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

First edition, one of 150 copies on China paper, deluxe copies.
Half-burgundy red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers.
Handsome copy attractively bound.
Work illustrated with 1 frontispiece and 52 etchings engraved by Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic depicting the most famous artists of the time in song and dance, several represented in stage costume.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on japan paper, deluxe copy.
Covers soiled, handsome interior.
A full-margined copy.

First edition dedicated to the Duchess of Rohan, one of the rare nominative copies printed on Holland paper, this one for the poetess Marie Marguerite Herminie Henriette Auguste de la Brousse de Verteillac de la Tour Blanche, Duchess of Rohan.
Bradel binding in half blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, brown shagreen title-label showing some rubbing, marbled paper boards, covers preserved, contemporary binding signed in blind by Pierson.
First endpaper and last text page entirely foxed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Auguste Germain to the Duchess of Rohan enhanced with the manuscript signature of Robert...

First posthumous edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bradel binding in full brick-red percale, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, black shagreen title-label, original wrappers preserved, bookplate pasted on pastedown, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy despite some minor stains on boards.
Deferential and beautiful autograph inscription signed by Georges Clarétie, the author's son, to Raymond Poincaré: "... en souvenir de son père qui aimait tant vous rencontrer à ces dîners dont vous étiez pour lui un des charmes." (in memory of his father who so loved to meet you at those dinners where...

First edition, one of 212 numbered copies on pure thread paper, deluxe copy.
Last gathering coming loose, final endpaper partially creased, light foxing on first endpaper and some deckled edges.
Handsome copy with full margins.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil paper, deluxe copy.
Spine and covers marginally sunned, final endpaper and facing page partially shaded.
The only general of the Second World War to have been elevated to the dignity of marshal during his lifetime, Alphonse Juin was one of the great leaders of the Liberation Army in 1944-1945 and distinguished himself throughout the Italian campaign at the head of the French expeditionary corps, notably at the Battle of Garigliano in May 1944, opening the gates of Rome to the Allies who had been bogged down before Monte Cassino.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half brown morocco binding with corners, spine with three raised bands decorated with gilt dots and adorned with brown morocco pieces depicting cannonballs cutting through the air and red morocco pieces representing the colors of two crossed flags, rubbing to the bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding signed by Caulet, Toulouse bookbinder.

Edition illustrated with 23 watercolors by Pierre Brissaud colored with pochoir and printed in 512 numbered copies on Arches laid paper.
Handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 22 watercolors by Guy Arnoux and printed in 550 numbered copies on laid paper.
Spine and covers slightly and uniformly yellowed, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on laid paper pur fil Lafuma Navarre and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Spine slightly sunned, a stain to upper left margin of one endpaper and to half-title and title pages, occasional light worming to interior.

Edition illustrated with wood engravings by Paul-Emile Colin and printed in 150 numbered copies on laid paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on China paper, the only deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 96 hors-texte plates.
Handsome copy despite inevitable light foxing inherent to the quality of China paper, light traces of adhesive tape at head and foot of endpapers.
Our copy, as stipulated in the print justification, is indeed complete, at the end, with the 10 additional wood engravings distributed across 8 plates.

First edition in French, one of 120 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 100 hors commerce copies on deluxe vellum, deluxe copy.
Minor tears without damage to margins of boards.
Handsome copy with full margins.
Fine autograph inscription dated and signed by Sylvain Bonmariage to publisher Edouard Aubanel: "A monsieur Edouard Aubanel, homme sérieux, car l'amour s'amuse encore, l'histoire, et souvent le lecteur. L'histoire est le plus beau des romans et les bons romans sont de l'histoire pure et vraie, les romanciers n'étant pas des historiens. C'est une absurdité que de prétendre faire de l'histoire un jugement moral des faits qu'elle altère et ne devrait que relater, Sylvain Bonmariage." (To...

First edition, one of 40 numbered suralfa copies, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Preface by Maurice Denis.
Manuscript signature of Jacques-Emile Blanche below the justification page.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Iconography, preface by Louis Barthou.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Nicolas Serban to Madame and Monsieur Paul Labbé.

First edition, one of 85 numbered copies on pur fil, deluxe issue.
Handsome full-margined copy.
In 1926, Albert Londres, who had already traveled to numerous countries in his capacity as a reporter, settled in the Phocaean city. Marseille porte du Sud, an account consisting of twelve articles, is a true documentary and above all a tribute to this cosmopolitan city.

First edition, one of 18 numbered copies on japon impérial, deluxe issue.
Spine slightly sunned with minor lacks at foot.

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland laid paper, of which no mention is made.
Bradel binding in half green cloth, smooth spine, red shagreen title-label with some scratches, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved.
Some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers and deckled edges of certain leaves.

First edition, one of 370 numbered copies on Holland vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

Edition printed on cream-colored Rives vellum and illustrated with five original drawings engraved on copper by Paul Jouve, hand-colored with pochoir by Edmond Vairel.
Handsome copy despite small foxing spots on the boards, endpapers and edges.

First edition, one of 36 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
Half red morocco binding with bands, spine with six raised bands set with black fillets, gilt fillet frame on wood-grain paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition, one of 41 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.
Very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally discolored and foxed, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Very fine copy.

First edition, one of the few numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.
Other contributions by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle "Récit secret", Mircea Eliade "Les mythes du monde moderne", Jean Grenier "Une conversation avec Drieu", Jean Giono "Angelo (III)", Henri Michaux "Adieux à Anhimaharua."

First edition, one of 130 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
A very handsome copy.

First edition printed in 50 copies on bouffant alfa paper and consisting of an offprint of the preface to Cahiers de la Petite Dame by Maria van Rysselberghe.
Rare and handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by André Malraux to his friends Karl-Hans and Minka [Strauss].
Minka, granddaughter of the Rothschilds, and Karl-Hans Strauss, were important patrons and collectors of art and music close to André Malraux. Their correspondence seems to reveal that in the 1970s the old writer was hunting around the world, with his last companion Sophie de Vilmorin, for works for their collection. At the end of his life, he thus rediscovered this...

New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and covers marginally discolored as usual.
Autograph signature of Han Ryner below the justification page.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Two bookplates pasted on the endpaper.
Very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine slightly browned, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 36 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First collected edition, one of 53 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only deluxe copies after 13 copies on Hollande.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly yellowed without consequence, small crease marks to board margins.

First edition, one of 84 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies after 1 Chamois copy reserved for the author.
Spine lightly sunned without consequence, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 57 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite small and light black stains on the boards.

First edition published under pseudonym in 250 numbered copies on Holland paper.
With a frontispiece portrait of the author.
Book dedicated to the Gauls alone, to those who still love the ribaldry and the salty and spicy words of our forefathers.
Rare and handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Jho Pâle to Monsieur Patay below his portrait, we include a visiting card of the author when he was a publicist.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies printed.
A fine and rare copy.
Preface by André Rolland de Renéville.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without significance.

First edition, one of 68 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without significance.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine and boards being slightly and marginally shaded.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine and boards being slightly and marginally shaded, a small stain on the front board.

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

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy despite the spine very slightly browned without any severity.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy despite the spine and boards slightly and marginally shaded.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Some worming to spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy of this work whose hero is an aspirant observer, aviator in a French squadron based in Italy, during the First World War.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the slightly yellowed spine without gravity.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pur fil vellum, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy despite the spine being slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy despite the spine being slightly yellowed.

First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite very slight and insignificant yellowing to spine.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite small black spots on the back cover.

First edition of this text dedicated to Jean-Paul Sartre, one of 43 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 53 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy despite the spine very lightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 53 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Four small brown spots to left margin of second cover, otherwise handsome copy of this work dedicated to Albert Camus.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very lightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
A handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition of the author's first work, one of 55 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very lightly yellowed without significance.
Presentation by Jean Cocteau.

First edition of the author's first work published under the auspices of Albert Camus, one of 56 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very lightly yellowed without significance.
French writer born in Mostaganem and engaged in the Algerian independence struggle, Jean-Pierre Millecam was, due to threats to his security in Tlemcen, exfiltrated by the F.L.N. to Morocco in 1956.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without gravity.

First edition, one of 1,345 numbered copies on pur fil, ours one of the 135 octavo copies, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 43 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite very light and harmless yellowing to spine.

First edition printed in 175 numbered deluxe copies.
Three stains on the front cover.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Valéry: "Pour les oeuvres de l'Ecole Edgar Quinet. Paul Valéry." (For the works of the Edgar Quinet School. Paul Valéry.)

First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
The work illustrated with 4 hors-texte illustrations by Camille Bryen.
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 68 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine very slightly yellowed without consequence.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly yellowed without consequence.