Plon: Rare and antiquarian books, inscribed books and letters, and manuscripts

Plon

Arthur de GOBINEAU
La Renaissance, scènes historiques
Plon|Paris 1877|14 x 20.50 cm|relié
First edition.
Half cherry red morocco with corners, smooth spine lightly browned decorated with blind decorative motifs set with gilt dots, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved.
Some minor foxing.
€150
Julien GREEN
L'ombre
Plon|Paris 1956|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours one of 10 hors commerce copies, deluxe copy.
Handsome full-margined copy.
Work illustrated with illustrations by Charles Shoup.
€450
Julien GREEN
Sud
Plon|Paris 1953|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, ours specially printed for Charles Shoup, the illustrator of this work, deluxe copy.
Handsome full-margined copy despite two small traces of sunning at head and foot of spine.
Work illustrated with 4 illustrations by Charles Shoup.
€450
Maurice BARRÈS
N'importe où hors du monde
Plon|Paris 1958|15 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Spine and boards very lightly and marginally faded without gravity, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.
€200
Georges BERNANOS
Un crime
Plon|Paris 1935|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, after 17 on Japan and 40 on Holland paper.
A significant shadow affects pages 24-25, otherwise a handsome copy.
€100
Henri MASSIS
L'honneur de servir
Plon|Paris 1937|13 x 20 cm|broché
First edition on current paper.
Signed autograph Henri Massis François Daudet: "... this" package "of his" old ", affectionately."
€50
Henry BORDEAUX
Saint François de Sales et notre coeur de chair
Plon|Paris 1924|13 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 10 Japan and 50 Holland.
A full-margined copy.
€30
Charles SILVESTRE
La prairie et la flamme
Plon|Paris 1929|13 x 20 cm|relié
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half bottle green morocco binding, faded spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, original wrappers and spine preserved.

€60
Paul BOURGET
La rechute
Plon|Paris 1931|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on pure thread paper.
Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
Handsome full-margined copy.

€50
Paul BOURGET
La vengeance de la vie. - Agnès Delas
Plon|Paris 1930|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on pure linen paper.
Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
Pleasant copy with full margins.

€50
Henry BORDEAUX
L'intruse
Plon|Paris 1936|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition, one of 44 numbered copies on pur fil, deluxe copy after 31 Holland.
Half hazel shagreen binding with corners, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, black fillet frame on marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
Handsome copy.

€50
Aldous HUXLEY
Croisière d'hiver en Amérique centrale
Plon|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 40 on pur fil.
Spine slightly sunned.

€50
Henri MASSIS
Au long d'une vie
Plon|Paris 1967|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Henri Massis to Mr. Jean Pétillard: "... these pages to serve the history of an era that we now witness."
€120
Alfred FABRE-LUCE
La voyageuse de nuit
Plon|Paris 1961|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Alfred Fabre-Luce to Dr. J. Quelet.
€100
Maurice ANDRIEUX
Henri IV dans ses années pacifiques
Plon|Paris 1954|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy decorated with 16 illustrations.
Autograph signed by Maurice Andrieux Gerard Mainguet.
€100
Henri BÉRAUD
Les derniers beaux jours
Plon|Paris 1953|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
A small dampstain at foot of second cover also affecting some leaves in their margins, retaining its deckled edges.
€250
Chester HIMES
La troisième génération
Plon|Paris 1957|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Rare and nice copy.
€750
Georges BERNANOS
Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette
Plon|Paris 1937|13.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
Binding half morocco anthracite corners, smooth back adorned with cold boxes, golden date tail, guards and contreplats of marbled paper, guards and eggplant paper tidbits, covers and back preserved, gilded head witnesses, elegant binding signed Honnelitre .
Rare and beautiful copy of all perfectly established margins of this novel which was adapted to the cinema, in 1967, by Robert Bresson.
€4,500
Georges BERNANOS
Un mauvais rêve suivi de Notes et variantes établies par Albert Béguin et de vingt-lettres de Georges Bernanos
Plon|Paris 1950|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy with edges preserved.
€1,500
Georges BERNANOS
Dialogue d'ombres
Plon|Paris 1955|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
Edition first in part, one of 50 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy with edges preserved.
€1,200
Frank SWINNERTON
Nocturne
Plon|Paris 1925|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, on current paper, of the French translation.
Intricacy of Herbert George Wells.
Insolated back.
Autograph signed by Charles Du Bos, publication director of the collection of foreign authors at Plon, Maurice Martin du Gard.
€50
Charles Hitchkock SHERRILL
Trois hommes. Roosevelt - Mussolini - Kamal
Plon|Paris 1936|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
One tear and two creases in margin of front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.
Work illustrated with 3 plates.
€100
Pierre Louis Bertrand BRUN
Les cahiers du général Brun, baron de Villeret, pair de France 1773-1845 publiés et présentés par Louis de Saint-Pierre
Plon|Paris 1953|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, ours one of the 10 out of trade, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Louis de Saint-Piere Gérard Mainguet: "... with the certainty that he will always love this intelligent and faithful soldier, who showed so much common sense in an era that was so often missing."
€350
Alexander CAVALIÉ MERCER
Journal de la campagne de Waterloo
Plon|Paris 1933|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 38 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Minor marginal tears to boards without consequence, light stain at foot of first endpaper.
Handsome full-margined copy illustrated with 8 maps hors-texte and 2 sketches in the text.
€300
Patrice de LA TOUR DU PIN, DANIEL-ROPS
La vie recluse en poësie suivi de Présence et poësie de Daniel-Rops
Plon|Paris 1938|13.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure thread paper, deluxe edition.
One repaired tear at foot of spine, handsome full-margined copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Patrice de La Tour du Pin to Robert Mainguet.
€280
Yves BONNEFOY
Sur un sculpteur et des peintres
Plon|Paris 1989|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Nice copy.
Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy to Gilbert Lascault.
€70
Mazo DE LA ROCHE
Les frères Whiteoaks
Plon|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 110 numbered copies on Alfa paper, deluxe copy.
Fine copy.
€80
Michel FOUCAULT
Folie et déraison - Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique[Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason]
Plon|Paris 1961|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Spine slightly bowed, with a few tears and lacks to plastic film cover. Slight foxing in the margins of a few pages.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Michel Foucault, at the time a young teacher, to Jean-Charles Varennes.
A very rare advance copy, which could be said to have taken the place of the grand papier (deluxe) copies.
€8,000
Marguerite YOURCENAR
Electre ou la chute des masques[Electra, or The Fall of the Masks]
Plon|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A nice copy despite the very slightly sunned spine.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Marguerite Yourcenar to Maurice Bourdel, director of publishing house Plon, and his wife : "... cette Electre perdue dans "un monde où l'ordre n'est pas"
€2,800
Robert BRASILLACH
Six heures à perdre
Plon|Paris 1953|14 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête with 25 Madagascar paper hors commerce.
A nice copy with edges preserved.
€800
Aldous HUXLEY
Thèmes et variations
Plon|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 10 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly yellowed, otherwise handsome copy.
€300
Jean CASSOU
Le livre de Lazare
Plon|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Back and flat slightly and marginally insolated.
Signed autograph of Jean Cassou Gérard Mainguet.
€80
Jérôme & Jean THARAUD
L'an prochain à Jérusalem
Plon|Paris 1924|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of the numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper.
Binding half shagreen green bottle with corners, smooth back lined with double gold cartridges and decorated with golden typographic patterns, initials gilt tail tail, framing of golden nets on marble paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper , preserved covers, gilded head on witnesses, ex-libris glued on a contreplat, Contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of Jerome or Jean Tharaud Jean Comte.
€50
Maurice TOESCA
Une autre George Sand
Plon|Paris 1945|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of the review copies service.
A tear glued to the back of the head.
Precious autograph dedication signed by Maurice Toesca to Jean-Paul Sartre: "... this paradoxical essay (he remembers Alain's attention to" Consuelo ", cordial tribute of a classmate."
€100
Philippe PÉTAIN
Discours de réception de M. le maréchal Pétain à l'Académie Française et réponse de M. Paul Valéry
Nrf • Plon|Paris 1931|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 570 numbered copies on pur fil paper.
Endpapers partially shaded.
Autograph inscription signed by Philippe Pétain to Marcel Rey.
€1,000
Julien GREEN
Journal - 1926-1934 Les années faciles [Journal – 1926–1934: The Easy Years]
Plon|Paris 1970|13 x 20 cm|relié sous étui
First edition, one of 35 copies on Holland Van Gelder paper, deluxe copies after 28 copies on Madagascar paper.
Half brown glacé box binding with bands, smooth spine with six compartments separated by gilt fillets and decorated with diagonal applications in brown glacé and ivory box, date at foot of spine, light grey kromekote paper boards, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, slipcase with brown glacé box borders, binding signed Jean-Paul Miguet.
Superb copy very elegantly bound by Jean-Paul Miguet.
€1,200
Charles DE GAULLE
Discours et messages
Plon|Paris 1970|14 x 21.50 cm|5 volumes brochés
First edition, one of 69 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy with edges preserved and complete in five volumes.
€5,000
Kurt von SCHUSCHNIGG
Autriche ma patrie
Plon|Paris 1938|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First French edition, one of 39 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome full-margined copy.
€250
POUGET [François-René baron CAILLOUX]
Souvenirs de guerre du général baron Pouget publiés par madame de Boisdeffre née Pouget
Plon, Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1895|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition.
Bradel binding in half sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Gift inscription in ink from a previous owner on the half-title page, some foxing affecting mainly the leaves at their margins, a tear at head of front board.

€80
Louis Florimond FANTIN DES ODOARDS
Journal du général Fantin Des Odoarts. - Etapes d'un officier de la Grande Armée 1800-1830
Plon, Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1895|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
First edition.
Bradel binding in sienna half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, marbled paper boards.
Scattered foxing, gift inscription in ink from a former owner on the half-title page.
Rare.

€300
Édouard GUILLON
Nos écrivains militaires. Etudes de littérature et d'histoire militaires. Première série : des origines à la Révolution
Plon, Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1898|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition.
Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing mainly affecting the edges.

€40
Marie Julie CAVAIGNAC
Mémoires d'une inconnue publiés sur le manuscrit original 1780-1816
Plon|Paris 1894|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
First edition published anonymously.

Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

Foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.

€60
Emile Félix COMTE DE FLEURY
Souvenirs du général marquis Amand d'Hautpoul. Quatre mois à la cour de Prague. L'éducation du duc de Bordeaux (1833-1834)
Plon, Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1902|14.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
First edition.
Binding in half percaline Siena bradel, smooth back decorated with a golden floret, double gilded nets in tail, title piece of shagreen bronze, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of orange paper, Contemporary binding .
Introduction and notes of Count Fleury.
Signed autograph dedication of Count Fleury to Captain Pineau.

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€50
Philippe JACCOTTET (trans.) Carlo COCCIOLI
Le jeu
Plon|Paris 1952|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation by Philippe Jaccottet, one of 85 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy despite a stain at the bottom of the first board.
Autograph signed by Carlo Cocciolo, in French, Maurice Bourdel: "... this little puppet theater ..." '
€80
Jean COCTEAU
Le cordon ombilical
Plon|Paris 1962|14.50 x 20 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper.
Small spots, not serious, to head of the covers and the endpaper.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Jean Cocteau to his friend Francis Poulenc : "A Francis Poulenc qui est musique son Jean."
€1,200
L. MICHAUX
Histoire et description de l'Eglise russe
Plon|Paris s. d. [crica 1890]|19.50 x 27.50 cm|relié
The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with gilt double fillets, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, frame of triple gilt fillets on the boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt dentelle on the pastedowns, double fillets on the leading edges, edges gilt, original wrappers preserved, elegant contemporary binding.
A trace of scratching on the first board.
Handsome copy perfectly established.
€150
Eugène FROMENTIN
Lettres de jeunesse
Plon|Paris 1909|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
Fourth edition.
Bradel binding in full blue cloth, smooth spine, old rose shagreen title label, original wrappers preserved.
€30
Eugène FROMENTIN
Les maîtres d'autrefois, Belgique - Hollande
Plon|Paris 1893|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
Seventh edition.
Bradel binding in full blue cloth, smooth spine, old rose shagreen title-label, spotted covers preserved.
€30
Jean FRELAUT, Eugène FROMENTIN
Un été dans le Sahara
Plon|Paris 1912|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
New edition.
Braid binding in full blue canvas, smooth back, title piece of old rose shagreen, preserved quilts.
Some small foxing.
Our copy is enriched with an original drawing of the painter and engraver Jean Frélaut depicting a desert landscape that he signed the initial of his name and enhanced with watercolor and pencil.
He also inscribed, in pencil, these words: "April 19, 1869. Fromentin, after Fromentin F."
€150
COLLECTIF
Sonnets des vieux maistres françois 1520-1670
Plon & Cie|Paris 1882|11.50 x 18 cm|broché
Collected edition, one of 20 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe edition with 20 Japan paper copies.
Some inevitable foxing given the quality of the China paper.

€70
Yves BONNEFOY
Sur un sculpteur et des peintres
Plon|Paris 1989|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Signed autograph Yves Bonnefoy to his friend the sculptor and painter Raymond Mason and his wife: "... with great affection Yves."
Nice copy.
€150
Félix YOUSSOUPOFF PRINCE
Avant l'exil 1887-1919[Before the Exile, 1887–1919]
Plon|Paris 1952|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
New edition.
Rare autograph dedication dated and signed by Prince Felix Youssoupoff to Mrs. François Richard: "... the happiness we have come from the happiness we give ..."
Book decorated with 44 illustrations.
Nice copy.
€1,500
Henriette PSICHARI
Ernest Psichari mon frère
Plon|Paris 1933|13 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies.
The work illustrated with a photographic portrait of Ernest Psichari as frontispiece as well as 6 engravings.
Spine and boards lightly and entirely sunned, first endpaper shadowed.
A full-margined copy.
€80
Henry BORDEAUX
La chair et l'esprit
Plon|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|broché
first edition on plain paper.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Henry Bordeaux to Monsieur Poncet.
Back and sides marginally and slightly insolated and discolored, angular punctures on the boards, a small tear at the bottom of the back.
€20
BERTALL
La vigne. Voyage autour des vins de France. Etude physiologique, anecdotique, historique, humoristique et même scientifique
Plon|Paris 1878|20 x 29 cm|broché
First edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece, 94 hors-texte plates and numerous black vignettes in the text by Bertall.
Light dampstains at foot, spine lightly sunned with lacks at head and foot, small tears with occasional minor lacks to board margins, tear at foot of spine which also has two lacks at head.
Handsome interior condition.
€450
René BENJAMIN
Clemenceau dans la retraite
Plon|Paris 1930|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on pur fil paper.
Minor tears without consequence at the foot of the covers at the deckled edges, foxing on the top edges.
€40
Catulle MENDÈS, Lucien MÉTIVET
Les plus jolies chansons du pays de France, chansons tendres
Plon|Paris 1888|20 x 29.50 cm|relié
Edition with original illustrations by Lucien Métivet.
Bradel binding in half grey cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Some foxing.
€100
Jérôme & Jean THARAUD
Rendez-vous espagnols
Plon|Paris 1925|12.50 x 17 cm|broché
first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of one of the Tharaud brothers historian and politician Gabriel Hanotaux.
A small bright spot in minor foot of the spine.
€40
Georges SUAREZ
Briand. Tome IV : 1916-1918
Plon|Paris 1940|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Georges Suarez Charles Laval.
Small tear in foot of the back, complete copy of his prayer to insert.
€40
Michel FOUCAULT
Folie et déraison - Histoire de la folie à l'âge classiqueMadness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
Plon|Paris 1961|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
[Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason]
Plon, Paris 1961, 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 ”, original wrappers.
First edition, of which there were no grand papier (deluxe)copies, an advance (service de presse) copy. A second, revised, edition appeared in 1972.
Spine slightly bowed, retaining dj, dj with a few tears and lacks to plastic film cover.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Michel Foucault, at the time a young teacher, on his first important work, taken from his doctorate.
A very rare advance copy, which could be said to have taken the place of the grand papier (deluxe) copies.
€4,500
René BIZET
La double vie de Gérard de Nerval
Plon|Paris 1928|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 504 numbered copies on pure laid paper.
Handsome full-margined copy.
€40
Christian MÉGRET
Carte forcée
Plon|Paris 1947|14 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 875 numbered copies on Superfine, ours one of 75 out trade only leading copies.
Signed autograph Christian Mégret Jeanne Lamy.
Book illustrated with a frontispiece of Delaroche-Vernet Claude.
Nice copy.
€50
Georges BERNANOS
Dialogues d'ombres suivies de Premiers essais romanesques
Plon|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|relié
First edition, one of 790 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Spine very slightly sunned, not serious.
A good copy.
€30
Michel LEIRIS
La possession et ses aspects théâtraux chez les Ethiopiens de Gondar
Plon|Paris 1958|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Spine and covers marginally faded, not serious, as usual.
€60
Christian MÉGRET
C'était écrit
Plon|Paris 1948|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 34 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy with good margins.
€80
René de OBALDIA
Tamerlan des coeurs
Plon|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of René de Obaldia to Marcel Arland.
complete copy of his prayer to insert.
€40
Karl DÖNITZ
10 ans et 20 jours
Plon|Paris 1959|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation which was not drawn large papers.
Rare handwritten signature of Karl Doenitz, who signed the surrender of the Axis forces in 1945, along with his best wishes.
complete copy of his illustrated jacket that has two tears without lack.
€800
Maurice BARRÈS
Le génie du Rhin
Plon|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|relié
first edition on the current paper.
Binding to bradel full percaline almond green, smooth back discolored with a floral motif gold, double gold tail thread, as brown shagreen piece, preserved covers, modest contemporary binding signed Desnaux.
Signed autograph of Charles Maurice Barres of Peslouan.
€150
Henri BÉRAUD
Quinze jours avec la mort
Plon|Paris 1951|14.50 x 20 cm|broché
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A very good copy, with edges preserved.
€700
André FRAIGNEAU
L'amour vagabond
Plon|Paris 1956|12 x 19 cm|broché
first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Fraigneau Richard Negrou: "... with the hope that love Cynthia as a kind of loving Francoeur ..."
Back insolated with a clear wetting tail.
€80
Georges BERNANOS
Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette
Plon|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper.
With an autograph inscription from Georges Bernanos to José Vincent.
Tiny foxings, not serious, on the spine, copy retaining its advertising slip.
€600
Jean DUTOURD
Les voyageurs du Tupolev
Plon|Paris 2003|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd to sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier) and her husband Philippe (Guerin): "... It is necessary that life goes on ..."
Nice copy.
€50
Jean DUTOURD
Journal intime d'un mort
Plon|Paris 2004|13 x 20 cm|broché
Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd to sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier) and her husband Philippe (Guerin).
Nice copy.
€50
Aldous HUXLEY
Le génie et la déesse
Plon|Paris 1955|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bibliophile's blind stamp at foot of half-title page, handsome copy.
€300
Aldous HUXLEY
Thèmes et variations
Plon|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 60 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine very slightly yellowed, otherwise a good copy.
€250
Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS
Anthropologie structurale
Plon|Paris 1960|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
New edition.
Iconography.
Some marginal discreet reader's marks in blue pencil en marges to some leaves, a good copy.
€40
COLLECTIF
Chants et chansons populaires de la France
Henri Plon • Lécrivain et Toubon|Paris 1859|18.50 x 27.50 cm|2 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur
New edition.
Publisher's full navy blue cloth bindings, smooth spines decorated with blind-stamped typographical motifs, blind fillet border on covers, three small discoloration spots on first cover of first volume, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped without consequence.
Work illustrated with numerous in-text engravings.
Bookseller's description label pasted to pastedown of first volume.
One repaired tear to half-title page of second volume, some minor foxing.
€120
Hugues LE ROUX
Au champ d'honneur
Plon|Paris 1916|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded, not serious,.
A good and rare copy with good margins.
€300
René BENJAMIN
Mussolini et son peuple
Plon|Paris 1937|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from René Benjamin to Henri Béraud "... que j'aime parce qu'il est libre et fort..." ["... whom I love because he is free and strong..."]
Illustrated.
Minor foxing without consequence affecting mainly the endpapers.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.
€80
Jérôme & Jean THARAUD
La rose de Sâron
Plon|Paris 1927|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
First edition, one of the numbered copies on pur fil paper.
Half black morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with double compartments and gilt floral motifs, date at foot, gilt fillets on boards, paper loss to second board, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
€50
Pierre LOTI
Lettres de Pierre Loti à madame Juliette Adam (1880-1922)
Plon|Paris 1924|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Chine, tirage de tête.
Light foxing to some extended edges, a good copy with good margins.
€300
Paul BOURGET
Le tapin
Plon|Paris 1928|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Paul Bourget to Henri Béraud.
Minor foxing of no consequence on spine.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.
€100
Henri PETIT
Sursis au désespoir
Plon|Paris 1972|13 x 20 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri Petit to Gérard Mouizel: "dont la fidèle sympathie me touche, en toute gratitude..." ["whose faithful sympathy touches me, with all gratitude..."]
Handsome copy.
€30
Eugène FROMENTIN
Les maîtres d'autrefois
E. Plon & Cie|Paris 1876|14 x 23 cm|relié
First edition.
Half blue morocco binding, faded spine with five raised bands decorated with the gilt paraph of the great bibliophile Roger de Cormenin repeated five times, light scratches on the joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, elegant unsigned near-contemporary binding.
€200
Eugène-Melchior de VOGÜÉ
Le maître de la mer
Plon-Nourrit & Cie|Paris 1903|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half mint green morocco binding with corners, discolored spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, original wrappers preserved.
€80
Henry HAVARD
Amsterdam et Venise
Plon et Cie|Paris 1877|20 x 28.70 cm|relié
Second edition statement; reprint of the original published in 1876. It is illustrated with 7 etchings (on china paper laid down on strong wove paper) by Léopold Flammeng and 124 wood engravings in the text. Printed on fine white wove paper.
Contemporary full brown morocco binding signed H. Brenkens. Raised bands spine richly decorated, roulette at foot. Gilt title and date. Boards decorated à la Du Seuil, with fleurons in the corners. Rich inner dentelle. Overall very fresh, with clean white paper, with rare small foxing spots concentrated here and there, often where tissue guards have been removed. Top edge gilt. The original wrappers have been preserved. Slipcase protecting the...
€450
Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS (inscribed to Raymond FIRTH)
Du miel aux cendres[From Honey to Ashes]
Plon|Paris 1966|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
First edition, for which no copies on larger paper were produced.
A pleasing copy, with press clippings laid in.
Exceptional autograph presentation copy inscribed in English by Claude Lévi-Strauss to the anthropologist Raymond Firth.
€500
Emile HENRIOT
Tout va finir
Plon|Paris 1936|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
Edition, one of 50 copies hors commerce numbered on Alfa paper and reserved to the press office.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Henriot Emile André Chevrillon "... loving tribute to his cousin and friend ..."
A small tear in foot of the back, slight traces of minor creases in margins flat.
€40
Charles YRIARTE
Campagne de France 1870-1871. La retraite de Mézières effectuée par le 13ème corps d'armée aux ordres du général Vinoy
Henri Plon|Paris 1871|10 x 16.50 cm|relié
first edition of this thesis.
Marine half calf binding, slightly browned flat spine decorated with gilt fillets and cold, gold monogram of Count Henri de Greffulhe tail back, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, corners very lightly bumped, binding the unsigned time.
Signed autograph of General Vinoy to Henri Greffulhe count.
Pleasant beautifully drawn copy.
€150
Sacha RICAS
Le salon bleu d'Arthénice par son ombre agrémenté de quelques aperçus touchant les prosateurs de ce temps
Plon|Paris 1912|14.50 x 19 cm|relié
first edition published anonymously, one of 15 copies hors commerce numbered on Japan, our specially printed for Professor Albert Robin.
Binding half morocco Chocolate corners, back with four nerves, nets gilded framing of marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head on witnesses, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, elegant binding signed Marot-Rodde.
Very nice autograph signed full-page Sacha Ricas Professor Robin: "... my best friend Professor Robin who not only perpetuates human life, but still afraid to revive the ghosts since it is through her magnetic presence qu'Arthénice must have awakened from a lethargy of more than two hundred...
€350