leather bound notebook with a black cover and a gold and silver swirl designan old book is sitting on a white surface with a shadow
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Estimate €2,000 - €30,000
Description
MARAN (René). Batouala. A true African novel. Paris: Albin Michel, [1921]. — In-16, 182 x 114: 189 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, decorated ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (R. and R. Mativet). First edition. One of the first 30 copies printed on pure-fibre laid paper from the Lafuma Paper Mills (no. 10). A fine copy bound by René and Roger Mativet.
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About the sale Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
Auction location
Auction time 10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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