Michel TOURNIER, Lewis CARROLL
Des clefs et des serrures[Keys and Locks]
Chêne • Hachette|Paris 1979|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the only large paper issue.
Work illustrated with photographs by Edouard Boubat, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Leni Riefenstahl, Lucien Clergue, Lewis Carroll, Phelps, Esaias Baitel...
A very handsome copy, enriched with an original photograph of Michel Tournier mounted opposite the half-title.
Autograph signature of Michel Tournier on the half-title.
€800
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
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 drawing has been captioned at top left in blue felt-tip pen, probably by Anne-Marie Vaneau "La Coupole, 8 Mai 1985 24h30. Poncho - Benoit - Anne-Marie (dessin de Sapho).
€300
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
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
Michel BUTOR
Troisième dessous
Gallimard|Paris 1977|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back and boards slightly and marginally exposed, small discharges of adhesive paper at the heads and feet of the guards.
Autograph dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend the art critic and specialist in the New Roman Georges Raillard written on the false title page and keeps it in front by means of an original folding: "... a few pages the evening before falling asleep ... "
€100
Pascal QUIGNARD
Critique du jugement
Editions Galilée|Paris 2015|15.50 x 25 cm|broché
First edition, one of 47 copies with large margins numbered on vellum, ours one of 20 enriched with a page of the manuscript of the book , only large papers.
Very nice copy.
€1,200
Michel BUTOR
Travaux d'approche. Entretien avec Roger Borderie
Gallimard|Paris 1972|11 x 17.50 cm|broché
first edition in paperback format, one of the review copies service.
Back and boards slightly and marginally exposed.
Autograph shipment dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend the art critic and specialist in the New Roman Georges Raillard embellished with a small original collage formed by eight pastilles from perforations of postcards.
Notes of the dedicatee in pencil and black marker in the text.
€60
Michel MOHRT
Lettre autographe signée à un journaliste à propos d'un article qu'il entend modifier et dans lequel il se moque du "Figaro" et de son éditorialiste François Mauriac
s. l. s. d. [circa 1950]|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille recto-verso
Autographed letter signed by a half page in which Michel Mohrt announces his unavailability, for health reasons, to go to the management of a newspaper to modify an article he gave and in which he repressed François Mauriac .
Michel Mohrt deplores his immobility due to his state of health: "A slight flu (probably caught at the session of poetry Saturday: I will not take me over!) Forcing me to keep the room, which requires it to ask his correspondent "to modify a sentence of my article".
Article in which he attacks François Mauriac and the "Figaro" (of which he was the editorialist from 1946 to 1953) while evoking in filigree the outrages of Victor Hugo polemicist and politician : "Guernsey is a place more inspired than the fort of the" Figaro "But here there is hope.
Regretting this acid and peremptory tone, Michel Mohrt would like to temper his words and his vision of things : "It is this last sentence that I would like to change.I do indeed seem to wish François Mauriac the same mishaps - imprisonment, proscription, exile - that he wished so much for the others - I have more charity than that - anyway this sentence is a little "sharia", as they say, I would like to transform it like this: "But here everything is possible ... "
€100
Michel MOHRT
Lettre autographe signée à un journaliste à propos d'un article qui, malgré toutes ses précautions, n'est pas encore parvenu à la rédaction du journal
s. l. s. d. [circa 1950]|21 x 27 cm|une feuille recto-verso
Autographed letter signed by a half page in which Michel Mohrt announces his unavailability, for health reasons, to go to the management of a newspaper to modify an article he gave and in which he repressed François Mauriac .
Michel Mohrt deplores his immobility due to his state of health: "A slight flu (probably caught at the session of poetry Saturday: I will not take me over!) Forcing me to keep the room, which requires it to ask his correspondent "to modify a sentence of my article".
Article in which he attacks François Mauriac and the "Figaro" (of which he was the editorialist from 1946 to 1953) while evoking in filigree the outrages of Victor Hugo polemicist and politician : "Guernsey is a place more inspired than the fort of the" Figaro "But here there is hope.
Regretting this acid and peremptory tone, Michel Mohrt would like to temper his words and his vision of things : "It is this last sentence that I would like to change.I do indeed seem to wish François Mauriac the same mishaps - imprisonment, proscription, exile - that he wished so much for the others - I have more charity than that - anyway this sentence is a little "sharia", as they say, I would like to transform it like this: "But here everything is possible ... "
€100
Michel BUTOR
Elseneur
Volumen|Yverdon [Yverdon-les-Bains] 1979|13.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 100 copies out of trade.
Nice copy.
Affectionate autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friends George and Alice Raillard: "... a lot of fun to see you the other day in the middle of the raout Hold the evening of February 29 (20.00) for the first of this (transformed version of course) oratorio in the great auditorium of the Radio, Paris.Mille Amitiés.Your Michel Butor. "
€120
Michel BUTOR
6810000 litres d'eau par seconde. Etude stéréophonique
Gallimard|Paris 1965|18.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back slightly wrinkled, clear discharges of adhesive paper in heads and feet of the guards, pleasant interior state.
Press clipping and invitation card for the performance, at the comedy of the Grenoble Alps on February 13, 1968, of 6180000 liters of water per second.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend Georges Raillard enriched with a watercolor representing, surreally, the course of a river.
€150
Anna LANGFUS
Saute, Barbara
Gallimard|Paris 1965|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Jean d'Ormesson to a friend named Bertrand: "A little beauty my dear Bertrand (pity it's not me!) To tell you both my very faithful affection, to which I tell you my warm wishes, I kiss you one and the other, Jean. "
€150
Christian LACROIX
Qui est là ?
Mercure de France|Paris 2004|15.50 x 22 cm|broché
First edition.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Christian Lacroix to a woman named Madeleine enriched with an autograph dedication signed by singer Sapho.
These dedications were made during a conversation organized by Frédéric Mitterrand with Christian Lacroix and some of his muses at the Café de l'Industrie on Saturday 21 April 2007.
€120
Michel BUTOR
Lettre autographe signée à Georges Raillard
février 1974|18.60 x 27 cm|une feuille, enveloppe jointe
Letter autograph signed by Michel Butor to Georges Raillard, dated February 1974. 55 lines written in black pen on a sheet. Envelope attached.
Michel Butor speaks from Albuquerque (New Mexico) to Georges Raillard, literary critic and specialist of Spanish painters Antoni Tapies and Joan Miro.
€200
Nathalie SARRAUTE
Tu ne t'aimes pas
Gallimard|Paris 1989|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition on current paper.
Nice full copy of his trailer.
Signed autograph dedication of Nathalie Sarraute to his friend Georges Raillard.
€150
Philippe SOLLERS
L'école du mystère
Gallimard|Paris 2015|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition on current paper.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Philippe Sollers to his close friend Georges Raillard.
€100
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
Marguerite DURAS
Le Ravissement de Lol. V. Stein
Gallimard|Paris 1964|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of 75 copies reserved for Club de l'Edition originale, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A nice copy despite the spine very slightly sunned.
€700
Pierre BOULEZ
Relevés d'apprenti
Seuil|Paris 1966|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition of these texts presented by Paule Thévenin, one of 15 numbered copies on vélin neige, this copy one of 5 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Copy slightly warped.
Handwritten signature of Pierre Boulez under the justification.
€1,200
Milan KUNDERA
Une rencontre
Gallimard|Paris 2009|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition of the French translation, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A very nice copy.
€1,200
Michel TOURNIER
Célébrations
Mercure de France|Paris 1999|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 36 numbered copies on vélin chiffon de Lana, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A very nice copy.
€1,500
Michel TOURNIER
Le vol du vampire[The Flight of the Vampire]
Mercure de France|Paris 1981|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 85 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A very nice copy.
€800
Jean CLAIR, Pierre ALECHINSKY
Onze chansons puériles numérotées par Pierre Alechinsky sur une table de multiplication d'écolier
L'Echoppe|Caen 1990|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vellum, head print.
Nice copy in spite of tiny spots without gravity on the first board.
Handwritten signatures of Jean Clair and Pierre Alechinsky at the colophon.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Jean Clair to the sculptor Raymond (Mason): "... these childish rhymes of a suburb not too gay either ..."
€200
Philippe SOLLERS
Le coeur absolu
Gallimard|Paris 1987|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vélin de Rives, the only deluxe copies.
Bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
Handsome copy.
.
€250
Philippe SOLLERS
Les folies françaises
Gallimard|Paris 1988|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
A handsome copy.
.
€250
Eugène IONESCO
Antidotes
Gallimard|Paris 1977|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Eugene Ionesco Claude (Bonnefoy) and his wife Nicole.
Little sunshine Length back and boards, otherwise pleasant complete copy of his illustrated jacket.
€150
André de RICHAUD
Je ne suis pas mort
Robert Morel|Le Jas du Revest-Saint-Martin [Revest-Saint-Martin] 1965|11.50 x 19 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
First edition, one of the copies on offset paper.
Publisher's full black cloth binding, smooth spine, boards with 16 irregular cut-out windows, black paper endpapers and pastedowns, red edges.
Handsome copy retaining its wraparound band as well as its rare gilt dust jacket which has small marginal tears.
€120
Pierre ALECHINSKY, Bernard DUFOUR
Tourmente N°1
Fata Morgana|Montpellier 1968|23 x 30.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise à lacet
First edition of 130 numbered copies.
With drawings by Alechinsky, Dufour and Hérold.
Manuscript signatures by Michel Butor, Pierre Alechinsky, Bernard Dufour and Jacques Hérold on the justification page.
A good copy in its chemise over marbled paper boards, title label pasted to upper cover.
€450
Jean-Marie Gustave LE CLÉZIO
L'extase matérielle
Gallimard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 36 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
One small trace of sunning, not serious, to foot of spine.
A good copy.
€1,000
Italo CALVINO
Temps zéro
Seuil|Paris 1970|14 x 20.50 cm|relié
First edition in French, of which there were no large paper copies.
Half black calf by Goy & Vilaine, spine titled in palladium, date to foot of spine, covers and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge palladium.
Autograph inscription signed by Italo Calvino to Pierre Dumayet.
A good copy in an elegant binding.
€1,200
Jacqueline de ROMILLY
Le temps dans la tragédie grecque
Librairie philosophique J. Vrin|Paris 1971|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Jacqueline de Romilly Professor Georges Blin.
A small spot without first flat head gravity.
€60
Régine DEFORGES
Rencontres ferroviaires
Arthème Fayard|Paris 1999|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on vergé paper Ingres de Lana, this copy one of 10 hors commerce, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.
€250
Michel MOHRT
Bouvard et Pécuchet, de Gustave Flaubert
Gallimard|Paris 1998|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Michel Mohrt to the historian René Rémond.
A good copy.
€50
Michel TOURNIER
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Gallimard|Paris 1981|22.50 x 31.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
Edition illustrated with photographs of Pat York and Sygma.
Binding to bradel Editor open carton, flat spine, illustrated boards.
Signed autograph Michel Tournier: "A Aymeric with the smile of Michel Tournier ..."
Pleasant copy.
€150
Claude SIMON
Les corps conducteurs
Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1971|14 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 97 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies with 92 bouffant.
A good copy.
€600
Milan KUNDERA
Une rencontre
Gallimard|Paris 2009|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very fine copy.
€1,200
Milan KUNDERA
Le rideau
Gallimard|Paris 2005|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
First edition in French, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very fine copy.
€1,200
Claude SIMON
La bataille de Pharsale
Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1969|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 92 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, tirage de tête.
A very attractive copy.
€380
Milan KUNDERA
Beau comme une rencontre multiple
L'infini • Gallimard|Paris 1992|18 x 22 cm|broché
First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Japan paper, the tirage de tête.
A very rare text, printed on the occasion of the second Afro-Caribbean Festival in Bordeaux.
Covers and spine very lightly and insignificantly sunned at edges, a good copy retaining its advertising slip.
€1,200
Claude SIMON
Leçon de choses
Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1975|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition, one of 82 numbered copies on pur fil, tirage de tête.
A very good copy.
€580
[Marguerite YOURCENAR] Marg YOURCENAR
Le jardin des chimères
Perrin & Cie|Paris 1921|13.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
First edition, small printrun, of the first work by Marguerite Yourcenar, written under her semi-pseudonym of Marg Yourcenar
A very good and rare copy of this work, of which there were no large paper copies.
€2,000
Marguerite YOURCENAR
Présentation critique d'Hortense Flexner suivie d'un choix de poèmes[Critical introduction by Hortense Flexner, followed by a selection of poems]
Gallimard|Paris 1969|18 x 21 cm|broché
First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil, tirage de tête.
A very good copy.
€750
Michel MOHRT
"Vos essais aussi bien que vos articles de Combat, ont eu pour l'étudiant provincial que j'étais avant la guerre, une importance considérable..."[FRENCH ACADEMY] Admiring signed autograph letter addressed to Thierry Maulnier regarding his candidacy to the Académie française
S.n. [Imprimerie universelle]|28 Mars 1985|21 x 29.50 cm|4 pages
Autograph letter dated and signed by Michel Mohrt, four pages, addressed to Thierry Maulnier. 69 lines written in blue ink, notably discussing his candidacy for the Académie française to succeed Marcel Brion's vacant seat.
Folds from original mailing. A paperclip holds the two sheets of the letter together.

€300