43 - Albert COSSERY. *The Beggars and the Proud*. Novel. Paris: Julliard, 1955.

Albert COSSERY. *The Beggars and the Proud*. Novel. Paris: Julliard, 1955. In-12, paperback, hardback-style cover. First edition. Press copy. Signed autograph dedication: To Claude-Edmonde Magny / with the author’s regards / Albert Cossery A woman of letters, Claude-Edmonde Magny (1913–1966) was a regular contributor to the journal *Esprit*. A friend of Jorge Semprun, who wrote the preface to her *Lettre sur le pouvoir d’écrire* (1950), she published several essays on literature, including two works on Giraudoux and Rimbaud. Banner (on green paper) and insertion request included. Paper is browned and brittle.