BENOIT, Pierre.
The Leper King. Novel. Paris, Albin Michel, [1927].
In-8 [188 x 119] of 314 pp. and (2) ff : paperback.
First edition, dedicated to Francis Carco.
EXAMPLE FROM PAUL VALÉRY, WITH AUTOGRAPHIC SENDING SIGNED ON THE FALSE TITLE : to Paul Valery // with my admiration and // my friendship // Pierre Benoit
The virtue of a sending, even if it is "agreed" as here, is to solemnize the practice of giving.
In this case, the recipient is notoriously allergic to the novelistic genre, but he has been a member of the Académie since 1925. Strategic intention (?) on the part of Pierre Benoit, who coveted an armchair and will soon obtain it. Scattered foxing.
![BENOIT, Pierre. The Leper King. Novel. Paris, Albin Michel, [1927].
In-8 [188 x …](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/image/lot?size=fullHD&path=32/123697/9bd9c23987cb84b75e55d53908da1140)
