FARRÈRE, Claude.

-FARRÈRE, Claude.

Thomas l’Agnelet, a gentleman of fortune.

Paris, Paul Ollendorff, 1913. In-12, (3) leaves, including 1 blank leaf, 462 pp., (1) leaf. Blue half-morocco with corner pieces, spine with raised ribs, author’s name and title in gold, date stamped at the foot, blind-stamped border on the covers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved [Semet & Plumelle] (spine faded).

First edition of this maritime novel, illustrated with a heliogravure portrait of the author.

Printed in a run of 850 copies: one of the 75 on Japanese paper (no. LXIV, the second paper type after 25 on China paper).

It contains the portrait in two states and a facsimile of the manuscript of the book’s first page.

Provenance: L. Dousse (gilded bookplate on red paper, with the motto: ‘Dousse is friendship’).

-FARRÈRE (Claude). SCHULZ.

Mademoiselle Dax as a young girl.

Paris, Jonquière, 1922.

In-8, (2) blank folios, 272 pp. Havana morocco, spine with raised bands, author’s name and title gilt, decoration of gilt and blind-stamped fillets in the centre of the covers, orange box calf lining edge-to-edge, cognac suede endpapers, edges gilt on endpapers, cover and spine preserved, morocco-lined slipcase (slight scuffing on 2 raised ribs).