques Dufilho, and Claude Rich.

Handsome signed presentation copy from Pierre Schoendoerffer to a friend named Violette: "A Violette qui sait ce qu'est la marine. Une histoire d'alsacien, de chats, de bretons... et de mer - bien sûr ! Avec mon amitié."

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 service de presse (advance copies) and very first issue copies of Swann. A vertical bar | had slipped between Grasset's E and T on the lower part of the title-page and was quickly removed during printing. 17 deluxe copies - 5 on japon and 12 on hollande - were printed after first issue corrections. 
No statement of edition: true feature of first issue copies of à l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs. Although dated 30 November 1918, the 128 "réimposés" copies were only printed in 1919 along with deluxe copies of the Swann second edition.
The complete first edition, first issue of à la recherche du temps perdu includes the first two volumes on ordinary paper with the above-mentioned particularities, then deluxe copies for the following volumes. These deluxe copies on pur-fil are of the same format than the first two volumes.
Discreet restorations to the first volume, spine slightly wrinkled as usual for the second volume, a small stain to the spine of the third volume, two slight lacks of paper at the bottom of the third and fourth volumes, some minor foxing to some edges.
This complete collection of In Search of Lost Time includes the following titles: Du Côté de chez Swann, A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs, Le Côté de Guermantes (2 volumes), Sodome et Gomohrre (3 volumes), La Prisonnière (2 volumes), Albertine disparue (2 volumes) and Le Temps retrouvé (2 volumes).

Precious set, as issued, all in first edition.