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The Interwar Period

Rare works on the 1918-1939 period: economic crisis, rise of fascism and Roaring Twenties society

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The Interwar Period
  1. La Farce de la Main tendue. Du "Frente Popular" au "Front Populaire"
    Gaëtan BERNOVILLE

    La Farce de la Main tendue. Du "Frente Popular" au "Front Populaire"

    Grasset|Paris 1938|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy
    Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
    Autograph inscription signed by Gaëtan Bernoville to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... au vaillant et lucide directeur de l'Assaut..." ["...to the valiant and lucid director of l'Assaut..."]
    €80
  2. La Crise du Capitalisme américain
    Bertrand de JOUVENEL

    La Crise du Capitalisme américain

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Signed and inscribed by Bertrand de Jouvenel to Alfred Fabre-Luce and his wife Charlotte: "... ce travail de documentation d'où l'on peut tirer des faits à l'occasion. Il a été fait pour servir de 'silo à faits' avec respectivement, mes hommages et mes amitiés..." ["... this work of documentation from which one can draw facts as needed. It was made to serve as a 'silo of facts' with respectively, my respects and my friendship..."]
    €80
  3. Colère sur Paris. Roman de Demain matin
    Pierre DOMINIQUE

    Colère sur Paris. Roman de Demain matin

    Flammarion|Paris 1938|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
    Signed and inscribed copy from Pierre Dominique to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €50
  4. Les Etapes de la Révolution russe
    Giuseppe BOFFA

    Les Etapes de la Révolution russe

    François Maspero|Paris 1962|11.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of 250 numbered copies reserved for subscribers.
    Light worming to first endpaper.
    €80
  5. Histoire de Belgique
    Adrien de MEEÜS

    Histoire de Belgique

    Plon|Paris 1928|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges.
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally lightened, otherwise a handsome copy attractively bound.
    €70
  6. Lettres à la N.R.F. 1931-1961
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Lettres à la N.R.F. 1931-1961

    Gallimard|Paris 2009|16.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    New edition.
    Slight foxing to edges of no significance, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €40
  7. Le Colonel de La Rocque
    Jean EFFEL

    Le Colonel de La Rocque

    Gallimard|Paris 1936|13.50 x 18.50 cm|agrafé
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy given the fragility of the paper.
    Work illustrated with numerous humorous drawings by Jean Effel.
    Autograph inscription signed by Jean Effel to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
    €120
  8. Défense du Nationalisme allemand
    Friedrich SIEBURG

    Défense du Nationalisme allemand

    Grasset|Paris 1933|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition in French translated by Pierre Klossowski, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Spine lightly sunned with a small white stain, traces of black ink at foot of front cover.
    Autograph inscription signed, in French, by Friedrich Sieburg to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... cette Allemagne "sans rêve". Hommage amical. Friedrich Sieburg." ["... this Germany "without dreams". Friendly tribute. Friedrich Sieburg."]
    €100
  9. Comité du Plan. - Une nouvelle France. Ses Principes et ses Institutions
    COLLECTIF, Marcel DÉAT

    Comité du Plan. - Une nouvelle France. Ses Principes et ses Institutions

    Fasquelle|Paris 1936|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare personalized copies printed on Holland paper, ours for Paul Boncour.
    Half bronze sheep binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets, navy blue and red shagreen title-labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrapper preserved, contemporary binding.
    Preface by Marcel Déat.
    Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Fasquelle to Paul Boncour, important politician of the Third Republic and considered the best orator of his time.
    €250
  10. Comité du Plan. - Le Plan français. Doctrine et Plan d'Action
    COLLECTIF, Marcel DÉAT

    Comité du Plan. - Le Plan français. Doctrine et Plan d'Action

    Fasquelle|Paris 1935|12.50 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of the rare personalized copies printed on Holland paper, ours for Paul Boncour.
    Half bronze sheep binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets, navy blue and red shagreen title-labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Preface by Marcel Déat.
    Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Fasquelle to Paul Boncour, important politician of the Third Republic and considered the best orator of his time.
    €250
  11. La vérité sur les marchands de canons
    Paul ALLARD

    La vérité sur les marchands de canons

    Grasset|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Two small lacks to the slightly sunned spine.
    Signed and inscribed by Paul Allard to Elie Richard.
    €50
  12. Nés de la guerre
    René de LA PORTE

    Nés de la guerre

    Librairie Valois|Paris 1928|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on Navarre vellum.
    Pale marginal dampstain on the first endpaper.
    Fine dated autograph inscription signed by René de La Porte to Elie Richard: "A Elie Richard force précieuse à notre génération, ces pages sur le destin révolutionnaire de nos équipes, en hommage de sympathie confraternelle." ["To Elie Richard, precious force of our generation, these pages on the revolutionary destiny of our teams, as a tribute of fraternal sympathy."]
    €60
  13. Une adolescence au temps du Maréchal et de multiples aventures
    François AUGIÉRAS

    Une adolescence au temps du Maréchal et de multiples aventures

    Christian Bourgois|Paris 1968|12.50 x 20 cm|relié sous étui

    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.


    Bradel binding in full wood-effect paper, smooth spine, author's name and title lettered in orange and vertically, in the center of the front board, inlaid, a photographic portrait, covers and spine preserved, slipcase bordered with the same wood-effect paper, brown paper boards, original contemporary binding signed Leroux.


    Handsome copy pleasantly executed by one of the last great masters of French twentieth-century bookbinding.


     

    €500
  14. L'anthropophage
    Charles MAURRAS, Édouard CHIMOT

    L'anthropophage[The Cannibal]

    Editions Lapina|Paris 1930|16 x 23 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies reimposed on Japan Imperial paper, ours being one of the few hors commerce copies, deluxe edition after 1 unique copy on Japan Imperial and 19 old Japan.
    Illustrated work, as frontispiece, with a portrait of Charles Maurras consisting of an original drypoint by Edouard Chimot and original lithographs by Wassily Schoukhaeff.
    Half chocolate brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, black roulettes on headcaps, black fillet frame on wood-effect paper boards, wood-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, perfect unsigned binding.
    Very handsome copy...

    €500
  15. Olympia 36. Band I : Die Olympischen Winterspiele Vorschau und Berlin. - Band II : Die XI. Olympischen Spiele in Berlin 1936

    Olympia 36. Band I : Die Olympischen Winterspiele Vorschau und Berlin. - Band II : Die XI. Olympischen Spiele in Berlin 1936[Olympic Games 1936]

    Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld|Berlin 1936|23.50 x 32 cm|2 volumes reliures de l'éditeur
    Olympia 36. Band I: Die Olympischen Winterspiele Vorschau und Berlin. – Band II: Die XI. Olympischen Spiele in Berlin 1936
    Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld | Berlin 1936 | 23.5 x 32 cm | publisher's binding
    First edition of this famous photograph album featuring the propaganda of the Nationalist-Socialist regime through the Winter and Summer Olympics of 1936 organised in Hitler's Germany and glorifying, through sporting exploits, the superiority of the Aryan race (especially that of the Germans) over other peoples.
    Binding in full blue cloth, titles in black, titles in black repeated on the first boards, with a gilt bell stamped in the centre and...
    €800
  17. Eloge des Bolcheviks
    Boris SOUVARINE

    Eloge des Bolcheviks

    Librairie du "Populaire"|Bruxelles [Brussels] s. d. [circa 1925]|11.50 x 17.50 cm|agrafé
    New edition.
    An angular fold at foot of front board with a tiny tear but no loss, handsome copy.
    €50
  19. Vladimir Iliitch Lénine
    Maxime GORKI

    Vladimir Iliitch Lénine

    Librairie du Parti Socialiste et de L'Humanité|Paris 1920|11.50 x 17.50 cm|plaquette
    New edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Covers slightly and very marginally sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.
    Illustrated pamphlet with a portrait of Lenin.
    Preface by A. Pierre.
    €50
  20. La fin du six février, In Combat N°2 de la première année
    Maurice BLANCHOT

    La fin du six février, In Combat N°2 de la première année

    Combat|Paris Février 1936|21.50 x 28.50 cm|broché
    First and only publication of this pamphlet published in the review Combat directed by Thierry Maulnier.
    Vertical fold inherent to the distribution of this review, small marginal tears.
    Other contributions by Robert Brasillach "Ce qui est perdu", Thierry Maulnier "Les deux violences", Pierre Andreu "Fascisme 1913", Jean de Fabrègues "Indépendance ? Oui, sauf de la vérité...
    Very rare document bearing witness to the anti-democratic period of the young Maurice Blanchot.


    €120
  21. Photographie originale de Charles Maurras datée et dédicacée
    Charles MAURRAS

    Photographie originale de Charles Maurras datée et dédicacée[Original photograph of Charles Maurras, dated and inscribed]

    Pierre Ligey|Paris 1936|19 x 14 cm|une photographie
    Original photograph taken by Pierre Ligey showing Charles Maurras slightly in profile and seated at his work table. Contemporary print.
    Photographer's printed stamp on the verso of the photograph.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Charles Maurras at the foot of the photograph: "A André Jeambon très cordialement, Charles Maurras. Paris le 31 Déc. 1936." ["To André Jeambon very cordially, Charles Maurras. Paris December 31, 1936."]
    €400
  22. Carte de visite manuscrite
    Aristide BRIAND

    Carte de visite manuscrite

    S. n.|Paris s. d. [1925]|9.50 x 5.50 cm|une feuille
    Visiting card enriched with these few words in blue ink:
    "Avec ses meilleurs remerciements et ses bonnes amitiés." ["With his best thanks and kind regards."]
    €60
  23. Comment la France "civilise" ses colonies
    Henri CARTIER

    Comment la France "civilise" ses colonies

    Bureau d'éditions|Paris 1932|11.50 x 17.50 cm|broché
    First edition illustrated with photographs denouncing colonial cruelty and the slavery it engenders.
    Unlettered spine sunned, dampstain at foot of boards also affecting the spine, handsome interior condition, printed stamp on title page.
    Rare.
    €150
  26. Civilisation française en Indochine
    Marcel MARTINET

    Civilisation française en Indochine

    Comité d'Amnistie et de Défense des Indochinois et des Peuples Colonisés|Paris 1933|12 x 15.50 cm|agrafé
    First edition published and distributed by the Committee for Amnesty and Defense of Indochinese and Colonized Peoples.
    Covers marginally discolored, an orange stain at foot of front cover.
    Rare.
    €100
  27. Du Maroc au Cameroun. Les exigences coloniales du IIIe Reich
    COLLECTIF

    Du Maroc au Cameroun. Les exigences coloniales du IIIe Reich

    Paix et liberté • Comité Thaelmann|Paris s. d. [1936]|13.50 x 21 cm|agrafé
    First edition of this pamphlet published by the "Thaelmann Committee".
    Minor corner lacks on the marginally sunned covers, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.

    €50
  28. Le collectivisme
    Jules GUESDE

    Le collectivisme

    Librairie du Parti Socialiste et de L'Humanité|Paris 1919|11.50 x 17 cm|agrafé
    Fourth edition of this lecture given to the Society of Economic and Political Studies of Brussels on March 7, 1894.
    Handsome copy considering the fragility of this fascicle.


    €30
  29. Pour l'unité de la classe ouvrière
    Georges DIMITROV

    Pour l'unité de la classe ouvrière

    Editions du comité populaire de propagande|Paris 1937|13 x 17.50 cm|agrafé
    Rare first edition of this supplement to L'Humanité of May 8, 1937.
    Small pin marks in the margins of the covers as this booklet was meant to be attached to the issue of L'Humanité to which it was bound.

    €50
  31. Les batailles révolutionnaires de l'Allemagne en 1919
    Clara ZETKIN

    Les batailles révolutionnaires de l'Allemagne en 1919

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [circa 1920]|12 x 19 cm|agrafé
    First edition in French of this offprint from the article published in No. 9 of "Internationale communiste" from February 1920.
    Spine and boards marginally sunned and soiled, handsome interior condition.
    Rare.

    €80
  32. L'homme couvert de femmes
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    L'homme couvert de femmes["The Man Covered with Women]

    Nrf|Paris 1925|16.50 x 21.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Half caramel morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, printed bookplates on endpapers, binding signed Devauchelle.
    Handsome copy elegantly bound.
    €1,200
  34. Le mouvement makhnoviste
    Piotr ARCHINOFF

    Le mouvement makhnoviste

    Bélibaste|Toulouse 1969|12.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    New edition of the French translation.
    Gift inscription from a previous owner on the title page.
    Handsome copy.
    €50
  38. Avec Doriot
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    Avec Doriot

    Gallimard|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy despite two light dampstains at head and foot of spine.
    €150
  39. Mea culpa suivi de La vie et l'oeuvre de Semmelweis
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Mea culpa suivi de La vie et l'oeuvre de Semmelweis

    Denoël & Steele|Paris 1937|11.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours one of 25 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies after 15 Holland and 40 pur fil.
    Spine and margins of covers skilfully restored.
    Autograph inscription signed by Louis-Ferdinand Céline "A Madame Marthe Pujol Bien affectueusement L.F. Céline".
    Precious deluxe copy with an autograph inscription by the author.
    €4,500
  40. Le Merle blanc, Ecrits 1919-1922
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Le Merle blanc, Ecrits 1919-1922

    Du Lérot|Tusson 2008|14.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives paper, deluxe issue. Illustrations in text.
    Copy in mint condition.
    €150
  41. Histoire du cinéma
    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
  42. Les poètes ibéro-américains dans la guerre civile espagnole (1936-1939)
    Josette & Georges COLOMER

    Les poètes ibéro-américains dans la guerre civile espagnole (1936-1939)

    Imprimerie Graphic Eclair|Villemomble 1980|21 x 21 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition of this bilingual poetic anthology (Spanish-French) established by Josette and Georges Colomer for which it was not printed from large papers.
    Publisher's binding in full black cardboard, smooth back, illustrated first cover.
    Iconography and original drawings by Josep Castell.
    Pleasant copy.
    Beautiful autograph dedication signed by Georges Colomer enriched by the signature of his wife Josette to their friend the poet Charles Dobzynski: "... those painful poems that tell the tragedy of the Spanish Republic ..."
    €80
  43. 36. La fête
    Roger BORDIER

    36. La fête

    Editions Messidor|Paris 1985|19.50 x 27.50 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from large papers.
    Iconography.
    Pleasant copy.
    Autograph dedication signed by Roger Bordier to Charles Dobzynski.
    €50
  44. Gringoire, Ecrits 1928-1937. - Ecrits 1937-1940. - Ecrits 1940-1943
    Henri BÉRAUD

    Gringoire, Ecrits 1928-1937. - Ecrits 1937-1940. - Ecrits 1940-1943

    Consep|Paris 2004-2006|15.50 x 23 cm|3 volumes brochés
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Rives paper for each volume, deluxe printing.
    Illustrations by Bécan, Charlet, Pavis, Pedro and Roger Roy, Carb, Rafer, Bib, Gus Bofa, Don, Ferjac.
    Index and tables at the end.
    Copies in mint condition for this trilogy.
    €500
  45. Photographie originale de Philippe Pétain qu'il a dédicacée aux élèves en histoire de la Matthew Fontaine Maury High School
    Philippe PÉTAIN

    Photographie originale de Philippe Pétain qu'il a dédicacée aux élèves en histoire de la Matthew Fontaine Maury High School

    Henri Manuel|Paris s. d. [circa 1927]|9.50 x 13 cm|une photographie
    Original photograph on albumen paper laminated on cardboard and produced by the art gallery Henri Manuel and representing, slightly in profile, Marshal Philippe Pétain. Vintage print.
    Autograph signed by Philippe Pétain: "To the students of the history school. Virginia. Ph. Pétain.
    This photograph was signed by Philippe Pétain for the students of the Matthew Fontaine Maury high school located in Norfolk in the state of Virginia.
    We are enclosing a typed letter from Philippe Pétain's orderly officer, headed by his office of Inspector General of the Armies and the Vice-Presidency of the Superior War Council, indicating that this autographed photograph has been...
    €500
  46. La condition humaine
    André MALRAUX

    La condition humaine

    Nrf|Paris 1933|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 339 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only deluxe copies ("grand papier") after 1 China and 39 laid "pur-fil" paper reimposed.
    Very nice copy.
    Half morocco binding.
    €6,800
  47. Le diable à l'hôtel Matignon
    Lucien REBATET, Ralph SOUPAULT

    Le diable à l'hôtel Matignon

    Editions littéraires de France|Paris s. d. [circa 1936]|20.50 x 27 cm|en feuilles sous chemise à rabats
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with original illustrations by Ralph Soupault.
    Handsome copy despite a light stain at the foot of the second cover of the chemise.
    €120
  49. L'alimentation en combustible des moteurs d'aéronautique par le système AM
    Basile DEMTCHENKO

    L'alimentation en combustible des moteurs d'aéronautique par le système AM

    Gauthier-Villars|Paris 1937|15.50 x 24.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Astra paper, deluxe copy.
    Full tan sheep binding, smooth unlettered spine, black shagreen title vignette on the first cover also decorated with green and black shagreen strips, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
    Work illustrated with 75 figures and photographs in the text and 19 tables at the end of the volume.
    €200
  50. Cinq années de propagande aéronautique 1928-1933
    AERO-CLUB DU NIVERNAIS

    Cinq années de propagande aéronautique 1928-1933

    Aéro-club du Nivernais|Nevers 1928|13.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Work illustrated with photographic figures in the text.
    Covers marginally discolored without gravity, small worming to the covers.
    €150
  51. L'hydravion
    Robert DESMONS

    L'hydravion

    Librairie aéronautique E. Chiron|Paris 1920|16.50 x 25.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Two lacks at head and foot of spine, boards uniformly faded.
    Rare.
    Illustrated with 38 text figures and 15 photographic plates.
    €350
  54. L'honneur de servir
    Henri MASSIS

    L'honneur de servir

    Plon|Paris 1937|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Signed autograph Henri Massis François Daudet: "... this" package "of his" old ", affectionately."
    €50
  55. Position politique du surréalisme
    André BRETON

    Position politique du surréalisme

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    Edition with some parts in first edition on ordinary paper.
    Small tears to spine which also shows a black felt pen mark at foot, light scratches to head of front cover causing two small losses to orange paper.
    €100
  56. L'avènement du bolchévisme
    Léon TROTSKY

    L'avènement du bolchévisme

    Editions & librairie|Paris 1920|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Spine slightly faded and wrinkled with two small tears with minimal lacks at head and foot.
    Cover illustrated with a vignette.
    €60
  57. Pleins pouvoirs
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    Pleins pouvoirs

    Gallimard|Paris 1939|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 6 numbered copies on Chine, the tirage de tête.
    Inevitable foxing, because of the China paper, in the margins of some leaves.
    Rare and nice copy with edges preserved.
    €1,000
  58. Le général Skobeleff
    Madame ADAM

    Le général Skobeleff

    Berger-Levrault|Paris • & Nancy 1916|14 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    One stain to spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
    With a frontispiece portrait of General Skobeleff.
    €150
  59. Trois hommes. Roosevelt - Mussolini - Kamal
    Charles Hitchkock SHERRILL

    Trois hommes. Roosevelt - Mussolini - Kamal

    Plon|Paris 1936|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    One tear and two creases in margin of front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.
    Work illustrated with 3 plates.
    €100
  60. L'Espagne sanglante. Badajoz, Irun, l'Alcazar, Madrid
    COLLECTIF

    L'Espagne sanglante. Badajoz, Irun, l'Alcazar, Madrid

    U.N.C.|Paris 1936|24 x 31 cm|agrafé
    First edition of this pro-Francoist publication, presented in the form of an illustrated journal with photographs, intended to document the atrocities perpetrated by the Republicans, Anarchists and International Brigades during the Civil War then raging in Spain.
    Rare and handsome copy.

    €200
  61. Genève ou Moscou
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    Genève ou Moscou

    Nrf|Paris 1928|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
    A nice copy despite the spine pleated.
    Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle to Monsieur Zimmer.
    €580
  62. La condition humaine
    André MALRAUX

    La condition humaine[Man’s Fate]

    Nrf|Paris 1933|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 339 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 1 Chine and 39 vergé pur fil re-imposed.
    A very nice copy.
    €5,000
  63. J'avais 20 ans... ou la mission
    Trajan SAINT-INÈS, Alfred Baring GARROD

    J'avais 20 ans... ou la mission

    Editions Nicolas|Niort 1955|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Some slight bites without gravity on the boards, nice copy.
    Illustrated book of 42 photographs and 46 drawings of the author.
    Our copy is complete of his trailer on which a previous owner of the book wrote this handwritten note about the author: "Totally eliminated from the RTF since December 1957 ... It was his only additional livelihood . "
    Signed autograph from Trajan Saint-Inès to Jean Mahé: "... last confident hope of the author in a bit of human justice ..."
    €50
  64. Photographie dédicacée de John Mills
    John MILLS

    Photographie dédicacée de John Mills

    S. n.|s. l. 1930|8 x 13.50 cm|une feuille
    Photograph of Maurice Chevalier standing with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
    Autograph tribute signed by Maurice Chevalier.
    €80
  65. Autriche ma patrie
    Kurt von SCHUSCHNIGG

    Autriche ma patrie

    Plon|Paris 1938|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First French edition, one of 39 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €250
  66. Dans la fosse aux lions
    Jean SUBERVILLE, Walch LE TANNOIS

    Dans la fosse aux lions

    Maurice d'Hartoy|Paris 1933|14 x 19 cm|broché
    Partly first edition on current paper.
    Ex-dono of the dedicatee at the head of a guard.
    Illustrated book of 8 wood inserts Walch Le Tannois.
    Signed autograph dedication of Jean Suberville to Louis Viossat.
    €50
  67. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Léon Deffoux
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE (to Léon DEFFOUX)

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Léon Deffoux

    Paris [3 mai 1934]|21 x 27 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet, une enveloppe jointe
    Autograph letter signed "LF Destouches" addressed to the journalist Léon Deffoux. 24 lines written in black ink, several underlines and erasures of Celine's hand.
    Envelope attached.
    Folds inherent to the enveloping of the mail as well as some very tiny pinholes in the right margin of the leaflet.
    €1,200
  68. Un siècle et demi de révolution 1789-1936
    Pierre LUCIUS

    Un siècle et demi de révolution 1789-1936

    Librairie de l'Arc|Paris s. d. [circa 1936]|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition.
    An autograph signed by Pierre Lucius to Henri Béraud.
    Small scattered foxing, some scratches on the back and heads of boards.
    €50
  69. Histoire du Parti Communiste français
    Jacques FAUVET

    Histoire du Parti Communiste français

    Arthème Fayard|Paris 1964|13.50 x 22 cm|2 volumes brochés
    first edition.
    Autograph signed by Jacques Fauvet to Pierre Dumayet on the second volume.
    Wrinkled back with three tiny holes, pleasant interior condition.
    €50
  73. Le Mur
    Jean-Paul SARTRE

    Le Mur[The Wall]

    Gallimard|Paris 1939|12 x 19 cm|relié sous étui
     

    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the tirage de tête (deluxe copies).

    Full morocco, covers and spine preserved, slipcase, elegant binding signed by Semet & Plumelle.

    Provenances: mostly from Robert Desprechins' library with his ex-libris drawn by Jean Cocteau, and by Louis de Sadeleer with his engraved ex-libris.

    A very nice copy beautifully bound morocco signed by Semet & Plumelle.

    €9,000
  74. Beauté et tragique de l'Allemagne
    Charles FOURNET

    Beauté et tragique de l'Allemagne

    Denoël|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition, one of the 400 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only large papers after 30 "pur-fil" paper.
    Original signed autograph signed by Charles Fournet to Therla Gutmann: "... and to the dear memory of Charles Gutmann this book - where Nuremberg- has its place of predilection ..."
    Small tears without gravity on the back, three light spots in the foot of the first board.
    €80
  75. Les conquérants
    André MALRAUX

    Les conquérants[The Conquerors]

    Grasset|Paris 1928|12 x 18.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on Or Turner paper, large paper copy, the fewest copies.
    Rare and nice copy with double cover.

    €3,000
  76. Clemenceau dans la retraite
    René BENJAMIN

    Clemenceau dans la retraite

    Plon|Paris 1930|13.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on pur fil paper.
    Minor tears without consequence at the foot of the covers at the deckled edges, foxing on the top edges.
    €40
  77. Doriot ou la vie d'un ouvrier français
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    Doriot ou la vie d'un ouvrier français

    Les éditions populaires françaises|Saint-Denis 1936|13.50 x 18 cm|agrafé
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Spine and boards very lightly and marginally faded, handsome copy given the poor quality of this paper.
    Rare.
    €150
  78. Caillaux
    Alfred FABRE-LUCE

    Caillaux

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|12 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil paper, ours unnumbered but properly justified "pur fil" at the foot of the second cover, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers uniformly sunned, handsome interior condition.
    €50
  79. Briand. Tome IV : 1916-1918
    Georges SUAREZ

    Briand. Tome IV : 1916-1918

    Plon|Paris 1940|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition, review copy.
    Signed autograph of Georges Suarez Charles Laval.
    Small tear in foot of the back, complete copy of his prayer to insert.
    €40
  80. Lettre d'Italie
    Valery LARBAUD

    Lettre d'Italie[Letters from Italy]

    La lampe d'Aladdin|Liège 1926|12.50 x 16 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, the tirage de tête after 20 on Japan paper.
    A very good copy despite a small trace of sunning to foot of spine.
    €150
  81. Israël 1931
    Pierre PARAF

    Israël 1931

    Librairie Valois|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
    Autograph inscription from Pierre Paraf to Pierre Dominique
    €40
  82. Nouvel empire
    Jacques BENOIST-MÉCHIN, Fritz von UNRUH

    Nouvel empire

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1925|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Jacques Benoist-Méchin, review copy.
    Signed autograph of Jacques Benoist-Méchin to Jacques Crucy.
    Nice copy.
    €100
  83. Le paradis à l'ombre des épées. - Les onze devant la porte dorée. Exemplaires de Charles Maurras
    Henry de MONTHERLANT (inscribed to Charles MAURRAS)

    Le paradis à l'ombre des épées. - Les onze devant la porte dorée. Exemplaires de Charles Maurras[Paradise in the Shadow of Swords – The Eleven Before the Golden Gate. Copy from the library of Charles Maurras]

    Grasset|Paris 1924|12 x 19 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition, one of the press service copies on bouffant paper for each volume.
    Valuable autograph inscriptions signed by Henry de Montherlant to Charles Maurras on the front free endpaper of each volume: « Respectueux hommage » and « Hommage respectueux ».

    Charles Maurras exerted a decisive influence on Henry de Montherlant, as evidenced by these two inscriptions. The founder of Action française was indeed one of his openly acknowledged masters, as he writes in his preface to L'Exil in 1929, the two men sharing a certain conception of Mediterranean antiquity.
    An interesting mark of Montherlant’s loyalty towards Maurras.

    €1,500
  84. Hitler et moi
    Otto STRASSER

    Hitler et moi [Hitler and I]

    Grasset|Paris 1940|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition of the French translation, an advance (service de presse) copy.
    Bradel paper binding by Goy & Vilaine, grey calf title piece, covers preserved.
    Very rare autograph inscription by Otto Strasser to Pierre Loewel.
    A rare copy.
    €900
  85. Clarté N°71 de la 4ème année
    COLLECTIF

    Clarté N°71 de la 4ème année

    Clarté|Paris 1er Février 1925|24.50 x 31 cm|agrafé
    First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Contributions by Lenin "Comment nous tiendrons, (1923)" and "Communisme et pacifisme, (1916)", Maxim Gorky "Lénine, l'homme", Edouard Berth on Tartuffe by S. Guitry, Georges Michael "La doctrine sorélienne"...
    Issue illustrated by Serge, Manolo, Barthe, Altman, Zilzer...
    Unstitched copy.
    €100
  86. Clarté N°73 de la 4ème année
    COLLECTIF

    Clarté N°73 de la 4ème année

    Clarté|Paris 1er Avril 1925|24.50 x 31 cm|agrafé
    First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Contributions by Alexandre Blok "Le peuple et les intellectuels", Nicolas Boukharine "A la mémoire d'Ilitch", Jean Montrevel...
    Issue illustrated with works by G. Zilder, Vidberg...
    €80
  87. Clarté N°77 de la 4ème année
    COLLECTIF

    Clarté N°77 de la 4ème année

    Clarté|Paris 15 Octobre 1925|24.50 x 31 cm|agrafé
    First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Contributions by Marcel Fourrier "Légitimité de la révolte riffaine", Raymond Lefebvre "Je reviens d'un long voyage éblouissant".

    €80
  88. Histoire du radicalisme
    Albert MILHAUD

    Histoire du radicalisme

    S.E.F.I.|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Signed autograph inscription from Albert Milhaud "To my dear president Quenéler his old friend who regrets not having been able to give him his book on the day of the congress, faithfully." ["Mon cher président Quenéler son vieil ami qui regrette de n'avoir pu lui remettre son livre le jour du congrès, fidèlement."]
    A small stain on the spine, light foxing on the boards.
    €40
  89. A Parigi coi francesi
    Concetto PETTINATO

    A Parigi coi francesi

    Fratelli Treves Editori|Milano [Milan] 1930|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Precious autograph inscription dated and signed by Concetto Pettinato to Henri Béraud: "... en échange de ce qu'il a vu à Rome..." ["... in exchange for what he saw in Rome..."]
    Minor foxing to boards and endpapers, slight tear to foot of spine.
    Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud.
    €200
  90. La terre russe
    Albert RHYSS WILLIAMS, Paul VAILLANT-COUTURIER

    La terre russe

    Gallimard|Paris 1930|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition established by Paul Vaillant-Couturier, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Paul Vaillant-Couturier to Henri Béraud: "... ce livre de quelqu'un qui a vu la terre "russe"..." ["... this book from someone who has seen the "Russian" land..."]
    Spine slightly sunned, minor foxing on covers and endpapers.
    Provenance: from Henri Béraud's Ré Island library.
    €100
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