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- s.d. [1953], 21x27cm et un feuillet de 21x18,5cm, 14 feuillets. - Brouillon autographe signé d'un article de Boris Vian rédigé sous l'un de ses nombreux pseudonymes : Claude Varnier. Il s'agit d'une ébauche de l'article intitulé "Mes vacances comme en 1900" paru dans le numéro d'août 1953 de la revue Constellation. Le manuscrit préparatoire que nous proposons est en très grande partie inédit, Vian y ayant imaginé une toute autre histoire. 14 feuillets rédigés à l'encre violette sur feuillets perforés à petits carreaux. Treize d'entre eux sont numérotés en haut à droite de la main de l'auteur (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12ème non numéroté mais sur lequel le texte se poursuit normalement, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 et 22). Le début du texte manque ainsi que certains feuillets (entre les n°5 et 7, ainsi qu'entre les n°8 et 10 et les n°11 et [12]). Nombreuses biffures, ratures et corrections. Quelques traces marginales d'adhésif. Très beau brouillon en très grande partie inédit témoignant de l'amour inconditionnel du dandy germanopratin pour l'automobile. Passionné de mécanique et de conduite, Boris Vian posséda de nombreux modèles de voitures ; sa favorite fut incontestablement sa Brasier Torpédo 1911, ancien taxi de la Marne dont il fit l'acquisition au printemps 1950. Dans un précédent article donné à Constellation et intitulé « Et dire qu'ils achètent des voitures neuves ! » (n°46 février 1952), Claude Varnier décrit amoureusement leur rencontre : « Ma voiture a quarante ans tout juste : elle a été construite en 1911. Avant de l'avoir trouvée, j'en ai conduit beaucoup d'autres ; aucune ne m'a jamais donné autant de satisfaction. » Etrange auto dotée d'un pot de chambre amovible et d'un évier escamotable, à l'image des machines fantastiques que Boris Vian inventa pour ses romans, elle fut la seule à figurer sur la pochette de l'un de ses albums, Chansons possibles ou impossibles, sur lequel figurent les plus grands succès du chansonnier. L'homme et la voiture sont inséparables, Boris y promène Duke Ellington lors de ses visites à Paris « et ce sera un insigne honneur, accordé à quelques jolies femmes de sa connaissance, Eléonore Hirt ou Olga, une voisine, que de prendre la pluie pour des heures, la capote empêchée, sur la route du soleil » (Philippe Boggio, Boris Vian, 1993). En centralien appliqué, il apprécie la conduite capricieuse et la mécanique désuète de sa Brasier, comme en témoigne le manuscrit que nous proposons. Le texte est en effet ponctué de descriptions élogieuses du splendide véhicule : « elle s'est rhabillée de neuf : peinture blanche, cuir rouge, capitonnage exécuté par un ouvrier d'époque, s'il vous plaît. » Claude Varnier loue les qualités exceptionnelles de sa voiture tout en soulignant les affres de la conduite d'un modèle ancien : « je suis obligé de la grimper en troisième et le régime du moteur baisse (...) mais une Brasier ne cogne jamais : elle monte ou s'arrête (on n'a d'ailleurs qu'à changer de vitesse pour éviter ce désagréable phénomène ». Son carrosse ne manque pas d'attirer les regards : « il est bon de voir la foule, spontanément, apprécier l'effort d'un isolé pour mettre l'accent sur la qualité française [...] Je vois à votre voiture que vous êtes quelqu'un de bien, qui respecte les traditions. » Si le début du manuscrit est relativement fidèle à la version finale de l'article de Constellation, il en est tout autrement de la suite. En effet, alors que Claude Varnier, parti en virée vers la Normandie, se fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse par un policier, ce personnage n'apparaît pas dans notre manuscrit, où il est éclipsé par la présence de la célèbre Zizi Jeanmaire, proche amie de Boris Vian : « Mon amie Zizi est venue me souhaiter bon voyage ; elle apprécie tellement le confort de ces baquets capitonnés qu'elle ne descend qu'à la Porte de Saint-Cloud, la nostalgie dans l'il et cinq cents balles de taxi devant elle, funèbre perspective. Je lui ai bien proposé de l'enlever, mais elle pense que ça s
In 4, cm 24 x 30, pp. (4) + IV + 466 + (6) con 1 grande carta fuori testo piu' volte ripiegata (cm 40,5 x 40) incisa da M. A. Rooker e 6 tavole fuori testo incise delle quali 2 piu' volte ripiegate (una grande veduta dell'Alhambra e un'altra raffigurante la teuromachia nella Piazza di Cadice). Tra le tavole e' presente una tavola raffigurnate la Madonna con bambino da Raffaello, incisa dal Bartolozzi. Piena pelle coeva con filettatura ai piatti e dentelle interna. Decori in oro al dorso con nervature e tassello. Edizione originale rara di questa elegante pubblicazione opera di questo scrittore, nato in Olanda, figlio di un mercante inglese. Nel 1772 fece un lungo viaggio in Spagna e Portogallo tornando l'anno seguente. Nel 1774 fu ammesso nella Royal Society e in seguito si diede a studi legati alle belle arti. Palau, 342601
London, Edward Orme, 1813, 29,5 x 23,5 cm., carpeta en cartoné, frontis + portada + 1 hoja + 11 hojas de texto de explicación de las láminas + 12 láminas. (Ejemplar con las hojas sueltas. La portada que contiene esta obra es la original del suplemento de "Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, &c. &c. from drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, &c.with a supplement of New South Wales" donde al fin se encuentra esta sección de tauromaquia con trece láminas dibujadas por J.H. Clark y Grabadas por Dubourg, todas ellas bellas aguatintas a todo color).
- Paul Ollendorf, Paris 1888, 20,5x26,5cm, reliure souple de l'éditeur. - First edition in French, translated by Albert Fierlants, one of 50 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies. Publisher's flexible light brown cloth, upper cover decorated with fencing motifs, small black spots to upper cover, blue paper endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt. With numerous reproductions of engravings as well as 6 plates hors texte. A good and rare copy with hardly any foxing. [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale de la traduction française établie par Albert Fierlants, un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande, seuls grands papiers. Reliure souple de l'éditeur en pleine percaline noisette, dos lisse, premier plat illustré de motifs décoratifs évoquant le thème de l'escrime, petites taches noires sur le premier plat, gardes et contreplats de papier bleu, tête dorée. Ouvrage illustré de nombreuses reproductions d'estampes ainsi que de 6 planches hors-texte. Rare et agréable exemplaire quasi exempt de toute rousseur.
19x13. 242p. 292p. 269p. 277p. 335p. 262p. 254p. 302p. 367p. 358p. 363p. 338p. 248p. 352p. 446p. 328p. 374p. 396p. 637p. 19 Vols. (de 21). Faltan años 1922 y 1923. Ilstr. Vol. 1928 y 1932 DEDICADO. 1936-1940 (1 Vol.). De 1941 a 1946 enc. 2 años por Vol. 1947-1950 (1 Vol.). Vol. 1920 requiere enc.
français Ensemble de 3 tomes en 3 vol. in-8 de vij-383, 390 et 362 pp. + Errata ; veau raciné, dos lisse richement orné, pièces de titres de maroquin rouge et vert, dentelle et filet dorés encadrant les plats (reliure de l'époque). Seconde édition, corrigée et considérablement augmentée, à la suite de deux voyages faits récemment par l'auteur en Espagne. L'illustration se compose : tome I, d'une Carte générale d'Espagne dépliante, d'un Plan de Madrid dépliant, de 4 planches gravées dont 2 dépliantes : Vue de l'Escurial, Vue de l'Aqueduc de Segovie, Statue de Charles-Quint, Statue de Philippe IV ; tome II, de 12 figures de tauromachie sur deux grandes planches dépliantes ; tome III, d'un plan dépliant de la Baye de Cadiz, et de 3 planches dépliantes : Cathédrale de Séville avec la Giralda, Vue de Gibraltar, Plan de l'Attaque des Batteries flottantes devant Gibraltar, le 13 Septembre 1782. Bel exemplaire en très bon état. Vignette Ex-Libris collant la première garde.
Madrid, Librería de Escribano y Echevarría, 1888, conserva la cubierta original anterior, 317 págs. + 1 hoja + 16 retratos + 8 láminas. (Portada regarginada por el margen interior blanco y faltando unos dos cm. del margen blanco exterior, primera hoja de texto restaurada por el margen exterior sin afecta al texto) = (SIGUE:) Apéndice a los Anales del Toreo de José Velázquez y Sánchez... Por Leopoldo Vázquez y Rodríguez. Madrid, Escribano y Echeverría, 1889, 69 págs. + 1 hoja + 6 retratos. (En el Apéndice faltan las páginas 43-44, la portada y un par de hojas están rasgadas aunque completas, por último una página presenta una tachadura de lápiz de color en el margen exterior sin afectar al texto). Las dos obras en un volumen, 41 x 31 cm., holandesa piel chagrín con puntas.
français In-plano non paginé (dimensions de la feuille : 43,5 x 85,5 cm) ; en feuilles, sous chemise et portefeuille toilé à rabats de l'éditeur, lacet. Tirage limité à 110 exemplaires, un des 100 sur grand vélin d'Arches, celui-ci n° 34. Rare exemplaire, dédicacé par l'auteur(en juillet 1983), signé par l'auteur et l'artiste. Tâches sur la toile.
28x22. 1024p. 1040p. 1030p. 1033p. 1197p. 1117p. 1110p. 937p. 998p. 1054p. 11 Vols. Fotogr. Ilstr. Enc. 1/2 piel tela ed.
- Arthème Fayard, Paris 1960, 15,5x20,5cm, broché. - Edition originale, un des 100 exemplaires hors commerce numérotés, seuls grands papiers. Agréable exemplaire à toutes marges en dépit de légères traces de frottements sans gravité. Iconographie. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Paris, Vialetay, 1963. In-folio, en feuilles, sous chemise rempliée, étui et emboîtage. Le papier de la couverture, fabriqué spécialement pour ce livre au Moulin Richard de bas, contient des poils de taureau enrobés dans la pâte. 18 lithographies originales en couleurs dont 12 hors-texte (6 à double page) et 6 à double page dans le texte. Tirage limité à 176 exemplaires. Celui-ci un des 40 ex sur Rives (n° 47) contenant UNE SUITE des illustrations.
Illustré par Hermann-Paul, un des 360 exemplaires sur Arches numérotés de 170 à 529 (n° 250), 1 vol. in-8 reliure de l'époque demi-maroquin guilloché à coins, dos lisse orné en long et mosaïqué, tête dorée, couv. et dos conservés, Editions Mornay, Paris, 1926, 300 pp. Superbe exemplaire, magnifiquement relié et merveilleusement illustré par Hermann-Paul (ex-libris gravé C. Carsten en garde). Deuxième roman de Montherlant, "Les Bestiaires" demeure l'un des plus fameux hommages à la tauromachie. Français
8vo., Second Impression thus, with coloured frontispiece and numerous plates in monochrome; handsomely bound in dark brown full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, lettering from original upper board mounted on new and separate leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published a year after the first edition.
6 vol. in-4 reliure pleine toile grise, couvertures conservées, Revue Toros, E. Barnier, Nîmes, 1964-1975, du numéro 736 de Noël 1963 - Janvier 1964 au numéro 1018 du 21 décembre 1975 Bel ensemble parfaitement relié, en parfait état. Prix du lot. Français
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in ports of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman, Matthew Armstrong, Nanaimo, British Columbia The Woman of the Island - The extraordinary experience that befell E.N. McMullan in the remote interior of Brazil, showing that even the wildest savages have some concpetion of the white man's abilities and a very lively sense of gratitute; Amid the Eternal Fires - Volcanologist Professor T.A. Jaggar has lived on the brink of the Kilauea volcano for fourteen years - article with photos; The Wishing Pipe - a tragic story of peril underground by C.J. Harrell, one of the best placer- and hard-rock miners in the Western U.S.; East Beyond the East - a photo-illustrated visit to Ternate, gem of the Spice Islands, or Moluccas; A Battle With Wolves - a trapper's nighmare with black wolves in the Far North; In the Dark - Capt. Raymond Kelsall, of Toro, Uganda was dragged out of his bed at 2am by a lion!; Exporting in Central Brazil - Part II - A small expedition left England in 1921 to study the mighty Amazon forests and her wild Indian Tribes - article with photos; The Four Madmen - Frank James, Marcus Curtis, John Hawkins and John Coffey break out of Matteawan Insane Asylum in Beacon, New York; The Pelican Women of Lake Tchad - article with photos of the monstrous wooden discs inserted in their lips; The Three Angleteers - Part I - Three bored English lads set out across Europe and experience many troubles and adventures; My Turtle - Louis A. Sabine's disastrous voyage aboard the yawl Etta May promised a rich return but left him more poor than when he started; Four Years in Liberia - Trader Percy H. Newman describes some odd experiences in the little-known interior of the Black Republic of Liberia, in parts of which he was the first white man the natives had ever seen; A Navajo "Yebitchai" - an unusual nine-day festival connected with the healing of the sick - article with photos; Over the Dam - Night Watchman Matthew Armstrong's terrible ordeal in the woods near Nanaimo, British Columbia; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
- Librairies-imprimeries réunies, Paris 1892, 14,5x21,5cm, relié. - Edition originale pour laquelle il n'a pas été tiré de grands papiers. Reliure en demi basane cerise, dos à quatre nerfs sertis de filets doirs, plats de papier marbré, gardes et contreplats de papier à la cuve. Ouvrage illustré de nombreuses vignettes sur bois in-texte. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
33x24. 476p. Ed. 200 ejemplares papel hilo. Ej. Num. 122.
Contains separate piano and trumpet sheet music, plus guitar chords and lyrics, for some of the most popular music of the 1960s and 70s. Songs include: Acapulco 1922; Fandango; Jerusalem; (The) Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro); Magic Man; Mexican Shuffle; Rise; Rotation; Route 101; So What's New; Spanish Flea; (A) Taste of Honey; This Guy's In Love With You; Tijuana Taxi; Up Cherry Street; Wade in the Water; What Now My Love; Whipped Cream. Four pages of colour photos of Herb Alpert, with two more pages in black and white. Prior owner's reference page of instrument transpositions fastened inside front cover by a staple. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. It is hard not to feel good when you listen to these timeless songs! Book
100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of St. Joseph's Convent on Toronto's Bay Street, with nuns raking fall leaves; The dream of Rt. Hon. L.S. Amery - his son Julian became an M.P. but son John was hanged for wartime pro-Nazi broadcasts; Nice two-page colour-photo ad for General Motors trucks presents a blue pickup and a red 2-ton stake truck; Vintage one-page photo ad for the Toro "Power Handle which allowed one motor to power numerous yard care attachments; What Virtue Has Done to Montreal - excellent photo-illustrated article discusses how the girls are being chased out of town and the bars being forced to close on time - with photos of Frank Pretula, Louis Greco, Pierre DesMarais, Jean Drapeau, Pax Plante, Armand Courval, and members of the morality squad; The Miracle that began in a Stable - Dr. J.G. Fitzgerald and the history of his Connaught Laboratories which makes vaccines - photo-illustrated article; How to Handle Women; Photo-illustrated article on the unlikeliest couple in show business - George Murray and Shirley Harmer; Will a Machine Ever Take Your Job? - Article on what automation will mean to Canada; The Great Chinese Food Hoax - colour-photo-illustrated article on how Canada's Cantonese cooks are now being recognized for their delicious Chinese dishes, rather than the Canadian food they had been preparing in their cafes; The Great Carlak's Bitter Magic (short story); Life on the Gulf Islands - great photo-illustrated article on the 4,000 Canadians enjoying the dream of living on an island in the Pacific - with photos of Margaret Robinson, George Copeland, Bob Holloman, Derril Georgeson, Winnie Lautmann, Norm Preston, and Mr. and Mrs. A. King; Who Was the Mad Trapper of Rat River? - Illustrated article on Albert Johnson who shot others before being killed by a posse; How I Made my Killing in the Market - all you need is a few bucks and some 'inside dope'; One-page National Cash Register (NCR) colour ad features lovely redhead; Color ad features the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C.; Haig & Haig whisky ad features nice colour photo of Eilean Donan Castle; Sisman Tredders shoe ad features photo and endorsement by Lloyd Percival; Nice one-page colour Sylvania TV ad; Half-page Homelite ad shows large tree being brought down; Unusual one-page colour ad for Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) illustrates how to read a tea cup; Quarter-page Moosehead Pale Ale ad features illustration of moose looking at portaging canoeist; Great one-page illustrated Dunlop Tires ad features photo of hero Mr. Martin Binkle of Kitchener, a driver for the Cope Transport Company who rescued children from a blazing farmhouse on highway 6 near Rockton; Labatt's IPA ale ad features photo of Wexford, Ontario labourer Frederick Gilbert; Nice one-page two-colour ad for 1955 GMC trucks hilights their all-new V8 engines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Features: Great colour Sweet Caps (Caporal) ad inside front cover; Editorial - how Gulf Oil vetoed Ottawa's pipeline plans; Gorgeous colour-photo two-page ad for General Motors four-door hard tops, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight De Luxe Holiday Sedan and Buick Special 4-door Riviera; The Unknown Man who bought the Globe and Mail - who's R. Howard Webster? - sparked by Howard's financial wizardry, the five Webster brothers mushroomed the fur and fuel empire their father, Lorne Webster, left into a private trust that virtually blankets North America in the fields of Fuel, Stevedoring, Tankers, Hardware, The Imperial Trust, and more; Why I'm out of TV - Choir leader Dr. Leslie Bell bowed out when the singers became dancers and he was made to act; The Race to sell new cars - the market has been turned topsy-turvy by the hottest competition since the horseless carriage replaced the buggy - great black and white photos!; The blonde who leaps from the clouds - RCAF Para-nurse F/O Marion Macdonald; How they'll blow up Ripple Rock - for decades this underwater monster in the Strait of Georgia has been wrecking ships and drowning sailors; When a Canadian Ruled Oregon - Towering John McLoughlin from Riviere du Loup was king of Columbia - the Oregon and Washington of today; The doctors in overalls who've changed your life - the research done by Ontario Veterinary College; That Yellow Prairie Sky - Robert Kroetsch; Is there Really an Abominable Snowman?, by Willy Ley; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad for Toro (fortieth anniversary) mowers; Colour Visking Weiners ad; nice colour full-page ad for the all-new 1955 Plymouth; Nice colour full-page ad for the Oldsmobile 88-98. Average wear. Binding sound. Address label on front. A quality copy. Book
16"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Fascinating photos and text present harsh life behind bars for Netherlands black market criminals; Beautiful large photo of Penny Edwards - discovered for movies because of her 'lovely legs'; Colour ad for Chase & Sanborn coffee; Armadillos on Texas Farm turned into lampshades by Mr. Apelt; King of Lumberjacks - Benoit Turcotte averages 3.5 cords a day - fantastic photos and text *Will be of considerable interest to anyone who has marvelled at William Kurelek's book "Lumberjack"; Icebreaker - opening of Stl Lawrence ship channel marks the first coming of spring - with photos of icebreaker the N.B. McLean at work in the St. Lawrence; Experiment in Socialism - A.J. Cummings reviews Labor's 20 months of office in London; Bulls and Banderilleros - Mexico ads new color to the traditional Spanish sport of bullfighting - photo and article; NHL Hockey Playoffs Are Here Again - Article and photos of (much smaller) Stanley Cup; Experts predict world mineral supplies will not last another war - major article by C. Fred Bodsworth; Big Business Comes to Ste. Marie - story by Eric Morris; Roy Thomson and Jack Kent Cooke - They Built a warehouse of radios into a gangling Canadian business empire - photo and article; Leave it to the Ladies - fiction by Gregory Clark; The Peer and the Pit-Lamp - fiction by Peter Carter-Page; A Lady to Dinner - fiction by Marsden Starkey; 20 page colour comics section; Prescription for Murder - fiction by Jane Layhew; Amazing photo of a "Snow Egg" on Plateau Mountain in northern B.C.; Pint-Size Pottery - Mrs. Trasey Bond lives near New Westminster, B.C. - photos and article; Isaac Kert creates crossword puzzles - photo and article; New Diamond Industry beginning in Montreal - Julius Gutwurcel and Hermann Good and their diamon cutting operation in the CNR's Bonaventure station - photos and article; Richard Pifer - leader of northwestern Ontario's Secession Movement - photo and article; Electronic Piano - Don L. Hings is in charge of the Vancouver Electronic Laboratories - great article and photos; Net Factory - The manufacture of fishing nets at Drummondville, Quebec - interesting article and photos; Photo of Canadian WREN Frances Conley - Canada's newest screen starlet; Randi Andersen - flew to northern Manitoba on a picture-taking assignment and stayed to become the region's most beautiful prospector - story with photo; Geophysics Expert Dr. John Tuzo Wilson; U.S. company General Analine and Film Corp. received secret patents from Hitler's scientific plotters; Fishwife Extraordinary - Margaret Chambers of Toronto manages four highly-successful fish shops; Streamline Your Bathroom - design article with illustrations; Dorothy Henzel Willis Paints Her Dreams - photo with article; Hope for the Blind - Canadian government seeks to help Canada's 14,000 blind persons; Sports News; Story and photo of "Knucker" Burns of Halifax - the Boston Bruins' number one long-distance fan; Roger Whynott of Mahone Bay, NS - Middleweight Champ - photo and article; First Canadian surgery to insert esophagus into baby at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - illustration and story; Flying Fairies - Arthur Kirby Trains Aerial Ballets for England's Theatre Pantomimes - wonderful photos with brief write-up; Water Polo Revial in Montreal under the coaching of Jimmy Rose - write-up and photos; Barmen's School - Stan Owen and Pat Morell train 200 bartending students after 31 arid years in Toronto; Great colour ad for Horlicks Malted Milk on back page; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Unmarked. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Newspaper
A LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK ABOUT A WOMAN BULLFIGHTER. 211 pp. plus publisher's catalogue. A "Spanish novel" about a woman bullfighter, illustrated throughout with charming wood-engravings by Octave Guillonnet. Jean de La Hire (1878-1956), the author, was a nephew of sculptor Aristide Maillol. He left his native French Catalonia at an early age, hoping for literary immortality on Paris. While he never won any prestigious prizes, he achieved great success as a popular writer, finally churning out over six hundred books--many of which sold extremely well. La Torera is among his earliest works, written while the author still had serious literary pretensions. ONE OF ONLY TEN LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER AND SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER. 8vo. Beautifully bound in half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, top edge gilt, silk ribbon page marker, original wraps preserved. Spine faded, else FINE AND BRIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS.
Préface d'Henry de Montherlant, avec 47 dessins de Ruano Llopis, 1 vol. in-4 reliure de l'époque demi-chagrin à coin brun, nerfs en diagonales avec incision de cuir rouge en dos, Librairie Raymond Picquot, Bordeaux, 1935, 182 pp. et 2 ff. Bon exemplaire établi dans une intéressante reliure de style (infime accroc au dernier f., très bon état par ailleurs). Français
Sevilla, Sociedad de Bibliófilos Andaluces, 1884 (Obras de Rodrigo Caro, II). 4to. mayor; XX pp., 436 pp., 8 hs. Tirada limitada de 215 ejemplares impresos sobre papel de hilo. Ejemplar sin desbarbar. Primera edición. Cubiertas originales. Lomera abierta.
- Editions Kra, Paris 1929, 20x19,5cm, broché. - Edition originale, un des 15 exemplaires sur Hollande, tirage de tête. Dos légèrement gauchi, petites rousseurs. Exemplaire à toutes marges. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]