Price: US$188.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated softcover has modest wear. Glassine wrapper has edgewear and is soiled. Limited edition #1370 of 1500 copies.
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated heavy cardstock wraps; with a full-color frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text. First edition, with complete text in French and English, number 1317 from a limited edition 750 copies reserved for the Grey Falcon Press (total limitation of 1500 copies). Pencilled inscription on limitation page; otherwise book is fine. No glassine (be thankful; it's more pleasant to handle). An excellent copy -- nice and bright. Tasteful bookplates of Louis and Anne Marie Davidson.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: With the English Translation by Stephen Spender and Frances Cornford. 93 [2] pp. Illustrated by Marc Chagall; frontispiece in color. Folio, publisher's illustrated wrappers. First edition; No. 861 of 1500 copies. A few minor spots and tanning tot he wrappers; contents fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: No. 817 of 1500 copies. Designed by Arnold Fawcus. VG in wraps. Original glassine torn at spine.
Seller: Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$222.74 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Edition originale achevée d'imprimer le 19 janvier 1950. Un des 750 exemplaires numérotés (celui-ci n° 1497) et réservés à l'édition américaine, outre 750 réservés à l'édition anglaise. L'ouvrage propose le recueil d'Eluard en français et anglais - traduit et présenté par Stephen Spender et Frances Cornford - BILINGUAL TEXT - accompagné des illustrations de Marc Chagall : 10 en hors-texte dont 1 en bleu et noir + le frontispice lithographié en couleurs (tirée par Jacomet) et les reproductions en N & B in-texte. 100 pages au total sous couverture rempliée. Broché. Format : 22,5 x 28,5 cms. A noter : dos légèrement hâlé et plats un peu défraîchis / fentes sur charnières haute et basse. Intérieur frais.
Seller: Pascal Coudert, Paris, France
Price: US$239.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition with wear and markings.
Seller: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$289.57 + shipping
Description: With orig. colour lithograph as frontispiece and with many illus. in the text by Marc Chagall. 92, (4) pp. 4to. Orig. illus. wrappers. First edition. One of 1500 numbered copies. With the English translation by Stephen Spender and Frances Cornford. Frontispiece lithograph was hand-printed in the workshops of Daniel Jacomet, Paris, under supervision of Marc Chagall.
Seller: Peter Bichsel Fine Books, Zürich, Switzerland
Eluard, Paul. Le Dur Desir de Durer. Trianon Press, London, 1950.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Plain off-white wraps; Off-white illus. dj. with transparent paper overlay; 92 pp.; Color frontispiece, hand reproduced; Profusely illustrated in bw. Text appears in both French and English; English translation by Stephen Spender and Frances Cornford; A collection of poems by Paul Eluard (Eugene Emile Paul Grindel), one of the founders of the surrealist movement, accompanied by illustrations by Marc Chagall; Number 50 of 750 copies reserved for the Trianon Press, London (numbers 751-1500 reserved for the Grey Falcon Press, Philadelphia). VG (Ex-art lib., bookplate inside front cover)
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Eluard Paul. Le Dur Desir De Durer. The Grey Falcon Press, Phila, Pa, 1950.
Price: US$348.00 + shipping
Description: limited edition number 1266 out of 750-1500 printed by the Grey Falcon press, cover wrap chipping aloing spine, yellowing, binding very good, pages very clean, 92 pgs.,; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Seller: Crossroads Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$437.85 + shipping
Description: Broché 29 x 23, couverture illustrée rempliée. Édition originale bilingue. L'un des 750 premiers exemplaires réservés aux Anglais, les 750 suivants étant pour les Américains. 2 frontispices couleur tirés à la main par Jacomet et quelques reproductions en noir de Marc Chagall. > En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter par notre page d'accueil / If you have any problems with your order please contact us via our homepage <
Seller: OH 7e CIEL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition with complete text in both English and French.Translated into English verse by Stephen Spender and Frances Cornford. Illustrated by Marc Chagall. Folio, 93 pp. Color frontispiece. One of 1500 copies printed in France. Glassine over paper wrappers, several minor tears in glassine (repaired by former owner), else fine.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Description: Illustr including two color frontispieces by Marc Chagall, 11 x 8.5, printed wraps, 93 pp + contents page, covers a bit worn at edges, glassine wrapper browned and chipped, contents with some toning and finger soil, but largely unopened. LIMITED TO 1500 NUMBERED COPIES, this copy numbered for The Trianon Press. Green ink smudge from printer on back of first color frontis.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$480.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ****Spring Sale! The current price reflects a 20% discount off the regular price, while the item lasts. Sale ends April 2, 2024*****; Heavy cardstock wraps with illustrated dustwrapper. This is #58 of 750 copies reserved for Trianon Press (of a total of 1500, with the latter numbers reserved for Grey Falcon) . Pages are lightly toned but clean and in very good- condition. Also comes with the original little tag that was used by the publisher to identify the limitation number of each copy, this having "58" on it matching the number stamped on the limitations page. Complete with color frontispiece and 25 b&w drawings.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Number 1426 of 1500 copies. Illustrated by Marc Chagall with a 2 colour hand-coloured frontispiece and numerous line drawings, many full-page. 1 vols. 4to. With two colour frontispiece reproduced by hand in the workshop of Daniel Jacomet under the control of Marc Chagall and black and white illustrations in the text. Illustrated by Marc Chagall with a 2 colour hand-coloured frontispiece and numerous line drawings, many full-page. 1 vols. 4to
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$555.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. pp. 93. French & English text. colour lithograph frontispiece by Marc Chagall. b/w text & full-page illus. by Marc Chagall. wrs. (partially opened, scuffed, edges & spine sunned, wear to corners & spine with short tears at head and foot of spine) First Bilingual Edition, Limited Edition of 1500 copies (750 published by Trianon in the UK & 750 by Grey Falcon in the US). This copy is number 1384.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada