220 - MAUROIS, André. *Adrienne, or The Life of Madame de La Fayette*.

MAUROIS, André. *Adrienne, or The Life of Madame de La Fayette*. First edition, not for general sale, printed on *Vélin du Marais* paper. A rare copy printed especially for Gérald Maurois and inscribed with a signed autograph dedication by André Maurois, in a superb full morocco binding by Victor Granghaud. Paris, Hachette, 1961. In-8, full red morocco, spine with 4 raised bands filleted in gold and cold-stamped, double gilt border between the bands, author’s name and title in gilt letters, double gilt fillet framing the covers, guilloché caps and edges, inner edge in the same morocco leather set with a border and the bookbinder’s signature in gold tools, red felt endpapers and linings, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, untrimmed, largely uncut (binding signed V. Granghaud). 570 pp. Spine slightly faded, minimal scuffing. First edition of this biography recounting the extraordinary life of Adrienne de Noailles, Marquise de La Fayette (wife of the famous Marquis de La Fayette), from her youth at the court of Versailles through her courage in the face of the French Revolution, her family’s imprisonment during the Reign of Terror, and her sacrifice to join her husband in the prison at Olmütz. A rare, out-of-print copy on “Vélin à la Plume du Marais” paper, printed especially for Gérald Maurois, son of André Maurois. It is enhanced by an autographed dedication by André Maurois to his son on the proof sheet: “with affectionate regards from André Maurois.” A superb copy with wide margins, in a perfect binding signed by Victor Granghaud, the Maurois couple’s preferred bookbinder.