Hors-série Collection Goncourt, 1st part


1902–2026: 124 years of the Prix Goncourt brought together, in first editions, first printings, deluxe paper copies, notable bindings, or provenances. The majority of these works come from two major collections devoted to the subject: that of Hubert Person (1884–1947) and that of Gérard Pouguet (1933–2024), the latter building on the former. We have rounded out the whole with additional copies that further diversify and enrich this unique collection, all of which we will share in full before the summer.
Here we offer a selection from the first part of this collection, covering the years 1902 to 1951.
Here we offer a selection from the first part of this collection, covering the years 1902 to 1951.
116 works

Jérôme et Jean Tharaud
Dingley, l’illustre écrivain
Paris, Édition des Cahiers de la Quinzaine, (April 15) 1902.Pre-first edition, four years before the prize$36
John-Antoine Nau
Force ennemie
Paris, Éditions de la Plume, (January 26) 1903.The first winner in the history of the prize, John-Antoine Nau — real name Eugène Léon Édouard Torquet — was completely unknown in Parisian literary circles. Born in San Francisco in 1860 and settled in Saint-Tropez, he had until then published only a privately printed pamphlet of verse and a few short stories in La…Reserved
Léon Frapié
La Maternelle
Paris, Librairie universelle, (September) 1904.Goncourt 1904, inscribed. Genevoix's copySold
Léon Frapié
La Maternelle
Paris, Librairie universelle, (September) 1904.First printing, second GoncourtSold
Claude Farrère
Les Civilisés
Paris, Ollendorf, 1906.Prix Goncourt 1905: Hubert Person's copy, inscribed$600
Claude Farrère
Les Civilisés
Paris, Ollendorf, 1906.Prix Goncourt 1905, with inscription$600
Jérôme et Jean Tharaud
Dingley, l’illustre écrivain
Paris, Édouard Pelletan, (December 3) 1906.Prix Goncourt 1906, with autograph note$360
Francis de Miomandre
Écrits sur l’eau…
Paris, Henri Falque, Éditions du Feu, (June 6) 1908.Goncourt 1908: Léon Daudet's copySold
Francis de Miomandre
Écrits sur l’eau…
Paris, Henri Falque, Éditions du Feu, (June 6) 1908.Goncourt 1908$96
Francis de Miomandre
Écrit sur de l’eau…
Paris, Henri Falque, Éditions du Feu, (June 6) 1908.Goncourt 1908$240
Francis de Miomandre
Écrit sur de l’eau…
Paris, Henri Falque, Édition du Feu, (June 6) 1908.Prix Goncourt, 1908Sold
Marius-Ary Leblond
En France
Paris, Charpentier, 1909.Goncourt 1909Sold
Marius-Ary Leblond
En France
Paris, Charpentier, 1909.Goncourt 1909$300
Alphonse de Chateaubriant
Monsieur des Lourdines
Paris, Grasset, (July 25) 1911.Goncourt 1911, inscribedSold
André Savignon
Filles de la pluie
Paris, Grasset, (January 23) 1912.Goncourt 1912: copy no. 1Sold
André Savignon
Filles de la Pluie
Paris, Bernard Grasset, (January 23) 1912.Goncourt 1912, on Hollande paperSold
Marc Elder
Le Peuple de la mer
Paris, G. Oudin, 1913.Prix Goncourt 1913, on Holland paper$360
Marc Elder
Le Peuple de la mer
Paris, G. Oudin, 1913.Prix Goncourt 1913$600
René Benjamin
Gaspard
Paris, Arthème Fayard, [1915].Goncourt 1915: the first novel of the Great WarSold
René Benjamin
Gaspard
Paris, Arthème Fayard, [1915].Goncourt 1915, inscribed copy$240
Henri Barbusse
Le Feu
Paris, Flammarion, (December) 1916.Special “Les XX” printing, signed by the author: no. 1$4,800
Henri Barbusse
Le Feu
Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1916.First edition, as published$240
Henri Barbusse
Le Feu
Paris, Ernest Flammarion, (December) 1916.Barbusse's Le Feu: Maurice Genevoix's copy$960
Adrien Bertrand
L’Appel du sol
S.l., 1916.Complete autograph manuscript of a landmark Goncourt novel$9,600
Henry Malherbe
La Flamme au poing
Paris, Albin Michel, 1917.Prix Goncourt 1917$120
Henry Malherbe
La Flamme au poing
Paris, Albin Michel, 1917.Goncourt 1917: inscribed to one of the jurors$240
Henry Malherbe
La Flamme au poing
Paris, Albin Michel, [1917].Goncourt 1917, deluxe issue$720
Marcel Proust
À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
Paris, Éditions de la Nrf, (November 30) 1918.First Gallimard Goncourt: a first-printing copySold
[DUHAMEL Georges] Denis Thévenin
Civilisation
Paris, Mercure de France, 1918.The "XX" printing, signed by the authorSold
[Georges Duhamel] Denis Thévenin
Civilisation
Paris, Mercure de France, (April 5) 1918.Rare first printing in a contemporary binding$180
Showing 30 works out of 116.