Inscribed Books

First edition in French translated by Eugène Guillevic, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Somlyo, in French, to a couple who were his friends, enriched with Guillevic's signature.
Spine and covers very lightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription from M. de Pongerville at head of front cover.
A small tear at head of spine, light foxing to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Michel Georges-Michel to Marcel Espiau with a small drawing of a flower.
Illustrated with drawings by Roger de Valério.
Preface by Pierre Mac-Orlan.
Spine sunned, two small harmless spots on first cover.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 10 Japan and 12 Holland copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Laudatory inscription from Jean Hytier to a fellow poet.
A lack at the head of the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Georges Piroué.
Two minute scratches at foot of spine very slightly faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce.
Inscribed by Lucie Faure.
Spine very slightly faded without any gravity, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce copies.
Autograph inscription signed by François Clément to Roland Bailly.
Spine very slightly faded without any gravity, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine near full-page inscription by the author.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with some hors commerce.
Fine inscription by Gérard Mourgue.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies.
Inscribed by Marie de Balkany.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies.
Inscribed by Anne Huré.
Spine very slightly faded without any significance, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered alfa copies, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce.
Autograph inscription by Jean-Jacques Gautier to Roland Bailly.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, deluxe copy.
Autograph inscription by Gérard Mourgue.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 26 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription by Robert de Poccadaz.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies reserved for friends of "Lettres nouvelles", the only deluxe copies.
Inscription by François Sonkin.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscription by Hélène Parmelin.
Spine very lightly faded without gravity, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Paul van den Bosch.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce.
Inscription by Christian Mégret.
Spine very slightly faded without any concern, handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to a close friend.
Small stains at head of front board, rear board soiled, handsome interior condition.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Eduardo Manet.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Fine full-page autograph inscription by the author.
Work illustrated by A. Berlant.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the copies reserved for subscribers of the cahiers and friends of the C.E.L.F.
Inscribed by the author to a poet friend.

New revised edition, one year after the first edition.
Inscription from Guillevic.
Cover illustrated with a black and white photographic portrait.
Iconography.
Spine with minor rubbing traces, covers very slightly and marginally faded with some corner creases, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Only 8 copies were printed on Holland paper in deluxe format.
Fine inscription from Robert Goffin.
Cover illustrated with an oil portrait by Liliane Barbin, reproduced in black and white.
Iconography.
Spine very slightly pinched at head and tail, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper. Only 8 copies were printed on Holland paper in deluxe format.
Inscribed by Alain Bosquet.
Cover illustrated with a black and white photographic portrait.
Iconography.

First edition of the French translation, on ordinary paper, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the translator.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Charles Vincent Aubrun to one of his colleagues.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition, on ordinary paper. Only thirty Alfa copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Inscribed by the author.
Black and white photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
We include with this copy two fascicles of press extracts about the author's work.
Handsome copy.

First edition, printed on ordinary paper. Only 5 Holland and 17 Vellum deluxe copies were printed.
Fine inscription from the author.
Covers and spine marginally faded, a few tiny spots on the covers.

First edition, on ordinary paper, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Spine and boards very slightly faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Inscription by Pierre Camo addressed to M. Pierre Edmond Lévy "to complete his collection of rarities", on the half-title page.
Covers and spine marginally and slightly faded, two tiny corner lacks at head of first endpaper.

New edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Illustrated.

First edition printed in a very small number of copies.
Autograph tribute from the author.
A small crease mark throughout the body of the work.
Rare.

First edition, one of 750 copies on ordinary paper. Only 2 copies were printed on special paper.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Work illustrated with a drawing by Félix Labisse.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 25 Holland and 60 pure thread copies.
Inscribed by André Frénaud.
Spine very lightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy complete with its publisher's wraparound band.

New edition, one of 300 copies on offset paper, the only issue together with 30 on pur fil.
Inscribed by the author.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Hélioneige laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Cover illustrated with a fragment of a Carpaccio painting.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 450 copies on offset paper, the only deluxe copies with 50 Arches.
Fine autograph inscription by Claude Stéphane to one of his friends.
Furthermore, our copy, like all copies from the deluxe issue, contains an original color watercolor by the author, which he has signed, mounted facing the endpaper where the inscription appears.
Finally, our copy retains the complete etching by Claude Stéphane, on loose sheet, as frontispiece and engraved by Jacques David.
Boards very slightly and marginally faded at head, handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket.

First edition, one of 240 hand-numbered copies on Licorne offset, the only printing with 40 on Rives.
Beautiful full-page inscription by the author to a couple who were friends of his.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Spine very slightly sunned.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to a couple of his friends.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.

First collected edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Small stains to front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by Jean Rousselot with a small drawing of a locomotive.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome full-page autograph inscription by the author.

New edition, one of numbered copies on bulky paper, the only issue with 20 on pur fil.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly faded.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, false statement of third edition.
Inscribed by the author.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on "bouffant" paper, the only printing with 40 copies on handmade paper.
Autograph inscription from the author to a couple of his friends in which he confesses his sadness at having lost his cat.
Spine very slightly faded, without significance.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author.
Notes by Henri de Montherlant.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 162 numbered copies on pur fil, deluxe printing after 52 Montval.
Inscription from Marcel Arland.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only printing with 25 on pur fil.
Author's inscription.
Spine very slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Inscribed by the author.
Spine very slightly sunned with two small stains.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies, the only issue with 30 on laid paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Work illustrated by G. Bigot.
Minor light stains of no consequence to the front cover.
A rare and handsome copy.

First edition of the second version of the French translation established by Bérot de l'Arvette and printed on fine paper.
Rare inscription from Sir Cecil Tavelet.

First edition on ordinary paper of the French translation established by Louis Schneider.
Signed autograph inscription by the translator.
Small lacks to head of spine which also has a small tear at foot.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by Henry Spiess.
Spine very slightly sunned, a descriptive bookseller's label pasted in margin of the endpaper which also bears a bookplate.
Provenance: from Albert Natural's collection of French-Swiss poets which he formed from the nineteen twenties.

First edition, one of 52 copies on Montval laid paper, deluxe copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Jouhandeau to Yvonne Langevin.
Handsome copy.

First hors commerce collected edition printed in 300 copies on laid paper.
Inscribed by Henry Spiess.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription signed by H.C. Emmery on the front cover.
Rare pamphlet preserved in its original wrappers under plain cover. Minimal lacks and tears to cover.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious autograph inscription by the author to Moïse Kisling mentioning a mutual friend, who also inscribed the book to Moïse Kisling.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to Jean Leymarie.
A handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to Jean (Leymarie).
A handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to Jean (Leymarie).
Handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author to Jean (Leymarie).
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from B. Reynold to the illustrator Ciokolwski.

First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first printing, Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Fine inscription from Aurel.

First edition.
Rare collection of poems.
Beautiful poetic inscription by the author.

First edition, false statement of second edition.
Minor marginal tears without consequence to the boards, occasional light foxing.
Fine inscription from Aurel to the illustrator Ciokolwski: "(...)En toute spéciale estime; à son lumineux respect de la femme. En vive sympathie, Aurel" ["In special esteem; to his luminous respect for women. In keen sympathy, Aurel"]

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed autograph inscription by the author to Aristide Briand.
Preface by Jean Ajalbert;
About Liane de Pougy, Parisian theaters, La Scala, Jean Lorrain, the Bal des 4 Z'arts, contemporary social poetry...
Spine lacking, handsome interior condition.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Béraud to Fernand Rivoire.
Spine and covers marginally faded.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Inscribed by Auguste Angellier to Marcel Prévost.
Spine and covers uniformly faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half mint green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands set with dotted lines ornamented with double compartments richly decorated with gilt floral and vegetal motifs, gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Precious and very handsome inscription from Louis Germont to Dubut de Laforest.
Handsome copy agreeably bound.

First edition, one of 950 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours number 58 hors commerce and specially printed for Lucien Descaves.
Signed autograph inscription from Henri Béraud to Lucien Descaves below the justification page.
Minimal foxing on the first endpaper and half-title page.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from André Hardellet.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of fourth edition on the front board, of eighth edition on the title page.
Fine autograph inscription from the author to Edmond Sée.
Spine lacking, boards detached.
As is.

First edition, one of the service de presse copies.
Affectionate inscription from the author to a couple who were friends.
Light foxing to spine which also has a small tear at foot.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription from Ernest Raynaud to the publisher-bookseller Albert Messein.
Corner lacks to boards, one marginal tear to rear board.

First edition printed in a small number on laid paper.
Rare signed autograph inscription by Maurice du Plessys.
Work decorated on the first cover with a portrait of the author by André Derain.

First edition, one of 343 numbered copies on Arches paper, ours one of the few hors commerce copies reserved for the author.
Autograph inscription signed by Gaspard-Michel to the wife of Joannin Ardouin who was proofreader at Emile-Paul frères in the form of verse.
Endpapers partially and lightly shaded, otherwise handsome copy with fragile covers without any defect.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 3 Japan and 10 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
Inscribed by Jean Giraudoux to Joannin Ardouin who was a proofreader at Emile-Paul frères.
Tiny lack at head of one joint, rare worming, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition printed in 440 copies. One of 30 hors commerce copies. No. XXVIII. From the L'Alphabet des lettres collection.
Autograph inscription from Jean-Louis Vaudoyer: "A monsieur P. Balmot. Sincère hommage. Vaudoyer. Mars 1927." ["To Mr. P. Balmot. Sincere homage. Vaudoyer. March 1927."]
In original wrappers. Pink folded cover.
Unopened copy. Very fine condition.

NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.

New edition.
Affectionate autograph inscription signed by Claude Aveline to Max (Philippe Delatte) and to his wife.
Publisher's binding in full cream cloth, cellophane wrapper preserved. Iconography.