Handsome copy.
Publisher's full white paper boards, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
Work illustrated with humorous drawings by Loup.
Signed and inscribed by Pierre Perret to Brigitte Forest.
First edition, one of 1550 numbered copies on roto blanc Aussèdat paper printed under sky blue covers.
Spine of the third volume and boards marginally sunned, a small tear at the foot of the spine of the first volume, otherwise a handsome set.
Our copy is enhanced with a visiting card by Charles De Gaulle mounted on a stub in the first volume on which he added these words: "Merci, bien sincèrement de la sympathie que vous m'avez témoignée. C.G." ["Thank you, very sincerely for the sympathy you have shown me. C.G."].
Also mounted on a stub below the card, we include the envelope stamped by the Presidency of the Republic and addressed to Claude Morgan, recipient of the visiting card (postmarked January 19, 1960).
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on China paper, the only deluxe copies with 50 on Japan.
Work decorated with illustrations by Abel Boyé.
Half brown morocco with corners binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt cartouche decorated with floral decorative motifs with pieces of brown mosaic morocco, gilt date at foot, some slight rubbing to the headcaps, gilt fillets frame on the marbled paper covers, endpapers and pastedowns of pebbled paper, covers in duplicate state and spine preserved, top edge gilt, elegant binding signed Canape.
Handsome copy beautifully executed.
First edition, one of 450 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Work illustrated with 35 original woodcuts by Fernand Siméon.
Full brown morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with a vertical band of black mosaic morocco, black roulettes on the headcaps, slight rubbing to the upper headcap, gilt title struck to the center of the first cover, covers decorated with a large diamond and a wide horizontal band of black mosaic morocco, endpapers and pastedowns of paper with gilt floral motifs and moiré effect, frame of vertical and horizontal bands of black mosaic morocco on the pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, double black fillets on the leading edges, slipcase with brown morocco entry, covers of paper with gilt floral motifs and moiré effect, perfect Art Deco binding signed A. Pinard-Lefort.
Handsome copy perfectly executed in a beautiful Art Deco binding.
Edition of the same year as the first, statement of 17th thousand.
Spine slightly sunned.
Signed and inscribed by Alphonse Narcisse to André Morice.
Edition of the year of the first edition, statement of 17th thousand.
Spine slightly sunned.
Autograph inscription signed by Alphonse Narcisse to madame André Morice.
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Beautiful copy wide-margined.
Illustrations by Charles Shoup.