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1938104954<p>NY:: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Vera Fraser. Stated first edition thus. INSCRIBED by the author to a previous owner. Smells a bit musty else very good in a very good moderate edge wear with several chips dust jacket. ; 352 pages; Signed by Author .</p> Harper & Brothers, hardcover
193856074Paris: Bernard Grasset 1938. First Edition. Exemplaire De Presse CCXXXVI 236. Signed presentation from Maurois on the half-title page. 12mo. decorative printed wraps; 494 pages. Very Good little darkening covers contents clean & tight. Bernard Grasset unknown
R24454SVery Good. Very Good 1928 Name sticker lable on the first page of the book light wear on the edges and slight yellowing of the pages due to the books age otherwise it is in very good condition with Clean unmarked pages Quality Books Because We Care - Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If there are any problems pleases ask us to resolve it amicably before leaving any feedback unknown
1927LD5796Paris: nrf Librairie Gallimard 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Half gilt-ruled black calf and marbled paper gilt-stamped lettering on spine t.e.g.; with frontispiece portrait of Disraeli; and preserving original wraps and backstrip. Number 91 from a limited edition of 210 copies "sur Hollande." Small scuff marks at extremities ownership signature on front flyleaf. Otherwise book is fine -- a handsome binding and original wraps and text block very fine indeed. Number 8 in the "Vies des Hommes Illustres" series. <br/><br/> nrf, Librairie Gallimard hardcover
B174467-1Paris Librairie Hachette 1929. 154 2pp. 13 illus.; 159 3pp. 12 illus. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps. Glassine d.j. Printed on specially watermarked vélin du Marais. The two works issued together in a single volume by the publisher. Paris (Librairie Hachette), 1929. paperback
B172103-2Versailles Jean Variot 1928. 181 3pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Wraps. Glassine d.j. New fitted cloth clamshell case. One of 1045 copies on vélin de Rives from the edition of 1100 the illustrations lithographically printed by Mongin. Versailles (Jean Variot), 1928. hardcover
19433080New York: Brentano's. 1943. Limited Signed Edition. VG- minus slight wear to wrapper extremities small stain foot of spine and lower left front wrapper second minor stain front wrapper top left corner. Overall a solid unmarked copy with bright white pages. ; 8vo paper wraps 285pp uncut unopened. This new edition includes 79 illustrations by Michel G. Gilbert with a preface by the author. Copy VI of only X copies printed on Corsican paper SIGNED by the AUTHOR and the ILLUSTRATOR. Text is in the French language. . Brentano's paperback
192655973New York: D. Appleton & Co 1926. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper with a tanned spine and several small chips and tears. Essays. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
1957602498New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover
B306499-1New York Éditions de la Maison Française Inc. 1940. 229 3pp. Sm. 4to. Double-set of wraps. outer wraps. very slightly soiled. One of 450 numbered copies on papier Strathmore from a total edition limited to 500 copies. An eyewitness account and analysis by André Maurois detailing the reasons France fell to the occupation of Nazi Germany in just a few weeks in 1940. It explores the military unpreparedness political divisions and social factors that led to the collapse of the French army. Presentation copy inscribed by the author. New York (Éditions de la Maison Française, Inc.), 1940. paperback
012404New York: Éditions de la Maison Française Book. Bel. Reliure dos en cuir. Signé par André Maurois. Première Edition; Exemplaire 69 de 500. in-8o Carée. 450 exemplaires sur papier Strathmore numérotés de 51 a 500. Reliure dos en cuire récente. Quatre nerfs et lettrage doré au dos. Plats marbrés. Couverture sup. ancienne relié a l`interieur. Coiffe sup. un peu frottée. Ex-libris. Interieur en état de neuf. Éditions de la Maison Française Hardcover
1935218295Neuilly-sur-Seine France 1935. One page in French. 1 vols. Half sheet quarto. Very good. One page in French. 1 vols. Half sheet quarto. "I'm sorry but I'm leaving Paris this week to spend several weeks vacation down South. I'll be happy to see you right after Easter ;" André Maurois 1885-1967 novelist and biographer was son of an Alsatian draper who worked in the family business until he became a staff liaison officer with the British forces during World War I. His novel Les Silences du colonel Bramble 1918 gained him an immediate celebrity; Maurois wrote prolifically: novels on philosphical and moral themes and well-regarded biographies; he was elected to the Académie Française in 1938. <br/><br/> unknown
1933218296Neuilly-sur-Seine 1933. One page in French. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. Very good. One page in French. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. " . Sorry for this late response but for the last 8 days I've had too much to do to even open my mail. Illl b happy to see you if you can come some Sunday morning ;" André Maurois 1885-1967 novelist and biographer was son of an Alsatian draper who worked in the family business until he became a staff liaison officer with the British forces during World War I. His novel Les Silences du colonel Bramble 1918 gained him an immediate celebrity; Maurois wrote prolifically: novels on philosphical and moral themes and well-regarded biographies; he was elected to the Académie Française in 1938. <br/><br/> unknown
1937218297Neuilly-sur-Seine 1937. One page in French. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. Very good. One page in French. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. "Thank you for writing me. The information you sent is quite interesting. Maybe ill see you as I'm thinking myself of checking into the Trianon Hotel to work for a few days . " André Maurois 1885-1967 novelist and biographer was son of an Alsatian draper who worked in the family business until he became a staff liaison officer with the British forces during World War I. His novel Les Silences du colonel Bramble 1918 gained him an immediate celebrity; Maurois wrote prolifically: novels on philosphical and moral themes and well-regarded biographies; he was elected to the Académie Française in 1938. <br/><br/> unknown
19451431New York: Harper and Brothers 1945. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good . Octavo 230pp. A very good or better copy darkened on the spine and with a small chip on page 86 not affecting any text. SIGNED by Maurois on the front free endpaper. Lacking the dust jacket. Uncommon signed. Harper and Brothers hardcover
193036883N. P. 1930. 1 vols. 12mo. For Seymour Halpern the post card with a small note tipped on reading "91 is 16 upside down." The quote is written in the lower margin under a clipped portrait of Maurois which has been laid down on cream board and then again on brown board this last chipped the postcard bears in blind imprint of Trude Geiringer Dora Horovitz in lower corner. 1 vols. 12mo. The postcard bears greeting for Seymour Halpern aged 16 and the quote reads "a maiden speech is always an ordeal but a maiden speech in a foreign language is a terrifying affair!" Simone de Caillavet Maurois was the wife of André Maurois and daughter of the French writer and playwright Gaston Armam de Caillavet and granddaughter of Mme. Arman de Caillavet who was famous for her salon about which the French literary world circled and she was a close friend and influence on Anatole France. <br/><br/> unknown
19702083002117801711Futami shobo 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 228p Plate size: 19cm Futami shobo paperback
MA03C-02970Grasset. Collectible - Good. INSCRIBED! Paris: Bernard Grasset 1930. 129th edition. Volume 1. 12mo Paperback rebound in Hardcovers. 364pp. French. Inscribed by author on half title page. Good book. Heavy edgewear. Boards and spine rubbed. Pages age toned. Front hinge starting to crack. literature biography Inquire if you need further information. Grasset paperback
1940972H7London: John Lane: The Bodley Head 1940. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Edward Ardizzone. A compelling firsthand account of France's swift fall in 1940 illustrated with monochrome plates by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Authored by André Maurois under the pen name of Émile Herzog; he adopted "Maurois" permanently in 1947. This is the first English edition of this work translated by F R. Ludman.This edition features eight black and white plates illustrated by Edward Ardizzone including a frontispiece. Collated complete.This volume is a contemporary eyewitness account and analysis of the German invasion of France MayJune 1940. André Maurois 1885-1967 was a prolific French writer biographer novelist and essayist. He served in both World Wars including as a liaison officer attached to the British Expeditionary Force. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two spots to endpapers. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Dust Wrapper generally smart. Slight soiling to wraps. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities particularly the head and tail of spine resulting in the odd small chip and closed tear to extremities. Wraps slightly creased across the center of the front and rear panels and down the center of the spine. Slight loss towards head of spine. The odd slight handling mark and one or two spots. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. One or two spots to fore edge with the odd spot to final few leaves. Very Good Indeed John Lane: The Bodley Head hardcover
19389840London: Jonathan Cape. London Jonathan Cape 1938. Proof. Paperback. A very good copy. Uncommon in the proof. Heavy lean. 9840 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Paperback. Proof. 1938. Jonathan Cape paperback
1930HALL11GLDPNKParis: Paul Hartmann 1930. Hardback gilt decorative title to front board. Text in French. 28cm x 22cm. 92pp. Colour illustrative end-papers. 75 dessins de Jean Bruiller. Head of spine frayed small perforation to lower spine. Inner hinges splitting across end-papers but binding remains secure. A little occasional foxing. A rather pleasing copy. hall11. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Bruller Jean . Paul Hartmann Hardcover
1938100-50884Grasset 1938. Paperback. Good. Good with some wear. Grasset paperback
1957211073New York: E. P. Dutton 1957. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner personalization on FEP. Chipping at spine heel. Light stain on side text block edge. E. P. Dutton hardcover
15553Orig. wrappers uncut. VI295281 pp. No 412 of 1200 "sur papier vélin de Rives" a total of 1300 copies. unknown
1927mon0000140313FELIX ALCAN 1927T. paperback. Good. in x in x in. 1927 felix alcan half bound red martbled boards libris plate to end paper FELIX ALCAN paperback