Kauffmann

First edition illustrated with 28 wood engravings in the text by Félix Vallotton, who also illustrated the front cover.
Half-yellow morocco Bradel binding, smooth spine, brown morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, illustrated covers by Félix Vallotton and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed by Kauffmann.
A handsome copy, pleasingly bound.

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on hollande paper, deluxe copy.
Half navy blue morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, light rubbing to corners, binding signed Kauffmann & Horclois.
Handsome full-margined copy bound without its original wrappers and spine.

First edition, one of the rare copies numbered and justified by the author on Japan paper of which no mention is made, deluxe copy.
Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, gilt monogram of Julia Bartet at the head of the first cover, endpapers and pastedowns of khaki watered silk, frame of quintuple gilt fillets decorated with gilt fleurons in the corners on the pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, double gilt fillets on the leading edges, slipcase with red morocco entry, marbled paper boards, interior of watered and embroidered silk, superb contemporary full morocco binding signed by Kauffmann.
Very fine signed autograph inscription from Jean Lailler in the form of a quatrain to the actress Julia Bartet: "A Bartet qui m'appprit que la beauté délivre / A l'Amie au grand coeur dont l'appui m'est si doux / A vous par qui j'ai su qu'un seul regard enivre / Ce volume qui doit de vivre / A Bartet - à l'amie - à Vous. / Affectueux hommage. 1er Mai 1910." ["To Bartet who taught me that beauty delivers / To the Friend with the great heart whose support is so sweet to me / To you through whom I learned that a single glance intoxicates / This volume that owes its life / To Bartet - to the friend - to You. / Affectionate tribute. May 1st 1910."]
One joint with some light rubbing, otherwise a very fine and rare copy.
Copy established in a perfect contemporary full morocco binding signed Kauffmann.

First collected edition.
Bradel bindings in brown half morocco with corners, smooth lightened spines, black morocco title labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, covers and spines preserved, bindings signed by Kaufmann.
Handsome set.

First edition, one of 215 numbered copies on bibliophile vellum.
Half burgundy morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, binding signed by Kauffmann & Horclois.
Handsome copy attractively bound.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Bradel binding in half navy blue morocco, smooth spine, burgundy morocco title-piece, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, sprinkled edges, bookplate affixed to a pastedown, binding signed by Kauffmann.
Precious signed autograph inscription by Guy de Maupassant: « À mon aimable cousine Lucie Le Poittevin et à mon cher cousin, beau-fils de Cornudet lui-même, leur bien dévoué... »
Our copy is further enriched with two autograph letters signed by Léon Hennique and Henri Céard.

 

First edition, one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies with 27 on pure thread paper.
Half dark brown morocco with corners, spine slightly faded with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, binding signed in blind by Kauffmann-Horclois.