Louis Aragon

La Semaine Sainte

Paris, Gallimard, 1958. Leather. An attractive copy of this historical novel by the French writer Louis Aragon. In a Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding. An attractive copy of this historical novel by the French writer Louis Aragon. Published in French. Set during holy week in 1815, the protagonist accompanies King Louis XVIII on his flight from Paris as Napoleon seeks to regain power. However, as they continue their journey into Belgium, the protagonist begins to have doubts about his loyalties and reflects on the implications of his choices. A leading voice of the surrealist movement in France, Aragon co-founded the surrealist publication Litterature with André Breton and Philippe Soupault. Binder's stamp to the verso of the front endpaper. The book was bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe; one of the most important book binding companies of twentieth century. The company revived the art of jewelled bookbindings, and were commissioned to create a luxurious binding of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that was sent on the ill-fated RMS Titanic in 1912. Another later copy was made that can be found in the British Library. In a half crushed morocco binding over cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned and clean excepting the pencil marginalia to the first few pages of the volume. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 861N59

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Sonstige Stichworte: La Semaine Sainte Louis Aragon Leather Binding Historical Novel Louis Aragon None

Alexandre Arnoux

La Legende Du Cid Campeador D&Apos;Apres Les Textes de L&Apos;Espagne Ancienne

Paris, L'Edition d'Art, 1922. First edition. Leather. Alexandre Arnoux's rendition of the legend of Spanish military leader Cid Campeador in charming calf binding. The legend of Cid Campeador rendered into French from the original Spanish texts by Alexandre Arnoux. The first edition. A delightful work adorned with decorative margins.'El Cid' was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain celebrated for his service in the armies of both Christian and Muslim rulers, a national hero of Spain, and the protagonist of one of the most important Spanish epic poems 'El Cantar de mi Cid.' From the library of Marie Louise Maxwell-Scott, wife to Major General Sir Walter Maxwell-Scott, with armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Rebound in quarter cloth over marbled boards, with the original wraps bound in with the volume. Externally very smart, gilt lettering faded, lightly rubbed to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 860A59

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: cid campeador legends spanish military legends None

W.G. Aston

A History of Japanese Literature

London, William Heinamann, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of Anglo-Irish diplomat, author and scholar W.G. Aston's study of Japanese literature. The first edition of this work from William George Aston, an expert in the language and history of both Japan and Korea.Chronologically arranged, Aston discusses work produced in Japanese from the Archaic period (before A.D. 700) to the Tokio period (1867-1898).With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light marks to back strip and head of front board. Spotting to pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 863F37

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: Japanese Literature William George Aston japan William George Aston None

Marguerite Audoux

Marie-Claire

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1920. Hardback. An early twentieth century copy of Margeurite Audoux's critically acclaimed novel. Marie-Claire is the most autobiographical of Audoux' four novels. The novel describes her childhood and adolescence. The novel begins with the story of her mother's death and her father's departure following the nine years she spent in the convent Hopital General de bourges orphanage. The novel focusses on the guiding presence her sister had, Marie-Aimee. Marguerite Audoux wrote four novels in total, but is best known for her semi-autobiographical Marie-Claire. In a quarter morocco binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing to the paper covered boards, particularly the rear board. Some minor rubbing to the spine also, at the head and tail. Prior owner's signature to recto of front free endpaper, 'C L S&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, particularly to edges, due to paper used with instances of scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: FGN9-F-11

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: Novel French Margeurite Audoux French None

Marcel Ayme

The Green Mare

London, The Fortune Press, [1938]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this entertaining novel by Marcel Ayme, illustrated by Jean de Bosschere. The first edition in English.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Green Mare', originally written in French as 'La Jument Verte', is a humorous novel following the behaviour and sexual exploits of a small French village in the nineteenth century. Anonymously translated into English.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates, by Jean de Bosschere. Written by Marcel Ayme.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Scattered spots to the fore edge. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine and extremities are a little sunned. A few light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Jean de Bosschere. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 893P50

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Green Mare marcel ayme jean de bosschere humour marcel ayme Jean de Bosschere

La Fin de Babylone

La Fin de Babylone

Belgique, J L Kellinckx, 1959. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated edition of Guillaume Apollinaire's fictional novel, 'La Fin de Babylone&apos. The illustrations to this work are by one 'de Van Craenenbroeck&apos. A scarce imprint of this work, which is a limited edition. This copy is numbered 55 of 1000 examples. With eight plates, all of which are produced from graphite drawings. The composition of this work was done by the omega printing company on Holland paper. The work is in the original French. Held in the original clamshell box, and with the original glassine wrap in a perfect condition. Apollinaire is regarded as one of the leading poets of the early twentieth century and a forefather of Surrealism. It is believed he coined the term 'cubism' to describe the forming art movement. His play 'The Breasts of Tiresias' is regarded as one of the earliest Surrealist plays. 'La Fin de Babylone' is regarded as an historical romance, and this work is a lovely example of the novel. In the original paper covered wraps, covered in a glassine wrap and held in the original clamshell box. Externally, in an excellent condition with just minor shelfwear. Glassine has faded slightly to the edges. Clamshell box has small splits to the joints and extremities of box, not affecting the structural integrity. Spine of box is lifting slightly. A few light spots to the box, which has patches of rubbing to the edges. Internally, the work is formed of several gatherings held loosely by the paper wrap extremities as called for. Pages are bright and clean. Clamshell box is in a GOOD condition. Fine . Ill.: de Van Craenenbroeck. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 637L7

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Sonstige Stichworte: Novel Babylon Illustrated Graphite Babylon Surrealist de Van Craenenbroeck

Riccardo Bacchelli

Mollen Paa Floden

Kobenhavn, Det Schonbergske Forlag , 1942-1943 . Leather. The first two parts of this extensive novel by Riccardo Bacchelli, translated into Dutch. A Dutch translated edition of Il Mulino del Po, being Mollen Paa Floden. The first two volumes from 1812-1848 and 1849-1872. Riccardo Bacchelli was an Italian writer and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eight times. Il mulino del Po narrates the lives, adventures and problems of Lazzaro Scacerni and his family. The novel opens in the early 19th century as Scacerni returns to Italy from Russia where he had fought during Napoleon's invasion. the novel takes the family up to the First World War. Rebound but with the original paper wraps bound within. In half morocco with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with rubbing and slight splitting to the joints and to the head and tail of the spine. The original paper wraps bound within. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 860B112

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Sonstige Stichworte: Mollen Paa Floden The mill of the Po Riccardo Bacchelli The mill of the Po None

Francis William Bain

Selection of Francis Bain&Apos;S &Apos;Translated&Apos; Novels in Nine Volumes

London , Riccardi Press Books , 1913-1919. Cloth. A uniformly bound collection of Francis Bain's fantasy novels reputed to have been translated from the original sanskrit manuscripts. Second reprints of the first editions. Set consists of "A Heifer of the Dawn", "A Mine of Faults", "The Decent of the Sun", "An Essence of the Dusk", "A Draught of the Blue", "In the Great God's Hair", "An Incarnation of the Snow", "A Digit of the Moon", and "The Livery of Eve". Bain claimed that his translations where taken from Sanskrit manuscripts given to him by a brahmin. The first of these were "A Digit of the Moon" but as more books appeared, it became clearer that Bain was writing these stories himself, not translating. In original half cloth bindings with paper covered boards and gilt lettering to the spines. Externally, all are generally, smart with light rubbing and fading to the spines. Internally, all are firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: SET22-I-2

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: Bain Second Impression A Heifer of the Dawn A Mine of Faults Second Impression An Essence of the Dusk A Draught of the Blue None

May Baldwin

That Awful Little Brother

London, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming and uncommon novel by May Baldwin, illustrated by Chas Pears. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and five plates by Chas Pears. Collated complete. This fun fictional work was written by author May Baldwin. The work tells the story of an unconventional family as they move from the countryside to the town and deal with the high jinks of the sister's younger brother. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, the odd slight mark to the board and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and occasional spotting, heaviest to the front. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Chas Pears. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 884Z11

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Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Illustrated May Baldwin Illustrated Chas Pears

Honore de Balzac

Albert Savarus

Brussels , Societe Belge De Librarie, 1842. Hardback. A scarce early French language edition of this novel by Balzac. Part of his La Comedie Humaine series, this work parodies and depicts French society during the period of the Bourbon Resoration and July Monarchy. Contains ink inscription to front board from one M. Delcourt and inkstamp. In paper boards with brodart wrapper. EXternally quite smart, the front hinge has failed completely and the board is detached from spine. There is also minor rubbing and age wear to the boards and extremities. Internally, the binding is fragile but holding and the pages are bright and clean aside from the usual foxing to endpapers. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Buchzahl: FGN12-C-14

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Sonstige Stichworte: M Delcourt Comedy Balzac Comedy None

Honoré de Balzac; George Saintsbury

The Chouans

London, John C. Nimmo, 1890. Cloth. An English translation of Balzac's 'The Chouans' - the 120th of 780 copies printed. Les Chouans is an 1829 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799 – 1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie militaire section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in the French region of Brittany, the novel combines military history with a love story between the aristocratic Marie de Verneuil and the Chouan royalist Alphonse de Montauran. It takes place during the 1799 post-war uprising in Fougères. Balzac conceived the idea for the novel during a trip to Brittany arranged by a family friend in 1828. Intrigued by the people and atmosphere of the region, he began collecting notes and descriptions for later use. Following closely in the footsteps of Sir Walter Scott, the novel uses its truthful historical backdrop to tell a fictional story of people who sculpted the past. The novel addresses themes of passionate love, vengeful trickery, and social status. While it is disdained by critics in favor of Balzac's later work, the novel marks a turning point in his life and artistry. George Saintsbury (1845 – 1933), was an English writer, literary historian, scholar, critic and wine connoisseur. With one-hundred engravings on wood by Leveille from drawings by Julien Le Blant. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration to front board and spine. Externally a trifle rubbed with a tidemark to the front board and some bumping. Hinges starting but firm. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN16-C-5

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: the couans balzac honore de balxac saintsbury balzac Not Stated

Honore de Balzac

La Comãƒâ©Die Humaine

Paris , George Barrie , c1895-9. Leather. Complete magnum opus of French novelist Honoré de Balzac 'La Comedie Humaine' in beautiful uniform Riverside Press half crushed morocco bindings. Undated Paris edition published by George Barrie, comprised of forty-five volumes in uniform leather bindings signed Riverside Press, in the original French. Present are vols. 1-5 and 7-46. Dated from date provided on plates. Each complete with half title. Edition Definitive limited to one-hundred copies, this number ninety-nine. Limitation given to verso half-title vol. 21, all volumes printed on fine Japon vellum paper. Each volume featuring full page plates by a variety of artists including Gaston Bussiere, Pierre Vidal, Georges Cain, Robaudi, Daniel Hernandez, Edouard Toudouze, and others.Included in the series are the following:Esther, with nine full page plates;Un Drame sans les Prisons; La derniere Incarnation de Vautrin with eight full page plates; Cesar Birotteau, with seven full page plates; La Cousine Bette, with nine full page plates;Le Cousin Pons, with eight full page plates;Eugenie Grandet with seven full page plates; Le Lys dans la Vallee with eight plates;Les Paysans, with eight plates;La Peau de Chagrin, with eight plates; Histoire des Treize, with nine full page plates;Les Employes &c. with eight full page plates; La Maison Nucingen, with five full page plates; Les Petits Bourgeois in two volumes, sixteen full page plates; La Femme de Trente Ans with eight full page plates; Ursule Mirouet with seven plates;Les Celibataires in two volumes, illustrated with sixteen full page plates; Les Chouans with eight plates;Physiologie du Mariage with ten full page plates; Petites Miseres de la Vie Conjugale with four full page plates;La Recherche de l'Absolu with nine full page plates;La Maison du Chat qui Pelote with eight plates;L'Enfant Maudit with eight plates;La Cure de Village with eight plates; Le Medicin de Campagne with five full page plates;Le Depute d'Arcis with eight full page plates;Une Tenebreuse Affaire with three full page plates; Illusions Perdues in three volumes, with twenty-three full page plates;La Vieille Fille with seven full page plates;Beatrix with seven full page plates; Madame de la Chanterie with seven full page plates; Louis Lambert with nine full page plates; Honorine with eight full page plates;Colonel Chabert with ten full page plates;Memoires de Deux Jeunes Mariées with eight full page plates;Le Contrat de Mariage with eight full page plates;Modeste Mignon, with six plates;Sur Catherine de Medicis with five full page plates; Les Marana with eight full page plates; Un Debut dans la Vie with seven full page plates; Le Conte Drolatique in two volumes, with thirteen full page plates. Rebound in exquisite half crushed morocco uniform bindings over cloth covered boards signed Riverside Press, with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, renewed endpapers, edges in gilt. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear, occasional minor rubbing to head and tail of spine, back strip lightly faded. Minor chipping to front board odd volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Occasional leaf unopened. Illustrations protected with protective tissue guards. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 831A12

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Sonstige Stichworte: honore de balzac la comedie humaine illustrated signed bindings la comedie humaine Various

Honore de Balzac

Le Contrat de Mariage - la Grenadiere - Gobseck

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1925 . Leather. A lovely volume collecting three works by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac: Le Contrat de Mariage, La Grenadiere, and Gobseck In the original French.A delightful collection of three works by the noted nineteenth century French writer. Including the 1835 novel 'Le Contrat de Mariage&apos. Set in Bordeaux, it describes the marriage of a Parisian gentleman, Paul de Manerville, to the beautiful but spoiled Spanish heiress, Natalie Evangelista.Also included are the short story 'La Grenadiere' and the novella 'Gobseck&apos.In a signed quarter calf binding from Lemercier, and with the publisher's original front and rear wraps bound in.Undated; dated 1925 via WorldCat. In a quarter calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards, and gilt detailing to spine. With the publisher's paper wraps bound in. Tail of front and rear joint starting, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, but otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 863F41

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Sonstige Stichworte: La Comédie humaine Honoré Balzac french literature lemercier Honoré Balzac None

Honore de Balzac

Le Curãƒâ© de Tours

Paris, Maurice Glomeau , 1922. Leather. H. de Balzac's popular novella in a limited edition illustrated by R. Placeck, a smart copy in half morocco binding. One of Honore de Balzac's most well known works, this novella is set near Tours, with scenes of Paris in 1826, and deals with the theme of celibacy and chastity. An edition limited to seven hundred copies, the present number five hundred and eighty of six hundred and thirty four printed on 'velin pur fil dur Maurier.' Illustrated with original etchings by R. Placeck. Rebound in half morocco binding over marbled boards, with the original wraps and spine bound in with the volume. Rebound in half morocco binding over marbled boards, with gilt to the top edge and marbled endpapers, the original wraps and spine bound in with the volume. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear, minor rubbing to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with original etchings by R. Placeck.  Very Good Indeed . Ill.: R. Placeck. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 803A57

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: honore de balzac novella limited editions illustrated books novella R. Placeck

Honoré de Balzac; Anatole France; Louis Amédée Achard

Eugãƒâ©Nie Grandet; Sur la Pierre Blanche; Rãƒâ©Cits D&Apos;Un Soldat

London; Paris, Collins' Clear-Type Press; Nelson; Calmann-Levy, 1900-1913. Leather. A smart sammelband of three French stories by Honoré de Balzac, Anatole France and Amédée Achard. A sammelband in a half morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the spine. Eugénie Grandet is illustrated with a frontispiece, title page vignette and five further plates. Récits d'un Soldat is illustrated with a colour frontispiece. A lovely early twentieth-century sammelband containing three French works: Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac, illustrated by Victor Prout (London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, c1900); Sur la Pierre Blanche by Anatole France (Paris, Nelson, Calmann-Levy, 1905); and Récits d'un Soldat by Louis Amédée Achard (Paris, Nelson, Calmann-Levy, 1913). Eugénie Grandet has been translated into English; the other two works are written in the original French.Both Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and Anatole France (1844-1924) were notable and influential French authors, known for their keen observations of human nature. Louis Amédée Achard (1814-1875) was prolific French writer, known for his satirical newspaper Le Pamphlet.Récits d'un Soldat is undated, and has been dated through copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries. In a half morocco binding. Externally, in lovely condition, with just one small mark to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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Buchzahl: 876M20

Katalog: World Literature

Sonstige Stichworte: French literature Sammelband Balzac Anatole France Sammelband Not Stated