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212 - LÉAUTAUD (Paul). JOURNAL LITTÉRAIRE. Paris: Mercure de France, 1954–66. Nineteen paperback in-8 volumes. A few spines are very slightly browned or have minimal foxing spots. FIRST EDITION of this IMPORTANT JOURNAL, a lifelong work that Léautaud kept daily from 1893 until his death in 1956. A deluxe edition limited to 330 COPIES (30 Madagascar and 300 Rives). ONE of the 10 non-commercial copies from MADAGASCAR, as indicated in Volume 1 by Paul Hartmann, director of the publishing house since 1944: “H.[ors -] C.[ommerce] - 2/10 - P.[aul] H.[artmann].” All volumes here are inscribed “H.-C. 2,” in addition to the 30 first-edition copies listed in the inscription on this page. Only Volume 17 is marked “No. 21,” “To replace the poorly printed HC No. 2,” as explained on the volume’s numbering bookmark. A BEAUTIFUL SET.
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LÉAUTAUD (Paul). JOURNAL LITTÉRAIRE. Paris: Mercure de France, 1954–66. Nineteen paperback in-8 volumes. A few spines are very slightly browned or have minimal foxing spots. FIRST EDITION of this IMPORTANT JOURNAL, a lifelong work that Léautaud kept daily from 1893 until his death in 1956. A deluxe edition limited to 330 COPIES (30 Madagascar and 300 Rives). ONE of the 10 non-commercial copies from MADAGASCAR, as indicated in Volume 1 by Paul Hartmann, director of the publishing house since 1944: “H.[ors -] C.[ommerce] - 2/10 - P.[aul] H.[artmann].” All volumes here are inscribed “H.-C. 2,” in addition to the 30 first-edition copies listed in the inscription on this page. Only Volume 17 is marked “No. 21,” “To replace the poorly printed HC No. 2,” as explained on the volume’s numbering bookmark. A BEAUTIFUL SET.
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