379 - GIDE (André). *Les Faux-Monnayeurs*. Novel. Paris, NRF, 1925. In-8, burgundy half-shagreen, smooth spine, gilt title, date at the bottom, cover and spine preserved, in a slipcase with flaps (M. Blin). Ex-libris bearing the initials “CB,” illustrated with a woodcock.

GIDE (André). *Les Faux-Monnayeurs*. Novel. Paris, NRF, 1925. In-8, burgundy half-shagreen, smooth spine, gilt title, date at the bottom, cover and spine preserved, in a slipcase with flaps (M. Blin). Ex-libris bearing the initials “CB,” illustrated with a woodcock. First edition, printed in a run of 1,365 copies; no. 406 of the 1,200 reserved for friends of the first edition. A few very slight foxing spots. A fine copy. Gide devoted four years of work to this novel, considered one of the most important of the 20th century and a precursor to literary movements such as the Nouveau Roman. The central story follows three characters—two young high school boys and a 38-year-old man—over the course of a few months spanning summer and fall. Gide weaves together numerous characters, narrative perspectives, and various subplots in a work in which he projects himself into the character of Édouard… (Talvart, VII, 48, 41.)