L. Giraud-Badin

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper reserved for the press service.
Light foxing affecting mainly the edges.
Literary contributions by Thomas Stearns Eliot "Som de l'Escalina", Paul Valéry "Le livre de Christophe Colomb", Léon-Paul Fargue "Mimes", Valery Larbaud "Le patron des traducteurs"...
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appears in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not simply showcase the most prominent authors of French...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Two stains on the spine which also has a small tear at the head, a stain at the lower right corner of the first cover.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue "Une violette noire", Benjamin Fondane "Ulysse", Henri Michaux "Un certain plume", Jean Follain "Poèmes", André Gide "Oedipe", Georges Meredith "Amour moderne", Louis Brauquier "Panama".
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, presented itself as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of...

First edition published in 2,900 copies, ours being one of the Alfa paper copies.
A crease at the head of the front cover, light foxing to edges.
Literary contributions by Henri Michaux "Le fils du macrochéphale", André Suarès "Fiorenza", Paul Valéry "Petite préface aux poésies de T'Au Yuan Ming", T'Au Yuan Ming "Oraison funèbre sur sa mort, traduction de Liang Tsong Taï"...
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to...

First edition published in 2,900 copies, ours being one of the Alfa paper copies reserved for the press service.
Spine slightly faded.
Literary contributions by Ossip Mandelstam "Le timbre égyptien", René Daumal "Poèmes", Paul Valéry "Moralités", Valery Larbaud "Du sel ou du sable"...
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer"...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Handsome copy despite some light foxing on the edges.
Literary contributions by Federico Garcia Lorca: "Le martyre de sainte Eulalie", Valery Larbaud: "Une nonnain", Liam O'Flaherty: "L'aviron, traduction de Valery Larbaud", Marcel Jouhandeau "La Bosco", Rudolf Kassner: "La chimère"...
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely promote the...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Handsome copy despite some light foxing on the edges.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel: "Les cinq premières plaies de l'Egypte", Jacques Prévert: "Tentative de description d'un dîner de têtes à Paris-France", Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes: "Faust", Robert Desnos "Siramour", Rudolf Kassner: "L'individu ert l'homme collectif"...
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Handsome copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry: "Réponse", Valery Larbaud: "Le vaisseau de Thésée", Thomas Stearns Eliot: "Difficulté d'un homme d'état, traduction de Georges limbour", Georges Garampon "Réveil du début de l'été", Henri Michaux: "Nous autres", Georges Roditi: "L'abdication du matin", William Falkner "Une rose pour Emily, traduction de Maurice-Edgar Coindreau", Bernard Groethuysen...
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Three stains at foot of second cover.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue (La Drogue), André Malraux (Le Voyage aux îles fortunées), Henry Michaux (L'époque des illuminés), Sören Kirkegaard (Fragments d'un journal), etc...
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French...

First edition.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally discolored as usual, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, our copy being one of the service de presse copies. Cover somewhat faded, pale dampstain affecting the entire spine. Literary contributions by Saint-John Perse (Chanson), Max Jacob (Poèmes), André Breton (Introduction au discours "Sur le peu de réalité"), Léon-Paul Fargue (Nuées), Valery Larbaud (Lettre d'Italie), etc. Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the direction of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Livre de Christophe Colomb), T.S. Eliott (Som de l'Escalina), Valery Larbaud (Le Patron des traducteurs), Léon-Paul Fargue (Mimes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Littérature), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Première épître aux directeurs), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Essai sur Stendhal), Léon-Paul Fargue (Trouvé dans des papiers de famille), Valery Larbaud (Sur le rebut), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Au sujet des lettres persanes), Valery Larbaud (Rues et visages de Paris), Max Jacob (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light foxing at...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Allocution), Léon-Paul Fargue (D'un porte-plume à un aimant), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Deuxième épître aux serins et même aux rossignols), Franz Kafka (Récits), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young...

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Vieillard sur le Mont Omi), Francis Jammes (Trois extraits de "Ma France poétique"), Paul Valéry (Préface pour une nouvelle traduction de la Soirée avec M. Teste), Léon-Paul Fargue (Poème), Valery Larbaud (Sir Thomas Wyat), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Réponse), Valery Larbaud (Le Vaisseau de Thésée), T.S. Eliot (Difficultés d'un homme d'Etat), Henri Michaux (Nous autres), William Faulkner (Une rose pour Emily), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Moralités), Valery Larbaud (Du sel ou du sable), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Valery Larbaud (Trois belles mendiantes), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Au delà du pouvoir), Jean Paulhan (Sur une poésie obscure), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal...

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue (Banalité), Valery Larbaud (Le Vain travail de voir divers pays), André Suarès (Saint-Juin de la Primevère), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Amphion), Joé Bousquet (L'Ombre d'une ombre).
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (A B C), Léon-Paul Fargue (Tumulte), Jean Paulhan (L'Expérience du proverbe), Francis Ponge (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by André Gide "Montaigne", Léon-Paul Fargue "Vieille France", Valery Larbaud "Notes sur Nathaniel Hawthorne", Nathaniel Hawthorne "Idées et germes de nouvelles (traduit par Valery Larbaud)" ["Ideas and germs of short stories (translated by Valery Larbaud)"], Georges Limbour "Le Cheval de Venise" ["The Horse of Venice"], Paul Valéry "Léonard et les philosophes" ["Leonardo and the philosophers"]...
Light foxing mainly affecting the edges, complete issue with its wraparound band and subscription bulletin to the review;
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani...

First edition of this catalogue whose sale began on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 June 1932.
Volume 1 only. Manuscripts on vellum with miniatures, illustrated books from the 15th to 18th century, books with the arms of famous figures, precious ancient mosaic bindings.
Iconography.
Marginal worming to head of front cover.

First edition.
Publisher's printed covers, some occasional stains, corners slightly bent, headcap of first volume with small tear but no loss.
Black and white heliogravure illustrations.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this auction catalogue held from December 10 to 28, 1928.
History of Paris and its surroundings, fine arts, newspapers & magazines, history of France and foreign countries...
Some minor marginal worming without significance to the covers, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this sale catalogue of books from the library of Mme S. Bernhardt held from 25 to 27 June 1923.
With a photographic portrait of the famous actress as frontispiece to the first volume.
Spine and boards marginally faded, with press cuttings included.

First edition printed on ordinary paper in 160 copies, the only issue with 10 on Holland paper.
Iconography

First edition printed in 100 copies of this offprint from the bulletin du bibliophile.
Small corner loss to lower margin of both covers.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Inscribed by M. Parturier.
Covers and spine slightly and marginally faded, without significance.
Rare pamphlet.

First edition printed to 100 copies of this offprint.
A good and rare copy, softcover.

First edition, one of 200 copies printed. Two tears to the spine, with losses to the head and foot.

First edition of this sale catalogue held at the Hôtel Drouot on Saturday 2 July 1927.
Work illustrated with reproductions.
Spine and covers marginally browned, manuscript note on spine which also has two tears and a lack at head, two corner lacks on first cover, handsome interior condition.