<p>A traversal through the works of those who have been writing, imagining, and creating since the late twentieth century. This selection brings together pieces that mirror the shifts of an era &mdash; literary gestures, singular voices, new perspectives. Each book and object has been chosen to capture, through its material presence, the living imprint of our contemporaries.</p>

Our Great Moderns

A traversal through the works of those who have been writing, imagining, and creating since the late twentieth century. This selection brings together pieces that mirror the shifts of an era — literary gestures, singular voices, new perspectives. Each book and object has been chosen to capture, through its material presence, the living imprint of our contemporaries.

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Our Great Moderns
  1. Relevés d'apprenti
    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
  2. Une rencontre
    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
  3. Célébrations
    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
  4. Le vol du vampire
    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
  5. Onze chansons puériles numérotées par Pierre Alechinsky sur une table de multiplication d'écolier
    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
  6. Le coeur absolu
    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.
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    €250
  7. Les folies françaises
    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.
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    €250
  8. Antidotes
    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
  9. Je ne suis pas mort
    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
  10. Tourmente N°1
    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
  11. L'extase matérielle
    Jean-Marie Gustave LE CLÉZIO

    L'extase matérielle[Material Ecstasy]

    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.
    €850
  12. Le temps dans la tragédie grecque
    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
  13. Rencontres ferroviaires
    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
  14. Bouvard et Pécuchet, de Gustave Flaubert
    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
  15. Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
    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
  16. Les corps conducteurs
    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
  17. Une rencontre
    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.
    €900
  18. Le rideau
    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.
    €900
  19. La bataille de Pharsale
    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
  20. Beau comme une rencontre multiple
    Milan KUNDERA

    Beau comme une rencontre multiple[Beautiful as a multiple encounter]

    Gallimard • L'infini|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.
    €900
  21. Leçon de choses
    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
  22. Mémoires interrompus
    François MITTERRAND

    Mémoires interrompus[Unfinished Memoirs]

    Odile Jacob|Paris 1996|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Lana chiffon wove, the only deluxe paper copies.
    A very handsome copy.
    €1,200
  23. Le jardin des chimères
    [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
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