Search Results: Titles starting with L from WALDEN Rarebooks

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Paris, Alphonse Derenne, 1876. 1 vol. (220 x 310 mm) de [1] f., 12 p. et [1] f. En feuilles, couverture titrée dorée sur le premier plat.
First edition.
One of 175 copies on vergé (n° 22), the only print run with the 20 Japan copies.
Copy in first printing.
Indeed complete with the frontispiece printed on chine and the bookplate engraved by the artist and enhanced with a pink wash on which appears the number of the copy in pink ink, as well as the pink lace holding the leaves.
"In this extraordinary poem, surprises of new images arose at every turn, as the poet described the impulses, the regrets of the goat-foot contemplating, on the edge of the marsh, the tufts of reeds still retaining, in an ephemeral mould, the hollow form of the naiads who had filled it. Then, des Esseintes also experienced captious delights in feeling this tiny plate, L'Après-midi d'un faune" (in Huysmans, "À rebours"). The collaboration between Manet and Mallarmé, after the portrait of… Read More

Paris, Gallimard, (March 4) 1957. 1 vol. (120 x 190 mm) of 231 p., [3] and 1 f. Paperback, uncut. First edition. One of 210 copies on pur fil (no. 146)Inscribed : "to Monsieur Gian-Franco Zaffrani, in very cordial and faithful homage, Albert Camus". The six short stories in L'Exil et le royaume (La Femme adulère, Le Renégat, Les Muets, L'Hôte, Jonas and La Pierre qui pousse) were all written between 1954 and 1955.
La Chute was originally a seventh short story, before Camus turned it into a full-length novel - as recalled in the February 1957 insert: "La Chute, before becoming a full-length narrative, was part of L'Exil et le Royaume. This collection comprises six short stories (...). Yet a single theme, that of exile, is treated in six different ways, from interior monologue to realistic narrative. In fact, all six stories were written in succession, although they were taken up and worked on separately. As for the kingdom also referred to in the title, it coincides with a certain free and naked… Read More

Paris, Gallimard, (November) 1960
1 vol. (120 x 185 mm) of 172 p. and [2] f. Paperback. Jack Kerouac's personal copy.with the official stamp of this archive of the Kerouac Estate: "Property of the Estate of Jack Kerouac, John Sampas, Executor the Estate of Jack Kerouac", enriched with the "Jack Kerouac Estate" dry-stamp.J
Jack Kerouac, in this month of November 2023, would have been 101 years old. He died on October 21, 1969, at the age of 47: he lived the last months of his life in a modest bungalow at 5169 10th Avenue North, in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the company of his mother Gabrielle-Ange, with whom he conversed all his life in French - and his third wife Stella. His mother survived him by four years, his wife, Stella, by 21. When he died, his brother, John Sampas, became the executor of the Kerouac family archives and property.
In the last years of the 1960s, if there was one last destination that haunted him, it was Brittany, France, his roots. Kerouac became increasingly concerned with it,… Read More

Paris, Édition du carrefour, (December 20) 19291 vol. (185 x 245 mm) unpaginated. Framed long-grain black morocco bradel, gilt title on spine, first board decorated with an X-ray under mica, gilt head, covers preserved, slipcase (binding signed by Loutrel).First edition. Preface by André Breton.146 collages by Max Ernst. One of 900 copies on tinted vellum paper (no. 237).
Max Ernst presents here his first collages, full of hallucinations, far from the Dadaism of his early days, where poetic and humorous creations follow one another. André Breton underlines the value of cuts of which surrealism is capable: to reveal a marvelous and dreamlike world, unreal and illusory.
Stunning binding by Patrick Loutrel, who has inserted an X-ray of a spine and cervical vertebrae on the first cover.
Angular restoration to the leaf of the last plate.
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Paris, Gallimard, (May 24) 1947.
1 vol. (115 x 180 mm) of 337 p. and [1] f. Green half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine set with cold filets, gilt title, date at foot, covers and spine preserved, lined slipcase (binding signed by Mercher, 1967).
First edition.
Printed copy from the service de presse.
Handsigned inscription: "à M. René Lalou avec la gratitude et les sentiments de vive sympathie d'Albert Camus".
The post-war period marks a period of growing fame for Camus. From L'Etranger to the committed writings of Combat, Camus remained faithful to his values, to his friends, and to those to whom he owed much. The "gratitude" mentioned here to René Lalou is the same as the one he will evoke at the same time to his other "masters": his teachers in Algiers and Oran, the Louis Germain, the Paul Mathieu, the Jean Grenier, and René Lalou, an English teacher in Oran, at the Lycée Lamoricière. The city where, at the end of 1940, Francine and Albert Camus - who had just married in Lyon - settled at… Read More

Paris, Julliard, (January 8) 1963. 1 vol. (135 x 195 mm) of 265 p. and [3] f. Publisher's cold-stamped green cloth. Numbered true first edition (no. 228 R). In the novel, the hero is a world away from the American adaptation, where the majestic Charlton Heston plays Captain George Taylor. And the Planet of the Apes, if it exists at all, is not Planet Earth. But Pierre Boulle's ending is just as effective and surprising!
Pierre Boulle imagines that natural evolution will strip man of his pre-eminence over other living species, in favor of the apes. The idea came to him during a visit to the zoo, while observing the gorillas. He says: "I was impressed by their almost human expressions. This led me to imagine what a human/ape relationship would be like. Some people think I had King Kong in mind when I wrote my book, but I didn't." In the novel, the hero goes by the unassuming - not to say ridiculous - name of Ulysses Merou - a far cry from the American adaptation, where the majestic Charlton Heston plays… Read More

Le Cabinet du roy de France, dans lequel il y a trois perles précieuses d'inestimable valeur... S.l., [Genève] : [Guillaume de Laimarie ?], 1582. 1 vol. (125 x 192 mm), [8] ff, 647 pp, [5] ff, red morocco, initials CR (for Paul Couturier du Royas) gilded in the center of the boards, ribbed spine, gilt roulette inside, gilt edges (modern binding).
First edition, dedicated to Henri III. The book is considered to be one of the great polemical texts of the 16th century, of great interest for French history.
The author, a Huguenot, tried to show King Henry III that he could use three "magic pearls" to remedy the wreckage of his kingdom: they represented the Word of God, the true Nobility and the Third Estate, hidden in a jewel box that was none other than the kingdom of France. In this way, he revealed the true mores of his time, denouncing the possessions of the clergy and the vices of the nobility, discussing polygamy and prostitution, and revealing a number of secrets relating to the king and the… Read More

Paris, GLM, (January) 1969. 1 vol. (150 x 215 mm) of 25 p., [2] and 1 f. Full anthracite-gray tinted natural calf, stamped with an original etching based on a lithograph by Joan Miro, smooth spine, gilt edges on witnesses by Jean-Luc Bongrain, covers and spines preserved, goatskin velvet endpapers, lined folder and slipcase, title in chinois style on the folder, by Claude Ribal (binding signed by Louise Bescond, 2022).
First edition.
One of the first 95 copies on Arches (no. 65) containing the original color lithograph by Joan Miro, signed.
Inscribed copy by Miro : "Pour Gisèle, hommage d'amitié, Miro, VI/69".
In May 1968, away from the events shaking France, René Char suffered a heart attack, the first in a long series of cardiovascular accidents. From this "experience" he wrote Chien du Coeur, which he published a year later: "I believed that death was coming, but a death where, fulfilled by an unexampled understanding, I would have one more step to take before I fell asleep, to be returned… Read More

Paris, Émile-Paul frères, (September) 1913.
1 vol. (115 x 185 mm) with 366 p. and 1 f. Doubled ivory morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, date at foot, double gilt fillet on edges, gilt edges on leaves, moiré endpapers, covers and spine preserved, cigar case (binding signed by Huser). First edition. Copy of first issue (text and cover). One of 1000 copies on satin-finish vellum (no. 555), the only paper after the 10 copies on green paper (Japons and Hollandes were printed later). First issue copy with dates of September for the printing of the text "15822-9-13" p. 366 and of October for the cover "15824-10-13", and with the mention on the back of the price 3F.50. Numbered copy no. 555 at the compositor, part of an edition of 1,000 copies of the current print run on cream satin-finish vellum.A precious copy, enriched by an important letter from Alain-Fournier, written a few months before the publication of Le Grand Meaulnes, in the spring of 1913: "L'Opinion, [. ...], found, I believe, very… Read More

Le Matin des magiciens is a book written by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier in 1960 or in October 1959. It was first published in English in 1963 with the title "The Morning of the Magicians" and was a general overview of the occult and the works of Charles Fort. Le Matin des magiciens was highly influential in the way it presented occult subjects to a populist audience and spawned many books imitating its style.
The Morning of the Magicians became an international best seller, with over 800,000 copies sold worldwide. The book was a collaboration of ideas spanning a wide variety of subjects from Nazi occultism to supernatural phenomena and the place of mankind in the universe relative to traditional philosophical positions. It also temporarily renewed interest in the works of Arthur Machen.
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1 vol. (145 x 210 mm) de 512 p., [1] et 1 f. Veau estampé et teinté, semis de pointillés dorés passant sur le dos, contreplats en papier laqué et réhaussé d'or, gardes de chèvre… Read More

New York, Reynal & Hitchcock, [1943].
1 vol. (175 x 230 mm) de 91 p. Percaline rose ancien et chemise à rabats illustrée de l'éditeur.
First edition.One on 260 signed and numbered copy (n° 33).
The iconic signed first edition of one of the world's most famous books.
After the publication of Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras) on February 20, 1942, Americans were bowled over by the writer's story: the novel topped the bestseller lists in the USA for six months. In France, only 2,100 copies of the book were published at the end of the year, but the Vichy authorities banned it.
Because Saint-Exupéry often drew a little character, Curtice Hitchcock, his American publisher, suggested he write a children's story. Saint-Exupéry decided to illustrate the story himself, and immediately set to work. He buys paper, colored pencils and watercolors, and isolates himself with his wife Consuelo in the Bevin House mansion in New Jersey. Cloistered in his library, he worked in fits and starts, usually at night.… Read More

Paris, Éditions des deux amis, (July 12) 1922.1 vol. (140 x 190 mm) of 38 p. and [1] f. Paperback.First edition, illustrated by Georges Rouault with 3 out-of-text drawings reproduced and pattern-colored by Jacomet.One of the first 10 copies on japon (ex. A).First book to contain illustrations by Rouault ! Perfect condition, aas new.
15405

First edition.
One of the 20 copies printed on Japon (n°9).
The copy is exceptionally enriched with a large original monochrome drawing (155 x 225, graphite and pastel), inscribed in the lower right corner " to Monsieur Rançon, souvenir of Fortifs, Jodelet ".
9 colour plates, all justified and signed by the artist.
As disciple of Bernard Naudin and Charles Guérin, Charles-Emmanuel Jodelet first started working as an engraver and lithographer in Dole, in his native Jura, before coming to Paris to follow Bernard Naudin's lessons. It is with Naudin that he perfected a characteristic trait, close to his teacher; like him, he will become a leading World War I illustrator, with numerous drawings and albums.
He was selected in several art galleries and excelled in the illustration of street scenes, dancers (we owe him several booklets on the Paris Opera and the "Petits rats" de l"Opéra) or circus arts, including those Forains, published in 1921, which are among his most beautiful works.
A RARE WORK, HERE… Read More

Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1578
2 volumes in 1 vol. (75 x 140 mm) of 110 p. ; [8], 189 and [6] p. ; [3] ff. ; 159 and [3] p. Red morocco, spine adorned with cold-stamped fillets, double cold-stamped fillet on the boards, interior lace, gilt edges (binding signed by Chambolle-Duru).
First collective edition, printed in italic type, of Rémy Belleau's works. Each poem is dedicated to a fine or precious stone: "Belleau had done extensive research throughout ancient and modern literature to deliver a kind of gemmiferous epic: permeated by an almost telluric energy, this work by a poet turned mineralogist (or jeweler) ranks among the most fundamental of scientific poetry" (Ducimetière).The terms chosen in the disclaimer at the head of the volume suggest that its author was the printer Robert Estienne, whose mark can be found on the title.
After Les Amours et nouveaux eschanges des pierres précieuses, we find the two days of the "Bergerie", a famous poem that marks the birth of the pastoral genre, in which… Read More

Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1578
2 volumes in 1 vol. (75 x 140 mm) of 110 p. ; [8], 189 and [6] p. ; [3] ff. ; 159 and [3] p. Red morocco, spine adorned with cold-stamped fillets, double cold-stamped fillet on the boards, interior lace, gilt edges (binding signed by Chambolle-Duru).
First collective edition, printed in italic type, of Rémy Belleau's works. Each poem is dedicated to a fine or precious stone: "Belleau had done extensive research throughout ancient and modern literature to deliver a kind of gemmiferous epic: permeated by an almost telluric energy, this work by a poet turned mineralogist (or jeweler) ranks among the most fundamental of scientific poetry" (Ducimetière).The terms chosen in the disclaimer at the head of the volume suggest that its author was the printer Robert Estienne, whose mark can be found on the title.
After Les Amours et nouveaux eschanges des pierres précieuses, we find the two days of the "Bergerie", a famous poem that marks the birth of the pastoral genre, in which… Read More

[NOTICE EN FRANÇAIS À LA SUITE]First edition.Unique print : 100 copies.
L'Oeuvre priapique isa collection of twenty-three plates by Denon representing subjects with erotic connotations, was published in Paris, at the end of 1793, by N.C. Aubourg Hôtel Bullion rue J. J. Rousseau. Heteroclite in spirit, execution and also in size - one finds scenes taken from ancient coins, Roman paintings from the Naples Museum of Herculaneum as well as compositions invented by Denon - this series constitutes Denon's first attempt as an engraver, when he arrives in Paris, to try to exploit his fund and earn some money. This initiative was ill-timed and testifies to his lack of knowledge of the surrounding climate. In this second year of the Republic, the initiative was politically incorrect, even dangerous: Robespierre, in the great "Discourse on the principles of political morality..." which he delivered on 4 February 1794, proclaimed that "in the system of the French Revolution, what is immoral is impolitic, what… Read More

Alès, PAB, (March) 19671 vol. (260 x 335 mm) of 34 p. and [2] f. Leaves, cover with flaps, in slipcase signed by Julie Nadot.
First edition, illustrated by Picasso.
The artist has enriched the text with four original full-page cartalégraphies [1966], depicting telluric masks.
One of 60 copies on Rives, signed by Picasso and PAB (no. 12).
Enriched with another print of the first of the 4 cartalégraphies, on Rives vellum: here, exceptionally, it is signed in grease pencil by Picasso.
A very fine copy, preserved in a delicate slipcase with window and flaps by Julie Nadot.
From the library of R. & B. Loliée library (bookplate and sale, 2016, no. 168).
The PAB edition is the last to be given of the Transparents, which have been the subject of numerous reprints since their first publication in 1949, at Mercure de France. Before Picasso, Louis Fernandez, Vieira da Silva, Nicolas de Staël had ventured into this field. The Transparents, in Char's eyes, were the characters of his childhood, gradually… Read More

Romain Gary and Jean Seberg's copy, extensively annotated by the author. First edition and first printing.Inscribed : "For Jean, my only movie-star - whose humanness celluloid were at a loss to render unreal and for Romain, a fellow singer, and spirit - love, GregoryP.S. This be the only copy in which I have made personal corrections - surely when you see the completions of a film you've made you wish Jean could have done some scenes differently - so the same for poems and the poet - I feel this book to be my finest work - mine "Breathley" & "Roots of Heaven"- In spirit I always hold you & Romain fondly & well - Romain helped me when I was in dire need once - you both did."This mailing is accompanied by a long note written after the last poem in the collection "Writ on the eve of my 32nd birthday":"a poem like this shouldn't be too long, or talk too much, I feel - yet I hate to omit anything so truly heartfelt - but it makes no difference - to end it - the world owes me - a million dollars is happy.… Read More