SOLITUDES.
Montreal: Les Editions Chantecler, [1949]. Large octavo. Printed wrapper. Wrapper somewhat grubby, internally fine. First edition of this collection of verse by the Franco-American poet, journalist and translator of Whitman.
French Literature & History
"La Chasse au Snark (Extraits)," contained in LETTRES PREMIER CAHIER DE 1947.
[Paris: Editions G.L.M.], February, 1947. Whole number 23. Printed wrappers. Six black & white illustrations, printed on rectos only, by Kurt Seligman. Paper toned, very good or better. Includes translations of extracts from "The Hunting of the Snark" by Florence Gilliam and Guy Levis Mano, with the English text printed.....
ETUDES FREUDIENNES NOS. 3-4.
[ Paris]: Denoel, [ 1970]. Large octavo. Printed wrappers. A nice copy. Includes the first translation into French of a substantial selection from TRIBUTE TO FREUD, as well as two poems. This is a 'S.P.' copy, and includes the publisher's compliments card.
LE SAINTE BIBLE SELON LA VULGATE TRADUCTION NOUVELLE ....
Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1866. Two volumes. 912[i.e. 908],[1];949pp. Folio (435 x 330 mm). Full navy blue pebbled morocco, raised bands, gilt extra, marbled endsheets, by Kaufmann. Frontispieces and 228 engraved plates. Inner hinges reinforced early on, spine extremities rubbed, a couple of small surface scrapes to boards, short.....
OEUVRES DE FRANCOIS RABELAIS CONTENANT LA VIE DE GARGANTUA ET CELLE DE PANTAGRUEL ... PRECÉDÉES D'UNE NOTICE HISTORIQUE SUR LA VIE ET LES OUVRAGES DE RABELAIS AUGMENTÉE DE NOUVEAUX DOCUMENTS PAR P.L. JACOB BIBLIOPHILE....
Paris: J. Bry Ainé, 1854. [6],[5]-339,[1]pp. Quarto. Contemporary calf and boards. Frontis and fifteen plates, plus numerous head and tail-pieces and vignettes engraved in wood after drawings by Doré. Text in double columns. Some scattered foxing to the text, generally sparing the plates, crown of spine substantially chipped, upper joint.....
MONTMARTRE, MON PAYS.
Paris: Chez Madame Lesage, [ 1925]. Small octavo. Printed wrappers. Sewing partially loose, otherwise about fine. First edition, deluxe issue. Copy #9 of twenty numbered copies printed on Japon, from a total edition of 325 copies. Issued in the series "Le Sage et Ses Amis." This copy features three original.....
DANSES.
Paris: Sociéte d'Éditions Litteraires & Artistiques / Paul Ollendorff, 1901. Octavo. Contemporary full black morocco, stamped in gilt, a.e.g., original stiff card wrappers bound in. Spine extremities a bit rubbed, a few small smudges, a few spots of foxing to wrappers, otherwise a very good copy. First edition in this.....
LAS PAYS DE SIRÈNES CAPRI, SORRENTE, BAIE DE NAPLES.
[ Paris]: Le Promeneur, [ 1989]. Stiff pictorial wrappers. First edition of this translation of SIREN LAND by Bernard Turle. About fine.
HEURES DE FRANCE ET D'EXIL.
Paris: Éditions de La Revue des Poètes, 1912. Printed wrappers. First edition of this early collection by the poet/archivist, inscribed and signed by him in 1938 to Mr. and Mrs. Wilmarth S. Lewis. Wrappers a bit sunned, dust-marking along the upper joint, otherwise very good.
[Original French Studio Publicity Pressbook for:] SYLVIA SIDNEY DANS JENNIE GERHARDT [wrapper title].
[Paris]: Paramount Pictures, [1933]. [9] leaves. Quarto. Pictorial wrapper. Illustrations. Mimeographed typescript, plus one leaf glossy insert. A bit of staple rust along spine of upper wrapper, very good. A studio publicity campaign pressbook for the French release of 1933 film adaptation of Dreiser's novel. S.K. Lauren, Joseph Moncure March.....
HISTOIRE DE LA SECTE DES AMIS, SUIVI D'UNE NOTICE SUR MADAME FRY ET LA PRISON DE NEWGATE, A LONDRES.
London: Chez W. Phillips... 1821. [12],xvii,[1],248pp. 12mo. Original boards, rebacked at a somewhat later date in half calf, gilt label, untrimmed. Early ink name on endsheet, forecorners of boards bruised, some smudges and erasures to endsheets, otherwise a very good copy. First (?) edition. Madame du Thon published books and.....
TRAITÉ COMPLET DE L'ART DE LA DISTILLATION, CONTENANT, DANS UN ORDRE MÉTHODIQUE, LES INSTRUCTIONS THÉORIQUES AT PRATIQUES LES PLUS EXACTES ET LES PLUS NOUVELLES SUR LA PRÉPARATION DES LIQUEURS ALCOHOLIQUES AVEC LES RAISINS, LES GRAINS, LES POMMES DE TERRE ... [etc].
Paris: Bachelier, Libraire, 1824. Two volumes. [4],376pp. plus 3 folding plates; [4],352pp. plus errata and 5 plates. Octavo. Old speckled calf, spines gilt extra. Extremities and joints quite worn (but sound), occasional foxing and mild discolorations in text; a reasonably good set. First edition of this early work by the.....
LES MACHINES CÉLIBATAIRES.
Paris: Arcanes, [ 1954]. Pictorial wrappers. Wrappers faintly tanned at spine and lightly foxed, lower forecorner of upper wrapper a bit frayed, otherwise a very good or better copy, largely unopened. First edition. One of 1980 copies on Alfa Prioux, published as the second volume in Collection "Chiffres." The frontis.....
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"ADIEU MA JOLIE" [caption title].
[Amsterdam: Da Costa Editions, October 1982]. Nine panel leporello, bound into quarto (33 x 25 cm) cloth and boards portfolio with pictorial onlay and ribbon ties. Near fine. First edition. Copy #1 of twenty numbered copies, signed by the artist. Apart from the justification statement, a dark, functionally textless artist's.....
OEUVRES DE...
Paris: Chez Nepveu, 1819. Three volumes. Large octavo. Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt extra, gilt red labels. Portrait by M. Gérard, and engravings after drawings by Girodet and Desenne. Third collective edition, signed by the publisher on the verso of the half-title. Moderate scattered foxing, a couple of corners bumped.....
RAOUL DUFY.
Paris: Librairie Floury, 1930. Large, thick quarto. Color pictorial wrappers over stiff wrappers. Illustrations and plates (some in color). Corners a bit worn and lightly frayed, otherwise a very good copy in chipped glassine wrapper. First edition, trade issue, after two hundred copies on Japan vellum. This issue features an.....
RAOUL DUFY.
Paris: Les Éditions G. Crès & Cie, [1931]. Pictorial wrappers. Thirty-two sepia héliogravure illustrations. First edition. Very good in slightly darkened glassine, with a few shallow chips at edges. Issued in the _Les Artistes Nouveaux_ series.
RAOUL DUFY.
Paris: Editions Cahiers d'Art, 1928. Quarto. Bound up in contemporary cloth, gilt leather spine label. Illustrations and 96 plates. Bound without wrappers, some occasional smudging, binding a bit rubbed and sunned at edges, otherwise a very good copy. First edition, ordinary issue. One of 748 numbered copies on Velin, from.....
POTS DE FER.
Quebec: Editions du "Chien d'Or," 1941. Printed wrappers. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Very good.
VERLAINE ESSAI.
Paris: Editions Radot, [ 1928]. Printed wrappers. First edition, trade issue (seven copies were printed on fine papers). Inscribed and signed by the author. Text paper tanned, wrappers lightly soiled, otherwise very good.
PAGES DE MON CARNET.
[ Paris]: Pour Les Amis du Docteur Lucien-Graux, [ 1930]. Printed wrappers. Wood engraved frontis and head and tail pieces by Jean-Paul Dubray. Light offset to endsheets from wrapper fold- ins, small bookplate residue, else near fine. First edition. One of 225 copies on vélin Lafuma from a total edition.....
QUERELLES DE FAMILLE.
Paris: Mercure de France, 1932. Quarto. Printed wrappers. First edition. One of two hundred and twenty copies on Holland van Gelder, in large format. Small snag at head of spine, else a very good, unopened copy.
LA COMÉDIE DES AMOURS.
Paris: Léon Vanier, 1891. Printed wrappers. First edition (there were no fine paper copies). Somewhat tanned, spine chipped and discolored; just a complete copy, unopened.
LES LAURIERS SONT COUPÉS.
Paris: Librairie de la Revue Indépendente, 1888. 139,[5]pp. Small octavo. Original printed wrappers. Engraved portrait of the author by Jacques E. Blanche. Wrappers lightly rubbed and faintly soiled, top edge foxed, with a few isolated incidents of foxing in the text, front endleaf has caused light tan offsetting to the.....
MALLARME PAR UN DES SIENS.
Paris: Albert Messein, 1936. Printed wrappers. First edition, trade issue, after ten copies on Verge d'Arches. Edges lightly tanned, spine darkened, light dampstain to toe of spine, light soiling to wrappers, but a good, sound copy, mostly unopened.