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FIRST EDITION.
Who is the enigmatic "Mr. W H." to whom are dedicated Shakespeare's Sonnets published in 1609? Much has been written about the mysterious dedication written by the printer at the time, and many hypotheses are still being discussed today. When he published this first version of the Portrait of Mr. W. H. in 1889, in Blackwood's magazine, Oscar Wilde echoed certain existing theories, and showed that he was perfectly familiar not only with the Elizabethan context of the Sonnets, but with the text of the strange poems in which the great playwright expresses the subtle and passionate flame of a complex love that hides and spreads out in the passage of a verse or a rhyme.
The fact remains that through this little drama with three characters linked around two letters, Wilde does the work of a novelist by staging his own reflections on the art of forgery and lying, which he believes to be at the heart of every work of art. Published a year before The Portrait of… Read More

Nice Set of advertising leaflets and booklets :

• the issue of "Current biography", the Who's who of New York, which gives for the first time the card of Fernandel (vol. 16, no. 9, October 1955).
• booklet for the film "Regain" (Harvest), after Giono, shot by Pagnol, with Fernandel. The film had been awarded the prize for best foreign film in the USA. It was the only film, that year, to get all four stars in the NY times cinema rating charts, with "Gone with the wind" and "Mr. Smith goes to Washington". Pencil note: Chicago.
• Booklet for Public enemy n°1, with Zsa Zsa Gabor and Fernandel, shot in New York by Henri Verneuil, who signs there at the age of 32 his fifth film; with a photographic print of Fernandel in costume - print "Studio Albert, Marseille".
• booklet for "Trio des quatre", at the Town Hall of New York, with the "n° 1 comedian of the french screen". This unique performance took place on 25th October 1948, in the famous theatre of 123 West 43 rd.
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Barcelona, en la impressa de Mathevat, 1684 et 1686. 2 volumes in 1 vol. (145 x 205 mm) of [4], 87, [12] and 198 pp; modern vellum, smooth spine, title in black ink (modern binding).
A rare edition printed in Barcelona and the first complete edition, the first volume appearing in the same year as the edition published in Madrid by Villadiego.
This is a detailed account of the first years of the Second Austro-Turkish War (1683-1699), intended to exalt the House of Habsburg. Its author, Fabio Bremundan, of Flemish or Burgundian origin, went down in history as the founder of the Gazeta de Madrid, which championed the cause of Prince John Joseph of Austria (legitimized child of Philip IV of Spain) - of whom. Bremunda was the prince's personal secretary, who dreamed of one day acceding to the Spanish throne, in competition with the only legitimate heir to the throne, the future Charles II.
Palau, 86152 (for the Madrid edition).
A good copy, with wide margins.
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Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, May 1995
170 pp. (22.5 x 27 cm). hardcover, ill. boards, orange cloth backstrip.
First edition.One of 326 deluxe copies (n° 326). With an original photographic print of Charkes Bukowski by Mickel Monfort -- signed by the photographer.
The book is a report of his travels to Hamburg, Mannheim, Heidelberg and Paris, will not be translated until 2012.
Michael Montfort, a German journalist and photographer, met Bukowski in 1977 while reporting for a German magazine.
A beautiful copy
Dustjacket is clear mylar that was issued by Black Sparrow Press
Kruhansl, 143b
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Paris, Julliard, (January 8) 1963. 1 vol. (135 x 195 mm) of 265 p. and [3] f. Publisher's cold-stamped green cloth. Numbered true first edition (no. 228 R). In the novel, the hero is a world away from the American adaptation, where the majestic Charlton Heston plays Captain George Taylor. And the Planet of the Apes, if it exists at all, is not Planet Earth. But Pierre Boulle's ending is just as effective and surprising!
Pierre Boulle imagines that natural evolution will strip man of his pre-eminence over other living species, in favor of the apes. The idea came to him during a visit to the zoo, while observing the gorillas. He says: "I was impressed by their almost human expressions. This led me to imagine what a human/ape relationship would be like. Some people think I had King Kong in mind when I wrote my book, but I didn't." In the novel, the hero goes by the unassuming - not to say ridiculous - name of Ulysses Merou - a far cry from the American adaptation, where the majestic Charlton Heston plays… Read More

"Houston we've had a problem".Kennedy Space Center, 1970. Access card, under a Plexiglas badge holder, (80 x 55 mm).Original Access card for the launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Houston.Apollo 13 (11 April 1970 - 17 April 1970) was the third mission of the American Apollo space programme, which was to bring a crew to the surface of the Moon. Astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise were to land near the Fra Mauro geological formation, the site of one of the most significant asteroid impacts on the Moon's surface, while Jack Swigert was to remain in orbit. But a serious accident, which could have been fatal for the crew, occurred during the transit between the Earth and the Moon and forced the abandonment of the mission and the return to Earth.=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Mission Apollo 13 Kennedy Space Center, 1970Un carte d'accès, sous porte-badge plexiglas, (80 x 55 mm)."Houston we've had a problem"Carte d'accès au lancement au Kennedy Space center de Houston.Apollo 13 (11 avril 1970 - 17 avril 1970) est… Read More

Paris, Chez Piget, 1743.
1 vol. (100 x 165 mm) of 1 f. [blank], 2 f., iv, 250 and [1] p., 2 f. [blank]. Marbled calf, spine ribbed, gilt fleurons and fillets, lace on the edges ( contemporary binding).
First edition. The edition is illustrated with 2 fold-out maps showing the Amazon as far as the Marony river and the island of Cayenne, and 17 double-page plates engraved by Mathey and Le Parmentier.
One of the best works on French Guiana, much sought after for its accuracy.
Pierre Barrère (1690-1755) was sent to Cayenne in 1722 as a correspondent of the Académie des sciences and the king's botanist.
The edition is illustrated with 2 fold-out maps showing the Amazon as far as the Marony river and the island of Cayenne, and 17 double-page plates engraved by Mathey and Le Parmentier.
His report is very complete: "It first examines how the first French settlements were made in Guiana. It then describes the coasts of this vast province, from the River of the Amazons to the Suriname coast (...) From there,… Read More

Jean HELIONThey Shall Not Have Me (Ils ne m'auront pas)
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1943 1 vol. (150 x 215 mm) de 435 pp. et 2 ff. Toile éditeur rouge, jaquette. 435 pp, 2 leaves. (21 x 15 cm). hardcover, ill. dust jacket.
First edition.
Inscribed f: " à Dorothea et Max Ernst, affectueusement, Hélion, Nyc 45 ".
They shall not have me form Jean Helion's testimony on his experience of captivity in Germany, from the June 1940 defeat to his escape in 1942. One of the most prominent painters in the field of non-figurative painting, Jean Helion left New York in January 1940 where he lived with his wife, Jean Blair: he ardently wanted to participate in the Second World War, " perhaps because I felt that I had not fought enough to prevent it from happening," he explained later. However, from 19 June, on the borders of the Eure-et-Loir and the Loir-et-Cher, he was interned in an abandoned barracks and then transferred to Pomerania. There he discovered the world of forced labour camps, from which he… Read More

Paris, J. Barbou, 1764
1 vol. (100 x 170 mm) with [3] f., XLII p., [3] f., 292 p. and [4] f. Long-grained green morocco, richly ornamented spine, ornately framed boards with central medallion, silk spine boards and endpapers decorated with a gilt roulette, fillets on the edges, gilt edges (binding signed P. Bozerian on the spine).
A nice edition illustrated with a portrait-frontispiece of the author engraved by Louis Jacques Cathelin, after Daniel Dumonstier.
The Notes are by Anne Gabriel Meusnier de Querlon, and the Vie de Malherbe is taken from "Mémoires pour la vie de Malherbe" by Honorat de Bueil de Racan. This is the first edition to contain the "Lettre de Malherbe à Louis XIII, à l'occasion de la mort de son fils, qui fut tué en duel" (3 f.).
From the Henri Béraldi and Auguste Garnier libraries (ex-libris).
A magnificent copy in a delightful binding by Jean-Claude Bozerian l'aîné: "A binder of great renown during his lifetime, best known for his bindings decorated with borders in the… Read More

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(McDARRAH) Fred W.Jack Kerouac thinking up lines
New-York, 10 décembre 1959. 1 tirage (270 x 260 mm), postérieur [1999], par le photographe, signé au recto et note signée et certificat au verso, encadrement maison Havard.
"Kack Kerouac creating a poem with Lew Welchand Albert Saijo, at Mc Darrah's New-York apartement, December 10, 1959".
Lew Welsh (David Wain's character in "Big Sur") and Albert Saijo published with Kerouac "Trip-trap", the book of haikus they wrote during the trip from San Francisco to New York, from September to December 1959. The final corrections were made on the spot, and this photograph captures the atmosphere: cigarettes, alcohol, a slightly puffy, tired face.
Fred Mc Darrah recounts, the photographer, tells : "We went to the same bars, we went to the same places, and there were poetry readings everywhere. The main meeting place was the Living Theatre, which put on dance shows and plays. All this took place in New York,… Read More

First edition.
One of the 20 copies printed on Japon (n°9).
The copy is exceptionally enriched with a large original monochrome drawing (155 x 225, graphite and pastel), inscribed in the lower right corner " to Monsieur Rançon, souvenir of Fortifs, Jodelet ".
9 colour plates, all justified and signed by the artist.
As disciple of Bernard Naudin and Charles Guérin, Charles-Emmanuel Jodelet first started working as an engraver and lithographer in Dole, in his native Jura, before coming to Paris to follow Bernard Naudin's lessons. It is with Naudin that he perfected a characteristic trait, close to his teacher; like him, he will become a leading World War I illustrator, with numerous drawings and albums.
He was selected in several art galleries and excelled in the illustration of street scenes, dancers (we owe him several booklets on the Paris Opera and the "Petits rats" de l"Opéra) or circus arts, including those Forains, published in 1921, which are among his most beautiful works.
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Le Cabinet du roy de France, dans lequel il y a trois perles précieuses d'inestimable valeur... S.l., [Genève] : [Guillaume de Laimarie ?], 1582. 1 vol. (125 x 192 mm), [8] ff, 647 pp, [5] ff, red morocco, initials CR (for Paul Couturier du Royas) gilded in the center of the boards, ribbed spine, gilt roulette inside, gilt edges (modern binding).
First edition, dedicated to Henri III. The book is considered to be one of the great polemical texts of the 16th century, of great interest for French history.
The author, a Huguenot, tried to show King Henry III that he could use three "magic pearls" to remedy the wreckage of his kingdom: they represented the Word of God, the true Nobility and the Third Estate, hidden in a jewel box that was none other than the kingdom of France. In this way, he revealed the true mores of his time, denouncing the possessions of the clergy and the vices of the nobility, discussing polygamy and prostitution, and revealing a number of secrets relating to the king and the… Read More

Paris, Éditions des deux amis, (July 12) 1922.1 vol. (140 x 190 mm) of 38 p. and [1] f. Paperback.First edition, illustrated by Georges Rouault with 3 out-of-text drawings reproduced and pattern-colored by Jacomet.One of the first 10 copies on japon (ex. A).First book to contain illustrations by Rouault ! Perfect condition, aas new.
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Fernandel in the Americas! Nice set of documents, including his passport!

- April in Paris Ball : typed letter signed by C.C. Philippe, Secretary, addressed to Fernandel to thank him for his presence and his arrival in NY on April 23rd 1959, on the ship "Liberté".
- A participation envelope is enclosed, to be returned to the Treasurer, Bernard F. Gimbel,
- as well as the list of "Patronesses" of the event.
- The Menu "so French" of the 1955 Ball, to which Fernandel was invited.
This great annual ball and banquet, for a charity event, took place every year at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
[WITH] :
Fernandel. Fernand Contandin. UNIQUE and original PASSPORT.
French Republic, issued April 7, 1953, extended until September 20, 1959.
A great traveller by taste and by his profession, Fernandel travels all over Europe, and even farther: Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Morocco, and the United States.

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[NOTICE EN FRANÇAIS À LA SUITE]First edition.Unique print : 100 copies.
L'Oeuvre priapique isa collection of twenty-three plates by Denon representing subjects with erotic connotations, was published in Paris, at the end of 1793, by N.C. Aubourg Hôtel Bullion rue J. J. Rousseau. Heteroclite in spirit, execution and also in size - one finds scenes taken from ancient coins, Roman paintings from the Naples Museum of Herculaneum as well as compositions invented by Denon - this series constitutes Denon's first attempt as an engraver, when he arrives in Paris, to try to exploit his fund and earn some money. This initiative was ill-timed and testifies to his lack of knowledge of the surrounding climate. In this second year of the Republic, the initiative was politically incorrect, even dangerous: Robespierre, in the great "Discourse on the principles of political morality..." which he delivered on 4 February 1794, proclaimed that "in the system of the French Revolution, what is immoral is impolitic, what… Read More

Fashion sketch for Tiziani
[Rome, circa 1965]1 felt-tip drawing (300 x 400 mm) with 3 stapled fabric coupons (711 top left). Model of a white and black skirt suit.
From 1963 to 1969, Karl Lagerfeld began his career at the Tiziani fashion house run by the American designer Evans Richard. Six years of creations and collections for Italian women and the brand's prestigious clients, from Elizabeth Taylor to Doris Duke and Gina Lollobrigida. In 1965, after his second collection at Tiziani, Fendi brought Lagerfeld into the company, for a collaboration that would only continue to grow, creating the brand's logo as soon as he arrived. It lasted until Lagerfeld's death, despite his other commitments for other houses (Jean Patou, Chloé and Chanel, of which he became artistic director in 1983).
Fifteen years earlier, he had won the prize of the International Wool Secretariat, organised by the Woolmark brand - ex-aequo with Yves Saint Laurent: a fashion design competition that opened the door to his first… Read More

Romain Gary and Jean Seberg's copy, extensively annotated by the author. First edition and first printing.Inscribed : "For Jean, my only movie-star - whose humanness celluloid were at a loss to render unreal and for Romain, a fellow singer, and spirit - love, GregoryP.S. This be the only copy in which I have made personal corrections - surely when you see the completions of a film you've made you wish Jean could have done some scenes differently - so the same for poems and the poet - I feel this book to be my finest work - mine "Breathley" & "Roots of Heaven"- In spirit I always hold you & Romain fondly & well - Romain helped me when I was in dire need once - you both did."This mailing is accompanied by a long note written after the last poem in the collection "Writ on the eve of my 32nd birthday":"a poem like this shouldn't be too long, or talk too much, I feel - yet I hate to omit anything so truly heartfelt - but it makes no difference - to end it - the world owes me - a million dollars is happy.… Read More

Paris, Gallimard, (septembre) 1964
1 vol. (125 x 195 mm) with 163 p. and [2] f. Lightly sanded violet calf, smooth spine, title in blue oeser, mosaic decoration in relief on the pats, gilt edges on the boards, blue velvet lining and endpapers, covers and spine preserved, lined folder and slipcase (binding signed by Honnelaître, 1990).
First edition.One of the first 40 copies on hollande (no. 9).
Sartre considered Une mort très douce to be Simone de Beauvoir's best work: the autobiographical (as well as universal) account of a daughter at the bedside of her mother, "a poor tortured body". It is a poignant account of a life lived by one's own mother, "a poor supplicated body", and provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues of therapeutic relentlessness, euthanasia and the final moments of "an adventure shared by all, yet lived by each alone".
Delicate and rare calf binding by Claude Honnelaître.
From the Robert Moureau library (bookplate).
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Paris, Gallimard, (septembre) 1964
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Paris, Gallimard, (November) 1960
1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) of 172 p. and [2] f. Paperback. Jack Kerouac's personal copy.with the official stamp of this archive of the Kerouac Estate: "Property of the Estate of Jack Kerouac, John Sampas, Executor the Estate of Jack Kerouac", enriched with the "Jack Kerouac Estate" dry-stamp.J
Jack Kerouac, in this month of November 2023, would have been 101 years old. He died on October 21, 1969, at the age of 47: he lived the last months of his life in a modest bungalow at 5169 10th Avenue North, in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the company of his mother Gabrielle-Ange, with whom he conversed all his life in French - and his third wife Stella. His mother survived him by four years, his wife, Stella, by 21. When he died, his brother, John Sampas, became the executor of the Kerouac family archives and property.
In the last years of the 1960s, if there was one last destination that haunted him, it was Brittany, France, his roots. Kerouac became increasingly concerned with it,… Read More

First edition.
A deluxe copy in a special cardboard binding, with gold gilt embossing on the front cover of the United States Congress, with a name sheet added at the head, addressed to Anthony Eden:
"For the Lord Avon from John F. Flynt Jr A Representative in the Congress of the United States of America 24 January 1966".
This precious copy is dedicated to Anthony Eden, Churchill's former Foreign Secretary during the war and British Prime Minister in 1951, following Winston Churchill. The volume is a gift from Representative John J. Flynt Jr. of Georgia, a Democrat who served in the US House of Representatives from 1954 to 1979.
Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965 at the age of 90: it was the first state funeral for a non-royal since Edward Carson and will remain the most recent state funeral in the UK until Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on 19 September. With President Johnson unwell, the United States sent Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Dwight D. Eisenhowern, Secretary of State Dean… Read More