‎Collectibles‎

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Eléazar ou la source et le buisson • Eleazar or The Spring and the Bush‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1996. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1996 14.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 55 numbered copies on Dutch paper the only deluxe copies. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 87686

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Gilles et Jeanne‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1983. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1983 10.50 x 19.50 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Spine and covers marginally discoloured. Autograph inscription signed by Michel Tournier to Michel Caffier. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 84783

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎La goutte d'or‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1985. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1985 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition on current paper. Pleasant copy of his trailer. Autograph signed by Michel Tournier to a friend named Pierre. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 62796

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Le coq de bruyère‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1978. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1978 14 x 20.50 cm broché first edition one of the review copies service. Autographed autograph dedication of the author from Michel Tournier to the writer Françoise Ducout. Tiny bites on the back. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 59775

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Le roi des aulnes‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1970. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1970 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed with the correct imprint date of August 26 1970. Two stains to the lower edge otherwise a handsome copy. Autograph inscription signed by Michel Tournier to Pierre Lachens. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 86452

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Le Vent Paraclet‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1977. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1977 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition a Service de Presse advance copy. Spine very lightly sunned without significance a small stain to lower right corner of rear board. Signed autograph inscription from Michel Tournier to Ulrike Bergweiler who was secretary to Antoine Gallimard. Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 78767

‎Michel TOURNIER‎

‎Le vol du vampire • The Flight of the Vampire‎

‎Paris: Mercure de France 1981. Fine. Mercure de France Paris 1981 14.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 85 numbered copies on vélin d'Arche papers the only grand papier deluxe copies. A very nice copy. Mercure de France unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 62743

‎Michel VACHEY‎

‎De l'espionnage en littérature‎

‎Paris: Pierre Jean Oswald 1973. Fine. Pierre Jean Oswald Paris 1973 11.50 x 18 cm broché First edition for which it was not drawn large papers. Nice copy. Signed autograph of Michel Vachey: ""For Georges Raillard agent-double."" Pierre Jean Oswald unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 65407

‎Michel, Duc d'Elchingen, Prince de la Moskowa NEY‎

‎Souvenirs d'une campagne d'Afrique. Extrait de la Revue des Deux Mondes‎

‎s. l. Paris: Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes 1845. Fine. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes s. l. • Paris 1845 15.50 x 25 cm agrafé First edition. Plain paper cover. Rare. Extrait de La Revue des deux mondes unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 16419

‎Michel, Francisque‎

‎Catalogue des livres rares et curieux de M. Francisque Michel‎

‎Paris: François 1858. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of the rare auction catalogue of the library of Francisque Michel 1809-1887. XII 356 pp 2762 items described. Francique Michel was an outstanding medievalist who in his late 20s gave the world the first edition of the Chanson de Roland 1837. His productivity was staggering as were his problems with money. He sold his library this catalogue in mid-career as his interested gradually shifted from editing medieval French texts to other matters including Basque culture and language marginalized groups the historical relationship between France and Scotland etc. Large 8vo. Original wraps. Wraps somewhat worn and torn internally clean. Rare. <br/><br/> François paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 38150

‎Michel-Jean SEDAINE‎

‎Oeuvres choisies‎

‎Paris: Hachette & Cie 1860. Fine. Hachette & Cie Paris 1860 11.50 x 19 cm relié New edition. Half black calf binding faded spine with four raised bands set with gilt stippling decorated with double gilt compartments upper headcap rubbed marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns contemporary binding. Hachette & Cie hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 52356

‎Michele LACROSIL‎

‎Cajou‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1961. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1961 12 x 19 cm broché Gallimard Paris 1961 12 x 19cm in original wrappers. First edition one of 20 numbered hors-commerce copies reserved for the author on pur fil paper only deluxe copies. Endpapers and inscribed half title page entirely shaded due to the envelope containing the author's autograph letter. Rare and beautiful copy. Rare presentation copy signed by Michèle Lacrosil to her friends Gilbert et Geneviève Lafragette: "". comme Sapotille cette inquiète Cajou voudrait être aimée et protégée par vous. Michèle L."" “.like Sapotille this troubled Cajou would like to be loved and protected by you. Michèle L.” We enclose a note on Gallimard headed paper on which Michèle Lacrosil wrote the surname of her friends. Finally our copy is enriched with an autograph letter of 34 lines dated 29 September 1967 from Michèle Lacrosil to her friends Lafragette announcing the death of her mother and recounting her snubs as a writer: "". je suis soumise à mon éditeur ! "" “.I am subject to my publisher!” and telling them of the recent completion of her latest novel Demain Jab-Herma: "". c'est le petit frère de Sapotille."" “.it is Sapotille's younger brother.” Gallimard unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 79881

‎Michele MORET‎

‎Aspects de la société marchande de Séville au début du XVIIème siècle‎

‎Paris: Marcel Rivière & Cie 1967. Fine. Marcel Rivière & Cie Paris 1967 15.50 x 25 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Signed autograph inscription by the author. Preface by Pierre Chaunu. Light and clear bluish stains of no consequence on the back cover handsome copy. Marcel Rivière & Cie unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 39398

‎Michele MORGAN‎

‎Photographie dédicacée‎

‎s. l.: s. n. 1950. Fine. s. n. s. l. s.d. ca 1950 24 x 17.50 cm broché Reprint of a black and white photograph from the 1950s depicting Michèle Morgan slightly leaning and sketching a smile. Handsome copy. Dated autograph inscription signed by Michelle Morgan in the right margin of the photograph to the great autograph collector Claude Armand. Provenance: from the collection of the great autograph collector Claude Armand. s. n. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 88191

‎Michele T'SERSTEVENS‎

‎L'art chinois‎

‎Paris: Charles Massin 1962. Fine. Charles Massin Paris 1962 21 x 28 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition. Publisher's yellow cloth binding. Richly illustrated. Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has some marginal tears with slight lacks. Charles Massin hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 32415

‎Micheline MAUREL‎

‎Un Camp très ordinaire‎

‎Paris: Les Editions de Minuit 1957. Fine. Les Editions de Minuit Paris 1957 12 x 18.50 cm broché First edition one of 35 numbered copies on alfa mousse the only deluxe copies. Spine lightly sunned. Preface by François Mauriac. Fine and rare copy of this poignant testimony describing the daily life of the author a resistance member arrested then deported in the women's concentration camp of Neubrandebourg near Ravensbrück. Les Editions de Minuit unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 78536

‎Michener, James A‎

‎Mexico: A Novel‎

‎NY: Random House. As New in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0679416498 . Quarter bound in publisher's burgundy cloth over yellow boards gilt lettering on spine author's initials gilt on cover maps on endpapers. . The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked tight square and clean. The price-clipped dust jacket is in unmarked condition. AS NEW/VERY GOOD. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiii 625 pp . Random House hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 10255 ISBN : 0679416498 9780679416494

‎Michener, James A‎

‎SAYONARA: A JAPANESE-AMERICAN LOVE STORY‎

‎NY: Random House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. First Printing. Quarter bound in publisher's decorative black cloth over gray boards gilt green and silver lettering and decoration on spine gilt silver decoration on cover. 243 1 pp. Former owner's printed bookplate on fep top edge mildly spotted else fine. The price-clipped dust jacket now in Mylar is significantly chipped and has a closed tear along the edge of the front panel. VERY GOOD/GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Random House hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 5446

‎Middleton Bernard C.‎

‎A history of English craft bookbinding technique. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon‎

‎London: Holland Press 1978. Second supplemented edition first published in 1963; 8vo pp. xv 1 326 14; 97 illustrations and diagrams in the text plus 11 full-page photographic illustrations at the back on rectos and versos of 6 plates; top edge stained brown owner's siguature on endpaper spine slightly rubbed else a fine copy in original white and brown cloth binding brown and gilt spine and cover labels. Signed by Middleton on half-title. <br/><br/> Holland Press hardcover books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 51113

‎Middleton Bernard C.‎

‎The binder's art: catalogue of an exhibition of highlights from the Bernard C. Middleton collection of books on bookbinding‎

‎Rochester N.Y.: Rochester Institute of Technology 1989. Edition limited to 1000 copies 8vo pp. 24; 8 plates 3 in color; gilt paper wrappers fine. A catalog accompanied by a reminiscence of the collector. <br/><br/> [Rochester Institute of Technology] unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 51200

‎Middleton Bernard C.‎

‎The restoration of leather bindings. Revised edition. Drawings by Aldren A. Watson and Seymour Fleishman‎

‎Chicago: American Library Association 1984. First printing of the revised edition 4to pp. xv 3 266 2; illustrated throughout; generally fine in original pictorial wrappers. <br/><br/> American Library Association unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 51117

‎Middleton, Bernard C‎

‎A history of English craft bookbinding technique. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon‎

‎London: Holland Press 1978. Second supplemented edition first published in 1963; 8vo pp. xv 1 326 14; 97 illustrations and diagrams in the text plus 11 full-page photographic illustrations at the back on rectos and versos of 6 plates; top edge stained brown owner's siguature on endpaper spine slightly rubbed else a fine copy in original white and brown cloth binding brown and gilt spine and cover labels. Signed by Middleton on half-title. Holland Press unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 51113

‎Middleton, Erasmus ; Portrait Plates By Trotter After Original Portraits‎

‎Biographia Bigrafia Evangelica: Or An Historical Account Of The Lives And Deaths Of The Most Eminent And Evangelical Authors Or Preachers Both British And Foreign In The Several Denominations Of Protestants From The Beginning Of The Reformation To The Present Time: Wherein Are Collected From Authentic Historians Their Most Remarkable Actions Sufferings And Writings; Exhibiting The Unity Of Their Faith And Experience In Their Several Ages Countries And Professions; And Illustrating The Power Of Divine Grace In Their Holy Living And Dying‎

‎London: Alex. Hogg / R. Denham/ Erasmus Middleton / Printed By J W Pasham 1779 1780 1784 1779. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Three Of Four Volumes Issued 1779-1784. X 520 With 13 Plates; Iv 512 With 13 Plates; Iv 512 Pp. With 12 Plates. Volume I 1779 Volume Ii 1780 And Volume Iii 1784. Vols. I And Ii In Matching Old Calf Morocco Spine Labels Worn And Dried But Intact Vol I Lacking Rear Endpapers And Rear Board; Volume Iii In Quarter Calf Five Compartments Rebacked With Original Spine Laid Down Very Worn Front Cover And Prelims Through Contents Page Are Detached But All Volumes Complete. Many Portrait Plates By Thomas Trotter Engraved After Original Paintings And In A Few Cases Original Medallions. Text Pages Clean And Complete Ownership Signatures Of American Rev. James J. Woolsey In Vols I And Ii With Ownership Signature Of Elizabeth Taylor Dated 1799; Bookplate Of Esther Fuller Maitland Later The Wife Of Ridley Herschell Father Of Lord Herschell In Volume Iii; Huntington Library Duplicate Stamps On Rear Endpapers. Short Biographies Two To Six Pages Good Minute Biographies Of Their Lives And Achievements. Very Scarce: Worldcat Only Locates A Few Institutional Holdings Most Consisting Of Only Partial Sets. Sold Only As A Group I Would Like To Buy A Volume Iv With Clean Undamaged Pages. International Shipping By Usps Insured Prority Or Express Mail At Cost. <br/> <br/> Alex. Hogg / R. Denham/ Erasmus Middleton / Printed By J W Pasham 1779 1780 1784 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 030118

‎Middleton, R Hunter‎

‎Making Printer's Typefaces‎

‎Chicago: The Black Cat Press 1938. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Norman W. Forgue at the colophon page: " One of the "50 books of the year Norman W. Forgue". Colophon states " Printer's Note. This volume the first in a series of books about the Graphic Arts was designed by the author R. Hunter Middleton and Norman W. Forgue. The typefaces are Linotype Granjon and Ludlow Garamond. Printed on Strathmore Highway Book paper by the Black Cat Press Chicago. Completed during the month of April 1938." Gray cloth covered boards with gilt design to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with a 1/4" closed tear at top edge front panel. RARE and especially SIGNED by Forgue. One of the best books on the subject. Norman W. Forgue was an African-American bookmaker typographer and founder of several private presses including At the Sign of the Gargoyle The Black Cat Press The Norman Press and Normandie House. . The Black Cat Press Hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 010664

‎MIDSHIPMAN ALEXANDER SHARP‎

‎1877 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY AN 'OLD SALT' MIDSHIPMAN WHO WILL SERVE HIS COUNTRY AT SEA WITH DISTINCTION AND ONE DAY EARN HIGH PRAISE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES‎

‎USS MARION NICE FRANCE PORT SAID EGYPT 1877. On offer is a wonderful pair 2 of original manuscript letters handwritten by Midshipman Alexander Sharp Jr. he of a storied career having served as an aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt and also commanded the U.S.S. VIXEN during the Spanish American War. He took part in the Battle of Santiago the largest battle of the Spanish-American War. Sharp born in Missouri in 1855 was the nephew of Civil War general and president Ulysses S. Grant. He entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis in June 1870 during the low point when the Navy was nearly out of existence. Ships were antiquated; promotion slow and the majority of the ship's crews were made up of people who were not U.S. citizens. On May 11 1873 Sharp was promoted to midshipman to ensign on July 18 1877 and then to master on April 8 1882. On March 3 1883 he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade having been in the navy for over 13 years. This was the rank he would still hold at the time of the Spanish American War. On October 29 1884 Sharp married Miss Josephine "Josie" Hand in Yankton South Dakota. Sharp was assigned to the office of the assistant secretary of the navy Theodore Roosevelt who described him in his autobiography as being a "first-class fellow." Roosevelt had Sharp appointed to the command of the U.S.S. VIXEN. Later when Roosevelt's Rough Riders approached the shore at the Daiquiri landing point aboard the Army transport YUCATAN the VIXEN was present. Sharp provided the YUCATAN with a pilot that got the ship close into shore unlike many of the other transports who had no pilots. Very shortly after the war's fighting ended and armistice was agreed to between the U.S. and Spain Sharp was promoted to lieutenant in August of 1898. Following the war Sharp promoted to lieutenant commander served aboard the venerable U.S.S. HARTFORD of Civil War fame. Later he was called to testify at the investigation into the actions of Winfield Scott Schley at Santiago. Sharp died on February 9 1910. The 22 year old Ensign Sharp already an 'old salt' writes very chatty chock full of sea faring narrative relating to his ship and others and the many common individuals in the service they know to his friend "Old Goat" a much later hand has written in pencil that the letter is to Hunter C. White the first letter written aboard the USS Marion a blockade ship during the Civil War is 12 pages 5" x 8" dated January 16 1877 USS Marion At Sea from Nice France. Sharp does a superb job detailing his life in the Navy: "…After graduation had a splendid time - was ordered on the 1 December 1875 to the Marion at Portsmouth NH…Our Mission composed of Carter Sharp Doyle Worcester Howe King Eldridge deRuiz. We met all the girls in Portsmouth. Had a splendid time - Left Portsmouth on 20 January 1876…We got off without any danger to the ship. I came damned near to getting killed. Topmast went down…From Norfolk we went to Port Royal SC. Were there about two weeks. There were about twelve men of war there and there were nineteen of our class on the different ships. From there we went to Key West Fla. Were there a few days and sailed for Porrazos de Santiago…There we anchored about five miles from the shore and rolled so that the 'dead-lights' had to be kept closed. Damned hot with heavy dew. Stayed there a month. Some of our fellows went ashore and up to Brownsville where some of our troops are… From there the ship sailed to…Mexico. We were there about a week and got our orders for Europe…Started for Lisbon Portugal. Every man…had a good supply of whiskey and cigars…Took the deck in the day time…I had her in a squall and got her through…The only squall of any size we have had since we have been on her. Well we went to Lisbon - had quite a nice time stayed two weeks and sailed for Leghorn Italy. Went through the straits of Gibraltar got to Leghorn found the Franklin Flagship…Went to…Turkey…from there Constantinople…Were there about ten days. Received orders to return to Villefranche France…Relieved the Franklin. She went home and we are on the Flagship…Went to Spezia Italy to have some repairs to engines. Saw the 100 ton gun. Dam big thing…Went to Genoa Italy. Were there two months. Met lots of splendid girls. I got spoony on a married lady. She ditto on me. Had a bally time. We correspond now. We had dances on board and the people had dances ashore…Was sorry to leave… Everybody in Nice in the Winter is rich and money is nothing…When we sailed the Nice papers came out with a long article expressing great regret at our leaving…Some of us Mr. Were invited to a big 'German' the last night we were in Nice. All of us went that could leave the ship. Had a bally time and Champagne was like water but I am afraid it will be our last dance for some time. We are now at sea on our way to Messina Sicily. We are to be there three days then go to Beirut in Palestine… "We all expect to go home in about September or October for examination for Ensigns. No one has looked at a book yet. "We keep a journal and put as much or as little as we please in it work something in navigation at sea if we want to. Are in five watches on the forecastle and take one watch on the deck in place of forecastle during the day at sea…We are quite comfortable have an Italian cook and steward…We all drink brandy. Hard to get any good whiskey…All their fellows wish me to give their best love to old Goat and say Bah! Bah! Sly Billy 'Section de bois' is well represented over here but you should hear us talk so much. Now old fellow write soon and address U.S.S. Marine Corps…I have so many things to tell you about…Lovingly your 'Other half'" The second letter is 2 pages 5" x 8" dated Port Said Egypt March 4 1877 Sharp writes to "Goat" "…We are as you can see by the heading at Port Said Egypt…We are anchored in the Suez Canal which is about four or five hundred feet wide at this place and about eight-six miles long. There are always a large number of Steamers in this port. Now there are ten. I go to Tunis Algiers. We expect our orders every day. Do you remember where we were this time four years ago I do! Well old man I am not engaged yet and what is more don't intend to be for some time yet. "I can live splendidly on my pay and save something. We receive one pay in gold…and things are quite cheap out here. We have an Italian Cook and Steward and two boys colored that we brought from the U.S. Our mess bill is 120 francs or about $24 a month in gold. "By the way an old school mate of mine is from Norwalk. His name is Walter B. Hogt. He went to school in Stamford with me…Well Old Goat I must congratulate you on your charming marriage…Alex Sharp." Small fold tears reinforced with archival tape. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0002390