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Q-2070364933Gallimard 1966-06-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Gallimard paperback
1949153061Paris: Gallimard 1949. A scarce inscribed copy of the author's autobiographical novel First trade edition warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title "à Jean Dutourd et à sa femme mes amitiés sincères. Toute ma gentille sympathie á fort de gentillesse. Mais c'est votre fillette qui est encore la plus adorable Jean Genet" "to Jean Dutourd and his wife my sincere friendship. All my kind sympathy to so much kindness. But it's your little girl who is still the most adorable Jean Genet". This recipient was the novelist and member of the Académie française Jean Dutourd 1920-2011 his wife Camille and their daughter Clara who was three years old at the time of publication. As a critic Dutourd had largely respected Genet as a writer with "a deep mind an original poetic gift and complete intrepidity in his writings" quoted in Jablonka our translation. However he was affronted by Genet's final play The Screens 1961 and wrote a particularly scathing review for France Soir. Comprising 17 individual scenes The Screens depicts an Arab insurrection against a buffoonish colonial power: a thinly veiled satire on French colonial power that references both the French conquest of Algeria in the 1840s and the then-ongoing Algerian War 1954-1962. An abridged version of The Screens premiered in Berlin in May 1961 and it was first performed in its entirety in Stockholm in 1964. Its French premier wasn't until April 1966 when it debuted at the Odéon theatre under the direction of Roger Blin. Dutourd joined a sea of critical animosity denouncing Genet as a once-great poet who had become "an official artist who like the others has made a career out of the uprising and has done well for it" quoted in Jablonka our translation. Journal du Voleur was first circulated earlier the same year in a limited edition of 410 copies for subscribers published anonymously by Albert Skira. The present edition was partially redacted by Genet to remove some of the more risqué elements. This semi-autobiographical novel follows its debauched criminal protagonist across Europe as he appropriates Christian language inverts virtues and vices and creates a religion of criminality in opposition to the society which has shaped him. Journal du voleur is dedicated to Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and prompted Sartre's 1952 essay "Saint Genet" an attempt to "prove that genius is not a gift but the way out that one invents in desperate cases" quoted in Gaitet p. 16. Octavo. Original white wrappers printed in red and black fore and lower edges untrimmed. Spine toned and a little creased with tiny chips to ends short closed tears to ends of rear joints lower corners lightly creased wrappers and lower edge a touch soiled contents toned. A very good copy indeed. Pascale Gaitet Queens and Revolutionaries New Readings of Jean Genet 2003; Ivan Jablonka Les Vérités inavouables de Jean Genet 2004. unknown
1949124273Geneva: aux dépens d'un ami 1949. The first numbered copy with Genet's birthday card to a friend Signed limited edition large paper issue the tirage de tête number 1 of 10 copies numbered in roman numerals signed by Genet and printed on Vélin d'Arches paper from a complete edition of 410. Laid in is an autograph note written by Genet slipped inside a rice-paper birthday card with mawkish hand-painted decorations. The first part of the inscription in a neat hand satirizes the sentimentality of the card with a string of asinine rhymes: "Cette carte se mange comme le pain des anges mon âme de la fange tirée par vous ô Lange qui êtes sans mélange sauf de fleurs et d'oranges votre âme dans ses langes purifierait le Gange. Dans le ciel des mésanges on hurle vos louanges" "This card can be eaten like angel's bread my soul of mire pulled by you oh swaddling sheets unadulterated except for flowers and oranges your swaddling soul would purify the Ganges. In the blue tits' sky they howl your praise". The second part in a much looser hand - "Eh bien ma petite mon ange je suis très simple très gentil et je ne vous souhaite en vous embrassant que du bonheur votre Plantagenet" "Well my sweet little thing my angel I am very simple very kind and as I kiss you I only want to wish you happiness your Plantagenet" - recalls the interrogation scene in Miracle de la Rose 1946 in which the narrator's name "Genet" is turned into "Plantagenet" by the interrogator. Loose quarto quires held in the original card chemise lithographed chemise titles half-title title and dedication page. With the original grey card slipcase. Housed in a black quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Chemise faintly tanned tiny closed tear at head of spine light spotting to lower margins; slipcase a little rubbed at extremities and with one tiny stain. A bright and fresh copy in excellent condition. unknown
1949107110Paris: Paul Morihien 1949. Paperback. 51p. 5.5x7.5 inches text in French very good first trade edition in pictorial wraps with full-length photo of a young Genet in prison garb smaller portrait-photo on the first page of the first of the two stories slightly worn on spine. The Criminal Child Genet's study of juvenile prisons and his ballet 'Adame Miroir. Paul Morihien paperback
2070786315.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1949022576Paul Morihien 1949. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. Uncut pages. Fast shipping. Free delivery confirmation. Thank you. <br/> <br/> Paul Morihien paperback
207072140X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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MP31100MAlianza Editorial El Libro de Bolsillo nº 935 1986 Madrid. 18x11. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. 112 pgs. Papel amarillento. 698280 Alianza Editorial, El Libro de Bolsillo nº 935, 1986, Madrid. paperback
1956300241Paris: Marc Barbezat 1956. Copy # 1338 of a limited edition of 3000 copies printed on Lana paper. With original pictorial wrapper illustrations by Alberto Giacometti. 195 3pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Wrappers. Fine with original glassine. Giacometti. Copy # 1338 of a limited edition of 3000 copies printed on Lana paper. With original pictorial wrapper illustrations by Alberto Giacometti. 195 3pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Marc Barbezat unknown
1960016031L'Arbalete 1960. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Inscribed and signed by Jean Genet: "a mon Amie/-le petit Phil.!/Jean Genet." Laid in is a note "From the Desk of Jean Vallier" in French dated 6 decembre 2008: "Mais qui est donc "le petit Phil." Un pote unclear a toi Pour le bon vieux temps a toi Jean." Jean Vallier is among other things Marguerite Duras' biographer. Text block is coming loose from the wrapper and has some uneven tanning to the front cover and spine but still a nice copy of the second edition with the lettered lithographed cover design by Alberto Giacometti. "Genet's biographer Edmund White wrote that with The Balcony along with The Blacks 1959 Genet re-invented modern theatre.5 The psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan described the play as the rebirth of the spirit of the classical Athenian comic playwright Aristophanes while the philosopher Lucien Goldmann argued that despite its "entirely different world view" it constitutes "the first great Brechtian play in French literature."6 Martin Esslin has called The Balcony "one of the masterpieces of our time."7" Though not noted this book is from the library of an NYC film critic. Trade editions of books signed by Genet are quite uncommon. L'Arbalete Paperback
195615337Uncut in orig. wrappers. Wrappers lithographed by Giacometti. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> unknown
195688864Paris: Marc Barbezat 1956. One of the masterpieces of our time First edition first printing number XVII from a limited issue of 32 copies on japon nacre imperial from a total edition of 3233. The play mostly takes place outside of an upmarket brothel in a city during a revolutionary uprising. Critic Martin Esslin hailed it as "one of the masterpieces of our time" quoted in Savona. It exists in three distinct versions published in French in 1956 1960 and 1962. This first version was written between January and September 1955 and Genet took his initial inspiration from Franco's Spain. The Giacometti lithographs on the front wrapper depict a tall elegant Irma the Bishop made to resemble Gener and the General with his whip. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers titles and lithographic illustrations by Giacometti to both wrappers and the backstrip in black edges uncut and partly unopened. With the original glassine jacket. Very light toning to edges of the otherwise exceptionally bright and fresh wrappers. An excellent copy in the lightly edge-chipped and partly toned glassine jacket. Jeannette Savona Jean Genet 1983. unknown
1942172551Fresnes: September 1942. Presentation copy of Genet's rare debut with his corrections First edition first printing presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page to his friend Boris Kochno and with several authorial manuscript corrections. Genet wrote the poem while imprisoned in Fresnes for bibliolarceny. The manuscript was smuggled out and privately printed in a tiny edition. The inscription reads thus: "à Boris ces quelques mots mais bien davantage parce qu'il aime déjà Guy plutôt qu'à cause de sa sympathie par mon poème - Jean Genet" "These few words are for Boris but much more because he already likes Guy than because of his appreciation for my poem". Kochno 1904-1990 was celebrated for his work for the Ballets Russes and Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées which helped reinvigorate the art in France. Genet's biographer Edmund White credits a small circle of distinguished gay artists to whom Kochno belonged with inspiring Genet to write about homosexuality with such unprecedented frankness and power. The individual to whom the inscription refers is likely Lucien-Guy Noppé nicknamed Guy Genet's fellow inmate and lover. Noppé was a major inspiration for Miracle de la rose 1946 and Journal du voleur 1949 and was the subject of various poems penned by the author such as "Boxeur endormi" and "À Guy". On 21 July 1943 Genet sent the latter poem in manuscript to both Kochno and Kochno's lover Christian Bérard. The couple later designed the set for Genet's play Les Bonnes 1947. Variants in pink wrappers have been noted without priority. Octavo pp. 16. Original white wrappers printed in black pages loose within as issued. Housed in a custom black solander box. Faint foxing to lightly creased wrappers small burnt hole to front cover internally fresh. A well-preserved copy of this fragile publication. see Edmund White Jean Genet 1993 p. 226. unknown
2070130924.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1954COLLECTI012994IPARIS: A SCEAUX. FINE IN RED PRINTED YELLOW FITTED D.J. PUB 1954. 1ST THUS. THE PLAY'S FIRST PERFORMANCE WAS IN 1946 THIS EDITION IS COMPRISED OF 2 VERSIONS OF THE PLAY WITH AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT WITH SOME MODEST FADING TO THE SPINE BUT OTHERWISE IS FINE. A EXCELLENT CLEAN BRIGHT UNFADED COPY. THIS COPY IS # 1386 OF A PRINTING OF 2000 COPIES. . A SCEAUX unknown
196346927Paris: Marc Barbezat 1963. Third edition - the first theatre edition with the illustrations taken from Blin's original production. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title leaf "A Brion Souvenir amical de Jean Genet". The recipient was the artist Brion Gysin. Octavo. Photographic illustrations by Ernest Scheidegger. Original photographic wrappers. Edges lightly rubbed backstrip creased. Very good. unknown
1958153103Décines: L'Arbalète 1958. May our friendship remain always so beautiful for you despite the torments of life First edition limited issue number 2150 of 3200 copies from a total edition of 3535 this copy warmly inscribed by the author on the dedication page "Décembre 64 A Henri Avec le plus profonde affection Jean Que notre amitié resté pour toi toujours si belle malgré les tourments de la vie". The inscription reads "To Henri with deepest affection Jean may our friendship remain always so beautiful for you despite the torments of life" our translation. On 12 October 1955 Le Figaro announced that the Belgian actor and director Raymond Rouleau had commissioned Genet to write a play for Black actors. The subsequent work was dedicated to Genet's lover the German-Algerian acrobat Abdallah Bentaga. Les Nègres opened under the direction of Roger Blin at the Théâtre de Lutèce on 28 October 1959 and was the longest-running off-Broadway play of the 1960s. It played to full houses every evening until its close on 4 April 1960 and won the Grand Prix de la Critique for 1959. The total edition comprised 3200 copies numbered 1 to 3200; 250 copies hors commerce marked "HC"; 50 copies on japon reserved for the author; 32 copies marked i to xxxii; and three copies hors commerce reserved for the publishers. Octavo. Original white wrappers lettered in black facsimile of the author's handwriting by Mourlot edges untrimmed many uncut. A few tiny spots of foxing to spine spine ends a little creased and rubbed with tiny chip to head else square and sharp. A near-fine copy. unknown
195868103Paris: Marc Barbezat 1958. First edition first printing. From a total edition of 3535 copies this is one of just 32 printed on Japon nacre imperial and numbered in roman. The top paper issue. Rare. Octavo. Original wrappers printed in black. Fine copy. unknown
1976568131France: Marc Barbezat 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Second edition. Printed wrappers. A bit of foxing very good or better. Piano great Claudio Arrau's copy with his ownership Signature: "Claudio Arrau. Lausanne. 1976. Marc Barbezat unknown
1961021927Paris: Décines L'Arbalète - Marc Barbezat 1961 First printing of the first French edition 259 pp. Edition originals. Toning to spine/cover margins and light wear else book in fine condition. Décines, L'Arbalète - Marc Barbezat paperback
1950GENETJEA002119Loyau Paris. 1950. First edition. Octavo. pp 32. Wrappers. The letter runs to nine pages and is followed by eight black and white reproductions of paintings by Leonor Fini the first of which is a portrait of Genet. It seems that 800 copies were printed for Fini many of which were hand-numbered; this copy is not numbered.Presentation copy from Leonor Fini inscribed in pencil by her on the half-title page: ''pour le docteur Roger Andre - son amie Leonor''. It is possible that the recipient is the artist Roger Andr� Bissi�re. The fact that this copy was given to a friend no doubt explains why it wasn't numbered. In the text of the letter Genet addresses Fini as ''Madame'' or ''Mademoiselle''; in each case she has amended the word to ''Leonor''.Spine slightly faded. Very good. Loyau, Paris. unknown
207022726X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
