Women Writers

Edition illustrated with 30 original compositions by Charles Delort engraved with burin and etching by L. Boisson, one of 400 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, the only issue after 200 Japan and grand vélin du Marais.
Bradel binding in half blue cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, chocolate brown shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Preface by Robert Vallery-Radot.
Handsome copy despite some light foxing affecting mainly the edges.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on wove paper, ours bearing No. 1, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
Pleasant copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on corvol paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph signed Colette Deblé colored pencils to Huguette and Marc (Le Bot) enriched with an original drawing of two balloons ready to fly and surrounding the names of the dedicatees.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph dedication signed by Claude Mauriac to Gaston de Pawlowski.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, mention of second edition.
Back slightly discolored and insolated.
Autograph dedication signed by Nathalie Sarraute to Mr. and Mrs. Wagemans.

First edition on current paper.
Autograph signed by Lise Deharme Guy (Dupré): "... in all understanding of all things ..."

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 35 Hollande paper.
A nice copy.

Edition first in part, one of 42 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy.

First edition on current paper.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Nathalie Sarraute to journalist Jean-Claude Lamy.

First French edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Voiron laid paper, ours being one of 5 lettered hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
A crease mark at the head of the front cover.

New edition, thousand mention.
Nice copy.
Binding half cartonnage vellum style, smooth back adorned with golden edging on the head and tail, title piece of orange shagreen, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved cover, binding of the era signed by J. Chevron, binder at Provins.
autograph dedication of the author autograph of Gyp to Madame Prunier in violet ink.

First edition in French, one of 125 numbered copies on superior vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A crease mark at head of first endpaper, a light dampstain of no concern at foot of spine.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph dedication signed by Nathalie Sarraute to Adrien Jans.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours bearing N°1, deluxe copy.
Spine with some creasing and a small tear reglued at foot.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on bibliophile vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition published anonymously.

Half sienna cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillets at foot, black shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.

Foxing, gift inscription from a previous owner on the half-title page.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only leading copies.
Dirty boards, nice interior state.
Touching signed autograph of Bernadette Liger-Belair: "To you darling, this sketch of a young author for which your indulgence always had equal your affection".

First edition, one of 64 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only large paper copies.
Spine faded and sunned as usual.
Rare and nice copy.

First edition illustrated with text drawings by Lalande, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Publisher's flexible full cardboard binding, smooth unlettered spine, illustrated boards.
Handsome copy.

First Edition printed with 150 numbered copies on vellum Ronsard.
boards slightly and marginally insolated and stitched, nice interior state.
Signed autograph signed Yvonne Ferrand-Weyher Jean Lebrau: "... the beautiful poet and the benevolent criticism ..."
We enclose a fragment of envelope on which Yvonne Ferrand-Weyher has indicated his address in Paris.

First edition, on current paper, of the French translation.
A fold trace at the foot of the first board.
Illustrated book, frontispiece, a drawing of the author.
Signed autograph dedication of Gloria Alcorta: "For you dear Gabrielle franche and beautiful artist, thank you for sharing and supporting my first dramatic efforts." Your Gloria. "

First edition of the French translation by Willy, of which there is no mention of great papers.
Cover illustrated with a blood Garnier Salbreux.
Binding half brown shagreen, discolored smooth back and adorned with gold cartridges, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, golden head, ex-libris engraved by Walter Furst pasted on a contreplat.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Meg Villars, who was the mistress of Willy while he was married to Colette, Walter Furst enriched with an autograph dedication signed by Willy.
Both shipments are written in English and made on the illustrated cover.
Our copy is also...

First Edition printed with 150 numbered copies on pure Lama thread.
Illustrated book of 8 reliefs Marc Pessin.
Rare and pleasant copy despite the back and lightly insolated boards without gravity.
Signed autograph of Marie-Claire Bancquart to Charles Dobzynski on a cardboard.



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First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Presentation of Marcel Aymé.
Illustrations by Locca and Mouloudji.
Rare autograph dedication signed by Sandra Jayat to Pierre Gamara: "... who always enlightened my poems ..." enriched with a flower that is the first letter of his surname.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Back and flat slightly and marginally insolated.
Signed autograph dedication of Christiane de Thracy to Mona Sauget: "... who declaims so beautiful worms ..."

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Irène Némirovsky to Roger Jutigneaux.
Slight stains, not serious, on the covers.

First edition published anonymously and presenting the correspondence as real.
Full brown marbled and glazed calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Spine rubbed with some cracking. 2 corners slightly bumped, 2 others rubbed.
Epistolary novel in which a young girl destined for retreat finds herself married against all expectations. The narrative encounters numerous intrigues and twists. This is a moral and educational work in which the author, through the character of Madame Du Montier, addresses the education of girls. Pedagogy held a significant place in the work of Madame Le Prince de Beaumont, who was a governess and author of numerous...

First Edition, one of 40 numbered and justified copies of his initials by Renee Dunan on Annam, only leading copies.
Beautiful autographed signed, full-page, from Renée Dunan to his publisher André Delpeuch: "... this little book of discreet and smiling gallantries, where philosophy mixes without pedantry - it seems to me - to adventures smiling and dressed, - rather, rather, who may well have the destiny of Voltaire's tales ".
Small tears and slight lack of gravity in the foot of the first board.
Rare and pleasant copy at all margins.

First edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Signed autograph of Judith Cladel to Judith Gautier.
Illustrated book of a portrait of Leon Cladel by Felix Bracquemond frontispiece.
Wrinkled back with a tear in the head at a joint.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Beautiful autograph autograph dedication of the author signed to the full page of Raphaëlle Martinon to Henri Béraud.
Back and marginally discolored boards, bites and small spots on boards.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Signed autograph signed by Nicole Casanova to Pierre Dumayet.
About Henrich Böll, Werner Herzog, Günter Grass, Peter Handke ...
Pleasant copy.

first edition for which no large papers have been taken, one of the review copies service.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Geneviève Serreau to Pierre Dumayet.
Complete copy of his trailer, which includes small tears, and his prayer to insert.

first edition of the French translation and for which it was not taken from large papers.
Signed autograph signed by Mary MacCarthy to Pierre Dumayet.
Complete copy of his prayer to insert.

first edition, one of the 60 numbered copies on vellum of Arches paper, drawing of head.
Book illustrated with drawings by Colette Deblé.
Handwritten signatures of Marc Le Bot and Colette Deblé to the justification of the draw.
Our copy, like all the copies of the drawing of head, is complete of the original painting of Colette Deblé which it signed in its verso.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Colette Deblé to Françoise and Pierre (Dumayet) embellished with a small heart on the verso of the original painting.
Pleasant copy.

The very rare first edition.

Full glazed red calf bindings, smooth spines ornately decorated with gilt vegetal motifs, black calf title labels, gilt tooling on the headcaps, frames of quadruple black and gilt fillets enhanced with gilt fleurons at the corners on marbled paper boards, pink paper endpapers and pastedowns slightly soiled at margins, all edges gilt, gilt fillets at head and tail of leading edges, contemporary bindings.

Some light rubbing to boards, some minor foxing.

A handsome and rare copy of this work dedicated to his friend Béranger bound in an elegant contemporary Romantic binding. 

first edition, one of the 210 copys numbered on pure vellum wire, drawing of head after 35 Holland paper.
Binding with the bradel in full paper with vegetal motifs, smooth back, piece of title of morocco chocolate brown, preserved covers, golden head.
autograph dedication of the author an autograph dated 1967 and signed by Jean Giono to Madame Alméras.
Our copy is enriched with a signed autograph letter of a page of Jean Giono presenting especially his wishes for the year 1968 which begins.
Beautiful copy.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 15 on Arches.
Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly sunned without significance.

First edition.
Half shagreen, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
A little light spotting, library label to pastedown.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Andrée Chedid to Pierre and Françoise Dumayet.
Iconography.
Pleasant copy.

First edition, one of 35 copies on Montval paper, this one not numbered but justified Montval paper on foot of the second cover, the tirage de tête.
A nice copy.

Edition illustrated by Luc Leguey.
Publisher's full polychrome boards, smooth spine, illustrated spine and covers, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns with traces of adhesive tape at head and foot, gilt edges, binding signed by Engel.
A lack at foot of pages 9-10, otherwise handsome interior condition.

first edition, on current paper, of the French translation.
A precious autographed and signed copy of Victoria Ocampo: "To Paul Valéry, this little book - a testimony of my love for France - has nothing to say to her from the literary point of view, with admiration, friendship and so much desire To see him again Victoria Ocampo Mar del Plata February 1945. "
A small tear and slight marginal bites on the second board.

first edition of the French translation, one of the 100 non-trade copies numbered on Swedish vellum.
Rare autograph autograph dedication of the author of Carson Mac Cullers, in English, to Marcel Arland.
spineely insolated, the last three letters of the author's name appearing in the consignment include a discoloration spot due to a drop of water or a tear.

First edition, one of 25 numbered hors commerce copies on green paper, deluxe issue after 25 on Arches laid paper.
Cover illustrated by Mario Prassinos.
Spine lightly sunned as usual.

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Signed autograph signed by Mary Marquet.
Wrinkled back, otherwise pleasant copy.

first edition entirely out of trade and printed with 25 numbered copies.
Signed autograph signed by Violette Leduc: "... in remembrance of Italy and Spain too." With my friendship, January 24, 1956. Violette Leduc, the name of the dedicatee was cleanly scratched.
Our copy is enriched with an engraved portrait of Violette Leduc embellished with a handwritten precision of Jacques Guérin.
Very rare work consisting of the facsimile of the autograph manuscript and presented under a shirt in floral and lace-patterned wallpaper, title tag sticking on the first flat.
Pleasant copy.

first edition, one of the 30 numbered copies on vellum of Arches paper, only large papers.
Autographed and dated autographed from Javotte Martin to Oleg Ibrahimoff: "... these fractured images of the mirrors of the heart ..."
Complete work, like all the copies of the draw, of the original drawing of the author that it has signed.
Pleasant and rare copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Thérèse de Saint Phalle Peter Loiselet "... the story of a man suffered a civilization contrary to our nature ..."
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 34 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation by Roger Martin du Gard and the author, one of 550 numbered copies on Alfama du Marais vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph Beatrix Beck Jacques Mallard.
A little walk in the first flat spot.

first edition.
Binding half black shagreen, spine slightly thinned to four nerves decorated with black boxes, flat black cardboard, guards and contreplats paper to the tank top corners bumped, small rips on the cuts, sprinkled edges, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph signed by Delphine Gay: "To his dear Delphine" topped the first volume of the title page.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with some hors commerce copies also on pur fil du Marais paper.
Handsome copy despite two small tears at the foot of the spine and at the head of the front cover.

First edition of the French translation established by Victor Llona, one of 750 numbered copies on Rives, the only issue with 50 on Japan paper.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe copies.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches paper, deluxe copies.
Nice copy.

first edition.
Binding of the editor in full black fabric, smooth back, full copy of his illustrated jacket.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by KRH Sonderborg enriched with an original Desson Francoise Giroud.
Iconography.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 2 presentation copies reserved for the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on corvol the proud, only large paper with some trade off with the author.
Signed autograph of Lise Deharme Paul Aveline.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pur fil paper, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on light blue vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Preface by Paul Eluard.
Spine lightly sunned, title page shaded.

First edition, one of 84 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies after 1 Chamois reserved for the author.
Spine slightly sunned.

first edition printed 100 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Our copy is complete, frontispiece, engraving by Jean Coulon it signed and justified.
Rare copy and pleasant.

First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition dated 1865 on the title page and 1864 on the front cover, with mention of second edition.
Bradel binding in half almond-green cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, rubbed beige sheep title-label, double gilt fillet at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, some nicks to leading edges, contemporary binding.
Rare.

First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on pure laid paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format.
Handsome copy.

Edition for which he was not drawn large paper, a copy of the press service.
Signed autograph Claudine Chonez to a friend.
Nice full copy of his prayer to insert.

First edition, one of 412 numbered copies on vellum reserved for the "Editions de Minuit" bookshop, the only deluxe copies after 17 on pur fil.
Spine lightly sunned at head and foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies announced.
Light marginal tears without loss affecting the covers, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.

Edition illustrated with 260 original compositions in and outside the text by Adrien Moreau, engraved on wood by Brauer, Froment, Hamel, Méaulle, Rousseau and Thomas, one of 35 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe copies.
A minor tear at the foot of one joint of the first volume.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt arabesques, dark green cardboard boards with some epidermures, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, tears to leading edges, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Some foxing.

First edition published under the pseudonym Maria Star.
in full morocco binding Navy Russia, back with five nerves set with gilt decorated with gilt floral dotted, golden tail frieze casters gilded on the caps, nets gilded, golden friezes and cold frames boards decorated spandrels of golden floral, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, frame with golden lace on contreplats, nets gilded on the cuts, preserved covers, gilded head, elegant non-binding signed.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Maria Star in the Ganay Jean Countess adorned with this quote: "... There is refined beings who live in every nuance (page 80) ..."

First edition, one of 1500 numbered copies on alfa bouffant paper, the only issue after 18 on pur fil.
Spine and covers marginally discolored and sunned as usual, occasional foxing.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly sunned and two very faint insignificant stains to second board, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 28 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of the 20 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper Marais, only large paper.
Signed autograph of Lise Deharme Paul Aveline.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.

A good copy.

First edition published in the author's complete works.
Bradel binding in full sienna cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, black sheep title-label with two small marginal lacks, original wrappers preserved, cold-stamped binding signed by Pierson.
Some light foxing of no consequence, mainly affecting the final leaves.

First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from Irène Némirovsky to monsieur Parmentier.
Spine sunned, with two small tears, not serious, to foot.

Edition on current paper despite a sixth edition of mention.
Signed autograph Beatrix Beck Madame André Theriat.