31. Beckett, Samuel.

Poems in English. [The very rare Limited Edition (one of only 100) – signed by Samuel Beckett].

First Edition. London, John Calder, 1961. 8°. 53 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Excellent, close to new condition. No. 51 of only 100 copies on untrimmed, handmade paper [Vergé pur fil]. Signed by Samuel Beckett. Extremely rare in this condition !

32. Blais, Marie-Claire.

La Belle Bête [Mad Shadows].

Paris, Flammarion, 1961. 12 cm x 18 cm. 183 pages. Original softcover in protective mylar. One of only five copies of the very rare first french edition. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. / Trente exemplaires sur velin chiffon des Papeteries de Lana dont vingt-cinq numerotes de 1 a 25 et cinq exemplaires numerotes de I a V. This is Exemplaire Numero I / V !!!

33. Stendhal / Seager, Allan (Translator) / Barr, Roger (Illustrator).

Memoirs of a Tourist. Preface by Allan Seager.

Evanston, Northwester University Press, 1962. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XIII, 305 pages. With many illustrations. Original hardcover with protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Considerable underlining by preowner. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding.

34. [Villon, Jacques] Morel, Abbé Maurice / Picon, Gaëtan / Dardel, Georges / Cassou, Jean.

Souvenirs de Jacques Villon.

Paris, Louis Carré, 1963. 17.5 cm x 23.5 cm. 40 Pages sur papier Van Gelder Zonen. Couverture originale broché sous protection en Mylar. Excellent état avec seulement des signes mineurs d’usure externe. / With carte de visite of editor Louis Carre.

35. De Gasztold, Carmen Bernos / Godden, Rumer (translator).

The Creatures’ Choir. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.

New York, The Viking Press, 1965. 16 cm x 23 cm. 69 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, FINE condition.

36. Lobet, Marcel.

La ceinture de feuillage. Essai sur la confession deguisee

[Paris], La Renaissance du Livre, 1966. Octavo. 212 pages. Reliure originale / Broche. First edition of this interesting study of the confessional genre in French literature, starting with Benjamin Constant and Chateaubriand, and moving through Valery Larbaud’s “Barnabooth.” Inscribed by the author to Madame Rene Jasinski, “A Madame Rene Jasinski, dont la curiosite intellectuelle retrouvera dans ces pages anciennes un Benjamin Constant ‘a fleur de peau’, avec mes fideles hommages, Marcel Lobet.”

37. Todorov, Tzvetan.

Littérature et Signification.

Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1967. 15 cm x 21 cm. 118 pages avec quelques non-numérotées de l’editeur. Couverture originale souple avec protection en Mylar. Excellent état avec seulement des signes mineurs d’usure externe. / Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

38. Cioranescu, Alexandre.

Bibliographie De La Littérature Française Du Dix-Huitième Siècle.

Three Volumes, Complete Set. Paris, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, 1969. 18.8 cm x 27.5 cm. Pagination: Unpaginated. Volume I: X, [760 pages], Authors A-D. Volume II: [761-1439 pages], Authors E-Q. Volume III: [1440-2137 pages], R-Z et Index [Plus extra: Volume III (Second Edition), [1440-2137 pages], N-Z et Index. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor stains to covers. Very minor foxing to edges. Otherwise, clean, bright and strong binding. The price for this heavy set includes international shipping per Courier !

39. Lobet, Marcel.

Le feu du ciel. Introduction a la litterature prometheene.

[Paris], La Renaissance du Livre, 1969. Octavo. 170 pages. Reliure originale / Broche. First edition of this study of what the author terms “promethean” literature, including Lautreamont, Artaud, Bataille, Klossowski, Leiris, and other dissident French writers. Preface by Pierre-Henri Simon. Inscribed by the author to Rene Jasinski, “A Monsieur Rene Jasinski, en hommage de haute estime, Marcel Lobet.” With author’s carte-de-visite laid in.

40. Michelena, Rafael Arias.

Occidentalmente Tristes.

Quito, Edit. Casa de la Cultura Ecutoriana, 1969. 8°. 103 pages. Original brochure. Envoi autographe signé de Rafael Arias Michelena à Raymond D. Souza. / Signed and inscribed by Rafel Arias Michelena to Raymond D. Sousa in Quito in 1969.