<p>Copies inscribed by the author, i.e. a handwritten dedication to a close friend. As moving accounts of the genesis of the book and the writer's links with the people of his time, inscriptions are a unique record of the author's life.</p>

Inscribed Books

Copies inscribed by the author, i.e. a handwritten dedication to a close friend. As moving accounts of the genesis of the book and the writer's links with the people of his time, inscriptions are a unique record of the author's life.

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Inscribed Books
  1. La fleur rouge - Exemplaire d'Antonin Artaud
    (to Antonin ARTAUD) Vsevolod Mikhailovitch GARCHINE

    La fleur rouge - Exemplaire d'Antonin Artaud[The Red Flower – Antonin Artaud’s Copy]

    Editions Rhéa|Paris 1921|25.50 x 33 cm|broché sous chemise et étui.
    First edition of the French translation prepared by Soudeba, with no mention of deluxe copies.
    Illustrated with plates by Colette Nel.
    The copy is presented in a red half-morocco folder, smooth spine, slipcase edged with red morocco, the whole signed by Goy & Vilaine.
    Exceptional and highly important presentation copy inscribed and signed by René Allendy, a pioneer of psychoanalysis in France whose patients included René Crevel, Anaïs Nin and Antonin Artaud, further enriched with the handwritten signature of Colette Nel-Dumonchel, who married Dr. Allendy after he was widowed by her sister: "A notre cher ami Antonin Artaud. Bien affectueusement."
    €4,000
  2. De l'amour de Henri IV pour les lettres
    Gabriel, abbé BRIZARD

    De l'amour de Henri IV pour les lettres

    Cazin|Paris 1786|8.50 x 13.50 cm|relié
    Cazin edition composed with the first edition printed by Philippe-Denis Pierre, with a half-title and a relay title bearing Cazin's address and dated 1786.
    Full brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments richly adorned with gilt floral motifs, gilt date at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, frame of sextuple gilt fillets on boards decorated at corners with gilt fleurons, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt dentelle on pastedowns, gilt fillets on leading edges, all edges gilt, elegant nineteenth-century binding.
    A handsome copy with very wide margins and perfectly established.
    €450
  3. Les bourlingueurs
    Auguste LE BRETON

    Les bourlingueurs

    Plon|Paris 1972|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Iconography.
    Amusing autograph inscription signed by Auguste Le Breton to Roger Colombani "... en souvenir d'un mauvais souvenir. Ah ! ces truands à la con !" ["... in memory of a bad memory. Ah! those damn crooks!"]
    €60
  4. La lettre d'Irlande
    Françoise PARTURIER

    La lettre d'Irlande

    Albin Michel|Paris 1979|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Françoise Parturier to Boris Kidel.
    €50
  5. Flic. Les vérités de la police
    Honoré GÉVAUDAN

    Flic. Les vérités de la police

    Jean-Claude Lattès|Paris 1980|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Fine copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Honoré Gévaudan to Roger Colombani.
    €50
  6. Les assassins de Ben Barka
    Daniel GUÉRIN

    Les assassins de Ben Barka

    Guy Authier|Paris 1975|12.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Daniel Guérin to Roger Colombani.
    €60
  7. Prolapsus du rectum
    CARRASCO

    Prolapsus du rectum

    Masson & Cie|Paris 1934|16.50 x 25.50 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half marbled fawn sheep binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt undulating fillets decorated with gilt fillets and typographical motifs stamped in blind, red shagreen title and author labels, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Handsome copy beautifully executed.
    Autograph inscription signed by Professor Carrasco to his colleague Ernest Robidet.
    €80
  8. Mea culpa suivi de La vie et l'oeuvre de Semmelweis
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Mea culpa suivi de La vie et l'oeuvre de Semmelweis

    Denoël & Steele|Paris 1937|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 25 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies after 15 Holland and 40 pur fil.
    Spine and margins of covers skilfully restored.
    Autograph inscription signed by Louis-Ferdinand Céline "A Madame Marthe Pujol Bien affectueusement L.F. Céline".
    Precious deluxe copy with an autograph inscription by the author.
    €4,500
  9. L'oeuvre de Aimé Morot
    COLLECTIF

    L'oeuvre de Aimé Morot

    Hachette & Cie|Paris 1906|34 x 44 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition printed in 500 numbered copies at press and bearing Aimé Morot's signature on the justification page.
    Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth spine.
    Introduction by C. Moreau-Vauthier.
    Work illustrated with 60 plates reproducing works by Aimé Morot.
    Light foxing affecting the endpapers.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €1,500
  10. Tunc
    Lawrence DURRELL

    Tunc

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Three stains at top of rear cover, three small light stains on front cover.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Lawrence Durrell to his friend Janine Brun: "For Janine Brun of Sauve in the Languedoc from Lawrence Durrell 40 rue de l'Université chez Julian. 1969" ["For Janine Brun of Sauve in the Languedoc from Lawrence Durrell 40 rue de l'Université chez Julian. 1969"] enhanced with a small drawn sun and a Greek frieze bordering the autograph inscription on its left.
    Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun, Lawrence Durrell met in the mid-1960s the young and vivacious "Jany"...
    €250
  11. Confessions
    Paul VERLAINE, Louis ANQUETIN

    Confessions

    Publication du "Fin de siècle"|Paris 1895|12 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Hollande, only deluxe copies issued.
    Bound in cornered red morocco, spine with compartments tooled in black, gilt date at the foot of the spine, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, binding signed Devauchelle.
    Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author by Louis Anquetin bearing the autograph signature of Paul Verlaine on the lower part.
    Provenance: Charles Hayoit library (bookplate on the pastedown endpaper).
    €4,500
  12. Plainte contre inconnu
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    Plainte contre inconnu

    Nrf|Paris 1924|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the advance copies.
    Signed autograph inscription from Pierre Drieu la Rochelle to Léon Bérard: "... avec confiance..." ["with confidence..."] on the endpaper.
    Spine sunned, endpaper with small tear at foot, paper yellowed.
    €350
  13. Les chemins du long voyage
    André DHÔTEL

    Les chemins du long voyage

    Gallimard|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Two adhesive paper marks at foot of spine which also has a lack and a tear.
    Signed autograph inscription from André Dhôtel to Maître Maurice Garçon.
    €60
  14. Légion
    Jean CASSOU

    Légion

    Gallimard|Paris 1939|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper, statement of fourth edition.
    A red stain at foot of first cover, paper yellowed.
    Signed autograph inscription from Jean Cassou to Jacques-Henri Jouheaud.
    €30
  15. Loin de Rueil
    Raymond QUENEAU

    Loin de Rueil

    Gallimard|Paris 1944|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
    Spine and boards soiled with small tears or corner lacks.
    Rare signed autograph inscription from Raymond Queneau to Jacques-Henry Jouheaud on this text.
    €150
  16. Les cigognes sont immortelles
    Alain MABANCKOU

    Les cigognes sont immortelles

    Seuil|Paris 2018|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy retaining the illustrated dust jacket.
    Signed and dated autograph inscription from Alain Mabanckou to Michel Serres.
    €60
  17. Un homme tout esquinté
    Roland & Nicolas TOPOR

    Un homme tout esquinté

    Balland|Paris 1972|15 x 20 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Roland Topor.
    Autograph inscription signed by Roland Topor to Cécile Barthelemy enriched with the manuscript signature of Nicolas Topor.
    €180
  18. Le marquis de Villemer
    George SAND

    Le marquis de Villemer[The Marquis de Villemer]

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1864|14.50 x 23 cm|relié

    First edition of the theatrical adaptation.
    Bound in half red shagreen, spine in four compartments set with gilt stipples adorned with double gilt spine panels, marbled paper plates, marbled endpapers, contemporary binding.
    Precious handwritten presentation signed by George Sand: “à monsieur Huart en lui demandant pardon de tout le mal que je lui donne.” “To Mr Huart asking for his forgiveness for all the harm I am causing him.”

    Provenance: from the Grandsire library with its ex-libris.

    €3,800
  19. Le miroir à deux faces : La fugue du Petit Poucet. - Ikonut ou l'infini et les Eskimos. - Amandine ou les deux jardins
    Michel TOURNIER, Alain GAUTHIER

    Le miroir à deux faces : La fugue du Petit Poucet. - Ikonut ou l'infini et les Eskimos. - Amandine ou les deux jardins

    Seuil jeunesse|Paris 1994|23.50 x 33.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Edition en partie originale ornée illustrations d'Alain Gauthier.
    Agréable exemplaire.
    binding à la bradel de l'éditeur en plein cartonnage, spine lisse, plats illustrés.
    Envoi autographe daté et signé de Michel Tournier : "Pour Florence en souvenir du premier jour de printemps. Michel Tournier..."
    €150
  20. Le 101e régiment
    Jules NORIAC

    Le 101e régiment

    A. Bourdilliat & Cie|Paris 1860|20.50 x 23.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on laid paper, the most limited deluxe edition with 13 tinted paper copies.
    Bradel binding in full marbled paper, smooth spine, brown morocco title-label, top edge gilt on deckled edges, modern binding signed Thomas Boichot.
    Signed autograph inscription by Jules Noriac, below the justification page, to Edouard Delessert.
    Work illustrated with 70 illustrations in and hors-texte by Armand-Dumarescq, G. Janet, Pelcoq, Morin and Deuxétoiles.
    Our copy is exceptionally expanded with all the proofs of the illustrations printed on China paper.
    Occasional light foxing and marginal stains at foot of some leaves.
    €750
  21. La rose au poing
    François MITTERRAND

    La rose au poing

    Flammarion|Paris 1973|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First paperback edition published the same year as the first edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from François Mitterrand to Simone Denizet.
    €450
  22. Le contre ciel
    René DAUMAL, Etienne COURNAULT

    Le contre ciel[The Counter Heaven]

    Université de Paris|Paris 1936|15.50 x 20.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on Auvergne paper, ours one of 75 not-for-sale copies, the only printing after 10 copies on China and a few hors commerce copies; this copy specially printed for René Daumal.
     
    Frontispiece illustrated with an original lithograph by Étienne Cournault.
    Very faint, insignificant foxing to the margins of the covers.
    A handsome copy complete with its original wraparound band.
     
    Exceptional and superb signed autograph inscription dated 27 December 1936 from René Daumal to his future partner Véra Milanova : « à Véra Milanova – à toi Véra, d'abord ces anciens mensonges (que je n'ai pu nourrir...

    €6,500
  23. Peaux de couleuvre
    René ÉTIEMBLE

    Peaux de couleuvre

    Gallimard|Paris 1948|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine slightly wrinkled.
    Fine and important autograph inscription signed by René Etiemble to Emmanuel Mounier: "Pour E. Mounier à qui on ne saurait marchander de l'écriture. Etiemble" ["To E. Mounier to whom one cannot haggle over writing. Etiemble"]
    €80
  24. Au bout du monde
    Henri QUEFFÉLEC

    Au bout du monde

    Mercure de France|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Slight sunning to head and foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Henri Queffelec to M. Jouheaud.
    €50
  25. La vie ensemble
    Henri THOMAS

    La vie ensemble

    Gallimard|Paris 1945|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, with no mention of deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine slightly sunned, bibliophile's printed stamp at head of title page.
    Dated and signed autograph inscription from Henri Thomas to César Santelli.
    €150
  26. Les fanas du ciné
    Camille LEMERCIER

    Les fanas du ciné

    Flammarion|Paris 1977|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on alfa vellum paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Handsome signed autograph inscription from Camille Lemercier: "A mon amie Régine Deforges dont j'admire le talent et la beauté, bref qui est la séduction même ! Ce dimanche de la Pentecôte 1986. Camille L. Dutourd." ["To my friend Régine Deforges whose talent and beauty I admire, in short who is seduction itself! This Pentecost Sunday 1986. Camille L. Dutourd."]
    €100
  27. L'amour baroque
    René FALLET

    L'amour baroque

    Julliard|Paris 1971|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy despite a small lack at foot of spine and three stains at head of first endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by René Fallet: "Pour madame Virmaux cet amour en miettes et les plus amicales et entières pensées de René Fallet." ["For Mrs. Virmaux this love in pieces and the most friendly and complete thoughts of René Fallet."]

    €150
  28. La deuxième mort de Ramon Mercader
    Jorge SEMPRÚN

    La deuxième mort de Ramon Mercader

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Spine slightly sunned otherwise handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jorge Semprun: "A madame Lelièvre ce roman ne pouvant servir à rien (qu'à passer le temps)." ["To Mrs. Lelièvre this novel which can serve no purpose (other than to pass the time)."]

    €230
  29. Les aristocrates
    Michel de SAINT PIERRE

    Les aristocrates

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of the 25 nominative copies, the only deluxe copies after 26 Marais vellum hors commerce and 34 pure thread.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Michel de Saint-Pierre below the justification page.
    €230
  30. Histoire de Marie
    BRASSAÏ

    Histoire de Marie

    Les éditions du point du jour|Paris 1949|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa vellum.
    Introduction by Henri Miller.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Brassaï to Alex and Nadia Bloch.

    €300
  31. Les petites baraques
    Jehan RICTUS

    Les petites baraques

    Chez l'auteur|Paris s. d. [1908]|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition printed at the author's expense on laid paper.
    Handsome and rare copy.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Jehan Rictus to Jules Clarétie.
    €200
  33. Tristan Tzara
    René LACÔTE

    Tristan Tzara

    Pierre Seghers|1952|13.50 x 15.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Iconography.
    Small corner lacks to spine and covers.
    Precious autograph inscription signed by Tristan Tzara: "A André Masson de tout coeur (un petit coeur dessiné). Tristan Tzara 10 Juillet 52." ["To André Masson wholeheartedly (a small heart drawn). Tristan Tzara July 10, 52."]
    €750
  34. Algèbre des valeurs morales
    (to Pablo PICASSO) Marcel JOUHANDEAU

    Algèbre des valeurs morales

    Gallimard|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, an advance copy.
    Spine and covers lightly soiled without significance.
    Very precious autograph inscription signed by Marcel Jouhandeau: "Pour Pablo Picasso avec mon souvenir ému. Marcel Jouhandeau." ["For Pablo Picasso with my fond remembrance. Marcel Jouhandeau."]
    €1,800
  35. Gustalin
    Marcel AYMÉ

    Gustalin

    Gallimard|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to Germaine Rouanet.
    €170
  36. En avant la zizique
    Boris VIAN

    En avant la zizique

    Le livre contemporain|Paris 1958|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Nice copy.
    Cover illustrated by Piem.
    Signed handwritten inscription by Boris Vian to Christine Gouze-Raynal : "... avec toute mon amitié et mes respectueux hommages..."
    €2,800
  37. La forêt bleue
    Jean LORRAIN

    La forêt bleue

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1882|12 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed on laid paper.
    Half navy blue morocco-grained shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, top edge gilt, binding signed Goy & Vilaine.
    Precious and handsome autograph inscription signed by Jean Lorrain: " A Charles Maurras aëde de la mer thyrenienne (sic), un bohémien de forêt bleue"
    €1,700
  38. Connaissance de l'est
    Paul CLAUDEL (inscribed to Charles MAURRAS)

    Connaissance de l'est[Knowledge of the East]

    Mercure de France|Paris 1900|13.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
    Half bottle-green morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, top edge gilt, binding signed Goy & Vilaine.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Paul Claudel to Charles Maurras.
    €1,800
  39. Impressions d'Afrique
    Raymond ROUSSEL

    Impressions d'Afrique

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1910|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition of which there were no deluxe copies ("grands papiers"), statement of second edition on the first cover and no statement of edition on the title page.
    Binding in half morocco, signed by Goy & Vilaine.
    Rare handwritten inscription dated and signed by Raymond Roussel to Monsieur Pally.
    €3,300
  40. Les causes célèbres
    Jean PAULHAN

    Les causes célèbres

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First collected edition on ordinary paper, sixth edition statement.
    Paper yellowed.
    Fine autograph inscription signed by Jean Paulhan to Maurice Garçon: "La pampa du Brésil abonde en rhinocéros, animal que l'on peut imaginer si l'on a vu des licornes. (Thévenet, singularités de la France antarctique, 1585). A Maurice Garçon, ces quelques causes célèbres (ou licornes choisies) avec amitié. Jean Paulhan. 19.3.1950." ["The Brazilian pampas abound in rhinoceros, an animal one can imagine if one has seen unicorns. (Thévenet, singularities of Antarctic France, 1585). To Maurice Garçon, these few famous cases (or chosen unicorns) with friendship. Jean Paulhan...
    €120
  41. Dolorosa
    Ventura GASSOL

    Dolorosa

    Marguerat|Lausanne 1944|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the adaptation and French translation established by Ventura Gassol printed in 1100 numbered copies on cream laid paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Ventura Gassol to Marcel Herrand.
    €50
  42. Le juif errant
    Maxime ALEXANDRE

    Le juif errant

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Maxime Alexandre on this text to Marcel Arland: "Est-il rien sur la terre qui soit plus surprenant que la grande misère du pauvre Juif errant ? (la complainte). Hommage de ma sympathie respectueuse." ["Is there anything on earth more surprising than the great misery of the poor wandering Jew? (the lament). Tribute of my respectful sympathy."]
    €150
  43. Dieu et son juif
    François FEJTÖ

    Dieu et son juif

    Grasset|Paris 1960|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the advance copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from François Fejtö to Jean Blanzat.
    €60
  44. Les bagages de sable
    Anna LANGFUS

    Les bagages de sable

    Gallimard|Paris 1963|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    New edition published a few days after the first edition.
    Some small foxing to spine, covers and edges.
    Autograph inscription signed by Anna Langfus to Madame Goasguen: "... en souvenir de notre "bizarre rencontre" et de tout coeur..." ["... in memory of our "strange encounter" and with all my heart..."]
    €120
  45. Lawrence le magnifique. Essai sur Lawrence Durrell et le roman relativiste
    (Lawrence DURRELL) Vladimir VOLKOFF

    Lawrence le magnifique. Essai sur Lawrence Durrell et le roman relativiste

    L'âge d'homme • Julliard|Paris 1984|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Lawrence Durrell to his close friend Janine Brun.

    After many years spent in Greece, Egypt and Rhodes, the travel writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only in a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (Les citrons acides), he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the "Tartès house," his large dwelling surrounded by trees, he wrote the...
    €300
  46. L'île de Prospero
    Lawrence DURRELL

    L'île de Prospero

    Buchet / Chastel|Paris 1962|13.50 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which no deluxe copies were printed, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine and covers lightly and marginally spotted and sunned.
    Autograph inscription signed by Lawrence Durrell to his close friend Janine Brun: "Janine pour Lawrence. Souvenirs 1968." ["Janine for Lawrence. Memories 1968."]

    After many years spent in Greece, Egypt and Rhodes, the travel writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only in a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus...
    €300
  47. Matinales
    Jacques CHARDONNE

    Matinales

    Albin Michel|Paris 1956|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Chardonne to Claude Martine: "... avec beaucoup de considération..." ["... with much consideration..."]

    €150
  48. Zacharie l'escarcelle et autres récits
    Alexandre SOLJENITSYNE

    Zacharie l'escarcelle et autres récits

    Julliard|Paris 1972|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by two of the translators Lucile and Georges Nivat to Mr. and Mrs. Toboul.
    €70
  49. Paolo Paoli
    Arthur ADAMOV

    Paolo Paoli

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Arthur Adamov to Marcel Arland.
    €80
  50. Le printemps 71
    Arthur ADAMOV

    Le printemps 71

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Arthur Adamov to Marcel Arland.
    €80
  51. Le palais d'hiver
    Roger GRENIER

    Le palais d'hiver

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Roger Grenier on the half-title page.
    €80
  52. Les jeux de la nuit
    José CABANIS

    Les jeux de la nuit

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 135 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by José Cabanis to Monsieur Régnier.

    €80
  53. Bonnes nouvelles des étoiles
    Jean-Pierre LUMINET, Élisa BRUNE

    Bonnes nouvelles des étoiles

    Odile Jacob|Paris 2009|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    A small stain at the foot of the first cover.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jean-Pierre Luminet to the poet Charles Dobzynski: "... grand-maître de l'opéra comique..." ["... grand master of comic opera..."]

    €80
  54. A travers chants
    Hector BERLIOZ

    A travers chants

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1862|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Half shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands with gilt decorations, date at foot, marbled paper covers, original soft front cover preserved.
    Rare and precious signed autograph inscription by the composer: “à mon ami Seligmann - Hector Berlioz” ("to my friend Seligmann - Hector Berlioz")
    Hippolyte-Prosper Seligmann (1817-1882), cellist and composer, was an active member of the Philharmonic Society founded by Berlioz in 1849.
    Provenance: R. & B. L. library, with his bookplate pasted on the back of the first endpaper.
    €6,800
  56. Desaparecer / Aus den augen verlieren
    Guillermo NUNEZ, Ariel DORFMAN

    Desaparecer / Aus den augen verlieren[Missing]

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1980]|18.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First bilingual Spanish-German edition.
    Handsome copy illustrated with drawings by Guillermo Nunez.
    Dated and signed autograph inscription from Guillermo Nunez to Georges Raillard and his wife Alice with an original drawing.


    €200
  57. Obliques. Numéro spécial Michel Butor & Gregory Masurovsky
    Michel BUTOR, Gregory MASUROVSKY

    Obliques. Numéro spécial Michel Butor & Gregory Masurovsky

    Borderie|Paris 1976|21 x 27 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with numerous illustrations by Gregory Masurovsky.
    Numerous contributions including Michel Butor, Georges Raillard, Grégory Masurovsky, Shirley Goldfarb...
    Spine lightly sunned.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Gregory Masurovsky to Georges Raillard.
    €60
  58. Migo
    Darcy RIBEIRO

    Migo

    Editora Guanabara|Rio de Janeiro 1988|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy despite pale dampstaining affecting the last leaves at foot.
    Rare autograph inscription signed by Darcy Ribeiro, in Portuguese, to the translator Alice (Raillard).

    €120
  59. Le livre des blessures
    Jean MARCENAC

    Le livre des blessures

    Editeurs français réunis|Paris 1971|13.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy despite a crease mark at the foot of the text block.
    Signed autograph inscription from Jean Marcenac to the poet Charles Dobzynski and his wife Eliane: "... ce livre écrit pour eux..." ["... this book written for them..."]
    Our copy is enhanced with two manuscript corrections by the author on pages 48 and 144.
    €50
  60. Les revendications
    Henri PICHETTE, Jean BAZAINE

    Les revendications

    Mercure de France|Paris 1958|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First collected edition.
    Illustrated with lithographs by Bazaine, Gromaire, Picasso, Villon...
    Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly sunned without consequence.
    Autograph inscription signed by Henri Pichette to Charles and Eliane Dobzynski: "... ce livre écrit souvent avec des déchirements..." ["... this book often written with heartbreak..."]
    The illustration by Jean Bazaine, as frontispiece, has been heightened by him in watercolor.
    €250
  61. Surface d'un secret
    Christian GALI, Françoise BLANC

    Surface d'un secret

    Parler|Paris 1961|13.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies.
    Illustrated with 2 drawings by Françoise Blanc.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Christian Gali to Charles Dobzynski on the title page enhanced with an original signed drawing by Françoise Blanc on an endpaper.
    €50
  62. René Depestre
    Claude COUFFON

    René Depestre

    Seghers|Paris 1986|13 x 16 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy despite a crease mark at the head of the first cover.
    Dated autograph inscription signed by René Depestre, in Spanish, to a woman named Elisa.
    €120
  63. Gubbiah
    Jean MARTET

    Gubbiah

    Albin Michel|Paris 1929|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Bradel binding in full pebbled paper, smooth spine, grey sheep title label, two corners slightly bumped, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding.
    Handsome autograph inscription signed by Jean Martet to Tristan Bernard: "... qui n'a pas l'air d'y toucher et qui va jusqu'au fond des âmes..." ["... who doesn't seem to be affected by it and who goes to the depths of souls..."]
    €60
  64. M. Paul Hervieu son oeuvre dramatique
    Henri GUYOT, Paul HERVIEU

    M. Paul Hervieu son oeuvre dramatique

    L'imprimerie|Bruxelles [Brussels] 1913|18.50 x 23.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    A small tear to head of front cover.
    Autograph inscription signed by Henri Guyot.
    €50
  65. L'oeil de Galilée
    Jean-Pierre LUMINET

    L'oeil de Galilée

    Jean-Claude Lattès|Paris 2009|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jean-Pierre Luminet to the poet Charles Dobzynski: "... pour commencer en littérature cette année mondiale de l'astronomie 2009, 400 ans tout juste après que l'oeil de Galilée se soit (sic) tourné pour la 1ère fois vers les étoiles..." ["... to begin in literature this world year of astronomy 2009, exactly 400 years after Galileo's eye turned for the first time towards the stars..."]

    €100
  66. Mots d'excuse...
    Jean ROUSSELOT

    Mots d'excuse...

    Jean-Claude Valin|Poitiers 1989|16.50 x 24.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Work illustrated with drawings by Jean-Marie Lewigue.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Rousselot to the poet Charles Dobzynski.
    €30
  67. Blanc de scalp
    Vladimir VELICKOVIC, André VELTER

    Blanc de scalp

    Christian Bourgois|Paris 1974|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with drawings by Vladimir Velickovic.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed and inscribed by André Velter to Charles Dobzynski "... de la pratique du scalp : un poème à blanc." ["... on the practice of scalping: a poem in white."] enriched with the manuscript signature of Vladimir Velickovic.
    €80
  68. Balthazar
    Lawrence DURRELL

    Balthazar

    Corrêa|Paris 1959|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy despite a small marginal stain on the back cover.
    Signed autograph inscription from Lawrence Durrell to Maurice Noël.
    Provenance: from the library of Maurice Noël with his amusing bookplate pasted on an endpaper and his motto: "Adada sur mon bidet. Tout et rien !" ["Adada on my bidet. Everything and nothing!"]


    €250
  69. Cefalu
    Lawrence DURRELL

    Cefalu

    Buchet-Chastel|Paris 1961|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Lawrence Durrell to Maurice Noël.
    Provenance: from the library of Maurice Noël with his amusing bookplate pasted on an endpaper and his motto: "Adada sur mon bidet. Tout et rien !" ["Adada on my bidet. Everything and nothing!"]


    €250
  70. Sous la Coupole
    Oscar SAPHO

    Sous la Coupole

    Ultramarine|Paris 1985|25 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy despite a small repaired tear at foot of spine.
    Work illustrated with numerous drawings by Sapho.
    Signed autograph inscription from Sapho to Anne-Marie Vaneau with an original drawing representing a woman from the front, perhaps the dedicatee.
    Our copy is expanded with a large original drawing by Sapho, executed in black felt-tip pen in the manner of Pablo Picasso on a paper tablecloth from the brasserie La Coupole - famous gathering place of the Montparnos, representing the faces of a group of 9 friends and which was entitled by Sapho "Où est mon autocar de camarades?"
    The...
    €300
  71. Patience
    Michel BUTOR

    Patience

    Editions A.M. Métailié|Paris 1991|11.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned and foxed, adhesive paper marks at head and foot of endpapers.
    We include a postcard reproducing an ink and pastel by Michel Butor on which he wrote an autograph inscription dated and signed for Anne Sarraute.



    €80
  72. Le Yaouanc. Lithographies
    Alain LE YAOUANC, Louis ARAGON

    Le Yaouanc. Lithographies

    La pierre d'angle|Paris 1975|27 x 37 cm|en feuilles sous chemise à rabats
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    Text by Louis Aragon in French followed by its English translation.
    Work illustrated with lithographs by Alain Le Yaouanc.
    Manuscript signatures by Alain Le Yaouanc and Louis Aragon at the colophon.
    Our copy is complete, as stipulated in the justification page, with its original lithograph by Alain Le Yaouanc, which he justified and signed.


    €800
  73. Sur parole suivi de Le vrai c'est...
    Jean ROUSSELOT

    Sur parole suivi de Le vrai c'est...

    La bartavelle|Charlieu 1995|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Rousselot to the poet Charles Dobzynski.
    €30
  74. Essais sur les essais
    Michel BUTOR

    Essais sur les essais

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned and foxed, adhesive tape stains at head and foot of endpapers.
    Signed autograph inscription from Michel Butor to his friend art critic and Nouveau Roman specialist Georges Raillard in the form of an original fold on the printed dedication page.



    €100
  75. Le cahier de Véronique
    Jean AIGUI

    Le cahier de Véronique

    Le nouveau commerce|Charlieu 1984|16.50 x 25 cm|broché
    First edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine and covers marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Aïgui and translator Léon Robel to poet Charles Dobzynski.
    €50
  76. Illustrations II
    Michel BUTOR

    Illustrations II

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Adhesive paper stains at head and foot of endpapers.
    Signed autograph inscription by Michel Butor to his friend the art critic and Nouveau Roman specialist Georges Raillard, enhanced with an original collage and fold occupying two pages.
    Includes a piece of the envelope on which Michel Butor wrote Georges Raillard's address, when he was director of the French Institute of Barcelona.



    €100
  77. Le roman en liberté
    Félicien MARCEAU

    Le roman en liberté

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine lightly sunned, small light stains on the front cover which also has a scrape at foot.
    Signed and inscribed by Félicien Marceau to Bernard Wallet.
    €30
  78. Les guerres du milieu
    Jean-Robert IPOUSTÉGUY

    Les guerres du milieu

    Chez l'auteur|Paris 1966|17 x 26.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed in 300 numbered copies on laid paper and justified by the author in the colophon.
    Small stains to boards, slight tear at head of spine.
    €200
  79. Le procès-verbal
    Jean-Marie Gustave LE CLÉZIO, Edmond BAUDOIN

    Le procès-verbal

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|22 x 29.50 cm|reliure souple de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated with drawings by Edmond Baudoin.
    Handsome copy.
    Publisher's soft binding.
    Our copy is enriched with an autograph inscription and original signed drawing by Edmond Baudoin in black ink depicting a woman's face.
    €250
  80. Le voyage de noce de Figaro
    Félicien MARCEAU

    Le voyage de noce de Figaro

    Les Belles Lettres|Paris 1994|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Félicien Marceau to Michel Serres.
    €70
  81. Croire, voir, faire
    Régis DEBRAY

    Croire, voir, faire

    Odile Jacob|Paris 1999|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Handsome copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Régis Debray to Michel Serres: "A Michel S. son toujours admiratif Régis D." ["To Michel S. his ever admiring Régis D."]
    €80
  82. Vie de Jeanne d'Arc
    Anatole FRANCE

    Vie de Jeanne d'Arc

    Calmann Lévy|Paris 1904-1908|15.50 x 24 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Half navy blue morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands showing some minor rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edges gilt, contemporary bindings signed Petitot.
    Autograph inscription signed by Anatole France to Madame Félix Roussel on the first volume.
    €400
  83. Les feux de la chandeleur
    Catherine PAYSAN

    Les feux de la chandeleur

    Denoël|Paris 1966|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure laid paper, ours one of 5 lettered and hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite slight sunning at head and foot of spine.
    Autograph inscription signed by Catherine Paysan to art publisher Alex Grall and his wife Monique: "Pour vous, cher Alex, en grande affection et complicité de coeur." ["For you, dear Alex, with great affection and complicity of heart."]
    €60
  84. Le petit ouvrage inachevé
    Paul LÉAUTAUD

    Le petit ouvrage inachevé

    Arléa|Paris 1987|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    New edition, one of 69 numbered copies on Ingres laid paper, deluxe issue.
    Introduction by Edith Silve.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Edith Silve: "A monsieur Baguenier Désormeaux, ce livre où l'on voit bien comment Léautaud sut être protecteur de toutes... les bêtes !" ["To Monsieur Baguenier Désormeaux, this book where one can clearly see how Léautaud knew how to be protector of all... the animals!"]
    €50
  85. Pièces brillantes
    Jean ANOUILH

    Pièces brillantes

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|reliure de l'éditeur

    First edition, one of the 90 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").

    Nice copy.
    Signed handwritten inscription by Jean Anouilh to Robert Delaroche-Vernet.

    €450
  86. Vie de Jésus
    Ernest RENAN

    Vie de Jésus[Life of Jesus]

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1867|15 x 23 cm|relié
    Definitive edition with some parts in first edition as revised and expanded bearing a statement of thirteenth edition.
    Bradel binding in full speckled paper, smooth spine, burgundy shagreen title-label, covers preserved, binding signed P. Goy and C. Vilaine.
    Covers stained, soiled and with two small marginal lacks filled on the second cover. Some occasional foxing.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Ernest Renan to the painter and journalist Edouard Bertin in the upper margin of the first cover: "A M. Ed. Bertin, souvenir affectueux" ["To Mr. Ed. Bertin, fond remembrance"].
    €2,300
  87. Porte rouge suivi de Jérusalemville
    Israël ELIRAZ

    Porte rouge suivi de Jérusalemville

    Le taillis Pré|Châtelineau 2004|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation.
    Spine very slightly faded.
    Autograph inscription signed by Israël Eliraz to Charles Dobzynski.
    Our copy is enriched with a signed autograph letter by Israël Eliraz, dated 1999, regarding a collection of poems he had sent him.
    €60
  88. Rets d'éternité
    ADONIS [Al? Amad SAID]

    Rets d'éternité

    Fayard|Paris 1988|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation established by Adonis and Anne Wade Minkowski
    Handsome copy.
    Afterword by Adonis.
    Autograph inscriptions signed by Adonis and Anne Wade Minkowski to Charles Dobzynski.
    €60
  89. Poèmes choisis
    Lubomir LEVTCHEV

    Poèmes choisis

    Editions Messidor|Paris 1989|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    The first collected edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Foreword by Alain Bosquet.
    Rare dated and signed autograph inscription from Lubomir Levtchev to Charles Dobzynski.
    €80
  90. Blackout
    Nanni BALESTRINI

    Blackout

    Editions Messidor|Paris 1989|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Rare autograph inscription dated and signed by Nanni Balestrini to Jean-Baptiste Para.
    €400
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