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  • BABAR ET LE PERE NOEL. by Brunhoff, Jean de.
    Brunhoff, Jean de.
    BABAR ET LE PERE NOEL.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Paris: Librairie Hachette, (ca 1949, c 1941). Hardcover - A lovely book in the original large format edition from Hachette. Lists through the first 8 titles on the verso of the copyright page (also states "Copyright by Librarie Hachette 1941" on copyright page, "depot legal 8213-5-49" on last page.) Text in French / texte en francais. Red elephant endpapers. 40 pp

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated boards with a green cloth spine - a line of foxing on verso of endpapers. corners slightly bumped, some age-toning and discoloration to the boards, but still quite attractive.

    Book ID: 65313
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  • AIME CESAIRE. by [Cesaire, Aime] Kesteloot, Lilyan.
    [Cesaire, Aime] Kesteloot, Lilyan.
    AIME CESAIRE.

    Edition: Trade paperback (second printing, originally published in 1962.)

    Poitiers, Vienne, France: Editions Pierre Seghers, (1966.). "Presentation par Lilyan Kesteloot, choix de textes, bibliographie, portraits, fac-similes." Text in French (texte en francais.) Contains an introduction and biographical information by Lilyan Kesteloot, includes a generous selection of poems by Cesaire, the Martinque-born poet. Illustrated with several photographs. Poetes d'Aujourd'Hui 85; 211 pp. Small square format.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (from the collection of poet Elizabeth Harrod, with her name and date, and some annotations on a few pages.)

    Book ID: 41794
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  • COLETTE: The Difficulty of Loving, A Biography. by Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle 1873-1954) Crosland, Margaret.
    Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle 1873-1954) Crosland, Margaret.
    COLETTE: The Difficulty of Loving, A Biography.

    Edition: First printing.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which attempts to answer the question "who was Colette" by a writer who was herself an acquaintance of Colette, and based on many interviews with those who knew her. Illustrated with photographs. Introduction by Janet Flanner. Chronology, bibliography. xxx, 284 pp plus 5 pp index. ISBN: 0-672517604.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 88908
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  • PLACES. by Colette, (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 1873-1954)
    Colette, (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 1873-1954)
    PLACES.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - Posthumous publication of a collection of reminiscences never before published in English about some of the places Colette lived and visited - including a long piece on moving, chats about her friends, cats, travels, the maiden voyage of the Normandie and most of all, her beloved France. Foreword by Margaret Crosland. Translated from the French by David Le Vay. Photographic frontispiece. Notes, 157 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88907
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  • CONDUCTORS OF THE PIT: Major Works by Rimbaud, Vallejo, Csaire, Artaud, Holan. by Eshleman, Clayton, translator and editor. Cesar Vallejo, Aime Cesaire, Antonin Artuad and others.
    Eshleman, Clayton, translator and editor. Cesar Vallejo, Aime Cesaire, Antonin Artuad and others.
    CONDUCTORS OF THE PIT: Major Works by Rimbaud, Vallejo, Csaire, Artaud, Holan.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Paragon House, (1988). Hardcover first edition - Works by five of the great poets of the 20th century - French, Peruvian, Caribbean and Czech - selected, translated and introduced by Clayton Eshleman and co-translators Annette Smith and Frantisek Galan. ix, 230 pp. ISBN: 1-557780587.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78797
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  • QU'EST CE QUE JE FOUS LA? (What Am I Doing Here?) by Gebe (George Blondeaux,1929 - 2004)
    Gebe (George Blondeaux,1929 - 2004)
    QU'EST CE QUE JE FOUS LA? (What Am I Doing Here?)

    Edition: Reprint.

    Paris: Dargaud Editeur (1983.). Hardcover - 80 pages de bandes dessines et dessins noirs et blancs. Couverture rigide. Texte en francais (text in French). ISBN: 2205022881.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 54028
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  • UN CERTAIN MALAISE. by Lauzier, GŽrard, 1932-2008.
    Lauzier, GŽrard, 1932-2008.
    UN CERTAIN MALAISE.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Neuilly-sur-Seine & Montreal: Dargaud Editeur & Dargaud Canada, (1977.). Hardcover - The first book of erotic cartoons by the cartoonist, screenwriter and film director GŽrard Lauzier who was described by the Times as epitomizing "a certain vision of France during the prosperous Sixties and Seventies.. . he explored the contradictions and ironies of an epoch that was liberated and anti-materialist in its discourse and, more often than it liked to admit, hung up and rapacious in behaviour. Anti-PC before political correctness had even been thought of," Text is in French (en francais) but the humor shines through regardless of the language. Large format, in color throughout. 64 pp. ISBN: 2205007068.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 54025
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  • Lauzier, GŽrard, 1932-2008.
    CHRONIQUES DE L'ILE GRANDE.

    Edition: First edition.

    Neuilly-sur-Seine & Montreal: Dargaud Editeur & Dargaud Canada, (1977.). Hardcover first edition - A story told in cartoons by this French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Texte en francais (text in French) 60 pages de bandes dessinŽes en couleurs. Mise en couleur Johnny Coca. Couverture rigide. ISBN: 2205011464.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 54026
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  • LA COURSE DU RAT. by Lauzier, GŽrard, 1932-2008.
    Lauzier, GŽrard, 1932-2008.
    LA COURSE DU RAT.

    Edition: First edition.

    Neuilly-sur-Seine & Montreal: Dargaud Editeur & Dargaud Canada, (1978.). Hardcover first edition - A story told in cartoons by this French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Texte en francais (text in French) 61 pages de bandes dessinŽes en couleurs. Mise en couleur Johnny Coca. Couverture rigide. ISBN: 2205012819.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 54027
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  • THE TORTOISES. by Masson, Loys.
    Masson, Loys.
    THE TORTOISES.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Manhasset, New York: Channel Press. (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of adventure, betrayal and suspense at sea set in 1904; a load of giant tortoises is being used as cargo, to disguise the fact that the ship is carrying a real treasure. Winner of the Prix Lausanne in France. Translated from the French by Antonia White 219 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some rubbing and edgewear to the dj, a few marks in red ink on the front flap, crease to lower edge of back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 61356
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  • RECUEIL DES PUBLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES. by Saussure, Ferdinand de (1857-1913), Preface de Charles Bailly et Leopold Gautier. [Moe Berg, association copy]
    Saussure, Ferdinand de (1857-1913), Preface de Charles Bailly et Leopold Gautier. [Moe Berg, association copy]
    RECUEIL DES PUBLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Geneva: Societe Anonyme des editions Sonor 1922. First edition - Recueil indispensable d'articles de base dus ˆ Ferdinand de Saussure, auteur du fameux Cours de linguistique generale, et dont le role dans l'evolution de la linguistique moderne a ete dŽterminant. En Francais (Text in French) The essential writings by the Swiss scholar who is considered the father of modern linguistics and of semiotics, with a preface by Charles Bailly et LŽopold Gautier, two of his students who were instrumental in publishing posthumously his "Cours de linguistique generale." This work includes papers dating back to 1879 (Memoire sur le systeme primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-europeennes) and continuing throughout his career. Quite scarce in the first edition. This copy…

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    Geneva: Societe Anonyme des editions Sonor 1922. First edition - Recueil indispensable d'articles de base dus ˆ Ferdinand de Saussure, auteur du fameux Cours de linguistique generale, et dont le role dans l'evolution de la linguistique moderne a ete dŽterminant. En Francais (Text in French) The essential writings by the Swiss scholar who is considered the father of modern linguistics and of semiotics, with a preface by Charles Bailly et LŽopold Gautier, two of his students who were instrumental in publishing posthumously his "Cours de linguistique generale." This work includes papers dating back to 1879 (Memoire sur le systeme primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-europeennes) and continuing throughout his career. Quite scarce in the first edition. This copy is quite fragile and worn, but far more interesting than the flaws is the evidence that it presumably belonged to the baseball player, intelligence officer and scholar, Moe Berg: it is stamped in several places with "Morris (Moe) Berg." Berg (1902-1972) played in the major leagues for 15 years and he joined the fledging OSS during World War II where he was pivotal in gaining information on whether or not the Germans where developing a nuclear bomb. Throughout his life, he was known for his ability to speak many languages (he graduated from Princeton with a degree in modern literature and the ability to read seven languages, and he later added more, including Japanese). A seminal book on linguistics from the library of one of the most unique of American scholars. Index. 638 pp.

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    Condition: Fair condition only in the original wrappers (rear cover missing, front cover detached but present, beginning to separate at signatures, stamp of previous owner and underlining on a few pages.)

    Book ID: 59303
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