‎Michaël Escoffier. Kris di Giacomo.‎
‎Sans le A‎

‎L'Ange du morbide (Conte). [In: La Revue sans titre. Organe de Défense des Jeunes. Deuxième èdition]. - [SARTRE'S FIRST PUBLICATION]‎

‎(Paris, 1923). Lex 8vo. Entire issue present, with the original printed wrappers. Some tears to spine and a bit of wear to extremities. A fagile publication. Ff. (6-7). [Entire issue: 8 ff.).‎

‎Sartre's extremely scarce first publication, in the also exceedingly scarce first number of the ""La Revue sans titre"", here in the second edition from the same year, which is of equal scarcity to the first. When Contat and Rybalka were making the bibliography of the writings of Sartre, they had great difficulty in finding the interesting rebellion publication ""La Revue sans titre"", which was - and is - not present in any French library. In fact, they finally borrowed a run of the magazine from M. Jean Gaulmier, professor of literature in Strasbourg, who possessed the only collection of the periodical that they could track down. The ""L'Ange du morbid"" had been reproduced in 1947 by Marc Beigbeder in his ""L'Homme Sartre"", but not quite in its entirety, and Contat and Rybalka thus printed the text again, for the second time since 1923, at the back of their Sartre-bibliography (1970) as the first part of the second appendix, which has the half-title ""Textes retrouvés"" (rediscovered texts). This interesting story which constitutes Sartre's first publication was published when he was merely 18 years old. In a strongly satirical tone Sartre tells the story of a mediocre professor's adventure with a young patient who has tuberculoses. The main character, the professor of a small provincial school, constitutes the pre-figuration of the highly unsympathetic character that occupies his following publications. The ""Revue sans titre"", of which we here have number one in its entirety, is also in itself interesting. The director of the publication is Charle Fraval, and the editorial secretary is Roger Letac. The publication claims to be ""in defense of the Young"", and on the front wrapper it states ""Those who suffer from the mercantilism of literature, those whose talent is suppressed by the literary magnates, in short all the Young, have reason to read ""REVUE SANS TITRE"", the only organ in defense of the Young"" (own translation, original: ""Ceux qui souffrent du mercantilisme de la literature, ceux don't le talent est étouffé par les magnats des letters, tous les jeunes en un mot, ont intérêt à lire la ""Revue sans titre"" seul organe de defense des Jeunes."" ‎

‎Théatre. Les Mouches - Huis-Clos - Mort sans Sépulture - La Putain Respectueuse. - [PRESENTATION COPY FOR THE LITERARY DIRECTOR OF FIGARO]‎

‎(Paris), Gallimard, (1947). 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Uncut and unopened. Lower right corner of front wrapper bent and a few minor lacks of paper, otherwise fine. Internally fine and clean. 297, (7) pp. - the last 4 pp. being the ""Table"".‎

‎First edition of one of Sartre's most important literary productions, with a signed presentation-inscription ""A Monsieur/ Maurice Nöel/ homage toi/ sympathique de/ JPSartre""Maurice Noël was an important person in literary circles at the time, and in fact the year 1947, when Sartre's ""Theatre"" was published, was of utmost importance to both Noël and French history of literature - it is the year that ""Le Figaro Littéraire"" is born, and Noël was its director.The respected literary supplement to Figaro, ""Le Figaro Littéraire"", is the oldest literary supplement to the paper. In the beginning when Noël started it, it was an independent publication, but today it has been re-integrated into the Figaro, where it appears every Tuesday. From its beginning, ""Le Figaro Littéraire"" has been recognized as an important and respected publication, well known for its slandering of the purges and totalitarian Soviet regime.At the time of Sartre, ""Le Figaro Littéraire"" was highly important politically, intellectually, and ideologically, and Sartre played a great role in the gathering intellectuals and writers to join and spread the political and literary message of ""Le Figaro Littéraire"", a main one being the literary freedom of authors suppressed by communist regimes. The journal did much to defend and help writers of socialist countries.Contat&Rybalka: 47/116. ""Les réimpressions ont 317 pp."". ""Le texte de MORTS SANS SÉPULTURE présente d'importantes variantes par rapport à celui de l'édition Marguerat (cf. 46/89)."".‎

‎Histoire de Pierre Terrail, dit le Chevalier Bayard, sans Peur et sans Reproche. Nouvelle Édition.‎

‎Paris, Ménard et Desenne, Fils, 1816. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Engraved portrait as frontispiece. VIII,326,(2) pp. Internally clean and fine.‎

‎Histoire de Pierre Terrail dit Le Chevalier Bayard, Sans Peur & sans Reproche.‎

‎A Paris, H.C. de Hansy, 1765. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Top of spine worn. Stamp on title. XXXII,524 pp. Printed on good paper, clean. - First edition.‎

‎Nouveau Porte-Feuille Historique et Litteraire (+) Concubitus sine Lucina ou le plaisir sans peine. Reponse a la lettre intitulee Lucina sine concubitu.‎

‎Amsterdam, Schreuder & Mortier, 1755 (+) London, 1750. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Boards with scratches and a few small worm tracts, affecting entire book block, otherwise internally nice and clean. (12), 210, (2), 59, (1), 48 pp.‎