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CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay

612 - PÉGUY (Charles). Ève. Paris, Cahiers de la Quinzaine, 1913, …
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
PÉGUY (Charles). Ève. Paris, Cahiers de la Quinzaine, 1913, large 12mo, green percaline, gilt title on the front cover, cover preserved (modern binding). First edition on publishing paper (only 30 copies were printed on Whatman paper) This copy is enhanced by an autograph letter signed by Henri Massis, addressed to Charles Péguy on the letterhead of the newspaper *L’Opinion*, concerning *Ève*: ‘You are the greatest poet we have had since Hugo.’ The envelope is enclosed; both are mounted on a tab at the top of the book. The endpapers are detached.
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About the sale A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 2: 19th- and 20th-century literature
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/02/2026 at 5:52 PM
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