Cinema

Sacha GUITRY, Sarah BERNHARDT
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Sacha Guitry et Sarah Bernhardt les bras en croix réalisée pendant le tournage du film "Ceux de chez nous"
Août 1915|18 x 12.60 cm|une feuille
Original photograph of Sacha Guitry laughing and Sarah Bernhardt in a theatrical pose taken during the filming of "Ceux de chez nous" in August 1915.
Period silver gelatin print, minor weakness to lower right corner.
Precious shot taken during the filming of this documentary celebrating the glory of French spirit, made in the midst of war as a response to a proclamation by German intellectuals exalting Germanic culture.
Sacha Guitry, already known as a dramatic author, decided to use an amateur camera to "engrave in images," for future generations, the great personalities who contribute to France's radiance. Among others, one...
€600
Boris VIAN
"Guerre de deux maisons de disques qui sont enlisées dans des méthodes antiques de vente"Unpublished autograph manuscript of a draft film script by Boris Vian recounting the war between two record companies
s. d. [circa 1950]|21 x 27 cm|3 pages sur 3 feuillets perforés agrafés
Unpublished autograph manuscript of a film screenplay project by Boris Vian. 3 pages on 3 leaves written in black and blue ink and blue ballpoint pen. Deletions, corrections and marginal notes.
Central fold without damage. One vertical cut on the first leaf, without loss of text.
Amusing film project mocking the ruthless world of record companies while Boris Vian was getting to know Jacques Canetti who would open the doors of Polydor (which would become Philips) to him.
The second page presents a few lines outlining the synopsis of the project: « Deux maisons de disques rivales se trouvent enlisées dans une guerre de concurrence acharnée. Chacune...
€1,800
Louis ARAGON, Georges SADOUL
Constantes du cinéma français in Le Point N°LIX
Le Point|Souillac 1962|19.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
First edition illustrated with photographs
Handsome copy.
Texts by Louis Aragon "Du décor" ["On Decor"], Georges Sadoul "A la recherche de quelques fils conducteurs" ["In Search of Some Connecting Threads"], Boisyvon "L'exemplaire de René Clair" ["René Clair's Copy"], Alain Resnais "Les serpents et les caducées" ["The Serpents and the Caducei"].

€50
Philippe ARIOTTI, Philippe de COMES
Arletty
Henri Veyrier|Paris 1978|21.50 x 28 cm|broché
First edition.
Handsome copy.
Work illustrated with numerous photographs.

€50
Hervé BAZIN
Vipère au poing
Grasset|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of the 175 numbered copies on pur fil, the "tirage de tête" (first deluxe copies).
Nice copy.
€1,300
Maurice DEKOBRA
La madone à Hollywood
Editions Baudinière|Paris 1946|13 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
€80
Raymond de DE BECKER
De Tom Mix à James Dean ou le mythe de l'homme dans le cinéma américain
Arthème Fayard|Paris 1959|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography.
Spine slightly creased.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Raymond de Becker: "En hommage à Alain Delon pour lui dire mon admiration et ma sympathie et le désir que j'ai de le connaître autrement que sur les écrans." ["In homage to Alain Delon to tell him of my admiration and sympathy and my desire to know him other than on screen."]

€120
COLLECTIF
Midi-minuit fantastique N°6. La chasse du comte Zaroff
Revue Midi-minuit fantastique|Paris 1963|16 x 22.50 cm|broché
First edition of issue 6 of this magazine devoted to the film "The Most Dangerous Game".
Handsome copy.
Illustrated.
In this issue 6: unpublished story and film stills, interview with Merian C. Cooper, filmography of E.B. Schoedsack.

€40
COLLECTIF
Midi-minuit fantastique N°17
Le terrain vague|Paris Juin 1967|21.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
First edition of issue 17 of this magazine.
Handsome copy.
Illustrated.
In this issue 17: Marat / Sade and Peter Brook by Raymond Durgnat, interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky, Belgian cinema: "Bagatelles pour deux vampires", le mystère bricolo by Raymond Borde...

€30
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Midi-minuit fantastique N°20
Le terrain vague|Paris Octobre 1968|21.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
First edition of issue 20 of this magazine.
Handsome copy.
Iconography.
In this double issue: Horrorscope: confrontation IV; Roman Polanski, witchcraft through the ages, Du voyeurisme à l'infini by R. Lefèvre, interview with Karel Zeman, on the horror film "The undertaker and his pals", film reviews: Bride of Frankenstein, Planet of the Apes, Vampyr...

€30
COLLECTIF
Midi-minuit fantastique N°21
Le terrain vague|Paris Avril 1970|21.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
First edition of issue 21 of this magazine.
Handsome copy.
Iconography.
In this double issue: Piège: Jacques Baratier, Arrabal, Eugène Ionesco, Horrorscope: Noces d'hirondelle, Karloff, Masumura, Planet of the Apes...

€30
Hervé BAZIN
Vipère au poing[Viper in the Fist]
Grasset|Paris 1948|12 x 18.50 cm|relié sous chemise et étui
Grasset | Paris 1948 | 12 x 18.5 cm | bound in a chemise and slipcase

First edition, one of 23 numbered copies on pure wire, the “tirage de tête”.

Bound in olive green morocco, gilt date at the foot of the spine, plates embellished with tan morocco panel stamps with geometric outlines, the inside of which have been laid with strips of brown morocco appearing like both snakeskin and the outline of a closed fist, all edges gilt, preserved wrappers and spine, chemise in half olive green morocco in strips, white paper boards, slipcase lined in olive green morocco, white paper boards, elegant and spectacular binding signed D. H. Mercher.

A very rare and beautiful...
€7,000
Marcel L'HERBIER
Eldorado, mélodrame cinématographique
Editions de La lampe Merveilleuse|Paris 1921|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 16 photographic plates hors-texte.
A stain at foot of first cover, small marginal tears to covers.
€50
René CHATEAU
Les drivers. D'après les confidences de Steve B.
Filipacchi|Paris 1987|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite small traces of corner creases on the first cover.
Confessions of a thief of beautiful sedans turned away from cars!
Autograph inscription dated and signed by René Château to Jean-Jacques Bitoun.
€80
Jean EPSTEIN
Bonjour cinéma
Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1921|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band: "This book, by explaining it, will enhance the pleasure of your cinema evenings".
Work illustrated with 5 photographs and drawings by Claude Dalbanne.
€600
Robert BRASILLACH, Maurice BARDÈCHE
Histoire du cinéma[History of Cinema]
Denoël & Steele|Paris 1935|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
First edition, one of the 25 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies ("grand papier").
Rare.
€1,700
COLLECTIF
Paris-Berlin Art architecture graphisme littérature objets industriels cinéma théâtre musique. Rapports et contrastes France-Allemagne 1900-1933
Centre Georges Pompidou|Paris 1978|21 x 30 cm|broché
First edition of this catalogue of the exhibition held at the Centre Georges Pompidou from July 12 to November 6, 1978.
Numerous contributions.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.
€100
Max TESSIER
Images du cinéma japonais
Henri Veyrier|Paris 1981|21 x 28 cm|broché
first edition.
Pleasant copy, rich iconography.
Autograph signed by Max Tessier to Michel Capdenac.
€70
ANONYME
L'Eldorado
S. n.|s. l. • [Paris] s. d.|17 x 26.50 cm|broché
First edition.
Illustrated cover.
Booklet decorated with illustrations depicting views of this famous theater.
Rare and handsome copy.
€80
Claude DAUPHIN [Claude Marie Eugène LEGRAND]
Photographie signée de Claude Dauphin
S. n.|s. l. • [Nice] s. d. [circa 1930]|19 x 14 cm|une feuille verso
Photograph depicting actor Claude Dauphin in front, a pipe in the mouth and wearing a cap.
Autograph signed by Claude Dauphin Micheline Coppia.
€50
Albert PRÉJEAN
Carte postale photographique signée d'Albert Préjean
S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1930]|8.50 x 14 cm|une feuille verso
Photographic postcard depicting three-quarter actor Albert Préjean.
Handwritten signature of Albert Préjean on his portrait.
€50
Marie-Louise Vittore, dite Renée SAINT-CYR
Photographique originale dédicacée de Renée Saint-Cyr
S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [circa 1925]|13 x 18 cm|une feuille verso
Original photography taken around 1925 at Piaz studio.
Silver print with a crease in the head.
Handwritten signature of Renée Saint-Cyr on the left of her portrait.
€50
Charles BOYER
Carte postale photographique signée de Charles Boyer
J.R.P.R.|(Paris) s. d. [circa 1930]|9.50 x 14 cm|une feuille verso
Photographic postcard representing Charles Boyer profile taken in the studio Gaston and Lucien Manuel brothers (active from 1913 to 1939).
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Charles Boyer below his portrait.
€50
Yvonne Wigniolle, dite Yvonne PRINTEMPS
Carte postale photographique signée d'Yvonne Printemps
S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1917]|9.50 x 13.50 cm|une feuille verso
Photographic postcard representing Yvonne Printemps, three-quarter and holding a hat board, taken in the studio Reutlinger.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Yvonne Printemps above her portrait.
€100
Max DEARLY [Lucien Paul Marie-Joseph ROLLAND]
Carte postale photographique signée de Max Dearly
S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1917]|9.50 x 13.50 cm|une feuille verso
Photographic postcard depicting Max Dearly, profile, taken in the studio Felix.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature dated Max Dearly to the right of his portrait.
€50
Henry Rider HAGGARD, Édouard RIOU
[Allan Quatermain] Découverte des mines du roi Salomon[King Solomon's Mines]
Hetzel|Paris 1889|16.50 x 24.50 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
Scarce first French edition issued in Hetzel’s Bibliothèque d’éducation et de récréation series.
Translated and adapted by G. Lemaire, with a preface and postface by Bentzon.
Publisher’s red half morocco binding, signed Lenègre at foot, spine with false raised bands richly decorated in gilt and blind, white moiré endpapers, covers framed with blind fillets, light rubbing to edges and corners.
EK catalogue at end.
A few occasional foxing spots and faint browning. A few leaves slightly sprung, otherwise a very good copy.
King Solomon's Mines was first published in London in 1885. The novel recounts the adventures of a party of English explorers venturing into...
€650
André LANG
Fernand Ledoux
Calmann Lévy|Paris 1954|14 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and covers lightly sunned as usual, handsome copy.
Iconography.
€60
Alain MITJAVILLE, Georges ROQUEFORT
Les cahiers de la cinémathèque : Le cinéma des surréalistes - In N°30-31 de la Revue d'histoire du Cinéma
la Revue d'histoire du Cinéma|Perpignan Eté-Automne 1980|20.50 x 30 cm|broché
first edition.
Illustrations.
Pleasant copy.
€50
from "La Comédie américaine"
from "La Comédie américaine"
Romain GARY
Adieu Gary Cooper[The Ski Bum]
Gallimard|Paris 1969|14 x 21 cm|broché
First French edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Hollande paper, deluxe issue.

This second volume of La comédie américaine was first published in English as The Ski Bum.
Fine copy.
€3,500
Théophile GAUTIER
Le capitaine Fracasse[[Captain Fracasse]]
Charpentier|Paris 1863|12 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
Rare and sought-after first edition, noted by Clouzot, particularly desirable in a contemporary binding.
Half brown shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and double gilt panels, strictly contemporary bindings.
It seems the binder was not a regular reader of the great writer, as he stamped "T. Gaultier" as the author on the spine.
A very handsome copy in notably appealing condition.
€2,800
Abel GANCE (inscribed to Henri BÉRAUD)
Prisme
Nrf|Paris 1930|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of seventh edition.
Precious and beautiful autograph inscription signed by Abel Gance to Henri Béraud: "Il y a de si beaux mensonges que la vérité se tend vers eux comme une déesse altérée; vous en trouverez quelques uns dans ce livre, mon cher Béraud, vous que j'admire comme un des derniers vrais amoureux de la France..." ["There are such beautiful lies that truth reaches toward them like a thirsting goddess; you will find some of them in this book, my dear Béraud, you whom I admire as one of the last true lovers of France..."]
Spine sunned, worming to boards, a pen mark to front board, foxing to endpapers.
€450
Marcel L'HERBIER
Eldorado, mélodrame cinématographique
Editions de La lampe Merveilleuse|Paris 1921|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
With 16 photographs hors texte.
A good copy.
€70
Robert BRASILLACH, Maurice BARDÈCHE
Histoire du cinéma[History of Cinema]
Denoël|Paris 1943|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
The definitive edition, first in parts, one of 25 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only large paper copies.
Illustrated.
One small insignificant lack to foot of spine, a few small wormholes principally to endpapers, two tiny marginal tears without lack to lower cover, internally good.
Rare.
€1,000
COLLECTIF
L'âge du cinéma N°4/5
L'Age du Cinéma|Paris Septembre 1951|22 x 16 cm|agrafé
First edition, printed in 200 numbered de luxe copies printed on pink paper.
Illustrated silver upper cover.
Contributions from A. Breton, G. Goldfayn, R. Benayoun, Man Ray, B. Péret, J. Schuster, F. Valorbe, and others.
This copy is enriched with the signatures of all the contributors.
Retaining its 5 “filmomanies symptomatiques”.
A good and rare copy.
€450
Charles FORD
La vie quotidienne à Hollywood 1915-1935
Hachette|Paris 1972|13 x 20.50 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Handsome copy complete with its publisher's slip.
€30
COLLECTIF
La revue fédéraliste 103ème cahier, 10ème année : L'état du cinéma
La revue fédéraliste|Lyon • & Bordeaux • & Paris Novembre 1927|14.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
First edition of this issue entirely devoted to cinema.
Contributions by B. Cendrars, A. Arnoux, J. Debû-Bridel, M. Lapierre, A. Cavalcanti...
Iconography.
Spine slightly faded, minimal marginal tears to boards, otherwise handsome copy.
€50
Albert DUBEUX
Acteurs...
Lib. théâtrale|Paris 1929|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition on ordinary paper, of which only 25 copies were printed on Holland paper in deluxe format.
Fine full-page autograph inscription from the author to Galipaux on the half-title page, expanded with a second full-page autograph inscription from the author to Robert Dol, the new owner of this work.
About Mounet-Sully, L. Guitry, Mistinguett, M. Dearly, S. Guitry. Iconography.
€100
Jean COCTEAU
Entretiens autour du cinématographe
André Bonne|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies. Conversations collected by A. Fraigneau. Iconography, handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
€40
DUCLAIR-THORNY
Pour bien tourner, guide du cinégraphiste amateur
C. Lemonnier|Paris 1924|18.50 x 19 cm|broché
First edition.
Work illustrated by Marjollin with three plates hors-texte.
Rare and handsome copy.
€80
G. GRONOSTAYSKI
On tourne, traité de cinéma pratique formats 9,5 et 16mm
J. de francia|Paris s. d. [1931]|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
First edition.
Work illustrated with figures and photographs.
A small tear at the foot of the spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
€60
(Orson WELLES) Maurice BESSY
Orson Welles
Seghers|Paris 1963|13.50 x 16 cm|broché
First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to Jacques Perrey.
A small stain of no consequence on the endpaper, a trace of folding on the back cover. Iconography, from the 'Cinéma d'aujourd'hui' collection.
€45
Georges LINZE
5 évènements
Editions Anthologie|Liège s. d.|13.50 x 18 cm|agrafé
First edition.
Covers slightly and marginally faded, otherwise rare and handsome copy.
€70
Pierre BATHILLE
Comment on devient acteur, avantages et inconvénients de la carrière
Lib. Bernardin-Béchet|Paris s. d. [circa 1920]|16 x 24 cm|broché
First edition.
Iconography.
A small stain of no consequence to front cover, otherwise handsome copy.
€35