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191073656s. l. 1910. Fine. s. l. s. d. 20.70 x 10.60 cm une feuille Autograph note signed by Sacha Guitry to the actor Louis Bouchené known as Baron fils. 7 lines in blue ink on ""Basseau Strong"" watermarked paper. ""O Grand Baron. Je vous dédie en témoignage de reconnaissance cette bouffonnerie dont vous avez incarné le rôle principal avec ce naturel incomparable que l'on a pris souvent pour du talent et qui n'est que du génie comique"". ""O Great Baron. I dedicate to you in token of gratitude this buffoonery in which you embodied the leading role with that incomparable naturalness which has often been mistaken for talent and which is nothing but comic genius"" The actor Baron fils embodied numerous roles in Sacha Guitry's plays notably La Prise de Berg-op-Zoom La Pèlerine écossaise L'Illusionniste Deburau Le Mari la Femme et l'Amant Nono and Faisons un rêve. unknown
194587985Paris 1945. Fine. Paris s.d.ca 1945 20.50 x 27 cm quatre pages Ironic autograph poem signed by Sacha Guitry 18 stanzas on two leaves titled: ""Eclatante vérité sortie de la bouche adorée de Lana et que j'ai mise en vers pour la faire sourire"" ""Dazzling truth from Lana's adored lips that I put into verse to make her smile"". The poem signed Sacha and running 24 lines with the title contains one deletion and two additions and probably dates from 1945 the year of Sacha Guitry and Lana Marconi's marriage: ""Je suis ici dans ma maison. Ce n'est pas sans raison Que j'en tiens le pari Car je me fie aux apparences. . Et ma maison est dans Paris Qui lui se trouve en France. Quant à la France elle est bel et bien dans l'Europe. . Oui oui enfin l'Europe est dans le monde Et quant au monde il est jusqu'au cou dans la merde. . C'est ce qui fait qu'étant chez moi Je suis depuis des mois tellement emmerdé ! "" ""I am here in my house. / It is not without reason / That I hold the wager / For I trust appearances. / . / And my house is in Paris / Which is located in France. / As for France it is quite clearly in Europe. / . / Yes yes finally Europe is in the world / And as for the world it is up to its neck in shit. / . / That's what makes it so that being at home / I have been so screwed for months!"" To this poem we add: its autograph draft in pencil and containing numerous corrections with on the verso a draft title page for his work ""Elles et toi"". All on one leaf recto verso. Also present is a page of autograph notes concerning Lana Marconi dealing with sums of money: ""Lana a reçu 65 pièces de 20 $ et 18.500"" ""Lana received 65 pieces of $20 and 18500"" accounts but also buried in these pecuniary concerns verses. Introduced to Sacha Guitry by Arletty the actress Lana Marconi of Romanian origin was the fifth and last wife of the great man of theater. Nicknamed by him ""Mon cher renard"" ""My dear fox"" she shared Sacha Guitry's life from 1945 and married him on November 25 1949. This made him say with great humor: « Les autres furent mes épouses vous vous serez ma veuve » ""The others were my wives you will be my widow"" and « Ces belles mains fermeront mes yeux et ouvriront mes tiroirs » ""These beautiful hands will close my eyes and open my drawers"". The actress created seven plays and acted in twelve films by Sacha Guitry and only worked with him as director. Amusing manuscript ensemble by Sacha Guitry concerning his last wife Lana Marconi. unknown
190586355Paris: S. n. 1905. Fine. S. n. Paris 15 Octobre 1905 9 x 14 cm 3 pages sur un double feuillet une enveloppe Autograph letter dated and signed by Sacha Guitry addressed to his friend Alfred Athis 40 lines penned in black ink from Biarritz. Single fold from mailing envelope enclosed. In this humorous handwritten letter the playwright recounts his stay in Biarritz: ""Nous sommes à Biarritz et nous n'en sommes pas plus fier pour ça ! Que le temps est affreux !"" while lamenting the social expectations of the resort: ""Ce qu'il y a de plus terrible ici c'est qu'il faudrait être en habit tous les soirs ce qui est non pas au dessus de mes forces mais au dessus de la bonne volonté de mon tailleur."" He describes feeling out of place amidst the ostentatious display of wealth and elegance that defines the seaside town: ""Nous jouons aux roues à 10 centimes dans la salle de baccara et tandis que les marquis espagnols et les barons russes murmurent 25 louis ! nous hurlons 020 cent !!! Avant hier on nous a d'ailleurs prié de nous taire! Gallipaux est des nôtres et sous prétexte de clous il ne porte pas de faux-col ce qui diminue encore son élégance naturelle."" S. n. unknown
194988374Paris: L'Elan 1949. Fine. L'Elan Paris 1949 15 x 20 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Autograph inscription signed in pencil by Sacha Guitry to madame Simone Gerbert.  L'Elan unknown
194989015Paris: L'Elan 1949. Fine. L'Elan Paris 1949 14.3 x 19.4 cm 2 volulmes brochés sous chemise et étui First edition one of 125 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives including an additional suite of the illustrations on pure rag paper.A few minor spots on the covers a pleasant copy overall.Two light marginal dampstains on the slipcase slightly rubbed at the corners.Signed by Sacha Guitry at the beginning of the first volume. L'Elan unknown
192079832Paris: Fasquelle 1920. Fine. Fasquelle Paris 1920 17.50 x 22 cm relié First edition one of 30 numbered copies on Japan paper the only deluxe copies. Half navy blue morocco binding spine with five raised bands gilt date at foot marbled paper boards pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns covers and spine preserved top edge gilt binding signed by Goy & Vilaine. Fasquelle hardcover
191086136Paris: S. n. 1910. Fine. S. n. Paris s. d. ca 1910 9 x 14 cm une feuille Photographic postcard inscribed by Sacha Guitry to the painter Jacques Martin showing him in costume reading a book. Handsome copy. S. n. unknown
191069386Paris: Dorbon l'ainé 1910. Fine. Dorbon l'ainé Paris 1910 18.50 x 24 cm broché first edition on current paper. Back slightly insolated without gravity and with a lack in the head. Autograph dedication signed by Sacha Guitry to Sam Aron. Dorbon l'ainé unknown
191845582Paris: Fasquelle 1918. Fine. Fasquelle Paris 1918 19 x 25 cm relié First edition one of 50 numbered copies on Japan the only large paper copies. A good and well-margined copy. Fasquelle unknown
19253160221925 soft cover with grey dj attacheddamp stain upper cornerinscribed by American library service director-dated December 251949produced by Belasco at the Belasco theatren.y. dec 271920. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. paperback
196452732Paris: Perrin 1964. Fine. Perrin Paris 1964 14.50 x 22 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui First edition one of 50 numbered copies on papier de luxe the only large paper copies. Spine of the slipcase slightly sunned a good copy. Perrin unknown
193086004s. l.: S. n. 1930. Fine. S. n. s. l. s. d. ca 1930 21 x 27 cm une page recto-verso plus un quart de page Manuscript fragment entitled by Sacha Guitry ""Dialogue au sujet de la guerre"" first draft manuscript 51 lines written in pencil. Some deletions in Sacha Guitry's hand. S. n. unknown
1936Nonfiction-Sale-GuitryDoubleday Doran New York 1936 New York: Doubleday Doran 1936. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Fine lacking the dust jacket. Tan cloth. A tight clean copy. Octavo viii 312 pages. With line drawings throughout. Includes nearly ten pages of explanatory notes by translator Lewis Galantiere clarifying people places and cultural references. "If Memory Serves" is the memoir of Sacha Guitry 18851957 one of France's most prolific and popular dramatists actors and filmmakers. Guitry wrote more than 120 plays directed over 30 films and was celebrated for his quick wit elegance and ability to capture French society with charm and irony. He was often compared to Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw for his verbal brilliance and to Moliere for his theatrical range. Beyond the stage he achieved fame in French cinema of the 1930s and 1940s starring in and directing films such as "Le Roman d'un tricheur" and "La Poison." This memoir offers witty reflections on his life in the theater and the artistic and literary world of France between the wars making it a valuable document of cultural history. This was his first major memoir published in English. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Doubleday, Doran, New York hardcover
195846180Paris: Le livre contemporain 1958. Fine. Le livre contemporain Paris 1958 17 x 23.50 cm broché First edition one of 55 numbered copies on Madagascar tirage de tête. A very good copy with edges preserved. Le livre contemporain unknown
195460840Paris: Raoul Solar 1954. Fine. Raoul Solar Paris 1954 19 x 24.50 cm broché sous chemise Edition decorated with original illustrations by Henri Jadoux one of 85 numbered copies on Johannot vellum the only deluxe copies. Handsome copy. Raoul Solar hardcover
194886088Paris: Editions de l'Elan 1948. Fine. Editions de l'Elan Paris 1948 13.50 x 19.50 cm relié sous étui First edition printed in 1000 numbered copies on pure Johannot rag paper ours being one of the 300 containing a duplicate suite of engravings at the end of the volume. Full midnight blue morocco binding spine with four raised bands red watered silk endpapers and pastedowns quadruple gilt fillet frame on pastedowns covers and spine preserved all edges gilt red cloth slipcase bordered with midnight blue morocco binding signed P. Goudon. Work illustrated with wood engravings by Henri Jadoux. A handsome copy beautifully bound. Editions de l'Elan hardcover
194889516Paris: Editions de l'Elan 1948. Fine. Editions de l'Elan Paris 1948 14.2 x 19.2 cm Broché First edition on ordinary paper.Work illustrated with wood engravings by Henri Jadoux.A pleasing copy.Autograph inscription signed by Sacha Guitry in pencil to Henry Sorensen. Editions de l'Elan unknown
190685354Paris: Grande Imprimerie de Montrouge 1906. Fine. Grande Imprimerie de Montrouge Paris s. d. 1906 19 x 27 cm agrafé First edition consisting of nine plates of characters caricatured by Sacha Guitry to whom he gave animal names one of the few copies on johannot montgolfier d'Annonay paper. Blind stamp in the lower right margin of the last caricature ""La poule"" The hen. Rare and fine copy of the author's second work. Grande Imprimerie de Montrouge unknown
195960839Paris: Le livre contemporain 1959. Fine. Le livre contemporain Paris 1959 14.50 x 22 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui First edition one of the 100 numbered copies on luxury paper the only deluxe copies ""grands papiers"". Spine and sides of the chemise slightly sunned pleasant copy. Le livre contemporain unknown
195952733Paris: Le livre contemporain 1959. Fine. Le livre contemporain Paris 1959 14.50 x 22 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui First edition one of 100 numbered copies on papier de luxe the only large paper copies. Spine of the slipcase sunned a good copy. Le livre contemporain unknown
1955150449N.p.: N.p. 1955. Two vintage reference photographs of director Sacha Guitry on the set of the 1955 film taken by photographer Edward Quinn. "Ed. Quinn" stamps on verso of both one with additional "Cinema Napoleon" stamp.<br /> <br /> Guitry's historical epic depicting the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena with Napoleon depicted by two actors Daniel Gelin as the young and Raymond Pellegrin as the old. Featuring notable cameos by Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor Sir Hudson Lowe.<br /> <br /> Shot on location throughout France. <br /> <br /> 7 x 9.75 inches. Light edgewear and light creasing at extremities else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1996I-276-2811996. Hardcover. Good. Former library book. Edition 1996. Different publisher. Volume 2. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. hardcover
191979831Paris: Fasquelle 1919. Fine. Fasquelle Paris 1919 17.50 x 22 cm relié First edition one of 30 numbered copies on Japan paper the only deluxe issue. Bound in navy blue half morocco spine with five raised bands date gilt at foot marbled paper boards caillouté endpapers and pastedowns original wrappers and spine preserved gilt top edge binding signed by Goy & Vilaine. A fine copy handsomely bound. Fasquelle hardcover
1915738551915. Fine. Août 1915 18 x 12.60 cm une feuille Original photograph of Sacha Guitry laughing and Sarah Bernhardt in a theatrical pose taken during the filming of ""Ceux de chez nous"" in August 1915. Period silver gelatin print minor weakness to lower right corner. Precious shot taken during the filming of this documentary celebrating the glory of French spirit made in the midst of war as a response to a proclamation by German intellectuals exalting Germanic culture. Sacha Guitry already known as a dramatic author decided to use an amateur camera to ""engrave in images"" for future generations the great personalities who contribute to France's radiance. Among others one discovers Edgar Degas Anatole France Lucien Guitry Octave Mirbeau Claude Monet Auguste Renoir Auguste Rodin Edmond Rostand and Camille Saint-Saëns. unknown
1915738501915. Fine. Août 1915 18 x 12.60 cm une feuille Original photograph of Sacha Guitry and Sarah Bernhardt taken during the filming of ""Ceux de chez nous"" in August 1915. Period silver gelatin print. Pencil annotation on verso of the photograph. Precious shot taken during the filming of this documentary celebrating the glory of French spirit made in the midst of war as a response to a proclamation by German intellectuals exalting Germanic culture. Sacha Guitry already known as a dramatic author decided to use an amateur camera to ""engrave in images"" for future generations the great personalities who contribute to France's radiance. Among others one discovers Edgar Degas Anatole France Lucien Guitry Octave Mirbeau Claude Monet Auguste Renoir Auguste Rodin Edmond Rostand and Camille Saint-Saëns. unknown
