First editions, fine papers and deluxe printings of French and foreign literature, 16th to 21st century

First edition, one of 25 hors commerce copies on green paper, deluxe issue with 25 Arches.
Cover illustrated by Mario Prassinos.
Margins very slightly and marginally lightened, without consequence.

First edition, one of 25 hors commerce copies on green paper, deluxe issue with 25 Arches.
Cover illustrated by Mario Prassinos.
Margins very slightly and marginally lightened, without consequence.

First edition of the French translation by Aignan.
Half red sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt Romantic ornaments showing some light rubbing, foot of spine of second volume browned, some corners slightly bumped, bookplates pasted to verso of front boards of volumes. Autograph inscription from a previous owner of the work to one of his friends.
Work illustrated with frontispiece engraved portrait of Aignan.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Contemporary half-sheep binding in caramel, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine in four compartments with double blind-tooled panels showing minor scuffs.
Autograph inscription signed by Gustave Nadaud.
Occasional light foxing.

First edition.
Half sheep binding with bronze coloring, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and friezes showing small stains and traces of rubbing.
Copy almost free from foxing.

First edition of this poem of Théophile Gautier, music by Ernest Reyer.
Upper cover faded, small spots to covers, slight internal foxing.
A very good and rare copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 20 Rives deluxe copies were printed.
Half tan sheep binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, red shagreen title-label, traces of scuffs at head and foot of one joint and on corners, original wrappers preserved.
Autograph inscription from André Savignon.
Our copy is enhanced with 2 autograph notes and a visiting card from the author addressed to the same recipient.

First edition.
Spine split with small lacks, corner lacks to boards, foxing.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vélin du marais paper, the only printing with 6 on Japan paper and 12 on Hollande paper.
Autograph inscription from the author, a very good copy.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Hollande paper after 75 on Japan paper.
A copy with good margins, spine and covers marginally sunned, otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, one of 106 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête after 38 Japon.
A very good copy with good margins.

First edition, one of 620 numbered copies on offset, the only large paper copies with 20 on vélin d'Arches paper, a very good copy.

First edition, one of 23 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies, our copy bearing number 1.
Handsome copy despite a tiny nick at head of spine.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition.
First university conference dedicated to Blaise Cendrars held at the University of Paris X on June 12 and 13, 1981.

First edition, "remise en vente" wrappers for the Jeune parque, there was no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition in French, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bookplate on the endpaper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 895 numbered copies on pur fil.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 18 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Iconography.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, a shadow on the half-title page and occasional light foxing.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on vélin paper, the tirage de tête.
Autograph inscription from Jean Galtier-Boissière.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies with 60 on laid paper.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Claire Goll, retaining its advertising slip.

First edition, one of 385 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies with 25 on vellum de Renage.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 440 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies with 20 on Holland paper.
A very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 940 numbered copies on pur fil.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to Georges Adam.

First edition, one of 750 numbered copies on bulle.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on Montval, deluxe copy.
Handsome full-margined copy despite a small reattached tear at head of spine and a shadow on the endpaper.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Marcel Jouhandeau.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Hollande, deluxe copies. Very handsome copy.

First edition, one of 17 copies on Hollande, this one not justified, tirage de tête.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Marcel Jouhandeau.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Marcel Jouhandeau to François Erval.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on Montval, the tirage de tête.
A very good copy with good margins.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil de Madagascar, tirage de tête.
Tiny foxings to the head, insignificant, edges preserved, a very good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only issue after 21 Madagascar.
Work illustrated with three compositions by Jean Marembert.
Autograph inscription from Fernand Marc to the poet Roger Richard, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper, deluxe copy after only 6 on pure rag paper.
Handsome copy.

First collected edition, first edition for 'Egyptiennes', one of 1600 numbered copies on vellum, the only issue with 55 copies on Arches vellum.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean Paulhan quoting Bridges, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 405 numbered copies on cellunaf, the only deluxe copies with 50 on Renage, handsome copy.

First collected edition.
Beautiful autograph inscription by Henri Pichette.
Work illustrated with lithographs by Bazaine, Gromaire, Picasso, Villon...
Handsome copy despite very light foxing on the front cover.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Henri Pichette to François Erval.

First edition of which there were only 30 large paper copies, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to Jean Le Marchand.

First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on Montval paper, deluxe copy.
A shadow mark on the endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Bertrand Poirot-Delpech to Thierry Maulnier and Marcelle Tassencourt.

First edition, one of 944 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 111 reimposed.
A very good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Henri de Régnier to Louis Bertrand.

First edition in French, with only 10 deluxe copies printed.
Inscribed by Salvador Reyes, introduction by Pierre Mac Orlan, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
With two unpublished drawings.
[This text is not attributed to Rimbaud by everybody]

First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 100 copies de luxe numbered, the only large paper copies.
Ex dono of a bibliophile to endpaper.

First edition, one of 196 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing with 4 on Japan paper.
Publisher's inscription, bibliophile's stamp on title page, handsome copy.

First edition, falsely stated the 1000th, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author.A very good copy.

First edition of the translation by L. Tailhade, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Laurent Tailhade to his morphine-addicted friend Dominique Bonnaud.
Frontispiece by E. Gabard, charming head- and tailpieces in Art Nouveau style.
Spine sunned, some stains on the covers.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only issue with 4 Japan copies.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins to Alfred Vallette and his wife Rachilde.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Spine slightly sunned, gift inscription on endpaper.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Friendly autograph inscription to a couple of his acquaintance.
A trace of folding to upper cover.

First edition in French, one of 86 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 145 numbered copies on pur fil d'Arches, tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

First edition of this doctoral thesis.
Light foxing mainly at the beginning of the volume.
Provenance: from the library of Pierre-Georges Castex, with his annotations on the endpaper and reading marks in the margins of some leaves.

First edition published in weekly instalments and consisting of 2400 pages with nearly 1000 wood engravings by Trichon de Castelli, Yan d'Argent, Yundt, Lix and Lançon.
Half tan sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, some minor insignificant scuffs, contemporary bindings.

First edition illustrated by Gilles Sacksick.
Handsome autograph inscription from Gaston Bonheur to Robert Giraud.
Our copy is complete with the illustrated invitation to the vernissage for the book's publication at the publisher. Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on pur chiffon, the only print run with 13 Chine and 37 Japan copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Marcel Prévost.
Rare work illustrated with a wood engraving by Deslignières and an out-of-text drawing by Maurice Barraud.
Handsome copy.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Iconography.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 30 on Japan paper.
With frontispiece portrait of the author by Hoffmeister.
Spine lightly sunned.
Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Mac Orlan to Alin Laubreaux.
Born in New Caledonia, Alin Laubreaux was a writer and journalist principally known for his theatrical reviews published in the ultra-collaborationist, anti-Semitic and fascist newspaper Je suis partout.
Hated by a good part of the Parisian artistic milieu, he was publicly slapped in June 1941 by Jean Marais whom he had called "l'homme au Cocteau entre les dents" after having savaged the playwright's...

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription from the author to Noël B. de la Mort.

First edition published in a small number of copies on Renage paper.
Illustrations and commentary by Berthold Mahn.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 30 Holland.
Autograph inscription by Marcel Jouhandeau.
Handsome copy despite a corner crease mark on the cover.

First edition on ordinary paper, of which there were only 30 large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from the author.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half blue cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleuron, shagreen title-label, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by the author, bookplate.

First edition, one of 355 numbered copies on vélin pur fil Lafuma paper, the only large paper copies after 120 on Hollande paper.
A fine copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, with only 20 copies on Holland paper issued, false statement of edition.
Fine autograph inscription from the author on this war narrative.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only large paper copies.
One small stain, not serious, to upper cover, a good copy.

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, the only issue along with 35 on Montval.
With frontispiece portrait of the author by Marcoussis, previously unpublished.
Small tears to head of spine, crease mark to rear board.
Handsome copy

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from André Chaumeix on endpaper, a very good copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy, of which there were only 15 large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Louis Calaferte to Marcel Haedrich.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on alfa paper, after only 15 on pur fil paper and 55 on pur chiffon.
A very good copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to françois Nourissier.
A very good copy.

First edition on laid paper, with only 56 deluxe copies printed.
Handsome copy.

First edition of which only 65 deluxe copies were printed, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy despite occasional light foxing.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and recomposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
A very handsome copy.

First edition.
Some foxing affecting certain leaves, a tear without loss at the foot of one joint, uncut copy as issued.
Rare.