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49 - SAINT-JOHN PERSE (Alexis Léger, known as) A collection of 7 …
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Estimate €400 - €600
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SAINT-JOHN PERSE (Alexis Léger, known as) A collection of 7 works. – *Amers*. Paris, Gallimard, 1957. Large 4to, steel-blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, plain spine with author’s name and title in gold, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (Alix). First edition. A fine copy on publication paper. – *Vents*. Paris, Gallimard, 1946. Large quarto, same binding. First edition. One of 2,350 numbered copies on chestnut paper (no. 479). – Oiseaux. Paris, Gallimard, 1963. Large quarto, same binding. First edition. Copy on standard paper. – Chronique. Paris, Gallimard, 1960. Large quarto, same binding. First retail edition. Copy on standard edition paper. – Poésie. Speech at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 1960. Paris, Gallimard, 1961. Large quarto, same binding. First edition. Copy on standard paper. Minor tear to one leaf. – *Pluies*. Buenos Aires, Éditions des lettres françaises, 1944. Large quarto, dark blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine with author’s name and title gilt lengthwise, covers and spine preserved (bound by Goupil). First edition. A fine copy on publication paper. – Amers. Paris, Gallimard, 1957. In-4, dark blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine, covers and spine preserved (bound by Goupil). First edition. Limited edition of 690 numbered copies; one of 100 on Lafuma-Navarre vellum paper. Hubert Thierry bookplate. INCLUDED – CLAUDEL (Paul). *L’Œil écoute*. Paris, Gallimard, 1946. Small quarto, dark blue half-maroquin with corner pieces, ribbed spine, covers and spine preserved (bound by Goupil). First edition. Press copy. Second cover plate incomplete, lined with ochre paper. – CLAUDEL (Paul). *Dodoitzu*. Paris, Gallimard, 1945. In-4, royal blue shagreen, smooth spine with author’s name and title gilt lengthwise, covers and spine preserved (bound by Goupil). First edition. Illustrations by Rihakou Harada reproduced in colour. Autographed copy inscribed ‘To Hubert Adrien Thierry, these fireflies of Japanese nature.’ Set of 9 volumes.
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About the sale The Rothschild taste, passed down through the generations: A pied-à-terre on the Champ-de-Mars
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 2:30 PM
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