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192727064New York: Pason and Clarke Ltd. 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. First English Language Edition originally published in Paris as Anthologie Negre in 1921. Introduction foreword with table of the 591 languages & dialects of Africa extensive bibliography. Lg. 8vo. pp.378 dialect key map ep's black topstain stunning African inspired & designed black & ochre printed cloth with small decorative illustrations in-text. This is a fine copy neat name on the half title in a very good example of the rare matching design dustwrapper showing very light use spine slightly darkened minor chips at the extremities & a 1" shallow horizontal chip at the top of the rear panel. Contains 103 original folk-tales compiled from all over Africa all of which were chosen by one of the 20th century's most important French poets. The translator Margery Bianco was Margery Bianco Williams author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." A major undertaking & acknowledged masterpiece this volume brings to the English speaking world for the very first time the rich & sensitive images gathered from the Bantu Haussa Hottentot Sumali & others. "And so in this anthology we have not only the wit & wisdom of Africa but the soul of a people which may be judged by the criteria of pure letters" - from the intro. by Arthur B. Spingarn. An important work by this master traveler cubist poet & novelist who impacted directly on the thinking of Max Jacob Apollinaire Cocteau & Andre Salmon with his innovative poetic techniques & revolutionary observations. A handsome & important production indeed. Talvart And Place Vol. II Pp. 333 # 12. Pason and Clarke Ltd. hardcover
151085Montrouge: Draeger Freres nd. Spiralbound. Fair. 31 cm. 12 full-page illustrations 4 in colour. Plastic spiral binding has two cracks. Stains to covers. Tears to edges. Rear cover edge is split half way with tear in green card. Some stains on red front endpaper. French text. <br/><br/>Selective album of Cassandre's modernist commercial poster designs that were displayed prominently in the early 20th century in Paris. It includes reproductions of posters for train and ship travel in Europe cigarettes safety glass and his famous illustrations for Dubonnet spirits. Draeger Freres unknown
59450Lausanne Le Guilde de livre 1949. Gr.8° 54 S. 1 Bl. 135 S. m. Photographien 2 Bl. Register Kart. Min angeschmutzt wenig beschienen Ecken min gestaucht innen sauber. Das poetische Paris der einfachen Leute abgerissen und durch unmenschliche Neubaut-Ghettos ersetzt. Mit Widmung: »An Nelly und Bruno zum Hochzeitstag. Wir durften an Euer Liebe teilnehmen. Nehmt Teil an Unserer. Damit die Welt weit werde! 20. April 1950 Suzy Max Rascher. 010 Lausanne, Le Guilde de livre, 1949 unknown
195086569Paris: S. n. 1950. Fine. S. n. Paris s. d. ca 1950 11.50 x 16 cm une page Autograph letter signed by Blaise Cendrars addressed to Luc Estang 16 lines in blue ink. Fold traces inherent to postal handling. Luc Estang has just sent his latest books to Blaise Cendrars who delights in them in advance and thanks him for this: "". je me réjouis d'avance de vous lire. "" "". I look forward with pleasure to reading you. "" S. n. unknown
195285275Paris: Bibliophiles et graveurs d'aujourd'hui 1952. Fine. Bibliophiles et graveurs d'aujourd'hui Paris 1952 26 x 33 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui Edition illustrated with 27 original lithographs by André Minaux and printed in 120 numbered copies on Vélin d'Arches. Spine of chemise with small stains a tear at foot of slipcase dampstaining to slipcase otherwise a handsome copy free from foxing. Bibliophiles et graveurs d'aujourd'hui unknown
192473586Paris: Au Sans Pareil 1924. Small 8vo.Limited Edition. numbered limited edition. 331 of 75 on verge Bulky. 75 2 pp. sound copy with toning to the paper in glassine wrappers. Illustrated by Tarsilla. Modernist poetry. French text. . Very Good. Illustrated Paper Covers. First Edition. 1924. Au Sans Pareil 1924 unknown
1931353219New York: Harper & Brothers 1931. First edition; limited to 300 copies printed on Utopian laid paper of which this is no. 239 signed and numbered by the author and illustrator on colophon. 2 ix 1156 pp.; color illustrations throughout. 4to. Illustrated card wrappers in original glassine that's chipped away from spine with color illustration and titles on front and black titles on spine some toning and creasing along spine with light chipping at head and foot; else a handsome and very good copy with beautiful illustrations. Dos Passos John. First edition; limited to 300 copies printed on Utopian laid paper of which this is no. 239 signed and numbered by the author and illustrator on colophon. 2 ix 1156 pp.; color illustrations throughout. 4to. Harper & Brothers unknown
191979694Paris: Editions Georges Cres 1919. Gebunden. Editions Georges Cres unknown
193214373Lausanne & Genève Geneva: Payot & Cie 1932. Fine. Payot & Cie Lausanne & Genève Geneva 1932 14 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 500 numbered copies on alfa the only printing with 35 Hollande. A very good copy. Payot & Cie unknown
194981328Paris: Pierre Seghers Éditeur 1949. First Edition. First Impression. Small quarto 24cm; original pale yellow paper-covered boards with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover; photo-illustrated endpapers; 56-1355pp featuring 130 photogravure images by Doisneau. Spine ends bumped upper corners tapped with wear to lower corners gentle sunning to spine with some of the usual light dust-soil to covers and a hint of foxing to text edges; Very Good lacking the dustjacket. "When Doisneau began to photograph the suburbs of Gentilly and Montrouge they were still the tough but spirited working-class communities celebrated in the poetic-realist films of Julien Duvivier and Marcel Carné. But Doisneau caught them just as they were about to change and expand beyond recognition making this book a valuable document that looks unsentimentally yet affectionately at a popular idea of the French working class" PARR & BADGER Vol.1 p.201. Pierre Seghers, Éditeur unknown
1983468582Lausanne: Denoel 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New edition originally published in 1949. Text by Blaise Cendrars. Photographs by Robert Doisneau. Quarto. Embossed stamp and owners signature of African-American photographer Shedrick Williames front fly else fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Robert Doisneau on the the half-title. Scarce thus. Denoel hardcover
19314330043New York: Harper & Brothers 1931. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Illustrated by John Dos Passos. First Edition. Sound binding. Previous owner's bookplate on ffep. Clean off-white uncut and rough-edged pages. Wrappers are a bit rippled but no water damage is evident. Spine is tanned. Signed by Cendrars and Dos Passos on page preceding title and frontispiece. This volume is number 160 of 300 numbered copies in the first edition. Illustrations are reproduced using photogelatine process in four-color separation. Frédéric-Louis Sauser 1887-1961 better known as Blaise Cendrars was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European modernist movement. John Roderigo Dos Passos 1896-1970 was an American novelist most notable for his U.S.A. trilogy as well as an accomplished artist. Color Illustrations; 9.5" tall; 156 pages. Harper & Brothers unknown
195151329Paris: Denoël 1951. Fine. Denoël Paris 1951 22.50 x 28.50 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 1000 numbered copies on pure Johannot paper the only printing along with 10 on Auvergne. With a frontispiece original portrait of Blaise Cendrars by Rièra illustrated cover by Orfeo Tamburi. Covers very clearly and lightly shaded without consequence to margins. Fine and rare copy. Denoël unknown
192664023Paris: Au sans pareil 1926. Fine. Au sans pareil Paris 1926 14.50 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 45 numbered copies on Holland paper properly containing at the end of the volume a duplicate suite of the 5 engravings by Joseph Hecht the deluxe issue after 20 handmade laid paper and 25 Japan paper copies. Spine and boards marginally sunned as usual handsome interior condition despite some small marginal foxing. Work illustrated with 5 burin engravings by Jean Hecht. Au sans pareil hardcover
1931115203Harper & Brothers 1931. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. #7 of limitation of 300 signed by Cenrars and Dos Passos. Gift note to flyleaf otherwise tight and unmarked in original glassine wrapped jacket. Many pages uncut along the top edge. E44 Please email for photos. Harper & Brothers paperback
193122772New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1931. First American Edition. No. 276 of 300 copies printed on Utopian laid paper signed by both Cendrars and Dos Passos. Small quarto 24.5cm.; original rigid cream pictorial card wrappers unprinted glassine dust jacket 2ix1156pp.; illustrated throughout by Dos Passos. Just a hint of wear to book extremities small losses to glassine at spine and rear panels lacking the slipcase; Very Good to Near Fine overall. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown
19663117683New York: New Directions. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Review copy. Publisher's printed review slip and Los Angeles Times newspaper book review card laid-in. Fine in fine dust jacket. An 'as new' copy. 274pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages . New Directions hardcover
19524622Paris: Denoël 1952. Fine. Denoël Paris 1952 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition a Service de Presse advance copy. Autograph inscription signed by Blaise Cendrars to a friend. With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece. Handsome copy despite minor stains of no consequence to the front cover. Denoël unknown
192988823Paris: Au sans pareil 1929. Fine. Au sans pareil Paris 1929 12 x 19 cm Broché First edition one of the review copies.A pleasant copy despite a repaired tear at the foot of one joint.Inscribed and signed by Blaise Cendrars to Georges Le Cardonnel. Au sans pareil unknown
192689555Paris: Grasset 1926. Fine. Grasset Paris 1926 12 x 19 cm Broché First edition on ordinary paper with the correct colophon dated 26 February 1926.A pleasant copy. Grasset unknown
193186380Harper & Brothers 1931. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. John Dos Passos. First American edition number 69 of 300 such copies; signed by Blaise Cendrars and John Dos Passos. Illustrated by John Dos Passos. Glassine wrap with stickers from previous sellers. One broken signature. Crisp and bright throughout. Harper & Brothers unknown
39-0EYJ-FT27Paperback. Good. FIRST EDITION Paris: Au sans pareil 1926. Softcover in paper covered wraps. 95 pages "illustre de cinq 5 gravures au burin hors-texte de J. Hecht". One of 950 exemplaires sur vélin Montgolfier this no. 938 from a total edition of 1100. Joseph Hecht 1891 - 1951 was a founding member of La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine and associated with Les Peintres-Graveurs Independants founded in 1923 by Jean Emile Labourer and Raoul Dufy. Covers are toned and a bit bumped and soiled light tide mark upper edge of rear end page else very good overall condition. Engravings are about fine. No ownership marking NOT EX-LIBRARY. fprw2b paperback
195228484Paris: Denoël 1952. Fine. Denoël Paris 1952 14.50 x 21 cm broché First edition one of 60 numbered copies on pure laid Johannot paper the only deluxe copies with 5 Renage. Work illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of B. Cendrars. Light sunning to the top of the justification page and its verso handsome copy. Denoël unknown
1972306296LONDON: PETER OWEN. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0720603609 . First English Language Edition. Close to fine in a Nf. dj. Tiny lightly discernable soil spot at bottom edge. New price sticker over original printed price on front dj. flap. A few hints of shelf wear to dj. The second volume in the author's extraordinary series of autobiographical novels.; 5 1/2" X 8 3/4"; 220 pages . PETER OWEN. hardcover
195191872Paris: Denoël 1951. Fine. Denoël Paris 1951 23 x 29.50 cm broché First edition of the French translation one of 1000 numbered copies on pur fil paper the only issue with 10 copies on Auvergne paper. Frontispiece with an original portrait of Blaise Cendrars by Riera covers illustrated with an original lithograph by Orfeo Tamburi. Spine and boards slightly and marginally sunned as usually. Denoël hardcover
