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BROGLIE (Louis de). What are we? Where are we going? Paris, Éditions Estienne, 1956. In-8, green chagrin trimmed with black morocco serrated bands, oval medallion in sand box embossed with 2 equations on first board, smooth spine, wood paper lining and endpapers, cons. cover (Contemporary binding). First edition, illustrated with 3 woodcuts by Albert Flocon. Louis de Broglie (1892-1987) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 (the equations on the title refer to his research on wave-corpuscle duality). Designed and printed by students at the École Estienne, only 200 copies were printed off the shelf. It is the 6th publication in the "Les Inédits d'Estienne" collection, which comprises just 19 booklets published between 1951 and 1969. "The work was characterized by the quality of the writing and the exceptional presentation. This presentation, created by the students, annually crystallized the latest degree of perfection in techniques applied to graphic art. Known as the Inédit d'Estienne, these works, printed in a maximum of 200 numbered copies, are characterized by both the originality of the work and the uniqueness of the edition. This explains why they were so highly prized by bibliophiles and literati." (École Estienne). Artist's copy, offered by the author, with a. s. dispatch from Louis de Broglie. Albert Flocon then offered it to his wife Alice Cassou, with a. s. dispatch. The copy also includes : - 2 letters from the author's elder brother, Maurice de Broglie (1875-1960), to his future assistant and colleague René Lucas (1898-1990) (thanks: 2 pp. in-12, dated March 7, 1921, with envelope; invitation: 1 p. in-12, dated August 3, 1922, with later envelope - postmarked 1924). - a postcard a. signed by R. Queneau to Albert Flocon, thanking him for "this beautiful book". - an a. letter signed by Jean Rostand (dated 1956), to Albert Flocon, also to thank him and congratulate him on the book. - 4 original preparatory drawings - 2 suites of engravings, one on chine, signed, numbered 1/8. Spine faded, slight rubbing.
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BROGLIE (Louis de). What are we? Where are we going? Paris, Éditions Estienne, 1956. In-8, green chagrin trimmed with black morocco serrated bands, oval medallion in sand box embossed with 2 equations on first board, smooth spine, wood paper lining and endpapers, cons. cover (Contemporary binding). First edition, illustrated with 3 woodcuts by Albert Flocon. Louis de Broglie (1892-1987) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929 (the equations on the title refer to his research on wave-corpuscle duality). Designed and printed by students at the École Estienne, only 200 copies were printed off the shelf. It is the 6th publication in the "Les Inédits d'Estienne" collection, which comprises just 19 booklets published between 1951 and 1969. "The work was characterized by the quality of the writing and the exceptional presentation. This presentation, created by the students, annually crystallized the latest degree of perfection in techniques applied to graphic art. Known as the Inédit d'Estienne, these works, printed in a maximum of 200 numbered copies, are characterized by both the originality of the work and the uniqueness of the edition. This explains why they were so highly prized by bibliophiles and literati." (École Estienne). Artist's copy, offered by the author, with a. s. dispatch from Louis de Broglie. Albert Flocon then offered it to his wife Alice Cassou, with a. s. dispatch. The copy also includes : - 2 letters from the author's elder brother, Maurice de Broglie (1875-1960), to his future assistant and colleague René Lucas (1898-1990) (thanks: 2 pp. in-12, dated March 7, 1921, with envelope; invitation: 1 p. in-12, dated August 3, 1922, with later envelope - postmarked 1924). - a postcard a. signed by R. Queneau to Albert Flocon, thanking him for "this beautiful book". - an a. letter signed by Jean Rostand (dated 1956), to Albert Flocon, also to thank him and congratulate him on the book. - 4 original preparatory drawings - 2 suites of engravings, one on chine, signed, numbered 1/8. Spine faded, slight rubbing.
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