‎Collectibles‎

‎Roger de VALERIO - Lucien BOYER - Charles BOREL-CLERC‎

‎Partition piano et chant ""La Madelon de la Victoire - The Madelon of Victory""‎

‎Paris: Editions Francis Salabert 1918. Fine. Editions Francis Salabert Paris 1918 26.40 x 34.60 cm une feuille rempliée First edition of this vocal score bilingual and piano illustrated on the front cover with a large color illustration by Roger de Valerio. La Madelon was created by Maurice Chevalier at the Casino de Paris. Very handsome copy. Editions Francis Salabert unknown‎

Référence libraire : 79275

‎Roger de VALERIO - George GERSHWIN‎

‎Partition pour piano ""Jijibo""‎

‎Paris: Editions Francis Salabert 1923. Fine. Editions Francis Salabert Paris 1923 27.20 x 35.30 cm une feuille rempliée First edition of this piano score first cover illustrated in color by Roger de Valerio. Very fine copy. Editions Francis Salabert unknown‎

Référence libraire : 79332

‎Roger de VALERIO - Marc HELY - Frank SILVER‎

‎Partition piano et chant ""Yes ! We have no bananas""‎

‎Paris: Editions Francis Salabert 1923. Fine. Editions Francis Salabert Paris 1923 27 x 34.90 cm une feuille rempliée First edition of this vocal and piano score illustrated on the first cover with a color drawing by Roger de Valerio. Although created by a French artist in an expressionist vein the cover reproduces the stereotypical imagery of African Americans that had been conveyed since the Civil War through American racist caricature. Yet in 1923 this violent degrading and essentializing stigmatization based on the ideology of ethnic hierarchy was facetiously subverted by Black Americans notably through Jazz and Blues culture and by several major artistic figures including Josephine Baker. Thus in her Revue Nègre she humorously and sensually reappropriated the degrading representation of which Black people were victims. It was then sometimes difficult in the representations of blackness during these roaring twenties to distinguish the boundary between racist caricature and its modern reinterpretation mocking racial myth. However this new fox trot by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn which was then a huge hit in the United States and which Billboard magazine would place in 1948 on its list of Fifty Years of Song Hits had no connection to blackness. It was inspired by a remark from a Greek grocer following the shortage due to banana blight. Completely inadequate Valerio's image was inspired by the simple evocation of the banana associated with Africa for the French public and thus with the fantasized ""savagery"" of the Black African. This colonialist reinterpretation of the racial cliché differs from American imagery notably through the nakedness of the characters the children's earrings and their disheveled hair. This same iconography would be found in Franco-Belgian comics including Tintin in the Congo a few years later. A very handsome copy of this original French score of one of the great Fox-Trot successes of great graphic quality despite its racist theme. Editions Francis Salabert unknown‎

Référence libraire : 79326

‎Roger DEVIGNE‎

‎Les camelots de la reine‎

‎Liège: A la lampe d'Aladdin 1928. Fine. A la lampe d'Aladdin Liège 1928 17 x 22.50 cm broché First edition one of 550 numbered copies on tinted laid paper ours one of the few author's copies justified by Roger Devigne. Precious signed autograph inscription from Roger Devigne to Henri Béraud: "". en haute amitié intellectuelle pour l'oruvre pour l'homme cette gerbe de souvenirs et de philosophies."" "". in high intellectual friendship for the work for the man this sheaf of memories and philosophies."" Minor foxing without gravity. Provenance: from Henri Béraud's Ré Island library. A la lampe d'Aladdin unknown‎

Référence libraire : 51987

‎Roger FRENE‎

‎Guy Lavaud‎

‎Paris: Les marges 1928. Fine. Les marges Paris 1928 11.50 x 18.50 cm agrafé The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Rare and handsome copy. Les marges unknown‎

Référence libraire : 57874

‎Roger GAILLARD‎

‎Le 'joueur' et le sapajou‎

‎Paris: Calmann-Lévy 1955. Fine. Calmann-Lévy Paris 1955 14 x 19.50 cm broché First edition one of 50 numbered copies on vélin alfama paper the only deluxe copies. Autograph inscription from Roger Gaillard to one of his friends Yvonne Serève. Together with an autograph letter from R. Gaillard to the same recipient. Handsome copy of these delightful memoirs of a man of the theatre. Calmann-Lévy unknown‎

Référence libraire : 13643

‎Roger GARAUDY‎

‎L'église le communisme et les chrétiens‎

‎Paris: Editions sociales 1949. Fine. Editions sociales Paris 1949 12 x 19 cm broché First edition a Service de Presse advance copy. Autograph inscription signed by Roger Garaudy to Julien Benda. Light marginal fold marks to covers. Editions sociales unknown‎

Référence libraire : 24703

‎Roger GILBERT-LECOMTE - Rene DAUMAL - Joseph SIMA‎

‎Catalogue de la première exposition du groupe ""Le Grand Jeu"" • Catalogue of the First Exhibition of the Group Le Grand Jeu‎

‎Paris: Editions Bonaparte 1929. Fine. Editions Bonaparte Paris 1929 15.50 x 23.50 cm agrafé Very rare first edition of the catalogue for the inaugural exhibition of the ""Le Grand Jeu"" group held from 8 to 22 June 1929. Texts by Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and René Daumal. A very fine and rare copy illustrated with two reproductions of works by Joseph Sima. Editions Bonaparte unknown‎

Référence libraire : 79542

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Avant une guerre‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1971. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1971 12.50 x 19.50 cm broché First edition one of 35 numbered copies on wove paper the only deluxe copies. Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 64890

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Ciné-roman‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1972. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1972 14 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 45 numbered copies on pure laid paper the only deluxe copies. Spine and boards lightly and marginally sunned without consequence otherwise a handsome copy. Gallimard hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 84903

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎La follia‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1980. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1980 14.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 20 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches paper the only deluxe copies. Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 83754

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Le miroir des eaux‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1975. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1975 15 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 25 numbered copies on pure laid paper the only deluxe copies. Two bookplates pasted on an endpaper. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 64920

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Le palais d'hiver‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1965. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1965 14.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 105 numbered copies on pure cotton paper the only deluxe copies. A handsome copy. Autograph inscription signed by Roger Grenier to Joseph Breitbach. We include a New Year's card from Gallimard for 1996 on which Roger Grenier presents his wishes to Joseph Breitbach. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 87264

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Le Pierrot noir‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1986. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1986 14.50 x 22.50 cm broché First edition one of 25 numbered copies on pure rag vellum the only deluxe copies. Spine very lightly sunned without gravity a small tear at the head of the first gathering. Gallimard hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 83586

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Le silence‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1961. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1961 12 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 30 numbered copies on pur fil the only deluxe copies. Handsome copy despite the spine lightly sunned at head and foot. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 83660

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Les monstres‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1953. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1953 12 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil paper the only large paper copies. A good copy. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 52760

‎Roger GRENIER‎

‎Un air de famille‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1979. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1979 15 x 22 cm broché First edition one of 20 numbered copies on Arches vellum the only deluxe copies. Two bookplates pasted to an endpaper. Handsome copy. Gallimard hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 83739

‎Roger GRILLON - Henry de MONTHERLANT‎

‎Barrès s'éloigne‎

‎Paris: Grasset 1927. Fine. Grasset Paris 1927 17.50 x 22.50 cm broché First edition one of 265 numbered copies on Arches the only issue with 14 Japan. Work illustrated with 14 wood engravings by Roger Grillon. Handsome copy. Grasset unknown‎

Référence libraire : 36808

‎Roger LANNES‎

‎Appel à Paul Valéry suivi de La poésie objet de civilisation‎

‎Paris: J.B. Janin 1947. Fine. J.B. Janin Paris 1947 12 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 55 numbered copies on Alfa paper only leading copies. autograph dedication of the author autograph signed and dated by Roger Lannes Jean Delon. Book illustrated frontispiece a portrait of Paul Valéry Denise Lannes. Nice copy. J.B. Janin unknown‎

Référence libraire : 56461

‎Roger LEWINTER‎

‎Qui-dans l'ordre-au rouge du soir-des mots-‎

‎Paris: Editions Ivrea 1998. Fine. Editions Ivrea Paris 1998 16.50 x 24.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition one of 60 numbered copies on ancient Lana only leading copies. Binding of the editor in full cardboard smooth back and mute cardboard burgundy cardboard boards blue sky. Beautiful and rare copy. Autograph dedication signed Roger Lewinter in German in Jörg Ortner. Editions Ivrea hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 61759

‎Roger MARTIN DU GARD‎

‎". Je suis un peu confus de jouer ce rôle de vieille coquette qu'on gâte en la bourrant de pralines ; mais ""un peu seulement"" car la gourmandise l'emporte vite sur les sentiments de dignité que l'âge a fortement émoussés. "" • Foodie and fun signed autograph letter addressed to her friend Alice Rim‎

‎Cassis: S. n. 1934. Fine. S. n. Cassis 11 février 1934 13.50 x 21.50 cm une feuille Beautiful and amusing signed manuscript letter from Roger Martin du Gard addressed from Cassis to Alice Rim 38 lines in black ink in which he displays all his insatiable appetite for sweets. Fold mark inherent to postal mailing. ""Cassis. February 11th 34 Dear Madam a certain Carlo Comma - whose infernal nerve you know - had the audacity to present himself alone word underlined in Cassis! I must say that he had been conscious of the disappointment he was going to cause and that he arrived with his arms loaded with sumptuous bags of fondant sweets and stuffed dates from the most delicate confectioner If anything could have consoled us for your absence it was indeed this cargo of choice delicacies. The intention was so kind that we did not dare reproach him for his widowhood and that we concealed as best we could the melancholy of our regrets. I am a little ashamed to play this role of an old coquette whom one spoils by stuffing her with pralines; but ""only a little"" for gluttony quickly prevails over feelings of dignity that age has greatly dulled. And the said Carlo promised me in compensation that before the end of carnival - if by then the sky has not fallen on our heads - you would both come to see Cassis again and stay longer than tonight's meteoric appearance. I would almost believe I dreamed it if my room did not smell of pistachio and vanilla and if my papers did not have this imposing confectioner's bag as a paperweight tonight. May at least the Charentes be gentle to you dear madam! I send you there with my faithful respects a thousand wishes for a joyful Fat Tuesday! Roger Martin du Gard"". S. n. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 80737

‎Roger MARTIN DU GARD‎

‎".je pense être dans mon droit en me retournant contre l'entrepreneur."" • Autograph letter dated and signed concerning the damage caused by the heavy rainfall in his castle in Perche and his setbacks with the contractor‎

‎Cassis 1933. Fine. Cassis 27 Juin 1933 13.50 x 21.50 cm trois pages et demi sur un bifeuillet Autograph letter dated and signed by Roger Martin du Gard 58 lines in black ink on a double sheet to the manager of his château du Tertre located in the Perche. While vacationing in Cassis: ""having fled this year with my wife the mists of the Perche"" Roger Martin du Gard has just learned from his wife who returned hastily to their château du Tertre that torrential rains have severely affected their property: ""Disaster in the house. the ceiling is nothing but a sieve it rains as much inside as outside. The terraces are starting to leak again from all sides. everything is affected: paintings wallpaper electrical conduits. What should I do"" The writer urges his correspondent to contact without delay the contractor whom he holds responsible for the defective work that caused this new damage: ""But the fact remains that all this is the contractor's fault and that it is unacceptable. I cannot accept having every two years ceilings and paintings to redo wallpaper to replace."" and against whom he wishes to initiate legal proceedings: ""The waterproofing of the terraces is the essential condition for this type of work and I think I am within my rights in taking action against the contractor. I therefore ask you to do urgently everything you deem necessary certain that you will take your own share of responsibility in this unfortunate affair."" To facilitate the renovation work the irritated father of the Thibaults warns his interlocutor that part of his family will inhabit the damaged château: ""There will therefore always be someone at the end of the line without you needing to route your correspondence through Cassis. I regret it but you must put yourself in my place and understand that I cannot accept this state of affairs."" unknown‎

Référence libraire : 87920

‎Roger MARTIN DU GARD‎

‎"Je reste le seul ""hivernant"". L'hôtel est vide. J'ai vu partir un à un tous les pensionnaires. Puis le personnel. Enfin les hôteliers. on m'a laissé seul avec les clefs et une vieille fée Carabosse pour me faire la bouillabaisse. C'est simplement merveilleux. "" • Signed autograph letter addressed to his friend Alice Rim proclaiming all her happiness at enjoying alone a Cassis emptied of its holidaymakers and hoteliers‎

‎Cassis: S. n. 1934. Fine. S. n. Cassis 8 Janvier 1934 13.50 x 21.50 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Roger Martin du Gard addressed from Cassis to his friend Alice Rim 3 pages 48 lines in black ink in which he savors his peaceful solitude in deserted Cassis. He thanks her for all the delicacies and confectioneries with which she supplies the Provençal hermit who only deplores the absence of his friends Carlo and Rim at his side : ""Cassis. 8 janvier 34 Chère madame Et serait-ce de petites crottes de musaraignes dans du papier d'argent que je serais déjà pénétré de reconnaissance par votre amicale attention ! Imaginez donc ce que je puis éprouver en décortiquant ces délicieux tortillons de La Rochelle croquants et onctueux insinuants comme des suppositoires et qui laissent dans mon vieux palais toutes les saveurs de l'amitié ! Ce confiseur charentais a su donner à vos voeux une forme gastronomique qui en double le prix ; et même si ces voeux comme tous ses pareils ne se réalisent pas je suis d'ores et déjà assuré d'en garder un inoubliable souvenir : mais pourquoi La Rochelle Si vous vouliez revoir la mer pourquoi cette infidélité à notre grande Bleue Elle s'était faite accueillante pour vous recevoir : elle avait cessé de charrier ses banquises retrouvé ses ondulations de soie et son peuplement de petites barques sous le soleil quasi printanier. Mais les fêtes s'achèvent et les Carlo Rim n'ont pas reparu. Je reste le seul ""hivernant"". On me montre du doigt aux enfants du port. Le Bestuan est désert. L'hôtel est vide. J'ai vu partir un à un tous les pensionnaires. Puis le personnel. Enfin les hôteliers. on m'a laissé seul avec les clefs et une vieille fée Carabosse pour me faire la bouillabaisse. C'est simplement merveilleux. J'ai un poêle à essence qui vit aux dépens de mon oxygène mais qui me préserve de la congestion par le froid en m'asphyxiant lentement. Gendre dans son local déserté dort toute l'après-midi roulé en boule sur la banquette avec sa chienne en guise de chancelière. La vieille amie s'en est allée sans attirer l'attention et la jeune ne trouble pas encore par ses yeux ce monde de marmottes qui somnole en attendant votre retour. Je vous souhaite un hiver aussi calme que le mien un quai de Passy aussi ensoleillé que celui du port. Partagez avec Carlo Rim et M. Virgule toutes mes amitiés fidèles et croyez chère madame que je suis confus mais très heureux de vous avoir laissé le souvenir d'un vieux type gourmand ! Roger Martin du Gard."" ""Cassis. January 8 34 Dear Madam Even if they were little shrew droppings in silver paper I would already be filled with gratitude for your friendly attention! Imagine then what I might feel when peeling these delicious twists from La Rochelle crunchy and creamy insinuating like suppositories and which leave in my old palate all the flavors of friendship! This confectioner from Charente has known how to give your wishes a gastronomic form that doubles their value; and even if these wishes like all their kind do not come true I am already assured of keeping an unforgettable memory of them: but why La Rochelle If you wanted to see the sea again why this infidelity to our great Blue She had made herself welcoming to receive you: she had stopped carrying her ice floes rediscovered her silk undulations and her population of small boats under the almost spring-like sun. But the festivities are ending and the Carlo Rims have not reappeared. I remain the only 'winter resident'. I am pointed out to the children of the port. The Bestuan is deserted. The hotel is empty. I saw all the guests leave one by one. Then the staff. Finally the hoteliers. I was left alone with the keys and an old fairy Carabosse to make me bouillabaisse. It is simply marvelous. I have a kerosene stove that lives at the expense of my oxygen but which preserves me from congestion by cold by slowly asphyxiating me. Gendre in his deserted premises sleeps all afternoon curled S. n. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 83391

‎Roger MARTIN DU GARD‎

‎Carte postale adressée à son amie Alice Rim‎

‎Cassis: S. n. 1933. Fine. S. n. Cassis 13 Décembre 1933 9.50 x 14 cm une feuille Humorous autograph postcard signed by Roger Martin du Gard addressed from Cassis to Alice Rim 21 lines in black ink describing the Provençal winter. ""Cassis. 13 dec.33 Dear Madam Thank you for these few lively and friendly pages. Don't regret Cassis. It's freezing here. Not that it's as cold as elsewhere but we don't know how to heat ourselves. The ""Réserve"" is empty. There we find a drowsy son-in-law alone roasting his shins by the big central stove stuffed like a locomotive and smoking just the same. The port is deserted. I believe the Mediterranean sic is carrying ice floes. To be verified. Congratulations to Carlo Rim for the Marraine articles of inimitable quality. I hope he will continue the series. I give him 20 out of 20! . Give him all my friendship to which I add my very sympathetic regards. R.M.G."""" S. n. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 80522

‎Roger MARTIN DU GARD‎

‎Confidences africaines‎

‎Paris: Gallimard 1931. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1931 12.50 x 16.50 cm broché First Gallimard edition printed a few months after the first edition published by 'Au sans pareil' one of 54 numbered copies on Japan paper deluxe copy. A marginal stain affecting the entire length of the front cover handsome interior condition. Gallimard unknown‎

Référence libraire : 23594