Paris: G. Charpentier, 1880. First Edition. Octavo (18cm.); contemporary brown morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers; [4],356pp. Some scuffing to boards with brief exposure at corners, spine leather a shade sunned, textblock uniformly toned and a bit foxed due to inferior paper stock, shallow dampstain to fore-edge of early..... More

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2011. Collector's Edition. Octavo. 288 pp. Bound in full brown leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt; brown moire endpapers; silk ribbon. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid in at front. Touch of rubbing to extremities and front board slightly bowed. Binding sound. Stray pen mark to..... More

New York: Random House, 1971. First American Edition, stated, with full RH numberline. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket; black cloth boards stamped in green; 244pp. Price-clipped dust jacket shows light edgewear with a few minor nicks; bookseller's sticker to rear. Mild shelfwear to boards; binding sound; touch of soiling and remainder..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First American Edition, Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in white decorative dust jacket printed in red and black retaining original price ($3.00), red topstain; [6],147pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities with chipping and a few tears, spine panel faded, general rubbing and smudging. Boards..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's two-toned cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($5.00), green topstain; x,[2],302pp. Light shelf wear to jacket extremities, pink portion of spine panel faded, corners nudged, else a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. A superlative..... More

Paris: Mercure de France, 1914. First Edition. Small octavo (23 cm); publisher's brown printed wrappers; [8],[209]-432,[4]pp. Wrappers generally toned and smudged with some offsetting on front panel. Dust soiled but pages relatively clean. A Very Good, unopened copy overall.  Literary magazine and review which was published on the 1st and..... More

London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1913. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's olive green gilt-lettered cloth; [6],285pp. Very light shelf wear, spine gilt significantly dulled, light foxing to textblock margins, else Very Good and sound. More

Paris: L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1931. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies on "Japon impérial," of which this is no. 19. Small octavo; 169pp.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers; illus. throughout. Just About Fine, a lovely, uncut copy. By the noted French novelist who often appropriated African motifs into..... More

Paris: Editions Des Cendres, 2015. First Edition. Quarto. 413 pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations including frontispiece. White card wrappers with black and blue-gray lettering to front and spine. Text in French and English. Wraps mild rubbing to edges, bit of creasing at spine ends..... More

Brionne, Eure: Amelot, [1955]. First English-Language Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's white pictorial card wrappers; 52pp.; plates throughout. Very light wear to margins, spine a shade toned, else Very Good or better. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper by the author and one other. Short dramatic interlude first..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1953]. First American Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket by Mircea Vasiliu retaining original price ($2.95); viii,[2],145pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, spine panel a bit toned, scattered foxing, brief soil to rear endpapers, else a Very Good, bright and..... More

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1926. First American Edition with "(1)" printed at end of p. [247]. Octavo; publisher's moiré cloth in cream dust jacket printed in brown, grey topstain; [6],246pp. Shallow chips and closed tears to jacket extremities, spine a bit toned and faintly damp-spotted, else a Near..... More

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket; [8],157pp. Very light wear to jacket extremities, spine panel a shade toned, else a Very Good, remarkably fresh copy. Philosophical dialogue between a young officer and the older philosopher/tutor "upon the nature..... More