[MONFREID (Henry de)].
A set of 14 works by Henry de Monfreid (1879–1974), most of them printed on large-format paper:
 
- *L’Avion noir*. Illustrated with 16 heliogravure plates. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1936. 1/40 on pure-thread vellum (no. 22). — *Le Naufrage de “La Marietta”*. New edition. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1937. 1/18 on pure-fiber vellum (No. HC VII). — *Le Roi des abeilles*. Novel. Paris: Gallimard, 1937. 1/35 first copies on pure-fiber vellum (No. 22). — *Karembo*. Novel. Paris: La Table ronde, 1949. 1/95 on Alfa mousse, the only large-format paper (No. 12). — *In Pursuit of the Kaïpan**. The Man Who Came Out of the Sea*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1951. 1 of 58 first copies on antique laid paper (No. 15). — Menelik as He Was. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1954. 1 of 40 on Alfa (No. VII). — Wahanga or the Valley of Death. Paris: B. Grasset, 1955. 1/16 on pure-fiber vellum (No. 4). — The Slave of the Gold Beater. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1957. 1/22 on Alfa, the only large-format edition (unnumbered). — *The Raft of the Medusa, or How Djibouti Was Saved*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1958. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *A Pirate’s Will*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1962. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *The Mystery of the Turtle*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1964. 1/26 on Alfa, the only large-format paper edition. Two copies (nos. 4 and XIV). — *In the Red Sea with Kessel*. Liège: Édition Dynamo, 1965. 1/11 on Van Gelder Imperial Holland paper (no. 5). — *The Two Brothers*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1969. Autographed dedication by the author.
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[MONFREID (Henry de)]. A set of 14 works by Henry de Monfreid (1879–1974), most of them printed on large-format paper: - *L’Avion noir*. Illustrated with 16 heliogravure plates. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1936. 1/40 on pure-thread vellum (no. 22). — *Le Naufrage de “La Marietta”*. New edition. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1937. 1/18 on pure-fiber vellum (No. HC VII). — *Le Roi des abeilles*. Novel. Paris: Gallimard, 1937. 1/35 first copies on pure-fiber vellum (No. 22). — *Karembo*. Novel. Paris: La Table ronde, 1949. 1/95 on Alfa mousse, the only large-format paper (No. 12). — *In Pursuit of the Kaïpan**. The Man Who Came Out of the Sea*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1951. 1 of 58 first copies on antique laid paper (No. 15). — Menelik as He Was. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1954. 1 of 40 on Alfa (No. VII). — Wahanga or the Valley of Death. Paris: B. Grasset, 1955. 1/16 on pure-fiber vellum (No. 4). — The Slave of the Gold Beater. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1957. 1/22 on Alfa, the only large-format edition (unnumbered). — *The Raft of the Medusa, or How Djibouti Was Saved*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1958. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *A Pirate’s Will*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1962. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *The Mystery of the Turtle*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1964. 1/26 on Alfa, the only large-format paper edition. Two copies (nos. 4 and XIV). — *In the Red Sea with Kessel*. Liège: Édition Dynamo, 1965. 1/11 on Van Gelder Imperial Holland paper (no. 5). — *The Two Brothers*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1969. Autographed dedication by the author.

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[MONFREID (Henry de)]. A set of 14 works by Henry de Monfreid (1879–1974), most of them printed on large-format paper: - *L’Avion noir*. Illustrated with 16 heliogravure plates. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1936. 1/40 on pure-thread vellum (no. 22). — *Le Naufrage de “La Marietta”*. New edition. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1937. 1/18 on pure-fiber vellum (No. HC VII). — *Le Roi des abeilles*. Novel. Paris: Gallimard, 1937. 1/35 first copies on pure-fiber vellum (No. 22). — *Karembo*. Novel. Paris: La Table ronde, 1949. 1/95 on Alfa mousse, the only large-format paper (No. 12). — *In Pursuit of the Kaïpan**. The Man Who Came Out of the Sea*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1951. 1 of 58 first copies on antique laid paper (No. 15). — Menelik as He Was. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1954. 1 of 40 on Alfa (No. VII). — Wahanga or the Valley of Death. Paris: B. Grasset, 1955. 1/16 on pure-fiber vellum (No. 4). — The Slave of the Gold Beater. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1957. 1/22 on Alfa, the only large-format edition (unnumbered). — *The Raft of the Medusa, or How Djibouti Was Saved*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1958. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *A Pirate’s Will*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1962. Press copy, featuring an autographed dedication from the author. — *The Mystery of the Turtle*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1964. 1/26 on Alfa, the only large-format paper edition. Two copies (nos. 4 and XIV). — *In the Red Sea with Kessel*. Liège: Édition Dynamo, 1965. 1/11 on Van Gelder Imperial Holland paper (no. 5). — *The Two Brothers*. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1969. Autographed dedication by the author.
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