CLAUDEL (Paul). *The Satin Slipper, or The Worst Is Not Alwa - Lot 113

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CLAUDEL (Paul). *The Satin Slipper, or The Worst Is Not Alwa - Lot 113
CLAUDEL (Paul). *The Satin Slipper, or The Worst Is Not Always Certain*. A Spanish play in four acts. Paris, Librairie Gallimard, 1928. 4 parts in one in-4° volume, blue morocco leather, large mosaic-style gilded design of a radiant star adorning the covers, spine with two raised bands, decorated and mosaic-style, gilt head, untrimmed, original moiré illustrated cover preserved, half-blue morocco leather slipcase with flaps, case (V. Granghaud). FIRST EDITION. Four lithographed frontispieces on China paper by José Maria SERT. Printed in an edition of 331 copies; this one (no. XLII) is one of 31 on Imperial Japan paper. SENT BY THE AUTHOR; on the half-title page: “To Madame Simone André Maurois // respectful tribute // P. Claudel // My song is the one I bring to life.” Copy enhanced with the invitation from the Institut de France for Paul Claudel’s funeral. From the Simone André Maurois library, with bookplate. Spine slightly faded. BEAUTIFUL COPY IN A BLUE MOSAIC MOROCCAN LEATHER BINDING by GRANGHAUD.
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