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

First edition published under the pseudonym Gabriel Senlis, one copy of the printed press service on laid, he was fired from Holland paper in 5 leading copies.
Binding half orange morocco with corners, back with four nerves decorated with a golden floral pattern, name of author and title of piece navy blue morocco, marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of gray paper, wrappers and back preserved and bound in , gilded head.
Signed autograph Gabriel Senlis Georges Normandy.
Beautiful cover illustrated in color by J. Gosé.
Some little foxing without gravity.

First edition printed in a small number of copies.
Iconography.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, otherwise a good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Jean-Dominique Rey Professor Jean-Philippe Mery: "... lover of poetry, in friendship ..."
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 2200 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, the only deluxe copies.
Spine and boards marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.
A full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine very slightly sunned, not serious.

First edition, one of 100 numbered on "pur-fil" paper laid, only large paper after 10 Holland paper.
Signed autograph Andre Lafond Emmanuel Costil.
Back insolated.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Voiron laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with images by the author.
Spine very lightly browned without consequence, handsome copy.

First collected edition, one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies after 10 Holland.
Autograph signature of Claude Farrère on the half-title page.
Spine sunned, full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on pure thread paper, deluxe copy.
Work illustrated with woodcuts by Tilmans.
Spine lightly sunned, minor stains without consequence on second cover.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on fine laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 5 on pure thread paper.
Work illustrated with photogravures after a watercolor and pastels by the author.
Spine and covers entirely sunned, small tears to margins of covers, interior in handsome condition.
Rare.

Edition with some parts in first edition (the first ode, "Les muses", had appeared previously) and printed in 215 numbered copies on Arches laid paper.
Half cloth binding with corners in vellum style, spine lightly browned with five raised bands set with gilt friezes and decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards with small lacks of paper, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, endpapers with some shadowing and small worming, contemporary binding.
Rare light foxing without gravity, handsome copy decorated with magnificent colored initials.

first edition printed in small numbers on Holland paper.
Signed autograph of the great bibliophile Pierre Bellanger Louis Barthou.
Rare copy and pleasant.

First edition of 62 numbered copies on Madagascar, the tirage de tête.
Contemporary half blue morocco over marbled paper boards by Robinson, gilt date to spine, gilt fillet frame to covers, endpapers and pastedowns of light green paper, double covers and double spines preserved, top edge gilt.
A very good copy in a nice binding.

First edition, published under the pseudonym Robert Chénier, one of 330 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only printing after 25 on Japan and 70 on Marais paper.
Elegant contemporary black gauffered leather by J. Anthoine-Legrain, small repairs to joints, covers with gilt fillet and blindruled fillet patterns and small squares making up the bars of a prison cell, a verse from this collection of poems in gilt letters to top of upper cover, "Et nos barreaux, seigneur, ne cachent pas le ciel [And our bars, Lord, cannot hide the sky]", moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt. Slipcase edged in black gauffered leather, black paper boards.

First edition, printed stamp of the press service head of the latest warning.
Signed autograph Alphonse Boudard Paul Guilbert.
Nice full copy of his illustrated jacket.

First edition of the first book of André Breton, one of 115 numbered copies on Hollande, the only printing after 10 Japon.
Nicely bound in black and red Révorim by Jean de Gonet, endpapers and pastedowns of black paper, covers and spine preserved, binding made in only 200 copies.
Illustrated with two unpublished drawings by André Derain.
Occasional foxing, not serious, endpapers slightly faded al over.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on vellum Lafuma and justified by the author.
Signed autograph Michel Camus to Leo Charance.
Nice copy.

Original edition.
Signed autograph Edouard Dujardin Henry Charpentier.

First edition in French, one of 15 numbered copies on vélin du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
The work illustrated with original woodcuts by Bodjol.
A fine full-margined copy despite minor foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Dominique Rolin to a friend.
Small spots to covers.

First edition with two drawings by André Gill.
Spine sunned, foxing.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 160 numbered copies on vellum reserved for the Lardanchet selections, the only deluxe copies after 12 snow vellum.
Handsome copy.

First edition, numbered 3000 copies a "bouffant" paper on calypso.
Signed autograph of Henri Michaux Eugene Bonnat.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies after 10 on vélin d'Arches paper.
A good copy.

First edition in French, one of 55 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy despite tiny spots, not serious, to spine.

First edition of the French translation, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First collected edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Bambou paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine faded as usual, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on bambou paper, the only large paper copies.
Endpapers slightly faded, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on Montval laid paper, deluxe copy.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean Lombard and ornaments by Philippe Burnot.
Our copy, like all copies from the deluxe edition, is complete with its original drypoint in double state by Jean Lombard.

First edition, one copy on Alfa paper.
Signing autograph Maurice Larrouy below the justification of the draw.
Iconography.
Back slightly discolored, otherwise nice copy.

First edition of the French translation established by Alexandre Vialatte, one of 800 numbered copies on Outhenin-Chalandre, the only deluxe copies.
Two small sunning traces at head and foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa paper.
With a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 160 numbered copies on Montfourat vellum, the only deluxe copies after 42 on pure thread.
Iconography.
Small tears at head of second cover and foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vélin paper, the only large paper copies.

A good copy.

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine sunned.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on vélin Chatelio paper.
Spine very slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, a numbered copy on vélin du marais paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on English alfa, the only deluxe copies.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence.
A history of witchcraft under the Ancien Régime.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on vélin de Prioux paper, resreved for the Lardanchet selections.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition, one of 5 numbered copies on Holland paper, ours bearing No. 1, the only deluxe copies.
Small marginal tears of no importance to the covers, pleasant interior condition.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Jacques Audiberti to Francis Carco.

first edition on the current paper.
Binding to bradel half gray calico, smooth back with a gold floral motif, double golden tail thread, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph Jules to Mr. and Mrs. Schmökel.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 53 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition in French, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies.
The correspondence is expanded with Pound's essays on Joyce.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed on alfa mousse paper.
Autograph inscription from Oscar Venceslas de L. Milosz to André Galliard.
Illustrated by adomas Galdikas.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe issue after 15 on Chine paper.
Minor lacks and angular tears to spine and boards, occasional worming to some deckled edges.

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by Schmit and engraved by Hilaire Guesnu, 38 plates and vignettes by Schmit, Gavarni, Nanteuil and Schlesinger.
Full green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt dentelle, compartments decorated with quadruple gilt framing fillets and cold-stamped fillets, double fillets and dotted gilt rolls at head and foot, fine hatchings on headcaps, cold-stamped fillets and multiple gilt fillets framing the boards, gilt rolls framing the pastedowns, gilt fillet on leading edges.
Some foxing.
Handsomely illustrated first edition.

First edition in French, one of 26 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Small spots to spine and covers.

First edition in French, one of 41 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Spine and covers slightly faded as usual.

First edition of which there were only printes 50 copies, this one of 5 numbered copies on Japon impérial, the tirage de tête.

Autograph inscription by Stéphane Mallarmé to his friend François Nys : "A monsieur Nys très sympathiquement."

This copy enriched in forntispiece with a portrait woddcut in red of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam by Marcellin Desboutin, which he inscribed for François Nys. This portrait, present in the second edition of 1892, is not present in every copy of the tirage de tête.
Two very clear dampstains, not serious, in the margins of the first and final free endpapers, two small marginal dampstains to the covers.
A good and...

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue.
Pen gift inscription on first endpaper indicating library shelf arrangement.
Some worming to boards, otherwise a rare and handsome full-margined copy.

First edition of the French translation, one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 475 numbered copies Alfa paper bulk, only large paper after 2 Japan and Holland paper 10.
Signed autograph of Roger Nereÿs Felix Goyon.
Book ornate frontispiece, a portrait of the author.
An illustrated and laminated label on upper cover is lacking in our copy.

first edition.
Binding to bradel right fabric, smooth back and cleared insolated, as part of black shagreen with traces of friction and marginal snags, preserved covers, marbled head bookplate pasted on a contreplat signed binding Jarrigeon.
Our copy is enriched with a handwritten autobiographical note of Alphonse Karr, a page and a tab mounted head of the book: "... Son of Henry Karr born in Munich or Zweibrucken (Bavaria). AK .. does not appear to conscription ... It has always been considered french ... "
Book illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece.
Some foxing.

First edition on current paper.
Small gaps in the head and foot of the back, some bites and clear spots on the boards.
Exceptional autograph dedication signed by Robert Dreyfus to his friend: "Marcel Proust. Very affectionately.
Childhood friends and students of Lycée Condorcet, Marcel Proust and Robert Dreyfus founded the magazine Le Banquet in 1892, with some of their classmates including Daniel Halévy. Will appear eight numbers that contain the first steps in literature of one and the other. In 1907, Dreyfus, when he wrote this letter to Proust imbued with deep sympathy, is a noted author for his essays: The Life and the prophecies of Count...

First edition of each volume.
Half bronze calf binding, smooth spine decorated with black and gilt fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, joints rubbed, small lack to upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers preserved for the first volume, speckled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
A bibliophile's pen note about the work at the head of an endpaper.
We include the facsimile of a song virulently and racistly attacking the Count of Santo Domingo.
Half-title page shadowed due to the presence of a bookseller's descriptive slip, joints fragile.
Two bookplates pasted on a pastedown including that of Henri Rolland.

First edition of 300 copies on Hollande.
With an autograph inscription from André Gide to Henry Lerolle.
Small lacks, not serious, to head and foot of spine and covers.

First edition published anonymously, one of 125 copies on simili-Japon paper.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Clairin, an etching by Félicien Rops and a facsimile, on China paper, of a letter by Charles Monselet.
Two lacks at head and foot of spine, handsome interior condition despite small foxing at head of the facsimile on China paper.

First edition printed in 500 copies.
Half chocolate brown morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets and decorated with double gilt compartments, light rubbing traces on joints, double gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, small restored tear at foot of first board, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, binding signed by Cottin-Simier.
Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Occasional foxing.

first edition.
Bound in red half shagreen, back with four nerves decorated with gilded finials, marbled paper boards featuring feet scuffs, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, sprinkled edges, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of Maxime Du Camp Larozerie his friend.
Some foxing.

First edition, one of 165 numbered copies on pure Arches laid paper, deluxe copy.
A crease mark to the foot of the second cover, light foxing to the top edge, handsome copy.

First edition, one of 165 numbered copies on pur fil paper d'Arches paper, the tirage de tête.

A little light foxing to top edge.

A very good copy.

first edition.
Binding to bradel half gray calico, flat spine decorated with a golden floral pattern, date and dual gold tail thread, as part of blue shagreen, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph Jean Lorrain Madame Alphonse Daudet.
printed stamp of Madame Daudet library head of a guard.

First edition of the French translation, one of 12 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête.
Small marginal tears, not serious, to foot of spine and covers, a very good copy with edges preserved.

First bilingual edition, one of 75 numbered copies on vélin blanc Lafuma paper, the tirage de tête.
With 30 color illustrations by Rihakou Harada.
Two snags and tears to spine, one small stain to head of upper cover, but otherwise a good copy.

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

First edition, one of the 38 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper only leading copies.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated in full page, Hervé de Peslouan George Oudard ending form of a poem: "A Oudard Georges, the master of" Best teacher ", these pages about the love life of a man whose all the teachers were ... better. In very faithful homage and sincere gratitude.
Impromptu: When in September / Au pastor ... it Sicambrian, / I put the copy / of "Mesdam's Dumas" / I thought qu'tôt or late / You would Oudard Georges ... /. ..S'il got lost en route / Las, I do not understand then drop ... / Moral: / For the incorrectness of which your mind smoked /...

First mimeographed edition of this scurrilous pamphlet written by the Z.O.B. (Zénith Occulto Barbare) on the occasion of the centenary of Paul Claudel's birth.
The anti-Claudelian diatribe concluding with an invitation to violate the young girl Violaine.
Manuscript indication of the printing date of this document at the foot of the leaf and small tears to margins.
Rare and edifying document.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very attractive copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Rare autograph signed François Marcantoni her friend Anne Patrick.
Iconography.
Small traces of marginal folds without gravity on the flat and over.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Lana paper justified the form and signed by the author's initials.
Signed autograph Vincent Muselli Baptiste Galanti.
The title page, on which appears the shipment is shaded.

Edition for each volume.
"Bradel" binding vellum way, smooth back, calligraphic inscriptions in the medieval manner on the back and flat, black date tail back, wrappers and back preserved and bound in to each volume, guards and contreplats of handmade paper red head, signed binding Thiebaut.
complete copies of their headpieces and their facsimiles.
Our copy is enriched by an autograph letter (mounted on the first book upside tab) Eugene Mirecourt, a page addressed to Chamfleury in which its distance corresponding to about a piece showing that they have jointly written with Champfleury and does not provide enough promotion to the taste of Eugene de...

First edition of each volume.
Bradel binding in full cardboard boards imitating vellum, smooth spine, calligraphic inscriptions in medieval style on spine and covers, black date at foot of spine, original wrappers preserved for each volume, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red top edge, bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown, unsigned binding but attributable to Thiébaut.
Handsome set despite some light foxing.

First edition, one of 110 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on colored paper, the only major paper.
Our copy is complete, like copies of the deluxe edition of the original collage by Jean-Benoît Thirion he signed.
Illustrated book two collages of the author.

Edition, a numbered on puffing.
Signed autograph of Alain Bosquet Professor Georges Blin.
Tiny marginal minor bites on the plate.

First edition on ordinary paper.

Autograph inscription from Alain Bosquet to Daniel Leuwers.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vélin bouton d'or paper, ours one of the 10 reserved for the Robert Cayla bookshop, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

BECKETT Samuel. Berceuse suivi de l'Impromptu d'Ohio [Rockaby and Ohio Impromptu]
Les éditions de minuit, Paris 1982, 10 x 18 cm, original wrappers
First edition, one of 99 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, this one of some hors commerce copies, justified H.C., the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Autograph inscription from Samuel Beckett to a close friend.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper, this copy not justified, the only large paper copies along with 92 on vélin supérieur and a few hors commerce.
Autograph inscription signed by Samuel Beckett to a close friend.
A good copy.

first edition.
Binding to brzdel the editor in full blue-gray cloth, slightly discolored smooth back.
Precious autograph signed and dated Sisley Huddleston, in French, Henri Beraud for which he says his address.
Provenance: the Henri Beraud rétaise library.

First octavo edition illustrated by George Roux and Benett, including 12 chromotypographic engravings.
Hetzel publisher's "golden globe" binding in full red percaline signed Engel, polychrome front board signed Blanchelant, second board type "i" as indicated by Jauzac, lighthouse spine, original blue endpapers, all edges gilt.
Spine slightly sunned, some very minor rubbing to plates, two corners rubbed and original blue endpapers very lightly sunned at margins, as usual.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph André Beguin to his friend the painter and engraver Jacques (Castex) and his wife Simone.
Nice full copy of his trailer.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 37 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais, tirage de tête.
A good copy.

Edition established and annotated by Charles Charras, and of wich no leading copies exists.
Precious autograph signed Charles Charras Elvira Popescu: "... the greatest actress of comic poetry, Hubert de Malet, one of the few true Paris theater directors, in memory of the little ceremony for the tenth anniversary of the death of Charles Dullin ... "
Back slightly insolated without gravity, a small scratch in head first board.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches paper, only large paper.
Signed autograph Madeleine Andral George Baugnies "... grandmaster" escholiers ", this small series of portraits, where despite the gaps, he will find some wise friends ...
Iconography.
Nice copy wide-margined.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Endpapers uniformly shaded, some very light marginal tears of no significance to the boards.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from André Béguin to the painter and engravers Jacques (Castex).