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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. Le poète rustique
    Francis JAMMES

    Le poète rustique

    Mercure de France|Paris 1920|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies of the first broadcast to the press, mention of second edition.
    Ex-dono with pen at the head of a guard as ex-libris.
    Precious and beautiful autograph signed by Francis Jammes to Jacques-Emile Blanche: "To Jacques Blanche these leaves where the fauna that his genius painted"
    €200
  2. L'arrestation
    Jean ANOUILH

    L'arrestation

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1975|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
    Back and boards slightly and marginally passed without gravity, some witnesses partially passed, otherwise pleasant copy at all margins.
    Rare.
    €680
  3. Chers zoiseaux
    Jean ANOUILH

    Chers zoiseaux[Dear Boids]

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1977|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japon paper, deluxe issue.
    Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, some edges partially toned, otherwise a pleasing copy with full margins.
    Rare.
    €680
  4. Le scénario
    Jean ANOUILH

    Le scénario

    La Table Ronde|Paris 1976|14 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Japan, head print.
    Back and boards slightly and marginally passed without gravity, some witnesses partially passed, otherwise pleasant copy at all margins.
    Rare.
    €680
  5. Une rencontre en Westphalie
    Günter GRASS

    Une rencontre en Westphalie

    Seuil|Paris 1981|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation for which it was not printed from large papers.
    Pleasant copy.
    Handwritten signature of Günter Grass on the half title page.
    €150
  6. Œuvres complètes. - Œuvres diverses. - Le congrès de Vérone. - Essai sur la littérature anglaise. - Paradis perdu, de Milton.
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    Œuvres complètes. - Œuvres diverses. - Le congrès de Vérone. - Essai sur la littérature anglaise. - Paradis perdu, de Milton. Complete Works. - Miscellaneous Works. - The Congress of Verona. - Essay on English Literature. - Paradise Lost, by Milton.

    Ladvocat|Paris 1826-1831 & 1824 & 1838|13 x 21.50 cm|36 volumes reliés

    First collected edition, partly original, by far the most important and most sought-after (cf. Clouzot), with Chateaubriand having revised and reworked a large part of his writings.
    This set also contains in first edition several texts including Les Natchez, Le Dernier Abencérage, Le Voyage en Amérique, and Moïse (placed at the end of vol. XXII and often lacking).

    Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece...

    €10,000
  7. Lucienne
    Jules ROMAINS

    Lucienne

    Nrf|Paris 1922|17 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 108 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format, deluxe copy.
    Handsome copy.
    €120
  9. Un crime
    Georges BERNANOS

    Un crime

    Plon|Paris 1935|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper, after 17 on Japan and 40 on Holland paper.
    A significant shadow affects pages 24-25, otherwise a handsome copy.
    €100
  10. L'avenir de l'esprit
    Pierre LECOMTE DU NOÜY

    L'avenir de l'esprit

    Gallimard|Paris 1941|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue.
    Handsome full-margined copy.
    €100
  11. Une désolation
    Yasmina REZA

    Une désolation

    Albin Michel|Paris 1999|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on vellum, only large papers.
    Beautiful copy despite two small spots at the bottom of the first board.
    Autograph dated and signed by Yasmina Reza to a friend named Ion: "To you, my dear Ion, this copy on vellum N ° IV, for your twentieth birthday! I invite you and your friend Strinberg to snuggle up against me so that we can laugh, laugh, as we like. "
    €350
  12. Rey-Millet
    René ÉTIEMBLE

    Rey-Millet

    Gallimard|Paris 1962|14.50 x 19.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    First edition, one of the numbered copies.
    Publisher's binding in full black canvas, smooth back, first board illustrated with a reproduction of a work by Guy Rey-Millet
    Beautiful complete copy of his rhodoïd which includes three marginal losses, illustrated work of reproductions of works of Guy Rey-Millet.
    Precious autograph dedication signed by René Etiemble: "For André Breton, with a sure eye, with faithful admiration, and the memory of Etiemble".
    €200
  13. Claudel Péguy
    Louis GILLET

    Claudel Péguy

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1946|14 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on superior bouffant paper, ours one of 5 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €60
  14. Théâtre II
    Édouard DUJARDIN

    Théâtre II

    Mercure de France|Paris 1924|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition on current paper.
    Sun back, three spots on the first board, small marginal tears on the second board which also has, at the top, three traces of folds.
    Autograph dedication signed by Edouard Dujardin to Benjamin Crémieux.
    €60
  15. Le pélerin passionné
    Jean MORÉAS

    Le pélerin passionné

    Léon Vanier|Paris 1891|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition on ordinary paper.
    Bradel binding in brown half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, bronze shagreen title-label with some scratches, marbled paper boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
    Gift inscription in ink serving as bookplate on front cover.



    €60
  16. Explication de l'Etranger
    Jean-Paul SARTRE

    Explication de l'Etranger

    Aux dépens du Palimugre|Sceaux s. d. [1946]|12 x 14.50 cm|broché
    First edition hors commerce and printed in small numbers, ours one of 30 copies justified by the publisher on Japan, deluxe copy ("tirage de tête").
    Rare and pleasant copy.
    €2,800
  17. Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines.
    Paul GAVARNI

    Oeuvres choisies. Etudes de moeurs contemporaines. 1- Les enfants terribles. Traductions en langue vulgaire. Les lorettes. Les actrices. Notices par Théophile Gautier et Laurent-Jan. 2- Fourberies de femmes en matière de sentiment. Clichy. Paris le soir. Notices par Laurent-Jan, Auguste Lireux et Léon Gozlan. 3- Le Carnaval à Paris. Paris le matin. Les étudiants de Paris. Notices par Théophile Gautier, A. Barthet et A. de Soubiran. 4- La vie de jeune homme. Les débardeurs. Notices par P.J. Stahl.

    J. Hetzel & Cie|Paris 1846 - 1848|18 x 26.80 cm|4 tomes en 2 volumes reliés
    First edition and first printing of the 320 wood engravings. Publication of the 4 volumes from 1846 to 1848, which explains why they are found separately.
    Contributions by Théophile Gautier, Laurent-Jan, Léon Gozlan, Auguste Lireux and Jules Hetzel under the pseudonym P.-J. Stahl among others.
    Contemporary half black shagreen bindings. Flat false raised bands spine decorated with ornate compartments. Gilt titles and volume labels. Gilt edges. Blind ruling frame on boards. A. Gaillard at foot. Roulettes on bands. Very fine gold and grey decorative endpapers. Pale scattered foxing on very white paper.
    Work illustrated with a general frontispiece, 14 vignettes including one...
    €850
  18. Mardi
    Herman MELVILLE, Max ERNST

    Mardi

    Robert Marin|Paris 1950|14.50 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on vellum offset paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Very handsome copy.
    Cover illustrated by Max Ernst reproduced as frontispiece.
    €380
  19. La terre et les rêveries du repos
    Gaston BACHELARD

    La terre et les rêveries du repos

    José Corti|Paris 1948|12 x 19 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Lafuma, the only copies on deluxe paper.
    Very handsome copy despite a slight shadow on the half-title page.

    €1,500
  20. Le cadran lunaire
    André PIEYRE DE MANDIARGUES

    Le cadran lunaire

    Robert Laffont|Paris 1958|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 30 numbered copies on pure Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Very fine copy.
    €300
  21. Hebdromadaires
    Jacques PRÉVERT, André POZNER

    Hebdromadaires

    Guy Authier|Paris 1972|15.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    first edition on current paper.
    Illustrated cover.
    A small tear at the bottom of the back.
    Autograph dedication signed by Jacques Prévert to the great Rimbaldian and gallerist Henri Matarasso: "To the matarasso friend-master, to become happy with it. Jacques Prévert." enriched with the autograph signature of André Pozner.
    €500
  22. Le plan de l'aiguille
    Blaise CENDRARS (inscribed to Giuseppe UNGARETTI)

    Le plan de l'aiguille[The Plan of the Aiguille]

    Au sans pareil|Paris 1929|12 x 19 cm|broché
    first edition on current paper, one of the review copies service.
    A small restoration at the head of the back.
    Precious autograph signed by Blaise Cendrars: "To Ungaretti with the good memory of Blaise Cendrars."
    €750
  23. Journal
    Paul KLEE

    Journal

    Grasset|Paris 1959|13.50 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation established by Pierre Klossowski, one of 26 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite slight loss of blue on the first cover.

    €500
  24. Entretiens avec Georges Charbonnier
    André MASSON

    Entretiens avec Georges Charbonnier

    Julliard|Paris 1958|12 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies with a few hors commerce copies on the same paper.
    Preface by Georges Limbour, work illustrated with 8 hors-texte drawings by André Masson.
    Handsome copy.

    €180
  25. Think dirty be naughty feel happy
    TOUMS [Thomas GOSSET]

    Think dirty be naughty feel happy

    S. n.|s. l. 2010|16 x 24 cm|broché
    Think dirty be naughty feel happy


    no publisher | no place 2010
    | 16 x 24 cm | original wrappers
    First edition printed in 400 copies.
    Photographs by Toums.
    Autograph inscription signed by Toums: «Fuck art ! Let’s act... Bisous. Toums» enriched with a little drawing representing an inverted crucifix.
    €300
  26. La croisière du hachich
    Henry de MONFREID

    La croisière du hachich[The Haschisch Cruise]

    Grasset|Paris 1933|14 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 58 numbered copies on handmade paper, deluxe copy.
    Half red morocco binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with fillets and black compartments embellished with black geometric motifs, one joint slightly cracked at foot, marbled paper effect boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.

    €800
  27. Jocelyn
    Alphonse de LAMARTINE

    Jocelyn

    Librairie de Charles Gosselin • Furne|Paris 1836|13 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First edition.
    Full green sheep bindings, strictly contemporary. Smooth spines richly decorated with Restoration-era tools. Black sheep title and volume labels. Large decorative blind stamp on boards and gilt ruling frame. Ruling on edges. Spines uniformly faded. Signs of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Scattered foxing, quite pronounced on the second title page and some pages, mostly in the outer margins, the whole showing rather clean. One tear p. 179 in volume 1, without loss.
    Handsome copy in full decorated Romantic binding.


    €800
  28. Ellen
    Jean LORRAIN, Antoon VAN WELIE

    Ellen[Ellen]

    Pierre Douville|Paris 1906|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only deluxe paper.
    Illustrated cover by Antoon Van Welie.
    Full burgundy morocco, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, date gilt at foot, gilt rolls on the caps, moiré-effect endpapers and pastedowns, gilt-tooled dentelle borders on pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on the edges, elegant period binding signed Yseux, successor to Simier.
    Our copy is enriched with a two-and-a-half-page autograph letter signed by Jean Lorrain to Laurent Tailhade, in which he recounts the vexations he suffers as a journalist regarding an article he wishes to publish reporting...
    €2,000
  29. Le capitaine Fracasse
    Théophile GAUTIER

    Le capitaine Fracasse[Captain Fracasse]

    Charpentier|Paris 1863|12 x 18 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Rare and sought after first edition, according to Clouzot, especially in contemporary binding
    Bindings in half shagreen bottle green, back with four nerves adorned with golden and black nets, plates of marbled paper, guards and counterplates of paper in the tank, two slight scratches without gravity on the cuts, bindings of the time.
    Very beautiful copy in a particularly desirable condition a fortiori enriched with a signed autograph shipment.
    Rare autograph shipment signed by Théophile Gautier to Mr. Achard.
    €9,000
  30. La fiancée de Corinthe
    Éphraïm MIKHAËL, Bernard LAZARE

    La fiancée de Corinthe[The Bride of Corinth]

    Camille Dalou|Paris 1888|20 x 27.50 cm|relié
    Gilbert Lély, "Ephraïm Mikhaël", Nos Poètes, 15 Feb. 1925, cited in Ephraïm Mikhaël, Poèmes en vers et en prose, edited by Matthew Screech, Droz, 1994
    €2,500
  31. Le cor fleuri
    Éphraïm MIKHAËL

    Le cor fleuri

    Tresse & Stock|Paris 1889|13 x 18.50 cm|broché
    First edition for which no mention is made of deluxe copies.
    Small lacks to margins of certain leaves, a tiny lack at head of first cover.
    Created at the Théâtre Libre on December 10, 1888, Le Cor fleuri marks the young poet's theatrical debut. This "fairy play in one act" tells the amorous rapture of a fairy transformed into a woman, and was the subject of a posthumous musical adaptation by his friend the poet Ferdinand Herold to music by Fernand Halphren, student of Gabriel Fauré.

    Considered by Victor Hugo as "the hope of French poetry"
    €450
  32. Voyages de Gulliver dans des contrées lointaines
    Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GRANDVILLE, Jonathan SWIFT

    Voyages de Gulliver dans des contrées lointaines

    Furne et Cie • H. Fournier|Paris 1838|13 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First printing of Grandville's illustration. A frontispiece on flying China paper and 450 wood-engraved vignettes in-text, and 5 hors texte, the four titles of the four voyages and the literary allegory as frontispiece to the notice. New translation, biographical and literary notice on Jonathan Swift by Walter Scott.
    Contemporary grey glazed calf half-binding in Romantic style. Smooth spine with a long Romantic tool and 2 mirrored tools, with fillets. Light traces of rubbing. Some scattered foxing, mainly marginal. Handsome copy.
    "This complete illustration occupies one of the first ranks in Grandville's work." (Carteret, III, 578). This very beautiful illustrated Romantic work is...
    €850
  33. L'honneur de servir
    Henri MASSIS

    L'honneur de servir

    Plon|Paris 1937|13 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Signed autograph Henri Massis François Daudet: "... this" package "of his" old ", affectionately."
    €50
  34. Propagande
    Sacha GUITRY, Francis CARCO

    Propagande

    Roger Da Costa|Paris 1932|18 x 25 cm|broché
    Rare first edition of this promotional booklet by publisher Roger Da Costa illustrated with 5 plates including one in relief on nacreous Japan paper, a photogravure in two tones (yellow vellum and painted poster), a photogravure in two colors and one in typography in 3 colors.
    Fine copy of this booklet bearing, on the first cover, the printed statement: "A bibliophile would keep it".
    Contributions by Odette Pannetier "De la publicité", Francis Carco, Georges de La Fouchardière "Publicité" and Sacha Guitry "Zim ! Boum ! Boum ! ".

    €450
  35. Claude Aubert
    Grisélidis RÉAL, COLLECTIF

    Claude Aubert

    Editions Bertil Galland|Lausanne 1974|15 x 21.50 cm|broché
    First edition of this collective tribute to the poet Claude Aubert.
    Iconography.
    Unpublished texts and poems by Claude Aubert followed by a tribute by Grisélidis Réal, Georges Borgeaud, Lorenzo Pestelli, Jean-Georges Lossier, Albert Py and Marcel Raymond.
    Grisélidis Real, writer, painter and prostitute, is a great romantic figure of the late twentieth century. A lover, militant, fighter and poet, she upset the customs of Geneva society. She is now buried in the Cemetery of the Kings in Geneva between Jean Calvin and Jorge Luis Borgès.
    Nice copy.
    Rare autograph dedication dated and signed by Grisélidis Réal: "To Madame Mélamet with my friendship...
    €250
  36. Humourons pour les petits oiseaux
    Jacques BRANDICOURT

    Humourons pour les petits oiseaux

    Editions de la Revue Moderne|Paris 1959|14 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Pleasant copy despite a small marginal tear on the first board.
    Signed autograph Jacques Brandicourt to the bookseller Michel Couppé: "... who loves and sells beautiful literature ..."
    €30
  37. Les bas-fonds de la société
    Henry MONNIER

    Les bas-fonds de la société

    Jules Claye|Paris 1862|16 x 25 cm|relié
    First Edition printed 200 copies numbered on white vellum.
    Publisher's binding in full ivory cardboard vellum, back with four nerves set with black threads, framing of double black nets on the boards.
    Rare foxinges without gravity.
    Beautiful copy established in its binding of the publisher.
    Handwritten signature of Henry Monnier to the justification of the draw.
    €400
  39. Correspondance 1899-1926
    Paul CLAUDEL, André GIDE

    Correspondance 1899-1926

    Gallimard|Paris 1949|14.50 x 23 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 362 numbered copies on laid paper.
    Preface and notes by Robert Mallet.
    One crease mark at head of first cover, very slight marginal tears to covers.
    Handsome copy illustrated with photographic portraits of Paul Claudel and André Gide.
    €50
  40. Okamoto
    Pierre COURTHION

    Okamoto

    GLM|Paris 1937|12.50 x 16.50 cm|broché
    First illustrated edition with 16 inset plates reproducing the works of Taro Okamoto.
    Ex-dono manuscript on the half title page.
    Rare and nice copy.
    €680
  41. Le prélude
    Edouard VUILLARD, Paul GÉRALDY

    Le prélude

    Georges Crès & Cie|Paris 1924|14 x 20.50 cm|relié
    First edition illustrated with a frontispiece by Edouard Vuillard, one of 1100 numbered copies on Lafuma vellum.
    Half brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
    Light traces of rubbing on spine, otherwise handsome copy.




    €50
  42. Le procès-verbal
    Jean-Marie Gustave LE CLÉZIO

    Le procès-verbal

    Gallimard|Paris 1963|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Binding half shagreen havana corners, back with four nerves set with gilded nets, paper plates effects moiré and gold, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers.
    Signed autograph of Francis Carco Marcel Thiébaud: "... meanwhile" Mists ".
    €400
  43. Le contrat. Un western psychanalytique en deux actes et un épilogue
    Tonino BENACQUISTA

    Le contrat. Un western psychanalytique en deux actes et un épilogue

    Gallimard|Paris 1999|12.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
    Rare autograph signed by Tonino Benacquista to a friend named Pierre: "Pierre This is a working tool (it saves photocopying) while waiting for Hollywood, good to you."
    €70
  45. Le rossignol napolitain
    Alexandre ARNOUX

    Le rossignol napolitain

    Grasset • Société bibliophilique des XX|Paris 1937|17 x 26 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper reserved for the bibliophilic society of "XX".
    Rare and nice copy under double cover of "XX" and Grasset.
    Handwritten signature of Joseph Peyré to the justification of the draw .
    €350
  46. Les possédés
    Albert CAMUS, Fedor DOSTOIEVSKI

    Les possédés

    Gallimard|Paris 1959|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the theatrical adaptation by Albert Camus, one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the author, the most limited deluxe issue after 21 on Hollande paper.
    We include on Gallimard editions letterhead, the printed slip "de la part de M. Albert Camus."
    Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned, a pale and small dampstain at foot of spine, a marginal crease to front board.
    €1,000
  47. Les beaux draps
    Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE

    Les beaux draps

    Nouvelles Editions Françaises|Paris 1941|11.50 x 19 cm|relié

    First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vergé d'Arches paper, deluxe copies ("tirage de tê").
    Bound in brown half morocco, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Thomas Boichot.
    Nice copy.

    €6,800
  48. La prairie et la flamme
    Charles SILVESTRE

    La prairie et la flamme

    Plon|Paris 1929|13 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Half bottle green morocco binding, faded spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, original wrappers and spine preserved.



    €60
  50. Poétique de Saint-John Perse
    Roger CAILLOIS

    Poétique de Saint-John Perse

    Gallimard|Paris 1954|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 51 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.
    €250
  51. Notes et souvenirs
    Maxime GORKI

    Notes et souvenirs

    Calmann-Lévy|Paris 1926|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 30 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Spine split, faded and with small tears at head and foot, light foxing to some deckled edges.
    €80
  52. Position politique du surréalisme
    André BRETON

    Position politique du surréalisme

    Editions du Sagittaire|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    Edition with some parts in first edition on ordinary paper.
    Small tears to spine which also shows a black felt pen mark at foot, light scratches to head of front cover causing two small losses to orange paper.
    €100
  53. La suite dans les idées
    Pierre DRIEU LA ROCHELLE

    La suite dans les idées

    Au sans pareil|Paris 1927|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 320 numbered copies on Annonay laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 50 on Holland paper.
    A tiny lack at foot of spine at the level of deckled edges, handsome copy.
    €150
  54. Au temps des juges
    André COLLOT, Pierre LOUŸS

    Au temps des juges

    Aux dépens d'un amateur|Paris 1933|15.50 x 23 cm|broché sous double chemise et étui
    First edition published in a small number of copies on grand vélin d'Arches, ours unnumbered.
    Work illustrated with 12 original illustrations attributed to André Collot.
    Our copy is complete with the duplicate suite in blue of the 12 illustrations.
    Some rubbing to the slipcase.
    Handsome copy.
    €400
  55. La feuille à l'envers
    Edouard MONTAGNE

    La feuille à l'envers

    Ed. Monnier|Paris 1885|16 x 24 cm|relié
    First edition, alternately illustrated by Gorguet and Fau with initial letters and tailpieces in black, and 10 superb full-page compositions in black with colored and gilt borders. One of 30 copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe edition, No. 12 numbered and signed by Monnier. Original wrappers preserved under an orange tissue sheet (rarely present).
    Contemporary full bordeaux morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 small fleurons and blind and gilt fillets. Wide decorative border frame on boards. Interior frieze. Raw silk endpapers. Light rubbing at head and to 2 corners.
    Handsome copy, uncut, full-margined, with fresh paper.
    Collection of 10 ribald tales, some...
    €600
  56. La rechute
    Paul BOURGET

    La rechute

    Plon|Paris 1931|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on pure thread paper.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
    Handsome full-margined copy.

    €50
  57. La vengeance de la vie. - Agnès Delas
    Paul BOURGET

    La vengeance de la vie. - Agnès Delas

    Plon|Paris 1930|12.50 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on pure linen paper.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
    Pleasant copy with full margins.

    €50
  58. Kangourou
    David Herbert LAWRENCE

    Kangourou

    Gallimard|Paris 1933|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 367 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy.

    €60
  59. Faux traité d'esthétique
    Benjamin FONDANE

    Faux traité d'esthétique

    Denoël|Paris 1938|14 x 22.50 cm|broché
    First Edition for which he was not drawn from large paper.
    Some bites on the boards.
    Rare autograph dedication signed by Benjamin Fondane to the poet Raymond Datheil.
    €1,200
  60. L'algarabie
    Jorge SEMPRÚN

    L'algarabie

    Fayard|Paris 1981|15 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First Edition for which he was not drawn from large paper.
    Pleasant copy despite a trace of crease margin of the first board.
    Signed autograph of Jorge Semprun Jacques Duchateau.
    €250
  61. La messe avant l'aube
    LUCIEN-GRAUX

    La messe avant l'aube

    Arthème Fayard et Cie|Paris 1931|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Madagascar paper.
    Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, date gilt at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, covers and spine preserved.
    Handsome copy.

    €60
  62. La sainte face
    André FRÉNAUD

    La sainte face

    Gallimard|Paris 1968|14.50 x 22 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Nice copy.
    Precious autograph dated and signed by André Frénaud to Raymond and Janine Queneau.
    €150
  63. Notre inhabileté fatale. Entretiens avec Bernard Pingaud
    André FRÉNAUD

    Notre inhabileté fatale. Entretiens avec Bernard Pingaud

    Gallimard|Paris 1979|14 x 20.50 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Nice copy.
    Beautiful autograph signed by André Frénaud Georges Raillard and Annabel and Jean-Marie Queneau: "... in memory of his father who is one of the men I loved the most."
    €70
  64. L'intruse
    Henry BORDEAUX

    L'intruse

    Plon|Paris 1936|12 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 44 numbered copies on pur fil, deluxe copy after 31 Holland.
    Half hazel shagreen binding with corners, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, black fillet frame on marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, covers and spine preserved.
    Handsome copy.

    €50
  65. La cinquième saison
    Jacques PRÉVERT

    La cinquième saison

    Gallimard|Paris 1984|14.50 x 21.50 cm|broché

    First edition, one of 63 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, only deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
    Nice copy.

    €500
  66. La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube
    Jules VERNE, [et Michel VERNE]

    La Chasse au météore. Le Pilote du Danube[The Chase of the Golden Meteor. The Danube Pilot]

    Hetzel|Paris s. d. [1908]|18 x 28 cm|cartonnage de l'éditeur
    Edition illustrated by George Roux.
    Publisher's Hetzel binding "à l'éventail et à l'éléphant" in full red cloth signed Engel, front board polychrome signed Engel presenting the title in a black and gilt fan, several frames in black and gold, a gilt elephant head at top left, three small illustrations as well as various gilt navigation and exploration instruments, all framed within green foliage, second board of type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, spine decorated with several illustrations in color and gold, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
    Pen gift inscription on front endpaper.
    A fine copy.
    €1,000
  67. La route du bagne
    Francis CARCO

    La route du bagne

    Ferenczi|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper, it has been printed only 5 Holland paper and 20 vellum in large papers.
    Nice copy despite a tiny lack in the foot of the back.
    Precious autograph dedication signed by Francis Carco to his friend the painter Luc-Albert Moreau: "To Luc-Albert Moreau, memory, memory, very affectionately Francis Carco."
    €150
  68. Le plan de l'aiguille
    Blaise CENDRARS

    Le plan de l'aiguille

    Au sans pareil|Paris 1929|13 x 19.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 1030 numbered copies on Montgolfier laid paper.
    A tiny lack to the foot of the spine, otherwise a handsome copy with full margins.
    €80
  69. Mary's spinning
    Judith MASEFIELD

    Mary's spinning

    Stanbrook abbey press|Worcester 1970|11.50 x 15 cm|broché
    Printed in a limited edition of 180 numbered copies on Japon Kozu-shi
    Handsome copy with the Japanese Ogura paper covers well preserved.
    €80
  70. Marines
    André LHOTE, Guy LAVAUD

    Marines

    Le Divan|Paris 1922|24 x 31.50 cm|en feuilles
    First illustrated edition of 15 original drawings by André Lhote, one of 270 numbered copies on Arches paper, only deluxe copies ("tirage de tête") after 25 Holland paper
    Nice copy.
    €400
  72. Les machines célibataires
    Michel CARROUGES, Marcel DUCHAMP

    Les machines célibataires

    Librairie Arcanes|Paris 1954|14.50 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Marais pur fil paper, ours unnumbered.
    Handsome copy.
    Illustrated work, with frontispiece of "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even", glass by Marcel Duchamp reproduced according to a diagram established from photographic documents by Roger Aujame.
    €800
  73. La guerre civile
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    La guerre civile

    Gallimard|Paris 1965|12.50 x 20 cm|broché
    Second edition, one year after the first edition published by Henri Lefebvre, one of 43 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours bearing number 1, deluxe copy.
    Handsome full-margined copy despite minimal worming to the spines.
    €250
  74. ...Autre chose que de l'enfant beau
    Pablo PICASSO, Antonin ARTAUD

    ...Autre chose que de l'enfant beau...Something Other than a Beautiful Child

    Louis Broder|Paris 1957|13.50 x 16.50 cm|relié sous chemise et étui
    Antonin ARTAUD & Pablo PICASSO
    ...Autre chose que de l'enfant beau [...Something Other than a Beautiful Child]
    Louis Broder | Paris 1957 | 13.5 x 16.5 cm | full box in custom chemise and slipcase
    First edition printed in 120 numbered copies on Japon paper, ours is one of 100 copies numbered in Arabic numerals.
    Illustrated with an original drypoint in colour by Pablo Picasso, printed in Georges Leblanc's workshops in Paris.
    Handwritten signature of Pablo Picasso on the print details page.
    Binding in full grey box, title and names of the author and illustrator gold-stamped on the spine, boards decorated with...
    €7,500
  75. Bouquet de rêves pour Neila
    Joan MIRO [dessin original] Ivan GOLL

    Bouquet de rêves pour NeilaBouquet of Dreams for Neila

    Fernand Mourlot|Paris 1967|25.50 x 33 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    Bouquet de rêves pour Neila
    [Bouquet of Dreams for Neila]
    Fernand Mourlot | Paris 1967 | 25.5 x 33 cm | in leaves in a chemise and slipcase
    Illustrated edition with 18 original insert lithographs in colour by Joan Miró, one of 150 numbered copies on Rives vellum, only print after 25 vellum and 25 non-trade.
    Very beautiful copy.
    Handwritten signature of Joan Miró on the print details page.
    Our copy is enriched with a handwritten inscription dated and signed by Joan Miró to Armand Blanc accompanied with an original drawing in pencil.
    €4,800
  76. Yves Tanguy
    Yves TANGUY, André BRETON

    Yves Tanguy

    Pierre Matisse éditions|New York 1946|23 x 30.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur
    Yves Tanguy
    Pierre Matisse éditions | New York 1946 | 23 x 30.5 cm | publisher's binding
    First edition of this work conceived by Marcel Duchamp, one of 1150 numbered copies.
    Publisher's bindings, black spine and grey boards, small signs of wear on the joints and spine ends.
    Work illustrated with 55 reproductions of works by Yves Tanguy, 2 of which are in colour.
    Presentation copy, dated and signed by Yves Tanguy to Georges Gallowhur enhanced with an original drawing produced in black ink.
    €5,000
  77. Portrait. Entretiens avec Rauda Jamis
    Gisèle FREUND

    Portrait. Entretiens avec Rauda Jamis

    Antoinette Fouque|Paris 1991|17 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition.
    Nice copy.
    Rich iconography.
    Autograph signed by Gisèle Freund to a friend named Elisabeth.
    €250
  78. Objets perdus
    Jacques PERRET

    Objets perdus

    Gallimard|Paris 1949|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 38 numbered copies on pure thread paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy despite two slight sunning marks at head and foot of spine.

    €350
  79. Le donjon et la forêt de Beauregard ou les victimes de la perversité
    Jean Edme PACCARD

    Le donjon et la forêt de Beauregard ou les victimes de la perversité

    Pigoreau|Paris 1821|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés en 1
    First edition published anonymously.
    Half caramel calf binding, smooth spine decorated with a wide gilt garland and gilt fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, discreet restorations to the joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
    Rare and handsome copy attractively bound.

    €800
  80. Indulgence plénière
    Jean de LA VARENDE

    Indulgence plénière

    Grasset|Paris 1951|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper.
    Handsome copy despite two small tears at the foot of the spine at the joints.

    €20
  81. Croisière d'hiver en Amérique centrale
    Aldous HUXLEY

    Croisière d'hiver en Amérique centrale

    Plon|Paris 1935|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition of the French translation, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 40 on pur fil.
    Spine slightly sunned.

    €50
  82. L'abbaye de Grasville
    George MOORE

    L'abbaye de Grasville

    Chez Maradan|Paris An VI (1798)|10 x 17.50 cm|3 volumes reliés
    First edition of the French translation by B. Ducos.
    Illustrated with 3 frontispiece engravings to the volumes.
    Full caramel calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with fleurons, stippling and gilt fillets, red morocco title and volume labels, gilt roulettes on headcaps completely faded, discreet restorations to joints, triple gilt fillets framing the boards, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, gilt fillets on leading edges, all edges gilt, corners very slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
    Small light stains on boards, one stain and marginal tear affecting pages 185 to 200 of the second volume, some minor foxing, ink ownership inscription at head of each copy on...
    €500
  83. Lomelli le hardi brigand, ou la caverne de la vengeance
    Christian August VULPIUS

    Lomelli le hardi brigand, ou la caverne de la vengeance

    Chez Lerouge|Paris 1823|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés en 4
    First edition in French and published anonymously.
    Half caramel calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt garlands as well as fleurons and double fillets stamped in blind, gilt friezes at head and foot, discreet restorations to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
    A rare and handsome copy handsomely bound.

    €800
  84. Isaurine et Jean-Pohl, ou les révolutions du château de Git-au-Diable
    Victor DUCANGE

    Isaurine et Jean-Pohl, ou les révolutions du château de Git-au-Diable

    Lecointe • Charles Gosselin|Paris 1830|10.50 x 17.50 cm|2 volumes reliés en 4
    First edition.
    Half caramel calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt garlands as well as fleurons and double fillets stamped in blind, gilt friezes at head and foot, discreet restorations to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
    Some minor foxing and staining to certain leaves, printed reading room stamps on title pages of volumes.
    Rare and handsome copy handsomely bound.

    €500
  85. Ainsi soit-il ou les jeux sont faits
    André GIDE

    Ainsi soit-il ou les jeux sont faits

    Gallimard|Paris 1952|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 315 copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue after 56 on Madagascar.
    Handsome copy.
    €80
  86. Baudelaire and Hugo: The Storm-Swept Meeting of the Albatross and the Man of the Ocean
    Théophile Gautier. Notice littéraire précédée d'une lettre de Victor Hugo
    Charles BAUDELAIRE, Victor HUGO

    Théophile Gautier. Notice littéraire précédée d'une lettre de Victor Hugo

    Poulet Malassis & De Broise|Paris 1859|11.50 x 18 cm|relié

    First edition, of which only 500 copies were issued. With an etched frontispiece portrait of Théophile Gautier by Émile Thérond.

     

    With a substantial prefatory letter by Victor Hugo.

     

    Full red morocco binding, gilt date at the foot of spine, marbled endpapers, Baudelairian ex-libris from Renée Cortot’s collection on the first endpaper, wrappers preserved, top edge gilt. Pale foxing affecting the first and last leaves, beautiful copy perfectly set.

     

    €75,000
  87. Clowns de Paris
    ADLEN, SERGE [Maurice Féaudierre]

    Clowns de Paris

    Les éditions des presses du Temps présent|Paris 1959|26.50 x 35.50 cm|en feuilles sous chemise et étui
    First edition consisting of an album of 27 prints colored or in black in or inset, most numbered and justified by Adlen, one of the 243 numbered copies on offset Sirène du Marais.
    Some small foxing mainly affecting the very first and last leaves.
    Our copy is quite complete of the 27 prints it must contain, and not 25 as erroneously announced to the justification of the print.
    Serge's text.
    Signed autograph dedication of Adlen to Armand Lanoux below the justification of the draw.
    €750
  88. Où. Le génie du lieu, 2
    Michel BUTOR

    Où. Le génie du lieu, 2

    Gallimard|Paris 1971|18.50 x 23.50 cm|broché
    First edition, one of the review copies service.
    Pleasant copy despite the back slightly insolated head and foot.
    Autograph dedication dated and signed by Michel Butor to his friend the art critic and specialist of the New Roman Georges Raillard on the front page which was also punched by Michel Butor with a punch.
    €80
  89. Histoire naturelle des fourmis, et recueil de mémoires et d'observations sur les abeilles, les araignées, les faucheurs et autres insectes
    Pierre-André LATREILLE

    Histoire naturelle des fourmis, et recueil de mémoires et d'observations sur les abeilles, les araignées, les faucheurs et autres insectes

    Imprimerie de Crapelet|Paris 1802|13 x 20 cm|relié
    First edition.
    Bradel binding in green morocco with small corners, smooth spine faded and richly decorated with gilt stylized birds and compartments decorated with grotesques, lacking to lower headcap, green cardboard boards, orange paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted on one pastedown, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
    Occasional light foxing, library stamp on title page.
    Complete copy with its 2 folding tables as well as its 12 colored plates at end of volume.



    €400
  90. Odes à chacun
    Henri PICHETTE

    Odes à chacun

    Gallimard|Paris 1961|18.50 x 24 cm|broché
    First edition on current paper.
    Three clear spots on the second board, otherwise nice complete copy of his prayer to insert.
    Tricolor autograph dedication signed by Henri Pichette to Xavier Louis: "... from the heart to the soul ..."
    €80
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