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

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A lack at foot of spine which also shows small harmless stains at its center.

First edition of the French translation based on the fifth English edition.
Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with marbled paper, smooth spine faded and decorated with double gilt fillets at head and foot, hazel sheep title and volume labels, two lower corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding. A very pale dampstain at foot of the last two pages of the second volume, otherwise handsome interior condition nearly free from foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Anatole Cerfbeer who offered this copy to a member of his family bearing the name Lévistahl, whose bookplate on an endpaper of the first volume remains legible.
Rare.

First edition. Publisher's full burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, publisher's gilt cipher at foot.
Rare autograph inscription from Martha Perry Lowe Lowe to Etienne Coquerel.
Rare and handsome copy complete with publisher's catalogue at rear.

first edition.
Binding half green sheepskin, back smoothes decorated with gilded nets and cold, slight traces of abrasion in mind, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed Xavier Saintine to Eugène Scribe.
Some foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly cracked at head.
Very rare copy of the author's first work.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Edmond Pilon.

Rare counterfeit of the first edition published in Florence the same year, both falsely dated 1799. Illustrated with a plate facing the title page, depicting a henhouse with its cockerels and hens and the Latin legend Orga nascent (They organize themselves). The work is stuffed with small manuscript slips that fill the gaps in the text, such as the numerous suspension points in certain poems.
The first edition and the Turin counterfeit are perfectly identical except for a note on page 172 and a difference in the layout of the table of contents.
Contemporary half tawny morocco binding with straight grain. Smooth spine decorated with 5 fleurons and roulettes. Black title label. A brown stain on the upper board.
Famous anti-French work inspired by Revolutionary terror. Victor Alfieri (1749-1803) was poet, playwright and philosopher, he who was considered the Italian Byron, both champion of Romanticism and steeped in classical culture, revolutionized Italian literature. He came to France around 1788 with the Countess of Albany, his wife; the country he called the land of liberty frightened him with its excesses and revolutionary ardor and he withdrew in 1792 to Florence. The revolutionary government treated him as an émigré and stripped him of most of his fortune.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Alfax paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa mousse paper, the only deluxe copies.
This issue comprises two main sections:
- Pour arrêter un génocide with texts by Michel Pierdel "L'extermination des Indiens", Paul Sargos "Médecins au Biafra", Henri Bartoli "La société capitaliste", Jacques Julliard "Syndicats et partis", J.F. Rollin "Palmyre".
- Révisions du communisme with contributions by Henri Desroche, Jean-Marie Domenach, Pierre Grémion and Jean-Jacques Lentz: "Le socialisme de Richta", "Le tournant de Garaudy", "La foi de Djilas".
Light foxing to spine.

First edition, one of 1200 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 100 other Arches laid paper hors commerce copies.
Photographic frontispiece, handsome copy.

First edition.
A photograph of Gabriel Péri as frontispiece.

First edition of the French translation, printed on ordinary paper.
The work is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Stanislas Przybyszewski by L. Albert Lazard.
Spine lightly sunned with two small lacks at head and foot, worming to first cover.

First edition, on current paper, the French translation by Maurice Beerblock, mention thousand.
Signed autograph Maurice Beerblock WA to Bradley: "It's almost a fairy tale, this meeting of the translator and the one who was the principal tenant of O. Henry ..."
Illustrated book of drawings by Gus Bofa.
Two gaps on the back that also has stuck back tears.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine very lightly sunned, minimal harmless worming to boards.

first edition.
Signed autograph of Jean Guichard-Meili Bernard Privat: "Hommage a" denied "the Grasset ... hoping that the designs of the great Vieira da Silva will have his vote less ..."
Book illustrated with 32 drawings of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
Nice copy.

First edition.
Half dark green morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date in gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 15 maps and plans in colors.
Printed collector's stamps on the half-title, title and list of plates pages having become illegible with red ink discharge on the facing pages, occasional minor foxing.
Handsome copy nicely bound.

Edition illustrated with 8 hors-texte plates as well as 16 head- and tailpieces after the watercolors and drawings by Emile Aubry, one of 950 numbered copies on laid paper.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, two small stains on the back board, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Full wine-red percaline binding, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, head caps worn down, double fillets framing the boards which show discoloration stains at feet, central gilt fleurons on the boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 10 original etchings by Emile Thérond.
Occasional foxing.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by the translator to Pierre Hérold.
Spine sunned, paper yellowed, small marginal loss to head of first pages not touching text.

First edition.
Other contributions by Rémy de Gourmont "Entretiens sur le vers libre et Gustave Kahn" ["Conversations on free verse and Gustave Kahn"], Théodore Duret "La guerre de 1870-71" ["The war of 1870-71"], Stendhal "Consultation pour Banti" ["Consultation for Banti"]...
Minor worming to boards.

First edition.
Publisher's orange cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, black title partially faded, complete with slipcase which has a slight tear of no consequence.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy.

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

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Guillaume Albert de Puysbusque to G. Chalande.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author's father.
Fine and rare copy.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on Biberist laid paper.
Some minor spotting without consequence affecting mainly the endpapers.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Auclair to Maurice Blanchot.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
A good copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Tears and small marginal lacks to the covers.
Rare vaudeville in one act.

First edition, one of 310 numbered copies on Featherweight antique paper, the only deluxe copies after 5 Holland and 32 pure thread Lafuma.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Maurice Careme to Jean Guéhenno.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author to Jean Guéhenno.
Work illustrated by Félix de Boeck.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Full olive cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with marginal scratch, one lower corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding stamp-signed in blind by Pierson.
Signed and inscribed by Eugène Manuel.
Occasional light foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on Rives paper.
Work illustrated with original copperplate engravings and woodcuts by Raphaël Drouart.
A small stain on the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of twenty-fifth edition.
Signed autograph inscription by Gabriel Timmory.
Small lack at foot of spine, without significance.

First edition printed in 440 numbered copies on Lana paper.
Illustrated with a portrait of the author etched by André Jacquemin and colored vignettes by Maximilien Vox engraved on wood by L Bertault & Blaise Monod.
Preface by Jacques Audiberti.
Handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed and inscribed by Jean Giraudoux to Max Descaves.
Spine and boards marginally sunned as often, small lack to foot of one joint, marginal tear to front board, paper yellowed.

First edition, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 109 reimposed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Lucien Fabre.
Our copy is enhanced with an original photograph of the author in swimwear posing by the sea, pasted on an endpaper.
Furthermore, the dedicatee has also pasted press clippings about the author and adorned an endpaper with a handwritten quote from Chamfort and, finally, annotated certain passages of the work in the margins.

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 30 copies on Japan vellum.
A slight lack at the foot of the spine, spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours unnumbered but bearing, at the foot of the back cover, the mention "exemplaire sur papier alfa".
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, gift inscription in ballpoint pen at head of title page.

First edition, one of the first issue copies numbered at press.
Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine slightly faded and bearing a black stain at foot decorated with a gilt cartouche adorned with gilt arabesques, gilt date at tail, joints lightly rubbed, gilt fillet on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted on verso of front board, contemporary binding signed by Yseux successor to Thierry-Simier.
Provenance: from the library of the Château de Vertcoeur with provenance statement stamped in gilt at head of front board.

First edition printed in a small number of copies under the pseudonym André de Séipse.
Two small tears with slight lacks at head and foot of spine.
Rare.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Publisher's half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands very lightly sunned, marbled paper boards, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 24 plates.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Publisher's half hazelnut shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands very slightly faded, marbled paper boards, publisher's gilt monogram at foot of front cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 45 plates hors-texte.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, after only 20 Japan and 30 Holland.
Work illustrated with 15 plates hors-texte as well as numerous in-text vignettes.
Light worming on endpapers, handsome copy.

First edition, one of the copies on alfa.
Autograph signature of the author below the justification page.
A small tear reglued at foot of one joint, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil, ours one of 5 hors commerce lettered copies, the only deluxe copies.
Small marginal tears with two slight lacks to covers, handsome interior condition.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's wood-grain paper boards, smooth spine.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Text illustrations by François Batet.

Illustrated with 4 original color compositions by Sem, Arnoux, Marty and Chas Laborde, one of the numbered copies on vellum.
Spine slightly cracked at foot, small foxing to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the rare copies on vellum of which no mention is made.
The title page tending to come loose, the half-title page apparently lacking in our copy, spine partially sunned.
Rare full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece and in-text drawings by Pierre Gandon.
Minimal worming on the last endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, pleasant interior condition almost entirely free from any foxing.
Rare.

First edition on alfa.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, deluxe copies.
Half chocolate sheep binding, smooth spines slightly sunned, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with hors-texte engravings.
Like the deluxe copies, our copy indeed contains the double state of each of the engravings.
Rare full-margined copy.

First edition printed in 900 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Work illustrated with 20 original woodcuts, initials and tailpieces by Jacques Boullaire.
Pleasant copy.

First edition, one of 800 numbered copies on Lafuma paper.
A light shadow on the endpaper, handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of the numbered copies printed at press.
Signed autograph inscription from one of the translators on the endpaper which has a tear not affecting the manuscript dedication.
Spine lightly sunned with a small minor nick.
Rare.

First edition of the French translation established by Jean Cassou, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Text preceded by a study on Inigo de Loyola or the triumph of the military spirit by René-Louis Doyon.
Fine copy.

First edition.
Work decorated with numerous in-text illustrations as well as 31 plates, 15 of which are in color.
Spine marginally faded with some losses at one weakened joint, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of 50 copies numbered and initialed by the author on Japan parchment paper, the only deluxe copies with 7 Madagascar and 18 extra laid paper.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Work decorated with original illustrations by Lunel.
A discreet restoration at head of spine which also has a small lack at foot, small marginal lacks affecting the very last pages of the work.
Handsome copy with fragile covers without defect.

First edition printed in 130 numbered copies on handmade laid paper.
Illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Marie Albagnac and original etchings by Noël Gouilloux.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 205 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half burgundy shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Trinckvel.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, deluxe copy.
A small tear at the foot of one joint at the deckled edges, spine sunned at foot, handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives laid paper, the only issue.
Work illustrated with 2 original lithographs hors-texte by A. Smadja, signed by him in pencil.
Light marginal worming to the first cover, pleasant copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
Introduction by Henry Miller.
A good copy.

First edition published anonymously.
Bradel binding in full boards covered with marbled paper, smooth spine, hazelnut morocco title-label, original wrappers preserved, binding cold-stamped by Henry Joseph successor to Pierson.
Scattered foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Auvergne paper, deluxe copy.
Illustrated with a drawing by the author as frontispiece and wood engravings in text.
Occasional light foxing, handsome copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper.
A slight vertical crease mark on the first cover which also has a stain at the head.

First edition printed on vergé.
A good copy.

Bilingual first edition in Gascon with French translation on facing pages.
One joint slightly cracked at head and foot, minimal marginal spotting to front cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition, one of 270 numbered copies on bouffant paper, the only deluxe copies with 7 Marais.
Work illustrated with an original composition by V.R. Geiser on the front cover and a drawing by the author as frontispiece.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies with 20 on Arches and 50 on alfa.
Tiny worming without consequence on boards and spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition in French, one of 20 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Two tiny lacks without consequence at head and foot of spine, some small worming.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on handmade paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Fine copy.

First edition.
Contemporary half navy sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets, a tiny hole at the head of one joint, marbled paper boards.
Work illustrated with in-text vignettes as well as 4 maps and 46 full-page plates. A dampstain affecting the entire text block, occasional foxing.

First edition with original illustrations by Eugène Courboin.
Publisher's full mouse-grey cloth binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover, very light scratches of no importance to the rear cover, top edge gilt.
Work with illustrations in black and in colour, in-text and full-page.
Handsome copy.

First collected edition.
Bound in full marbled fawn sheep, smooth spines richly decorated with cross-hatched compartments, morocco title and volume labels in burgundy, upper headcaps worn, some tears notably at foot of spines, gilt roulettes on headcaps, covers framed with gilt floral dentelle, second cover of first volume marginally scuffed, gilt pointillé on edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Portrait of the author as frontispiece to first volume.
Occasional foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend.
Work illustrated with original photographs by the author.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 5 Holland and 20 pur fil.
Three stains on the spine and back cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe issue after 10 Japan.
Light worming to spine, otherwise handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 105 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe copy after 21 Japan.
Spine and boards marginally sunned without gravity, a small lack to foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy with full margins.

First edition in French, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies after 109 reimposed.
Spine and boards uniformly and lightly sunned, two small lacks to foot of spine, a library label pasted to foot of half-title page as bookplate.

First edition.
Minor marginal worming to boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis under Nizet resale label.
Covers very slightly and marginally sunned without significance, one crease mark on the back cover, handsome interior condition.