<p>They are called deluxe papers, limited editions, <em>tirages de t&ecirc;tes</em> or simply first editions. They were printed in small numbers on special paper and carefully preserved, from the very beginning, by the first readers and admirers of these literary geniuses. These copies are the origin of the work and its legacy.</p>

Gift Ideas – Rare Editions

They are called deluxe papers, limited editions, tirages de têtes or simply first editions. They were printed in small numbers on special paper and carefully preserved, from the very beginning, by the first readers and admirers of these literary geniuses. These copies are the origin of the work and its legacy.

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Gift Ideas – Rare Editions
  1. Vie de Mélanie bergère de la Salette écrite par elle-même en 1900 - Son enfance (1831-1846)
    Léon BLOY (inscribed to Georges ROUAULT)

    Vie de Mélanie bergère de la Salette écrite par elle-même en 1900 - Son enfance (1831-1846)[Life of Mélanie, Shepherdess of La Salette, Written by Herself in 1900 – Her Childhood (1831–1846)]

    Mercure de France|Paris 1912|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition
    Handsome autograph insciption from Léon Bloy to the painter Georges Rouault: "Rien pour son art - Il n'y a pas de caricature".
    Spine reinforced with some filled in lacks, a tear repaired to the half title page,the one with the inscription.
    This copy has a chemise an slipcase of full black morocco over marbled paper boards, lined with sheep.

    Rouault fait la connaissance de Léon Bloy en 1904 par l'intermédiaire d'une de ses oeuvres: « On m'apprend que le peintre Georges Rouault, élève de Gustave Moreau, s'est passionné pour moi. Ayant trouvé chez son maître "La Femme pauvre"..., ce livre l'a mordu au coeur, blessé incurablement »...
    €3,500
  3. L'espoir
    André MALRAUX

    L'espoir

    Gallimard|Paris 1937|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on Alfa paper. Handwritten inscription signed by the author. A tiny marginal tear on the front cover, ex-libris pasted on the first blank endpaper.
    €2,000
  4. First illustrated edition of Ziméo, a pioneering anti-slavery tale of the Enlightenment
    Les Saisons, poëme.
    Jean-François de SAINT-LAMBERT

    Les Saisons, poëme. [The Seasons. Followed by Abenaki, Sara Th..., Ziméo, Fugitive Pieces, and Oriental Fables]

    S. n.|à Amsterdam 1775|14 x 23 cm|relié

    Seventh edition, first issue of Moreau le Jeune's illustrations, adorned with 7 plates: a frontispiece and 4 plates for Les Saisons, engraved by Delaunay, Duclos, Lebas and Prévost, and 2 plates for the Contes, Poésies fugitives and Fables orientales, together with headpiece vignettes by Choffard, reprinted from the first edition of 1769.
    Contemporary full calf binding. Richly decorated smooth spine. Red morocco lettering-piece. Boards in mottled calf (with Greek-key border) added at a later date during restoration. Worn corners. A split to the upper joint extending 5 cm. A very good copy overall.

    €450
  5. Le roman de Miraut, chien de chasse
    Louis PERGAUD

    Le roman de Miraut, chien de chasse

    Mercure de France|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|relié sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 19 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
    Elegant light brown morocco Jansenist binding by Devauchelle, spine in six compartments, date at foot of spine, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, green morocco endpapers, pastedowns of green calf, gilt fillet to edges of covers, covers and spine (spine slightly sunned) preserved, all edges gilt ; chemise (with flaps) of light brown half morocco, lined with light brown suede ; slipcase trimmed with light brown morocco, lined with light brown suede.
    Handsome autograph inscription from Louis Pergaud to Alfred Machard : "...au romancier nerveux, sobre et puissant que j'admire et que...
    €6,800
  6. The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson : an annotated list, 1944-1988
    Adrian WILSON, James LINDEN

    The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson : an annotated list, 1944-1988[Les éphémères d’Adrian Wilson : liste annotée, 1944-1988]

    Tuscany Alley|San Francisco 1994|27 x 39 cm|2 volumes reliures en de l'éditeur, sous étui
    First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Rives paper, the only printing with 10 others also on Rives signed by Adrian Wilson and 3 hors commerce copies.
    Cream-colored cloth, complete with slipcase.
    With numerous original woodcuts by Adrian Wilson.
    This copy retains its chemise, which holds 50 or so characteristic examples of the work of the printer Adrian Wilson.
    A fine and rare copy.
    €1,200
  7. 10 légendes en marge du livre
    Jean BRULLER [VERCORS] Samuel Ustazade SILVESTRE DE SACY

    10 légendes en marge du livre[Ten Legends in the Margin of the Book]

    Creuzevault frères|Paris 1930|20.50 x 27.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    Illustrated with original color etchings hors texte by Jean Bruller, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon impérial paper, the tirage de tête.
    With 11 original etchings, of which 1 frontispiece, as well as 10 original initials and 10 ornaments by Jean Bruller.
    This copy, like all copies of the tirage de tête, is complete with its suite of first-state etchings, its suite in black and white and an original drawing by Jean Bruller.
    Additionally, there is the third state of a rejected etching.
    Four small traces of adhesive paper to head and foot of endpapers, otherwise a fine copy.
    Rare.
    €1,200
  8. Soleil cou coupé
    Aimé CÉSAIRE

    Soleil cou coupé

    K éditeur|Paris 1948|16.50 x 22 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 100 numbered advance (service de presse) copies on alfa du Marais paper.
    Half brown morocco Bradel binding over marbled paper boards by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, gilt date to foot of spine, yellow paper endpapers and pastedowns , advertising band preserved and mounted on guards.
    Light dampstain to foot of covers, a trace of folding to upper cover, foxing to covers and the first few leaves.
    A nicely bound copy.

    A rare and poetic autograph inscription from Aimé Césaire to the Pataphysician Maurice Saillet.

    €1,200
  10. L'aryenne
    Jean LORRAIN

    L'aryenne

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1907|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only large paper copies.
    Cover illustration by Antoon van Welie.
    Two slight tears to foot of joints near edges, occasional small spots essentially to ffep, but otherwise a good, well-margined copy.
    Rare.
    €1,500
  11. La vie errante
    Guy de MAUPASSANT

    La vie errante[The Wandering Life]

    Paul Ollendorff|Paris 1890|15 x 19 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies along with 5 on Japon.
    Elegant brown morocco by G. Levitzsky, spine in six compartments, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, date at foot of spine, double gilt fillets to edges of covers, pastedowns with a frame of dentelles and quintuple gilt fillets, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Cover illustrated by Riou.
    A very good copy in a handsome binding. 

    €1,500
  12. From One Amazon to Another
    L'entrave - Exemplaire de Jeanne de Bellune
    COLETTE (inscribed to Jeanne de BELLUNE)

    L'entrave - Exemplaire de Jeanne de Bellune

    Librairie des lettres|Paris 1913|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Significant presentation inscription from Colette to the Vicomtesse Jeanne de Bellune "... à Jeannot de Bellune / affectueux souvenir de son amie..."
    Spine very slightly faded, a few unobtrusive pale spots on the boards.
    Colette and Jeanne de Bellune probably met in 1905 at the Villa d'Eylau, where the Victor-Hugo Circle or "Cercle des arts et de la mode" convened, on the occasion of which the review Le Damier was produced. If "Jeannot" recurs throughout the correspondence of the Burgundian writer, very little is actually known about her. Vicomtesse de Juromenha, this fin-de-siècle courtesan was the lover of numerous...
    €2,300
  13. Josef Pankiewicz - Exemplaire de Moïse Kisling
    Józef PANKIEWICZ (Ex-dono) (to Moïse KISLING)

    Josef Pankiewicz - Exemplaire de Moïse Kisling[Josef Pankiewicz – Moïse Kisling’s copy]

    M. Arct|Warszawie [Warsaw] 1936|18 x 25.50 cm|broché
    M. Arct | Warszawie 1936 | 18 x 25,5 cm | in original wrappers
    First edition.

    Rare handwritten inscription from Josef Pankiewicz to [Moïse] Kisling.
    Illustrations. Three light, minor snags at the top of the spine, tiny marginal tears without pieces missing at the top of the first board, otherwise pleasant copy.

    In 1906, Pankiewicz was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Notably, one of his pupils was Moïse Kisling whom he encouraged to abandon sculpture in favor of painting. He introduced the young man to French painting and more specifically Cézanne and Renoir. In 1910, on the advice of his mentor, Kisling...
    €2,000
  14. Bal olympique, vrai bal sportif costumé le vendredi 11 Juillet 1924 de minuit à 6h du matin à la taverne de l'Olympia, 28 Bd des Capucines, organisé par l'Union des artistes russes à Paris
    Pablo PICASSO, COLLECTIF

    Bal olympique, vrai bal sportif costumé le vendredi 11 Juillet 1924 de minuit à 6h du matin à la taverne de l'Olympia, 28 Bd des Capucines, organisé par l'Union des artistes russes à Paris[Olympic Ball, a Genuine Fancy-Dress Sports Ball, on Friday, 11 July 1924, from Midnight to 6 a.m., at the Olympia Tavern, 28 Boulevard des Capucines, organized by the Union of Russian Artists in Paris]

    Union des artistes russes • François Bernouard|Paris 1924|24.50 x 29 cm|broché

    The program is illustrated by V. Barthe (wrapper) and includes hors-texts by Chatzman, Manet (a reproduction of his Olympia), Picasso, Vassilieff, Fotinsky and Ganovsky (a spatial composition).

    Appearing at this event were: Olga Koklova and the Ballets Suédois of Juger Friis and Jean Borlin, the “dance of the lobster, crab and crocodile” with costumes by Marie Vassilieff and Fernand Léger, the Petrograd Puppet Theatre with costumes and puppets by Goncharova and music by Bohslav Martinou and Vernon Duke, three-dimensional poems by Iliazd and Katabadze as well as futurist poems from Vazry, a dance by Thamara Svirskya to Satie's Gymnopédies, “Japanese...

    €1,000
  15. Nu masculin, de dos
    Louis ANQUETIN

    Nu masculin, de dosA male nude from the back

    Fin XIXème - Début XXème|21 x 27 cm|10
    A male nude from the back
    Pencil on paper | Late 19th – Early 20th century| 21 x 27 cm (31 x 47 cm with mount) | one drawing
    Original pencil drawing, mounted on guards.
    Artist's signature stamp and monogram stamp in the lower right corner of the work; artist studio's stamp on the back. Handwritten note on the back, in pencil, of the paper, the title and the date: 1895.
    Light signs of foxing on the left border without affecting the drawing, otherwise in very good condition.
    Provenance: artist's workshop, referenced in the Atelier Louis Anquetin catalogue (Thierry de Maigret, 28/11/08).
    €400
  16. Jésus-Christ rastaquouère
    Francis PICABIA

    Jésus-Christ rastaquouère

    Collection Dada|Paris 1921|19.50 x 25 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête (firsts deluxe) copies after 10 Chine paper.
    Illustrated with drawings by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes.
    Spine slightly faded, a few pale spots, not serious, to upper wrapper, internally good.
    A rare copy.

    €2,500
  18. Théâtre de la pantomime futuriste
    COLLECTIF

    Théâtre de la pantomime futuristeFuturist Pantomime Theater

    M. & J. de Brunoff|Paris s. d. [circa 1930]|22 x 27.50 cm|agrafé
    (COLLECTIVE)
    Théâtre de la pantomime futuriste [Futurist Pantomime Theater]
    M. & J. de Brunoff, Paris n. d.
    [c. 1930], 22 x 27,5 cm, stapled
    First edition.
    Biographies of the most celebrated futurists, richly illustrated.
    A very good copy despite a light foxing to upper cover.
    $ 2 500
    €2,000
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