L'ALPHABET DES LETTRES. Paris, La Cité des... - Lot 169 - Pescheteau-Badin

L'ALPHABET DES LETTRES. Paris, La Cité des livres, 1925-1927. 26 volumes in-16, blond sow's skin half covers, green mosaic chagrin 2 rib spines, lettering in black in center of spine, gilt heads, cover and spine (Franz). Remarkable literary collection featuring 26 works by different authors for the 26 letters of the alphabet, each letter corresponding to the initial of the author's name. The texts are in original editions. The set includes : Adolescence by Claude Anet, 53-(1f.); Le Jour du Grand prix by Pierre Benoit, 86-(3f.); J'avais un secrétaire by Francis Carco, 58-(1f.); Quand j'étais général by Lucien Dubech, 62-(3f.); Le Chaudron de cuivre by Raymond Escholier, 71-(1f.); Clavecin by Fagus, 81-(1f.); Le Cerf by Jean Giraudoux, 56-(3f.); Opinions candides by Gérard d'Houville, 78-(3f.); L'Adieu nocturne by Georges Imann, 109-(1f.); La Fugitive by Edmond Jaloux, 56-(2f.); Moisson d'octobre by Jacques Kessel, 64-(3f.); Chroniques by Paul Léautaud, 73-(3f.); Une carrière by André Maurois, 65-(1f.); Passions et vanités by the Comtesse de Noailles, 69-(3f.); Les Feux de Batavia by Pierre Mac-Orlan, 67-(2f.); Les Devins by Henri Pourrat, 84-(3f.); En personne by Léon Pierre-Quint, 63-(1f.); Stances, instances et inconstances by Pierre de Régnier, 98-(1f.); Le Drapeau noir by André Salmon, 94-(4f.); Le Carnet de M. Du Paur by Paul-Jean Toulet, 67-(3f.); Barbey d'Aurevilly by Octave Uzanne, 88-(3f.); Franges by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer, 65-(1f.); Une soirée à l'Olympia by Léon Werth, 67-(3f.); Decalandrier by X***, 83-(1f.); Vers l'Occident by Kikou Yamata, 65-(3f.), and Chasseurs de nomade by Émile Zavie, 96-(3f.). Edition of 495 copies, this one of 25 on Japon impérial (no. 20). A fine copy of this rarely complete and uniformly bound collection. Lot to be collected from room 15 on the day of the sale or from the Drouot warehouse the following day ( Conditions of collection and storage charges: https://drouot.com/fr/hotel-drouot#drouot-infopratique )