Inscribed Books

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Publisher's binding in full red boards, with the cellophane wrapper.
Signed autograph inscription from the author to Marcel Aymé's daughter, Colette Magne.
Fine copy.

First edition printed on ordinary paper, with statement of second edition.
Half dark green sheep binding, spine sunned with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, minor tears without consequence to top edges, top corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved with a small library shelf label pasted on bearing the printed mention "Paul Reboux", contemporary binding.
Precious autograph inscription from the author to Paul Reboux.
Some pages dog-eared at head by the dedicatee as reading markers, some marginal annotations in red colored pencil, a small marginal tear with minimal lack at head of the final pages of the volume.

First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half burgundy cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, date and double gilt fillet at foot, head slightly rubbed, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul-Louis Garnier to the Baroness de la Tombelle.
Publisher's printed tribute above the manuscript dedication.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on laid paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Fine signed autograph inscription from Louis Gillet to the poet Armand Godoy mentioning Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe
As frontispiece, a facsimile of an autograph letter from Sainte-Beuve to Vigny.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper
Half cream-colored cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards by Gauché, dark brown morocco title piece (one scratch), covers lined and preserved
Rare autograph inscription from Charles Péguy over two pages, to Gounelle : " Mardi 29 Avril 1913, cher monsieur Gounelle voici encore un cahier emporté dans les présentes tempêtes
Je suis votre affectueusement dévoué Péguy [Tuesday 29 April 1913, dear monsieur Gounelle here is another notebook caught up in the present storms
I remain your affectionately devoted Péguy]."

First edition on ordinary paper
Contemporary half mint-green cloth Bradel binding over marbled paper boards, spine with gilt floral motif, dark brown morocco titlepiece (lightly rubbed), double gilt fillet to foot, covers (with slight angular lacks) preserved
Rare autograph inscription by Charles Péguy to Monsieur Saffrey : "Mardi 4 Mars 1913, je suis votre fidèle dévoué Péguy [Tuesday 4 March 1913, I am your faithfully devoted Péguy]." Paper yellowed as usual.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from André Nougue to Michèle Pozzo.
Minor marginal worming of no consequence to the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy complete with its errata leaf.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by André Spire to François Porché and his wife.
Spine very skilfully restored, handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Louise Weiss to Anne Deack.
A small marginal crease and minimal worming to boards, a small paper loss at foot of rear board left by a torn-off label.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half chocolate sheep binding, faded spine with two raised bands decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, cherry red shagreen title-label, some rubbing traces on spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph inscription from Nicolas Bourgeois to poet Jean Ott.

Second edition, with some parts in first edition as expanded with a supplement on public education in Germany and Russia, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies with 25 Japan.
Bradel binding in half fir green cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with some scratches, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by A. Mertens.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Pierre Peugeot to Léon Cladel.
Printed stamps of the Université populaire du Faubourg Saint-Antoine in margins of several pages of our volume, pen numbering for library classification also in margins of certain pages.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only issue with 2 Holland copies.
Half fir-green shagreen binding, faded spine with five raised bands showing traces of rubbing, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated by Eugène Lefebvre.
Handsome interior condition without foxing.
Rare.
Fine autograph inscription dated and signed by the author to poet Jean Ott: "... en souvenir des premiers rapports officiels de Guignol avec Lafleur et en remerciement sincère pour avoir écouter mon appel pour la rénovation des théâtres..." ["... in memory of the first official relations between Guignol and Lafleur and in sincere thanks for having listened to my call for the renovation of theaters..."]

First edition printed on ordinary paper, with only 2 Holland copies on deluxe paper.
Bradel binding in half mint green cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, gilt date and fillet at foot, brown shagreen title-label with scratches, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Signed autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Michel Tauriac to André Kocher.
Handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with two raised bands showing traces of rubbing, date and double gilt fillet at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Pourrat, in Spanish, to the Bacchic poet Jean Ott.

First edition, one of the advance (service de presse) copies.
Handsome autograph inscription from Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes to Joseph Delteil.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the tirage de tête
Autograph inscription from Louis-Ferdinand Céline to his friend Pierre Duverger, the only photographer to have taken color photographs of Céline
Quality blueish paper covers, sunned (as is often the case)
Ex libris pasted onto foot of half-title
This copy has a half black morocco chemise, spine in six compartments, date to foot, and a slipcase edged in black morocco, both by Goy & Vilaine.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by the author to Lucien Mettai: "... ces histoires de nos turbulents ancêtres les vikings. / Hommage d'un gars de la côte salée." ["... these stories of our turbulent ancestors the Vikings. / Tribute from a guy from the salt coast."]
Preface by Pierre Mac Orlan. Illustrated cover after a vignette by Gustave Alaux. A fold mark along the entire length of the front cover.

First edition, printed on ordinary paper.
Signed autograph inscription from Mathias Morhardt to Marcel Cottière.
Spine and boards uniformly sunned, small marginal spotting to boards.

Later edition on Hollande paper
Chemise backed in dark green morocco over marbled paper boards, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, slipcase edged with same morocco and with boards of the same paper, lined with apple-green paper
Rare inscription from Paul Verlaine to Achille Segard
A small marginal lack to pages 15 & 16 due to paper fault, manuscript note “1866” in ink below the date featuring on the upper cover
A rare, unsophisticated and uncut copy.

Third edition, first in parts.
Contemporary half caramel-colored calf over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt dots and double gilt compartments richly gilt with decorative motifs, dark red morocco title pieces and dark green volume labels, some headpieces slightly rubbed, headpiece of volume four repaired, some joints cracked and repaired, gilt fillet frame to covers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners bumped, top edge gilt.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Charles Augustin Saint-Beuve to Madame Paul Huet, the wife of the noted Romantic painter and friend of Victor Hugo.
Manuscript ex donos of Pierre Jean David d'Angers' grandson to start of each volume.
A little spotting, sometimes heavy, to some leaves.

First edition, one of 990 copies on Ghaldwill, the only deluxe copies after 10 on pur fil.
Half blue morocco binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, covers with marbled paper, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved (spine slightly sunned with small filled losses), top edge gilt, binding signed by Goy & Vilaine.
Exceptional and moving signed autograph inscription from Maurice Blanchot to his mother and sister: "Pour vous mes très chères, ces pages, hélas bien anciennes, en toute affection. Maurice. / Mais avant le commencement, il y a le recommencement qui fait de la lumière une fascination, de toute chose une image et de nous le coeur vide du ressassement éternel" ["For you my very dear ones, these pages, alas quite old, with all my affection. Maurice. / But before the beginning, there is the re-beginning which makes light a fascination, everything an image and us the empty heart of eternal rehearsal"].
Half-title page bearing the inscription very slightly and marginally shaded. Marguerite Blanchot, renowned organist at Chalon cathedral, remained all her life in the family home, with her mother and aunt. "She gradually became, for the family, like the memory of origins." Very close to Maurice, she corresponded regularly with the writer who showed her great gratitude for her devotion to their disabled mother. While Blanchot's intense affection for his mother and sister shows through in his dedications, we know almost nothing of their relationships. In the only biographical essay on Blanchot, Christophe Bident reveals however: "Marguerite Blanchot venerated her brother Maurice. Very proud of him, (...) she attached great importance to his political ideas (...). She read extensively (...) They telephoned each other, corresponded. From a distance, they shared the same natural authority, the same concern for discretion." Blanchot indeed sent her numerous works from his library, maintaining with her a continuous intellectual bond. As for Blanchot's passion for his mother, it is in the course of his work that we discover the most beautiful testimonies: "Perhaps the power of the maternal figure borrows its brilliance from the very power of fascination, and one could say that if the Mother exercises this fascinating attraction, it is because appearing when the child lives entirely under the gaze of fascination, she concentrates in herself all the powers of enchantment". Cultivating absolute discretion, Blanchot pushed the art of effacement even into his manuscript dedications generally succinct and written almost systematically on cards attached to the rare works he offered to his close friends. In contrast, in these precious inscriptions to his mother and sister, Blanchot offers himself in all his fragility and reveals a hitherto unknown intimacy.
Fine copy perfectly established.

First edition, one of 446 numbered copies on Marais paper, ours one of 46 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies with 29 on Japan paper and 75 on Holland paper.
Autograph inscription from the author to Doctor Paul Voivenel enriched with a signed autograph tribute from the illustrator.
Work illustrated with 25 original woodcuts by Max Bugnicourt.Preface by J.H. Rosny.

First edition, one of 25 hors commerce copies on Canson paper reserved for the author and collaborators, deluxe copy.
Work illustrated with 10 original drawings hors-texte by Jean Raymond.
Signed autograph inscription by the illustrator expanded with the author's signature below the justification page.
Fine copy.

First edition of the author's first book, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Audiberti to Anatole Jakovsky.
Small marginal worming to the back cover, a small tear reglued at the foot of the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Elegant half dark red morocco over marbled paper boards by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, spine in six compartments, gilt date to foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge gilt.
Fine and handsome autograph inscription signed from Maurice Blanchot to his brother René and his wife Inge : Un bonze demanda un jour au bonze Sozan Daishi : Qu'est-ce quiest le plus précieux au monde ? / N'importe quoi, une charogne, latête d'un chat mort, répondit Sosan Daishi. / Pourquoi ? ? Parcequ'on ne peut l'évaluer. Zenso Mondo. / Pour René et Inge en toute affection. Maurice. [A bonze asked bonze Sozan Daishi one day: “What is the most precious thing in the world?”/ “Whatever – a rotting carcass, the head of a dead cat,” replied Sosan Daishi./ “Why??” “Because it's priceless”. Zenso Mondo./ For René and Inge with all love. Maurice]”. A very good copy perfectly bound with a moving provenance.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Rare autograph inscription signed by F. Hosatte to Adolphe Neugewirtz at the head of the front cover: "... en souvenir de l'obtention de son certificat d'études le 23 Juin 1910." ["in memory of obtaining his certificate of studies on June 23, 1910."]
Covers marginally spotted and slightly discolored, handsome interior condition. Rare pamphlet.

First edition of the author's first book, with no mention of large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Jacques Audiberti to Roland Dorgelès.
A very good copy.

Edition illustrated with hors-texte pochoir illustrations by Lucien Boucher, one of the copies on alfa paper.
Autograph inscriptions signed by Madame Georges Courteline and Michel Simon to the actor Noël-Noël: "... en souvenir d'un partenaire fugace avec toute mon amitié" ["in memory of a fleeting partner with all my friendship"].
Preface by Edouard Herriot. Minor worming at beginning and end of volume.

First edition.
Signed and dated autograph inscription from the author to Pascal François.
Covers slightly soiled, dampstain to foot of rear cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 10 on pur fil.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Denys-Paul Bouloc to Raymond Fournier.
Fine and rare copy.

First edition, one of 800 numbered copies on Auvergne paper.
Autograph inscription signed by André Thérive to Emile Mireaux "... qui a gardé sûrement le goût des canulars" ["... who surely retained his taste for hoaxes"].
Spine and first cover uniformly faded as usual, second cover marginally faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to Madeleine Roch.
Work illustrated with 13 plates by Léo Bringuier.
Handsome copy complete with its fold-out at the end.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jean Ristat to Maurice Blanchot.
Minimal worming without consequence to covers and spine.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Olivier Duhamel to Maurice Blanchot.
Minimal interior worming, two small angular creases at head and foot of back cover.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jean Ristat to Maurice Blanchot. Postface by Louis Aragon.
Very light occasional worming on the covers.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Minor spotting to covers, without consequence.
Precious signed autograph inscription from André Pieyre de Mandiargues to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from Alain Robbe-Grillet to Maurice Blanchot.
Two small spots to the centre of the spine and first cover, a marginal fold to head of lower cover.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscriptions from three of the authors to Maurice Blanchot.
Small marginal stains to covers.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Roger Chateauneu to Maurice Blanchot.
Slight worming of no consequence.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Maurice Bourg to Maurice Blanchot. Our copy is enhanced with an autograph letter signed by the author also addressed to Maurice Blanchot.
Minor worming to boards.

First edition.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Gérard Legrand to Maurice Blanchot.
Cover illustrated by Hervé Télémaque. Minor spotting without gravity on the covers.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Pierre Bourgeade to Maurice Blanchot.
A small stain and a scratch on the first cover.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Claude Delmas to Maurice Blanchot.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Dominique Grandmont to Maurice Blanchot.
A pale marginal dampstain at the foot of the pages in the second half of the work.

First edition.
Contemporary half burnt Sienna cloth over marbled paper boards, gilt fleuron to spine, double gilt fillets to foot, dark brown title-pieces (rubbed).
Rare autograph inscription by Ferdinand de Lesseps " à mon respectable ami Mr l'abbé Sabatier [to my honorable friend Mr l'abbé Sabatier]".
Bookseller's notice pasted to head of one endpaper.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from Maurice Bouchor to José Maria de Heredia.
A little light spotting principally to covers.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Half hazelnut shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt cartouche and friezes, some traces of rubbing to spine and edges, original wrappers preserved, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Joseph Périer.
Very rare copy of the author's first work.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Roland Barthes to journalist and historian Antoine Casanova.
Spine lightly sunned, light dampstain to top edge, pale stain to head of front cover.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by René Crevel to the Swedish writer and diplomat Kjelle R.S. Stromberg.
Two discreet marginal restorations at head and foot of one joint.

First Edition printed 200 copies numbered on white vellum.
Publisher's binding in full ivory cardboard vellum, back with four nerves set with black threads, framing of double black nets on the boards.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Henry Monnier to a friend.
Beautiful copy established in its binding of the publisher.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Bradel binding in half sand-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, black sheep title-label with some scratches, small spots on spine, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved (tiny lack at foot of first cover, lacks at foot of second cover).
Rare and precious signed autograph inscription to Victor Hugo "... with the affectionate respects of the author..."
Eugène Spuller, close friend and collaborator of Léon Gambetta, owed his political rise to Victor Hugo when Hugo chose him "to be his substitute in the senatorial elections of the Seine". (Eugène Spuller (1835-1896): itinéraire d'un républicain par Nathalie Bayon). Deputy of the Seine, a year later, he had a brilliant political career alongside Léon Gambetta and was appointed minister three times during the Third Republic. Victor Hugo mentions him several times in Choses vues.
One manuscript correction by the author on page 96.
Some occasional light foxing.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Dated and signed autograph inscription by the author.
Fine copy complete with publisher's slip, with press clippings laid in.

First edition, one of 445 copies on alfa paper, ours one of 60 reserved for press service, the only deluxe copies with 15 on pure thread.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Edouard Dujardin to Léon-Paul Fargue "... who still remembers the 'Fin d'Antonia'! With all my heart."
A small tear reglued at the head of one joint.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Rare autograph inscription from Louis Althusser.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half sky blue cloth, smooth spine lightly sunned decorated with a gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, cherry red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Octave Mirbeau to Jean Ajalbert on the half-title page.
Our copy is expanded with a four-page autograph letter dated and signed by H.G. Ibels in which he shares with his correspondent his momentary financial troubles, the poor circumstances that led him to this situation and finally the solicitations from wealthy bibliophiles who covet his important collection of 18th-century manuscripts on the Convulsionnaires...
Large marginal discoloration affecting the front cover as well as much more lightly the half-title page without touching the autograph inscription.
Provenance: Jean Ajalbert library with his Japonist ex-libris in the Nabis style wood-engraved in a very small number, signed with a monogram, probably that of Félicien Rops.

First edition.
Autograph inscription signed by Léon Foillard.
Work decorated with a frontispiece by P. Burnot, drawings by J. Limonon as well as photographic plates.
Preface by Justin Godart.
Spine sunned and cracked with dampstain at head, boards marginally sunned and also with corner tears, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription signed by the author to Maurice Blanchot.
The inscription has been damaged by a clear dampstain which also affects the front cover.

First edition of the French translation, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Precious signed autograph inscription from the translator to Maurice Blanchot.
A slight angular lack at the foot of the second cover, spine with a clear dampstain at foot.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Marcel Guersant to Maurice Blanchot: "... critique éminent devant lequel l'auteur ne se présente qu'avec crainte et tremblement. / J'ose offrir ce livre, où - dans un silence profond - la grâce se fraye la voie d'une âme" ["... eminent critic before whom the author presents himself only with fear and trembling. / I dare offer this book, where - in profound silence - grace carves the path of a soul"]
Worming to spine and covers, complete with publisher's slip.

First edition, an advance copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Luce Amy to Maurice Blanchot.
Marginal worming to head and front cover, one joint slightly cracked at foot.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Guillaume Wodli to Maurice Blanchot.
Minor marginal tears to spine and covers, light scratches of no consequence at foot of second cover.

First collected edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Elegant half green morocco over marbled paper boards by P. Goy & C. Vilaine, spine in six compartments, gilt date at foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome autograph inscription from Henri Michaux to Maurice Blanchot.
A very good copy in a perfectly suited binding.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Denis Marion to Maurice Blanchot: "... ce faux-pas romantique".
Two small stains on the front cover.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Lucienne Favre to Maurice Blanchot.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Gabriel d'Aubarède to Maurice Blanchot.
Two tears to the spine which also has a lack at foot.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Raymond Lacaze to Maurice Blanchot.
Complete with its publisher's wraparound band.

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Edmond Buchet to Maurice Blanchot.
Small tears with minimal lacks to the first cover, joints cracked at head and foot.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jean Mauclère to Maurice Blanchot.
Joints slightly cracked at head and foot.

First edition, false statement of third edition, Service de Presse stamp.
Precious signed autograph inscription from the author to his friend Maurice Blanchot: "... à qui je ne veux rien dire de ce livre si plein de douleur, mais qui, j'en suis sûr, comprendra" ["... to whom I want to say nothing about this book so full of sorrow, but who, I am sure, will understand"].
From 1933, Blanchot was the principal editor of the newspapers founded by Paul Lévy, "Le Rempart" and "aux Ecoutes", with clearly patriotic, anti-democratic, anti-parliamentary, anti-capitalist orientations while simultaneously focused on denouncing Hitlerism and anti-Jewish persecutions. The friendship between the two men, along with that of Lévinas, would contribute to Blanchot's political reversal as he progressively refused the anti-Semitic drift and fascist radicalization that threatened him. In 1940, he "officially" took over the direction of Paul Lévy's newspaper and in November saved him by warning him of his imminent arrest. Paul Lévy fled to Morocco. It was during this exile that he wrote 'Le chemin de la Mosquée', a novel inspired by his political engagement of the 1920s-30s and questioning their consequences. A painful text that Blanchot could indeed "understand".
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Francis Jeanson to Maurice Blanchot.
Iconography.
A stain at foot of first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Jacques Sternberg to Maurice Blanchot.
Complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Rai de Roth to Maurice Blanchot.
Iconography.
One stain at foot of front board, otherwise handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Robert André to Maurice Blanchot.
Complete with publisher's (advertising) slip. Worming to front board.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Jean Chatenet to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from André Billy to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Jacques Chastenet to (Maurice) Blanchot.
Minor worming of no consequence to spine and boards.

First edition in French, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from the translator to Maurice Blanchot.
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Louise Lefrancois-Pillion to Maurice Blanchot: "pour Maurice Blanchet" (sic) ["for Maurice Blanchet"].
Work illustrated with 10 sketches in the text as well as 16 plates.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Precious full-page signed autograph inscription from the author to Maurice Blanchot: "... qui approfondit chaque jour davantage les mystérieux rapports de la vie et du langage..." ["... who deepens each day the mysterious relationships between life and language..."]
Iconography.
Small tear to head of front cover.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Jean Husson to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by George Meredith to Maurice Blanchot.
Two tears at head and foot of spine, marginal worming to first cover, one angular stain to front endpaper.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Small marginal tears without loss to first cover.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Armand Lanoux to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Madeleine Chapsal to Maurice Blanchot.
A small tear at head of first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Handsome autograph inscription from Claude Digeon to Maurice Blanchot.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Patrick Waldberg to Maurice Blanchot.
Three small stains at head of first cover.