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63 - Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles, a high-qual…
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Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles, a high-quality first edition René Benjamin In the Sunlight of Poetry: Under the Blossoming Gaze of Madame de Noailles Paris, Librairie des Champs-Elysées, 1928 First edition, one of three copies on white Japanese paper from the Imperial Manufactories (rare foxing) The author’s personal copy, first edition 22.5 x 17.5 cm Full orange morocco binding, spine decorated with four raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised rais Inside covers edged with wide orange morocco inlays adorned with double gilt fillets, central band of reddish morocco applied, endpapers of handmade paper in shades of purple and violet Binding by Grégoire Levitzky (1885–1969) Original slipcase Very fine condition (slight stains on the front cover)
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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