Paris: Imprimerie Hélio Cachan, 1957. First edition. Cover illustrated by Hurel. Programme printed in red and black, illustrated with photos and drawings for the film written and directed by Carlo Rim with Dary Cowl, Micheline Dax, Raymond Devos, Yves Deniaud, etc. 8 pages. In excellent clean condition. "Ce Joli Monde" was a comedy film with estranged family, gangsters and a castle! 300 by 230mm (11¾ by 9 inches).

. Première édition. Couverture illustrée par Hurel. Programme imprimé en rouge et noir, illustré de photos et de dessins pour le film écrit et réalisé par Carlo Rim avec Dary Cowl, Micheline Dax, Raymond Devos, Yves Deniaud, etc. 8 pages. En excellent état de propreté. "Ce Joli Monde" est un film comique avec une famille séparée, des gangsters et un château ! 300 x 230 mm.

Bruxelles: Les éditions Musée du Livre, 1934. Signed limited edition - copy #112/175. Half red leather with gilt titles to spine, and marbled boards. New end papers. Half title has a handwritten and signed dedication by the author. Slight rubbing to the spine, but in very good state. Internally in excellent condition, decorated with colored initials by Hubert Dupond. A dissertation on the technical evolution of printing. 54 pages. 300 x 220 mm (11¾ x 8¾ inches). Edition limitée signée - exemplaire #112/175. Demi cuir rouge avec titres dorés au dos, et plats marbrés. Nouveaux papiers de fin. Le faux-titre a une dédicace manuscrite et signée par l'auteur. Légers frottements au dos, mais en très bon état. Intérieur en excellent état, décoré d'initiales colorées par Hubert Dupond. Mémoire sur l'évolution technique de l'imprimerie. 54 pages. 300 x 220 mm

Paris: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1963. Early reprint of the classic French erotic novel. With a frontis illustration by Leonor Fini. Numbered edition. One on 3500 examples. Clean chocolate brown cloth with gilt design. A little faded to the front board and the head of the spine. In original clear plastic sleeve, with chipping and tearing to the top edge. 216 pages. Text in French. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches). Première réimpression du roman érotique français classique. Avec une illustration frontis de Leonor Fini. Édition numérotée. Un sur 3500 exemples. Tissu propre brun chocolat avec motif doré. Un peu défraîchi sur le plat avant et la tête du dos. Dans une pochette en plastique transparent d'origine, avec des éclats et des déchirures sur le bord supérieur. 216 pages. Texte en français. 200 x 140 mm

Paris: Bibliotheque des Curieux, 1912. A decent copy of this French edition of the Kama Sutra by the Hindu author Vatsyayana. This is the third volume in the Maitres de L'Amour series. It is complete in itself. Cream / Yellow soft covers. These have a little marking and some edgewear to the covers. now held in a protective wrapper. Inside, mainly clean, with a little foxing, particularly to the initial pages. No illustrations (just so you don't get over excited). 282 pages. 230 by 145mm (9 by 5¾ inches).

. Un bon exemplaire de cette édition française du Kama Sutra de l'auteur hindou Vatsyayana. Il s'agit du troisième volume de la série des Maitres de l'Amour. Il est complet en lui-même. Couvertures souples crème/jaune. Les couvertures présentent quelques marques et quelques usures sur les bords. Elles sont maintenant protégées par une pochette. L'intérieur est généralement propre, avec quelques rousseurs, en particulier sur les premières pages. Pas d'illustrations (juste pour que vous ne soyez pas trop excités). 282 pages. 230 x 145 mm

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. First edition. In original dust jacket. Fascinating, both historically and in the present climate. In James' own words "a provocative analysis of the history of relations between Mexico and the United States on all levels - diplomatic, military, economic, and social - considered in terms of Mexico's developing nationalism and America's attitudes to it". 472 pp. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Dust jacket has some light bumping and a very small nick to the top edge on the front. Inside the book is in a very good / fine condition. Freelance American journalist, Daniel James (b. 1914), covered Latin America during the Cold War years. His writings reflect two themes: 1) that the region had become a primary target for Soviet aggression against interests of the United States; and 2) that American policies had failed to reflect the importance of the region to the United States. The author of hundreds of columns, articles and at least four books on these topics, including: "Red design for the Americas: Guatemala prelude" (1954), James first went to Latin America in 1953. He described Communist activity in Guatemala and in British Guiana in articles published in that year. James continued to publish articles reflecting his favorite themes in "Harper's," "The Saturday Evening Post," and the "London Observer." Later, he prepared a study of U.S. business activities in Mexico for the United States Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (1956). From 1955 through 1967 Daniel James was a syndicated columnist for the Hearst Newspapers and SPADEA, publishing his views under the title: "Dateline Latin America." During the 1960s he published: "Cuba: the first Soviet satellite in the Americas" (1961); "Mexico and the Americas" (1963); and, "Che Guevara; A biography" (1969), the last written with the aid of diaries found when their Guevara was killed while trying to start a Communist revolution in Bolivia (1967). Subsequently, James was for four years a tourism director in Mexico City (1974-1978). After 1987 he operated the Mexico-United States Institute in Washington, D.C.

London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1868. A lovely copy of this miniature book of values and calculations. Neat and tidy green buckram with gilt titles and price to the front board. All edges gilt. A fractional bumping and rubbing only. Yellow end papers. Title and tables throughout are printed in red and black. Clean, but with a little foxing throughout. Unpaginated, but with collation by number rather than letter. Our copy has 1-8³ leaves, so 70 pages. The preface states "This little book has been compiled for the use of Housekeepers, and will be appreciated by all who take an interest in an economical expenditure." Finishes with a page showing avoirdupois weight and long measure. 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm (3¼ by 2¼ inches). We are unable to find this work in WorldCat / FirstSearch, and can only find another copy with one colleague.

Paris: Encyclopédie Roret, 1838. First edition. One in the series "Manuels-Roret," which explained the theory of music. Black buckram with gilt titles to the spine. Marbled boards. The work is made up of two parts. In part one, there are 24 articles on elements of music. This part makes up 64 pages. The second part are the exercises by Solfege de Rodolphe, which are 229 musical pieces in full notation, pages 65-200. The covers are in good, clean condition, with a touch of rubbing only. Number stamp (private library?) to the title page and also in gilt to the spine - but no other signs of library ownership. The contents are in good, clean condition but just a little foxing only. A very nice copy. 200 pages. 13cm x 18.5cm oblong. Conforms to WorldCat / FirstSearch OCLC: 558860051. Although it does not state it in the book, this may be the first two parts in a six part manual of music. These were published between 1836 and 1839. Apart from the problem that this isn't mentioned in the book, it also has a different pagination to the first volume (2 parts) of the larger edition) and the contents appear to differ.

. Première édition. L'un des ouvrages de la série "Manuels-Roret", qui expliquait la théorie de la musique. Bougran noir avec titres dorés au dos. Planches marbrées. L'ouvrage est composé de deux parties. Dans la première partie, il y a 24 articles sur les éléments de la musique. Cette partie compte 64 pages. La deuxième partie comprend les exercices de Solfege de Rodolphe, soit 229 pièces musicales en notation complète, pages 65-200. Les couvertures sont en bon état, propres, avec seulement quelques frottements. Un cachet (bibliothèque privée ?) est apposé sur la page de titre et également en doré sur le dos - mais il n'y a pas d'autres signes de propriété de la bibliothèque. Le contenu est en bon état, propre, avec seulement quelques rousseurs. Un très bel exemplaire. 200 pages. 13cm x 18.5cm oblong. Conforme à WorldCat / FirstSearch OCLC : 558860051. Bien que cela ne soit pas indiqué dans le livre, il pourrait s'agir des deux premières parties d'un manuel de musique en six parties. Ces manuels ont été publiés entre 1836 et 1839. Outre le fait que ce manuel n'est pas mentionné dans le livre, sa pagination est différente de celle du premier volume (2 parties) de la plus grande édition, et son contenu semble différent.

Barcelona: Luis de Caralt, 1970. Author's own copy! First Spanish language version. Signed by the author to the dedication page. In publisher's red cloth with dust jacket as issued. Book is a little dusty, and the dust jacket a little rubbed, but this was Leslie Thomas's own book and was signed in front of us before we purchased it. 254 pages. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches). ¡Copia del autor! Primera versión en idioma español. Firmado por el autor en la página de dedicatoria. En tela roja del editor con sobrecubierta tal como se emitió. El libro está un poco polvoriento y la sobrecubierta un poco rozada, pero este era el libro de Leslie Thomas y estaba firmado frente a nosotros antes de que lo compráramos. 254 paginas.