NICOLE'S GUIDE TO PARIS de preface by Jean Cocteau - 1951

London.: The Nonesuch Press., 1943. No additional printing. "Special Contents" copyright.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Spine titles darkened. Else near fine. No slipcase.. David, Hermine (Illustrations by).. 1 First edition. 150 p. Includes illustrations. Copper cloth over spine; alternating tan and brown small box design, each with fleur de lis symbol. 6.5x10in. RARE French literature, referred to by Jean Cocteau as a "realistic fairytale", simply told, without need to embellish simply to create what others thought a full-length novel. In this she was inventive, he wrote. Told in four parts, this story was first published in 1678 in Paris, anonymously, via a law office. Introduction p. v-x; Translators' Preface xi-xxiv, which provides the author's history. 10 color plates from paintings in muted tones.

New York: Macaulay Company, 1963 Book. Illus. by Cocteau, Jean. Very Good. Hardcover. gift inscription on ffep; DJ ( in Brodart) is shelfworn, lightly chipped at corners & spine ends; book is clean & tight, with light soiling to edges only.

Chilton Books, 1965-01-01. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Good/Unclipped, some edge wear at upp. 192 p., immaculate and unmarked;frontis. photo; binding firm; unfaded dark red boards perfectly protected by d.j., but gilt lettering on spine no longer bright.

Stock/Musique, 1979. Softcover. Good. Pocketsize, 4 1/4 x 7 1/8. 2G. French language text. A solid copy with tight binding and uncreased spine. Light pencil marks corner first page, else no marks. I've rated this "Good only" because ***there are some stains along the fore-edge.*** Covers and pages toned. Minor cover wear.

Paris: Gallimard, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good+. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked. DJ edgeworn that includes some small tears, rubbing. Text in French.

Nonesuch Press, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is tight. No DJ nor slipcase. Lightly sunned spine.

Tudor Pub Co, 1959-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x9x0. ** Cover has some minimal shelf wear. ** Book: Like-New Inside! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info.)

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1958 A Lovely Solid Clean Book, No Marks Or Inscriptions.Black Cloth Covered Boards With Blind Stamped Line Sketch By Cocteau. Bright White Title On Spine. No Visible Shelf Or Reading Wear. Dj Is Complete, In Excellent Condition, Red Titles On Front And Spine . Very Minor Shelf Rubbing To Spine Ends.

The Macaulay Co. NY. 1958. 1st Am. ed. Cl.w.dj.. Cocteau's sly homoerotic novella, that was at one time credited as "anonymous." Illus. w. 10 drawings. The dj. has minute chipp. along edges, soft crease to back panel. Fine/vg. Also included is a small paperback "Cocteau" also by Andre Fraigneau that was published by Grove Press in 1961. Illustrated with many photos. and artwork. Some wear to some of the corners of the book. Vg.

Paris, France: Éditions Albin Michel, S.A., 1987. Soft Cover . Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 499 pp. Text in French. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly slanted spine.