First edition

Jean GENET

Le condamné à mort

S.n., Fresnes 1942, 14x21,5cm, en feuilles sous couverture rose.

First edition of Jean Genet's first work, written in Fresnes, printed in a handful of copies and self-published, which appeared clandestinely while he was serving a prison sentence for book theft. The thirteen-page, unpaginated booklet was printed on brown paper under a pink or white [...]

12 000 €

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Pierre MELET

Cinquante années déjà ! déjà !

Imprimerie Louis-Jean, Gap 1977, 15x21cm, agrafé.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on matte coated paper, only leading copies.
Illustrated book of photographs.
Rare and nice complete copy of his prayer to insert.
Signed autograph Pierre Melet to a friend named Laurent: ".... when the shepherd becomes a poet ..."





 

80 €

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First edition, Signed book

Mioara CREMENE, Tudor BANUS

9 + 1

L'expression latine, Paris 1980, 15,5x22cm, broché.

First edition of the French translation printed in small numbers on vellum.
Nice copy.
Book decorated with 2 illustrations of Tudor Banus.
Signed autograph dedication of Mioara Créméné to Nicole Vieussat.





 

50 €

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First edition, Signed book

Pierre BAMBOTE

Chant funèbre pour un héros d'Afrique

Société nationale d'édition et de diffusion, Tunis 1962, 14x19cm, broché.

First edition on current paper.
Text preceded by a popular song adapted by Sembène Ousmane.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Pierre Bamboté to Armand Monjo.
 

30 €

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First edition, Signed book

Pierre-Jean JOUVE

Parler (Poèmes - 2ème série)

Georges Crès & Cie, Paris 1913, 13,5x20,5cm, broché.

First edition printed on laid one of the first works of the author he later renounced.
Nice and rare copy.
Signed autograph of Pierre Jean Jouve to René Georgin.

300 €

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First edition, Signed book

(Paul ELUARD) Christo BOTEV

Poèmes

Les Editeurs Français Réunis, Paris 1952, 12x19cm, broché.

First edition, on current paper, of the French translation and adaptation established by Paul Eluard.
Biography of the Bulgarian poet by Elsa Triolet.
Two tears glued to the back of the head, yellowed paper.
Precious autograph dedication signed Paul Eluard: "A Valentine Hugo, my friend (sic)".

800 €

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Gustave KAHN

La pluie et le beau temps

Léon Vanier, Paris 1896, In-12 (12x18,5cm), (4) 112pp., relié.

First edition on paper edition after 25 copies numbered on Holland paper. A blank invitation card mounted on a tab of a dinner offered on the occasion of the publication of the book, to send to the Mercure de France or the Revue Blanche. From MM. Paul Adam, Paul Fort, Stéphane Mallarme, [...]

400 €

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First edition

Alexandre GIRART DE ROSSILLON

Le roman en vers de très-excellent, puissant et noble homme Girart de Rossillon jadis duc de ...

J. Techener & Antoine Maître, Paris & Dijon 1858, 18,5x27,5cm, relié.

First Edition, one of 50 copies on Holland paper, head print.
Binding half black shagreen, back slightly cleared with four nerves, small traces of friction on the back, black cardboard boards, a scratch on the first plate, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, Contemporary [...]

150 €

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