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

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph Alain Gheerbrant the painter and engraver Jacques Castex.
Two small snags with gaps at the top and walk back.

First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
Publisher's "golden globe" boards. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse design. Rear board of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
Spine uniformly faded, headcaps and corners slightly rubbed.
Pen gift inscription on the first blue endpaper.

First edition, one of 427 numbered copies on Rives laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 41 Japan.
A very slight and harmless tear to the head of the spine, handsome copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Binding to bradel full percaline almond green, smooth back discolored with a floral motif gold, double gold tail thread, as brown shagreen piece, preserved covers, modest contemporary binding signed Desnaux.
Signed autograph of Charles Maurice Barres of Peslouan.

First edition, rare.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons. Headcaps eliminated, joints of first cover lightly rubbed. Rear endpaper split, very light worming to a few leaves, without loss.
All posthumous books by La Bruyère (died in 1696) were completed by his editor Louis Ellies Dupin, who wrote two dialogues for this work. La Bruyère takes part in this book in the theological quarrel between Bossuet and Fénelon, defender of quietism. The author criticizes quietism in an ironic tone modeled on Pascal's provincial letters.
First edition of a work by the famous author of the Caractères.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Pierre Gripari Patrick Rizzi.
pleasant copy

VERNE Jules
Le Testament d'un excentrique [The Will of an Eccentric]
Hetzel, Paris 1899, 18,5 x 28 cm, publisher's binding
First edition with 61 illustrations by Georges Roux, of which 20 large color plates and chromotypographic plates, 35 photographic views of the United States (cities and landscapes), a folding map of the USA and one of the Game of the Goose. This work had only one second edition in 1905 (with an à un éléphant binding).
Publisher's binding au globe doré, the design signed by Blancheland and bound by Souze. Dos au phare spine.
Spine uniformly sunned, head- and tail-pieces a little rubbed, one small lack to head of...

First edition in-8 illustrated with 59 drawings by George Roux.
Publisher's binding by Hetzel "au globe doré", the design signed by Blancheland, bound by Engel, "Au phare" spine, lower cover type Engel "h" according to Jauzac.
Spine a little faded and a corner slightly bumped, otherwise nice cop, with fresh gold.

first edition on the current paper.
illustrated book of five drawings of André Masson.
Some spots primarily on guards, slight wetness leads the joints of the first flat.
Signed autograph of André Frénaud to G (eorges) -A (lbert) Astre "In memory of our distant meetings."

First edition large octavo illustrated with 74 drawings by Léon Benett, photographic reproductions and a map of the Lesser Antilles.
Publisher's "globe doré" binding. Plate signed Blancheland, bound by Souze. Spine with lighthouse. Second cover of Engel "i" type according to Jauzac.
Spine very slightly faded, a tiny small lack to the polychrome plate and a stain on the second cover, original blue endpapers slightly lightened at margins as usual, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A very good copy, with edges preserved.

Rare and sought-after first edition, noted by Clouzot, particularly desirable in a contemporary binding.
Half brown shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and double gilt panels, strictly contemporary bindings.
It seems the binder was not a regular reader of the great writer, as he stamped "T. Gaultier" as the author on the spine.
A very handsome copy in notably appealing condition.

First edition of which there were only printed 10 deluxe copies numbered.
Contemporary half morocco, top edge gilt, covers preserved, spine slightly and uniformly discolored, rubbing (joints, corners, covers, headpieces).
Nice copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Bicolor autograph and signed Cami in Jacques Guéritat enriched with a self-portrait in the smoking cigarette.
Book illustrated with 30 drawings by the author.

first edition for which there is no mention of leading copies.
Autorgaphe dispatch dated and signed Auguste-Jean Boyer d'Agen: "To my friend the same letters and oil oc, and my compatriot from the same land Gascon, an exile, like him, the cradle where expensive he wants to return ...
Book illustrated with a frontispiece of A. Calbet and 16 drawings by Jean Torthe.
spine restored and insolated, nice interior state.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Two small tears to, not serious, to head and foot of spine.

First edition, one of 15 named copies on Crèvecoeur du Marais vellum, the only printing with 270 other Crèvecoeur du Marais vellum copies.
Work illustrated with 17 original etchings by Jean Couy.
Our copy, as stipulated in the justification of the printing, is indeed complete, like the 15 named copies, with its suite of illustrations on Japanese mulberry paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, only leading copies.
Back with discrete restorations.

First edition, one of 20 copies on pink paper, deluxe copy.
Half navy blue calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
Work illustrated with a facsimile as well as a portrait of the author as frontispiece, here in double state, which is the characteristic of deluxe copies.
A bookseller's descriptive label and a bookplate pasted at the head of a pastedown.
Another bookseller's descriptive label pasted on an endpaper has been torn away.
Some foxing affecting mainly the margins of certain leaves, a full-margined copy.

first edition.
Binding of the editor in full black calico, smooth back.
Rare autograph dated and signed Solomon Alhadef Rhodes, in French, to André Rolland Renéville: "... for his judex librorum prohibitorum ..." on guard.
Guards partially shaded.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure rag paper Auvergne, ours one of 10 reserved for employees, deluxe edition after 20 pure yarn.
Signature Autograph Henry Panneel below the justification of the draw.
Small tears without gravity top and bottom of the back, a few bites at the beginning and end of the volume.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
A good copy of the author's first book.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on papier grisaille, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
A small tear, not serious, to foot of spine.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa, large paper copies after 100 Johannot.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on Rhapsodie Arjomari paper, the only deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece drawn by the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition, a service de presse (advance) copy.
Paper yellowed as generally, first endpaper with white stains at head, small tears at head and foot of spine.
Rare.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
A good and rare copy.

First edition, one of 730 copies on vergé ivoire paper, the only printing after 20 on pur fil Johannot paper .
A good copy.

First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on Mulberry Annam, one of ours 6 copies reserved for the collaborators, deluxe edition after 10 Montval.
Signed autograph of Robert Gaillard: "To my dear friend Charles E Laroche who held the forceps of the obstetrician to give birth to this child ...." Enriched autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Yves Brayer embellished with an original drawing in blue ink representing seated personages and busy drink consumption in a brewery.
Illustrated book of 6 original lithographs by Yves Brayer.
Our copy, as it is stated in the justification of the draw is full of his suite on China lithographs.
Rare copy and...

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Edouard Dujardin to Henry Charpentier.
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on Alfa paper and reserved to the author.
Signed autograph of Charles Chassé to H (enry) Charpentier.
Book decorated with 10 illustrations and 2 unpublished drawings.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, deluxe issue.
The work is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Vincent Muselli by Gaston Pastré.
First cover marginally stained, handsome interior condition.
A full-margined copy.

First collected edition, one of 15 lettered copies on Japan Imperial, deluxe issue.
Spine slightly sunned with two small losses at head and foot, handsome interior condition.
A full-margined copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vélin pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 20 on Madagascar paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 34 numbered copies on vélin pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 27 numbered copies on chiffon de Lana, tirage de tête.
A good copy.

New edition, but first for many parts (Le roi se meurt was published 3 years earlier), one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Cover illustrated with a photograph, a good copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, the only large paper copies after 7 on Japan paper and 15 on vélin d'Arches paper.
A good copy.

New edition, first in part, one advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Eugène Ionesco to Tsilla Chelton and Jacques Mauclair : "... Pour Tsilla, pour Jacques affectueusement et avec ma sympathie profonde..."
Spine slightly sunned.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Jean Freustié to Guillain de Bénouville.

First edition, one of 89 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Spine slighlty sunned.
A good and rare copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Fraigneau Richard Negrou: "... with the hope that love Cynthia as a kind of loving Francoeur ..."
Back insolated with a clear wetting tail.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on Alfa paper and reserved to the press service.
Signed autograph of Jacques Chardonne Paul Rival.
Tiny bites are not serious, nice copy.

First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on Alfa paper and reserved to the press service.
Signed autograph of Jacques Chardonne Paul Rival.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on Johannot, the only large paper copies.
A good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Roger Vailland to (Mauritius) Rué "... fraternal friendship ..."
Insolated back with a little lack in foot.

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 20 on Hollande paper.
Final endpaper very slightly and partly faded, not serious.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 37 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
Ex libris pasted onto the first endpaper.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 56 numbered copies on vélin du Montval, tirage de tête.
A very good copy with good margins.

First edition printed in 200 numbered copies on green paper, ours unnumbered.
Half tan box binding, smooth spine, palladium title, marbled paper boards, blue-grey endpapers and pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.
Autograph inscription signed by René Crevel in English to Boom: " For Boom, that book writed in Davos, gived in Paris, with my affections in every part. René."
A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on China paper, the tirage de tête.
A few inevitable spots considering the quality of the paper, a well-margined copy.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with its glassine wrapper and slipcase.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its slipcase, dust jacket and cellophane wrapper.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with dust jacket and cellophane wrapper.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on "pur-fil" paper, ours one of the few off-trade.
Signed autograph of Franc-Nohain F. Gottlib: "... this choral society could fall into better hands ..."
Nice copy.

First edition of the French version translated and adapted by Albert Camus, a numbered copy on alfa paper.
Half green shagreen by Goy & Vilaine, spine in six compartments, gilt date to foot, cover and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge gilt.
Autograph inscription signed by Albert Camus to Jean Gillibert.
A good copy in an elegant binding,

Edition printed on rod.
Signed autograph Andre Suares to the editor and paper manufacturer Louis Lafuma: "... man of faith ..." beautifully handwritten in red ink on the first guard.
Last shaded guard, the first much more lightly.

First edition.
Rich iconography.
Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Fine copy complete with its dust jacket, glassine wrapper and slipcase.

First edition, one of 162 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the tirage de tête after 52 on Montval.
A good copy well-margined.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, not ours justified only leading copies after 6 Japan.
Signed autograph of Roger Le Brun Charles Régismanset.
Illustrated book of a photographic portrait of Georges Courteline frontispiece.
Some spots affecting some witnesses, otherwise nice copy wide-margined.

Edition on current paper
Signed autograph of Jean Breton to Robert Rocca: "... that kept me at the font of the SACEM not let me down ..."
Illustrated book of a photographic portrait of Jean Breton frontispiece.
Back slightly insolated, otherwise nice copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
A tiny nick at head of spine, small angular lacks to the marginally shaded endpapers, handsome full-margined copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Autograph inscription from Irène Némirovsky to Pierre Audiat.
Spine sunned with some marginal lacks, a tiny lack to foot of upper cover.

First edition, review copy.
Precious autograph signed Emmanuel Berl in (Raymond) Abellio.
Two small lacks in back foot.

First edition, one of 109 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma re-imposed in Tellière quarto, the tirage de tête.
Spine slightly yellowed (not serious) two small blue stains and tiny spots to head of upper cover.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph Pierre Andreu Alain Decaux.
Yellowed paper as usually.

First edition of the French translation by Marcelle Auclair, one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil Lafuma, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition in French established by Jean Cassou and Mathilde Pomès, one of 7 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe edition.
Introduction by Valéry Larbaud.
Work illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Handsome full-margined copy.

First edition in French, one of 22 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only large paper copies.
Foreword by Francis de Miomandre.
A rare and good copy.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies on alfa, advance (service de presse) copies.
Autograph inscription from Irène Nemirovsky to (Pierre) Guitet Vauquelin on the half title.
A very good copy despite a slight trace of sunning to foot of the spine.

First edition of which there were no grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Publisher's cloth, copy retaining its dust jacket with a small tear to head of first cover.
Rare autograph inscription dated and signed by Arthur Koestler, in French, to Olivier Bourdet.
A nice copy.

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on pur fil paper, this copy one of some hors commerce, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph Pierre Drieu la Rochelle Jacques Boulenger "... a proper hello from a distance, I'm told."
Back insolated with a small tear in the foot, some spots on boards.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.
Autograph inscription from Alain to Jean Texcier.
A good copy despite a small spot to foot of lower cover.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the covers being slightly and marginally sunned without consequence.

First edition.
Contributions by Henri Michaux "Le livre des situations étranges", René Char "Congé au vent", Franz Kafka "Joséphine la cantatrice", Federico Garcia Lorca "Yerma", John Steinbeck "Johny l'ours", Georges Hugnet "Chansons nettes", Alfred Jarry "L'objet aimé"...
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Contributions by Lewis Carroll "Notes de zoologie" ["Notes on Zoology"], Hans Arp "Le blanc aux pieds de nègre" ["The White Man with Negro Feet"], Henri Michaux "Notes pour servir à la relation d'un voyage à Poddema" ["Notes to Serve as an Account of a Journey to Poddema"]...
Spine and covers marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Contributions by Lewis Carroll "Le morse et le charpentier" ["The Walrus and the Carpenter"], Jacques Prévert "Histoires" ["Stories"], Achim d'Arnim "La transfusion de sang" ["Blood Transfusion"], Alexei Remizov "Aux îles heureuses" ["To the Happy Islands"], Jacques Audiberti "Vers libres" ["Free Verse"]...
Spine and covers marginally sunned.

First edition.
Contributions by Louis Aragon "Domaine privé", Pierre Emmanuel "Sodome enfin quittée" and "L'utilisation des mythes", Alain Borne "Roi (fragment)", Elsa Triolet "Un livre de Raymond Queneau Pierrot mon ami"...
Spine lightly sunned, one small tear at foot of joint.

First edition of this issue illustrated with two drawings by Jean Bazaine.
Contributions by Pierre-Jean Jouve "Quatre poèmes", Noël Devaulx "Le pressoir mystique", Jean Lescure "Cortège et danse de mai"...
Spine very lightly sunned, small harmless tears to margins of boards.

First edition of this illustrated issue with three drawings by Jean Martin presented by Marc Barbezat.
Contributions by Louis Aragon "Absent de Paris" ["Absent from Paris"], Alain Borne "Monsieur Aupick, je pense à vous" ["Monsieur Aupick, I think of you"], René Laporte "Les morts sont indiscrets" ["The dead are indiscreet"], Loys Masson "Poème pour Paula" ["Poem for Paula"]...
Spine sunned, small tears with minimal lacks to margins of covers.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Work illustrated with a color lithograph frontispiece, and 73 drawings in black in the text as well as photographs hors-texte.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, small stains on second cover, handsome interior condition.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph Serge Pierre Loiselet and his wife Suzanne enriched a small drawing of an anchor and a heart and a star.
Book illustrated with a color cover and 84 drawings by the author.
complete copy of his illustrated jacket which comprises angular gaps.

First edition, a numbered 2250 copies on chestnut paste, only large paper.
Signed autograph Serge Pierre Loiselet and his wife Suzanne enriched a small drawing of an anchor and a heart and a star.
Illustrated book of 72 unpublished drawings of the author as well as a color drawing on the cover.
soiled Jacket back missing a foot tear second course of the book, nice interior state.