MAURIAC (François). A Man of Letters. No place, Les Panathén - Lot 137

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MAURIAC (François). A Man of Letters. No place, Les Panathén - Lot 137
MAURIAC (François). A Man of Letters. No place, Les Panathénées Collection, Lapina Publishers, n.d. [1926]. Small 8vo, red morocco leather, double border of gilt and blind-stamped fillets adorning the covers, interlaced blind-stamped fillets in the center, decorated raised spine, gilt headband, untrimmed, original illustrated cover preserved, slipcase (V. Granghaud). Eight etchings by Georges BRUYER, including a portrait on the frontispiece; facsimile (2 pp.). Printed in an edition of 1,220 copies; this one (no. HC XLV) is one of 50 out-of-print copies on various papers, here on BFK Rives paper. AUTHOR’S DEDICATION on the half-title page: “To Simone André Maurois // To the wife of the gentlest // of men of letters // I offer with great friendship this // mischievous portrait // François Mauriac.” Copy enhanced with a postcard sent by the author to André Maurois. From the Simone André Maurois library, with bookplate.
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