‎COLETTE (Gabrielle Sidonie)‎
‎Chéri.‎

‎Chéri. Roman. - [PRESENTATION-COPY - ON OF 175 NUMBERED COPIES]‎

‎Paris, 1920. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers, also the backstrip, in a magnificent bright purple lambskin binding with title and author in bright, metallic lettering to spine, blue, pink, and green respectively. Triple bright metallic line-borders to boards (same three colours), inside which the remainder of the boards are covered with a large inlay of shiny, coloured leather in crocodile skin-like relief pattern. Recto and verso respectively of flyleaves covered with pink/purple suede. Housed in a chemise with purple lambskin spine with same lettering as the binding and purple cloth boards, inside grey suede, and purple full lambskin slipcase. The binding is signed Leroux (in shiny green lettering to inside of front board). A handwriiten postcard from Leroux to the previous owner of the book is enclosed. The postcard is dated 1997 and concerns the binding, including the price. The slipcase has a bit of edgewear, but the binding is near mint. Apert from a tiny tear (no loss) to the upper margin of the front wrapper, also internally near mint. Front free end-paper with a four-line inscription for ""René Baer"" signed ""Colette de Jouvenel"". ‎

‎First edition - presentation-copy and one of 175 numbered copies on Hollande (premier papier), out of a total of 725 numbered copies - of Colette's fascinating novel ""Chéri"", published at the dawn of the roaring 20'ies. The scandalous novel, which portrays the love between an older woman and a much younger man, is partly inspired by Colette's own life, and is considered one of her very best works. Extremely controversial as a person, Colette has always been the object of fascination as well as controversy. In 1893, she married Henry Gauthier-Villars, who was already a famous author and publisher. He used the pen-name ""Willy"", under which Colette's famous first novels, the Claudine-stories, also appeared. Colette and Willy separated in 1906, with a final divorce in 1910. Colette is well known for the series of lesbian relationships she embarked upon after her separation. In 1912, however, she married Henry de Jouvenel, editor of Le Matin, and took his name. Not for her publications, but she clearly used it in her personal correspondence. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1924, however, due partly to her affair with her 16-year-old stepson, Bertrand de Jouvenel. Chéri is partly based upon her experiences with her much younger stepson. "" 'Me a feminist?' She scoffed in 1910. 'I'll tell you what the suffragettes deserve: the whip and the harem'. COLETTE is an intriguing and flamboyant figure. Born in Burgundy in 1873 she moved to Paris at the age of twenty with her husband the writer and critic Henry Gauthiers-Viller (Willy). Forcing Colette to write, Willy published her novels in his name and the Claudine series became an instant success. She escaped her exploitative first husband to live by her pen and work in music-halls as a dancer. Colette had a lesbian love affair with a niece of Napoleon's, she married three times, had a baby at 40 and at 47, preferring 'passion to goodness', she seduced her teenage stepson. In the meantime she wrote stunning novels that were admired by Proust and Gide -- Gigi, Sido, Cheri, and Break of Day. Colette lived to be over 80. She was the first woman President of the Academie Goncourt and was the first woman in France to be accorded a state funeral."" ""Colette, in full Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, (1873 - 1954), outstanding French writer of the first half of the 20th century whose best novels, largely concerned with the pains and pleasures of love, are remarkable for their command of sensual description. Her greatest strength as a writer is an exact sensory evocation of sounds, smells, tastes, textures, and colours of her world. Her best work was produced after 1920 and followed two veins. The first vein followed the lives of the slightly depraved, postwar younger generation. Among these novels are Chéri (1920) and La Fin de Chéri (1926" The Last of Chéri), dealing with a liaison between a young man (Chéri) and an older woman... (Encycl. Britt.). René Baer (1887 - 1962) was a famous French author, journalist, playwright, and songwriter. Georges Leroux (1922-1999) was one of the most accomplished and esteemed French binders of the twentieth century. Before he became a book binder, in 1959, he was a poet. His works are known for their exotic materials, use of metallic effects and strong polychromatic color.‎

‎Chéri Samba‎

‎Paris, In Fine éditions d'art, 2023, 31 x 30, 143 pages sous cartonnage éditeur illustré. Iconographie couleurs. Ouvrage publié à l'occasion de l'exposition "Chéri Samba dans la collection Jean Pigozzi" présentée au Musée Maillol du 17 octobre 2023 au 7 avril 2024. "Peintre congolais, formé chez un peintre d'enseignes, Chéri Samba crée un oeuvre peint dans une palette chromatique riche, vive, contrastée et le plus souvent pailletée comme pour en dédramatiser le sujet. Ayant remarqué que les spectateurs passent devant les tableaux en ne regardant que d'un clin d'oeil, Chéri Samba met également des textes, ou commentaires, au sein de ses toiles. L'écriture attire ainsi l'attention et permet de mieux admirer et pénétrer l'oeuvre. L'artiste qualifie ce style de "griffe sambaïenne" . Pour lui l'art n'a pas de frontière. Les thèmes qu'il aborde sont universels : il met en scène les faits d'actualité, les moeurs, la sexualité, la maladie, les inégalités sociales, la corruption, etc. La peinture de Chéri Samba, emplie d'un humour corrosif, apparaît comme une critique féroce de la vie sociale et politique. Combinant différents styles, ses audacieuses prises de positions picturales se caractérisent par une grande maîtrise du métier, par leur technique et leurs innovations. Chéri Samba traite de la vie de tous les jours, des problèmes, plaisirs et paradoxes que l'on rencontre dans les cultures en mutation rapide, mais il montre aussi l'impact des événements internationaux sur les sociétés africaines." ‎

‎Très bon état.‎

‎J'aime Chéri Samba‎

‎Fondation Cartier, Paris 2004, 22,5x28,5cm, reliure de l'éditeur.‎

‎Edition originale bilingue publiée sous la direction d'André Magnin à l'occasion de l'exposition des toiles de Chéri Samba, important peintre de la République Démocratique du Congo, à la fondation Cartier en 2004. Reliure de l'éditeur, plats de cartonnage bleu, dos lisse de cartonnage jaune, premier plat illustré et en relief. Ouvrage illustré de reproductions d'oeuvres de Chéri Samba. Bel envoi autographe daté et signé de Chéri Samba à Jean Pierre Maury, dernier des grands artistes mouleurs-figuristes : "Pour un grand Jean Pierre Maury et pour nos grands rires!!! Chaque fois que l'on se rencontre, on s'éclate tjs sans trop savoir pourquoi. Je t'aime fort grand Maury. Chéri Samba. 21 Mai 2004" - Photos sur www.Edition-originale.com - ‎

‎Chéri-Bibi en 3 volumes‎

‎ Laffont - In-8 reliés avec leur jaquette illustrée - Très bon état 1. Premières aventures de Chéri-Bibi (1961) - 509 pages : Les cages flottantes/Chéri-Bibi et Cécily - 2. Nouvelles aventures de Chéri-Bibi (1962) - 460 pages : Palas et Chéri-Bibi/Fatalitas - 3. Dernières aventures de Chéri-Bibi (1963) - 632 pages : Le coup d'état de Chéri-Bibi/Mister Flow‎

‎"Les chefs-d'uvre (20 volumes); Rouletabille : 1. Le mystère de la chambre jaune; 2. Le parfum de la Dame en noir; 3. Rouletabille chez le Tsar; 4. Le Château noir; 5. Les étranges noces de Rouletabille; 6. Rouletabille chez les Bohémiens; 7. Rouletabille chez Krupp; Chéri-Bibi : 1. Les cages flottantes; 2. Chéri-Bibi et Cécily; 3. Palas et Chéri-Bibi, Fatalitas; 4. Le coup d'état de Chéri-Bibi; Romans d'aventures : 1. Mister Flow, Une histoire épouventable; 2. Les Mohicans de Babel; 3. La Reine du sabbat; 4. Le Roi mystère; 5. Balaoo; 6. L'épouse du soleil; Romans fantastiques : 1. Le fantôme de l'opéra; 2. L'homme qui revient de loin, Le fauteuil hanté; 3. L'homme qui a vu le diable, Le coeur cambriolé, La double vie de Théophraste Longuet."‎

‎Genève, Edito-Service/Le Cercle du Bibliophile, 1969. 12 x 18, 20 volumes, environ de 250 à 400 pages par livre, reliure d'édition skivertex rouge, dos et plats avant : riche décor blanc et or, 2 macarons illustrés, très bon état.‎

‎Très belle série, complète en 20 volumes.‎