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1946ref. 005364scsParis: Editions du Milieu du Monde 1946. Octavo paperbound printed wrappers untrimmed 250 pp. Very Good with lightly rubbed covers. L’edition originale du present ouvrage comprend trois cent six exemplaires sot: six exemplaires marques de A a F sur velin johannot filigrane surfin blanc fur chiffon; seize exemplaires numerotes de i A 16 sur verge de montval des papeteries canson et montogolfier les cinq premiers etant hors commerce vingt-quatre exemplaires numerotes de 17 A 40 sur verge pur fil les neuf premiers etant hors commerce; et deux cent soixante exemplaires sur volumineux blanc special numerotes de 41 A 300 les quatre-vingts derniers etant hors commerce. Editions du Milieu du Monde, 1946. unknown books
1993ref. 42134Brownsville: Story Line Press 1993. First edition. 155 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Brownsville: Story Line Press unknown books
1988ref. 10117Santa Cruz: Story Line Press 1988. First edition. 60 pp. Spine sunned else near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by Inez with a drawing of a skyline "There is life after / family life / Cheers / Colette / The NY / Poetry 'Worm.' Santa Cruz: Story Line Press, unknown books
1955ref. 230124New York: Farrar Straus And Young Inc 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing. Translated by Enid McLeod. Foxing on cloth boards about very good in a good only age-toned dust jacket with light pencil indentations on front panel tear in mid-spine with spine ends nicked. Farrar, Straus And Young, Inc hardcover books
1941ref. 5636Paris: Flammarion 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good small 4to. cream-colored paper covered boards; 2 blue & gilt floral motif bands across front and rear boards; bright gilt and blue ink title to spine. Light soiling to boards wear to corners and spine ends. Lacks ribbon ties. Interior is quite clean and bright though ink inscription to ffep; strong tight binding. Beautifully illustrated w/25 bright color & gilt plates from various miniature illuminated manuscripts. A lovely title; in French. 87 pp. Illuminated Manuscripts. ILL/12123. Flammarion hardcover books
1967ref. 110092NY:: George Braziller. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Illustrated by the author. Translated from the German by Marcia Nardi. Third printing thus. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper else near fine in a very good moderate edge wear chipped at the spine ends dust jacket. . 1967. George Braziller, hardcover books
2001ref. 22655Epiphanies Press 2001. Laminate boards. Near Fine. A clean very sharp copy of the 2001 signed/limited edition and a wonderful Association copy. #89 OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR COLETTE VAN PRAAG IN THIS CASE INSCRIBED TO ERICA JONG. There's also a laid-in card from the author tenderly inscribed to Erica Jong as well. An impressive casebound book "with a double spine fold-out flap and snap closure. 326 pgs. including over 250 passages of poetry and mystical writings. Divination cards inserted in 44 vellum pouches. Weight over 7 lbs". Richly illustrated thrpughout and lavishly printed. "Colette found the inspiration for 'Gateways of the Divine' in a life immersed in an exploration of the sacred. A collage artist and a photographer of dance and ritual she has studied Jungian psychology Indian temple dance film and expressive arts therapy. Epiphanies Press unknown books
2000ref. 553244Boston: Little Brown and Company 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. 182pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
2000ref. 553335Boston: Little Brown and Company 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Later printing. Quarto. 163pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1973ref. 410886New York: Stanley Lewis/Parnassus 1973. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Octavo. 244pp. Perfectbound. Black and white illustrations. Light edgewear with tiny tears on the spine near fine. Notable contributors include John Bayley Colette Inez Marjorie Perloff and others. Stanley Lewis/Parnassus unknown books
1988ref. 405730Santa Cruz: Story Line Press 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 60pp. Trade paperback. Glossy wrappers faded along spine and edges near fine. Story Line Press unknown books
1986ref. 169874New York: FSG 1986. Softcover. Fine. First American edition. Fine in wrappers a paperback. Uncorrected proof. Edited by Robert Phelps. Clean condition. Edited by Robert Phelps. Translated by Matthew Ward. FSG unknown books
2002ref. 379900New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2002. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Advance reading copy. Fine. Winner of the Pen / Ferard Fund award. W.W. Norton & Company unknown books
1972ref. 378391Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Very slightly bowed else near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing toning and edgewear. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1960ref. 62446New York: Grove Press 1960. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 63pp. Rubbed and edgeworn else very good. Grove Press paperback books
1951ref. 588830New York: Dial Press 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Glenway Wescott. A couple tiny soil spots at the foot of the spine else fine in a very good dust jacket with tiny nicks and tears a sunned spine with a crease and modest interior foxing. Dial Press hardcover books
1978ref. 422935Middlesex: Penguin Books 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Pages lightly age-toned corners creased small stain in mid-spine very good. Penguin Books unknown books
1983ref. 216861Lyon France: Musee Des Beaux Arts de Lyon 1983. Softcover. VG- some wear to edges of wraps stamp from library inside cover. Color illustrated wraps. 209 pp. Bw and some color illustrations. Text in French. Musee Des Beaux Arts de Lyon paperback books
1939ref. 188071Paris: Librairie Denis 1939. Hardcover. Good shelfwear and soiling to boards spine torn light foxing to title page light smuding along edges but plates are otherwise bright and clean. Oversized tan portfolio paper boards with black lettering; green spine and two green ribbon tie closures; unpaginated text pages followed by 11 large color plates. Printed in edition of 2204 copies. This is numbered 1813. Foreword by Colette. Illustrations by Pierre Redoute Belgium painter and botanist. Librairie Denis hardcover books
1977ref. 4417Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library 1977. Hardcover. Octavo 23 cm pp. 438. Limited edition. Silk ribbon bookmark. All edges gilt. Red leather boards with gilt designs and spine text. Raised bands on spine. Light foxing on top edge and minor bumping to corners. No jacket as issued. Includes "Gigi" "Julie de Carneilhan" "Cheri" and "The Last of Cheri." Franklin Library hardcover books
1931ref. 007817New Yo K: Cosmopolitan Book Corp. 1931. Book. Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First published in France as "La Seconde" and "considered by most French critics to be one of Colette's two masterpieces". Fine in a Very Good Art Deco dust jacket by Jung spine evenly darkened small chips at spine ends and edges of front panel. Basis for two made-for-TV French movies in 1973 and 1990. Cosmopolitan Book Corp. Hardcover books
1949ref. 21561Paris: Lanvin Parfums 1949. First Edition. Wraps. Guillaume Gillet. No. 165 of 500 copies printed on Verge des Paeteries de Rives. In all 5000 copies were printed. 4to. 28.5 by 25 cm. No pagination. 44 pages. 11 charming watercolors by Guillaume Gillet. Light foxing scattered somehow the Gillet plates escape this issue and are clean and bright. Lanvin Parfums unknown books
1980ref. 196537Lincoln: Sinister Wisdom 1980. Paperback. 103p. photos art fiction essays poetry lightly-worn trade paperback journal in pink pictorial wraps. Sinister Wisdom paperback books
1980ref. 196538Lincoln: Sinister Wisdom 1980. Magazine. 112p. paperback journal mild handling wear generally very good. Includes "Home Movie" by Jane Rule and "It's Important to believe" by Russ. Sinister Wisdom unknown books
1929ref. 13285New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1929. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of Chéri by Colette in the scarce dust jacket. Octavo 227pp. Gray cloth title in maroon on spine and front cover. Top edge dyed maroon. Stated "Second Printing August 1929" on copyright page. Solid text block light foxing to spine a touch of toning to edges. A near fine example. Complete with ten illustrated plates including frontispiece. In the publisher's dust jacket $2.50 retail price on front flap sunning to spine and covers some shelf wear chipping to edges. A beautifully illustrated piece. Albert & Charles Boni unknown books
