289 - TROYAT, Henri. As Long as the Earth Endures.

TROYAT, Henri. As Long as the Earth Endures. First edition. A copy belonging to André Maurois, featuring a signed autograph dedication and three photographs. Paris, Éditions de la Table ronde, 1947. Large 8vo, light-colored half-basane with corners, spine with four raised bands, gilt fillet framing the panels, gilt head, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved. 862 pp. Some scuffing and minor scratches on the binding; leather missing at the bottom of the spine; paper yellowed at the margins. First edition, press copy, of the first volume of the monumental historical epic written by Troyat between 1947 and 1950, in which he lays the groundwork for a family saga spanning the collapse of the Russian Empire A copy belonging to André Maurois, featuring his bookplate, and enhanced with a signed autograph dedication. It contains three photographs of Henri Troyat, including one with the Maurois couple (square print, approximately 12.5 x 12.5 cm). In good condition.