Holiday Edition 23 from WALDEN Rarebooks

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Paris, Gallimard, coll. La Méridienne, (mai) 1948. 1 vol. (130 x 188 mm) de 374 p. et [1] f. In wrappers. First edition of the French translation. One of the first 34 on vélin pur fil (no. 30). George Orwell's 1984 is a myth that goes beyond literature, depicting a world of permanent control, where language itself is the site of conditioning. We follow… Read more about this item

Paris, Claude Chapplet, 1611 1 vol. (105 x 145 mm) of 1 f., [4], 189, [3] pp. and 1 f. Brown calf entirely strewn with fleurs-de-lys, three old-style gilt fillets framing the covers, gilt coat of arms in the center, gilt fillet running along the edges, all edges gilt with the great coat of arms of Louis XIII, King of France… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

S.l.n.d. [circa 1940] 12 pages in 13 sheets (210 x 270 mm) in black ink, numbered in graphite and in another hand; folds of mailing paper. Unpublished film script, one of seven known drafts, of which only three are autographed. Important manuscript, in which the author of The Little Prince creates gloomy characters on borrowed time in a down-and-dirty atmosphere - or… Read more about this item

S.l.n.d. [circa 1937] 6 pages en 6 feuillets (210 x 270 mm) à l'encre noire | in black ink, numbered in graphite and in another hand; folds of mailing paper. A beautiful, long unpublished text on the desert, its oases and its people: a foretaste of Terre des hommes, which contains in its middle - and probably for the first time… Read more about this item

Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1578 2 volumes in 1 vol. (75 x 140 mm) of 110 p. ; [8], 189 and [6] p. ; [3] ff. ; 159 and [3] p. Red morocco, spine adorned with cold-stamped fillets, double cold-stamped fillet on the boards, interior lace, gilt edges (binding signed by Chambolle-Duru). First collective edition, printed in italic type, of Rémy Belleau's works.… Read more about this item

Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1578 2 volumes in 1 vol. (75 x 140 mm) of 110 p. ; [8], 189 and [6] p. ; [3] ff. ; 159 and [3] p. Red morocco, spine adorned with cold-stamped fillets, double cold-stamped fillet on the boards, interior lace, gilt edges (binding signed by Chambolle-Duru). First collective edition, printed in italic type, of Rémy Belleau's works.… Read more about this item

Éditions de la Galerie Simon, (August 9) 1939 1 vol. (120 x 170 mm) of 59 pp. and [1] f. Sanded gray calf decorated with rounded forms, horizontal filleting in palladium borders, title in orange oeser, lining of same sanded calf, orange velvet endpapers, covers and spine preserved, lined slipcase and chemise (binding signed François Brindeau, 2003). First edition. One of 90… Read more about this item

[Paris, circa 1950], (120 x 170 mm), signed in graphite. The proof is signed "Man Ray" in graphite in the lower right-hand corner, and on the back is the poet Char's handwritten note "René Crevel ". This proof is one of several that Man Ray supplied to his close friends in the 50s and 60s. A identical photo proof to this… Read more about this item

Paris, Gallimard, [December 30, 1963], 1964. 1 vol. (185 x 117 mm) of 224 p. Brown morocco, arabesque mosaic decoration in two shades of red and two shades of green on a prominent light tan ground, title and dates in gilt lettering, gilt edges on booklet, green suede endpapers, folder, slipcase (Paul Bonet, 1964). First edition. One of the first 15… Read more about this item

Paris, Émile-Paul frères, (September) 1913. 1 vol. (115 x 185 mm) with 366 p. and 1 f. Doubled ivory morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, date at foot, double gilt fillet on edges, gilt edges on leaves, moiré endpapers, covers and spine preserved, cigar case (binding signed by Huser). First edition. Copy of first issue (text and cover). One of 1000… Read more about this item

Paris, Édition du carrefour, (December 20) 1929 1 vol. (185 x 245 mm) unpaginated. Framed long-grain black morocco bradel, gilt title on spine, first board decorated with an X-ray under mica, gilt head, covers preserved, slipcase (binding signed by Loutrel). First edition. Preface by André Breton.146 collages by Max Ernst. One of 900 copies on tinted vellum paper (no. 237). Max Ernst presents… Read more about this item

Barcelona, Galeries d'Art Catalonia, October 1, 1934. Minuscule (35 x 8 mm). Paperback. Josep Dalmau gallery catalog; Dali's second exhibition in Barcelona. Rare Josep Dalmau gallery catalog; Dali's second exhibition in Barcelona. In 1934, Dali exhibited at the Exposition du Cinquantenaire at the Salon des Indépendants in the Grand Palais in Paris, disregarding the opinion of the rest of the Surrealists who… Read more about this item

[1990-2000]. 60 original sketches (210 x 280 mm), in ink, felt pen, graphite or watercolor. A collection of 60 fashion sketches and drawings for the latest collections, produced between 1990 and 2000. The story of Kenzo Takada is that of the first Japanese designer to make his mark on the Paris fashion scene. Born in 1939 in Himeji, Japan, Kenzo developed an… Read more about this item

Mougins, Hotel "Vaste Horizon", August 7, 1937 1 postcard (120 x 160 mm) from the Facteur Cheval's palace in Hauterives, addressed to "Mr. Man Ray, 49 rue Denfert-Rochereau, Paris XIVe", signed by Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, Paul, Nusch and Cécile Éluard, - then aged 19. [the other visuals are given as illustrations of this summer of 1937 and these prints are not… Read more about this item

Paris, Tournai, Casterman, [1954 and 1974] 1 vol. (230 x 300 mm) with 62 plates. Illustrated publisher's boards, red cloth spine, fourth plate type B (B11) 1 vol. (229 x 304 m), 62 plates. Illustrated publisher's paperback, green laminated spine, fourth board type B (B42) Fine reunion of two albums: The original first edition from 1954 ; The last edition (1974) with type B variation:… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

[Leysin, Alpes Vaudoises, January 1948] Vintage silver print (90 x 120 mm), handwritten on the back, framed. Original and unique original proof photo print of the "portrait of Leysin". René Char's copy, with his initials on verso, and this note: "Albert Camus jeune homme", with the initials "R.C." on top, from Char's hand. The latter was then 35 years old. It was January 1948,… Read more about this item