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1972226350New York: Harcourt 1972. hardcover. near fine/very good. 2 volumes. Packed with 541 plates including 155 in color. Short thick 4tos red-lettered white cloth d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace 1972. First American Edition. A near fine copy in very good dust wrappers.<br/><br/> Harcourt unknown books
197252443New York: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc 1972. 4to. Two volumes. 356; 365 pp. White cloth boards. In red cloth slipcase. Illustrated. Contains 234 illustrations 76 in color in volume 1 and 307 79 in color in volume 2. Dust jackets somewhat chipped and worn along tops. Internally clean and tight. Very good in very good dust jackets. <br/><br/> A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc hardcover books
19469025047Paris: A la Bibliotheque Francais 1946. Paperback. Near fine. One of 500 numbered copies from a total edition of 615 bound in the publisher's original wraps. Lightly rubbed edges and extremities. Text in French 25 lithographs by Louis Valdo Barbey throughout. <br/><br/> A la Bibliotheque Francais paperback books
1941D4858Gallimard 1941. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth over boards backed in red morocco gilt-stamped lettering on upper board. Original wraps bound in. Spine chipped; front board detached. Original binding wraps still quite nice with just a tiny chip at bottom corner of front cover. Collection Metamorphoses XI. <br/><br/> Gallimard hardcover books
2005116709Tempe: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe 2005. Paperback. xv 107p. inscribed and signed by the Nicaraguan American poet bilingual text in Spanish and English very good first edition trade paperback original in pictorial wraps. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe paperback books
19909617NY: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0671688537 . Illustrated by John O'Brien. First printing. Fine in a near fine two short closed tears at the top of the rear panel one of them mended on the verso with clear adhesive tape dust jacket. . Simon and Schuster hardcover books
199052085NY:: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0671688537 . First printing. Fine in a near fine small sticker remnant on rear panel dust jacket. . Simon and Schuster, hardcover books
1915005554Madrid: Imprenta De I. Perales 1915. First Edition. Orginal Wraps. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spanish text. 8vo. 80pp. The text pages are clean and bright; the light green paper wraps have stains the spine is missing and 2" chipping on front and back covers. Owner's name on title page. Imprenta De I. Perales unknown books
1946WRCLIT83369London: Pilot Press 1946. Cloth. First British edition. Edited by Hannah Josephson and Malcolm Cowley with translations by various hands. Fine in nicked and shelfworn dust jacket. Pilot Press hardcover books
1945WRCLIT48877New York: Duell Sloane and Pearce 1945. Cloth. First edition. Edited and largely translated by Malcolm Cowley and Hannah Josephson but with a translations by other hands. Spine slightly cocked covers lightly hand smudged but a good sound copy without dust jacket. Duell, Sloane and Pearce hardcover books
1945WRCLIT27019New York: Duell Sloane and Pearce 1945. Cloth. First edition. Edited and largely translated by Malcolm Cowley and Hannah Josephson but with a few translations by other hands. Fine in very good modestly nicked and tanned dust jacket. Duell, Sloane and Pearce hardcover books
1972402777New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972. Two volumes 4to. Profusely illustrated some plates folding. Original cloth; dust jackets; red cloth slipcase. A fine copy. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1972042444New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972. 1st American Edition. Translated by Jean Stewart. 2 vols. 356; 365 1p. 541 illustrations of which 155 in full color dj original red publisher's slipcase quarto format A Helen and Kurt Wolff book. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown books
1972165453New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972. Hardcover. VG/VG/VG. White cloth with white glossy color-illustrated dustjackets contained in a red cloth slipcase. 2 Volumes. vi 356; iv 366 pp. "The reader will discover Matisse watercolorist draftsman ceramist and the architect-- and unquestionably one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century."--Amazon. A wonderful and exhaustive novel of Henri Matisse by Louis Aragon profusely illustrated throughout with art by Matisse. Translated from the original French by Jean Stewart. With 155 color illustrations and a vast profusion of black and white illustrations throughout several folding over 500 in all. From jacket: A huge fascinating look at Matisse and his creative process by Aragon one of France's foremost poets covering the twenty-seven years of their acquaintance. Profusely illustrated with photographs of the artist and his models paintings and drawings these 2 thick volumes are both a visual and literary treat. "It took Aragon close to twenty-seven years to put this book together. He assembled here all that he had ever written on Matisse adding to it elaborating on it providing his glosses letting memory do its creative work shaping his material into what it pleases him to call 'a novel' and allowing himself numerous digressions. In spite of his elliptical ways however the subject 'Matisse' is overwhelmingly present most obviously through the illustrations carefully keyed into the text following Aragon's layout instructions and admirably illuminating it but no less through Matisse's own words which Aragon records with scrupulous fidelity. What he has arrived at is a dialogue between writer and painter unique in writings on artists and art and uniquely revealing of the creative process." Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
197238342NYT: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972. First American edn. Two volumes. 4to pp. 356365. With 441 illustrations 155 in full color. Translated by Jean Stewart. Very nice in djs slightly yellowed and soiled on spines in red box. Very heavy. Actually a memoir collected over many years by the poet who had become Matisse's friend. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown books
19729018604New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. In two volumes bound in the publisher's original white cloth over boards spines and covers stamped in red. Minor sunning to spines of dust jackets otherwise fine. Illustrated throughout with over 540 illustrations in black & white and over 150 illustrations in full color. Housed in a red cloth covered slipcase. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1961WRCLIT83227New York: Putnam 1961. Gilt cloth. First U.S. edition translated by Haakon Chevalier. A very good copy in lightly edgeworn dust jacket with some small nicks and tears. Putnam hardcover books
1961163891New York: Putnam 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Very good in good dustwrapper. First US. Smudge on bottom corners of pages. Text clean. Bottom corners of cover bent. Edges of spine bumped. Wear and tears on edges of dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Putnam hardcover books
196159808NY:: Putnam. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Haakon Chevalier. First American edition. Previous owner's name on half-title page else very good in a very good minor edge wear with a few short closed edge tears dust jacket. . Putnam, hardcover books
1961WRCLIT83226London: Hamish Hamilton 1961. Cloth. First British edition translated by Haakon Chevalier. Literary ownership signature on preliminary blank otherwise fine in lightly nicked and rubbed dust jacket. Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
192920011Paris: Gallimard 1929. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. black and red stiff wrappers. Very good. Tanguy Yves. 122 pages. 23.4 x 19.5 cm. Limited edition copy 138 of 150 on verge de arches paper of a total edition of 240. Aragon a founding member of Surrealism and noted communist intellectual. Two surrealist tipped-in black and white lithographs by Yves Tanguy with tissue guards. Partly unopened free endpaper toned dampstain lower right corned not effecting text or images. Gallimard unknown books
19460123<br /><br />With an Important Inscription by Aragon <br />Explicating the History of the Text<br /><br />Aragon Louis 1897-1982. La Naissance de la Paix par Rene Descartes: ballet danse au chateau royal de Stockholm le jour de la naissance de Sa Majeste 1649. Paris: Bibliotheque Francaise pour les amis de l'auteur J. Dumoulin 1946. Copy #128 of 300 signed by Aragon. In addition this copy bears a full-page inscription Aragon. 4to. Original wrappers glassine. 34p. plus colophon. <br /><br />With an inscription which reveals the bibliographic history of the original translation: <br /><br />"Your father has requested that I write a poem on the dance for you. It is not possible because I am incapable but this book is on dance. It is a description of a ballet by Rene Descarte written in 1649 for the birthday of the Queen of Sweden. There must be a manuscript in Stockholm but I based my writing on a manuscript which existed before the war in the Bibliotheque Nationale which has since vanished. Here I have expanded the text with comments. For precious Sandra for when she is a big girl who will charm the world with her dancing. Signed Aragon 18 June 1977." <br /><br />When Rene Descartes was 54 he went to Stockholm at the invitation of Queen Christina. It is said that because Descartes refused to dance at a court ball Queen Christina charged him with writing the verses for a court ballet La Naissance de la Paix. The ballet was composed for performance on 8 December 1649 the 23rd birthday of the Queen. It celebrates the Peace of Westphalia at the end of the Thirty Years' war which was more or less won by Sweden. <br /><br />According to a recent study by Richard Watson "the evidence of Descartes' authorship is virtually nonexistent. Almost certainly the ballet was written by Helie Poirier a professional writer of French verse." <br /><br />References: Watson Richard A. Descartes's Ballet 2007. Dumoulin books
1963041946Paris: Gallimard 1963. 458 3p. original stiff printed wrappers deckle edges. Gallimard unknown books
1943WRCLIT27020London: Horizon-La France Libre 1943. Printed wrappers. First British edition in French. Wrapper slightly tanned but a very good copy. Horizon-La France Libre unknown books
2011224401Paris: Gallimard 2011. Paperback. 469p. trade paperback French language a tiny green spot at the heel of front cover else very good. Introduced and annotated by Lionel Follet. Gallimard paperback books
