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51-3937Paris: 1939. TLs inviting Des Roches to his house in July.La premiere guerre mondiale finie André Maurois devait se consacrer pleinement à la littérature et produire une Å“uvre étonnamment nombreuse où les romans dans la veine psychologique et morale : Bernard Quesnay 1926 Climats 1928 Le Cercle de famille 1932 L’Instinct du bonheur 1934 Terre promise 1946 Les Roses de septembre 1956 etc. voisinent avec des contes et nouvelles : Meïpe ou la Délivrance 1926 Voyage au pays des Articoles 1928 Le Pays des trente-six mille volontés 1928 Le Peseur d’âmes 1931 La Machine à lire les pensées 1937 Toujours l’inattendu arrive 1943 Les mondes impossibles 1948 Pour piano seul 1960 mais également avec de nombreux essais : Dialogues sur le commandement 1924 Études anglaises 1927 Sentiments et coutumes 1934 Un art de vivre 1939 Sept visages de l’amour 1946 Destins exemplaires 1952 Lecture mon doux plaisir 1957 La Conversation 1964 Au commencement était l’action 1966 etc.Enfin à côté de livres consacrés à l’histoire : Histoire de l’Angleterre 1937 Histoire des États-Unis 1943 Histoire de France 1947 on doit surtout à André Maurois de nombreuses biographies genre dont l’écrivain fut le maître incontesté. On ne saurait oublier : Ariel ou la vie de Shelley 1923 La Vie de Disraëli 1927 Byron 1930 Lyautey 1931 Tourgueniev 1931 Voltaire 1935 Édouard VII et son temps 1937 René ou la Vie de Chateaubriand 1938 À la recherche de Marcel Proust 1949 Lélia ou la Vie de George Sand 1952 Olympio ou la Vie de Victor Hugo 1954 Les Trois Dumas 1957 Robert et Elizabeth Browning 1957 La Vie de sir Alexander Fleming 1959 Adrienne ou la Vie de Madame de La Fayette 1961 Prométhée ou la Vie de Balzac 1965.Included is a "Certificate d'exportation pour un bien cuturel" issued by by Ministère Culture of France. Expertise by Thierry BodinSyndicat Français desExperts Professionnels en Å’uvres d’Art.Les Autographes45 rue de l’AbbeÌ GreÌgoire 75006 Paris Paris: 1939 unknown
feb19101Adeverul. Used. ; Romanian Edition of Actrita Floarea literaturilor straine 515; For more details please contact me Adeverul unknown
19301310NY: D. Appleton and Company 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Edward Abbey's copy of this biography of Lord Byron with "Abbey" written on the bottom edge of the text block but not otherwise signed. A previous owner's inscription reading "From Myron to Inez" dated 1930 is on the front free endpaper. Translated from the French by Hamish Miles. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. A good copy with he front hinge cracked pastedown torn but holding. Wear just through the cloth at corners. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1940007790New York: Henry Holt and Company 1940. First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Funny funny funny! With delightful illustrations. 4to. 28 by 20.5 cm. 92 1 pp. The translator Rosemary Benet was the wife of poet Stephen Vincent Benet and was also an author in her own right. Jean Bruller the illustrator was also a novelist whose best known work is "Le Silence de la Mare". The lightest of wear to the book itself -- light wear of blue fabric in corners and spine tips and gentle age toning of leaves. The dust jacket has minor close tears and shallow edge chipping with some light soiling flattened creasing etc. Dust jacket now protected with mylar. About as nice a copy overall as one is likely to come by. Henry Holt and Company unknown
B175849-1Paris Éditions Kra 1929. 214 8pp. Prof. illus. printed in color pochoir. Sm. 4to. Marbled boards 3/4 morocco gilt. Orig. dec. wraps. bound in. One of 930 numbered copies on vélin de Rives from the edition of 1000 the text printed by Coulouma and the pochoirs by Ateliers Jacomet. Paris (Éditions Kra), 1929. hardcover
B172842-1Bruxelles Éditions du Nord 1932. 229 3pp. Prof. illus. in color. Sm. 4to. Marbled boards 1/2 morocco gilt Franz. Mosaic inlay at spine raised bands t.e.g. Orig. dec. wraps. and spine bound in. One of 1000 numbered copies on vélin Allura from the edition of 1159. Bruxelles (Éditions du Nord), 1932. hardcover
B172842-3Bruxelles Éditions du Nord 1932. 229 3pp. Prof. illus. in color. Sm. 4to. Marbled boards 3/4 morocco. Orig. dec. wraps. bound in. T.e.g. One of 1000 numbered copies on vélin Allura from the edition of 1159. Bruxelles (Éditions du Nord), 1932. hardcover
B175846-1Paris Éditions Kra 1929. 226 4pp. Prof. illus. printed in color pochoir. Sm. 4to. Marbled boards 3/4 morocco gilt. Orig. dec. wraps. bound in. One of 930 numbered copies on vélin de Rives from the edition of 1000 the text printed by Coulouma and the pochoirs by Ateliers Jacomet. Paris (Éditions Kra), 1929. hardcover
B172844-2Bruxelles Éditions du Nord 1929. 216 6pp. Prof. illus. in color. Dec. wraps. Glassine d.j. One of 1000 numbered copies on vélin Allura from the edition of 1136. Bruxelles (Éditions du Nord), 1929. paperback
B172844-4Bruxelles Éditions du Nord 1929. 216 6pp. Prof. illus. in color. Sm. 4to. Marbled boards 3/4 morocco. Orig. dec. wraps. bound in. T.e.g. One of 1000 numbered copies on vélin Allura from the edition of 1136. Bruxelles (Éditions du Nord), 1929. hardcover
1944917T18Paris: Nelson 1944. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A smart copy of this later French edition of André Maurois's witty account of his experiences in the French army. French. Later edition. The author's debut novel. Recounting the author's own experiences in the French army during the First World War in very witty and socially realistic language which gained him popularity in France upon publication and in the United Kingdom and English speaking countries with the translated edition. Written by Andre Maurois a French author. In the original yellow cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor sunning and light marks to the panels. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Nelson hardcover
MC00C-00713Librairie Gallimard. Collectible - Acceptable. SIGNED! Paris: Librairie Gallimard 1929. 9th edition. 16mo paperback. 86pp. French. Signed by author on front endpage. Poor book. Cover torn. Textblock mostly separated from covers. Owner's name on front endpage. Rouen France Travel Books in French Inquire if you need further information. Librairie Gallimard paperback
1957mc54Barrie 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The jacket is a bit marked and torn. Some mild tanning and a little foxing. Soundly bound. "This Edition First published in 1957 by James Barrie Books Ltd". Possibly 1st UK edition. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Barrie hardcover
19281284596New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1928. First American Edition. 12mo. 46 pp. VG-/no DJ; blue cloth boards beige title labels with black lettering affixed to spine and front board; bumping/chipping/fraying to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards age-toning/cocking to spine no shelf lean boards somewhat shaken binding intact foxing to paper labels lettering legible; age-toning and shelfwear to text-block; mild rubbing to edges of boards; age-toning to endpapers and interior very slight foxing/wear to front endpapers mild stain to fore-edge of title page text legible throughout; pub. 1928 "First Edition" stated to copyright page; INSCRIBED by Maurois to half-title page;. 1284596. Special Collections - Downstairs. E.P. Dutton & Co unknown
194113651Etudes littraires I & Etudes littraires 2. Paul Valry Andr Gide Marcel Proust Henri Bergson Paul Claudel Charles Pguy Georges Duhamel Martin du Gard Jacques de Lacretelle Franois Mauriac Jules Romains Saint Exupry Editions de la Maison Francaise 1941 & 1944 first editions two volumes #1 is fine with a glassine dust-wrapper which has a bit of wear tear and chipping; #2 is fine in near fine glassine dust-wrapper. Each of 200 copies #1 is #5/50 on Sur Papier Texte and SIGNED by the author while #2 is #26/50 on Sur Papier Texte. Text in French. Editions de la Maison Francaise unknown
LA-CJSA-4W25Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED Metz: Paul Even 1947. Tall softcover in titled wrappers. 110 pages illustrated with 24 original lithographs by Solange Bertrand and Camille Hilaire. One of 3000 stated exemples. SIGNED and inscribed by author on front blank page. Text in French. With wrap-around band tipped to ffep light soiling and toning to covers else very good overall condition. NOT EX-LIBRARY. fprw2 paperback
G0836929144I3N00Ayer Co Pub 1960. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Ayer Co Pub hardcover
1964SKU1045439Atheneum 1964. hardcover. Good. 12x9x0. Atheneum; New York 1964. Hardcover. A Good to Very Good blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine binding sturdy and intact heavily sunned spine buckram bumped top front board corner mild discoloration to board corners without Dust wrapper. In a Good moderate handling/scuff marks bumped top corner with abrasion some offsetting to buckram some shelf wear sturdy Slipcase. Oblong 4toquarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches. color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Atheneum hardcover
1949020184Éditions de la Maison Française Paris 1949. Book. Illus. by Berthommé Saint-André. Near Fine. Leather Bound. 241 pages. Originally published in wrappers in a board slipcase although currently in a handsome deep brown leather binding with gold stamping. Slipcase has significant wear and soiling and has been "repaired" with numerous pieces of adhesive tape. But the binding is quite handsome and sharp done at an unknown time by the Houston binder A. V. Emmott & Sons whose discreet stamp remains on the inside rear cover. Previous owner's name is neatly stamped in red on the limitation page but otherwise there are no internal markings. Number 276 in a limited edition of 800 copies. Twenty full page charming lithographic illustrations by Berthommé Saint-André still have their archival paper covers. Text other than strangely enough the dedication is in French. Éditions de la Maison Française, Paris Hardcover
1944290334New York: Brentano 1944. paperback. very good. In French and English translation and introduction by Maurois. 133 pages. 8vo. toned paper wrappers showing some light edge-wear front hinge is fragile within protective cloth wrappers. New York: Bretano's 1944. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Inscribed by Maurois on flyleaf: "Pour Teodore . Rousseau ce souvenir de temps difficiles si. vaut traduire . avis . Andre Maurois" Theodore Rousseau curator in chief and vice director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<br/> <br/> Brentano unknown
194182177Norwalk Connecticut:: The Easton Press 1941. Collector's Edition. publisher's gilt full leather a.e.g. Very fine. 8vo. Illustrations by Lynd Ward. With an Introduction by Andre Maurois. Publisher's unused bookplate and "Notes from the Archives" laid in. The Easton Press, hardcover
1924192285London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1924. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 310 pages plus two pages of ads. A fictionalized biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley translated from the French by Ella D'Arcy. A near fine copy in blue cloth boards with some toning to the endpapers and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Uncommon and especially in the dust jacket. John Lane The Bodley Head unknown
1930LD5776Paris: Bernard Grasset 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Two volumes. Original wraps printed in two-tone green edges uncut; in glassine dust jacket and slipcase; 4to. Number 32 from a limited edition of 165 "sur velin d'arches." Classic Byronic biography by Maurois in French. Both volumes in good and solid condition only signs of light edgewear. Bright and very nice unopened set. <br/><br/> Bernard Grasset paperback
193228445Bruxelles: Aux Éditions du Nord 1932. First Thus. Limited to 1111 copies of which this is no. 446 printed on vélin allura. Octavo 20.75cm.; original white pictorial card wrappers in gilt cloth-backed board chemise fore-edge string ties printed paper spine label; 229pp.; color frontispiece decorative title page numerous color pochoir illus. in text throughout. Chemise a bit soiled else Very Near Fine. Quite scarce and attractive edition of this World War I novel first published in 1926 which forms part of the series "Les Gloires Littéraires." OCLC locates one copy in North America as of December 2015 at the University Club Library. Aux Éditions du Nord unknown
1930H26941London: William Heinemann 1930. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Quarto 11 x 9 inches cloth backed pictorial glazed boards in dust jacket book nearly fine touch of offsetting and soil to endpapers corners lightly bumped jacket very good with some general soil edgewear grayish faint staining to borders of front panel. Very uncommon in dust jacket with charming color plates. Children's book by this esteemed French author. William Heinemann hardcover
