117 - [BELGIAN LITERATURE] - GEVERS, Marie

[BELGIAN LITERATURE] - GEVERS, Marie La Grande Marée Liège, Union Liégeoise du Livre et de l'Estampe, 1936 Large 8vo, paperback, with original printed softcover. First edition, originally published in 1936 by the bibliophilic society Union Liégeoise du Livre et de l’Estampe. This story by Marie Gevers features the young Gabrielle, whose awakening to romantic feelings metaphorically coincides with the river’s threatening flood against her village’s levees. This text is of major importance to literary history: in light of the critical acclaim for this limited edition, Marie Gevers decided to significantly expand this short story during World War II, turning it into her famous eponymous novel published in 1943. Copy No. 1, printed for Ernest Van Zuylen, from the extremely rare first edition strictly limited to only 46 copies in total. Illustration by Paul Willems. References: Hanlet, *Les Écrivains belges contemporains*, II, 142; Culot, *Bibliographie de Marie Gevers*, p. 38.