First edition, Signed book

Paul ELUARD

Les sentiers et les routes de la poésie

Armand Henneuse, Paris 1952, 14x19,5cm, relié sous chemise et étui.

 First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on chiffon Auvergne paper, tirage de tête.
 
Spectacularly bound in black calf by Pierre-Lucien Martin, the covers inlaid with white and grey calf with a geometric decoration of gilt fillets making perspective shapes, endpapers [...]

10 000 €

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Jean COCTEAU

La danse de Sophocle

Mercure de France, Paris 1912, 15x19cm, relié.

First edition, one of 7 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies, this one no. 1, specially printed for Jean Cocteau's mother.
Contemporary vellum Bradel binding by Dupré, gilt date to foot of spine, brown shagreen title label, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers [...]

8 000 €

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First edition

Albert CAMUS

Le minotaure ou la halte d'Oran

Charlot, Paris 1950, 16x25,5cm, relié.

First edition in part, one of 17 numbered copies on China paper, tirage de tête.
Half maroon morocco Bradel binding by Devauchelle over Japan paper, the spine with two mosaiced lozenges of cream-colored morocco, date and publisher at foot of spine, top edge gilt, an elegant [...]

6 800 €

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Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

Du dandysme et de G. Brummell

B. Mancel, Caen 1845, 11,5x15cm, relié.

First edition, one of the extremely rare copies on Hollande fort paper, the only large paper copies, of which a few are on colored paper.
Contemporary half black shagreen with black paper boards, spine in five compartments with black fillets, corners a little rubbed.
With an [...]

7 000 €

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Théophile GAUTIER

Honoré de Balzac

Poulet-Malassis & De Broise, Paris 1859, 12x19cm, relié.

First french edition in original and posterior part of a year to the original, one of 10 copies on Holland paper, only two leading copies with China. Binding to bradel half calico cherry, smooth back with a gold floral motif, date and double fillet golden tail, part of title rubbed black morocco, [...]

6 000 €

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