Signed Books, Presentation Copies

First edition, one of the advance copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.

First edition.
Half brown shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing two light scratches, original wrappers preserved.
Contributions by A. Vire, F. Mazuy, P. Ferrand, C. Poncy, M. Fortoul and J.C. Lacreusette among others.
Autograph inscription from these last two.
Preface by Autran.
Some minor foxing, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 55 other deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Maryse Elot.
Stamp and gift inscription from the dedicatee, stains to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Handsome autograph inscription from Arthur de Grandeffe to an academician regarding the reception at the Académie Française of Jules Sandeau.
Spine cracked, some light occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition, a service de presse copy.
Signed autograph inscription by Emmanuel Berl, attractive copy retaining publisher's wraparound band with a small defect.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Emmanuel Berl on the half-title page which has a small marginal tear repaired with tape.

First edition, one of the rare copies on laid paper of which no mention is made.
Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt floral motifs showing slight traces of rubbing, date at foot, joints rubbed at head, covers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, corners slightly bumped.
Autograph inscription signed by Louis Ulbach.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the edges.

First edition published in a small number of copies with no mention of deluxe copies.
Fine autograph inscription from R.G. d'. Helle to Noël B. de la Mort.
Work illustrated with a color plate by M. Le P.T.F. Introduction by Georges Fourest in a truculent and preliminary pseudo-sonnet.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full purple boards, smooth spine faded decorated with a gilt fleuron, date at foot, brown title-label with minor rubbing.
Inscribed by P. de Saint-Victor, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
A corner lack to the front free endpaper, small harmless stains to the rear board.
Rare.

First edition, no mention of deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription from Paul Olivier to Henri Lefort.
With a preface-poem by Jean Richepin.
Split spine with small lacks, small corner lacks to front board. Rare.

First edition.
Rare and handsome autograph inscription by Maxime Rude.
Collection of poems, some of which are dedicated to T. de Banville, J. Barbey d'Aurevilly, C. Monselet, P. Arène among others.
A lack at head of spine, a tear with a loss to the front cover, slight marginal tears without loss to the front cover, occasional light foxing. Inscription page torn without loss.
Rare.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
Full light grey cardboard binding, smooth spine, burgundy shagreen title-label, joints slightly cracked at head and foot, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription by Gyp in purple ink.
Work illustrated with 100 photographs from nature.

First edition published anonymously.
Rare autograph inscription by the author on the front cover which has been laid down and also has a corner lacking at foot. Full blue cloth binding, smooth spine, original wrappers preserved.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 copies were printed on deluxe paper.
Beautiful full-page autograph inscription from the author.
A small lack at the head of the spine.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed, false statement of third edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Three tears at head and foot of spine, small angular lack to first cover, second cover lacking, handsome interior condition. Rare.

First edition, with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half-shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, gilt initials at foot, gilt fillet frame on boards, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, light foxing on endpapers.
Autograph inscription from Marc Stéphane, the dedicatee's name has been cut out.
Rare.

First edition, one of the copies of the first issue, he was fired 12 Holland paper in leading copies.
Binding cardboard vellum half way back smoothes decorated with gilded decorative motifs with small traces of minor friction, preserved cover, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph signed by the author Albert Mockel.

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 edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil Johannot paper, the tirage de tête.
Author's signature to justification page.
A very good, well-margined copy.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
A lack at the foot of the second cover, otherwise a very handsome copy.
Our copy includes a page from the manuscript of the work and the author's autograph signature opposite.

Third edition printed on ordinary paper, despite the false statement of second edition on the first cover and title page, with only 6 Holland deluxe copies printed.
A lack to head of spine which also has a slight tear, small stains on the first cover.
Autograph inscription signed by Guy-Charles Cros to his friend Devès who has, as a bookplate, affixed his signature at the top of the title page.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome autograph inscription from the author to Colette.
Spine faded as usual, two small glued tears to head and to foot of a joint, a leave badly cut by the dedicatee with small marginal lacks.

First edition of this anthology of Russian poetry presented by P. Collin, of which no deluxe copies were issued.
Bradel binding in full saffron cloth, smooth spine decorated with a gilt floral motif, date at foot, saffron shagreen title-label with a small trace of rubbing, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Paul Collin: "Au grand poète Leconte de Lisle respectueux hommage d'un admirateur." (To the great poet Leconte de Lisle respectful homage from an admirer.)

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.

Third edition.
Bradel binding in half black boards, smooth spine, date at foot, chocolate shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, upper corners slightly bumped.
Autograph inscription from Octave Feuillet to Ludovic Halévy, recipient's bookplate pasted to verso of front board.

First edition printed in a small number of copies and not to be sold.
Handsome autograph inscription from Narzale Jobert.
A rare and good copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome autograph inscription from Camille Audigier to Henri de Régnier, then academician.
Spine sunned.

First edition, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean Giraudoux to François Porché and his wife.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally faded.

First edition.
Autograph inscription by Xavier de Montépin.
Spine sunned with two small tears at foot, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition of this booklet printed in a very small number.
Autograph inscription signed by the author to the poet Alexandre de Saint-Léger.
A very small insignificant stain on the first cover, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition printed in a very small number of this offprint.
Autograph inscription signed by a member of Jules Derocquigny's family to the poet Alexandre de Saint-Léger.
A small stain below the inscription, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

Third edition with some parts of the text in first edition.
Half sheep binding in bottle green, spine in four compartments showing traces of rubbing at head and foot, decorated with double blind-stamped compartments.
Autograph inscription from Gustave Nadaud to one of his friends to whom he presents the first copy of this new edition that he recently received.
Headcaps worn.
Handsome interior condition nearly free of foxing.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper, ours specially printed for Léon Daudet.
Spine sunned, a small light stain on the back cover, a tiny hole at the head of the first endpaper, light foxing.
Complete with its publisher's slip also printed on alfa paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri Béraud below the justification page: "Avec l'admiration et l'amitié d'Henri Béraud."

First edition.
Rare autograph inscription by Charles Morgan.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket which has a small stain on the back panel.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on Japan paper, the only deluxe copies.
Half red morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, J. Laurent's bookplate pasted to verso of front board, binding signed by Devauchelle.
Our copy includes the original Steinlen drypoint in two states.
The work is enhanced with a recto-verso autograph note from the author addressed to one of his friends.
Fine copy perfectly established.

First edition.
Some light foxing of no consequence.
Modern pastiche binding in half mouse-colored sheep, spine with five raised bands decorated with cold-stamped fleurons, original wrappers preserved (corner restorations to front cover).
Autograph inscription signed by Léon Cladel.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on alfa paper, the only printing with 6 on China paper.
Autograph inscription from C. Sernet to Jean Fraysse on upper cover.
A rare and good copy.

First edition. Publisher's full burgundy cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, publisher's gilt cipher at foot.
Rare autograph inscription from Martha Perry Lowe Lowe to Etienne Coquerel.
Rare and handsome copy complete with publisher's catalogue at rear.

first edition.
Binding half green sheepskin, back smoothes decorated with gilded nets and cold, slight traces of abrasion in mind, contemporary binding.
Precious autograph signed Xavier Saintine to Eugène Scribe.
Some foxing.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine very slightly cracked at head.
Very rare copy of the author's first work.
Autograph inscription signed by Francis Carco to Edmond Pilon.

Signed autograph letter from a page by Louis Pons, to his friend the art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies, about a work on Monticelli that he recently received from a their mutual friend and for whom Georges Raillard wrote the text.
On the attached envelope which he recomposed in his fanciful and ornithological manner, Louis Pons drew, in black ink, on the front and on the back, two curious beasts: a magpie in a tail coat and a rat of which just the head and the tail emerge from the envelope, the place of its body being crossed by a nail.
Finally, on the sidelines of the handwritten letter, Louis Pons drew a character of human appearance with simian features.

First edition, on current paper, the French translation by Maurice Beerblock, mention thousand.
Signed autograph Maurice Beerblock WA to Bradley: "It's almost a fairy tale, this meeting of the translator and the one who was the principal tenant of O. Henry ..."
Illustrated book of drawings by Gus Bofa.
Two gaps on the back that also has stuck back tears.

first edition.
Signed autograph of Jean Guichard-Meili Bernard Privat: "Hommage a" denied "the Grasset ... hoping that the designs of the great Vieira da Silva will have his vote less ..."
Book illustrated with 32 drawings of Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
Nice copy.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies, one of the service de presse (advance) copies.
Autograph inscription signed by the translator to Pierre Hérold.
Spine sunned, paper yellowed, small marginal loss to head of first pages not touching text.

First edition published in a small number of copies, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Guillaume Albert de Puysbusque to G. Chalande.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author's father.
Fine and rare copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Auclair to Maurice Blanchot.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Maurice Careme to Jean Guéhenno.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author to Jean Guéhenno.
Work illustrated by Félix de Boeck.
Handsome copy.

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 on ordinary paper, false statement of twenty-fifth edition.
Signed autograph inscription by Gabriel Timmory.
Small lack at foot of spine, without significance.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed and inscribed by Jean Giraudoux to Max Descaves.
Spine and boards marginally sunned as often, small lack to foot of one joint, marginal tear to front board, paper yellowed.

First edition, one of 697 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe copies with 109 reimposed.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Lucien Fabre.
Our copy is enhanced with an original photograph of the author in swimwear posing by the sea, pasted on an endpaper.
Furthermore, the dedicatee has also pasted press clippings about the author and adorned an endpaper with a handwritten quote from Chamfort and, finally, annotated certain passages of the work in the margins.

First edition, one of the copies on alfa.
Autograph signature of the author below the justification page.
A small tear reglued at foot of one joint, handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's wood-grain paper boards, smooth spine.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Text illustrations by François Batet.

First edition in French, one of the numbered copies printed at press.
Signed autograph inscription from one of the translators on the endpaper which has a tear not affecting the manuscript dedication.
Spine lightly sunned with a small minor nick.
Rare.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed and inscribed by the author to a friend.
Work illustrated with original photographs by the author.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without consequence, handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed by the author to Nathalie Sarraute.
Spine slightly sunned, one marginal tear without loss to second cover.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Spine and covers lightly and marginally sunned without significance, a ballpoint pen mark at the head of the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription by Désiré Nisard.
Spine slightly faded, boards marginally soiled with small corner losses, handsome interior condition.

Definitive edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by the author to André Coeuroy.
Handsome copy.

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.

First edition, one of 209 numbered copies on laid paper, the only printing with 1 on Japan and 10 on Madagascar.
Signed autograph inscription from Yves Gandon to André Rolland de Renéville.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece by Roland Goujon.
Preface by Léon-Paul Fargue.
Fine copy.
Provenance: from the library of André Rolland de Renéville.

First edition of the French translation by Yves Gandon, one of the numbered copies on white Crèvecoeur laid paper, the only printing with 64 on Rives.
Signed autograph inscription from Yves Gandon to (André) Rolland de Renéville.
Two small stains of no consequence on the back cover, handsome copy complete with its publisher's slip.

First edition, one of 196 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only issue with 4 copies on Japan paper.
Signed and inscribed by André Billy.
Spine and boards lightly and marginally faded as usual.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Joseph Delteil.
Spine lightly sunned without consequence, two tiny holes to rear board, library stamps to front board and title page.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Maurice Fourré to Luc Estang.
Light worming to spine, handsome interior condition, complete with publisher's slip.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Photographic cover.
Spine creased with two small lacks at head and foot, crease marks to boards, small tear at head of first endpaper.

First edition for each of the issues
.Full old rose percale binding, smooth spine lightly faded, old rose shagreen title-label, original covers preserved, contemporary binding.
Issues 6, 7 and 10 contain signed autograph inscriptions from the author to a very close friend; issue 8, an autograph letter from the author to the same person, envelope included.
Pleasant set.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of second edition.
Amusing autograph inscription signed by Tristan Bernard.

First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the press.
Fine autograph inscription calligraphed and signed by the author to politician Maurice Reclus "... qui pense en politique."
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed autograph inscription from Paul Fort to André Coeuroy.
Handsome copy.

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Henri de Montherlant.
Spine sunned, complete with its errata leaf.

First edition, one of 170 numbered copies on ivory vellum, the only deluxe copies after 30 vélin royal.
Signed autograph inscription by André Frank.
Work illustrated with 2 original drawings by Jacques Courtade including one frontispiece.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Signed autograph inscription by the author.
Iconography.
Tiny lack to foot of spine, light scratches to joints, handsome interior condition.

First edition, no deluxe copies mentioned.
Signed and inscribed by the author.
Covers slightly and marginally soiled, handsome interior condition.

A Service de Presse (advance) copy of the first edition.
Signed and inscribed by the author.
A minor tear at the foot of the spine, complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.

The first edition, published in a small number of copies.
Signed autograph inscription by Pierre Audebert.
Spine and covers marginally and lightly faded, handsome interior condition despite occasional worming.
Rare.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Eugène Choucary.
Cover illustrated by Jean Laronze, work illustrated with drawings by Alfred Plauzau and René Ristroph.
Two small lacks to head and foot of spine, light marginal scratches to front cover.
Rare.

First edition, one of 475 copies on laid paper, the only issue with 25 copies on pure linen paper.
Signed and inscribed by Pierre Varenne.
Handsome copy.

First edition of the French translation, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Signed bilingual autograph inscription from the author to a couple who were friends.
A handsome copy.

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.

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper.
Signed and inscribed by Alphonse Robert.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed and inscribed copy by the author.
Light dampstain to lower margin of covers, ballpoint pen annotations on back cover, handsome interior condition.

Edition on ordinary paper printed in the same year as the first edition, with fanciful statement "30ème mille".
Fine full-page signed autograph inscription by the author.
Joints slightly cracked at head and foot, one angular lack at head of front cover.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Thierry Maulnier.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Autograph inscription from Thierry Maulnier.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Thierry Maulnier.
Handsome copy.