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1915222950Paris: Le Mot at Societe General 1915. Newspaper. 8p 17.5x11 inches two enormous leaves folded and printed to make a broadside/magazine one staple slightly rusted fastens as issued. Both cover illustration Iribe and back cover cartoon Cocteau as "Jim" printed with spot-color and the poem within has multi-colored capitals. Paperstock is pulpy and acidic is somewhat toned dusty and edgeworn with two inch-long marginal tears. After attempting to enlist at 25 in 1914 Cocteau joined with Paul Iribe to publish this patriotic journal fortnightly. By January 1915 1915 the journal published weekly. Publication ended in July 1915. Le Mot at Societe General unknown books
1915222951Paris: Le Mot at Societe General 1915. Newspaper. 6p 17.5x11 inches text in French illustrations one gigantic leaf tri-fold to create a broadside/magazine one fold-line is split halfway down the other is at risk. Cover illustration a generic medal labeled 'la cicatrice' and back cover cartoon Iribe printed in monochrome. Paper stock is pulpy and acidic is somewhat toned dusty and edge worn with two inch-long marginal tears as well as the above-mention long split. After attempting to enlist at 25 in 1914 Cocteau joined with Paul Iribe to publish this patriotic journal fortnightly. By January 1915 1915 the journal published weekly. Publication ended in July 1915. Cocteau's contribution is a substantial poem 'La Grande Pitie des Victimes de France' printed in large-point occupying all three center pages. Iribe and Cocteau's wartime. Le Mot at Societe General unknown books
1915278250Paris 1915. First. paperback. fine. 8 issues out of a complete run of 20. Folio pictorial wrappers bound with one staple. Paris January - July 1915.J<br/><br/> Sardonic vitriolic anti-German World War I bi-monthly periodical a collaboration of Iribe & Cocteau including the illustrations of both Cocteau signing his drawings as "Jim". Consists of issues No. 4 9 12 & 16 -20. Unusually fine copies of a fragile publication.<br/><br/> unknown books
19231377Paris: Librairie Stock 1923. First Edition First Printing. Small 8vo 5 x 7 1/2 inches 130 x 192 mm 6 3-203 3 and errata leaf in pink wrappers covered with an old tissue guard. Offsetting to flyleaf and to pages 26-27 from a bookmark. Spine a bit darkened and with a lean. Tissue guard has a few small nicks and chips. A Very Good copy of a fragile book. The first novel by Jean Cocteau 1889-1963 a largely autobiographical novel about first love. One of 500 copies on vélin pur fil lafuma from a total edition of 575 copies; this is No. 535. Ownership signature of French literature scholar Helen R. Reese on the flyleaf. <br/><br/> Librairie Stock unknown books
19239443Paris: Librairie Stock 1923. First Edition one of 550 copies on pur fil lafuma. 8vo; 203pp; Acheve d'imprimer errata. Original salmon pink wrappers printed in black spine and edges a bit sunned edges of pages a bit age toned but generally very good with the ex-libris of French man of letters and editor at "Mercure de France" Leon Belugou laid in. <br/> Jean Cocteau 1889-1963 film maker poet novelist publisher and artist was part of most of the art movements that swept Paris in the first half of the 20th century. He was an intimate of Diaghilev and worked with Picasso on the famous Ballet Russe production "Parade." Credited with establishing the ground work for France's "New Wave" filmmakers his "Beauty and the Beast" is considered one of the greatest films of all time. His friends and artistic partners are a "who's who" in the cultural world of Paris. Librairie Stock unknown books
1956D17616Paris: Gallimard 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Original wrappers. One of 10 copies "hors commerce" - letters G through P this being letter P. Crisp just the slightest toning to tissue wrap. <br/><br/> Gallimard paperback books
1921D17621Paris: A la Sirene 1921. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo. Original wrappers with Picasso vignette to cover. Copy 251 of 300. Nice copy. <br/><br/> A la Sirene paperback books
194626663Paris: Les Editions du Compas 1946. Binding a little split at the spine ends with loss at the head of the spine a good to very good copy in printed French-folded wrappers. First Edition. Quarto. Number 59 of 450 press-numbered copies. Manuscript page in facsimile bound-in. A fine presentation copy inscribed by the book's publisher Rene Zuber to publisher Nicholas Callaway and dated in 1978 when a young Callaway was a photo dealer working for Virigina Zabriskie in Paris. Collaboration between writer Jean Cocteau and photographer Pierre Jahan whose images of broken destroyed or otherwise ravaged statuary ably capture the spirit of postwar Paris. Parr / Badger v1 194-195. Paris: Les Editions du Compas unknown books
19343395Paris: Bernard Grasset 1934. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Edition originale. An unusually nice copy. Unnumbered. Copyright page states simply: Alfa. <br/><br/> Bernard Grasset paperback books
1940D17635Paris: Gallimard 1940. Paperback. Near Fine. Original wrappers. Number 15 of a total edition of 110. This copy " sur velin pur fils des Papetries Lafuma Navarre". Pages uncut. <br/><br/> Gallimard paperback books
1947D17607Paris: Paul Morhien 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original wraps. 1000 copies printed. <br/><br/> Paul Morhien paperback books
1947169356Paris: Revue Internationale D'Art Dramatique 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Text in English French and Spanish with contributions by Jean Cocteau Roger Lannes and D'Irene Lidova. Includes 100 black and white images by Serge Lido. A clean near fine copy in red boards in a very good plus dust jacket with some small edge tears minor edge wear and an archival tape repair to the top of the spine and price correction on the rear panel. A nicely printed book that is fairly uncommon in the hardcover format. Revue Internationale D'Art Dramatique unknown books
1957D17628Paris: Bernard Grasset 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Copy 67 of a total edition of 200. Frontispiece by Cocteau. Pages uncut. Bright fresh copy. <br/><br/> Bernard Grasset paperback books
1957WRCLIT53006Paris: Grasset / Les Cahiers Verts XXXIX 1957. Printed wrappers. Frontis and illustrations by the author. First edition. One of 1350 numbered copies on Alfa. About fine unopened. Grasset / Les Cahiers Verts XXXIX unknown books
1957LD17658Monaco: Editions du Rocher 1957. Paperback. Very Good. Slim quarto. Original wrappers. 775 copies printed. <br/><br/> Editions du Rocher paperback books
1962D17636Paris: Gallimard 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo. Original wrappers. Offsetting to endpapers else nice and crisp. <br/><br/> Gallimard paperback books
1947LD17666Paris: Nouvelles Editions Francaises 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copy 167 of 525 total one of the 375 copies on Rives a La Forme paper. Large 4to. Original wrappers with contents loose as issued. 152 pp. with 21 mounted black and whites photos from the film interspersed. Finely printed in red and black. The contents are near fine. The publisher's boxed slipcase is stained battered and broken. <br/><br/> Nouvelles Editions Francaises hardcover books
192531775Paris: Librairie Stock 1925. First edition. Man Ray. Folio 22 leaves printed recto only with photogravure frontispiece by Man Ray. Loose as issued in printed wrappers. The frontispiece has left a transfer on the colophon leaf as is usual. A fine unopened copy. Housed in a newly made chemise of paper over boards with a morocco spine titled in silver ink housed in a matching paper over boards slipcase. For Cocteau the Angel Heurtebise was both his guardian and a demon; written during a feverish period of seven days this is one of his best known poems ".Your beauty angel of white lead caught in a photograph by an explosion of magnesium." from an English translation. Jean Cocteau collaborated on many photographically illustrated editions this was the first. This photogravure from a Rayogram is one of Man Ray's most subtle and beautiful. <br/><br/>Of a total edition of 300 numbered copies 25 were printed on Whatman 25 were printed on Hollande Van Gelder and 250 were printed on Vélin D'Arches. This is copy number 47<br/>printed on Hollande Van Gelder. Additionally this copy is SIGNED by Cocteau with his customary five point star and the following "Viens au ralenti folle etoile" slow down crazy star. <br/><br/> Librairie Stock hardcover books
1925D16870Paris: Librairie Stock 1925. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Folio original printed wrappers. 381x285 mm. Light wear only; glassine dust jacket. One heliogravure by Man Ray laid in at the front. Number 29 on Holland van Gelder paper from a total edition of 300 pages loose in binding as issued. Additionally inscribed and signed by Cocteau on half-title. <br/><br/> Librairie Stock paperback books
192712206Paris: Librairie Stock 1927. First Edition. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. 12mo. 94 pp. Original wrappers front cover illustrated by Christian Bérard bound into full crimson cloth with leather title to spine by James Macdonald New York. Inscribed by the author on the ffe "A Monsieur -- name erased / ce souvenir / de / Jean Cocteau / drawing of a star / 1927" and with an original drawing by Cocteau of a bending female tennis player with racquet and ball measuring 27 x 21 cm pasted along the left edge between pages 72 and 73 "Le Printemps" signed "Jean star" very lightly lower right folds small tears lower left edge else fine. <br><br><br />A nearly identical version of this drawing appears in Cocteau's 1923 volume of line cuts of his drawings "Sports Dessins" dedicated to Picasso with the apology: "Poets do not draw. They untie the knots in handwriting and then retie them differently." Librairie Stock hardcover books
1951D17631Paris: Calmann-Levy 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original decorative tan wraps. Cheap paper browned. <br/><br/> Calmann-Levy paperback books
198469224Paris:: PAC Editions. Very Good. 1984. Hardcover. 2853362337 . Text is in French. Color and black and white photographs throughout. First edition. Small tape repair at the crown of the spine else very good in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued.; 191 pages . PAC Editions, hardcover books
1992182604Boston: David R. Godine 1992. Paperback. 112p. 9.5x8.5 inches landscape layout profusely illustrated with b&w photographs very good first edition stated trade paperback in glossy wraps. Photographers include Yul Brynner Dora Maar Beaton Lee Miller just about everybody; subjects include Picasso Colette Lartigue and just about everybody in company with JC of course. A stimulating collection well-reproduced. David R. Godine paperback books
199246890Boston: David R. Godine 1992. Hardcover. 112p. 9.5x8.5 inches landscape layout profusely illustrated with b&w photographs very good first edition stated in black cloth boards titled in silver foil and guarded in unclipped dj. Photographers include Yul Brynner Dora Maar Beaton Lee Miller just about everybody; subjects include Picasso Colette Lartigue and just about everybody in company with JC of course. A fine collection well-reproduced. David R. Godine hardcover books
1992146158Boston MA: David R. Godine Publisher 1992. First edition. Simultaneous softcover issue. 112 pages. Edited and compiled by Julie Saul. Essay by Francis Steegmuller. Includes numerous black and white portraits. A near fine copy in wrappers. David R. Godine Publisher unknown books
