BARDECHE (Maurice) and BRASILLACH (Robert) Histoire du Cinéma Paris, Denoël et Steel,1935. In-8 paperback (14,5x23cm) 421 pp. Press copy uncut. First edition enriched with the signatures of Robert Brasillach and Maurice Bardèche at the bottom of the false title (the top of this page, where the dedicatee's name was originally to appear, is missing). Enclosed is a period advertisement from the publishers Denoël and Steele for the book's publication.

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