First Editions

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on vellum snow, only leading copies.
Discolored and lightened back with small tears in the head and foot.
Signed autograph of Pierre Emmanuel to Jean Bardet co-founder of Editions du Seuil.

First edition.
Spine and covers marginally sunned, a small white stain at head of rear cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.
Contributions by Sandor Petofi, Gyorgy Paloczi-Horvath, Lajos Kassak, Laszlo Németh, Gjula Illyès, Imre Szasz, Miklos Hubay...

First edition bilingual Italian-French of this catalog of the works of Jean Gaudaire Thor, one of 300 copies including an original artist proof of Jean Gaudaire Thor that he justified and signed. .
Nice copy.
Rich iconography.
Autograph dedication of Jean Gaudaire Thor to Mr. and Mrs. François Sutel.

Illustrated first edition of 8 drawings of the author.
Freckles on the boards, nice interior state.
Autograph of Onello Onelli to Edith Mora.

First edition, one of numbered copies on alfa paper and reserved for advance distribution.  
Two small repairs on the spine and one bigger to foot of spine.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul Valéry ro professor Rudler and his wife.

First edition on current paper.
Rare autograph dedication dated and signed by Francisco Sorribes, in Spanish, to a couple of friends.
Our copy is further enriched with 2 typewritten letters signed by Francisco Sorribes to one of the dedicatees.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Exemplary very slightly warped.
Autograph dedication signed by Roland Barthes to Jean Bardet co-founder of Editions du Seuil.

First Edition, one of 55 nuimérotés copys on vellum snow, ours one of the 5 hors commerce, only leading copies.
Back slightly warped, marginally insolated boards.
Signed autograph of Pham Van Ky.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
A hitch in the back of the head.
Signed autograph of Pierre Emmanuel to Jean Bardet co-founder of the editions of Seuil: "... this stone can be corner in a building he helped me to build.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Exempalire slightly warped.
Signed autograph of Pierre Emmanuel to Jean Bardet co-founder of the editions of Seuil: "... who always welcomed me with the generosity of a host ..."

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Exempalire slightly warped.
Signed autograph of Pierre Emmanuel Jean Bardet co-founder of the editions of Seuil: "... who has always welcomed me so friendly in this house which is mine ..."

First edition of these texts presented by Paule Thévenin, one of 15 numbered copies on vélin neige, this copy one of 5 hors commerce, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Copy slightly warped.
Handwritten signature of Pierre Boulez under the justification.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments adorned at angles and centers with gilt floral motifs, some traces of rubbing to spine, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, corners slightly bumped, bookplate pasted on pastedown, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy despite a shadow left by a bookmark on pages 218-219.
Rare.

Edition first in part, one of numbered copies on bouffant and reserved for advance distribution.
Spine sunned.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz to Maurice Martin du Gard.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Back slightly discolored, otherwise nice copy.
Autograph signed by André Suarès to Maurice Martin du Gard.

First edition, one of the few copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies along with 33 numbered copies on laid paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition on current paper.
Illustrated book reproductions of works by Alexandre Bonnier.
Signed autograph of Alexandre Bonnier to Huguette and Marcf Le Bot embellished with an original drawing, on a flyer and folded, representing a face.

First edition, one of 55 numbered and justified copies on vellum, only leading copies.
Autograph dedication signed by Christian Tarting Marc Le Bot.
Our copy is full of the original engraving of Hélène Gava she signed and justified.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, one of the review copies service.
Iconography.
Autograph dedication signed by Samuel S. de Sacy to Georges Charensol.

First edition of the French translation for which it was not drawn great papers.
A fold at the bottom of the first board.
Handwritten signature of Mendel Mann at the head of the first guard.

First edition, one of the rare copies on Holland paper, of which no mention is made.
Handsome copy with full margins.

First Edition, one of the rare nominative copies on Ingres d'Arches paper reserved for relatives and witnesses, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Autograph dedication dated and signed, in pencil, from Patrick Cosson to Huguette The Bot to the colophon.

First edition for which it was not drawn large papers.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph signed Colette Deblé colored pencils to Huguette and Marc (Le Bot) enriched with an original drawing of two balloons ready to fly and surrounding the names of the dedicatees.

First edition established and arranged by bibliophile Jacob from the original manuscript, one of 550 numbered copies on laid paper.
Half hazel shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands slightly faded, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this pamphlet, one of 33 numbered copies on pure rag paper from the Larroque mill, ours being one of the hors commerce copies distributed to friends of Editions Unes.
This so-called "correspondence" is actually a poetic exchange of savory aphorisms facetiously attributed to various exotic traditions.
The half-title includes a whimsical volume statement: Correspondance complète (I). A second volume obviously never appeared.
Handsome copy.

Cher Roche,
« Si la pierre tombe sur l'œuf,
malheur à l'œuf,
Si l'œuf tombe sur la pierre,
malheur à l'œuf. »
(Proverbe bulgare) ["If the stone falls on the egg, woe to the egg, If the egg falls on the stone, woe to the egg." (Bulgarian proverb)]

Cher Sollers,
« Quand on pédale dans le yaourt,
on fait son beurre. »
(Autre proverbe bulgare) ["When you pedal in yogurt, you make your butter." (Another Bulgarian proverb)]

First edition illusyrée of 6 original screenprints by Patrick Meunier and printed 113 copies numbered on vellum Arches paper.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signatures of Patrick Cosson and Patrick Meunier at the colophon.

First edition illustrated with 3 original paintings by Patrick Meunier, one of 60 numbered copies on vellum Arches paper, only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signatures of Patrick Cosson and Patrick Meunier at the colophon.

First edition illustrated with an electrolytic stamping of Jean-Luc Brisson that he numbered and signed, one of 120 numbered copies on vellum of Rives only leading copies.
Nice copy.
Handwritten signature of Laurent Debut to the colophon.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Laurent Debut Marc Le Bot: "... in the sad light of summer, books to come ..."

First edition illustrated with 120 erotic Chinese ink drawings by Christian Degaine, one of 102 numbered copies on Centaure ivory paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Our copy unfortunately lacks the original drawing under glass that accompanies all copies of the deluxe edition.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on laid Arches paper Ingres, only leading copies, ours one of the few off-trade.
Nice copy.
Our copy is complete, frontispiece, the original drawing of Françoise Dumayet enhanced with oil and ink.
Signature of Françoise and Pierre Dumayet below the justification of the draw.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on laid Arches paper, head print.
Rare.
Beautiful complete copy of his shirt and his case in full brown canvas.
Our copy is complete, as it is stipulated in the justification of the draw, the 3 original screenprints, presented under a separate shirt, Ado he signed.
Signed autograph dedication of Jean Tortel, on the page of fake title, to Huguette and Marc Le Bot: "... in memory of a first meeting over a garden ..."

First Edition, one of 965 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Bound in chocolate brown maroquinated half-grilled corners, back with five nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, Contemporary binding signed A. Broulet, binder niortais .
A small hitch without gravity head of the back.
Marcel Prévost's signature on the fake title page.

First edition, one of 400 numbered copies on Alfa paper, ours one of 100 out of trade.
Binding in midgram aubergine corners, back with five nerves with small snags, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, gilded head, a top corner rubbed, blankets and back preserved.
Autograph dedication signed by Paul Souday to Gabriel Hanotaux.

First edition, one of 700 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
Handsome copy, handsomely bound.

First Edition printed on Alfa paper.
Bound in chocolate brown maroquinated half-grilled corners, back with five nerves, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in, gilded head, Contemporary binding signed A. Broulet, binder niortais .
Some small freckles without gravity.
Marcel Prévost's signature on the fake title page.

First edition.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph dedication signed by Claude Mauriac to Gaston de Pawlowski.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on snow vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on Marais laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Pleasant copy.

First edition for which it was not drawn from great papers, mention of second edition.
Back slightly discolored and insolated.
Autograph dedication signed by Nathalie Sarraute to Mr. and Mrs. Wagemans.

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Nargeon and a title vignette, the final pages of the volume contain musical scores.
Contemporary binding in full glazed red calf, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, blind tooling, gilt dentelles at head and foot, gilt eyelets emphasizing the bands, boards decorated with gilt fillets and dentelles and blind motifs in frames, gilt lines emphasizing the headcaps, gilt roulettes at the corners on the edges, gilt roulettes framing the pastedowns, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt.
Spine slightly faded, headcaps rubbed with a small lack of leather at head, edges slightly rubbed, corners rubbed, boards scratched, second board slightly stained, foxing.

TOPOR Roland
Topsychopor. Jeu en forme de test psychologique
Delpire pour Citroën, Paris 1964, 41 x 32 cm, loose leaves with custom slipcase
First edition consisting of 6 decorative plates and 2 plates with pre-cut characters.
Rare and fine copy complete with red glossed slipcase (with two tears at theback cover) and cardboard packaging, affected by some slight foxing on the covers.
$ 1 500

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on Holland paper, properly containing at the end of the volume a duplicate suite of the 5 engravings by Joseph Hecht, the deluxe issue after 20 handmade laid paper and 25 Japan paper copies.
Spine and boards marginally sunned as usual, handsome interior condition despite some small marginal foxing.
Work illustrated with 5 burin engravings by Jean Hecht.

First edition on current paper.
Signed autograph of Pierre Emmanuel to Jean Bardet co-founder of Editions du Seuil.

First edition of the French translation, one of 25 numbered copies on Alfa paper, ours one of 5 out of trade, only leading copies.
Rare and beautiful copy despite very slight bites without gravity.
Rare autograph dedication dated and signed by Bela Just Jean Bardet, co-founder with Paul Flamand editions of Seuil.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Work illustrated by Rip and Henri Rudaux.
Small marginal lacks to boards, some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers.
A full-margined copy.

First edition of the adaptation in musical by Roger Pillaudin of the text of Raymond Queneau, one of the review copies service.
Maurice Jarre Music.
Autograph signed by Roger Pillaudin Roland Dorgelès.

First edition.
Small marginal gaps, without infringement of the text, on the pages of a notebook which was badly cut, paper yellowed.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Georges Gheorghiu to Edith Lévi.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A small tear on spine very lightly sunned, not serious.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on laid numbered and signed by Laurent Debut and Patrick Meunier , head print.
Screenprinted work by Patrick Meunier.
Nice copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed autograph inscription from Robert Poulet to Paul (Werrie).

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
A fine copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph dedication dated and signed by Robert Aron to Pierre Loiselet.

first edition for which it was not drawn from great papers.
Nice copy.
Signed autograph of Julien Green Guy (Dupré) and his wife Thérèse.

first edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Alfa paper, single edition with 10 copies of author on "large paper".
Illustrated book of a drawing of Marcel Béalu.
Rare.
Signed autograph dedication of René de Obaldia to (Guy Dupré) beginner in cers to contents in this collection: "Desert body plowable with star seeds / Desert all stars trembling to take body ..."
Our copy is enriched with two handwritten corrections by René de Obaldia, the first concerning the verse included in the autograph.

First edition on current paper.
Autograph signed by Lise Deharme Guy (Dupré): "... in all understanding of all things ..."

First edition, one of 55 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies after 35 Hollande paper.
A nice copy.

Edition first in part, one of 42 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy.

First edition, one of 57 numbered copies on vergé Saint-Amand, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
A very nice copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on centaure paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First separate edition.
Handsome copy despite minor traces of discoloration to the margins of the leaves.

First edition on current paper.
Binding in half chocolate brown shagreen with corners, back with five nerves, title piece of brown chocolate shagreen, paper boards with moiré effect, guards and contreplats of marbled paper, covers and back preserved, gilded head.
A tear without affecting the text at the bottom of the last page, a lack restored at the foot of the first cover.
Precious autograph dedication signed by André Theuriet to Edmond de Goncourt.

First edition.
Half chocolate brown morocco-style shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands very slightly faded, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, binding signed by A. Broulet, bookbinder from Niort.
Some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers and margins of certain leaves.

Imprimerie de Jules Didot l'aîné | Paris 1828 | 7.5 x 11.4 cm | publisher's binding
First edition, with title vignette, 6 plates and 12 vignettes for the Souvenirs calendar.
Gilded paper boards, slipcase. Covers
and spine decorated with silk painted in colors with dancing figures surrounded by friezes and floral motifs to spine, all edges gilt.
Silk slightly peeling on lower cover of case, head of joint of case with 1.2 cm crack, silk of case slightly soiled, a little foxing.

Edition with some parts in first edition, published at the author's expense.
Half black shagreen bindings, smooth spines decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, green corners
Some occasional light rubbing, foxing. Contemporary bindings.
Author's inscription on the half-title page of volume 1: "Mémoire et reconnaissance".
A final volume appeared in 1866 which is often missing.
The most sought-after edition.

First edition, one of 35 copies on Holland Van Gelder paper, deluxe copies after 28 copies on Madagascar paper.
Half brown glacé box binding with bands, smooth spine with six compartments separated by gilt fillets and decorated with diagonal applications in brown glacé and ivory box, date at foot of spine, light grey kromekote paper boards, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, slipcase with brown glacé box borders, binding signed Jean-Paul Miguet.
Superb copy very elegantly bound by Jean-Paul Miguet.

First edition, one of 70 copies on Hollande Van Gelder initialed by the author and artist and containing two states of the etchings.
Work illustrated with twelve original color etchings by the artist and twenty-three pencil drawings printed typographically by Edouard Chimot.
Full red and dark brown morocco binding, smooth spine depicting an infernal landscape inlaid with light brown, grey and dark blue morocco, boards illustrated with bronze flame motifs intertwining in inlay, bronze and gilt fillets emphasizing the separation between the red and brown morocco, gilt zigzag fillet at foot of first board, pastedowns framed with red and dark brown morocco, gilt and palladium fillets framing the pastedowns, pastedowns and endpapers lined with red moiré silk, top edge gilt, deckled edges, covers and spine preserved. Slipcase lined with paper and edged with red morocco. Near-contemporary binding signed A. Bianchi.
Paper of the slipcase detached in places.
Very handsome copy in a remarkable Art Deco-inspired decorative binding.

First edition containing 16 illustrations, one of one hundred and fifty copies on laid paper signed by the author.
Retaining its deckled edges.
Spine lightly sunned, boards marginally faded, marginal tears and stains.
Handsome copy as issued.

First edition illustrated with vignettes, part of the Petits Classiques françois collection, printed in 500 copies at the expense and under the care of Charles Nodier and the publisher with Didot l'Aîné typefaces.
Contemporary half green sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt roulettes, featuring a central gilt tool, as well as lozenges and cold fillets, multiple gilt fillets and roulettes at foot, boards, pastedowns and endpapers of marbled paper.
Spine uniformly faded, corners rubbed, some foxing.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition one of the ten copies off-trade signed to the justification by Tristan Tzara and Jacques Villon.
Autograph dedication signed by Tzara on the fake title page: "to Georges Leblanc with the great sympathy of Tristan Tzara on December 30, 1955".

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Autograph signed by Max Jacob to Jean Ballard.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of the advance copies ("service de presse").
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Madagascar and justified by Claude Aveline , head print.
Back cleared as generally, otherwise beautiful copy at all margins.

First edition, one of 69 numbered copies on Hollande, the tirage de tête.
A very nice copy with edges preserved and complete in five volumes.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid Rives paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Valéry Larbaud as frontispiece by Lucien Madrassi as well as illustrations in black and in color by Joseph Hémard.
Minor traces of rubbing without significance to the slipcase, spine slightly sunned as usual, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by Henri Pichette "Poésie offerte", Rabi: "Conversations en Algérie", Menie Grégoire "La presse féminine", Paul Ricoeur "Le symbole donne à penser"...

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by Hô Huu Tuong "L'exercice de la prison", Maurice Houis: "Humanisme nègre", Louis Althusser "Despote et monarque", Jean-Marie Domenach "L'armée en République", Pierre Fougeyrollas "En lisant Mao Tsé-Tung"...
Note "Armée et politique" inscribed in black ink on spine.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa mousse, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by Jean-Marie Domenach: "Au-delà du refus", Jean-Pierre Siméon: "Nous voudrions comprendre", Miguel de Dieguez "Lettre sur l'angélisme",
Permanence du fascisme espagnol: "Qu'est-ce que le fascisme?" by H.R. Southworth, "C'est cela qui est normal" by Joan Faig, "L'Espagne encore" by M. Tunon de Lara.
Other contributions by Ian Young "Juifs et Noirs à New-York", W. Rabi "Lectures talmudiques"...
A small crease mark at head of first cover.

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.
Contributions by Jean-Marie Domenach: "L'idéologie du mouvement", Conrad Detrez: "Stratégie de la contestation", Joffre Dumazedier "A un étudiant révolutionnaire", Richard Stith "Contre la connaissance calculatrice"
Other subject addressed: Workers and management during the strike with E. de La Souchère: "Le retour du drapeau noir", Michel Polac, "La grève de l'O.R.T.F.", Paul Thibaud "Un pacte avec la richesse"...
Some light foxing on the second cover.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 26 on pure linen.
Letter-preface by Bernard Grasset.
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.
Spine very lightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.
Contributions by Martin Luther King "Lettre de la prison de Birmingham", Alain Husson-Dumoutier "Moi qui voulais devenir noir", Kateb Yacine "Aventures de Nuage de fumée", Marthe Meyer "René Habachi", Khar Ndofène and Habib Thiam "Dia, Senghor et le socialisme africain (II)" and also a critical article on "Le feu follet" adapted for cinema by Louis Malle...

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.
Some worming to the first cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Contributions by Norman Mailer "Le blanc-nègre. Réflexions superficielles sur le hipster", Joseph Ben David "Nouvelle classe dans les pays sous-développés", André Neher "Réflexions sur Israël", Casamayor "Lettre à un ultra", Hélène Carrère d'Encausse "U.R.S.S. en Chine en Orient"...

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.
Handsome copy.
Contributions by Charles Baudelaire with an unpublished piece "La conspiration", Georges Blin "Sur un inédit de Baudelaire", Tibor Mende "Vers une nouvelle attitude européenne en Asie", Louis Massignon "La situation en Algérie", Clémence Sugier "Problèmes d'éducation en Algérie musulmane", Claude Bourdet "La crise marocaine" Francis Jeanson "Aide-mémoire tunisien"...

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.
Some foxing to the first cover, a shadow on the second cover, some light foxing.
Contributions by Georges Bernanos "Lettres à Amoroso Lima", André Bazin "Le cinéma soviétique et le mythe de Staline", the Korean War...

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.
Names of the contributors of articles in this issue inscribed in black ink on the spine, handsome interior condition.
Contributions by Georges Bernanos "Si vous cessiez de vous haïr", Robert Marteau "Manessier revient d'Espagne", Aline Fialkowski "Structuralisme et herméneutique", Claire Manasta-Rubattel "Le poblème noir aux U.S.A." ...

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.
Handsome copy.
Contributions by Roland Barthes "Michelet, l'histoire et la mort", Jean Gourot "La communauté Boimondau", Denise R. Gamzon "Villages collectifs en Israël : Kvoutsa et Kibbouts", Bernard d'Astorg & Albert Béguin "Mort d'André Gide"...