First edition of the French translation established by Alexandre Vialatte, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe paper issue.
A handsome copy.
Rare first edition.
Contemporary half fawn cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, place and date gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, covers preserved.
A single copy recorded in the CCF (BnF).
The only edition, uncommon. A collection of notes and anecdotes relating to Abbé Castel’s period of study in Rome (born 1894, ordained 1920) during his seminary years.
Some spotting to the endpapers.
First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Beautiful illustrated cover.
A good copy with good margins.
Original autograph manuscript by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, one page in black ink on a yellow paper sheet, numerous corrections, and rewritings.
Exceptional working manuscript of a passage from the original French version of Wind Sand and Stars [Terre des Hommes] from chapter VI "Dans le désert", a magnificent ode to the barren wilderness of deserts doomed to disappear due to the inevitable development of the industrial age. This section from the original French novel was removed for the English version translated by Galantière and remains unpublished in English. Moreover, the final two paragraphs of the manuscript are unpublished in the original French version.
First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe paper copies.
Frontispiece with a photographic portrait of Léon Blum.
A pleasant copy.
First edition of this important work on former French Indochina, comprising:
Photographic three-quarter bust portrait of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny in uniform.
Slight foxing.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean de Lattre de Tassigny in faded blue ink in the upper right corner: "To my friend Pauchant, President of Rancourt-Verdun, most cordially and faithfully... Verdun 1937 - Colmar 1947." (our own translation)
A substantially posthumous publication, prepared by Ayres de Sá from the notes and papers of the second Viscount of Santarém (1791–1856), who, in addition to his diplomatic and political roles amid the turbulent struggle between Marianist and Miguelist factions in Portugal, was the first historian to develop the study of cartography in a methodical manner.
The work is illustrated with 97 plates in the first volume and 40 plates in the second.
Cherry half-shagreen bindings with corners, spines with five raised bands framed by black fillets and showing some rubbing, marbled paper sides, a scratch to the left margin of the upper cover of the first volume, endpapers and pastedowns
New edition and the first printing of Jacques Tardi’s illustrations.
Publisher’s white boards, smooth spine.
A handsome copy.
Presentation inscription, dated and signed by Jacques Tardi to Joëlle Passani, with an original black-felt drawing depicting a sorrowful-faced Bardamu in a small vignette.
First edition (cf. O'Reilly, 2192.)
Modern Bradel binding in brown half-cloth, forest-green morocco lettering-piece, marbled paper boards, beige endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers retained albeit lightly soiled; binding signed by Boichot.
Illustrated with 49 photographic plates hors texte.
"Minutieuse histoire analytico-chronologique des trente premières années de la Calédonie européenne. Il annonçait une suite qui n'a jamais vu le jour" (O'Reilly).
Rare first edition of the catalogue for Picasso’s final exhibition at the Galerie Paul Rosenberg in Paris, held from 17 January to 18 February 1939 at 21 rue La Boétie. The front wrapper is illustrated with a black-and-white photograph of the exhibition’s centrepiece: La sculpture nègre devant la fenêtre, now known as Buste de Minotaure devant une fenêtre (Private Collection; see Zervos, vol. VIII, p. 360). Painted on 19 April 1937, the work is widely regarded as a precursor to the bull of Guernica, executed only a few weeks later.
An excellent, well-preserved copy.
The plaquette lists the 33 works exhibited, arranged by year of execution-
First edition of the French translation, one of the scarce lettered copies printed on pur fil for private circulation, ours bearing the letter A, the only deluxe-paper copies together with 25 numbered copies on pur fil.
Wide-margined copy, boards and spine lightly and marginally sunned, a few scattered foxmarks affecting some leaves and deckle edges.
Rare and luxurious invitation card for the exhibition organized by art critic André Warnod on "art nègre," a term he coined in 1910 in the journal Comœdia to originally designate African and Oceanic statuary. From January 20 to February 20, 1926, four painters were invited to exhibit at the art gallery of the Grande Maison de Blanc, Place de l'Opéra in Paris. These were most likely the French artists Marguerite Guy-Lemm (née Lemaire) and Luc-Albert Moreau, the Uruguayan Pedro Figari, and the Dutchman Kees van Dongen.
Fine conditio
First edition, richly illustrated with reproductions of works by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz.
Publisher’s full cream cloth binding, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
A very handsome copy.
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa, only deluxe copies. Some light foxing, mainly on the endpapers.
Rare signed presentation copy in French: “To my friend René Jasinski, in token of gratitude and friendship, these few scenes of Jewish life in New York. T. Twersky”, with a sentence in Hebrew translated by the author in French on a laid-in leaf: “Translation of the Hebrew inscription: sixth day of the week ‘Pekoudè’, year 5692 since the creation of the world, in the holy community of Paris”, (Friday, 4 March 1932 according to our calculation).
First edition, one of the review copies.
Bradel binding in full patterned paper with abstract motifs, smooth spine, date gilt at foot, rust-coloured morocco title label, wrappers preserved, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
Signed autograph inscription from André Malraux to J. Ernest-Charles.
First edition, one of 265 numbered copies on alfa paper.
A handsome copy, notwithstanding a small marginal tear to the lower cover.
Rare vintage polychrome "Happy Families" card game titled "The Trades," complete with all 42 cards, from the 1930s.
Comic portrayal of seven trades: Ramona (heating engineer), Lebouif (cobbler), Lavinasse (innkeeper), Boudingras (pork butcher), Courtepaille (farmer), Potard (pharmacist) and Dubifteck (butcher).
Without its original box, some traces of use, such as rubbed corners, and some foxing spots on the back of the cards. Good general condition.
Amusing vintag
First edition.
Illustrated with 16 drawings by Georges Adam.
A superb copy of this rare booklet by Louis Aragon, a true "anti-clerical, anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist, anti-patriotic" (Pierre Juquin) catechism for the children of the exploited working masses.
"On June 25, 1932, the Imprimerie centrale completed printing for the Bureau des éditions et de diffusion, 132, Faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris, a beautiful pamphlet, now a bibliophilic rarity [...] On the cover, a large red star - an important and recurrent image in Aragon's work - appears imprinted on children's brains. Sixteen quatrains, droll and didactic, punctuated for ease of r
First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Covers and spine very skillfully repaired.
Handsome autograph inscription from Pierre Drieu La Rochelle to Henri Béraud.
Subscription prospectus issued in the format of the work, with 2 black-and-white reproductions in the text and 2 colour plates hors texte.
A fine copy.
First edition, one of 160 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe paper issue.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands framed by black fillets, gilt date at foot, boards covered in moiré-effect paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
A handsome copy in an attractive binding.
First edition, illustrated with 11 double-page folio plates, including 2 plans printed on tracing paper. (Not listed in Hage Chahine.)
The text fascicle is in wrappers and the suite of plates is loose, both housed in the publisher’s original black cloth-backed portfolio with corners, flat spine without lettering, title label centered on the upper board, sand-colored boards showing some stains and scuff marks, with flaps and ties.
On the inside flap of the publisher’s portfolio, autograph inscription signed by Henri Chevrier to Pierre Glénat: "... dans l'espoir de faire un jour sa connaissance sous le soleil der Thèbes..."
First complete edition, constituting vol. 15 of the Archives d'études orientales published by J.-A. Lundell (9 copies recorded in the CCFr, including 1 in Lyon and 8 in Paris).
The work was originally a doctoral thesis defended in 1915, later expanded with supplements issued up until 1926.
Publisher’s binding in half blue cloth, smooth spine with minor rubbing, silver lettering on the spine, brown paper-covered boards, Chinese red ink stamps on the title and half-title leaves, corners bumped.
Some small angular paper losses on pp. 241, 243, and 707, without loss of text.
First edition, no copies printed on deluxe paper.
Illustrated, a pleasant copy
Precious and very fine autograph inscription, dated and signed by Samuel Mbajum: "Paris, 30 June 2014, au ministre Bernard Kouchner, avec ma sympathie pour votre combat humanitaire, en espérant que vous m'aiderez à plaider le plus largement possible la cause de ces oubliés de l'histoire franco-africaine, et aussi des débats sur la commémoration de la Grande Guerre."
First edition of the second orientalist bibliography compiled by Henri Cordier (1849–1925), following his Sinica (1878–1895).
The first four volumes are bound in full red cloth, smooth spines (spine of the first volume slightly faded), marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modern bindings.
The fifth and final volume, published in 1932, is in original wrappers.
Copy from the library of the Indologist Émile Sénart (1847–1928), with his printed ownership stamps on the title pages of volumes three and four.
Rare complete set in five volumes.
First edition of each volume.
No copy of this series listed in the CCF.
Contemporary bindings in quarter bottle-green or black sheep, flat spines decorated with double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed or tub-marbled paper; the first volume bound at the time of publication.
Some rubbing to the headcaps of the first two volumes.
I. Minutes of the twenty-sixth [- thirty-ninth] meeting, 18 January 1932 [26 October 1932]: 6 pp., 7 pp., 9 pp., 11 pp., 5 pp., 3 pp., 3 pp., 4 pp., 2 pp., 6 pp., 9 pp., 4 pp., 3 pp., 4 pp. II. Minutes of the fortieth [forty-eighth] meeting, 7 February 1933 [21 December 1933]: 8 pp., 4 pp., 4 pp., 6
Attractive promotional album, complete with its 600 sepia-toned photographs (small prints, each approximately 7 x 5 cm), produced by the La Corona cigar brand. Each vignette was originally included inside the brand's cigar boxes and was meant to be collected and mounted in the album, following a well-established marketing model that remains in use to this day.
Publisher’s original flexible boards with black cloth tape along the margins; some scuffing to covers, corners rubbed.
First edition of this work written in collaboration with Christian Funck-Brentano and Marcel Bousser.
"L'Institut des hautes études marocaines a cru opportun de faire réunir en volume les tirages à part de la Bibliographie marocaine, publiée régulièrement dans la revue Hespéris."
The archivist Pierre Hellouin de Cénival (1888–1937) had served as curator of the Archives and Library of the French Protectorate in Morocco, based in Rabat, from 1918 to 1927.
Spine slightly faded with minor tears skillfully repaired at head and foot; clean and attractive interior.
First edition with all first printing features, one of the press copies.
Exceptional presentation copy inscribed by the author to the famous singer Yvette Guilbert, to whom Céline himself sang and offered one of his scandalous compositions, “Katika la putain,” [Katika the Whore] later renamed “À Nœud coulant” [With a Slipknot"] "A madame Yvette Guilbert en témoignage de ma profonde admiration. LFCéline.”
Beneath Céline's inscription, the actor Fabrice Luchini added: “A Yvette Guilbert in memoriam. FLuchini” ; and on the half-title, actor Jean-François Balmer wrote in turn: “Merci en bon vo
First edition, one of 34 copies printed on Japan paper, this copy being one of 5 not-for-sale copies printed for presentation, a deluxe issue following the unique copy on Japan Imperial.
Illustrated with 9 original wood engravings by Maurice Savin.
Minor loss at foot of spine, occasional light spotting on some deckle edges, a handsome copy with full margins.
As stated in the colophon, our copy includes the additional suite of wood engravings printed on antique Japan paper.
Inscribed and signed by André Spire to Claude Aveline, for whom this copy was printed
First edition and rare collection of the first 12 issues of La Revue de Madagascar, preserved in unusual bindings of incised and stained leather, decorated with Malagasy landscapes and views.
The issues are illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions.
Contemporary full mahogany-stained and incised sheep bindings, spines faded, with four raised bands and tooled decorative motifs, cold-stamped dates and volume numbers, the last volume unlettered; large African-style ornamental designs on the covers (each of the three covers is different) with incised titles; original wrappers bound in. Period bindings dated and signed by Ramanakanja, 1935.
A slip inserted
Facsimile edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies of the exceedingly rare 1931 first edition published by Jeanne Walter.
Introduction by Fernand Léger.
Splendid volume illustrated with 80 photographs by Moï Ver.
A rare and desirable copy, complete with its original grey full cloth chemise and slipcase.
Rare first edition illustrated with a folding plan of the city of Saigon and a separate map showing the various cultivated products.
Minor stains and insignificant marginal tears on the covers.
A pleasing copy.
First edition, illustrated with 6 photographic plates and 2 folding maps.
This is the text of a lecture given at the Norwegian Geographical Society on 22 September 1937.
A very good copy.
Very rare first edition printed by the Bureaux de l'armée nationale (only two copies recorded in the CCF: ASOM and Nanterre).
A pleasant copy.
The pamphlet brings together the texts of two lectures: the first delivered on 19 June 1924 in Hanoi, the second on 10 December 1924 in Paris; both advocate for a systematic effort to provide indigenous populations with access to education.
A former captain in the colonial artillery, Paul Monet (1884–1941) was then head of the Annamite Students' Residence in Hanoi. He would soon gain attention for echoing Roland Dorgelès' stance on the exploitation of indigenous labour by French companies (Les Jauniers, 1930).
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
First endpaper slightly and partially toned, without consequence.
A handsome copy with full margins.
First edition, one of 40 copies printed on pur fil paper, this one numbered 1, the only copies on deluxe paper.
Complete with the folding map at the end of the volume.
A handsome and rare copy, untrimmed, of this work dedicated "To the glory of those who fell and those who prevailed, workers, soldiers, and commanders."
Preface by Marshal Franchet d'Esperey.
First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly faded, a pleasing copy.
First edition published in the Bulletin de la Société des études indochinoises de Saïgon, no. 69.
Other contributions in this issue include poems, an analysis of Le Comte’s book, Lettres sur les moeurs des Chinois, and above all an insightful analytical index of the subjects addressed in the Bulletin of the Société des études indochinoises from its founding (1883) up to 1914.
Small losses and tears to the spine.
Rare first edition of the French translation, with no copies printed on deluxe paper.
Spine slightly sunned, a vertical shadow on the lower cover, internally clean and attractive.
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
A handsome copy, uncut.
First edition, one of 100 copies numbered on Renage wove paper, the only deluxe issue.
Bound in burgundy half shagreen with corners, spine with four raised bands ruled in black, date gilt-stamped at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, gilt top edge.
A handsome copy in an attractive binding.
First edition on ordinary paper, with the printed dedication to Marshal Pétain.
Discreet restorations to the spine.
Our copy is housed in a chemise and slipcase of navy blue half morocco, smooth spine lettered with author, title, and date in palladium, decorated paper boards, grey paper pastedowns, slipcase trimmed with matching navy morocco and decorated paper sides; binding signed by Boichot.
An exceptional copy inscribed by General de Gaulle to Colone
First edition of the French translation, one of 44 numbered copies on pur fil, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
Spine very slightly sunned without consequence, bookplate affixed to the verso of the front cover, a handsome copy.
Autograph letter signed, addressed to his friend Thierry Maulnier, 14 lines in blue ink on Revue universelle letterhead, concerning an article soon to be published and requesting another one in response to Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
Henri Massis, editor-in-chief of the journal, summarizes the situation for his friend: "Votre \"Réveil de l'héroïsme ? \" passe dans le n° du 1er février. Je crois qu'il serait intéressant de répondre à l'article que Drieu la Rochelle a publié, ce matin, dans les Nouvelles littéraires. Qu'en pensez-vous ? Donnez-moi cela pour le n+ du 15... L'heure du déjeuner (vers une heure) est la plus propice pour notre rendez-vous."
The Rev
Autograph letter signed, addressed to his friend Thierry Maulnier, 26 lines in blue ink on letterhead of the Revue universelle, in which he urges him to contribute an article on André Gide's political stance.
Henri Massis, editor-in-chief of the journal, presses his friend: "Il me faudrait très rapidement votre prochaine chronique. Il me semble qu'il y aurait quelque chose à tirer de l'article de Ramon Fernandez sur l'évolution d'André Gide dans la N.R.F. du 1er juillet". Il faudrait saisir ce qui concerne proprement Gide pour s'attacher à certaines réflexions sur le socialisme., le marxisme ou à une phrase comme celle-ci qui mériterait quelques commentaire : "Les j
First text: first edition, with no copies issued on deluxe paper; second text: first edition in part.
Publisher's full grey cloth binding, flat spine, complete with the original dust jacket.
Illustrated with photographs by Tony Armstrong-Jones.
A small stain to the lower part of the front endpaper, otherwise a pleasing copy.
Inscribed and signed by Paul Morand: "A maître Chérier, ce tunnel sous la manche, très fidèlement Morand."
First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine creased as often, otherwise a pleasant copy.
Illustrated.
Inscribed and signed by Jean Marais to Madame Romanini.
First edition, one of 15 copies on Japan paper, the deluxe issue.
Minor foxing to the edges of the covers, otherwise a desirable and uncommon copy with all edges uncut.
First edition on ordinary paper.
Small tears repaired at head and foot of spine.
Half black morocco binding, smooth spine, gilt date at foot, decorative abstract patterned paper boards, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, binding signed Thomas Boichot.
Rare and precious autograph inscription signed by Charles De Gaulle on this text which he dedicated to Marshal Pétain: "A mon ami Louis Borel en souvenir de ses précieux conseils et de sa fidélité. Avec mon bien cordial témoignage. 7 octobre 1938. Charles." (To my friend Louis Borel in remembrance of his precious advice and his loyalty. With my most cordial testimony. October 7, 1938.
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only large paper copies.
Autograph presentation inscription dated and signed by Charles de Gaulle: "Pour J. Emery, bien cordialement ! C. de Gaulle. 25.2.61."
A fine and rare large paper copy with autograph presentation inscription signed by Charles de Gaulle.
Lettre autographe signée de Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. Une page à l'encre noire sur un feuillet. Traces de plis transversaux inhérentes à l'envoi.
L'écrivain offre une très belle analyse de ses vers inspirés du front, rassemblés sous le titre provocateur de Fond de cantine, paru en 1920. Il demande l'avis de la poétesse Renée de Brimont, petite nièce de Lamartine, qui publia également à la Nrf : "Merci Madame de la décision très fine de ces vers me coupent comme un regret. Que chacun se retire da
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on japon paper, deluxe issue.
Minor tears and two small losses at the foot of the spine at the level of the deckle edges, a stain in the left margin of the upper cover, a wide-margined copy.
Illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
First edition of the French translation, one of 21 numbered copies on pur fil paper, deluxe issue.
Bradel binding in half blue percaline, smooth spine, floral motif, date and double gilt fillets at the foot, hazel morocco title label with some scuffing, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
The text by Friedrich Sieburg is followed by a letter from Bernard Grasset to the latter.
Fine dated and signed autograph inscription, from London, by Friedrich Sieburg to Monsieur de Fleuriau, then French ambassador in London: "... en le priant de ne voir dans ce livre que l'attrait que la France exerça sur son auteur. Homma
First edition, one of 822 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe paper issue after 109 reimposed copies.
A pleasing copy despite two small areas of sunning at the head and foot of the spine.
First edition printed in a small run by the French Communist Party.
Minor, unobtrusive spotting to the lower cover, which also bears a small hole with loss of two letters on the verso.
A rare and pleasing copy.
First edition, with no deluxe paper copies issued.
Two small, insignificant tears at the head and foot of a joint.
A pleasant copy.
Rare first edition.
Small tears to the slightly sunned spine and to the margins of the covers.
First edition adorned with illustrations and photographs.
Minor losses without seriousness at the foot of a few leaves.
An attractive and rare copy.
Texts by Jean Jaurès, Walt Whitman among others.
Rare first edition. No copies located in U.S. libraries (not listed in WorldCat).
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, without seriousness.
New edition.
A pleasing copy.
Rare signed autograph inscription from Philippe Muray to a close acquaintance named Benoît.
Second edition, revised and corrected, illustrated with numerous in-text figures (including a portrait of the author and two flags printed in colours) and with a folding table at the end of the volume.
Some minor foxing, traces of adhesive paper at the head and foot of the slightly soiled endpapers.
The "Triple Demism" designates "the Three Principles of the People" (liberal democracy, nationalism, social justice) formulated by the revolutionary Sun Ya-Tsen as early as 1912, and expounded in numerous public lectures throughout the 1920s.
None of these terms in fact corresponds to the meaning it holds in the West, and these principles continued to influence Chinese pol
