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1955207645Brussels: Cinéma Marivaux 1955. Slight surface soil; fine. 4to unpag. 66pp booklet in printed wrappers stapled and with decorative braided gold cord. Souvenir program from the premiere screening of Guitry's epic film the first such dramatic film about Napoléon since Abel Gance's 1927 silent classic. Guitry himself acted the part of Talleyrand in case star-studded cast that included Daniel Gelin and Raymond Pellegrin sharing the title role young and old and included Michèle Morgan Jean Marais O.W. Fischer Yves Montand Eric von Stroheim and Orson Welles. The gala permiere was held on March 17 1955 in Brussels -- a week prior to the much larger Paris premiere -- as a benefit for the Comité de Bruxelles de la Croix-Rouge de Belgique Brussels Committee of the Red Cross and the Comité des Dames de l'Entraide Française Ladies Committee of the French Mutual Aid. Although it recived a mixed critical reception Guitry's Napoléon was a tremendous popular success and oone of the top-grossing French films of 1955. Cinéma Marivaux unknown
192634042Paris: Editions de la revue du Capitole 1926. Fine. Editions de la revue du Capitole Paris 1926 14.50 x 19.50 cm broché First edition one of 30 numbered copies on Japon paper deluxe issue. Contributions by Sacha Guitry René Benjamin Gaston de Pawlowski René Bizet Henri Duvernois. Our copy is complete like all copies from the deluxe issue with the portrait of Sacha Guitry on Japon paper drawn and engraved on wood by André Szekely de Doba. However our copy lacks the suite on Japon paper of the illustrations. Work illustrated with ornaments by André Szekely de Doba. Iconography facsimiles. Spine sunned a marginal tear on the back cover handsome interior condition. Editions de la revue du Capitole unknown
195387396S. n. 1953. Fine. S. n. s.d. ca 1953 17.50 x 24 cm une feuille Original photographic portrait depicting Sacha Guitry posing slightly to the side wearing a silk hat and dressed in the costume of the ""amiable old man"" a role he played in ""Palsambleu"" the last play he created. Contemporary silver gelatin print. On the verso of the photograph manuscript notes in turquoise felt-tip pen ""Dans sa dernière pièce PALSAMBLEU"" ""In his last play PALSAMBLEU"" and in pencil: 825 pleine page. 1259%. 0.9/21.1."" S. n. unknown
195078036Paris: Editions de l'Elan 1950. Fine. Editions de l'Elan Paris 1950 14 x 19.50 cm broché First edition one of 120 copies on pur fil Lafuma paper the only deluxe copies. Handsome copy. Editions de l'Elan unknown
193376065Paris: Plon 1933. Fine. Plon Paris 1933 13.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 101 numbered copies on pure linen paper. Handsome full-margined copy. Autograph inscription signed by René Benjamin on a printed visiting card pasted on an endpaper. Plon unknown
193878698Paris: Plon 1938. Fine. Plon Paris 1938 12.50 x 19.50 cm broché First edition one of the numbered copies on alfa paper reserved for the service de presse. Significant ink stains at head of second volume affecting only very slightly and marginally the final front endpaper small marginal tears to boards. Precious dated inscription signed by René Benjamin: ""A Sacha Guitry ce livre qui n'a qu'une idée parbleu c'est de lui plaire."" ""To Sacha Guitry this book which has only one idea by Jove it is to please him."" Plon hardcover
195387723S. n. 1953. Fine. S. n. s.d. ca 1953 21 x 27 cm trois feuilles Large original drawing in green ink for a set design project for his final play ""PALSAMBLEU"" depicting the interior of an apartment overlooked by a staircase. Numerous annotations in green ink in the left margin of the drawing and inscription in red ink ""PALSAMBLEU"" at the head of the drawing. We also include two pencil sketches representing a bathroom and a cat's head. S. n. unknown
1907H3157Paris: P.-V. Stock 1907. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of the first published original works by Guitry he translated an Aristophanes play in 1906 that possibly saw publication. 8vo bound in blue cloth gilt titled on spine inscribed very fondly to Edmond Roze the director actor and set designer who would collaborate with Guitry on a number of projects. Roze died at Auschwitz in 1943. An excellent association copy of the rare first works of a major French theatrical figure. P.-V. Stock hardcover
1951331937Raoul Solar 1951. unbound. near fine. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 400 pages with text in French. Unbound papers in embossed tan paper wrappers housed in a tan and brown drop spine box spine ends worn small chip. Raoul Solar 1951. Endpapers toned as usual otherwise pages are in fine condition in a very good box.<br/> <br/> Raoul Solar unknown
19211162282New York NY: G P Putnam's Sons 1921. Hardcover. Acceptable. Ex-library book <br/> <br/> G P Putnam's Sons hardcover
1925410867New York : publisher not identified 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Belasco's own copy signed and inscribed by him with his distinctive bookplate. Good copy only in the original stiff-card wrappers with a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper in protective sleeve. Hinges partially detached. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight bright and clean internally. Physical description; 178 1 pages : illustrations portraits facsimile ; 31 cm. Notes; Chiefly scenes from Belasco's production of the play with selections from the text ; includes also a tribute to Belasco by S.H. Church sketch of Deburau by Belasco and press notices. Subjects; Deburau Jean Gaspard 1796-1846 ; Drama. Theater France ; Biography. Plays Guitry Sacha. Plays productions. New York : publisher not identified paperback
1921302834London : W. Heinemann 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Physical description: ix 173 pages ; 19 cm. Subject: Deburau Jean Gaspard - 1796-1846 ; Drama. London : W. Heinemann hardcover
192528898New York: Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Quarto. 179pp illustrated. A fine bright copy in like dj near mint. Many photos with tissue guards. Inscribed by David Belasco to Philip Roman in 1929. Enclosed in publisher's box. which is showing some wear <br/><br/>Signed Privately Printed hardcover
1925005720Private Printing 1925. Narrative and photographs from the American production of the French play "Deburau". 179 pages; 34 full page black and white plates. Interior is VG; exterior box has edgewear. Original Edition. First Edition. Boxed. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Printing unknown
191828533Paris: Fasquelle 1918. First Edition. Softcover. Spine and pages darkened some nicks and wear to extremities but overall a very nice copy. Very Good to Near Fine. First Edition. Softcover. Trade edition. Signed & inscribed by Guitry in March 1918 to Edmond Roze theatre impresario and producer of this play. An extraordinarily NICE ASSOCIATION for this play. Also offered for sale along with the inscribed French trade edition is a hardcover English Version Translated by H. Granville Barker and published by Putnam in 1921. 8vo green cloth gilt-stamped. Very good. The first performance of the play occurred at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris in February 1918. It was translated into English and ran on Broadway during 1920 and 1921. The French version was later made into a film in 1951 written and directed by Guitry. The title character of the play is based on Jean-Gaspard Deburau who was a real mime in the 1830s and whose unforgettable character was at the center of the film LES ENFANTS DE PARADIS THE CHILDREN OF PARADISE. <br /> <br /> PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. Fasquelle unknown
1925006149New York: David Belasco Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco now known by most merely as the name of a theater was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ and a few spots on its rear this is a pristine copy and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition. David Belasco, Privately Printed unknown
192534920New York David Belasco 1925 paperback. SIGNED "To Dr. Edmund H. Parker with cordial regard Faithfully David Belasco October 1925." -- Drama by Sacha Guitry about the French pantomime Deburau produced by David Belasco at the Belasco Theatre New York December 27 1920. English version by H. Granville Barker. -- This book is a tribute including introductory essays press reviews and 34 plates portraits documents scenes from the play. -- Softcover heavy cardboard with dust jacket tissue guards with the plates 10.5x12 inches. Condition: very good minus oversize jacket is edge-chipped; wavy at spine bottom--internally bright and clear. David Belasco paperback
1921027354New York / London: G P Putnam's Sons 1921. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 226 Pp 2 Pp Catalogue At End. Near Fine Covers With Just A Touch Of Wear Front Hinge Solid But Partly Cracked And With Old Professional Repair. No Names Or Marks. Dj With Wear And Foxing Three Small Chips Not Affecting Letterng Or Design With Neat Clear Tape Reinforcement Internally And Externally. <br/> <br/> G P Putnam's Sons hardcover
194326971Paris: Edition de la Galerie Charpentier 1943. First edition. Loose signatures in paper wrappers in portfolio. Small tear to heel of spine of paper wrappers attached glassine wrappers a bit soiled with a small tear in a worn paper- covered card portfolio with some splits at the joints but quite solid. Illus. with 14 of 15 watercolors and 24 of 27 drawings. Plus one original drawing laid in. Folio. One of 23 copies with an original drawing 14 had original watercolors of a run of 1042. Lacking one folded leaf of four pages containing one watercolor and three drawings. Andre Dignimont 1891-1965 was a French painter draftsman decorator and book illustrator perhaps most famous as the last having illustrated the works of Colette P. Louys Margaret Mitchell and many others. Scarce even lacking the plate. OCLC shows only one copy and the BN 3. Edition de la Galerie Charpentier unknown
19460800034Cannes: Raoul Solar. 1946. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall63 x 20. First edition / 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. First Edition / First Printing #1665 of 2000 copies printed on Johannot paper. Sections of pages loose in printed covers as issued housed in 5 part folder with the 2 large flaps being loose & splitting along spine hinges. Very good Short pen gift inscription on top of blank page given to actress Patience Cleveland. Housed in fair slipcase. 24 x 29. soft cover. Approx. 150pp. Raoul Solar paperback
191118065Paris: Charpentier et Fasquelle 1911. Softcover. fair. Ch. Gerschel. 8vo. 188pp. Illustrated cream wrappers. Page edges untrimmed. A comedy in three acts written by acclaimed French playwright Sacha Guitry see below. Staining and minor tears to wrappers. Rear wrapper and last 6 leaves have water damage. Browning throughout. In French. Good- condition. On Sacha Guitry from a public domain encyclopedia: Sacha Guitry 1885 – 1957 was a French film actor director screenwriter and playwright. Born in St. Petersburg Russia he was the son of Lucien Germain Guitry 1860–1925 a major Parisian stage actor who spent nine years at the Michel Theater in St. Petersburg before returning to France. It was during this time in Russia that Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was born and nicknamed Sacha. An intellect and a prolific writer Guitry had already written the first of his 120 plays at age 17. In 1918 his theatrical production premiered in Paris to critical acclaim. In addition to his famous plays Sacha Guitry wrote acted and directed many films. He went on to be recognized as a truly innovative director sometimes compared to Orson Welles because of his techniques and numerous innovations. He died in Paris in 1957. Charpentier et Fasquelle unknown
1955309879PARIS: RAOUL SOLAR. Good with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Deluxe edition. Good only copy with edges heavily rubbed. Lacks jacket. If one was ever issued. Contents about fine. SIGNED on tipped-in cards by: Yves Montand Jean Marais Jean-Pierre Aumont Michele Morgan Dany Robin Daniel Gelin & Maria Schell. A splendid array of autographs. . RAOUL SOLAR, hardcover
19321378Paris: Librairie Plon 1932. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />8vo 5 3/4 x 9 inches 145 x 230 mm 400 pages in contemporary blue half calf spine gilt in compartments marbled end papers. Boards rubbed and soiled spine faded some page edges lightly toned. A Very Good copy in a handsome binding. <br /><br /><b>INSCRIBED</b> by Sacha Guitry to British producer and theatre manager Charles Cochran: "À un ami / de dix ans / à Charles D. Cochran / Sacha Guitry." Also with the ownership inscription of the recipient's wife Evelyn. Sacha Guitry 1885-1957 was a prolific French playwright as well as a talented actor and director. This volume in French is a selection of essays dialogue from plays and his often-humorous thoughts on life. <br /><br /> Librairie Plon hardcover
1938410250London: Frederick Muller Ltd 1938. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 80pp. Paper wrappers with printed applied blue paper dustwrapper. Theatre-themed bookplate of Theodore Johnson else fine. Frederick Muller Ltd unknown
1938BOOKS034483ILondon: Frederick Muller Ltd. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1938. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 80 pp. . Frederick Muller Ltd. hardcover