First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome, fine autograph inscription signed by Albert Camus : "à Albert Béguin qui trouvera ici les raisons de mes désaccords avec Esprit, avec mon bien cordial souvenir...[to Albert Bégiun who will find here the reasons for my disagreements with the Spirit, in friendly remembrance…]"
A little light spotting primarily to upper cover and ffep.
Retaining its advertising notice, entitled "Lettres sur la révolte".
First edition.
Contemporary Romantic bindings in half green Empire calf, flat spines slightly faded, richly gilt with Romantic decorative motifs, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns; Romantic period bindings.
A few light spots of foxing; a discolouration mark on a blank endpaper of the first volume.
First edition, of great rarity (cf. Sabin 4182).
Bradel-style binding in full orange paper-covered boards, with a brown shagreen spine label; modern binding.
A very good copy.
A vindication of France’s conduct during the uprising of the British colonies in America.
First edition, with a photographic portrait of H.G. Wells as frontispiece to the first volume.
Illustrated throughout.
Some minor foxing, mostly to the edges.
Contemporary black half-shagreen bindings with cornerpieces, spines with three raised bands, gilt-stamped marine anchors at the foot (a few showing some loss), and gilt medallions on the upper boards featuring the ocean liner Normandie with three inlaid red and black shagreen pieces representing its smokestacks; marbled endpapers and pastedowns, with small red dots in the upper corners of the first flyleaves. Bound at the time for the Normandie.
A handsome copy with distinguished provenance.
First edition, one of 50 copies numbered on pure white rag paper, deluxe printing.
Binding in red half-shagreen with corners, spine with five raised bands framed by black fillets, some small rubbing on a few of the bands, date in gilt at the tail, framed by black fillets on the boards of speckled paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on witnesses.
Illustrated with 60 heliogravure plates hors-texte.
Pleasant copy despite minor marginal spots of little significance on the endpapers.
Our copy is enriched with an autograph note dated June 1929 and signed by Pierre Abraham, mounted on tab, thanking Joseph Gabalda...
First collected edition. No deluxe paper copies issued.
Publisher’s binding in full green cloth, flat spines, with their dust jackets designed by Adam Rusak, showing only minor and insignificant marginal tears.
Rare presentation copy dated May 1, 1992 and signed by Solzhenitsyn to USSR émigré journalist and writer Sam Yossman, on the title page of the first volume.
First edition of these extremely scarce memoirs (cf. Bourquelot V, 374. Tulard 1007. Bertier de Sauvigny 720).
Contemporary bindings in brown half sheep, flat spines decorated with gilt Romantic rolls and black floral tools, red morocco labels for volume numbers and titles, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, some corners worn, marbled edges.
Spine of volume four damaged, restorations to the spines, two lower caps rubbed, occasional foxing.
The Countess Merlin was born Maria de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo (1789–1852) in Havana.
Her memoirs offer valuable anecdotal insight into society life in Cuba, the Peninsular War, and...
First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
A handsome and rare copy.
First edition, one of 125 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives, including an additional suite of the illustrations on pure rag paper.
A few minor spots on the covers, a pleasant copy overall.
Two light marginal dampstains on the slipcase, slightly rubbed at the corners.
Signed by Sacha Guitry at the beginning of the first volume.
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
A handsome and rare copy.
Illustrations.
Signed autograph inscription by Jean de La Varende to Maurice Gorrée.
First edition, one of 18 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bound in navy blue half shagreen with corners, spine with four raised bands, gilt-effect paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.
A handsome copy in an elegant binding.
Inscribed and signed by Benoîte and Flora Groult to Maurice Gorrée (Benoîte signing on Flora’s behalf).
First edition, one of 50 copies on pur fil, ours being one of 4 hors commerce copies, the only deluxe papers after 5 hors commerce copies on Arches.
Bound in burgundy half morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, cat's-eye patterned paper-covered boards, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, bookplate affixed to a pastedown, top edge gilt, untrimmed. A handsome unsigned binding, likely by Devauchelle.
First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
A handsome copy, uncut.
First edition, one of 90 numbered copies on pur fil d'Arches, the deluxe issue.
A fine copy.
First edition, one of 54 numbered copies on nacreous Japan paper, the deluxe issue.
A fine copy.
First edition, one of 125 numbered deluxe copies, the only copies printed on deluxe paper.
Handsome copy, preserved as issued, loose in gatherings and housed in a double chemise and full cream cloth slipcase.
New edition, partly original as it has been revised and expanded, one of the advance review copies.
Handsome copy complete with the wrap-around band bearing the quote: "L'adolescence le bonheur et le suicide."
Signed autograph inscription by Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme, ce livre stoïcien et chrétien, en amical hommage. Gabriel Matzneff."
First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Arches wove paper, the only deluxe issue.
A fine copy.
First edition, one of 50 copies printed on Madagascar paper, ours being one of 20 hors commerce copies, from the deluxe issue.
A handsome copy.
First edition, one of 158 copies printed on pur fil paper, following only 45 on Hollande.
A fine copy.
First edition, one of the review copies.
A very good copy.
Inscribed by Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme, avec l'espoir de le revoir prochainement en Belgique ou à Paris, amitiés fidèles. Gabriel Matzneff."
First edition, with no deluxe copies issued.
A pleasant copy.
Inscribed by Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme, en amical hommage. Gabriel Matzneff."
First edition on ordinary paper.
A well-preserved copy.
Concise yet striking presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme, torero de première classe, amicalement. Gabriel Matzneff."
Rare first edition illustrated with an original frontispiece etching by Raoul Cordier, depicting an authentic portrait of Nasser-ed-Din.
Minor losses and tears to the soiled cover margins, with a larger marginal loss to the rear cover; clean and attractive internal condition.
The only edition of this biography written on the occasion of Nasser-ed-Din Shah Qajar's (1831–1896) second European tour. He ruled Persia from 1848 until his death and was the first Persian monarch to visit the West. The reforms he introduced to the country ultimately led to his assassination by a fanatic.
Inscribed and signed by Edmond Dutemple to Monsieur Brunet, with date.
First edition in French, one of 1,000 numbered copies on Annonay rag paper, the only deluxe paper copies.
Illustrated with numerous photographs. Preface by Maurice Herzog. Foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Publisher’s full flexible boards binding. Lacking slipcase, spine sunned with minor tears at head and foot.
Rare and handsome autograph inscription, dated and signed by General John Hunt: "A M. Robert Moch vous témoignant notre reconnaissance de nous avoir préparé la trace jusqu'au sommet du signal de l'Iséran le 3 janvier - et pour vous exprimer nos regrets de ne pas l'avoir suivie ! John Hunt...
First edition, one of 40 copies printed on Crèvecoeur du Marais paper, the only copies on deluxe paper.
A pleasant copy, despite a faint sunning at the foot of the spine.
New edition. A steel-engraved portrait frontispiece, printed on China paper and mounted. Printed in very small type, arranged in two columns.
Full polished blond calf binding, signed by Thouvenin at foot of spine. Smooth spine with blind-stamped Gothic architectural elements heightened with gilt dots, gilt fillets and title. Covers blind-stamped with a large Gothic window surrounded by architectural ornaments. Multiple blind-ruled frames with corner fleurons and gilt fillets. Inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Joints discreetly cracked at head. Some foxing and occasional browning to a few pages. Minor rubbing. Spine slightly dulled. A handsome copy.
New edition, one of the review copies.
A handsome copy.
Lengthy signed autograph inscription from Gabriel Matzneff to his friend, the Belgian literary critic Pol Vandromme: "Pour Pol Vandromme que j'aimerais beaucoup revoir à Paris ou lors d'un de mes prochains séjours en Belgique, ce roman qui s'est, en onze ans, bonifié, comme le vin, avec mon très amical et fidèle souvenir. Gabriel Matzneff."
First edition, one of 41 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the leading issue.
A fine copy.
First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine creased as often, otherwise a pleasant copy.
Illustrated.
Inscribed and signed by Jean Marais to Madame Romanini.
First edition. 14 full-page plates including two folding, numerous illustrations in the text, as well as twelve pages of tables with hieroglyphic and Chinese characters.
Beige calf binding, elaborately gilt spine, boards stamped with the arms of the Society of Writers to the Signet. Minor foxing. Spine, corners and spine-ends restored, some wear to spine and boards.
A rare copy of this abundantly illustrated treasure trove of esoteric science, serving as an initiation into the mysteries of Egypt through the study of hieroglyphics.
One of the rarest and most interesting works by Pierre Lacour, a painter, engraver and literary scholar who succeeded...
New edition, partly original.
Publisher's full grey cloth, smooth spine, a pleasant copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
Richly illustrated.
Signed presentation inscription from Yves Bonnefoy to Jacques Hartmann and his wife Nancy.
First edition, printed in a small number of copies, of these extracts from the Cahiers de la Pléiade.
A few stains to the boards, with small red ink stains on the first page of Michel Tapié's text.
Signed presentation inscription from Henri Michaux to his friend, the painter and draughtsman Bernard Saby: "Les hommes qui ne donnent pas leur adresse ne craignent pas les exorcismes. Mais tout de même où est-il ce Saby? H.M."
Inspired both by his investigations into serial music and by his use of mescaline and hashish, Bernard Saby's painting aroused keen interest among his contemporaries. In 1956, his friend Henri Michaux gave him space in...
First collected edition, partly first edition, one of 129 numbered copies on wove paper, enhanced with an original engraving by Pierre Alechinsky, signed and numbered by the artist; our copy is one of the first 10 to contain a manuscript leaf, as stated in the limitation notice.
Signed by Yves Bonnefoy beneath the limitation notice.
A rare and fine copy.
First edition, one of the few copies printed on Japan paper.
A fine copy.
First edition, privately printed in a small number of copies as an offprint from issue No. 6 of the review Hermès, devoted to the theme of emptiness, of which Henri Michaux was the first editor-in-chief.
A few stains to the upper wrapper.
Signed autograph inscription by Henri Michaux to his friend, the painter and draughtsman Bernard Saby: "Quelques mots encore amicalement à Bernard Saby. Henri Michaux."
Inspired both by his investigations into serial music and by his experiments with mescaline and hashish, Bernard Saby's painting aroused keen interest among his contemporaries. In 1956, his friend Henri Michaux welcomed him into the pages of...
Elzevirian edition of the text of Julius Caesar, following the review established by the philologist and humanist historian Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609), associated with the University of Leiden; this posthumous edition appeared twenty-six years after Scaliger’s death.
A desirable copy exhibiting all the distinguishing features of the first issue:
Engraved title-page, two ornamental headpiece vignettes, a portrait of...
New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Dutch laid paper, the only deluxe-paper copies.
A very good copy.
First edition, one of 500 copies on antique laid paper, the only issue after 10 copies on Japan paper and 25 on Holland paper.
Wrappers slightly soiled and rubbed, creasing to the corners of the wrappers and leaves, small losses to the lower margins of the first few leaves, occasional foxing.
First collected edition, one of 30 copies on alfa paper, this copy unnumbered but duly identified as printed on alfa at the foot of the spine and in the limitation statement, the only deluxe-paper copies.
Albert Camus's foreword appears here for the first time.
A pleasant copy.
First edition, one of 455 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe-paper copies after 170 on Holland paper.
A fine copy despite some minor foxing, chiefly to the top edge.
First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine very lightly sunned, a trivial defect.
Signed autograph inscription from Marcel Pagnol to Mr. R. Bouchard on the printed dedication page.
First edition, one of 15 lettered copies on Imperial Japan paper, the deluxe issue.
Full red morocco, spine with five raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, very minor rubbing to the bands, gilt date at foot, gilt rolls to the spine ends, boards framed with triple gilt fillets, sand-coloured polished calf endleaves and doublures, wrappers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, slipcase edged in red morocco and covered with decorated paper sides, an elegant binding signed by Devauchelle.
A fine copy superbly bound in full morocco by Devauchelle.
First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece in each volume and a folding plate at the end of the first volume.
Bradel-style bindings in brown half cloth with small corners, smooth spines very slightly faded and ruled in gilt, marbled-paper boards with a few minor scuffs, blue-grey endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, bookplates pasted to the front pastedowns.
Some foxing, as usual.
Our copy is complete with all three engravings: a view of St Peter's in Rome and a plan of the remains of ancient Rome in the first volume, and Trajan's Column in the second.
It also includes a second state of the plan of the remains of ancient Rome, with slight variations...
First edition, one of 45 numbered copies on hollande, most limited deluxe issue.
Contemporary full red morocco, spine with four raised bands framed with black fillets, date gilt at foot, taupe morocco doublures, red silk endleaves, gilt fillets and dots to board edges, all edges gilt, slipcase, an elegant binding signed Favre-Petit-Mermet.
A fine copy, handsomely bound in full morocco with morocco doublures by Favre-Petit-Mermet.
First French edition, one of 16 copies printed on Imperial Japan paper, our copy unnumbered but correctly justified as "japon" beneath the limitation statement and at the foot of the spine, from the deluxe issue.
A rare and handsome copy.
First edition of this issue devoted entirely to dreams, one of 300 numbered copies on bibliophile wove paper, this copy out-of-series and without limitation statement.
A pleasing copy despite a very lightly sunned spine, of no real consequence.
Literary contributions by André Breton, Michel Leiris, Paul Eluard, Xavier Forneret, Gisèle Prassinos, Benjamin Péret...
Illustrated with works by Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Alexei Remizov, Giorgio de Chirico, André Masson, René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, Oscar Dominguez, Man Ray, Maurice Henry...
First edition on ordinary paper.
A crease to the lower right corner of the upper cover, a library shelf-mark to the upper left corner of the half-title page, which also bears, at its foot, a library stamp overprinted with the word "cancelled".
On the same half-title page, a signed autograph inscription by Alain: "A Monsieur Prulhières et vivent les lions ! Alain. Le 5 juillet 1935."
First illustrated edition, printed on alfa bouffant paper, one of the copies from the only issue after 50 copies on Japan paper and 100 on Arches.
Illustrated with 15 wood-engravings by Pierre Bonnard, including a vignette on the upper cover, a frontispiece, and 4 plates hors texte.
Contemporary grey half morocco over bands, spine faded and tooled in gilt with double and broad fillets, moiré and gilt paper-covered boards framed with a black rule and triple gilt fillets, matching moiré and gilt endpapers, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, an elegant unsigned Art Deco binding.
A handsome copy in an attractive binding.
First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Montval paper, the deluxe issue.
A small chip at the head of the spine, otherwise a pleasant copy.
Illustrated by Pierre Devaux.
First edition, one of 49 numbered copies on deluxe pure wove paper, the only deluxe paper issue.
A fine copy.
Edition limited to 100 numbered copies on laid paper.
Bradel binding in half vellum-style paper boards with corners, smooth spine very lightly toned, black date lettered at foot, blue paper-covered boards with a few small stains, endpapers partially foxed, pasted bookplate.
Original edition of Marcel Schwob's introduction and facsimile reproduction of the Stockholm manuscript.
First edition, one of 46 numbered copies on pure wove paper.
Minor tears at the head and foot of the spine, a pleasant copy with full margins.
First edition, one of 52 numbered copies on Holland paper, the deluxe issue.
A handsome copy.
First edition illustrated with a photographic portrait of Paul Valéry as frontispiece.
Contemporary forest green half morocco over marbled paper boards with corners, spine faded and with four raised bands, boards slightly faded at the margins, marbled and gilt paper-covered boards, moiré-effect endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers and spine preserved, bookplate mounted on a pastedown, signed binding by Lagadec.
Signed autograph inscription from Paul Valéry to Louis Barthou on the title page: "... ces propos subversifs, son confrère et ami..."
First edition, one of the press review copies.
Trimmed copy, joints soiled and restored, stain to the lower cover.
Humorous signed autograph inscription by Paul Morand: "Cher Caracalla, j'apprends que vous n'avez jamais reçu mon Fouquet ; en juin dernier je vous l'envoyais avec ma fidèle pensée. Que le diable patafiole le facteur ! Je vous renouvelle ici ma très amicale sympathie. Morand."
First edition, without the mention “oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo” (see Clouzot).
Contemporary red polished half calf bindings, spines slightly mellowed and decorated with four raised bands framed by gilt garland tools and gilt quintuple rules, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges.
Very slight rubbing to the spines, a pleasing copy, lacking the preliminary preface leaf, attractively bound in a contemporary Romantic-style binding.
