First editions and antique editions of philosophical treatises, metaphysics, logic, ethics and critical thought from humanists to modern philosophers

First edition published in the wake of the resounding and historic front page "J'accuse" printed in the newspaper "L'Aurore", one of 200 numbered copies on laid paper, each justified by the publisher.
Bound in red half-shagreen, spine with four raised bands gilt-ruled with dotted fillets and decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some rubbing along the joints, pleasingly fresh interior.
Illustrated with a photographic portrait of Emile Zola as frontispiece.
Includes numerous contributions, among them Paul Alexis, Jean Psichari, Elisée Reclus, Joseph Reinach, Paul Adam, Maurice Bouchor...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Dated and signed autograph inscription from André Comte-Sponville to Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Alfred Sauvy to Hubert Beuve-Méry: "... en hommage reconnaissant pour sa grande oeuvre..." ["in grateful tribute to his great work..."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.

Fine autograph inscription signed by Jean Fourastié to Hubert Beuve-Méry: "... qui a tant fait pour la morale politique - et continue de faire tant, je présente cet essai qui tente d'envisager ce que pourra être la morale dans la société scientifique. J. Fourastié Janv. 67." ["... who has done so much for political morality - and continues to do so much, I present this essay which attempts to envision what morality could be in scientific society. J. Fourastié Jan. 67."]

First edition of the theatrical adaptation by Pierre Fresnay and Jacques-Henri Duval, one of 100 numbered copies on pure rag Arches laid paper, deluxe copy.
Two small light sunning marks to spine without significance.
Handsome copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Elie Wiesel to Maurice de Gandillac.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies after 36 on Holland paper.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 120 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies after 36 Holland.
Handsome copy.

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 and cellophane wrapper, lacking the flexible slipcase.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Corvol l'Orgueilleux paper, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies also on Corvol paper.
Handsome copy despite slight sunning to head of spine.

First editions of each volume, one of 20 numbered copies on pure fil du Marais paper (first volume) or Lana paper (second volume), the only deluxe copies with some hors commerce copies also on Corvol paper.
Handsome set despite slight sunning to heads of spines.

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on pure fil du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite very light sunning to head of spine.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Lana rag vellum, the only deluxe copies along with a few hors commerce copies also on Lana paper.
Handsome copy despite light worming to spine.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
Amusing autograph inscription signed by Jean-Bertrand Pontalis to Doctor Jacques Chassigneux: "... qui me trouve toujours en grande forme, il exagère. C'était mieux avant, bien sûr mais, maintenant, ça pourrait être pire, bien sûr aussi. Avec mon amitié et ma gratitude." ["... who always finds me in great shape, he exaggerates. It was better before, of course, but now it could be worse, of course too. With my friendship and gratitude."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Alain Badiou to a friend named Barbara: "Chère Barbara, voici des comprimés didactiques. Je t'embrasse, Alain." ["Dear Barbara, here are some didactic tablets. Love, Alain."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean Fourastié to the philosopher Etienne Soureau erroneously dated 1948.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Alain Badiou to a friend named Barbara: "... ces conversations datant d'un temps révolu. Je t'embrasse..." ["... these conversations dating from a bygone era. I embrace you..."]

First collected edition of these texts compiled by Isabelle Vodoz and Fabien Tarby, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription signed by Alain Badiou to a friend named Barbara: "Pour Barbara, ces gloses disparates, Alain." ["For Barbara, these disparate glosses, Alain."]

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip and a large part of its wraparound band: "... ou soyez communiste"
Signed autograph inscription from Paul Sérant to Georges Goldfayn.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography, handsome copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Claude Levi-Strauss to Jean-Claude Carrière: "... le jour où nous fimes connaissance et qui, j'espère sera suivi par d'autres." ["... the day we met and which, I hope, will be followed by others."]
Reading notes by Jean-Claude Carrière written in black and blue ink throughout the final endpaper.

First edition of this issue of this important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alma du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Issue partly devoted to the crisis affecting the people's democracies. : J. Cep & Abbé Boulier: "The religious struggle in Czechoslovakia", François Fetjö: "The Rajk affair is an international Dreyfus affair", Claude Bourdet: "Journey to the second USSR"
Other contributions by J.J. Brieux "Mao Tse-Tung's China, II: the men", André Bazin "The victorious test of Italian neo-realism"...
Occasional foxing mainly marginal.

First edition of this issue of this important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alma du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Issue largely devoted to the subject "From coexistence to peace, twenty years of history": The confrontation: "American and Soviet positions", "economic systems", "between writers" by Pierre Emmanuel, André Fontaine, Claude Gruson notably. ; "The socialist camp": "The socialist bloc and détente", "China" by Bernard Feron and Stuart Schram ; "The trials of coexistence": "Laos", "Iraq", "Cuba", "Berlin", "Formosa" by Robert Guillain, Louis Péronne and Pierre Rondot notably ; "From coexistence to cooperation": "A new...

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alma du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Contributions by L. Vandermeersch: "Les frontières sino-soviétiques" ["The Sino-Soviet borders"], Dina Dreyfus "Télévision et enseignement" ["Television and teaching"], Gamé Guilao: "La mort des fétiches" ["The death of fetishes"], "Socialisme et développement en Zambie et au Cambodge" ["Socialism and development in Zambia and Cambodia"] by René Dumont and Thierry de Beaucé...
Occasional foxing mainly to margins.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alma du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Issue partly devoted to Yugoslavia: J.M. Domenach: "Une révolution rencontre le mensonge" ["A revolution encounters lies"], J. Baboulène: "Le sens de l'édification socialiste en Yougoslavie" ["The meaning of socialist construction in Yugoslavia"], H. Queffelec: "Perspectives" ["Perspectives"].
Other contributions by JH. Duméry "L'athéisme sartrien" ["Sartrean atheism"], E. Mounier "Notes scandinaves ou du bonheur" ["Scandinavian notes or on happiness"]...
Occasional foxing mainly to margins.

First edition of this issue of the important humanist review founded by Emmanuel Mounier, one of 50 numbered copies on alma du Marais paper, the only deluxe copies.
Issue partly devoted to the French army: L. de Villefosse: "Armée nationale ou armée de guerre civile ?", J. Lacroix: "L'armée et la politique", A. Berger: "L'armée de nos moyens", Colonel X: "Positions et propositions", J.M. Domenach: "Pour la défense nationale"...
Occasional light foxing mainly marginal.

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A tear with loss at the head of one joint, a small blue ballpoint pen inscription in the upper left corner of the title vignette on the front cover.
Rare dated manuscript signature by Dymphna Cusack on this work denouncing the ostracism and racism suffered by Aborigines in their native land of Australia.

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on pur fil paper, deluxe issue.
A transverse fold at head of front cover, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.
Contributions by Georges Bernanos: "Lettre à Frédéric Lefèvre", Max Jacob: "Renoncer à toute richesse" & "Jeunesse lacustre" & "Angoisses et autres", Henri Massis: "Charles Maurras et le sentiment de la mort" & "Paul Valéry et sa pensée", Nicolas Berdiaeff "Le destin de la culture", Jean Cocteau: "Daisy en France", Daisy Ashford: "Les jeunes visiteurs ou le plan de Mr Salteena", Julien Green: "La traversée inutile"...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's full grey cloth binding, smooth spine, with the illustrated dust jacket which has some minor marginal tears and tiny corner chips of no consequence.
Signed autograph inscription from André Dhôtel to Monsieur Pittner.

First edition on ordinary paper, stated as fourth edition.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Claude Roy to Jean Claval.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean-Noël Jeannerey to Françoise Templaire.

First edition of this unpublished text presented by Claude Debon, one of 50 numbered copies on laid paper, ours one of 26 lettered copies, deluxe printing.
Pleasant copy, bookplate pasted facing the title page.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Photographic cover, iconography.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Hubert de Leusse to Roland Manescau.

First edition, of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Richly illustrated.
A handsome copy, complete with its slipcase.
Inscribed by Claude Lévi-Strauss to his friend Nadine Nimier at the beginning of the first volume: "Pour Nadine. Avec l'amitié de Claude Lévi-Strauss."

First edition of the French translation established by Jacques Potin, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Light rubbing to board margins, small foxing to endpapers and top edge.
Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Potin.

Illustrated edition with original etchings by Jean Carton and printed in 200 copies on laid paper, ours one of the 170 named copies/

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Rare and fine full-page signed autograph inscription from Bernard-Henri Lévy to Jean-Louis Guillaud on his master work, which reads like a manifesto: "... because the 'left' changes, intellectuals 'resist' and this barbarie à visage humain bears witness to it, in respectful homage. Bernard-Henry Lévy."

First edition on ordinary paper, statement of 16th edition.
Handsome copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Claude Roy to Jean Claval.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography, handsome copy.
Signed and inscribed by Claude Lévi-Strauss to a man named Philippe.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, printed service de presse stamp on the inner flap of the rear cover.
Fine copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Claude Levi-Strauss to a man named Henri.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite light worming of no consequence to upper margins.
Autograph inscription signed by Jacques Brenner to journalist and director of Le Figaro Patrice de Plunkett.

New edition of the French translation established by Samuel Kahen, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy.
Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Louis Moreau.

First edition, one of 17 numbered copies on Ghaldwill, the only deluxe copies.
Preface by Laurent Schwartz.
Maurice Audin, French mathematician and member of the Algerian Communist Party, was arrested during the Battle of Algiers on June 11, 1957 and disappeared without his body ever being found.
While the French army claimed he had escaped, several prominent figures including Pierre Vidal-Naquet protested and denounced his martyrdom after he was certainly tortured by the French army, with General Aussaresses much later acknowledging having given the order to kill Maurice Audin.
Handsome and rare copy retaining its publisher's wraparound band (which has a lack): "Massu et...

First edition in French, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome copy.
Iconography.

New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Handsome copy.
Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Geneviève Rostan.

New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy despite two small light stains on the first cover.
Work illustrated with engraved wood head- and tailpieces by Francis Ferrand.

New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Handsome copy despite the spine showing two small traces of sunning at head and foot.
Work illustrated with wood engravings in head- and tailpieces by Henry Chapront.

First edition of which only 25 deluxe copies were printed, one of the Service de Presse (advance) copies.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally yellowed, otherwise handsome copy considering the poor quality of this wartime paper.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Spine slightly sunned.
Precious autograph inscription dated 1976 and signed by Germaine Tillion to the sociologist and feminist activist Evelyn Sullerot: "... courageuse combattante, cette préhistoire d'un "front" qu'elle a bien connu." ["... courageous fighter, this prehistory of a "front" that she knew well."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography, handsome copy despite the spine being slightly sunned, 6 page numbers inscribed in black ink probably by Claude Roy as reading markers at the head of the rear endpaper.
Signed and inscribed by Claude Levi-Strauss to Claude Roy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy illustrated with political and polemical drawings by Fawzi.
Preface by Patrick Cami.
Signed and dated autograph inscription from Fawzi to a person named Yoram accompanied by an original drawing depicting an outstretched arm brandishing a placard in the middle of which is written the name of the dedicatee.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Preface by Miriam Cendrars.
Rare two-color autograph inscription dated and signed by Zoubeïda Bittari to madame Levêque.

First edition.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Michel Piclin to his colleague, university professor Guy Degen: "... cette étude sur le philosophe du clair désabusement..." ["... this study on the philosopher of clear disillusionment..."]

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of a few numbered copies on alfa paper for the first volume, one of a few numbered copies on Japan bamboo paper for the second and one of a few numbered copies on alfa paper for the third and final volume, the only deluxe copies.
Bound in half chocolate brown shagreen with corners, spines with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt on deckled edges.
A handsome copy handsomely bound and complete in three volumes.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Minor tears to spine without consequence.
Signed and inscribed by Louis Rougier to Ernest Kahan.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Some light worming to spine and boards.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Vladimir Jankélévitch to Jeannine Lazard presenting his wishes for the coming year 1956.

First edition, one of 220 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on one sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after this letter was written, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would later become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous texts.
Interesting letter full of bitterness...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two and a quarter pages written in black ink on two sheets. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after this letter was written, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would later become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous texts.
Long letter notably discussing the...

Signed autograph letter from Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one page written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the journal L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This journal would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
Letter in response to a request from Marc...

Signed autograph letter from Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one page written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the journal L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This journal would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
Wahl quotes Maurice Scève, Jacques Peletier du...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet. On the attached envelope, one can see that the mail was redirected to another address, as Marc Barbezat had just been mobilized. Transverse folds inherent to mailing and two corner folds.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate exam, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the magazine L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This magazine would later become a publishing...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in blue ink on one leaf. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy baccalaureate examination, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
Beautiful and very poetic letter: "Merci de tout...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope enclosed. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalaureate, it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would collaborate by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would subsequently become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and sulfurous texts of Jean Genet.
The letter mentions another philosopher...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, two pages written in blue ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat; it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the journal L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This journal would later become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous texts.
Beautiful letter imbued with poetry: "J'ai aimé...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet. Envelope included. Transversal fold inherent to the mailing.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat, it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the magazine L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This magazine would later become a publishing house that would notably publish the first and scandalous texts of Jean Genet.
The philosopher, having had no news...

Autograph letter signed by Jean Wahl addressed to Marc Barbezat, one and a half pages written in black ink on a sheet with Victoria Palace Hotel (Paris) letterhead. Envelope included. Transverse fold inherent to posting.
Jean Wahl was Marc Barbezat's examiner for the philosophy examination at the baccalauréat, and it was then that the two men became friends. In 1940, shortly after writing this letter, Barbezat would found the review L'Arbalète to which the philosopher would contribute by entrusting his very first poems to his young protégé. This review would subsequently become a publishing house that would notably publish Jean Genet's first and scandalous...

First edition, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Light worming to board margins.
Signed and inscribed by Bertrand de Jouvenel to Alfred Fabre-Luce.
Printed statement crossed out, probably by Bertrand de Jouvenel, below the title on the title page.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Iconography, retaining publisher's wraparound band.
Some foxing affecting mainly the endpapers, less pronounced foxing on the half-title page which bears the inscription.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Abbé Pierre to a man named Alain.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Signed and inscribed by Bertrand de Jouvenel to Alfred Fabre-Luce and his wife Charlotte: "... ce travail de documentation d'où l'on peut tirer des faits à l'occasion. Il a été fait pour servir de 'silo à faits' avec respectivement, mes hommages et mes amitiés..." ["... this work of documentation from which one can draw facts as needed. It was made to serve as a 'silo of facts' with respectively, my respects and my friendship..."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
Precious signed autograph inscription by Count Sforza to Alfred Fabre-Luce.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Complete with publisher's (advertising) slip.
Signed autograph inscription from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Alfred Fabre-Luce.

Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on Bible paper.
Publisher's full blue grained sheep bindings, blue top edges, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets.
Two small lacks to the cellophane at the head of the spine of the fifth volume, three tiny lacks to the cellophanes of the second and fourth volumes at the head of the spines, otherwise handsome set.
The set is complete with its cellophanes, its dust jackets (except for the second volume) and its slipcases.
Our copy is also complete with its 6 folding genealogical tables of the houses of Bouillon, Bourbon, Condé, Conti, Elbeuf, Guise, Soissons, Lorraine, Rohan, Le Tellier which are discussed in the...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Moving autograph inscription signed by Georges Didi-Huberman to a close couple of friends: "Pour mes Hubermont's chéris - avec toute ma tendresse. Georges" ["For my dear Hubermont's - with all my tenderness. Georges"].

First edition, one of the few numbered copies on alfa paper for the first volume, one of the few numbered copies on Japan bamboo paper for the second, the only deluxe copies.
Half chocolate brown shagreen bindings with corners, spines with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt retaining deckled edges.
A handsome set attractively bound.

First edition.
Contemporary half tanned calf binding, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, gilt library name at foot, red morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, pebbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
Copy free from foxing.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Adolphe Blanqui to the economist Michel Chevalier.
Provenance: from the library of economist Michel Chevalier with his engraved bookplate pasted on a pastedown and from that of Jacques Laget with his bookplate pasted on the facing page.

First edition for each of the volumes: one of 100 numbered copies on alfa paper for volumes I, II and III and III bis, one of 50 numbered copies on alfa paper for volumes IV & V, the last and sixth volume printed in 70 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies.
Bound in half red shagreen with corners, spines with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spines preserved, top edges gilt, retaining deckled edges.
Spines slightly faded.
Handsome copy attractively bound and complete in 7 volumes (the third volume comprising two volumes).

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, glassine wrapper and soft slipcase slightly split at head.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's binding in full boards, smooth spine.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by André Comte-Sponville to a friend named Frédéric.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite the spine being very slightly sunned.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Jacques Chessex to André Bourin: "... ces fouilles dans le style..." ["... these excavations in style..."]

First edition of the French translation by Paul Stéphano and Eugène Bestaux.
Handsome copy complete with publisher's slip.
Signed autograph inscription from Eugène Bestaux to Alfred Fabre-Luce.

First edition of which there were no deluxe copies.
One fold in the margin of the second cover.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Paul Scortesco to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... ces pages qui combattent pour la cause que vous défendez avec tant d'éclat et que l'auteur vous prie de prendre sans introspection !" ["... these pages which fight for the cause that you defend with such brilliance and which the author asks you to take without introspection!"]
We include a stunning signed autograph letter from the author of one page addressed to Alfred Fabre-Luce in which he asks him if he could not help him to "combattre avec succès le communisme et...

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Worming to front cover.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Henri De Man to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "Hommage cordial à Alfred Fabre-Luce. H. De Man. 27.VIII.42" ["Cordial tribute to Alfred Fabre-Luce. H. De Man. 27.VIII.42"]

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
Adhesive paper stains at head and foot of endpapers, otherwise a handsome full-margined copy.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Jean Saunier to Alfred Fabre-Luce.

First edition in French translated by Pierre Klossowski, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Spine lightly sunned with a small white stain, traces of black ink at foot of front cover.
Autograph inscription signed, in French, by Friedrich Sieburg to Alfred Fabre-Luce: "... cette Allemagne "sans rêve". Hommage amical. Friedrich Sieburg." ["... this Germany "without dreams". Friendly tribute. Friedrich Sieburg."]

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Signed autograph inscription from Claude Lévi-Strauss to the economist and academician Jacques Rueff.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Elisabeth Roudinesco to Gisèle Halimi.
Provenance: from the library of Gisèle Halimi.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on Navarre vellum.
Pale marginal dampstain on the first endpaper.
Fine dated autograph inscription signed by René de La Porte to Elie Richard: "A Elie Richard force précieuse à notre génération, ces pages sur le destin révolutionnaire de nos équipes, en hommage de sympathie confraternelle." ["To Elie Richard, precious force of our generation, these pages on the revolutionary destiny of our teams, as a tribute of fraternal sympathy."]