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Description
GHEERBRANT (Alain).
Black and White Congo.
Paris: Gallimard, [1955]. — In-16, 184 x 116: 241 pp., (3 ff.), 8 plates, printed cover. Dark green half-maroquin, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Ateliers Laurenchet).
First edition of this essay by the poet and adventurer Alain Gheerbrant (1920–2013), which examines the West’s ability to re-establish dialogue with others. Through encounters with Africans and Europeans, he denounces a Western culture in crisis whilst celebrating the richness of others—particularly Black people—who have managed to preserve their integrity.
The edition is illustrated with 8 photographs by Dominique Darbois and Alain Gheerbrant, appearing separately from the text.
One of 58 copies printed on Lafuma-Navarre pure-fibre vellum, the only edition printed on large-format paper, this copy being one of the eight not for sale.
Spine faded.
Enclosed is another copy, in paperback, from the press run, featuring a handwritten dedication signed by the author, addressed to the journalist and man of letters Étienne Lalou.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
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Auction time
10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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