First edition of Anne Guérin's French translation, for which no deluxe copies were issued; one of the review copies.
A small, unobtrusive nick to the head of the spine.
Introduction by Daniel Guérin.
An attractive copy, complete with the publisher's printed notice.
Very rare first edition, one of 150 copies signed at the colophon by Conrad Rooks. OCLC records only two copies at the American College of Greece and at Princeton University Library.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, two stains to the right margin of the rear board.
Presentation copy, inscribed, dated and signed "to Sueeva Viegand with appreciation for kind thoughts and friendship. Sincerely Conrad Rooks 5/7/1963 / Paris 26 rue Saint Beniot [Benoît] ’
Extremely rare first edition of Conrad...
First edition, printed in Russian by the London-based Stenvalley Press.
Publisher's red cloth binding, author, title and publisher lettered in gilt on the spine, complete with its two-colour printed dust jacket showing light wear.
A few ballpoint pen annotations on some pages, presumably by the recipient.
Autograph presentation inscription, signed and dated by the author, to Michel Garder: "Дорогому Мишелю Гарде - с глубокой признательностью. На добрую память. 29.I.1975." [To dear Michel Garder - with profound gratitude. In fond remembrance. 29.I.1975.]
First edition, one of the review copies.
Spine sunned, small losses to the spine and covers, paper brittle in the margins of the leaves.
A fine and rare signed autograph inscription by Roger Nimier, in the purest Hussard manner: "Pour Henry Grave et le Colonel Monier avec les claquements de talons et un arrière goût de rhum blanc du Cavalier Nimier".
First American edition.
Publisher's original brown paper-covered boards, flat spine, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, complete with its illustrated dust jacket showing a few minor closed tears.
Profusely illustrated throughout.
An exceptionally important presentation copy inscribed Paul Bocuse to Lionel Poilâne: "A monsieur Poilane avec toutes mes amitiés gourmandes. Paul Bocuse 1978." [with all my gourmand sympathies]
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on hollande paper, top-of-edition issue.
A very fine copy.
First edition, illustrated with drawings by the author.
Publisher’s binding in full white boards, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, copy complete with its original insertion slip.
Amusing autograph inscription signed by Claire Brétécher to a friend named Richard: "A Richard baisers maniaco-dépressifs. Claire."
First edition, one of the press review copies.
Spine with a small waterstain at the foot.
Signed autograph inscription from Jorge Semprun: "A Mr Pierre Pain, a good bookseller like good bread, in memory of a signing day and of a shared memory far richer. With warm regards. JSemprun."
First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Alfama paper, the only deluxe paper issue apart from a few hors commerce copies also printed on Alfama.
Minor, unobtrusive traces of corner creasing to the wrappers.
A rare and pleasing copy.
Later edition on ordinary paper.
Illustrated wrappers.
Illustrations.
Spine slightly split as is often the case, a few minor marginal tears to the covers, the paper inevitably toned owing to the poor quality of this post-war stock.
Inscribed, dated and signed by Marcel Sauvage to Mr. Berthet.
First edition, one of the press service copies, no deluxe paper copies issued.
A dampstain to the lower edge of one textblock edge.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Casamayor: "à Jean Paul Sartre au nom de la réalité concrète avec la fidélité de Casamayor."
New edition.
A pleasing copy.
Inscribed and signed by Jean Raspail : "A M. Claude Fricker, des camp des amis (word underlined), avec ma fidèle et fraternel souvenir, Jean Raspail. 7 juin 1994."
First edition, with the false statement of 16th edition.
Light discoloration at the head of the spine and along the left margin of the upper cover.
Autograph inscription signed by Léon Blum to Charles-André Julien: "à André Julien, son camarade fidèle et son ami reconnaissant, Léon Blum."
Charles-André Julien was one of the leaders of the Communist Party in Algeria. He left it in 1926 and contributed to the journal Clartés edited by Henri Barbusse.
A committed anti-colonialist and activist, he established contacts with independence movements, notably with the group formed around Habib Bourguiba, who became his friend...
First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on Lana vellum paper, the only deluxe paper issue.
A fine copy.
Warmly inscribed, dated and signed by Pierre Nora to a close friend named Françoise : "Pour toi, Françoise, de toujours à toujours. Pierre."
Original photographic portrait of the Arab leader at one of his hideouts in Jordan, taken by reporter Geneviève Chauvel for the French press photography agency Gamma. According to Hubert Henrotte, she was the only photographer Yasser Arafat agreed to meet during that period.
Minor loss to the upper right corner and a few faint folds. Good condition.
On the verso of the photograph appears a contextual note...
First edition, one of 12 copies numbered on Montval laid paper, the deluxe issue.
Light foxing to the upper cover and endpapers, with a small nick to the lower right corner of the rear cover.
First edition, with no copies printed on deluxe paper.
A very good copy.
Inscribed by Maurice Druon to a friend named Henri: "... pour les souvenirs d'une année de travail qui devint une année d'amitié."
First edition, for which no copies were issued on deluxe paper.
Spine lightly wrinkled, a small loss at the foot of the lower board; otherwise a pleasing copy.
Signed autograph inscription by Maurice Genevoix.
First edition.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded.
A rare and pleasing copy.
First edition, for which no large-paper copies were printed; one of the review copies.
A pleasing copy.
Laconic but significant autograph inscription, dated and signed by Annie Ernaux, to Gallimard's esteemed reader, the writer Christiane Baroche: « merci. »
A later issue consisting of a reissue of the 1857–58 edition, with cancel titles (see Cordier, Sinica, 770; Caillet, 5294; Numa Broc, Asie, 247–249).
At the end of the volume, volume I is illustrated with a folding hand-coloured map inserted as a plate.
Some foxing, notably to the boards.
A native of Caylus, near Montauban, Évariste Huc (1813–1860) pursued his studies in Toulouse before entering the seminary of the Congregation of Saint Lazarus in 1836.
Ordained a priest in 1839, he left for China as a missionary.
After five years’ residence, he was entrusted with an extensive journey of exploration and evangelisation across the country...
Rare first edition of this sticker album entirely devoted to the glory of the Castro regime and the Cuban Revolution.
The album comprises 268 small, mounted, colour stickers, each captioned and arranged in strict chronological order of events, including 16 portrait plates of the principal figures (the Castro brothers, Camilo Cienfuegos, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Faure Chaumont, Rolando Cubelas, Victor Bordon, Eloy Gutierrez, Crecencio and Faustino Perez, etc.).
No copy recorded in the CCFr, which comes as little surprise for this type of production.
Our copy, issued in original illustrated colour wrappers, is housed in a modern oblong slipcase, full decorated boards in the...
First edition of the French translation, illustrated with 105 full-page plates (including 2 folding tables, 21 maps and plans, and 82 views and facsimiles of documents).
Remarkable account of one of the most significant international opinion manipulations by China and North Korea at the onset of the Korean War: as early as 1952, North Korean and Chinese officials (including Zhou Enlai) claimed that the U.S. Army was deploying "insect vectors" on a large scale to spread diseases such as plague and cholera among the populations of Korea and Manchuria.
As later confirmed by Soviet documents published in 1998, the entire operation had been meticulously staged.
Spine with...
First edition, one of 69 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe paper copies.
A very handsome copy.
First edition, with no copies printed on deluxe paper.
A pleasant copy.
On the half-title page, autograph inscription signed by Jean-Claude Carrière to the writer, essayist, and pianist Catherine David: "... qui m'ouvrît avec grâce la lourde porte du temps, je m'incline sur son passage avec amitié."
On the front endpaper, autograph inscription signed by Umberto Eco to the same recipient.
Autograph note signed to his friend and publisher Felia Léal, concerning in particular a political meeting on the situation in Algeria; 17 lines in black ink on a small sheet.
A well-preserved example. A date pencilled in by Felia Léal: the day she received the autograph note (“Reçu le 21 juin 56”).
"Jeudi,
Bien chère amie. Vous devriez bien aller à cette conférence algérienne, qui vous donnerait d'excellentes idées, jeune perfide. Ci-joint les épreuves. Faut-il maintenir l'épigraphe ? Ce n'est pas très necéssaire. Il me semble aussi qu'en petites italiques ce serait mieux. Mais vous déciderez. Jean P. vous embrasse et à qui ne vous...
Bristol bearing the letterhead of the Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia.
Name and printed designation on the card.
A fine example.
Manuscript signature of Habib Bourguiba in green ink.
Provenance: from the collection of the distinguished autograph collector Claude Armand.
First edition, one of 38 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies issued.
A very handsome copy.
Original black and white photograph depicting Boris Yegorov in flight suit.
A fine copy.
Rare autograph of Boris Yegorov in blue ink in the left margin of the photograph.
On 12 October 1964, aboard Voskhod 1, Boris Yegorov made his sole flight as a physician, participating in the first mission in history to carry three crew members.
Provenance: from the collection of the renowned autograph collector Claude Armand.
Original black and white photograph, issued in a limited edition of 50 numbered prints, depicting Andrian Grigorievitch Nikolaïev during his visit to Switzerland in July 1971.
A fine copy. Printed stamps on the verso identifying the cosmonaut, the date of his visit to Switzerland, the numbering of the print (10/50), and the name of the "Boutique russe" in Geneva.
Boldly signed by Andrian Grigorievitch Nikolaïev in blue felt-tip pen in the lower left corner of the print.
Andrian Grigorievitch Nikolaïev was part of the very first group of Soviet cosmonauts selected in
Original black and white photograph depicting Moshe Dayan in a frontal pose, looking to his left.
Envelope and a printed sheet inscribed: "STATE OF ISRAEL with the compliments of The Minister of Defense" enclosed.
Signed by Moshe Dayan in blue ballpoint pen at the foot of the portrait.
Provenance: from the collection of the renowned autograph collector Claude Armand.
First edition, with no deluxe paper copies issued.
A few faint spots to the margins of the endpapers.
Rare dated and signed presentation copy from Didier Schuller to Jean La Mannerie and his wife.
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on hollande paper, deluxe issue (only the first volume numbered).
Each volume includes a historical introduction by Philippe De Gaulle.
Ex-libris pasted to the front of each volume.
A very fine copy with wide margins, complete in twelve volumes of this important work, commencing in 1905 and concluding in April 1969.
