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

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First Editions
  1. Les juges
    Élie WIESEL

    Les juges

    Seuil|Paris 1999|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed by Elie Wiesel to Catherine David: "... car je me rappelle un petit-déjeuner si lointain..." ["for I remember such a distant breakfast..."]
    Novelist, essayist, literary critic, pianist, Catherine David was a pioneer of ideas journalism at Le Nouvel Observateur. Laurent Joffrin, former director of the newspaper, offered this beautiful funeral tribute in the January 4, 2023 issue: "... Her passions were eclectic, from music to tai chi, from philosophy to hybrid disciplines, at the crossroads of science and spirituality. Her books bear this...
    €200
  2. Le temps des déracinés
    Élie WIESEL

    Le temps des déracinés

    Seuil|Paris 2003|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
    Autograph inscription signed by Elie Wiesel to Catherine David: "... en souvenir d'une rencontre lointaine..." ["in memory of a distant encounter..."]
    Novelist, essayist, literary critic, pianist, Catherine David was a pioneer of ideas journalism at Le Nouvel Observateur. Laurent Joffrin, former director of the newspaper, offered this beautiful funeral tribute in the January 4, 2023 issue: "... Her passions were eclectic, from music to tai chi, from philosophy to hybrid disciplines, at the crossroads of science and spirituality. Her books bear this...
    €200
  3. Un désir fou de danser
    Élie WIESEL

    Un désir fou de danser

    Seuil|Paris 2006|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
    Signed autograph inscription by Elie Wiesel to Catherine David on a piece of paper pasted on the half-title page.
    Novelist, essayist, literary critic, pianist, Catherine David was a pioneer of opinion journalism at Le Nouvel Observateur. Laurent Joffrin, former editor of the newspaper, offering this fine funeral tribute in the January 4, 2023 issue: "... Her passions are eclectic, from music to tai chi, from philosophy to hybrid disciplines, at the frontiers of science and spirituality. Her books bear this mark, a brilliant variation on movement (la Beauté du...
    €200
  4. La méthode intellectuelle d'Edgar Poe
    Denis MARION

    La méthode intellectuelle d'Edgar Poe

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1952|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition in volume, one of 30 numbered copies, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce copies.
    Rare and fine copy.

    €150
  5. Les gitans
    Jean-Claude PIGUET

    Les gitans

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on alfama paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two small light stains on the first cover.
    Rare and handsome copy

    €250
  6. L'agenda
    Lucciola KOECHLIN

    L'agenda

    Les Editions de Minuit|Paris 1962|10.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on pure laid paper, deluxe copy.
    Small light spots of no consequence on the back cover.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €150
  7. Mes écoles
    Edouard BLED

    Mes écoles

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1977|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Light foxing of no consequence affecting the bottom edges.
    Rare and handsome signed autograph inscription from Edouard Bled to Jean Gardyn: "cette histoire d'une famille semblable à beaucoup d'autres tant nos vies suivent les mêmes chemins. Ces évocations où un passé encore proche côtoie un aujourd'hui déja enfui..." ["this story of a family similar to many others as our lives follow the same paths. These evocations where a still recent past mingles with a today already fled..."]
    Edouard Bled is a union activist and schoolteacher author of the very famous spelling textbooks that shaped our studies.
    €150
  8. Eva Tumarche, baronne
    Charles-Henri HIRSCH

    Eva Tumarche, baronne

    Flammarion|Paris 1923|13.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands slightly browned, one band with a small scratch, gilt date at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, elegant unsigned binding.
    Handsome copy attractively bound.
    €150
  9. Monsieur le curé d'Ozeron
    Francis JAMMES

    Monsieur le curé d'Ozeron

    Mercure de France|Paris 1918|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Full almond-green cloth binding, smooth spine, green shagreen title-label, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, modest binding.
    Precious signed autograph inscription by Francis Jammes: "ALéon Daudet, à madame Léon Daudet bien cordial hommage. FJammes." ["To Léon Daudet, to Madame Léon Daudet with warm regards. F. Jammes."]
    €120
  10. Mécanique sans repos
    Bruno GAY-LUSSAC

    Mécanique sans repos

    Gallimard|Paris 1987|11.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum from Rives, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  11. Le livre du doute et de la grâce
    Alain BOSQUET

    Le livre du doute et de la grâce

    Gallimard|Paris 1977|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Very handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alain Bosquet to bibliophile Jacques Bredèche: "... que je remercie d'amier les beaux livres et de me croire digne de sa collection..." ["... whom I thank for loving beautiful books and for believing me worthy of his collection..."]
    €100
  12. Sonnets pour une fin de siècle
    Alain BOSQUET

    Sonnets pour une fin de siècle

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    A very fine copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    Autograph inscription signed by Alain Bosquet to bibliophile Jacques Bredèche: "... que je remercie chaleureusement de collectionner les "grands papiers"..." ["... whom I warmly thank for collecting the 'deluxe copies'..."]
    €100
  13. A pillar of iron
    Taylor CALDWELL

    A pillar of iron

    Doubleday & Company|New York 1965|15 x 22 cm|relié
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Full orange morocco binding, smooth spine, endpapers and pastedowns of wood-grain paper, framed with an orange morocco fillet on the pastedowns, all edges gilt, binding signed Lucie Weill.
    A very fine copy in perfect condition.
    €150
  14. Aïno
    Pierre BENOIT

    Aïno

    Albin Michel|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
    Fine signed autograph inscription from Pierre Benoit to François Daudet and his family: "A François Daudet, à une famille dont je serai toujours non seulement l'ami, mais l'obligé plein de reconnaissance. Très fidèlement Pierre Benoit" ["To François Daudet, to a family of whom I will always be not only the friend, but the obliged one full of gratitude. Very faithfully Pierre Benoit"].
    €80
  15. Obra poetica 1923-1964
    Jorge Luis BORGES

    Obra poetica 1923-1964

    Emece editores|Buenos Aires 1964|15 x 21 cm|broché
    First collected edition.
    Handsome copy despite slight scuffs to one joint.
    Manuscript date at foot of first endpaper, probably that of the author's dedication made at the Librería General de Tomás Pardo in Buenos Aires; we include a bookmark from this bookshop.
    Manuscript signature of Jorge Luis Borges on the half-title page.
    €1,800
  16. Sylvie and Bruno. Sylvie and Bruno concluded
    Lewis CARROLL, Harry FURNISS

    Sylvie and Bruno. Sylvie and Bruno concluded

    Macmillan and co|London 1889 - 1893|12.50 x 19 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First editions of these 2 volumes, each illustrated with 46 drawings by Harry Furniss. At the end of each volume, 5 pages of Carroll's works and a facsimile of the Alice in Wonderland manuscript.
    Publisher's full red cloth binding. Smooth spine with gilt titles, gilt medallions on boards depicting characters from the novels. Triple gilt frame on boards. All edges gilt. The Sylvie and Bruno volume uniformly faded, a split at head and foot of a few millimeters, 2 slight depressions on the spine, along the lower joint, cloth worn and opened for a few millimeters; corners turned in, small stains and soiling. A bookseller's label on the pastedown: Serendip books, Dorset. On the half-title, a...
    €1,400
  18. La patience des botocudos
    Jean MARCENAC

    La patience des botocudos

    Les Editeurs Français Réunis|Paris 1970|11.50 x 18 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy.
    Signed autograph inscription from Jean Marcenac to a friend named Gaston: "... maître dans l'art d'écrire, de savoir et d'être..." ["... master in the art of writing, knowing and being..."]

    €50
  19. Le parabolain
    Léon RIOTOR

    Le parabolain

    Bibliothèque de La Plume|Paris 1894|11.50 x 17 cm|broché
    First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    Autograph inscription signed at the head of the front cover by Léon Riotor to Auguste Vacquerie.
    €100
  21. Rapport sur Bruno
    Joseph BREITBACH

    Rapport sur Bruno

    Gallimard|Paris 1964|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First French edition, one of 55 numbered copies on handmade paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy.
    €200
  22. Quatre poëmes d'Eurydice
    Charles MAURRAS, Pierre PASCAL

    Quatre poëmes d'Eurydice

    Editions du trident|Paris 1937|19.50 x 28.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on laid Ronsard paper.
    Spine and covers marginally and lightly sunned as usual, endpapers partially shaded without gravity.
    Work illustrated with a frontispiece designed and engraved by Pierre Pascal.
    Signed autograph inscription from Charles Maurras to a doctor.
    €100
  23. Nouvelles reliques
    Auguste de VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM

    Nouvelles reliques

    José Corti|Paris 1968|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, deluxe copy.
    Presentation by Pierre-Georges Castex of this work illustrated, as frontispiece, with a facsimile of the manuscript.
    Handsome copy.

    €250
  24. Elle
    Henry Rider HAGGARD

    Elle

    Georges Crès & Cie|Paris 1920|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    Complete first edition published two months after the first edition printed by the Edition française illustrée, one of 110 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine and covers slightly faded and lightened.
    A full-margined copy of this classic and masterpiece of fantastic literature.

    €400
  25. Lucienne et le boucher
    Marcel AYMÉ

    Lucienne et le boucher

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Half red sheep binding, spine with four raised bands outlined with black fillets, a very slight and harmless scratch at head of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary binding.
    Light worming to top edge.
    Provenance: from the library of Marcel Augagneur with his curious bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to journalist Marcel Augagneur ("Gringoire" and "L'écho de Paris") who used the pseudonym Marc de Saligny for his writing.
    €120
  26. Maison basse
    Marcel AYMÉ

    Maison basse

    Nrf|Paris 1935|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Half bottle green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly browned, moiré paper boards, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary binding.
    Small worming to top edge.
    Provenance: from the library of Marcel Augagneur with his curious bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to journalist Marcel Augagneur ("Gringoire" and "L'écho de Paris") who used the pseudonym Marc de Saligny for his writing.
    €120
  27. La Brière
    Alphonse de CHÂTEAUBRIANT

    La Brière

    Grasset|Paris 1923|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Full almond green cloth binding, smooth spine, bottle green sheep title label, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, modest binding.
    Small marginal lacks, not affecting the text, to some leaves, one lateral tear affecting pages 417-418.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Alphonse de Chateaubriant: "A Monsieur Léon Daudet, en attendant l'exemplaire que je lui réserve pour lui témoigner ma reconnaissance. Alphonse de Chateaubriant." ["To Monsieur Léon Daudet, while awaiting the copy I am reserving for him to show my gratitude. Alphonse de Chateaubriant."]
    €180
  28. Sous le règne du débauché
    Jean PELLERIN

    Sous le règne du débauché

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  29. Chaucer
    Gilbert Keith CHESTERTON

    Chaucer

    Plon|Paris 1935|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition in French, one of 25 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    A handsome copy.

    €450
  30. Introduction à une nouvelle poésie et à une nouvelle musique
    Isidore ISOU

    Introduction à une nouvelle poésie et à une nouvelle musique

    Gallimard|Paris 1947|12 x 19 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Handsome copy of the author's first work.
    Very rare dated and signed autograph inscription by Isidore Isou, one of the founders of Lettrism and important precursor to Situationism, to film producer and director Roland Tual who was close to the Surrealists: he opened the Surrealist gallery in 1926 with the exhibition "Paintings by Man Ray and objects from the islands".
    €1,200
  31. Le palais de Timour
    Jean MARTET

    Le palais de Timour

    Albin Michel|Paris 1937|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the advance copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Jean Martet to Pierre Benoit.
    €120
  32. La disparition d'Odile
    Georges SIMENON

    La disparition d'Odile

    Presses de la Cité|Paris 1971|14.50 x 22.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui

    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy presented in sheets under double chemise and slipcase.

    €250
  33. Une victoire
    Joseph CONRAD

    Une victoire[A Victory]

    Nrf|Paris 1923|16.50 x 21.50 cm|2 volumes brochés
    First edition of the French translation, one of 108 numbered copies on pure thread Lafuma-Navarre laid paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Some foxing affecting notably the endpapers.
    €500
  34. Lettres à Marie Bell
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Lettres à Marie Bell

    Editions Du Lérot|Tusson 1991|15 x 23 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches vellum, ours one of the few hors commerce copies justified H.C. in pencil, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
    €800
  35. Le bridge de Madame Lyane
    Georges LIMBOUR

    Le bridge de Madame Lyane

    Gallimard|Paris 1946|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 13 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Rare and handsome copy.
    €300
  36. En Arrière
    Marcel AYMÉ

    En Arrière

    Gallimard|Paris 1950|11.50 x 18.50 cm|relié
    First collected and partly first edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Half brown sheep binding, spine with four raised bands underlined with black fillets, marbled paper effect boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
    Some minor foxing, a stain on the second cover board preserved, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
    Provenance: from the library of Marcel Augagneur with his curious bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
    Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Aymé to journalist Marcel Augagneur ("Gringoire" and "L'écho de Paris") who used the pseudonym Marc de Saligny for his writing.
    €120
  37. Maltaverne
    François MAURIAC

    Maltaverne

    Flammarion|Paris 1950|14.50 x 21 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 380 numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Half navy blue morocco with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Handsome copy beautifully bound.
    €120
  38. N'importe où hors du monde
    Maurice BARRÈS

    N'importe où hors du monde

    Plon|Paris 1958|15 x 20.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome copy with full margins.
    Half red morocco with corners, smooth spine with a slight tear of no consequence at head, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, signed binding by Lucie Weill.
    €350
  39. Petit-Louis
    Eugène DABIT

    Petit-Louis

    Nrf|Paris 1930|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
    Covers very lightly soiled.
    Autograph inscription signed by Eugène Dabit to Monsieur Quiret-Vauquelin: "... ce récit d'une jeunesse faubourienne..." ["... this account of a suburban youth..."]
    €80
  40. La volupté d'être
    Maurice DRUON

    La volupté d'être

    Julliard|Paris 1954|14 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pure laid paper, ours one of a few hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Half red morocco binding with bands, smooth spine very lightly faded without concern, boards, endpapers and pastedowns of moiré effect paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Autograph inscription dated 1957 and signed by Maurice Druon to a friend named Elisa: "... cette introduction à quelques problèmes qui nous sont communs avec la volupté d'être assez près d'elle pour la connaître. Maurice Juin 57." ["... this introduction to some problems we share with the pleasure of being close enough to her to know her...
    €450
  41. La grande bourgeoise
    Jean GIRAUDOUX

    La grande bourgeoise

    Grasset|Paris 1958|20.50 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
    Spine and boards marginally yellowed as usual.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €150
  43. Souffle-esprit
    François CHENG

    Souffle-esprit

    Seuil|Paris 1989|15.50 x 24 cm|broché
    The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite two creases at the upper and lower right corners of the front cover.
    Work illustrated with Chinese painting plates at the end of the volume.
    Autograph inscription signed by François Cheng to Gilbert Lascault, pataphysician, art critic and specialist notably of the work of Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, Christian Boltanski: "... en très proche pensée" ["... in very close thought"] enhanced with a small drawing representing a Chinese ideogram.


    €350
  44. L'enfant miroir
    Robert ANDRÉ

    L'enfant miroir

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €70
  45. L'homme et l'enfant
    Arthur ADAMOV

    L'homme et l'enfant

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    €100
  46. La retraite aux flambeaux
    Bernard CLAVEL

    La retraite aux flambeaux

    Robert Laffont|Paris 2002|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
    Signed autograph inscription by Bernard Clavel to Muriel and Gilles Pudlowski.
    €60
  47. Barbe Bleue
    Amélie NOTHOMB

    Barbe Bleue

    Albin Michel|Paris 2012|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Handsome copy with the illustrated dust jacket.
    Signed autograph inscription by Amélie Nothomb to a woman named Anne.
    €70
  48. La nonne Alfarez
    José Maria de HEREDIA, Daniel VIERGE

    La nonne Alfarez

    Alphonse Lemerre|Paris 1894|8.50 x 15 cm|relié
    First edition printed on ordinary paper.
    Work illustrated by Daniel Vierge and engraved by Privat-Richard.
    Full blue cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double fillet and gilt date at foot, red morocco title-label, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed Paul Vié.
    Signed autograph inscription from José Maria de Heredia to Ludovic Halévy who was a playwright, novelist and also librettist, jointly with Henri Meilhac, notably for the most famous works of Jacques Offenbach (La vie Parisienne, La belle Hélène, La Périchole) and Georges Bizet with Carmen.
    Provenance: from the library of Ludovic Halévy with his...
    €600
  49. La jeune géante
    Jean BLOT

    La jeune géante

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Fine copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    €70
  50. L'oeil double
    Gaëtan PICON

    L'oeil double

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pure wove paper, ours bearing N°1, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  51. Notes pour un pluriel
    Alain BOSQUET

    Notes pour un pluriel

    Gallimard|Paris 1974|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Very handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on the first endpaper.
    €60
  52. Quatre testaments et autres poèmes
    Alain BOSQUET

    Quatre testaments et autres poèmes

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First collected edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted to the front endpaper.
    €60
  53. Leçons de ténèbres
    Jean-Pierre COLOMBI

    Leçons de ténèbres

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    Two bookplates pasted to the front endpaper.
    €60
  54. Les jours et les nuits
    Alfred JARRY

    Les jours et les nuits

    Mercure de France|Paris 1897|12 x 19 cm|relié
    Edition with some parts in first edition.
    Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, two small lacks to right margin of front board and foot of spine.
    Rare and precious signed autograph inscription from Alfred Jarry to the poet Fernand Gregh, friend of Marcel Proust.

    €3,500
  55. Unique eunuque
    Francis PICABIA

    Unique eunuqueUnique Eunuch

    Au sans pareil|Paris 1920|13.50 x 18.50 cm|broché
    Francis PICABIA
    Unique eunuque [Unique Eunuch]
    Au sans pareil | Paris 1920| 13.5 x 18.5 cm | original wrappers
    First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on vergé, the only deluxe issue with 10 Arches and 15 papier de couleurs.
    Slightly sunned spine, like most copies.
    Illustrated with a self-portrait of Picabia.
    Preface by Tristan Tzara.
    €600
  56. Les Mandarins
    Simone de BEAUVOIR

    Les Mandarins[The Mandarins]

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|14 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours one of 5 hors commerce copies, deluxe issue.
    Fine copy.
    €4,500
  57. Procès fait aux chansons de P.J. de Béranger [Ensemble] Chansons nouvelles [Ensemble] Procès fait à messieurs de Béranger et Baudouin
    Pierre-Jean de BÉRANGER

    Procès fait aux chansons de P.J. de Béranger [Ensemble] Chansons nouvelles [Ensemble] Procès fait à messieurs de Béranger et Baudouin

    Chez Les Marchands de nouveautés|Paris 1821 - 1825|9.50 x 15.80 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition of these 3 works bound in 2 volumes. Following the Trial of messieurs de Béranger and Baudouin, 14 manuscript songs retained by the prosecutor general against Béranger and censored. One understands the interest of this copy since the song collection was sold out or seized.
    Contemporary full straight-grained green morocco binding. Luxury binding from a major atelier but unsigned. Smooth spine decorated with a blind stamp with floral semé within a double gilt fillet frame. Boards decorated with multiple blind frames doubled with gilt fillets. Gilt edges. Triple gilt interior fillet. Spines uniformly faded. Small dark areas on the boards of one volume. Traces of rubbing...
    €600
  58. Tu ne mourras pas - Journal VII
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Tu ne mourras pas - Journal VII

    Gallimard|Paris 1978|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  59. Goupi mains rouges à Paris
    Pierre VÉRY

    Goupi mains rouges à Paris

    Editions de Flore|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
    Spine browned, paper yellowed.
    Autograph inscription signed by Pierre Véry to the poet Albert-Jean who was close to the Grand-Guignol theatre.
    €150
  60. Le noir de l'aube
    Claude ROY

    Le noir de l'aube

    Gallimard|Paris 1990|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur chiffon de rives paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €100
  61. Comme le diamant - Journal IV
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Comme le diamant - Journal IV

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  62. Complices - Journal V
    Jacques de BOURBON BUSSET

    Complices - Journal V

    Gallimard|Paris 1974|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  63. Le vol d'Icare
    Raymond QUENEAU

    Le vol d'Icare

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 160 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 Holland.
    Handsome copy despite the spine slightly sunned at head and foot.
    €120
  64. Les chercheurs de dieux - Croyance et politique
    Claude ROY

    Les chercheurs de dieux - Croyance et politique

    Gallimard|Paris 1981|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  65. Les chimères
    Pierre GASCAR

    Les chimères

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  66. Apostilles ou l'utile et le futile
    Robert MALLET

    Apostilles ou l'utile et le futile

    Gallimard|Paris 1972|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Spine and boards marginally discolored, handsome interior condition.

    €100
  67. Introduction à la vie profane
    Bruno GAY-LUSSAC

    Introduction à la vie profane

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  68. Vingt chambres d'hôtel
    Dominique ROLIN

    Vingt chambres d'hôtel

    Gallimard|Paris 1990|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure rag paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €150
  69. La follia
    Roger GRENIER

    La follia

    Gallimard|Paris 1980|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  70. L'Ivrogne dans la Brousse
    Amos TUTUOLA, Raymond QUENEAU

    L'Ivrogne dans la Brousse

    Gallimard|Paris 1953|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation by Raymond Queneau, one of 86 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Light offsetting from adhesive paper at head and foot of spine and boards.
    €400
  71. Proche du silence
    Marcel ARLAND

    Proche du silence

    Gallimard|Paris 1973|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  72. Sais-tu si nous sommes encore loin de la mer ?
    Claude ROY

    Sais-tu si nous sommes encore loin de la mer ?

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 21 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  74. Avec mon meilleur souvenir...
    Françoise SAGAN

    Avec mon meilleur souvenir...

    Plon|Paris 1984|13.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite the slightly wrinkled spine.
    Autograph inscription signed by Françoise Sagan to photographer Serge Tamagnot.


    €700
  75. Les dieux
    Pierre OSTER

    Les dieux

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  76. Pages de journal
    Charles VILDRAC

    Pages de journal

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
  77. Capricieuse Diane
    Noël DEVAULX

    Capricieuse Diane

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pure rag vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  78. Un air de famille
    Roger GRENIER

    Un air de famille

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €100
  79. Auto
    Pierre GASCAR

    Auto

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|12.50 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 70 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €120
  80. First edition copy of Hugo's political manifesto offered to his grandchildren Jeanne and Georges, signed ‘Papapa'
    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851
    Victor HUGO

    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil 1841-1851

    Michel Lévy frères|Paris 1875|19.50 x 25 cm|relié

    Actes et paroles - Avant l'exil, 1841-1851 [Words and Deeds - Before the Exile, 1841-1851]
    Michel Lévy frères, Paris 1875, 19,5x25cm, bound.
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on chine, most limited deluxe edition of this important collection of speeches, public declarations, and political texts intended for French parliament (Chamber of Peers, Constituent Assembly and Legislative Assembly), all written - as stated in the title - prior to his exile. These important texts address freedom of the press, theater and education, as well as the abolition of the death penalty.
    Half red shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated in gilt lengthwise, marbled paper...

    €17,000
  81. Le canon fraternité
    Jean-Pierre CHABROL

    Le canon fraternité

    Gallimard|Paris 1970|16 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy of this novel set during the Paris Commune.
    €200
  82. Joubert énigmatique et délicieux
    André BILLY

    Joubert énigmatique et délicieux

    Gallimard|Paris 1969|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on first endpaper.
    Very fine copy.
    €120
  83. Orealla
    Roy HEATH

    Orealla

    Seuil|Paris 1984|14.50 x 22.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition.
    Publisher's full black paper boards, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
    Precious signed autograph inscription from Roy Heath to writer James Baldwin: "For James Baldwin whose work I admire greatly. Roy Health."
    James Baldwin's writings describe personal dilemmas questioning the difficult social and psychological pressures that hinder not only the integration of Black people, but also gay or bisexual men in 20th century Western societies, particularly in the United States.
    €800
  84. La politique et les partis
    Emmanuel BERL

    La politique et les partis

    Editions Rieder|Paris 1932|13.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, service de presse stamp at foot of back cover.
    Spine very lightly sunned, two small stains in right margin of front cover, complete with publisher's slip.
    Signed and inscribed by Emmanuel Berl to film producer and director Roland Tual who was close to the Surrealists: he opened the Surrealist gallery in 1926 with the exhibition "Paintings by Man Ray and Objects from the Islands".

    €80
  85. L'illustre fauteuil et autres récits
    Jean-Pierre CHABROL

    L'illustre fauteuil et autres récits

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    A handsome copy.
    €100
  86. Le donjon de Lonveigh
    Philippe LE GUILLOU

    Le donjon de Lonveigh

    Gallimard|Paris 1991|15 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 26 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  87. Le gouvernement provisoire
    Henri THOMAS

    Le gouvernement provisoire

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.

    €150
  88. Espaces d'instants
    Jean FOLLAIN

    Espaces d'instants

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on wove paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  89. D'après tout
    Jean FOLLAIN

    D'après tout

    Gallimard|Paris 1967|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on wove paper, deluxe copy.
    Double bookplate pasted on the first endpaper.
    Very handsome copy.
    €120
  90. Le golfe de Gascogne
    Bertrand POIROT-DELPECH

    Le golfe de Gascogne

    Gallimard|Paris 1989|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag Rives paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper.
    Handsome copy.

    €80
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