[LITERATURE]. - Lot 224

[LITERATURE]. A collection of 23 works by various authors: - APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume). *Alcools*. Poems 1898–1913. Paris: Gallimard, 1954. 1 of 4,110 copies bound according to Paul Bonet’s design. — [AUGIÉRAS (François)] under the pseudonym Abdallah CHAAMBA. *The Old Man and the Child*. Paris: Édition de Minuit, 1954. — [AUGIÉRAS (François)] under the pseudonym Abdallah CHAAMBA. *The Old Man and the Child*. Paris: Édition de Minuit, 1963. Author’s autographed copy sent to Jacques Brenner. Enclosed is a letter from the publisher addressed to Pierre Béarn. — [AUGIÉRAS (François)] under the pseudonym Abdallah CHAAMBA. *The Old Man and the Child*. Périgueux: Pierre Fanlac, 1991. 1 of 30 first-edition copies on Arches vellum (no. 19). Signed copy sent by the author to Pierre Fanlac. — BERGER (Yves). *Le Sud*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1962. 1 of 52 first copies on Montval laid paper (no. 16). - BOLLE (Jacques). Introduction to French-Language Black African Literature by Lylian Lagneau-Kesteloot. Brussels, Paris: Éditions de la Maison du poète, 1961. Signed copy sent by the author. — CAUWELAERT (Didier van). *Un aller simple*. Novel. Paris: Albin Michel, 1994. 1 of 60 on Marais chiffon vellum, the only large-format paper edition (no. 5). — CÉLINE. *L’Église*. A comedy in five acts. Paris: Denoël et Steele, 1933. 1 of 1,800 on Alfa paper. — CÉLINE. *Voyage au bout de la nuit*. Original woodcuts by Clément Serveau. Paris: J. Ferenczi et fils, 1935. 2 volumes. — CONCHON (Georges). *L’État sauvage*. Novel. Paris: Albin Michel, 1964. 1 of 50 copies on Alfa paper (no. 8). - ESME (Jean d’). *La Terre du jour*. Novel. Paris: Éditions du Dauphin, 1949. Author’s autographed copy. — FOUREST (Georges). *La Négresse blonde*. Preface by Willy. Sixth revised and expanded edition. Paris: Picard, 1926. Out-of-print copy. Sent by the author to Willy. — GIRAUDOUX (Jean). *Les Hommes tigres*. Paris: Émile Paul frères, 1926. 1 of 50 first copies on Imperial Japan paper (no. 47). — HARAUCOURT (Edmond). *Vertige d’Afrique*. Novel. Paris: Albin Michel, 1922. 1 of 25 on Holland paper. — HELLENS (Franz). *Bass Bassina-Boulou*. Paris: F. Rieder et Cie, 1922. 1 of 170 on pure-thread laid paper (no. 36). - HILDRETH. *Father Tom’s Companion*. *The White Slave*. Translated by La Bédollière, illustrated by Janet-Lange. Paris: Gustave Barba, 1853. Bound copy. — KOLTÈS (Bernard-Marie). *Combat de nègre et de chiens*. *La nuit juste avant les forêts*. Paris: Stock, Théâtre ouvert, 1980. — LESSING (Doris). Defeated by the Bush. Novel. Translated from the English by Doussia Ergaz. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1953. Autographed copy sent by the translator to Maurice Nadeau. — PERSE (Saint-John). Poetic Works I. Eulogies. The Glory of Kings. Anabasis. Exile. Winds. Paris: Gallimard, 1953. 1 of 750 copies on unbleached paper, bound according to Paul Bonet’s design. — ROBBE-GRILLET (Alain). Jealousy. Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1957. Author’s autographed copy sent to Marcel Arland. — SARTRE (Jean-Paul). The Respectful Prostitute. A play in one act and two scenes. Paris: Nagel, 1946. 1 of 500 on vellum (no. 26). - SAVITZKAYA (Eugène). *La Traversée de l’Afrique*. Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1979. 1 of 22 copies on pure-fiber paper, the only large-format edition, this one of 7 out-of-print copies (no. H.-C. V). Signed copy sent by the author to Claude de Capdenac. — TUTUOLA (Amos). *The Drunkard in the Bush*. Translated from English by Raymond Queneau. Novel. Paris: Gallimard, 1953. 1 of 86 copies on pure-fiber vellum, the only large-format edition (no. 20). — VERCORS. *P.P.C. ou le concours de Blois*. Paris: Albin Michel, 1957. 1/35 Marais vellum, the only large-format paper (no. 24).