First edition.
Former owner's name on upper left corner of title page, spine wrinkled.
Our copy exceptionally contains signatures of several members of the editorial committee of the Association des déportées et internées de la Résistance or former deportees to the Ravensbrück camp, including: Renée Mirande-Laval, Jacqueline Souchère-Richet, Hélène Renal, Rose Guérin, Jacqueline Rigault, Simone Gournay, Marie-Antoinette Allemandi-Clastres, some of whom have added their deportee registration number below their signatures.
First edition, one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper, the only large paper copies.
Autograph presentation inscription dated and signed by Charles de Gaulle: "Pour J. Emery, bien cordialement ! C. de Gaulle. 25.2.61."
A fine and rare large paper copy with autograph presentation inscription signed by Charles de Gaulle.
First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
A discreet restoration using a small adhesive piece on the verso of the first cover extending onto the first endpaper.
Autograph inscription signed by André Breton: "A Claude Aveline, hommage d'André Breton".
Nicknamed at 21 "the world's youngest publisher," Claude Aveline would publish from 1922 onwards, thanks to André Gide and Georges Duhamel, some fifty works. In 1934, he would engage in politics, alongside Henri Barbusse and Romain Rolland, in the anti-fascist movement then, from August 1940, in the Resistance first in Paris then in the free zone where he would miraculously escape arrest by the Gestapo in April 1944.
First edition, one of 12 numbered copies on hollande paper, the only large paper copies.
Full red shagreen binding, spine with three raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and gilt cartouche enriched with black typographic motifs, marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate affixed to pastedown, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, other edges uncut.
Foxing to some uncut edges.
Autograph inscription signed by Georges Clemenceau to Monsieur Henry Leyret, political and judicial chronicler and editor at L'Aurore.
First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on surfine colored paper.
Work illustrated with 3 aquatints by Mimi Parent.
One scratch with three light stains on the first cover.
Handsome copy.
Precious and surrealist autograph inscription signed by José Pierre to Marie Cermínová Toyen: "A Toyen, les violons monégasques fabriqués secrètement dans les presbytères en partant de l'anémone de mer, José." (To Toyen, the Monégasque violins secretly manufactured in presbyteries starting from the sea anemone, José.)
Signatures of José Pierre and Mimi Parent below the justification page.
First edition, one of 35 numbered copies on Rives paper, the deluxe issue.
At the colophon, manuscript signatures in pencil by Micheline Catti and Ghérasim Luca.
A rare and handsome copy.
As stated in the limitation, our copy is complete with the original drypoint by Micheline Catti and the original etching by Ghérasim Luca, both signed by them in pencil.
Definitive edition.
Spine slightly sunned and a little cocked, a few spots to the boards.
Signed autograph inscription from Vercors to François Triboudeau.
First edition, one of 56 copies numbered on Arches paper, deluxe issue.
A handsome copy complete with its brown full board slipcase.
As stated in the limitation page, our copy is complete with the metallic frontispiece signed by Nicolas Schoffer.
Foreword by Henri Chopin.
First edition of the French translation by Eugène Guillevic, printed in 35 copies numbered and signed in the colophon on japon ancien, ours one of the 10 hors commerce lettered copies.
Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Hélène Iliazd to Claude Nardin in pencil in the colophon.
A rare copy complete with its folders and guards made of various papers, its folded parchment chemise with a large outward flap, and its blue cloth chemise and slipcase.
This first edition, conceived and produced by Hélène Iliazd and Ania Staritsky in memory of Iliazd, contains an unpublished poem by the Russian poet, with his autograph Russian manuscript in facsimile along with its French translation by Eugène Guillevic.
The work is illustrated with 6 original copper plates by Staritsky, including 2 double-page plates; the artist also designed the book.
We include the invitation card for the opening presentation of the book by Hélène Iliazd at the Alexandre Loewy bookshop on Tuesday 1 February 1983.
Our copy exceptionally contains a signed autograph letter from Hélène Iliazd to Claude Nardin (two pages with its envelope), concerning the distribution of the work and an invitation to the gallery opening.
First edition printed in 85 numbered copies and 3 hors commerce copies, ours one of the 70 on B.F.K. de Rives paper.
A fine copy complete with its chemise and slipcase in full black cloth, spine of the chemise slightly faded, a small tear at the foot of the lower panel of the slipcase.
Illustrated with 19 original photographs signed in pencil by Henri Maccheroni.
First edition, one of 250 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing after 25 copies on Holland paper.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, as generally encountered.
Autograph inscription signed by Céline Arnauld to the poet Henri Hertz.
First edition, one of 10 copies numbered and signed by Eugène Guillevic and Ania Staritsky in the colophon on Verveine de Puymoyen paper specially designed for this work, ours being one of the few hors commerce copies, from the deluxe issue.
Work illustrated with 5 original copper engravings in colour by Ania Staritsky.
A rare and pleasing copy, complete with its chemise and slipcase in almond-green full cloth, the spine of the chemise slightly yellowed.
As stated in the limitation notice, our copy is indeed complete with the original collage by Ania Staritsky and the six-line autograph manuscript poem signed by Eugène Guillevic, and, exceptionally, with a full suite of all the engravings by Ania Staritsky.
First edition printed in 35 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives paper, signed by Michel Seuphor and Ania Staritsky at the colophon, our copy one of the few hors commerce.
Illustrated with original engravings by Ania Staritsky.
A rare and pleasing copy, complete with its chemise and matching brown cloth slipcase.
Our copy, like the first 10 copies, is exceptionally enriched with an original collage signed by Ania Staritsky, a 9-line manuscript text signed by Michel Seuphor, a suite of all the engravings by Ania Staritsky, and finally, in pencil, an autograph inscription signed by Ania Staritsky: "Le manchot inspiré à son bras dévoué. Staritsky."
First edition printed in a small number of copies, being the seventh booklet of the first series of the Cahiers de l'Ecole de Rochefort.
A rare and pleasing copy.
Valuable autograph inscription signed by Maurice Fombeure to Jean Follain.
First edition on ordinary paper.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned.
Inscribed, dated and signed by Tony Duvert to Alain Veinstein.
A further compilation bringing together several successes of the troubadour from Sète, including "Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire", "Dans l'eau de la claire fontaine", "La traîtresse", "La ballade des cimetières"; "La complainte des filles de joie", "Tonton Nestor - La noce de Jeannette", "Le temps passé" and "La fille à cent sous".
A pleasant copy despite very slight rubbing to the margins of the sleeve.
A name and an initial in blue ballpoint pen at the head of the second panel of the sleeve.
Manuscript signature of Georges Brassens in the left margin of the front panel of the sleeve.
Later edition.
Publisher's full green cloth binding, smooth spine, copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which shows a few small tears and minor losses.
The verso of the front panel of the dust jacket shows an angular loss affecting the printed price.
Dated and signed autograph inscription from Richard Wright to Ganan Bocca.
New edition, one of 26 numbered copies on Montval paper, the head of the edition.
A pleasing copy.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Colette to Mr P.A. Crozier: "... en souvenir de maint envoi de beaux fruits ; n'est-ce pas dire que je gagne à l'échange ? Les fruits de mon jardin sont de sec papier... Colette."
First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the press.
One joint slightly pinched along its length, otherwise a pleasant copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Colette to Michel Corday.
First edition, one of 100 hors commerce copies printed on deluxe paper, this copy specially printed for Louis Barthou.
A pleasant copy despite two sunning marks to the head and foot of the spine and to the margins of the rear board.
Henri Bergson's handwritten signature beneath the limitation statement.
New edition.
A pleasing copy.
Rare signed autograph inscription from Philippe Muray to a close acquaintance named Benoît.
First edition, for which no deluxe paper copies were issued.
A pleasant copy.
Valuable signed autograph inscription from Susan Sontag to her friend Sonia Rykiel: "pour Sonia avec mes amitiés Susan Sontag 26 septembre 1995 Paris."
First edition, one of the press review copies.
Precious signed autograph inscription by Eugène Guillevic: "à Tristan Tzara, ces trente et un sonnets qu'il n'aime pas, avec espoir quand-même et affection. Guillevic."
First edition, one of 500 copies, dated 1867 on the wrapper.
3/4 brown morocco binding, spine with four raised bands framed in gilt and decorated with double gilt compartments adorned with small gilt tools at the corners and a large central floral tool at centre, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved with two minor restorations to the upper cover, gilt top edge, elegant binding signed by Bernasconi. A few minor foxing spots, slightly more pronounced on the first leaves.
Rare and precious autograph presentation inscription signed by Paul Verlaine to Emile Piau.
The first and most sought-after book of poems by Verlaine, with two of his most important creations in first edition: Mon rêve familier [My Familiar Dream] et Chanson d'automne [Autumn Song].
