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Some "tirages de tête" (most limited deluxe issues)

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Some "tirages de tête" (most limited deluxe issues)
  1. Aréthuse
    Pierre BENOIT, Paul MORAND

    Aréthuse

    Albin Michel|Paris 1963|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Very handsome full-margined copy.
    Preface by Paul Morand, afterword by Kléber Haedens.
    €250
  2. La méthode intellectuelle d'Edgar Poe
    Denis MARION

    La méthode intellectuelle d'Edgar Poe

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1952|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition in volume, one of 30 numbered copies, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce copies.
    Rare and fine copy.

    €150
  3. Les gitans
    Jean-Claude PIGUET

    Les gitans

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on alfama paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two small light stains on the first cover.
    Rare and handsome copy

    €250
  4. L'agenda
    Lucciola KOECHLIN

    L'agenda

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1962|10.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on pure laid paper, deluxe copy.
    Small light spots of no consequence on the back cover.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €150
  5. Eva Tumarche, baronne
    Charles-Henri HIRSCH

    Eva Tumarche, baronne

    Flammarion|Paris 1923|13.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands slightly browned, one band with a small scratch, gilt date at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, elegant unsigned binding.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.
    €150
  6. Mécanique sans repos
    Bruno GAY-LUSSAC

    Mécanique sans repos

    Gallimard|Paris 1987|11.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum from Rives, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  7. Le livre du doute et de la grâce
    Alain BOSQUET

    Le livre du doute et de la grâce

    Gallimard|Paris 1977|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Very handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alain Bosquet to bibliophile Jacques Bredèche: "... que je remercie d'amier les beaux livres et de me croire digne de sa collection..." ["... whom I thank for loving beautiful books and for believing me worthy of his collection..."]
    €100
  8. Sonnets pour une fin de siècle
    Alain BOSQUET

    Sonnets pour une fin de siècle

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    A very fine copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alain Bosquet to bibliophile Jacques Bredèche: "... que je remercie chaleureusement de collectionner les "grands papiers"..." ["... whom I warmly thank for collecting the 'deluxe copies'..."]
    €100
  9. L'appel des intellectuels allemands
    Louis DIMIER

    L'appel des intellectuels allemands

    Nouvelle librairie nationale|Paris 1914|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    A small lack to the upper right corner of the first cover, three light tears to the spine, endpapers entirely sunned.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Louis Dimier to Léon Daudet.
    €100
  10. Le parabolain
    Léon RIOTOR

    Le parabolain

    Bibliothèque de La Plume|Paris 1894|11.50 x 17 cm|broché
    First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed at the head of the front cover by Léon Riotor to Auguste Vacquerie.
    €100
  12. Rapport sur Bruno
    Joseph BREITBACH

    Rapport sur Bruno

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First French edition, one of 55 numbered copies on handmade paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    €200
  13. Nouvelles reliques
    Auguste de VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM

    Nouvelles reliques

    José Corti|Paris 1968|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, deluxe copy.
    Presentation by Pierre-Georges Castex of this work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a facsimile of the manuscript.
    Handsome copy.

    €250
  14. Elle
    Henry Rider HAGGARD

    Elle

    Georges Crès & Cie|Paris 1920|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    Complete first edition published two months after the first edition printed by the Edition française illustrée, one of 110 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly faded and lightened.
    A full-margined copy of this classic and masterpiece of fantastic literature.

    €400
  15. Sous le règne du débauché
    Jean PELLERIN

    Sous le règne du débauché

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  16. Chaucer
    Gilbert Keith CHESTERTON

    Chaucer

    Plon|Paris 1935|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.

    €450
  17. La disparition d'Odile
    Georges SIMENON

    La disparition d'Odile

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1971|14.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui

    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy presented in sheets under double chemise and slipcase.

    €250
  18. Une victoire
    Joseph CONRAD

    Une victoire[A Victory]

    Nrf|Paris 1923|16.50 x 21.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition of the French translation, one of 108 numbered copies on pure thread Lafuma-Navarre laid paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Some foxing affecting notably the endpapers.
    €500
  19. Lettres à Marie Bell
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Lettres à Marie Bell

    Editions Du Lérot|Tusson 1991|15 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches vellum, ours one of the few hors commerce copies justified H.C. in pencil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
    €800
  20. Le bridge de Madame Lyane
    Georges LIMBOUR

    Le bridge de Madame Lyane

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €300
  21. N'importe où hors du monde
    Maurice BARRÈS

    N'importe où hors du monde

    Plon|Paris 1958|15 x 20.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy with full margins.
    Half red morocco with corners, smooth spine with a slight tear of no consequence at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, signed binding by Lucie Weill.
    €350
  22. La volupté d'être
    Maurice DRUON

    La volupté d'être

    Julliard|Paris 1954|14 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure laid paper, ours one of a few hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red morocco binding with bands, smooth spine very lightly faded without concern, boards, endpapers and pastedowns of moiré effect paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Autograph inscription dated 1957 and signed by Maurice Druon to a friend named Elisa: "... cette introduction à quelques problèmes qui nous sont communs avec la volupté d'être assez près d'elle pour la connaître. Maurice Juin 57." ["... this introduction to some problems we share with the pleasure of being close enough to her to know her...
    €450
  23. La grande bourgeoise
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    La grande bourgeoise

    Grasset|Paris 1958|20.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Spine and boards marginally yellowed as usual.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €150
  25. L'enfant miroir
    Robert ANDRÉ

    L'enfant miroir

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €70
  26. L'homme et l'enfant
    Arthur ADAMOV

    L'homme et l'enfant

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    €100
  27. La jeune géante
    Jean BLOT

    La jeune géante

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    €70
  28. L'oeil double
    Gaëtan PICON

    L'oeil double

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure wove paper, ours bearing N°1, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  29. Notes pour un pluriel
    Alain BOSQUET

    Notes pour un pluriel

    Gallimard|Paris 1974|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Very handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    €60
  30. Quatre testaments et autres poèmes
    Alain BOSQUET

    Quatre testaments et autres poèmes

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First collected edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted to the front endpaper.
    €60
  31. Leçons de ténèbres
    Jean-Pierre COLOMBI

    Leçons de ténèbres

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted to the front endpaper.
    €60
  32. Les Mandarins
    Simone de BEAUVOIR

    Les Mandarins[The Mandarins]

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours one of 5 hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
    Fine copy.
    €4,500
  33. Et je la voudrais nue...
    Sonia RYKIEL

    Et je la voudrais nue...

    Grasset|Paris 1979|13.50 x 201 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 29 numbered copies on Lana laid paper, ours one of 14 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Very fine copy.



    €280
  34. Tu ne mourras pas - Journal VII
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Tu ne mourras pas - Journal VII

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  35. Le noir de l'aube
    Claude ROY

    Le noir de l'aube

    Gallimard|Paris 1990|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur chiffon de rives paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  36. Comme le diamant - Journal IV
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Comme le diamant - Journal IV

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  37. Complices - Journal V
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Complices - Journal V

    Gallimard|Paris 1974|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  38. Les chercheurs de dieux - Croyance et politique
    Claude ROY

    Les chercheurs de dieux - Croyance et politique

    Gallimard|Paris 1981|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  39. Les chimères
    Pierre GASCAR

    Les chimères

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  40. Apostilles ou l'utile et le futile
    Robert MALLET

    Apostilles ou l'utile et le futile

    Gallimard|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Spine and boards marginally discolored, handsome interior condition.

    €100
  41. Introduction à la vie profane
    Bruno GAY-LUSSAC

    Introduction à la vie profane

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  42. Vingt chambres d'hôtel
    Dominique ROLIN

    Vingt chambres d'hôtel

    Gallimard|Paris 1990|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €150
  43. La follia
    Roger GRENIER

    La follia

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  44. L'Ivrogne dans la Brousse
    Amos TUTUOLA, Raymond QUENEAU

    L'Ivrogne dans la Brousse

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Raymond Queneau, one of 86 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Light offsetting from adhesive paper at head and foot of spine and boards.
    €400
  45. Proche du silence
    Marcel ARLAND

    Proche du silence

    Gallimard|Paris 1973|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  46. Sais-tu si nous sommes encore loin de la mer ?
    Claude ROY

    Sais-tu si nous sommes encore loin de la mer ?

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  47. Les dieux
    Pierre OSTER

    Les dieux

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  48. Pages de journal
    Charles VILDRAC

    Pages de journal

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  49. Capricieuse Diane
    Noël DEVAULX

    Capricieuse Diane

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  50. Un air de famille
    Roger GRENIER

    Un air de famille

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  51. Auto
    Pierre GASCAR

    Auto

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  52. First edition copy of Hugo's political manifesto offered to his grandchildren Jeanne and Georges, signed ‘Papapa'
    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851
    Victor HUGO

    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1875|19.50 x 25 cm|relié

    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil, 1841-1851 [Words and Deeds - Before the Exile, 1841-1851]
    Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1875, 19,5x25cm, bound.
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on chine, most limited deluxe edition of this important collection of speeches, public declarations, and political texts intended for French parliament (Chamber of Peers, Constituent Assembly and Legislative Assembly), all written - as stated in the title - prior to his exile. These important texts address freedom of the press, theater and education, as well as the abolition of the death penalty.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated in gilt lengthwise, marbled paper...

    €17,000
  53. Le canon fraternité
    Jean-Pierre CHABROL

    Le canon fraternité

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|16 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy of this novel set during the Paris Commune.
    €200
  54. Joubert énigmatique et délicieux
    André BILLY

    Joubert énigmatique et délicieux

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on first endpaper.
    Very fine copy.
    €120
  55. Les grandes Vacances 1939-1945
    Francis AMBRIÈRE

    Les grandes Vacances 1939-1945

    Les Editions de la Nouvelle France|Paris 1946|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on white laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy of this work retrospectively awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1946 for the year 1940.
    Signed autograph inscription from Francis Ambrière to Janine Paoly: "... dont j'espère depuis si longtemps que je prévois la voir davantage avec un espoir toujours plus entêté et ma vieille et respectueuse amitié." ["... whom I have hoped for so long that I foresee seeing her more with an ever more stubborn hope and my old and respectful friendship."]


    €350
  56. L'illustre fauteuil et autres récits
    Jean-Pierre CHABROL

    L'illustre fauteuil et autres récits

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  57. Le donjon de Lonveigh
    Philippe LE GUILLOU

    Le donjon de Lonveigh

    Gallimard|Paris 1991|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 26 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  58. Le gouvernement provisoire
    Henri THOMAS

    Le gouvernement provisoire

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.

    €150
  59. Espaces d'instants
    Jean FOLLAIN

    Espaces d'instants

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  60. D'après tout
    Jean FOLLAIN

    D'après tout

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  61. Le golfe de Gascogne
    Bertrand POIROT-DELPECH

    Le golfe de Gascogne

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag Rives paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  62. Le stupéfait
    NORGE

    Le stupéfait

    Gallimard|Paris 1988|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.


    €120
  63. L'homme-journal 1966-1967
    Alfred FABRE-LUCE

    L'homme-journal 1966-1967

    Plon|Paris 1961|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  64. Hôtel du lac
    François-Marie BANIER

    Hôtel du lac

    Plon|Paris 1975|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 32 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  65. L'amour des commencements
    Jean-Bertrand PONTALIS

    L'amour des commencements

    Gallimard|Paris 1986|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.


    €250
  66. Paolo Paoli
    Arthur ADAMOV

    Paolo Paoli

    Gallimard|Paris 1957|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure linen paper, ours one of 5 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine being lightly sunned.

    €100
  67. Monsieur Malaussène
    Daniel PENNAC

    Monsieur Malaussène[Mr. Malaussène]

    Gallimard|Paris 1995|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin pur chiffon de Lana, the only deluxe issue (grands papiers).
    A very fine copy.
    Moving and beautiful inscription by Daniel Pennac to his great friend Franklin Rist (to whom he dedicated Comme un Roman) added below the printed dedication: "Et grâce à ton amitié, Franklin, qui nourrit chaque ligne, et dont un lecteur attentif trouverait même la trace entre les mots. D. Pennac" [And thanks to your friendship, Franklin, which influenced each line, an observant reader would even find its trace between the words. D. Pennac] with a drawing of a little man carrying, like Atlas or Sisyphus, a...
    €1,200
  68. Le silence
    Roger GRENIER

    Le silence

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine lightly sunned at head and foot.
    €100
  69. Théâtre III
    Arthur ADAMOV

    Théâtre III

    Gallimard|Paris 1966|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First collected edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the spine lightly sunned, without gravity.

    €100
  70. L'homme et l'enfant
    Arthur ADAMOV

    L'homme et l'enfant

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite minor sunning to foot of spine.
    €100
  71. Ombre et lumière
    Jean FRÉLAUT

    Ombre et lumière

    Aux dépens des cinq-vingt|s. l. 1935|30 x 40 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition consisting of a suite of 14 original etchings by Jean Frélaut printed in 26 numbered copies on vellum and signed by Jean Frélaut.
    Each proof on cream vellum is mounted under mat, signed and numbered in pencil by Jean Frélaut.
    Two tears at head and foot of the slipcase spine.
    Handsome and rare copy.
    €1,800
  72. La Route des Flandres
    Claude SIMON

    La Route des Flandres

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1960|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 7 hors commerce copies out of 87 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe issue (grands papiers).
    Signed and inscribed by Claude Simon using a sentence of page 306: "Mais comment savoir, que savoir?" [But how to know, what to know?]
    Rare first edition inscribed by the author.
    €2,500
  74. Saroka la géante
    Jacques CARELMAN

    Saroka la géante

    Le terrain vague|Paris 1965|22.50 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of this surrealist tale, one of the numbered copies, ours unnumbered, the only deluxe copies.
    Work illustrated with 40 collages reminiscent of Max Ernst's style
    Publisher's full red moiré cloth binding, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket whose spine and covers are slightly yellowed as is usual.
    €60
  75. Les monstres
    Roger GRENIER

    Les monstres

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €70
  76. Le blé sauvage
    Camille BOURNIQUEL

    Le blé sauvage

    Seuil|Paris 1955|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on vellum paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.


    €120
  77. Les cahiers d'un clerc
    Julien BENDA

    Les cahiers d'un clerc

    Emile-Paul|Paris 1950|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite two small sunning marks at head and foot of spine.
    €150
  78. Histoire de Pierrot et quelques autres
    Henri THOMAS

    Histoire de Pierrot et quelques autres

    Gallimard|Paris 1960|12.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure paper, ours one of 5 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Small dampstain at foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

    €100
  79. Le somnambule
    Pierre-Henri SIMON

    Le somnambule

    Seuil|Paris 1960|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on snow-white vellum, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy despite two small areas of sunning at head and foot of spine.

    €150
  80. Deuil en 24 heures
    Vladimir POZNER

    Deuil en 24 heures

    Grasset|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 24 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine slightly browned, otherwise handsome copy of this work set against the backdrop of the 1940 exodus.

    €80
  81. L'homme assis dans le couloir
    Marguerite DURAS

    L'homme assis dans le couloir

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1980|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 97 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite boards imperceptibly sunned at margins.
    €180
  82. Brefs récits pour une longue histoire
    Roger GRENIER

    Brefs récits pour une longue histoire

    Gallimard|Paris 2012|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.


    €70
  83. Le silence suivi de Le mensonge
    Nathalie SARRAUTE

    Le silence suivi de Le mensonge

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure laid paper Lafuma-Navarre, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy despite the spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned.
    €500
  84. Le parjure
    Henri THOMAS

    Le parjure

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|12.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Some sunning to foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

    €100
  85. Servitude et grandeur des français
    Louis ARAGON

    Servitude et grandeur des français

    La Bibliothèque Française|Paris 1945|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 535 numbered copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine slightly sunned, small marginal tears to boards, a full-margined copy.
    €150
  86. Mémoires d'infra-tombe
    Julien BENDA

    Mémoires d'infra-tombe

    Julliard|Paris 1952|11.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Sequana laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.

    €250
  87. Le Pierrot noir
    Roger GRENIER

    Le Pierrot noir

    Gallimard|Paris 1986|14.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine very lightly sunned without gravity, a small tear at the head of the first gathering.


    €100
  88. L'auberge fameuse
    José CABANIS

    L'auberge fameuse

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 63 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.

    €150
  89. Esthétique généralisée
    Roger CAILLOIS

    Esthétique généralisée

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|21.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on wove paper, ours bearing No. 1, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy.
    €400
  90. La Brière
    Alphonse de CHÂTEAUBRIANT, Jean FRÉLAUT

    La Brière

    Société des Amis des Livres|Paris 1942|14 x 20.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    Edition printed in 104 numbered copies on Arches vellum, ours being one of 14 named copies reserved for collaborators, and illustrated with 74 original drypoints by Jean Frélaut.
    The illustrations comprise: 3 full-page hors-texte including 1 frontispiece, 51 in-text and 20 tailpieces.
    Our copy is enriched with a menu from a luncheon organized by the Société des Amis des Livres on Saturday March 13, 1943, the menu is illustrated with an original drypoint by Jean Frélaut which he justified.
    Cover boards shaded, spine and boards of the chemise and slipcase marginally sunned.
    Fine and rare copy.
    €1,200
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