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1779 - AROUET (Benjamin Guittoneau). A Journey into Absurdia (trans…
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AROUET (Benjamin Guittoneau). A Journey into Absurdia (translated from the Swedish by Dr Karl, with the additions found in the doctor’s pockets when he died in Gothenburg, in the year of our Lord 1775). Brussels, Editions du Soleil, 1946. Square 16mo, paperback, cover printed in black and red and illustrated with two caricatures (Hitler facing de Gaulle). First edition. 11 plates, including a double-page map. The author of this anti-Gaullist pamphlet, modelled on Voltaire’s *Candide*, is the caricaturist Benjamin Gittoneau, alias Ben. At the beginning are: a quotation from Diomède Catroux published in *Paris-Matin* on 10 March 1946, an anonymous quotation published in *Combat* on 10–11 March 1946, and a preface by Christian Diétrich. Also included is: *The Life and Adventures of General de La Perche*, based on documents brought back by the Swede Syllog from his journey to Absurdie. [Paris, S.I.P, 1947]. 8vo, paperback, 30 pp., with a colour-illustrated cover. A follow-up to the first work in the same vein. Minor signs of wear.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 4 of 4 – Nos. 1643 to 1970
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Auction time 08/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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