Bibliothèque Française ( Une dame dans la bibliothèque)

Thank you contributors / Awaiting shipment from Propeller Island

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To all library contributors and loaners : Thank you.

Tara Prem, Ron Breifel, Liz Chapman, Sasha, Flora Whiteley, Nicole Shimonek, Pippa Gatty, Rachel Woollett.

I am awaiting the shipment of books from Propeller Island and then I can complete the archiving of the books.

Thank you.

Books from Sasha

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I received a parcel from Sasha, one of the 1st year Fine Art students at Chelsea.
5 books were wrapped up in newspaper and brown paper.

These books originally came from Freecycle.

proust /Du côté de chez Swan

Published by Gallimard
First published 1954
Cover illustration by Van Dongen 1972.

First volume of Proust's autobiographical novel

In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Lost_Time
http://tempsperdu.com/
http://alarecherchedutempsperdu.com/

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Stéphane Mallarmé Poems donated by Nicole.

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Stéphane Mallarmé Poems

Leading poet of French symbolism.

known for his Salons, occassional gatherings of intellectuals at his house for discussions of poetry, art, philosophy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphane_Mallarmé

Nicole found this in the free bin at the LCC . It has a dewey decimal of 821 MAL and has a red stamp withdrawn stamp on the first page.

It was first published by The University of California Press in 1957

Designed by Rita Carol

Books lent by FW

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Boileau-Narcejac Seurs froids

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boileau-Narcejac

http://www.livre-pocher.com/catalog/product_info.phpproducts_id=10573&osCsid=ea92fa739190f2211bfc74904930c152

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_(film)¨ü

Novel on which Screenplay for Vertigo was developed.

Le Livre de Poche - Policer published 1971 2189

Book cover design is film stills from Vertigo.

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Jorge Luis Borges

Le Livre de sable

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_livre_de_sable

http://barkokhba.chez.com/litt/borges.htm

http://www.anobii.com/books/Le_livre_de_sable/9782070374618/01bf6416618f0b0f48/

Book of Sand

Published by Editions Gallimard 1978 ( Folio)

Cover illustration by Phillipe Poncet de la Grave

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jacques prévert Le crime de Monsieur Lange Les portes de la nuit

Screenplay for film Les portes de la nuit

The gates of the night

published by Editions Gallimard 1990

http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/246283/Prevert-Jacques-Le-Crime-De-Monsieur-Lange-Les-Portes-De-La-Nuit-Livre.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038853/

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Didier Daeninckw

Cannibale

From http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1963369.Cannibale

Delphine rated it: (review of isbn 2210754119) 08/30/07
Read in July, 2007
recommends it for: everyone
Didier Daeninckx, after Meurtres pour mémoire, is tackling another part of History France would rather forget. Meurtres pour mémoire forced our country to recognize the 1961 events during which thousands of Algerians were thrown into the Seine (as ordered by Maurice Papon whose role in the Shoah is rather well-known.) Textbooks in France have changed since this novel. Will they change too after Cannibale?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Daeninckx

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Daeninckx

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4vu33_didier-daeninckx-camarades-de-class_creation

http://www.daeninckx.net/

http://books.google.com/books?id=tu8SAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:Didier+inauthor:Daeninckx&ei=xGJ_SYfENpuKkATQvbXdBg

Published 1998 Editions Gallimard
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Jean- Paul Satre

Le Mur

Le livre de poche 33

1964

5 stories / The Wall, The Room, Erostratus, Intimacy, The Childhood of a leader.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_(book)

Titular name taken from The Wall used by firing squads to execute prisoners. Set in Spanish Civil War.

May represent the knowledge of one's own inevitable and impending death.

Considered to be one of JPS's greatest works of Exstensential fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_(book)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism

Thanks ro FW for her loans s to the library

Library Events / Propeller Island

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Library Events

Propeller Island

Thursday 29th January - Sunday 1st February / 12pm - 11 pm
Propeller Island 29 Thurloe Place, London SW7

http://propellerisland.blogspot.com
http://ladyinthelibrary.blogspot.com

Lady Lucy and

Francis Elliot / Drawing Exchange/ Amy Feneck/ Jessica Marlowe

For the last few weeks I have been inviting donations and loans of French books for a temporary publicly accessible French library at Propeller Island in South Kensington. Posters were put up and call outs announced.

There have been some amazing contributions, which I am documenting in a blog and by a series of indian Ink drawings.

Next weekend The Propeller Island Extravaganza of Art and Performance happens.

I have programmed a series of events and performances to engage with and encourage the critical/ social space of the bibliothèque.

The library will be open

The library will of course be open over the weekend.

Thanks to the following people for their book donations and loans.

Tara Prem, Liz Chapman, Ron Briefel, Nick Woollett, Pippa Gatty, Flora Whitely, Adam Smith, Nicole, Rachel Roberts, Sarah Sparkes and Goodiepal.

http://ladyinthelibrary.blogspot.com

Friday 30th January. From 6pm

Francis Elliot ( Foundry Books) will present a talk on the godfather of the modern artist's book and multiple Yves Klein. He will reenact Klein's Zone of Immaterial Sensibility. Please bring along gold if you would like to participate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_de_Sensibilit%C3%A9_Picturale_Immat%C3%A9rielle
http://www.foundrypress.co.uk/foundryarchive01.html

Jessica Marlowe and Sally perform a sound piece 'Translation'

http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=People&people_id=507&film=224

at 8.30 PM

Lady Lucy and Amy Feneck will present a Simultaneous Screening of The Passion of Jeanne d'Arc by Carl Theodore Dreyer (1928) and Vivre Sa Vie by Jean Luc Godard (1962).
Programme notes including an essay and drawings accompany the screening.

Sunday 1st February 2007. 1- 4 pm

Drawing Exchange

The drawing exchange is bought to you by Kayle Brandon and Lady Lucy. It is a social drawing programme. Creating situations where the amateur and the expert, the drawn and the drawer, the
traditional drawing class and a night out down the pub, merge and lose their distinction.
Lucy and Kayle will set some exercises using the books from the library. Bring drawing tools and materials.

http://irational.org/drawing_exchange

Propeller Island is an evolving artspace.
http://propellerisland.blogspot.com

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FW has donated some books including a Livre De Poche copy of The Wall by Jean Paul Satre

More details soon on the latest aquisitions.

library_poster_3

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library_poster_3
Originally uploaded by lady_lucy

Supply and demand.

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London, Hampstead
Originally uploaded by charles_h_walker

Where the French library idea first came to mind.

Lorsque la première bibliothèque française vint à l'esprit

I hope to visit here tomorrow morning and acquire some further library items.

Lorsque l'idée de bibliothèque en français est venu à l'esprit.

Pippa has many books in her pockets.

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I was delighted to find out that Islander, Pippa Gatty was willing to
donate a few of her personal collection of Livre De Poche books for the library.

I am in the process of cataloguing them. I made a poster advertising the library inspired by Pippa's collection which is catalouging in itself.

Bighead Jeffrey Brown ( French translation)

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We have a new aquistion kindly lent to the library by Adam Smith. This book is the French Translation of
the graphic novel Bighead by Jeffrey Brown.

A parody of classic super hero comics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighead

Bighead on Google Books

This book will be catalogued alongside Julie Doucet's long time relationship in the library

The Library is open / La bibliothèque est ouverte

2009-01-06T01:39:00.000-08:00

The library is open
It will be viewable for the next few days in the window of Propeller Island.
The library is seeking contributions and welcomes your visit.

La bibliothèque est ouverte
Il sera visible pour les prochains jours dans la fenêtre de Propeller Island.
La bibliothèque est à la recherche de contributions et se félicite de votre visit.

The libraries current favourite publisher is Le livres de poche (The Paperbacks)

http://www.livredepoche.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Livre_de_poche

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Livre_de_poche

Long Time Relationship by Julie Doucet

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Long Time Relationship by Julie Doucet

Picture book of comics by French Candian Julie Doucet

Hardback

2001

Drawn and Quarterly

Julie Doucet website

André Maurois, Three Letters On The English

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We are delighted to have a copy of

Three Letters on the English André_Maurois

Chatto and Windus

1938

Hardback.

These papers were read at a dinner held in the aid of King Edward's Hospital Fund at The French Embassy in December 1937.
This is their first appearance in book form.

This book advises French visitors going to England on The English:

Advice to a Young Man, Advice to a young lady of quality, Notes for a French Stateman.

From The Collection of Sarah Sparkes

New French Interest ( cinema )

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Cinéma Français, Production 1980

Unifrance film,

Lists, illustrates and describes French films receiving distributing certificate between December 1 1978, and November 30th 1980. Bought in Hay On Wye March 2007.

see this post.

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Made In USA Jean Luc Goddard screenplay

Lorimer Publishing Limited 1967

*Rare* screenplay of Jean Luc Goddard Screenplay. Found at The Cube Cinema.

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French Interest Art

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New French Interest

A R T

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Surrealism Permanent Revelation

Roger Cardinal , Robert Stuart Short.

Studio Vista / dutton PICTUREBACK

1970

From the Studio Vista series

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Drawings by Bonnard

ISBN 07287 0408 0

Arts Council exhibition catalogue, beautiful paper back book of Bonnard's drawings. Found in Charity Shop, Bristol.

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Niki De Saint Phalle Traces An Autobiography Remebering 1930 - 1939

ISBN 2- 940033-43-9

Describes the early life of pop artist. Autobiographical text and drawings.

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Estampes Modernes

Henri M Petit

Hotel Drouot Jeudi 7 Juin 2007

Pimlico Charity Shop Find 2007.

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New Acquisitions

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The Library as of 15th Decemeber 2008 holds the following items.
French Language
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Un cadavre dans la bibliothèque The Body In The Library

Agatha Christie

Miss Marple essaya de se ressaisir et demanda en soupirant:

- Mais Le Cadavre de qui

- D'une blonde .

- D'une quoi ?

- D'une jolie blonde

Le Livre de Poche , Librairie des Champs - Elysesees

Tinted pages , Women being strangled on front cover, image not to unlike Roxy Music album covers.

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L' Etape Volume 1

Paul Bourget

Bibliotheque Plon

1902

a study of the inability of a family raised too rapidly from the peasant class to adapt itself to new conditions

Serialisation, Volume 1. Paperback illustrated cover
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L' Etape Volume 2

Paul Bourget

Bibliotheque Plon

1902

a study of the inability of a family raised too rapidly from the peasant class to adapt itself to new conditions

Serialisation, Volume 2. Paperback illustrated cover

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Collection Des Auteurs Celebres

H. D Balzac

Les Parents Pauvres / Les Cousin Pons

Beautiful blue A5 hardback

Comes with prize inscription

City of Sheffield Education Committee Pupil Teachers College Awarded to :
Colin D Draycott, second year student, special prize for Examination results July 1910

Balzac

Balzac by Rodin

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Translated texts

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Collette Claudine Married

Penguin 1979

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Collette Duo and Le Toutounier

The Women's Press 1979

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New French Interest politics, 1968 , Biography

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P O L I T I C S / 1968

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The Fire Last Time : 1968 and After

by Chris Harman

Bookmarks

April 1988

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B I O G R A P H Y / A U T O B I O G A P H Y

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Saint Joan of Arc

V. Sackville West

Penguin Books

1955

Pimlico Charity Shop find 2008.

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Memoirs Of A Dutiful Daughter

Simone De Beauvoir

Penguin Books

1963

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Collette The Difficulty of Loving , A biography by Margaret Crossland

A Laurel Edition published by DELL Ltd

1973

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Here are some watecolours that Lady Lucy made. They are drawn from the book Production 1980 which lists every French Film made in 1980. These works on paper will be available to view at Bibliotheque Francaise