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10 - Simone de Beauvoir. *A Very Gentle Death*.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
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Description
Simone de Beauvoir. *A Very Gentle Death*. Paris, Gallimard, 1964. In-12, plum-coloured Jansenist morocco, grey suede linings and endpapers edged with a strip of morocco of the same shade, edges gilt on endpapers, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (J.P. Miguet 1966). First edition. An account of the final months of the author’s mother’s life, which Sartre regarded as one of Simone de Beauvoir’s finest books. One of the 40 head copies on van Gelder Dutch vellum (no. 5). E Superb copy. Spine of the slipcase worn.
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About the sale Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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