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19101002917Neuchâtel: Delachaux & Niestlé 1910. Complete set of this literary "jeu des familles" in which players attempt to reunite "families" of notable French poets. The twenty poets featured are Corneille 1606-1684 La Fontaine 1621-1695 Molière 1622-1673 Racine 1639-1699 Béranger 1780-1857 Lamartine 1790-1869 Vigny 1797-1863 Victor Hugo 1802-1885 Juste Olivier 1807-1876 Alfred de Musset 1810-1857 Leconte de Lisle 1820-1894 Madame de Pressensé 1826-1901 Marc Monnier 1829-1885 Eugène Rambert 1830-1886 André Theuriet 1833-1908 Armand Sully-Prudhomme 1839-1908 François Coppée 1842-1908 Henry Warnery 1859-1902 Alice de Chambrier 1861-1882 and Philippe Godet the only poet still living at the time of this game's publication. A bright near-fine example housed in the original publisher's box. Complete set of eighty playing cards each measuring 4.5 x 2.75 inches. Each card printed in gold red and black featuring a portrait of a French poet birth and death dates and a quoted verse; versos uniformly patterned. Housed with original instruction card in publisher's stiff card box pale grey silk ribbon pulls pastedown pictorial label featuring Victor Hugo. Light rubbing to box. Delachaux & Niestlé unknown books
1958143902Paris: Comedie-Francaise 1958. Collection of 19 original studio still color transparencies from the 1958 French film here under the original French title. Starring actors Meyer Seigner Marie Sabouret and Micheline Boudet figure prominently in the images in lavish period costumes. A few have cropping annotations either on the glassine sleeve or on an affixed glassine slip. Laid in is a signed typescript letter from "Y. Guillot" addressed to Gay Lussac at Cinedis the film's distribution company and dated 1960. Guillot was "Le Chef du Service des Editions" and he thanks Lussac for sending him "ektachromes" from the film promising to include images in upcoming issues of his publication. Housed in an original French Crumiere paper photo box with annotations in holograph ink and pencil on the lid. <br/><br/>Based on Moliere's 1670 five-act play "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" about social climbing and the bourgeois personality. Seigner plays Jourdain middle-aged and aspiring to aristocracy. He learns fencing dancing music and philosophy constantly making a fool of himself. The second adaptation of Moliere's play after Humberto Gómez Landero's "El gran Makakikus 1944 and preceding Roger Coggio's "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" 1982. <br/><br/>18 transparencies 3.25 x 4.5 inches 1 two-frame transparency 2.25 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine glassine sleeves with light soil. Letter Very Good plus folded twice. Box Very Good overall. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Comedie-Francaise unknown books
1917002705Kyiv Kiev: T-va "Vernygora" 1917. First edition thus. Very good. First edition thus; 7 x 4 3/4; pp. 3 VI-XI 2 2-87; stapled beige pictorial wraps; illustrated with portrait frontis and black & white drawings at the beginning of each chapter; wraps a bit fragile with several small chips to tips of spine and edges; uniform age-toning to leaves; in good to very good condition. A beautiful Ukrainian edition of Moliere's "Tartuffe" it was translated by satirist playwright translator educator and poet Volodymyr Samiilenko 1864 - 1925 known in the literary circles under the pseudonym Syvenky. The introduction to the work was written by Mykola Voronyi 1871 - 1938 - political activist educator author poet and actor. He founded the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917 and co-founded the Central Council of Ukraine also known as the Central Rada of Ukraine - the All-Ukrainian council which united the cultural political and professional organizations of the Ukrainian People's Republic. Accused of being a militarist Voronyi was executed by the NKVD in 1938. T-va "Vernygora" paperback books
1985108587The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. Bound in leatherette with gilt detailing and a permanent satin ribbon book marker. With Wood-Engraved Illustrations after Tony Johannot. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
195474678Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. Limited. paperback. fine. Dubout. Numerous humorous illustrations by Dubout later hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume. 208pp. Tall 8vo printed wrappers; partly uncut publisher's 2-piece blue slipcase with gilt-decorated spine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. A fine unread copy.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition.<br/><br/> Imprimerie Nationale unknown books
195474668Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. Limited. paperback. fine. Dubout. Numerous humorous illustrations by Dubout later hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume. 213pp. Tall 8vo printed wrappers; partly uncut publisher's 2-piece blue slipcase with gilt-decorated spine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. A fine unread copy.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition.<br/><br/> Imprimerie Nationale unknown books
1922113841Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer 1922. Softcover. VG-/Good with light soiling to very top edge of spine and only slight sunning to glassine covers. Cream paper wraps with bw illustration and black lettering; glassine covers; 224 pp. with occasional color and bw illustrations. Number 157 of 550 printed; with illustrations by F. Simeon; text in French; the script for the text of the ballet a 5-act comedy ballet interrupted by spoken dialogue. Editions Rene Kieffer paperback books
195474673Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. Limited. paperback. fine. Dubout. Numerous charming illustrations by Dubout later hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume. 210pp. Tall 8vo printed wrappers; partly uncut publisher's 2-piece blue slipcase with gilt-decorated spine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. A fine unread copy.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition.<br/><br/> Imprimerie Nationale unknown books
194486523Brie-Comte-Robert: Bibliolatres de France 1944. paperback. very good. Frontispiece portrait and one other plate badly browned from publisher's defective tissue laid-in. Short slim 4to loose signatures as issued in gray printed wrappers uncut & unopened within a red cloth-backed patterned board sleeve neatly re-backed. Brie-Comte-Robert: Bibliolatres de France 1944. Scarce. Very good.<br/><br/> Beautiful reprint of the 1734 edition printed by. E. Baudelot.<br/><br/> Bibliolatres de France unknown books
195474669Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. Limited. paperback. fine. Dubout. Numerous humorous illustrations by Dubout later hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume. 182pp. Tall 8vo printed wrappers; partly uncut publisher's 2-piece blue board slipcase with gilt-decorated spine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1954. A fine unread copy.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition.<br/><br/> Imprimerie Nationale unknown books
195574671Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1955. Limited. paperback. fine. Dubout. Numerous humorous illustrations by Dubout later hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume. 228pp. Tall 8vo printed wrappers; partly uncut publisher's 2-piece blue board slipcase with gilt-decorated spine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1955. A fine unread copy.<br/><br/> Limited numbered edition.<br/><br/> Imprimerie Nationale unknown books
1921246431Paris: Kieffer 1921. Limited. paperback. very good. Many color illustrations by Joseph Hemard. 141pp. 8vo printed wrappers with illustrated front cover; pages unopened. Paris: Rene Kieffer 1921. A very good copy.<br/><br/> One of 560 copies.<br/><br/> Kieffer unknown books
192813586Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres 1928. n.ed. Quarter red calf raised bands tooled panels with gilt decoration marbled boards marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A very good or better set with rubbing to spine and extremities edges a bit darkened owner's signature to flyleaf otherwise tight clean and still unopened. A very nice set. xxxi 538 pp.; 592 pp.; 548 pp. Illus. with ten colored drawings. 12mo. Moliere 1622-1673 born Jean-Basptiste Poquelin was the greatest of France's comic writers and author of Le Tartuffe Le Misanthrope and Le Bourgeois Gentihomme among other plays. Librairie Garnier Freres hardcover books
1924005513Paris: G. Crès & C. 1924. Two volume set handsomely bound in full leather 7 gilt bands and gilt titles a 20th century binding. Both volumes Near Fine slight toning. An unnumbered copy of an edition limited to 380 copies with an additional 20 copies bound with an original watercolor this copy not one of those. Excellent drawings throughout by G. Bruyer. A heavy set media mail in U.S. only international orders will require extra shipping charges. . First Edition Thus. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Illus. by G. Bruyer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. G. Crès & C. Hardcover books
19801507047The Franklin Library 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bound in premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Gilt title and raised bands to spine. High-quality paper with gilded edges ribbon marker and silk moire endpapers. Limited Edition as stated on title page. Very good to near fine. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1980286609Franklin 1980. hardcover. fine. Translated by Donald M. Frame. 503 pages 8vo gilt-stamped blue leather a.e.g. Limited Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> he 100 Greatest Books of All Time series.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown books
1963WB17231New York: The Limited Editions Club 1963. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Translated by H. Baker and J.Miller. Signed by the illustrator Serge Ivanoff. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. Excellent copy in slipcase carefully preserved. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1980TB21782Norwalk Conn.: The Easton Press 1980. Limited Edition. Fine in full dark red leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with extensive gold tool work on the boards and in the compartments on the spine with gilt text stampings. With silk end papers and a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring 10" tall by 6 1/4" deep containing 197 pages of script and illustrated with drawings by Serge ivanoff. Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller and with an introduction by Henri Peyre. A very handsome crisp copy with no markings notations with only the ghost of a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down which has been removed. The Easton Press hardcover books
1980240385Norwalk: Easton 1980. hardcover. fine. Ivanoff Serge. Illustrated by Serge Ivanoff. 197pp. Tall slim 8vo gilt-stamped red leather a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press 1980. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
19637049New York: The Heritage Press 1963 Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller. Introduction by Henri Peyre. Illustrations by Serge Ivanoff. Blue and pink cloth lettered in gilt. Very slight fading to spine else a fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Illus. by Ivanoff Serge. The Heritage Press hardcover books
1980TB20860Norwalk Conn.: The Easton Press 1980. Limited Edition. Fine in full dark red leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with extensive gold tool work on the boards and in the compartments on the spine with gilt text stampings. With silk end papers and a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring 10" tall by 6 1/4" deep containing 197 pages of script and illustrated with drawings by Serge ivanoff. Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller and with an introduction by Henri Peyre. A very handsome crisp copy with no markings notations or prior owner's book plates. The Easton Press hardcover books
1963109477New York: Limited Editions Club 1963. Limited. hardcover. fine. Serge Ivanoff. Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller with an introduction by Henri Peyre and with color illustrations by Serge Ivanoff. 4to patterned cloth buckram slipcase. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club 1963. Fine.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies printed at the Thistle Press and signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
198021159Norwalk: Easton Press. Fine. 1980. Hardcover. Translated from the French by H. Baker and J. Miller. Introduction by Henri Peyre. Illustrated by Serge Ivanoff. Collector's edition. Large octavo bound in red leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt ribbon book mark 197 pages. Fine. . Easton Press hardcover books
196333115London: Limited Editions Club 1963. Hardcover. Very good. #219 of 1500cc signed by the illustrator Serge Ivanoff. Very good in publisher's red floral cloth and slipcase. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1930272319Leipzig: Limited Editions Club 1930. Limited. hardcover. very good. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Verse translation by Curtis Hidden Page. Introduction by Brander Matthews. Sepia lithograph illustrations by Hugo Steiner-Prag. 118 pages. Tall slim 4to cloth-backed boards over handmade paper with blind-stamped medallion on front cover. Leipzig: Poeschel & Trepte for the Limited Editions Club 1930. Small remnants of bookplate on front endpaper else a near fine copy in very good- slightly broken slipcase.<br/><br/> Limited Edition one of 1500 copies signed by the artist in pencil.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
