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192980000Paris: Nrf 1929. Fine. Nrf Paris 1929 12 x 19 cm broché First collective edition on ordinary paper one of the press service copies. Covers slightly and marginally soiled. Autograph inscription signed by Léon-Paul Fargue to Gus Bofa. Included are two invitations to a lecture by Marcel Raval entitled Trois mages de la Poésie part of the series ""Les conférences du Vendredi"" devoted to Guillaume Apollinaire Jules Supervielle and Léon-Paul Fargue; both invitations are signed by Léon-Paul Fargue. Our copy is also enriched with a printed proof of a text by Léon-Paul Fargue bearing his handwritten corrections and revisions. Nrf unknown
193780434Paris: L'artisan du livre 1937. Fine. L'artisan du livre Paris 1937 22.50 x 28.50 cm broché sous étui First edition one of 1100 numbered copies on Lafuma paper the only issue after 25 Japan and 100 Holland copies. Work illustrated with 40 black lithographs by Gus Bofa. Slipcase marginally yellowed and faded. Handsome copy. Autograph inscription dated and signed by Gus Bofa to his friend Carlo Rim and his wife Alice. Provenance: from the library of the Provençal writer caricaturist and filmmaker Carlo Rim who was notably the friend of Fernandel Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of André Salmon and Max Jacob. L'artisan du livre unknown
1919547239Paris: Société Littéraire de France 1919. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Gray wrappers with applied illustration. Text in French. Cheap paper toned tiny tears near fine in near fine original unprinted glassine dust jacket. Inscribed by Bofa to Bernard Zimmer. Société Littéraire de France unknown
193576177Paris: Les éditions nationales 1935. Fine. Les éditions nationales Paris 1935 17 x 22.50 cm relié Edition illustrated with a watercolor and drawings by Gus Bofa one of 100 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives paper. Full red morocco binding spine with five raised bands set with black fillets endpapers and pastedowns of moiré effect paper covers and spine preserved top edge gilt upper corners slightly bumped without damage. Two small rubs to two raised bands. Handsome copy attractively bound. Les éditions nationales hardcover
1930105471Paris: Terquem 1930. hardcover. fine. With an original etching in two states 48 engraved plates by Bofa all with tissue guards.Tall 4to original printed wrappers uncut in cloth slipcase. Paris: J. Terquem 1930. Fine.<br/> <br/> Limited Edition number 247 of 540 copies initialled by Gus Bofa printed on hand-made paper watermarked "Malaises" and containing a design by Bofa. Bofa pseudonym of Gustave Blanchot was a 20th- century French humorist illustrator.<br/> <br/> Terquem unknown
192318413<p>Signed by artist and author. Limited print 348/425. All text in French/langue francaise. Very Good softcover in glassine dustwrapper in unprinted slipcase. Rose color wrapper over thin card covers; wrapper front cover with Bofa artwork and black titles; in original glassine overwrap. Artist name hand written on spine of glassine wrap in neat red ink. Rose wrapper is clean and complete slightly faded; stitched textblock is laid in not attached to covers as published; textblock is tightly bound but somewhat weak and last gathering is starting; artist full signature in pencil on front fly leaf; below artist signature is 'P. McOrlan' signed in pencil; interior is clean with slight age darkening at page edges. All woodcuts are in olive green black and white; printed recto only. Slipcase is plain cardboard with paper tape at edges; in good condition though some paper tape is coming loose. Small 8vo 15 pp preface and 24 woodcuts. See OCLC #64335226. Both signatures appear credible see photos.</p> Paris: Editions de Renaissance du livre paperback
MC01B-00024Simon Kra. Collectible - Acceptable. Paris: Simon Kra 1927. Volume 4 of 4. Sm 4to paperback. Gray self-wraps. 342pp. French. Color illustrations by Gus Bofa. Poor book. Textblock split into three sections. Spine mostly eroded and glassine wrapper missing large sections. Inside pages Very Good suitable for rebinding. Don Quixote Classic Literature Books in French Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Simon Kra paperback
195139091Paris: Textes Pretextes 1951. AN OUTSTANDING COPY of this fascinating livre d'artiste written and illustrated by Gus Bofa. Most books illustrated by Bofa feature photomechanical reproductions of drawings but this book is illustrated with original etchings throughout. Includes full-page etching with aquatint on the cover printed in green and black; full-page hors-texte frontispiece etching with aquatint printed in green and black; 10 full-page hors-texte etchings with aquatint printed in black; and 30 etched ornaments printed in green. From a total edition of 250 copies this is one of 65 numbered copies beautifully printed on fine wove paper with a suite of the 10 hors-texte etchings with remarque a suite of the 30 etched ornaments printed in black on Malacca wove paper and a suite of 4 rejected etchings with aquatint and remarque on Arches wove paper. Signed by Bofa on the justification. THIS COPY EXCEPTIONALLY INCLUDES BOFA'S AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF "SOLITUDE" a poem printed for the first time in the book; and two brochures about Bofa one of which is the scarce auction catalogue of his collection printed shortly after his death. From the collection of JACQUES CRÉPINEAU noted theatre critic and historian and distinguished bibliophile with his bookplate. 4to loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT with no defects in the original board chemise and slipcase. <br/><br/> Textes Pretextes paperback
195064369s. l. 1950. Fine. s. l. s. d. 18 x 21.50 cm un feuillet Signed autograph letter of Gus Bofa to one of his acquaintances 16 lines in purple ink accompanied by a pencil drawing. Folding inherent in the enveloping tear without lack in the drawing. Addressed to a friend of Gus Bofa and his wife who seems to have suffered "" a long journey in the storm! ""The letter is imbued with the humor of its author:"" we add two good warm kisses to finish drying you off "". The missive is enriched with an original drawing of Gus Bofa representing two birds on a radiator one of which is written ""Spring has come! "" unknown
1910753871910. Fine. s. d. ca 1910 50 x 17.80 cm une feuille Original ink drawing heightened with blue pencil signed ""G.B."" and titled ""Rallye-Paper"". A light shadow around the subject vestige of a frame as well as some fold marks. Numbered stamp on verso as well as a manuscript indication for printing probably in a newspaper: ""à la largeur de la page"" ""to the width of the page"". unknown
192630946Paris: Claude Aveline 1926. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Berthold Mahn. Berthold Mahn. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Illustrator. MAHN Berthold. SOUVENIRS DU VIEUX-COLOMBIER 55 dessins originaux précédés d'un texte de Jules Romains. Signed Envoi de L'artiste. Paris: Claude Aveline 1926. Stiff wrappers 8vo. 53pp / grand in-8 XII-55 pl. d'illustration broché. FIRST EDITION / EDITION ORIGINALE. Extraordinary copy inscribed by Berthold Mahn to his fellow artist & illustrator Gus Bofa. One of 35 H.C. copies of 55 on Velin de Rives. Exemplaire exceptionelle. Edition originale tirée à 950 exemplaires numérotés celui-ci est un des 35 H.C. Vélin de Rives. In fine condition / trés bel état. Wonderful Association Copy linking these two great artists of the book. Claude Aveline unknown
01079Paris: Le Rayon d'Or/Librairie Gallimard 1952. A Spectacular Copy in a Unique Artist's Binding<br /> Inscribed by Jules Romains with Inscriptions by Georges Duhamel and Gus Bofa <br /> With an Original Drawing Autograph Letter and Provenance Note<br /> A Singular Enriched Association Copy of Les Copains<br /> <br /> DUHAYON Henri binder. BOFA Gus illustrator. ROMAINS Jules. Les Copains. Avec douze aquarelles par Gus Bofa. N.p. Paris: Le Rayon d'Or 1952. <br /> <br /> First edition illustrated by Bofa limited to 3500 numbered copies sur vélin blanc des Papeteries de Lana this being copy 3152. <br /> <br /> Octavo 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in; 208 x 153 mm. 200 1 1 blank 3 table 1 blank 1 colophon 1 blank pp. Twelve full-page aquarelle illustrations one of which has been inscribed by the artist to the owner.<br /> <br /> A striking abstract painted binding by Henri Duhayon of Nice signed in gilt on the inside front turn-in: "Relié H. Duhayon Nice." Full crushed cordovan morocco spine lettered in gilt with vividly hand-painted lacquered paper boards in a modernist all-over composition of black yellow orange blue and red brushstrokes and grid patterns reflecting the anarchic spirit of the text. Top edge gilt. Custom painted endpapers. A superb and very fine copy in a matching leather-edged slipcase.<br /> <br /> With the following additions:<br /> An original ink and watercolor drawing by Gus Bofa showing the riotous group of copains with their characteristic red cheeks - annotated and inscribed to the owner at foot: "Mr. Jean Francesche cordialement Gus Bofa."<br /> <br /> An autograph letter signed ALS by Bofa dated 24 November 1958 addressed to the owner Jean Francesche explaining the curious omission of a head in one of the illustrated characters: "Votre 'copain sans visage' n'a pas perdu la tête - il n'en a jamais eu. Jules Romains l'a voulu ainsi."<br /> <br /> A tipped-in typed letter signed TLS by the owner Jean Francesche explaining how he assembled this copy after reading Romains's Souvenirs et confidences d'un écrivain tracing the culinary reference to Duhamel contacting him for clarification and engaging Bofa in a whimsical debate over the incomplete drawing. Francesche's commentary includes typed quotes from Souvenirs and his note concludes: "Je pense que tout cela augmente l'intérêt de ce charmant volume." Francesche's signed ex-libris is blindstamped to the inside front cover turn-in.<br /> <br /> A remarkable object of literary friendship bibliophilic playfulness and aesthetic invention.<br /> <br /> First published in 1913 Les Copains is a comic and subversive novel about a group of friends - eccentric idealistic and absurd - who form a loosely anarchic brotherhood and perform theatrical stunts and pranks across provincial France. It stands as an early literary expression of unanimism a theory of collective consciousness developed by Romains in the 1900s. As the New Oxford Companion to French Literature notes: "Before the war in 1914 Romains published. two novels Mort de quelqu'un 1911 and the farcical Les Copains influenced by Unanimist theories of social groups and collective psychology." This edition published nearly 40 years later by Le Rayon d'Or Gallimard's deluxe illustrated imprint pairs Romains's youthful anti-establishment text with twelve brilliant plates by Gus Bofa one of France's most original illustrators and caricaturists. Bofa celebrated for his sardonic wit and visual improvisation was a regular contributor to Le Rire and Crapouillot and illustrated classic texts by Swift Cervantes and La Fontaine.<br /> <br /> Renowned artist Gus Bofa b. Gustave Blanchot 1883-1968 was an illustrator for Rire and Sourire a costume and set designer a celebrated poster artist and illustrator for the literary journal Crapouillot. He soon became one of the most in demand illustrators of editions of Swift La Fontaine Cervantes etc. ultimately with one hundred and seventeen volumes to his credit. <br /> <br /> French novelist poet dramatist and essayist Jules Romains pseud. of Louis Farigoule 1885-1972 was "early in his career.associated with a short-lived artistic community the Groupe de 'Abbaye which published his poems La Vie unanime in 1908. These poems and much of his later verse and prose were influenced by Unanimist theories of social groups and collective psychology. Before the war in 1914 he published more collections of poetry a verse play.and two novels Mort de quelqu'un 1911 and the farcial Les Copains The Pals" New Oxford Companion to Literature in French p. 707.<br /> <br /> Georges Duhamel's 1884-1966 experience as a surgeon during World War I produced Vie des martyrs 1917 tr. The New Book of Martyrs 1918 and Civilisation 1918 tr. 1919. These collections of sketches are noted for their compassionate accounts of human suffering. He was successful as a dramatist; his Dans l'ombre des statues was performed in 1912 tr. In the Shadow of Statues 1914 and L'oeuvre des athlètes in 1920. His fiction includes two cycles of novels-Cycle de Salavin 1920-32 tr. 1936 about a sensitive eccentric and Chronique des Pasquiers 1933-45 tr. 1937-46 about a bourgeois Parisian family. Essays in Scènes de la vie future 1930 tr. America: the Menace 1931 and other collections reflect Duhamel's aversion to overindustrialization" Columbia Enclyclopedia. He wrote passionately against war and its atrocities and against the rise of Naziism. He was elected to the Académie Français in 1935. Though now largely forgotten he is perhaps best remembered for his timeless epigram: "It is always brave to say what everyone thinks"<br /> <br /> Monod 9851. Paris: Le Rayon d'Or/Librairie Gallimard, 1952 unknown
194787360Paris: Albin Michel 1947. Fine. Montmartre and Montparnasse parties moments before WW1 Albin Michel Paris 1947 13.50 x 19 cm relié ""It's war!"" we shouted that night over and over again. The terrible word brought us bad luck. It was 1913: the following year we were packing our kits again. This time for real. And not all the guests came back."" p. 335 First edition one of only 6 copies printed on Hollande this being copy no. 1 of the deluxe issue. Bound in navy blue morocco backed boards with corners spine very lightly sunned with raised bands gilt date at foot marbled paper-covered boards and endpapers edges untrimmed top edge gilt covers and spine preserved. Binding signed Lavaux. A fine copy with wide margins attractively bound. Bookplate pasted to a flyleaf. The author's own copy profusely extra-illustrated of this magnificent Montmartre chronicle. Tipped in is an original ink portrait of Roland Dorgelès by Gus Bofa humorously captioned: ""Monsieur Roland Dorgelès dans son uniforme de rédacteur à la petite semaine"" Alongside two original photographs one depicting the famous Montmartre figure Francisque Poulbot in his Guignol theatre Agence Rol 1910 and the other a very rare photograph of the legendary Fête des Dernières Cartouches organised by Poulbot on 23 May 1913. We have located only one other known image of this event. The photograph shows the merry band of participants at Poulbots place on rue de lOrient dressed as soldiers from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The celebration which created quite a stir is recounted by Dorgelès in this book: One day or rather one night the uproar reached its height: when Poulbot gave his famous Dernières Cartouches party. The idea came to him after a dispute with his landlord on rue de lOrient who had refused to renew his lease. Poulbot had only recently moved in and had built a studio in the garden at his own expense. Does he think Im going to give it to him as a gift he fumed. He can rot! Ill barricade myself inside and wait for eviction. Right away we all swore to join him in defying the police just like at Fort Chabrol. But our tall friend was already improving the plan: Even better! Well dress up as soldiers from 1870 and defend ourselves like the Last Cartridges! The Maison des Dernières Cartouches was an inn in Bazeilles where French soldiers had made a heroic last stand during the fall of Sedan. Their sacrifice inspired a famous history painting by Alphonse de Neuville. By firing from the windows! By blowing everything up! The operation was immediately planned. Orders were issued stamped with the imperial eagle and the recruits assembled their own equipment not from a costume hire that wouldve been too easy. Old relics were unearthed ragmen looted the flea market raided for red trousers: in less than two weeks the battalion was fully outfitted. Everything was period-accurate down to the Chassepot rifles of Gravelotte. Even the weapons were authentic. Not a single gaiter button was missing. As the evening began rifle butts rattled the doors. The police No reinforcements. The Montparnasse reservists arrived soaked to the bone having marched across Paris in fours bayonets fixed greeted along the way by bewildered officers. We drank we sang we roared. Then we set off on patrol brimming with spirit and the honest folk returning from the cinema were startled to see soldiers appearing on corners and aiming at them: Halt! Who goes there Some caught on others stammered in fright: Whats happening What You didnt know War has been declared. There are some things though one shouldnt joke about. When our martial energy waned we all poured into the Lapin Agile and started singing Le Père la Victoire in chorus. It wasnt period-accurate but never mind. At dawn as the sky began to pale we gathered on rue Lepic officers drew their sabres the bugle sounded the charge and we launched an assault o Albin Michel hardcover
