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Chack, Paul – *Branlebas de combat* – Autograph dedication s…
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Chack, Paul – *Branlebas de combat* – Autograph dedication s…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€20 - €50
Voluntary lot
Description
Chack, Paul – *Branlebas de combat* – Autograph dedication signed by the author on the half-title page, first edition on Alfa paper, countersigned by the author. Includes 8 sketches by Paul Chack and a colour cover by Haffner. Les Éditions de France, 1932. In 12, softback with wide margins, in very good condition. Louis Paul André Chack, born in 1876 and executed by firing squad on 9 January 1945 at Fort de Montrouge in Arcueil, was a French naval officer, writer and collaborator. We can summarise his career and his work through the closing remarks of the government commissioner, acting as prosecutor, during his trial in December 1944: ‘I demand the death penalty for you, Paul Chack; despite your talent, despite your decorations, despite your white hair – indeed, I would go further: I demand it for you precisely because of all that. Because of your talent, your decorations…’
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ID: 88412435
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