Literary periodicals, cultural chronicles, artistic criticism and period magazines from Renaudot to present day, feuilletons

First edition, one of the rare copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by C. Aveline, P. Vialar, G. Van Parys, A. Binet...
Issues illustrated with vignettes by C. Plessard.
Three slight marginal lacks to the first cover, handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by F. Hellens, C. Aveline, P. Haesaerts "Etude sur l'art belge contemporain", G. Heitz "Hommage à Paul Adam"...
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by J. Nels "André Gide et quelques écrivains d'aujourd'hui", A. Binet "A propos du nouveau comte de Fiume", Y. Noé "Pourquoi le "Canard sauvage" a monté "L'âge de raison"..."
One tear to a joint, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of the rare copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by J. Daley "J. Giraudoux et le cosmopolitisme littéraire", Y. Chatelain "J.M. de Heredia poète émotif", G. Van Parys...
Some minor worming to boards, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of the rare copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by J. Nels "J. Cocteau homme de théâtre", E. Pilon "Poèmes", J. Nels "Aperçu sur le roman d'après-guerre"...
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by A. Carpentier "Les océanides", O. Paz "Le fleuve", H. Petit...
Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without gravity, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition. Contributions by G. Braque, T. de Quincey, T. Tzara, A. Dhôtel, J. Paulhan, M. Nadeau, G. Mounin... Issue illustrated with a reproduction of the work "La Guitare" by Georges Braque. Three lacks to head and foot of spine and boards, annotation to head of front board, paper yellowed which is inevitable given the poor quality of this wartime paper.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full red and black boards, smooth spine, covers illustrated with a central decorative medallion, all edges gilt.
Album abundantly illustrated with caricatures.
Some light foxing of no consequence, one small tear to one edge.

First edition.
Numerous contributions.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Numerous contributions.
A very good copy.

First edition.
Numerous contributions of which celles de C. Dotremont, E.M. Cioran, R. Abellio, J.L. Parant, J.P. Sartre...
Iconography, a very good copy.

First edition, our copy being one of the service de presse copies. Cover somewhat faded, pale dampstain affecting the entire spine. Literary contributions by Saint-John Perse (Chanson), Max Jacob (Poèmes), André Breton (Introduction au discours "Sur le peu de réalité"), Léon-Paul Fargue (Nuées), Valery Larbaud (Lettre d'Italie), etc. Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared as twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the direction of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Livre de Christophe Colomb), T.S. Eliott (Som de l'Escalina), Valery Larbaud (Le Patron des traducteurs), Léon-Paul Fargue (Mimes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Littérature), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Première épître aux directeurs), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Essai sur Stendhal), Léon-Paul Fargue (Trouvé dans des papiers de famille), Valery Larbaud (Sur le rebut), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Au sujet des lettres persanes), Valery Larbaud (Rues et visages de Paris), Max Jacob (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication follows in the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and does not merely promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it plays a role as "discoverer" of young talents and unearths forgotten seminal texts.
Light foxing at...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Allocution), Léon-Paul Fargue (D'un porte-plume à un aimant), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Deuxième épître aux serins et même aux rossignols), Franz Kafka (Récits), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young...

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy, one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Claudel (Le Vieillard sur le Mont Omi), Francis Jammes (Trois extraits de "Ma France poétique"), Paul Valéry (Préface pour une nouvelle traduction de la Soirée avec M. Teste), Léon-Paul Fargue (Poème), Valery Larbaud (Sir Thomas Wyat), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication formed part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Réponse), Valery Larbaud (Le Vaisseau de Thésée), T.S. Eliot (Difficultés d'un homme d'Etat), Henri Michaux (Nous autres), William Faulkner (Une rose pour Emily), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Moralités), Valery Larbaud (Du sel ou du sable), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, appeared in the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication forms part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talent and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Valery Larbaud (Trois belles mendiantes), Ribemont-Dessaignes (Au delà du pouvoir), Jean Paulhan (Sur une poésie obscure), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal...

First edition published in 2900 copies, our copy being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Léon-Paul Fargue (Banalité), Valery Larbaud (Le Vain travail de voir divers pays), André Suarès (Saint-Juin de la Primevère), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly notebooks published under the supervision of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and was not content merely to promote the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten...

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (Amphion), Joé Bousquet (L'Ombre d'une ombre).
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

First edition published in 2900 copies, ours being one of the copies on Alfa paper.
Literary contributions by Paul Valéry (A B C), Léon-Paul Fargue (Tumulte), Jean Paulhan (L'Expérience du proverbe), Francis Ponge (Poèmes), etc.
Commerce, a literary review founded by Marguerite Caetani, took the form of twenty-nine "quarterly issues published under the care of Valéry, Fargue and Larbaud" between 1924 and 1932. Its publication was part of the competitive tradition of French reviews of the 1920s and did not merely showcase the most prominent authors of French literature: it played the role of "discoverer" of young talents and unearthed forgotten seminal texts.

Pre-first editions.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets and black fillets, gilt friezes at tail, some traces of rubbing on spine, slight lack at foot of one joint, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Other contributions by Charles Nodier, Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire, Jules Janin, Horace Raisson, Eugène Scribe...
Foxing.

Pre-first edition.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets and black fillets, gilt frieze at tail partially rubbed, some traces of rubbing on spine and a lack to upper headcap, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Other contributions by Jules Sandeau, Alexandre Dumas fils, Eugène Sue...
Magazine illustrated with hors-texte engravings.
Foxing

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle at foot; corners slightly rubbed.
Each issue comprises eight pages.
Texts by Méry, Alexandre Dumas Fils, Jules Janin, Victor Hugo (poem "La Fleur de l'âme" set to song), Théophile Gautier (poem "Le Monde est méchant" set to music), Alphonse de Lamartine (poem "Une voix céleste" set to music) and Paul Féval notably.
Engravings by Verdeil, Belin, Deschamps, and Etienne among others.

First edition.
Cover illustrated by Paul Iribe, unsigned illustration of the central double page, drawings by Cocteau.
Le Mot is an illustrated weekly magazine directed by Paul Iribe assisted by Jean Cocteau. The illustrations adopt, most of the time, a satirical and strongly anti-German tone. It is in this magazine that Jean Cocteau publishes drawings under the pseudonym of Jim - the name of his dog.
Cover detached, paper yellowed as is often the case, some foxing and tears to the first cover.
The copy is complete with its subscription slip.

First edition.
Cover illustrated by Paul Iribe, grand poem on three pages by Jean Cocteau.
Le Mot is an illustrated weekly magazine directed by Paul Iribe assisted by Jean Cocteau. The illustrations adopt, most of the time, a satirical and strongly anti-German tone. It is in this magazine that Jean Cocteau publishes drawings under the pseudonym of Jim - the name of his dog.
Paper yellowed as is often the case, some foxing to the first cover.

Facsimile, printed in 250 copies of the first edition of this rare journal.
Contributions by V. Hugo, E. d'Hervilly, baron Grog, T. de Banville, M. Nothing, A. Roger, E. des Essarts, Oméga, Criton, R. Luzarche, P. Verlaine...Publisher's olive paper boards, smooth spine.
Complete run of this rare journal.
A handsome copy.

First edition.
Other contributions by H. Michaux "La fin d'un domaine", M. Lowry "Brave petit bateau", M. Saillet "Du mouvement de Douve"...
Three small tears with tiny lacks to spine, small stain and foxing to front cover.

First edition.
Contributions by Paul-Jean Toulet "Quatrains et distiques" then "Contrerimes", Francis Carco "Les veillées du Lapin Agile", Louis Thomas...
Issue illustrated with drawings by Félix Appenzeller and William Muller and reproductions of works by Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Ossip Zadkine, Henry de Waroquier.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half brown cloth binding, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, edges scuffed, headcap torn. Contemporary binding.
Each issue retains its four pages, some light marginal tears not touching the text, as well as some creases.
Contributions by Marcel Prévost ("Cousine Laura", "Grace!", "Au cabaret", "L'Abbé Pantalon", "Maxime"), Aristide Bruant (numerous songs), Georges Courteline ("Margot", "26", "Boubouroche", "La Pendule", "Exempt de cravate", "Je m'en fous", "Un mal de gorge", "Ferme ta malle !", "Premières armes", "L'Honneur des Brossarbourg", "Le Mauvais cocher", "Suggestion"), Jean Richepin (numerous poems, as well as prose texts: "Ch'tiote", "La...

First edition.
Half beige cloth binding, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, leading edges scuffed. Contemporary binding.
Each issue contains its full four pages, some light marginal tears not touching text.
Contributions by Willy [Ernest Willy], Edmond Char, Jules Lévy, Tristan Bernard, Maurice Leblanc and J.-H. Rosny ("Le Baiser de la Reine") notably; drawings by Sandy-Hook, Jacques Villon, Steinlen, Weiluc, Moriss, Georges Redon, Gottlob, Prejelan among others.
Journal illustrated with numerous drawings in color and black and white, sometimes full-page, as well as musical scores.
Gil Blas was a former French weekly newspaper, founded by Auguste Dumont...

First edition.
Half brown sheep binding, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, leading edges scuffed, lacks to boards and spine torn. Contemporary binding.
Each issue contains its full four pages, some light marginal tears not touching text, as well as creases.
Contributions by Anatole France ("La Messe des ombres"), Charles Baudelaire (posthumous publication of "La mort des pauvres", "La Corde", "Ciel brouillé", "Chanson d'après-midi"), Georges Courteline, Jules Renard ("Poil de Carotte"), Marcel Prévost ("L'Abbé Pantalon", "Torchonnette", "Jeunes époux"), Edmond and Jules de Goncourt ("Le Passeur de Maguelone", "Le Père Thibaut"), Aristide Bruant ("Fins de siècle"...

First edition for these 4 issues.
Bradel binding in full brown cloth, morocco title-label, owner's gilt monogram to center of spine, double gilt fillet at foot, occasional light foxing, covers preserved, contemporary binding signed Paul Vié.
Contributions by: J. Laforgue "Chronique parisienne", P. Verlaine "Angélus de midi", Mme A. Daudet "Feuillets intimes", V. de L'Isle-Adam "Ce Mahouin" "Conte de fin d'été", J.-K. Huysmans "L'avenue de la Motte-Picquet" "Chronique d'art", M. Beaubourg "Les âmes de verre", J. Péladan "Pavlae preces", E.D. "Mort de Jules Laforgue", G. Kahn "La belle au château rêvant"T. de Wyzewa "Les Livres", J.-H. Rosny "Les Corneilles", L. de Fourcaud...

First edition on ordinary paper, only 5 Japan and 8 Hollande deluxe copies were printed.
Contributions by: R. P. du Poisson, C. Mather "Les Merveilles du monde invisible", B. Franklin "Avis à ceux qui songent à émigrer en Amérique", J. Paul Jones "A bord du "Sérapis" ", Saint John de Crévecoeur "Qu'est-ce qu'un Américain ?", W. Irving "Journal", E. Poe "Suggestions", W. Whitman "Perspective démocratique" and "L'Importance de l'élément espagnol dans la formation de notre nationalité", W. H. Herndon "Lettres sur la vie cachée de Lincoln", E. Dickinson "Poèmes et Lettres", V. Lindsay "Le Chemin de Santa Fe", H. Crane "Ménagerie du vin", J. Weldon Johnson "Poèmes", R. Jeffers "Cawdor", L...

First edition.
Contributions by A. Chédid, P. de Lescure, E. de Mauny, F. Sologoub...
Cover designed by Henri Matisse.

First edition.
Contributions by R. Celli, P. de Lescure, F. Fortini, J.P. Monnier, ..
Cover designed by Henri Matisse.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, double blind fillets framing the boards, small coat of arms at center of boards, top edge gilt, upper corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of front board. Minor lack at head of one board. Occasional foxing.
Numerous articles and free chronicles on contemporary events and artists, notably Balzac, Champfleury, Courbet, Dumas, Goncourt, Hugo, Lamartine, Nadar, Nerval, Nodier, Stendhal, Vigny, Wagner...
The articles being mostly anonymous, contributions to this rare review are difficult to attribute. It is known...

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, double blind fillets framing the boards, top edge gilt, upper corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of front board.
Numerous articles and free chronicles on contemporary events and artists, notably Baudelaire, Banville, Barbey, Champfleury, Delacroix, Hugo, Lamartine, Mérimée, Nadar, Wagner...
The articles being mostly anonymous, contributions to this rare review are difficult to attribute. It is known that Baudelaire participated, his hand having already been recognized in several articles from 1862.

First edition.
Numerous contributions, including those by Marcel Proust and André Gide (Letters), Roger Martin du Gard (among the posthumous papers of M.Thibault), Léon-Paul Fargue (On the Piano Edge), Jean Guehenno (Humanity and the Humanities), Pierre Sichel (the martyrdom of Anagène), Jean Prévost (eighteenth year), Alain (Remarks).
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Numerous contributions, including those of Jean Schlumberger (l'Enseveli), Paul Claudel (la maison du Pont des Faisans), Jacques de Lacretelle (le rêveur parisien), Lucien Maury (Interprétations), Gil Robin (le poignet), Marcel Proust (le Temps retrouvé, suite)
Handsome copy, with some foxing.

First edition.
Numerous contributions, including those of André Chamson (Les hommes de la route), Gottfried Keller (L'enfant qui accuse), Jean Tardieu (Etranger), Julien Benda (La trahison des Clercs), Marcel Proust (Le Temps retrouvé, fin), Jules Renard (Mort de madame Lepic).
Cover slightly soiled, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Numerous contributions, including those by M. Proust (Le septuor de Vinteuil), P. Valéry (Etude pour Narcisse), F. Ponge (Trois satires), A. Cohen (Mort de Charlot), H. Deberly (L'impudente III).
Small lack at foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.
Half sheep binding in havana, smooth spine slightly faded with small traces of rubbing decorated with gilt typographic motifs, marbled paper boards, three slight tears on marbled edges.
Contributions by V. Hugo, M. Desbordes-Valmore, U. Guttinguer, A. de Vigny, C. Nodier, D. Gay, A. Soumet, J. de Rességuier, E. Deschamps...
Our copy is incomplete in Volume 1 of pages: 85 to 92, 195, 196, 197 and 237-238 and in volume 2: 167 to 170 and 343-344.
Some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Extremely rare second issue of this journal which would only comprise three issues, directed by Charles Cros and Henri Mercier.
Contributions by Charles Cros, Léon Valade, José-Maria de Hérédia, Germain Nouveau, Alphonse Daudet, Polémon, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam among others.
Issue illustrated with a drawing by Henri Cros.
Foxing, small angular lacks affecting the covers, a trace of marginal fold at head of second cover.

First edition.
Contributions by E. Verhaeren, E. Henriot, E. Jaloux, F. Carco, L. Piérard, H. Vandeputte, L. Thomas...
Spine creased with small lacks at head and tail, small marginal tear at foot of front cover and first pages, rear cover detached, light scattered foxing, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition.
Black and white iconography.
Some traces of an angular fold to covers, internally good.
Rare.

First editions of 35 of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1837, 10th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Complete copy except for issue number 12.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with tears, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by Vidocq, F. Soulié, Ch. Nodier, A. Guiraud, L. Gozlan, E. Guinot, E. Scribe, A. Dumas, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, F. Tristan, T. Gautier, La Rochefoucauld, G. Sand, V. Hugo ...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile...

First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1836, 9th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Spine rubbed, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by A. Dumas, E. Sue, E. Scribe, C. Nodier, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, L. Collet, A. de Lamartine, F. Soulié, A. Karr, J. Janin, H. Moreau, E. Souvestre, L. Gozlan, H. de Balzac, Chateaubriand...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days...

First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1836, 9th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with a lack at the foot of the spine, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by Chateaubriand, F. Soulié, A. Dumas, A. Karr, J. Janin, L. Gozlan, M. Masson, P. de Musset, E. Souvestre, C. Nodier, E. Deschamps, A. de Vigny, La Rochefoucauld, J. Canonge...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared...

First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1837, 10th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Worn binding with significant damage to the spine, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by E. Guinot, V. Hugo, F. Soulié, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, C. Nodier, G. Sand, J. Janin, M. Masson, P. L. Jacob, L. Gozlan, E. Sue...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and was interested in...

First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1834, 7th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine absent. Worn binding with front board partly detached, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by L. Gozlan, A. Dumas, P. L. Jacob, A. de Lamartine, V. Hugo, Mme la Duchesse d'Abrantès, J. Janin, F. Soulié, M. Masson, Chateaubriand, A. Karr, E. Souvestre...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and covered literature as well as sciences, fine arts and social customs. It published mainly historical...

First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1840, 12th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and cold fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Epidermures and rubbing to spine and joints, corners slightly bumped.
Contributions by A. de Chesnel, A. Karr, E. Guinot, P. de Musset, A. Dumas, P. L. Jacob, J. Janin, E. Scribe, C. Nodier, F. Soulié, L. Collet, E. Souvestre, H. de Balzac, A. de Lamartine, E. Sue, T. Gauthier, V. Hugo, L. Gozlan, F. Tristan, G. Sand...
Founded in 1825 by...

First editions of the 36 issues from the second semester of 1841, 14th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Surface wear and rubbing to spine and joints, corners bumped.
Contributions by A. Karr, P. Mérimée, F. Soulié, J. Janin, E. Guinot, E. Souvestre, A. de Lamartine, Chateaubriand, L. Gozlan, J. Michelet, E. Sue, J. Canonge, Guizot, G. Sand, M. Masson, C. de Bernard, J. Sandeau, E. Scribe...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de...

First editions of the 36 issues from the first semester of 1841, 14th year, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination and not containing the announced engravings.
Half sheep binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt and blind fillets and gilt dentelle, black shagreen title and volume labels. Binding worn with spine partly detached, corners bumped.
Contributions by J. Janin, E. de Las Cases, A. Karr, C. de Bernard, F. Soulié, E. Sue, E. Souvestre, A. Dumas, H. de Balzac, E. Guinot, C. Nodier, P. de Musset, M. Masson, P. Durand...
Founded in 1825 by Charles Lautour-Mezeray and Émile de Girardin, the review appeared every five days and was...

First editions of the 24 issues of the second year of publication, from no. 1 of 10 March 1877 to no. 24 of 25 February 1878, bound together in one volume with continuous pagination.
Half cream vellum binding, smooth spine, black shagreen title and volume labels. Spine soiled, corners rubbed.
Contributions by: J. Aicard, Sully-Prudhomme, Marc-Monnier, A. Lefèvre, A. Lemoyne, M. Rollinat, A. Pigeon, E. des Essarts, F. Coppée, Th. de Banville...
The review published the columns "Quinzaine littéraire", on the history and current affairs of letters, "Etudes" devoted to a particular work or author, short stories and poetry, as well as an important "Bibliographie" presenting...

First edition.
Contributions by C. Chassé, P. Saisset, A. Mortier, A. Ferré, M. Roussou, M. Sadovéanu, M. Besson, H. Sérouya...
Front cover detached with marginal tears, spine nearly detached, interior in pleasant condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Contributions by R. de Gourmont, S. Merrill, L. Jean, E. Montfort, among others.
Spine wrinkled with small tears and a lack at head, a marginal tear on the front cover restored with a piece of transparent filmoplast on the back, tear extending over the last three pages of the journal's advertisements, light scattered foxing, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by E. Jaloux, L. Thomas, E. Verhaeren, H. Vandeputte, E. Montfort, among others.
Spine creased with a small tear and loss at foot, foxing, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

Complete set of the first six issues of the journal bound in two volumes, with continuous pagination within each volume.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons. Spines worn and partly lacking.
Contributions by E. de Cazalès, L. de Carné, A. de Lamartine, E. Jourdain, Chateaubriand, L. de Bonald, A. Guiraud, F. Baader...
Some scattered foxing, a dampstain to the margin in the lower part of the second volume, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition of this periodical run, complete first year of publication, from no. 1 of March 10, 1876 to no. 24 of February 25, 1877, together with the first 7 issues of the second year, from no. 1 of March 10, 1877 to no. 7 of June 10, 1877.
Contributions by Jean Aicard, Camille Guymon, André Lemoyne, André Lefèvre, Charles Bigot, Jules Levallois, Célestin Hippeau, Marc Monnier, François Coppée, Gabriel Monod, ...
The review published the sections "Quinzaine littéraire" and "Bulletin dramatique", on the history and current events of letters and theater, "Etudes" devoted to a particular work or author, a "Correspondance" from the rest of Europe, a "Bulletin des périodiques"...

First edition.
Contributions by A. Suarès, L. Tailhade, L. Jean, M. Wilmotte among others.
Minor stains of no consequence on the front cover and spine, occasional light foxing, otherwise a fine and rare copy.

First edition.
Contributions by J. Moréas, L. Larguier, A. Ruyters, F. Hellens among others.
Spine stained with minor lacks to head and foot, occasional light foxing, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by M. Maeterlinck, A. Graud, R. de Gourmont, A. Mockel, L. Tailhade, J. Copeau, H. Ghéon among others.
Stains to second cover, occasional light foxing, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Contributions from E. Verhaeren, H. Vandeputte, A. Mockel, H. Ghéon among others.
Foxing, otherwise a rare and very good copy.

First edition.
Contributions by L. Piérard, E. Raynaud, A. Symons, E. Cornet, among others.
Significant lack to last page (advertisement cut out), foxing, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition.
Contributions by H. Vandeputte, F. Séverin, E. Montfort, L. Thomas, among others.
Spine wrinkled with small lacks at head and foot, small marginal tear at foot of first cover repaired with pieces of transparent filmoplast on spine, scattered foxing, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition.
Contributors include M. Arnauld, H. Martineau, R. Allard, M. de Noisay, among others.
Small insignificant marks on second cover, light scattered foxing, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Contributors include Ch.-L. Philippe, F. Séverin, A. Fleury, L. Larguier, A. Arnoux, M. Wilmotte, L. Piérard, among others.
Minor lacks at head and foot of spine, light scattered foxing, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition.
Contributions by J.-E. Blanc, E. Verhaeren, A. Ruyters, H. Ghéon, among others.
A tiny tear at head of spine, light scattered foxing, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Contributions by R. Wischenbart, L. Shahid Barrada, F. Guattari.

First edition.
Literary contributions by M. Proust, R. Crevel, P. Reverdy, G. Ribemont-Dessaignes, A. Salmon...
Issue illustrated with 7 drawings by G.B. Braccelli.
Covers very slightly and marginally faded at head, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Literary contributions by G. Apollinaire, T. Tzara, R. Crevel, J. Delteil, E. Berl...
Issue illustrated with 10 drawings by E. Josephson and a calligram by G. Apollinaire.
Covers very slightly and marginally faded at head, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
In blue paper wrappers, printed in red and black.
Contributions by: Joris-Karl Huysmans: "Diaz", Théodore de Banville: "Conversation parisienne", Emile Zola: "L'Assommoir" (Second part, IV-continued), Armand Silvestre: "Deae Ignotae", Catulle Mendès: "Les roses jaunes", Georges Codde: "Clochettes", Ernest d'Hervilly: "Les Miracles de Paris", Jean Prouvaire: "La semaine parisienne".
Handsome copy.

First edition.
In blue paper wrappers, printed in red and black.
Contributions by: Leconte de Lisle: "L'accident de Don Inigo", Emile Zola: "L'Assommoir" (Second part, I-continued), Léon Dierx: "Confrontation", Catulle Mendès: "La femme de Tabarin, parade", Frédéric Plessis: "Diadème", Henry Laujol: "Les Abeilles", Maurice Rollinat: "La Lune", Edmond Péradon: "Les poèmes de l'Amour et de la Mer", J-K Huysmans: "Concours pour le prix de Rome", Jean Prouvaire: "La semaine parisienne".
Handsome copy.

Pre-first edition.
Les Propos du Soir were published by Hachette in 1893.
Extracted from the Revue des Deux Mondes.
Rare.
In plain wrappers.

First edition, extracted from the Revue des deux mondes.
Rare.
In plain wrappers.

First edition, extracted from the Revue des deux mondes.
Rare.
In plain wrappers.

First edition, printed on laid paper, of this rare magazine in which contributors often signed under pseudonyms.
Contributions by Victor Hugo "Stella", Ernest d'Hervilly, Phlll, Baron Grog...
Worming and marginal tears to front cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Other contributions by A. Jarry "De quelques viols légaux", J. Benda, Dr. Binet-Sanglé "Les cures miraculeuses de Jésus", C. Vallier "Les conseils de guerre", C.L. Philippe...
Marginal worming to covers, lacking at foot of spine.

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated magazine publishing as serials either unpublished works or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this fin de siècle.
Half cherry-red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those by G. de Maupassant with "Mont-Oriol", P. Verlaine, A. Daudet, A. Villiers de l'Isle Adam, T. de Banville, P. Loti, E. Zola, O. Feuillet, P. Arène, P. Loti, E. & J. de Goncourt, L. Tolstoï with "Anna Karénine", A...

First edition of this bi-weekly illustrated review publishing in serial form either unpublished texts or previously published texts by the most illustrious authors of this end of century.
Half cherry red shagreen bindings, spine with five raised bands decorated with blind fillets showing slight traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated front covers preserved, contemporary bindings.
Rich literary contributions including those of G. de Maupassant with notably the unpublished "Fort comme la mort" and also "Pierre et Jean" and "Notre coeur", E. Zola with the unpublished "La bête humaine" and also "Le voeu d'une morte" "Le rêve", "La terre"...

First edition.
Contributions by René Daumal 'Quelques poètes français du XXVème siècle', Pierre Jean Jouve 'La chute du ciel', Louis Aragon 'La leçon de Ribérac', Soren Kierkegaard 'Une éventualité', Joë Bousquet 'Attitude poétique de Louis Emié'...
Covers stained, slight dampstain at foot of leaves.

First edition, presented in double cream wrappers, one of the copies on Holland paper from a very small print run, the exact number unspecified, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by G. Heiberg, H. Rebell, Tristan Klingsor, Gustave Kahn...
Worming affecting the spine of the double wrapper, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper. Contributions from Saint-John Perse, Georges Bataille, René Char, Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Lély, Gaston Puel, Maurice Blanchot, William Carlos Williams, Albert Camus, Pierre Reverdy, Paul Eluard, Pierre André Benoit, Octavio Paz... Iconography, bibliography. A stain partially affecting the fore edge and last leaf (without any damage to the text) otherwise handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Literary contributions by A. Breton, M. Marien, B. Péret, L. Malet, C. Dotremont, N. Arnaud...
Pictorial contributions by V. Brauner, A. Breton, S. Dali, M. Ernst, J. Miro, Y. Tanguy, P. Picasso...
One joint slightly cracked at foot, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.