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1928189059New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1928. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. 12mo. Fine in lightly soiled near fine dustwrapper. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1933218257Neuilly-sur-Seine France 1933. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Slight wear at edges and folds. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Interesting letter from the French Jewish novelist biographer essayist and historian to the American co-editor along with George Jean Nathan of Nathan's newly formed magazine "The American Spectator."<br /> <br /> "My dear Boyd<br /> <br /> "I had promised to give some unpublished excepts from my Edward VII. It isn't easy to detach sections from a historical work. However you could take either the first chapter "Final Days and Death of Queen Victoria" which Appleton already has in translation and could give you - or the third chapter "Men and Parties" which contains several potraits of Englihs politicians . a few of them might be amusing ."<br /> <br /> <br /> Born as Emile Herzog Maurois changed his name assimilated and published his first novel in 1918. During WWII he supported the Vichy regime but was a strong opponent of Hitler and eventually had to flee to the United States where he taught at Princeton. He is perhaps even more widely known in Great Britain and the U.S. for his masterful biographies of Shelley and Byron and his books on the Edward and the Edawardian Period as discussed here and English history. unknown
1970272663La meilleure bibliothèque 1970. Bon Etat taches rousseurs tranche texte frais. in12. 1970. Relié. 335301330285330330245200 pages. La meilleure bibliothèque unknown
1938183954NY : Limited Editions Club. 1938. vg. Hardcover. 5 volumes. Limited Editions Club #1485/1500 & SIGNED by the illustrator; contents clean; burgundy illustrations; red top edges; bindings solid; 10.5" tall; black covers with black illustration & lettering on red title bands; chips & wear to black slip case with paper label on back . Limited Editions Club hardcover
2150Paris: Paul Hartmann 1929. An attractively illustrated edition of this semi-serious look at what was then the future. Numerous original color aquatints by Jean Bruller. 4to. Original wraps. About fine. <br/><br/> Paris: Paul Hartmann, 1929 paperback
193252422Paris: Grasset 1932 . First Edition. Original wraps. Fine. 339p octavo. Numbered limited edition 1/200 on Paper Lafuma this copy #81A fine copy in original cream wraps with tissue dust jacket enclosed in cloth and boards slipcase. Inscribed by Maurois to. Wear to the corners of the slipcase <br/><br/> Grasset paperback
19313713DB1931. 2 Bände. Paris Éditions Émile-Paul frères 1931. 8°. 1 Bl. 290 S. 3 Bl.; 2 Bl. 280 S. 2 Bl. Mit 2 farb. Frontisp. und 39 Vignetten von Hermine David. Orig.-Pergamentbände in Schuber. Monod 7956. - Nr. 30 von 75 Exemplaren "sur papier de Hollande Van Gelder" Gesamtauflage 1300 Ex. unknown
192433820Paris: Grasset 1924. 1st Edition No. 127 of 400. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition No. 127 of 400. Signed by Translator. Garnett David. LA FEMME CHANGÉE EN RENARD. LADY INTO FOX. Translated by André Maurois and Jane<br /> Bussy. Paris: Grasset 1924. First French Edition of the author's first book Inscribed by André Maurois on the half-title.<br /> Awarded the 1922 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction Frontispiece and wood engravings by R.A. Garnett. <br /> Small 8vo. 183 pp. Exemplaire de presse No. 127 of 400.<br /> Some minor creases and toning with age. A very rare copy with the original Glassine wrapper intact.<br /> <br /> David Garnett was the son-in-law of Vanessa Bell and nephew of Virginia Woolf.<br /> <br /> André Maurois 1885-1967 was a prominent French author biographer and historian. Born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog he adopted the pen name André Maurois.<br /> Maurois also served as an interpreter for Lieutenant Colonel Winston Churchill during the war. Grasset unknown
1926ABE-174400198Prague: Odeon 1926 Octavo wrappers 192pp. Cover by Jiri Jelinek title page by Karel Teige. A study of the life loves and death of Shelley. Prague: Odeon paperback
1967SDRWN16BC122720182354Pyramid Books 1967-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Very good with light wear. Pyramid Books paperback
1934927M4Paris: Bernard Grasset 1934. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A uniformly bound two-volume set of the first edition seventh printing of Maurois' biography of the notable Romantic poet Lord Byron. The first edition seventh printing of this work in a two-volume set uniformly bound in half morocco bindings with the original paper wraps bound in. A two-volume set of this biography of the renowned Romantic poet Lord Byron by the French author André Maurois 1885-1967. Written in the original French this work is one of Maurois' popular biographies; he also wrote a memoir of Benjamin Disraeli and Percy Bysshe Shelley among others. In half morocco bindings with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally in excellent condition except for small marks to the front board of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Marginal age toning to pages with the odd spot to the first few pages of volume I; otherwise clean. Very Good Indeed Bernard Grasset hardcover
192820512Paris: Librairie de la Revue Française. Alexis Redier editor. Printer: Colouma 1928. Limited Edition. Wraps. Glassine dust jacket. Cloth slipcase with leather skiver title label. Cloth chemise. Fine/Very Good. Hermine David 1886-1970. No. 205 of limitation total of 1125 copies. 7 324 3 pp. And five etched plates done in dry point by David. Also a loose thin promotional sheet from the publisher. This Maurois novel first appeared in 1923. David was a post-Impressionist painter who was a part of the Ecole de Paris movement whose members were mostly not French born David being an exception to this. But she did marry a fellow member of this group Jules Pascin with whom she emigrated to American for five years. In the 1920s she became an active enthusiastic book illustrator this being a fine example of her work in the medium. Ours is a beautiful copy of this edition. It looks virtually untouched with the leaves generally uncut and all the tissue guards still in perfect shape. The glassine dust jacket has a few closed tears and tiny holes which with the material doesn't take much handling to occur. The slipcase and chemise have some color fading of their blue and the slipcase has light edgewear. Its skiver title label has a tiny pinprick blemish. But are structurally sound attractive and will continue to protect the book proper. The dust jacket alone we would grade Very Good Minus the slipcase and chemise Very Good Plus. Overall we consider this package very comfortably Fine. Librairie de la Revue Française. Alexis Redier, editor. Printer: Colouma unknown
192808603New York: D. Appleton and Co 1928. First Edition. Fine. Fine binding by Donnelley 3/4 Navy blue leather with custom felt-lined slipcase. A fine copy internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind; Slight age-toning at spine. Translated by Hamish Miles. D. Appleton and Co unknown
1920288732Paris: Grasset 1920. Limited. hardcover. fine. Dessins Originaux de Bernard Boutet de Monvel Graves sur Bois Par Gasperini. Tall thin 8vobuckram backed cloth original wrappers bound in. Paris 1920. Limited Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. The authors first book "Le Silence de Col. Bramble" was published in 1918 and brought him immediate fame.<br/> <br/> Presentation copy signed on the half-title<br/> <br/> Grasset unknown
1940304254New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1940. 1940. Seventh edition so stated; "L-P". 8vo. Translated from the French by Denver Lindley. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks; short tear. Very good. 255 pages. Signed and inscribed by Andre Maurois on the half title page: "Pour Arthur S. Wiley qui comprend la France. . .Andre Maurois". Inscribed by Authors. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers [1940]. hardcover
1932218293Neuilly-sur-Seine France 1932. One page each. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. Very good. One page each. 1 vols. Half-sheet quarto. Two letters to Madol concering the latter's book on the Spanish dictator Godoy translated into English as GODOY: THE FIRST OF THE MODERN DICTATORS L. 1934.<br /> <br /> In the first letter Maurois acknowledges receipt of the book by the historian and biographer Madol: " I have just read the beginning and the book seems fine to me. I promise to let you know . "<br /> <br /> In the second letter Maurois responds to an invitation to write the Preface to GODOY: "I"d be delighted to see your book on Godoy appear in France but I don't feel capable of writing a preface on the subject. It's about a man I know little about except through you and about a period which I have never studied. My Preface would have little authority. I think every man should stay faithful to what he knows. But if you wish I could very well recommend your book to my publisher . "<br /> <br /> 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. unknown
198566508U.K.: Penguin 1985. Near fine books in near fine slipcase. 8vo. Complete 10 volume set in two-piece slipcase. Includes concertina pamphlet containing information on featured authors. All books seemingly in unread condition. Slipcase with slight bumping/soiling and faded side panel. Very bright set. Penguin unknown
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1925969P3New York: D. Appleton and Company 1925. Hardback. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Mrs. Skinner Jacquier. The second U.S. edition of Andre Maurois' biography on Percy Shelley complete with colourful plates. The second U.S. edition translated by Ella D'Arcy.An insightful life of Percy Bysshe Shelley exploring the personal life and works of the Romantic poet.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates by Mrs. Skinner Jacquier. Collated complete. By French author Andre Maurois who also wrote biographies on Disraeli and Byron. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spine is faded. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1930FIN1-C-7London: Bernard Grasset 1930. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Andre Maurois's biography of the poet Lord Byron. In French. First edition. André Maurois born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 9 October 1967 was a French author. Complete in two volumes. In half-tree-calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally smart with just one large mark to the front board of volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages are browned throughout though generally clean. Very Good Indeed Bernard Grasset hardcover
1990189185Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in leather boards. Accented in 22kt gold printed on archival paper with gilded edges smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press hardcover
109413Paris Éditions Mornay 1931. 6 feuillets dont le portrait et le premier plat de couverture conservé. 185 pages. 1 feuillet. 6 feuillets blancs. 19x135 Cm. Demi-maroquin noir. Nos à nerfs. Auteur et titre doré. Premier plat legèrement deformé. Coins emoussés. Fortes mouillures sur les derniers feuillets blancs. Papier un peu bruni. Petits accrocs aux bords. Tirage limité. Notre exemplaire est le nº 1305 / 1500 sur Marais. Signature de André Maurois sur le faux-titre. A son retour d'Amérique en 1931 André MAUROIS publie des récits de son voyage dans plusieurs journaux. Ouvrage illustré en frontispice d'un portrait de l'auteur par Berthold Mann. Paris, Éditions Mornay, 1931. unknown
192881894New York: Galerie E. Druet 1928. Fine. Galerie E. Druet New York 1928 16 x 19.50 cm agrafé First edition of this catalogue presenting 36 paintings or drawings by Raymond Woog at Jacques Seligmann's Galleries in New York from January 15 to February 5 1928. Covers marginally and lightly shaded three small stains to left margin of front cover otherwise a rare and handsome copy. Catalogue illustrated with 8 reproductions of works by Raymond Woog. Text by André Maurois Galerie E. Druet unknown
1927001601Paris: M.P. Tremois 1927. Book. Illus. by Gandon Pierre. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Illustrators. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. One of 30 copies printed on Madagascar paper of a total edition of 1130. 3 lithographed portraits 27 wood engraved ills. 1 used twice and vignettes by Pierre Gandon. With an extra suite of the 26 wood engravings on 13 plates loose in orig. paper folder plates are fine slight wear to folder. With an ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING by Pierre Gandon of one of the portraits bound in at the flyleaf signed "P. Gandon 27". Faint spot on wrappers otherwise fine. Book in protective mylar sleeve. In cardboard box with some wear. M.P. Tremois Paperback
