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

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Book decorated with 10 illustrations and 2 unpublished drawings.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 in French, of which there were no large paper copies.
Half black calf by Goy & Vilaine, spine titled in palladium, date to foot of spine, covers and spine (sunned) preserved, top edge palladium.
Autograph inscription signed by Italo Calvino to Pierre Dumayet.
A good copy in an elegant binding.

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.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from Lucien Rebatet to Henri Béraud and his wife Germaine.
Spine skillfully repaired, a few light spots to endpapers.

First edition of the author's first work, one of the numbered copies from the first issue printed on press, the only printing with 4 Holland copies.
Bradel binding in full floral-patterned paper, smooth spine, dark blue morocco title-label, original wrappers preserved (one lack filled at foot of second cover), top edge gilt, elegant pastiche binding signed by P. Goy & C. Vilaine.

First edition on ordinary paper.
With an autograph inscription from Georges Bernanos to José Vincent.
Tiny foxings, not serious, on the spine, copy retaining its advertising slip.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Half black shagreen Bradel binding by Goy & Vilaine, spine titled in palladium, covers and spine preserved, top edge palladium.
Autograph inscription signed by Julien Gracq to Professor Georges Blin : "... cette plongée dans les "âges bruns"...[…this foray into the “brown ages”]"
Yellowing.
A very good copy in a handsome binding.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on vergé paper.
One small lack to foot of upper cover, some spots to the final leaves.

first edition on the current paper.
Bel autograph signed Gabriel Audisio Professor Georges Blin: "... to bring the echo to the banks, to the mountains, to tartaresques fountains ..."
Without a hitch missing head back, full copy of his jacket that is shabby.

First edition.
Paper Bradel binding by Thomas Boichot, dark blue title-piece, covers and spine preserved, ex libris pasted opposite half-title with autograph inscription.
Handsome autograph inscription signed by Maurice Barrès to the poet José-Maria de Heredia.
A very good copy nicely bound.

First edition, one of the 15 copies on China, deluxe edition.
Book illustrated frontispiece a portrait etchings of Alexandre Dumas by Léopold Flameng.
Some little foxing, split bits heads and feet with small gaps.

First edition.
Spine slightly cracked with minor insignificant lacks at head and foot, some light foxing.
Copy with unfaded mauve covers.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph of Thérèse de Saint Phalle Alain Vernay and his wife.
Back insolated.

Edition on current paper, false statement of ninth.
Signed autograph of jean dutourd Romain fineus.
Back slightly insolated.

first edition printed 250 numbered copies on vellum, ours unjustified.
Signed autograph Dr. Lucien-Graux Dr. E. Weil enriched with a second mailing, humorous way, drawn on a ordonnace his header and the prescribing doctor Weil and his children bibliophile remedies.
Book illustrated frontispiece a portrait of Marie Duplessis.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on Ingres paper, the only large paper copies after 50 Arches paper.
Covers slightly sunned, internally good.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of André du Fresnois John Florence.
Illustrated book of a photographic portrait of Huysmans frontispiece.
light stains in margins flat.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of jean dutourd to a couple of his friends, and Philippe Aimée (born Lemercier): "... the research of the present time (easily) ..."
Nice copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of jean dutourd to a couple of his friends, Philippe (Guerin) and Aimee (born Lemercier): "... these little jokes written by contemplating the girscardiens street youth Nevers Affectionately John..."
Nice copy.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of jean dutourd to a couple of his friends, Philippe (Guerin) and Aimee (born Lemercier): "... with the loving and faithful thoughts of their old Pym."
Nice copy.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of John sister-in Dutourd Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier): "... For Ina with the affection of Pym."
Back slightly insolated.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Arches, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd to sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier) and her husband Philippe (Guerin): "... It is necessary that life goes on ..."
Nice copy.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd stepsister Aimee (Guérin born Lemercier) and her husband Philippe (Guerin): "... At Philip and Scrooge living rue Jacob, this book is obviously written for them. .. "
Pleasant copy despite a trace of sunshine Length of the second flat.

First edition, review copy for each of the volumes.
Affectionate shipments of autographs signed jean dutourd his sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier) on each volume.
Back slightly insolated minor, a trace of glued label on the back of the second volume.

first edition on the current paper.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd to sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier). "... For Ina, with all the affection of his old wolf"
A head fold trace of the first flat, otherwise pleasant exempalire.

First edition, review copy.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by jean dutourd to sister-Aimée (Guérin born Lemercier): "To my dear Aimée kiss with No. 83 / B, said step-brotherly kiss Pym.."
Traces of friction on the split bits heads and feet.

First edition, one of 50 numbered on "pur-fil" paper, ours specially printed for Aimee Lemercier, only large paper.
Bel autograph signed by Pierre Emmanuel, as quatrain, Aimee Lemercier "At Aimee, / here is this man you know / and you do not know, / the man from another village / who will come up to you / to little that way (sic) you do sign him / Aimee / Christmas ".
spine and boards and marginally slightly yellowed, first shaded garde, exemplary in all its full margins errata sheet.
copy wide-margined and complete its marginally faded jacket on the boards.

First edition, one of the 20 copys numbered on "pur-fil" paper Johannot, ours a few copies off trade with the author, only large paper.
Signed autograph Pierre Emmanuel Aimee (Lemercier): "A Beloved."
spine and boards very slightly and marginally insolated, a tiny marginal hole on the first board, exemplary in all margins.

First edition, review copy.
Signed autograph of Raymond Queneau in jean dutourd: "... hello and fraternity ..."
Two small lacks in back foot slightly insolated, a foot laceration of the first flat, paper yellowed and brittle heads of first leaves.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vergé Ingres de Lana, tirage de tête.
A very attractive copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription from Julien Gracq to the professor Georges Blin : "... que je vois trop rarement, avec ma pensée fidèle..."
Upper cover slightly faded, otherwise a good copy.

Edition partly original, one of the numbered copies on vellum.
Signed autograph Yves Bonnefoy to his friend Professor Georges Blin.
spine and flat and slightly discolored marginally harmless, pleasant inner state.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Ferdinand Alquié Professor Georges Blin.
cover illustrated with a drawing of Hans Bellmer.
Small traces of rubbing on the back.