Writers' testimonies and interviews, autobiographical accounts, literary essays and criticism

First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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Fourth edition.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth unlettered spine showing numerous signs of rubbing, a small lack at head of one joint, the other joint cracked at foot, title of the work inscribed in pen on the first cover, edges rubbed.
One engraved frontispiece.
Foxing, stains affecting pages 223 and 224.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
Worming and a tear at head of spine, small tears at head and foot of joints, angular lack to rear board, occasional light foxing.

Published before the first edition.
Softcover, as issued.
Occasional foxing.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Full vellum binding with overlapping edges. Smooth spine with handwritten title. Endpapers renewed.
Important Greek-Latin dictionary. The German humanist E. Lubin (1565-1621) taught poetics at the University of Rostock from 1595 to 1605 before becoming professor of theology. Fine Elzevier edition in small type. Between 1620 and 1680, Elzevier production experienced a golden age of typography. The origin of small formats and small type (a technical feat at the time) lay in cost considerations, as printing was then in crisis.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of third edition, service de presse stamp on the back cover.
Very slight corner spotting on the back cover.

First edition.
Spine sunned with a small tear at head, handsome condition internally.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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New edition containing all variants and a biographical notice by P.R. Auguis.
Frontispiece portrait of the author.
Spine and boards marginally and lightly faded, gift inscriptions from the same owner, some minor foxing.
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First edition.
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First edition, one of rare copies on China paper of which there is no mention in the justification of the print run, nor in the 'Talvart', the 'Carteret' or the 'Clouzot'.
Spine cracked, faint marginal dampstain to edges.

First edition of which only 10 Holland deluxe copies were printed.
A small repaired tear at foot of spine, another marginal tear on front cover, otherwise handsome copy almost free of foxing.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, decorated with double blind-tooled compartments, joints very lightly rubbed, one upper corner slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription from Aurélien Scholl to his friend Gustave Bourdin.
Some foxing.

First French edition. The first edition of the Italian text dates from 1607. Illustrated with two allegorical frontispieces signed Gr. Huret. Uncommon edition. One copy at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France from 1628, and another at the British Library. Nothing in French and English union catalogues.
Contemporary full vellum binding with overlapping edges. Smooth spine with manuscript title partly illegible. Traces of ties. Scattered pale foxing.
Antonio Maria Spelta (1559-1632) was a writer, scholar and historian from Padua, and it was while recalling Erasmus's Praise of Folly that he wrote this collection composed partly of reflections on madness, and partly on various subjects...

First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Ingres, the only large paper copies.
Illustrations by the author.
A good and rare copy with good margins.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition, one of 350 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 10 on China paper.
A small tear at head of spine, pen ex-libris at head of first cover, a tiny corner loss to first cover, fine interior condition.
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First edition, printed in a small number of copies.
With a frontispiece portrait of J.M. Audin by A. Salmon. Slight spotting on the upper cover, small scattered foxing.
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Second edition for the two first volumes and first edition for the third one.
Contemporary half calf Romantic bindings, spines slightly faded, joints rubbed, foxing.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition printed in 201 copies, ours one of 140 numbered copies justified by the publisher on white laid paper.
Spine slightly warped and rubbed with a small lack at foot, handsome interior condition.
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First edition.
Inscription from Maurice Escoffier, the dedicatee's name has been skillfully erased.
Small tears and lacks at foot and head of spine, covers very slightly and marginally faded without consequence, handsome interior condition.

First edition not put into commerce and printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Autograph inscription by the author. Work illustrated with drawings by Töpffer and Raffet.
Some rare small wormholes without consequence, handsome copy.

New edition printed in 300 copies, ours one of 100 numbered copies on Rives paper.
Work illustrated with woodcuts by Thollière.
Handsome copy.

First edition in French, one of 50 numbered copies on Johannot paper, the deluxe issue.
A rare and handsome copy.

Histoires facetieuses et moralles, assemblées et mises au jour par J. N. D. P., avec quelques histoires tragiques.
Second edition, further augmented by the author. Rare, no earlier edition can be found at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France or the British Library. Vignette on title. Red and black title pages. On page 201 there is a new title page "histoires tragiques de notre temps arrivées en Hollande. Par J. N. D. P. Troisième édition. Leiden, idem, 1669."
Half red calf binding with wide corners, early 20th century. Smooth spine, title lengthwise, double fillet at head and foot of spine. Date at foot, double fillet in blind on covers. Fine copy.
The work comprises 126 short...

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover.
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First edition of the French translation based on the fifth English edition.
Bradel binding in full cardboard covered with marbled paper, smooth spine faded and decorated with double gilt fillets at head and foot, hazel sheep title and volume labels, two lower corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding. A very pale dampstain at foot of the last two pages of the second volume, otherwise handsome interior condition nearly free from foxing.
Provenance: from the library of Anatole Cerfbeer who offered this copy to a member of his family bearing the name Lévistahl, whose bookplate on an endpaper of the first volume remains legible.
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First edition.
A photograph of Gabriel Péri as frontispiece.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Fine copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and slipcase.

Pléiade library edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper, dust jacket and slipcase.

First edition.
Full wine-red percaline binding, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, double gilt fillet at foot, head caps worn down, double fillets framing the boards which show discoloration stains at feet, central gilt fleurons on the boards, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 10 original etchings by Emile Thérond.
Occasional foxing.

First edition.
Other contributions by Rémy de Gourmont "Entretiens sur le vers libre et Gustave Kahn" ["Conversations on free verse and Gustave Kahn"], Théodore Duret "La guerre de 1870-71" ["The war of 1870-71"], Stendhal "Consultation pour Banti" ["Consultation for Banti"]...
Minor worming to boards.

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
Full olive cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet and gilt date at foot, chocolate shagreen title-label with marginal scratch, one lower corner slightly bumped, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding stamp-signed in blind by Pierson.
Signed and inscribed by Eugène Manuel.
Occasional light foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of 1100 numbered copies on Rives paper.
Work illustrated with original copperplate engravings and woodcuts by Raphaël Drouart.
A small stain on the spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper.
A slight vertical crease mark on the first cover which also has a stain at the head.

First edition printed on vergé.
A good copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition.
Minor marginal worming to boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis under Nizet resale label.
Covers very slightly and marginally sunned without significance, one crease mark on the back cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis.
Spine slightly faded and warped without significance, handsome copy.

First edition.
Light marginal foxing to spine and covers, not serious.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 2 maps of Paris.
Light marginal worming to the front cover, handsome copy.

New edition.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by P. Zenker.
Tiny lack to foot of spine, handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1974 for the degree of Doctor of Letters.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity, two small stains on the second cover of the second volume, a tear at the head of one joint of the fifth and final volume, otherwise handsome set.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Henry Bonneville.
Handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1978 for the degree of third cycle doctorate.
Autograph inscription signed by Jeanne Isaac on the first volume.
Soft bindings, black cloth spine, yellow soft cardboard covers.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 32 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on Madagascar paper, deluxe copy.
Spine sunned and cracked, foxing, tears and marginal stains to boards, erased gift inscription at head of first endpaper, handsome interior condition.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean Galtier-Boissière to (André) Rolland de Renéville.
Two small tears on the slightly sunned spine.
Provenance: from the library of André Rolland de Renéville.

New edition.
Iconography.
Handsome copy, with trace of a pasted label on an endpaper.

New edition.
Full marbled sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt friezes and compartments richly ornamented, red morocco title-labels, black sheep volume labels, small holes and worming at foot of some spines, gilt rolls on headcaps, occasional light rubbing to some covers, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, gilt pointillé on leading edges, marbled edges, contemporary bindings.
Handsome set almost free from foxing.

First edition, one of 40 numbered copies on pure linen paper, deluxe copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Longworth Chambrun.
Preface by André Maurois.
Spine sunned, boards marginally and more lightly sunned, a small tear and marginal stains on the first cover, handsome interior condition.
A full-margined copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A small tear of no consequence at the foot of the rear cover.
Rare.

First separate edition.
Half bronze sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs, turquoise shagreen title label, red shagreen author label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

Collected edition.
A ballpoint pen date at the head of the preface page, retaining publisher's wraparound band.

First edition on ordinary paper, no mention of deluxe copies.
A small tear on spine, five angular lacks on covers.

New edition.
Autograph inscription from Thierry Maulnier.

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by Denise Bélanger.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Pure White Rag paper, the only deluxe copies with 75 on Japan paper.
With frontispiece photographic portrait of C. Lemonnier.
The work is illustrated with an autograph facsimile and illustrations.
Some foxing, pale angular dampstain at foot of final pages.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of thousand.
Signed autograph inscription by Francis Carco.
Iconography.
A small tear with tiny lack at head of spine.

Stereotype edition decorated with 11 beautiful plates including 1 frontispiece.
Half mint green shagreen binding, spine with four fine raised bands framed with navy fillets decorated with double gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Handsome copy almost entirely free from foxing.

First edition on ordinary paper.
A tiny tear at the foot of the spine, otherwise a handsome copy considering the poor quality of this post-war paper.

First edition, one of 1550 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies along with 54 on Japan paper.
Spine very lightly sunned without consequence, minimal worming without consequence at foot of first cover, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition, one of 550 copies on pure laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Joints slightly cracked at head and foot with tiny lacks, minor worming to first endpaper, a full-margined copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Henri de Régnier to Pierre Benoit.
Minor lacks and marginal tears to spine and boards.

First edition notwithstanding the statement "quelconque édition".
Covers and spine worn, handsome interior condition.
Rare but as is!

First edition.
A rare and good copy.

First edition.
A rare and good copy, softcover.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of 8th edition.
Light scratches to first cover, two bookseller stamps on endpapers and half-title.