[GRACQ (Julien)].
Heinrich von KLEIST. Penthesilee. Paris, José Corti, 1954. In-12, paperback, uncut. First edition of the translation by Julien Gracq.
One of 36 copies on vellum pur fil, the only large paper.
This adaptation of Kleist's mythological drama, commissioned by Jean-Louis Barrault, is preceded by a long preface by Julien Gracq entitled Le Printemps de Mars.
A copy as issued, very well preserved despite a tiny rust stain on one endpaper and the cover flap.
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