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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
Segonzac, André de (1884-1974), illus. & Pierre Brisson (189 Le Lierre, in a fine binding.
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, André Sauret, 1953.
First edition, limited issue, quarto; number 58 of 108 copies signed by the author and the artist, one of 66 printed on vélin d'Arches; with 28 etchings by Dunoyer de Segonzac, 16 of which are full-page; bound in stunning full green morocco binding by Barbance, decorated in gilt and inlaid morocco, gilt-ruled brown morocco doublures, green moire silk endleaves, top edge gilt with the others uncut; preserving the original wrappers at rear; housed in a custom morocco chemise and slipcase; 12 3/8 x 10 in.
[With] Typed letter signedby Madeleine Hours, the former head of Conservation and Research at the Louvre Museum, certifying that Monsieur Barbance's bindery equipment is some of the oldest and most important in Parisian history. "This is one of the most precious and rare collections of French craftmanship"; single page, dated January 30, 1970, at the Palace du Louvre in Paris.
"Pierre Brisson's novel figures in the prestigious French tradition of La Princesse de Clèves and Adolphe. It's a love story that can be summed up in one sentence: Jean and Jacqueline love each other, but that doesn't stop them from inflicting bruises on one another. Their love is not an abstract sentiment, but the true passion that unites two beings with different, irreducible characters." (Gallimard)
