During World War II when France was occupied by Germany, many French authors were persecuted and exiled by the Vichy regime. It was during this period that the Librairie de France decided to offer artistic refuge to those writers that came to the United States in search of freedom of expression.Thus was born Editions de la Maison Francaise (the name of the building in Rockefeller Center where our bookstore has been from 1935-2009).Each of these works is printed on special highest quality vellum (parchment) paper that has not yellowed with age. Many of them are limited-edition numbered copies. The paper is in the uncut format so typical of French publishing until the post-war years. All are completely out of print, in new condition, and most are unavailable anywhere in the world except at the Librairie de France.Prices $50.00 to $250.00 each.