The Interwar Period

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.

New edition of the French translation.
Surprising printed library stamp of "La documentation catholique"
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise handsome copy.

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.

First edition of the translation in French.
Nice copy.

New edition of the French translation.
Gift inscription from a previous owner on the title page.
Handsome copy.

New edition of the translation in French.
Nice copy.

The richly illustrated first edition.
Publisher's full white cloth bindings, smooth spines, covers illustrated with a drawing by Pablo Picasso, complete with their cellophane dust jackets which show, for some, minor corner losses of no significance.
A handsome complete set in five volumes.

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.

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.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives paper, deluxe issue. Illustrations in text.
Copy in mint condition.

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 ..."

First edition for which it was not drawn from large papers.
Iconography.
Pleasant copy.
Autograph dedication signed by Roger Bordier to Charles Dobzynski.

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.

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 sent. by post, handwritten envelope attached.

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.

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.

First edition.
Minor tears at head and foot of the unlettered spine.
Illustrated with text figures and 18 folding plates.

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.

First edition.
Work illustrated with photographic figures in the text.
Covers marginally discolored without gravity, small worming to the covers.

First edition.
Two lacks at head and foot of spine, boards uniformly faded.
Rare.
Illustrated with 38 text figures and 15 photographic plates.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

first edition.
Small angular gaps on the boards.
Autograph signed by André Gervais to Jean Paillard.

First edition on current paper.
Signed autograph Henri Massis François Daudet: "... this" package "of his" old ", affectionately."

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.

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.

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.

First edition.
One stain to spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
With a frontispiece portrait of General Skobeleff.

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.

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.

First edition of this trilingual publication (Spanish, French and English) anti-Franco, presented in the form of a folding newspaper illustrated with photographs.
Rare and handsome copy.

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.

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 ..."

Photograph of Maurice Chevalier standing with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
Autograph tribute signed by Maurice Chevalier.

First French edition, one of 39 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome full-margined copy.

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.

first edition.
An autograph signed by Pierre Lucius to Henri Béraud.
Small scattered foxing, some scratches on the back and heads of boards.

first edition.
Autograph signed by Jacques Fauvet to Pierre Dumayet on the second volume.
Wrinkled back with three tiny holes, pleasant interior condition.

First edition.

Small tears and minor lacks without gravity to the boards due to the fragility of the paper.

First edition.
Tears and lacks to covers and spine due to the fragility of the paper, covers detached.

First edition.
Small tears and minor lacks to covers and spine due to the fragility of the paper.

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.

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.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Spine and boards very lightly and marginally faded, handsome copy given the poor quality of this paper.
Rare.

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.

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.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Pierre Paraf to Pierre Dominique

First edition of the French translation by Jacques Benoist-Méchin, review copy.
Signed autograph of Jacques Benoist-Méchin to Jacques Crucy.
Nice copy.

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.

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.

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...

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".

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.

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.

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.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Henri de Korab to Henri Béraud: "... qui le premier fit du reportage un grand art..." ["who was the first to make reporting a great art..."]
Cover illustrated by A. Noël.
Preface by Henry de Jouvenel.
A lack at foot of spine.
Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud in Ré.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious and fine autograph inscription signed by René Benjamin to Henri Béraud: "... que j'aime et que j'admire, parce qu'il est un des deux ou trois écrivains vivants de notre époque! ..." ["... whom I love and admire, because he is one of the two or three living writers of our time! ..."]
Spine sunned and warped, some light foxing without significance.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Mathieu Varille to Henri Béraud: "... qui a vu l'Espagne sous d'autres jours..." ["...who has seen Spain in other days..."]
Work decorated with illustrations by Madame Favrot-Houllevigue.
Handsome copy.
Provenance: from the Île de Ré library of Henri Béraud.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription from François de Hauteclocque to Henri Béraud.
Light foxing to covers.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's Ré library.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from René Benjamin to Henri Béraud "... que j'aime parce qu'il est libre et fort..." ["... whom I love because he is free and strong..."]
Illustrated.
Minor foxing without consequence affecting mainly the endpapers.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

First edition, one of 18 copies hors commerce numbered on "pur-fil" paper, ours specially printed for Henri Beraud, deluxe edition with 5 other pure yarn.
Precious autograph signed Georges Suarez: "A Henri Beraud these characters are vapid beside his, with all my friendship."
Two gaps at the head and foot of the back, a clear wetting at the foot of the first flat at the witnesses, some spots affecting mainly flat and guards.
Provenance: the Henri Beraud rétaise library.

First edition, an advance copy
Precious full-page signed autograph inscription from Georges Suarez to Henri Béraud: "Mon cher Henri il y a un autre exemplaire pour vous, mais puisque j'ai cette occasion de correspondre et vous dire mon admiration pour votre "Gerbe d'or" que j'ai achevée et mon amitié pour vous, je ne laisse pas échapper. Georges Suarez" ["My dear Henri there is another copy for you, but since I have this opportunity to correspond and tell you my admiration for your 'Gerbe d'or' which I have finished and my friendship for you, I do not let it slip away. Georges Suarez"].
Two lacks and a repaired tear at head and foot of spine, foxing to endpapers.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Suarez: "A Henri Béraud que j'aime..." ["To Henri Béraud whom I love..."]
Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud on Île de Ré.

First edition, one advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome and rare autograph inscription signed by Dieudonné Costes to Henri Béraud.
Small marginal foxings on the covers
Provenance : Henri Béraud's library, from Île-de-Ré.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Robert Boucard to Henri Béraud: "... en toute admiration..." ["... in complete admiration..."]
Illustrated.
Small scuffs at foot of slightly sunned spine.
Provenance: from the library of Henri Béraud in Ré.

first edition.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Mr. Pierre Ringel to Deflin.
Iconography.
Letter-foreword by Louis Jouvet.
Small freckles on the upper edge, a slight hitch in the middle of the second board.

First edition of the French translation, one of 75 numbered copies on pur fil, tirage de tête.
With original illustrations by Orfeo Tamburi.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 44 numbered copies on pur fil paper.
A tear at foot of spine at the level of the deckled edges, slight worming without consequence on the front cover and first endpaper.
A full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête after 30 on papier "vert lumière".
Spine and covers uniformly sunned as usual, internally good.

First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on pure thread paper, ours being one of the 6 hors commerce copies, the deluxe issue after 7 Japan and 8 Holland.
A tear at the foot of the spine at the level of the deckled edges, some small foxing on certain deckled edges and the endpapers.

First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 30 on pur fil.

Spine sunned, handsome interior condition despite some occasional light foxing.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives, the tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Beautiful illustrated cover. A good copy with good margins.

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.

First edition of this tri-monthly review directed by Emile Kahn. Set of 5 fascicles: no. 9 of May 1st, 1939, no. 12 of June 15th, 1939, no. 13 of July 1st, 1939, no. 14 of July 15th, 1939 and no. 15 of August 1st, 1939. Official organ of the League of Human Rights which appeared in 1920, the Cahiers are considered by defenders of democracy as both a militant tool and an important source of documentary information.

First edition, one of 230 numbered copies on Alfa paper. Handwritten inscription signed by the author. A tiny marginal tear on the front cover, ex-libris pasted on the first blank endpaper.

First edition, one of 210 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies along with 7 on Japan and 22 on pur fil.
Pale offsetting from adhesive paper at head and foot of endpapers, otherwise a handsome copy of this work dedicated to Albert Londres.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives, tirage de tête. Illustrations to text.
Copy in new condition.

First edition of the French translation.
Rare and nice brochure.

First edition.
Contributions by R. Rolland, Lucien Deslinières, Charles Gide, Han Ryner, Victor Margueritte, René Dunan, Charles Rappoport...
Commentary by André Lorulot.

First edition in French.
Marginal spots to covers (slightly faded) otherwise a good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition. Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on bouffant paper.
Iconography.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis defended in November to obtain the degree of third-cycle doctor.
Rare and handsome copy.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Minor tears at head and foot of spine, spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned, occasional worming.
Rare.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies, the only deluxe copies with 50 on vellum.
Publisher's red cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine.
Fine copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full blue cloth binding.
Inscribed by the author.
Iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its glassine wrapper.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of seventh edition, only 30 vellum deluxe copies were printed.
Spine very lightly sunned without any gravity, otherwise handsome copy.