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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 books
192528443New York: D. Appleton and Company 1925. First American Edition. Small octavo 19.25cm.; original cloth in mustard decorative dust jacket printed in brown; 4154pp. Jacket extremities a bit rubbed and worn spine toned upper panel spotted; contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper coin-size loss to bottom fore-edge corner of half title else contents Near Fine in Near Very Good jacket. Collection of dialogues between a philosopher and a lieutenant. Translation by J. Lewis May. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
192536432NY: Appleton 1925. First Edition. 8vo pp. 155. A VG tight copy. Several dialogues between a military man and a philosopher. Appleton unknown books
192535182NY: Appleton 1925. First Edition. Small 8vo pp. 155. A VG tight copy in worn dj. A dialog between a philosopher and a military man. Appleton unknown books
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. <br/><br/> Bernard Grasset paperback books
193840402NY: Harper 1938. First Edition. 8vo pp. x 3Index. Translated from the French by Vera Fraser. Illustrated. Ex library with bookplate pocketand review pasted on rear flyleaf. Blue cloth blind-stamped with gilt lettering on spine.Cover little scuffed one hinge tender o/w VG. Harper unknown books
193066983London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first edition in English #231 of 530 copies signed by the author. A Proustian pastiche translated by Hamish Miles. Octavo. Original decorative paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine with gilt titles. Minor scratch to the front board corresponding with a tear to the dust jacket. Some general browning and wear along the extremities of the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Elkin Mathews & Marrot hardcover books
193088865London: Elkin Mathews 1930. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Transl. by Hamish Miles. 58p. cloth- backed decorative boards. London: Elkin Mathews 1930. Limited First Edition. One of 500 numbered and signed copies.<br/><br/> Elkin Mathews unknown books
1924519381924. MAUROIS Andre. DIALOGUES SUR LE COMMANDEMENT. Paris: Bernard Grasset 1924. 12mo. printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Maurois on the half-title-page to Catherine Teiton. Good lower inch of spine missing some chipping head of spine. $85.00. <br/><br/> paperback books
192808603New York: D. Appleton and Co 1928. First Edition. 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. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Co hardcover books
1955UMAUDIS00FPModern Library c. 1955. Very Good. Maurois Andre. Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age. New York NY: Modern Library c. 1955. xiii 378pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 12mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges and cracked back hinge. Modern Library hardcover books
1928UMAUDIS01FPModern Library c. 1928. Very Good. Maurois Andre. Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age. New York NY: Modern Library c. 1928. xiii 379pp. Indexed. 12mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges and small stain to back cover. Modern Library hardcover books
1928174698New York: D. Appleton and Company 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. 379pp. Blue moiré stamped in gilt. Translated by Hamish Miles. Owner's name and address penned on front fly spine faded very good lacking the dustwrapper. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1928027992New York: D. Appleton and Company 1928. xiii 378p. b/w illus. original cloth. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
192708837Paris: Bernard Grasset 1927. First Edition. Number 4 of a small number of copies in a fine binding by Mirabelle. 293 pages plus Table. Full morocco inlaid binding leather end papers. A fine copy internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Top edges gilt. <br/><br/> Bernard Grasset hardcover books
196860377NY:: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Norman Denny. First American edition. Near fine in a near fine light age toning dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1925217382Neuilly-sur-Seine France 1925. 4 pages in all with a few corrections and one note in ink; on black-bordered stationery. 1 vols. 8 x 10-1/2 3 & 9 x 7 inches 1. Slight wear at edges and folds. 4 pages in all with a few corrections and one note in ink; on black-bordered stationery. 1 vols. 8 x 10-1/2 3 & 9 x 7 inches 1. Maurois receives Howe's translation of his essay on Goethe returns it with praise discusses the possibiliy of Howes' translating Maurois' current work Bernard Quesnay the translator's condition of 1% of the royalty negotiations with Appleton etc. etc.<br/><br/>Early correspondence by this French Jewish novelist biographer essayist and historian. Born as Emile Herzog he 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 Edwardian era and English history. unknown books
1929WRCLIT19215Paris: Emile Hazan 1929. Printed wrappers. Portrait. About fine with prospectus laid in. First edition. One of 120 numbered copies 61- 180 on Hollande van Gelder from a total edition of 1980 copies. Emile Hazan unknown books
19571341916Paris: Librairie Hachette 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; G/G; off-white spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket has modest exterior wear; few chips to edges; cloth exterior shows slight tone toward edges; mildly splayed boards; text block edges show light tone; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; tight binding; profusely illustrated; pp 197; text in French. 1341916. FP New Rockville Stock. Librairie Hachette hardcover books
1955004660Paris France: Litteraires de France 1955. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Vol I: 276 pages of text. Vol. II: 298 pages of text. Illustrated in black & white with a few colour plates. Limited to 1000 copies un-numbered. Red hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjackets with a few tiny tears and small creases; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. Litteraires de France Hardcover books
1968153007New York: Columbia University Press 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 101 pages. A tight near fine copy in an about good price clipped dust jacket that has some minor wear and a long split along the spine at the rear panel. Columbia University Press unknown books
1948272277France: Editions du Dimanche 1948. paperback. very good. DAVID Jacques-Louis. Text in French. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white plates. Slim 4to printed wrappers edge-worn and lightly soiled on covers. France: Editions du Dimanche 1948. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Editions du Dimanche unknown books
1928TB26312Paris: NRF 1928. Very good in 3/4 light brown leather and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and green marbled paper end sheets with the top edge of the text block gilt. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 5 1/2" with a Christmas 1928 gift inscription on the second free end page. Pages 105/106 have been open roughly causing a 2" closed tear to the fore edge. Without a dust jacket. 338 pages of text. NRF hardcover books
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 books
1932WRCLIT45388Paris: Editions Bernard Grasset 1932. Printed wrappers. About fine in somewhat tanned glassine wrapper. First edition octavo issue. One of 3300 numbered copies of 3450 on Alfa-Navarre addition to various deluxe issues in 4to format. TALVART & PLACE MAUROIS 51a. Editions Bernard Grasset unknown books