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205 - MAURIAC, François. *Les Mal Aimés*. A play in 3 acts.

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Estimation

€300 - 400

Sale fees

27%

MAURIAC, François. *Les Mal Aimés*. A play in 3 acts. First edition (press copy) accompanied by a dedication and an autograph letter signed by the author to André Maurois. Paris, Grasset, 1945. In-12, honey-colored half-calf with corner pieces, spine with four raised bands, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. 206 pp. Normal wear and tear on the binding; paper slightly yellowed. First edition. Press copy accompanied by an interesting autograph dedication signed by François Mauriac to Simone André Maurois: “this piece, which I read to them in Malagar on the day the German-Soviet Pact was signed”... Copy containing, at the top of the volume: - a signed autograph letter from François Mauriac in which he alludes to his famous novel *Le Noeud de vipères*, which had caught the interest of an English publisher (1½ pages, in-8 format, with his printed address, “June 13”) - a personalized invitation card for the play’s press presentation, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Maurois. A fine copy from the library of André Maurois and his wife Simone, bearing their bookplate labels.

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Auction details

Rare and valuable books from the 16th to the 20th centuries (manuscripts, curiosities, Art Deco-illustrated books, the André Maurois collection, etc.).
Monday, November 16
02:00 PM
82, rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris, France

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