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185 - GIDE, André. *La Tentative Amoureuse*.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
GIDE, André. *La Tentative Amoureuse*. First edition. This copy is a ‘un de passe’ edition on tinted vellum. Paris, Librairie de l’Art Indépendant, 1893. In-8, paperback, with a two-colour printed cloth-bound cover. 43 pp. Spine browned with small losses and restored with protective resin; cover margins browned and pages slightly browned, as is often the case. First edition of this story by André Gide about an idealised and hesitant love, marked by shyness, dreams and romantic disappointment. Limited edition of 162 numbered copies, this one being a special edition, printed on tinted vellum. A good copy.
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Auction time 07/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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