(1) Knittel, J. Thérèse Étienne

Traduit par Marie Mirande. Bois gravés de Joris Minne. Brussels, Éditions du Nord/ Albert Parmentier, 1943. Printed in 5001 numb. copies (no. 106, one of 200 copies on "Grand vélin...

(1) Mac Orlan, P. Chronique des jours désespérés

Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. Printed in 217 numb. copies (one of 200 copies on Vélin d'Arches), 156,(3) p., w. 17 lithogr. plates by H. Mirande (incl. frontisp.). Orig. wr.,...

(Tennyson, A.). (Fine binding) In Memoriam

London, E. Moxon, 1850. 1st edition, 1st issue (w. misprints "the" for "thee" on line 13, p. 2 and "baseness" for "bareness" on line 3, p. 198). VIII,210 p. Finely bound by Worsfold...

[Queer Literature] Barney, Natalie Clifford. The One Who is Legion, or A.D.'s After Life

London, Scholartis Press, privately printed for subscribers by Eric Partridge Ltd., 1930. 1st edition. Cloth w. gilt lettering on spine. With two frontispieces by Romaine Brooks....

Barrès, Maurice. Amori et dolori sacrum, with signed dedication

La mort de Venise. Paris, Juven, ca. 1902. Author's dedication to the poet Francis Vielé-Griffin in ink on half title. Hcl. with marbled boards. Good copy.

Beat Generation, 25 titles: (1) Ginsberg, A. Poems and Songs 1949-1993

Los Angeles, Rhino Records, 1994. Signed by Ginsberg on first page. With 4 cassettes together in box. Sl. shelf-worn, otherwise a very good copy. (2) Id. Howl and other poems....

Borel, P. Champavert, contes immoraux

Amst., Le Lycanthrope, 1870. 2nd ed., XX,280 p. Printed by La Société des Bibliophiles Brabançons in only a few copies. Half calf, marbled boards, orig. wr. preserved. Classic...

[Judaica] Celan, Paul. Helly Oestreicher

Printed by Steendrukkerij Amsterdam for the Joods Historisch Museum, 1995. Entirely printed in blue in 36 copies on BFK Rives (no. 1); title-p., 10 poems by Celan accompanied by...

Céline, L.F. Fifteen titles: (1) Journey to the End of the Night

Boston, Little, Brown, and Co., 1934. 1st US ed. Cl. w. dust jacket. Jacket sl. chipped at spine and edges. (2) Reis naar het eind van de nacht. Amst., Mulder & co., 1934. 1st...

Cocteau, J. (Signed) Morceaux Choisis, poèmes

Paris, Librairie Gallimard, 1932. First edition. Signed by the author on frontwr. 'Jean [star]'. (2) Id. Versailles. Saint-Ouen, Jean Derck, 1963. Portfolio w. 30 engr. by Georges...

Colette. (Signed) Discours de Réception

a l'Académie Royale Belge de Langue et de Littérature Françaises. Paris, Grasset, 1936. 1st ed. Author's dedication to Dutch literary critic Matin Premsela in ink on French title....

Die altindische Philosophie nach den Grundworten der Upanishads

(...) in der übersetzung von Paul Deussen. Htitle: Die Grundworte des indischen Monismus aus den Upanishads des Veda. Jena, E. Diederichs, 1914. Printed in 450 numb. copies on...

Dumas, A. Oeuvres complètes. Collection Michel Lévy

Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1860-66. 77 vols. contemp. unif. black hcl. w. gilt-lined spine (except 3 in red hcl.), 12mo. Incl. a.o. the titles: Confession de la Marquisse, Louis XV,...

[Queer Art] Ellis, Edwin John. Fate in Arcadia and Other Poems

With illustrations by the Author. London, Ward & Downey, 1892. 1st and only edition. Lim. large paper copy (29 x 20 cm) with an extra set of 7 lithographs printed in sepia. Signed...

English language, nine titles: (1) Shakespeare, W. The tragedy of Coriolanus

Printed in London at the Ballantyne Press/ Vale Press, for Hacon and Ricketts in London and John Lane in N.Y., 1900. Fine laid paper, CXXIII,(2) p., book decoration by Ch. Ricketts,...

English language, nine titles: (1) Vassos, J. Phobia

N.Y., Covici, Friede Inc., 1931. 1st ed., printed in 1500 numb. and signed copies, Typography by S.A. Jacobs (The Half Moon Press). W. frontisp., 23 plates and orig. dec. cl. by...

English literature, 22 hardcovers

Middle 20th cent. Most w. orig. dust-j. (1) Greene, G. Our Man in Havana. London, etc., Heinemann, 1958. 1st ed., 2nd printing. (2) Brontë, E. Wuthering Heights. New York, The...

English literature, eighteen titles

Mid 20th cent., most cl. w. dust-j. (1) Steinbeck, J. The Pastures of Heaven. Cleveland/ New York, The World Publ. Comp., 1947. (2) Hemingway, E. The Old Man and the Sea. London,...

Exilliteratur, seventeen titles: (1) Keun, I. D-Zug dritter Klasse

Amst., Querido, 1938. 185 p. Cl. w. orig. dust-j. In very good condition. (2) Herzber, A.J. Amor Fati: Zeven opstellen over Bergen-Belsen. Amst., Moussault, 1946. Deluxe copy....

[Queer Literature] Ford, Charles Henri and Parker Tyler. The Young and Evil

Paris, The Oblisk Press, (1933). 1st edition. Original tan wrappers, printed in red. Ex libris J.G. Wester on verso third blank. One of the earliest American novels exploring same-sex...

[Chillida] Frénaud, A. Le chemin des devins suivi de Ménerbes

Paris, Maeght, 1966. Printed in 195 copies; this copy is numbered 148 (one of 125 copies on vélin d'Arches). 47,(6) p. With 9 etched ills. by Eduardo Chillida (incl. 2 double-p....

French language titles, lot of six: (1) Dumas Fils, A. Un cas de rupture

Illustrations page à page par Eugène Courboin. "Direction artistique" by Octave Uzanne. Paris, Quantin, 1892. Printed in 1050 numb. copies (this being no. 123 of 1000). (4),98,(1)...

Gide, A. Souvenirs de la cour d'Assises, with signed dedication

Paris, Nouvelle revue Française, 1913. W. signed dedication by André Gide to Jef Last*, dated December 1934. 120,(8) p., orig wr.

Gide, A. Thésée, with dedication

Paris, Pantheon Books, 1946. W. signed dedication on half title by André Gide to Jef Last "son vieil ami fidêle". 123 p. Cl. w. dust-j.

Guy Lévis-Mano. Pseudon. of Jean Garamond (1904-1980).

Six titles by G.L.M. published in Paris in limited editions: (1) Leo Kok. Sept mélodies retrouvées pour chant et piano. 1935. (3),16,(3) p. Sheetmusic, printed in 250 copies signed...

Heine, H. Spanische Romanzen

Berlin Propyläen-Verlag, 1921. 92,(3) p. Printed in 250 numb. copies (no. 239 of 200 signed copies on laid "Van Gelder" paper), w. etched title-ill. and 10 plates by Hugo Steiner-Prag,...

[Kirchner, E.L.] Heym, Georg. Umbra vitae. Nachgelassene Gedichte

Mit 47 Originalholzschnitten von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Printed by Spamer in Leipsic for K. Wolff in Munich, 1924, in 510 numb. copies (no. 427 of 500), (6),62,(1) p. Woodcut frontisp....

Kafka, F. Der Prozess

Postscript M. Brod. Berlin, Die Schmiede, 1925. 1st edition. (4),411,(1) p., orig. green cloth w. printed paper title-piece on frontcover and on spine.

Lanoé, Julien (ed.) La Ligne de Coeur

Revue Mensuelle. Vols. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 (of 12 issued), 1925. Collaborations by Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, Constantin Balmont a.o. Cover design J.E. Laboureur.

Lévis-Mano, Guy. Pseudon. of Jean Garamond (1904-1980)

Seventeen titles published in limited editions by G.L.M., Paris: (1) Guy Lévis-Mano. Jean et Jean. Avec une photographie de Pierre Kefer. 1935. No pagination, photogr. frontisp.,...

Livre d'or du bibliophile. 1925-1929. Première/ Deuxième/ Troisième année (all published)

Ed. Chambre Syndicale des éditeurs de livres d'art et de publications à tirage limité. Paris, Chambre syndicale des éditeurs de livres d'art, 1925-1929. Three vols., vol. 1 and...

Mallarmé, Stéphane. Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard

Poème. Paris, Nouvelle Revue française, 1914. 1st posthumous ed., 1st ed. w. text of poem printed on two pages as intended by the poet. Sm. folio (32.5 x 25.4 cm). Orig. paper...

Milton, John. Paradise Lost

London, Septimus Prowett, 1827. 2 vols. (4),228; (2),218 p., 24 mezzotint plates by John Martin, contemp. uniform purple calf extensively blindtooled, gilt edges, raised gilt spine...

Némirovsky, Irène. (Signed) Les mouches d'automne

Ou la femme d'autrefois. Paris, Éditions Kra, 1931. 1st ed. Author's dedication to Dutch literary critic Martin Premsela in ink on half title. Numb. copy on vélin de Rives. Sc.

Orwell, G. Nineteen Eighty-Four

Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1949. 1st US ed. 314 p., orig. beige cl. without dust jacket, 8vo.

Orwell, George. 1984

Transl. Halbo Kool, Arbeiderspers, 1950. 293 p. 8vo, clothbound w. gilt lettering. Fine copy of this rare first Dutch edition.

Picard, L.B. Théatre de LB Picard de l'Académie Française

Paris, La Place, Sanchez et Cie, 1880. (4),XIV,(2),776,(1) p., col. full-p. lithogr. plates by Follet, contemp. half mottled calf w. gilt and blind-tooled raised spine, mor. letterpiece,...

[Maillol, A.] Quintus Horatius Flaccus. Odes d'Horace

Texte Latin et traduction en vers par le Baron Delort. Gravures sur bois d'Aristide Maillol. Paris, Philippe Gonin, 1939 (-1958), printed in 350 numb. copies and 50 lettered copies...

[Clavé, A.] Rabelais, Fr. Gargantua. Lithographies de Clavé

(Marseille), Les Bibliophiles de Provence, 1955. CCL,(12) p. Printed in 220 copies (of which 20 subscribers' copies, issued with the names of the contributors. This one printed...

[Steinlen. Dedication copy] Rictus, J. Cantilènes du Malheur

Paris, P. Sevin and E. Rey, 1902. 1st ed., engr. frontispice by Steinlen, orig. wr. Dedication by author on half title "Pour ce vieux Monceau b'jour? Cordial souvenir, Jehan Rictus...

Schlegel, A.W. and Erich Metzoldt. Ion. Schauspiel in fünf Aufzügen

Munich, printed by L. Schnitzler & Co for Hesperos-Verlag, (1920). In 500 numb. copies signed by the artist, (this is number 84), w. title-p. and 20 signed lithographs in beige...

[Bosschère, J. de] Strato's Boyish Muse

London, The Fortune Press, (1932). (Transl. into English by Shane Leslie). Numb. 312/400 copies. With 4 etched plates by Jean de Bosschère. Orig. gilt-lettered cloth, t.e.g.

Thackeray, W.M. 24 volume set

London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1869. Ill. by the author. Unif. contemp. gilt-dec. and embossed green cloth with WMT monogram on covers. Occ. foxing, several bindings sl. rubbed.

Three French limited editions: (1) Verlaine, P. Parallèlement

Lithographie originales de Pierre Bonnard. Geneva, Edito-Service, 1977. Printed in a lim., numb. ed., with num. ills. after Bonnard and an extra suite of the ills. Orig. unif....

Three titles: (1) Waugh, E. The loved one. An Anglo-American tragedy

Printed in Bristol by Western Printing Services Ltd. for Chapman & Hall in London, (1948). First ed., (10), 144 p. W. ills. by S. Boyle, orig. gilt-lettered cl. w. (unclipped)...

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Road Goes Ever On. A Song Cycle

Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. Music by Donald Swann, publ. by Allen and Unwin, 1968. First edition.

[Buckland Wright, J.] Twelve titles: (1) Swinburne, A.C. Pasiphaë. A poem by -

London, Golden Cockerell Press, 1950. 40 p. Printed in 500 numb. copies (no. 367 of 400 copies), w. 6 engrs. by Buckland Wright, orig. gilt cl., t.e.g. Some sm. imperfections,...

Two French language translations of Italian works: (1) Dante (Alighieri). La Divine Comédie

Enfer. Purgatoire. Paradis. Traduction, introduction et notes de A. Masseron. Paris, A. Michel, 1947-1949, one of 80 numb. copies on Vélin de Rives (no. 64, 43 and 4). Three vols.:...

Verlaine, P. Quinze jours en Hollande

Lettres a un ami. The Hague/ Paris, M. Blok/ L. Vanier, n.d. (1893). 1st ed., w. portrait of author by Ph. Zilcken, printed on "vergé de Hollande". Bound in deluxe green half morocco,...

[Queer Literature] Verlaine, Paul. (1) Quinze jours en Hollande

Lettres à un ami. Avec un portrait de l'auteur par Ph. Zilcken. La Haye, Maison Blok/Paris, Léon Vanier, 1893. Ex bibliotheca Dutch poet Adriaan Roland Holst. Orig. paper wrappers....

Verne, J. The Green Ray: A Romance of the Scottish Highlands

London, Sampson Low, Martson & Comp., n.d. (ca. 1825). Orig. cl. Fair copy, covers stained. With: (2) Wells, H.G. Christina Alberta's Father. London, J. Cape, 1928. Orig. cl. (3)...

Whitman, Walt. Walt Whitman's DRUM-TAPS

[Peter Eckler] New York, 1865. First edition, second issue, specially bound with the separately printed "Sequel to Drum Taps", written in response to the assasination of Abraham...

Yeats, W.B. Collected Works

Stratford-upon-Avon, The Shakespeare Head Press, 1908. Eight volumes, portrait frontisp. in alternate vols., orig. unif. half buckram.

Yourcenar, Marguerite. (Signed) La nouvelle Eurydice

Paris, Grasset, 1931. 1st ed., 2nd printing. Author's dedication to Dutch literary critic Martin Premsela in ink on half title. Bookplate on first fly-leaf. Sc.