472 - BLOY (Léon). *The Ungrateful Beggar*. (The author’s journal, 1892–1895.) Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1908. In-8, brown half-calf, ribbed spine, gilt title (post-bound)

BLOY (Léon). *The Ungrateful Beggar*. (The author’s journal, 1892–1895.) Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1908. In-8, brown half-calf, ribbed spine, gilt title (post-bound) Reissue of the first edition, originally published in Brussels by Edmond Deman in 1898, with a new title page and cover (the original cover is not preserved here). A complete copy bearing Léon Bloy’s autograph signature on the proof of print run, affixed to copies of the first edition. A few foxing spots. The first volume of Léon Bloy’s diary, a particularly compelling account of his literary life, his religious convictions, and his relationships with his contemporaries. Ex-libris bearing the initials “CB,” illustrated with a woodcock.