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GARY (Romain). *La Promesse de l’aube*. Paris: Gallimard, 19…
See original version (French)
116
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GARY (Romain). *La Promesse de l’aube*. Paris: Gallimard, 19…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
GARY (Romain). *La Promesse de l’aube*. Paris: Gallimard, 1960. In-8, paperback, uncut. First edition.
In this highly acclaimed, autobiographically inspired work, the narrator recounts his childhood in Russia, Poland and then Nice, his training as a pilot, and his wartime adventures in Europe and Africa. The narrative is underpinned by maternal love and filial piety, which seal the author’s unspoken promise to his mother to ‘become somebody’.
The novel has been adapted for the screen twice: once by Jules Dassin in 1970, and again by Éric Barbier in 2017.
One of 80 copies printed on pure-fibre vellum, second-quality paper.
The spine and lower corner of the cover are very slightly creased.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
First editions from the 19th to the 21st century
Auction location
Auction time
09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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