La Table Ronde

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A small angular crease mark at the foot of the front cover, handsome copy.
The book that Papillon wanted to ban...

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure thread Johannot paper, deluxe issue.
Illustrated work with a frontispiece portrait of the author engraved on wood by G. Poilliot after a drawing by A. Billis.
Spine lightly faded as generally occurs, handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Signed autograph inscription from the author. Iconography.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Michel Poniatowski.
Handsome copy.

First edition, numbered copy on Vélin Crèvecoeur. Several pre-original editions of texts by cited authors.
Publisher's folded cover, printed in yellow and black, corners slightly bumped, spine partially detached without loss.
Numerous collaborations by: P. Claudel, F. Mauriac, F. Jammes, Colette, N. Gogol, A. Gide, Alain, S. Spender.
The work includes a watercolor by Antoine Bourdelle as frontispiece and is complete with the numerous facsimiles of manuscripts such as Chateaubriand, F. Jammes, Louis XIV or drawings by H. Matisse, P. Bonnard, L. - A. Moreau, C. Bérard (in color).
The publishing house La Table ronde, despite its youth (it was created in 1944), brings...

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine near full-page inscription by the author.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, deluxe copy.
Autograph inscription by Gérard Mourgue.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 510 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 90 on pur fil.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 180 hors commerce copies numbered on Crèvecoeur laid paper.
Unpublished texts by Chateaubriand, Claudel, Mauriac, Jammes, Colette, Gogol, Gide, Alain, Stephen Spender, J. & J. Tharaud, Renaud Kast. Unpublished drawings and gouaches: 1 watercolor by Bourdelle, gouache by Christian Bérard, 4 drawings by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Luc-Albert Moreau and Albert Marquet.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to a couple of his friends.
Spine sunned.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Dominique de Roux.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Spine and covers slighlty and marginally sunned, not serious, not serious,, some top edges partly faded, otherwise good copy with edges preserved.
Rare.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Spine and covers lightly and insignificantly sunned, some edges partly faded, otherwise good copy with edges preserved.
Rare.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Spine and covers lightly and insignificantly sunned, some edges partly faded, otherwise good copy with edges preserved.
Rare.